Chapter 179 The sheep are fattened and then killed
Yan Guiwu was very afraid of the Mawushan guerrillas. Even the Japanese couldn't deal with them. If he was allowed to provoke them alone, wouldn't that mean he was going to die? He hesitated and didn't say anything.
Qianye Xunyi snorted coldly and stared at Yan Guiwu.
Yan Guiwu knew that he would be in trouble if he didn't accept the order.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, please rest assured, I will go back and make arrangements right now."
After leaving the headquarters of the 32nd Division, Yan Guiwu remembered that the idea of burning the food of the Mawushan guerrillas and the people was also his own.
He swore that he would never come up with such bad ideas again unless a knife was held to his neck.
After returning to the division headquarters, he discussed it with the chief of staff, and then gave the order to Huang Xiejun stationed in Yinping County and Dongxiang County to burn the crops in the base area.
The reason why he did not issue an order to seize food was because he knew that it would easily be attacked by the guerrillas.
What he meant was for his subordinates to send a small number of people to secretly do this immoral thing. It was best to disguise themselves as ordinary people, so as not to arouse the anger of the guerrillas and target his Fourth Division of Huang Xiejun.
Qiaojiapu Town.
Zhao Deyuan, the commander of the Huang Xie Army, received an order from his superiors to send people to burn down the people's crops. He felt that this order was so wicked that he really didn't want to do it. Not only did he not want to do it, but he also didn't want to do it.
Dare to send someone to do it.
The Mawushan guerrillas are so powerful. Thousands of Japanese are no match for them. How many pounds does Huang Xiejun have? How dare he confront them head-on?
Qiaojiapu Town and Yunshui Town controlled by Zhao Deyuan are very close to the Mawushan guerrilla base area, but the guerrillas have never launched an attack on his troops.
This was enough to show that the guerrillas did not want to go against him, and they had reached a tacit understanding that they would not violate the river.
Now that his superiors gave him such an unethical order, Zhao Deyuan's first feeling was that he couldn't do it.
After thinking for a long time, he came up with a way that would not violate the orders of his superiors but also give an explanation to the guerrillas, so he sent his cronies to quietly enter the base area.
After Zhao Deyuan's cronies entered the base area disguised as civilians, they were stopped by the militiamen who asked him for passage, but he would definitely not be able to provide it.
The militiamen found him suspicious and handed him over to the district squadron.
Zhao Deyuan's cronies said that he was a relative of Xu Dalong and had important matters to meet with Xu Dalong, so he was sent to Mantou Peak.
Xu Dalong had met this man and knew that he was Zhao Deyuan's confidant, so he had a conversation with him alone.
Xu Dalong expressed his gratitude for the important information provided by Zhao Deyuan.
Xu Dalong made a secret agreement with the visitor, and then he took out two large yellow croakers and asked the visitor to give them to Zhao Deyuan after he returned. He gave the visitor ten oceans to express his gratitude, and then asked Wang Xiaohu to send someone to send him away.
base area.
The visitor completed the task, got the reward, and left happily.
That night, a group of puppet soldiers came out from Yunshui Town. They sneaked into the base area under the cover of night. When they saw a field of millet in front of them, several puppet soldiers took out a few pieces of paper, lit them, and then lit them again.
Those withered yellow millet quickly burned.
There was wind at night, which helped the fire, and soon a large field of millet was burned.
The fire in the millet field alerted the militiamen in the base area. They fired guns to drive away the puppet soldiers who set fire, and at the same time they beat gongs and called for people to come and put out the fire.
Soon many militiamen and villagers came, shouting in panic but with very relaxed expressions on their faces.
It turned out that this was a play performed by the Mawushan guerrillas and the puppet troops stationed in Yunshui Town. The ears of the millet had been cut off in advance, and the remaining straw was burned.
That night, fires were lit in many millet fields. The visibility of the fires was extremely high at night. Even the Japanese in Yinping County could see the bright lights in the distance.
Zhao Deyuan reported to Yan Guiwu how they burned the crops of the people in the base area.
Yan Guiwu reported the news to Qianye Xunyi, who was very satisfied and asked Yan Guiwu to continue destroying the autumn harvest of the Mawu Mountain guerrillas.
Yan Guiwu praised Zhao Deyuan, and then urged Huang Xiejun stationed in Dongxiang County to also burn the crops of the people in the base area.
The puppet troops in Dongxiang County dispatched two companies, divided into six groups in platoon units, to burn down the people's crops.
As a result, they were all ambushed by guerrillas, and only a small number of puppet troops escaped back to the county.
