The little abacus in Iwabe's ambition is just now. If I break through to the south, a fool can judge it, I'm afraid there will be no chance at all. And the south side is also the main direction of attack of the opponent. Breaking through to the south is tantamount to looking for death by yourself. Only by breaking through to the west and entering the deep mountains may still have a certain chance.

As long as Liu Xi Shaozuo breaks through to the south, he can attract the opponent's heavy troops to the past. Don't shoot yourself when the time comes, you will run away quietly, and the chances of success in breaking through to the northwest can be said to be greatly increased. Poor Liu Xi Shaozuo is also grateful to Masao Iwabe for allowing him to break through. But I didn't know that Masao Iwabe was secretly calculating him in his heart.

However, Masao Iwabe was right in one sentence, the captives who persuaded him to surrender were able to cross the battle line and come to their command post in the center of the position, and it was simply impossible for no one to connive. The origins of the soldiers of the 70th Wing are too complicated, especially those of the officers mentioned by the veteran non-commissioned officers after the expansion of the army.

Masao Iwabe could foresee that the prisoner would be able to come to him smoothly, and definitely more than one officer gave the green light. And the other officers, even if they were not involved, were silent. It's been half a year since he arrived, but Masao Iwabe, who already knows his subordinates well, understands what this means? It means that the morale of the military has completely collapsed.

Masao Iwabe knew very well that the Seventy Wing no longer had the courage to fight. The reason why there is no final collapse yet is because these people are afraid that they still have the last glimmer of hope for a breakthrough. After all, the Japanese army's policy towards its own captured officers and soldiers, especially the handling of officers, is very clear to everyone. But as long as there is the slightest possibility, no one wants to be this captive.

Of course, for these soldiers from Osaka, if they fail to break through and can only break into pieces, they will not hesitate to put down their weapons. The reason why the troops are barely maintaining themselves now is precisely because the officers who know that there is no other way to go back than to be forced to commit suicide are still maintaining.

The determination of his subordinates to continue fighting, Iwabe Masao, who has been completely lost, is worried about how to escape. Looking at the ripe grapes in front of them, Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan, who couldn't eat for the time being, were very dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's move to persuade him to surrender at this stage.

In their opinion, these Japanese soldiers are already ripe, and they can take them down lightly at any time, so why bother to persuade them to surrender? They knew that this was Yang Zhen's helplessness after receiving Kovalev's request for a telegram.

The Battle of Nomenhan has ended, and negotiations are underway between Japan and the Soviet Union. But when it comes to the exchange of prisoners of war, the Soviets have a headache. The Japanese offered a one-on-one exchange, and the Soviets simply did not have that many Japanese prisoners.

Compared with the number of Soviet prisoners of war, although not huge, but also in the hundreds, the number of more than 80 Japanese prisoners in the hands of the Soviet army is not worth mentioning at all. If the one-to-one exchange required by the Japanese side is followed, even a fraction will not be enough.

The 23rd Division, which was the main force participating in the battle, and the 7th Division, which was later reinforced, were not soft-footed crabs like the 4th Division. There were many people who died with the Soviet tanks with explosives packs. Although the two sides fought fiercely for months, the number of prisoners captured by the Soviets was not large. In addition, some of the captured Japanese prisoners of war were worried about reprisals if they returned home, and there were many who did not want to go back.

In the 128 Incident of that year, the Japanese army's handling of the captured officers and soldiers was no longer a secret among the Japanese army. The officers were forced to commit suicide, and the soldiers were sent to Hokkaido to do hard labor. This is already a well-known thing in the Japanese army. Therefore, one-third of the Japanese prisoners of war who knew what would happen to them when they went back did not want to return to China and suffer crimes.

The little devil is a little dead-eyed when he fights, and he will not surrender lightly. But once captured, his mind is more active than anyone else. Although because of his strong obedience, he can be called the best managed prisoner of war in the world. But that doesn't mean they want to go back and suffer.

Due to the special needs of certain quarters, the Soviet army did not intend to forcibly repatriate prisoners of war who did not wish to return. As a result, there was a greater gap in the number of prisoners of war that could be exchanged between Japan and the Soviet Union. In order to make up for this gap in numbers, he tried his best to exchange his captured personnel back. At the signal of the Far Eastern Military District, Kovalev made a request to Yang Zhen, who was currently fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, to ask for Japanese prisoners of war.

For Kovalev's request was not excessive, Yang Zhen agreed to it after some bargaining with him. That's when someone was sent to persuade him to surrender. Moreover, Yang Zhen now also needs Japanese prisoners of war to go to the coal mine in Heli. In order to change the situation that the coal mine miners in the Heli area were replenished into the army by themselves, and the shortage of miners reached the extreme. After all, the contract with the USSR could be delayed, but it still had to be completed in the end.

