Chapter 567: Heroes from all walks of life gather in Baishan
Among the thousands of troops of the Third Anti-Japanese Division, although the troops were very tired after two consecutive days of fighting, in the face of the huge victory, the tired look on almost every soldier's face was revealed.
Replaced by the excitement after victory...
As for the political cadres at all levels, in the face of successive victories, they continued to use various achievements to encourage the soldiers around them to persevere, speed up their march, and finally reach the next battlefield, Baishan County...
As the commander-in-chief of the Third Anti-Japanese Division, Liu Hua rode on his own horse and took advantage of this short period of time to rest for a while. However, at this critical juncture, how could he have time to rest.
Just when Commander Liu Hua had just closed his eyes and was about to rest, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats quickly reached his ears from far to near...
Opening his eyes, the communications staff officer who was following him suddenly stood in front of him...
"It's a telegram about the specific results achieved by the two armies in the two-day battle. In addition, just now, Commander Wang also counted the various results achieved by the third division in the two-day battle..." Facing Liu
Hua's rhetorical question, the communications staff officer quickly replied...
"Well, just read it to me..." Liu Hua nodded and said...
"Yes, Commander... Deputy Commander Yang telegraphed that after two consecutive days of fighting, the troops occupied four strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops. Among them, 2,479 Japanese troops and 1,196 Manchurian soldiers were completely annihilated. 8,964 Manchurian soldiers were captured.
, 24 Japanese soldiers. In addition, countless weapons and ammunition of various types were seized, and all the prisoners have been escorted back to the base area by a main group..."
"Commander Zhou telegraphed that during the two days of fighting, our army occupied five Japanese and puppet strongholds, killing 2,189 Japanese soldiers and 549 Manchurian soldiers. We captured 114 Japanese soldiers and 11,983 Manchurian soldiers, and seized various weapons.
Countless ammunition and baggage materials have been escorted back to the base together with all the prisoners. The remaining two main regiments of the army and all artillery units are rushing to Changbai Mountain County on a forced march..."
"Okay, a good fight. In this battle, we broke the tight security line that the little devils arranged for us around Mengshan, and solved the problems that the army will develop in the future... Immediately give the two
The commander sent a telegram back and said that we will meet outside Baishan County..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and then ordered...
"Yes, Commander, I'll call you back right away..." The communications staff officer took the order and left.
Finally, after several hours of traveling through rugged mountain roads, the troops finally walked out of the vast mountains and entered the vast northeastern plains...
He raised the telescope in his hand and looked in the direction of Baishan County. In the dark night, the sky where Baishan County was unexpectedly illuminated by bright firelight...
Of course, what Liu Hua didn't expect was that the little devils in the county, who had been without food and water for two full days, had demolished all the houses in the county with Lieutenant General Sato's acquiescence in order to keep warm at night.
Okay, as for the various kinds of wood that were removed, there is no doubt that they are used for fire and heating...
However, the piles of bonfires in the county town alone cannot achieve the purpose of lighting up the sky... Just around the county town, on the periphery of the mine area. After two days of concentration, nearly 10,000 people
Various anti-Japanese armed forces have all gathered on the outskirts of Baishan County...
Faced with such a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces, Liu Xiaogang, who stayed in Baishan County, certainly knew the huge role these nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces could play if put to good use...
So, after taking out his identity as the deputy captain of the anti-Japanese advance detachment and the captain of the special operations brigade. These were the anti-Japanese armed forces who came from all walks of life after hearing the news of the special operations brigade. Without any hesitation, they immediately accepted it.
Liu Xiaogang's conductor...
As a result, nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces were divided into patrol teams of 50 people at Liu Xiaogang's order. Centered on the county town, the edge areas where the special forces laid mines were separated by several hundred meters.
, a huge bonfire was lit. As for the fifty soldiers, they held weapons and patrolled along the patrol circle formed by the bonfire day and night. This was used to prevent the little devils from escaping at night...
Just like this, under the reflection of piles of huge bonfires lit by the Japanese army in Baishan County and a huge fire barrier lit by various anti-Japanese armed forces outside Baishan County, it was impossible not to light up the sky.
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Of course, everything happening around Baishan County is developing too fast. As the forward commander, Liu Xiaogang has not had time to make any reports. And as the commander, Liu Hua, of course, does not know the specific situation.
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Ever since, amid a burst of doubtful glances, the thousands of people led by Liu Hua finally arrived less than three kilometers away from the county seat and met the special operations team members who came to respond... At the same time, the arrangement
Outside Baishan County, a huge fire zone also appeared in Liu Hua's eyes...
Just when Liu Hua, who was riding on a war horse, was caught in a huge fire zone one kilometer away and fell into shock, the special operations team members who came to respond quickly ran to their front, saluted and reported loudly.
