Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

The Japanese squad died in a truly pathetic way.

Because they had never expected that the timid self-defense group who brought them midnight snacks would suddenly draw their swords and attack them. They would directly cut them down at close range without giving them any chance to resist. This was because the Japanese troops were not all together.

Their purpose was to monitor the Self-Defense Corps.

So they separated into twos and threes, observing whether the self-defense groups were seriously defending the city. This gave Wang Hongliang and his men an opportunity. In the early morning, the Japanese soldiers were a little hungry, and the self-defense groups happened to bring them midnight snacks. They happily accepted them. Just as they were about to eat their midnight snack, they were killed with a single knife.

"Brother, it's all resolved."

"Master, we don't have any survivors here."

"it is good."

Wang Hongliang nodded.

Then he said, "Third brother, send a signal outside and open the city gate."

"Yes."

November 1940, 09, 5:1 in the morning.

Wu Qinghe led the 18st Battalion of the th Regiment into Zhuolu County first. Wang Hongsheng introduced him, "Deputy Commander Wu, this is my elder brother, Wang Hongliang. Brother, this is Deputy Commander Wu of our Chanan Detachment."

"Hello, Deputy Commander Wu. We've all heard of you."

Wu Qinghe is very famous in Zhuolu.

After all, the Xuanhua and Zhuolu bases were established by the former Special Service Battalion, which later became the 18th Regiment. At the time, Wu Qinghe was the battalion commander of the Special Service Battalion and the commander of the 18th Regiment. Everyone in the Japanese and puppet troops in Xuanhua and Zhuolu knew Wu Qinghe.

Wang Hongliang was still very satisfied.

Because Wu Qinghe personally led the troops into the city first. Wang Hongliang was also considering the sincerity of the Eighth Route Army. Now that Wu Qinghe came in person, the Eighth Route Army was very sincere.

Wu Qinghe started observing as soon as he entered Zhuolu County and had roughly determined that there was no problem.

Therefore, he immediately said: "Comrade Wang Hongliang, your rebellious behavior today will definitely be recorded in the history of Zhuolu and Chahar. On behalf of the Eighth Route Army's Chahar South Detachment, I welcome you back to the ranks of the people.

"Deputy Commander Wu, I am a sinner. I hope it's not too late.

"It's not too late, how could it be too late? Well, let's talk about these things later. I'm a rough man and don't understand those big principles. Let our commander explain the policies of our Eighth Route Army to you later. Let's welcome the main force into the city first."

"Yes."

Soon, the 18th and 25th Regiments of the Chanan Detachment entered the city from the east gate.

The troops began to disperse according to their previous plan. Wu Qinghe personally led the 18st and nd Battalions of the th Regiment directly toward the Japanese garrison. They wanted to surprise the Japanese before they could react. The nd Independent Battalion of the nd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army was stationed in Zhuolu County.

The commander of the 18th Regiment, Guo Lin, led the rd and th Battalions to raid the Zhuolu Self-Defense Corps headquarters.

The 25th Regiment's target was an important place in the city.

The division of labor is clear.

Even better, Wang Hongliang prepared uniforms for the troops, letting them change into the uniforms of the Self-Defense Corps so that they could paralyze the Japanese army.

Why has it been since ancient times that the thing people fear most is internal strife?

Because if there were problems within the army, they would be easily breached by the enemy. This time was no different. When a battalion of the Zhuolu Self-Defense Corps rebelled and opened the city gates in the early morning, the outcome was sealed.

The Japanese Army's Second Independent Battalion had never thought that such a thing would happen.

The 18th and 25th Regiments were both top-tier, mainstay regiments of the 25th Column. The 25th Regiment was reorganized somewhat late. The th Regiment was the predecessor of the Independent Regiment, which itself was the predecessor of the New nd Regiment and the Guard Regiment. The predecessor of the New nd Regiment was the Second Battalion of New Recruits, the Fifth Battalion of the Independent Detachment, combined with the Third Battalion of the Tenth Battalion of the Third Division.

It should be said that the strength was average at the beginning.

However, the 25th Regiment performed very well when the column wiped out the th Independent Mixed Brigade.

After this battle, the 25th Regiment quickly became the main force of the column. It was the 18th and 25th Regiments that attacked Zhuolu, and the Japanese army did not react at all. Many Japanese soldiers met their emperor in their sleep in the camp.

It only took three hours.

The troops took Zhuolu in just three hours.

The Japanese troops in some of the strongholds and forts around Zhuolu heard the gunfire and wanted to send troops to support Zhuolu. Unfortunately, they were intercepted halfway by the 37th and 38th Regiments. Although the 37th and 38th Regiments had the shortest history of reorganization in the th Column, their combat effectiveness was not weak at all.

Since the establishment of the army, it has been fighting tough and big battles.

The two main regiments were on the periphery and easily dealt with the Japanese troops that came to support.

"Commander, Japanese troops are escaping from the west gate."

"Don't worry about it. We have the 37th and 38th Regiments outside. They can't escape. What about the loot? Are there many good things in their arsenal?"

After all, there was an independent brigade in Zhuolu City.

The troops successfully attacked the Japanese army, but it was not easy to completely wipe them out. After the surprise attack, some Japanese soldiers reacted quickly and evacuated from the west gate. However, Zhang Zihua did not care about this.

Zhang Zihua's attack on Lu was to change the situation in Xuanhuai area.

