Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

A row of soldiers had caught up with Qian Bojun's team and, led by Hu Zi, had half-surrounded them.

Like Qian Bojun's men, Wu Zhe didn't have much ammunition left, so he had to keep some to guard against Qian Bojun's dying counterattack.

After hearing Wu Zhe's words, Qian Bojun thought he saw hope, but when he was about to leave, he found that he had been surrounded.

"You are Lin Qiang's people, right?"

Qian Bojun hid behind the bunker and shouted to the people surrounding him: "There's no need to be so ruthless. Let me go, and I can give you all my money!"

Until now, Qian Bojun still believes that Lin Qiang wants to kill him for money.

"We don't want your dirty money!"

In Lin Qiang's absence, Hu Zi became the team's top leader. This was also Lin Qiang's special permission: "Our platoon leader said that he owed Captain Chu a favor, and this favor needs you to repay it. Captain Qian, please step out on your own and don't let your men continue to sacrifice themselves."

"Ha ha!"

Qian Bojun smiled instead of getting angry and said, "A favor? Returning a favor is fake. The real reason is that you want to use me to repay the debt, right?"

"Whatever you say."

Hu Zi gave him a final ultimatum: "Look for yourself how many men and ammunition you have left, and how long you can hold us off."

This is exactly what Qian Bojun was worried about. If he had been prepared, he would not have taken Lin Qiang's hundreds of men seriously at all.

But the situation is different now. The team has no logistics at all, and some are dying or leaving. Qian Bojun himself knows that most of the remaining people also want to surrender.

The situation is hopeless.

"You want me to surrender? It's impossible!"

Qian Bojun still had a last shred of pride and shouted, "No one can make me surrender, no one!"

"In that case, there's nothing more to say!"

Hu Zi gave the order to attack, and a row of soldiers immediately opened fire after receiving the order.

But after the battle began, Hu Zi found something wrong. There was obviously not much gunfire from Qian Bojun's team, and the resistance was not very strong.

After hearing this news, Hu Zi stopped the shooting and shouted to Qian Bojun's team again: "Anyone who is willing to surrender can come out with their guns raised. We promise not to embarrass anyone!"

There were not many loyal followers like Zhao Shan around Qian Bojun, and Zhao Shan had fought the Japanese to the last moment in Dagu Town to protect Qian Bojun.

The people under him also knew that his situation was hopeless, and all his chances of promotion, wealth, and glory were gone. If they continued to follow Qian Bojun, even if they could escape from here, they would not be able to escape Chu Yunfei's pursuit.

As soldiers of the 358th Regiment, they all knew Chu Yunfei's methods of commanding the army. Those who followed Qian Bojun and wanted to rebel would have the same final result.

Someone gathered the others, and more than a dozen people stood up together, pointing their guns at Qian Bojun's position: "Battalion Commander, we have followed you in battle until now, and we have repaid your kindness. Now we have to think about ourselves. I hope you won't make things difficult for us."

As they spoke, these people retreated, and many people joined the team along the way.

"You heartless bastards! How does the battalion commander treat you normally? You actually want to surrender at this time? I'm going to shoot you all!"

"stop!"

Qian Bojun had to admit that his situation was hopeless, and helplessly said to his men, "Those who are willing to surrender, just leave with them. I will not make things difficult for anyone. If you continue to follow me, you will die sooner or later."

"Captain, even if I die, I will not surrender. I will follow you!"

"And I!"

There are many such voices, but there are more people who choose to surrender silently.

Qian Bojun did what he said and did not make things difficult for them, allowing them to leave the team and surrender.

In just a short while, the team lost hundreds of people.

There was a battalion of nearly 2,000 people, but now only this team of only 300 to 500 people is left.

This was thanks to Ono's visit. The team, which originally had thousands of people, immediately had hundreds of people leave the team after hearing the conversation between Qian Bojun and the Japanese. When the battle started, they had already retreated to the side.

Zhao Shan led a company of soldiers and fought desperately to cover the retreat of Qian Bojun and others. However, many people chose to leave during the journey, making the already unstable team shaky.

By now, Qian Bojun's situation was hopeless. He knew that continuing to resist would ultimately lead to his death and he would also be labeled a traitor.

