Chapter 42: The Ambush of Willow Tree Ping (Part 2)

  "Commander, the chief of staff and two regimental commanders have already fallen. You must make a decision quickly, or none of these brothers will survive. Commander, as long as the green hills remain, we don't worry about having no firewood to burn. Please quickly give us a decision, whether to break through or..." Just then, the commander still had the mood to scold the reconnaissance company, and the regimental commander hastily reminded him.

  "Ah, I know... but the Red Army's firepower is so fierce, where can we break through..." After hearing the battalion commander's words, Wang Jingguo nodded. Just as he was about to raise his head to look around at the enemy situation and find a direction to break through, a burst of bullets hit the warhorse beside him, scaring Wang Jingguo's face pale, and he said in a bad tone.

  "Commander, as long as the green mountain is still here, we don't have to worry about not having firewood. As long as our troops are still here, there will be a time for us to rise again. Commander, the Communist Army must have their eyes on the weapons in our hands, let's prioritize preserving our lives first, as long as we're alive, that's more important than anything else." The regiment commander hastily reminded him when he saw the division commander still wanting to break through.

  "Surrender, I am Wang Jingguo, a man of the party and country. If I die..." But here, Wang Jingguo suddenly fell silent. To think that after half a lifetime of hard work, he had finally reached the position of commander-in-chief, and on top of that, he had accumulated a considerable fortune in Taiyuan, but before he could even enjoy it, he would die...

  "Alright... Raise the white flag and surrender to the Red Army on the mountain ridge... We can't let so many brothers follow us to our graves..." With that, Wang Jingguo sighed and shook his head helplessly. He gave an order to a regimental commander beside him.

  "Yes, sir, the brothers will certainly appreciate your wise decision." Upon hearing Wang Jingguo's answer, the camp commander let out a sigh of relief and slowly raised a white flag he had already prepared.

  "Comrades of the Communist Army on the mountain top, we surrender, don't shoot anymore. Our commander has decided to surrender to you, please stop firing and don't shoot anymore." The battalion commander shouted loudly towards the mountain top, holding a white flag high above his head. Similarly, the light and heavy machine guns that were continuously shooting from the mountain top seemed to have seen the white flag and did not fire at him.

  "Commander, look! The Shanxi army is raising a white flag. They should be surrendering." Just as Zhang Hua was holding his submachine gun and continuously firing suppressive shots at the enemy, the guard platoon leader Wu Tao hastily reminded him.

  "What? Surrender... Let me see..." After hearing the words of Wu Tao, the leader of the guard squad, Zhang Hua's heart was filled with surprise, but soon became excited. If the enemy at the foot of the mountain really surrendered voluntarily, how many prisoners could he capture? He could also mobilize enough prisoners to join the Red Army. At the same time, it would reduce casualties and ammunition consumption for his own troops.

  Thinking of this, Zhang Hua immediately became excited. He quickly turned off the safety catch on his submachine gun and picked up the binoculars that had been placed beside the trench.

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  As expected, about 500 meters away from himself, a white flag was raised high, and at the same time, an officer-like soldier of the Shanxi Army was loudly shouting something towards the mountain ridge where our army was. However, Zhang Hua's distance was too far, and he didn't quite make out what was being said.

  "Pass down the order, everyone stop firing. But be on high alert, if any of the Shanxi army below the mountain is not honest, directly open fire and shoot them dead..." Zhang Hua loudly commanded to the communication officer beside him. At the same time, he hastily ran along the trench towards the position where instructor Xu Bin was located.

  "Old Zhang, I was just looking for you. The Jin Sui army at the foot of the mountain is requesting to surrender. Moreover, it's an order from Division Commander Wang Jingguo. What do you think we should do next?" Just as Zhang Hua had run out a distance of 300 meters, he bumped into Instructor Xu Bin who was rushing towards him. Xu Bin saw Battalion Commander Zhang Hua and immediately asked.

  "Alright, I already know the situation. I have ordered everyone to cease fire. Let's wait for another two minutes and see if it's a trick of the enemy..." Zhang Hua replied loudly.

  Two minutes later, the entire battlefield was silent except for a white flag waving in the wind on the highway. The more than 1,000 Jin-Sui army soldiers on the highway were all motionless and lying on the ground.

  "Lao Zhang, it shouldn't be any trickery. I think we can order the soldiers to attack now." Seeing the highway without a single movement, Zhang Hua's heart finally put down. At the same time, the instructor hastily reminded Zhang Hua.

  "However, we still need to be on guard against the Jin Sui army's cunning. Old Xu, take the firepower support squad and all four squads of soldiers to the top of the mountain for cover. I'll take three squads of soldiers to go and have a look first, gather all the prisoners and collect their weapons. As long as we collect all their weapons, there won't be any problem."

