In less than a week, the Japanese army launched the sweep plan again, and with the return of Zhao Tiehu, it was once again declared a failure. The Japanese troops stationed in Zaozhuang retreated to the city again, not daring to enter the control area of the Eighth Route Army at will.

In the face of the paralysis of many sections of railways in Zaozhuang and even Jining, the Japanese troops stationed in Shandong also truly realized that the military presence of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong was far stronger than they imagined. It is impossible to easily encircle and suppress it.

Only by drawing up a detailed operational plan for large-scale encirclement and suppression and dispatching more troops to carry out encirclement and suppression can it be possible to change this status quo. As for the situation in Zaozhuang, the Japanese commander stationed in Shandong could only ask the local defenders to maintain the status quo.

How do you maintain the status quo?

That was the only way to maintain the status quo, with the Japanese army controlling some important towns. As for some villages controlled by the Eighth Route Army, the little devils can only choose to ignore them. There was no order and did not dare to provoke a battle easily.

In the telegram sent to the Zaozhuang Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kurokawa, the temporary commander of the division, also instructed the Zaozhuang Special High School to find a way to negotiate with the Eighth Route Army to redeem the chopped off head of Kimura Hyotaro.

For his part, Rear Admiral Kurokawa knew it would be a shame to do so. But Major General Kurokawa also understood that if he could recover the severed head of Hyotaro Kimura, he would most likely become the commander of the 32nd Division.

After all, if the head of Kimura Hyotaro cannot be recovered, this somewhat tragic division commander will not be able to be cremated and sent back to China. Keeping his body in the barracks would have demoralized the troops.

As the interim commander of the division, it was necessary for Major General Kurokawa to solve this problem. It's just about this matter, the top brass of the front army will naturally not give any more instructions, and how to recover the head of Kimura Hyotaro depends on Kurokawa's personal ability.

After receiving the telegram and instructions from Kurokawa, the Zaozhuang garrison officer was also very simple and handed over the matter to Miyamoto Taro to deal with. Facing the pressure from above and the garrison headquarters, Miyamoto Taro also had a helplessness to lift a stone and hit his feet.

In the special high school of the Japanese army, the ability of an intelligence officer will also determine his status. Earlier, Taro Miyamoto's plan was successful, and he became a celebrity in the entire Shandong special high school. But things are messed up, and this kind of thing is undoubtedly more suitable.

Faced with this situation, Miyamoto Taro finally chose to take the initiative to contact the Eighth Route Army. After leading a squadron of Japanese troops to Lincheng, he came to the vicinity of the base area controlled by the Eighth Route Army very openly.

It was naturally very surprising that this Japanese squadron suddenly appeared outside the base area and was responsible for the local defense of the Eighth Route Army. After the news was reported, the main force of the three divisions stationed nearby soon rushed to reinforce them.

To the surprise of the local guerrillas, Taro Miyamoto, who arrived at the outskirts of the base area, directly ordered the troops to stop advancing. He pushed the interpreter he had found in front of the pass and began to shout to the guerrillas in the mountain pass's blocking position.

Listening to the translator's words, the guerrilla leader was surprised and said, "What? The little devil wants to do business with us? ”

'Captain, that's what the traitor shouted. Looking at the actions of these little devils, it is indeed a little bit different from the sneak attack on our base area. If they were going to sneak attack, they wouldn't dare to come in like this, right? ’

'What's going on?' Why don't you send someone down and ask the little devil what he wants to do? ’

With this idea in mind, the guerrilla leader quickly sent a clever team member to the traitor interpreter. Seeing the guerrillas coming from the mountain pass, Miyamoto Taro also seemed relieved.

In order to show his sincerity, Miyamoto Taro deliberately handed over the pistol he was carrying to the soldiers who were responsible for protecting him. Regarding the soldiers' worries, Miyamoto Taro said directly: "Don't worry, they are willing to send people to negotiate with us, and they will not use force at will!" ”

At this point, Miyamoto Taro knows very well that only by finding a way to contact the Eighth Route Army can he complete the tasks assigned above. If he can't complete the task, his fate will not be too good.

Rather than being beaten into the cold or engaged in military law from above, he could really be killed by the Eighth Route Army on this occasion, maybe he could die a more glorious death. With this thought, Miyamoto Taro was naturally not afraid of the guerrillas hitting him with black guns.

Coming to the guerrilla, under the introduction of the interpreter, Miyamoto Taro said very politely: "I came this time to discuss a business with your commander His Excellency Zhao Tiehu. Can you pass this news on to your commanders? ”

Upon hearing this, the guerrillas were stunned and said, "Looking for our Captain Zhao?" Why should our captain make a deal with you? ”

'Sir, I just want you to convey my sincerity. This is a letter I wrote to His Excellency Zhao Tiehu, and I hope you can forward it on my behalf. During this time, I will stay in the city and wait for news from you. Please! ’

From the epaulettes of Taro Miyamoto, it can be seen that this is the guerrilla leader of the little devil's adjutant, and it was really a little surprised to see the commander of the little devil salute him, but he still reached out and took the letter.

