This Wang Laixian and Ji Zhanao are both habitual bandits, so they are naturally black-hearted. Wang Laixian once killed a bandit leader who partnered with him because of the uneven distribution of spoils. Now that the two of them have met together, and they know the news of General Fan Zhuxian's martyrdom, they have no restraint in their hearts, so they naturally want to do something wrong. However, they knew that this Linqing was the base of the Eighth Route Army, and they knew that this Eighth Route Army was very powerful and not easy to provoke, so they did not ransack Linqing City as before.

Although Wang Laixian knew that this Linqing could not be provoked, the bandit's heart and surname were like that, and it was not good to sleep without doing something bad. Now, he set his sights on Ji Zhanao's sixteen detachments. In these years, if you have a gun, you are the uncle, Wang Laixian feels that Commander Fan has been martyred, and whoever has the final say in this northwest of Lu will have to ask him Commander Wang. However, there are many armed forces from all walks of life in the northwest of Shandong, although they have tens of thousands of horses, but they are not strong enough, if only they could annex Ji Zhanao's troops. Besides, Commander Fan is dead, and there are no more people with a national axe on the ground in Shandong, let alone annexing Ji Zhanao's men and horses, what if all the other 34 detachments left by Commander Fan are annexed? So, Wang Laixian asked the chief of staff to send someone to invite Commander Ji Zhanao to come to the headquarters of the People's Army all the way to drink.

Wang Laixian is ruthless, and Ji Zhanao is not a dry eater. Since he went to Linqing and found that he lived in a county town with Wang Laixian, Ji Zhanao pondered that this Eighth Route Army is not terrible, and his director and deputy director of the Political Department are all [***], not to mention that the Eighth Route Army is reasonable, as long as he does not take the initiative to provoke, there is absolutely no problem. This Wang Laixian is different, that guy is a bit evil, much more ruthless than himself. Anyone can be unguarded, but Wang Laixian must be guarded against.

As soon as the people sent by Wang Laixian said that Commander Wang invited Commander Ji to dinner, Ji Zhanao realized that this bastard had a crooked heart. Immediately, he giggled and told the visitor that it was too late and that he was going to rest. Besides, Commander Fan has just passed away, and he is thinking about how to recover Liaocheng, at least to retrieve Commander Fan's body and avenge his old man. Commander Wang has received his heart, and wine must not be drunk.

As soon as the people sent by Wang Laixian left, Ji Zhanao ordered the troops to strengthen their vigilance, and repeatedly told his subordinates that Wang Laixian was a man-eating wolf and must be careful.

As soon as Wang Laixian heard that Ji Zhanao didn't eat his own set, he discussed with Chief of Staff Liu Guanqian how to eat Ji Zhanao's 16th detachment.

Liu Guanqian originally had an opinion on Wang Laixian's acceptance of Fan Zhuxian's adaptation, and he originally advocated that Wang Laixian should directly accept the adaptation of the national political axe, but later saw that the main force north of the Yellow River retreated on all fronts, so he had to agree to accept Fan Zhuxian's adaptation. Now seeing that Wang Laixian is going to annex Ji Zhanao again, I feel sick in my heart, these bandits are really not fucking things, and they think about changing the law to annex others every day. However, Liu Guanqian, who was accustomed to Wang Laixian's methods of eating big fish and small shrimp, did not stop Wang Laixian, but told him that it was not difficult to annex Ji Zhanao, but the difficult thing was how not to let the Eighth Route Army interfere.

Wang Laixian used to be the master who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but since he saw the combat effectiveness of the Yue army, he knew that it was okay for his troops to grab the common people, and it was too far to compete with the regular army. As soon as he heard Liu Guanqian talk about the Eighth Route Army, Wang Laixian remembered the scene of seeing the Linqing County Brigade today, although there were only a few hundred people, but all of them were all 38 big covers, needless to say that they were all taken by the Eighth Route Army from the hands of the Yue Army. How dare such troops provoke themselves?

Wang Laixian thought about it for a long time, and felt that if he wanted to annex Ji Zhanao, he must also take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was not in Linqing, the number of county brigades was too small, as long as he didn't provoke them, it was estimated that they would not dare to provoke him. So, Wang Laixian called one of his closest cronies, personally mentioned the order, and arranged it.

Soon, the sentry of the First Route Army of the People's Army standing guard on Linqing Street and the sentry of the 16th detachment were scolded.

When Zhang Linzhi arrived, the two armies were already tense.

At this time, it was already 11 o'clock at night, and both units also lit torches, and it seemed that Wang Laixian had made up his mind to solve the 16th detachment, and the troops had already surrounded several camps of the 16th detachment, and also set up machine guns and small artillery. Residents who had long been asleep were awakened by the noise, and many residents had begun to quietly open the courtyard gates, dragging their children and daughters to the place where the county brigade was defending, and the streets were in chaos.

Seeing Zhang Linzhi's arrival, Ji Zhanao was naturally overjoyed, and kept saying that Commander Fan's bones were not cold, and Wang Laixian, who was said by the dog, was very angry and asked Director Zhang to uphold justice.