For Yang Zhen, living Japanese prisoners of war were worth more than dead. However, he would do the same to Japanese troops from the Fourth Division such as the 70th Wing. For those other Japanese divisions and regiments with an unusually strong spirit of resoluteness, he would not risk being bitten back, and pondered how to catch them alive.

Although the prisoner of war who went to persuade him to surrender did not achieve the goal of making all the remnants of the 70th Wing lay down his arms, he at least brought back fifty or sixty Japanese prisoners of war who did not want to fight and took the initiative to surrender. There were even two second lieutenant officers among them. Although the number is a little less, it is better than nothing. And it's a good start, isn't it?

After the persuasion was completed, Yang Zhen felt that he had done his best. Since the remaining Japanese troops are still holding on, then don't blame him for not cherishing these Japanese soldiers who have become available for exchange in his eyes. After receiving the report that Tao Jingfei's persuasion work at the forefront had been completed, Yang Zhen directly picked up the phone and issued a general attack order.

However, an attack order was issued, but Yang Zhen withdrew Liu Changshun's second brigade before the battle, and handed over the final settlement of the 70th Wing to Du Kaishan's headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, which now has only one main force regiment and one shelf regiment at hand. Regarding Liu Changshun's extreme dissatisfaction, Yang Zhen just smiled and didn't say anything, and threw him directly to Guo Bingxun.

Looking at Liu Changshun, who seemed a little impatient when listening to the dense gunfire outside, Guo Bingxun, who unfortunately lost the bet, but did not have any loss on his face, brought him to the map and said: "There is a reason for withdrawing your second brigade." You immediately went north overnight to the garrison of the 3rd Brigade in Qunce Mountain, where a supplementary force had been prepared for you. ”

"The headquarters has decided to hand over the Yubara Independent Regiment, which has completed the initial training, to your department, and upgrade the Sixth Regiment of your brigade, which was originally a shelf regiment, to an integrated regiment. After replenishing the goods, you immediately led the team to secretly advance to the front line of Pangjiadian in the northwest of Qunce Mountain, and waited there for orders from the headquarters. In addition, your old partner, Wang Xiaoming, the former political commissar of the 2nd Regiment, has now arrived there ahead of schedule to join the troops that are ready to be incorporated into your brigade. ”

Guo Bingxun's explanation made Liu Changshun's eyes light up: "Chief of Staff, let our brigade go to the front line of Pangjiadian, which is fighting hard in Heli, to hide and standby, do you want to fight this 25th Division?" That's great. Now our brigade can finally grab a piece of fat to eat. ”

"And it's really good to transfer Lao Wang back. Chief of Staff, don't you know that since Lao Wang was transferred, I am now shouldering the party and government, and I am really busy. In particular, I am a person with no education and a stupid mouth, so I can't do this political work well at all. You and the commander transferred Lao Wang back, which really relieved my urgent need. ”

Regarding Liu Changshun's excitement, Yang Zhen, who was thinking about how to draft a call back to the First Army, said coldly: "What are you excited about?" If it weren't for the fact that a regiment of Du Kaishan was cooperating with Deputy Commander Zhao to block the attack, do you think this good thing would be your turn? I also grabbed fat meat to eat, but I didn't eat fat meat, but I was knocked out of my front teeth by bones. ”

"I can tell you that this time I will transfer to you an independent regiment that has just completed its initial training, but has not yet completely stabilized, and that your brigade will be expanded into a full-fledged unit on a priority basis, and the headquarters has made a great determination. Even Wang Guangyu, who was fighting with the main force of the 25th Division on the front line of Jiangshi, had not yet enjoyed this treatment. If you mess up the pot for me, don't be a brigade commander of you. ”

"Also, Wang Xiaoming is just that the headquarters is not very stable considering that this independent regiment newly transferred to your brigade is not very stable. Your brigade still does not have a political commissar, and you are old partners and are more familiar with each other, so you were temporarily transferred to you from the first division that is still relatively stable. When the battle is over, Wang Xiaoming will return to the first division. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen looked at Liu Changshun, who was still excited although he had been poured cold water on himself, and carefully admonished again: "Remember, before receiving an order from the headquarters, it is absolutely not allowed to act rashly. During the covert standby period, you must master the troops. ”

"Especially the newly incorporated independent regiment, I must seize the time to familiarize myself with it and give me a firm grip. There must be no movement in the troops. They are a newly formed unit, and they are not very stable. If someone defects and your location is revealed, our entire battle plan will be ruined. ”

After that, Yang Zhen raised his hand and looked at the time on his watch, then waved his hand and said, "Don't ink here." Let's go back and get ready. Time is running out for you. If you can't catch up with Qunce Mountain before dawn, you will be in trouble when the devil plane arrives. ”

An Nai couldn't help but be happy in his heart, Liu Changshun, who had already grown grass in his heart, saw Yang Zhen happily release him, didn't say a word, and after saluting a military salute, he immediately returned to his army to prepare to go......

