Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 436 Nakajima Yoshiko

Just as Liu Heiqi was about to go back to his room to sleep, a sarcastic voice sounded from outside.

"Hey, King Liu, you've become more arrogant after robbing some of the Tubalu's junk, right?"

Hearing this, Liu Heiqi frowned and wanted to kill the little leader in front of him on the spot. Since when did anyone in their village enter as they pleased?

"Haha, King Liu is a little angry today."

The speaker's voice reached Liu Heiqi's ears, and the whole person entered the hall, followed by a group of people dressed in black, and they were carrying ten large boxes.

Seeing this situation, Liu Heiqi's expression finally looked better.

Although this person was not very polite and came late at night, it looked like he came to give a gift.

It is said that you should not hit someone who smiles at you, let alone someone who gives you a gift.

"this………"

Liu Heiqi looked at the woman in front of him hesitantly. It was the first time he met her and he had no idea why she would give him a gift.

Before Liu Heiqi could remain puzzled for long, the leading woman introduced herself: "My name is Nakajima Yoshiko, I'm from the Great Japanese Kingdom. I'm here today to follow orders. Our section chief values ​​you very much!"

This sentence made Liu Heiqi shiver. He thought that the devils had ignored him during the day, but now they came...

Seeing Liu Heiqi's expression, Yoshiko Nakajima didn't waste any words and directly signaled her men to open the box.

There were three boxes of silver dollars, and the remaining seven boxes were all arms, all made by the Japanese. One box also contained Japanese light machine guns. It had to be said that the gifts were indeed valuable.

Liu Heiqi was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and said, "Miss Fangzi, you shouldn't accept rewards without merit. You should first tell me why you are here. What do you want us to do?"

Although Liu Heiqi has a beard and usually appears rough, he is quite smart. Otherwise, he would not have been alive and well for more than ten years.

Judging the situation, he was not in a hurry to accept the gift.

As an agent of the Special High Section, Yoshiko Nakajima naturally understood the minds of these bandits before coming here. Moreover, she had already mixed a lot of sand in the entire bandit nest, otherwise she would not have chosen this time to come and persuade Liu Heiqi.

"Lord Liu, I have come with sufficient sincerity this time to invite you to bring your men and women to submit to the Imperial Army. Your position will be Commander of the Imperial Army Corps of Yuci City."

"Of course, the Imperial Army's sincerity is definitely more than what is shown on the ground. When the time comes, when you surrender to the Imperial Army, there will be 50,000 silver dollars and 500 guns presented to you."

In fact, more than half a year has passed since the defeat in the Jinzhong Battle. After the conscription was completed, no less than five divisions of Japanese invaders came to the Jin-Cha-Ji War Zone within this month, and more will be added later.

Therefore, the Japanese commander had to start taking action, which led to the involvement of Yoshiko Nakajima and her group. At the same time, other areas were bound to continue as well. The Japanese needed to re-establish the reputation of their First Army.

Liu Heiqi looked at the guns and silver dollars on the ground, and when he heard Nakajima Yoshiko say that there were more, he was immediately tempted.

Who would want to stay in the mountains and live a life of starvation and poverty when they can go to the county town to enjoy the good life?

But Liu Heiqi was also a thief. He did not agree immediately and did not show it on the surface.

Even common people know to ask for a high price and pay it back on the spot. Liu Heiqi has been in the business for more than ten years. They want to get rid of him with just tens of thousands of silver dollars and hundreds of guns. It seems that they lack sincerity.

He had made good gains recently from robbing passing merchants and the Eighth Route Army, especially the batch of arms from the Eighth Route Army, which was enough for him to live a comfortable life. So he was not in a hurry to surrender to the Japanese now, at least he could wait a little longer.

"Ms. Fangzi, thank you for the kindness of the Imperial Army. As you know, there are more than 2,000 brothers in my village, and I have to listen to everyone's opinions."

"Besides, I, Liu Laoqi, didn't know you guys before. We should both get to know each other better before we talk."

Liu Heiqi spoke very nicely, but in fact he just wanted to drag it out and talk about it after this period of time.

A cautious character can help people live longer. This is his experience in dealing with people over decades.

Yoshiko Nakajima naturally knew very well what Liu Heiqi was planning. They had been targeting this group of bandits for a long time and had just not wanted anything to happen. But now that their strength had recovered, they were definitely going to subdue the unstable factors around them.

"King Liu, you don't know much about the Imperial Army, but the Imperial Army knows a lot about you. Before you came here, you were doing business in the north, right?"

Nakajima said something meaningful, and then continued:

"It's normal to need some consideration for such a big matter. The Imperial Army also wants to make friends with you, but I have to kindly remind you that the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei should not be underestimated."

"You have a village of more than 2,000 people. They can mobilize several times more troops to encircle and suppress you at any time."

"You robbed them of their supplies and weapons. Do you think they'll just let it go?"

"Of course, if you submit to the Imperial Army, King Liu won't have to worry about these things, and the Eighth Route Army won't have the strength to come to the city to cause trouble for you!"

Nakajima's words made Liu Heiqi's face twitch slightly. He naturally knew the strength of the Eighth Route Army here, but he originally wanted to take advantage of it first. If there was any danger later, he would take his men into the mountains and no one would be able to find him.

Now Nakajima's words have indeed opened up a new idea for him, which he can consider.

Thinking of this, Liu Heiqi fell silent. Even so, he still wanted to delay time. If he wanted to sell himself to the Japanese, he had to get a good price, right?

Yoshiko Nakajima smiled like a flower. She felt that Liu Heiqi was just so-so and much easier to deal with than she had imagined.

"King Liu, the greeting gift is here. The Imperial Army will give you a week to consider it. After a week, the Imperial Army will send a large force to assist you in surrendering."

Nakajima turned and walked away. After a few steps, he seemed to remember something and turned to Liu Heiqi and said, "Don't even think about escaping, King Liu. The Eighth Route Army is entrenched in the Taihang Mountains. It will be easy for them to find your whereabouts."

"I think King Liu is a smart man. Especially since he is like a stray dog ​​in the mountains, it would be better for him to go to the city to drink and eat meat."

"In the Imperial Army, you are either a friend or an enemy. After a week, Fangzi hopes to see the wisest choice for King Liu. Farewell!"

These words made Liu Heiqi's face change from gloomy to uncertain. Nakajima's words were very threatening, but they also made sense. He really had to think carefully about how to respond.

And judging from the situation in the village, his brothers seemed to have some other ideas, otherwise these Zhongdao would not have been able to enter his village so easily. This had to be guarded against.