Use barbarians to defeat the enemy

"What should we do? We worked hard for more than ten hours and finally surrounded Beiping City. Will our efforts be in vain..." The brigade commander of the First Brigade of the Guard Division asked with a depressed look on his face.

Seeing several people looking at him at the same time, Chief of Staff Lin Hu shook his head unexpectedly and said with a calm expression: "No, we still have a chance. As long as we can break through Beiping City and destroy the Northeast Army General Command in a short time, our final combat purpose of raiding Beiping City can be successfully completed..."

The commander of the Armored First Division changed his face and asked Lin Hu with a worried face: "Chief of Staff, what you mean is that you want to launch an attack on Peking. Are you not worried about public opinion attacks, and are you worried about having a bad reputation for destroying historical and cultural monuments on your head..."

Lin Hu smiled and said meaningfully: "Destroying the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army does not necessarily have to attack Beiping City. Of course, even if an attack on Beiping City, it does not necessarily have to destroy a large number of historical buildings in Beiping City."

Speaking of this, Lin Hu's smile became strong. He pointed to an area on the map and analyzed: "Look at this place, although this area is in the city of Peking, there is no ancient building that can represent our country's history and culture. Because this area is the only rented area in the city of Peking, and there are a large number of foreigners and foreign consulates. Especially the Japanese consulate, which occupies almost half of the entire rented area."

"Although we are not afraid of the Japanese and European and American countries, the Northeast Army stationed in the city, including the big boss behind the Northeast Army, is very afraid of the Japanese government, the island country. And we can make good use of these foreigners and let these foreigners help us force the Northeast Army in the city to surrender to us..."

"In addition, we can also use the threats in Tongzhou City to the Beiping garrison again. We will print a large number of relevant leaflets and send them to every Northeast soldier in Beiping City through the air force, so that the top leaders of the Northeast Army will fall into a desperate situation of internal and external difficulties, and completely force the Northeast Army General Command, forcing them to surrender to us."

"Gao.... It's really high..... Use the Japanese to coerce the Northeast Army. Unless their commander-in-chief Rong Zhen suddenly becomes backbone, they will really surrender to us under the pressure of the Japanese. But, Chief of Staff. How should we use the Japanese..." As a subordinate, the brigade commander of the First Brigade of the Guard Division, asked with anticipation.

Lin Hu pointed to the map and replied: "This rental area is at least one kilometer away from the city wall. Ordinary weapons will definitely not threaten the Japanese in the concession, so all we can use is cannons. However, to avoid causing international disputes, at most one battalion of cannons can be used. This task will be handed over to your first brigade to complete. As for others, be alerted on the spot."

"In addition, I will immediately report my thoughts to the General Command and ask the General Command to organize personnel to print relevant leaflets immediately. Then, I will send the flyers to the city of Peking and to every Northeast Army soldier in the city, so that the Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Army Rong Zhen will be completely alone and have to surrender to us..."

"Yes. Chief of Staff..."

Three hours passed in a blink of an eye. Just when the Northeast Army led by Rong Zhen really thought that the National Defense Forces estimated that a large number of ancient buildings in the city of Peking were afraid to ignite the war without authorization. A series of sharp artillery shells suddenly roared from the air to everyone's ears. Then, a violent explosion sounded from the concession area two kilometers away.

"It's a shelling..." Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen, who had some combat experience, subconsciously exclaimed.

Then, his calm face was covered with paleness, and he asked in a voice to his subordinates: "How is it possible? How dare the National Defense Forces attack Beiping City by taking the blame for the great deeds of the world? Aren't they afraid of destroying a large number of ancient buildings in the city and carrying the charge of destroying the historical ancient city..."

When Wang Yizhe first heard the sound of cannons, he was also hopped. However, in just a blink of an eye, Wang Yizhe reacted from the shock. He comforted Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen, who was covered in pale faces beside him, and said: "Commander, you are too worried. The explosion of the artillery shells just now is definitely not a signal of the National Defense Force launching a general attack. At most, the National Defense Forces outside the city demonstrated to us through artillery fire..."

"According to information, the defense force outside the city is equipped with at least 200 large-caliber heavy artillery. The sound of the artillery just now was only one battalion of mountain running. If the defense force really planned to launch a general attack on Beiping City, it would not just take out these few small-caliber cannons and shell the Beiping City like itchy..."

"No accident, it won't take long to send the defenders a report."

When Cao Cao was said, Cao Cao arrived. As soon as Deputy Commander Wang Yizhe finished speaking, a major officer rushed to everyone, saluted everyone, and reported with an incredible look on his face: "Sir, I don't know what's going on. All the shells fired by the Wehrmacht outside the city were shot into the concession area, and almost all fell in the area where the Japanese Embassy was located..."

"Boom boom boom..." Just as everyone's faces were also showing confusion, another round of explosions came from the same position to everyone's ears. When they heard a new round of shell explosions, Rong Zhen, whose face became more and more pale, quickly asked: "Like the explosion just now, did the shells fired by the National Defense Force fall into the Japanese Embassy area in the concession area again..."

