The two devil machine gun teams pulled their fingers on the trigger, ready to pull the trigger at any time, and shot more than 100 workers surrounded by devils in the middle, and the devils with guns around them were loaded, as long as the devil squad leader gave an order, this group of mongrels would never be soft, and would pull the trigger at the first time and shoot these unarmed workers.

Li Yongchang, the shopkeeper of the Rongchang Dyeing Cloth Factory, knelt on the ground and broke his forehead and begged for mercy, blood flowed from his head, flowing down his cheeks and into his mouth, he could no longer care about his dignity in order to rescue the captured workers from the enemy's bayonet and gun, let alone his own life safety, but wanted to use prayers to pray that the murderous devils would put down the butcher knife and turn the muzzle of the gun, and not to slaughter these unarmed workers.

But the fierce devil squad leader had no compassion, 'whoosh' pulled out the command knife, swung the knife and slashed at Li Yongchang, seeing that the devil's command knife was about to be cut off on the head, Li Yongchang at this time saw that he could not save more than 100 workers, closed his eyes with a dead heart, and waited for the devil to split him in half.

Li Yongchang didn't want to see the workers of the Rongchang Dyeing Factory shot dead by the murderous enemy, let alone see the workers lying in pools of blood, he just wanted to die, if he died and could save these workers, even if he couldn't, he didn't want to see the workers fall in front of him.

He suddenly straightened his waist and stood up, stared at the angry and bloodshot eyes, glared at the little devil, waiting for the command knife of the devil squad leader to split his head in half, once a person fails to survive, he will not be afraid of death, at this time Li Yongchang is determined to fight to the death, waiting for the devil's butcher's knife to fall.

Just when the command knife of the devil squad leader was about to slash at the top of Li Yongchang's head, suddenly the command knife was kicked away, Li Yongchang felt a chill on the top of his head, thinking that he was dead this time, but how could he feel that the knife didn't hurt on the top of his head?

When the leader of the devil squad was about to slash the command knife to the top of Li Yongchang's head, the command knife was blown away by a palm, and the leader of the devil squad turned to look at the soldier who flew the command knife in his hand, and was about to grab it, but his hand hung in the air for a long time and did not dare to move.

The Japanese officer who slapped the captain of the devil squad with one palm, pushed away the captain of the devil squad who was standing in front of him and was extremely angry at first, and at this time he stood motionless in shock, walked to Li Yongchang's side, held Li Yongchang with both hands, and said apologetically: "Shopkeeper Li, you are frightened, my subordinates are not good, and I have caused trouble for you and your factory." ”

Li Yongchang glared angrily and waited for death, feeling that the sharp blade was empowering from top to bottom, and the corpse was about to be separated, he thought he was dead, but he didn't expect a humble voice to sound in his ears, and he held his shoulders with both hands.

He saw in a trance an old devil wearing a Japanese-style military uniform different from other devils, looking at him with a smile on his face, Li Yongchang didn't expect this devil officer to bow deeply and say again: "Shopkeeper Li, I'm really sorry, you are frightened, please bear with me." ”

Li Yongchang had never seen this old devil, he saw that the surrounding devils were still surrounded by workers with guns, and he felt that he was not dead at this time, and he was still alive.

He looked up and down a few times at the old devil in front of him, this shopkeeper Li who was determined to fight to the death, since he was determined to die in advance, he would not shake his will at this time, Li Yongchang looked at the old devil with a humble attitude and did not smile, and said expressionlessly, humbly and arrogantly: "Who are you?" Why don't you kill me? ”

"Hahaha, shopkeeper Li, your Rongchang Dyeing Factory, in Fuping City is the leading large-scale factory integrating weaving and dyeing, and the Imperial Japanese Army came to China to establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Circle and protect accomplished factory owners like you. Don't be afraid, the Imperial Japanese Army will severely punish the bastards who infringe on the personal and interests of you and your workers, Shopkeeper Li, do you understand? ”

Li Yongchang looked at this old devil who spoke fluent Chinese Chinese, and frowned suspiciously in his heart, he couldn't figure out what kind of ghost this old devil was so friendly.

