On March 20, 1939, Liang Xingchu, deputy commander of the Sulu-Henan Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, encountered a very bad thing: he took three companies to negotiate with the landlords' armed forces, and two companies were captured.
If you go back like this, how can you communicate with your superiors? Liang Xingchu, who never knew that he was in trouble, scratched his head.
Liang Xingchu, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 343rd Brigade of the 685th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, carried a rifle on his shoulder before the battle of Pingxingguan began
The object of their negotiation is called Zhu Fuchu, who is the owner of Feizhai in Song Town, Suxian County, with a group of landlord arms in his hands, and the wall is very strong, and he is nicknamed "Zhujiazhuang" in Anhui ("Water Margin" in Song Jiang Sanda Zhujiazhuang).
More than 10 kilometers to the south, it is the main stronghold of the Japanese army.
Even if the Japanese army came, there was nothing they could do about Zhu Fuchu.
In addition to the fact that Fei Zhai is impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is another point, which is that this place has been a bandit den since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and those Jiangyang thieves have gathered here to hide and take refuge in Zhu Fuchu.
The local armed forces of Feizhai have many ruthless characters, either strong in martial arts or good marksmanship.
Another point is that after the Battle of Taierzhuang, a division of the Sichuan warlord Liu Mao passed by, and Zhu Fuchu set up a Hongmen banquet and pretended to welcome it.
He manipulated the wine and food, drunk these officers, and captured nearly 10,000 guns, hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, and hundreds of artillery pieces of various kinds. When the soldier woke up, he had to collect the passage money from Zhu Fuchu and go home.
In addition, Feizhai also formed an alliance with two other villages, agreeing that "one village is in trouble, and three villages will support".
In this way, Zhu Fuchu's armed combat effectiveness was greatly enhanced.
The Japanese army was also quite jealous, and extended an olive branch to Zhu Fuchu and said, as long as you do not oppose the imperial army in name, we can not interfere with the river water.
When Zhu Fuchu heard this, he agreed without hesitation.
It can also be seen that Zhu Fuchu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Fei Zhai is a hard bone.
But in order to resist Japan, this hard bone must be gnawed, either absorbed or eliminated.
On March 16, 1939, Liang Xingchu took the initiative to ask the commander Peng Mingzhi for help, saying that he wanted to take Zhu Fuchu.
At that time, Liang Xingchu was 21 years old, strong in blood, and full of fighting passion.
Peng Mingzhi was 5 years older than Liang Xingchu, more steady, and saw Liang Xingchu actively asking for war, and said to him: "The local comrades have been there before, and Zhu Fuchu expressed his resolute support for the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan and does not want to be a slave of the country, so we must try our best to fight for it, as long as they support the Eighth Route Army, we can not use force to move him." ”
Liang Xingchu said: "Commander, you can rest assured, you will ensure that the task is completed!" ”
Leaving the headquarters, Liang Xingchu sank his face and said to the three company commanders: "Don't have a fluke mentality, prepare for war!" ”
On the morning of March 17, Liang Xingchu set off with three companies (two of which were recruit companies).
When he arrived at a village called Nanyao not far from Feizhai, Liang Xingchu let the troops stay and sent Instructor Chen Shiao to take a platoon to Feizhai to find Zhu Fuchu and test his attitude.
Instructor Chen Shiao came to the gate of Feizhai Village, and when he saw the momentum, he couldn't help but be startled: he saw that the wall was full of height and was all made of stones.
The top of the wall is like the Great Wall, with a gun hole every 5 meters away, a gun buttress every 10 meters away, and a pillbox every 30 meters.
The Zhai River is more than 5 meters wide and bottomless.
The only way in and out of the stockade is a suspension bridge, which hangs high in the air, and it is impossible to pass through it without lowering the suspension bridge.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhu Fuchu heard that it was a representative of the Eighth Route Army who came, he immediately asked people to lower the drawbridge.
