Section 51 Voluntary Surrender

Shi and others, who were paying close attention to the situation on the front line in Yifeng, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after receiving the news that the 57th Division had recovered Gao'an, after Gao'an was taken, the flanks of the Japanese army in Nanchang and Fengxin were greatly threatened, and in this case, it was obvious that their energy could not be put into Yifeng. And as more and more news came from all sides, Shi also finally determined that the main direction of the Japanese army's attack was not here, and it was obvious that the 106th Division was only undertaking the task of feints on the Gao'an line.

If the Japanese army made up its mind to attack Shanggao from the direction of Gao'an, it was obvious that with the strength of the 57th Division and the 32nd Army, it would not be possible to take Gao'an, even if it had become a ruin, but the strength of the Japanese army was not in this aspect, and the powerful firepower and fierce artillery fire were the real embodiment of their strength. With the same number of troops, it was almost impossible to force a breakthrough of the Japanese defense. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Japanese army may take the initiative to retreat to lure the enemy, but in terms of the strength of the Japanese army, such a practice is really a snake.

In any case, Shi finally put his mind at ease, no matter where the main direction of the Japanese army's attack is, from the current situation, Yifeng is temporarily safe, and they can also take this opportunity to quickly reorganize their troops and replenish their strength. Only when their own strength is strong, will they not be afraid of the enemy's attack, just imagine, if this time the independent regiment has been reorganized, with a full number of 4000 combat troops and 2000 coolies, they are afraid that they wish the Japanese army would put the direction of the main attack here, so that there is a chance to give the devil a blow, where will they be so uneasy as now?

However, there are indeed some things that they can't control, just like after the battle of the counterattack on Nanchang, everyone thought that Shishi's promotion to brigade commander was a sure thing, and who would have expected that all of a sudden, the entire army would suddenly abolish the brigade headquarters and reorganize it into a three-three system?

Just when they were slightly relieved here, Zhao Yidao, the cavalry battalion that was supposed to suppress bandits in Guanshan, suddenly appeared in front of them, and this sudden change really startled them. Could it be that the devil has already killed Shangfu and killed Yifeng from the direction of Guanshan? What they didn't expect was that what Zhao Yidao reported later was actually good news, the gang of bandits who had been hiding in the mountains finally took the initiative to send someone to contact Hu Zi and take the initiative to discuss the matter of accepting the appeasement. As the only remaining bandit force in Yifeng, taking the initiative to surrender is a great thing that cannot be desired. In the past few days, they have been busy paying attention to the news of the Japanese army, and they have almost forgotten about these bandits, but they did not expect that when they heard the news again, it would be like this, which really surprised them.

Everyone was excited and puzzled at the same time, and asked Zhao Yidao what happened on Guanshan's side.

Zhao Yidao didn't care too much about these things, but he had an explanation before he came, which also made him not ignorant, and in the face of everyone's inquiries, he also said according to the words of Hu Zi's confession. Since receiving the news of the devil's attack on Huibu and Gao'an, all units of the independent regiment have naturally entered a state of imminent battle, and the cavalry battalion in the area of Guanshan is naturally no exception, although they still need to prevent the bandits on Guanshan from going down the mountain, but the main attention of the whole battalion is still on the news detectives in Shangfu, Luofang and other places, ready to deal with the attack of the devils at any time.

With the passage of time, the Japanese 106th Division continued to advance to the west of Fengxin, with the loss of Luofang, Shangfu and other places, the situation in the Guanshan area also took a sharp turn in vain, although there were 60 Army garrisons in Biandanao and other places at the border of the two counties, but the devils were too close to Yifeng, no one knew whether they would suddenly go south to kill Yifeng County, and although the cavalry company was the most neat in the independent regiment, but if it really wanted to fight a positional battle, it was undoubtedly the weakest in the entire regiment, mainly cavalry rifles, lacking sufficient heavy firepower, it is really difficult to block the enemy's attack.

They put a lot of energy on the Japanese army, but they also kept an eye on those people on Guanshan, and it was naturally unrealistic to let them go into the mountains to suppress bandits, but it was no problem to set up positions outside the mountain to block their passage of activities down the mountain, especially their cavalry, which had excellent mobility, even if those bandits took the trail down the mountain, as long as they got the news, they could be killed in a blink of an eye, which also made the bandits on the mountain extremely afraid.

