Now, the Songshan guerrillas have sufficient weapons, ammunition, and living supplies. They admire Xu Dalong and the special forces he brought. When they just met Xu Dalong and heard the special operations team members introduce Xu Dalong's glorious record, to be honest, they really didn't believe it, thinking that there was a lot of water in it. After this period of getting along, they were convinced by the abilities of Xu Dalong and his special team. Not only that, it also made them deeply grateful to Xu Dalong. They were also full of confidence in the development and growth of the Songshan guerrillas until they achieved the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
Guan Zhenshan also likes to talk to Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong is knowledgeable and has a broad vision, which brings a new experience to Guan Zhenshan. Xu Dalong is also friendly and good at listening to other people's opinions during the communication process, which also makes Guan Zhenshan feel very attached to him. Therefore, whenever he had time every day, he wanted to go to Xu Dalong. In addition to their working relationship, they also established a deep friendship.
After ten days of rest, the Songshan guerrillas have been initially adjusted. Xu Dalong decided to seize the opportunity when the Japanese and puppet troops were temporarily unable to launch a large-scale attack on the Songshan guerrillas, and took the initiative to attack the Japanese and puppet troops.
That night, the Songshan guerrillas crossed the Gemstone River and entered Binhe County. They successively captured six tribal groups in Binhe County, rescued more than 50,000 people, and surrounded Binhe County.
Xu Dalong did not rush to capture the county seat. Instead, he sent part of his troops to sweep away the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations around the county seat, disintegrating the rule of the Japanese and puppet troops in this area. He fully mobilized the masses and publicized the anti-Japanese war, and a large number of young and middle-aged people enthusiastically signed up. After joining the army, the Songshan guerrillas further strengthened.
In Binhe County, the Japanese and puppet troops only had one reinforced squadron, one gendarmerie, plus one battalion of puppet troops, and a forest expedition team of more than 100 people.
The Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was fully capable of capturing the county town, but Xu Dalong did not do so. He hoped to come to a encirclement point for reinforcements and then eat part of the Japanese Eighth Regiment.
Captain Matsui received a telegram asking for help and hurriedly organized troops to go to the rescue. The Japanese and puppet troops on the road closest to Binhe County hurried to the rescue. As a result, they encountered an ambush by the main force of the Songshan guerrillas on the road. More than two hundred Japanese soldiers and three More than a hundred puppet troops were wiped out.
After hearing the news, Captain Matsui felt that continuing like this was not an option. He was worried that the Japanese troops would be defeated one by one, so he ordered the Japanese and puppet troops who went to reinforce them to temporarily stop their actions, first assemble towards Ito County, and then go to Binhe County together.
After defeating the Japanese and puppet troops who came for reinforcements, Xu Dalong commanded the guerrillas to launch an attack on Binhe County, and soon Binhe County was captured.
After a series of blows, Captain Matsui was a little confused and didn't know what to do, so he asked Colonel Kawashima for advice.
Kawashima also believed that the war was too chaotic, and if he rashly went to Binhe County, he would probably suffer unexpected losses again. He suggested not to attack the Songshan guerrillas for the time being, but to save the three existing counties first to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
At the same time, he personally rushed back to the division headquarters, reported to the division commander, and requested that more troops be sent to encircle and suppress the Songshan Rangers.
According to the information provided by the scouts, Xu Dalong has
I saw that the Japanese army was now on the defensive. He decided to seize this opportunity and first establish anti-Japanese base areas in Binhe County and Heishui County.
Xu Dalong left Zhu Guangzhao's first brigade to monitor the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops. Su Jianqiang's Second Brigade and Guan Zhenshan's Third Brigade launched full-scale operations in Binhe County and Heishui County to completely eliminate the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations, help the people who fled the group's tribes return home, resume production, mobilize and organize the masses to establish Anti-Japanese base area.
When rescuing the people in the group's tribe, the guerrillas distributed some of the food, clothing and other materials they seized to the people, but these were far from enough. After occupying two county towns, the guerrillas distributed part of the materials seized from the county towns to ordinary people.
But these were not enough to support the people until the summer grain supply came down. Xu Dalong contacted the Second Military Division of the Jidong Military Region, hoping that they could transport some supplies to support.
The leaders of the Second Army Division were very supportive of this, and soon sent a battalion to escort a large number of living supplies to the newly created base area. Not only that, this battalion was also incorporated into the Songshan Guerrilla Force.
