This battle of SJZ is of great significance and has far-reaching impact. The Eighth Route Army, which has always been regarded as the Eighth Route Army, actually captured a large city heavily defended by the Japanese army in just eight hours. This marked that the Eighth Route Army's ability to attack difficult problems has also been greatly improved.
With this precedent, it is enough to shake the Japanese army's confidence in holding on to any big city.
After the battle, Xu Dalong met with the leaders of the Jinan Military Region.
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region are famous generals of the Eighth Route Army. They are also veteran cadres who have climbed snow-capped mountains and walked on grasslands. Xu Dalong respected them very much, and after meeting them, he was the first to salute them.
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region also yearned for the legendary figure Xu Dalong. This time the SJZ battle was won under the command of Xu Dalong, which left an intuitive impression on them, and they admired Xu Dalong even more.
They saw that Xu Dalong was so young, but did not have the arrogance of a teenager, and instead respected them so much, which made them even more fond of him.
Xu Dalong comprehensively analyzed the situation on the battlefield and believed that it was impossible for the Japanese army to come to SJZ for reinforcements in a short time. He issued an order to all ministries and gave them three days to seize Japanese and puppet assets in SJZ city.
As a transportation hub for the Pingtai Line and Zhengtai Line, SJZ has a unique geographical location. Industry and commerce, especially light industry, are very developed.
After the Japanese occupied SJZ, they hoped to occupy it permanently, so they also invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the construction of SJZ. It can be said that SJZ is relatively prosperous in this era.
After troops from the Jinan Military Region entered the city, they seized Japanese and puppet assets and made a huge fortune. The amount of property seized was beyond the imagination of the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers.
Li Yunlong said with emotion: "He brewed it. If you want to get rich, you have to go to a big city. When we go back, let's conquer Taiyuan for him."
When the Eighth Route Army seized the time to seize the Japanese and puppet assets, Xu Dalong had nothing to do, so he accompanied Lin Xueying to wander on the streets.
In the morning, they first went to eat snacks from SJZ, and then went to watch a movie.
After watching the movie, they went to the cinema owner and asked them where to buy the movie.
After the boss's guidance, Xu Dalong and others came to a film company in SJZ, hoping to buy a batch of films from it and take them back to the base.
There were really too few films in the base area, and the screening team kept showing the same ones over and over again, and everyone got tired of watching them.
There are more than 60 films in this film company. After Xu Dalong read the relevant introduction, he discovered that most of these films were used by the Japanese and puppets for propaganda, and there were only a few commercial films.
This was better than nothing, so they bought 12 commercial films.
Unlike the concerns of other commanders, Xu Dalong did not focus on robbing Japanese and puppet assets.
He held a cultural symposium through the SJZ underground party organization and invited celebrities from the SJZ cultural circles to participate.
At the meeting, Xu Dalong introduced in detail the policies of the Eighth Route Army and the development of the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and invited them to mobilize to the base areas to participate in the anti-Japanese movement.
Some well-known scholars, professors and cultural youth accepted the mobilization and agreed to follow Xu Dalong to the Mawu Mountain base area.
Xu Dalong also invited representatives of workers from all walks of life to hold a joint meeting, and also mobilized a large number of skilled workers to the Mawushan base area.
From a certain perspective, Xu Dalong's gains were more valuable than the Japanese and puppet properties robbed by other Eighth Route Army generals.
On this day, the leaders of the Jinan Military Region entertained Xu Dalong alone. The banquet was very sumptuous, and the leaders' attitudes were particularly good.
Xu Dalong originally thought that they were asking for something, so he asked them frankly if they needed help. As a result, the leaders of the Jinan Military Region did not make any requests. They just said that they admired Xu Dalong very much and were willing to make him a friend.
Xu Dalong is a smart man, and he always felt that there might be something hidden in this, but he insisted on not saying anything, and he had no choice, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Two days later, just as Xu Dalong was about to leave SJZ, the commander of the Taiyue Military Region sent a telegram. Only then did Xu Dalong understand why the leaders of the Jinan Military Region treated him so well.
After the troops from Jinan Military Region came to SJZ, they contacted the troops from Shanxi Taiyue Military Region and found that the equipment of their troops was incomparably better than theirs. It can even be said that even the equipment of the Japanese army could not keep up. people.
