Although these Japanese special elements were still able to carry out sabotage, being separated from the organization and relying solely on them alone would not pose a big threat to either the troops of the Jidong Military Region or the Songshan guerrillas. However, those new fighters who actually defected to the guerrillas could be replenished to the old army after training, without affecting the expansion of recruitment of new soldiers by the Songshan guerrillas and the Eighth Route Army in the pass.
This move completely caught the Japanese and puppet spy agencies by surprise. Some Japanese special elements who had infiltrated the Eighth Route Army and Songshan guerrillas saw that they could not play a role and fled one after another.
In the recruit training team, there were security cadres who paid close attention to the movements of each new soldier, so they captured many Japanese special elements who fled. Soon, most of the Japanese special elements who had sneaked into the Eighth Route Army and Songshan guerrillas were screened out.
Tojo dispatched a large number of Japanese special elements to the Matsuyama guerrillas, confidently waiting for them to play a role, but as a result, they could not send out a single useful message. Soon after, he discovered that the Japanese special elements who had worked so hard to insert them had all been sent to the customs, and it was no longer possible to provide them with information about the Songshan guerrillas.
Song Tiao was so angry that he was about to cry. The Special Operations Department had spent so much manpower and material resources, racked their brains, and came up with three ways to deal with Xu Dalong. The first one was to assassinate Xu Dalong. The second article is that the Japanese special elements provide accurate intelligence, and the Japanese army organizes an advance team to carry out beheading operations. The third one is to accurately provide Xu Dalong’s whereabouts and use large forces to surround and annihilate him. However, the premise of these three strategies is that the Japanese special elements who have sneaked into the Songshan guerrillas provide accurate intelligence. Now none of these Japanese special elements remain in the Songshan guerrillas, and they cannot play any role. All plans of Tojo and others cannot be implemented.
The senior agents from the intelligence agencies and the special higher education department who came from the North China Front had originally hoped to use the power of the Kwantung Army to deal with Xu Dalong. Seeing this scene, they knew that there was no point in staying any longer, so they all said goodbye and left. The special classes were naturally disbanded.
Tojo is also a confident and even arrogant person. In the past, he did not believe that he could not deal with Xu Dawu.
After this round of fighting, he deeply felt how powerful Xu Dalong was, and now he was starting to feel a little discouraged. Since the North China Front Army, the Central China Front Army, and the South China Front Army could not deal with Xu Dalong, he no longer dared to hope that he could create a miracle in dealing with Xu Dalong.
Now he is very worried about how to explain to the commander on duty, Chishu Tian. Now that the Kwantung Army has assigned itself the task of dealing with Xu Dalong, he must come up with a solution to the problem. He thought hard and finally came up with a countermeasure, so he came to discuss with the chief of staff.
Tojo is a subordinate of the Chief of Staff, and the two have always had a good relationship. Shida Qianji authorized Tojo to deal with Xu Dalong. Tojo made no progress and the chief of staff did not look good, so he was still willing to help Tojo.
When Tojo expressed his opinion, the chief of staff didn't think it was new, because they had already used this trick before, but this time it was more powerful. But at present, apart from this method, there seems to be no other way to think of. After careful discussion, the two decided to report this strategy to Shida Chiji.
So the two of them asked to see Shida Chiji.
Shida Chiji is in charge of the entire vast area of nine provinces [originally divided] outside the Kwantaka. There are also hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops. There are many things on his mind every day. Although there is a problem in the Yuanping Public Security District, it is nothing to the entire Guanwai.
So when he saw the chief of staff coming in, he didn't know what they wanted to say for a moment. When he saw Tojo following him, he remembered.
He asked: "Tojo-kun, how is the matter with Xu Dalong going?"
Tojo said with great embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Commander, Xu Dalong is so cunning. Although the agents we sent successfully infiltrated the Songshan guerrillas, they were unable to function."
Shida Qianji was startled when he heard this, and asked curiously: "Didn't you say that nearly 100 agents have been sent out? Could it be that none of them can play a role? What method did Xu Dalong use?"
Tojo reported what he heard to Shida Chishu.
Shida Qianji was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "This Xu Dalong is really capable and not an easy person to deal with. Tojo-kun, how do you deal with Xu Dalong next? What are your plans?"
