Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"I almost forgot. Let the telegraph operator report the situation to the brigade commander!" Colonel Noda reacted and was a little too happy about the transaction being completed.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel quickly turned around and asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram.

.........

Taiyuan, in the office.

Itakase Seishirō was still waiting for news. He glanced at his watch from time to time. He had never felt that time passed so slowly.

He smoked one cigarette after another, the whole room was filled with smoke, and the fingers holding the cigarette were turned yellow by the smoke.

"Nothing should happen." Itahune Seishirō muttered to himself. He really felt a little panicked.

If something went wrong, his position as commander would be over. He should not have contacted the Eighth Route Army. It would have been better to abandon these dozens of pilots. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be so worried.

This feeling of having everything controlled by the enemy is indeed uncomfortable.

Ring ring ring......

The phone on the table suddenly rang, scaring Itaheng Seishiro so much that he dropped his cigarette.

"Moses Moses!" Itahira Seishiro answered the phone and said.

"Mr. Banheng, how is the prisoner exchange going?!" The voice of the Japanese commander came from the phone.

"It's still in progress. Everything is going well and we'll have news soon!" After hearing the commander's voice, Itakaki Seishirō quickly stood up and said.

"You'd better pray that these pilots can come back, otherwise, you know the consequences." The Japanese commander's voice was cold and threatening.

"I understand! Don't worry, Commander. I will inform you immediately as soon as I have any news." Itahene Seishirō responded quickly and swallowed nervously.

beep beep...

The call was quickly hung up and a busy tone was heard. Itaheng Seishiro took a deep breath and quickly put down the phone.

"Someone come here!" Itagaki Seishiro shouted loudly towards the door.

"Division Commander!" A Japanese messenger quickly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Go to the communications room immediately and call Major General Yoshida over!" Itakane Seishirō gave the order.

"Hi!" The Japanese messenger left immediately and closed the door.

Itakune Seishirō sat down and waited quietly.

Soon, Major General Yoshida opened the door and came in hurriedly.

"Division Commander, you're looking for me."

"What's the progress over there? Why is there still no news?" Itahene Seishirō said with a bit of anger in his tone.

"It's going smoothly. Noda-kun said that the enemy will let the pilots wait half an hour after eating to make sure there is no poison in the food before they can make the deal. It's almost half an hour now," Major General Yoshida replied quickly.

"Baka, since there was a telegram back, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Upon hearing this, Itaheng Seishiro immediately started cursing, making him nervous for a long time.

"I didn't think this telegram was news of the completion of the transaction, so I didn't come to bother you!" Major General Yoshida lowered his head and explained after being scolded.

"Go back immediately. Notify me as soon as there is any news. Do you understand me clearly?!" Itahene Seishirō shouted at the top of his voice. His face was full of anger and his expression was a little ferocious.

"Hi! I'll be there right away." Major General Yoshida was so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe and ran out of the office.

Itahene Seishirō felt a little tired. Why did all his subordinates seem to be idiots? This team was really difficult to lead.

He took out a cigarette and lit another one. Before he could take two puffs, the office door was opened again by Major General Yoshida.

"Division Commander, good news! The mission of exchanging prisoners has been completed!" Major General Yoshida excitedly announced the news.

"What?! Let me see." Itakane Seishirō stood up excitedly and snatched the telegram from Major General Yoshida's hand.

After reading the content, Itaheng Seishirō finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Division commander, please tell the commander the news as soon as possible." Major General Yoshida said hurriedly. The commander seemed to be waiting for news as well, so he had to let him know as soon as possible.

"No hurry." Itahune Seishirō shook his head.

"Why?!" Major General Yoshida was a little confused. Shouldn't such important news be told to the commander as soon as possible?

"Noda-kun is not completely safe yet. Only when they return to the county town can this mission be considered successfully completed!" Itagaki Seishirō explained.

It’s not that he didn’t want to say it, but he was worried that the Northeast Army would launch a surprise attack.

"What the division commander said is true. What if we tell the commander and the Northeast Army attacks again?! Wouldn't that be making fun of the commander?" Upon hearing this, Major General Yoshida also spoke up.

He could also understand what the division commander was worried about. Not to mention the division commander, he himself was actually a little worried as well.

