Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders

Since the demise of the 3rd Brigade, Hashimoto Ryojo of the Tiger Pavilion has been keeping a low profile.

Usually he would stay in the artillery tower of the stronghold and never go out.

The Tubalu in northwestern Shanxi were too brutal, and he couldn't afford to offend them. Even the powerful Third Brigade was destroyed by someone.

The hundreds of people under him are nothing!

Fortunately, the Tubalu troops in Daqingshan turned around and headed north, getting farther and farther away from the Huting stronghold.

Hashimoto Ryoshiro finally put his mind at ease until he was pulled out of bed in the middle of the night.

"Major, there is an urgent telegram from Taiyuan!"

Outside Hashimoto Ryoki's room, the signalman knocked on the door hard and kept shouting.

Hashimoto Ryojo got up from the bed dazed and opened the door.

"Baga, you're not sleeping in the middle of the night, do you want to die?"

The signalman bowed and handed the telegram over. When Hashimoto Ryojo took it and looked at it, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, which had not been clear just now. He broke out in a cold sweat in the middle of summer.

What did he see that made him go to Ping County to negotiate with the Independent Brigade? Is this something a human could come up with?

He was just a minor, with less than 200 men under his command. Even if the Imperial Army was included, there were only more than 600 men.

If such a small number of people go to negotiate, aren't they really looking for death?

Hashimoto Ryojo continued to watch, then patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, this is a real negotiation, not a suicide mission!"

"Assemble the truck squad and the guard squad immediately!" Hashimoto Ryosuke gave the order while going back to put on his clothes.

Ten minutes later, Hashimoto Ryojo arrived at the playground of the base. He looked at the more than 20 listless men in front of him.

With a silent sigh, the comfortable life in the stronghold eventually made the warriors of the empire lose their courage.

"I just received a telegram from Commander Yoshio Yuzuka in Taiyuan, asking us to set out to Pingxian overnight.

We will negotiate on behalf of the Empire with the independent brigade that has just caused heavy losses to the Empire, and you will go with me!"

When the Japanese soldiers standing in a row heard this, they all stood up straight and looked at Hashimoto Ryojo as if he were a fool.

Is the food in Huting base not delicious? Is life not comfortable?

Go to Ping County? It's a man-eating den, even ghosts won't go there.

Looking at the look in his subordinates' eyes, Hashimoto Ryosuke felt bitter. Didn't he know that life was easier in the Huting stronghold? But he had to carry out the order of the Taiyuan headquarters.

"Everyone, the order from Taiyuan Headquarters has been issued. There is no turning back. Now everyone get in the car. We are leaving immediately!

As for your concerns, as long as we don't do anything reckless, I believe the independent battalion will not kill people indiscriminately.

There is an old Chinese saying: When two armies are at war, do not kill the envoys!

We are the envoys!"

After hearing what Hashimoto Ryojo said, the Japanese felt better.

Ever since the destruction of the Third Brigade, they have been very cautious when checking passers-by, for fear of offending the Eighth Route Army.

As for going to the countryside, don’t make a fuss. Who would dare to go to the countryside? What if you get shot in the middle of the journey?

The three trucks set out from the Huting stronghold in the middle of the night. When they bypassed the Daqing Mountains and arrived at Pingyang, it was already 6 o'clock in the morning and the sky was bright.

Hashimoto Ryosuke had people hang white flags on three trucks. Pingyang area was the defense zone of the independent battalion, so he did not dare to be careless.

Sure enough, not long after, they were stopped and then sent to Ping County by the third squadron left in Pingyang.

Wang Ye got up very early this morning because the Japanese spies hiding in Ping County found the headquarters and told them that they wanted to escape.

When the chief of staff heard about this after getting up, he quickly found Wang Ye and said, "The devils would rather expose their hidden spies than negotiate with us. It seems that the bodies of these two devils are really as you said."

"Of course. The Japanese are now putting pressure on the government, hoping that they will surrender. If the government gets the bodies of these two Japanese and announces them to the outside world, who would dare to surrender?"

Zhao Gang said before he even entered the command center.

"That's right. Didn't the devil just set up a puppet government? If something happens at this time, what will those who just surrendered to the devil think?"

The chief of staff asked curiously, "Captain Wang, who do you want to give the body to?"

"It doesn't matter who you give it to. It all depends on the headquarters' opinion!" Wang Ye said indifferently.

These were mainly the devil's things, which Wang Ye looked down upon. Moreover, this matter concerned the country's confidence in resisting Japan, so Wang Ye did not dare to make the decision on his own.

The chief of staff looked at Wang Ye with satisfaction. Although he was young, his ideas were very mature.

"I have reported to the headquarters and they are discussing it, but you need to complete the negotiation!"

"No problem!" Wang Ye loves to cause trouble for others.

The first to arrive at Ping County was the 587th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. After receiving the order from Yan Laoxi, the regiment commander Gu Zhengqing excitedly led his troops to rush over.

Ping County is a big county. If he can be stationed here in the morning, maybe he can even get a promotion.

Unfortunately, before he could realize his beautiful dream, he was blocked by the Fifth Squadron five miles outside the north gate.

"Commander, there are Eighth Route Army positions ahead."

Gu Zhengqing saw through the telescope that the front position was very sophisticated, no wonder they were able to annihilate the 20th Division of the Japanese.

"Shout to them, my 587th Regiment is under the order of Commander Yan to take over Ping County. Tell them to get out of the way!"

Wu Zhenghua, the captain of the 1st Company of the 5th Squadron on the opposite side, was furious when he heard the shouting from the other side.

What do you mean? When the Japanese 20th Division was guarding Pingxian, you hid like grandsons.

Now we have wiped out the 20th Division, and you guys are here to show off your presence.

You are afraid of the Japs, but you are not afraid of those who kill the Japs. Do you think I am a vegetarian?

"Shout to the other side and tell them that we can't let them pass without orders. Tell them to retreat five miles. If there is no movement after three minutes, we will regard them as enemies!"

Gu Zhengqing was riding on his horse, and his nose almost became crooked with anger when he heard what was said on the other side.

"These peasants are shameless. They dare not obey the orders of Commander Yan. I must teach them a lesson!"

"Commander, are we going to attack?" asked the battalion commander under Gu Zhengqing with shining eyes.

Gu Zhengqing is a bit confused. How did this guy become the battalion commander? Who is the person opposite him?

Attack? Do the thousand or so men in his 587th Regiment want to die or not?

"Retreat five miles and send a telegram to Commander Yan, saying that the independent battalion does not take our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army seriously at all.

Not only did they not hand over Ping County, they also planned to attack us!"

Wu Zhenghua, who had the same plan as him, also reported the movements of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to Zhou Zhizhen.

Zhou Zhizhen did not dare to be negligent. He was very familiar with the style of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and quickly reported to Wang Ye.

Wang Ye held the telegram and said, "Look, Yan Laoxi is not active in fighting the Japanese, but he is faster than anyone else in grabbing territory.

I just conquered Ping County yesterday, and his troops will be here today."