Jiang Eunchen first objected, saying: "No! No way! We're doing well now, we don't have to worry about food or clothing, follow Fan Zhu first? I heard that he and *** wear a pair of pants, very poor, and disciplined, where can we stand it! Besides, the Japanese are about to fight, and I don't know if he has a life, so don't drag us again, and pull a cushion on his back when he dies. ”

Some of the sworn friends who followed Jiang Eunchen said babblingly: "Yes, yes, what are we rebelling for, just for the sake of fragrant food, spicy drinking, *** set, who can stand it!" "It's not easy to solve this little brother of mine, I heard that the *** team is not allowed to molest women, so what are you doing with them." "I heard that the Imperial Association Army was treated well, but it really made Lao Tzu anxious, and he followed the Japanese."

Wang Laixian glared, and said that the little bandit who followed the Japanese immediately stopped talking.

Sun Yangzhou, the deputy head of the regiment, saw that Jiang Eunchen's people had finished speaking, and then said loudly: "At present, the Japanese occupy China's great rivers and mountains, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil. The reason why we were able to pull up this team is to not be slaves of the country, resolutely resist Japan, and protect the people. General Fan Zhuxian is resolutely anti-Japanese, if we don't follow Fan Zhuxian, who else will we follow? Originally, I had to contact Fan Zhuxian, but now it's okay, General Fan is right in front of me, this is a great opportunity, and if you miss this opportunity, you won't have it again. ”

Sun Yangzhou has done a lot of work in this team, contacting a lot of junior officers and soldiers, and some company commanders and battalion commanders who support Sun Yangzhou have said: "Deputy Regiment Commander Sun is right! "It's really better to follow Fan Zhu to resist the Japanese." "Now others call us bandits, and with Fan Zhuxian, we will become an official anti-Japanese team." "I agree to follow Fan Zhu first."

Jiang Eunchen scolded: "Ouch! This is also the opposite, this has not followed Fan Zhuxian, it has become this bear state, if you really follow Fan Zhuxian, who will still recognize our Commander Wang Laixian. Commander Wang, others can vote for Fan Zhuxian, but you can't vote for Fan Zhuxian, if you vote for Fan Zhuxian, you won't be able to eat any good fruit. ”

Wang Laixian nodded slightly.

Seeing Wang Laixian nodding, Jiang Eunchen's people became energetic again: "Yes, you can't follow Fan Zhu first." "Follow Fan Zhu first, there is no good fruit for us to eat." "The government forced the people to rebel, and now they are submissive to the government, why! We're about to turn against the government, return to obedience, return to obedience! ”

The two factions quarreled, and those who stretched their arms and fists hated to fight.

Han Xing whispered to Chen Ping: "It's lively now, it's really evenly matched, and no one will let anyone." ”

Chen Pingbai glared at Han Xing and said, "Then what are we still doing in a daze, why don't we hurry up and beat the side drum." ”

Han Xing stopped her and said, "Don't panic yet, let's see, it's time to see everyone's position." If you interrupt this time, you may not be able to see clearly. ”

In Wang Laixian's team, it was not a regiment of Guangjiang eunuchs, but also a regiment of Quzhou's security team, a regiment of Shen Lanzhai and more than a dozen other small armed forces. Zhao Yingzhou and Liu Haiping of the Quzhou security team were originally *** members, and the team has grown to more than 1,000 people.

At this time, Zhao Yingzhou asked Commander Jiang Eunchen: "May I ask Commander Jiang, if you just beat Fan Zhuxian, can you beat him?" ”

This time Jiang Eunchen was stopped, he looked at these soldiers under his command, there is no soldier, there is no general, there is no general, there is no war, it has already become a pot of porridge, once the war starts, it will be defeated.

Zhao Yingzhou asked Jiang Eunchen again: "May I ask Commander Jiang, can your team beat the Japanese?" ”

Jiang Eunchen thought to himself, even Fan Zhuxian couldn't beat him, let alone beat the Japanese. Don't look at the tone of the talk against Japan, it is that it has not yet touched the Japanese, and once it starts a war with the Japanese, it will definitely be defeated.

"Since you can't fight Fan Zhuxian and fight the Japanese, you can only join forces with Fan Zhuxian to fight Japan. Is there any other way to go? ”

When everyone heard it, Zhao Yingzhou seemed to have some truth in what he said.

Liu Haiping, deputy head of the Zhao Yingzhou Regiment, also continued: "Our team can only find a way out by joining forces with Fan Zhuxian's anti-Japanese government. If you continue to run blindly like this, you will either be ruined, you will either be eaten by the Japanese, or you will be exterminated by other bandits. ”

Originally, the forces of Shun Fan Zhuxian had the upper hand, but at this time, Wang Laixian's chief of staff said in a strange manner: "There is still an opportunity, it depends on how we grasp it?" ”

Wang Laixian saw that Violent Jie San had spoken, and turned from worry to joy, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and said with a smile: "Violent staff officers generally rarely speak, and since they have spoken, they must be a thousand words." If you have any high opinions, please tell me, this time is a critical moment related to the future of our military and political affairs, and if you don't say it at this time, there will be no such shop in this village. ”

The third one was sent by the Kuomintang First War Zone, and he had old friends with Wang Laixian's father, so Wang Laixian appointed him as the chief of staff. It turned out that he wanted to pull Wang Laixian's team into the regular army of the Kuomintang, but the time was not ripe, and if he didn't speak at this time, he might never have a chance.

