King Higashikata Minuhiko asked Yamashita Fengwen to dispatch troops and generals, and to contact the National Army of the White Party to see if there was any room for cooperation. While looking at the map of the Taihang Mountains, in his heart, he still had one last killer move, if he succeeded.
, the situation of the Taihang Mountain raid will undergo earth-shaking changes.
--Damaoshan
Damao Mountain was called Hengshan in ancient times. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Hengshan Mountain was renamed Changshan due to taboo reasons. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the area around Damao Mountain was the border between Song and Liao Dynasties. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there was a debate over whether Beiyuan Mountain should be located in Quyang, Hebei or Hunyuan, Shanxi. However, at that time
Mount Heng was still located in Quyang, Hebei. It was not until July of the 17th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1660) that Beiyue was changed to Mount Heng in Hunyuan, Shanxi.
The primeval forest of Damao Mountain is lush and green, blocking out the sky and the sun. The winding path at your feet is crowded by overgrown shrubs. The higher you climb, the more dangerous the mountain becomes and the denser the forest. The clouds below your feet are like mist, and the forest sea is filled with smoke. This is
Toki Takeshita's team was marching hard in the continuous mountain rain.
Takeshita looked up at the dim sky, waved his hand and said, "Rest here, the first team is looking for food, the second team is preparing accommodation, and the third team is on guard."
Immediately, the team of one hundred people dispersed, and many people climbed up the trees, jumping between the trees like civet cats.
Takeshita looked at the trees around him and suddenly stabbed the tree trunk with a knife. A small snake kept twisting under the knife. Takeshita flicked the snake hard and cut off the little snake's head with one knife. That's it.
Eaten raw.
In Shijiazhai at the foot of Damao Mountain, Zhou Weiguo and others looked at the mountain not far away with tired faces. Zhenbai Siwen pointed at the mountain and said, "This mountain is 1,900 meters above sea level and densely forested. If a small team really wants to hide,
Get up, it will be very difficult for us to find it, even with your small plane, it will not be easy."
Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "That thing can only be used as an auxiliary. Our boss has said that no matter how high-tech a weapon is, the key to final victory is the person who uses it."
Zhenbai Siwen was stunned for a moment and said, "What your boss said makes sense. If they are really on this mountain, it must be extremely difficult now. There are two routes to get to Mufo Terrace from here. One is to go down the mountain to Shuigou.
Walk along Liuling, and then change to Qiligou to go to the wooden Buddha platform. This road is relatively flat. There is another way to go directly from Shuigou over the mountains and ridges to Qiligou to go to the wooden Buddha platform. This road is difficult, but quick, you can
My old classmate even dares to climb Damao Mountain, I think he will take this path."
Zhou Weiguo pointed to the map and said, "Then we wait for them at Qiligou? This place is too close to the wooden Buddha platform. It will be dangerous if any fish slip through the net."
Zhenbai Siwen touched his chin and said, "What a group of hungry rats want most after coming down the mountain is to find a place to collect food. There are so many people in Shijiazhai, so I'm afraid he doesn't dare to come. He is most likely to find a place to collect food."
We start with the nearby mountain people. They don't need much food. Just clearing out four or five families of mountain people is basically enough for them during this period. And the route I mentioned is only a possibility. They may not be at the wooden Buddha platform at all."
Zhou Weiguo looked at the map and said, "We haven't received any suspicious information recently, and no villages have been attacked, so I still agree with your inference, but...if I were Takeshita-kun, I would go like this..."
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Takeshita finally led the troops out of Damao Mountain. Looking at the soldiers with beards and shabby clothes, Takeshita smiled and said, "Let's see, are you guerrillas like this?"
The soldiers teased each other for a while, and then a soldier came over and said, "Captain, we have investigated. Three miles to the left is Shijiazhai. There are about eight or nine hundred mountain people there, and there are seventy or eighty Eighth Route Army troops. You can go directly to the right.
Qiligou, but there may be no supply places along the way."
Takeshita frowned and asked, "How much food do you have left?"
Everyone looked at each other, and a soldier said, "Captain, we have been out of food for a long time. During this period, we have been relying on raw meat and wild fruits."
Takeshita squinted his eyes and said, "I can smell a dangerous smell. We can defeat Shijiazhai, but if the news leaks out, we will fall short. This place is less than 70 miles away from the Eighth Route Army headquarters. There must be communications."
Means, go to the right, I don't believe that there will be no mountain people on such a long road..."
As he spoke, the corners of Takeshita's eyes twitched. He immediately felt something was wrong, but he didn't know where. After much deliberation, he felt that this was the safest way. Just as he was about to issue an order and start taking action, Takeshita was suddenly stunned.
"Captain, what's wrong with you?" The team members couldn't help but asked strangely when they saw Takeshita lowering his head and sneering.
