1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Dai Anlan looked over carefully in confusion, only to find three figures approaching their position on horseback or on foot. He could vaguely see that two of them seemed to be women.

What are the Japanese doing? Emissaries?

Persuade to surrender?

Humph, I experienced the "Jinan Massacre" back then, and even changed my son's name to "覆(灭)东(洋)". There's no way I'll surrender today no matter what!

As the three people on the opposite side got closer and closer, the distance between them was within a hundred meters. Dai Anlan shouted at the top of his lungs, as if to encourage himself:

"Who are you? Stop! If you come any closer we will shoot!"

"

At this time, the clear voice of the leading man came over:

“对面的,是东北军112师634团团长贺奎,还是67军25师145团团长戴安澜将军?”

Alas?

You actually recognized me?

Dai Anlan was stunned for a moment, and then a huge rage and a trace of fear that he could not speak of rose in his heart.

damn it!

The information has been leaked to this extent!

I know exactly where my regiment is deployed, which unit it will take over from, and who the regimental commanders are!

Either there are traitors in the upper echelons, or they are all useless! Dai Anlan roared again:

"I'm not a general, but I am your father!" "Speak politely, General Dai."

The other man was neither annoyed nor angry:

"I came here with good intentions to communicate with you, why do you have such an attitude?" "I have no communication with the Japanese!"

"Damn Anhui guy, his attitude is so bad..."

The man muttered a few words, then spoke again, shockingly:

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Fujiwara no Kanezane, the Fujiwara no Kanezane who conquered Chengde."

Tengyuan... what... what??? Wait???

Fujiwara no Kanezane??? Is that him??

No no no no no, absolutely impossible!

He's the King of Japan, the King of Northeast China, how could he possibly get here, and even get so close!!

But what is his purpose in pretending to be Fujiwara Kanezane? I can't figure it out.

Are you looking for death?

Could it really be Fujiwara Kanezane?

Just a name made Dai Anlan's mind go into chaos, and the momentum he had just built up disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"General Dai...Okay, Commander Dai, I'd like you to pass on a message to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Deputy Commander Zhang."

"Wha...what?"

"Tell them that I have avenged the massacre of the people of Manchuria by the Rehe bandits. I will return these prisoners to you. Also, if you don't want Shanhaiguan to be lost, hand over the murderers in Jinzhou as soon as possible! Don't say I didn't warn you!"

After saying this, Fujiwara Kanezane fiercely waved his hand, and immediately behind him, a roar like a tsunami sounded:

“Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!!!”

Their number was originally dozens of times greater than the several hundred light infantrymen of the 145th Regiment in front of them. The momentum of their powerful army was overwhelming, making everyone in the 145th Regiment belonging to the "Thousand-Mile Horse Division" pale and trembling.

Dai Anlan was shocked to realize that the opposing army might actually be the legendary "fake army" - the 386th Brigade!

Otherwise, how could there be so many Chinese-speaking soldiers?

In other words, was it really a Chinese army that achieved such an amazing victory?

So, is this man in front of me really Fujiwara Kanezane?

Dai Anlan immediately wanted to shoot and order the enemy to kill, but hesitated. He was not worried about the retaliation that would surely come after killing Fujiwara Kanezane - among the hundreds of his own men and the tens of thousands of prisoners, there would definitely be no survivors;

Once I went to the Anti-Japanese War battlefield, I never thought about returning alive;

He hesitated mainly because, during the army's march northward, he had heard too many stories from the common people about this "Japanese royal family";

What is astonishing is that most Chinese people actually have no ill feelings towards an invading leader. Moreover, the further north you go, the better Fujiwara no Kanezane's reputation among the Chinese people becomes!

Especially when the 145th Regiment arrived in the Peking area, it happened that the "Northeast Massacre Incident" broke out. The series of actions and reactions of the Nationalist government made him, a Whampoa elite, extremely dissatisfied, let alone ordinary people?