"Are the foreign defense forces in the city all madmen who do not know that shelling foreign embassies may cause international disputes or even wars between countries? Are they not worried about the possible military revenge by the Japanese?"

The Chief of Staff of the Northeast Army, who has studied a series of foreign wars in the Defense Forces, replied with a wry smile: "The Commander-in-Chief, even the Defense Forces really provoked the Japanese government. With the current strength of the Japanese government, they dare not take the initiative to provoke wars against the Defense Forces. Unless the Japanese plan to fight against the Defense Forces with the strength of the whole country. Don't forget that both Japan's most elite Kanto Army and the joint fleet that the Japanese are proud of have been defeated by the Defense Forces..."

At this moment, Wang Yizhe, who was highly anticipated by everyone, suddenly spoke with a point of view: "Although the National Defense Forces are not afraid of the Japanese threats, our Northeast Army is afraid. Not only our Northeast Army. The Nanjing Central Government behind us is also afraid..."

Seeing the puzzled expression slowly showing on everyone's faces, Wang Yizhe changed his words and analyzed to everyone: "Commander-in-Chief, I understand. The artillery attack in front of him is definitely a huge conspiracy against us by the National Defense Force. The artillery attack in the city threatens the safety of foreigners in the city, and forces the foreign governments in the city to put pressure on us through force, demanding that we take the initiative to surrender. Otherwise, even if we go to the final war, the foreign governments attacked by the National Defense Force, especially the Japanese government, will eventually be responsible for us, because they have no capital to fight against the National Defense Force. They can only pick up the soft ones."

"Bastard, what a cunning National Defense Force, even the Japanese in the city took advantage of... Deputy Commander Wang, what should we do next? Just stared at the Japanese to threaten us..." A major general commander suddenly stood up from the officers behind him and asked Wang Yizhe with a reluctance.

Wang Yizhe shook his head first and said there was no way. Just as everyone's faces slowly showed a desperate expression, he suddenly spoke: "Although the National Defense Force is very cunning, it cannot threaten us for the time being. After all, the entire Beiping City has been covered by the radio interference signals of the National Defense Force. We have issued a telegram, and the Japanese attacked by the National Defense Force also issued a telegram. As for the Japanese who were attacked in the city, the only thing they can do is to run to our command center to protest verbally. However, once the war is over, we must bear the huge losses caused to the Japanese. In order to avoid international disputes, even if we win, the Nanjing central government may push us as a scapegoat."

The major general who had just spoken said with a frustration: "Since that's the case, it's better to surrender to the National Defense Forces directly. In the National Defense Forces, even if you are a soldier who is not afraid of heaven or earth, you are better than a general who acts as a scapegoat in the Central Military and acts at the eyes of foreigners."

For a moment, because of the Major General's roar full of complaints, dozens of officers, including Rong Zhen, all shut their mouths. Of course, although their mouths were closed, these people's hearts were as if they were upside down.

At this moment, a huge engine roar suddenly reached everyone's ears. As a senior general of the Northeast Army who once owned his own air force, everyone standing here had seen and learned about the plane. Therefore, as soon as the roar of the plane reached everyone's ears, some timid commanders' faces suddenly turned pale, and they were afraid that the National Defense Force Air Force would throw the bombs to their location and take them and the entire Northeast Army command system to the pot.

However, everyone's concern was obviously guilty. The deafening roar of the plane hovered over everyone's heads for five minutes, but still no sound of aviation bomb explosions was heard. Not only that, the National Defense Forces plane that had only been hovering for five minutes disappeared directly over Beiping City in confusion.

"What does the Defense Force Air Force want to do? Is it to show our power to show our power to us..." In the command room with a solemn atmosphere, a lieutenant colonel staff officer suddenly broke the atmosphere and asked back to himself.

However, this question is obviously something that a group of senior officers at the command center want to know. As soon as the lieutenant colonel's staff spoke, the eyes of dozens of people seemed to have been drilled in advance, and at the same time gathered on Rong Zhen, Wang Yizhe and Chief of Staff, hoping that the three of them could explain themselves.

It is very regrettable that when everyone looked at Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen, Rong Zhen's eyes quickly shifted to Wang Yizhe. It is obvious that everyone's last hopes gathered on Deputy Commander Wang Yizhe.

Under everyone's attention, Wang Yizhe quickly fell into deep thought, hoping to come up with a reason to explain everyone.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a burst of rapid and dense footsteps suddenly came to everyone's ears, and at the same time, they also woke up Wang Yizhe who was in deep thought.

Not only that, a violent noise also came from the command department to everyone's ears.

"This is the Northeast Army General Headquarters. You can't go in. If you take another step forward, I'm going to shoot..."

"No, we want to meet the commander-in-chief. Today we must meet the commander-in-chief. You have guns in your hands, and we also have guns in your hands. At worst, we can fight... Brothers, rush into the commander-in-chief and meet the commander-in-chief and ask the commander-in-chief to give us an explanation. Our relatives in the Northeast must not be affected so unknown..."

