Chapter 754: To Beipiao
For Tang Yulin, the "brave champion of the three armies" in his youth has long been a thing of the past. Now he just wants to live and enjoy life.
As he gets older, has a higher status, and has more wealth, his selfishness will naturally become more serious, his motivation will become weaker, and his will will naturally decline.
So he wanted to escape, because he felt that there was no hope of winning this battle, and he had refused the Zhepeng people's solicitation before. If he fell into the hands of the Zhepeng people, his end would be tragic.
Of course, the threat of the two kicks still made Tang Yulin feel like a thorn in his back, a lump in his throat, and sitting on pins and needles.
But he would rather be an ostrich, not thinking about anything, not caring about anything.
It was precisely because of his ostrich mentality that he refused to answer calls from Jin Ling, refused to receive contact from Marshal Zhang, and even refused to think about the threat Su Yi brought to him. He just wanted to run away.
He didn't think about anything, he just wanted to run away first.
Once you get to a safe place, you can slowly figure out the rest.
In the original history, he woke up after being wanted by the Guo government.
At that time, Marshal Zhang sent troops to prevent him from escaping into Peiping, so he had to flee to Chahar. As a result, it was a blessing in disguise that he escaped the arrest of Guofu. Only then did he wake up with horror, realizing that he had reached a dead end, and then tried his best to escape. Running around and moving up and down showed that they would resolutely resist Japan and atone for their sins.
But it was too late by then, and eventually he lost all his rights and became an ordinary apartment in Jinmen.
But now, under a series of resistance and Wang Yaqiao's pressure, Tang Yulin's ostrich dream has awakened ahead of schedule.
He began to realize that if he ran away, his end might be even worse!
Not to mention that he can only pass Wang Yaqiao. Even if he can pass it, if Erqiji comes to settle the score with him in the future, will he be able to win it?
As commanders of the first army, Li Shoushan and Zhang Zongyuan could be killed by two kicks under such tight security. Can Tang Yulin escape?
There's no way to avoid it!
He couldn't defeat Zhe Peng, so Wang Yaqiao promised to send him away.
But when it comes time for Er Kiji to kill him, will Er Kiji listen to his explanation?
Maybe he wouldn't even be able to see Erqi's face, and he would be shot through the head by a bullet from nowhere!
Tang Yulin shuddered when he thought of such a miserable scene.
Tang Yulin stared at Wang Yaqiao with a gloomy face, gritted his teeth and said: "You have to give me an accurate answer. How far should I hit you before you are satisfied?"
"Commander, you didn't fight this battle for me, Wang Yaqiao and Erqiji!" Wang Yaqiao felt inexplicably sad and angry, but he only retorted and didn't want to say anything else.
It's useless. Nothing you say will change the minds of people like Tang Yulin.
At least Tang Yulin has given in now, and that's enough.
"Three days! At least hold on for three days!" Wang Yaqiao said.
"Impossible!" Tang Yulin screamed excitedly, "Three days will kill me! I tell you Wang Jiuguang, one day, at most one day..."
"Two days!" Wang Yaqiao looked at Tang Yulin, suddenly took out a match, lit it with a "snap" sound, and stared at Tang Yulin.
"Two days! Just two days! Damn it!" Tang Yulin almost peed in fear and hurriedly shouted in fear to stop Wang Yaqiao.
Wang Yaqiao looked at Tang Yulin for a while and then said: "Then please, Commander-in-Chief, arrange your troops now to make final preparations for the defense of the summer city."
"You don't need to teach me!" Tang Yulin shouted with a dark face.
He was so angry with Wang Yaqiao that he no longer wanted to show any favor to this person.
A donkey can only grind when it is whipped, and an ox can only plow when it is tied to a halter.
Some people are like animals, they have to be pushed and beaten by others before they know how to go all out.
Even for the sake of his own life, Tang Yulin had to do his best to fight this battle, so he began to arrange his troops. First, he sent advance troops out of the city, destroying roads, laying landmines, setting up roadblocks, and attacking along the way. Guerrilla, try your best to prevent and delay the Zhepeng people from attacking the city.
Immediately afterwards, arrangements for the defense of the summer resort city began.
He is very capable, so when he is serious, everything is arranged clearly and orderly by him.
And because of his personal safety, he was very attentive. After he made all the arrangements, he actually gained some confidence.
In the end, Wang Yaqiao and his people dispersed, and Tang Yulin breathed a sigh of relief.