They inquired about the ins and outs of the matter through acquaintances in the Taiyue Military Region, and found out that their equipment was good not only because they won more battles and captured it. In the Mawushan Military Division, there is currently the largest arsenal of the Eighth Route Army, which they are extremely envious of.
According to the information they had, Xu Dalong played an important role in this. Xu Dalong played a vital role in the great victories fought by the Mawushan Military Division and the construction of arsenals. Moreover, Xu Dalong is a blessed general. Anyone who cooperates with him will gain a lot, including this time the Jinan Military Region has passed the SJZ battle. Whether it is the improvement of the troops' equipment or the development of the base area, it is several times better than what they have done. The results achieved in 2016 are even greater.
After discussing it, the leaders came up with Xu Dalong's idea. They reported to their superiors, hoping to keep Xu Dalong in the Jinan Military Region after the SJZ battle. They also know that the Taiyue Military Region will not release people like Xu Dalong easily, so they do not expect to keep Xu Dalong completely. As long as they can stay for a period of time and help the Jinan Military Region develop and grow, that will be a big problem. reward.
They quickly sent a telegram to their superiors, who were very embarrassed about the matter. In the past, I tried to transfer Xu Dalong to northern Shaanxi, but failed many times. I guess the result will be the same this time. An old leader in the Jinan Military Region gave them a suggestion, asking them to send a telegram directly to the commander of the Taiyue Military Region, asking him to agree to secondment Xu Dalong for a period of time.
Commander Wang of the Jinan Military Region and Commander Chen of the Taiyue Military Region were also old comrades in arms, so they sent him a telegram, saying that the Jinan Military Region had a weak foundation and hoped that Xu Dalong could be seconded to help them for a period of time to complete the construction of the Jinan Military Region.
The commander of Taiyue Military Region is a person with personality. If his superiors insist on transferring Xu Dalong, he will definitely hold on to him. But when his old comrade came to beg him and had such a good attitude, he felt a little embarrassed, so he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong to ask for his opinion.
To Xu Dalong, the leaders of the Jinan Military Region are all old leaders who have climbed snow mountains and walked on grasslands. They are people whom Xu Dalong admires. Xu Dalong feels a little embarrassed when they treat him with such respect.
From the commander's tone, he hoped that he could stay and help the Jinan Military Region for a while, so he agreed.
The commander of the Taiyue Military Region sent a telegram to the Jinan Military Region, telling them that he agreed to let Xu Dalong stay to help them, but the time could not exceed two months.
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region were very happy and immediately hosted a banquet for Xu Dalong again.
Sure enough, Xu Dalong did not disappoint the leaders of the Jinan Military Region. Xu Dalong immediately brought them huge gains.
The SJZ battle was over. Before the Eighth Route Army from Shanxi left, Xu Dalong asked them to take out one-third of the weapons and ammunition seized from the Japanese army and leave it to the troops of the Jinan Military Region. He also asked the troops of the Mawushan Military Division to leave two Complete equipment of an infantry regiment.
After the leaders of the Jinan Military Region got the gift list, their eyes were widened by the contents of the gift list. Yang Zheng, who was in charge of logistics, could not help but tremble a little when he held the gift list.
He read: "12 Type 92 infantry guns, 500 rounds of artillery shells, 42 mortars, 850 rounds of artillery shells, 12 82mm recoilless rifles, 300 rounds of artillery shells, 24 rocket launchers, 400 rounds of rockets, nine 20 Type II heavy machine guns, 140 crooked machine guns, 10,000 Type 38 rifles, and 1.2 million rounds of various bullets..."
After reading this, he said excitedly: "Brother Dalong, what a generous act! We have made a fortune."
"Yes, yes, I'm getting rich." The leaders of the Jinan Military Region were very moved and burst into warm applause.
After the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi left, based on Xu Dalong's suggestion, the troops from the Jinan Military Region also left the SJZ. There is nothing that can be done about this. With the current strength of the Jinan Military Region, it is not suitable to defend big cities on the plains.
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region could not give up the base areas built around the SJZ. They specially established the SJZ Military Division, leaving a main regiment in this area. Other troops transferred some of their forces to form six county brigades. Now they have weapons and ammunition in their hands. After arranging the affairs of the SJZ Military Division, the main force of the Jinan Military Region began to go south and returned to Nangong City.
Arriving at the headquarters of the Jinan Military Region, the leaders introduced the current situation of the Jinan Military Region to Xu Dalong. At present, there was a very difficult matter before them. This matter caused them a headache, so they asked Xu Dalong for his opinion.