In order to open up the transportation connection between the inside and outside of the pass, Xu Dalong asked a battalion of troops from the Jidong Military Region in Guanzhen Mountain to mobilize a large number of civilians, dismantle some of the regular routes, and move the troops of the Second Military Division of the Jidong Military Region The anti-Japanese base area is connected with the anti-Japanese base area of the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment.
Immediately afterwards, the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was reorganized again. After the reorganization, the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was under the direct jurisdiction of the detachment headquarters and four brigades. The first brigade was still composed of Zhu Guangzhao's special operations squadron, the second brigade captain Su Jianqiang, and the third brigade. The captain of the brigade is Guan Zhenshan, and the captain of the fourth brigade is battalion commander Li Huacheng. The total strength of the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment is 3,600. Xu Dalong serves as the detachment leader, Guan Zhenshan serves as the deputy detachment leader, and Wei Dayong serves as the chief of staff.
Colonel Kawashima returned to Jinzhou City and reported the situation in the Yuanping Public Security District to the division commander and chief of staff.
The division commander was very angry. He had been dealing with the anti-Japanese guerrillas outside the customs for many years. He had tried his best but could not completely eliminate the guerrillas. The situation has improved a lot in the past two years. There are basically no guerrilla activities in the second division's defense zone. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly deteriorated, and two county towns were lost one after another, making the defense area of the Second Division the worst security area in the entire defense area under the jurisdiction of the Kwantung Army.
The division commander did not dare to report this situation to the Kwantung Army headquarters, otherwise he would be severely reprimanded, which would most likely affect his future. Not long ago, the Japanese base camp specifically asked him to return to China and prepare to join the Army Ministry to serve as the next Under Secretary of the Army.
If there is a problem with his defense at this time, his chance of promotion will be ruined.
The division commander scolded the incompetent captain Matsui. If Matsui stood in front of him at this time, he would definitely slap him hard.
The division chief of staff and Daisaku Kawashima both knew the division commander's temper. When he got angry, they remained silent and allowed him to vent his anger. After he calmed down, we discussed with him how to restore public order in the Yuanping area.
Although the commander of the Second Division has a childish temper and is irritable and irritable, when he calms down, he is still very wise.
He asked: "Kawashima-kun, you have just come from Yuanping and are very familiar with the situation. Do you have any suggestions on how to restore the security situation in Yuanping Public Security District?"
Kawashima said: "The Yuanping Public Security District is close to Changcheng, and the guerrillas can easily get support from the Eighth Route Army in the pass. The Eighth Route Army in the pass has also shown signs of going out to cause trouble. If they are allowed to gain a foothold in the Yuanping Public Security District, I am afraid that All the defense areas of our Second Division will be unrest. The guerrillas operating in that area must be wiped out as soon as possible.
The Yuanping Public Security District is surrounded by mountains, which is very convenient for the activities of guerrillas. Now that the Eighth Regiment has insufficient troops, it is impossible to expect them to destroy the guerrillas. The humble position suggested that heavy troops be mobilized to the Yuanping Public Security District as soon as possible to eliminate the guerrillas and restore public order in the Yuanping area. "
The division commander was very hesitant after hearing this. He is now at a critical moment for promotion. The security situation in Yuanping Public Security District has deteriorated. The Kwantung Army Headquarters has not received news about this matter. If he mobilized troops to encircle and suppress him, he would definitely not be able to hide it from his superiors.
There were people in the Kwantung Army headquarters who didn't have a good relationship with him. If they knew that there was a problem with the Second Division's defense zone, they would definitely take the opportunity to attack him. Once the news reaches the Japanese base camp, it is likely to affect his future.
He was thinking about how to restore Yuanping Public Security District to its original security status without making a big fuss.
The division chief of staff knew him very well, and the relationship between the two was very close. He hopes that the division commander can be promoted so that he can follow the rising tide and get promoted.
He understood the mood of the division commander and said: "There is a problem in the Yuanping Public Security District. The guerrillas are growing rapidly, but most of them are untrained recruits. Their combat effectiveness should not be strong. It won't take too many troops to defeat or even eliminate them. force.
My opinion is to try not to use the main force of the Yellow Army of the Second Division, and to deploy more Manchu troops into Yuanping territory and hand them over to the command of the Eighth Regiment. Although the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Army is not as good as that of the Yellow Army, it should be able to deal with those guerrillas. "
Having said this, the chief of staff gave Kawashima a wink.
