Wang Laixian and Ji Zhan'ao were both habitual bandits, so naturally they were evil-minded. Wang Laixian once killed a bandit leader who was a partner with him because of uneven distribution of the spoils. Now that the two met together, they also learned that General Fan Zhuxian died for his country.
They knew that Linqing was the base of the Eighth Route Army, and they knew that this Eighth Route Army was very powerful and not easy to mess with, so they did not act like they did before in Linqing City.
Soldiers looted and looted.
Although Wang Laixian knew that Linqing should not be messed with, the bandit's temperament was like that. He would not sleep well unless he did something bad. Now, he set his sights on the 16th detachment of Jizhan'ao. These days, if you have a gun, you are a boss.
Wang Laixian felt that Commander Fan had died for his country. Who would have the final say in northwest Shandong in the future? He had to ask Commander Wang. However, there were many armed forces from all walks of life in northwest Shandong. Although he had tens of thousands of troops, he was not strong enough. If he could
It would be good if Jizhan'ao's troops were annexed. Besides, Commander Fan is dead, and there are no more people from the National Government on the ground in Shandong. Not to mention the annexation of Jizhan'ao's troops, just the other troops left behind by Commander Fan.
34 What would happen if all the detachments were annexed? So Wang Laixian asked the chief of staff to send someone to invite Commander Jizhan'ao to come to the civilian army headquarters for a drink.
Wang Laixian is ruthless, and Ji Zhan'ao is not a freeloader. Ever since he went to Linqing and found out that he and Wang Laixian lived in the same county, Ji Zhan'ao thought about it. The Eighth Route Army is not terrible. The director and deputy director of his political department are all Communists.
, not to mention that the Eighth Route Army is reasonable, and as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke, there will be absolutely no problem. This Wang Laixian is different, that guy is a bit evil, much more ruthless than himself. No one can avoid it, but they must guard against Wang Laixian.
As soon as the people sent by Wang Laixian said that Commander Wang invited Commander Ji to dinner, Ji Zhan'ao realized that this bastard was evil. He immediately happily told the visitor that it was too late and that he had to rest. Besides, Commander Fan had just passed away.
I am thinking about how to regain Liaocheng, and at least get back Commander Fan's body and avenge his old man. Commander Wang has understood what he wants, and wine must never be drunk.
As soon as the men sent by Wang Laixian left, Jizhan'ao ordered the troops to strengthen their vigilance and repeatedly told his men that Wang Laixian was a man-eating wolf and they must be careful.
As soon as Wang Laixian heard that Ji Zhan'ao would not accept his tactics, he discussed with Chief of Staff Liu Guanqian how to defeat Ji Zhan'ao's 16th detachment.
Liu Guanqian had objections to Wang Laixian's acceptance of Fan Zhuxian's adaptation. He originally advocated that Wang Laixian should directly accept the National Government's adaptation. Later, seeing that the main force of the national army north of the Yellow River had withdrawn across the board, he had no choice but to agree to accept Fan Zhuxian's adaptation. Now seeing that Wang Laixian wanted to annex Jizhan'ao,
I felt sick in my heart. These bandits were really nothing. They were thinking of new ways to annex others every day. However, Liu Guanqian, who was used to Wang Laixian's tricks of eating small shrimps, did not stop Wang Laixian, but told him to
It is not difficult to annex Jizhan'ao, but what is difficult is how to prevent the Eighth Route Army from interfering.
In the past, Wang Laixian was a master who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but after seeing the combat power of the Japanese army, he knew that his troops could rob a common people, but it was too far behind to compete with the regular army. When Liu Guanqian talked about the Eighth Route Army,
Wang Laixian remembered the sight of seeing the Linqing County brigade today. Although there were only a few hundred people, they were all of the same type. Needless to say, they were all taken by the Eighth Route Army from the Japanese army. How dare you mess with such a unit?
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Wang Laixian thought for a long time and felt that if he wanted to annex Jizhan'ao, he must take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was not in Linqing. The number of the county brigade was too small. As long as he did not provoke them, they probably would not dare to provoke him. So Wang Laixian called
One of his most trusted group leaders came and personally gave instructions and made arrangements.
Soon, the guard post of the 1st Route Army of the People's Liberation Army on guard on Linqing Street began to yell at the guard post of the 16th Detachment. It started with Riniang Cao and me scolding each other, and soon it turned into a confrontation between the two armies.
When Zhang Linzhi arrived, the two armies were already at war with each other.
It was already 11 o'clock at night, and both armies also lit up torches. It seemed that Wang Laixian was determined to deal with the Sixteenth Detachment. The troops had already surrounded several camps of the Sixteenth Detachment and set up a
Machine guns and small cannons. Residents who had fallen asleep for a long time were awakened by the noise. Many residents had begun to quietly open the gates of their courtyards and drag their children with them to the place where the county brigade was defending. The streets were noisy.