In addition to the several counties controlled by the newly opened SJZ Military Division of the Jinan Military Region, there were 15 counties within the original base area of the Jinan Military Region, and the situation in five of them was very complicated. There was a local civilian armed force called the Hongqianghui, with hundreds of thousands of members, a mixed bag, fighting both the Japanese and puppet troops and the Eighth Route Army. Some armed forces of the Hongqianghui even secretly colluded with the Japanese and puppet troops. It was extremely difficult for the Eighth Route Army to develop in this area. On many occasions, Eighth Route Army troops encountered covert attacks by the Hongqianghui in this area.
The existing troops of the Jinan Military Region are not incapable of destroying the Hongqiang Association. The most important thing is that the members of the Hongqiang Association are all locals. There are many people attending the meeting, and they are all relatives. If they are not handled carefully, , destroying a member of the Hongqianghui will offend a large group of people behind him, and will make the Eighth Route Army and the local people enmity.
Therefore, the Jinan Military Region is somewhat of a rat-shooting machine when it comes to dealing with the Hongqianghui, and it is inevitable that it will be timid. But now the problem of the Hongqiang Association is getting more and more serious. Just when the main force of the Jin-Jinan Military Region went to SJZ, a major and vicious case occurred. People from the Hongqiang Hui attacked the Eighth Route Army work team, and all 23 male and female members of the work team were brutally killed.
After introducing the situation, Yang Zhengwei of the Jinan Military Region said: "Brother Dalong, this is the situation. How do you think we should solve this problem?"
After all, Xu Dalong was a guest from afar. He looked around at the leaders of the Jinan Military Region present with a questioning look.
Commander Wang understood his concerns and said: "Brother Dalong, don't worry, we have discussed it and submitted it to our superiors for approval. During your stay in Nangong, the Jinan Military Region will completely obey your command."
Xu Dalong felt confident now, and he said decisively: "The problem of Hongqianghui must be solved with thunderous means."
Then he told his solution.
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region felt very excited after hearing this.
Commander Wang reached out and punched the table, and said: "Brother Dalong is right, we must use the thunder of autumn wind to sweep away fallen leaves to solve the problem of Hongqianghui once and for all."
The leaders of the Jinan Military Region also agreed with Xu Dalong's opinion.
After the meeting, Xu Dalong called Monk Wei and gave him the task of catching the murderer. In the evening of that day, Monk Wei led the special forces team to Fanjiazhuang in Shenze County under the leadership of the guide sent by the Jinan Military Region.
Guo Shimin is the leader of the largest Hongqianghui organization in Shenze County. He claims to have 6,000 people under his command, but in fact there are only two to three hundred people in the backbone. Fanjiazhuang is their home base.
Guo Shimin regarded Shenze County as his own territory and regarded himself as the local emperor. He did not pay attention to the Eighth Route Army at all. The work team sent by the Eighth Route Army was promoting anti-Japanese aggression in Shenze County. He believed that the Eighth Route Army had invaded his territory, so he sent people to kill the work team of the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army went to participate in the SJZ battle and did not handle the matter in time. Seeing that more than ten days had passed since the incident, and the Eighth Route Army had not responded yet, Guo Shimin felt that the Eighth Route Army was weak and could be bullied, and was very arrogant.
His men once reminded him to be wary of the Eighth Route Army, but he did not care. He thought that the Eighth Route Army did not dare to attack him, and even threatened that if the Eighth Route Army dared to come, he would not be able to fight as many as they came.
That night, Monk Wei led a special force to launch a surprise attack into Fanjiazhuang, killing more than 30 key members of the Hongqianghui who dared to resist, and captured Guo Shimin and more than 20 of his key members.
The next day, the Jinan Military Region issued a notice to all the leaders of the Hongqianghui in the base area, asking them to each bring a backbone of no less than ten people to Nangong City to participate in Guo Shimin's public trial.
If any Hongqianghui organization dares to disobey orders, they will get the same fate as Guo Shimin.
As the saying goes, "Capture the thief first, capture the king first." Guo Shimin was one of the biggest leaders of the Hongqiang Society. His capture caused a great response.
Frightened by the power of the Eighth Route Army, most Hongqianghui organizations followed the orders of the Jinan Military Region and came to Nangongcheng to participate in Guo Shimin's public trial.
(End of chapter)