Kawashima also heard about the division commander's upcoming promotion. He understood what the chief of staff meant and felt that this method was feasible.
He then said: "Your Excellency the Division Commander and Your Excellency the Chief of Staff's opinions are very pertinent. Mobilizing a large number of Manchu troops is a time to test their loyalty to the Yellow Army. As long as a large number of Yellow troops are not mobilized, the Kwantung Army Commander will not be disturbed." The Ministry’s concern. I agree with the Chief of Staff’s opinion.”
The division commander also felt that this arrangement was the best of both worlds under the current circumstances.
He nodded and said: "Very good, just go ahead and arrange this matter."
Since the person in charge of the underground party outside the customs arrived in northern Shaanxi and reported to his superiors the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle outside the customs, the superiors attached great importance to it and began to resume contact with the underground parties outside the customs.
After Guan Zhenshan reported what happened in the Yuanping Public Security District to the person in charge of the underground party outside Guanwai, he instructed the underground party organization in the Jinzhou area to contact Xu Dalong, Guan Zhenshan and others to provide them with intelligence.
At this time, the radio station controlled by the Jinzhou underground party had been repaired, so they got in touch with Xu Dalong.
Although the Jinzhou underground party did not grasp the detailed combat deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, they could see the mobilization of the puppet troops. They provided Xu Dalong with important information, saying that the Sixth Division of the Puppet Manchukuo Army stationed in Jinzhou City had moved towards Yuanping.
Now the Songshan guerrillas have established a reconnaissance squadron, and the squadron leader is Ma Shaodong, the reconnaissance staff officer of the Second Army Division. He has rich experience in reconnaissance work and organized local guerrillas to serve as scouts. He not only monitored the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops in Yuanping and Ito counties, but also sent scouts to detect the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops around the Yuanping security area. .
Soon after, they also received information that a part of the puppet army in the security area near Yuanping was heading towards Yuanping, and they could see more than three regiments.
At this time, the headquarters of the Songshan guerrillas was located in Binhe County. Xu Dalong, Guan Zhenshan and others were now able to confirm that more than six regiments of the puppet Manchukuo army had entered the Yuanping area, with a strength of more than 10,000, but no one Received reports that Japanese troops had entered the Yuanping area.
Xu Dalong felt a little puzzled and didn't understand why the Japanese army did not mobilize their troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Songshan guerrillas.
Guan Zhenshan was very familiar with the situation in this area. He said with some anger and disdain: "This is because the little devils look down on our guerrillas. They think that only the puppet Manchukuo army plus the original Japanese army in the Yuanping area can defeat us." Can destroy our guerrillas."
He said this with sufficient basis, because most of the people who came to encircle and suppress the Songshan guerrillas in recent years were puppet Manchu troops, and only a small number of Japanese troops participated in the operation.
Monk Wei also felt a little angry. He said: "Since the little devils look down on us and want to send their lackeys to seek death, we will deal with the lackeys first, and then deal with those little devils."
Xu Dalong is in a good mood now. Dealing with the puppet Manchu army will definitely be less difficult than dealing with the Japs. Now that the Songshan guerrillas have just been reorganized, there are too many recruits inside, and they would be unable to fight directly against the Japanese army. Since there are so many puppet Manchukuo troops here, it is just a good time to use them to practice their skills, add some combat experience to the new recruits, and promote their growth.
According to the intelligence obtained, the puppet Manchu army was not yet ready to attack. Xu Dalong decided to take the initiative to disrupt the combat deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, eat some of the Japanese and puppet troops, and combat their arrogance.
This morning, a guerrilla group of about 200 people appeared outside Wuliu Town, south of Ito County. They were all dressed in civilian clothes and tried to attack Wuliu Town.
The people stationed in Wuliu Town were all puppet Manchu troops, a battalion of the Third Regiment of the Sixth Division. There was also the original mountain forest expedition team in the town.
When they saw the guerrillas coming to attack, they launched a counterattack against the guerrillas.
The guerrillas saw the powerful firepower of the puppet Manchukuo army here, and after fighting for a while, they took the initiative to retreat. The puppet battalion commander was eager to make meritorious deeds. Seeing that the guerrillas were few in number and poorly equipped, he led his team out of the town and pursued the guerrillas.
The guerrillas who have been in the mountains and forests all year round are very good at running and have extremely strong endurance.
At the beginning, the puppet soldiers were still chasing after them, but gradually they became too tired and couldn't bear it. They were all panting and stopped to rest after a while. (End of chapter)