Storm Jie San said: "I came to collect the troops on the order of Jiang Zhongzheng, the commander of the First Theater of Operations, but I saw that the original time was not yet ripe, so I didn't speak. Now I can say that as long as you are willing to be incorporated into the first war zone, I can directly report to Commander-in-Chief Chiang and give you the number, provisions, and area of activity. ”

Wang Laixian was angry in his heart and scolded: "Why didn't you say this earlier, now that Fan Zhuxian's troops are pressing the border, it is indeed a bit late to say it at this time." Besides, these people under him were not mentally prepared at all, and it was indeed a bit abrupt to come with such a shot. So, Wang Laixian said to everyone again: "Let's talk about it, whether to join the troops of the First War Zone, or to join Fan Zhuxian's troops, or do you have any other ideas, everyone talk about it?" ”

Sun Yangzhou first made a mistake and said: "I said that if Chairman Han's 100,000 troops had not withdrawn from Jinan, these words would be easy to use, but now, within a few hundred miles of the surrounding area, there is not even a single hair of the regular army. The regular army of the Kuomintang did not resist the Japanese, and now it has become a fact in Luxi, we are the anti-Japanese volunteers in North China, if we join the regular army, it is still not anti-Japanese, how to explain to the people of Luxi? ”

Zhao Yingzhou thought in his heart that he must not let Chiang Kai-shek pull this army away, in that case, all the work would be done in vain. So he shouted: "We are all Lu Xi's children, we should stay in the local anti-Japanese war, and after following Chiang Kai-shek, I don't know where to be transferred, let alone not to resist Japan." Join Lao Chiang's team, I am sure that the soldiers in our regiment are unwilling, no! No way! Absolutely no!! ”

Liu Haiping also beat the side drum and said: "Don't even think about this matter, we are just some militia groups, focusing on defending the land and protecting the family, and if we become a regular army, then it will be a big trouble." No way! No way! ”

Even Jiang Eunchen didn't want to, he snorted and said: "What kind of trick is the Central Army, everyone has seen it, it's not that the devil is running around." Let's run around with them again, where will we run to the end? What to eat and drink? I also disagree, strongly disagree. ”

Most people did not agree to join the Kuomintang's First Theater Army, and Wang Laixian had nothing to say.

However, Jiang Eunchen has his own little Jiujiu in his heart, and he has long seen that the Japanese are powerful, and sooner or later they will occupy a large area of Liaocheng. At this time, if you don't say what you think in your heart, once you are absorbed by Fan Zhuxian, you may never have a chance again. How do you say that? He took the way of throwing stones to ask for directions, first testing how powerful the Japanese faction in the team was, and then making plans, so he said to Wang Laixian: "Commander Wang, there is still a way, and someone gave me the words. I'm just talking about it, as for agreeing or disagreeing, it's everyone's business. ”

Wang Laixian nodded and said, "Head Jiang, it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, just talk about it, and let the big guy listen to it?" ”

Jiang Eunchen looked at everyone, and then said: "That's the case, there is a Cui Peide in Xingtai, and he sent someone to say that if you follow him, the equipment, supplies, and salary will be very big, and it must be many times higher than the treatment of the first war zone and Fan Zhuxian, I don't know how many times, I didn't promise him." At this time today, if we don't speak, I'm afraid we won't have a chance in the future, and I ask Commander Wang to think about it, is it counted as our third way? ”

In fact, Wang Laixian knew about this matter for a long time, but he felt that the timing was not right at that time, and he was afraid of arousing everyone's opposition. Now that Jiang Eunchen mentioned this matter, he also wanted to listen to everyone's opinions and explore everyone's truth when the soldiers were pressing. So he said, "Let's talk about it, is this going to work?" ”

Han Xing whispered to Chen Ping: "Jiang Eunchen is going to surrender to the Japanese devils, and the fox's tail will be exposed sooner or later." ”

Chen Ping said to Jiang Eunchen: "Who is Cui Peide in Xingtai? I haven't heard of this person, can I also ask Head Jiang to introduce it to everyone? ”

Jiang Eunchen squeaked for a while, and he was embarrassed to say it.

