Hearing that some of these captives actually knew themselves, and they didn't know that they had dealt with them in Shililing, and now they had been incorporated into this division, Li Ziyuan and Ma Yongcheng, who were also here from the rest of the former Wang Puppet Second Front Army Teaching Corps, turned around and looked at the few prisoners who stood up while being slightly stunned.

Seeing the two commanders of the Eighth Route Army in front of him, looking at him, except for the few people who spoke before and called out Li Ziyuan and Ma Yongcheng. More than a hundred captives stood up one after another, and under the leadership of one person, they hurriedly walked out of the group of captives sitting there.

After standing upright in front of Li Ziyuan, the soldier who took the lead saluted and said: "At the beginning of the battle of Shililing, the two commanders did not embarrass and release us because we were going to return, regardless of their previous suspicions, and we are grateful. However, at that time, we had some concerns and did not stay with the other brothers to join the troops of the two commanders. ”

"This time we were forced to fight the commander, and our guns were fired at the sky. For this reason, many of our brothers have been whipped by their superiors. But the original commander's grace of not killing, and did not abuse us at all, and also gave us the wounded treatment, we people can't help but repay the kindness. ”

"After capturing us at Shililing last time, the commander didn't kill us, let alone abuse us. But after we were released, our commander and wounded brother were killed by the Japanese as the object of anger for the defeat of the war. This time, we won't go back and treat the Japanese as dogs who can fight and kill when they want. ”

"Even though we knew we were a little too late anyway, we really didn't want to go back to being dogs for them. Chief Ma's words just now made us even more ashamed. We want to fight devils with you, and I implore the two commanders to give us another chance and approve us to stay. ”

With that, he took the lead in tearing off the armband and badge of his military uniform. More than 100 puppet soldiers behind him also ripped off their armbands and badges one after another, and looked at Li Ziyuan and Ma Yongcheng expectantly. And hearing the words of these puppet soldiers, the rest of the captured puppet soldiers were also muttering there.

At that time, the captured personnel of the puppet Second Front Army Teaching Regiment were killed by Tsuruta Numan after being released, and these puppet soldiers saw it with their own eyes. Last time, the Japanese killed their comrades mercilessly, and this time they lost the battle, and how should the Japanese punish themselves when they go back, which made these puppet soldiers shudder.

At that time, Tsuruta Nunan's knife left a deep impression on these puppet soldiers. I didn't think about it for a while, but when these people from the teaching group mentioned it again, these puppet soldiers immediately recalled the tragic scene at that time. The caravan corpses of those who had been stabbed with bayonets appeared in front of these people's eyes again.

It's just that what these captured puppet soldiers think, Li Ziyuan can't guess. But for these puppet soldiers who became his prisoners for the second time, he still welcomed the request to join his own army. Although he defeated two regiments of the puppet army this time, the losses of his troops were not light. These people are all veterans who have completed full training, and it is naturally better to join the army.

He and Ma Yongcheng immediately welcomed these puppet soldiers, and at the same time immediately issued them weapons. and handed over to He Sanliang and incorporated them into the army. Looking at the former brothers, who were warmly welcomed after participating in the Eight Routes, and won their trust and were immediately issued with weapons, the expressions on the other captives were different.

After receiving the weapons and ammunition that had been allotted to him, a sergeant of the puppet army turned his head and shouted to the rest of the puppet soldiers who had not moved: "Brothers, you don't want to stay, I don't want to persuade you to do anything." However, after the brothers of the teaching group were released last time, you have not seen how the Japanese treated them. ”

"After going back this time, the Japanese will definitely be unlucky again in order to shirk the responsibility for the failure. When the time comes, they will either be killed, or they will be sent by devils to serve as coolies. When we were in Shandong during the Anti-Japanese War, although we suffered a little, we did not lose the face of our ancestors. ”

"At the beginning, the commanders chose to take refuge in Nanjing, and those of us who were soldiers had no choice but to follow. But what are we doing? I have fought for so many years before, but now I have become a stinking second dog, how can I explain to my family when I go back? Think about the old commanders who left so many times after the commander surrendered to the enemy, and then think about why Fu Shenzuo left at that time? ”

"From Luxi to northern Henan, and from northern Henan to Shanxi, we have changed from a national army to a peaceful army. I was soft-spoken, and the chief didn't take me with him when he left. We are far away from other anti-Japanese forces, and we don't want to vote for those local factions that have milk and are mothers. Now that you finally have a chance to get out of the identity of the second dog, what are you waiting for? ”

"You didn't listen to what the chief of the Eighth Road said just now, but I did. Anyway, I don't want to eat this bowl of rice anymore, I hope you will stop following the Japanese and harming the Chinese under the banner of peace * saving the country. Don't go back so that the Japanese don't look at it as a human being, and kill and fight when they say they say.

