Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Starting from Xining County, Xuanhua County, Zhuolu County, and Huailai County, whether it was the main force of the Eighth Column, local forces, guerrillas, or even some civilian anti-Japanese armed forces that did not belong to the Eighth Route Army, they all began the "Kill Han Hao" operation.

The traitors in the entire Chahar region are all ghosts and wolves.

The wealthy, powerful, and well-connected traitors immediately fled their hometowns, seeking refuge in major cities like Datong and Zhangjiakou. Those who weren't as wealthy as the major traitors fled to the county seat. The lower-level maintenance association chairmen and petty traitors could only wait to be hacked to death.

The activities of the Eighth Column made the troops stationed in Mongolia grit their teeth.

But there is no way.

The Mongolian garrison was currently unable to send any troops and could only watch the Eighth Column run rampant in the Chahar region. Meanwhile, Wei Hongjun arrived at Beilingzhuang, and then led the Fourth and Seventh Battalions across Chunhua Fort and into Mentougou.

"Wei Hongjun, Political Commissar of the Eighth Column."

"Political Commissar Wei, you've arrived at the perfect time. I'm Li Zhongsheng, Secretary of the Wanping County Party Committee."

The person who came to greet Wei Hongjun was the secretary of the Wanping County Party Committee.

Although he was only the county party secretary, he was also the secretary of the special committee of the border region. He was considered the top leader of the local party committee in the Pingxi base area.

In terms of rank, he is higher than Wei Hongjun.

At this time, Mentougou belonged to Wanping County.

The first local government established by the Pingxi Detachment after entering the Pingxi base was the Wanping County Government established in Mentougou. After the Pingxi Detachment and the troops brought by Song Shilun merged into the Fourth Column to attack Pingbei, the troops remaining in Wanping County were mainly local troops.

"Hello, Secretary Li. What is the current situation of the Japanese army?"

"Originally, the Japanese army had been encircling our base. Wanping County had not only a garrison battalion, but also an infantry battalion from Peking. However, the large Japanese force that was encircling this area went to pursue the Fourth Column. Due to insufficient manpower, the remaining Japanese troops retreated to Wanping County.

The result revealed the Mentougou mining area. This area has a long history, with historical records dating back to the Liao Dynasty during the Song Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, due to a lack of firewood around Peking, the people began using coal from Mentougou, leading to rapid coal mining in the area. Today, there are numerous mines of all sizes in the area, primarily owned by the British and Japanese.

After the Japanese occupied Peking, they intensified their plunder of the Mentougou mining area. In less than a year, the number of miners in the Mentougou mining area increased by more than a thousand.

Li Zhongsheng is very familiar with the history of coal mining in Mentougou.

Mentougou Coal Mine's real growth began during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Due to a lack of firewood in Beijing, coal production was the primary focus. Coal was used instead of charcoal. Western powers soon took a liking to the area, with Britain and France forcing their way into the mines. They introduced new technologies that doubled coal production.

"How many Japanese troops are there in Mentougou now?"

"Not many. Only a garrison of seventy or eighty men, plus a mining area guard of about three hundred men."

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun nodded.

"Secretary Li, could you send us a guide who is familiar with Mentougou?"

"no problem."

"Also, are there any students in your team who are familiar with machinery and equipment? Please send one to us."

"Have."

"Comrade Song Zhiyuan, Comrade Cao Lei, Comrade Zhang Chao."

"arrive."

"You must fight this battle swiftly and decisively. Comrade Song Zhiyuan will be the commander-in-chief, with Comrades Cao Lei and Zhang Chao as your co-operators."

"yes.'

"Zhang Chao.

"arrive.

"After the Japanese troops in Mentougou are annihilated, you will mobilize the miners to join our Eighth Route Army. Also, dismantle everything in the mining area that can be dismantled and bring it back to the base. If it can't be dismantled, blow it up. Of course, only the Japanese coal mines are allowed to be blown up; the British coal mines must not be destroyed."

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun did not lead his troops there personally.

Wei Hongjun hadn't come to Mentougou to fight. The Fourth and Seventh Battalions, two battalions with over a thousand men, could easily raid the Mentougou coal mines with the help of the local underground party.

Wei Hongjun came to Mentougou to discuss matters with the Hepingxi Prefectural Committee.

After the troops left, Wei Hongjun and Li Zhongsheng said, "Secretary Li, I heard that the local armed forces here are developing quite well.

"It can't be compared with your division."

Li Zhongsheng sighed and said, "Although Wanping, Fangshan and other places seem to have a large population, the Japanese army is also very strong. The Japanese army in Peking sends one or two thousand people to sweep our base almost every month. Moreover, we only look rich here, but this kind of wealth is because we are close to Peking. It is the county town that is rich. The rural areas here are very poor and the grain production is very low. So our situation is that we don't have enough food, and we are also short of weapons and ammunition. Especially after the Fourth Column left, we only have a few guerrillas left here. The place where the First Division is located is poor, but there is food in the countryside, which can at least feed the troops.

Historically, the development of the Pingxi, Pingbei and Jidong bases was unsatisfactory.

Besides being too close to Beijing and being repeatedly raided by the Japanese troops stationed there, another important factor was the poor land and low grain production in the rural areas. This severely limited the logistical supplies for the anti-Japanese forces.

Then there is the shortage of weapons and ammunition.

