The leading cadres of the New Fourth Army looked at each other in amazement, and they could not understand what was really happening. An hour earlier, the Guofu Army, which was three times the strength of the main force of the New Fourth Army, laid down its arms, raised its hands, and surrendered to the New Fourth Army in an orderly manner. Two days ago, these menacing guys were still encircling and intercepting the New Fourth Army in the Maolin area, and they were about to bury the New Fourth Army here. To this day, their division commanders and brigade commanders have their hands tied behind their backs, and some people even carry thorns shirtless on such a cold day, staging a drama of "bearing the guilt of thorns". And the soldiers of the national army of the brigade did not take weapons, so they honestly lined up and waited for the disposal of the New Fourth Army.

Jiang Wanjun, the deputy commander of the army and the actual political commissar of the New Fourth Army, spoke at the meeting in confusion: "This thing is unusual, we really can't find any logical reason, tens of thousands of soldiers of the national government army will not resist, hey, let alone not resist, and even take the initiative to surrender." ”

Before, the communication soldiers of the Guofu Army found the headquarters of the New Fourth Army and brought the information, Tie Xun naturally couldn't believe it, so he only made up a small number of soldiers of the New Fourth Army at the agreed surrender place, and disguised them to observe what would happen, but no one could have imagined that there were really tens of thousands of Guofu troops who were not equipped with weapons and came here to surrender, and the New Fourth Army troops of less than 100 people controlled them. This left everyone stunned.

Gui Weihe, deputy chief of the general staff of the New Fourth Army, sighed: "When we attacked Xingtan Village before, even that iron giant could appear to help our army fight, and now a group of national army troops who 'admire our prestige and abandon darkness and turn to light' suddenly appeared, I am afraid it should not be so surprising." Although Gui Weihe said that he was not depressed, judging from his expression that was difficult to calm down, he was still surprised by this incident.

The commander Tie Xun didn't speak, let his colleagues discuss, his mind was a little messy, he got the letter that Qi Yuan deliberately handed him over, and now all he was thinking about was the big dream about the red ghost that he had. Now his big dream has come true, and all the enemies who are chasing after the New Fourth Army have raised their hands and surrendered, and it seems that they will become troops that they can command, which makes Tie Xun a little overwhelmed.

Shao Zuihan, director of the Political Department, said: "I don't know if you have observed those soldiers, although they are called surrenders, they do not have the slightest sign of low morale, but are cautious and orderly, and the ranks are neat. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't have weapons in their hands, I'm afraid they would have eaten us on the spot. What makes me even more puzzled is that these troops are the 52nd Division and other troops pursued by Shangguan Yunxiang, but their quality is not to mention the 40th Division, the 52nd Division and the like, even the three German divisions of Chang Kaishen who were folded in the Battle of Songhu are much inferior. Looking at an army, look at its qi first, and it is obvious that the qi in these troops is like the qi of an elite division in a hundred battles! ”

Jiang Wanjun joked: "What about hope, when did Director Shao become Mr. Feng Shui?" ”

Everyone smiled kindly, eased the atmosphere of the meeting, and Tie Xun also spoke at this time: "Comrades, before this incident happened, a strange thing happened to me. An inhuman and godless being, known as the 'Watchman of GC Doctrine', sent a message to me that he would give our New Fourth Army an aid to strengthen us, fight the Japanese, and ultimately achieve the success of the revolution. I didn't take it seriously, I just thought it was an absurd dream, but I didn't expect it to happen in a blink of an eye. ”

Gui Weihe said: "I'm afraid, this matter is also related to the steel giant who appeared in Xingtan Village before. ”

Shao Zuihan still looked incredible, and said, "Is there really any revolutionary patron saint in the dark who is blessing us?" ”

Jiang Wanjun said: "First, we are all materialists, what gods and ghosts, we can't be trusted; Second, if you take 10,000 steps back, there is really some divine blessing, and this blessing is really too great. ”

"The top priority is to find out whether these 30,000 national government troops can be used." Tie Xun said, his face serious.

Jiang Wanjun said: "Among the people who surrendered this time, the biggest fish is Liu Yuqing, deputy commander-in-chief of the 33rd Group Army of the Guofu Army, this person was born in the Sichuan Army, and later belonged to the Central Army. I think that if we want to understand what problem we are dealing with, we still need to bring Liu Yuqing up and interrogate him properly. ”

Tie Xun nodded at Jiang Wanjun's proposal, and immediately went to bring Liu Yuqing, who was also a lieutenant general with him, to the conference room. It seems that Liu Yuqing has not been abused or insulted or anything, his clothes are very neat, but there is no weapon on his armed belt, and any signs indicating his rank and rank have been torn off by him.

After coming in, Liu Yuqing did not have the slightest pretension of a lieutenant general of the Guofu Army, but took the initiative to salute several senior cadres of the New Fourth Army, so that several cadres did not know whether it was better to return the salute or not.

