Qin Boxiong, commander of the Jiangzhou garrison, who received a notice from Cao Shanchong's henchman Zhong Rong that he would "be ready to greet 600 defectors at 12 o'clock in the evening," enthusiastically took his adjutant Long Tiangang, his staff Lin Qishan, and the "vanguard" Zhong Rong to wait at the headquarters for Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang to "lead their troops to surrender."

Qin Boxiong and the other four people and the "welcome honor guard" waited until half past twelve, but no one came; Qin Boxiong was furious:

"Zhong Rong! Are you kidding me? ”

"Commander Qin! How dare I fool you with such a big thing? I'm afraid that the second hall master and the fourth hall master have been delayed or encountered some trouble. Zhong Rongcheng said with trepidation.

"I forgive you for not daring! If you dare to play tricks on me, I'll kill you!" Commander Qin Boxiong, who was a little disappointing, glared at Zhong Rong fiercely.

"Commander Qin! I was sent by the Second Hall Master to deliver the letter, if they don't come, they are also playing tricks on you, you should shoot them, but you can't shoot me! "Zhong Rong's strong words are to save his life.

"Don't be verbose! If you are verbose, I will kill you! ”

Zhong Rong didn't dare to say anything - Cao Shanchong didn't come because Cao Shanchong played Qin Boxiong, and if he wanted to shoot him, he should shoot Cao Shanchong; But if you are verbose, you will be verbose, and if you are verbose, you should shoot yourself!

The group waited until nearly one o'clock before they saw a figure moving towards the headquarters; Qin Boxiong thought that the "six hundred Toucheng personnel" had arrived, and hurriedly led the crowd out to greet him. Seeing that Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang only brought more than a hundred people, Qin Boxiong's face immediately changed.

"Deputy Head Cao! Didn't you send Zhong Rong to tell me to 'prepare to welcome 600 people at 12 o'clock in the evening'? I've been waiting at the headquarters for a long time, what about your people? ”

"Commander Qin! Originally, I and the deputy head of the palace had more than 600 brothers under our command, but in a hurry, only more than 200 people were mobilized; But when the eagle's beak dam was concentrated, it was driven by leopards in the snow and half of it, so there were only more than 100 people left. ”

"So you only have more than 100 people?"

"Rest assured, Commander, that I will rebel against my brother again in the future; And I still have some friends in society, and I will persuade them to come to the commander. ”

"Hmmm! All right! Please speak to the headquarters. Qin Boxiong thought: People are here to surrender, I can't block people out of the door.

Qin Boxiong instructed Lin Qishan to arrange for more than 100 "defectors" to stay, and then let Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang into the headquarters, and after asking some general questions, he also arranged for Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang to rest.

Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang were originally deputy commanders of the newly formed Second Independent Regiment, but now they only bring more than 100 people; Where do you put these two people? Qin Boxiong discussed with his "staff" Lin Qishan.

"Qishan! This Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang were originally the deputy heads, but now they only bring more than 100 people; The leader of more than 100 people can only be a company commander; Where do you say these two people should be placed? ”

"Commander! Although Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang only brought more than 100 people, they came to surrender to Cheng, and they could not arrange their positions according to the number of people he brought. ”

"Then what kind of job did you say they would give?" Qin Boxiong asked, slanting his eyes.

"When you were recruiting An, you were going to appoint Cao Shanchong as the deputy brigade commander and Miyano Chang as the regiment commander. Now that people have come to us, I think we must at least maintain their level over there. Lin Qishan had a good relationship with Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang when he was in the "Tiandao Hall", and he wanted to take this opportunity to pull them along, and he would have the capital to get along with them in the future.

"At least keep them at the level over there? Wouldn't that make them deputy heads? ”

"Not only should they be the deputy head of the regiment, but it is best to mention one as the head of the regiment."

"Why?"