His expression kept changing for a while, and finally he sighed dejectedly.
He wanted to kill the desperado Wang Yaqiao so much.
But the consequences are too great.
Zhang Zongchang has learned from the past and must take precautions...
Returning to the death squads' military camp, Wang Yaqiao gave a speech to boost morale.
He knew very well that if the Zhepeng people came to the summer city tomorrow, all the more than 500 death squad members might die tomorrow. This is the cruel fact.
"Send electricity to Ye Baishou. If he calls at a good time, tell him as soon as possible. I can only do so much in two days..."
Su Yi can no longer receive calls from Wang Yaqiao for the time being.
A group of six of them took the shortest road and marched in the direction of Beipiao.
It took five hours of walking to reach the forty kilometers.
This is definitely the journey that Su Yi has walked the most and the hardest.
It was windy and snowy all the way, and when they arrived at Beipiao, the six of them were already frozen.
They didn't dare to light a fire to roast them directly. After the six people stopped, they jumped up and down, wiped their bodies with snow, and ate snow balls.
When their bodies were no longer stiff and the heat came back, they made a fire, found a broken helmet, burned some snow water, and ate dry food with the snow water.
"Our target this time is Xi Yiyi, the commander-in-chief of the Zhepeng Army's central route and the head of the 8th Division of the Kwantung Army." Su Yi discussed the next action with everyone while eating.
"This Xi Yiyi is a very radical war maniac. This person is inhumane and very cruel. He has committed several evil deeds of rape and looting before. His crimes can be said to be innumerable."
"Whether it is for the sake of this war or for revenge for the dead compatriots, this Xi Yiyi must die!"
In the original history, Xi Yiyi lived to the age of 63 and died of illness. Although he was listed as a Class A war criminal after his death, it was too easy for this evil executioner.
"The situation is urgent, so our action principle should still be based on as soon as possible, the faster the better!" Su Yi said.
"Master Geng, if we kill this Xi Yiyi, will the Zhepeng Army in the middle route collapse on its own?" Luo Yu asked curiously.
Su Yi shook his head: "The military discipline of the Zhepeng people is very strict. Even if Xi Yiyi is killed, their army will not collapse."
Just when everyone was slightly disappointed, Su Yi changed the subject: "But Xi Yiyi's death will definitely be a huge blow to the morale of the Zhepeng people! Without a leader, they will inevitably find it difficult to form a unified strategic action in a short period of time. At that time, they will inevitably act independently. For our troops, this is an opportunity!"
"I doubt whether Tang Yulin's men will seize this opportunity." Hua Kezhi sneered, "Maybe when the Zhepeng people are in chaos, they will only be grateful and will not do anything."
This sentence made everyone silent for a while, because there is a great possibility that Tang Yulin's men will really do this.
"Don't care what others say, as long as we try our best to do what we have to do." Su Yi said, "Whether Tang Yulin can seize the opportunity or not, Xi Yiyi's death will make the high-level generals of the Zhepeng people feel insecure, including the puppet army!"
At this point, Su Yi couldn't help but sneer.
"If Xiyi dies one by one, and we strike back and kill a Zhepeng commander on the front line, do you think they will still be focused on fighting?"
"Killing a few people may not affect the overall situation of the war, but killing ten? I don't believe that they can continue to fight this war unaffected if their frontline commanders die one after another!"
"Mr. Geng is right. Killing one is not enough. Let's kill ten!" Sun Fengming's blood boiled. "How many officers can be trained on a small fishing island? We keep killing them, and in the end, let them have no officers to use. Let's see if they don't roll back to their fishing island?"
Everyone laughed when they heard it.
"Okay, then our Ertiejiao organization will take what Fengming said just now as the ultimate goal." Su Yi smiled half-jokingly and half-seriously, "I hope we can really do it in our lifetime."
"Then won't we become murderous devils?" Chen Chutai laughed.
"To the Zhepeng people, yes, but to the Chinese people, we are not." Luo Yu said, "At least, we are all considered heroes, right?"
"Why do I remember that someone is a little hero, not a great hero?" Yixiantian teased.
"Little heroes are fine, I don't ask for much." Luo Yu said complacently, causing everyone to laugh again.
Hua Kezhi sighed and said, "Kill them, the more the better. If you want to go to hell, we should go to hell."
