Two hundred and forty-seven chapters candle dragon - the first stage (1)
——Jixian County, Shanxi
This is Yan Xishan's base camp. After the Battle of Wuhan, the Shanxi-Sui Army stopped guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines and began to shrink in an all-round way. They were afraid that the Japanese who had ended the battle would be free to attack them. Especially seeing that even the Eighth Route Army had begun to retreat recently, Yan Xishan even more
It is determined that Shanxi's difficult period has arrived.
At this time, in Anping Village, Ji County, Yan Xishan looked at the man in front of him with a smile and said, "Mr. Jin, if you want me, Yan, to cooperate with you, do you need to show some sincerity? How long has Wang Jingwei been cooperating with you?
Now I’ve been shot, I don’t know whether I’ll live or die, and I’m not sincere, who dares to take such a big risk, right?”
Kawashima Yoshiko nodded and said, "That's natural. Mr. Yan is in charge of the Jin Dynasty. He is very famous in Shanxi. We in the Imperial Army also admire him very much. We are willing to arm 20 regiments for Mr. Yan. We will allocate 100,000 rifles."
weapons, as well as supporting training personnel and ammunition, and as long as Mr. Wang is as knowledgeable as Mr. Wang, and can generate electricity to leave Chongqing, we are even willing to withdraw from Shanxi and return all Shanxi to Mr. Yan."
Yan Xishan moved his fingers slightly. As the king of Shanxi, what he hoped most was to regain control of Shanxi. It was impossible not to be moved. But as an old fox, it was even more impossible for him to trust the Japanese so easily.
Yan Xishan asked, "What are the specific plans?"
Kawashima Yoshiko gestured with her hands and said, "We will first allocate 20,000 rifles, and your army will move from Ji County to Xi County. We will then allocate 30,000 rifles. After your army receives it, it will move from Xi County to Xiaoyi. Finally, we will
Allocate another 30,000 rifles. Your army will move to Taiyuan and electrify it to fight against Chiang. Your army will hand over Xiaochuanwo Ferry in Ji County to our army for garrison. The last 20,000 rifles will be paid in one lump sum by our army as needed. At the same time, both of us can use it at any time.
Carry out material exchange and strategic cooperation, such as driving away the Eighth Route Army, which is now too big to lose."
Yan Xishan nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, good plan, well thought out, good, good."
Yoshiko Kawashima also said excitedly after hearing this, "We have fully considered your army's difficulties in this plan. We hope Mr. Yan will consider it."
Yan Xishan rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, we agree with this plan in principle, but you have to allocate us guns first. Also, in addition to rifles, we also need 3,000 machine guns and 300 cannons. In addition, do you have any guns?"
We can’t raise troops with money, so you allocate some money to us first. Mr. Jin, you don’t know how expensive oil and rice are when you’re not a family, and it’s not easy for me to be a family!!”
As he spoke, Yan Xishan's tears fell, and he began to calculate expenses and expenses for Kawashima Yoshiko one by one. Kawashima Yoshiko's eyes slowly turned into spirals, and she quickly shook her head to wake herself up, crying.
Leng Han said, "Mr. Yan...Mr. Yan is worthy of being a prince. To show our sincerity, we have brought two thousand rifles and one million legal coins and one million joint coins. However, Mr. Yan, these things must be purchased first."
Just sign the agreement."
Yan Xishan immediately agreed, "Sign, sign immediately!! For the sake of peace and Shanxi, we sign!!"
Yan Xishan looked at the back of Kawashima Yoshiko leaving in the night with a smile. He looked back at the rifles and ammunition lying on the ground and said, "Damn, this little devil is really sincere. All three-eight caps, not bad."
Yang Aiyuan next to him asked, "Sir Yan, do we really want to cooperate with the Japanese?"
Yan Xishan smiled and said, "Doesn't this signature mean that this business must be completed? Now there are Japanese in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army, our Shanxi-Sui Army, and some people who are Jiang's agents. It's a mess. Anyway, we
Take advantage of it, but you can't do this power generation thing. Old Chiang Kai-shek is so powerful. Wang Jingwei hid twice, but he still didn't escape in the end."
As Yan Xishan stuck out his tongue, a staff officer came over and said, "Hello, sir, Eighth Route Army representative Xu Xiangqian wants to see you."
Yan Xishan felt a burst of sweat on his back, and asked in disbelief, "Why is this Xu Xiangqian here? Does he know about our contact with the Japanese? Isn't the Red Party's intelligence capability too strong?"
Yang Aiyuan comforted and said, "Probably not. Let's meet first and then talk."
Yan Xishan waved and said, "See you!!"
Yan Xishan came to the living room, saw Xu Qianqian and laughed loudly and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Xu. You have been working hard on the front line. Why are you here at this hour? Have you eaten? Let's have a drink later. I have an authentic place here."
