On this day, Zhou Weihan was worrying about the situation between the enemy and ourselves around Wuyi. The New Second Regiment was located on the southeast side of Wuyi and the northeast side of Wu'an. The development trend of the New Second Regiment had been invisibly contained.
The northeast side of Wuyi is the sixth division of the Nine Columns. Skip Wuyi and go west from Wu'an as the base area. There is no significance for development in these two directions.
As for Wu Yi and Wu An, Zhou Weihan and Temple Yong have also reached a tacit understanding. You do what you do, and I do what I do, and everything is fine on both sides.
After Isamu Terauchi came to power, among the Japanese troops in Wuyi and Wu'an, there were still some objections to Isamu Terauchi's actions, but they were either sent to station in a stronghold near the headquarters of the New Second Regiment, or some were arranged to die by Isamu Terauchi.
The tasks were gradually taken over by various departments of the New Second Regiment.
Although a large number of militia teams have been developed in the two counties, this is already the limit. Wuyi and Wuan cannot be defeated. Zhou Weihan estimated the current strength of the New Second Regiment. It can be defeated.
I am afraid that the headquarters is not happy with the deal that was finally made. They are all counting on Isamu Terauchi, the hen that lays eggs.
"Damn it!" Zhou Weihan swore harshly and punched the map with his fist.
"Old Zhou, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Gang asked.
"Old Zhao, look..." Zhou Weihan then introduced the surrounding situation.
"Old Zhou, don't be dissatisfied. You can count the troops of our Eighth Route Army. Which one can develop the new Second Regiment like ours, occupy the territory of two counties, and still live in peace with the little devils? How many troops can we wait for?
It's a good thing, don't cause trouble." Zhao Gang said with a smile.
"I understand what you said. Now our New Second Regiment only has more than 2,000 main troops. I'm worried that as the comfortable days last for a long time, the morale of the soldiers will be flattened. The team that was finally pulled out will collapse like this. I
It’s not allowed.” Zhou Weihan said.
"If our new second group wants to develop further, we can only develop towards southern Hebei through Yongping on the cross-border Pinghan Line."
Strictly speaking, Wu'an in the south belongs to HD, and Wuyi in the north belongs to Xingtai, which is already considered the category of southern Hebei.
While the two were talking, Li Da'an came: "Commander, political commissar, something serious is going on. Isamu Terauchi said that the commander of Shanxi's First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, just held a combat meeting not long ago and wanted to attack our base area.
Carry out a big sweep.”
"What about the specifics? Did he say it?" Zhou Weihan asked anxiously.
"Terauchi Isamu asked you to contact him on the phone." Li Da replied skillfully.
The headquarters of the New Second Regiment and the garrison headquarters in Wuyi were connected by phone some time ago. The phone line was installed by someone named Isamu Terauchi. It was said that the name was convenient for contact, but I didn't expect that it would come in handy now.
Zhou Weihan picked up the phone and shook it a few times: "Hello, I'm Zhou Weihan."
"Mr. Zhou, the situation is very bad. General Shinozuka held a combat meeting. The First Shanxi Army's 36th Division, the Independent Third and Fourth Mixed Brigades totaled less than 20,000 people and attacked your Eighth Route Army.
The Taihang Mountain base area was raided, and the 20th and 37th Divisions stationed in western Shanxi waited for the opportunity to launch an attack on the Shanxi-Sui Army in the World War II zone."
Then Isamu Terauchi explained in detail the detailed route of the Japs' attack on the base area: "Mr. Zhou, in three days the ministries will arrive one after another. Wu'an and Wuyi will serve as the rear base for their attack. This is all I can do. The Eighth Route Army is ours."
My good friend, you are Mr. Ito’s student, please take care of yourself.”
Isamu Terauchi specifically emphasized: "The independent fourth mixed brigade that attacked the base area from Wuyi and Wu'an has five independent infantry brigades, including a mountain artillery squadron, two field artillery squadrons, a cavalry squadron, engineers, and baggage.
The number of soldiers is about 5,000."
There was a snap, and Isamu Terauchi hung up the phone.
