Chapter 506: The enemys plan to lure the snake out of its hole
In early April, in the southern part of Neihuang territory, Beigaodi Village.
Neihuang is the defense area of the regiment, and the villages along the perimeter such as Beigaodi are the guerrilla areas of the county brigade.
Yesterday, Chida Hanbei, a traitor in the inner circle, sent someone to contact him, claiming that the weapons and equipment mentioned in Zhou Weihan's letter were fully prepared, and asked the Eighth Route Army to specify the location of the transaction.
It was beyond Zhou Weihan's expectation that the Japanese army in Anyang could raise such a large amount of weapons and equipment so quickly.
Although the number of weapons and ammunition is as high as 600,000 rounds, the ammunition is expendable. At most, it is the daily supply carried by a Japanese field regiment. It is not difficult for the Anyang Independent First Mixed Brigade to raise it.
But to say that these 3,000 38-guns, hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, and other weapons and equipment could be raised with the financial resources of the First Independent Mixed Brigade alone, Zhou Weihan's subconscious reaction was that he didn't believe it.
"It's true that this little devil is rich and powerful, but he can't trade the weapons and equipment that have been installed in the army with us. How can a little devil be so stupid?"
At this time, Li Yunlong and Zhou Weihan were in the mountain temple where the Neihuang County brigade was stationed. Li Yunlong looked carefree on the surface, but in fact he had a rough and subtle temper. He is still puzzled by the little devil's behavior.
"Humph, the combat readiness warehouse built by the Japanese army in Changzhi was used to supply the Japanese army's attack on Zhongtiao Mountain in the Changzhi area. I remember that the number of 38 guns calculated after the war was only more than 3,000, and even more were ammunition.
, expendable supplies such as artillery shells!”
"Why does the Japanese brigade in Anyang have the capital to come up with so many weapons? If they were transferred from Handan or even Shimen, there should be news. At present, there is no news from Handan, indicating that this batch of weapons and equipment
It should have come from the south!" Zhou Weihan analyzed.
Although Li Yunlong had just arrived in Hebei, Shandong and Henan, he had done some homework on the local enemy and friendly situations in advance, and immediately said: "Old Zhou, you are talking about the 35th Division in Kaifeng and the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Shangqiu!"
"Yes, that can only be the case. The distribution of Japanese troops around the Hebei, Shandong and Yu regions is obvious!"
After hearing this, Li Yunlong's expression immediately changed: "If this is the case, then these three groups of Japanese troops may have reached a consensus, and what we have to face is not just the Japanese troops in Anyang!"
"Yes, the Third Regiment and the Fourth Regiment were originally deployed on the southern line of the base area just to prevent the Japanese troops along the Longhai Railway from sending reinforcements once we fought against the Japanese troops in Anyang!"
"Now, it is very likely that the 35th Division will become the 35th Division. The 4th Cavalry Brigade will take the initiative to send troops to encircle us. But fortunately, the 3rd and 4th Regiments have already arrived at the predetermined position!" Zhou Weihan said.
"This battle is not easy to win. After all, Ji, Shandong and Yu are not as good as Tainan. Although it is not that they are unfamiliar with the place, the mass base is not as good as Tainan after all!" Li Yunlong said with a grin.
"What? Are you scared?"
"Bullshit, when did I, Li Yunlong, say I was afraid of the word?"
What Li Yunlong said is the truth. The Tainan base area is run by the Eighth Route Army like an iron tube. All villages at the grassroots level implement joint defense by militia. In addition, the villagers have great trust in the Eighth Route Army soldiers. Everywhere the Eighth Route Army goes, the villagers welcome them.
As for the Hebei, Shandong and Yu regions, not to mention that the base area was destroyed by the stubborn army and the Japanese army, even before the destruction, the general environment of the base area could not be compared with that of Tainan.
Although the Japanese army only occupied the county seat and some important towns, if they could not protect any village, the enemy would have spies who would proactively report the situation of the Eighth Route Army to the Japanese army.
"So, this battle must be won. This is our first confrontation with the Japanese army in Hebei, Shandong and Henan. It is a battle for our Eighth Route Army to establish itself. We must restore the mass base!" Zhou Weihan said firmly.
While the two were talking, Dong Jiang, who was sent to investigate by Zhou Weihan, came to report.
"Detachment leader, the kid is here, and the leader is Chida Hanbei!"
"Let's go and have a look!"
Several people came to a stone outside the mountain temple that was equivalent to a lookout, where the county brigade usually kept an eye on the movements in the direction of Neihuang County.
Zhou Weihan took the telescope handed over by the monk and saw in the field of view of the telescope, a group of Japanese and puppet troops slowly coming towards Beigaodi, accompanied by mules, horses and carts.
"There aren't many little Japs. There are at least five or six hundred puppet troops. Dong Jiang, are these the puppet troops?" Zhou Weihan couldn't tell the difference clearly in the telescope and could only get a rough look.
Dong Jiang understood what Zhou Weihan meant, and immediately said: "We have sent soldiers to investigate. They are indeed puppet troops, not little devils pretending to be soldiers!"
"That's good!" Zhou Weihan felt a little relieved after hearing this.
When the time came for the transaction, whether it was the Eighth Route Army or the Japanese Army, both sides had a tight thread in their hearts.
At this time, the cavalry company had been dispersed to a radius of ten miles, always paying attention to the movements of the Japanese army. Jing Dagang's regiment secretly marched westward from the Zhanghe River in the north, and then went south to try to cut off the highway from Anyang to Neihuang.
"Dong Jiang, take the transportation team to inventory the supplies!"
"yes!"
At this time, Chida Hanbei was sitting on the escort carriage. Ever since the transport team turned from the road to the trail, Chida Hanbei's eyes had been darting around, fearing that the Eighth Route Army who came to trade would be careless and take advantage of others.
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As the brigade commander, Suzuki Teji led more than 2,000 Japanese troops to fall behind.
"Sir, there's a situation!"
The screams of his men scared Chida Hanbei, who had always cherished his life, to get under the carriage, and the transport team stopped.
"Haga!" After Chida Hanbei saw clearly what was going on, he couldn't help but cursed at his subordinates.
"Immediately notify the Eighth Route Army who are showing up on the opposite side, saying that we are here to trade, and ask them to send someone to check. We also want to confirm whether it is safe under the Fushimi Palace!"
"Hi!"
After a while, Dong Jiang walked up to Chida Hanbei in a swaggering manner, with a smile on his face: "Are you dishonest?"
"Nani?" Chida Hanbei trembled when he heard this. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army discovered traces of the main force of the Imperial Army?
"The Imperial Army entered into the transaction with great sincerity. I guarantee with my dignity as a soldier that the transaction will go smoothly. Please allow us to check whether it is safe under Fushimi Palace!" Chida Hanbei said sincerely.
"Okay, it just so happens that we also need to check the weapons and equipment!" Dong Jiang waved his hand after saying this, and saw countless figures emerging from the surrounding mountains and forests.
"He's over there, have you seen him?" Dong Jiang pointed in the direction in which he was rushing.
"Taniguchi-kun, go check it out!" Senda Hanbei said to his adjutant Taniguchi Hantaro.
"Hi!"
Then Chida Hanbei looked around and saw that although the people who were revealed were all wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, few of them had guns in their hands, and he was slightly relieved.
