Now, the Songshan guerrillas have sufficient weapons, ammunition, and living supplies. They admire Xu Dalong and the special forces he brought. When they just met Xu Dalong and heard the special forces introduce Xu Dalong's glorious record, they said
To be honest, they really didn't believe it, thinking that there was a lot of water in it. After getting along with each other for this period of time, they were convinced by the abilities of Xu Dalong and his special team. Not only that, they also had a deep respect for Xu Dalong.
Deeply grateful. They were also full of confidence in the development and growth of the Songshan guerrillas until they achieved the final victory in the Anti-Japanese War.
Guan Zhenshan also likes to talk to Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong is knowledgeable and has a broad vision, which brings a new experience to Guan Zhenshan. Moreover, Xu Dalong is friendly and good at listening to other people's opinions during the communication process, which also makes Guan Zhenshan feel
They were very close to each other. So whenever he had time every day, he wanted to go to Xu Dalong. In addition to their working relationship, they also established a deep friendship.
After ten days of rest and recuperation, the Songshan guerrillas had been initially adjusted. Xu Dalong decided to seize the opportunity when the Japanese and puppet troops were temporarily unable to launch a large-scale attack on the Songshan guerrillas, and took the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops.
That night, the Songshan guerrillas crossed the Gemstone River and entered Binhe County. They successively captured six tribal groups in Binhe County, rescued more than 50,000 people, and surrounded Binhe County.
Xu Dalong did not rush to capture the county seat. Instead, he sent part of his troops to sweep away the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations around the county seat, disintegrating the rule of the Japanese and puppet troops in this area. He fully mobilized the masses and publicized the anti-Japanese war, and a large number of young and middle-aged people enthusiastically signed up.
After joining the army, the Songshan guerrillas further strengthened.
In Binhe County, the Japanese and puppet troops only had one reinforced squadron, one gendarmerie, plus one battalion of puppet troops, and a mountain expedition team of more than 100 people.
The Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was fully capable of capturing the county town, but Xu Dalong did not do so. He hoped to encircle the area for reinforcements and then capture part of the Japanese Eighth Regiment.
Captain Matsui received a telegram asking for help and hurriedly organized troops to go to the rescue. The Japanese and puppet troops on the road closest to Binhe County hurriedly went to the rescue. As a result, they encountered an ambush by the main force of the Songshan guerrillas on the road. More than two hundred Japanese soldiers and three
More than a hundred puppet troops were wiped out.
After hearing the news, Captain Matsui felt that continuing like this was not an option. He was worried that the Japanese troops would be defeated one by one, so he ordered the various Japanese and puppet troops who came for reinforcements to temporarily stop their operations, first assemble towards Ito County, and then go to Binhe County together.
After defeating the Japanese and puppet troops who came for reinforcements, Xu Dalong commanded the guerrillas to launch an attack on Binhe County, and soon after, Binhe County was captured.
After a series of blows, Captain Matsui was a little confused and didn't know what to do, so he asked Colonel Kawashima for advice.
Kawashima also believed that the war was too chaotic, and if he rushed to Binhe County, he would very likely suffer unexpected losses. He suggested not to attack the Songshan guerrillas for the time being, but to save the three existing counties first.
to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
At the same time, he personally rushed back to the division headquarters, reported to the division commander, and requested that more troops be sent to encircle and suppress the Songshan Rangers.
According to the information provided by the scouts, Xu Dalong has
Seeing that the Japanese army was now on the defensive, he decided to seize this opportunity and first establish anti-Japanese base areas in Binhe County and Heishui County.
Xu Dalong left Zhu Guangzhao's first brigade behind to monitor the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops. Su Jianqiang's second brigade and Guan Zhenshan's third brigade launched full-scale operations in Binhe County and Heishui County to completely eliminate the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations.
Help people who have escaped from group tribes return to their homes, resume production, and mobilize and organize the masses to establish anti-Japanese base areas.
When rescuing the people in the group's tribes, the guerrillas distributed some of the food, clothing and other materials they seized to the people, but these were far from enough. After occupying two county towns, the guerrillas again moved from the county towns.
Part of the seized materials was distributed to ordinary people.
But these were not enough to sustain the people until the summer grain supply came down. Xu Dalong contacted the Second Military Division of the Jidong Military Region, hoping that they could transport some supplies to support.
The leaders of the Second Army Division were very supportive of this, and soon sent a battalion to escort a large number of living supplies to the newly created base area. Not only that, they also incorporated the battalion into the Songshan guerrillas.