You must know that the infantry brigade under the standing division group has 4 infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron (8 heavy machine guns) and an infantry artillery squad with two Type 92 infantry cannons.
The independent infantry brigade was adjusted to three infantry squadrons, and the number of heavy machine guns was half that of the original field brigade. There were only four Type 92 heavy machine guns, and the infantry artillery squad was gone.
The artillery team has one mountain artillery squadron and two field artillery squadrons. The artillery firepower is not much stronger than the 14 artillery pieces in the infantry regiment, which is one-eighth of the original artillery firepower of the division. The per capita firepower intensity has dropped by half.
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But even so, the situation in the base area is not good. There is now a decisive column newly formed from the Shanxi New Army on the west side of the base area. The 386th Brigade is leading in Yuenan, and there is the newly built 385th Brigade south of the Zhengtai Line in the north. Of course, there are
Troops directly under the headquarters and the division, such as the special agent regiment and the guard regiment, plus a surrounding military division.
Take the 386th Brigade as an example. There are only seven or eight regiments in the base area, and there are probably more than 10,000 people there, but compared with the little devils, it is still a bit boring.
The 385th Brigade even dispatched troops such as the 769th Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment from the headquarters to enter southern Hebei.
Thinking of these, Zhou Weihan's mind was a little confused at this time, and Zhao Gang was very anxious next to him: "Old Zhou, what is going on? You can tell me."
Zhou Weihan calmed his thoughts and explained the situation informed by Isamu Teruchi.
"We need to inform our superiors immediately about this matter so that they can be prepared," Zhao Gang said anxiously.
"The correspondent called the telegraph operator over"
After a while, the telegraph operator rushed over and said, "Send a message to the brigade headquarters and tell them that the Japs will attack the base area in three days at the latest. I will rush to the brigade headquarters immediately to report the details." There were some things that were unclear in the telegram.
Even if you send a report, it is easy to be discovered by the spying personnel of the little devil.
"Old Zhao, I have to rush to the brigade headquarters immediately. You call Jing Dagang and the others to report the situation and get ready for battle. Our New Second Regiment may have to poke the little devil in the eye."
"Li Da, you go and inform Wu'an and the villagers' troops in Wuyi that all recent operations have been cancelled. Please be honest and don't let the new little devils find the slightest clue. Don't let the brave men in the temple do anything.
The militia teams of the militiamen will strengthen their vigilance and notify the regiment headquarters in time if something happens." Zhou Weihan rarely considered for Temple Yong.
Isamu Terauchi made it very clear on the phone that Zhou Weihan's New Second Regiment was not involved in this raid.
In the eyes of Shanxi First Army Commander Shinozuka Yoshio and even North China Japanese Army Commander Okamura Neiji, since Terauchi Isamu came to power, Wu'an and Wuyi have been models of security warfare in North China. Except for a few Eighth Route Army militia activities, there are no
He was heavily armed, and Isamu Terauchi was praised many times for this.
Speaking of this, we must once again mention the terrain conditions of the New Second Regiment's station. The station is mostly mountainous. According to the dozens of villages distributed in the area, they are either on small plains in the mountains, or simply on the mountains. The various units of the New Second Regiment usually
They were active on various hills in the base.
The top brass of the Little Devils couldn't find out. On the one hand, they were brave enough not to report it, and on the other hand, the more than 2,000 people in the mountains couldn't even stir up a splash inside.
At the brigade headquarters, the brigade commander received the telegram from Zhou Weihan and immediately sent a telegram to the headquarters.
"This situation is urgent. The boss is coming to our 386th Brigade." The brigade commander said to Political Commissar Wang after receiving a reply from the headquarters.
Zhou Weihan worked hard all the way and arrived at the brigade headquarters in half a day. The boss of the brigade headquarters and the commanders of the remaining base areas of the 386 brigade were all here.
***The author has something to say***
Sanshui didn't want to just write about the appearance of Liangjian, but the more he wrote, he realized that his knowledge was shallow and he couldn't fully describe the development of the 129th Division. This book only mentioned part of it. In fact, in 1940, each unit of the 129th Division had grown to 110,000 people.