After several hours of fierce fighting, at 4 p.m., the 1st Battalion of the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment of the Eighth Route Army finally captured the county town with the cooperation of the cavalry battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade. The Japanese military police squad and a puppet army regiment stationed in the county town were completely wiped out, almost
At the same time, several Japanese artillery towers on the outskirts of Shanting County were all demolished.
At 6 p.m., Yang Shaocheng, Secretary of the Shandong Huxi Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China, rushed to Shanting County after hearing the news.
Wu Faxian, the political commissar of the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, also hurriedly arrived. This time he captured the county town and seized a huge amount. Not only were food, clothing, supplies and other scarce supplies, but they also completely seized a small arsenal, which contained
There are many weapons and ammunition. With this batch of weapons and ammunition, the strength of the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment of the Eighth Route Army will be greatly improved.
At the gendarmerie headquarters, Peng Mingzhi was sitting on the corpse of a Japanese second lieutenant, smoking a cigarette with great satisfaction.
Peng Mingzhi had no reason to be dissatisfied. Although he was born in the old Red Army, he was even the commander of the main regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army before coming to Shandong. However, after fighting for so many years, Shanting County was really the biggest "hit" he had led alone.
"City", damn it, this is not a stronghold, let alone a fort, but a county town!
At this time, I am afraid that even the main force of the 115th Division is not capable of conquering a county town, right?
However, what makes Peng Mingzhi feel a little depressed is that the capture of Shanting County this time was not entirely due to the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. The cavalry battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade provided them with great support, especially the cavalry artillery company.
If it weren't for the four 81mm mortars of the cavalry artillery company, it would not be so easy to capture the county town.
Amidst the rapid footsteps, Wu Faxian and Yang Shaocheng walked in hand in hand.
"Lao Peng, you have made history!" Wu Faxian stepped forward, held Peng Mingzhi's hands tightly, and said excitedly, "This is the first county town that our Eighth Route Army recovered from the battlefield behind enemy lines. It will definitely be recorded in history in the future.
of!"
Yang Shaocheng also said: "That's right, Lao Peng. Even the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army could not do it, but you did it. You can do it. The head of the headquarters will probably reward you again!" As a Huxi district
Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment in his jurisdiction has achieved such brilliant results, and of course he is proud of it.
"Hey, isn't it just a county town?" Peng Mingzhi said disapprovingly.
"You kid, you are being pretentious." Yang Shaocheng smiled and then said, "However, compared to the Baoshan Brigade, these results are nothing."
"Oh?" Peng Mingzhi said, "Which county did the Baoshan Brigade capture?"
"It's not just one building, it's more than a dozen!" Wu Faxian said with some emotion, "Yue Weihan actually mobilized the bandits in the Lunan area, the Huidaomen armed forces, as well as the Meng family, Cao family, Long family and other family armed forces, and started a melee.
, captured more than a dozen county towns in succession, and now except for Jining, Tengxian, Jinxiang, Chucheng controlled by the Japanese army and Shanting County controlled by our army, the entire Lunan Province has been completely controlled by Yue Weihan."
"This is impossible!" Peng Mingzhi exclaimed strangely, "How can a bitch like Yue Weihan have such ability?"
No wonder Peng Mingzhi was surprised. He had tried so hard to persuade the Huidaomen armed forces and family armed forces in Lunan to join the Eighth Route Army. He also tried every means to win over the bandits, but until now, the Eighth Route Army had not really recruited a decent army.
Local armed forces, but the stubborn Yue Weihan took all the local armed forces in Lunan under his command. Isn't this an exaggeration? Just because he is the director of Lunan Administration Office?
Wu Faxian shook his head and exclaimed: "Yue Weihan really has this ability. Who makes him a national hero?"
"Yeah, we can't compare with others." Yang Shaocheng also sighed and said, "Although our Eighth Route Army has always pursued the idea of actively resisting Japan, our influence nationwide is still small after all, but Baoshan Brigade and Yue Da
But the brigade commander is well-known, even in Lunan, which has long since fallen, everyone knows about Yue Weihan."
"What's more, Yue Weihan is also the director of the Lunan Administrative Office and the highest chief executive of the Lunan region. Those Huidaomen armed forces and family armed forces may not buy our Eighth Route Army's account, but they have to buy Yue Weihan's account." After saying this, Yang Shaocheng's eyes widened.
An inexplicable look suddenly passed through his mind, and he said, "It seems that I have to go meet this Yue Weihan again."
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Dushan Lake, Dushan Island.
There are many small islands on Dushan Lake, and Dushan Island is just one of them.
The area of Dushan Island is much smaller than that of Weishan Island, but Dushan on the island is also lush with trees. It is no problem to hide three to five thousand troops. About two thousand people from the Baoshan Brigade are lurking on the island at this time.
On the day before, the Japanese aerial reconnaissance planes passed over Dushan Lake several times, but they were never able to find any trace of the Baoshan Brigade.
When Yue Weihan and Liu Yi were looking at the map, Second Lieutenant Hu Dan from the communications team suddenly came over in a hurry.
"Report." Second Lieutenant Hu Dan stood at attention and said to Yue Weihan, "Brigade, Commander Liu of the headquarters has an urgent call!"
