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The Fourth Military Sub-district has established a firm foothold in the mountainous area, and Ding Wei has completely gained the right to speak in the Yunzhong Mountain area.

Towns such as Sanjing, Dongzhai, Shizhuang, Sancha and Yijing fell into their hands.

Next, we need to use troops to liberate the county, threaten the Tongpu railway line, and target the Datong Basin.

After a short rest and some new recruits, the Eighth Route Army still enjoyed strong support from the masses in the base areas.

Needless to say, organizational work, ideological work, and study work.

Ding Wei's headquarters was moved from Heiyun Village to the formal Dongzhai Town.

I went deep into the mountainous area and found Zhang Dabiao who surrounded Wuzhai County.

The headquarters of the new third regiment was located in Butaigou in the mountainous area in the southeast of Wuzhai County, only 20 miles away from the county seat.

It's like lying under the noses of the Japanese.

After inspecting the area, Ding Wei punched Zhang Dabiao on the shoulder.

"You, kid, you quietly gathered 2500 people, and you want to hide it from me?"

Zhang Dabiao smiled with his lips pursed, and the flesh on his face was squeezed together.

"Commander, I dare not hide it from you. When I was cleaning up the area around the county, I also incorporated a puppet army camp. It is still in the inspection stage, so I haven't had time to report to you."

The Eighth Route Army's incorporation of puppet troops has always been an important matter. We must conduct a thorough investigation and improve ideological construction, and we must not be careless.

Zhang Dabiao has his own ideas and he was not recruited for no reason.

This puppet army belonged to the security corps in the county town. The battalion commander Wang Yong and the head of the security corps Wang Chao were cousins.

When the Japanese ordered all strongholds to withdraw their forces and retreat to the county town, Wang Yong's puppet army camp was surrounded by the New Third Regiment, and was disarmed before it could retreat.

After some questioning, I felt it was valuable.

Attacking the county town is a big deal. The Fourth Military Sub-district has the strength and ability to launch a strong attack.

There are also sufficient artillery and explosives.

But if we can break through from the inside and incite the security team to rebel, the cost will be much lower.

There were only a little over 200 Japanese soldiers in the county, 800 in the security corps, and the other miscellaneous detective teams totaled only about 1500 people.

All together they are still not enough for Zhang Dabiao to deal with.

Da Biao is fierce in fighting and also meticulous in command, making him a talented general.

Ding Wei also thought that this was feasible. As long as the city gates were opened, the Japanese and puppet troops would be of little use.

They just took advantage of the county's fortifications and acted like turtles.

Without the turtle shell, it’s easy to manipulate.

"Give it a try. If you can persuade them to revolt, that would be great. But if they don't know what's good for you, I'll beat them hard."

expressed his attitude.

Taking Wuzhai is of great significance. It will enable us to build a solid base in northwest Shanxi, and will also create radiating pressure on the surrounding counties, thus defeating the Japanese invaders one by one.

Ding Wei's strength is growing stronger and stronger, so of course he wants to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese and continue to expand his military sub-district.

The head of the security corps, Wang Chao, was once from the Northwest Army and had made contributions during the Great Wall War of Resistance. Later, Mr. Xipi was only in charge of the Central Army and not the miscellaneous troops.

The soldiers were not paid, their weapons were not provided, and their dead brothers did not even receive any pensions.

The soldiers were disheartened and all of them became puppet soldiers and formed a security corps.

My cousin Wang Yong was captured by the Eighth Route Army, then released and entered the county town alone.

He did not dare to reveal his identity as the battalion commander of the puppet army at the first moment.

Think about it, if he was caught by the Eighth Route Army and then released without any harm, the Japs would definitely interrogate him thoroughly.

Unless you don't want to live anymore, how dare you reveal your identity?

Using the excuse that he was a relative of Captain Wang, he avoided being interrogated and ran all the way into Wang Chao's courtyard.

"Are you really an Eighth Route Army soldier?"

Captain Wang looked over with straight eyebrows and glared. He was a Northwest man in his early forties, a swordsman by birth, and had practiced swordplay for several years.