Ji Zhan'ao was naturally overjoyed to see Zhang Lin's arrival, and kept saying that Commander Fan's body was still cold, and the stubborn Wang Laixian had a mischievous intention, and asked Commander Zhang to do justice.
Zhang Linzhi has been working in Fan Zhuxian's political department, and his identity is no longer a secret. Ji Zhan'ao knows it, and Wang Laixian also knows it. As soon as he heard that Zhang Linzhi was coming, Wang Laixian asked his adjutant to block him, saying that Commander Wang had caught a cold and was feeling unwell and could not
I'm a guest, please forgive me, Director Zhang.
Zhang Linzhi found it funny. The two troops outside had set up machine guns and cannons, but the victim inside said he was unwell and could not see guests. This bandit was just a bandit, and there was no way he could make up a lie more cleverly.
He laughed in his heart, but things had to be done. Zhang Linzhi said to the adjutant: "Since Commander Wang is unwell, I won't bother you. Please tell Commander Wang that according to reliable information, the main force of the Japanese army that captured Liaocheng and the Japanese army that set off from De County
Large troops are rushing towards Linqing. Maybe tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest, the Japanese army will encircle Linqing. The first line of civilian troops has many troops and sophisticated weapons. The important task of guarding Linqing will be handed over to Commander Wang. I hope
Commander Wang, don’t run away without fighting like in the Liaocheng defense battle, and get the reputation of a running away general.”
After saying that, Zhang Linzhi walked out of the door with the guard. He heard a shout from inside: "Director Zhang, Director Zhang, please wait a moment. Wang apologizes to you!"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Laixian took a few big steps and stepped out.
Seeing Wang Laixian, Zhang Linzhi remembered that the first line of civilian troops in the Liaocheng Defense War fled without a fight, leading to the death of General Fan Zhuxian, and his hand unconsciously reached for the pistol in his waist.
Wang Laixian's face changed when he saw Zhang Linzhi's hand reaching for the pistol at his waist. He quickly stopped and quickly retracted his hands that were extended to shake hands, reaching for his waist.
At this moment, the two guards also pulled out their pistols, and the situation immediately became embarrassing.
In fact, Zhang Linzhi only had a momentary impulse. After all, he had been working underground for many years and his mind was extremely firm. He quickly came to his senses. Now is not the time to settle accounts!
Zhang Linzhi retracted his hand stretched out to his waist and said with a smile: "Commander Wang, I'm sorry for disturbing your rest so late. It's true that the Japanese army will arrive soon, and your department has another conflict with the 16th Detachment.
This is not a good time for internal strife!"
Seeing Zhang Linzhi say this, Wang Laixian felt a little embarrassed on his face. However, those who were bandits had already returned their dignity to their mother's womb. Now what he cares about is only whether the Japanese army has come to Laqing or not. Everything else is no longer important.
Therefore, Wang Laixian opened his mouth and said: "No need to talk about internal strife, Director Zhang, is your intelligence reliable? Has the main force of the Japanese army really arrived?"
Zhang Linzhi nodded and said: "It's absolutely true, the Japanese army is not far from Linqing."
Wang Laixian was completely anxious now, because he knew that Zhang Linzhi was a member of the Communist Party, and the Communist Party had great power. He said that if the Japanese army was coming, they would definitely come.
Ignoring Zhang Linzhi, Wang Laixian immediately asked the chief of staff and the commanders of each regiment to hold an urgent meeting to study the retreat of the troops.
When Zhang Lin heard that Wang Laixian was about to run away, he felt uncomfortable. He felt that this guy was really a bandit. He was shocked when he heard about it. Poor General Fan Zhuxian even gave him the rank of lieutenant general when he recruited him. He didn't expect this guy to hear this.
The Japanese army will run away at the last word. If you rely on such a guy to stop the Japanese army, no wonder General Fan Zhuxian died tragically!
When Zhang Linzhi saw that the adjutant had gone to notify the meeting, he said seriously: "Commander Wang, you can't just retreat like this, right? There are still so many people in Linqing City. If you withdraw, who will defend Linqing?"
At this time, Wang Laixian's mind was full of escape. He was not in the mood to chat with Zhang Linzhi about who would defend Linqing. He immediately replied: "What does it matter to me whether Linqing is lost or not? Director Zhang, if you want to evacuate, you can come with us."
Withdraw, I will ensure your safety."
Zhang Linzhi glanced at Wang Laixian and said: "I will not withdraw. I will stick to Linqing and give the Japanese army a head-on blow here. If you want to withdraw, I can't stop you, but please consider retreating without a fight."
As a result, Linqing can no longer be like Liaocheng. If your troops evacuate Linqing again, it will be difficult to take it back in the future! My opinion is to stick to Liaocheng and deal with the Japanese army here."
