Chapter 37 Let the brothers surrender!
Seeing the pseudo-Mongolian cavalry in the open valley, they finally faced the reality and no longer fantasized about breaking through and running away. The Eighth Route Army, which surrounded all sides, also slowed down the siege and slowly rushed into the pseudo-Mongolian army that was gathered together in an encirclement formation.
Looking at the open central area, the simple defensive position that had been piled up with horse corpses or even human corpses, Lu Zhencao, who was commanding the battle, also knew that the subsequent battle would become simpler and easier.
However, Lu Zhencao was also considering how to solve this group of surviving pseudo-Mongol cavalry. If he could persuade him to surrender, he could also reduce unnecessary casualties in the army. For this reason, he ordered the army to slowly force him over.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army surrounding the escort did not fire, Li Shouxin, who was in the encirclement, also signaled his troops not to fire at will. He knew very well that firing shots would only anger the Eighth Route Army surrounding the encirclement.
In such an open area, it is difficult for these remaining troops to withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army. If the problem can be resolved by negotiation, Li Shouxin still hopes to resolve the crisis through negotiation.
The Eighth Route Army, which was two hundred meters away, quickly stopped moving forward. However, what surprised Li Shouxin was that the Eighth Route Army that was forced to come did not send anyone to shout, but had begun to clean up the peripheral battlefield.
Faced with such a strange scene, the confidant officer around Li Shouxin said in confusion: "Commander, what do the Eighth Route Army wants to do? Now we are surrounded here and we are not sent to persuade us to surrender. What do you want to do?"
Li Shouxin, who was also confused in his heart, looked at Tianse and said, "No matter what the Eighth Route Army has, we just need to wait patiently. Those who ambush our Eighth Route Army are probably the real main elites of the Eighth Route Army!"
Even if you can't figure out why the Eighth Route Army arranged so many main forces here, Li Shouxin was a little aware that the Eighth Route Army attacking Duolun was not really trying to attack Duolun City.
But then I thought about it, the Eighth Route Army set up this trap specifically to lure them to Duolun, which would pay too much attention to their puppet Mongolian army. You know, in the eyes of the Eighth Route Army, they have no combat effectiveness!
No matter what Li Shouxin was thinking at the moment, Li Shouxin also had little confidence in the face of the scene in front of him. He knew very well that he would be very afraid that he would find it difficult to survive today's disaster.
It was just at this moment that the Eighth Route Army that had completed the full encirclement, and a huge shout came soon: "Listen to the people inside, give you three minutes to immediately put down your weapons and surrender. The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially.
If you dare to resist, we will implement a hostile policy. Starting from now on, three minutes later, if you do not surrender to our army, it will be regarded as a rebellion, and then our army will launch an offensive directly.
If you do not accept any conditional negotiations, you must surrender to our army unconditionally. For the sake of the same vassal, we may give you a way out. I hope you will cherish and not waste this precious opportunity!"
Listening to the Eighth Route Army's call, looking at the Eighth Route Army troops that began to set up machine gun positions and artillery positions. The puppet Mongolian army surrounded in the center of the passage knew very well that they had no way to escape. They had no way to resist to the end, and there was only a dead end.
The staff officer who stayed by Li Shouxin also said at the right time: "Commander, what should we do?"
Not accepting any conditional surrender means that they have no room for bargaining with the Eighth Route Army. But if the Eighth Route Army was surrounded today, I am afraid that Li Shouxin would not agree to the Eighth Route Army's terms with him.
After all, the current situation is obvious. The Eighth Route Army wants to deal with the remaining pseudo-Mongol cavalry, and the rest is just firing artillery or firing fire. In that case, it is probably another massacre attack!
Looking at the uneasy expressions of his subordinates, Li Shouxin could only nod helplessly and said, "Let your brothers put down your weapons and disarm them at the Eighth Route Army! We were defeated in this battle. If we don't surrender, we will all be buried here today.
Now bet on the Eighth Route Army, maybe we will have a way out. It’s better to live without a single life than to die. I can’t drag down my brothers. Speaking of which, I will also drag down my brothers. Let the brothers surrender!”
With these words, the commanders of the puppet Mongolian army around them wanted to be stubborn. However, in the face of the threat of death, they did not dare to say anything, so they could only turn around and start to issue an order to put down their weapons and surrender.
At this moment, Li Shouxin's confidant said, "Commander, while the Eighth Route Army has not come yet, please change your clothes quickly! When I come forward to meet the commander of the Eighth Route Army, you will feel aggrieved and put on the soldiers' clothes first!"
The commander of the Cavalry Division may know that it is very difficult for a high-ranking official of the puppet Mongolian army like him to get the treatment of prisoners. Even if the Eighth Route Army now spares his life, he will not survive the public trial next time.
Knowing that death is undoubtedly inevitable, the cavalry commander was still very loyal and took over the power of this commander. The purpose is naturally to better cover up Li Shouxin's existence.
Li Shouxin naturally disagreed with this suggestion. However, after his subordinates persuaded him, he quickly changed into a soldier's outfit and sneaked into the team that had begun to line up to disarm the Eighth Route Army.
