In Qixing Town east of Jinan City, there are a small team of puppet troops and a squad of Japanese correspondents stationed. They are mainly responsible for the maintenance of the telephone line from Jinan City to Qingdao. They live in a courtyard at the east end of the town.

The Japanese and puppet troops here have received a notice from Jinan City, saying that Gao Jiu and a group of bandits are now operating in this area, making them stay highly vigilant.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers were all nervous. They all hid in the yard and did not dare to go out. In order to prevent the sneak attacks of the Taohuashan guerrillas, they divided the people into two groups and took turns to sleep. They sent two additional posts on the roof and installed the only light machine gun.

That morning, a team of Japanese cavalry entered Qixing Town. Here, the appearance of the Japanese army was very common and did not cause panic among people in the town.

The Japanese soldiers asked clearly the yard where the Japanese and puppet troops were located in the town, and then scattered and surrounded the yard. They climbed onto the roofs around the yard and prepared to attack.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the yard were not clear about the situation outside the yard. Without any warning, they heard two gunshots. Then, the two puppet troops on the roof fell down.

The Japanese correspondents were also very fierce. When they heard the gunshots, they immediately rushed out of the room according to the original plan, preparing to run to various rooms and force the puppet troops to come out to resist.

Only a burst of "slap" gunshots were heard, several Japanese soldiers rushing out were knocked down in front of the door, and some puppet soldiers ran out of the door when they heard the gunshots and were directly knocked to the ground.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers hid in the house and did not dare to go out. They stretched out their guns from the window and fought back.

The attackers ambushed on the roofs of all sides set up machine guns and fired at the windows of the Japanese and puppet troops' housing. After several Japanese and puppet troops were knocked down, they all hid in the corner, and no one dared to show up through the window again.

The attackers were the people of the Taohuashan guerrillas and the military command agents. Several guerrillas threw grenades from the window into the room where the Japanese army was located on the roof. After the several grenades exploded in the room, the Japanese army no longer moved.

At this time, someone on the roof shouted: "Listen to the public security army inside, we are from Gao Jiuye, the Taohua Mountain guerrillas. The devils have been beaten to death. You are obediently coming out to surrender and surrender your guns and not kill them. Listen, I will only give you two minutes, otherwise, you will be killed with a grenade."

The puppet soldiers had heard the continuous explosions. They knew that the Japanese had been killed. If they did not surrender, the grenades would be thrown in and they had no place to hide.

The other party reported the name of the famous Taohuashan guerrillas. Their firepower and marksmanship should not be impersonating. In this case, the puppet soldiers were already scared and saw that the other party gave him a way out, they immediately decided to surrender.

The captain of the puppet army shouted: "It turns out that Master Gao Jiu has arrived. We have no idea about Mount Tai! Please don't shoot! We will surrender now."

After saying that, they threw the gun out of the window and fell all over the ground.

The captain of the puppet army said, "Master Gao Jiu, we have handed over the gun. Please don't shoot! We'll come out soon."

The person on the opposite side shouted, "Come out!"

The doors of the three houses opened, and the puppet army squad leader took the lead and walked out with his hands high.

The guerrillas on the roof continued to monitor them, and then the gate of the yard was opened and several people in Japanese uniforms walked in from outside.

Walking in front was a handsome young man, behind him were two people with almost identical looks, and they were twin brothers at first glance. Behind them were several guerrillas holding machine guns.

When the captain of the puppet army saw the person walking in front, he hurried forward and said, "You are the famous Master Gao Jiu. I have heard of the famous name for a long time and are well-known. I am really lucky to see you in my life."

The puppet soldiers also nodded and bowed one by one, looking at Gao Jiu carefully.

Gao Jiu did not speak. After several guerrillas rushed into various rooms for inspection, they reported to him that the Japanese army had all died and that all the puppet troops had come out. Then he said to the puppet troops: "Don't be afraid, we mainly fight against the Japanese and those hard-core traitors. I believe that you are a public security army just for life and I will not make things difficult for you."

The puppet soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief and nodded and bowed to express their gratitude.

Gao Jiu continued: "You can be willing to go home in the future and continue to be a puppet army, but there is one thing, don't harm the people."

The puppet soldiers hurriedly said, "If you dare not, we will never dare to harm the people."

Ning Wu said: "My Ninth Master is magnanimous. For the sake of you being Chinese, you won't make things difficult for you. But you must keep your word, otherwise, even if you escape to the ends of the world, you will also take your life."

The captain of the puppet army hurriedly raised his right hand and swore: "Thank you, Master Jiu, for giving us a chance to repent and reform. Please rest assured, Master Jiu, I swear to God that we will never dare to hurt the people in the future."

Gao Jiu nodded and said, "We just passed by here and saw that there were ghosts here, so we fought. In this way, you can prepare quickly, make a meal for us, and then we will leave here."