Zhang Linzhi has been working in Fan Zhuxian's Political Department, and his identity is no longer a secret, Ji Zhanao knows it, and Wang Laixian also knows it. As soon as he heard that Zhang Linzhi was coming, Wang Laixian asked the adjutant to block the car, saying that Commander Wang occasionally felt cold and was unwell, so he couldn't see the guests, so he asked Director Zhang to forgive him.

Zhang Linzhi felt funny, the two troops outside set up machine guns and small cannons, but the owner inside said that he was unwell and couldn't see guests, this bandit is a bandit, and he doesn't make up nonsense.

I laughed in my heart, but things still have to be done. Zhang Linzhi said to the adjutant: "Since Commander Wang is unwell, I won't bother." Please tell Commander Wang that, according to reliable information, the main force of the Yue army that captured Liaocheng and the large army of the Yue army from Dexian are rushing towards Linqing, and it is possible that this night, at the latest, tomorrow morning, the Yue army will encircle Linqing. The first route militia had many horses and well-armed soldiers, and the heavy responsibility of guarding Linqing was handed over to Commander Wang. I hope that Commander Wang will no longer flee without a fight like in the defense of Liaocheng, and fall into the infamy of a fleeing general. ”

After speaking, Zhang Lin's head didn't know, and he walked out of the door with the guards. I only heard a shout inside: "Director Zhang, Director Zhang, please wait, Wang has apologized to you!" ”

Before the words fell, Wang Laixian took a few big strides.

Seeing Wang Laixian, Zhang Linzhi remembered that the first route of the Liaocheng Defense War fled without a fight, which led to the martyrdom of General Fan Zhuxian, and his hand unconsciously stretched out the pistol in his waist.

Wang Laixian saw Zhang Linzhi's hand stretched out to the pistol on his waist, his face changed, he quickly stopped, and the hands that stretched out to shake hands were quickly retracted, and they also touched his waist.

At this moment, the guards of the two men also took out their pistols, and the situation became embarrassing.

In fact, Zhang Linzhi is just a momentary impulse, after all, he has been engaged in underground work for many years, his mind is extremely firm, and he quickly came back to his senses, now is not the time to settle accounts!

Zhang Linzhi withdrew the hand stretched out to his waist, and said with a smile: "Commander Wang, I'm sorry, I disturbed your rest so late." It is really said that the army will arrive soon, and your department has clashed with the 16th detachment, this is not a good time for infighting! ”

When Wang Laixian saw Zhang Linzhi say this, his face was also a little sneering. However, the person who was a bandit had already sent his face back to his mother's belly, and now all he cares about is whether the army came to the Qing Dynasty or not, and the rest is no longer important. Therefore, Wang Laixian opened his mouth and said: "Don't talk nonsense about infighting, Director Zhang, is your intelligence reliable?" Is the main force of the army really coming to clear? ”

Zhang Linzhi nodded and said, "It's true, the army is not far from Linqing. ”

Wang Laixian was completely anxious at this time, because he knew that Zhang Linzhi was [***], [***] was powerful, and he said that the army was coming, and it was bound to come.

Ignoring Zhang Linzhi, Wang Laixian immediately asked the chief of staff and the heads of each regiment to hold an urgent meeting to study the retreat of the troops.

Zhang Linyi heard that Wang Laixian was going to run, and felt uncomfortable, thinking that this guy was really a fucking bandit, and he was shocked and collapsed, poor General Fan Zhuxian gave him the rank of lieutenant general when he adopted him, and he didn't expect this guy to run away as soon as he heard the word "army". Relying on such a guy to stop the Yue army, no wonder General Fan Zhuxian died tragically!

Zhang Linzhi saw that the adjutant had gone to inform the meeting, so he said with a straight face: "Commander Wang, you can't just retreat, right?" There are still so many people in this Linqing city, you have withdrawn, who will defend Linqing? ”

Wang Laixian's mind was full of running away at this time, where was he in the mood to talk to Zhang Linzhi about who would defend Linqing, and immediately replied: "What does it matter if Linqing loses it or not?" Director Zhang, if you want to withdraw, you can withdraw with us, and I will definitely guarantee your safety. ”

Zhang Linzhi glanced at Wang Laixian and said, "I will not withdraw, I will stick to Linqing and give the army a head-on blow here." If you want to withdraw, I won't be able to stop you, but please consider the consequences of retreating without a fight, Linqing can no longer be like Liaocheng. If your ministry evacuates Linqing again, it will be difficult to take it back in the future! My opinion is to stick to Liaocheng and deal with the army here. ”

As soon as Wang Laixian heard Zhang Linzhi say that he wanted to hold on, he immediately shook his head like a rattle, and opened his mouth that there was no sufficient food, grass and ammunition in this Linqing City, and there were no reinforcements outside, so it was undoubtedly a dead end to hold on. Whoever wants to hold on can do it, anyway, the first route of the people's army will be transferred to another place to continue the resistance.