Not long after, the squadron of little devils who arrived outside the base area also quickly withdrew to Lincheng. When the main force of the third team that was ordered to come to support learned that the little devil had retreated, he also felt very puzzled and confused.

Until the guerrilla leader handed the letter to the company commander who led the team and said, "Company Commander Chen, this is the letter from that little devil Shaozuo, let us pass it on to the detachment commander." Listen to what that little devil means, they seem to want to negotiate with the detachment leader! ”

'Send a letter to the detachment leader? These little devils, what kind of medicine are they selling in the gourd? ’

The answer to this mystery was not until the letter was sent to Zhao Tiehu, and Zhao Tiehu, who had read the letter, did not hide anything, and directly handed the letter to Luo Rong and Chen Changyuan to see. Luo Rong was also very surprised about what the little devil wrote to talk about.

said directly: "Tiehu, how are you going to deal with this matter?" ”

Facing Luo Rong's inquiry, Zhao Tiehu said with a smile: "Since the little devils took the initiative to send them to the door to be slaughtered, then I naturally won't let them go easily." The loot and funds seized by the detachment are now handed over to you for disposal.

Next, I have to take a group of people away, and I have to find a new place for development, and I can't do anything without money. Seeing that the little devil is so sincere, if I don't agree, it seems a little unkind!

I now want to see how much the little devil plans to spend to redeem the human head. I'm also eager to see if the Zhong Disaster Army will still trouble me after learning this news. Old chief, you now know that it's good for me to quit, right? ”

As Zhao Tiehu said, with Zhao Tiehu making the decision to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army. What Zhao Tiehu does in the future will have nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army. Zhong Yanjun wanted to talk about Zhao Tiehu, but he was afraid that it was unlikely.

Just when Luo Rong and Chen Changyuan were thinking, Zhao Tiehu said very calmly: "I know that you must be very confused about my decision, and I also know that if I make such a decision, many people will be disappointed and even scolded me as a traitor and a deserter."

But I must say that I will not do such a thing as betraying my ancestors. I will fight against Japan in my own way, and I will fight the invaders in my own way. As for what others will say about me in the future, I don't really care about it.

Sometimes, we are constrained by rules and regulations, and we can't fight with the little devils. I know that the army has the consideration of the troops, and everything should be considered for the sake of the overall situation, and we should not be too impulsive. But the problem is, I'm just an impulsive person.

As long as it makes the little devil feel uncomfortable, I don't care what method is used. Some people say that I tortured and killed prisoners of war, but they forgot how many heroic anti-Japanese fighters we had been tortured and killed by little devils.

You have all seen the Japanese prisoner team earlier. I don't kill the little devils when I see them, I keep the little devils who have useful value. And next, I believe that there will be more Japanese soldiers in my team who are willing to fight against the devil against me.

Doesn't the little devil like to drive the puppet army traitors to consume our anti-war strength and make us kill each other? Then I will form a force composed of little devil captives in the near future and go to the battlefield to tear up the little devils.

Don't you think it's very relieving to do this? Even such an approach will hit the morale of the little devils even more? Only let the little devils know that this battlefield is unpopular, maybe we will sacrifice some less soldiers and civilians on the battlefield. ”

This kind of combat theory is still somewhat incomprehensible to Luo Rong and Chen Changyuan, and even the two of them feel that it is impossible to do it. But after looking at the prisoner of war team, they thought that maybe it was really possible.

Just as the two of them were pondering, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "Old chief, Political Commissar Chen, take advantage of this incident, I will negotiate with the little devil." Once the money is in hand, it's time for me to leave.

At that time, if the Zhongyan Army makes trouble for us with this matter again, tell them about my withdrawal from the Eighth Route Army. In addition, ask the people of the Zhong Disaster Army for me, when did they become the mouthpieces for the little devils?

Whether it is the head of the little devil major general last time, or the head of the lieutenant general I cut off this time, it is all my trophies, what does it matter to them? If you want the heads of the little devils, let them go to the battlefield and cut them off themselves.

Attacking allies with this is the reason. From now on, if I encounter the Zhongyan army on the battlefield who sells his life to the little devils or dares to rebel, I will also do it unceremoniously! ”

Such murderous words undoubtedly show that what happened in Yan'an last time really made Zhao Tiehu very angry. Just thinking about Zhao Tiehu's feud with Zhong Yanjun, it is understandable that he would be so angry.

Even Luo Rong felt that Zhong Yanjun's previous incident was only afraid that Zhao Tiehu would really be annoyed. From now on, those who are in the occupied area of the Zhongyan Army Anti-Japanese War Armed Forces really have to be careful when they encounter Zhao Tiehu. Otherwise, the consequences are difficult to predict!

Just thinking about it deeply, Luo Rong suddenly felt that Zhao Tiehu led his troops to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army, which seemed to be a dark chess move and a good move. If there is friction between the two armies in the future, maybe Zhao Tiehu can help them a lot.

Sometimes, it is inconvenient for the Eighth Route Army to do things, Zhao Tiehu, a person who quit the Eighth Route Army, and people who have a deep hatred for the Zhong Yan Army to do it, I am afraid that the Zhong Yan Army is not easy to say, what does this have to do with the Eighth Route Army, right?