The Japanese officers knew the regiment captain very well and knew what he was thinking. Everyone expressed that if the superiors held them accountable in the future, everyone was willing to bear it with the regiment captain.

The captain who first proposed to surrender, in order to show that he was not afraid of death, said passionately: "Your Excellency the Captain of the United Team, colleagues, in this situation where we cannot win, we cannot only consider our personal gains and losses, and should protect the lives of the Huang army soldiers as much as possible. This is also to be loyal to His Majesty Sweet Huang and to do our duty for the Great Japanese Empire."

The captain's words gave everyone great comfort and gave them a good excuse to surrender. Everyone expressed that they would not care about personal gains and losses and would fight for their Huang army officers and soldiers to survive.

Before their troops, there were many examples of the Huang army collectively surrendering to Gao Jiu, and the pressure on everyone was not that great. Seeing everyone's statement, the captain of the regiment finally made up his mind and decided to surrender to Gao Jiu. He first passed the order to stop shooting.

Gao Jiu noticed the changes on the battlefield, but he didn't care about that much and continued to throw grenades forward.

Gao Jiu picked up a grenade and was about to throw it forward when he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly: "Don't hit, don't hit, I am Shan Shanmu, the highest commander of the Japanese army, and I am asking to negotiate with Mr. Gao Jiu."

Gao Jiu also thought it was almost done, and probably the Japanese army could not bear it anymore, so he ordered the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to cease fire.

He said, "I am Gao Jiu, Lord Shanshanmu, please tell me if you have anything to do."

Gao Jiu's attitude was not as arrogant as he gave Shan Shanmu the respect he deserved.

Shan Shanmu was in a much better mood. He said: "Dear Mr. Gao, I admit that we have been defeated and are willing to surrender to Mr. Gao and ask Mr. Gao to protect the lives of the Huang army soldiers. I will bear any responsibility alone."

Shanshanmu must make such a gesture so that he can win the respect of his officers and soldiers. Only when a large number of people say good things for him can he be relieved. Of course, Shanshanmu is also prepared to take responsibility by himself. He has protected a large number of Japanese officers and soldiers. Even if he is dealt with by military law, it is a great comfort in his heart.

No matter what the official comments on him, at least in the minds of ordinary Japanese soldiers, he will have a high status.

Gao Jiu has always given people room for room, and he said, "People Shanshanmu, I appreciate your attitude very much. Please rest assured! As long as your soldiers put down their weapons and surrender, I will guarantee your life safety and let all of you leave safely."

Hearing this, Shan Shanmu had no more worries, and he shouted loudly: "Thank you Mr. Gao for your generosity, I will go over and surrender to Mr. Gao."

Not long after, Shan Shanmu led officers above the brigade leader to Gao Jiu. He took the lead in handing over his command knife and bowed to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu asked Shan Shanmu and others to go back and bring the Japanese army out.

Gao Hong, Cui Zhenshan, Yang Jiong, Wang Shuanzi and others heard the explosions and gunshots in the city. They were all itchy and hoped to go in and participate in the battle. However, Gao Jiu had the words first and only allowed them to hold their positions on the spot. Everyone had no choice but to listen to the sound of gunfires in the city.

Cui Zhenshan asked, "Commander Gao, you have the longest time with Jiu Ye. There are thousands of Japanese troops in the city, and Jiu Ye and the others only have a few hundred. If this continues, when will the Japanese troops in the city be wiped out?"

Gao Hong smiled and said, "You have also fought with Master Jiu and know that Master Jiu is powerful. However, you probably don't know why Master Jiu doesn't let us participate in the battle?"

Cui Zhenshan and others did fight with Gao Jiu, but the battle was during the day. They really didn’t know what advantages Gao Jiu had at night?

Wang Shuanzi couldn't help asking: "Commander Gao, tell me, why did Master Jiu make such a arrangement?"

Gao Hong said: "Jiu Ye is a god-like man. He can see things clearly at night than we do during the day. The Japanese cannot see him and can only get beaten."

Cui Zhenshan and others were simply incredible when they heard this. In their hearts, Gao Jiu was very powerful and was willing to call him a god. But that was just a respectful title. They did not expect that Gao Jiu really had magical power.

