Seeing that Commander Zhang cooperated so much, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, Commander Zhang's attitude actually reflected the importance that the top of the Datong Party valued him, it seems that he was really right when he held the Hongmen Banquet and coerced the Fengtian Qing Army to revolt and defect to the Datong Party, and his strategy should finally become a success rather than a sin, and the attitude towards him is very important. Now that this point is clear, Yuan Shikai can do it boldly with confidence

After a brief bargain, the two sides quickly reached a compromise, the Japanese would lay down their arms and surrender in batches, with no less than 2,000 men coming out within half an hour, then at least 2,000 before it was completely dark, and the rest waiting until the next day. The Japanese side hopes to test whether the Chinese army can really fulfill the agreement before deciding whether to surrender the whole army. Yuan Shikai said that it was necessary to prevent the risk of the Japanese army escaping after nightfall, so he did not want the wounded, and the Japanese representatives tried their best to get the condition that there were only slightly wounded (at least they could walk normally), and the only good news was that Yuan Shikai agreed to release some of the prisoners of war the next morning, and return to the camp to inform them of how they were treated here.

After the Japanese representative left with a complicated expression, Commander Zhang opened his mouth to ask Yuan Shikai why he did this, but the latter made a silent gesture and took him to a secluded angle to confirm that the news would not be leaked before he said his plan.

"Although the defeat of the Japanese army has been decided, if they are not allowed to surrender, the Japanese army will inevitably work hard, we will always have some casualties more or less, and we have few people after all, if the Japanese army scatters and escapes, they can always escape some, and when the time comes, it will harm the people of the northeast, and it will inevitably hurt the saints." Yuan Shikai carefully analyzed the possible results of the implementation of the original plan, and then pointed out the benefits of surrendering, "And if we succeed in persuading the Japanese army to surrender, not only can the regiment avoid casualties, but the people of the northeast can also avoid the scourge of the rout, I think even if the leader of your party is here, he should not be stubborn." ”

Between Yuan Shikai's words, he seemed to call Li Hui as an emperor, but Zhang Tuan Chang didn't feel anything abnormal, to be honest, he still hasn't figured out what a republican system is? The influence of China's imperial system, which lasted for more than 2,000 years, was too great, as early as after the capture of Beijing, some people wrote to persuade him, if it weren't for Li Hui's resolute attitude, he would have already been in a yellow robe, but this did not prevent many subordinates from still treating him as an emperor

However, it is precisely because of the deep awe of Li Hui that an honest person like Commander Zhang rarely has the courage to go against his instructions and make decisions on his own, and now when he heard Yuan Shikai say this, he shook his head like a rattle, "No, the party leader specifically said that there will be no devils in the third division!" ”

"This is easy to do, first accept their surrender, and then according to your party's methods, a public trial, with the crimes committed by the Japanese army in the northeast, how many can escape? And in doing so, it can win the hearts and minds of the people in the Northeast. Yuan Shikai sneered and replied,

"So you still want to kill them! That's no problem! Captain Zhang's brows suddenly stretched, but he immediately shook his head and said, "It's still not good, the public trial conference needs a lot of manpower, and we are currently short of manpower to fight even the war, so we can't deal with so many devils at all."

Yuan Shikai smiled lightly, "Then kill it directly, Captain Zhang, you are afraid of violating discipline, then rest assured that it will be handed over to Yuan, even if the above is really blamed, I can say that I just don't understand the rules."

At this time, after listening to the negotiator's report, Katsura Taro also quickly made a decision, on the one hand, he immediately asked some wounded soldiers who had lost their combat ability but were still able to move out, and sent them to test the enemy's true attitude towards the prisoners; On the other hand, they seized the time to reorganize their troops and build fortifications to prevent a sudden attack by the cavalry regiment. But since he had the intention of surrendering, Katsura Taro didn't dare to let people escape at night, so as not to lose the opportunity to surrender.

As for Iktanga, who repeatedly persuaded Katsura Taro not to surrender, Katsura Taro originally planned to transfer him directly to the cavalry regiment according to the agreement, but seeing that he could say so, he was worried that he would harm his own affairs when he got there, so he simply slaughtered him fiercely, and then sent someone to send Iktanga's head over to end the matter. Yuan Shikai opened the box and saw that Yiketang had all his hair open, and he didn't blink an eye

Early the next morning, dozens of Japanese prisoners of war were released by the cavalry regiment as agreed, and the remnants of the Third Division, including Katsura Taro, all pricked up their ears and listened carefully to how they were treated there.

"It's normal to be rude, after all, it's a captive! The key is that they can actually eat salted fish and rice porridge, as prisoners can still eat so well, it seems that the Chinese really accept our surrender", Katsura Taro made a judgment according to common sense, and then his attitude immediately became more positive, in order to avoid missing the opportunity to surrender, without waiting for the cavalry regiment to send someone to urge, he took the initiative to order his subordinates to leave the camp and accept the fall of the cavalry regiment, and at the same time he counted all the survivors of the squad and handed them to the Chinese troops who came to surrender.

Gui Taro's cooperation undoubtedly reduced the workload of the cavalry regiment a lot, but he would never have thought that his work would further strengthen Yuan Shikai's determination to kill him, "I can't imagine that there are so many people, I really can't kill them."

According to the statistics of the Japanese side, the total number of prisoners exceeded 18,000, and it was obvious that the probability of killing the enemy was obviously small, regardless of whether it was a 37mm blasting shell or a curved fire from a heavy machine gun. However, the number of wounded is very large, and if you count those who are sick, the total number is no less than 16,000, of which tens of thousands have completely lost their combat capability, and more than 5,000 people are barely able to walk.

After learning about these circumstances, Yuan Shikai rolled his eyes, made appropriate adjustments to the plan in his heart, and then said to Commander Zhang, "You bring the loot back first, and the captives will be handed over to us for 'escort'." ”

Commander Zhang knew what Yuan Shikai meant, which was to ask the headquarters of the cavalry regiment to leave the scene to clear up the relationship, and then the officers and soldiers of the original Qing army brought by Yuan Shikai did dirty work. However, with only those two or three thousand people, the quality is not as good as that of the headquarters of the cavalry regiment, can they really suppress more than 18,000 Japanese prisoners of war? If something goes wrong, what's the matter? (To be continued.) )