Exchanging prisoners now is only the first step. The mission can only be truly completed when Noda-kun brings his men back to the county!
"That's why we can't tell the commander so soon, for fear that he will be happy but also disappointed." Itahira Seishiro was still a little afraid of the commander. After all, the power of life and death over him was now in the commander's hands.

"Division Commander, do we need to conduct an investigation on those pilots after they are replaced?!" asked Major General Yoshida.

This is also a good way to prepare in advance to avoid trouble later.

"Just conduct a routine investigation and simple questioning, and don't torture them. The information they know will be of no value to the enemy even if they tell it." Itagaki Seishirō said after thinking for a while.

Most of the information the pilots knew was related to the Empire's homeland. What would happen if they gave this information to the enemy? !
Could the enemy send troops to attack their homeland?! Don't be ridiculous. The current enemy can only defend themselves against them, but cannot fight back. So there is no need to worry, let alone attack their homeland.

"I understand!" Major General Yoshida nodded. Generally speaking, as long as these pilots can come back safely, there is no need to worry about other things.

"You go to the communication room and wait for news first. Come and report if there is any situation." Itahene Seishirō waved his hand. Since the exchange of prisoners has been completed, the enemy should not think of attacking them.

.........

When the exchange was completed, Zhao Gang first comforted the comrades, and then took out the walkie-talkie to contact Li Yunlong.

"Old Li, the exchange has been completed and our mission has been successfully completed." Zhao Gang told Li Yunlong about the matter!
"Haha, good news! I'll take people there right away!" Li Yunlong laughed.

At this time, Chief of Staff Zhong also recognized Zhang Kui. "Old Zhang?! Damn it, how come you were also captured by the devils?!" Chief of Staff Zhong happily stepped forward to greet Zhang Kui.

"Damn it, who the hell was captured by the Japanese? I'm the contact person for the transaction with the Japanese this time! I came here with my comrades!" Zhang Kui laughed and cursed when he heard it, and explained the reason.

"So that's how it is. I thought you were captured. It's my fault." Chief of Staff Zhong laughed. In fact, when he saw that Zhang Kui was clean and had no injuries on his body, he understood what was wrong with Zhang Kui.

"It must be your problem. Where is Li Yunlong? Why can't I see that guy?!" Zhang Kui glanced around but found no trace of Li Yunlong.

"Old Li is probably on his way here now. He has a lot of work to do, as he has to lead the troops to prevent the Japanese from launching a sneak attack." Chief of Staff Zhong said with a smile.

"Then wait for that kid." Zhang Kui also smiled. He glanced at Zhao Gang and then at Chief of Staff Zhong. His meaning was very clear. He wanted Chief of Staff Zhong to introduce him.

"Come, come, let me introduce him to you." Chief of Staff Zhong also understood what Zhang Kui meant and immediately brought him to Zhao Gang.

"Political Commissar Zhao, this is Zhang Kui, Captain Zhang. He is the person in charge of contacting the Japanese this time." Chief of Staff Zhong began to introduce Zhang Kui.

"Hello, Commander Zhang, I am Zhao Gang, the political commissar of the New 1st Regiment!" Zhao Gang raised his hand to salute and introduced his name.

"Hello, Political Commissar Zhao." Zhang Kui also returned the salute.

"I heard that Political Commissar Zhao used to be a top student at Yenching University?!" Zhang Kui put down his hand and asked!

"Yes, is there any advice for me?!" Zhao Gang nodded and said.

"I don't have any advice for you. I just admire you. When other students chose to stay in the rear, you went straight to the front line.
You can even partner with a troublemaker like Li Yunlong. If you don't have some skills, you really can't do it. I admire you!" After Zhang Kui praised him, he gave Zhao Gang a thumbs up.

Every word he said was true. He really admired people like Zhao Gang who were courageous and capable.

"Captain Zhang, you're too kind. It's nothing great." Zhao Gang shook his head. He just did a trivial thing and didn't deserve such praise.

"Well, no matter what others think, I just admire him." Zhang Kui didn't care about that. It was enough for him to admire Zhao Gang, and he didn't care about what others thought.

At this time, the comrades who were released were still a little confused, with disbelief in their eyes.

"Are we back?!"