The Fenjiu wine must suit the taste of us Shanxi people."
Xu Xiangqian saluted and said, "Hello, Chief Yan. Xu Xiangqian, the 129th Division of the 18th Group Army, is here to report." After saying that, he smiled and waved his hand, "Sir Yan, I won't drink anymore. I'll be in a hurry to return to the army later. I'm here this time."
It’s to spread the news.”
Yan Xishan rolled his eyes and asked, "What's the news?"
Xu Xiangqian looked at his pocket watch and said, "It is now nine o'clock in the evening. In three hours, it will be twelve o'clock at midnight. Our army will launch a large-scale counterattack. The combat scope will be the entire Shanxi Province except where your army is stationed.
The entire main force of the 18th Group Army has been mobilized. Firstly, Commander Yan is the commander-in-chief of our second theater area and is here to report it. Secondly, we hope that your army can also cooperate with us in the battle to reduce the pressure on our army."
Yan Xishan widened his eyes and asked, "When? Three hours later? The entire Shanxi raid? Commander Xu, are your Eighth Route Army crazy? There is no war in the south now. The Japanese can support Shanxi at any time. Are you going to do it?"
Target?"
Xu Xiangqian smiled and said, "Of course not. The main reason is that Wang Jingwei betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy, which caused people in Chongqing to panic. Many troops and officials defected to Nanjing. The theories of national subjugation and peaceful surrender to the enemy are very popular. Our army believes that there must be a
This big victory will inspire people, stabilize the war situation, and let everyone in the darkness see the glimmer of light, so I decided to do this, and I hope your army can cooperate..."
Yan Xishan turned his back and thought about it, then turned around and said with a smile, "Cooperate, of course, I'm telling you, this Shanxi is my Yan's home, and I don't want him to stay in the hands of the Japanese for a minute.
In this way, as long as you start fighting, we promise to attack at the same time, watch and help each other, and never turn our backs."
Hearing what Yan Xishan said, although Xu Xiangqian knew it was a bit unreliable, he couldn't say anything more, so he nodded and saluted and left.
Yan Xishan touched his head and asked doubtfully, "What does the Eighth Route Army want to do? Breaking attack? What kind of tactics is that?"
Yang Aiyuan asked, "Sir Yan, are we going to cooperate with the Japanese or the Eighth Route Army?"
Yan Xishan glared and said, "Whoever has the advantage will cooperate with whom. Let our troops gather urgently and prepare immediately. Ammunition will be distributed. Xu Xiangqian will not lie. He said three hours, and it must be three hours. This Eighth Route Army eats meat."
, let’s have some soup too, let everyone be smart and not miss the meal.”
——Panlong Town, Wuxiang County
Due to repeated harassment and attacks by the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas, the Japanese army was forced to build a large number of bunkers and fortifications in North China, Shanxi being the most important. At this time, various highways and railway points controlled by the Japanese army in Shanxi were built.
The bunkers and the turrets are not very big or high. The small ones only have seven or eight people and a light machine gun, and the big ones have fifty or sixty people. However, if the people who attack these strongholds do not have cannons, they often cannot defeat them despite paying several times the price.
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There is a large blockhouse erected here on the road in Panlong Town, seven or eight meters high, with forty or fifty people inside.
A troop slowly approached the gun tower. These people were lying on the ground and crawling carefully. In a recess, two people were talking softly.
"How long will it take? Are the demolition teams ready? Are your guerrillas in place?" The speaker was an Eighth Route Army officer with eyes, and next to him was a local militiaman in civilian clothes.
The militiaman raised his head and looked at the gun tower that was constantly looking around with a searchlight and said, "Commander Xiang, don't worry. Although our local militiamen are not as good as fighting large troops, they are definitely the most familiar with the place."
The person called Commander Xiang was Xiang Shouzhi. Although he was only 21 years old, he was a young Red Army member who joined the Geming Army at the age of 17. At this time, he was classified as the commander of the 10th Regiment of the Taihang Mountain Military Region.
Xiang Shouzhi looked at the pocket watch under the moonlight. This was issued uniformly by the superiors. The reason why they were not issued watches was to prevent officers from wearing them every day, which would make the soldiers feel different in appearance from the officers.
There are five minutes left.
Xiang Shouzhi looked at both sides of the road. His three battalions were now divided into three parts. One was here to attack the blockhouse and ambush on the road from Panlong Town to the blockhouse. The other two were one in Hongshui Town and the other in Xiying Town.
Attack the stronghold there.
Time passed little by little, and finally, the three hands embraced each other in a rare embrace.
"Start!" He waved his hand to Shouzhi, and several sharpshooters who had been aiming for a long time fired together.
"Pop", "Pap" and "Ping Pong", the two searchlights were knocked out immediately, and the Japanese soldiers operating the searchlights quickly shouted, "Baga, there is the Eighth Route Army, there is the Eighth Route Army!!"