"Yes, rush in and meet the commander-in-chief. We have to meet the commander-in-chief, otherwise I will take off my military uniform and be a commoner..."

As the quarrels at the command department became more and more intense, a group of officers led by Rong Zhen had to appear at the command department under the strict protection of the guards.

Seeing Rong Zhen with a gloomy face beside him, Deputy Commander Wang Yizhe pointed at the officers at the door and cursed loudly: "Stop it all. You are all my Northeast Army officers. It is so quarrels at the commander-in-chief's office. It's so good to say that the faces of our Northeast people and our Northeast Army are thrown away."

Wang Yizhe's prestige in the army was still unparalleled. As soon as the roar fell, the noisy command department became quiet. However, even so, there were still a steady stream of low-level officers from the Northeast Army holding a piece of white paper similar to a leaflet and continued to gather at the command center.

Just as Wang Yizhe's expression of confusion became stronger and stronger, a battalion commander with a major rank on his shoulders and a scar on his face suddenly spoke: "Deputy Commander, we can't even protect our families in the Northeast, so what qualifications do we have to talk about face? This is the ultimatum issued by the Foreign Defense Forces of the City just issued to us. If we don't surrender before dark, our families in the Northeast will be implicated. The families of you generals have been taken to big cities like Peking, but our families are still in the Northeast. As soldiers, if they can't even protect their own families, what else can we do to be a soldier..."

"Now so many brothers come here just to ask the Commander-in-Chief for an answer, how to ensure the safety of our Northeast family. If the Commander-in-Chief cannot give us a guarantee, then I will not be a soldier..."

"Yes, give us an answer, otherwise we will take off our military uniforms and will not be a soldier..."

"If the Commander-in-Chief cannot give us a satisfactory reply and protect our family, I might as well surrender to the Defense Forces directly."

Seeing the hundreds of officers above the company level with a look of indignation in front of him, Wang Yizhe, who was waving the white leaflets in his hands, had a headache, finally had a glimmer of clarity. He walked quickly to a major, took the leaflets in his hands and started browsing, and asked a major officer in front of him while browsing.

"Where do you come from these flyers..."

Seeing the deputy commander standing in front of him, the major battalion commander subconsciously became nervous. However, for the sake of his family far away in the Northeast, the major officer still held back his panic and replied to Wang Yizhe: "Report to the deputy commander, these flyers were just sprinkled by the National Defense Army with the Air Force. The entire city of Peking was shot. Almost every Northeast Army soldier had at least one copy in his hand..."

Seeing Wang Yizhe's solemn expression getting heavier, he faced the excited and frightened commander Rong Zhen, who was in front of him, asked urgently: "Deputy Commander Wang, what's the situation? Is it serious?"

After handing the leaflet in his hand to Rong Zhen, Wang Yizhe, whose face became increasingly ugly, replied in a low tone: "The Commander-in-Chief, with this leaflet, the threat of the National Defense Forces. Not to mention anything else, the morale of the Northeast Army in the entire Beiping City will be lost. And we will also be in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides."

Rong Zhen quickly took the flyer and started browsing. He didn't know if he didn't look at it. He was shocked when he saw it. Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen, who had at most despair for the future, had been covered by a heartless aura.

He sighed and said with weakness: "It's over, this time it's really over... First, the foreign consulate may have threatened our Northeast Army's top leaders, and now there is a threat from the National Defense Force. Not to mention anything else, just this threat in front of us, all the low-level officers in the entire army will deviate from us. Because, in the face of the National Defense Force's threat, unless we surrender to the National Defense Force, it is absolutely impossible to give everyone any reply..."

Commander-in-chief Rong Zhen lost the courage to continue to fight, let alone other officers.

Wang Yizhe, who was holding his last fight a few minutes ago, also put down his arrogance and confidence in his heart, lowered his head and said nothing, and used his actions to represent his attitude of supporting Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen.

"Commander-in-Chief, it's really finished... The Northeast Army is really finished... You know, once we surrender to the National Defense Forces, it means that the Northeast Army established by the old commander will completely become history... Commander-in-Chief, please consider it carefully..." The Chief of Staff, who had personally experienced the growth of the Northeast Army step by step, longed with a last glimmer of hope.

However, Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen answered that he was also desperate.

"Think about it, what else can I consider.... Look at this leaflet. Do you think the soldiers will follow the orders of the General Command to continue fighting the National Defense Force after reading this leaflet... Also, what reason do you use to reply to the soldiers in front of you, how can you ensure the safety of your soldiers' families in the Northeast... Since the National Defense Forces dares to think that Japan can fire on loan and not be afraid of causing international disputes, they have the courage to attack the soldiers' families in the Northeast. Is such a low-spirited army still necessary to continue fighting...."

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Commander-in-Chief Rong Zhen, who had already made the decision, became more relaxed. After a brief contemplation, he ordered Wang Yizhe, the deputy commander who was also silent around him, and said: "Deputy Commander Wang, now I officially appointed you as the negotiator of the Northeast Army, leave the city to negotiate with the National Defense Forces, and try to win more preferential conditions for the Northeast Army."
Chapter completed!