In fact, the guerrilla cavalry could completely cut off their retreat. They deliberately left some puppet troops behind to let them go back to report the news.
After the puppet troops were attacked, they no longer dared to go out and burn people's crops.
Yan Guiwu didn't want his subordinates to continue to suffer losses. Anyway, he had already done what Qianye Xunyi asked. Anyway, he had burned part of the people's crops, which was considered to be a good deal, so he stopped urging the puppet soldiers to go.
Done this.
Chiba Xunyi was inspired, and he determined to dispatch the Japanese army, with the cooperation of Huang Xiejun, in a large-scale operation to burn as many people's crops as possible.
Qiaojiapu Town.
Since this cooperation, Xu Dalong has reached a tacit understanding with Zhao Deyuan. He simply asked the intelligence squadron to send intelligence agents, carrying a radio station, and entered Qiaojiapu Town under the cover of business, so as to obtain information from Zhao Deyuan at any time.
At noon that day, Zhao Deyuan's cronies quietly came to the contact point of the guerrillas and told the intelligence agent that the Japanese and puppet troops were about to attack the base area tonight and burn the crops.
The intelligence agent immediately sent a telegram to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong immediately arranged combat operations. In order to avoid conflicts with Zhao Deyuan's troops, Xu Dalong sent a cavalry squadron in the direction of Yinping County to ambush the Japanese troops at the gate of the county.
Prevent Japanese troops from invading the base area along this route.
He led the main force of the Mawushan guerrillas to set up an ambush in the direction of Dongxiang County to attack the Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Dongxiang County.
Yinping County.
The 1st Cavalry Squadron arrived at the gate of the county town. Although the guerrillas had landmines, they did not use them here for fear of accidentally injuring civilians. Therefore, they planted explosives on the road outside the city to control the explosion of the explosives.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the gate of the county town opened, and four to five hundred Japanese troops came out.
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They first went to Qiaojiabao Town to join Zhao Deyuan's Huang Xiejun, and then headed to the base area.
Shortly after the Japanese troops left the city, they encountered an explosion. Immediately afterwards, the guerrillas who had already been ambushing nearby fired at the Japanese troops with machine guns and quickly evacuated.
The Japanese army suffered a blow and lost more than a hundred people.
The Japanese commander knew that his whereabouts had been exposed, so he gave up the mission and returned to the county town.
In this way, Zhao Deyuan's Huang Xiejun did not have to dispatch and enter the base area.
Dongxiang County.
The captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army stationed in the county town organized more than 500 Japanese troops and more than 800 puppet troops. Led by a Japanese brigade captain, they left the gate of the county town and headed towards Mawu Mountain.
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They went very smoothly along the way, without being harassed by the guerrillas, and gradually moved away from the county town.
The members of Zheng Xirong's intelligence squadron had already secretly followed these Japanese and puppet troops, reporting the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops to Xu Dalong who was setting up an ambush in the front at any time.
It was late autumn at this time, there was very little rainfall, and the water in the Juma River could barely cover a person's knees. The large group of Japanese and puppet troops crossed the Juma River and continued to move towards Mawu Mountain.
The Juma River passes through a hilly area, and the other side of the river is a hillside.
When the Japanese and puppet soldiers were about to climb to the top of the slope, a large number of guerrillas suddenly appeared on the top of the slope. A large number of light and heavy machine guns fired violently, knocking the Japanese and puppet soldiers off their backs and causing heavy casualties.
The captain of the Japanese army saw an ambush and hurriedly led the Japanese and puppet troops to run back.
When they ran to the middle of the river, Sun Desheng, who had already crossed the Juma River by detour from other places, led the soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Squadrons and set up light and heavy machine guns on the river embankment and aimed at the Japanese puppets.
The army opened fire violently.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers stood in the cold river with nowhere to hide. They fell in pieces under the heavy rain of bullets.
The captain of the Japanese army wanted to organize a resistance, but the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops was too embarrassing. Although it was at night, the sky was clear, the moonlight was bright, and there was a certain degree of visibility. The river itself was reflective. The Japanese and puppet troops in the middle of the river
actions can be clearly seen by the guerrillas.
The guerrillas led by Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng attacked from both sides, and the Japanese and puppet troops were unable to organize effective resistance at all.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour. Except for more than 200 puppet troops who surrendered, the rest of the Japanese and puppet troops were completely annihilated.
After this attack, the 32nd Division had very few troops left. They had neither the courage nor the ability to continue to invade the Mawushan base area.
Xu Dalong sent intelligence squadrons to monitor the Japanese and puppet troops in various counties, and sent county brigades to help the people in the Zhengfu Organization Base in the central county seize the time to carry out harvesting and successfully completed the autumn harvest task.