"The main reason for this is to buy people's hearts. This is to buy Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang's hearts, so that they can work for the commander in the future. The second is to buy the hearts of those people in the newly formed Second Independent Regiment, so that they will turn their hearts to the commander and surrender to the commander. ”

"Hmmm! Brother Lin is right! Just do as you say: Cao Shanchong was appointed as the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 28th Division, and Miyano Chang took over Liang Shangjun's position as the deputy commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 28th Division; Do you think it's okay? ”

"Good! It's a good arrangement for the commander! In addition, the commander has to do a very important thing. ”

"There's one more important thing to do? What's up? ”

"Commander, do you remember that Xu Mai used the media to blackmail you and save Shen Hongyu?"

"I'll never forget it! What else are you mentioning it for? Qin Boxiong said angrily.

"Commander! We might as well treat them the way they are. ”

"How can you still treat others?"

"We will also hold a press conference tomorrow to publicize that 'Cao Shanchong, the deputy head of the ** regiment, and Miyano often abandon the secret and surrender to the light, and lead the troops to surrender to sincerity'."

"Hmmm! That's a good idea! But...... However, they only brought a hundred or so people, and the word 'rate' seemed to be a bit of that. ”

"Rest assured, this commander, I have noticed when I arranged for those soldiers to rest—they were reluctant to throw away the uniforms that had just been issued, and they brought them all! Each person has two sets, as well as jackets and single clothes, so that each person has several military uniforms. Let them take out all their clothes and put them on our soldiers. Those reporters don't know who is **, who is the national army, and the black pressure is more than 600 people; Isn't that enough? ”

"Brother Lin's plan is very good! It's up to you to take care of it. ”

"Yes! Thanks to the Commander's trust, it will definitely be arranged in the future. However, in order to be more effective, please ask the commander to allow one more thing. ”

"What else?"

"As the saying goes, if you eat someone's mouth, you take someone's softness. In order for the reporters to wholeheartedly help us to write more weighty articles, I would like to ask the commander for permission to give each reporter present a miniature camera. Do you think it's okay? ”

"How many miniature cameras do you need?"

"There are five newspapers in Jiangzhou that are under the control of the national army, and two are controlled by the communist army, which is a total of seven newspapers. One from a family is seven; Some may come to two people, but at most there are only more than ten people! ”

"Then you need more than a dozen miniature cameras!"

"Commander Qin! I can't bear the child can't catch the wolf, and I can't bear the camera can't get a good article; This money is used for the knife edge! ”

"Good! Do as you say! ”

"Then we will hold a press conference the day after tomorrow, that is, on March 23."

"Okay! It's up to you to take care of it, and that's when I come out to speak. ”

Lin Qishan received the holy decree and intensively prepared for a press conference -- inviting distinguished guests, inviting reporters, buying miniature cameras, and telling Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang that in front of Commander Qin Boxiong, he strongly urged the two to serve as the chief and deputy commanders of the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 28th Division, taught Cao Shanchong how to speak at the press conference, asked the defectors to take out all the PLA uniforms, and taught the Kuomintang soldiers wearing PLA uniforms how to speak, and so on.

"Goshawk" Long Tiangang promptly sent out the detailed information of the news conference held by the Jiangzhou Garrison Command on 23 March -- the head of the snow leopard and Xu Mai were also ready accordingly.

On March 23, 1947, the Jiangzhou Garrison Command was bustling. The "more than 600 soldiers" who defected from the newly organized Second Independent Regiment sat on the playground in the dark, and as far as the eye could see, they were all "national officers and soldiers." Guests and journalists from all walks of life arrived as promised—each of the participating journalists received a miniature camera.

Because it was only the first day of the second lunar month, and the weather was warm and cold, many of the soldiers in the meeting rubbed their hands together to expel the cold, some arched their hands in their sleeves, and some tried to shrink their heads into their collars.