Cui Zhenshan stretched out his thumb with admiration, and Wang Shuanzi couldn't help but say, "Justice Jiu is so awesome. If you continue to fight like this, the Japanese will not be able to hold on for a few days."

Yang Jiong couldn't help but say, "If you know Jiu Ye, I'm afraid there is no more than me. I dare to bet with you that Jiu Ye will be able to deal with the devils in the city tonight."

Cui Zhenshan and Wang Shuanzi were deeply impressed by the Japanese's combat effectiveness. Although they knew that Gao Jiu was very powerful, they still felt a little unbelievable that with the hundreds of people from the Taohuashan guerrillas, they could destroy thousands of Japanese troops in one night.

However, out of respect for Gao Jiu, the two did not show their emotions, and they did not respond to Yang Jiong's words of betting.

In the command post of the Seventh Division, the senior officers of the Seventh Division were a little nervous. They knew that the Japanese reinforcements were strong and were worried that the Eighth Route Army, which was responsible for the attack, could not stop the Japanese attack. Once the Japanese reinforcements arrived, what was waiting for them would probably be a disaster.

Everyone felt that Gao Jiu's decision was a bit unreliable, and even believed that Gao Jiu had never commanded the large corps to fight, so he brought hundreds of people to attack the Japanese army.

The Chief of Staff said in confusion: "When will the Japanese army be resolved when Mr. Gao fights like this?

A regiment leader also said: "Mr. Gao's Taohua Mountain guerrillas can indeed fight, but most of the Eighth Route Army who participated in the encirclement and suppression have just joined the army and are not strong in combat. Our troops are now volatile. If we cannot capture the county town of Cangxian as soon as possible, there will be great trouble in the future."

The officers were also worried about their future. They talked a lot and made suggestions to the division commander Gao Wenchang, asking them to discuss with Gao Jiu tomorrow and launch a general attack on the county town as soon as possible.

Gao Wenchang agreed with everyone's opinions, and he said: "I will go to see Mr. Gao after dawn, and request that the county town be launched immediately, capture the county town as soon as possible, and leave this place of trouble quickly. Even if some people are lost, it is much better than staying here and waiting for the Japanese reinforcements to arrive and the entire army is destroyed."

Suddenly, a leader asked in confusion: "What's going on? There's no movement in the city?"

Everyone was arguing fiercely just now and did not pay attention to this situation. When the leader said this, everyone also discovered this abnormal situation.

Everyone was very worried. Could it be that Gao Jiu and others had problems? After all, there were too many Japanese troops in the city. Once Gao Jiu had problems, no one would talk about the future of the Peace Army. They had to figure out the situation quickly, so they immediately sent someone to contact Gao Jiu's Taohua Mountain Guerrillas.

There was no movement in the city, and the officers of the 7th Division felt very depressed. Time passed by minute by minute, and it was too difficult to wait.

A leader finally couldn't bear the pressure in his heart. He said, "Master, we just surrendered to Gao Jiu like this. Are you a little too impulsive?"

For the officers of the 7th Division, they are now in a time of gains and losses, deeply worried about their future prospects. The Chief of Staff thought for a long time and wanted to leave a way out for himself. He was weighing in his heart whether to follow Gao Jiu to continue to fight against Japan, or to continue to surrender to the Japanese. He is now afraid of Gao Jiu and the Japanese, and he cannot make up his mind for a while.

The officers had very complicated ideas, and everyone looked at the division commander Gao Wenchang.

Gao Wenchang was familiar with the officers under his command, and he said, "Don't rush to draw conclusions now, wait and see. If the Anti-Japanese Army gains the upper hand, we will follow Mr. Gao firmly. If the Japanese army cannot solve the problem, the Japanese reinforcements broke through the Eighth Route Army's obstruction, let's think of other ways."

He didn't say what kind of solution he was thinking, but the officers also knew what he meant. So everyone stopped talking and waited for the liaison personnel sent out to reply.

Not long after, the staff officer sent out ran back. As soon as he entered the tent, he shouted loudly: "Teacher's seat, the Japanese surrendered."