Wang Xiaohu led his directly affiliated squadron to purchase a large amount of grain with the help of the County Zheng Mansion and the County Brigade. The guerrillas had sufficient weapons and ammunition, so Xu Dalong expanded the army again.
After a series of battles, the people in the base area had great trust in the Mawushan guerrillas, and they enthusiastically signed up to join the army.
According to Zhao Daman's suggestion, the guerrillas now do not directly recruit new soldiers from the common people, but select them from the county brigades and basic militia, and then add those newly recruited civilians to the county brigades or basic militia.
This can shorten the training time for new recruits and quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas.
The Mawushan guerrillas recruited 840 new soldiers this time. In addition to replacing the soldiers lost in the battle, the guerrillas have expanded to 2,000 people.
In order to meet the needs of combat, the organization of the guerrillas was also adjusted.
The Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade has a total strength of 2,226, including captain Xu Dalong, deputy captains Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu.
It consists of a brigade headquarters, directly affiliated squadrons, intelligence squadrons, special operations squadrons, artillery squadrons, demolition squadrons, motorcycle squadrons, bicycle squadrons, transport squadrons, four squadrons of cavalry, and eight squadrons of infantry.
Among them, the special operations squadron and the motorcycle squadron are under the unified command of Wei Monk, the intelligence squadron and the bicycle squadron are under the unified command of Zheng Xirong, the four cavalry squadrons are under the unified command of Sun Desheng, and the eight infantry squadrons are commanded by Zhao Daman and Wei Heping respectively. Four infantry squadrons are commanded respectively.
The directly affiliated squadron and the transport squadron are under the unified command of Wang Xiaohu.
The county brigade has also been expanded. It still maintains the directly affiliated district squadron and the five district squadrons. The personnel have been enriched. The total strength has reached more than 1,200 people. The weapons and equipment are all equipped as regular troops. The strength has exceeded the average Eighth Route Army.
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In the Mawu Mountain area, guerrillas, county brigades, plus a large number of basic militiamen and ordinary militiamen have formed a powerful armed force.
The Mawushan guerrillas continued to win battles and captured a large number of motorcycles and bicycles, as well as some trucks.
Xu Dalong then established a motorcycle squadron, a bicycle squadron, and a transportation squadron.
The most distinctive one among them is the bicycle squadron. This trick was learned from the Japanese. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army was in Southeast Asia. Because the war horses were not accustomed to the soil and water, it was inconvenient to use. Bicycles could be used on mountain paths and fields.
, when encountering complex terrain, you can carry your bicycle across it, which is very convenient for movement.
Therefore, the Japanese army equipped a large number of bicycles for marching and carrying supplies.
After the expansion, Xu Dalong and others focused on the running-in and training of the troops, ready to repel the Japanese and puppet attacks at any time.
This morning, Chuntao came to see Xu Dalong.
Because the guerrillas are expanding too fast, the cloth and other materials used to make military uniforms are no longer enough. I hope the captain can solve it.
The Mawushan guerrillas are now so strong that the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops are no match for them.
Xu Dalong decided to lead the main force of the guerrillas to attack Juma County again.
The main force of the Japanese army has been reduced to Dongxiang County and Yinping County. Today, there is only a Japanese military police unit and some pseudo-police in Juma County.
After Xu Dalong arrived with a large group of troops, the Japanese troops in the city had already fled after hearing the news.
Xu Dalong and others collected and purchased various materials needed for the base area in the county town, and prepared to leave.
Wang Chengzhu liked life in the county town. He said: "Captain, there are not many Japanese and puppet troops in this area now. Why don't we occupy this county town? It is much more comfortable here than in the mountains."
Xu Dalong said: "This is not possible. We are in the mountains, and the Japanese and puppet troops dare not go into the mountains to raid. If we stay in the county, it will be too dangerous if we are surrounded by a large group of Japanese and puppet troops."
Wang Chengzhu understood what Xu Dalong said was reasonable, and he said with some regret: "But it is such a pity to give these county towns to the Japanese for nothing."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Chengzhu, I think you are a little out of your mind. Our guerrillas rely entirely on seizing the enemy's supplies to grow and develop. Wouldn't it be better if the county town is left to the Japanese and puppet troops to transport supplies, and we can rob them again?"
Really? This is called fattening the sheep and then killing them."
Wang Chengzhu said: "No wonder, even the Japanese gendarmerie didn't eliminate them, and the pseudo-police didn't take away their guns. That's what they had in mind."