After the sergeant said this, the prisoners who did not come forward fell into a thoughtful expression on their faces. After hearing these words, Ma Yongcheng also stood in front and said: "You don't want to stay, everyone has their own ambitions, and we are not reluctant." However, I hope that the next time you fight the Chinese army, you will still raise the muzzle of your gun a little higher. ”

"When cooperating with the devil's actions, do less things that hurt nature and reason, and do more things to protect the people. Don't disgrace your ancestors, and don't leave a stain that will never be cleaned for your descendants. I hope that you will always remember that you are a Chinese, a descendant of Yan and Huang who was raised by the Yellow River, and you have the blood of Chinese in your body. ”

After saying this, Ma Yongcheng patted the old soldier's shoulder with great appreciation: "Veteran? Go ahead and keep up with the troops. For others, we welcome those who are willing to stay, and we welcome those who are not willing to stay. Don't push them too hard, everyone has their own ambitions. ”

Just when Li Ziyuan gathered and reorganized his troops and wanted to leave, the rest of the puppet prisoners of war who were left in place to be dismissed on the spot stood up and more than 300 people came to Li Ziyuan and made the same request as before. Of course, basically all of them were young soldiers, and the officers still didn't want to stay.

For the more than 300 people who were willing to stay, Li Ziyuan and Ma Yongcheng glanced at each other, and finally nodded and agreed to accept. For the rest of the people, Ma Yongcheng selected 200 people, together with more than 100 people before, to form a stretcher team. and pledged to pay them back as soon as they brought the wounded of their troops to safety.

The remaining wounded puppet soldiers, even the puppet soldiers who were unwilling to stay after bandaging them, were left in place by Li Ziyuan, so that they could pay more attention to themselves. And from the seized counterfeit money, each of them was given ten dollars. Anyway, this money was originally their military salary, and Li Ziyuanhua naturally would not feel distressed.

And for those prisoners of the puppet army who were treated as laborers, Li Ziyuan's attitude was very clear. When they are released in a safe place, they will be paid severance pay on the basis of their original military salary, plus fifteen counterfeit coins per person. With Li Ziyuan's assurance, these puppet soldiers who were used as laborers were naturally very hardworking.

Compared to those brothers who only received ten yuan, they were able to get not only the original amount of military salary, but also an additional fifteen yuan, which was naturally quite good. You must know that this extra fifteen dollars, but many of them have half a month's salary, and even a month's salary for recruits.

got Li Ziyuan's promise, and these puppet soldiers who were used as laborers naturally had no complaints, and they worked quite hard. In addition to carrying the wounded, the surplus of the captured weapons was also carried on their shoulders after the ammunition was emptied and the bolt was removed.

After settling these puppet soldiers, Li Ziyuan did not stay here for long, and quickly continued to go south with his troops. It was only when the troops were marching out that no one noticed that a person quietly left the marching column and hid in a bush.

After all the troops left, they blended in with the puppet army captives who were dismissed on the spot, and they didn't know what they were muttering with a released puppet army lieutenant colonel. By the time someone found out that he had lost someone, he had already traveled more than ten miles south, that is, it was impossible and there was no time to look for it again.

Li Ziyuan, who was marching south quickly with his troops, looked at Dong Ping, who was standing in front of him with a face full of shame, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, since he is gone, he will leave." Since the heart doesn't want to stay, it doesn't make sense for people to stay. Originally, I thought that when I got to a safe place, I would give you civilian clothes and money to send you back to the army. ”

"But since there are people who don't want to stay here any longer, it's not a big deal. You go back and talk to your subordinates, if you really don't want to go with us, you can bring it up now, go to the commissar and get some money before leaving. From here to the edge of the Yellow River, the distance of hundreds of kilometers is not good, there is no money. As long as we don't go to be traitors, we all say goodbye. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's words, Dong Ping was grateful but a little ashamed and said: "I really didn't see the true face of this guy Chen Feng, I originally thought that he was just talking about being a peace army, but I didn't expect this guy to really run away." It is really a shame for our old troops to run at this critical moment. ”

Speaking of this, Dong Ping raised his head with some hesitation and said, "Chief Li, this guy Chen Feng is very smart, although he did not graduate from a regular military academy, he only attended an officer training class. But this guy is very thoughtful, and he also has a certain level of education. It's not like I'm an authentic old man, and I don't know many words until now. ”

"Although when you set off, Lao He did not explain the purpose of your troops' actions. But I'm worried about this guy, judging from the direction of the transfer of troops. He turned out to be the best one of all the officers in our regiment. Even in our division, it turns out that he is the only one except Lao He. ”

"If he really goes to the devil's side to be a traitor, then it will be dangerous for us to continue to move in the southeast direction. He turned out to be an operational staff officer in our division, and he was sent to my unit before the war. As an acting battalion commander from the old army, I have always looked down on me, and I have a lot of problems all over my body. But this guy is indeed very good at military literacy. ”

"When Lao He told me the news that Mr. Pang was captured, he was by my side. I wonder if this guy will think that Pang Lao will always be obedient to Nanjing, so he decided to be a traitor? I'm sorry, Chief Li, I didn't bring my subordinates with me. ”