  "Good, but be sure to pay attention to safety..." Instructor Xu Bin nodded and reminded.

  Under the gaze of both enemy and friendly forces, Zhang Hua led three combat platoons with over a hundred soldiers along the trenches and quickly surrounded the place where the white flag was hung.

  "Where is your commander? Let him come out, I am under the orders of our commander, please go to our headquarters as a guest..." Zhang Hua deliberately exaggerated. It's clear that if these enemies knew that the Red Army surrounding them had only one company, they wouldn't be so easy to surrender, would they?

  "This little brother, I am Wang Jingguo, please ensure the safety of my brothers' lives, I'll go with you to see your leader..." Soon, Wang Jingguo, who was pale and covered in dirt, slowly got up from the ground and whispered to Liu Hua.

  "Hold on, order your soldiers to lay down their arms and gather here...". Seeing General Wang Jingguo, Zhang Hua waved his hand, and several guards immediately stood behind him. Seeing that the enemy general had been controlled by himself, Zhang Hua shouted loudly.

  With the persuasion of the enemy commander, they looked at the dark and heavy machine gun muzzles on the mountain ridge. The remaining thousand or so men of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, without exception, all laid down their weapons. Under the command of their respective commanders, they gathered in front of Zhang Hua and his men. Looking at the over a thousand enemy soldiers in front of him, and then at the more than a hundred soldiers beside him, Zhang Hua couldn't help but feel worried. With so many enemies, and piles of weapons and ammunition, how could he possibly escort them to the county seat of Puzhou with just one company's strength?

  "Old Guo, immediately gather all enemy officers above the rank of platoon and have them guarded. The task of guarding will be handed over to the guard squad. As for the remaining prisoners, disperse them and form a prisoner company with every 150 people. Order a squad of soldiers to keep watch. Also, tell these soldiers that if any prisoner dares to cause trouble, shoot them on the spot. Begin execution now." Zhang Hua loudly commanded Guo Chengzhu, who had rushed over, as he gazed out at the sea of prisoners before him.

  "Yes, Company Commander..." Upon hearing the order, Guo Chengzhu did not hesitate at all and responded loudly. With three rows of soldiers, he began to reorganize the captives according to Zhang Hua's orders. Finally, after half an hour, under the efforts of Guo Chengzhu and others, all the captives were reorganized. Immediately afterwards, the specific results of the battle were also counted.

  "Report to the company commander, all captives have been assembled. We annihilated a total of 2,523 Jin-Sui troops. Among them, 896 were killed directly, 167 were seriously injured, and 1,460 enemy personnel below the rank of regimental commander were captured. In addition, most of the enemy officers were shot dead by our snipers during the battle. Now only one enemy regimental commander, one battalion commander, eight company commanders, and 24 platoon leaders are left. As for the specific materials seized, no statistics have been conducted yet. Report completed, please instruct." Soon, Guo Chengzhu reported the statistics of the annihilated enemies to Zhang Hua.

  "Alright, excellent. Chief of Staff, you immediately bring three companies of troops to send all the captured enemies to the county town for me, and leave two companies of troops to assist the deputy instructor in managing these captives. As for mobilizing these captives to join the Red Army, of course, we cannot forget about it either. In addition, after completing the escort mission, bring back as many carts and mules as possible to transport supplies." Zhang Hua was excited upon hearing the report and gave orders loudly.

  "Yes, the whole regiment..." The chief of staff replied excitedly. To know that today's battle was the most enjoyable one since he joined the army. Almost two regiments of the main force of the Shanxi Army were actually cleaned up by his own company. This would have been unthinkable before he entered the special forces. After hearing Zhang Hua's order, the chief of staff replied excitedly and began to march towards Pu County with a group of captured soldiers.

  Liu Hua, the company commander, saw more than a thousand prisoners of war being escorted by his three platoons, marching obediently towards the county town without any **, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

  "Courier....." Seeing the captives walking in front of him, Zhang Hua shouted loudly to Wang Goudan, who was not far away and was counting the spoils of war.

  "Report to the company commander, is there any task?" Hearing the company commander's order, Wang Goudan hastily threw down his weapon and ran quickly to Zhang Hua's side.

  "Well, this is a letter I wrote to the captain. You immediately ride on a captured war horse and hurry to Guxian County to find our regimental headquarters and hand-deliver this letter to the captain personally. Remember, no matter what, you must deliver this letter in person to the captain, it absolutely cannot fall into enemy hands." Seeing Wang Dog Egg's excited face, Zhang Hua handed a freshly written letter to Wang Dog Egg's hands and solemnly ordered.

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