"Are you really back?! Am I dreaming?! Pinch me and see if it hurts. Ouch, it hurts so much. This is not a dream!"

"Damn it, it's been more than two years, and I finally got away from the devils!"

These comrades couldn't help crying with joy. They never thought that they would be able to return to the army that day.

I thought I would be tortured to death by the Japanese, but who would have thought that they would come back again.

"Damn it, those damn Japanese devils have tortured me for so long, and now they're back, I'm going to kill them!" said a soldier with a murderous look on his face.

After being tortured for so long, he was filled with anger and had to find an opportunity to vent it on the Japanese.

"That's right! We must kill these immoral beasts!" everyone said.

"Comrade, before the Japanese get far away, give us a gun and let's attack them directly! Kill them." Someone came to Zhao Gang and proposed.

The Japanese soldiers who are coming out of the mountains are the best targets for venting.

Others also gathered around, but Zhao Jiucheng's eyes swept over these comrades and then lingered on a few of them for a few seconds.

"Everyone listen to me, this is really not okay. If we take action, it will ruin the reputation of our army and we will be making a mistake!" Zhao Gang said.

"The exchange has been completed, so it's not a mistake. I've been tortured by the Japs for so long, can't I kill a few of them to vent my anger?" a young man shouted excitedly.

"Shut up! You are all soldiers. How can you be so noisy now? Do you know how many people there are on the Japanese side? An entire brigade!
I have spent so much effort to rescue you, can't you even tolerate this? You just came back to die, right? ! ! " Zhao Gang scolded loudly, and just a few words stunned these people.

After hearing this, Zhang Kui couldn't help but say to Chief of Staff Zhong: "Your political commissar is really capable. He managed to intimidate these people with just a few words. It's really not easy."

"You think that Political Commissar Zhao has more tricks than just these? His marksmanship is also one of the best in our New 1st Regiment." After hearing this, Chief of Staff Zhong smiled and talked about Zhao Gang's marksmanship.

“Oh?! Is this true?!” Zhang Kui was a little unconvinced.

"Anyway, he's better than me." Chief of Staff Zhong said. His shooting skills were not bad either. Although he couldn't compare with Zhao Gang, he was definitely more accurate than Zhang Kui.

"You must be lying to me." Zhang Kui said that he didn't believe that only a showman could have such accurate shooting skills.

“If you don’t believe me, you can compete with Political Commissar Zhao in shooting. If you win, I’ll treat you to a drink. If you lose, you’ll treat me to a drink.” Chief of Staff Zhong began to set a trap for Zhang Kui.

"You kid, you want to trick me into giving you wine? No way!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Kui decisively refused. He had been fooled by the other party several times before, so he was not stupid.

"Aha, you've learned something new." Chief of Staff Zhong said in surprise.

"You still think I am the same person as before. I have become extremely smart a long time ago, otherwise the boss would not have sent me to carry out such an important task!" Zhang Kui's face was full of pride.

Although this mission is very dangerous, it is also a time to prove one's abilities.

"Yes, yes, you are awesome!" Chief of Staff Zhong nodded helplessly!

.........

"Everyone stay here well, return to your units and recover from your injuries. We can fight the Japanese anytime, there's no rush!" Zhao Gang looked at these people and continued to speak. His tone softened as he spoke later.

"You're right, we were a bit too impulsive. It was those Japanese beasts who tortured us for a long time. We just wanted to vent our anger. It's our problem." Someone apologized and everyone realized their mistakes.

In fact, Zhao Gang could fully understand these people's feelings. Being locked up and tortured in prison by the Japanese and not allowed to see the sun would easily cause psychological problems. The current situation was still good.

.........

On the other side, Xu Qingfeng was also waiting for news. He also asked the soldiers to keep a close eye on the movements of the Japanese and report immediately if there was any problem with the Japanese.

"Political Commissar, those devils are very well behaved. They have no intention of surrounding the New 1st Regiment. It looks like they will go back as soon as the exchange is completed. What a pity." Liu Changshun said.

He actually hoped that the Japs would take action as soon as the exchange was completed, so that they would have a legitimate reason to attack the Japs.

With their strength and the admiration of the New 1st Regiment, they can ensure that these Japs will never return and will all die here.

(End of this chapter)