During this period, Dai Anlan heard the voices of the Chinese people and the Northeast Army cursing the government, expressing their disappointment in the country, respecting Fujiwara no Kanezane, and longing for Manchukuo!

After hearing and seeing so much, even a soldier like Dai Anlan, who doesn't care about politics but only cares about military affairs, has become a little shaken:

Is it really right to kill such a person, especially by a surprise attack? During this thought, this hesitation, this distraction, Fujiwara Kanezane had already led his men to turn around, and Dai Anlan instantly missed the best chance to kill.

Looking at the enemy's backs as they walked away and the group of prisoners who had regrouped, he sighed dejectedly, gave up his intention to open fire, and prepared to die in battle.

However, what he didn't expect was that the 386th Brigade actually abandoned the tens of thousands of prisoners they had driven over and began to evacuate Gubeikou in an orderly manner, seemingly with no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to attack the city!

what?

So... they really just came here to avenge the common people? And then they were planning to return to Northeast China?

Did they really release the prisoners?

This...this...this...

Even as a Chinese who hated the Japanese terribly, Dai Anlan couldn't help but feel great respect, admiration, and pity for that man!

How could such a person be a Japanese?

How nice it would be if he were Chinese!

That way we can respect him as a leader without any psychological barriers!

Ugh...

Seeing the unpleasant expression on his commander's face, the adjutant asked cautiously, "Captain, what should we do with these defeated soldiers? Should we let them in?"

"Put it in!"

Dai Anlan sneered in a dull manner:

"Heh, they're our own people. What else can we do if we don't let them in? Just let them starve to death outside? They're doing worse than Japan... Manchukuo?"

"Um... then, do you want to do some screening?" "What to screen?"

"To prevent the Japanese from plotting..."

"Haha, other Japanese might, but that guy is too open and honest, he would definitely not bother to do that..."

After saying that, Dai Anlan recalled the rumors he had heard along the way and changed his tone, "Forget it, let's do some investigation. I also have some questions... Oh, I heard there are a lot of bandits in Rehe. Check them out thoroughly and execute the most heinous ones on the spot!"

"Yes.."

So, the defenders of Gubeikou, together with some of the defeated soldiers who had just been gathered, began to slowly release the prisoners into the Great Wall defense line.

"What? I gave each of you a dollar?" "Yes... yes, sir."

After making sure that no one was going to rob him, a captive from the Northeast Army carefully raised the Yuan Datou in his hand and told the truth:

"They told us to take the money and go home, and told us not to do bad things again, otherwise they would kill us if they caught us next time..."

At the end, he even sighed: "That prince is such a good man..."

No one refuted this statement, let alone questioned the phrase "go home". Where could a Northeast Army soldier go home?

It's no different from surrendering to the enemy. Dai Anlan pondered for a while.

Why does it feel like I've seen this practice of giving prisoners money to go home somewhere?

Oh yes! The Red Army before!

That's what the Red Army seems to have done! Could it be that the enemy is the Red Army?

Thinking of this, Dai Anlan couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

Damn it, I've been so overthinking lately that my brain is going crazy. Maybe this is how all the powerful armies in the world work?

It seems that if we want to become a strong army, we must learn from them and treat prisoners well.

Otherwise, how could they have been the Northeast Army (everyone thought the 386th Brigade was formed after the Northeast Army defected to the enemy) and suddenly become so powerful after falling into the hands of that prince?

Could it be that... there really is such a thing as "the Lord of Destiny" in this world?

But why, a Japanese?

For the first time in his life, Dai Anlan suddenly wanted to understand the politics that he had never cared about or bothered to pay attention to before, and to clarify the doubts in his heart.

In this way, the 145th Regiment identified prisoners, shot criminals, inquired about military affairs, and released people into the customs, while reporting today's adventure to the rear.

A day later, Du Yuming, commander of the 73rd Brigade, flew to Beijing and then came to Gubeikou without stopping. When he saw Dai Anlan, he started cursing:

"Yangong! You are so fucking confused!!"