The look is particularly oppressive.

"Brother, the situation forced me to do this. Besides, the Japanese didn't treat us as human beings. We had no choice before. If we have the chance, we will join the Eighth Route Army and continue to fight against the Japanese. Isn't this the oath we made?"

At the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he vowed to kill the enemy and serve his country, and die on the battlefield.

But later he was hurt by Niang Xipi and forgot his lofty ambitions.

Seeing Wang Chao hesitate, Wang Yong revealed another detail.

"The Fourth Military Division is different. This group of people is well-equipped and brave enough to fight. Even if you don't help, they will storm the county town. Do you know how many people there are in the Yunzhong Mountain area? There are five regiments with tens of thousands of troops."

"The mortar caliber is that big!"

Wang Yong made an exaggerated gesture, nothing else but the flying thunder tube.

Of course, it's not surprising that he thought it was a mortar, as this thing is a scarce item.

My cousin's words touched my heart. If there was a chance to be a human being, who would be willing to be a dog for the Japanese?

"Does the Eighth Route Army really have that strength?"

To be honest, Captain Wang is not optimistic about this group of peasants. They have poor equipment and weak foundation. It will be difficult for them to conquer the country relying solely on the spirit of faith.

As for the options now, needless to say, the ragtag army has been abandoned by Niang Xipi.

Without background, you can’t get into the Central Army at all, and even if you get in, you will just be cannon fodder.

Not to mention the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, all their elite troops were killed and the rest were barely surviving.

There isn't much future in joining the Eighth Route Army, but it's better than being a puppet soldier.

This is just like conquering an empire in ancient times.

Either you keep the stove hot and follow the prince or something, that is, the so-called national army. The advantage is the greatest future, the disadvantage is that you can be pulled out as cannon fodder at any time.

Either you remain neutral, sit on the fence and make money, or you dance on several eggs, you need to have strength, which is what the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army did.

Either you keep doing something cold or join the Eighth Route Army.

The puppet army was the kind that burned nothing and stood on the opposite side.

After some calculation, the two brothers Wang Yong and Wang Chao agreed to the idea of ​​secretly surrendering and agreed on a time for surrendering.

When the Eighth Route Army attacked the county town, they suddenly turned against the enemy and caught the Japanese off guard.

The subversion work went smoothly, but Ding Wei still arranged the battle according to the idea of ​​a strong attack.

The main force of the New Third Regiment was responsible for the attack, the New Fourth Regiment and the New Fifth Regiment respectively drew their main forces to provide assistance, and the remaining troops were prepared to fight a blocking attack.

The military sub-district’s mortar battalion, infantry artillery battalion, mountain artillery company, and rapid-fire artillery company were all deployed.

Today, the artillery unit is growing stronger and stronger, and it is almost the size of a small artillery regiment.

If he had a few more mountain cannons or a few large-caliber howitzers, that would be more in line with Ding Wei's status.

It was agreed that the attack would take place at 4 a.m. five days later.

The Eighth Route Army prepared for battle in advance and assigned tasks, while the main attack force arrived at the battlefield in advance.

By the time all the equipment of the artillery battalion was pulled in from the mountainous area, the comrades were exhausted. Some mountain roads were difficult to navigate and had to be repaired and cleaned on site.

The main attack force sneaked into the vicinity of the county town in the dark and built offensive fortifications on the flat ground.

Zhang Dabiao and Ding Wei were lying on their backs in their fortifications, thinking about something.

"Commander, is the security group's rebellion reliable?"

"As long as the security team is not stupid, they will know what to do when they see the offensive of our Fourth Military Division. If they accept reorganization, I can still keep them to make meritorious contributions. If they continue to fight the devils, I will destroy them together."

"At the agreed time, don't wait for the security group to defect, just attack directly. The best way to incite rebellion is to fire artillery shells into the enemy."

Ding Wei is right, the truth is only within the range of cannons.

It is far less effective to incite rebellion with words than to force it with artillery fire.

Giving both kindness and power is the kingly way.