Unless the captured weapons of the Japanese puppet army are handed over to them and let them themselves, they will be armed to find their own troops. But the question is, will it be possible to hand over those weapons to them? If they want to move out, they can only move south. And the Japanese puppet army over there has not completely finished the sweep, and with the usual practice of the Japanese army, the Yellow River must have been tightly sealed at this time.

Even if you return the guns to them, it is estimated that you will not be able to escape the fate of being scattered and captured. Ma Yongcheng, who had thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a solution, turned his head to He Sanliang and said, "Explain everything that needs to be said clearly, or take it with you as much as possible, otherwise what else can you do?" You and I have both been captives of devils, and we all know what it's like to be a captive. ”

"Everyone is a Chinese soldier, and they are all captured by fighting devils. Political opinions can be different, but you can't see death without help. Most of them are not locals, and if they don't say anything else, they will show everything with one mouth. If it falls into the hands of the devil again, there is really no salvation. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Yongcheng turned his head to the officers and all the rescued prisoners of war and said, "The situation is tense, and we will transfer immediately." What are you going to do, do you go back and look for your troops yourself, or do you go with us first? But I can say first, follow us, and obey our orders. If there is anyone who wants to make trouble, then we are absolutely welcome. ”

"When you get to a safe place, you can go as you like as you want, and you can stay if you don't want to go. Of course, if we want to leave now, we will definitely not force us to stay. We'll try our best to give you some money and some casual clothes, but not too much. ”

Ma Yongcheng's voice fell, and a second lieutenant platoon commander over there stood up, looked at Ma Yongcheng and said with some suspicion: "Sir, are you really the Eighth Route Army?" If yes, then I'll go with you. Where our troops are now transferred, we don't know. Most of these brothers are out-of-towners, and more than half are recruits. ”

"If you want to find your own troops, you probably have to cross the Yellow River to Henan. Hundreds of kilometers of road, most of which are occupied by the enemy. Without an armed escort along the way, if you go by yourself, I'm afraid you won't be able to go far, and you will have to be caught by the devil again, and then you will have to suffer two crimes. ”

"If it falls into the hands of the devil alone, maybe the devil will suffer a loss from you, and he will have to get it back from us. It's not good, I'm letting the devil pick it with a bayonet. The wounded who were captured at the same time as us were all directly picked by the devils, and none of them survived. ”

"I'll stay and follow you, this defeat is not because we fought it, but because it happened for a reason. I haven't fought enough devils, so I don't want to die yet. As for them, I can't be the master. If they want to leave, ask the governor to give them some travel expenses and a change of clothes. ”

It's no wonder that this second lieutenant doubts their identity, the Eighth Route Army is currently in the most difficult period, and the color of the military uniform on his body cannot be unified at all. It is only possible to dye the cloth that is obtained in gray as much as possible in accordance with the requirements of the military district, so as to achieve at least as much uniformity as possible in color.

Decades later, on TV, Balu was wearing a gray military uniform, which was on TV. At present, the color of the Eighth Route Army's uniforms cannot be exactly the same even if it is a military region. In fact, they all decide the color of their military uniforms according to the actual situation in each place, to be exact, what color dyes can be obtained.

At this time, the color of the military uniform of the Eighth Road happened to be adjusted to the TV of later generations. Most of the Eighth Route Army still wore khaki military uniforms, and only Taihang and Jin Sui wore gray uniforms. The real widespread use of gray military uniforms was the New Fourth Army in the south. However, no matter what the color, it is dyed by soil methods such as locust tree flowers or pot bottom ash.

The problem is that the uniforms dyed by the local method are roughly uniform in color, but the problem is that they fade quickly. It's already May now, and the troops who are still wearing cotton military uniforms on their bodies, after a winter of use, are not just fading.

Most of the cotton clothes worn by the troops are now gray and white. A veteran soldier, using last year's single military uniform, can barely deal with a single dress or pants, but after a long period of use, the fading is quite serious.

Even Ma Yongcheng, the political commissar of the regiment, has the same tattered military uniform, and at the same time, the color is not gray, white or white, and there are even two holes in his buttocks that have not had time to be repaired. The most important thing is his pants, I don't know what strange high-tech materials are used by the divisional logistics department when dyeing cloth.

When it was first dispensed, it was gray, but after a long time, it faded into a strange yellow-green color, which is the opposite of the color of the top. In this image, it is estimated that no one believes it when it is said that it is a regiment-level cadre, but if it is said that he is a psychopath, many people believe it.

Not only him, but also the soldiers in the army are basically dressed like this. In addition, there are also those who wear pseudo-army uniforms that can be seen by discerning people even if they take off their collar badges and cockades, as well as armbands and badges. said that these people don't believe it, but if it is said that it is the king of the mountain, it is estimated that no one will not believe it.

At present, in Li Ziyuan's regiment, except for him and Da Li, with the light of Li Ziyuan's hospitalization in the military hospital, he changed into a single military uniform. and those puppet army soldiers who had just participated in the Eighth Road, wearing a single military uniform with the puppet army indications such as collar badges and cockades removed.