"I think we should go to heaven." Sun Fengming said, "We are called punishing evil and promoting good. Doing good deeds is meritorious."
"Killing people is also a merit? Haha!" Chen Chutai laughed at him.
"Mr. Geng, what do you think?" Sun Fengming looked at Su Yi.
Su Yi smiled slightly and said, "Killing one is a sin, killing ten thousand is a hero. Killing nine million is the hero among heroes."
The domineering and murderous aura in these words stunned everyone immediately.
Everyone was silent for a long time. Chen Chutai excitedly took out a pen and a small notebook from his bosom: "Mr. Geng, please say the poem again, I want to write it down!"
"..."
After a short break, everyone continued to move towards Beipiao.
The headquarters of the Eighth Division was not in Beipiao County, but outside the county.
This was originally a prison. After the Zhepeng people conquered Beipiao, they killed all the people in the prison, and then occupied the prison and transformed it into a headquarters.
The structure of the prison is a high wall and electric fence, a natural war fortress.
And the prison is surrounded by plains on three sides, which can be seen at a glance. Only behind the prison is the river beach, where the Ling River rushes.
But in this cold weather, the Ling River is naturally frozen.
As long as machine guns are set up on the four high walls, if you want to capture this headquarters, no matter how many lives are lost, it will not be enough to fill it.
Of course, Su Yi and his men would not be stupid enough to attack by force.
But the problem is that you can't get in!
They were watching the headquarters from two miles away. For nearly an hour, they didn't see anyone coming in or out.
How to get in?
The six people racked their brains, but couldn't think of any way to get in.
Su Yi pondered for a moment and made a decision: "Let's go to the county first!"
It's not a good idea to waste time here. Going to the county to find a way out may be a better choice.
Beipiao County has been completely taken over by the devils, but because the merchants, civilians and officials here are all "obedient citizens" who surrendered and held a warm ceremony to welcome the Zhepeng people into the city, it is rare for the devils to not harm the place at all.
In Beipiao County, the basic order of life is still normal. Except for some traffic arteries where Zhepeng soldiers are guarding and checking, Zhepeng people are rarely seen in other places.
Su Yi first found a high-end clothing store and bought a piece of clothing for everyone. He also got a ready-made suit for himself.
Then the six people pretended to be normal people and went to the street, but tried to avoid major traffic arteries and patrolling Zhepeng soldiers.
After getting familiar with the route of the county, Su Yi divided the people into three groups, two by two, and went out to get information. They agreed to meet at a place called Chunfeng Teahouse half an hour later.
Su Yi and Sun Fengming were in a group, and the two went straight to the city government building.
This place has been taken over by Zhepeng people, and there are Zhepeng soldiers walking around everywhere, which makes Sun Fengming very nervous.
But after seeing Su Yi easily deal with the two Zhepeng soldiers who came to question him, he gradually put his mind at ease, pretending to be Su Yi's follower, and followed Su Yi into the government building easily.
While no one was around, Sun Fengming lowered his voice and asked quickly: "Mr. Geng, why are we here?"
"It's adults' business, don't ask around." Su Yi looked around and said without turning his head.
Sun Fengming was speechless. Just as he was about to ask again, he saw Su Yi's eyes light up and pointed to an office and said: "Found it!"
What did he find?
Sun Fengming looked puzzled and saw the sign hanging on the door of this office read: "Beipiao Municipal Planning Unit".
The office was very large, with six or seven people in it, and a Zhepeng soldier standing guard at the door.
Su Yi nodded to the Zhepeng soldier with a solemn face and was about to walk in.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, hurriedly stopped him and asked: "Excuse me..."
"Get out of the way!" Su Yi said coldly.
This sentence was said in Japanese, and the soldier was smart and hurriedly got out of the way.
For this soldier, the person who could walk here so arrogantly and looked extraordinary and arrogant could never be anyone other than Zhepeng.
Even if Su Yi didn't speak, he wouldn't doubt that Su Yi was a Chinese, because all the Chinese in this building walked with their backs bent and their heads down.
The duty of the soldiers was just to watch the people in the office to make sure they didn't do anything unusual, and it didn't include checking the identities of the people in and out, especially the identities of the Zhepeng people who seemed to have a high status.
After Su Yi and Sun Fengxiang walked in, the Chinese who were busy in the office all stood up subconsciously, and a middle-aged man ran over, bowing and smiling at Su Yi in a flattering manner.
"Madam, what do you want?"