After Chu Yunfei's 358th Division left, the 204th Division of the 68th Army of the Jinsui Army took over the defense area of the 358th Division. Division Commander Yan Jiashu was Yan Jiaju's brother and the distant nephew of the King of Shanxi. After he arrived in Xinhe County, he settled in After joining the army, the first thing he did was to go to the Mawushan Military Division and visit Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others.
Yan Jiashu has fought many times with the troops of the Mawushan Military Division, and has dealt with Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong. This man is considered a relatively capable general among the Jinsui Army, and he is also relatively decent. This is one of the main reasons why the King of Shanxi allowed him to take charge of his own affairs. For such a person, Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others are still willing to cooperate with him.
The area controlled by Yan Jiashu's 204th Division includes five counties including Xinhe, Juma, and Dongxiang. They directly face the Japanese 112th Division, and behind them is the anti-Japanese base area of the Mawushan Military Division. During the battle, they can directly obtain Ma The support of the Wushan Military Division troops also includes the supplement of weapons, ammunition, food and other living supplies.
When the battle is not going well, you can still retreat to the anti-Japanese base area in the Mawushan Military Division. It can be said that the Mawushan Military Division is the direct backer of the 204th Division. If we only count on the 68th Army to come for reinforcements, then water from far away cannot quench our thirst for nearness.
Therefore, Yan Jiashu knows the importance of the Mawushan Military Division to the 204th Division. He was a shrewd man and carefully prepared a gift when he came to visit Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others.
He knew what the Mawushan Military Division lacked most, and he had put a lot of thought into preparing this gift.
Yan Jiashu, the main officer of the 204th Division, arrived at the Mawushan Military Division's headquarters. Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others received the news and greeted their arrival at the gate of the compound.
After the two parties met, they exchanged a few words and then went to the conference room of the military branch.
Yan Jiashu took out a gift list. The gift list contained a lot of content. One item in it was of great interest to the leaders of the Mawushan Military Division. It said "500 barrels of gasoline."
Today's Mawushan Military Division has a flying brigade, a tank brigade, and a large number of various vehicles. The most lacking thing is gasoline.
The King of Shanxi is a very wise man. When he was in charge of Zheng Shanxi, he attached great importance to economic development. He knew the importance of gasoline and diesel and built a refinery near his hometown of Wutai County. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, it was bombed by Japanese aircraft and most of the equipment was destroyed.
Later, because Xu Dalong led his men to destroy the Japanese airfield, the King of Shanxi rebuilt an oil refinery in the Fendong area, which could basically meet the supply of gasoline and diesel for the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The King of Shanxi has strict control over diesel and gasoline. The Mawushan Military Division has repeatedly requested to establish a long-term oil supply relationship with the Jinsui Army, but the King of Shanxi has not agreed. In the past, Xu Dalong was able to obtain part of the gasoline from the Jinsui Army through personal relationships.
The commander of the 204th Division was related to the King of Shanxi, so it was relatively easy to obtain oil, so he sent this generous gift to the military division.
As the chief steward of the Mawushan Military Division, Zhao Gang has two things that trouble him most, one is the ocean, and the other is oil. When it comes to making money, both Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong are relatively good at it, but oil is often not something you can buy even if you have money.
Zhao Gang saw that Yan Jiashu had a way to get gasoline, so he was particularly enthusiastic about him. In order to buy gasoline from Yan Jiashu, Zhao Gang, who rarely drank alcohol, risked his life to accompany the gentleman. He kept getting close to Yan Jiashu and finally got Yan Jiashu to agree to sell 500 barrels of gasoline to the Ma'anshan Military Division every month.
Yan Jiashu is a shrewd man. The reason why he agreed to Zhao Gang was not because of how many drinks Zhao Gang drank with him. Zhao Gang also had what he wanted in his hands: weapons and ammunition, wireless walkie-talkie equipment, and even food.
The most critical thing is the powerful armed forces of the Mahushan Military Division. At the most critical time, they can be asked to provide reinforcements.
Yan Jiashu and the officers and soldiers of the 204th Division came with sincerity. Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others also needed the 204th Division to block the attack of the Japanese 112th Division. Driven by common interests, the two parties have established a cooperation mechanism, which can be said to be a happy one.
Soon after, Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, and Zhao Gang also paid a return visit to the 204th Division with a gift list.
