While Zhang Hao was transferring the funerary objects, Xiao Zhanyuan and Hirata Yongshan had already led the gendarmerie and a large number of police officers to the foot of Qipan Mountain.
In this operation, Xiao Zhanyuan and Ping Tian Yongshan were determined not to leave anyone alive, so they acted very cautiously. Seven to eight hundred people acted together without making any noise.
Qian Yibiao's cottage is built in the middle of Qipan Mountain. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is not easy to find.
In normal times, there would still be many open posts and secret sentries, but Qian Yibiao was in a good mood at this time, so as soon as he returned to the mountain, he held a celebration party and gathered most of the people together to drink.
Bandits are inherently wild and untamable, and they don't have much discipline. In addition, Qian Yibiao ordered the celebration, so they naturally lacked the necessary caution.
When the Japanese military police arrived outside the cottage and surrounded the entire cottage, they discovered something unusual.
It was already five o'clock in the morning, so Hirata Nagayama did not order an attack. Instead, he let the troops take turns to rest and wait until dawn before starting the attack, which could reduce casualties.
Qian Yibiao, who was in the village, was surprised when he heard that someone was looking for trouble. He didn't know yet that they were Japanese, so he acted very calmly and personally took people out to check the situation.
Because it was so dark, the bandit couldn't see clearly what was going on outside even though there was only a village wall between them.
However, the crowd outside the cottage was so dark that the traitor knew that there were many people coming, so he shouted loudly: "There are friends from the other side outside, what are you doing here?"
After hearing Qian Yibiao's words, Xiao Zhanyuan did not reply, and Hirata Yongshan did not speak either. He just waited quietly for dawn. After all, there was a possibility of people taking advantage of the chaos to leave during a firefight at night.
Seeing that after he spoke, there was no reply from outside, Qian Yibiao was a little anxious, so he motioned to one of his subordinates to turn on the flashlight to see what was going on outside.
But as soon as the flashlight was turned on, two crisp gunshots were heard. Not only was the flashlight damaged, but the bandit holding the flashlight was also killed by bullets.
Seeing this situation, Qian Yibiao immediately knew that nothing could be done better, so he ordered his men to prepare for battle.
However, Qian Yibiao was still a little confused. He didn't know who he had offended, causing the other party to come to his door.
Qian Yibiao still didn't expect the Japanese to come, so he wasn't worried at all. It was just that it was dark and it was easy to accidentally get injured in a firefight, so he didn't take action.
At six o'clock in the morning, it was already dark, and Hirata Nagayama gave the order to prepare for the attack.
While in the cottage, Qian Yibiao also saw Japanese soldiers and a large number of police outside.
Seeing this situation, no matter how stupid Qian Yibiao was, he knew that something was wrong, and he also knew that this must be Xiao Zhanyuan's fault, but he didn't know why.
The other bandits also saw the Japanese soldiers outside, so they all became frightened. Even the second kid on the side no longer looked arrogant.
When the Japanese soldiers were preparing to attack, the second brother said: "Brother, the Japanese are going to attack, what should we do?"
Although Qian Yibiao was as afraid of the Japanese as tigers, this village was the foundation he had worked hard for for more than ten years and he could not give it up casually, so he immediately ordered: "What are you doing standing still? Get ready to fight."
The second child asked carefully: "Brother, they are Japanese, and they are armed with light and heavy weapons and mortars. With the guys we have, can we do it better than others?"
Qian Yibiao said coldly: "I have to do it even if I can't do it. How can I still surrender?"
In fact, Qian Yibiao had not thought about surrendering, but he was a smart man. From various signs, he could tell that Xiao Zhanyuan would never let him live, so he decided to resist.
After listening to Qian Yibiao's words, the second brother frowned and said again: "Brother, this time we should be plotted by Xiao Zhanyuan, but the Japanese may not necessarily want our lives. Do you think you can discuss with them that we surrender?"
That’s it.”
Qian Yibiao was much smarter than a fool like Lao Er. He knew that there was absolutely no way to survive if he surrendered, so he said firmly: "No, there is no way to survive by surrendering. We must resist. Anyway, the mountain stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we may not have no way to survive.
As long as we persist until night, we can find a way to break out."
If he had known they were Japanese, Qian Yibiao would have ordered a breakout last night. However, the bandit thought that some enemy was coming, and he did not want to give up this piece of property. Plus he was somewhat confident, so he did not break out.
But when he saw that the Japanese were coming to his door, Qian Yibiao knew that the mountain stronghold could not be defended. After all, the Japanese were too powerful in fighting, and it would not take much effort to deal with bandits like them.
However, Qian Yibiao needed the other bandits to block him so that he could take advantage of the chaos and escape, so he ordered a resistance.
Seeing Qian Yibiao make up his mind, the second brother had no choice but to lie on the wall of the village, preparing to resist, but he was thinking about something else.
Then Qian Yibiao made some more explanations, found a few confidants, and began to arrange a way out.
Before Qian Yibiao could make arrangements, the Japanese military police began to attack. With the sound of several mortars, the wall was quickly blown down.
