Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

There was no way Xiahou Wen would agree to Zhang Dahu leaving his command position.

Zhang Dahu wanted to say something, but Xiahou Wen shook his head and said, "Taking Kangzhuang is only a small battle in this Pingsui Road raid. There will be many more battles to come, and you, the commander, must stay in command."

Xiahou Wen is not only the political commissar of the Chadong detachment, but also has a higher status in the party than Zhang Dahu.

Xiahou Wen had led troops in battles before.

So he was very decisive and said, "Notify Niu Xinliang to lead the troops into Kangzhuang to support the New 1st Regiment. The battle must be resolved before dawn."

"Yes.

Chapter 332: Pingsui Road Raid 2

Chadong Guerrilla Detachment, formerly Longyanchi County Battalion.

The troops that rebelled in the early years.

If we trace back to his earliest days, this unit was the largest village association in Chifeng. It later served as the Longyan Chixian Brigade, and after Wu Pingshan's transformation, it has now become the Chadong Guerrilla Detachment.

To reform the army, Wu Pingshan first educated and developed the descendants of his father's bandit-fighting comrades. He then recruited them into the army. Then, through them, he recruited a large number of students into the army.

At the same time, in the name of improving the combat effectiveness of the troops, they recruited students who graduated from the Second Branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military and Political Cadre School, and the Chahar-South Cadre School supported by the column.

Gradually increase the number of party members in the army.

This unit was transformed step by step and has now become the Chadong Guerrilla Detachment. The current Chadong Guerrilla Detachment has about 1600 people, more than 1100 long and short guns, and six light machine guns.

After seeing Xiahou Wen's decision, Zhang Dahu had no choice but to return to his command position.

Zhang Dahu was indeed itching to do something.

Repeated defeats in the early days of the July 7 Incident against the Japanese gradually weakened his resolve, leading him to leave the army and come to Zhangjiagou Village. At that time, Zhang Dahu was considered a deserter from the anti-Japanese battlefield. However, later, when Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun led their troops to Sheng County, Zhang Dahu witnessed firsthand how the 8th Column grew and prospered, repeatedly defeating the Japanese in difficult circumstances and creating miracles time and time again.

The development of the Eighth Column to this point is truly incredible.

Chahar is very poor, so most of the arable land is not suitable for growing fine grains.

The most common crops are corn, sorghum, potatoes, etc.

Even these could not be eaten openly, and life was extremely difficult. However, under such circumstances, the Eighth Route Army still developed to its current size. It can be said that Zhang Dahu's confidence in fighting against Japan was restored by Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun through victory after victory. Whenever he thinks of the time when he lost confidence in the war of resistance and became a deserter at the beginning, he feels ashamed. So he worked harder than anyone else in these years, just to wash away the "stain" in his heart. This time, the Eighth Route Army launched such a major counterattack in North China, and Zhang Dahu also wanted to go to the front line to fight in person.

"Report. The Dongjie Village stronghold has sent out two squads of Japanese soldiers, and the Dongshan stronghold has sent out two squads of Japanese soldiers. Each of them has about 200 puppet troops accompanying them."

"Go inform Qiao Yongda. Take the first and second battalions to stop this group of Japanese troops. It would be best if they were completely wiped out.

"Yes."

The surrounding Japanese troops slowly began to reinforce.

The Japanese army had about 1400 Japanese troops and more than 3000 puppet troops within miles of Kangzhuang. After hearing Kangzhuang's request for help, they began to mobilize troops to support Kangzhuang. The Chadong Detachment had already prepared for these.

The 26th Regiment, as the only main force regiment of the Chadong Detachment, did not choose to attack Kangzhuang in order to block these troops.

The battle inside Kangzhuang Station became increasingly fierce.

Kangzhuang Station was the most important station on the Pingsui Railway. Although the Japanese were forced out of the bunker, they still relied on the station's fortifications to resist. The impact of darkness was mutual.

"Captain, the commander and the political commissar ordered our guerrilla detachment to come and provide support."

When Jiang Hebai saw Niu Xinliang coming, he immediately said, "Xinliang, there are only a few Japanese soldiers here. We can take care of them. There's a Kangzhuang Security Battalion over there, and they're tougher than we thought. You go and take care of them first."

"it is good."

Niu Xinliang looked at the battlefield here.

Although the Japanese were indeed resisting, the sparse gunfire indicated that there were not many Japanese troops. Niu Xinliang was the squadron leader of the Iron Blood Anti-Japanese Squadron and a former subordinate of Jiang Hebai. Therefore, Jiang Hebai gave the order without hesitation. Niu Xinliang nodded and immediately led his men away. Jiang Hebai watched Niu Xinliang leave, his expression becoming very solemn.

The New 1st Regiment had been attacking Kangzhuang for two hours, and was supported by the detachment's mortar company.

But the enemy has not been eliminated yet.

The fierce resistance of the Japanese army was understandable; after all, the Japanese army was always like that and would not easily surrender. But what infuriated Jiang Hebai was the resistance of the Kangzhuang puppet police. There were over 200 puppet police officers inside Kangzhuang Station, but they surrendered after just 20 minutes of contact.

But the puppet security forces are still resisting.

The puppet guards were indeed well-armed. A small puppet guard, barely the size of a battalion, was equipped with two heavy machine guns, which in turn frustrated the attacking New 1st Regiment.

When Niu Xinliang arrived at the security team, the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment was organizing a suicide squad.

Because the guards retreated to their barracks.

Then they blocked the entrance to the camp.

