"Captain! How long are we going to stay in this remote place? We haven't had a proper meal of rice for half a year!"

"The commander of the First War Zone said every day that he would send us supplies, but he has been saying this for half a year. Apart from some pitiful grains and sweet potatoes, he has not even given us much salt. If we hadn't been able to get some salt back from the Eighth Route Army, the brothers would have been unable to do anything long ago!"

Zhang Tianding, captain of the second detachment of the First War Zone Guerrilla Brigade, complained to his captain Feng Jian.

In fact, Feng Jian was also quite dissatisfied. Other lieutenant colonels and regiment commanders enjoyed delicious food and fish every day, but he, a guerrilla leader hiding in this mountain valley, was the only one who insisted on doing so foolishly.

At the beginning, they were able to rely on the spirit of fighting for the country to support themselves and persevere, but the First War Zone seemed to have forgotten about this guerrilla force that had been fighting behind enemy lines.

He was very dissatisfied with the attitude of those superiors. He had originally promised to transfer them back in half a year and arrange for other troops to take over, but now it has already been more than half a year.

The promised replacement troops were nowhere to be seen, and even the supplies were becoming less and less every day. They even heard that Commander Yan of the First War Zone was secretly in contact with the Japanese.

He had no time to care about their lives. In fact, he had come into contact with a person sent by the Japanese army to recruit him some time ago.

It’s just that there was strong opposition from some people at that time, and most people did not agree with it, so it was left unresolved.

Now several months have passed, especially as winter has arrived, life in the mountains has become increasingly difficult. This time, the Japanese's large-scale raids have finally made some officers and soldiers unbearable.

Then there was the scene at the beginning. In fact, Zhang Tianding had long been unwilling to stay there. One of his cousins ​​became an interpreter for the Japanese in the occupied area because he could speak Japanese.

During this period, he had been in contact with Zhang Tianding, the leader of his guerrilla detachment, hoping that he could lead his troops to surrender to the locust army.

Zhang Tianding managed to win over more than 200 officers and soldiers who were willing to surrender to Japan with him, but he still decided to confront the captain. If he could get the captain to join him, the chances of success would be greater.

Captain Feng Jian had long wanted to leave this damn place. It was better to live with the Japanese than to starve here. He was originally afraid that his subordinates would not be willing to leave and that they would be killed.

Now that Zhang Tianding had brought it up on his own initiative, both parties naturally hit it off and quickly agreed to present the matter to all team members tonight.

For those who were unwilling to follow him, Zhang Tianding directly made a throat-cutting gesture. Now that the Japanese army was pressing in from outside, the opposition forces within had to be quickly eliminated.

At the same time, Feng Jian immediately arranged for a team to contact the Third Regiment of the Imperial Army that was sweeping the area. Originally, they had planned to surrender to the Japanese, but it was the Third Regiment of the Imperial Army that was responsible for the sweeping mission here.

The guerrillas who got the National Army actually planned to be traitors. Wang Chun sighed in his heart, you really don't take the road to heaven, but you come to hell without a door!

Wang Chun planned to find a reason to absorb these people. As for those main officers, it was normal for them to have an accident in this remote area during the war.

However, at this moment they have already planned to start a show with a guerrilla team from the 772nd Regiment to deal with this mopping-up mission first.

Hehe, now that there are people willing to join our "puppet army", that's great!

On the other side, at the Kuomintang guerrilla camp, night had quietly fallen. Captain Feng Jian ordered all nearly 500 guerrillas to come to this open-air camp.

"Everyone! I believe you all know the current situation without me introducing it. We haven't had a good meal of rice or white flour buns for three or four months, and the supplies that Commander Yan promised us have not arrived yet!"

"Also, the salt supply has been cut off for two months, and it still hasn't been delivered. I know you guys are complaining a lot, but as soldiers we have to persevere!"

"But just a few days ago, I got a piece of news that our Chief Yan was secretly in contact with the Japanese and was planning to join the Nanjing government! Once Chief Yan goes over there, what will we be worth here!"

"There are thousands of Japanese and Imperial Army troops outside, so let's think about what we should do."

After saying this, Feng Jian still showed an expression of pain and struggle.

Seeing the captain finished his performance, Zhang Tianding jumped out immediately.

"Captain! Since Commander Yan doesn't care about us and has gone to negotiate with the Japanese, we have become abandoned pawns and sacrifices. What's the point of us still staying here?"

