The commander of the Puppet Manchukuo Army saw that they had been surrounded by the Japanese army, and was afraid that he would be considered anti-Japanese elements by the Japanese army. So he ordered the entire army to lay down his weapons according to Gao Jiu's request.

Gao Jiu issued another order to the puppet army commander, asking him to order the entire army to turn back and 50 steps forward.

The puppet troops all carried out orders and stayed away from the weapons placed on the ground.

The commander of the puppet army was about to ask Gao Jiu who secretly defected to the third battalion, but Gao Jiu suddenly changed his face.

When the commander of the Manchukuo Army saw the guns facing him around, he realized that he was fooled by the guerrillas, but it was too late to regret it.

After receiving the news, Zhao Meng and others immediately led their troops to come in a car. Seeing that Gao Jiu and others had captured a whole regiment of puppet Manchukuo soldiers, they were extremely moved and sincerely praised the Taohuashan guerrillas for their effectiveness.

Zhao Meng directed the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion to load all the weapons and ammunition of the Puppet Manchukuo Army onto the truck and asked how to deal with these Puppet Manchukuo Army officers and soldiers.

Zhao Meng has been dealing with these officers and soldiers of the puppet Manchukuo Army for so many years. These guys are like loyal pugs in front of the Japanese, but they are very cruel to the Japanese armed forces and the people.

Zhao Meng suggested that all the officers of the puppet army be shot and other ordinary soldiers be let go.

Gao Jiu disagreed with his opinion. He said to Zhao Meng: "There is no need to do this. Most of the officers of these puppet army are locals. If they kill them, the other puppet Manchukuo army will fight to the death when they meet the third battalion. If they release them, their fighting will be weaker when fighting against the Manchukuo army in the future. It would be better to put them back and promote our policy of preferential treatment of prisoners for the third battalion."

Zhao Meng admired Gao Jiu very much. Since Gao Jiu said so, he had no objection. He walked to the puppet corps commander and other major officers, scolded them, and let them go.

Several officers under the commander of the Puppet Manchukuo Army, including the battalion commander and above, thanked him very much. When he was about to leave with his troops, Ning Wen and Ning Wu kept them.

He asked the grassroots officers to take the soldiers away first, and then brought these officers to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu said kindly: "Do you know me?"

The commander of the Manchukuo Army, deputy commander, chief of staff and several battalion commanders had never seen Gao Jiu before. They shook their heads together and expressed that they did not know each other.

The commander of the Manchukuo Army said: "We have never met the chief before. Please ask the chief for his honorary surname?"

What Jia Liu likes to do the most is to introduce his own Jiu Ye. He said proudly: "Listen, this is my Jiu Ye, the world-famous hero Gao Jiu and Gao Jiu Ye."

The officers of the puppet army had heard of Gao Jiu's name in Taohua Mountain, but the distance between the outside and inside the pass was too far, so they did not have a deep impression of it. They knew that he was an extremely powerful bandit, and the Kwantung Army had suffered a great loss in his hands.

Today, the outstanding performance of Gao Jiu and others completely deepened their impression of Gao Jiu.

Everyone nodded and said, "I have heard of Gao Jiu's name."

Gao Jiu didn't have so much time to do ideological work with them. He first said that the Japanese army would be completely destroyed in the near future. He briefly talked about the situation on the world's anti-*** battlefield to support his statement.

The officers of the puppet army believed it but not, and now their lives are in the hands of Gao Jiu. No matter what Gao Jiu said, they nodded repeatedly to agree.

Gao Jiu said: "You follow the Japanese devils to be traitors. Once the Japanese devils are defeated and surrender, you will definitely be liquidated by the anti-Japanese military and civilians. You can imagine your fate at that time. Now I will give you a chance to make meritorious service and atone for your sins. Do you want it?"

The commander of the Puppet Manchukuo Army and several officers still nodded and expressed their willingness.

Gao Jiu said: "You can continue to be your puppet Manchukuo army after you go back, but you are not allowed to abuse the people in the future. You secretly help the third battalion to do some anti-Japanese things. If you want, please sign this confession letter."

Huang Banxian had already prepared a confession letter as Gao Jiu's instructions.

It says that everyone volunteered to fight against Japan.

