It's just that for Li Ziyuan's words, Ma Yongcheng shook his head and said: "Don't look at the more than 200 people mobilized at the moment, but how many of them are really sincere, not forced to participate in us due to the situation, I haven't figured it out yet." Most of these people did not have our troops in the area where they lived, and they had no contact with us before, so they did not know much about our troops. ”

"In addition, the commander-in-chief, in order to train these people to become his true descendants, it can be said that he has worked hard. The treatment given is far from what we compare. Although these people have agreed to join our army for now, I am afraid that many of them have come up with a way to maintain them out of fear that we will get rid of them as traitors. ”

"When we get out of the mountain and we have a hard fight with devils and traitors, who knows if these people will turn against the water? If that happens, then it's a lot of fun. If we don't make it work, our regiment will become the first unit of the entire Eighth Route Army to have a large-scale anti-water on the battlefield. ”

"You know, these people are more than 200 people, almost the strength of two formed companies. The most critical issue is that losing face is a trivial matter, and when the time comes, the consequences will be too serious to affect the war. Lao Li, the current situation is very unfavorable, I can't help but be cautious. ”

Ma Yongcheng was worried, Li Ziyuan pondered for a while and said, "Didn't you explain our prisoner policy to them?" Although we don't have any money in hand for the road expenses, there is no way to give them at the moment, but we can still do it by staying and leaving voluntarily. You tell them that if they really don't want to stay, they'll let them go when we leave. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan suddenly said: "Old Ma, are there any officers among the people left, or are they veterans from their time in the Luxi region?" Russi also has our troops, and I don't think the recruits have been in contact with us, but the veterans still have some understanding. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's words, Ma Yongcheng smiled bitterly: "That guy may be afraid that he will be spoiled by those veterans who have been trained by his hard work." Maybe it's because I'm worried that there are some agents around me, and I encourage these cadets to do it anyway at the right time. Therefore, the number of veterans in this teaching regiment is not large. ”

"Only half of the squad leaders are veterans, and these veterans are basically his original guards, all of whom are his hardcore henchmen. There are even two of these people, whom he brought out from the Chahar Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. The rest of the squad leaders are all recruits who have been drawn from other units for more than one year. ”

"As for the number of officers at the platoon level, there were also a few prisoners, but they did not speak or express their position. One of the two battalion commanders was killed, and although the remaining one was captured by us, he didn't say anything about it, and he didn't say anything with a gloomy face there. This battalion commander turned out to be his adjutant and was definitely his confidant. ”

"Although I managed to touch the bottom of the first-class officers of the company platoon, I found that these guys were also a little dissatisfied with being a puppet army. But they all want to go back to Chongqing, and they don't want to stay with us at all. They have been in contact with our troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and the troops of Shandong. ”

"These people are all from the army, and they all know the importance of the barrel of a gun. They all want to pull the team back to Chongqing, and they don't want to contribute to us in this matter at all. I think we are too poor, and we are not a regular establishment, and we don't even have a military salary. When they were in Russi, they were often in arrears or only paid a maintenance salary. ”

"But there's still a little bit over there, and there's nothing on our side. Fighting on the battlefield all day with their heads on their shoulders, they really can't stand it without a penny of military pay. The most important thing is that in terms of discipline, the management is too strict. There is also the fact that the family members are still in Kaifeng, and they seem to be very worried. ”

After listening to Ma Yongcheng's explanation, Li Ziyuan thought for a while and said, "In this way, you take me to see those captives." Whether we are forced to join us now, or whether we really join us out of the bottom of our hearts, we should still find a way. If you can, you still have to try to get a batch, and if you really can't do it, then don't keep any of them. ”

"Old Ma, you're not wrong about what you're worried about. If only these people had reluctantly joined us for some reason. Then even if there is a shortage of soldiers at the moment, we can't ask for any of them. The environment we are in at the moment is not favorable, and we can't keep such a bunch of * around us. ”

Standing up, Li Ziyuan walked in front of the group of prisoners and looked at the two groups that were now divided into two groups because of whether they participated in the Eighth Route Army. Looking at the faces on both sides again, Ma Yongcheng said well. Even those who wanted to join the Eighth Route Army had a look of hesitation on their faces.

