If any Hongqianghui organization dares to disobey orders, they will get the same fate as Guo Shimin.
As the saying goes, "Capture the thief first capture the king." Guo Shimin was one of the biggest leaders of the Hongqiang Society. His capture caused a great response.
Frightened by the power of the Eighth Route Army, most Hongqianghui organizations followed the orders of the Jinan Military Region and came to Nangongcheng to participate in Guo Shimin's public trial.
At the public trial meeting, the Jinan Military Region announced that Guo Shimin and others had colluded with the Japanese invaders, killed the Eighth Route Army work team, and various previous crimes. They sentenced Guo Shimin and 22 of his key members to death, and in front of all the leaders of the Hongqianghui
face, the death penalty was carried out.
Immediately after the public trial, the leaders of the Hong Gun Club were brought to the conference room.
Commander Wang announced that all members of the Hongqianghui in the base area must accept the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army and complete the reorganization within a week. If anyone dares to disobey the order, they will all be wiped out.
The thunderous measures taken by the Jinan Military Region greatly frightened the members of the Hongqianghui. Those who did not come to attend the public trial saw that the Jinan Military Region was so ruthless, so they rushed to the Jinan Military Region to express their loyalty to the Eighth Route Army and said that they were also willing to accept it.
Adaptation of the Eighth Route Army.
Among the major organizations of the Hongqianghui, Yang Zecheng was the only one who did not accept the Eighth Route Army's adaptation. They had colluded with the Japanese invaders very early. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army was about to recruit them, they were worried about being attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Yang Zecheng fled with more than 200 key members.
Go to Xingtai.
The Eighth Route Army had already been secretly monitoring their movements, and upon noticing their rebellion and surrender to the enemy, Monk Wei led a special operations brigade to intercept them and eventually annihilate them all.
When news of the demise of Yang Zecheng's group came, no one in the Hongqianghui organization within the base area dared to take any chances anymore, and all accepted the Eighth Route Army's adaptation. The Hongqianghui organization entrenched in the Jinan Military Region base area was like this
They were all wiped out almost overnight, and the security situation in the base area has been greatly improved.
The Jinan Military Region selected those young and strong members of the Hongqianghui who were well-qualified and incorporated them into the Eighth Route Army. This resulted in an increase of more than 14,000 troops in the Jinan Military Region and eight regiments.
After solving the internal problems in the base area, in order to help the Jinan Military Region improve the combat effectiveness of the troops as soon as possible, Xu Dalong decided to spend a month reorganizing and training the troops of the Jinan Military Region.
After obtaining the consent of the leaders of the Jinan Military Region, Xu Dalong held a cadre training class. Xu Dalong and Monk Wei taught them guerrilla tactics, and helped the Jinan Military Region also set up a special operations team. The special operations brigade sent instructors to
Train them.
After a month of training, the mental outlook of the entire troops in the Jinan Military Region has been greatly improved, and the theoretical level of the cadres has also been greatly improved. The next step is to conduct actual combat tests to consolidate the results they have learned.
After the Eighth Route Army withdrew from SJZ, the Japanese army transferred the 101st Division from Peiping and reoccupied SJZ. They came from afar and were not familiar with the terrain of Jinan area, so Xu Dalong decided to use them to train the troops of Jinan Military Region.
After careful planning, the Jinan Military Region organized two main regiments, two supplementary regiments, four county brigades, plus Wei Monk's special operations brigade, and suddenly surrounded Xingtai south of SJZ.
An infantry regiment of the Japanese army was stationed in Xingtai. After being attacked, they urgently requested help from the Japanese troops stationed in HD and SJZ.
After receiving the request for reinforcements, the Japanese 101st Division stationed in SJZ dispatched an infantry brigade to Xingtai for reinforcements.
Nangongcheng, Jinan Military Region Headquarters.
In the war room, Wang Siling saw the telegram sent by the SJZ underground party organization and said: "Brother Dalong, there is actually a brigade of Japs coming out. This force is too much. I'm afraid we can't bear it."
Commissioner Yang Zheng and Chief of Staff Gao also felt that they might not be able to eat so many Japanese troops.
It’s no wonder that before the SJZ battle, although the Jinan Military Region had more than 20 regiments, there were only four main regiments that could fight tough battles. This time, although a large number of weapons and ammunition were obtained from SJZ, and the equipment was greatly improved, but
They still did not have the confidence to fight a big battle head-on with the Japanese army. They were all worried that this battle might seriously damage their vitality.