Tojo glanced at the chief of staff, who nodded slightly at him, indicating that he should answer truthfully.
Tojo said: "The reason why Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas were able to develop and grow was mainly because they gained the support of the unruly people in the Yuanping Public Security District. Now all the group tribes in the Yuanping Public Security District have been destroyed, and a large number of unruly people are scattered in the area. Outside, the Yuanping Public Security District was once completely lost, and all maintenance committees from the county seat to the countryside were destroyed by the Songshan guerrillas.
In the Yuanping Public Security District, the Songshan guerrillas can use more than one million civilians. Xu Dalong and the others can obtain supplies and soldiers from these unscrupulous people, and can also collect intelligence about our army. In this case, if they want to It is very difficult to deal with them.
The humble opinion is to move all the people in the Yuanping Public Security District to other public security areas, turn the Yuanping area into a no-man's land, and then set up heavy troops around the Yuanping Public Security District to limit the activities of Xu Dalong and the Songshan guerrillas to the Yuanping Public Security District. within the district to prevent them from continuing to infiltrate into other security districts. "
Shida Qianji frowned, obviously he was not satisfied with this method.
He said: "Apart from this, don't you have any other options?"
Tojo said: "I'm sorry, Commander, I really can't think of any other better way. I have fully discussed with the commander of the Second Division and the local military officials, and I believe that under the current circumstances, only relying on the first The strength of the Second Division, coupled with the local Manchu army, was unable to wipe out Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas.
They also all agreed with the idea of lowering positions. Only by adopting this method of removing salary from the bottom of the cauldron, Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas would not receive any supplies. At the same time, they would lose their intelligence source, and they would not be able to survive in the Yuanping Public Security Zone. Their only way is to retreat into the pass. "
At this point, Tojo will not go on. Shida Qianji understood what he meant. This was a disaster moving eastward. Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas could not survive outside the pass, so they had no choice but to retreat inside the pass and join the Eighth Route Army inside the pass. Although they could not directly eliminate Xu Dalong, if they entered the pass, they would harm the North China Front Army in the pass, and the Kwantung Army would be safe.
Shida Qianji asked: "If the Yuanping Public Security District wants to become a no-man's land, all the population including the county must be moved out. The number will be at least one hundred or hundreds of thousands. How to resettle so many people?"
The chief of staff said: "This problem is easy to solve. We can disperse these people to other security districts for resettlement. The average number in each security district is only 20,000 people, and then divided among the counties, there are only a few thousand people. It will not cause chaos in other security areas. Moreover, in many security areas there is a large amount of wasteland that needs to be reclaimed, which is enough for these people to live and work in peace and contentment. As long as these people give them some land and some benefits, they will be grateful to Huang Jun. Not only will they not It will cause trouble, and it can also increase taxes and provide free labor for the Yellow Army.”
Shida Qianji said: "That's what I say, but the cost of early resettlement is a lot of money, and it also consumes a lot of manpower and material resources."
The chief of staff said: "This is not a problem. Tojo has discussed this matter with other security districts. There is no need for the Kwantung Army to allocate special funds. Each security district can absorb these victims on its own."
Shida Qianji also had another question, asking: "It is said that it is difficult to leave one's homeland. The people in the Yuanping Public Security District have been living there for generations. If they are forcibly moved away, they will encounter a lot of trouble. What are your plans for this? solve?"
Kawashima said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that as long as these unscrupulous people are promised land, houses and other corresponding benefits, they can accept the relocation. Besides, it is the Kwantung Army's decision to relocate them, and no one dares to disobey it. .”
In fact, Shida Chiji understands this truth, but he just doesn't want to say it out loud. The Japanese army did this kind of thing all the time, whether inside or outside the Pass. When they entered the anti-Japanese base areas of the Eighth Route Army, they adopted the three-pronged policy of burning them all, killing them all, and robbing them all, creating a large number of no-man's lands.
The reason why Shida Chishu said this was because the area outside the customs had become increasingly stable in recent years, and he himself did not want to cause any more criticism for massacring a large number of people.
Hearing Tojo's answer, he nodded slightly and said, "You must consider this matter carefully and minimize the impact of the relocation."