"Didn't the people from Mitsui Trading Company say some time ago that as long as we submit to the president's Jinling government, they will definitely treat us well?"

"What's the point of us staying here now? Why don't we join the Jinling government? We are not surrendering to the Japanese. We are following the Jinling government to save the country and the people!"

When they heard Zhang Tianding say this, there was a sudden bang from below, and then everyone started whispering and talking.

"That's right! Captain Zhang is right! Chairman Yan has already negotiated with the Japanese, so why should we suffer here? I quit!"

Once one person jumped out to respond, naturally others would follow, and these people were originally arranged in advance. They would take the lead and mobilize the soldiers below.

Sure enough, after a while, most of the soldiers below remembered the hard times they had experienced during that period and began to echo the request for Captain Feng Jian to take them to surrender to the Jinling government!

"I quit! The higher-ups don't care about us anymore. We need food and we need to survive!"

Most of the soldiers have started to agitate, and the scene is already filled with outrage!

With a "bang", a crisp gunshot rang out in a corner of the crowd, waking up everyone present.

"I want to see who wants to be a traitor! Aren't you afraid of being criticized by future generations? You want to follow the puppet government of Nanjing and join the Japanese, and become dogs for the devils! I can't do that!"

A bearded man raised his right hand high, and a faint blue smoke came out of the pistol in his hand.

There were also dozens of people standing beside him. They were now looking at the restless soldiers with cold eyes, as if they were ready to kill those people who were planning to surrender to the Japanese at any time.

"Who did I think he was? He was so arrogant! It turned out to be Captain Wang Anmin! Why do you plan to let your brothers accompany you to the underworld?"

"You are top students of Whampoa Military Academy, and you are loyal to your principal, but we are not. We are just poor people who serve in the army and get paid!"

"You guys should go and do your duty. Don't pull out your guns all the time. Who are you trying to scare? Are you the only ones with guns?"

As soon as Zhang Tianding finished speaking, all the soldiers behind him took out their weapons and pointed them at Wang Anmin and others who were unwilling to surrender.

Wang Anmin's subordinates on the other side were not willing to be outdone. They pulled out their pistols and the two sides engaged in an armed standoff.

Captain Feng Jian looked very unhappy. He did not expect Wang Anmin to be so ungrateful.

"Wang Anmin! If you don't want to, you can take your people and leave. You can't let your brothers die with you!"

Feng Jian said to Wang Anmin not far away with a gloomy face!

"That's right! Captain Wang, you are a pillar of the Whampoa Military Academy, but we are not. If you want to serve your country with all your heart and be a loyal minister, just lead your men down the mountain and don't let us poor people get in trouble!"

Some people below echoed them, and some soldiers on the periphery saw that the captain and many others were doing the same, so they naturally began to agree with them.

Wang Anmin's face was already red with anger, his cheeks kept shrinking as he tried desperately to suppress the anger and hostility in his heart!

"Are you all planning to sell out your masters and serve the Japanese as dogs?" As Wang Anmin spoke, the revolver in his hand was already pointed at the people in the field.

"Fuck you!" Zhang Tianding saw Wang Anmin pointing the gun at him. He had been dissatisfied with this so-called Whampoa student for a long time. He cursed and a ball of fire spurted out of the muzzle of the gun in his hand.

With a "bang", a gunshot was heard. A soldier standing in front of Wang Anmin saw the man on the opposite side pulling out his gun and shooting, so he immediately stepped forward to block the captain.

"Fight back!" Wang Anmin shouted immediately when he saw his subordinates falling down to block bullets for him!

He aimed the pistol in his hand at Zhang Tianding's position and pulled the trigger repeatedly. Several officers with pistols around him also opened fire immediately.

On the other side, Li Yi, the second battalion commander of the third regiment where Wang Chun was, brought several trusted subordinates and secretly came to an Eighth Route Army guerrilla camp in the north of Qingliang Mountain.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the camp here and another camp about 5 kilometers away will all be handed over to the Third Regiment.

As a mopping-up force, it would be unacceptable if the Third Regiment did not have a decent combat record.

The 772nd Regiment also took this situation into consideration. They had to concentrate all their troops to fight against the Japanese Matsumoto Battalion anyway.

The camp here was about to be abandoned anyway, so now we might as well do it a favor and give it to the Third Regiment, so that they can have an easier time explaining to the Japanese.

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