Zhang Linzhi still wanted to persuade again, but when he saw that the officers who were holding the meeting had already arrived one after another, he knew that it was useless to say more, so he wanted to make a final persuasion: "Commander Wang, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't come reluctantly." Since you are going to retreat, I would like to ask you to agree to two points, one is to ask your troops to lift the siege of the 16 detachments, and the other is to ask you to restrain the military discipline of the troops and not to condone the soldiers to disturb the people. ”

Without waiting for Zhang Linzhi to say more, Wang Laixian interrupted him and asked him to wait at the headquarters and talk about it after the meeting.

Zhang Linzhi knew that this army was too variable, and it was dangerous to stay here, but Wang Laixian did not lift the encirclement of Ji Zhanao, and it was very likely that Wang Laixian would poison him again before retreating, this guy was too unreliable, and anything could be done. Whatever it is, if it comes, it will be safe, and Wang Laixian must be persuaded not to engage in infighting.

Zhang Linzhi asked the guards to go back to report the situation, so that the troops could prepare early, if Wang Laixian retreated in parts, it would be okay, if he left and harmed the people again, he must be stopped by force.

After the guards left, Zhang Linzhi sat down and waited for the meeting of the First Route People's Army to end.

After waiting for almost an hour, Wang Laixian ended the meeting. Zhang Linzhi wondered in his heart, when was this, with Wang Laixian's bandit surname, it was necessary to deploy and retreat immediately, why did it take so long? Looking at Wang Laixian's face again, Zhang Linzhi chuckled in his heart: Things are in trouble!

Zhang Linzhi's judgment was good, and at the meeting, Wang Laixian and his bandit officers actually made a decision that Zhang Lin did not expect: "Take control of Linqing, surrender to the imperial army, and strive to expand the army into an army of the imperial army." "The reason for this situation is that Wang Laixian himself has no patriotic thoughts, he just pulled up the banner of resistance, just to expand the team. Second, at the meeting, after the officers of Wang Laixian's department learned the news of the large-scale attack of the Yue army, they were basically frightened, and they felt that [***] was not their opponent, and they were driven like rabbits, so what could the Eighth Route Army do? It is said that the army is really powerful, and it is safer to surrender to the imperial army with planes and tanks.

After Wang Laixian saw Zhang Lin again, he said with a smile: "Director Zhang, I decided to stick to Linqing and not retreat anymore." However, I would like you to order the 10 detachments and the county brigade to lay down their arms and accept the reorganization of our army. As for the matter of the 16th detachment, Director Zhang doesn't have to worry about it, I will deal with it. If you want to blame Ji Zhanao, you can only blame Ji Zhanao for being unlucky and unacquainted, Lao Tzu wants to reorganize his troops, which is worthy of him. If he annoys Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will let him annihilate his entire army. ”

Zhang Linyi heard this guy squirting feces all over his mouth, and instead of being angry, he laughed: "Wang Laixian, Wang Laixian, I didn't expect Commander Fan and I to think highly of you." If you don't do it with a good person, you want to be a dog. I'm very sad, I originally wanted to turn you from a bandit into a revolutionary soldier who made meritorious contributions to the country, but who knows that you can't change your dog and eat, or you are willing to fall and become a Han annihilator. I'm telling you, I have nothing to say if you retreat, if you want to be a Han anniversary, that's absolutely not good! Our Eighth Route Army does not agree! I can tell you that it's too late for you to repent now, or you will bear the consequences! ”

Wang Laixian laughed a few times gloomily, then put his face in front of Zhang Lin's face, and said gloomily: "Lao Tzu was born a bandit, and I don't care if I am a man or not. You are such a big official in [***], and this Linqing is so rich, you say that if I dedicate you and Linqing City to the imperial army, will it be considered a great achievement? ”

Zhang Linzhi opened his mouth with a mouthful of phlegm, and spit directly into Wang Laixian's face: "Dog Han Jian, let me tell you, [***] people are not afraid of death, and Linqing will not let you hand it over to the devil." Don't be your mother's big dream of Qingqiu, the main force of our army is rushing back to Linqing in the starry night. It's too late for you to rein in the precipice now, otherwise, you will be shot by the public trial of the political axe! ”

Zhang Linzhi is telling the truth, but Wang Laixian at this time is already a king and eats scales - he is determined to be a Han annihilation, where can he listen to bitter words?

Wang Laixian wiped his face with his right hand, wiped all the phlegm off his face, and said viciously: "Okay, your surname is Zhang, you dare to be so arrogant when you die." I tell you, our army has already begun to move to deal with your ten detachments and county brigades, you listen, the gunfire is ringing outside, and soon the news of the annihilation of your troops will come! ”

After speaking, Wang Laixian laughed proudly.

Before Wang Laixian finished laughing, the herald came to report the news. However, what Wang Laixian didn't expect was that the herald reported not the news that the ten detachments and the county brigade had been disarmed, but the news that the Eighth Route Army had entered the city.

(To be continued)