Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Xie Baoqing's face turned pale and he suddenly turned to the second in command beside him.

"Look at you, it's all your fault! I've told you so many times that we shouldn't mess with the Eighth Route Army and the anti-Japanese forces, but you just wouldn't listen. Look now, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is coming!"

When the second in command heard Xie Baoqing's rebuke, he looked aggrieved and said:

"Boss, I didn't want this to happen. Now that it has happened, didn't you just return the supplies to the Eighth Route Army? You can't blame me for this."

When Xie Baoqing heard this, he became even more furious. He slammed the table and roared:

"You still think you're right? Hurry up and think of a way to solve this problem!"

The second in command was frightened by Xie Baoqing's roar. He pondered for a while and cautiously suggested:

"Boss, why don't we surrender? I heard that the Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well. If we surrender, we may have a chance to survive."

Xie Baoqing heard the second in command's proposal and said, "What are you thinking? I have worked so hard to build such a big family business, and now you want me to surrender?"

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Outside the Black Cloud Village, Gundam looked at the tightly closed gate of the Black Cloud Village.

He turned around quickly and ordered Li Dazhu beside him: "Dazhu, act immediately! Set up the cannons. I want to blast open the gate of Black Cloud Village today."

"Yes, Captain!"

Li Dazhu quickly gathered the artillery soldiers and pushed out the two infantry guns steadily.

The muzzle of the gun was locked directly at the gate of Heiyun Village.

Inside Heiyun Village, the bandits were terrified when they saw the Eighth Route Army's cannons being pushed out.

"What should we do? The Eighth Route Army outside has pushed out all the cannons. They may launch an attack at any time!" a bandit shouted in horror.

"How should I know what to do? The boss hasn't given the order yet, so we can only wait here. Everyone move back and don't get hit by the shells!" Another slightly calmer bandit commanded loudly.

When the other bandits heard this, they all retreated, fearing that they would be affected by the impending artillery fire.

After the artillerymen placed the cannons steadily, they quickly began loading the shells.

Following a loud command from Gundam:

"fire!"

The gunner gripped the gun rope tightly in his hand and pulled it back hard.

The two infantry guns fired deafening shots almost at the same time, and the deafening echoes echoed through the valley.

Two shells flew straight towards the tightly closed gate of Heiyun Village.

"Boom!"

Two violent explosions were deafening. Amid the smoke, the gate of Heiyun Village collapsed under the baptism of artillery fire, and wood chips and stones flew everywhere.

The bandits in Heiyun Village were frightened out of their wits by the sudden artillery fire. They fled in panic and headed deep into the village, trying to avoid the terrible artillery fire.

When Gundam saw that the gate of Heiyun Village was successfully blasted open, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

He immediately ordered loudly:

"Bugler, blow the charge!"

The bugler immediately took out the bugle from his waist, put it to his mouth, took a deep breath, and then blew it hard.

"Drip-drip-"

After hearing the charge, the soldiers of the county brigade raised their rifles and rushed towards Heiyun Village.

In the meeting hall of Heiyun Village, Xie Baoqing was still anxiously thinking about countermeasures. Suddenly, a deafening explosion coming from the gate made him realize that the Eighth Route Army had launched a fierce attack.

Just then, a panicked bandit rushed into the hall:

"Boss, it's bad! The Eighth Route Army has blown open our gate and they are now charging in!"

When Xie Baoqing heard the news, his heart sank and he knew he could no longer hesitate.

He stood up hastily and ordered loudly: "Quick, let all the brothers surrender! Surrender to the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will treat prisoners well!"

After saying that, Xie Baoqing rushed out of the conference hall without hesitation. Now he had only one thought in his mind - surrender might still give him a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, he threw all his foundation, power and status over the years to the back of his mind. Saving his life was the most important thing.

Gaoda led the soldiers of the county brigade and rushed into Heiyun Village.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army's unstoppable offensive, the bandits in the village dropped their weapons and chose to surrender.

"Surf the gun and don't kill!"

