After Zhou Weihan arrived at Leijia Village, he only stayed for two days. On the third day, Zhu Dashan came with the cavalry regiment to join him, and then set off for southwestern Shandong.
On the same day, Zhou Weihan led the reconnaissance company and cavalry regiment south from Leijia Village. According to the planned route, they needed to pass through the Liangpu area first, arrive at Dongming in the southernmost part of the Zhinan area, and then head towards Heze in the east.
Today, in the Liangpu area to the south of the Zhinan Military Division, the towns and villages around the Puyang suburb in the west are the guerrilla zones of the Eighth Route Army, and the towns and villages around Pu County in the east are the southernmost defense zone of the New Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese troops were located in two important towns in the hinterland of the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions, but they were forced by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fifth Army to operate near the county towns. The road from Anyang to Puyang became an important supply line for the Eighth Route Army.
In the afternoon, the troops moved to the mountainous area near Dongming.
"Inform Zhu Dashan and find a place ahead to rest temporarily!" Zhou Weihan on horseback shouted to the monk.
"Yes!" The monk clamped his horse's belly and galloped towards the vanguard.
Everyone found a mountain col to rest temporarily. Zhu Dashan rushed over from the front and asked the soldiers of the cavalry regiment to feed their horses.
"**member!"
"Well, why, I feel sorry for the war horse!" Zhou Weihan joked. Since the reconnaissance company did not have a war horse, it could only share one war horse with some soldiers of the cavalry regiment.
"Hey, raising horses is a delicate job. War horses are more pampered than humans. However, our regiment is all Japanese horses, so there is no problem in increasing the load in a short period of time!" Zhu Dashan explained.
"Comrade ***, does our cavalry regiment have a combat mission in southwest Shandong?" Zhu Dashan had been recuperating in Yamawang Mountain for a long time. At this time, he received the order and was transferred to Hebei, Shandong and Henan. He had already made assumptions in his mind.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. Yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
"Yes!" Zhou Weihan nodded: "You have also seen along the way that Hebei, Shandong and Yu are different from Tainan. Most of them are endless plains. Except for the restrictions on the outer perimeter of the base area, there are guerrilla zones and Japanese occupation.
The area is suitable for cavalry warfare!"
"For some time to come, your cavalry regiment will stay in the Southwestern Shandong Military District and even the Hebei, Shandong and Henan Military District to assist in operations!"
Zhou Weihan's words were nothing less than reassurance. Zhu Dashan said: "That's great. It has been almost a year since we fought against the 41st Division. During this time after the year, the soldiers are very enthusiastic about fighting.
My bones are getting rusty, now I finally have a chance!"
"Okay, there are plenty of opportunities, so don't get too excited!"
...
Zhou Weihan went to southwestern Shandong and did not send a telegram to Li Yunlong in advance. He obviously wanted to make a surprise attack.
In the afternoon of the same day, everyone arrived at Luling Town, the birthplace of the Southwest Shandong base area. This is where the office of the Southwest Shandong Regional Government is located. At the same time, stationed here are the original regiment, battalion and company as well as local armed forces.
In order to avoid misunderstandings, Zhou Weihan sent Dong Jiang and others to take the lead. Not long after, someone came over from the opposite side.
"Comrade **, I am Peng Qingming, commander of the first battalion of the Independent Regiment of the Southwest Shandong Military Division!" A tall man walked at the front.
"I remember you, you were the first company commander of a regiment!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"It's me, it's me!" Peng Qing was obviously very happy.
Then the other two people also came forward and said hello: "Hello Zhou **, I am Cong Hansen, director of the Southwest Shandong Region Government, and this is Comrade Li Lu, the Minister of Military Affairs!"
"Haha, I know Comrade Li Lu!" Zhou Weihan said and shook hands with the two of them enthusiastically.
Li Lu was originally the director of the military department of the Caoxian County Committee. When Zhou Weihan led his troops to the southwest of Shandong for the first time, Dong Jiang and Li Lu were trapped in Liugang and Caojialou by the Japanese and stubborn armed forces.
Later, during the evacuation, Li Lu contacted the local comrades in the counties in southwestern Shandong, and Cong Hansen was the director of the United Front Work Department of the southwestern Shandong region at that time.
"Zhou ** would also like to thank you for your assistance at that time, so that we local comrades can retain our strength. I have been recovering from my injuries before, and it is only now that I can thank you in person!" Cong Hansen said excitedly.
"The army and the local government coexist, and they are all under the leadership of the party. How can I say thank you!" Zhou Weihan said.
"So are you coming this time?" Cong Hansen was in his early thirties, older than Zhou Weihan, but he was very polite in every word he said.
"The war in the Southwestern Shandong Military Division is not going well. Let me take a look. How far is Hanji Town from Luling Town?"
"Commander ***, it is at least sixty miles from Luling Town to the military subdivision. By the time you arrive at the military subdivision, it will probably be dark, so why not rest in Luling Town for the night first!" Peng Qingming suggested at the side.
"No, we're all on horseback. It won't take long!" Zhou Weihan refused directly, and then said, "Find someone to lead the way!"
"yes!"
Before leaving, Zhou Weihan specifically asked: "Don't send a telegram to Li Yunlong in advance. If he knows about it in advance, I can't spare you!"
"No, no!" Peng Qingming laughed dryly, but in his heart he could only pray silently for Li Yunlong.
Hanji Town, where the Southwest Shandong Military Division is located, is located in the northwest of Cao County and borders the suburbs of Heze.
At this time, Li Yunlong, who was at the headquarters, was studying with a copy of "On Protracted War", but he was a little uneasy and his right eyelid kept twitching.
"Huzi, is there any urgent news from the headquarters?"
"Captain, there is no news!"
"Where are the political commissar and chief of staff? Where are they?"
"The political commissar returned home early in the morning, and the chief of staff went to check the posts!"
After hearing Hu Zi's report, Li Yunlong felt a little relieved, but he was not in the mood to continue learning. He immediately said: "Go, let the cooking team prepare two side dishes, and then take out my bottle of wine!"
When Zhou Weihan arrived at Hanji Town, he happened to bump into Xin Tiebing who was checking sentries outside.
"Where is Li Yunlong?" Zhou Weihan asked.
"They should be studying in the house. Every night during this period, the Communist Party members will study for a period of time to sharpen their temperament!" Xin Tiebing said.
"Okay, I've really made progress. I want to see how to study!" Zhou Weihan got off his horse, handed the horse to Zhu Dashan, and then walked towards the center of the town with the guard.
Upon seeing this, Xin Tiebing told the guards to arrange the residence of the cavalry regiment, and then hurriedly caught up with Li Yunlong.
The headquarters of the Southwestern Shandong Military Division is located in the north of the town center. In order to accommodate the entire agency, the walls of several adjacent courtyards were opened up. The front is the office and the back is the residence.
Under the leadership of Xin Tiebing, Zhou Weihan quickly arrived at the courtyard where Li Yunlong lived. The wing room upon entering was where the guards lived, and the back was divided into two rooms, the east and west.
"Commander **, the west side is my house, and the east side is Li **'s!"
The lights were still on in the east room, and Zhou Weihan vaguely saw a figure leaning on the Kang table through the window paper.
"Oh, Li Yunlong has really changed his gender and is very self-disciplined now!"