Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun nodded repeatedly.

Wang Qiuyun's growth rate is really fast, it's amazing.

The overall view is getting better and better.

Wei Hongjun pointed to Chunhua Fort and said, "We must control this place from now on. This is the best way for the Huailai Japanese army to move south into Sheng County. Other than this road, any other route into Sheng County is difficult. Many are narrow mountain roads, perfect for ambushes. Furthermore, as long as we control Chunhua Fort, we will be completely connected to the Pingxi base. Our two families can cooperate on any matter."

"But this place belongs to Beiling Village, and Feng Anmin's National Salvation Army is there."

Wang Qiuyun was very annoyed.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "Why rush? Take your time. I don't believe the National Salvation Army can survive with just a small village called Beiling Village. The entire population of Beiling Village is only about 4,000 people, and their two regiments have about 1,500 people. How will they eat and wear in the future? Besides, they happen to be in Chunhua Fort. Neither we nor the Japanese army will allow them to occupy Beiling Village."

"I have some news."

Han Weiguo interrupted, saying, "Our people in Beiling Village have sent us intelligence that the National Salvation Army is also currently short of food. Although Yan Xishan promised Feng Anmin that he would provide logistical supplies to the National Salvation Army, the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has already crossed the Yellow River. The troops in Zhongtiao Mountain are Fu Zuoyi's troops led by Wei Lihuang in Suiyuan. Therefore, they have not been able to receive supplies. We only gave them some silver dollars before, but it is not enough to feed such a large number of troops. Recently, some people in the National Salvation Army have been secretly selling guns and ammunition."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes. I'm worried that if the National Salvation Army continues like this, they will either become bandits or defect to the Japanese army and become puppet troops."

Han Weiguo answered worriedly.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "It's better to rely on yourself than on others. As long as we are strong, the National Salvation Army's choice is their business. The National Salvation Army's reselling of guns and ammunition is a good opportunity. Director Han, please send some people to Beiling Village to take a look. If anyone in the National Salvation Army still has weapons and ammunition to sell, we will take them all. Weapons and ammunition are the foundation. Even if it means bankruptcy, we still have to buy them. We will need a large amount of weapons and ammunition to expand our base and develop our troops in the future. The weapons and ammunition on the National Salvation Army's side are mainly made in Jin, and their performance is excellent."

"Okay. I'll arrange it right away.

Han Weiguo nodded.

"Old Wang, I will inform the troops that they must stay with their weapons and await orders during this period."

Chapter 087 Japanese Attack

"Maeda-kun, if the Chinese troops ambush you, you must hold on. In two hours at most, I will bring my troops to rescue you. This time, we must not only obtain food, but also wipe out this independent detachment of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. Sheng County's problems all lie with this independent detachment. As long as we eliminate this independent detachment of the Eighth Route Army, the National Salvation Army will be nothing."

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Chaosheng. We will hold on until you come."

"For His Majesty the Emperor."

"For His Majesty the Emperor."

Asao Heishiro's brigade was really short of food.

After the people in the county town fled, few returned. On the contrary, over the past month or so, those who had remained in the county town had also fled. Asanohira Shiro and his men searched the county town thoroughly but found little food.

Feng Anmin's National Salvation Army was short of food itself, so how could they leave food for the Japanese army when they retreated?

The Japanese army held out for a long time.

Unfortunately, the supply line from Huailai to Shengxian was ambushed by the Pingxi Detachment. The Eighth Route Army loved to ambush the Japanese army's transportation lines because ambushing the transportation lines could replenish the logistics of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese army did not expect that the Pingxi Detachment would develop so quickly and had already reached Chunhua Fort.

The Japanese troops in Huailai do not dare to act rashly at the moment.

The Pingxi Detachment's rapid expansion directly impacted the stability of the Pingxi and Pingbei regions. Originally, the Japanese Eighth Route Army was besieging Huailai, and the Japanese troops in Huailai swept through the Huailai and Pingbei regions. The guerrilla forces in these areas were essentially wiped out.

However, as the Pingxi Detachment became active in Wanping, Changping, and Fangshan, the Party organizations in these areas began to revitalize. The Pingxi Detachment also began organizing work teams to enter these areas, collaborating with local underground Party organizations to establish new bases. The Eighth Route Army possessed an unparalleled ability to establish new bases and build guerrilla units.

Given a chance, even if there was only one underground party, he could develop a party organization. This ability was unmatched by any major power in China.

This is the current situation of the Pingxi Detachment.