Tie Xun didn't care about anything else, and asked straight to the point: "Commander Liu, please tell us, why did your army surrender to our department on a large scale?" ”

Liu Yuqing suddenly smiled and said, "Commander Tie, I'm afraid you know the reason better than anyone else." ”

"You mean the Red Ghost?"

Liu Yuqing said: "If you want to call it that, it's okay." ”

Tie Xun's face was full of doubts: "It is really unreasonable for a person like you to take such a huge risk and give up his rank and everything he has obtained to surrender to the object you should have exterminated. ”

Liu Yuqing responded: "There are many things that don't make sense, but they can also be facts. ”

Tie Xun shook his head: "Things that are too tempting, we often can't believe them, maybe it's a trap?" ”

Liu Yuqing said: "Then how about Commander Tie verify it himself?" Do you remember the tactical mecha that helped you in Xingtan Village? ”

"Tactical mechs? You're talking about the Iron Giant. ”

"That's right, it's the Iron Giant, if you have to understand it. Like us inspired soldiers, it is in the service of the Red Ghost. If your army attacks the Japanese army in Wuhu, then this mecha will reappear, providing you with powerful firepower and cover, so that your army can easily occupy this important town on the Yangtze River. ”

Jiang Wanjun scolded: "Are you crazy, attacking Wuhu? Although the defenders of Wuhu only have about two wings, which is not as many as our New Fourth Army, they have a favorable geographical advantage, and they are well-equipped and have strong combat effectiveness. ”

Tie Xun raised his hand to stop Jiang Wanjun's emotions, he looked at Liu Yuqing and said, "Commander Liu, I really want to believe what you said, because now we have to seize any opportunity to fight against the Japanese invaders and recover the country, even if these opportunities seem unrealistic." It's better to stay in the military headquarters with Commander Liu, and I will send a company of people to join the troops you brought to surrender, and your surrender troops will capture Wuhu, what do you think? ”

The eyes of several cadres of the New Fourth Army were all bright, although they wanted to verify whether what Liu Yuqing said was true or false, but if they could not compromise their own strength, let these surrendered troops attack Wuhu, and by the way, leave a few witnesses to see if the iron giant would appear. The New Fourth Army had almost no losses, but through this, it was possible to strike at the Japanese army in Wuhu, occupy this important town on the Yangtze River, and more importantly, verify the existence of the Red Ghost.

Liu Yuqing said quite confidently: "No problem, it is exactly what I want, take the strength of a division, with the cooperation of tactical mechas, it is enough to sweep Wuhu, annihilate the Japanese army in Wuhu, and recover the city." It is better to send Dai Chuanxin to Wuhu with the temporary 1st Division. ”

Dai Chuanxin was originally the commander of the 146th Division of the Guofu Army, and the temporary 1st Division he was about to lead was not the 146th Division before him, but a 10,000-strong infantry division that Qi Yuan cobbled together from the Guofu Army. After receiving the military order, Dai Chuanxin led the temporary 1st Division to assemble at the designated place, away from the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, also to take precautions. The weapons collected by the New Fourth Army were also distributed to these soldiers at the assembly point, and Tie Xun did not withhold armaments or anything, they could take whatever weapons they wanted, and the soldiers were only allowed to carry five base numbers of ammunition. As for rare items such as ironclad cars, the ironclad inquirer will definitely not let them go.

Naturally, the Temporary 1st Division does not need tanks and armored vehicles to assist in the battle, although they do not have any heavy weapons, only some mortars and machine guns, but they will be assisted by the super combat weapon on this planet that is nearly a century ahead of its time, the Wheel King, which is more terrifying than any heavy weapon.

Jiang Wanjun and Tie Xun were playing with the weapons they sent in the conference room, Tie Xun carried an AK-47 and said: "This weapon is definitely not any rifle we have ever seen, it is shorter than ordinary rifles, and the range is definitely shorter, but it can fire bullets in bursts like a submachine gun, and the firepower is quite amazing." ”

Jiang Wanjun gestured disobediently for five or six halves, and also said: "These weapons cannot be owned by the national army, and I am afraid that even troops like the Tax Police Corps cannot afford to equip them." I don't know if it's from abroad, but those ironclad cars outside the door, the cannon barrels are so thick, so big, and the ironclad cars of small Japan can't catch up, I'm afraid it's really not something that ordinary countries can build. ”

Tie Xun nodded and said: "The matter of the red ghost, in fact, I have already believed in it for five or six points in my heart, but if I don't see the results in Wuhu, I am still not sure in my heart." ”

Jiang Wanjun also agreed, he said: "If it is true, then it is inevitable that Wuhu will be taken down." We should now think about it, after capturing Wuhu, we will definitely become the target of the Japanese army, and how should we plan our strategy at that time? Do you want to ask the central government for instructions? ”