I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

"Captain, are you not optimistic about the battle in Wuhan?"

"Four months. My estimate is four months. Around the end of this year, the Battle of Wuhan will be over. By then, the anti-Japanese situation will turn into a strategic stalemate. Do you understand what this means to us?"

Wu Tianxiang's face was somewhat gloomy:

"Captain, does this mean that the Japanese have both the manpower and time to address the unstable factors behind enemy lines?"

"Captain, give the orders!"

"Captain, everyone knows you must have a way."

"There is no good solution. Each unit begins to expand its troops in platoons. The upper limit of a platoon is a company, and the upper limit of a company is a battalion. They have to figure out a solution on their own. We only have one month. In addition, after the expansion, the troops must immediately participate in combat training. We don't have much time left."

Seeing a group of people eager to try, Chen Feng continued to make arrangements:

"Expanding the army is only one aspect. We also have to rob and steal food, weapons, ammunition, shells, and all valuable and edible things. We need them. We have to determine our own goals and make our own plans. One requirement is to achieve the greatest results with the least losses."

"Captain, can we fight the Japanese in Pingyi and Mengyin?"

"You can fight, but don't do it recklessly. Just meet the above requirements."

"Understood Captain!"

"Does everyone understand?"

"clear"!

"Okay, let's split up. We only need to leave one company of troops in Mengshan, with one veteran leading two recruits, and the rest of the troops will go out of the mountain!"

There was no movement during the day, but as soon as it got dark, the Japanese and puppet troops in the large and small strongholds were in trouble first. Each platoon used cold weapons to deal with the sentries, and they would just hack and slash at them wildly when the team was put in. It didn't matter if they were exposed, they would let the snipers suppress the firepower of the Japanese and wait for them to call for help. They were very skilled in encircling and attacking the reinforcements. If there were few Japanese, they would ambush them halfway, and if there were too many Japanese, they would quickly deal with the stronghold and retreat, and they would not forget to leave some gifts for the Japanese before leaving.

The Japanese brigade commander of Pingyi City, Yiwu Shinozuka, felt his scalp numb all night. It was too disgusting. The beating of these butchers was too disgusting. However, he could not turn a blind eye to the call for help. He must find a way to change the situation tomorrow. Otherwise, if he continued to fight like this, his 3,000 troops would not be enough to cover the daily losses.

The news was reported up the chain of command. The order from the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters was to stabilize the current situation and consume the Yimeng guerrillas as soon as possible. Shinozuka Yiwu had a headache. According to his idea, all nearby strongholds should be withdrawn into the county town, relying on the county town to shrink like a hedgehog and making it impossible for the Yimeng guerrillas to attack. However, the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters considered it differently. The loss of some troops was nothing. As long as the Yimeng guerrillas could be restricted from advancing westward and destroying the Jinpu Line, everything else would be a small matter. No matter how powerful the Yimeng guerrillas were, they would be a piece of cake after the Battle of Wuhan.

The construction of the three defensive tunnels in Menglianggu was almost completed, but the delivery of cement did not stop, and all the excess was sent to Mengshan. Shen Honglie had been promoted to lieutenant general, and the battalion commanders under him were all colonels, which was rare in the National Army sequence, especially in the enemy's rear-line forces. There was no one who could do as well as the New Fourth Division.

On September 9, Shen Honglie brought a platoon of guards to Mengshan and brought 19 oceans to Chen Feng.

"Brother Leng Qiang, the reward is here, one hundred thousand oceans and ten thousand French francs, find someone to count them."

"What's up with 10,000 French francs?"

Shen Honglie blinked:

"That's a reward for the Lunan detachment. Aren't you familiar with them? The higher-ups asked you to pass it on."

Chen Feng had already noticed that there were several unfamiliar faces in Shen Honglie's guard platoon. When he saw Shen Honglie blinking with his back to them, he instantly understood:

"Brother Shen, I'm not really familiar with them. You saw what happened last time. I was kind enough to invite them to have a meal, but they didn't appreciate it at all. After the battle, they ran away with the spoils, fearing that I would ask them for the spoils. Brother Shen, tell me, am I such a stingy person?"

Shen Honglie saw that Chen Feng understood immediately and was somewhat surprised by Chen Feng's reaction:

"Brother Leng Qiang, you have to find a way. You know I can't do it even better."

"Okay, leave it to me! Leave it with me first and let them find out the information. Once they find out, I'll have someone send it over. But their whereabouts are uncertain and who knows where they've gone. If I can't find out, I'll just keep the money for myself!"

"It's up to you. If I give it to you, it's none of my business."

Naturally, someone from the guard platoon would receive them. Chen Feng winked at Wang Hanqiang of Liushan, asking him to be careful not to let these people wander around. Wang Hanqiang touched his head to show that he understood. Chen Feng then took Shen Honglie to the big tree at the top of the waterfall.

"Brother Shen, where are you from? Military Control Commission?"

"Brother is amazing, you can guess this?"

"They have a different temperament from normal people, similar to the smell of Hashimoto Sakurako, and you can smell it from eight hundred meters away."

"Brother, I'm also annoyed, but there's nothing I can do. I have to serve others and be under their control. For the sake of the hundred thousand dollars, don't mind it. They are not targeting you. They just want to understand the relationship between you and the Lunan detachment. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise there would be some trouble."

"Brother Shen, aren't we cooperating to fight against Japan? Is it necessary to make such a clear distinction?"

"Brother, do you really not understand or are you pretending to be stupid? If you really don't understand, I have to talk to you about it."

"Brother, tell me, are there any twists and turns in this?"

Shen Honglie saw that Chen Feng didn't seem to be pretending:

"Okay, I'll tell you something, brother. Listen to my advice and stay away from there. Even though you have eliminated so many devils and have been a great help to the Fifth War Zone and the National Government, once you have any connection with them, you will be treated specially. Take this time for example, one hundred thousand oceans? I'd be very lucky if I could give you 20,000 French francs. Do you understand?"

How could Chen Feng not understand the inside story? He mainly wanted to see Shen Honglie's reaction and attitude:

"Okay, Brother Shen, you should be careful in the future and try to avoid them. However, the activity areas of both sides overlap, so it is not easy to avoid them."

Shen Honglie was quite satisfied with Chen Feng's attitude. If Chen Feng didn't listen to his advice, he would have to keep his distance from him.

"Brother, my subordinates reported this morning that you were raiding everywhere last night. Do you have any plans?"

"Brother Shen, you are sincere to me and I cannot hide anything from you. The Battle of Wuhan will not last long. Once the Battle of Wuhan is over, do you think the Japanese will tolerate us being so unscrupulous in their rear?"

"So what? Brothers, are you planning to attack the Japanese, seize guns and food, and expand the scale?"

"If a regiment wants to turn the entire Mengshan into a Shura field for the Japanese army, it will need at least 3,000 troops."

Shen Honglie hesitated for a moment:

"Brother, to be honest, Menglianggu is almost done, and I want to give up Yishui. My six or seven thousand troops are not enough to deploy Menglianggu. If you are really short of people, I can give you some."