The attack space was too narrow, and the third battalion's attack was frustrated. The puppet guards relied on their excellent weapons and equipment, especially a large number of light and heavy machine guns, to directly withstand the attack of the third battalion.

"use this."

Niu Xinliang prevented the Third Battalion from forming a suicide squad.

Then he brought out a lot of gasoline barrels and said, "This is the gasoline we just seized at the station. Since these pseudo-police forces are so stubborn, let's use gasoline. Throw the gasoline barrels in."

Niu Xinliang had no sympathy for these diehard traitors.

They are as tenacious as the Japanese army.

Since that was the case, Niu Xinliang didn't give them any face. He rolled the gasoline barrel in his hand inside. The lids of the gasoline barrels were open, and gasoline was flowing everywhere on the ground.

The guards inside didn't understand what was happening outside.

But they dare not be careless.

They would shoot at the sight of the Eighth Route Army. This group of puppet guards were made up of local bullies who had done many bad things with the Japanese army over the years. So they were worried about being caught by the Eighth Route Army and being shot.

So the resistance was very fierce.

Niu Xinliang watched as the gasoline began to flow and shouted, "Ignite."

“Whoosh—the gasoline immediately caught fire.

The pseudo-security camp was indeed somewhat easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, precisely because of this, the camp was not very large.

After the gasoline caught fire, fire immediately started around the gasoline.

Intense fireworks began to appear.

"Cough cough cough" the thick smoke is pungent.

The guerrilla detachment and the Third Battalion were outside, and while there was some smoke, it wasn't a big deal. But the security forces inside were in a completely different situation. The smoke entered their camp, and because it was small and many areas were enclosed, they couldn't escape.

After just a moment, they couldn't bear it anymore.

So he ran out.

"boom-"

The New 1st Regiment had just attacked the puppet police force and suffered heavy casualties.

They hadn't expected the puppet security forces to even possess heavy machine guns. They were caught off guard by their heavy machine guns, resulting in numerous casualties. Now, engulfed in smoke, they were running out, crying for their parents.

The angry soldiers would never let these pseudo-security traitors go.

This place is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.

But it's not just difficult to attack from the outside, it's also impossible if you want to attack from the inside.

As a result, the puppet guards, unable to bear the pressure, fled, practically killing every one who emerged. This situation had a profound impact on them. Although they were tenacious, they were certainly no match for the Japanese. Seeing the Eighth Route Army's "ruthlessness," they dared not continue to resist.

The puppet guards inside finally shouted, "Eighth Route Army, we surrender, we surrender. Don't shoot, don't shoot."

Niu Xinliang raised his hand and asked the soldiers to stop shooting.

Although the soldiers were furious, the Eighth Route Army troops were well-disciplined and immediately stopped firing. Niu Xinliang shouted inside, "You all must bring your guns, both light and heavy machine guns. Come out one by one."

Niu Xinliang was worried that if he didn't give these people a chance to live, they would get angry and break their weapons.

The puppet security force had two heavy machine guns and six light machine guns.

Such a good thing cannot be damaged.

The guerrilla detachment had a force of 1600 men and only a few heavy machine guns.

But the puppet guards only had a few hundred people, and they had two heavy machine guns. Such excellent equipment could not be destroyed by these puppet guards. The puppet guards really couldn't hold on inside, and the thick smoke kept coming in. Now, after hearing Niu Xinliang's words, they immediately began to surrender with their guns.

Looking at the weapons and equipment of the puppet security team, Niu Xinliang was very excited.

The puppet security forces are truly the Japanese army's protégés. Equipped with the same Type 38 rifles, along with light and heavy machine guns, their weaponry is truly exceptional. After this battle, I'll have a good chat with the detachment, hoping to improve the guerrilla detachment's capabilities.

The gunshots inside Kangzhuang Station gradually became sparse.

Zhang Dahu and Xiahou Wen both breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the enemy forces within Kangzhuang Station had been largely eliminated. Therefore, Xiahou Wen immediately said, "Commander, you remain here. I will notify the local troops and civilians to relocate Kangzhuang Station."

Kangzhuang Station is the most important station before Changping to Huailai.

A lot of good stuff.

Of course, in addition to the valuables, the rails and sleepers of the station were also taken away. This time, so many local troops and civilians were mobilized to take away everything in Kangzhuang Station, leaving nothing for the Japanese.

During the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the Eighth Route Army's greatest strength was actually its ability to mobilize so many civilians in the base areas. They followed the troops and brought back everything they could. The same was true for the Chadong Detachment.

"I can only give you one day. After one day, you will withdraw first, and I will lead the troops to retreat.

"it is good."

Xiahou Wen went to arrange how to destroy the railway and how to empty the station of good things.

Zhang Dahu was thinking about how to expand the results of the battle.

"Old horse."

After thinking about it, Zhang Dahu called Ma Hongyuan, the commander of the cavalry regiment.

"Commander."

"After daybreak, the cavalry will attack. Raid the small Japanese reinforcements. It's up to you to decide who to raid. Again, move in and out quickly, and try to avoid heavy casualties. After the battle, clean up the battlefield quickly."

"Yes."

"Zhou Chong."

"arrive."

"The Second Special Forces Regiment seized the Dongjie Village and Dongshan strongholds. They then blew up the bridge in Dongjie Village.

"Yes."

Originally, the Pingsui Road and the bridges along it were all Chinese property. However, because the Japanese puppet army controlled the Pingsui Road, they had no choice but to blow up the road and the bridges.

"Take all these bricks away."