Looking at this guy's hurried back, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said to Yang Zhen with some worry: "Commander, this guy is always so frizzy, can he complete the task assigned to him by the headquarters?" This time, the position of their second brigade was the most important. Whether this battle can be fought well depends entirely on whether their second brigade can be interspersed in place on time after receiving the order. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's worries, Yang Zhen, who was personally drafting a telegram to take the initiative to send a telegram to the First Army who participated in the war, raised his head, pondered for a while, and said: "Although this guy is a little frizzy, he is also a little dead-eyed. But fortunately, with the assistance of Wang Xiaoming and Ma Chunsheng, there should be no big problem. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's answer, Guo Bingxun smiled and did not say anything more. Looking at Guo Bingxun's strange smile, Yang Zhen remembered one thing and said, "Old Guo, I said that you are willing to gamble and lose." Is it time for you to submit your application to join the party? The Standing Committee of the Military Region lacks you, the chief of staff, and many things cannot be solved,"

In response to Yang Zhen's question, Guo Bingxun hesitated and said, "Commander, I don't need to write this application for joining the party. You have a radio station that has direct contact with the Central Committee, and you send reports to the Central Military Commission. Ask them to confirm with the Sichuan Military Commission an underground party member who joined the party in three or six years, codenamed 5543. This party member had direct contact with the Sichuan Military Commission. If the person in charge of the Military Commission at that time had not yet died, it should have been able to be checked. ”

Hearing Guo Bingxun's answer, Yang Zhen was slightly stunned and couldn't help but put down the pen in his hand, and after being stunned for a long time, Yang Zhen said: "Old Guo, are you this 5543?" Haven't you been studying abroad at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France? When did you join the party? Why didn't you say it earlier? Why didn't you say it when the central delegation came? ”

Yang Zhen's question, Guo Bingxun said with a wry smile: "My fiancée when I was in the Sichuan Army turned out to be an underground party member of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee. I was introduced by her as a secret party member specially approved by the Sichuan Military Commission, and my code name is 5543. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, I applied to go to Yan'an. But my superiors disagreed, so I continued to stay in the Sichuan army to do ** and military transportation work. ”

"After the Sichuan army went out of Sichuan to resist the war, I went to various places with the Sichuan army, and gradually lost contact with my superiors because of inconvenient communication. After being captured in the Battle of Xuzhou, contact was completely severed.

"After such a long time, I don't know if the secretary of the military committee sacrificed or not. After my fiancée was arrested and killed, no one but him could prove my identity. And there are no witnesses, how do you let me say it? If you hadn't brought it up, I would have almost forgotten my other identity. ”

"If he had died, there would have been no one to confirm my party membership. In order to protect me, I had direct contact with my fiancée, except for my fiancée as my liaison. Except for the two of them, no one in the entire Sichuan underground party knew about my existence. ”

"Before leaving Sichuan, my superiors repeatedly told me that for the sake of safety, I should not reveal my identity to anyone, even my own comrades. Even if you encounter troops of the 18th Army in the theater of operations, you are not allowed to come into contact. Except for special notices, my line superiors are still the Sichuan Military Commission. Even Li Mingrui doesn't know my identity. ”

For the bitterness in Guo Bingxun's smile, Yang Zhen could feel it. In his later life, he had seen in the memoirs written by those old-timers that many underground party members who had made outstanding contributions to one-line contact had lost contact because of the sacrifice of their superiors. Kwok's example is not uncommon.

However, if the central government is asked to re-examine, first, it will delay the time, and second, it may not be possible to find out clearly. The most important thing is that if several of you can live to the liberation, there will be some problems involved. Especially after losing contact in the past two years, I'm afraid Guo Bingxun can't say it clearly even if he is full of mouths.

After hesitating for a long time, Yang Zhen still said: "Lao Guo, you don't know if the comrade who developed you is still alive. The shape is complex, and it is difficult to find out this aspect in a short period of time. I don't think it's better to report this matter to the Central Committee, except for the two of us, you shouldn't mention it again. You still have to write your party membership book, isn't it just a difference of two years in the party? It's nothing. ”