In the following time, the life of these bandits was even more difficult, as the Japanese army advanced into Shangfu, increased the sweep and sweep of the surrounding areas, these bandits immediately lost the space to move to the north, these devils are not as brave as the national army troops and local militia groups, and the elite of the devil troops is not even what these bandits can imagine. As mentioned earlier, the reason why these bandits who "don't care about the sky" have survived so far and are loved by the people is because they do not disturb the people, and even rob the rich to help the poor, although this move has won them an excellent reputation and the support of the people, but in fact, it also compresses their own living space, especially in the case that the rich people in Yifeng are basically shrunk in Yifeng County, and they are getting less and less, so that a large part of their energy is put on Shangfu and other places, but, The lack of food and grass has always been their weakness, otherwise, with their local reputation, it is enough to develop a team that is far stronger than the "Great Righteous Regiment".

Break through the blockade of the national army and move to Yifeng? At present, it is undoubtedly the most irrational behavior, not to mention the strength of the national army troops stationed in Yifeng, and they have almost killed the landlords and rich businessmen in Yifeng in one go, and now Yifeng's grain is basically under the control of this national army force, and they can't find a target if they want to grab grain. This Zhao Niangzi is also a very bold woman, after the Japanese army took Shangfu, she actually hit these Japanese soldiers with her idea. Not to mention, they really found an opportunity.

After the Japanese army took Shangfu and continued to advance westward, the Japanese army was far less familiar with the terrain in this area, and the Japanese army was far less familiar with these natives, and the surrounding mountains, these Japanese soldiers had no choice but to be cautious, and the result was that Zhao Niangzi relied on her familiarity with the terrain, or took her brothers to ambush the Japanese army's grain transport troops. However, the final result is that these ambushes almost lost the ability to resist in one face, even the Japanese transport troops, in order to prevent being ambushed by the national army, are also equipped with good firepower, when found in the ambush, its counterattack is particularly fierce, a series of shells and dense fire blockade, the bandits who have not fought with the devil at all, immediately collapsed, collapsed.

This tragic defeat also made these bandits desperate, in the south there are strong national army troops that fight local tyrants and divide the fields, and there are even more powerful little devils in the north, and even the devil's transport troops can not resist a face-to-face attack, you can imagine what kind of consequences will be if they encounter the combat units of the Japanese army, according to this view, as long as this battle continues, the outcome of their sandwich in the middle can already be imagined. If they were like other bandits who were unscrupulous in all directions, they would have enough food, and the extremely complicated terrain here in Guanshan, it would be a big deal to hide in the mountains and not come out, but now the situation is that they can no longer hold on to the mountains. It is naturally impossible to surrender the devil, and the only hope for survival is to surrender to the national army.

After listening to Zhao Yidao's words, Shi couldn't help but ponder for a while, obviously he still has a good impression of these bandits, after all, in the case that his own survival is a great problem these years, he can also help and take care of others, which is not something that ordinary people can do, especially a woman, which is even more admirable. After pondering for a long time, Shi Shi also made up his mind and said, "I'll go to Guanshan." ”

His words immediately startled everyone on the side, and Wu Zihuai was the first to object: "Tuanza, now that the Japanese are attacking in all directions, we may be recruited to participate in the war at any time, how can Tuanzuo go to Guanshan because of a small loss and a big loss, regardless of the safety of the brothers in the whole regiment?" ”

Liu Wenfeng also persuaded: "Stone, the military seat has just taken Gao'an with the 57th Division, Yifeng has become the most important here, once Yifeng is lost, Gao'an's flank is completely exposed in front of the Japanese army, the consequences are unimaginable, the matter in Guanshan, I want to come to the bearded brothers can handle it properly, if you are still not at ease, I will run on your behalf, as long as the requirements of those bandits are not too much, it is still acceptable." ”

Shi thought for a while, and finally nodded and said: "Crazy, then you have to work hard, these people are different from ordinary bandits, they value righteousness over profit, and dare to fight devils, just like the group of brothers brought by the bearded brothers, they are a group of rare heroes, there are such people joining the army, it will be of great help to the strength of our regiment, so this matter must be properly handled, which is related to whether the strength of our regiment can go further, and it is also related to whether we can gain a firm foothold here in Yifeng." ”

Liu Wenfeng said loudly: "Stones, you can rest assured, as long as they are really a group of good men, I will definitely not embarrass them, but if you just make excuses this time and want to live, hehe, I will personally lead people into the mountain to cut off their heads." ”

Shi waved his hand at him and said: "Go and come back quickly, the devil's movement here is so big, the plan is definitely not small, we may really need to participate in the war, if we can successfully solve the matter of Guanshan, the cavalry battalion can also be liberated, and the troops will be more abundant." ”