Yue Weihan ignored it. Chief of Staff Liu Yi reached out and took the telegram. After reading it, he was overjoyed and said: "Brigade, Huidaomen armed forces, family armed forces and bandit armed forces in various counties have launched an attack on the Japanese army as promised. Now, in addition to Jining, Chucheng
, Tengxian, Jinxiang and a few other counties, the entire southern Shandong has been almost completely recovered!"
"Okay!" Yue Weihan struck hard and said to Hu Dan, "Immediately call back to the left-behind headquarters and ask Major Liu Xin to immediately report the news of the recovery of Lunan to the General Staff Headquarters and the Military Commission, and ask Reporter Zhao to write a communication overnight.
, tomorrow morning at the latest, the good news of Lunan’s recovery must be published in the newspaper, and the soldiers and civilians across the country must know it!”
"Yes!" Second Lieutenant Hu Dan snapped to attention, then turned around and twisted his waist.
After Hu Dan had gone far, Liu Yicai said to Yue Weihan worriedly: "Brigade, we only occupied a dozen relatively remote counties and did not really regain the entire territory of southern Shandong. Is it okay to report our victory to the Military Commission?
Thoughtless?"
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said in a serious tone: "The Battle of Wuhan has entered the most difficult stage. Whether it is the soldiers on the front line or the people in the rear, they all need an inspiring victory! Even if it is just a propaganda in the newspaper, it will definitely be able to
It greatly enhances their confidence and morale, not to mention that we did not lie about the military situation!"
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Deep in the Taihang Mountains, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Chief of Staff Left hurriedly walked into the war room and said to Mr. Peng: "Mr., a great victory in Lunan!"
"Huh?" Boss Peng turned around after hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Did Peng Mingzhi win another battle?"
Chief of Staff Zuo nodded and said with uncontrollable excitement: "Peng Mingzhi just captured Shanting County. Boss, this is a county. It is the first county that our Eighth Route Army recovered from the battlefield behind enemy lines!"
"What a boy!" Mr. Peng said excitedly, "Well done!"
"And..." Chief of Staff Zuo took a breath and added, "After the restoration of Shanting County, the Lunan Base Area and the Central Shandong Base Area that were originally divided by the Japanese army became one large area, and the area was also expanded than before.
Doubled, the combined population of the two base areas has exceeded two million! Boss, the situation in Shandong is gratifying!"
"Reward, please send the award immediately!" Boss Peng waved his hand and said, "Calling the entire army to learn from the Lunan Guerrilla Detachment!"
Chief of Staff Zuo nodded, then lowered his voice and said, "Boss, Yang Shaocheng, Secretary of the Huxi Prefectural Committee, sent a secret message asking for permission from the organization to contact Yue Weihan secretly. What do you think of this?"
Boss Peng asked Chief of Staff Zuo: "What do you think?"
"I think..." Chief of Staff Zuo muttered, "It doesn't hurt to have some secret contact."
"Then let's do it." Boss Peng said decisively, "Telegram Yang Shaocheng. We can contact him secretly, but we must not make any decisions easily. If there is anything we must ask the headquarters for instructions!"
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Wuhan, General Staff War Room.
The atmosphere in the war room seemed a bit solemn. From time to time, communications staff rushed in and presented the latest battle reports from the front line. The combat staff quickly began to work on the map nervously, marking the latest situation of the Chinese and Japanese armies on the map.
, it has been more than ten days since the Battle of Wuhan began, and the Japanese offensive has become increasingly fierce.
Although the national army can still barely support it, its decline has already appeared.
If nothing unexpected happens, in three days at most, the second line of defense of the National Army will be broken through by the Japanese army, and the war will spread directly to Hubei Province! The third line of defense supported by Wuhan is also the last line of defense of the National Army.
Once Wuhan is lost, the national army's defense line will completely collapse, and the Wuhan battle will also be a complete failure.
With rapid footsteps, Chairman Chiang walked into the war room surrounded by a large group of senior generals.
As he walked, Chairman Chiang asked General He: "When will the more than twenty divisions of the second echelon arrive?"
General He said with a bitter look on his face: "It will take at least seven more days!"
"How long can the second line of defense last?" Chairman Chiang asked again.
Vice President Bai sighed and said: "Three days at most."
Chairman Jiang's face immediately darkened and he said, "Can't we hold on for a few more days?"
"Unless a miracle happens," Vice Commander Bai said, "if we can win a victory on a certain local battlefield, even if only a few infantry brigades of the Japanese army are annihilated, the morale of our army will be greatly improved. In this way, the second
The defense line may be able to hold on for a few more days, but now our army is completely in a passive position and its troops are stretched thin. How easy is it to fight back? "
Vice President Bai had just finished speaking when a senior staff officer suddenly came in and reported: "Commissioner, urgent call from Baoshan Brigade and Lunan Administrative Office!"
"Baoshan Brigade?" Chairman Chiang moved slightly and said, "Read it."
"Yes." The senior staff officer stood at attention and immediately opened the telegram and read, "The Military Commission, the General Staff Headquarters and the Staff Department led the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Brigade and the local armed forces of more than ten counties in southern Shandong to launch a massive counterattack this morning, and the battle was fierce.
By the end of the day, more than ten county towns had been recovered, and more than 20,000 enemies had been wiped out. Staff Department, Yue Weihan, May 26, 27th year of the Republic of China."