In the face of the two-sided attack of the devils, the officers and men of Jiang Haidong's command post resolutely resisted by relying on the city wall of Hejian County and the field defensive positions outside the city.

Started an incentive battle with the Japanese army.

At the same time, Qiao Youhua was informed of the situation between the enemy and the enemy in the river.

Qiao Youhua, who was rushing to Dongguang County, immediately instructed the signal soldiers after receiving the telegram: "Send a telegram to Ma Biao and Liu Jianhua, and ask them to form a mixed infantry and Tan army, and immediately attack and advance towards Cangxian County, and put pressure on the 8th Division to force them to return reinforcements from the Hejian front, so as to reduce the pressure faced by the 1st Brigade in Hejian County." ”

The order was quickly conveyed, and Ma Biao, who had already been reinforced by the Third Brigade and the Guard Regiment, immediately sent an infantry regiment to join Liu Jianhua's tank regiment to leave Botou County and advance towards Cangxian.

At the same time, Ma Yunlong's air defense regiment also rushed to Botou, which greatly increased the strength of the dragon's tooth column in Botou and Nanpi.

Qiao Youhua and a few guards and communication soldiers rushed to Dongguang County in two military trucks, and there were dense sorghum more than one person high everywhere on both sides of the road, and occasionally some bomb craters of uneven size could be seen, and the sorghum around the crater still had traces of being scorched, obviously this place had suffered the baptism of war. 、

The military truck carried them all the way, and finally arrived at Dongguang County before dark, and a patrol sentry found Qiao Youhua and them, and hurriedly came over to interrogate, and when they found that it was Qiao Youhua, they all collected their guns and saluted.

"Commander, you're here."

Qiao Youhua got out of the car and nodded and asked, "Well, who is your supreme commander here?" ”

"It's our head Ma Kuiwu." One of the squad leaders replied.

"Time is pressing, let your head come to see me immediately." Qiao Youhua commanded.

The squad leader immediately stepped forward, turned around and ran to lead the way and leave.

It didn't take long for Ma Kuiwu to rush over and salute Qiao Youhua: "Commander, what do you want me to order?" ”

"Gather all the captives, and I'm going to give them a lecture!" Qiao Youhua said.

"Now?" Ma Kuiwu asked, "It's almost dark. ”

Qiao Youhua said: "Yes, right now, the battle of Cangzhou is imminent, time is pressing, and we urgently need to expand our troops." Qiao Youhua said.

"Yes!" Seeing that Qiao Youhua had already decided, Ma Kuiwu immediately stood up and answered loudly, and then left with a warrior to lead the order.

About half an hour later, under the guidance of more than 3,000 dragon tooth officers and soldiers commanded by Ma Kuiwu, all the 30,000 puppet army prisoners finally came to the open space outside the south gate.

Qiao Youhua jumped on the hood of a military truck, and as far as the eye could see, it was black and pressing, full of crowds, and some puppet soldiers were talking about each other, and the scene was noisy.

Qiao Youhua glanced at Ma Kuiwu, and Ma Kuiwu immediately stood up with a loudspeaker and ordered the commanders of each battalion and company to control the order of the scene.

The scene gradually quieted down, and almost all the puppet soldiers looked at Qiao Youhua who was standing on the roof of the car, their eyes were full of confusion, and they didn't know what this seemingly small dragon tooth officer was going to do.

From the day of disarming and surrendering to the present, although the officers and soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Column have not done anything drastic to them, the sky is gradually getting dark, and they are suddenly asked to assemble outside the south gate, which makes almost all the puppet soldiers very worried in their hearts, whether it will be to kill them or something.

Qiao Youhua took the megaphone from Ma Kuiwu's hand, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Brothers of the puppet army, the contemptible person is Qiao Youhua, the commander of the Dragon Tooth Column, and I gathered you when it was dark to give you a chance to be a new person, and there is no other malicious intent, so you can rest assured." ”

Hearing Qiao Youhua say this, the 30,000 puppet troops were in an uproar, and they never thought that the person standing in front of them would be Qiao Youhua, the founder of the famous anti-Japanese hero Dragon Tooth Column, who was terrified by the Japanese devils.

After a while, most of the puppet soldiers quieted down again, and they all looked at Qiao Youhua standing in the car expectantly, intending to hear what the opportunity was for Qiao Youhua.

The bearded man standing in front of the crowd was even more bold and asked, "Commander Qiao, I dare to ask, I don't know what the opportunity you are talking about?" ”

Qiao Youhua continued to say loudly: "The opportunity I am talking about is for you to take off this yellow skin on your body, put on the uniform of our Eighth Route Army, and fight side by side with us to fight against the Japanese invaders and defend the country!" ”

"Commander Qiao, do you mean you want us to join the Eighth Route Army?" The bearded man couldn't believe his ears.

Qiao Youhua glanced at him and said with a smile: "What, you don't want to?" ”

The bearded man was stunned, and then quickly nodded like a peck of rice and said, "Yes, yes!" It's just that I didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to be willing to accept us. ”|

Qiao Youhua said: "I know that many of you are not bent on serving the little devils when you become puppet soldiers, many of you are forced to make a living, but we are Chinese sons and daughters, no matter what, we should not help the abuse, work for the invaders, that will make your ancestors shame for eight generations."

Future generations will never be able to hold up their heads and be reviled by others!

You are all good men, and now that the four provinces outside the Guanxi have been lost for many years, don't you feel sad to see your hometown fathers and elders become slaves of the country and be bullied and oppressed by Japanese devils?

As men, can't we protect our wives and children from being bullied, and are we worthy of the two eggs under our crotches? Now, I'm giving you a chance to turn over and be a new person!

As long as you are willing to join our Dragon Tooth Column, join our Eighth Route Army, and follow us to fight against Japan and fight devils, I promise you that sooner or later, one day, I will take you back to the Northeast, recover the lost homeland, and let the fathers and villagers in the Northeast live a good life no longer being bullied! ”

"I'd rather die for the defense of the country than live as a traitor! Men should be like that! Qiao Youhua finally said loudly in a deep voice.

The bearded man said excitedly: "Commander Qiao, I am willing to join the Eighth Route Army, and from now on I will follow you to fight the little Japanese devils!" I will no longer be angry with the little Japan, and sooner or later I will go back to the Northeast and drive the little devils out of our country! ”

Many puppet soldiers who thought the same as the bearded man echoed one after another, originally worried that the Eighth Route Army would cross the river and demolish the bridge, but now they didn't expect to give them a chance to join the Eighth Route Army.

This is a rare opportunity for them to get rid of the name of the traitor puppet army, if it weren't for the shape of the force, no one would really want to be a traitor, now there is a chance to join the dragon tooth column.

Being able to follow the dragon tooth column that is gaining momentum to fight back to the northeast is something that these soldiers of the Northeast puppet army yearn for very much.

Soon, 30,000 people gradually formed a unified slogan, chanting the slogan of joining the Eighth Route Army and fighting back to the northeast! They all expressed their willingness to join the Dragon's Tooth Column.