Many small teams and working groups were sent to the rural areas of Pingxi and Pingbei to establish rural bases, or to win over the landlords' armed forces and get them to join the anti-Japanese war.

This directly affected the stability of the Japanese army in these areas.

Moreover, the Pingxi detachment became stronger and stronger, and the Japanese troops in Huailai were more afraid to send supplies, fearing that they would be ambushed by the Pingxi detachment. After hearing that the Japanese troops in Huailai could not deliver food in time, Asao Heishiro had no choice but to rob food in Shengxian.

Asao Heishiro dispatched his squadron leader, Maeda Noo, with a squadron to rob District 2 of food. The distance from the county seat to District 2 was only thirty miles, and a two-hour forced march would suffice.

After entering Sheng County, Asao Heishiro was fed up with the bullying.

This time, Asao Heishiro was determined to deal a heavy blow to the independent detachment. If the independent detachment came out to stop them from stealing food, he would concentrate his troops to annihilate the independent detachment.

"Commander, Political Commissar, the devils in the county town are coming out."

"A squadron of devils. Heading towards Area 2."

Han Weiguo controlled the intelligence agency and had been keeping an eye on the Japanese troops for some time. Now the Japanese had finally moved. Wang Qiuyun immediately said, "Pass my orders. The first battalions of Districts 8 and 9, and the second battalion of District 3, will move out immediately. Encircle and destroy this group of Japanese troops. Old Wei, you'll be in charge of the entire journey. Take three heavy machine guns and four Zheng ammunition cartridges with you when you leave."

"I'll be there right now."

As the independent detachment expanded, Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun sometimes needed to be commanded separately during battles.

This time, the first and second battalions were dispatched and Wei Hongjun was in charge.

Wei Hongjun reached out and shook hands with Wang Qiuyun, saying, "The main force of the Japanese army is still behind us, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. If you were to face them, it would surely be a bloody battle. You must pay attention to your safety."

"do not worry."

"Also, send someone to notify the people in Districts One and Two to evacuate. This battle will not be small-scale, so we must not allow too many casualties among the people.

"it is good.

After Wang Qiuyun sent Wei Hongjun away, he continued to issue orders: "Send someone to notify the Special Service Battalion, the County Brigade, the Guard Company, the Firepower Company, the Pistol Brigade, and the First Battalion of New Recruits to all mobilize. Assemble in Wei Village."

"Yes."

"Mobilize all district squads and village militias from Districts One, Two, Four, and Nine. Lay mines along the enemy's path, destroy the roads, and harass the Japanese troops. This will slow their advance and buy time for the main force to assemble. Chief of Staff, you will be in charge of this."

"Yes."

"The second battalion of new recruits will stay in Songjiazhuang to protect it."

After the deployment was complete, Wang Qiuyun immediately led the first battalion of new recruits in Songjiazhuang, the guard company, the firepower company, and the logistics company to move out. Wei Hongjun also headed towards the second area with heavy weapons.

The speed of conveying orders is slow at this time.

Due to the lack of radio transmitters, the signalmen could only notify the various units on horseback. Some units that were close to each other, such as the County Brigade in District 5, and the First Battalion in Districts 8 and 9, could be notified quickly.

However, the notification speed of the Second Battalion in Zhangjiagou Village of District 3 and the Special Service Battalions of Districts 10 and 11 was slower.

When Wei Hongjun arrived at District 2, the First Battalion had already arrived there after a forced march.

"A squadron? Commissar, our First Battalion can stop them."

The Second Battalion hadn't arrived yet, but the Japanese were still moving very fast. They had already entered the Second Sector, but hadn't reached their destination. When Li Wanfu heard that the Japanese only had one squadron, he immediately suggested that the First Battalion could take over first.

"Political Commissar, the battalion commander is right. Give us a chance, and we will definitely stop the Japanese army."

The instructor of the first battalion, Kong De, also said that the first battalion was capable of fighting.

Can stop Japanese infantry squadrons.

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun nodded, then spread out the map and said, "Wangling Village is the closest route for the Japanese army to enter District 2. It's high in the west and low in the east. Amidst the otherwise flat terrain of District 2, this is one of the few places suitable for blocking the enemy. We'll deploy a defense line here to prevent the Japanese from passing through Wangling Village. I'll have the Second Battalion bypass them from the south and encircle them. However, this detour may take the Second Battalion over half an hour."

"Commissar, don't worry. Our First Battalion will definitely hold out until the Second Battalion moves back.

"Go ahead.

Li Wanfu immediately took his troops to Wangling Village to deploy defenses.

