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

In Mengshan, Dawa Village, Chen Feng received a telegram from Chen Guoqing and was a little amused. The telegram was sent by Aunt Liu, requesting Chen Feng to be a matchmaker for their Liu Kuang. Chen Guoqing introduced this Zhang Hairu in detail. Chen Feng knew a little about this person. If there was no problem with him, everything else would be easy.

"Yunyan, call Brother Guoqing back and tell him that I agree, but the mountains are high and the rivers are long, and it is not appropriate for me to be a matchmaker. Please ask Mr. Chen to step in! His importance is more important than mine."

Li Yunyan was very envious of the girl named Zhang Hairu. The captain had spoken and asked Mr. Chen to act as a matchmaker, so the marriage was settled.

"Captain, when can we go there?"

"It will be soon, at most in three or two years, or at the earliest next year."

The international situation is ever-changing. The Japanese sneak attack on America sank two aircraft carriers, which had a great impact on the entire war situation. Now they have most of the initiative in the entire Pacific Ocean.

The speed of the Hans Empire's advancement was unstoppable. The Soviet Union lost a large amount of land and troops, and barely stopped its decline when winter came.

The British country was frightened three times a day, fearing that Hans' army would cross the strait, and the two countries were also fighting to the limit in the African desert.

The whole world was burning, but China was actually much calmer than before. The Japanese army had no intention of launching a second Changsha Campaign. Defenses were being contracted on battlefields everywhere. Some worthless towns and small counties were abandoned first. Newspapers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas were reporting all day long that one town was recaptured yesterday, two were recaptured today, and three might be recaptured tomorrow. The situation of the War of Resistance was very good, except for the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone, which was gloomy.

The Fifth War Zone had just launched the Xuchang Offensive. Four armies faced two divisions. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, they only captured the outer perimeter of the city. Facing the fierce bombardment of Japanese aircraft and heavy artillery, they finally retreated, losing one army's strength and only destroying two Japanese regiment divisions.

Siege warfare is really hard to fight! After the battle, many people who clamored to recover lost territory stopped moving, and the enthusiasm of the Guotong District also calmed down a little. Everyone turned their attention to the Yimeng guerrillas. Why was it so easy for them? A corridor ran through the entire Central Plains. The Japanese and puppet forces had to keep their tails between their legs when passing by. They only dared to cross the border during the day, and they had to be escorted by aircraft.

In Dawa, Mengshan, Chen Feng, who received the news, was a little amused and helpless. It seemed that the people really wanted their Yimeng guerrillas to take action and quickly recover the lost territory. The situation in Shandong and the war situation in northern Jiangsu gave them great confidence.

On November 1941, 11, the fifth day of the tenth month in the lunar calendar, it was the day of light snow. The weather was very suitable for the occasion. It was snowing all over Mount Mengshan, but the temperature was still high. There was snow in the sky but no snow on the ground, and everything was wet.

Chen Feng heated the kang, moved the small table onto the kang, and had four dishes and a soup, and drank some wine with Shen Honglie who came to visit.

"It's snowing so hard, it's obvious they don't want me to go back! Fortunately I came early, if I had come two hours later I would have had to take a bus."

Accustomed to flying back and forth, Shen Honglie felt that sitting in the car for another half a day was a great pain.

"It is better for heaven to keep you here than for man to keep you here. Brother Shen, drink as much as you want today."

After drinking two glasses of wine, Shen Honglie started the conversation while his mind was still clear.

"This time, firstly, I miss my brothers, secondly, I want to ask about Xiaozhong's situation, and thirdly, as you know, you have to be under their control. The higher-ups want me to ask about your attitude and whether there is any possibility of uniting and opening a passage north of Dabie Mountains first."

Chen Feng handed Shen Honglie a cigarette.

"Xiaozhong is a good kid, he is now studying administrative management with Chen Guoqing, he goes to school in the morning and does work in the afternoon, he is educated and thoughtful, really good, he became brothers with a kid named Xiaohulu, he doesn't like the deserted dormitory, he often eats and drinks at Xiaohulu's house, Xiaohulu's elders also treat him like their own child and take very good care of him."

Shen Honglie lit a cigarette, tears welling up in his eyes, which was rare. He was worried that Chen Feng would let others spoil the child and make the child blind. Now it seems that his brother cares about the child more than he, the father, does.

"That's good. When I meet this little gourd family next time, I will thank them. Xiaozhong has never had any difficulty in food, clothing and other necessities since he was a child, but he lacks family affection."

Shen Honglie felt relieved and drank the wine in the glass. As for whether the passage would be opened or not, he was only responsible for asking it. He didn't care whether it would be feasible or not. The current situation of the National Army was that many capable fighters were shelved, and many of those who replaced them were loyal fools. Factional disputes had risen again, and this Battle of Xuchang explained many problems.

"Let's not consider the passage for now. The Guards Regiment and the First Regiment are only enough to maintain the Penicillin Corridor. Otherwise, I would have attacked the cities of Buyang long ago. Siege warfare requires heavy firepower. Even though we are doing well now, if the veterans suffer casualties, we will immediately return to the predicament of 1938. By the way, what's the situation with the Zizhong side?"

"We are still operating in the mountainous area. We have more than 20,000 troops. After a winter of training, we are barely able to go out."

"It's not enough. Don't be too conservative. You can attack some counties or important towns without garrisoning them. At the same time, don't let the Kwantung Army garrison them. Anyway, they have more weapons and ammunition than can be used up. With the spoils of war, we can develop more civilian forces and take the recovery of the three northeastern provinces as our starting point. At the critical moment, we can mobilize an army of 100,000."

"Also, the Jiaolong Regiment is being equipped with a new type of radar. If needed, we can provide support once again. The four warships will run back and forth to provide people and guns. We still have some in stock, and you probably have quite a few too. We can count them and ship them all over."

Shen Honglie opened his mouth wide, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"Brother, you are very thoughtful. The Japanese equipment I have can arm two divisions. I will gather them when I go back."

"We can arm enough for one or two divisions. Besides, our arsenal has overproduction, so you can get mortars and artillery shells. I can provide you with 2,000 submachine guns, and the bullets will be rationed at 600 rounds each."

"Discount, all prices are based on the highest standards, don't be polite with me, someone is coming over there, ready to count the money here. It's no good for a night owl to come to my door, Japanese equipment also needs a discount, I would rather give it to my brothers at a discount than to those freeloaders."

This news is a bit explosive! But think about it, it is normal. With the opening of the penicillin corridor, both sides can be said to be unobstructed. Facing such a big cake, it would be abnormal not to be tempted.

Shen Honglie drank another glass of wine and seemed a little depressed.

"Brother, if you really can't do it, you must leave me a place to stay. Before we really fall out, I will follow you to the south. I have fought for half my life, I am tired, and it's enough. As long as we destroy the Japanese, I don't care about anything else."