The woman wiped away her tears, calmed down her emotions, and then recounted her experience.
It turns out that this mother and daughter are from Peiping. The woman's name is Han Yu, who comes from a wealthy family. Her husband is a businessman with considerable wealth.
A Hanjian fell in love with Han Yu and her family's property, so he colluded with the Japanese military police and put her husband in prison on the charge of having an affair with the anti-Japanese elements. After embezzling their family property, she killed her husband inside, and then wanted to occupy Han Yu.
She escaped from Beiping City by luck and came to seek refuge with her cousin, thus avoiding the murderous hands.
After the woman finished speaking, she remembered her miserable life experience and burst into tears again. The little girl was infected by her mother and kept crying.
Monk Wei has a hot temper. After following Xu Dalong over the years, his temper has calmed down a lot. But after hearing the tragic experience of the mother and son, he still couldn't help but be angry.
He cursed fiercely: "Damn Gou Hanjian! It's really a bad death. I will go to Beiping City to kill this Gou Hanjian and eliminate harm for the people."
Ma Chao and Gao Changwu were relieved to see that the mother and daughter were not bullied in the base area. They were also very angry about the evil deeds of the Han Dynasty, but they were still a little embarrassed when it came to eradicating the Han Dynasty in Beiping City. They knew that Xu Dalong's men were powerful, so they looked at Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong, Li Changshui and others originally wanted to go to Peking. He immediately said: "Mrs. Han, we know your matter. Don't worry, the Eighth Route Army will definitely make the decision for you. You settle here first, and you will naturally be able to do it after a while. I’ll give you an explanation.”
Han Yu and her daughter thanked them profusely, and with Li Changshui's persuasion, they followed the shopkeeper and left.
Xu Dalong hated the Han people very much. Many Han people were inhumane and treated the Chinese even more harshly than the Japanese. In particular, many people in the Han Dynasty were local snakes, and they caused more serious damage than the Japanese army.
He asked: "Mas Ling, do you know the situation among the Han people in Baoding? Are there any who are full of evildoers and have great public anger? After this battle is over, we will also punish some, kill them as a warning, and combat the arrogance of those Han people. .”
Ma Chao nodded and said: "The Han Dynasty in Baoding is very rampant. As the saying goes, Jingyouzi, Weizuizi, and Baoding Prefecture's dog-legged people are enough to illustrate the seriousness of the situation. I have written down this matter, and I will arrange for someone to deal with it in Baoding. We will conduct statistics on the notorious Han in the area, and the military branch will cooperate with your special operations brigade to eradicate these traitors."
Li Changshui accompanied Xu Dalong out this time because he wanted to make a lot of money. We have just taken over the Daming Machine Tool Factory and made a lot of money from the Japanese and puppets. Eradicating the Han Dynasty will definitely bring a lot of financial gains. He also fully agreed with this.
He said: "I will also inform the underground party in Baoding area and ask them to make statistics on the situation in the Han Dynasty."
After checking the terrain, Xu Dalong and others returned to the headquarters of the military division and waited for the Japanese and puppet troops to leave Baoding City before committing the crime. Xu Dalong wanted to be able to grasp the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops at any time. Li Changshui maintained radio contact with Baoding underground party organizations. Li Qiulin also sent special forces members to carry radios to closely monitor the Japanese and puppet troops in the city.
The Japanese army finally dispatched. Commander Sang Mujian's first brigade personally led three infantry brigades and two puppet army regiments to attack Gaobeidian from Baoding City.
The vanguard of the Japanese army was a motorcycle team consisting of 13 motorcycles. There were three Japs on each motorcycle, and they were accompanied by a bicycle team. The riders were a flying team composed of Hanjian. Each of these guys wore a top hat, a black double-breasted coat, and the lower body There were about 50 people wearing black wide-leg trousers and loafers, with box cannons slung on their shoulders.
The Japs were very labor-saving on motorcycles, while the Han men were chasing after them on bicycles, all of them panting from exhaustion.
The area around Baoding is a vast plain. It was very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to set up an ambush, especially at this time when the crops in the fields had been harvested, everything was bare, and the field of vision was extremely wide.
The Japanese and puppet troops could see very far on the road. They could not see any signs of an Eighth Route Army ambush, so they continued to march forward arrogantly.
