Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 481: Changes in Haoyue City Guo Youcai surrenders

What Zhou Tian and others didn't know was that Guo Youcai had no intention of showing up at all. At this moment, Guo Chengde, the battalion commander of the guard battalion beside Guo Youcai, had surrounded them with hundreds of fully armed soldiers. Guo Youcai's purpose was obvious. He wanted to send the officers of the 104th Division headed by Zhou Tian to hell.

The 104th Division of the New First Army was actually a nail that Huang Guangtai openly placed next to Guo Youcai, responsible for monitoring all his movements. Once Guo Youcai had any disloyal intentions, Zhou Tian would certainly twist off his head without hesitation. With the combat effectiveness of the 104th Division, Guo Youcai, who was tough, was really no match.

But after reaching a preliminary agreement with China, Guo Youcai had made up his mind to abandon darkness and join the light, and defect to China no matter what. The heads of Zhou Tian and others and the entire Haoyue City were Guo Youcai's token of surrender.

It was not until he heard a series of chaotic footsteps outside the command post that Zhou Tian woke up from his dream, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. He raised his head suddenly and looked at the door, his brows furrowed, and his eyes revealed a light of disbelief.

He had never thought that Guo Youcai would do such a bold thing. It was a well-planned conspiracy to trick them into coming to the headquarters and then attack them. Zhou Tian was filled with anger and confusion. He didn't understand why Guo Youcai did this. Did he really betray their camp and side with the enemy?

While Zhou Tian was still thinking, the soldiers of the guard camp outside had already started to move. Under the command of Guo Chengde, they pulled the triggers of their submachine guns without hesitation. Dense bullets whizzed in an instant, and the simple wooden wall of the command post trembled in the sound of gunfire and was instantly shot into a sieve.

At the conference table, the major who was about to stand up to check the situation outside was shot without any preparation. He felt a pain in his chest and a stream of heat gushing out, instantly staining his uniform red. He fell to the ground, his body twitching constantly, his eyes revealing a light of fear and unwillingness.

Zhou Tian felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw this scene. He quickly stood up and asked others to push down the conference table as a cover, while staring at the major lying on the ground. His voice was full of hysterical anger and grief: "Xiaosong, Xiaosong! How are you!"

He shouted angrily, as if he wanted to vent all the anger in his heart: "Damn it, this Guo Youcai has rebelled, and must have colluded with the northern bandits and wants to attack us here. Guo Youcai, if I can get out alive, I will peel off your skin!"

Zhou Tian's voice echoed in the command post, filled with endless anger and murderous intent. He knew that they were now in a desperate situation, and only by fighting to the death could they escape this death trap.

As the incident happened suddenly, Zhou Tian and his men were not prepared in advance, which put them in an extremely passive situation. Some officers of the 104th Division did not even carry their own guns, and those who did carry guns had almost no ammunition. Faced with such a situation, Zhou Tian nervously stuck his head out to fight back, while his mind raced, looking for a way to escape.

At this moment, Zhou Tian's only hope was that the soldiers of the 104th Division would be able to discover the abnormality here and quickly come to provide support. He knew very well that it would be difficult for them to break out with just a few people.

Amid the dense gunfire, Zhou Tian and his 104th Division officers showed amazing calmness and accurate shooting skills. Although they were in a desperate situation, everyone had a solemn expression and moved quickly and accurately. Almost every shot they made hit the target, which showed that the 104th Division was definitely a well-trained and elite division.

The gunfire lasted for more than ten minutes before it gradually died down. The soldiers of the guard battalion approached the bodies lying on the ground with submachine guns, turning them over and checking for any survivors.

Just as they came to the corpse of a regimental officer, Zhou Tian, ​​who was hiding under the corpse, pushed the corpse away and jumped up. He was shot in the leg and ribs, and the pain was unbearable, but he could not care about it at the moment. His eyes were bloodshot, full of murderous intent, and he knocked the soldier in front of him unconscious with a crisp palm knife. He quickly dodged the submachine gun in the other's hand, then raised the gun and started shooting at the enemy in front of him.