As the war situation developed, the Japanese army's military strength in Shanxi was further stretched, and they had to rely more on the local puppet troops. The Japanese First Army decided to expand the size of the Huang Xiejun in Shanxi, expanding the original six divisions to nine divisions. There were originally seven independent mixed brigades, which were expanded to fifteen. The total strength of Huang Xiejun will be expanded from the original 90,000 to 150,000. These regular troops of Huang Xiejun will be turned into three group armies, which will be under the unified command of the First Army Headquarters in Shanxi.
In addition, the Huang Xiejun Public Security Brigade, which is affiliated with the local gendarmerie, will be established, with an establishment of 500 people at the prefecture level and 300 people at the county level. This alone increased the number of Huang Xiejun's troops to more than 50,000.
Takahashi Bingwei first conveyed the news, and then Wang Shuhuai also came to the Mawushan Military Division and reported the matter to Xu Dalong.
After Xu Dalong obtained this information, he immediately sent a telegram to the commander.
Soon after, Commander Sir sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking him to go to the military region headquarters.
After arriving at the military region headquarters, it was Li Changshui who greeted Xu Dalong. He saw the guard behind Xu Dalong holding a large cardboard box, and knew that this was another gift from Xu Dalong.
Li Changshui stepped forward and took the box from the guard, and said with a smile: "Brother Dalong, what good things have you brought? I have to share."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "When did I lose you?"
The two of them entered Officer Sling's office while chatting and laughing.
Commander Si Ling and the Chief of Staff were already waiting inside. Seeing the cardboard box in Li Changshui's hands, the Chief of Staff also smiled and said, "What good things did Xu Dalong bring this time?"
Li Changshui placed the cardboard box on the table and took apart the cardboard stuck together, revealing strips of cigarettes and some tin cans.
Li Changshui took out a tin can containing coffee and said with a smile: "This coffee is for leaders to refresh themselves."
Then he took out the tea can, looked at the trademark on it, and said with a smile: "It's the product of the trading company you opened in Taiyuan. I heard that yours is just packaged on the outside, and the tea inside is just that. Fooling people. Is it true?"
The chief of staff also smiled and said: "Xu Dalong, you can fool others with such tea, but you can't fool us."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "You wouldn't dare even if I had the guts. Our tea is not only packaged well, but the tea inside is also good tea, serious Yuqian Longjing."
Officer Si Ling also smiled and said: "With such good tea, why didn't you bring it earlier to show your respect?"
Xu Dalong said: "These Yuqian Longjing were transported from the south by our intelligence station through underground channels. It is not easy to get these in the current war."
Li Changshui picked up a can of tea and went to make tea.
Officer Sling and the Chief of Staff continued to study the other contents of the box. There were some odds and ends inside, including a razor blade and even a few packets of baby milk powder.
Officer Sling picked up the milk powder, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Xu Dalong, what did you do? My child is more than a month old, and you just thought of sending it here."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commander Siring, I don't dare to neglect your old man's affairs. I have no conscience. I just found out that your child is one month old, so I hurriedly sent someone to send these milk powder from Taiyuan."
The chief of staff took out a pack of Laodao cigarettes from the box and said, "I have to keep this."
Xu Dalong asked curiously: "Chief of Staff, you don't smoke either, so why do you want this?"
The chief of staff smiled and said: "I don't smoke. But there are a lot of smokers among the guys in various military divisions. When they come to me to do things, I have to reward them no matter what."
At this time, Li Changshui made tea and poured a cup for everyone.
Officer Si Ling picked up the teapot, inspected it carefully, and then said: "Xu Dalong, you are really not lying. This is indeed Yuqian Longjing, a good thing." As he said this, he also picked up the teapot and put it under his nose to smell it. Smell it, I really want to taste it. It was just a little hot after brewing, so he put down the teapot.
He said to Xu Dalong: "We have read the telegram you sent. Please report the specific situation in detail."
Xu Dalong took the information obtained from Takahashi Bingwei and Yan Guiwu. Reported again in detail.
The chief of staff frowned and said, "It's a lot of pressure to add so many enemy troops all at once."
Officer Sling said: "We must try our best to prevent them from successfully completing the expansion. Xu Dalong, what do you think of this matter?"
Xu Dalong said: "The Japanese-occupied area is very wide and has a large population. It is difficult for us to stop the puppet army from recruiting troops. I have thought about it, and we can make a fuss about weapons and equipment.