The vanguard of the Japanese and puppet troops soon saw a village in front of them, which was known to the local Han people who were familiar with it. This village is called Caocun, which is 22 kilometers away from Gaobeidian Town.
The Japanese and Han stopped on the road and sent people into the village to check. There was nothing unusual about the lives of the people in the village. The Japanese and Han felt relieved and continued to move forward along the road.
Soon after, the leading Japanese troops arrived at a fork in the road. The Japanese and Han soldiers divided into two groups. Some continued to advance along the highway, while others turned onto the side road.
Soon after, a large group of Japanese troops came over. After reaching the fork in the road, Sangmu Jianyi led the brigade's command organization and two infantry groups and continued to move forward along the road.
An infantry brigade of the Japanese army and two regiments of the puppet army took a fork in the road.
The Japanese and puppet troops encountered no obstruction along the way, and soon arrived 5 kilometers away from Gaobeidian Town.
The Japanese army with the leader of the Sangmu Brigade stopped advancing. They had to wait for another group of Japanese and puppet troops to outflank Gaobeidian.
Sangmu Jianyi was born as a staff officer and had never been a group captain or a wing captain. Although he formulated the battle plan in a clear and logical manner, the Japanese and puppet commanders who followed him were somewhat unconfident.
A captain has no idea, he always feels something is wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he came to Sangmu Jianyi and said cautiously: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, something is wrong."
Sangmu Jianyi said dissatisfied: "What's wrong?"
The brigade captain said with some worry: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, I have fought with the Eighth Route Army in this area many times. According to my humble experience, it seems a little too quiet. This is the base area of the Eighth Route Army. Our brigade came all the way, but It’s really unusual that we weren’t harassed.”
He has never been a grassroots officer and lacks actual combat experience, which are Sangmu Kenichi's shortcomings. What he hates most is that others use this to question him. The Japanese captain said that he had many experiences fighting the Eighth Route Army, which immediately hit Sangmu Jianyi's sore spot. He thought that the captain was mocking him, and he immediately became furious.
He reprimanded: "Bage Yalu, if you don't look at the terrain here, there is no good place to set up an ambush. If they dare to fight the Yellow Army here, aren't they looking for death? The Yellow Army's large forces are here. , if you were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, would you be stupid enough to choose such terrain to attack the Yellow Army? You still dare to say that you have combat experience. I think you are an idiot and a waste. I question your commanding ability. "
The Japanese captain was silenced by the training. According to his intuition, there must be something wrong with this matter, but he had no way to refute Sangmu Kenichi's reprimand.
Feeling helpless, he returned to his infantry group and told his men to prepare for battle.
The chief of staff of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade also worked his way up from the grassroots level, and has held official positions at all levels from squad captain to wing captain. In his heart, he actually agreed with the captain's opinion, but he had been getting along with Sang Muchian day and night, and he knew the temperament of this young man very well.
He knew that the Eighth Route Army would definitely take precautions. It was impossible for large groups of Japanese troops to move easily in the Eighth Route Army's base areas.
Moreover, it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to not get news about such a large-scale Japanese military operation. Seeing that they were about to arrive at Gaobeidian, the Eighth Route Army did not harass them. This was really strange.
He looked at the ambitious Sangmu Jianyi and saw the mighty brigade of Japanese and puppet troops behind him. He thought that the Japanese army was so powerful. According to the information he had, this area was the base area of the Fifth Military Division of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region. He believed that the existing strength of the Fifth Army Division was not enough to pose a threat to such a large number of Japanese and puppet troops. Even if the Eighth Route Army has any intentions, it will not be in great danger.
He thought about it and gave up trying to dissuade Sanmu Jianyi.
Sangmu Jianyi, who had just been questioned by his subordinates, felt even more annoyed when he saw the chief of staff's hesitant expression. He felt that this guy was probably secretly mocking his lack of combat experience. But since they didn't say anything, he couldn't use it as an excuse.
At this moment, a team of the Eighth Route Army appeared in front, with about 100 people. The vanguard of the Japanese army discovered them and rushed towards them. Soon after, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army exchanged fire with the vanguard troops.
The basis for the Japanese captain's doubts was that he had not been harassed by the Eighth Route Army. The appearance of this Eighth Route Army unit now proves that the Japanese captain's doubts are unreasonable.
Sangmu Jianyi couldn't help but feel a little proud. He turned around and searched for the captain with his eyes. If he were in front of him, he would definitely scold him again. Unfortunately, the Japanese captain ran far away.
