Nearly two hundred special people gathered by the river in Wuyuan County. Meng Da was very surprised, but he smiled calmly and said: "Brothers, there is a very important mission that you need to complete. I wonder if you have any
courage."
The people standing looked at each other, and they were all confused by the commander's tone. Liu Tai's brows knitted together, and he took a step forward and cursed: "Are you all so damn afraid of death? You dare not act when you have a mission, and you are still civilians.
Someone from the military?"
Meng Da smiled and waved his hands and said to everyone: "Although there is danger, where is there no danger? In the war years, no place is a paradise for kings. Everyone knows that the purpose of forming the militia is to fight the Japanese! However, we are in the big country.
Can the Japs be hit from behind? Therefore, we must take the initiative. Your mission is to conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines, figure out the Japs’ movements, and seize the opportunity to take a bite! Of course, when the time comes, I will lead a large force there
Joining forces with you, we must not forget the mission of the people's army, and I believe you can complete the mission well! Deputy Commander Fang Zhenshan!"
"arrive!"
"Divide these brothers into six guerrilla groups behind enemy lines, prepare weapons and ammunition, and set off this afternoon!" Meng Da did not question the group any more, and issued the combat mission vigorously and resolutely.
"Yes!" Fang Zhenshan secretly laughed in his heart. The scene was almost done. He picked up the list and started shouting. He quickly organized the group of people into six guerrilla teams. He raised his head and looked at everyone and said: "
Your target is Anqing, Wuhu, and Ma'anshan. As soon as you discover the enemy's situation, report it. Whether you can win several big battles depends on everyone!"
After the team was dispatched, Meng Da and Fang Zhenshan looked at each other and smiled. This kind of deal-making turned out to be helpless, and finally sent these "plague gods" out of their base areas. The Kuomintang and the Republican Party were incompatible, making them very difficult to fight in this kind of struggle.
Embarrassed. Meng Da sighed and said: "Actually, they are also passionate men. It's a pity that partisanship has turned into enemies again."
"You should be careful when developing troops in the future!" Fang Zhenshan knew that one wrong step would create a powerful enemy.
"Lao Jiang was not at ease with us, so he sent Shangguan Yunxiang and Tao Guang to defend Hangzhou again. I heard that they fought very fiercely. Not only did the troops suffer heavy casualties, but the people in the counties also suffered!" Meng Da sighed again.
Hangzhou was finally occupied by the Japs. Chiang Kai-shek was embarrassed to send militia troops to seize the city again, and Meng Da did not dare to make his own decision.
"It's a pity that we don't have ammunition to replenish!" Fang Zhenshan also thought about leading the troops to fight, but he understood that the ammunition of the People's Army would be exhausted after just a few battles. The Kuomintang would not replenish ammunition and supplies to the People's Army, they could only use
Use the captured weapons to fight the enemy.
Meng Da thought for a while and said: "Send a telegram to my brother-in-law. If there are rifle bullets or pistol bullets, no matter how expensive they are, buy them back!"
"Ammunition is a problem, but the current refugee flow is a bigger problem!" Fang Zhenshan said that after the fall of Hangzhou, a large number of refugees and schools moved to Kaihua County. All kinds of materials were in short supply, and housing became a problem.
The Demon King in his previous life has only now realized that being a leader is not that easy. After careful consideration, he said: "There are many trees on the mountains, so we should step up the construction of houses and arrange for refugees. Negotiate with the county government. We cannot let a refugee go hungry or freeze. Let the Chamber of Commerce
Go to surrounding counties to purchase grain vigorously and control prices to ensure social stability."
"What I'm most worried about is that there's a mixed bag of good and bad, and some people have ulterior motives!" Fang Zhenshan's meaning is very clear. The parties in the army have been cleared out, but if these people among the people move around, they will also bring a lot of trouble to them.
Meng Da smiled bitterly. He had no particularly good solution. He thought for a while and said, "You can't mess with these people."