The Japanese army's expansion of so many troops requires a large amount of weapons, ammunition and other military equipment. The current inventory of all Japanese and puppet troops is insufficient. I have specifically learned about the 4th Division of the Huang Xie Army. Their spare weapons, ammunition and other military supplies are very small. The situation of the 32nd Division is similar. "
The chief of staff said: "Didn't the Japanese army store a large amount of supplies in the No. 1 Military Depot? By the way, there is also the Japanese arsenal in Taiyuan City. They deal with weapons and ammunition. It shouldn't be that difficult, right?"
Xu Dalong said: "We have been sending people to monitor the No. 1 Military Station, and we have long thought about attacking it. If approved by the superiors, we will attack the No. 1 Military Station again. We have also planned to attack the Japanese arsenal in Taiyuan City. The plan to destroy it. I haven’t fought it in these years just because the terrain around the arsenal is relatively complicated, but we can also find ways to overcome it. Even if we can’t completely destroy it, we can stop it for a period of time.”
Commander Sir asked: "What is the situation at the Japanese Army's Taiyuan Arsenal?"
Li Changshui said: "The Japanese army's Taiyuan arsenal was originally located in the suburbs of Taiyuan. After the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, they hoped to establish Taiyuan as a solid rear area, so they invested a large amount of money in Taiyuan City to expand the urban area of Taiyuan, resulting in a large influx of population. Now in A large number of residential buildings have also been built around the arsenal, and the Japanese army has also increased its garrison in that area. Now it is not so easy to attack the arsenal."
The chief of staff asked: "Will attacking the arsenal accidentally injure civilians?"
Li Changshui said: "We have investigated the situation. The artillery shell production workshop in Taiyuan Arsenal produces semi-finished products. The part of the factory in the city does not have a large amount of explosives. Those artillery shells have to be sent to the No. 1 Military Depot for refilling with explosives. So He said that destroying the arsenal in the city would not cause a big explosion and would not hurt innocent people."
The chief of staff asked with some confusion: "There is no large amount of explosives placed in the arsenal in the city. Why not fill the explosives in the nearby suburbs, but transport them to the No. 1 Military Depot?"
Li Changshui smiled and said: "You have to ask Xu Dalong about this. Originally, the Japanese army did have an artillery shell assembly workshop in the suburbs, but Xu Dalong and his special forces were so powerful that a single artillery shell assembly workshop could easily be attacked by them. Destroy it. The Japanese army simply put the assembly work of the artillery shells in the No. 1 Depot to complete."
Commander Si Ling said: "Go and attack the No. 1 Military Depot and the arsenal in Taiyuan. These two tasks will be left to your Mawushan Military Division to complete."
Xu Dalong stood at attention and said loudly: "Please rest assured, chief, we promise to complete the task."
The chief of staff said: "If the Japanese army's Taiyuan Arsenal and No. 1 Military Station are destroyed, the Japanese army will have to transport weapons and ammunition from other places if they want to get them. Now there are only two directions: Hebei and Shandong. We can transfer them. troops and cut off their transportation lines. In that case, not only will the Japanese army be unable to obtain a large amount of weapons and ammunition if they want to expand the puppet army, but even the supply of weapons and ammunition to the Japanese army stationed in Shanxi will become a problem. In that case, we will be more proactive .”
Commander Si Ling nodded and said: "This is a good idea. I think we will launch a massive campaign. The main goal is to replenish the weapons and ammunition for the Japanese and puppet troops. As long as the source of weapons and ammunition for the Japanese and puppet troops is cut off, Look what the Japanese army used to fight."
After talking about this matter, Xu Dalong said: "There is one more thing to report. Yan Guiwu, the commander of Huang Xiejun's fourth division, has always maintained a close relationship with the Mawushan Military Division. Although he has not joined the underground party, he has done some work for the underground party. He did a lot of work. The Japanese army is going to establish a group army this time, and I want to help him improve his position.
If he had greater power, he would be of greater help to our Eighth Route Army. "
Commander Si Ling and the Chief of Staff all knew something about Yan Guiwu's affairs, and they had no objections to it and expressed their approval.
Xu Dalong said: "To accomplish this, on the one hand, I will help him through my connections in the Japanese army. On the other hand, Yan Guiwu will need to spend a lot of money to obtain this position. I think it will also be financially feasible." Help him."
(End of chapter)