"The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well and will not kill them if they surrender their weapons!"

When the bandits heard these words, they threw their guns aside, squatted down with their heads in their hands, and waited for the Eighth Route Army to deal with them.

Gaoda led the soldiers and advanced steadily into the depths of the mountain stronghold. Not long after, they saw Xie Baoqing and a group of remaining bandits, holding white flags in their hands and slowly walking towards them.

"Heroes of the Eighth Route Army, don't kill me, I surrender!" Xie Baoqing shouted loudly.

Gaoda walked up to Xie Baoqing and looked directly at the once arrogant bandit leader.

"Are you Xie Baoqing?"

"Yes, commander of the Eighth Route Army, I am the leader of Heiyun Village, Xie Baoqing." Xie Baoqing lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Gaoda's eyes.

"Xie Baoqing, I heard that you are very arrogant. You don't even take our Ping'an County Brigade seriously, and you even threatened to attack us if you have the guts. Now I am leading the county brigade to attack us, what else do you have to say?"

After hearing what Gaoda said, Xie Baoqing's eyes widened and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He always thought that the forces attacking were the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but he didn't expect it to be the Ping'an County Brigade.

He was secretly surprised in his heart, when did this county brigade become so terrifying?

They even had cannons. You should know that cannons were a very rare equipment in the Eighth Route Army.

"Commander of the Eighth Route Army, I surrender. I, Xie Baoqing, surrender. I admit defeat."

Gaoda looked at Xie Baoqing in front of him. His understanding and cooperation gave him an idea.

In Gundam's eyes, Xie Baoqing is not a hopeless person, but a person with certain potential and value.

An idea gradually emerged in Gundam's mind.

The number of bandits in the entire Heiyun Village reached more than 300. If these people were successfully recruited, the number of people in his county brigade would instantly exceed 800, which was almost equivalent to half a regiment of powerful forces in the Eighth Route Army.

He believed that it was not difficult to do ideological work on these bandits.

As long as they are willing to join the Eighth Route Army and go through a series of ideological education courses and deeply publicize the policies and ideas of the Eighth Route Army, this group of former bandits will soon be transformed into soldiers loyal to the Eighth Route Army.

Gaoda pulled Li Dakang aside and said, "Captain Dakang, I have an idea. I want to recruit these bandits under Xie Baoqing to strengthen the strength of our county brigade."

After hearing Gaoda's proposal, Li Dakang showed his worry: "Captain, these people are all bandits. If we let them join our team, what if their nature is hard to change? Wouldn't it have a bad influence on our team?"

“Captain Dakang, I understand your concerns. But in my opinion, these bandits are not all vicious.

The reason they took this path was more because they were forced by the times rather than their true choice. "

He paused and continued, "Once we successfully recruit Xie Baoqing's group, Captain Dakang, your burden will be even heavier.

You need to carry out in-depth ideological education for them, so that they understand the purpose and discipline of the Eighth Route Army and gradually become loyal Eighth Route Army soldiers. "

After hearing what Gaoda said, Li Dakang pondered for a moment and finally nodded.

He understood Gaoda's foresight as the team leader, and also realized that this was a rare opportunity to strengthen the county team.

He clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Yes, Captain! I promise to do my best to complete this task!"

Afterwards, Gaoda found Xie Baoqing and explained his intention to recruit him.

Although Xie Baoqing was nervous, facing the powerful strength of the Eighth Route Army and Gaoda's sincere invitation, he knew he had no other choice, so he agreed to join the Ping'an County Brigade.

With the addition of the bandits from Heifengzhai, the number of people in Ping'an County Brigade successfully exceeded 800, getting closer and closer to the 1000 mark.

After recruiting the bandits of Heifengzhai, the county brigade returned to their base in a mighty manner.

Xie Baoqing and others also came to the county brigade headquarters in Lijiazhuang with mixed feelings.

Gaoda reorganized bandits including Xie Baoqing, broke them up and assigned them to various companies, and appointed Xie Baoqing as the deputy company commander of the newly formed third company.