"Liu Liang, the former chief of Xiaowangzhuang and the current vice president of the puppet maintenance association, confessed that he was a thief and betrayed the country, and colluded with the Japanese bandits to kill our patriotic soldiers and civilians...... The crime is so heinous that after a trial decision, he is now executed for treason and defection to the enemy! ”

On the makeshift execution platform outside the heavily guarded Qinghe Town Office, the judge brother shouted loudly and read out the charges of the traitor Liu Liang.

And around the torture platform is a large area of black oppression, the hardships of life have left traces of time on their faces, compared to the pot-bellied Liu Liang, their skinny bodies make people look sour.

Although most of these people were residents of the town, unlike the farmers who lived in the countryside, most of the people in the town depended on commerce and trade.

After all, the northern Jiangsu region is close to the junction of North China and Central China, and there is the Huai River flowing into the sea, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal also runs through the territory, and the commerce and trade have been developed since ancient times.

In ancient times, there was the reputation of Huaiyang, Suzhou and Hangzhou, these four areas belonged to the prosperous commercial area, and Huaiyin, to which Qinghe Town belonged, has been prosperous since ancient times.

However, since the invasion of the devils, the war has been raging, the trade routes have been cut off, and these people in Qinghe Town have also lost their source of livelihood, and many people have to rely on their only remaining savings to survive.

And the looting of devils and traitors made their lives even worse, and in the face of devils and traitors with bayonets, they had a hard time.

In order to maintain expenses and pleasures, the maintenance association deliberately apportioned a lot of taxes, which made the people of Qinghe Town miserable and hated the maintenance association.

It's a pity that there are devils behind the maintenance meeting, and the people dare not speak out.

Now seeing the president and vice president of the maintenance association, who have always been evildoers, being detained and sentenced, the people who have been oppressed for a long time seem to have found an outlet for their emotions.

"Kill them! Kill them! ”

The chest of every one of the people burned with boiling anger, and in the roar, they threw their shoes and stones one after another.

Liu Liang and others, who were arrogant on weekdays, would have been beaten to death by the angry people if they had not been stopped by the guerrilla officers and soldiers responsible for maintaining order.

"Ready!"

Seeing the surging emotions of the people, the guerrilla staff officer in charge of the trial meeting was worried that something would happen, and with a wave of his hand, several brothers who had been executed were loaded with bullets, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at Liu Liang and others.

The traitor Liu Liang and others were accustomed to being arrogant, and in the face of the ruthless execution brothers, their bodies trembled like chaff, and they kept kowtowing to their ears and begging for mercy.

But there is no regret medicine in the world, since he chose to commit treason to the enemy and be a lackey for the devil, then he is doomed to have no good end.

"Shoot!"

"Bang-bang-"

The whistling bullets rushed out of the muzzle of the gun, puffing through the bodies of the chairmen and vice-presidents of the maintenance association, and the bullets tore out a huge bloody hole in their backs, and the castrated devil sank into the wall with blood and flesh before stopping.

The huddled people were frightened by the sudden gunfire and retreated, and when they saw the two traitors who were paralyzed and fell to the ground, they burst into loud cheers, and many of them cried with joy.

Of course, among these people, there are also some people who are so frightened that their faces are like ashes, they quietly retreat, far away, they are hidden enemy elements, and they dare not stay here anymore.

"Take the former security battalion commander Zhang Lezi!" The staff officer waved his hand to drag the two executed Han ** bodies down, and shouted to the audience.

The disheveled puppet battalion commander Zhang Lezi was also carried to the torture platform by two hard-faced guerrilla brothers, one left and one right, and the onlookers were angry and scolded, and many things fell on Zhang Lezi's body.

The public trial meeting outside the town hall was in full swing, and every traitor who was executed on a criminal charge could set off a small climax.

Seeing the officers and soldiers of the guerrillas executing these arrogant and domineering traitors, the people of Qinghe Town, who had been oppressed for a long time, let out a fierce breath of evil.

Although there was a clamor of gongs and drums outside, within the walls of the town office in Qinghe Town, the vigilant guerrilla brothers were loaded with bullets, as if they were facing a great enemy.

In the dimly lit conference room of the town office, on the benches on both sides of the old long table, more than a dozen staff officers of the guerrilla detachment headquarters and the main officers of the unit were silently present.

Zhang Liechen, the deputy detachment leader who had just arrived from Xiaowangzhuang to Qinghe Town to take over, hurried all the way, still wiping the fine sweat on his forehead.

"Wang Huzi has sent back the news, the main force of our guerrilla column has been ambushed by devils outside Huaiyin County, it is estimated that there will be more luck and less luck, let's discuss, what should we do next."

The cheers of the people were heard from time to time outside the town office, but after hearing Yang Ling's words, the staff officers and battalion and company commanders were silent and solemn.

They had just cleared out the Japanese puppet army in Qinghe Town, and they were still thinking of working together with the main force of the column to eliminate the devils in Huaiyin and restore Huaiyin.

Who knew that this unit had just been deployed and got such bad news, the main force of the column was actually ambushed by the devils.

"Damn, are their scouts blind, can't they even find out about the devil's ambush?" Deputy battalion commander Zheng Gang immediately began to scold his mother with a black face.

In fact, this is also because the main force of the guerrilla column is too careless, they thought that they were the attacking side and held the initiative.

But who knew that they stepped into the trap dug for them by the captain of the devil brigade, Yamaguchi Akamatsu, and the asymmetry of intelligence made them paralyzed and careless, and they were surrounded by devils in the middle of the night, so that they suffered heavy losses.

"There are thousands of brothers in the main force of the column, even if they are ambushed by the devils, I estimate that the situation should not be too bad, and they may have broken through and moved to a safe place now." Staff Officer Lei Xiong is very optimistic.

Staff officer Liu Sheng shook his head and said: "I can't see it, I heard the news that there is at least one devil's infantry brigade around them, and there are a large number of puppet army, the puppet army is nothing, and you don't know the devil's combat effectiveness......"

Although everyone knew that the Ninth Guerrilla Column had capsized in the gutter this time, they really didn't know what the specific situation was.

"Now, whether they are sudden or not, we should take measures immediately, otherwise we will fall into a passive situation."

Zhang Liechen, the deputy detachment leader, had just rushed over from Xiaowangzhuang, and he couldn't take care of lunch, so he rushed to the meeting, and broke Yang Ling's current situation with one word.

If the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column had been diverted, it would have been good if the devil's attention had been attracted, and they would have been safe for a short time.

However, once the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column suffered a devastating blow, the Third Guerrilla Detachment, which had survived, became the number one target for the devils to deal with.

It is very likely that their Third Guerrilla Detachment will have to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the devils on all sides independently, and the good situation that has just been laid down will be lost again.

Everyone is cursing in their hearts now, and the situation that they finally opened up is handed over to the devil, and they are really unwilling in their hearts.

"I think we should concentrate our forces to immediately advance in the direction of Huaiyin, first, to cover the main force to break through, and second, to lead the upcoming battle to the periphery of Qinghe Town, grasp the initiative, and not passively defend." The operational staff officer advised.

"But there are a large number of devils and puppet troops in the direction of Huaiyin, the enemy is strong and I am weak, if we advance head-on, it is very risky, who is responsible for the losses?"

"I suggest that what we need to do now is not to advance, but to quickly withdraw Battalion Commander Wang and them to preserve their strength, if it really doesn't work, Qinghe Town can also give up, it's a big deal to go back to the countryside to fight guerrillas, after all, it is important to preserve strength."