It’s better to surrender. At least you can survive and have a chance to make meritorious contributions.

Not all the soldiers in the row arrived. A group of them, led by Wang Qiang, were responsible for gathering those who had separated from Qian Bojun and preparing for the subsequent plan.

Hu Zi accepted all those who surrendered on the battlefield, had their weapons collected, and took them to a safe area in the rear.

Qian Bojun hid behind the bunker and looked at the remaining hundreds of people again. He felt very uncomfortable. When he thought about how his subordinates usually flattered him, he couldn't help laughing.

The attitude of his subordinates once made him believe that he could make everyone follow his steps with just a single order. It was not until now that he realized that everything was just an illusion.

But he didn't think his choice was wrong. If Chu Yunfei could become the team leader, why couldn't he?

The first row did not continue to attack actively, but waited for those who wanted to surrender later.

Qian Bojun did not take the initiative to shoot, but tried hard to think of countermeasures and how likely it was that he could break out safely.

If he knew that Chu Yunfei was coming here in person with his guard company, he would not have thought about the possibility of breaking through.

All the surrendered people in the first battalion were taken away by Lin Qiang, along with their weapons and ammunition.

He stayed in Dagu Town mainly for two purposes: to take away all the supplies of Qian Bojun's battalion and leave nothing behind;

Another thing is to wait for Chu Yunfei's arrival.

Qian Bojun was originally retreating deep into the defense zone of the 358th Regiment, and was not on the same route as the regimental headquarters. Qian Bojun was not stupid, and he knew that Chu Yunfei would get the news and would definitely lead his troops there in person.

If we retreat towards the regimental headquarters, wouldn’t we be walking right into someone’s trap?

Lin Qiang must take this opportunity to repay Chu Yunfei for the favor of giving him weapons last time.

Lin Qiang took away all the weapons and ammunition in Dagu Town, and he also searched the residences of Qian Bojun and others and found a lot of silver dollars and yellow croakers.

After searching inside and out, Chu Yunfei and his team arrived at Dagu Town.

He was accompanied by his adjutant Sun Ming, who had met Lin Qiang once before.

As soon as the two sides met, Sun Ming reported to Chu Yunfei: "Commander, this is Lin Qiang, the platoon leader of the Eighth Route Army in Heiyun Village."

"Captain Chu."

Lin Qiang acted very respectful, bowing and saying, "I've heard of Captain Chu's great name for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is truly well-deserved!"

All of Chu Yunfei's deeds in the original novel are worthy of Lin Qiang respectfully calling him Captain Chu, which is a respect for the predecessors of the War of Resistance.

Chu Yunfei glanced down at Lin Qiang. He was a little different from what he had imagined, but he knew very well that this man's ability should not be underestimated. "Platoon Leader Lin, what brings you to my defense zone this time?"

Knowing that Chu Yunfei was in a bad mood because of Qian Bojun's matter, and not against him, Lin Qiang didn't care about Chu Yunfei's attitude and said, "Captain Chu gave me a gift last time. As the saying goes, it's impolite not to reciprocate. This time I came to Dagu Town to return the gift to Captain Chu."

"take me."

Of course Chu Yunfei knew what the gift Lin Qiang was talking about, but he just asked him to lead the way and didn't say much.

If the news of his subordinates' rebellion were to get out, people would only say that Chu Yunfei was incompetent in commanding the army and unable to control his subordinates.

The rebellion was suppressed by the Eighth Route Army. The key point was that he, the regiment commander, only found out about it afterward.

Lin Qiang didn't say much nonsense and walked in front to lead the way.

Soon, he led Chu Yunfei's team to the encircled area. Lin Qiang walked to the edge of the woods and said, "Captain Chu, I'm returning the favor. Of course, if you need any help, just let me know."

"Thank you for your kindness, Platoon Leader Lin."

Chu Yunfei sat high on his horse, not worried at all about someone shooting him in the face: "I won't bother Platoon Leader Lin with Chu's family affairs."

A row of soldiers surrounded Qian Bojun's team, not giving the other side any chance to escape.

Chu Yunfei rode forward for a distance and said to the hiding place of Qian Bojun and others: "Put down your guns and get back to the regiment headquarters. Don't embarrass yourself here!"