The tent was silent, and everyone looked at the staff member who came to report the news in disbelief, digesting the message he conveyed in his mind.

"How is this possible?" Chief of Staff Wang Yunliang said in confusion.

No one believed it. It was incredible that only Gao Jiu and his small number of guerrillas under him attacked the Japanese army in the city, thousands of proud Japanese soldiers surrendered in such a short time.

The staff officer shouted again: "It's true, the devils in the city have really surrendered. They are now driving out of the city."

When everyone heard this, they no longer doubted. At this time, someone suddenly remembered that the 21st Regiment of the Japanese Fifth Division also collectively surrendered to Gao Jiu. Everyone was extremely excited. Without waiting for the division commander Gao Wenchang to speak, they rushed out of the tent and ran towards the city gate.

Gao Hong, Yang Jiong, Cui Zhenshan, Wang Shuanzi and others, and thousands of Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers had already heard the news and waited at the east gate of the city.

The Japanese army lined up in an orderly line and walked out naked. Gao Jiu also gave them enough face to these Japanese. In addition to letting them put down their weapons, the command knives of the officers were also taken back. Even Gao Jiu did not confiscate the corps flags of their troops.

Therefore, the Japanese army simply surrendered without losing much dignity, so these Japanese army were emotionally more easily accepted. They maintained good discipline, and Gao Jiu's disposal was much easier.

Gao Jiu directly sent special forces members to escort them away.

Gao Jiu has his own considerations for doing this. On the one hand, so many Japanese have a mouth, keeping them to waste much food. On the other hand, the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in Hebei hate the Japanese to the core. He is very worried that they will not let these Japanese who have surrendered. If prisoners are massacred, Gao Jiu will lose credibility with the Japanese in the future. If they want to surrender on the battlefield, it will be difficult. At that time, I still don’t know how many more soldiers of the day will sacrifice.

Under the escort of the special forces, the Japanese army went directly to the direction of Peking.

After the Japanese troops left the city, Gao Jiu walked out of the city gate. Thousands of officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the 7th Division couldn't help but cheer when they saw Gao Jiu.

"Justice Ninth Master!"

"Justice Ninth Master!"

At the beginning, the sound was a little messy, but later, the sound became very neat, and the cheers of tens of thousands of people shook the sky and echoed through the sky.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army Hebei Central Military Region fought very hard, and they made significant sacrifices and delayed the actions of Japanese reinforcements.

The leaders of the Hebei Central Military Region have been mentally prepared for long-term combat and have made great sacrifices.

Who would have thought that the Japanese reinforcements suddenly retreated.

It turned out that while the Japanese army surrendered in Cang County, they sent a telegram to the Japanese army who came to rescue. It would be meaningless for the Japanese reinforcements to continue to go to Cang County, so they retreated directly to Beiping.

Gao Jiu and others were able to truly determine that the Japanese surrender would be later. Therefore, the time they sent telegrams to the Eighth Route Army reinforcements was delayed a little.

Just when the leaders of the Eighth Route Army's Hebei Central Military Region were puzzled, Cui Zhenshan sent a telegram saying that all the Japanese troops in Cang County had surrendered.

The leaders of the Hebei Central Military Region were also unbelievable, and they sent another telegram to confirm.

When they confirmed it, they were also very moved.

Wang Zhankui and others continued to attack the Japanese and puppet troops gathered in Cangzhou City, causing major casualties to the enemy.

After receiving Gao Jiu's telegram, they stopped fighting and went to Cangzhou City, preparing to cooperate with Gao Jiu and others to attack Cangzhou City.

Jiang Xiaomei and others were lying on the road, waiting for the Japanese army to go to Cangxian to reinforce. They did not expect that the Japanese army not only did not come to Cangxian, but instead opened the city gate and fled in the opposite direction.

It turned out that the Japanese army here received a notice from the Japanese army in Cang County and asked them to evacuate quickly. So they gave up Cangzhou City and fled directly.

Jiang Xiaomei received a telegram from Gao Jiu. After figuring out the situation, she directly led the Eighth Route Army's cavalry troops into Cangzhou City.

