Xie Zhengxiang, who had a blue nose and a swollen face, became a prisoner of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, and the puppet troops gathered under his command were also killed.

Zheng Gang, who was in charge of the cover after the break, unexpectedly defeated the puppet army chasing behind them, and captured the puppet army commander Xie Zhengxiang, which was also a small victory.

However, they also learned from the interrogation captives that this puppet army only had more than 500 people, and in addition to those who were captured and killed on the spot, there was also a puppet army of more than 100 people who slipped away when the situation was not good.

And behind this puppet army, the little devils of the Yamaguchi Infantry Brigade followed closely behind, Zheng Gang and they suffered more than 100 officers and soldiers in the battle, and they also suffered a lot of losses.

Therefore, after cleaning the battlefield and burying the corpses, under the order of the battalion commander Zheng Gang, everyone immediately left the battlefield with the captured weapons, ammunition and prisoners, and chased after Zhang Liechen, who had evacuated earlier.

Zhang Liechen and the countless machines and equipment they brought with them, the old and weak, women and children, did not walk fast on the rugged mountain road, and Zheng Gang and they caught up at noon.

Battalion commander Zheng Gang and deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming immediately found Zhang Liechen, deputy commander of the battalion, and handed over the task to him.

"Chief Zhang, except for more than 100 of the more than 500 puppet troops chasing after us, most of the rest were wiped out by us, and more than 100 people were captured."

"Okay, good fight!"

Zhang Liechen's original intention was to let Zheng Gang and them stay behind to fight a blockade to buy a little time for the evacuation of the people.

But unexpectedly, the battalion commander Zheng Gang and the others not only completed the task of blocking the attack, but also almost wiped out the pursuers, which undoubtedly made Zhang Liechen breathe a long sigh of relief.

Although there are tens of thousands of them now, most of them are unarmed civilians, and if they are really caught up, it will be really troublesome, but now the pursuers have been defeated.

"Although we defeated the puppet army, we learned from the mouths of the captured puppet army that behind them, there was also a group of devils chasing after them."

Although they won a small victory, Zheng Gang and the others did not feel relaxed at all.

"You don't need to worry too much, now that we have gone deep into the mountains, the devils are not familiar with the terrain in the mountains, so they don't dare to go deep rashly."

In the face of those little devils behind him, Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen didn't have too many worries, after all, devils have always been very cautious when fighting in unfamiliar areas, and they will definitely not be so reckless as the puppet army.

"Chief Zhang, among the puppet army we captured, we found that the commander of the puppet army is Xie Zhengxiang, what should we do?"

After making a report, the battalion commander Zheng Gang opened his mouth to ask Zhang Liechen, the deputy commander.

"Xie Zhengxiang?"

"Yes, he has been appointed by the Nanjing puppet government as the colonel commander of the first regiment of the fifth division of the puppet army, and this time he is the one who chases after their ass with someone." Deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming replied.

"His surrender as a traitor has a great impact on our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, I didn't expect him to help the puppet army to fight us and try to eliminate us, since he is unkind, then we can't be blamed for being unjust."

Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen thought for a while and said, "I mean to shoot him immediately to set the record straight, what is your opinion?" ”

"I support it, this can deter those who are not right-minded, and let them know the fate of being a traitor!"

"Now that our Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps has lost Huaiyin, the future is uncertain, and several deserters have appeared in the past two days.

"Okay, then I'll ask the opinions of other people later, you are also tired, go and rest first to replenish your strength, I have already sent someone to Xiaoqingshan Black Wolf Village to inquire about the news, I'm afraid that you will have to take action to knock down the Black Wolf Village at that time."

"Yes!"

Battalion commander Zheng Gang and deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming saluted, and then went to rest.

Zhang Liechen, the deputy commander of the corps, immediately summoned the staff officers again and asked for their opinions on dealing with the traitor Xie Zhengxiang.

Everyone was already angry that Xie Zhengxiang had defected to the enemy and caused Huaiyin to fall, but now when they heard that he had brought people to chase and kill him, they were all filled with righteous indignation and supported the shooting of this traitor.

After unifying everyone's opinions, Zhang Liechen, the deputy captain, took advantage of the time when everyone was resting in the river valley to notify everyone and prepare to immediately execute the traitor Xie Zhengxiang.

Tens of thousands of workers, ordinary people, and the families of officers and soldiers of the army were emaciated after a long journey, and all the reasons were the loss of Huaiyin, which made them lose their foothold.

Hearing that the traitor Xie Zhengxiang who was going to be shot in Huaiyin in public, everyone applauded and gathered to watch the execution.

Many people could not see and had to climb the dirt slopes next to them, rocks, and some even climbed tree trunks to watch.

The place where the execution was carried out was also very simple, and the brothers of the engineer squad temporarily cleared a higher ground to serve as the execution platform.

When the people and the families of the troops gathered, Zhang Liechen did not want to delay and ordered Xie Zhengxiang to be detained.

Although Xie Zhengxiang was still wearing the uniform of the colonel commander of the puppet army, his nose and face were swollen and embarrassed at the moment.

When he saw the crowd of onlookers under the pressure of black, he knew that his life was not guaranteed, his legs were weak, and he couldn't even walk.

The two officers and soldiers who detained Xie Zhengxiang didn't care so much, and directly put Xie Zhengxiang, who was like ashes, to the place of execution.

When everyone saw Xie Zhengxiang who was put on the execution platform, those family members who had relatives who died in Huaiyin were all indignant and scolded, and the crowd was surging for a while.

"Kill the traitor!"

"Kill the traitor of the dog day!"

......

When Zhang Liechen, the deputy captain of the corps, saw the excited people, hurriedly stepped forward to make everyone quiet, and then coldly glanced at Xie Zhengxiang, who was as limp as mud, and began to read out the decision of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.

Zhang Liechen first accused Xie Zhengxiang of the crime, and then announced that the traitor Xie Zhengxiang would be immediately executed in full view.

"No, no, you can't kill me!"

When he heard Zhang Liechen personally announce that he was going to be shot immediately, the frightened Xie Zhengxiang finally reacted and hurriedly shouted.

"I am an officer appointed by the theater command, you have no right to kill me, I want to see the commander of the theater!"

"Humph! Execute! ”

Looking at the traitor Xie Zhengxiang, who was still shouting at the end of his death, Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen just gave him a cold look, and then waved his hand to the five officers and soldiers who were executed.

"Zhang Liechen, you are killing indiscriminately, you are using lynching! The war zone commanders won't spare you! ”

If he went directly to the military court, Xie Zhengxiang felt that if he didn't admit it, he might just be sentenced, but who knew that Zhang Liechen didn't play his cards according to common sense and wanted to shoot him immediately, he immediately panicked.

But no matter how Xie Zhengxiang shouted, no one stood up to intercede for him, they all watched coldly, watching him threaten for a while like a clown, and cry for mercy for a while.

"Raise your gun!"

The five executed brothers raised their guns and aimed at Xie Zhengxiang, who was tied up with flowers, with serious faces.

"Shoot!"

"Bang ......"

The five bullets immediately rushed out of the chamber and sank into Xie Zhengxiang's body at close range, his body was trembling by the impact of the bullet, and streams of blood rushed out, and Xie Zhengxiang's shouting stopped abruptly.

Soon, Xie Zhengxiang fell to the ground with an unwilling face, his head tilted, and he lost his breath.

"Report to the chief, the traitor Xie Zhengxiang is dead!"

Soon, a brother who rushed to inspect reported loudly to Zhang Liechen.