Qingjian County is located on the west bank of the Yellow River and is the place where the Yellow River and Wuding River converge.

The Japanese-occupied area of ​​Shanxi Province in the east is across the river, the core of the border area in the west and the south, and the north is bordering Suide, where the second administrative district of the Fructuan Shaanxi Province is located. The geographical location is very important and the public security situation is also very complex.

Political bandits such as Fang Laoliu and others took advantage of the Second War Zone to be domineering local and surrounding areas, killing cadres and masses from time to time, robbing property, and attacking military and political organs in the border areas, seriously affecting the security of the station.

As the war against Japan continued to deepen, the Japanese and puppets began to bribe these people as spies and invade the border areas to spy on intelligence. They no longer simply robbed property, but purposefully destroyed the people's regime in the border areas.

In October 1938, a gangster who was involved in Qingjian Post Office as a postman, colluded with bandits outside the city to intercept military vehicles in the border area, and the underground party leader was almost killed.

At the end of the same year, another bandit robbed the county town dozens of times, robbed more than 100,000 yuan of property and more than 100 animals.

When a market was bustling, more than 40 bandits surrounded the town, killing merchants, cadres, and robbing property, and the masses lost 5,000 yuan.

39 years later, as someone blocked the border economy and started friction, the bandits in Qingjian County became more rampant and more fearless.

For example, Fang Laoliu attacked and passed orders several times to transport supplies to the border area staff, retaliated against and killed people with similar ties to the border area, with extremely cruel methods and even newborn babies were not spared.

These bloody cases made the border area make a great determination to severely suppress the other party's anti-life isolation behavior, completely eliminate the bandits colluded with the Japanese and the stubborn factions of the Devils and the Fruit Party, and consolidate the rear.

However, when Fang Laoliu encountered encirclement and suppression, he took his men to Suide, which was controlled by the National Government. When the encirclement and suppression troops left, they entered the border area again, so they repeatedly escaped the attack.

Zuo Chong and others were on the road to Qingjian County at the station. Listening to Deputy Minister Li’s introduction to the situation of bandit suppression in the border area, they responded differently. The condolence group was filled with righteous indignation, and the spies were expressionless, and Xu Enzeng smiled secretly.

The soldiers of the southern Jinan Guerrilla Detachment were so angry that they were so angry that they wanted to fight Fang Laoliu immediately to get rid of this evil bandit and avenge the murdered people and comrades.

Cui Hongyong was also angry. When he was chatting in the bathroom last time, Zuo Chong suggested that he and the guerrillas accompany him to protect the condolence team and the staff of the State Government who were observing the bandit suppression operation. After research, the senior management of the border area approved the request.

Not only that, the superiors also handed over the safety of the head of the Social Minister to the southern Jinan guerrillas, which made Cui Hongyong and the soldiers feel both glorious and pressure.

As for the combat troops carrying out the bandit suppression operation, they have taken the lead in entering Qingjian County, secretly controlling the main traffic lines, and cutting off Fang Laoliu's escape route to prevent the other party from escaping again.

Although there is the guarantee of "Team Leader Xu", the long-term struggle experience has made the underground party understand one thing. It is better to believe that the sun will come out from the west than to expect the Fruit party to keep its word.

When Vice Minister Li finished introducing it, Wu Chunyang ignored some of the contents and asked a question very much.

"I have long heard that the bandits in Shaanxi Province are quite serious. Today, I heard that Chief Li said that this is true. I don't know if there is any reason."

"This is not simple. They are all bandits, so they naturally appreciate each other." Xu Enzeng murmured in a low voice.

It's time to do it, but I still don't forget the sarcasm. It's really a dog who can't change his shit. If the underground party hadn't been arrogant, this guy would have died a hundred times long ago.

Deputy Minister Li glanced at him, without any knowledge of him, and carefully explained the reasons for the rampant bandits in Shaanxi Province.

"This matter is related to the natural environment and historical heritage. The base is surrounded by the Loess Plateau and the precipitation is sparse, which leads to low local grain harvests and the people's lives are in a miserable way.

With the looting of warlords and exploitation of landlords and tyrants, many people have to become bandits. In the final analysis, only by allowing the people to live a good life will the bandits disappear."

The left key head agreed that the economic foundation determines the superstructure. This is a bit absolute, but it tells the real reason for the rampant bandits in Shaanxi Province.

If you have a good life, who would be willing to be a bandit? Except for veteran bandits like Fang Laoliu, no one wants to make a living that is not on the belt.

Even if these bandits were supported by the Fruit Party diehards and the Japanese, they would not last long at the hands of the underground party because their opponents were the ancestors of guerrilla warfare.

As early as the southwest period, the underground party army fought among the mountains and ridges, and even if it was in trouble in the later stage, it could still gain a local advantage.

Zuo Chong believed that Fang Laoliu and others would disappear soon, so his eyes turned and asked Vice Minister Li about the specific policies of the border areas to suppress bandits.

Deputy Minister Li held his glasses and saw that Mr. Chen and others were curious, so he told the border area's bandit suppression strategy truthfully.