In order to open up the transportation connection between the inside and outside of the pass, Xu Dalong asked a battalion of troops from the Jidong Military Region in Guanzhen Mountain to mobilize a large number of civilians, dismantle a part of the regular process, and move the second military division of the Jidong Military Region to
The anti-Japanese base area was connected with the anti-Japanese base area of the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment.
Immediately afterwards, the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was reorganized again. After the reorganization, the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment was under the direct jurisdiction of the detachment headquarters and four brigades. The first brigade was still composed of Zhu Guangzhao's special operations squadron, the captain of the second brigade Su Jianqiang, and the third brigade.
The brigade leader is Guan Zhenshan, and the fourth brigade captain is battalion commander Li Huacheng. The Songshan guerrilla detachment has a total strength of 3,600 people. Xu Dalong serves as the detachment leader, Guan Zhenshan serves as the deputy detachment leader, and Wei Dayong serves as the chief of staff.
Colonel Kawashima returned to Jinzhou City and reported the situation in the Yuanping Public Security District to the division commander and chief of staff.
The division commander was very angry. He had been dealing with the anti-Japanese guerrillas outside the customs for many years. He had tried his best to completely eliminate the guerrillas. The situation had improved a lot in the past two years. Basically, the defense zone of the second division had
There were no guerrilla activities anymore. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly deteriorated, and two county towns were lost in succession, making the defense area of the Second Division the worst security area in the entire defense area under the jurisdiction of the Kwantung Army.
The division commander did not dare to report this situation to the Kwantung Army headquarters, otherwise he would be severely reprimanded, which would probably affect his future. Not long ago, the Japanese army base camp specifically asked him to return to the country and prepare to join the Army
Department, serving as the next Under Secretary of the Army.
If there is a problem with his defense zone at this time, his chance of promotion will be ruined.
The division commander scolded the incompetent regiment commander Matsui. If Matsui had stood in front of him at this moment, he would have slapped him severely.
The division chief of staff and Kawashima Daisaku both knew the division commander's temper. When he got angry, they remained silent and allowed him to vent his anger. After he calmed down, they discussed with him how to restore the plain area.
the security situation.
Although the commander of the Second Division has a childish temper and is irritable and irritable, when he calms down, he is still very wise.
He asked: "Kawashima-kun, you have just come from Yuanping and are familiar with the situation. Do you have any suggestions on how to restore the security situation in Yuanping Public Security District?"
Kawashima said: "The Yuanping Public Security District is close to Changcheng, and the guerrillas can easily get support from the Eighth Route Army in the pass. The Eighth Route Army in the pass has also shown signs of going out to cause trouble. If they are allowed to gain a foothold in the Yuanping Public Security District, I'm afraid
All the defense areas of our Second Division will be unrest. The guerrillas operating in that area must be wiped out as soon as possible.
The mountains in the Yuanping Public Security District are very convenient for the activities of the guerrillas. Now that the Eighth Regiment has insufficient troops, it is impossible to expect them to destroy the guerrillas. I suggest that heavy troops be mobilized to the Yuanping Public Security District as soon as possible to eliminate the guerrillas and restore the Yuanping area.
of public security.”
The division commander was very hesitant after hearing this. He was now at a critical moment for promotion, and the security situation in Yuanping Public Security District had deteriorated. The Kwantung Army Headquarters had not received news about this matter. If he mobilized troops to encircle and suppress it, he would definitely not be able to hide it.
Superior.
In the Kwantung Army headquarters, there are people who don't have a good relationship with him. If they know that there is a problem in the second division's defense zone, they will definitely take the opportunity to attack him. Once the news reaches the Japanese base camp, it is very likely that
affect his future.
He was thinking about how to restore Yuanping Public Security District to its original security status without making a big fuss.
The division chief of staff knew him very well and the relationship between the two was very close. He hoped that the division commander could be promoted so that he could follow the rising tide and get promoted.
He understood the mood of the division commander and said: "There is a problem in the Yuanping Public Security District. The guerrillas are growing rapidly, but most of them are untrained recruits. Their combat effectiveness should not be strong. It will not take too many to defeat or even eliminate them.
force.
My opinion is to try not to use the main force of the Yellow Army of the Second Division, and to deploy more Manchu troops into Yuanping territory and give them to the Eighth Regiment. Although the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Army is not as good as that of the Yellow Army, it should be able to deal with those troops.
Guerrillas."
Having said this, the chief of staff gave Kawashima a wink.
