Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Then I can go home too."

Huang Hao knew they were halfway to success by looking at their situation. So Huang Hao asked, "Are there any villages around here like Chaoyang Bay?"

"Yes, and quite a few."

An old man who was one of the older people in Chaoyang Bay, but only in his fifties, said, "Director Huang, there are six villages in this mountain area alone. They don't have many people, the largest has only about sixty, and the smallest has only a dozen or so."

"Is it far?"

"Not very far. For the farthest village, I can leave at dawn and be back by noon."

The old farmer doesn't know how to calculate the exact time.

They tell time by looking at the sun.

"There aren't many people there. Brother, could you please lead the way for me? I'll follow you to visit every village. How about I give you a dollar?"

"Okay, of course."

This forested area is the remnant of Mount Hengshan. There are seven villages surrounding Chaoyang Bay. These aren't administrative villages in the sense we understand them, but rather natural villages where people naturally gather. Combined, these seven villages only have about 1 people. Huang Hao visited each one one by one, eventually bringing them together.

1938 1 Month 11 Day.

Huang Hao established the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association in Chaoyang Bay.

Although many villagers did not know what the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association was for, they still enthusiastically supported its establishment. This was because Huang Hao announced at the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association that Gao Linyue's men would not come to arrest people in the future. Not only that, the first target of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association was Gao Linyue.

Huang Hao then announced that the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association would build a school in Chaoyang Bay.

All children can come to school, and adults can also go to school if they want.

This left many farmers dumbfounded. Since ancient times, reading was the domain of the elders. When would these peasants also be able to read?

Can't even think about it.

As a result, the establishment of the Chaoyang Bay Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association, the first anti-Japanese organization in Xining County, was warmly welcomed by 290 villagers.

The Advance Brigade finally took the first step in establishing an anti-Japanese base in Xining County.

Chapter 075: Conquering Gaojiabao

"Did you find out?"

"Gao Linyue's police officers are scrounging for food with IOUs."

“How many people came out?”

"There are about thirty of them about six miles from Gaojiabao. I heard they've been coming out every day lately, scavenging food from the surrounding countryside."

"Six miles, that's not a long distance."

Gao Wei sat down to think about it.

Huang Hao saw Gao Wei's expression and said with a smile, "I thought you were going to lead your men directly into Gao's Fortress."

"I'm not that impulsive."

Gao Wei pinched his nose and smiled bitterly, "You don't know, the commander and the political commissar have been scolding me whenever they see me lately. They tell me to stop and think carefully before making a decision. Every time I'm about to make a decision, the commander and the political commissar's faces flash through my mind."

“They’re doing this for your own good.

"I know. We've been together for almost four years. They were the battalion commander and instructor, and I was the company commander under them. This is the first time they've been this angry since I've known them."

"How are you going to fight?"

Huang Hao is a local cadre and has never fought in a war.

So ask Gao Wei.

Gao Wei said casually, "I didn't go straight to Gaojiabao, not because I was worried about not being able to defeat him. But because I wanted to use the simplest method to quickly deal with them. Four thousand acres of land, even when we were in the Central Soviet Area, there were very few landlords this powerful. If this guy hadn't defected to the Japanese, we really wouldn't be able to deal with him. Now, the higher-ups have asked us not to attack the local tyrants, so we're hesitant in many things. If we don't fight such a big landlord, will he be left here for the New Year?

Many cadres could not understand the policy change from "opposing Chiang Kai-shek and resisting Japan" to "uniting with Chiang Kai-shek and resisting Japan".

Especially the cadres from the Central Soviet Area.

There was a blood feud between them and Chiang Kai-shek, which could not be resolved.

However, since the central government has made this decision, many cadres have to think it through even if they don't understand it. However, in actual work, it is not so easy to change.

Huang Hao sighed.

Huang Hao, also a cadre from the Central Soviet Area, disagreed with the current policy changes. Although he knew intellectually that the central government's decision was correct, he could not accept it emotionally.

However, he still advised: "Yes. Now we are cooperating to resist Japan. If we continue to fight against the local tyrants, it will easily give others something to talk about."

Gao Wei nodded.

Of course he understands this.

"Here's what I think. It's almost noon now, and these people are six miles away from Gaojiabao. Maybe they will eat in the village before leaving.

I think we should deal with them first. Then I'll inquire about the situation in Gaojiabao. A large landowner with 4,000 acres of arable land, I think he's not someone you can mess with.

"It's good to be cautious."

Gao Wei brought more than 80 people with him on this trip.

In addition to the men he brought with him, there were also forty new recruits brought from Chaoyang Bay. These forty men were unarmed, relying on the broadswords carried by the men Gao Wei had brought with him. Gao Wei was concerned about the lack of weapons and ammunition after entering Xining County. Therefore, in addition to the thirty rifles he had brought as support, he also brought broadswords and spears. This time, he gave these broadswords and spears to the new recruits.