"According to our previous experience in bandit suppression, the basic policy is to focus on military forces to combat bandits, supplemented by political struggle, differentiation, transformation, adaptation and disintegration, and finally achieve the goal of eliminating bandits.

After all, most bandits just want to have enough food and don’t have much blood debt. We have to save these people, and the remaining deadly tough elements are our real targets.

More importantly, we must expose the crimes of bandits to the masses through publicity, increase the vigilance of the people, mobilize everyone, and bravely stand up to protect their homes.

After the past two years of bandit suppression, the left-behind troops wiped out hundreds of bandits, killed and injured about 800 people, captured thousands of people, and seized countless guns and ammunition. Leader Xu, what else do you want to ask?"

If the spy wants to inquire about the news, he will make it clear at once so that the other party can make small moves behind the scenes.

"No more, thank you Mr. Li for your explanation."

Zuo Chong replied with a faint smile, and then took the initiative to chat with Cui Hongyong. Cui Hongyong didn't want to talk too much to the spy, so he quickly got rid of his entanglement on the grounds of exploring the way and walked quickly in front of everyone.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The straight-line distance from the station to Fang Laoliu's bandit nest is 100 miles. Even if there are horses available in the observation team, it is already evening when it comes to the surroundings of the bandit nest.

Next to a small wood, Vice Minister Li ordered everyone to stop and signaled to set up camp here, and announced specific arrangements for bandit suppression and observation.

"Everyone, Fang Laoliu hid on a hill 30 miles north of this place. The hill is surrounded by water on three sides, and only one stone bridge connects the two sides. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Our observation location is located in the Land Temple not far from the stone bridge. I hope that everyone will not walk around casually, nor will they make fires or make loud noises when observing, so as not to expose their location.”

Deputy Minister Li looked down at his watch, raised his head and continued, "It's 5:20 pm now, and the bandit suppression operation officially begins at 2:00 pm. Everyone should take a break first and let's set off again at 10 pm.

In addition, from now on, everyone is not allowed to act alone. Team Leader Xu, please send someone to join the Instructor Cui to be responsible for the vigilance outside the camp. Is there any problem?"

Military operations focus on suddenness, and confidentiality work cannot be ignored. The current blockade of war is a matter of course. Zuo Chong happily agreed to Deputy Minister Li's request and asked Gui Youguang to cooperate with Cui Hongyong.

Cui Hongyong and Gui Youguang flirted with each other and decided that Cui Hongyong would be responsible for the warnings on the east and north, and the warnings on the west and south were naturally handed over to Gui Youguang.

In fact, the observation team is inside the border area and there are bandit suppression troops around, so they will basically not encounter enemies. The so-called alert is more to prevent anyone from informing the bandits. Everyone present knows this.

However, neither the southern guerrillas nor the condolences team had any objection to this. Instead, Xu Enzeng was cursing and his face was full of resentment.

The moon gradually rose to the highest point of the night sky. At a blink of an eye, Vice Minister Li stood up from the ground and led everyone to the observation point along a rugged mountain road.

As we walked, suddenly there was a fierce sound of gunfire in the direction of the Yellow River to the east. From time to time, red tracer bombs flew into the sky and fell in an arc.

Zuo Chong stopped and frowned and looked at Deputy Minister Li: "Old Li, listen to the direction of the sound and the types of weapons. Is this the battle between the Youth Army and the Japanese garrison?"

Except for the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, they were all veterans who had been in trouble. They could tell without any effort that there were not only the 38th cover and crooked handles in the firefighting, but also the Czech-style shooting, and the sound of the Japanese 92 infantry cannons.

This operation was a security war. The bandit suppression troops did not carry artillery, and the bandits were even more unlikely to have artillery, so the Japanese on the other side of the Yellow River and the border troops broke out in battle.

"Listen to the sound, it should be."

A trace of worry flashed across Deputy Minister Li's face, and he stopped and watched the direction of the fire exchange and said, "The person who comes is not good, and the good ones do not come. The Japanese must have some intentions when they open fire at this time."

Zuo Chong didn't care and laughed: "So much noise, it can't be just to catch me. It's not a good idea to talk about the name of the observation group. If I had known it, I would have known it..."

Before he finished speaking, countless figures appeared in front, back and left and right of the mountain road. One of them hid behind the rock and shouted loudly in awkward Republic dialect.

"Supremember the Great Japanese Locust Army ensures your life safety, otherwise you will kill them all!"

The sudden ambush made Xu Enzeng feel as if he was struck by lightning. He scolded Zuo Chong's crow in his heart, raised his arms and gave a French military salute on the spot.

The Military Intelligence Bureau spies and guerrillas did not give up resistance. Their eyes kept sweeping around, trying to find a breakthrough.

It’s a pity that the mountain road is narrow and there is no cover on both sides. Fire is just a target for living, and everyone seems to have fallen into a desperate situation.

"I'll give you three seconds to think about it. If you don't surrender, we'll shoot!"

The enemy issued a final warning, and the encirclement became tighter and tighter. Both the underground party and the Guo Party were ready to fight to the death, slowly pulling the hammer and pulling the bolt.

Just as the battle was about to break out, one of the observation team stood up and said to the unidentified attacker in a standard Kanto accent.
Chapter completed!