The puppet army leader hurriedly said, "Hurry! Master Jiu wants to have a meal here, take out all the delicious food, and honor Jiu Master Jiu and the brothers in Taohua Mountain."

Li Xikun is now addicted to robbery. He said to the puppet army captain: "You are familiar with the situation in the town, are you?"

The captain of the puppet army said, "I have lived here for half a year, and the situation in the town is basically clear. Uncle, what are your instructions? The younger ones will definitely serve you."

Li Xikun said: "Are there any rich traitors in this town who have money at home?"

The captain of the puppet army said, "Yes, the mayor of this town is not a good thing. He is a hard-core traitor. His brother is the captain of the detective team of the Jinan City Japanese devils. They are very cruel to the people."

Li Xikun said to Gao Jiu: "Master Jiu, why don't we go and have a vote?"

Gao Jiu nodded with a smile.

Seeing Gao Jiu agreeing, Li Xikun was very happy and immediately took the military spies and escorted the puppet army's squad leader to the town chief's house.

Gao Jiu and others left after dinner in the town. They really did not make things difficult for these pseudo-security troops, but just took away their weapons.

After Gao Jiu and others left, the puppet soldiers discussed together, and everyone felt that the Japanese who were with them were dead, and if they did not report the information to the Japanese in the city, they would be responsible. So the puppet army captain called to report to his superiors.

The situation was reported step by step, and Hamada Yoshihiro asked in detail about the situation they saw Gao Jiu and others.

Based on Gao Jiu's height, appearance, Mandarin and other characteristics provided by the puppet army squad leader, as well as the characteristics of the twin brothers around him, he could conclude that this was Gao Jiu himself.

The Japanese army was already in a state of high tension and did not know where Gao Jiu would attack. Now that he knew that Gao Jiu was in the east of the city, although he didn't know what their next target was, he could know that Gao Jiu and others were still wandering around Jinan City.

Hamada Yoshihiro reported this information to his superiors, and the 12th Japanese Army Command immediately issued a situation report, requiring all units to be vigilant and prevent the Gaojiu bandit gang from sneak attacks.

Gao Jiu's movements near Jinan City greatly restricted the Japanese army's actions. The Japanese and puppet troops all hurried in the barracks and strengthened their vigilance.

The 8th Division and the 3rd Air Force both secretly thanked that they did not provoke Gao Jiu. Otherwise, such a worried life would be too uncomfortable.

What the Japanese army did not expect was that Gao Jiu was not here. The man who pretended to be Gao Jiu was a military commander agent. His appearance was different from Gao Jiu, but his age, height, and characteristics of speaking Mandarin were still similar. The most important thing was that the story of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas was circulating everywhere. Everyone knew that Gao Jiu was surrounded by two twin sharpshooters, Ning Wen and Ning Wu. So they deceived the Japanese and puppet troops in Jinan City here.

Gao Jiu used this trick to hide the truth because he still had one important thing to do.

At this time, Gao Jiu was already near Licheng County, more than 200 miles away from Jinan City. Those who followed Gao Jiu here were Guo Hengming and 20 special forces members.

Licheng County is stationed in the 3rd Division of the Public Security Army and its direct team.

After the previous stage of the major raid, the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces in this area were greatly weakened, which was relatively safe for the Japanese and puppet troops. They had received a notice that Gao Jiu was now looking for trouble for the Japanese army in Jinan City and had nothing to do with them, so the puppet troops here were very vigilant.

That evening, a team of Japanese cavalry came to the camp of the 3rd Division Cavalry Battalion stationed outside the county town. They said they were from the 114th Division and passed by here and wanted to add some forage to the army and horses.

The battalion commander of the cavalry battalion did not know these Japanese troops, and he had questions. However, he saw that there were only six Japanese troops and more than three hundred of his cavalry battalions, and did not think that these people had the courage to pretend to be Japanese troops, so he did not have too many doubts.

The battalion commander of the cavalry battalion personally welcomed the Japanese troops and held a banquet to entertain them.

During the banquet, the Japanese lieutenant led by the army was originally speaking Chinese, but unexpectedly, after drinking a few glasses of wine, he suddenly became fluent.

He said, "Battleman Li, have you heard of Gao Jiu, Taohua Mountain?"

When Battalion Commander Li saw Gao Jiu's smile, he suddenly remembered Gao Jiu's appearance reported by his superiors. His hair stood up and he reached out to touch the gun.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that the Japanese who were drinking suddenly pulled out their shell guns from their waists. He quickly gave up his dangerous movements and raised his hands.

The main officers of the cavalry battalion were accompanied by the banquet. Seeing this situation, they obediently raised their hands to surrender.

The puppet soldiers outside heard the movement inside and knew something was wrong. They started shouting, but were shot dead by snipers who occupied the roof. Then, gunshots came from outside the town, and the puppet soldiers who were watching at the gate of the town were also killed.