Chief of Staff Gao said: "Brother Dalong, our area is a plain area, suitable for the march of the Japanese mechanized troops. It is not easy for us to find a suitable place for an ambush. Once the battle starts, if the Japanese army cannot be eaten for a while,
It would be too dangerous to encounter a Japanese counterattack."
Wang Zhengwei said: "How about we withdraw the troops attacking Xingtai to avoid suffering heavy losses."
Xu Dalong understood their mood. He also believed that with the existing strength of the Jinan Military Region, it would be a bit too much to eat up an infantry brigade of the Japanese army in one bite. However, he did not want to give up this good opportunity to train the troops.
He looked at the map of Jinan and thought seriously there.
Seeing Xu Dalong's appearance, everyone stopped making comments and waited for him quietly.
Soon after, Xu Dalong raised his head and said: "You are right. If you want to eat an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, it is indeed very dangerous, but it may not be impossible."
When everyone heard this, they were still full of doubts. After all, they knew the situation of their troops more clearly. They thought they did not have the strength to eat so many Japanese troops. They felt that Xu Dalong's appetite was a bit too big and seemed a bit unreliable.
However, Xu Dalong was invited by them after all, and he had fought so many big battles before, killing Japanese brigade and even division-level troops more than once. Since he said that, he must have a reason.
Wang Siling asked: "Brother Dalong, what can you do?"
Xu Dalong said: "The various units in the Jinan Military Region, especially the newly established infantry regiments, lack training, running-in, and combat experience. This time the Japanese army came over to give each unit an opportunity to exercise.
My opinion is that we don’t expect to eat so many Japanese soldiers in one bite, but that doesn’t mean we won’t attack them.”
At this point, Xu Dalong pointed to the map and said: "Look, the Japanese army is going to Xingtai for reinforcements. That is to say, if our troops attack them, they will not fight back with all their strength. They will only repel our army and continue to go.
Xingtai reinforcements."
Wang Siling is also an expert in guerrilla warfare. When Xu Dalong said this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Oh, I understand, brother Dalong, this is such a good idea!"
Chief of Staff Gao and Commissioner Yang Zheng are also clever military commanders. After hearing this, they both understood what Xu Dalong meant.
Chief of Staff Gao said: "Okay, I think we can take regiments as units, fight individually, and attack the Japanese army separately. We don't want to annihilate many enemies. As long as the Japanese army counterattacks, we will evacuate immediately."
We have more than 20 regiments that can participate in the war. If each regiment goes up and fights, it will not only train the troops, but also eliminate some of the Japanese and puppet troops."
Xu Dalong said: "That's what I think. My opinion is that the troops besieging Xingtai will continue to besiege, attracting the Japanese troops to continue to Xingtai for reinforcements, and creating opportunities for the remaining troops to attack the Japanese troops.
This battle is not just to attack the Japanese army, but to combine the attack and the ambush. We will first use a part of the troops to attack the Japanese army continuously, and wait until the Japanese army is familiar with our fighting style and knows every time our army attacks them.
Since they are all small troops, they will relax their vigilance.
We can concentrate part of the main force, say 8 to 10 regiments, and ambush them. Even if we can't eat them all, we can still bite them hard.
There is no need to worry about the safety of the troops. We are familiar with the local terrain. When the Japanese army sets up their positions for a decisive battle with our army, we will evacuate quickly.
Although this area is all plains, there is Qingshazhang, so we can attack him a few times. Each time it is small, we will eat one or two infantry brigades, gradually wearing down the Japanese army. When they are about to reach Xingtai, we will quickly
Withdraw the troops surrounding Xingtai and use all their strength to deal with the Japanese troops coming from SJZ.
If you think about it, by that time, the Japanese army had lost a lot of troops and was very tired, and its morale would be very low.
We still use the method of attacking in turns to continuously wear them down, and then look for opportunities to concentrate the main force to ambush them."
"What a great idea!" Wang Siling said loudly.
"If this is the case, it is entirely possible to keep this Japanese brigade. I agree with this idea."
Chief of Staff Gao said with some excitement: "What a good idea. We make full use of the favorable conditions of being familiar with the terrain of the base area, wear down the Japanese troops bit by bit, and give them a hard blow in the end. We will definitely be able to keep these Japs in our
base area.”