"It's so dangerous. It was almost, almost we were doomed, Nobi!" Takeshita shouted in a low voice.
"Here!" A strong Japanese soldier came out and said.
"We are very likely to have been discovered by the Eighth Route Army. They must be looking for us near here. If we go directly to the small road, we are likely to be blocked. Therefore, I order you to start attacking Shijiazhai in one day. I only give
There are 20 of you, if you want to give me the momentum of a squadron, can you do it?"
Nobi excitedly saluted and said, "I promise to complete the mission."
Takeshita nodded and said, "We won't go to Qili Valley anymore. Let's go back to the mountain and walk 30 miles north to Shipian Valley. Although it's difficult to walk there, you can still go up to the wooden Buddha platform!"
——North China
In a temple, a middle-aged man was looking at the map on the wall, his eyes full of worry.
"Chairman, what's wrong with you?" A bald general came in and saw the man's appearance and immediately said with a smile.
"It's Huai Bing. I'm looking at the map. Come and take a look. The yellow ones are the places occupied by the Japanese army. The blue ones are the places occupied by our National Army. And the red dragon is the places occupied by the Red Party.
The Taihang Mountains and all these dots are their guerrilla zones." The middle-aged man sat down and said, "This time the Japanese army vigorously encircled and suppressed the Red Party. I am happy and scared at the same time. I am afraid that the Japanese army will really wipe out the Red Party.
The Red Party then attacks us and is happy to weaken the Red Party’s power. It’s really a contradiction.”
"Chairman, in fact, after all, it is still a matter of our strength. We currently have the 40th Army, the 69th Army, the 97th Army and the Hebei People's Army in the Hebei-Cha War Zone. Not only compared with the Japanese, but also compared with the Eighth Route Army, they are all
At a disadvantage, the Eighth Route Army can fight equally with the Ninth Route Japanese Army, and it also takes a lot of advantages. Do you think the Eighth Route Army will let us go when it calms down?" Zhu Huaibing asked with squinted eyes.
Lu Zhonglin clapped his hands and said, "That's what I mean. You and I were appointed here by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. The Chairman made it clear a few months ago that our mission is to prevent Hebei from being invaded."
, but now it seems that the task is very arduous.”
Zhu Huaibing put his hands on the table and said, "These Red Party members are like weeds. If we just use words to educate them, it will be of no use. In the end, we have to use force to uproot them. Look at Jinggangshan
, If we hadn’t used the method of “stones must be cut, toilets must be overheated, and people must be rekindled,” would there be no trace of the Red Party until now?”
Lu Zhonglin nodded and said, "But now is still the period of cooperation between red and white. If we take action, I'm afraid..."
Zhu Huaibing smiled and said, "Who said we were the ones who did it? There are not only us and the Red Party in Hebei, but also the Japanese and Wang Jingwei. As far as I know, recently the Japanese have been attacking Shi Yousan, Sun Dianying and others."
Chairman, please ask for a meeting, we can borrow a knife to kill someone."
Lu Zhonglin rolled his eyes and finally said, "This matter still needs to be reported to Chongqing. If we can avoid taking action, then it would be best."
Zhu Huaibing looked at the cautious Lu Zhonglin and couldn't help but feel contempt. You must know that Lu Zhonglin was originally a subordinate of Feng Yuxiang. Not only did he defeat Wu Peifu, but he also drove Puyi out of the Forbidden City. But after the Central Plains War, he also followed
Feng Yuxiang left office, and came back with Feng Yuxiang after the July 7th Incident. Although Jiang Jie began to use him because of Feng Yuxiang's strong recommendation, Jiang Jie always believed that he was Feng Yuxiang's subordinate, not his confidant and direct lineage, and would not be loyal to his use.
, so I just gave him a false title and never let him get involved in the military power.
Zhu Huaibing was from Hubei. He joined the Tongmenghui when he was young, participated in the Ge Ming Dynasty, and participated in the Northern Expedition. During the Jinggangshan period, he vigorously suppressed the Red Army and was promoted to division commander. He was a famous anti-Red pioneer. It can be said that compared to Lu Zhonglin, Zhu Huaibing served as an intermediary between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek.
He is more reliable in his heart, and more importantly, Zhu Huaibing holds military power, so he thinks highly of himself.
Zhu Huaibing said with some waning interest, "Okay, I'll wait for your news."
When Zhu Huaibing returned to his headquarters, several generals immediately surrounded him.
"How's it going? What did Lu Zhonglin say? Are you willing to take action?" The person who spoke was Zhang Yinwu, who was under Zhu Huaibing.