Faced with the remaining puppet Mongolian army, they finally chose to surrender, and Lu Zhencao also felt relieved. While ordering the troops to detain these prisoners, they also asked the main force's first regiment and the second regiment to rush to the next combat area on fast horses.
There was also an infantry brigade commanded by Colonel Matsuda, who needed to wait for them to work together to encircle and suppress. As for the three clamps, the rest was to investigate the prisoners and clean the battlefield.
Speaking of which, in this battle, the Third Infantry Division, apart from consuming a batch of bombs and anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, did not take much effort to solve the pseudo-Mongol Cavalry Division. Such a victory made Lu Zhencao also very happy.
He smiled and said, "Send a telegram to the commander to inform our troops that our troops have wiped out the pseudo-Mongol Cavalry Division, and are currently counting the prisoners and cleaning the battlefield. The main forces of the division headquarters, the First Regiment and the Second Regiment, have also transferred to the fast horses to join the Third Cavalry Division."
After receiving a telegram from Lu Zhencao, even though He Zhengdao had just fallen asleep, he was woken up by the guards. He Zhengdao, wearing a coat, soon appeared in the combat command room again, looking at the map hanging in the combat room.
‘After solving this pseudo-Mongol Cavalry Division, the rest is the pseudo-Mongol Infantry Brigade. The Third Cavalry Division came out of Zhangjiakou. Did there be any call back? How did they encircle this infantry brigade?’
‘The commander of the report, I had asked about the Third Cavalry Division before, and the Third Division called back to the encirclement. They are currently rushing this infantry brigade to our encirclement. However, the puppet Mongolian army resisted very tenaciously!’
Listening to the report of the intelligence staff, He Zhengdao nodded and said, "According to the reconnaissance information they had sent earlier, there should be many Japanese infantry troops on the road with this puppet Mongolian army. With Japanese soldiers here, they dare not not fight to the death.
Send a telegram to the Third Cavalry Division, informing the two main regiments of the Third Infantry Division that they were rushing to meet with them. Let them use as much guerrilla tactics as possible when driving away this infantry brigade, and focus on killing and killing the enemy with great vitality!”
‘Yes, Commander!’
‘In addition, send a telegram to the Third Infantry Division, asking them to move in a hidden way as soon as possible after cleaning the battlefield. For the rest of the troops, they can continue to lurk. If the situation in the battle of Doron changes, they should also rush to support in time.’
Originally, according to He Zhengdao's intention, after solving the pseudo-Mongolian infantry and cavalry coalition that came from Zhangjiakou, they only had two reinforcements left. But the problem was that he was not sure whether the North China Front Army would take any action.
For safety reasons, the Third Infantry Division will continue to be placed in its current position, so as to prevent the North China Front Army from raiding. Even if the North China Front Army finally sends troops to support it, I believe that the Third Infantry Division can also carry out effective defense.
When He Zhengdao's telegram was sent to the Third Infantry Division, Lu Zhencao, who was interrogating the commander of the pseudo Mongolian cavalry, said with a gloomy expression: "If I remember correctly, should you be an officer of the 17th Infantry Brigade before?"
‘Yes! Sir?’
Hearing Lu Zhencao's inquiry, this confidant Li Shouxin's direct confidant division commander seemed a little surprised. After all, there were actually not many people who knew about his background. These people could be called Li Shouxin's starting troops.
However, when facing Lu Zhencao's inquiry with a gloomy expression, the division commander was also confused. At least this pseudo Mongolian cavalry commander knew that there were actually many officers and soldiers of the former Northeast Army in the Eighth Route Army today.
Faced with these former robes, the division commander had no joy. The reason was very simple. They all betrayed their faith in the end and even became lackeys with the Japanese army, becoming the doggies controlled by the Japanese army in the Northeast.
Such an identity made them really have no face to face the former Northeast Army robes. But from Lu Zhencao's words, he could guess that the commander of the Eighth Route Army in front of him might be the one who came out of the Northeast Army.
‘Don’t call me a sir! If Marshal Zhang knew that he had a subordinate like you, he would be ashamed. The guy who had beentrayed the clan and forgot his ancestors, I feel embarrassed to have a robe like you. Now tell me, where is Li Shouxin?’
From Lu Zhencao's words, the cavalry commander could confirm that the commander of the Eighth Route Army in front of him, as he guessed, had served in the Northeast Army before. But now, I think he has a low position in the Eighth Route Army.
Listening to Lu Zhencao's inquiry, the cavalry commander quickly said, "Sir, we are also trying to survive. Even the young marshal was powerless to the Japanese. What can we do? Chief Li did not go on the road with us!"
Just at this moment, a combat staff member walked in with a happy face and said, "At this time, you dare to lie. I have to say, you are very loyal to Li Shouxin, a big traitor, a traitor, and a traitor.
Unfortunately, even though he changed into a soldier's outfit, he still couldn't escape the eyes of our intelligence personnel. Division commander, when he registered the prisoners, we found that the big traitor Li Shouxin."
Chapter completed!