The military uniforms of the whole regiment are still wearing old cotton jackets. Only the fighters of the reconnaissance company, each of whom was additionally equipped with a set of civilian clothes. Now because the military uniform is too hot, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company take advantage of the convenience of performing the task to directly wear this civilian clothes as a military uniform.

Although it has been explained again and again that they are the Eighth Path, these prisoners of war are still somewhat skeptical. Fortunately, although the military uniform on Ma Yongcheng's body is a little tattered, the two words "Eight Roads" on the armband are still clearly visible. Hearing the lieutenant's questioning, he turned and pointed to his armband to identify himself once more.

After the second lieutenant finished speaking, and after getting Ma Yongcheng, the political commissar, once again helplessly confirmed his identity. Most of these prisoners of war look at me, I look at you, or decide to follow the Eighth Route Army first, at least if they want to leave, they have to wait until they are safe. They have guns, and they can save their lives if they have guns.

This was what the prisoners who had decided to follow were thinking at the moment, while the rest of the officers, as well as fifty or sixty veterans, were leaving. However, among this group of captives, it seems that the number of veterans is not large.

Actually, this is easy to understand. Although this army is a descendant of the Central Army, it has been nearly two years since the Chongqing side was transferred to the southeast of Shanxi Province in order to monitor the two miscellaneous armies and for some political considerations. As the Central Army, it was also the time when the Japanese army swept the Linxian side, and it was always the focus of the attack.

This army has been fighting in the southeast of Shanxi for a long time, and the losses of veterans are very large. In one is that the veteran is experienced, and even if the troops are scattered, they can find a way to find a gap to get out. Most of those captured were semi-recruits who had been in the army for less than a year, or were simply a bunch of recruits.

Among these prisoners, there was even a whole boot battalion. As soon as he completed the training, before he could replenish the troops, he encountered this sweep of the Japanese army. After the unit to which it belonged was defeated, this recruit battalion had only three rounds of ammunition per person and only half of the men had guns. Although the training had been completed, he was captured almost as a formation because he had no ammunition.

The recruits are honest, and the second lieutenant who took the lead in standing up happened to be one of their company commanders in the recruit barracks. The company commander made up his mind to follow the Eighth Road, and these recruits naturally followed the commander. As for the other veterans who were captured, as well as the officers, they decided to leave.

However, the only lieutenant among all the officers was still a little hesitant, and looked at the prisoners of war who had left a clear distinction around him, but he didn't know where to go for a while. As a lieutenant, he knows that the current political situation is not so simple. Follow the eight roads, of course, it is safe for the time being. But when he came back there, he wore a red hat on his head, and he had to peel it off as well.

In addition, this lieutenant knew that his identity was somewhat special, unlike other captured officers. If you stay, even if you follow the transfer, your future will be ruined when you return there. No matter what he said here, the chief will no longer trust himself, and it is estimated that there is a possibility of getting rid of himself.

But the problem is that I go by myself, I am a southerner, and this accent cannot be changed. If he is caught, if his identity is discovered by the Japanese, it is not a hard labor that can be fooled. There are too many secrets hidden in his body, which cannot be leaked to the Eighth Road, and he cannot be leaked to the Japanese army.

Everyone had already decided to stay, only the lieutenant was still hesitating. And Ma Yongcheng over there is satisfied with the current result. The ones who walked were all officers over there, as well as most of the veterans. Although the veteran Youzi is experienced and his combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the new recruit, the problem is that there are too many problems on his body, and it is relatively difficult to reform.

As the Central Army, most of the officers in this unit have graduated from the Central Military Academy, and they still have orthodox ideas in their heads. They are regular armies with numbers, but they look at themselves as dirty and poor, with no neat unified equipment, no military salaries and stable supplies. Even the military uniforms are made of all kinds of dirt because they can only figure out their own methods.

Staying, on the contrary, is easy to cause psychological confusion to those recruits who stay. These people all offered to leave, which undoubtedly made Ma Yongcheng breathe a sigh of relief. Although these officers with formal military education, even if they are all platoon commanders, they are what the Eighth Route Army needs now.

But the problem is that even if you keep people, don't you still keep your heart? The number and establishment of his own troops, only the Eighth Route Army itself admitted, and there was no registration on the other side. People think they are orthodox and have always looked down on themselves. Even if you barely keep people, sooner or later you will have problems.

These officers and veterans are gone, and the remaining recruits are easy to say. Even if the army is replenished with a group of puppet troops, there is still a certain shortage of personnel. These recruits don't have any ideas, so if they do their ideological work and encourage them, they may all be able to stay. You must know that these people are all recruits who have completed full training, and they are exactly what the troops urgently need at the moment.

At that time, even if half of it is left, it will relieve the pressure on the soldiers. Ma Yongcheng, who had no other thoughts, handed over what he left to follow and handed it over to He Sanliang to deal with. For those who insisted on leaving, Ma Yongcheng sent people to Baiqi Town to buy some clothes and make some dry food. He also gave 20 yuan to each of them some counterfeit money found by the puppet garrison as travel expenses.