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"Reporting to the commander, Zhang Jiguang, captain of the first squadron of the first brigade of the advance detachment, has been ordered to come to meet the commander and ask for the commander's instructions..."
"Captain Zhang, what's going on up front?" Liu Hua nodded, pointed to a circle of fire barriers not far away, and asked directly...
"Commander, this fire zone was requested by the deputy captain. In order to prevent the little Japs from taking advantage of the darkness to detect mines and break through, the deputy captain asked us to illuminate the entire minefield and send out snipers to specifically eliminate the enemy's engineers.
Troops. At the same time, a large number of patrol troops were dispatched to block any small Japanese troops that might break through..."
"Patrol team? But, I really want to remember clearly that the only one left around Baishan County is your No. 1 Brigade, numbering a thousand people. Where did you come from with so many troops?
Are there really so many patrols deployed on the fire belt?" Liu Hua immediately discovered the crux of the problem and hurriedly asked.
"Reporting to the commander, around Baishan County, there are not only more than a thousand people from our first brigade. There are also nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces who came from all over the country. After a simple reorganization by the captain, the captain organized these nearly 10,000 troops
, all dispersed on this fire zone for patrolling. As for the specific situation, I am not particularly clear..." Captain Zhang Jiguang quickly replied...
"What, nearly ten thousand anti-Japanese armed forces... What is going on... Captain Zhang, take the main force behind you and rush to the predetermined location to rest... Guard company, run forward with me, immediately
Go to the forward headquarters..." Liu Hua ordered decisively. Then, with more than a hundred cavalry, he rushed to the location of the forward headquarters with lightning speed...
At this moment, Liu Xiaogang and the leaders of various anti-Japanese armed forces were in the forward headquarters, surrounding a huge military map, listening to Liu Xiaogang in front of him, explaining the current situation in Baishan County and his troops. So far,
Various victories achieved....
Just as the leaders were listening in rapt attention, clapping and applauding in the face of huge victories one after another, a burst of rapid footsteps reached everyone's ears, interrupting Liu Xiaogang's words while he was explaining.
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"Report to the captain, the commander is here and is about to go to the headquarters. He seems to be very anxious..."
"Commander, dear heroes, our commander is back. In a moment, I will introduce to you, our commander, Comrade Liu Hua..." Hearing the words of the guard at the door, Liu Xiaogang's face immediately showed excitement.
With a look on his face, he said to the armed leaders around him who didn't know why...
"I dare to ask Captain Liu, your commander, is it because the little devils fighting in the customs were so frightened that they had to pay a million yuan to buy Liu Hua, the commander of the independent division..." Just after Liu Xiaogang's words
After saying that, a leader who had a certain understanding of various situations in the pass clasped his fists and said...
"Battal Commander Wang, fellow heroes, to be honest, our commander is Liu Hua, the former commander of the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army... But, did the little devil send a million oceans to buy our commander's head? This piece
I don’t know the matter clearly... I only know that no less than 100,000 Japs died at the hands of our commander. The Japs hate our commander to the core..." Liu Xiaogang smiled.
, said with a relaxed look...
"Hiss..." As soon as Liu Xiaogang's words fell, in the entire headquarters, except for several squadron leaders of the advance detachment, all the leaders' faces showed shock and disbelief at the same time...
"Everyone, it seems that we are at the right time this time. I, Zhao Guanghua, have fought against one hundred thousand little Japs for so many years, but I have never dared to think about it. This time, no matter what I say, I, Zhao Guanghua, and my men
Five hundred of our brothers will join the Eighth Route Army and fight against the Japs with Commander Liu..." Finally, after a brief shock, Zhao Guanghua, the former battalion commander of the Northeast Army, was the first to react from the shock and said with excitement.
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"Yes, do it with Commander Liu, kill the little devil..." More than a dozen leaders followed closely, not wanting to lag behind and echoed...
However, just as everyone finished speaking, a loud and deep voice came into the headquarters...
"Liu Xiaogang, has something happened in Baishan County? Why is there so much noise in your headquarters..."
As the voice sounded, Liu Hua's figure appeared in the headquarters. Seeing the young Liu Hua in front of them, everyone's faces once again showed a look of shock. As for Liu Xiaogang, he quickly came to Liu Hua's
In front of him. Just when Liu Xiaogang was about to speak, he saw a lot of people in the headquarters looking at him. Liu Hua asked again...
"Liu Xiaogang, who are they?" Liu Hua asked after glancing at the dozen armed leaders in the headquarters...
"Report Commander, I am preparing to report this matter to you... These people are all anti-Japanese armed leaders distributed in various places. They heard that our Eighth Route Army surrounded 40,000 little devils in Baishan County, and they all brought their own
The troops came down the mountain and wanted to come over to reinforce us. At the same time, I hoped to lead the troops to join our Eighth Route Army and fight against the Japs together... Because there were not enough manpower to surround the county town at that time, I took the decision without authorization and left them all behind.