The New Year has passed, and the Japanese army has launched a fierce battle with Japan in the Central Plains. The Battle of Wuhan is about to begin, and the civilian army is still in the process of reorganization and training. Meng Da clapped his head with his palms and sat on the ground, his eyes fixed.
Sitting silently looking at the river, Fang Zhenshan said distressedly: "This burden is too heavy. You are still young, and it will tire you out."
Meng Da shook his head, stood up and patted the dust behind his buttocks and said with a smile, "Everything you do does not make you wise. This is also a kind of exercise. Growing up in war can also grow in struggle. Master, we master and disciple work together.
, being able to save our home is victory!”
"The Japanese army wants to use superior force to defeat the main force of the Communist Party. Their purpose is very clear, to destroy Chiang Kai-shek's National Government quickly. Kaihua County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the little devils will not take the initiative to look for us to start a war. But I analyze that Jiujiang area
I'm afraid it will become the main battlefield." Fang Zhenshan also studied military affairs in Germany with Meng Da. He analyzed the current situation and believed that Kaihua County would not become the main battlefield.
"Master is right. The premise is that Chiang Kai-shek will not be defeated and the Chinese army is still there, so that our homeland can be saved!" Meng Da admitted that Fang Zhenshan's analysis was reasonable. Once the entire country was occupied by the Japanese army, he would not be able to fight no matter how hard he tried.
It could not stop the Japanese army.
Fang Zhenshan nodded and said: "So, we must skillfully deal with the two factions of the Communist Party and the Republican Party."
"They are hard to guard against in the dark, and it's difficult to deal with them!" Meng Da frowned. He had no intelligence system. If it hadn't been for the guidance of his mentor, he would have been in chaos.
After the battles of Pingjin, Xinkou, Songhu, and Nanjing, the Chinese ** Corps suffered heavy losses and lost most of North China and the Yangtze River Delta. The Japanese army's victories in North China, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places made him even more arrogant and conceited.
Being jealous and arrogant, they believed that as long as they continued to use troops and eliminated the main force of the Chinese Communist Party, they could force the Chinese National Government to surrender. In this way, after capturing Nanjing, the Japanese army launched another campaign with the goal of capturing Xuzhou in an attempt to open up the Jinpu Railway.
Connected the two major battlefields of the North and the South, captured Wuhan, and further forced the Nationalist Government to surrender.
After the Fangu Lianjie 10th Division and the Benchuan Brigade of the North China Front occupied Jinan on December 25, 1937, they continued southward in early January of the following year and successively captured Feicheng, Tai'an, Yanzhou, Qufu, Zouxian, and Jining.
, aiming the attack directly at Teng County; at the same time, the Japanese Fifth Division of Itagaki left Jiaoji Road in the east and went south along the Taiwei Highway in mid-February, preparing to seize Linyi, an important town in southern Shandong, and detour to Taierzhuang. Then the two divisions went south to encircle Xuzhou.
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Mengda's civilian army got enough time in this situation. Within half a year, they trained an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people and formed the Preliminary 10th Division, the Preliminary 11th Division, the Preliminary 12th Division, the Preliminary 13th Division, and the Independent Division.
The artillery division and other five iron armies, plus the expanded cavalry detachment of 3,000 people, the special agent battalion, the guard battalion and other elite troops, are enough to compete with the two Japanese divisions.
Meng Da held the first military meeting after the Japanese army won the Xuzhou War. He looked at dozens of generals leading troops and said seriously: "The Japanese army has not given us much time, we must prepare to attack! Your troops
They are all new recruits who have never experienced a war. Once a war starts, it will be difficult for them to play their real role. Therefore, we must pull them out for war training so that all soldiers can grow up in the flames of war."