For the safety of the lives of more than 100 workers, and in order to protect the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, which contributed to the fight against the Japanese base area, the expression on Li Yongchang's face was no longer so jealous and hateful, and his facial muscles relaxed and asked again: "May I ask who your Excellency is?" Why spare me and my more than a hundred workers? I don't know what you mean. ”

The old devil suddenly raised his head and laughed and said: "Shopkeeper Li, I'm really sorry, the sudden visit is a bit abrupt, when I see my subordinates so rude, I'm really embarrassed, I, the chief of staff of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army, Noda, is not strict with his subordinates, and I greatly offended Shopkeeper Li. ”

The leader of the devil squad, who was left out in the cold, was originally ordered by Shangfeng to lead a fully armed squad of devils to encircle and search the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, which was suspected of fornicating with the Eighth Route Army, and used the most severe means to force him to confess that the head of the Jinchaji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army was hiding at the entrance and exit of the underground tunnel, and was extorting a confession in a massacre style, but he did not expect that at the most critical moment, Chief of Staff Noda flew away and slashed at Li Yongchang's command knife.

At this time, seeing that Chief of Staff Noda was respectful and very friendly to Li Yongchang of the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, the leader of the devil squad did not know what to do, so he recklessly pointed at Li Yongchang and reported to Chief of Staff Noda: "Report to Your Excellency Chief of Staff, according to investigation, Li Yongchang of the Rongchang Dyeing Factory and some workers of the factory had fornicated with Tuba Road.

I am going to make an example of what is the entrance and exit of the underground tunnel, please ask Your Excellency the Chief of Staff to hand over to me this Li Yongchang, who has fornicated with the Eighth Road, and I will definitely take out from his mouth where the entrance and exit of the underground tunnel is. ”

The captain of the devil squad was about to rush up and grab Li Yongchang as he spoke, but Li Yongchang no longer looked like a bear kneeling on the ground begging for mercy at this time, but his face was cold, and he stared at the devil squad leader who pounced on him with angry eyes.

The cunning Chief of Staff Noda did not stop him, but looked at it with an eagle-like hook-like look, when he saw that Li Yongchang was calm and determined to die, Noda suddenly made a move, 'slap, slap' the leader of the devil squad twice, and scolded in a domineering tone: "Bastard, the shopkeeper Li Yongchang is the best friend of the Imperial Japanese Army, and I was ordered by the commander of the Katayama Brigade to visit the shopkeeper Li and appease the factory workers, do you understand?" ”

"Report to Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I don't understand." This stubborn devil squad leader unexpectedly contradicted Chief of Staff Noda.

Chief of Staff Noda was furious and ordered the devils he had brought: "Escort this bastard who destroys the new order of Greater East Asia to the gendarmerie and punish him severely." ”

Seeing that the leader of the devil squad was taken away by two devils, the treacherous chief of staff Noda ordered the devils who were surrounded by more than 100 workers with guns: "You all withdraw from the factory, guard the perimeter of the factory in full armor, and protect the Rongchang Dyeing Factory from any troops, quickly." ”

A squad of devils immediately obeyed the order to withdraw from the factory, and the more than 100 workers were about to fall under the bayonets and guns of the devils.

Chief of Staff Noda seemed to be extremely angry, watching the leader of the devil squad being taken away, he suddenly turned around and changed his face to a sanctimonious face, and pulled Li Yongchang with a knife in his smile and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, please forgive my subordinates for being rude." ”

'Rude'? Li Daocheng scolded in his heart: "You old devil, I don't know what kind of ghost you have in your heart, you treat me and my workers like this, just one 'rudeness' can wash away the brutal devil's atrocities? If you don't kill at this time, there must be a more insidious conspiracy. ”

In order to save the lives of the workers and the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, which the Eighth Route Army regarded as an important place for the supply of cloth and cotton in the rear, Li Yongchang had to aggrieved himself and nodded with a smile and said: "I don't know that Chief of Staff Noda is here, I, Li Yongchang, am sincerely afraid, if Your Excellency does not arrive in time, I, my workers and the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, I am afraid that there will be a river of blood, thank you for your thoughtfulness." ”

"Where, where, the important task of the Imperial Japanese Army stationed in Fuping City is to protect talented industrial and commercial elites like Shopkeeper Li, as well as these workers and good people in your factory, please believe me, your Rongchang Dyeing Factory will be safe from now on."

"Thank you, thank you, Your Excellency, for your great protection, I, Li Yongchang, will definitely be grateful for my kindness."

Chief of Staff Noda exchanged pleasantries with Li Yongchang for a while, and before leaving, he handed Li Yongchang a special pass, patted Li Yongchang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Li Jun, you are a great good friend of the Japanese Imperial Army, and my association will come to visit often, please stay." ”

Li Yongchang accompanied Chief of Staff Noda to the jeep, ran two steps to open the car door with courtesy, but was grabbed by the collar by the guard standing in front of the car door and thrown out fiercely.

Li Yongchang, who wanted to be courteous, didn't expect that the little devil would not let him get to the jeep, so he grabbed him and threw him out violently, 'kicking, kicking' and retreating a few steps before he fell.

(End of chapter)