At eight o'clock, Qin Boxiong, commander of the Jiangzhou garrison, wore a straight yellow tweed military uniform, carried the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder, hung a military merit medal on his left chest, and wore white gloves on both hands, standing majestically on the high steps. After looking around at the crowd for a week, he said aloud in a haughty tone with a glance at the mountains:

"Fellow journalists! Ladies and gentlemen! Today is a day of great joy, what is the joyful event? Now I solemnly announce to you: Cao Shanchong and Miyano Chang, deputy commanders of the newly formed Second Independent Regiment of the Communist Army, deeply feel that the Communist Army is decadent, the army is discouraged, has no future, has no hope, and is unpopular; Therefore, he turned to the light and led more than 600 brothers to surrender to our regular national army. I would like to extend a warm welcome and warm congratulations to them! Next, I would like to invite Cao Shanchong, the former deputy head of the newly formed Second Independent Regiment of the Communist Army and the current major of the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 28th Division of the National Army, to speak. Qin Boxiong said and took the lead in applauding.

In the midst of sparse applause, Cao Shan straightened his newly issued military uniform, walked to the front of the steps and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen! Dear journalists, My name is Cao Shanchong, and I was the deputy commander of the newly formed Second Independent Regiment of the Communist Army. What is the new independent second regiment? To put it bluntly, the original team of the 'Tiandaotang' that everyone calls bandits, but they were just bewitched by the communist army and bought by the communist army.

"After our brothers in the 'Tiandaotang' were bought and incorporated by the communist army, all the people were dissatisfied with the communist army, and deeply felt that there was no future and no hope for the communist army. Everyone is bent on defecting to the light and joining the regular national army. Therefore, I first took more than 600 brothers to surrender to Commander Qin of the Jiangzhou Garrison Command. Commander Qin treated my brother well and appointed him as the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 28th Division. I must live up to Commander Qin's love and expectations, bravely kill the enemy, and strive to completely and completely wipe out the communist army within a few months, so that Jiangzhou will become the unified world of the national army. Thank you! ”

"Excuse me, Captain Cao! Where are the more than 600 brothers you brought with you now? Jiangzhou Daily reporter Li Guangnan asked first.

"More than 600 brothers I brought with me are now on the playground over there." Cao Shanchong said stubbornly.

"Can Captain Cao let us meet your subordinates?" Lijiang Evening News reporter He Ping then asked.

"Yes!" Cao Shanchong said stiffly.

"Please!" He Ping made a beautiful gesture.

Cao Shanchong was like a donkey being whipped and had to walk in front; A group of reporters and guests followed suitably to the big playground.

"Oops! Commander Cao also said that Commander Qin treats his brothers well, but the weather is so cold, why are these brothers dressed so thinly? Gao Rou, a reporter from the Danjiang Morning Post who was controlled by the communist army and had been notified in advance by Secretary Qiu Fenghan, bent down to ask a soldier who was only wearing a white shirt.

"We just came from the training ground and it's not cold at all." The soldier in the white shirt trembled and said - this was done by Lin Qishan in advance.

"This little brother, why are you wearing a People's Liberation Army jacket outside, but you are wearing a national army uniform inside?" Gao Rou asked another soldier who was dressed indecently.

"This ...... The military uniform here was given to me by a brother in the national army. The soldier couldn't have imagined that a beautiful female reporter with such keen eyes would see that his clothes were different inside and out, and suddenly ask such a question, and the soldier was a little unspeakable.

"This little brother! Do you know the name of the little brother next to you? ”

"This ...... He...... His name is Wang Daquan. "The soldier who was questioned clearly lied.

"Little brother! Is your name Wang Daquan? Gao Rou asked the soldier again.

"I ...... My name is Wang Daquan. "This soldier is on his own.

"Little brother! What about your documents? Can you show me? Gao Rou chased after her.

"I ...... I didn't...... I didn't have any papers. The soldier flickered.

"Little brother! The national army is very disciplined, how can you not bring documents? Did your little brother bring any documents? Gao Rou asked another soldier next to him.

"I ...... Didn't ...... I brought it! The soldier also wanted to say that he didn't bring his papers, but after thinking about it, he couldn't say that he didn't have documents! So he changed his words and said that he had to bring his documents.

"Then can you show me your papers?" Gao Rou pressed step by step.

"We can't just let people see our documents." The soldier didn't dare to take out his papers, so he had to use these words to excuse himself.