When Wang Laixian heard Zhang Lin's words about holding on, he immediately shook his head like a rattle and said that there was not enough food, grass and ammunition in Linqing City, and there were no reinforcements outside, so holding on would undoubtedly be a dead end. Anyone who wanted to hold on could do it, anyway, the first line of civilian troops
We need to move to other places to continue the fight against Japan.
Zhang Linzhi wanted to persuade him again, but he saw that the officers attending the meeting had already arrived one after another. Knowing that it would be useless to talk more, he wanted to give the final advice: "Commander Wang, everyone has his own ambitions, so he can't come reluctantly. Since you want to retreat, I want to ask you to
I agree to two things. One is to ask your department to lift the siege of the 16th detachment, and the other is to ask you to restrain the military discipline of the troops and not allow the soldiers to harass the people."
Before Zhang Linzhi could say anything else, Wang Laixian interrupted him and asked him to wait at the headquarters until the meeting was over.
Zhang Linzhi knew that this unit was highly variable and that it was dangerous to stay here. However, Wang Laixian did not lift the siege of the Jizhan'ao tribe. It was very likely that Wang Laixian would kill him again before retreating. This guy is too unreliable. What happened?
It's possible to do it all. Whatever it is, let's make peace with it as it comes, and we must persuade Wang Laixian not to engage in internal strife.
Zhang Linzhi asked the guards to go back and report the situation, and asked the troops to prepare in advance. If Wang Laixian retreated peacefully, it would be fine. If he harmed the people again before leaving, he must be stopped by force.
After the guards left, Zhang Linzhi sat down and waited for the meeting of the First Route Civilian Army to end.
After waiting for almost an hour, Wang Laixian ended the meeting. Zhang Linzhi wondered when this was. With Wang Laixian's bandit character, he wanted to deploy and retreat immediately, so why did it last so long? Look at Wang Laixian's face again.
, Zhang Linzhi's heart skipped a beat: Things are in trouble!
Zhang Linzhi's judgment was good. At the meeting, Wang Laixian and his bandit officers actually made a decision that was beyond Zhang Lin's expectation: "Control Linqing, surrender to the imperial army, and strive to expand the army into an army of the Imperial Association Army."
The reason for this situation is that firstly, Wang Laixian himself has no patriotic thoughts. He only raised the anti-Japanese flag because he wanted to expand his team. Secondly, at the meeting, the officers of Wang Laixian's department knew that the Japanese army was coming to attack in large numbers.
After hearing the news, everyone was basically frightened. I felt that the Chinese army was no match for the Japanese and was being chased like rabbits. So what could the Eighth Route Army do? The Japanese army was really powerful. With planes and tanks coming together, it would be safer to surrender to the imperial army.
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After Wang Laixian saw Zhang Lin again, he said with a smile: "Director Zhang, I have decided to stick to Linqing and not retreat. However, please order the tenth detachment and the county brigade to put down their weapons and accept our army's adaptation. As for
Director Zhang doesn’t have to worry about the affairs of the 16th detachment, I will take care of it. If you want to blame it, you can only blame Ji Zhan’ao for being unlucky and ignorant. I want to reorganize his troops, so it’s just because I think highly of him. If you offend me, I will let him
His entire army was wiped out."
When Zhang Lin heard that this guy was spouting shit, he was not angry but laughed: "Wang Laixian, Wang Laixian, I didn't expect Commander Fan and I to think highly of you. You want to be a dog even though you are a good person. I feel very sad.
I originally wanted to turn you from a bandit into a revolutionary soldier who has served the country, but who knows if you can't change your attitude and become a traitor? I'm telling you, I have nothing to say if you retreat.
Being a traitor is absolutely unacceptable! Our Eighth Route Army will not agree! I can tell you that it is still too late for you to repent, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
Wang Lai
The Qing Dynasty is so wealthy, do you think it would be a great achievement if I dedicated you and Linqing City to the imperial army?"
Zhang Linzhi opened his mouth and spat directly into Wang Laixian's face: "Traitor, I tell you, the Communists are not afraid of death, and Linqing will not let you be handed over to the Japanese. Don't be like your mother.
Now, the main force of our army is rushing back to Linqing on a starry night. You still have time to step back from the brink, otherwise, you will be shot in public by the anti-Japanese government!"
What Zhang Linzhi said was the truth, but Wang Laixian was already a bastard at this time - he was determined to become a traitor, so how could he listen to hard words?
Wang Lai
Detachment and county brigade, listen, the gunshots are ringing outside, and soon there will be news that your troops have been wiped out!"
After saying that, Wang Laixian laughed proudly.
Before Wang Laixian had finished laughing, the messenger came to report the news. However, what Wang Laixian did not expect was that the messenger reported not the news that the 10th detachment and the county brigade had been disarmed, but the news that the Eighth Route Army troops had entered the city.