In the past, the Eighth Column disrupted the Ping-Sui Railway mainly in the section between Beiping and Huailai and the section between Zhangjiakou and Datong. The number of disruptions in the section between Zhangjiakou and Huailai was limited because there were more Japanese and puppet troops.

But this time is different.

After conquering Zhuolu, the road from Zhangjiakou to Huailai was completely cut off by the Eighth Column.

"The arsenal had a lot of ammunition. We went to check it out and saw about 20 rounds of ammunition, but not many weapons. However, we captured about 340 Type 400 rifles and over 5 Hanyang rifles on the battlefield. We also captured five heavy machine guns, 22 light machine guns, 17 magazines, and 4 rounds of ammunition.

"good."

Zhang Zihua nodded.

Although the weapons and ammunition were not numerous, they were not few either. With so much, it was more than enough to form a small regiment of 1000 men. And it was a very well-equipped small regiment.

This time, the capture of Zhuolu was relatively easy due to the presence of an insider. The troops suffered few casualties and lost little ammunition.

It was definitely a big victory.

"Lao Lei, now it's your job. Zhuolu has been occupied for over three years, and there are a lot of traitors here. We must sort them out as soon as possible. We will hold a public trial in Zhuolu and punish these traitors.

"it is good."

Lei Jiabin nodded.

Lei Jiabin is familiar with this job.

Whenever the Chanan Detachment captured a place, they would bring out the die-hard traitors and put them on trial.

"I will now telegraph the column with the good news."

Chapter 336 Chahar Earthquake

"Dongdongdong—

"Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency, Commander."

Zhangjiakou.

Tanaka Shinichi kept banging on the door of the Mongolian Army Commander Okabe Naozaburo's house. Okabe Naozaburo was furious; he had only just gone to bed in the middle of the night, hours later. But thinking of the recent uproar from the Eighth Column, he suppressed his anger.

He walked out and opened the door, and saw his chief of staff, Shinichi Tanaka.

Tanaka Shinichi's face looked grim, even anxious. He was sweating profusely from running in the hot weather.

"what happened?"

"Commander, something big has happened. Zhuolu County was captured by the Eighth Route Army early this morning.

"Zhuolu?"

When Okabe Naosaburo heard the news, he ran after him.

He asked in disbelief, "How could Zhuolu County be lost? What is the Second Independent Battalion doing? Why is there no news at all?"

That's a county town.

Although the Japanese army was currently undermanned, the Second Independent Battalion of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Zhuolu County had about 800 men, plus the Zhuolu Self-Defense Corps of over 800 men and more than 200 puppet police.

All together there were about 2000 Japanese and puppet troops.

With the help of the city walls, so many troops could hold out for a few days even against the Kuomintang troops equipped with artillery.

What about the Eighth Route Army?

Got a cannon?

With so many troops in Zhulu County, the Eighth Route Army shouldn't be able to take the county. The Eighth Route Army lacks heavy weapons. Even if they have some artillery, it's not easy to attack a city.

The Japanese army, with its city walls and numerous heavy weapons, should not be afraid of the Eighth Route Army's attack on the city. Moreover, as long as the battle breaks out in Zhuolu County, the nearby strongholds and bunkers will be able to rush over.

But how did the county town get lost?

Is the Eighth Route Army now so powerful that it can capture a county town in a short period of time?

"According to soldiers who escaped from the county town, someone from the Zhuolu Self-Defense Corps rebelled, opened the city gates in the middle of the night, and let a large force of the Eighth Route Army into the city. Our troops were completely unprepared and were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, which is why we lost the county town."

"Baga. These lowly Chinese people are simply untrustworthy."

Okabe Naosaburo was furious.

He had a very bad impression of the puppet army.

Consider the North China Security Army, which the North China Front Army strongly supported. Since its formation, tens of thousands of North China Security Army troops have been annihilated by the Eighth Route Army several times. They have provided the Eighth Route Army with countless valuables. It's estimated that the weapons and equipment lost by the North China Security Army alone in the past two years could have been enough for the Eighth Route Army to form over ten regiments. Furthermore, during each of their sweeps, the Eighth Route Army found a breakthrough point through the North China Security Army.

How many Japanese troops were dragged down by these puppet troops.

But we cannot do without these puppet troops.

Without the help of the puppet army, who would have been able to garrison so many strongholds and bunkers with such a limited number of Japanese troops? Without the cooperation of the puppet army, how could the Japanese army control such a large territory?

Okabe Naosaburo couldn't help but keep cursing the puppet army.

But after cursing, Okabe Naosaburo began to think about the next thing. Because the loss of Zhuolu was no small matter. Especially now that the Eighth Route Army launched the Hundred Regiments Campaign and important troops stationed in Mongolia were withdrawn to the south, this was an even bigger matter.

He looked at the map and said, "The Eighth Route Army has captured Lu County. What will they do next?"

"Commander, I'm worried that the Eighth Column might lay siege to Huailai."

"Huai Lai."

Okabe Naosaburo shook his head.

"Although the Eighth Route Army is active now, they don't have the strength to capture Huailai County without concentrating their forces. Furthermore, it wouldn't be of much use for them to capture Huailai now. I'm worried that their next move will be to capture Huayuan and Xinbaoan Station. We don't have many troops in Xiahuayuan and Xinbaoan Station, and if they attack, it will be difficult for us to hold on."

Tanaka Shinichi took a deep breath.

If the Eighth Route Army marched north from Zhuolu and captured Xiahuayuan and Xinbaoan Station, what would be their next target?

His eyes looked straight at Zhangjiakou.