When Li Changshun, the battalion commander of the Cavalry Battalion, saw this situation, he knew that there must be many Gao Jiu's subordinates lying around the town.

Li Changshun is also a bachelor. He knew that he was not Gao Jiu's opponent. He said, "Jiu Ye, our cavalry battalion will not be enemies with you. Let me go out and shout, and I will let the entire battalion put down its weapons and wait for your disposal."

Gao Jiu nodded, Jia Liu and Li Xiaoshan escorted Li Changshun to the yard. Battalion Commander Li shouted to the outside: "I, Li Changshun, listen to my orders, put down all the weapons, pile them up in their respective yards, and everyone came out to gather."

Gao Jiu expressed satisfaction with Li Changshun's attitude, and said, "Battleman Li, brothers from the Cavalry Battalion, you give me face, and I will not make things difficult for you. I will not violate the river water of your 3rd Division. However, if you want to go to Taohua Mountain to beat me, I have to visit you first."

Li Changshun said: "Jiu Ye, everyone in our Public Security Army knows your power. To be honest, we are not willing to go to Taohua Mountain. It's just that we are all small people and it is difficult to violate the military orders. Please forgive me if you are sorry for me."

Gao Jiu said: "I believe you are telling the truth. I am here this time to give you an excuse to help you avoid going to Taohua Mountain."

Li Changshun said: "This is great. Our brothers really don't want to go to Taohua Mountain to be your enemy with Jiu Ye. What do you think you should do? We all follow your instructions."

Gao Jiu said, "You are directly under the division's cavalry battalion, and you should be familiar with your division commander. I want to ask you to bring a message to your division commander, and I want to talk to him."

Li Changshun said: "This is easy, the division commander is my brother-in-law. To be honest, he is not willing to work hard with the Japanese. If you want to meet him, I will arrange it."

Gao Jiu said: "Okay, Battalion Commander Li, I believe you, don't call your brother-in-law. It is very likely that the information will be leaked through the switchboard, which will cause trouble for him in the future. Please come to your brother-in-law yourself and let him come quietly, so there is no need to worry about his safety."

Li Changshun said: "Master Gao Jiu is a famous hero in the world. Everyone knows it. I believe you, and I will persuade my brother-in-law to come and meet you."

Gao Jiu nodded and said to Jia Liu: "Give Captain Li a horse and send him out of the town."

Li Changshun left the town and ran wildly. It was only a few miles away from the county town. Soon he entered the city and arrived at the headquarters of the 3rd Division.

Wei Liming, the commander of the Third Division, saw Li Changshun and asked suspiciously: "What's going on? I received a report and heard that there were gunshots in your place, and no one answered the phone. What happened?"

Li Changshun saw that there were other people around Wei Liming, so he whispered: "Brother-in-law, let's talk in another place."

Wei Liming saw him mysteriously and said, "What the hell are you doing?" Although he said this, he still took Li Changshun into a room alone.

Wei Liming asked: "What happened?"

Li Changshun said: "Brother-in-law, Gao Jiuye from Taohua Mountain has arrived at my cavalry camp."

He told the details about the matter.

Wei Liming heard that Gao Jiu only brought a few people to the cavalry battalion, but he did not have the idea of ​​sending troops to surround him and capture Gao Jiu. Because he knew that Gao Jiu's reputation today showed that he was definitely not a reckless person. Since they dared to do this, they would definitely be fully prepared.

He was sure that his 3rd Division was under the surveillance of others, and he had sent troops out of the barracks. I'm afraid that they would know that not only could not catch Gao Jiu, but they would annoy Gao Jiu. Since Gao Jiu could go to the cavalry battalion, he could also come to his 3rd Division headquarters.

When he heard Li Changshun say that Gao Jiu asked him to meet, he became silent.

Wei Liming has been having a headache about this matter since he participated in the combat meeting organized by the 12th Army to siege Taohua Mountain.

Is Taohua Mountain so easy to go? Thousands of Japanese people went there, but they had no return. The combat effectiveness of the security army was much worse than that of Japan. If they went there, wouldn’t they die in vain?

However, the Japanese army monitored the puppet army very strictly and it was impossible not to send troops. He had been worried about this matter.

Li Changshun understood what he was thinking, and he said, "Jiu Ye said that he was here to discuss with you how to avoid the 3rd Division from going to Taohua Mountain."

Wei Liming really wanted to meet Gao Jiu, but he was worried that he would go there. If Gao Jiu didn't speak trust, he would be in danger. He asked, "Do you think this Gao Jiu's words are trustworthy?"

Li Changshun said: "I heard that he is trusting to the Japanese. We are Chinese after all. We had no grudges and grudges with him before, so he could not make any mistakes with us. Moreover, the purpose of his visit was to make our 3rd Division not go to Taohua Mountain, but to not be enemies with us. Therefore, I think it should be trustworthy."
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