Without giving the Japanese troops in the blockhouse time to react, two mortar shells hit the blockhouse and immediately cleared away the Japanese troops on the roof of the blockhouse.
At this time, the Japanese army also reacted, and their crooked machine guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns kept firing at the gray figures under the turret under the moonlight.
Several Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly frowned, covered their wounds, and remained motionless.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Under the fire of the Japanese army, two strong men rushed towards the turret carrying the erected Eight Immortals table.
"Hurry up and cover the demolition team!!" Xiang Shouzhi shouted. Czech and Mauser rifles, 38-type caps, captured crooked handles and grenade launchers were fired at the holes of the Japanese gun towers like crazy.
The Japanese soldiers were suppressed and did not dare to shoot.
Finally, the coffin was transported to the blockhouse. When the people in the blockhouse saw the darkness, a bad premonition spread through their bodies. Those strong men seemed to hear the wailing inside the blockhouse. Most of the Japanese army's blockhouses were filled with
There were two floors above and below, and there were gun holes every one or two meters on each floor. Because the demolition team rushed up, the covering firepower also weakened, and the Japanese army quickly opened fire on the demolition team.
But the demolition team is not stupid. The Eight Immortals Table is very hard. It usually takes a long time to chop with an ax to destroy it. Behind the Eight Immortals Table are tied several kilograms of ******** that Jiang Cheng brought from modern times. The coffin is surrounded by wooden sticks.
It was covered with several layers of wet quilts and nailed together with nails. The top layer was a quilt smeared with green grass juice and soil as a cover. The Japanese soldiers in the blockhouse could only see a large dark area.
When the bullet hit, it made a loud bang, but I didn't know whether the person behind him was killed or not.
The people in the demolition team arranged the coffins and rolled them down one by one from behind. The person behind them suddenly pulled the fuse. In the dark night, the light of the fuse was clearly visible.
Xiang Shouzhi shook his fist and said with a smile, "It's done!!"
Sure enough, a loud noise, a huge shock wave and the blown bricks and earth made Xiang Shouzhi shrink his head in a hurry. Looking again, a huge black hole appeared on the turret, and the turret became quiet.
, I don’t know if he was frightened or killed.
"Commander Xiang, that's awesome. With this power, the God of Thunder in the Heavenly Palace is just like this." The militia captain stuck out his tongue and said.
Xiang Shouzhi shouted with a smile, "Blow the charge horn!!"
"Dudu~dudu~dudu~dududu" the loud charge horn sounded, and the soldiers rushed towards the gun tower like a strong wind. Faintly, Xiang Shouzhi heard a loud noise from the distance, maybe
Which army is also blowing up the artillery tower?
Halfway through the troops' charge, the gun tower began to fire again, but the gun tower with its door wide open had basically declared its demise. The soldiers threw grenades and grenade launchers at the opening like stones. Several brave soldiers were holding them one by one.
Led by veterans with pistols and bayonets pointed out, they rushed in. After a while, the plaster flag representing Japan slowly fell, and the blue sky and white sun flag rose high.
"Oh...what a pity." The militia captain shook his head and said.
Xiang Shouzhi thought it was because he didn't play well, so he quickly asked, "What's wrong? Captain Li, did you play poorly somewhere?"
Captain Li quickly shook his head and said, "No, we just want to raise our red flag anytime. To the regiment commander, I want to ask something for my fellow countrymen. After the war, will Commander Yan be in charge of us, or will the Eighth Route Army be in charge of us?"
Xiang Shouzhi couldn't tell the answer to this. He could only say, "The battle is not over yet. Let's not talk about it for now. The artillery towers have been bombed, and the Japs from the town and county will definitely come out. Let's wait for them halfway. By the way."
, take that with you to deal with the Japanese armored vehicles."
——Taiyuan
Tada Shun was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps, followed by a hurried knock on the door: "Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency, Commander, please wake up, something serious has happened."
Tada Shun opened his eyes in a daze, let go of the body of the female nurse who came from Japan to help him, and asked with a sigh, "What happened?"
The voice belonged to Takeda Takeo, who said anxiously, "Your Excellency, Commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army and guerrillas have appeared in various parts of Shanxi. As of now, 57 of the 62 counties controlled by our army in Shanxi have been attacked.
There are more than 400 strongholds, and they are still increasing."
Tada Shun couldn't sleep anymore. He got up in fear and shouted, "What are you talking about? Come on, come on, come on, give me clothes, Baga, get out."
Takeda Takeda looked at the disheveled Tada Shun and rushed out while putting on his shoes and shouted, "Immediately send a message to Peiping to inquire about the situation in other places, and then send a message to various bases to inquire about the current situation. Something big has happened, something big has happened!!"