The officers of the Puppet Manchukuo Army all knew what it meant to sign this confession. From then on, they had the handle in the hands of Gao Jiu and Lao San Battalion. They were very reluctant and hesitated one by one.

Gao Jiu said, "You have seen it too. I will call you here alone. Only those of us know about this matter, and the secret will not be revealed.

If you can do what I said and secretly contribute to the anti-Japanese war, I can help you clear away the crime of traitors after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. I hope you can cherish such an opportunity."

Gao Jiu's words made the officers of the puppet army a little moved. They muttered in their hearts that if the Japanese army completely failed as Gao Jiu said, they still had a chance to clear the charge of traitor. However, this matter was of great importance after all, and they were still a little hesitant.

Li Chengwu was a little impatient and said, "My Jiuye is as strong as a mountain. He spits and a nail. How many people can't get such an opportunity? You guys dare to hesitate here.

Master Jiu, stop talking nonsense to them. These guys are shameless and can kill them directly.”

After saying that, Li Chengwu loaded the submachine gun bullets in his hand and pointed them at the officers of the puppet army.

The officers of the puppet army had no choice now. The commander of the puppet army took the lead and signed the confession letter. Others also signed their names one after another.

Gao Jiu said happily: "Don't worry, I will keep this matter secret for you, and I will not do anything that will make you too embarrassed. You can leave now."

The puppet army officers were ashamed of amnesty and said thank you, and left in a panic.

Seeing the officers of the puppet army leaving, Zhao Meng walked over and asked curiously: "Master Jiu, what did you say to these guys?"

Gao Jiu did not intend to tell him what he was talking to the puppet military officers. It was not that he did not trust Zhao Meng, but that the fewer people knew about this, the better.

Zhao Meng's level is not enough. This matter is within the third battalion. At most, Tieshan can only be related to Li Gensheng and Huang Rui know about it.

Gao Jiu said, "It's nothing, I just taught these guys a lesson. Now you can gather the team and let's set off right away."

Gao Jiu and others took the same car to return, crossed the river from Sanpu Ferry, and then drove to the downstream Kuoshantun Ferry to meet with Wang Zhankui, Li Gensheng and others.

Guan Tieshan and Huang Rui received a telegram from Gao Jiu. Although they have seen the power of Gao Jiu and Taohuashan guerrillas these days, they still did not expect that Gao Jiu and the others would annihilate thousands of Japanese troops in such a short time and disarm a regiment of the puppet Manchukuo Army.

Guan Tieshan sincerely praised: "Jiu Ye and the others are really amazing."

Huang Rui also said excitedly: "Yes, I really didn't expect that Jiu Ye and the others could win such a big victory in such a short time. I will tell the brothers of our third battalion this good news."

The officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion who were fighting fiercely across the river with the Japanese army by the river were all feeling anxious when they saw so many Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river. If it weren't for the turbulent river flowing through the water, they would probably not be able to withstand it.

The news of the victory of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas and the guard battalion won the battle, which reached the ears of the officers and soldiers. The people were very angry and couldn't help but burst into warm cheers.

The Japanese soldiers heard the cheers from the other side of the river and couldn't figure out what was going on, so they reported to Sasaki.

Sasaki listened with his ears and heard the cheers from the other side of the river, very confused.

After thinking about it, his face changed drastically and he hurriedly ordered a telegram to the Captain Watanabe United.

His premonition was accurate, and the telegram sent to Watanabe United was like a muddy bull entering the sea, silent. He could now be sure that something happened to Watanabe United.

Sasaki was in a bad mood. He looked at the enemy's positions across the river and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

At the Koshantun Ferry Crossing, Wang Zhankui and Li Gensheng also conveyed the news that Gao Jiu and others had won a great victory to the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion, and everyone also burst into warm cheers.

The brigade commander of the 161st Brigade was confused and didn't understand what the guys on the other side were doing, but it was definitely not a good thing for the 161st Brigade. So he sent a telegram to Sasaki and asked what was going on.

At this point, Sasaki couldn't hide it anymore, so he told the brigade commander that he had to discuss the next countermeasures with the Watanabe Regiment and the troops from the Binjiang Public Security District to sneak attack Baolin County and suffered a crushing defeat.