Then the Japanese began to attack along the gap. Within five minutes, the bandits suffered dozens of casualties.
Seeing this situation, the second child couldn't stand it anymore and was worried that if the Japanese came in, his life would be lost.
Bandits are originally grouped together for various interests. Although they are also loyal people, most of them are bloodless. At a critical moment of life and death, they are likely to do unexpected things.
The second child was such a person. When he saw that the Japanese were powerful and about to attack the mountain stronghold, and then saw Qian Yibiao standing behind, he couldn't help but have other thoughts.
Due to the excessive casualties and the powerful firepower of the Japanese, many bandits were suppressed and could not lift their heads. The second brother took this opportunity and said to the people around him: "Look at this situation, let's
Can you hold it?"
The current situation is very chaotic. Everyone knows that the mountain stronghold cannot be defended. In addition, the bandits are all rabble-rous. Naturally, people are panicked. So as soon as the second brother finished speaking, someone immediately spoke: "We can't defend it anymore, the second master."
Any suggestions?"
The second child looked at the people around him looking at him, as if he had no idea, and immediately said: "The copycat village must not be able to be defended anymore. If we continue to fight the Japanese, maybe our brothers' lives will be lost. I
It seems better to surrender and let the Japanese in."
After hearing what the second brother said, the rest of the people started talking, and some people said, "Should we discuss it with the boss?"
The second child immediately said: "The boss has made up his mind to go against the Japanese. I can't persuade him anymore. If any of you think you can persuade him, you might as well give it a try."
The second child has always been Qian Yibiao's confidant, and he has a lot of say in the village. Everyone else knows about this situation, so they naturally won't look for trouble, so no one speaks up.
Seeing this situation, the second child was not surprised and continued: "I have decided to surrender. Otherwise, when the Japanese come in, there will be no way to survive. I don't know what the brothers are going to do."
After hearing what the second brother said, the other bandits naturally would not object. After all, they were all greedy for life and feared death, so they all expressed their surrender with the second brother.
Seeing that everyone agreed to surrender, the second brother was very satisfied, and then ordered a few people to find the white flag.
However, there was a firefight in the village and there was no white flag to be found. In the end, one of the bandits took off his white underwear and raised it as a white flag.
As Lao Er led the people to surrender, a chain reaction immediately started. Many bandits dropped their weapons and surrendered. After all, most of these people were afraid of death.
The Japanese have good fighting qualities. When they saw someone raising a white flag to surrender, they immediately rushed in along the white flag.
Qian Yibiao, who was behind, also saw the second son's behavior and couldn't help but cursed: "Second son, you bastard, you dare to lead the team to surrender, you will kill everyone..."
Seeing Qian Yibiao yelling and swearing, Lao Er did not retaliate. After all, after becoming a traitor, his confidence was inevitably insufficient.
Qian Yibiao cursed for a while, but there was nothing he could do. When he saw a large group of Japanese attacking the mountain stronghold, he knew that the situation was over, so he took a few confidants and broke out from behind.
But Xiao Zhanyuan, who had followed the Japanese, had been keeping an eye on Qian Yibiao, so when he saw him running away, he immediately chased after him with his men.
Because the entire village was surrounded, Qian Yibiao ran behind and was naturally blocked by the Japanese military police. It was difficult to escape for a while. In addition, Xiao Zhanyuan chased him, forming a pincer attack. He could only take people to hide in a
fortress.
At this time, Qian Yibiao also saw Xiao Zhanyuan, so he said bitterly: "My surname is Xiao, I have no grudge against you. Why are you plotting against me? What good does this do to you?"
Hearing Qian Yibiao's words, Xiao Zhanyuan shouted loudly: "Qian Yibiao, you dare to lead someone to steal to the imperial mausoleum. This is an unforgivable crime. As the police chief of Shenyang, Mr. Xiao will naturally punish you."
The reason why Xiao Zhanyuan said this was because he was so proud that he was a little carried away. After all, the traitor has been under too much pressure recently, and now he can finally solve the matter.
Qian Yibiao is also a smart man. When he heard Xiao Zhanyuan's words, he immediately remembered the news in the newspaper. Naturally, he knew why he was set up. He couldn't help but regret it very much. He didn't expect that his greed caused such a big disaster and was regarded as a fraud.
scapegoat.
Although Qian Yibiao had already figured it out, he did not complain. He just said bitterly: "Xiao, you will not end well."
As he spoke, he fired at Xiao Zhanyuan, trying to kill this enemy.
However, Xiao Zhanyuan was very cautious and had good skills, so he would not be hit by Qian Yibiao.
As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer people around Qian Yibiao, and it is impossible to break through.
After a few minutes, the Japanese military police also came up. Qian Yibiao looked at the brothers beside him and couldn't help but feel sad. He wanted to surrender, but he knew that with Xiao Zhanyuan around, he would definitely not survive, so he could only bite the bullet and resist.
, planning to wait until dark while thinking of a way to leave.
But Qian Yibiao's plan failed. Within a few minutes, Japanese artillery also came over.
With the sound of several cannons, the bandit who had been entrenched in Qipan Mountain for many years died due to greed.