In other places, we can repeatedly deal with traitors and their armed forces, and seize weapons and ammunition from them. But in Pingxi and Pingbei, the traitor armed forces are following the Japanese army and cooperating with them in combat.

It is very difficult to snatch weapons and ammunition from them.

"Secretary Li, our two families are close friends, so we should be helping each other. We in the Eighth Column do have some food, so we can support you with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food, as well as some guns and ammunition. That shouldn't be a problem."

"Political Commissar Wei, are you serious?"

Li Zhongsheng was overjoyed.

Pingxi is a place with no shortage of talent or population.

What is lacking is food, weapons and ammunition.

If there were sufficient logistical supplies and weapons and ammunition, the development of the Wanping base would not be what it is now. After all, the population of the Wanping area is larger than that of the county towns in Shanxi.

And Wanping has a good foundation.

Before the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was established, the underground party in Wanping had already organized a guerrilla force of over a thousand people. Almost everyone had a gun, so their foundation was really good.

However, the subsequent development was far inferior to those bases in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei.

"Of course, we are back to back and will cooperate to fight the devils together in the future."

"thanks, thanks."

"Secretary Li, don't thank me yet. I heard that the largest number of people in your Pingxi base are students. Besides, when the Pingxi Detachment was first established, Political Commissar Deng Guo took away all the cadres from the Political Department of the Independent Division. What you lack the least is educated cadres. But our Eighth Column is different. You know that our Eighth Column's current military roster can't even group all the soldiers together. Because whether it is the column headquarters, or the subordinate regiment headquarters and detachment headquarters, there is a serious lack of educated people. Even such a simple task cannot be carried out."

"What does Political Commissar Wei mean?"

Li Zhongsheng stopped smiling.

Because he was confused.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "Secretary Li, you are short of food, weapons and ammunition, while we are short of educated cadres. I think we can cooperate sincerely. We will use food, weapons and ammunition to exchange for educated cadres. Even those students are fine."

Chapter 137 Weapon Replacement 2

Li Zhongsheng was speechless.

It was only heard that Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun of the Eighth Column had built such a powerful unit in less than a year. In the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the two were considered legends.

Starting as a company commander and instructor in the Eighth Route Army, he quickly became the commander and political commissar of the military district column.

I didn't expect him to be such a "treacherous" person.

They were actually trying to come here to engage in "human trafficking." However, Li Zhongsheng wasn't opposed to it. Wei Hongjun was right. The Pingxi base area currently had many cadres and educated personnel, but the military development was not going smoothly.

The Pingxi Detachment was reorganized into the Fourth Column, boasting a force of over 120 men. However, the main force consisted of the Third Regiment of the Independent Division, which had nearly men when assigned to the Pingxi Detachment. The other was a force of over men brought over by Song Shilun from the th Division.

Overall, the development speed is relatively slow.

The army's development was not smooth, but the Pingxi Detachment and the Pingxi Base Area were mostly staffed by cadres and intellectuals. A large number of students from Peking and Tianjin were stationed in the Pingxi Base Area.

Furthermore, when the Pingxi Detachment was established, almost all the personnel from the Independent Division's Political Department were taken away. Many of these people were young students who had joined the Independent Division after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. There were hundreds of these students.

They all joined the Pingxi Detachment.

Therefore, what the Pingxi base area lacked the least was intellectuals and cadres.

It's not impossible to make the eight verticals more even.

At present, many cadres left by the Fourth Column are useless in Wanping.

"Secretary Li, your Pingxi base is right next to Peking. Students are easy to come by. Even if you give us a few, you can easily replenish them later.

dont you agree? "

"How do you want to change it?"

"I understand that the three-month study of thirty-six students assigned by your Wanping County Party Committee to the Jin-Cha-Ji Cadre School is about to end, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Give them all to our Eighth Column. I'll give you, the Wanping County Committee, 300 Jin-made rifles, all of which are absolutely high-quality, and 2,000 rounds of ammunition."

"Too little."

Li Zhongsheng was a little nervous at first, but he quickly got into the role.

There are many students in the Pingxi base area.

Therefore, many students were sent to the Military and Political Cadre School in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. It could be said that the Pingxi Base Area could easily send batches of people to the school to study. After a few months, they would return and become grassroots commanders.

After practical training, you will mature quickly.

Thirty-six students, while not a small number, were not too many either. The Pingxi base could handle it. However, with three hundred guns, the Wanping County Committee's guerrilla force would be much more powerful.

Can equip a battalion.

With two thousand rounds of bullets, the local troops in Wanping County can fight several battles.

"Add a light machine gun."

"I want food."

"If we need more food, these 36 people won't be enough. They are just students who have just joined the war of resistance and are still very young. Giving us so many weapons and ammunition is because we are short of people in the Eighth Column. If you, the Wanping County Committee, want food, I can give you 40,000 kilograms of flour. But we must increase the number of cadres in our Eighth Column. Department..."

"Who do you want?"

Li Zhongsheng was overjoyed.

Forty thousand kilograms of flour, if used sparingly, would be enough to feed the Wanping County Party Committee and the local guerrillas for two or three months. They could even use some channels to replace the flour with whole grains, and by living frugally, they could last for more than six months.

With food and guns, the Wanping local guerrillas can take advantage of the Japanese army's retreat to make great progress.

"Secretary Li, take a look."

Wei Hongjun took out a piece of paper with several people's names written on it.

Not many people.