And a simple reorganization was carried out..." Liu Xiaogang quickly replied...
"What are you still doing? Seniors, you are all heroes who fought against the Japanese and Japanese invaders. Why don't you introduce it to me? Come on..." After hearing Liu Xiaogang's words, Liu Hua quickly said with excitement...
Because Liu Hua knew that after ten years, these anti-Japanese armed forces were able to survive many times of encirclement and suppression by the Japs. This shows that their commanders have very rich combat experience. As for their subordinates,
The soldiers, without exception, are all elite soldiers with rich combat experience against Japan...
If I can bring these nearly 10,000 experienced soldiers under my command today, then it will definitely be of great benefit and no harm for the army to open up the situation in the Northeast and support the main force to leave the border. Faced with this,
Well, this is like pie in the sky, can Liu Hua not be excited and excited...
"Yes, Commander. The specific situation is this. This is Zhao Guanghua, the former battalion commander of the Northeast Army. When the Northeast Army retreated, he led his men to fight resolutely against the Japs. In the end, they had no support.
, was forced to lead the troops to hoard in Xiaobai Mountain, constantly gathering various strengths, and carried out a resolute struggle with the Japanese army... Until now, Battalion Commander Zhao still led more than 500 of his men to fight against the little Japanese.
Resolute struggle..." In this way, under Liu Hua's expectant eyes, more than a dozen people were quickly introduced by Liu Xiaogang...
"My heroes, you were able to fight resolutely against the Japs without the support of the government and when the enemy was strong and we were weak, and persisted for ten years. Here, on behalf of all the commanders and soldiers of the field army, I, Liu Hua, would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you.
Salute, seniors, you are all heroes of our Chinese nation..." After listening to Liu Xiaogang's introduction, Liu Hua, with an excited face, said to the dozen or so people in front of him, and then saluted with a solemn military salute.
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"Commander Liu, we don't dare to be heroes. When it comes to fighting the little Japanese, all of us put together are not as good as you. We have all heard about Commander Liu's various deeds in the pass. You know, in
In the pass, all the little devils can't help but be afraid when they hear your name. It can be said that their expressions change upon hearing the news..." Zhao Guanghua quickly returned a military salute and said...
"Seniors, no matter what, we all faced the Kwantung Army with strong combat capabilities, but we persisted. You are all heroes in my heart, Liu Hua..." Liu Hua said with a serious face...
"Commander Liu, please stop praising us. We, the people, can do nothing but fight the Japanese. This time, when we rushed to Baishan County, we heard that there were little Japanese fighting here, so we hurriedly led the troops there.
We are here with the troops. So, I hope Commander Liu will not be polite when the time comes. If you have any tasks, just assign them. The nearly 10,000 Northeastern men we brought will definitely obey Commander Liu’s command..." said another leader.
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"Okay, thank you for your support. I believe that with the support of all the heroes, we will be able to teach the little devil a painful lesson this time. Since we are all our own people now, I am not afraid to tell you that this time
, I have a big appetite, and the ultimate goal is to completely annihilate the 40,000 little Japs in Baishan County..." Liu Hua nodded and said confidently...
"Forty thousand little devils, what a huge appetite..." Just after Liu Hua finished speaking, more than a dozen people showed shocked looks on their faces, muttering to themselves...
"Heroes, I know that my appetite is a bit big. Originally, due to the lack of troops, I was a little worried about wiping out the 40,000 little Japs in the city. However, now there are nearly 10,000 anti-Japanese armed forces reinforced by all the heroes.
, I am now 90% sure that the 40,000 Japs in the county will be wiped out..." Liu Hua continued...
"Let's do it. As long as we can defeat the little Japs and wipe out all these 40,000 little Japs, even if we kill all the remaining 500 or so little Japs, it will be worth it. Commander Liu, I, Zhao Guanghua, will resolutely obey your command."
, wipe out all the 40,000 little Japs in the county..." Zhao Guanghua slapped his thigh suddenly, stood up suddenly, and said with determination...
With the first one, there will be the second one. In less than a few minutes, the remaining dozen or so leaders expressed their attitude of obeying the command...
"Thank you for your support. I believe that this time, we will be able to achieve a complete victory... Okay, Liu Xiaogang, take all the heroes to rest. At six o'clock tomorrow morning, we will have a pre-war meeting to distribute specific plans.
Combat mission..." Liu Hua finally ordered, with a knowing smile on his face...
In this way, more than a dozen leaders, led by more than a dozen special operations team members, left the headquarters one after another. Liu Hua himself sat quietly on a stool and began to formulate plans based on the Japanese city defense map captured in front of him.