"Guo Youde! I'm going to kill you! You guys in the Guo family are all wolf cubs!" Zhou Tian roared at the top of his lungs, his eyes red with anger and unwillingness. After knocking down four enemies in a row, he rushed towards Guo Youde like a wounded tiger, regardless of everything.

Guo Youde was so frightened that his heart and liver were broken, his face was pale, and he hid behind a soldier in panic like a rabbit with nowhere to escape. He pointed at Zhou Tian with a trembling hand and cried out in a crying voice: "Shoot! Kill him! Quick!"

The soldiers heard the order and raised their guns without hesitation, aiming at Zhou Tian. The dense bullets poured down like a rainstorm, and Zhou Tian's body was almost instantly shot into a sieve. He staggered and fell to the ground, and his blood dyed the surrounding land red.

Even though he was seriously injured, Zhou Tian still glared at Guo Youde in front of him, his eyes full of reluctance and anger. Until the last moment of his life, he did not give up his hatred and curse on Guo Youde.

With the tragic death of all the main officers including the commander of the 104th Division Zhou Tian in the headquarters, the whole situation instantly became chaotic and out of control. Guo Youcai's direct troops, the 103rd and 105th Divisions, quickly took the lead and began to control the situation without mercy.

Many soldiers of the 104th Division were controlled by their own people before they could react to what was happening. They were violently pushed and tied up, and some were even shot to death. The whole scene was full of chaos and blood. Former comrades became enemies, and the trust they once had turned into betrayal.

The Guo family's troops opened the city gates without hesitation and welcomed the Chinese army into the city.

In fact, Chen Tong had anticipated this situation a long time ago, therefore, he had never actually launched the final general attack on Haoyue City. All of this was within his plan and control.

When Chen Tong stepped into the New First Army's garrison in the city, Ying Guo Youcai was standing majestically on the wide parade ground. He was wearing a neat military uniform, with a golden medal on his chest, and his face was full of pride and satisfaction. Below him were thousands of soldiers from the 104th Division who were controlled in batches. They were tied up with ropes, with their heads down and their expressions listless. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people shudder.

At the edge of the parade ground, piles of corpses formed a small hill, and the blood dyed the land red. Most of these corpses were soldiers and officers of the 104th Division who were unwilling to surrender and insulted and cursed Guo Youcai. Their deaths were so tragic that people could not bear to look at them.

Guo Youcai stood on the high platform, persuading the soldiers below with saliva flying.

"I'm telling you! If you're obedient and willing to follow me and turn from evil to good, you might be able to go back alive to see your family! Otherwise, you'll end up like these short-lived ghosts!" He pointed at the corpses, his tone full of threat and intimidation.

"You followed that old man Huang Guangtai and left your homeland, sailed across the ocean to Liuwan, and you have to work hard for him, risking your life, and you have to look at the faces of the Japanese. Why do you do that?"

The soldiers were frightened by his words and exchanged terrified glances with each other, as if they saw their future fate.

At this time, Chen Tong walked up to Guo Youcai and revealed his identity. When Guo Youcai heard that it was the highest commander of the Chinese army, he immediately nodded and bowed, showing extreme flattery.

"General Guo is quite eloquent, he is indeed a talented person."

"Commander Chen, you are too kind. I am also a pure Chinese and have long been fed up with the traitor Huang Guangtai." As he spoke, he secretly observed Chen Tong's expression, fearing that he had done something wrong.

Chen Tong watched Guo Youcai's performance and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He knew that this person was a typical fence-sitter, who would lean towards whichever side was stronger. But at this moment, he still needed this person to stabilize the situation, so he didn't show any dissatisfaction.

"General Guo is indeed a man who knows how to adapt to the times." Chen Tong said calmly, "As long as you can cooperate with us and be loyal to China, I will forgive you for what happened before."

When Guo Youcai heard this, he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly in agreement.