During the few days when Zhou Weihan went to Pu County for negotiation, the First Regiment and the Fourth Regiment quickly established a foothold in the triangle area of Neihuang, Qingfeng, and Nanle.
After Gao Shuxun learned the news, his attitude changed three times a day. After negotiations, he released our comrades imprisoned in the New Eighth Army the next day.
And he revealed the truth, and our comrades who fell into the hands of other stubborn armed forces and Sun Liangcheng's troops were killed by the other side.
No matter how angry Zhou Weihan was in his heart, when faced with Gao Shuxun's cooperation, he immediately stated that in the future, the Eighth Route Army would still need to join hands with the New Eighth Army to fight the enemy in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas.
After Zhou Weihan left with the people, Gao Shuxun sneered and said: "It seems that this matter cannot be resolved. It is not good to provoke anyone, but the Eighth Route Army!"
"Order the troops to shrink their strength and concentrate them all in the Pu County area!"
After hearing this, Zhang Hanquan, commander of the 29th Division, said: "Military, why don't we just sit back and do nothing? I'm afraid Shangfeng will hold us accountable!"
"Humph, how to pursue accountability? The sky is high and the emperor is far away. He, Jiang, can reach out to Hebei, Shandong and Henan. Don't worry, from now on, only our New Eighth Army and one national army will be left in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas. Jiang
People will only draw us closer!"
After Gao Shuxun finished speaking, he thought about it but didn't want to offend everyone, so he immediately said: "Go and inform the militia in the Zhinan area that they can withdraw to Pu County. As for Sun Liangcheng and the militia in other places, it's up to them!
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January 10, 1941.
After several days of careful deployment, Zhou Weihan was keenly aware that the New Eighth Army and the stubborn armed forces under his command were shrinking in strength one after another, and Gao Shuxun frequently showed his goodwill.
Zhou Weihan felt that without further delay, before the Japanese army figured out the route of the Eighth Route Army, it was a good opportunity to deal with the stubborn armed forces in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas that were causing friction with the Eighth Route Army.
Subsequently, the two major military regions of Tainan and West Shandong jointly reported to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters with a detailed report on the situation in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions. The headquarters immediately approved the anti-recalcitrant operations in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions.
The Eighth Route Army participating in this anti-recalcitrant campaign was organized into three columns and one mobile detachment.
The West Road Column is composed of troops from the Tainan Military Region arriving in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas. Its initial target is directly at the stubborn armed forces in the Zhinan area, as well as breaking through the Japanese troops established by the Second Army in Shangguan Village, Hua County, Py Liangmen, and Baidaokou in Junxian County.
A blockade composed of more than a dozen strongholds.
Then he went south to southwest Shandong and defeated the local stubborn army of more than 4,000 people headed by Wang Zikui, commissioner of the National Government for southwest Shandong.
The middle column was composed of the fourth regiment of the Tainan Military Region on the north bank of the Zhanghe River and the basic regiment. The daimyo crossed the Zhanghe River, and then the basic regiment moved eastward to fight against Qi Zixiu's stubborn army entrenched in Guanxian, Tangyi and Xinxian in the northwest of Shandong.
Armed forces launch an offensive.
The main force of the fourth regiment went south, aiming directly at Sun Liangcheng's troops entrenched in Chaocheng, Fanxian and Guancheng areas.
The East Road Column was composed of the newly-organized Third Brigade of the Western Shandong Military Region, and the six regiments of the Third Brigade were the main force. They marched westward along the way and formed a pincer attack on Sun Liangcheng's troops with the Fourth Regiment.
The First Brigade of the Hebei People's Army and local armed forces stayed in the base area to block Japanese reinforcements that might advance westward from Tai'an.
The Ranger Detachment was composed of the 4th Teaching Brigade from the Huxi base area. The 10th Regiment of the unit went north and was responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements in Yanzhou.
The Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments concentrated their superior forces to annihilate the stubborn troops of Feng Zigu and Zhu Shiqin who were entrenched in the Huxi area.
In the Tainan Military Region's anti-recalcitrant campaign, the strength of the West Column was about 5,500, and the strength of the Central Column's Military and Qin Division was nearly 6,000.
The Luxi Military Region dispatched six main regiments, with a strength close to 100,000.
The Huxi base area taught two main regiments of the Fourth Brigade to directly participate in the battle, with more than 3,000 troops.
Total number of combatants.
The general battle plan has been determined. Although Wang Yigong and others do not like the combat effectiveness of the stubborn army, they still have concerns.
"Detachment leader, although the New Eighth Army shows goodwill to us, the New Eighth Army is the main force of the stubborn army in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas. Do we really want to expose our flanks to the New Eighth Army? What if the New Eighth Army is there?
If we launch a sneak attack from behind, we will be in a dilemma!" Wang Yigong said worriedly.
"Yes, the stubborn armed forces commanded by Gao Shuxun have no mercy on our comrades in the Eighth Route Army in the Zhinan area, so just let him go?" Jing Dagang said.
"What? You all really want to eat yourself into a fat man in one go. You have a big appetite and you are not afraid of holding on!" Zhou Weihan said while looking at everyone.
"The combat effectiveness of the New Eighth Army is only a little stronger than that of the puppet army. The combat effectiveness of the remaining stubborn armed forces under its command in the Zhinan area is even worse, but they are all very rich, especially the landlords' armed forces!" Jing Dagang had obviously said before.
I tasted the sweetness in the battle.
Zhou Weihan had a wrong estimate. Although the local landlords' armed forces were not good at fighting, their equipment was not bad, and some were even better than the New Eighth Army.
These landlords' armed forces are composed of the landlords' servants and escorts, combined with the clan and township parties, to form an armed force.
They were used by the landlords to look after their homes and homes and protect their own interests. They had stored a batch of weapons and equipment before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. After the Japs came, some landlords tried their best to get in touch with the Japs and purchased a batch of them.
Weaponry.
Therefore, some landlord armed forces in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas are not only recalcitrant soldiers, but also secretly defected to the Japanese. They are just mixed in with the recalcitrant armed forces, taking the opportunity to develop against the Eighth Route Army, disrupting the situation, and damaging the relationship between the two parties.
"In the Zhinan area, the stubborn armed forces who have withdrawn to the vicinity of the New Eighth Army will be let go this time. Those who are still trying to fight to the end will be eliminated on the spot!" Zhou Weihan was also deeply troubled by the intricate relationships and simply cut them all off.
"But the New Eighth Army cannot move. Gao Shuxun is not a close friend. He has not openly surrendered to the Japs. He is a target that our Eighth Route Army can fight for. From now on, in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan areas, our Eighth Route Army and the National Army will work together to fight against the enemy!"
"In this anti-recalcitrant campaign, what we have to do is to prune the crooked branches. This is also a disguised form of helping Gao Shuxun gain command of the national army in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions. Gao Shuxun is a smart man, so there is no need to send troops to keep an eye on him!
"Zhou Weihan said.
"What about the little devil?" Jing Dagang asked.
"The Japs will definitely send troops for reinforcements, but in the early stage they will definitely sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. So we have to be quick and fight against the stubborn army. The Japs will be caught off guard!"
"In short, the principle is that we must save what we attack. Even if the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas are destroyed by the stubborn troops, there is no need for us to dedicate our troops to stay behind. Wherever we attack, the little devils will follow!"
In order to prevent the Japanese troops from the First Independent Mixed Brigade in the Anyang area of northern Henan from dispatching, Zhou Weihan ordered the Ci County Basic Regiment to cross the Zhang River and launch a probing attack on Anyang. At the same time, the 94th Division's supplementary regiment from Lin County moved eastward to attack Pinghan.
