During this period, many young people joined the guerrillas. Su Yuan was even more eager to see the development of the team. On the one hand, he reorganized the troops. The guerrillas had expanded to three detachments, with more than 100 people in each detachment. In addition, they also had logistics and medical care.
As well as reconnaissance personnel, he arranged for Li Zhuang, Meng Tian, and Xiaoyun to serve as squad leaders to actively train the troops.
Su Yuan, who gradually became stronger and stronger, began to attract the attention of Ancheng. Through the information gathered by Shanzi and Hong Hai, Su Yuan learned that there were only a hundred or so Japanese in Ancheng, and the others were some puppet army special agents.
The Japs in various township strongholds around Ancheng had long been frightened and had retreated to Anseong. As for the Japs in the neighboring counties, they could not send reinforcements. At this time, the Japs brigade had already moved south, and there were not many left in the occupied area. That is to say, the Japs in Ancheng's geographically important location only left one squadron.
There were only dozens of Japanese in the surrounding counties, so Su Yuan didn't take them seriously. He felt a little like the Monkey King who had gotten into the belly of Princess Iron Fan, and was ready to fight.
However, everyone has some objections to Su Yuan's decision. With the current strength of the guerrillas, the chances of success in attacking the solid city wall defended by the Japanese are unpredictable, and even if they can be defeated, there will be huge casualties, and that's not all.
, once the Japanese army gathers forces to counterattack, Ancheng will definitely be lost. The guerrillas still do not have a stable base, and once the Japanese invaders come forward, the gains will outweigh the losses.
"Let's do this." Chun Lei finally suggested: "Let's report the situation here to our superiors. If the superiors can send troops to cooperate, it won't be too late to fight."
"Yes, during this period we should develop our strength first, and finally establish a preliminary guerrilla base area." Baoguo also suggested.
"Captain Meng, what do you think?" Su Yuan asked Meng Tian.
"I don't doubt your ability, but..." Meng Tian said: "The situation around Ancheng and the surrounding counties is very complicated. There are many guerrilla armed forces. I wonder if we can unite with them. Of course, there are dragons and snakes here.
If they are mixed, it is best if they can unite, but we must also take precautions if we cannot unite, after all, many of them are just under the banner of resisting Japan."
"This is a good suggestion." Su Yuan was moved, and he immediately said: "Let's do this. Chunlei will be responsible for reporting to his superiors. In addition, you and Baoguo will continue to promote our policies. We will establish our own political power in this area. Captain Meng,
I’ll leave it to you to contact other armed forces.”
Soon, a reply came from the superiors. After confirming their achievements, they also gave instructions on their future work and operations. The current situation is still focused on establishing base areas to accumulate strength and widely publicize the party's anti-Japanese program.
Mobilize all strata to establish democratic political power, and at the same time propose that establishing base areas to carry out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is the correct path to victory in the Anti-Japanese War. It is better not to fight head-on with the Japanese for now.
During this period, because the guerrillas became famous for defeating the Japanese in Ancheng, they were the real anti-Japanese armed forces. Many armed forces around them sent people to contact them. Some smaller armed forces had difficulty surviving under the encirclement and suppression by the Japanese invaders not long ago. They took the initiative to ask for help.
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But there are other cases where larger groups occupy territory whose leaders simply want to help each other in their own interests, flattering the guerrilla forces and even asking for help.
But they were still somewhat armed, and they also had some strength. They even asked the approaching Meng Tian to put the guerrillas under their command.
"What, who dares to say such big words?" Su Yuan asked with a smile after hearing Meng Tian's report.
"It's Zhang Dashan on Qinglong Mountain." Meng Tian replied: "They occupy the favorable terrain of Qinglong Mountain, and they have attracted many people under the banner of anti-Japanese. However, they have ambushed several Japanese transport teams and attacked them.
With such a reputation, there are more than 200 people in the team, so I am a little unconvinced."
"Well, Zhang Dashan, how is this person?" Su Yuan asked thoughtfully.
"This person once worked in the army, and was later expelled for violating discipline. After returning to his hometown, he injured someone when he helped others fight for land." At this point, Meng Tian explained: "That person was a bully, and was later imprisoned in Anseong Prison.
, after the Japanese invaders came, he took the opportunity to escape with some people, and later formed a team in Qinglong Mountain."
"Really, he can be considered a hero." Su Yuan became interested. This Qinglong Mountain is a force second only to the Feiyun Mountain Armed Forces, and the terrain is dangerous. It is an excellent location to establish a strong base and a strong rear.
"This man is very fierce. His marksmanship is very good. He can kill incense sticks from a hundred meters away at night. I heard that his kung fu is also good." Meng Tian introduced.
"Then it's even more time for me to go and have a meeting." Su Yuan decided immediately.