"You can't just let people see your ID, but you can let the reporter see it." Gao Rou is not relaxed.

"Journalists can't just look at it." This soldier really cannot, dare not take out his papers.

"Little brother! This reporter wants to see your credentials, why did you refuse? A personable guest next to him said.

"It's my right not to show my documents, and you can't force me." The little soldier actually talked about the "big truth".

"Captain Cao! Can you ask this little brother to take out his papers and show them to me? Gao Rou turned around again and asked Cao Shanchong, who was accompanied.

"This ......" Cao Shanchong had long seen that this was not the little brother he brought out, but a soldier of the national army arranged by Lin Qishan - this soldier's ID can only be a national army ID; So Cao Shanchong couldn't answer for a while.

"What? Head Cao also thinks that this little brother's ID can't be shown to reporters? ”

"No...... No! No! Cao Shan rushed to ride the tiger and was difficult: "Hey! You take out your ID and show it to this reporter. ”

"I don't take it! I won't take it! "This soldier is afraid of revealing his stuffing, and second, he doesn't buy Cao Shanchong's account.

"Take it out!" Cao Shanchong, who originally didn't want the soldiers to show their documents, is now forcing the soldiers to show their documents.

When this soldier saw Cao Shanchong getting angry, he panicked in his heart - although this Cao Shanchong had just come to surrender, he was a regiment commander after all! Why should I offend him in order to conceal my identity for the national army? Thinking of this, the soldier took out his ID and handed it to Gao Rou.

As soon as the soldier took out his ID, Gao Rou saw that the national emblem of the Kuomintang was on the cover of the ID; When I opened it, it read "Ding Zhen, deputy platoon commander of the third battalion of the third company and the second platoon of the second regiment of the 112th brigade of the 29th division".

"Oops! You are Ding Zhen, deputy platoon commander of the 3rd Company and 2nd Platoon of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the 29th Division, how could you come to the 3rd Regiment of the 112th Brigade of the newly formed 2nd Independent Regiment? Gao Rou asked sarcastically.

"I ...... I'm here to see how these soldiers are doing. "Ding Zhen wants to cover up.

"Deputy Platoon Commander Ding! How many people like you have come here to see how these soldiers are doing? Gao Rou grasped this topic and played on the topic.

"I don't know!" Ding Zhen didn't dare to answer.

"Dear colleagues! Ladies and gentlemen! Let's take a look at how many of these brothers who surrendered to the Second Independent Regiment are soldiers of the national army, okay? Gao Rou sent an "invitation" to fellow journalists and guests.

As soon as Gao Rou's voice fell, reporters from another newspaper controlled by the communist army, reporters from newspapers controlled by some national troops, and a few guests checked the documents of the "Surrender Soldier" sitting on the ground. As a result, only a quarter of the soldiers were defectors, and three-quarters of the soldiers were national soldiers.

"Oops! It turns out that what Commander Cao said, 'first take more than 600 brothers to surrender to Commander Qin of the Jiangzhou Garrison Command' is false! ”

"Oops! It turns out that these surrendered soldiers are all pretended to be soldiers of the national army! ”

"Oops! No wonder the Jiangzhou Garrison Command wants to send us a miniature camera! It turns out that they want to buy us and make us cheat! ”

"Oops! The Jiangzhou Garrison Command sent us a miniature camera to ask us to write fake articles and publish fake reports! ”

"Oops! We give them back the miniature cameras, and we want to report factual things. ”

"What are you going to do with them? Since they gave it to us, we will take it, and if we don't want it, we don't want it for nothing! ”

"This miniature camera was not bought with their own money, but also the people's fat and ointment that they usually looted."

"We take this miniature camera, but we take the real report."

……

The reporters and guests seemed to have exploded, and they were all talking about everything - the venue was out of control!

Qin Boxiong, Lin Qishan, Cao Shanchong, and Miyano were often in a bad situation, and hurriedly announced the adjournment of the meeting, and drove the participants out—this is in response to the old saying—lifting a stone and shooting themselves in the foot.