The Japanese army who escaped from Cangzhou City met Wang Zhankui and others on the road. The Japanese army had no intention of fighting. After a brief exchange of fire, they fought and retreated, leaving behind a lot of corpses, weapons and ammunition, and fled directly.

Wang Zhankui and others had too few troops and did not pursue them, so they went to Cangzhou City to meet Jiang Xiaomei and others.

At the division headquarters of the 7th Division outside Cang County, Gao Jiu and others held a joint meeting to study the next step of combat operations.

More than 300 war horses from the Taohua Mountain guerrillas were killed by artillery fire, and at least some of them came back.

In this battle, the seized weapons and ammunition were piled up like a mountain. Gao Jiu took out part of it and left it to the Eighth Route Army troops brought by Jiang Xiaomei, and also left part of it to Jiang Xinshan and his son. Most of the rest were given to Cui Zhenshan and other Eighth Route Army troops in the Hebei Central Military Region. Everyone was smiling and very satisfied.

For the Seventh Division of the Peace Army, most of the weapons they used were equipped by the National Army. These Japanese weapons were useless to them. Gao Jiu agreed to supplement them with standard national army equipment in the future. In addition, they were given 100,000 oceans, and the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Division were also very satisfied.

After distributing the spoils, we began to study the next step of combat operations.

At this time, in the northeastern Hebei region, there was no Japanese army's main force, and Cui Zhenshan and other troops from the central Hebei military region. Now they have sufficient weapons and ammunition. They are ready to launch an offensive in the northeastern Hebei region to attack various counties and towns and scattered Japanese and puppet troops, expand their results and strive to make more foreign wealth.

The officers and soldiers of the 7th Division of the Peace Army had already discussed their own way out. Since the National Government was an open and legal government and the mainstream of society at this time, they were still willing to join the National Army.

Gao Jiu respected their opinions and decided to take the Taohuashan guerrillas, the Eighth Route Army brought by Gao Hong, Jiang Xiaomei and others to escort the 7th Division to Shandong, then to southwest Shandong, and then to the 41st Army of the National Army.

Commander Wang, Deputy Commander Wang Jindong and others of the 41st Army of the National Army were very happy to hear that Gao Jiu had sent them a division of troops.

They sent a telegram to warmly welcome the 7th Division of the Peace Army to join the 41st Army and expressed their respect for their former national army.

The officers and soldiers of the 7th Division completely left the way out, and everyone was relieved and headed to southwest Shandong in a happy mood.

Not long after, Gao Jiu and others escorted the officers and soldiers of the 7th Division of the Peace Army and embarked on their way back.

In this battle, Jiang Xinshan and his son had basically died, and they had no idea to stay in Cangzhou. So they followed Jiang Xiaomei to southwest Shandong.

After entering Shandong territory, Gao Wenchang, the commander of the 7th Division, and others, were worried about being intercepted by the Japanese army, and they were a little nervous.

Regarding the concerns they showed, Wang Zhankui smiled and said, "You don't have to worry at all. These Japanese devils in Shandong are already afraid of being beaten by Master Jiu. With Master Jiu here, you should keep your heart firmly in your stomach.

The first thing Gao Jiu and others passed by was the housing area where the independent Mixed Ninth Brigade was located. The Japanese heard that Gao Jiu was coming, and they were carrying a huge team of thousands of people. Everyone hid in the artillery tower, fearing that Gao Jiu would come to cause trouble for them.

Gao Jiu and others passed through the defense zone of the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade without spending a single shot and an ammunition.

When we arrived here, because Jiang Xiaomei and her meeting had not yet been completed, we had to break up with Gao Jiu again.

On the way, Gao Hong and Yang Jiong had already quietly talked with Jiang Xinshan and his son about Gao Jiu and Jiang Xiaomei. As they were about to break up, Jiang Xinshan planned to talk to Gao Jiu about this matter. However, he was embarrassed to come forward directly, so he asked Gao Hong and Yang Jiong to talk to Gao Jiu first.

After dinner that day, Gao Hong and Yang Jiong came to see Gao Jiu. Seeing Gao Jiu chatting with Wang Zhankui, Tian Chuan, Zheng Sanpao and others, they thought this was an opportunity, so they explained their purpose.
Chapter completed!