Let them join the fight too.

Gao Wei's personality has indeed matured a lot.

Along the way, we sent people to gather information and then make decisions.

"Captain, those people are indeed eating in the village. They settled down at the east end of the village."

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Gao Wei is a grassroots commander with extensive combat experience.

He took two people and quietly moved over without alerting anyone. Gao Wei observed carefully and then retreated back the way he had come.

"How about it?"

"These guys have been bullies for a long time. They think wherever they go is their home. They occupied three houses in the east part of the city and ate there. They even left guns at the door, showing no defense at all. I'm going to wipe them out in one fell swoop. Everyone, come here."

Gao Wei had fought for so many years, so it was easy for him to deal with a few local armed bullies.

What's more, the other party was completely unprepared.

Gao Wei simply drew the shape of a house on the ground.

Although rural houses have walls, for soldiers like them, it makes no difference whether they have walls or not.

"We'll split into three teams. I'll be in charge of one, Gao Li will be in charge of one, and Xu Jiafu will be in charge of one. Each team will follow my orders and quietly enter the house. Remember to be careful when entering the house and don't alert these people. Once inside, resolve the battle quickly. Also, don't shoot unless it's absolutely necessary. They are completely defenseless now. Go in and take their guns. If there are any resistance, use your knives and spears to kill them. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"Commissar, take the others outside. If you see anyone outside, immediately control them and don't let them speak."

"it is good."

In winter, even at noon, there are few people outside.

In northern China, winter is the most difficult to endure. This is because people today don't have the sweaters and cotton-padded jackets that people will have decades later. Many families can't even afford winter clothing, so the best way to survive the winter is to stay home.

So Gao Wei led his troops to surround the three houses, and no one noticed.

Gao Wei gestured.

Then he quietly opened the door. Those people were eating and drinking inside, and because it was cold, they kept the door tightly shut, afraid of the cold wind. So when the outer door opened, no one noticed. Gao Wei walked in and saw someone had left a gun casually by the door. He waved his hand and had it taken away.

Then he took out a grenade from his waist.

Gao Wei opened the door and walked in without any hesitation.

"Damn, who?"

The people inside were cursing and coughing.

Then he turned around and saw Gao Wei holding a grenade in his hand. Several other people ran in and pointed their guns at them.

"Don't move. Anyone who moves will be killed."

Who dared to move these people? Even if they wanted to resist, they couldn't. Their guns were all laid aside, and there was no time. They had no idea when such a group of "bandits" had arrived in Gaotian Town, so they were all very obedient.

They don't want to be beaten to death.

"Put the gun away."

The first battle of the Advance Brigade went very smoothly.

They easily captured thirty-two people, along with twenty-four rifles and four box guns. However, after seeing these so-called police rifles, Gao Wei shook his head. Huang Hao came over to see Gao Wei's appearance and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This is the Hanyang rifle. Our main force currently uses the Type 38 rifle and the Jin rifle, and the bullets are incompatible."

"No way. China has too many different types of rifles now. But I think these Hanyang rifles are good, they should be relatively new. I don't know where they bought them from."

“It’s not easy to be rich.”

Gao Wei didn't care about these.

In fact, there are many kinds of guns among the people in Chahar. Since the defeat of the Northwest Army in the Central Plains War, the remaining 29th Army of the Northwest Army has been stationed in Chahar.

The 29th Army had a large number of Hanyang rifles. At the time of the July 7 Incident, Liu Ruming's 29th Army stationed in Chahar had more than 6,000 Hanyang rifles, more than 1,000 Jin-made rifles, more than 700 Zhongzheng rifles, and more than 2,000 pistols.

As long as the landlords in Chahar have money, they can trade with the Northwest Army.

"What should we do now?"

"Simple. I interrogated those people, and they said they would be pulling carts to deliver food to Gaojiabao this afternoon. Then we'll follow them into Gaojiabao. This is truly a big landlord, with a mud wall and two light machine guns on top. If we attack without asking clearly, the losses will be huge. As long as we get in, everything will be easy to talk about."

To sneak into Gaojiabao's earthen wall.

Gao Wei chose to have some soldiers pretend to be villagers pushing carts of food in front, and the so-called police force following behind. Except for one person who was left as the leader, the others were all Gao Wei and his men wearing police uniforms.

Gao Wei is too tall.

So pretend to be a villager.

Gao Wei was quite grateful at this time.

If he hadn't captured these people and interrogated them this time, or if he had only relied on the intelligence provided by the villagers of Chaoyang Bay, he would have lost this battle. The intelligence provided by the villagers of Chaoyang Bay was that Gao Linyue only had a police force of about 100 people.

And the description of their weapons is relatively simple.

Either a rifle or a pistol.