"Commander, we are guarded by the Communists around Hangzhou and cannot get out. To the south is the Communist-controlled area, and to the west are hundreds of thousands of troops led by Xue Yue of the newly appointed Ninth War Zone. Going north is another natural barrier along the Yangtze River. We can go towards
Where?" Liu Tai stood up and began to question Meng Da before he could finish his words.
"Everyone, please look!" Meng Da walked to the sand table, and a group of officers gathered around him. He pointed to the north of Huangshan Mountain and said: "This is where we will attack!"
Liu Tai raised his head in confusion: "Commander, we still can't cross the Yangtze River."
"Yes. We can't cross the Yangtze River at the moment, but the little devils must use the favorable waterways of the Yangtze River to transport goods and troops. They rely on a powerful navy, so we will ambush them on the river bank!"
"Ambush?" No one understood. Will the little devil run down from the warship?
Meng Da laughed and slammed his fist on the table: "If we don't go ashore, we will attack with artillery fire. Once the little devil is angered, our ambush will be formed."
"Let my independent division attack." After understanding the commander's battle plan, Liu Tai excitedly asked for battle.
"No, the Preliminary Tenth Division and the Preliminary Eleventh Division are all new recruits, and they should be allowed to get some training. Your independent division also has a heavy burden. While doing a good job in training, the safety of Wuyuan County must be ensured!" Meng Da did not use his experience.
An independent division was in flames of war, but for the sake of safety, he sent out a special agent battalion, a guard battalion and a cavalry detachment at the same time. He wanted to lead more than 30,000 people to the coast of the Yangtze River to prevent the Japs' transportation lines from flowing freely.
"Yes!" Although Liu Tai was disappointed, he knew that what the commander said was right. If other troops did not get training, once they encountered a fierce battle, they might be defeated instantly like the Japanese army.
"Everyone go back and prepare. We will set off at midnight tonight and march overnight towards the coast of the Yangtze River."
"yes!"
After the meeting, Meng Da sat down with Fang Zhenshan to discuss the defense issues of the remaining troops. Lu Shijie was ordered to be the pioneer and had already set off. This was their first action to actively attack the Japanese army after the establishment of the militia. It not only required training of the troops
, we must also train a group of excellent commanders in war.
"We are facing a lot of difficulties in dealing with the enemy and the military commander. Master, I have to leave. Don't tell anyone about the troops' expedition." Meng Da chose to set off at night because he was worried about leaking the news. Military Commander,
Even if the Republicans can sneak in, there is no guarantee that Japanese agents will not appear.
"I understand, you have to take care of yourself too!" Fang Zhenshan was most afraid of Meng Da's desperate attempts to fight, but he knew he couldn't stop him, so he still reminded him to pay attention.
"I won't be in danger." When Meng Da stood up, he thought of the shotgun brigade's attack in Xiaokunshan. He laughed and said: "I can't believe that getting Wang Yun'er will bring such great benefits to our business.
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Fang Zhenshan also laughed. The shotgun brigade specially intercepted trains on the railway lines and transported all kinds of materials back in large quantities. They no longer had to worry about weapons, ammunition and scarce commodities. He smiled and said: "This girl is a clever girl. It is rare to be versatile. You
Her parents can’t wait to let her marry you right now.”
Meng Da shook his head: "She is only fourteen or fifteen years old. Let's wait until she grows up."
"She's back."
"Ah!" Meng Da was startled: "What is she doing back here?"
"I'm supervising you because I'm afraid you'll fall in love with another woman." Fang Zhenshan couldn't help but laugh. The little girl is as big as a brat and full of bad ideas.
"I'll go!" Meng Da scratched his head in embarrassment: "Don't tell her about my expedition."
"I've heard it!" There was a burst of laughter like silver bells from outside the door, and a figure flashed, and a little girl in emerald green clothes rushed in. Mengda knew it was not good, so he turned and ducked to the side
, and finally escaped the attack of Pink Fist.
"Hey, you dare to hit your husband?" Meng Da couldn't laugh or cry. This girl is too wild and there is nothing anyone can do.