Kawashima also heard about the division commander's upcoming promotion. He understood what the chief of staff meant and felt that this approach was feasible.
He then said: "Your Excellency the Division Commander and Your Excellency the Chief of Staff's opinions are very pertinent. Mobilizing a large number of Manchu troops is a test of their loyalty to the Yellow Army. As long as a large number of Yellow troops are not mobilized, the commander of the Kwantung Army will not be disturbed."
The concern of the Ministry. I agree with the opinion of the Chief of Staff."
The division commander also felt that this arrangement was the best of both worlds under the current circumstances.
He nodded and said: "Very good, just go ahead and arrange this matter."
Since the leader of the underground party outside the Guan Dynasty arrived in northern Shaanxi and reported to his superiors the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle outside the Guan Guan, the superiors paid great attention to it and began to resume contact with the underground party outside the Guan Guan.
After Guan Zhenshan reported what happened in the Yuanping Public Security District to the person in charge of the underground party outside Guanwai, he instructed the underground party organization in the Jinzhou area to contact Xu Dalong, Guan Zhenshan and others to provide them with information.
At this time, the radio station controlled by the Jinzhou underground party had been repaired, so they contacted Xu Dalong.
Although the Jinzhou underground party did not grasp the detailed combat deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, they could see the mobilization of the puppet troops. They provided Xu Dalong with an important piece of information, saying that the Sixth Puppet Manchu Army stationed in Jinzhou City
The division has already moved towards Yuanping.
Now the Songshan guerrillas have established a reconnaissance squadron. The squadron leader is Ma Shaodong, the reconnaissance staff officer of the Second Army Division. He has rich experience in reconnaissance work and organized local guerrillas to serve as scouts, not only monitoring Yuanping but also Ito County.
We also sent scouts to detect the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops around the Yuanping Public Security District.
Soon after, they also received information that a part of the puppet army in the security area near Yuanping was heading towards Yuanping, and they could see more than three regiments.
At this time, the headquarters of the Songshan guerrillas was located in Binhe County. Xu Dalong, Guan Zhenshan and others were now able to confirm that more than six regiments of the puppet Manchukuo army had entered the Yuanping area, with a strength of more than 10,000, but no one
Received reports that Japanese troops entered the Yuanping area.
Xu Dalong felt a little puzzled and didn't understand why the Japanese army did not mobilize their troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Songshan guerrillas.
Guan Zhenshan was very familiar with the situation in this area. He said with some anger and disdain: "This is because the little devils look down on our guerrillas. They think that only the puppet Manchukuo army plus the original Japanese army in the Yuanping area can defeat us."
Can destroy our guerrillas."
He said this with sufficient basis, because most of the troops who came to encircle and suppress the Songshan guerrillas in recent years were puppet Manchu troops, and only a small number of Japanese troops participated in the operation.
Monk Wei also felt a little angry. He said: "Since the little devils look down on us and want to send their lackeys to seek death, let's deal with the lackeys first, and then deal with those little devils."
Xu Dalong is in a good mood now. Dealing with the puppet Manchukuo army will definitely be less difficult than dealing with the Japs. Now that the Songshan guerrillas have just been reorganized, there are too many recruits in it. If they directly face the Japanese army, they will be unable to fight. Now that we are here,
There are many puppet Manchu soldiers, so it is just a good time to use them to practice their skills, add some combat experience to the new recruits, and promote their growth.
According to the intelligence he had, the puppet Manchukuo army was not yet ready to attack, so Xu Dalong decided to take the initiative, disrupt the combat deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, eat some of the Japanese and puppet troops, and dampen their arrogance.
That morning, guerrillas appeared outside Wuliu Town in the south of Ito County, numbering about 200 people. They were all wearing plain clothes and tried to attack Wuliu Town.
The people stationed in Wuliu Town were all puppet Manchu troops, a battalion of the Third Regiment of the Sixth Division. There was also the original mountain forest expedition team in the town.
When they saw the guerrillas coming to attack, they launched a counterattack against the guerrillas.
The guerrillas saw the powerful firepower of the puppet Manchukuo army here, and after fighting for a while, they took the initiative to retreat. The puppet battalion commander was eager to make meritorious deeds. Seeing that the guerrillas were few in number and poorly equipped, he led the team out of the town and headed towards
The guerrillas gave chase.
The guerrillas have been running in the mountains and forests all year round. They are very good at running and have extremely strong endurance.
At the beginning, the puppet soldiers were still chasing after them, but gradually they became too tired and couldn't bear it. They were all panting and stopped to rest after a while. (End of this chapter)