"Ah?? How come...how come I'm confused?" "Confused! Confused!"

Seeing Dai Anlan being so "stupid", Du Yuming was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down. He even pulled out a gun and pointed it at the other party's head and shouted:

"Why the hell didn't you give the order to shoot! Why didn't you give the order to shoot!" "Brigade...Brigade Commander, I hesitated for a moment, then..."

"I don't want to hear your explanation! I don't want to hear your explanation! Come here! Arrest this traitor!"

"Why???"

Dai Anlan was shocked and yelled as he was dragged away by his arms:

"Commander! How did my subordinates ever commit treason? I'm innocent! I refuse to accept the charges!!"

"If you don't obey your mother, you'll be caught!"

Du Yuming didn't care about anything and had Dai Anlan gagged, pinned to the ground, and put into the car to take him away.

An adjutant said cautiously:

"Commander, I don't think Captain Dai is collaborating with the enemy or betraying his country. He might be..."

"I know he can't." "Hey? Then..."

"I'm protecting him..." Du Yuming sighed.

Dai Anlan doesn't pay enough attention to politics.

The enemy leader was right before his eyes, within easy reach, yet he didn't order a shooting or attack, and instead had a conversation with him for a while, even sending a telegram to the rear to report the incident!

Your mom's eggs!!!

If you don't "collaborate with the enemy," then who will? Don't the superiors have any dignity? Don't the national army care about the morale of the troops?!

If Du Jinming didn't arrest Dai Anlan today and punish him severely first, and then get his confession, once the news leaked out and someone was sent over, even if Dai Anlan was the principal's favorite student, he would probably have to die!

Otherwise, it won’t reassure people! ! !

Sure enough, Guan Linzheng, the commander of the 25th Division who arrived later, expressed great approval of Du Yuming's approach and took the risk of announcing to the outside world that Fujiwara no Kanezane had sent someone to deliver a letter conveying the words of so-and-so.

They knew that Fujiwara no Kanezane's words could not be concealed, and the only thing they could do was to find out how these words were conveyed to the national army.

If the matter was really exposed by Manchukuo, Guan Linzheng was at least a division commander and a member of the first class of Whampoa Military Academy. He wouldn't be beheaded by the Chairman, right?

Moreover, if that prince was really as upright and fearless as Dai Anlan said, he probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to expose this matter.

As expected, the Manchukuo officials simply added a statement stating that they had released the prisoners and demanded that the murderer of Jinzhou be handed over, otherwise they would attack Shanhaiguan, etc., without mentioning the Gubeikou confrontation at all.

As for how the news of this incident spread within Manchukuo and among the prisoners, it was really none of their business. Guan and Du could also fool people by saying that it was all rumors.

However, Dai Anlan's stubborn temper came out. In the prison of the 25th Division, he insisted that he had indeed met Fujiwara Kanezane and that what he said was true. He refused to change his words, which made Guan and Du so angry that they wanted to shoot him.

Alas, the government, oh the government, it’s too difficult.

Thinking about it now, I really miss the Whampoa Military Academy.

At that time, although I was always teased by that bastard Chen Wei and was beaten because of him, at least I had a simple life and didn't have to worry about such a trivial matter as losing my hair.

The matter of the 25th Division was kept secret for the time being, but the fact that Fujiwara no Kanezane led his troops to capture Chengde and Rehe, approached the Great Wall and issued a new statement not only completely bankrupted the National Government's "great counterattack", but also caused great panic.

Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was really too much of a showman. He clearly wanted to counterattack, even if it was just for show, but he was not prepared for the counterattack at all. He also did not consider what to do with the Great Wall defense line if he was defeated.

Of course, we can't completely "blame" him. Who could have imagined that a mere "puppet army" of more than 10,000 people could defeat the Nationalist army and occupy Rehe in just a few days?