After entering the village, the scene he saw surprised Instructor Chen Shiao even more: a military fortress had also been built in the center of the village, with a forest of pillboxes, and gun holes on the walls and roofs.
The village was full of soldiers with guns standing guard, and the sound of drills was incessant.
To the surprise of instructor Chen Shiao, slogans such as "Welcome the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan" and "Support the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan" were written on the wall.
Before Instructor Chen could speak, Zhu Fuchu said: "I have the same position as the Eighth Route Army, I should not be a slave to the country, and I will fight with the devil to the end!" ”
Instructor Chen immediately said: "Anti-Japanese resistance is not a rhetorical exercise, but a matter of practical action. ”
Zhu Fuchu said: "What is the action that your army is talking about? ”
To tell the truth, the Eighth Route Army lacked funds, guns and ammunition. Chen Shiao said.
Zhu Fuchu patted his chest and said: "Say it earlier, it's all trivial, ** and how much the ocean needs, say a number." ”
Then he turned to a man beside him and said, "Adjutant Liu, kill pigs and sheep immediately, I want to reward the Eighth Route Army." ”
However, when Instructor Chen Shiao said that it was possible to join forces with the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan, Zhu Fuchu said: "Please tell the two commanders Peng and Liang that it is okay to be organized together, and it is okay for the leaders of the Eighth Route Army to do so, but my troops are to protect their families and land, and they cannot leave the villagers." ”
Chen Shiao said: "This condition is no problem, we can cooperate. ”
Zhu Fuchu happily shook Instructor Chen Shiao's hand and said, "That's good, tomorrow I will go to Nanyao, where your army is stationed, to meet with your commander and sign an agreement." ”
Back at the station, Instructor Chen excitedly reported the negotiation process to Liang Xingchu and sighed: "Zhu Fuchu is really happy, and the negotiation was done so quickly." ”
But Liang Xingchu was silent when he heard it, and his brows were furrowed.
After a long pause, Liang Xingchu said: "We can't just listen to what he says, but also see what he does. ”
Then, Liang Xingchu drafted an ultimatum: "Take out 2,000 guns within 3 days, give another 500,000 rounds of ammunition, plus 30,000 oceans, otherwise arrest Zhu Fuchu and punish him for the crime of traitor." ”
The ultimatum was written, and it was difficult to seal it, the seal was at the headquarters, and it was a hundred and ten miles away, so it was too late to take it.
In desperation, Liang Xingchu had no choice but to use sweet potatoes to engrave the seal of the headquarters and stamp it in the lower right corner of the poster.
The next morning, as soon as the sun rose, Company Commander Du, who was monitoring near the stockade, sent someone to report: "Zhu Fuchu led a team of more than 200 people out of the village!" It also brought a lot of pork, rice, and white flour. ”
When Liang Xingchu heard this, he said solemnly: "It seems that Zhu Fuchu wants to do it, and he is really not a good type." ”
Instructor Chen Shiao said: "In my opinion, it doesn't look like they are going to do it. If you want to do it, they probably don't have enough people. ”
Liang Xingchu's eyes glared: "Don't care so much, strike first, attack first, and then suffer, prepare to fight!" ”
More than 100 meters away from the village, Zhu Fuchu dismounted and walked into the village side by side with the instructor Chen Shiao who greeted him.
When his men and horses entered the village, Liang Xingchu gave an order, and the soldiers came up in an uproar and surrounded Zhu Fuchu's people.
Zhu Fuchu's subordinates looked at it and wanted to pull out their guns to resist, but Zhu Fuchu scolded: "Don't shoot!" ”
Soon, Zhu Fuchu's team was disarmed, and pork, rice, and white flour were all collected.
But what to do next, Liang Xingchu was in a dilemma.
Zhu Fuchu scolded, saying that Balu disregarded the morality of the rivers and lakes, and there was no need to negotiate at all.
Liang Xingchu said: "That's fine, post the notice, and after 3 days, if he doesn't agree to the conditions, he will be killed as a traitor." ”
Instructor Chen Shiao found two fellow villagers and asked them to post the notice on the street.