Zhang Yinwu was originally a member of the Shanxi-Sui Army. After the Central Plains War, he broke away from the Shanxi-Sui Army and established the People's Army, which occupied six autonomous counties in Hebei. After the July 7th Incident, he resisted Japan while developing, and soon attracted tens of thousands of people.
team, it is worth mentioning that when Lu Zhonglin was appointed as Chairman of Hebei, he ran to Wuhan angrily to see Chiang Kai-shek. Because of Chen Cheng’s introduction, he was given ten minutes, but this short ten minutes
Within minutes, he changed from a Red Party sympathizer to a loyal White Party believer.
"That Lu Zhonglin is not a Lu brat. He is a coward. He said he wanted to send a telegram to Chongqing. He said that such a big thing cannot be done without Chongqing's nod." Zhu Huaibing shook his head as he spoke and looked helplessly.
Everyone.
Shi Yousan snorted. He had already received an order from Jiang's intermediary to clean up the red personnel in the army, but it was a verbal secret order. He also understood from it that it was absolutely impossible for Chiang's intermediary to write down the anti-Red Alliance Day in black and white.
of.
Shi Yousan thought for a while and said, "Zhang Yinwu, I remember your hometown is Bowang, right?"
Zhang Yinwu nodded and said, "What's wrong?"
Shi Yousan smiled and said, "Then you should have many of your own people over there. Isn't the Japanese army now clearing out the Red Party members? They only attack the Red Party members. If they see us, they will pretend they haven't seen us. The People's Army in Bowang is actually a branch of the Eighth Route Army.
But are they still under your jurisdiction in name? You can order them to move and then send your own people to occupy Bowang. If they disobey the order, they are disobeying the military order. When we take action, whether it is Chairman Lu or Chongqing,
We can only admit the reality."
Zhang Yinwu is not stupid. He understands that he is being used as a weapon, but he is really dissatisfied with the fact that his hometown is occupied by the Red Party, especially when the Red Party attacks the bully landlords and some of his relatives and friends are also affected.
Impact, but also some half-hearted thoughts in it.
Zhang Yinwu looked at Zhu Huaibing and said, "Commander Zhu, I listen to you."
Zhu Huaibing hummed and said, "Then let's do it. We are also doing it for military discipline!"
--Xi'an
In the headquarters of the 34th Group Army, Jiang Dingwen was handing over documents. He smiled and patted Hu Zongnan on the shoulder and said, "You are worthy of being the number one person in Huangpu. Back then, you were the first to be a division commander and the first to be a corps commander. Now
, you are the first in Huangpu to be the commander of a group army."
Hu Zongnan said modestly, "This is just a favor. Besides, if you really want to talk about it, my fourth-term junior brother was the commander of the regiment before me."
Jiang Dingwen was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook his hand and said, "It's different, it's different. His regiment commander is in name only, but you deserve it. Well, your junior brother's 115th Division did indeed fight vigorously in Shanxi."
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Hu Zongnan nodded and smiled, "But in my eyes, among the Red Party, the one I really want to fight is Peng Dehuai. What happened three years ago is still vivid in my mind."
Jiang Dingwen shook his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go. I've prepared a banquet for you. Let's talk after we finish."
At night, Hu Zongnan's room was full of people. Looking at the generals, Hu Zongnan slowly took out an order and put it on the table and said, "Today, first of all, I would like to thank you for your support. I also hope that you will continue to serve the party and the country in the future.
We are all our own people, and I am not telling lies. Our troops in Xi'an are not so much guarding against the Japanese as they are guarding against the Red Party."
Tao Zhiyue, Dong Zhao, Li Tiejun and others looked at Hu Zongnan as if they were taking it for granted. Hu Zongnan took a breath and said, "The Red Party is terrible. There were only eight or nine hundred people in Jinggangshan back then, but within a few years they had 300,000 soldiers."
Ma, who originally only had an army and three divisions with more than 30,000 men, now occupy a large area of land in Shanxi and northern Shaanxi, with at least 300,000 to 400,000 troops, and they are still expanding.
As for us, as soon as we increase our troops in Xi'an, the Red Party will continue to stir up trouble in public opinion, saying that we have a large number of troops and will not fight the Japanese. Therefore, for the sake of public opinion, we can only defend the First Army in Xi'an.
Move. However, we have to make a fuss about the organization of the First Army."
Tao Zhiyue was the commander of the First Army. He looked at Hu Zongnan in surprise.
Hu Zongnan nodded and said, "The First Army has been changed from the current two divisions and four brigades to the three divisions and six brigades, with the addition of 167 divisions. The brigade has three regiments, and the regiments are organized into four and four. The whole army will have 18 regiments and seven
80,000 people, others, don’t worry, your troops will be reorganized one after another. This northwest is a place where good soldiers come from. I hope you will train your troops well and prepare for the next battle!"