Wang Zhengwei also said happily: "This method is the best. Not only is it possible to eat this Japanese army, but all the troops will be trained in actual combat. After fighting this battle, the combat effectiveness of the troops will definitely be significantly improved.
Yes. I also agree with this battle plan."
Seeing that everyone agreed with his opinion, Xu Dalong studied the specific combat plan with Wang Siling and others.
After the 201st Brigade of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army left the SJZ, they were attacked by the Luancheng County Brigade as soon as they entered the border of Luancheng. When the Japanese army counterattacked, they quickly withdrew, although the scale of the battle was small.
, but it also caused sixty or seventy Japanese casualties.
When the Japanese army marched to the junction of Luancheng and Yuanshi, they were attacked by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Its combat effectiveness was obviously stronger than that of the county brigade, and the casualties caused to the Japanese army were even greater. They fought for only ten minutes and quickly defeated
They evacuated, resulting in more than 170 Japanese casualties.
Before the Japanese army left the Yuanshi territory, they were attacked again by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. This time they also laid mines on the road. The battle lasted only ten minutes, and the Japanese suffered casualties of more than 200 people.
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The Japanese army encountered attacks along the way. Even before they left the border of Gaoyi, they had already suffered thousands of casualties.
The Japanese brigade commander was very angry and vowed that if the Eighth Route Army came to attack again, he would be given a severe lesson.
When the Japanese army was about to leave the border of Gaoyi, another Eighth Route Army unit came to attack.
This time the Japanese army did not tolerate them and directly dispatched two infantry brigades to pursue the Eighth Route Army.
Unexpectedly, this played into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. According to the battle plan arranged by Xu Dalong, when the Eighth Route Army retreated, they would alternately provide cover in battalion units, and at the same time send many small units to attack the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was not familiar with the terrain and was constantly attacked. Not only could they not catch up with the large forces of the Eighth Route Army, but they continued to lose troops. In the end, the two infantry brigades of the Japanese army not only failed to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but also lost more than 300 people. They did not dare to continue.
The chase continued, and I had no choice but to retreat to the road in despair.
The Japanese brigade commander was very troubled by the enemy's tactics. Fortunately, each loss was not too great, so he did not take it too seriously. He just ordered to strengthen the vigilance on both sides of the large army's formation to try to avoid close-range attacks by the Eighth Route Army.
They, the main force of the Japanese army, were still marching along the highway in the direction of Xingtai.
What the Japanese army didn't know was that a big trap was waiting for them.
When the Japanese army entered the boundary of Nangong, they were suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese army originally thought that another small group of Eighth Route Army was coming to attack, so they dispatched an infantry brigade to fight back. Unexpectedly, a large group of Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared on both wings of the Japanese marching brigade. The Eighth Route Army had a large number of people, tens of thousands of them.
After all, the 201st Brigade is a field brigade and is good at field combat. Although they faced so many Eighth Route Army troops, they did not panic and organized a counterattack on the spot.
This force also knew that it was no match for the Japanese army under field conditions. They persisted for more than 20 minutes and then dispersed and evacuated.
This attack caused great damage to the Japanese army. After counting the number of people, the brigade leader found that in the attack just now, the Japanese army had suffered losses of more than 1,600 people. If the continuous losses along the way were added,
So far, the Japanese army has lost more than 2,500 troops, which is equivalent to the loss of more than half of the infantry regiment.
This place was still dozens of kilometers away from Xingtai. The brigade commander felt very headache. He didn't know how many Eighth Route Army attacks he would encounter along the way and how many troops he would lose.
Just when the 201st Brigade was about to approach Xingtai, news came from the defenders in the direction of Xingtai that the enemy troops had seen the Japanese troops coming for reinforcements and had withdrawn from Xingtai.
The commander of the 201st Brigade sent a telegram to the division commander, requesting tactical guidance. The division commander ordered them to return to SJZ.
The Japanese brigade commander just didn't want to continue playing anymore, so he immediately ordered the rear team to become the whole team and retreat in the direction of SJZ.
After the previous series of battles, the troops at the regiment level and above of the Jinan Military Region had fought against the Japanese army, gained certain combat experience, and achieved great results. They had great confidence in annihilating the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was very tired. They kept fighting along the way and consumed a lot of ammunition. The time to annihilate them had come.
Seeing that the combat effectiveness of each unit had been significantly enhanced, in accordance with Xu Dalong's request, the units were further dispersed and changed to battalions as units to attack the Japanese army in turn.