Through this incident, the commander of the 161st Brigade felt Sasaki's distrust of him, so he discussed with the Chief of Staff what to do next.

The Chief of Staff said: "Sasaki obviously does not trust us and has no good intentions. The main force of the Third Battalion is opposite us. The third battalion he faces must not have much force, but he has a whole division under his command. He can't even capture a bridge for such a long time. He must be unhappy."

The brigade commander nodded and said, "I think so too. What should I do next?"

The Chief of Staff said: "The order we received was to obey Sasaki's command. Let's kick the ball over and see what he said."

The 161st Brigade sent a telegram to Sasaki. Sasaki had already thought about it. He had not achieved any results now, but instead lost the Watanabe United and the troops in the Binjiang Public Security Zone. He was not easy for him to explain such heavy losses after the superiors pursued them.

So he gave the 161st Brigade orders to go all out to fight across the river and eliminate anti-Japanese elements on the other side.

At this time, he had already planned to find a scapegoat. If the 161st Brigade could not annihilate the anti-Japanese armed forces on the other side of the river, he would put the responsibility for the failure of the Watanabe United on the 161st Brigade.

The commander of the 161st Brigade and the chief of staff were not fools. When they thought of this, they sent a telegram to their superiors and reported to the commander of the 81st Division.

At the same time, they no longer launched an attack, but only engaged in artillery battles with the anti-Japanese armed forces across the river to avoid casualties of their subordinates.

Gao Jiu and others marched all the way by car and finally arrived at the downstream Kuoshantun Ferry. When they were about to arrive, Gao Jiu asked Zhao Meng about the terrain situation in this area.

After Zhao Meng introduced Gao Jiu, he sent several local guerrillas to Gao Jiu as guides.

Gao Jiu and others, led by the guide, got off the car, walked to the river, and found a place with a shallow water level to cross the river.

Zhao Meng and others continued to go to the ferry and met with Wang Zhankui and Li Gensheng.

After Gao Jiu and others crossed the river, they detoured to the rear of the 161st Brigade of the Japanese Army.

He looked far from a hillside, looking at the dense Japanese army and their camps. After careful observation, he saw a Japanese army command center, so he set up two 240mm heavy mortars they brought. Gao Jiu personally calculated the shooting of the Chinese Yuan, and then rushed towards the Japanese army command center.

Some of the members of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas held telescopes, while others observed from the scopes on the sniper rifles. They clearly saw that the Japanese command center was blown up by mortar shells and flew into the sky, and they praised the artillery for shooting accurately.

Gao Jiu and others hit the command center of a Japanese army. The news reached the ears of the 161st Brigade Commander. Without hesitation, he immediately ordered the troops to retreat.

Wang Zhankui and others on the other side of the river saw the Japanese soldiers withdrawing, and knew that it must be Mr. Gao Jiu who had seized the Japanese's retreat.

They did not order the troops to pursue the chasing, but just used artillery to chase the escaped Japanese soldiers. With a fierce bombardment, they killed many Japanese soldiers.

When Sasaki learned that the 161st Brigade had withdrawn, he was not interested in fighting and evacuated with his large army.

The Japanese army launched a siege on the Lao Third Battalion and was defeated in this way.

After this period of battle, the recruits of the third battalion were all tested by the war and gradually grew up.

In order to continue to train the troops and expand the influence of the Third Battalion, Gao Jiu suggested that the Third Battalion's troops attack in different ways to attack the group tribes around the Binjiang Public Security Zone, liberate more people, and raise more winter supplies.

Guan Tieshan, Li Gensheng and Huang Rui followed Gao Jiu's opinion and took advantage of the opportunity that the Japanese and puppet troops temporarily stopped their attacks and sent out all three detachments. In one week, they killed more than 20 group tribes in one go, and gave the Japanese and puppet troops a heavy blow, expanding the guerrilla area of ​​the Lao San Battalion to several counties around the Binjiang Public Security Zone, increasing the room for maneuvering for the Lao San Battalion.

In a blink of an eye, Gao Jiu and others have been here for almost a month. He still has his own business to do, so he can't delay it here.

He has now seen that if he just tossed around so ordinary, the Kwantung Army would not surrender. He had to find more important targets to force the Kwantung Army to bow its head.
Chapter completed!