Tojo saw that Chishu Shida agreed with his opinion. He knew that this was an opportunity to make atonement and said quickly: "Please rest assured, Commander, I will definitely handle this matter."
Tojo left the Fengtian Kwantung Army Headquarters and went to Jinzhou City to discuss with the commander of the Second Division and the Chief of Staff the relocation of the people in the Yuanping Public Security District.
The division commander and chief of staff are worrying about how to deal with Xu Dalong and the Songshan Rangers. They now admit that they have no confidence that they can eliminate Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas. If they can relocate the people in the Yuanping Public Security District to avoid entanglement with Xu Dalong's Songshan guerrillas, of course they are very willing. Therefore, they expressed their firm obedience to the orders of the Kwantung Army Headquarters and cooperated with Tojo to create no man's land in the Yuanping Public Security District.
After discussion, they decided to adopt a step-by-step approach, starting with Yidong County and Yuanping County and relocating people in batches.
Since the underground party organizations outside Guanxi have made contact with northern Shaanxi, northern Shaanxi has highly recognized the great contributions made by the underground parties outside Guanxi over the years and decided to increase support for the underground parties outside Guanxi.
In addition, Mr. Wang, the leader of the underground party, came to Heishui County with a large amount of funds provided by northern Shaanxi and some foreign cadres.
After meeting Xu Dalong, he asked Xu Dalong to send people to escort them to Jinzhou, Harbin, Fengtian and other places to restore underground party organizations. Xu Dalong agreed wholeheartedly and assigned Zhu Guangzhao to personally lead a detachment of special forces members to escort Mr. Wang to Jinzhou.
Zhu Guangzhao and others escorted Mr. Wang and the cadres, passing through Binhe County and Yidong County along the way. When they bypassed Yidong County and headed to Jinzhou, they saw many people being driven by the Japanese and puppet troops towards Jinzhou. move.
The situation caught their attention. They learned from an escaped citizen that these people were to be sent to other security areas for resettlement. The Japanese and puppets promised to provide these people with houses and land to trick them into agreeing to relocate.
The Japanese and puppet methods were very cruel. They forcibly drove away those who refused to relocate, and killed anyone who dared to resist. Many people who were unwilling to move were brutally murdered, and other people had to agree to move.
After entering Jinzhou City, they learned about the underground party organization in Jinzhou. Many counties and rural areas around Jinzhou are accepting victims who have been relocated from Yuanping area.
After completing the task of escorting Representative Wang and others, Zhu Guangzhi, on his way back to Heishui County, eliminated a mountain forest expedition team that went to the countryside to arrest people. After interrogating the prisoners, he learned that the Japanese and puppets wanted to create a no-man's land in Yuanping. conspiracy. They hurriedly sent a telegram to report to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong also felt a headache after hearing the news. If all the people in the Yuanping area were moved away by the Japanese and puppet troops, the Yuanping Anti-Japanese Base Area they worked so hard to create would no longer exist. Without the support of the people, no matter whether it was intelligence, soldiers, or supplies, there was no solution. The Songshan guerrillas also lost the foundation of their foothold in the Yuanping area. The Japanese and puppet troops must not be allowed to smoothly turn the Yuanping area into a no man's land.
After careful consideration, Xu Dalong also took action.
"Didi didi didi". With the sound of the radio operator tapping the keys, a clear telegram followed the airwaves and flew across the white mountains and black waters. Almost everyone with a radio station in Guan, outside the Guan, and north and south of the Yangtze River received the clear telegram sent by Xu Dalong.
In the telegram, Xu Dalong used sharp language to expose the Kwantung Army's inhumane Sanguang policy of creating no-man's land in the Yuanping area, and scornfully ridiculed that the Kwantung Army had hundreds of thousands of troops and could not help but a small Songshan guerrilla force. Able to deal with unarmed people with cruel means.
After this telegram was sent, it caused a huge response in the society and made the Kwantung Army very passive.
Not only that, when the North China, Central China and South China Front armies inside the Pass learned that Xu Dalong had gone out to harm the Kwantung Army, they all felt a sense of schadenfreude. After all, the Kwantung Army has been enjoying itself outside the Pass for many years, while other front armies are fighting against the anti-Japanese armed forces inside the Pass. Now it is the Kwantung Army's turn to have a headache.
(End of chapter)