However, for two days, there was no reply from the village.
At dawn on the third day, fierce gunfire rang out outside the village, and Company Commander Du, who was guarding outside the village, engaged the enemy, and felt that something was wrong as soon as he fought, the other party was well-trained and did not look like a bandit.
Take a closer look, good guy, Huang pressed a piece, and there were many Japanese soldiers.
It turned out that when the people of Feizhai saw that the boss was detained, they went to the Japanese base to move troops. Zhu Fuchu and the Japanese army were originally a wall-riding faction, and they had long been in contact with the Japanese army, and they were also here to try to contact Liang Xingchu, and they were ready to do it at any time. Unexpectedly, Liang Xingchu was extremely vigilant, and the first move was strong, which caused Zhu Fuchu to have no way out, so he had to show his hole cards.
As soon as Liang Xingchu heard that the Japanese army was coming, he decided to retreat quickly, and he led the guard squad to withdraw first to divert the Japanese fire.
Then Company Commander Du and Instructor Chen led the 1st Company to break through and meet at the hill in the northwest corner.
After the explanation, Liang Xingchu rode a war horse, led the troops out of the encirclement, and went straight to the mountain in the northwest corner.
However, after Company Commander Du and Instructor Chen took the 1st Company out, they found that the two recruit companies outside the village did not follow.
When Liang Xingchu heard this, his expression was solemn.
He sent three groups of scouts in succession to find out the news, but they never returned, and later learned that they had been killed by the enemy.
Just when Liang Xingchu was at a loss, Instructor Chen Shiao captured two secret agents of the other side, and they confessed that the two companies of our army were all disarmed.
Why were two companies captured? Mainly because the fighters of these two companies were mainly new recruits and did not undergo rigorous training and baptism in real combat.
The spy also revealed the news that the Japanese army and Feizhai had long cooperated, and once attacked, the Japanese army would immediately send reinforcements.
The situation was so precipitous, which greatly surprised Liang Xingchu, he knew that he couldn't make a deal when he went back, but he couldn't come up with a good idea.
In desperation, he wrote to Commander Peng Mingzhi and asked for help.
* No, two companies were lost, and Peng Mingzhi immediately mobilized the second and third brigades to storm Feizhai with thousands of troops.
However, Fei Zhai's difficult attack was well deserved, and the battle lasted for two days, and the Zhai River was dyed red, and it was not able to take it.
can't be attacked, and there are so many people, Peng Mingzhi is distressed.
And he found a phenomenon, although Fei Zhai was attacked at this time, he did not continue to ask the Japanese for help, which was a positive signal.
Peng Mingzhi decisively changed his strategy and sent someone to shout again: "There was a misunderstanding before, and the two sides sat down to negotiate. ”
Fei Zhai quickly replied: willing to negotiate.
They put forward three conditions: to return Zhu Fuchu; return all the guns that have been confiscated; And it was necessary to put Zhu Fuchu first, and then the officers and soldiers of two companies.
Both sides wanted their own people back, so an agreement was quickly reached to exchange hostages.
What happened next was unexpected, and after Zhu Fuchu returned, he issued an order: accept the appointment of the Japanese, serve as the captain of the puppet army, and openly become a traitor.
The subordinates persuaded him: "If you are in charge, you can't, being a traitor will leave a bad name." ”
Zhu Fuchu said: "You think I am willing to be a traitor, I am forced to ......."”
The incident ended with Zhu Fuchu's public surrender for a variety of reasons.
On the one hand, Zhu Fuchu was not resolute in resisting Japan, and at the same time did not want to offend all parties, and colluded with the Japanese army, which originally needed to be beaten. On the other hand, in Zhu Fuchu's contact, there are also places for reflection, and with more time and patience, and more ways and means, it may be possible to win over, at least not to let him completely surrender to Japan. This is reflected in the memories of the parties.