As soon as Sang Mujian couldn't find the punching bag, he glanced at the chief of staff. Seeing the embarrassed look on the chief of staff's face, he felt a little proud.
Sangmu Jianyi thought that since the Eighth Route Army had discovered it, they decided to lead the troops to capture Gaobeidian first, so he commanded a large group of troops to rush forward.
When the small unit of the Eighth Route Army saw so many Japanese troops rushing over, they immediately retreated towards Gaobeidian. Sangmu Jianyi commanded a large group of troops to pursue them.
A large group of Japanese troops were chasing after them, and another group of Eighth Route Army troops appeared in front of them, numbering about 200 people. Seeing the Japanese army approaching, they lay down on the ground and fired at the Japanese army to cover the retreat of the small Eighth Route Army unit.
The Japanese captain who made the suggestion to Sangmu Jianyi felt that he had offended the brigade commander, so he wanted to show off to reduce his anger. So he commanded his troops and launched a fierce attack on the Eighth Route Army ahead.
This group of Eighth Route Army retreated while fighting, with the Japanese army in hot pursuit. They knew that they were no match for the Japanese army under field conditions, so they chose to retreat to Gaobeidian Town. Pursued by the Japanese and puppet troops, they retreated to the town in panic.
The Japanese captain commanded the troops and launched a charge directly, hoping to capture Gaobeidian Town.
After the Eighth Route Army entered the town, they immediately relied on the walls, houses and other buildings in the town to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The Japanese officers and soldiers had no cover in the open area and suffered many casualties. They had to stop and, in accordance with the provisions of the infantry drill, began to set up artillery and prepare to launch an attack.
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Sangmu Jianyi said: "Order another infantry captain to lead his troops over and form a siege on the entire Gaobeidian town."
At this time, Sangmu Jianyi was very happy. Although he didn't know how many Eighth Route Army troops were still in the town, there were more than 300 people surrounded now. Being able to eat these Eighth Route Army troops, even if they couldn't find the lost machine tools and equipment, would be a big deal. A small achievement, this is enough to add a glorious touch to his brigade commander's resume.
On the other hand, the Japanese and puppet troops, led by the captain, circled and outflanked in the direction of Gaobeidian. The Japanese motorcycle team and the bicycle team composed of Han people were still clearing the way ahead. They were very vigilant and looked for traces of the Eighth Route Army everywhere. However, this was also an open plain area, and there was no trace of the Eighth Route Army, so they continued to move forward boldly.
Xu Xiaocheng is the squad leader of Squad 6 of the Third Squadron of the Special Operations Brigade. At the moment, he is lying behind a field bank about 100 meters away from the road. A single-man bunker had been dug here in advance. He was lying in it, and it was simply camouflaged. He could not be seen from the highway in the distance.
Hearing the sound of Japanese troops marching, he quietly observed the road from behind the bushes. When he saw a large group of Japanese troops lined up neatly, passing by on the road in front of him, he took out two No. 5 batteries, held a wire with copper wire exposed in his hand, and pressed it on the battery. of the bottom and press firmly with your fingers to ensure that current can flow through.
At this time, it was not possible to develop remote-controlled equipment, so manual detonation could only be used. Fortunately, the operation of roadside bombs is very simple. You only need to connect the power supply with a wire to detonate the electric detonator inside, and then detonate the explosive inside.
Roadside bombs were used more frequently by the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, where the Japanese and puppet troops were very afraid of roadside bombs.
The Japanese and puppet troops here in Hebei have not yet tasted roadside bombs, and they have no precautions against them. Therefore, roadside bombs can be set up on the roadside after simple camouflage without arousing the suspicion of the Japanese and puppet troops.
There were 24 special forces members ambushing both sides of the road like Xu Xiaocheng, and they detonated 24 bombs almost at the same time. Roadside bombs. One roadside bomb exploded and ejected thousands of iron sands. 24 roadside bombs spit out tens of thousands of iron sands in an instant. The Japanese and puppet troops marching on the road fell to the ground in pieces as if they had been blown by the wind. On the ground. This round of explosions alone caused the casualties of hundreds of Japanese officers and soldiers.
After Xu Xiaocheng and other special forces members detonated the bomb, they immediately jumped up from the ground and evacuated quickly.
(End of chapter)