Compared to the officers of the Fengtian Army in the early years, these young officers of the Northeast Army had much better military qualities in all aspects. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, including the generals promoted in 1964, there were generals from the original Northeast Army, and most of them were young officers.

Among the founding generals of New China, the largest number of generals came from warlord troops, with those from the Northeast Army.

Compared to the veteran officers of the Fengtian Army, they possessed ideals, knowledge, and drive. While they were considered military leaders, they were hardly modern military leaders; many were actually bandit-like figures. Their professional skills were limited, and they were completely unfamiliar with modern warfare. Zhang Zuolin's Fengtian Army was previously weak in combat effectiveness because many of his veterans were bandits, with only experience in the battles of their former banditry. They had no idea how to deploy troops, even tens of thousands, even millions of them.

The person who should be truly thanked for the improvement in the Fengtian Army’s combat effectiveness is Guo Songling.

In addition, when Zhang Xueliang came to power, he began to make extensive use of military academy students, especially those from the Northeast Military Academy. This group of young officers who graduated from the Northeast Military Academy played a very important role in the regularization of the Northeast Army.

Li Wanfu graduated from the Northeast Military Academy. Since the Fengtian Army, when it first joined the Northeast Army, had close ties with Japan, even among Zhang Xueliang's military advisors were Japanese soldiers. Therefore, the Northeast Military Academy had many connections with the Japanese military, with many Japanese instructors. Li Wanfu was very familiar with the Japanese military and their tactics.

Therefore, when setting up defensive positions, he was able to deploy them in a targeted manner.

"Hit the Japanese until they're close. Hide your grenade launchers, and don't fire your heavy machine guns first. Once the enemy gets close, fire both the heavy and light machine guns simultaneously. After repelling the enemy's first attack, immediately switch positions with the heavy and light machine guns. This is because the Japanese grenade launchers will specifically target you. Once the Japanese grenade launchers fire, our grenade launcher team will immediately find a position to take them out. Do you understand?"

"clear."

When Li Wanfu deployed his position, the Japanese troops had already arrived at Wangling Village.

Maeda Nofu also discovered the position of the first battalion.

Maeda Nofu was thrilled to see the 1st Battalion's position. As part of the powerful 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, the Asahi Battalion had been confident in its attack on Sheng County. However, it was ambushed twice, suffering heavy casualties and losing its most vital logistical supplies.

I could only stay in the county town for a month.

This is a shame for the arrogant Japanese army, a shame that cannot be washed away.

Maeda Nofu had always wanted to wash away this shame, and now he had finally discovered the independent detachment. Before, they had not fought the independent detachment head-on, and they were in trouble. Now they finally had to fight head-on.

Noo Maeda immediately began deploying his troops for the attack.

Send a small team to conduct a tentative attack to see how the independent detachment's defense line is. Li Wanfu watched the Japanese team slowly advance, always keeping his composure. In this regard, the Eighth Route Army always does better than the National Army.

Because the predecessor of the Eighth Route Army, the Red Army, developed under the conditions of severe shortage of ammunition.

The Red Army and the Eighth Route Army faced nearly identical situations. The two armies shared a common heritage and similar circumstances, so their primary focus in battle was to avoid wasting bullets. After joining the Eighth Route Army, Li Wanfu collaborated with Kong De and learned a great deal about the Red Army's tactics. He understood that the army he commanded was the Eighth Route Army, not the Northeastern Army. To avoid wasting bullets, he also adopted the Red Army's tactics, engaging the enemy at close range. If they truly had sufficient ammunition, who would engage the enemy at close range?

Because it puts the enemy close to you, it is a very risky way of fighting.

Two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred meters, eighty meters, seventy meters.

The Japanese army is getting closer and closer.

But the position was still quiet.

Maeda Nofu, holding a telescope, was surprised to see the quiet position. The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade had conquered important towns in Shanxi along the Ping-Sui Road and finally participated in the battle to capture Taiyuan.

I have seen so many national army troops.

There were the Central Army, the 29th Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the Shaanxi Army, but no one of them was able to remain so calm on the battlefield.

Being able to maintain such composure demonstrates the unit's excellent training, or perhaps even psychological quality. After the Japanese army entered the area at 70 meters, the troops began to increase their speed. Within a short period of time, they had already advanced to a distance of 50 meters.

Wei Hongjun was observing the battlefield from behind, his hands also sweaty.

After all, this is a frontal blockade. Not only is it a frontal blockade, there is not much terrain advantage. Li Wanfu saw the Japanese army enter 50 meters

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Chapter 088 The Powerful Japanese Army

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