And those who did not agree to join the Eighth Route Army were there to whisper to each other. He also pointed to the warrior in front of him, and said something about the padded jacket on his body. Seeing two groups of people with different expressions, Li Ziyuan also spoke directly: "I heard that you are all members of the pseudo-Second Front Army Teaching Group, and it seems that you are basically still graduating from high school." ”

"At present, when most Chinese are illiterate, you are more or less an intellectual. Although your high school, that is, the level of a primary school graduate. But at least knowing words, knowing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, is also good. ”

"Maybe some of you have a new education, and some of you have an old-fashioned education. But no matter what kind of education you have, you are all people who have read books. However, at least in my opinion, not many of your books go into people's stomachs, do they all go into dogs' stomachs? ”

"As an intellectual, there are some truths that you should understand, but I don't see that you understand. I don't see some of the bones that a scholar should have, and I don't see it in you. Judging by what you've done alone, I'm not wrong when I say that your books have been read in the belly of a dog. ”

"Otherwise, knowing that being this puppet army is to kill their compatriots for the Japanese and to act as a tiger, they still want to participate in this puppet officer training group? And prepare to lead troops in the future and cooperate with the Japanese to kill more Chinese. You must know that anyone who still has a little conscience in his heart will not work for the puppet regime. ”

"Because of my understanding, most people who have gone to school understand what it means to be honest and shameful, and what it means to be a ghost who would rather die in battle than be a slave to the country. Don't tell me, you all believe that the guy in Nanjing who is a monkey can really save China? It can bring glory or prosperity to you or your family. ”

"Maybe you join this puppet army, and indeed within a period of time, you can get a certain amount of military salary that is enough to support your family, and even a very generous treatment. But don't you blush with all this money? Are the salaries you have received money? It is the blood of countless of your flesh and blood compatriots. ”

"Aren't you spending this money hotly? Don't you blush when you spend this money? The money buys food, and it smells of blood. Also, since you were a child, you have also heard of commentaries and Yu operas, and you also know that the Chinese have revered loyal people since ancient times, and the ones they hate the most are those traitors who betray the country and seek glory. ”

"You people may be able to rely on the Japanese who slaughtered my flesh and blood compatriots and insulted my sisters for a while, but you don't want to think about it, can the Japanese continue to be so rampant, and sooner or later they will be driven out of China? Because of this country, there are more people who have not given up resistance. Open your eyes and don't just stare at the acres and cents in front of you. ”

"You all know how to read, and Wang Pseudo, those newspapers that are under the control of the Japanese and can only boast for the Japanese have no credibility. But you are stationed in Kaifeng, and I don't think it will be difficult to get a newspaper in Chongqing. You can look at the outside world through the newspaper, what is the situation of the little devil now? ”

"Now I can tell you bluntly that the little devil won't survive for two years. You are now relying on the strength of the devils as the backing, and you look very good. But after the little devil is driven away, what awaits you will be a stench for thousands of years. and your descendants of your descendants, because of this period of your traitorous career, you will not be able to raise your head for the rest of your life. ”

"Maybe some of you think that it is a matter for the commander to defect to the Japanese, and I am just a big soldier who eats food as a soldier. But what will the common people and those folks around you think, they won't care if you are a puppet army with the chief. They will only see that you cooperate with the Japanese to burn, kill, plunder, and extort against them. ”

"They will only see that you are not protecting them with guns, but protecting the Japanese soldiers who are doing evil. The eyes of the common people are bright, and they will not forget what you people have done, let alone forgive you. Because of your actions, your family and even your entire village will suffer an irreversible shame. ”

"And what about your own conscience? Slaughtering the Chinese behind the ass of the Japanese, will your conscience hurt? It is precisely because of you, the puppet army, that the Japanese can draw a large number of troops to attack the areas that have not yet fallen. ”

"It is precisely with the cooperation of you puppet troops that the Japanese army can unscrupulously deploy a large number of troops to launch a sweep against those armed forces that still insist on resisting Japan. Looking at the burned houses, the looted livestock and food, the innocent people slaughtered, and the humiliated women in the base area, are you really so numb? ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan looked at the front of him after listening to his words, or his face turned red, and he was a little ashamed. Or continue to be insensitive, just look at themselves directly, and there are some pseudo-officers and soldiers who are at a loss. Fortunately, the majority of people still feel ashamed and embarrassed, indicating that these people are not completely hopeless.

After stabilizing his emotions, Li Ziyuan once again glanced at the puppet officers and soldiers in front of him with cold eyes: "If anyone continues to go back to do those things that have been stinking for thousands of years, we will not force them to stay." But I hope that when you go back, when you face your own flesh and blood, you will raise the muzzle of your gun an inch, and don't do too much evil to yourself. ”

"I'm not going to have a child without that nonsense, I just hope you can leave yourself a way back, don't make your reputation too stinky, and leave some face for your children and grandchildren. You can rest assured, our Eighth Route Army has a policy and will never torture and kill prisoners. ”

"We can't let you go just yet, and when we move, we'll choose to release you. So, don't worry, we'll take action against those who won't join. I'll give you a little more time, those who have already participated want to quit, and it's still too late. ”

"If you really don't want to participate, we don't force it. If you want to stay now, we welcome it with open hands. If you choose to stay, take off the cockades from your heads, and tear off your badges and armbands. But those who are leaving, we can't pay you the passage according to our rules now, and I'm sorry for that. ”