Sun Yangzhou snorted and said to everyone: "Cui Peide, isn't he the Imperial Association Army of Xingtai, he is a hardcore traitor." I have long heard that he has sent people to our team to win over people and send money, and sure enough. Whether to join or not to join the first war zone is a matter of route, but if you become a traitor and a traitor, you will become a traitor who is scolded by thousands of people. If we become traitors, we will become the enemies of the entire Chinese people, and even our ancestors will be scolded, and even our ancestral graves will be dug up. ”

In addition to one regiment of Jiang Huanchen and one regiment of Zhao Yingzhou, the head of the other regiment, Shen Lanzhai, did not speak, and at this time he couldn't help but speak: "Let us be the emperor's army and traitors, who brought this in!" The person who carried this statement himself should be shot. We are the anti-Japanese volunteers in North China, and it is okay not to fight devils for the time being, but if we surrender to the Japanese and become the emperor's army, we will be traitors and our enemies, and our regiment will resolutely refuse to agree. ”

Before the Anti-Japanese War, Shen Lanzhai was the head of a militia regiment and served as the principal of a normal school. In fact, he, like Sun Yangzhou, is also a secret party member.

Regarding Jiang Eunchen's disguised opinion on surrendering to the Japanese army, Zhao Yingzhou and Liu Haiping disagreed. In this way, Jiang Eunchen originally wanted to throw stones to ask for directions, but he didn't expect that the power of the Japanese faction was extremely pitiful, and in order to save face, Jiang Eunchen had to say: "In fact, I don't agree with the matter of joining Cui Peide." It's just that if you don't say it at this time, I'm afraid I'm sorry for Commander Wang, so I'll just say it for everyone to hear. Since everyone disagrees, and I don't agree either, then even if you smear lime on your lips, you will talk in vain. ”

Wang Laixian also hurriedly redeemed his influence and said: "Cui Peide's matter ends here, we are the anti-Japanese volunteers in North China, how can we do such a thing without a country, no ancestors, no brothers and sisters." Since most people have no objection to joining Fan Zhuxian's team, this matter has been decided. If anyone else has a different opinion, please bring it up......"

There were still a few people who wanted to raise objections again, but seeing that among the three main regiments, Zhao Yingzhou's and Shen Lanzhai's main regiments all agreed, and although Jiang Huanchen's main regiment had differences, most of the officers and soldiers in the regiment still agreed to join Fan Zhuxian's department. My body fell into the well, and my ears could still be hooked, so I didn't speak again.

Han Xing whispered to Chen Ping: "Look, Wang Laixian's team has complex factions and ideas. ”

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Bandits, it's just a hodgepodge, and if there is a little wind and grass in the future, what will happen to this team, I really don't know." ”

When Wang Laixian guarded all the officers and men and announced: "I now announce that our North China Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army has officially joined Fan Zhuxian's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps in the Sixth District of Shandong Province," all the officials jumped up and cheered loudly and happily, and the passionate shouts rushed straight into the sky.

Fan Zhuxian's team also heard the cheers of Wang Laixian's troops, so they stood up from the ground together, put their guns away, put their knives into their sheaths, lifted the fighting state, and also resounded with cheers.

Fan Zhuxian smiled, stroked his gray beard, and walked this way. Wang Laixian took the initiative to greet him, the two shook their hands at each other, Fan Zhuxian smiled and said, "Warmly welcome Commander Wang to join our anti-Japanese guerrilla corps in the sixth district." ”

Wang Laixian also said politely: "Thank you Commander Fan for being able to contain our North China Anti-Japanese Volunteers, from now on, we will stir horses and spoons in a pot, if I have any mistakes, please help me a lot." As he spoke, he took out the list of cadres of the North China Volunteer Army and said to Fan Zhuxian: "This is the list of all our cadres, in order to show the sincerity of the North China Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, please take a look." ”

Fan Zhuxian immediately pushed away the cadre roster and said, "Where, where, I now officially appoint you as the first road of the anti-Japanese guerrilla army in the sixth district, and the goal is to jointly deal with the Japanese." I do not interfere in your internal personnel and financial work, but I am mainly responsible for important military operations abroad, and you can handle some small matters yourself. If you have any difficulties and need supplies, guns and bullets, then speak to me. ”

Wang Laixian was overjoyed and immediately said, "Thank you!" Thank you! In the future, my king will take your horse head as a prospect, and I am willing to be your horse front Zhang Bao, and the queen of the horse Wang Heng, I am willing to charge into battle for you, and I will never give up. As he spoke, he turned around and said to all the officers and soldiers: "Now, please ask Commander Fan to speak to us, everyone is welcome!" ”

All the officers and men burst into warm applause, not only Wang Laixian's people warmly applauded and welcomed them, but even Fan Zhuxian's troops also burst into warm applause.

Fan Zhu waved his hand first, and everyone stopped talking. Fan Zhuxian said to everyone in a loud voice: "Are you willing to follow me to fight the war?" ”

All the officers and soldiers said in unison: "Resolutely follow Commander Fan to fight to the end!" ”

"That's good!" Fan Zhuxian said, "From now on, we will be brothers in the trenches, sharing life and death, sharing weal and woe, saving the country from danger, and relieving the people from fire and water, until the Japanese devils are completely driven out of China!" ”

"Drive the Japanese devils out of China!" "Resolutely defeat Japanese imperialism!" Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers held high rifles, broadswords, and red tassel guns, and their passionate slogans rushed into the sky, reaching into the sky, echoing in the sky above Luxi, echoing on the land of China, and resounding for a long, long time......