Reaching Yichuan in the north, Luochuan in the middle, and Yijun in the south, the Eighth Route Army deployed four main regiments on the frontal battlefield, supplemented by several independent battalions, with a strength of nearly 10,000 people.
In the border area between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Kuomintang troops at the forefront were local security groups and miscellaneous troops, which collapsed in the face of the Eighth Route Army's offensive.
The situation took a turn for the worse, forcing the First Army stationed in the Xijian area to send reinforcements northward, while the Sixteenth Army marched westward into the Longdong area.
In Luochuan, the Fifth Guard Regiment, backed by Lion Bay, was in confrontation with the national army along the highway in Xihanzhai, Jiangcun, Rongdi and other places.
"Head of the regiment, commander of the regiment, the *** members have arrived at Lion Bay, and they also brought a group of prisoners of the national army with them!"
Li Daben straightened his hat and wiped his face with his sleeves. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Zhou Weihan was leading the anti-university students to the front line.
For this reason, Li Da even sent the guard company of the Fifth Guard Regiment to respond. However, they encountered a small group of National Army troops interspersed in the rear. If Zhou Weihan happened to order a break and ordered Zhu Baosong to lead people to look for the responding troops, nothing could be done.
It's good to be ambushed by the national army.
In Yichuan and Yijun, there were also small groups of National Army troops. Although Zhou Weihan sent a telegram to warn, the students of the Sixth Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Army who went to Yichuan still suffered heavy losses.
The Seventh Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Army heading to Yijun was the furthest away and had not yet entered Yijun when it received the telegram, so it was not attacked.
Lion Bay is the temporary residence of the Fifth Guard Regiment and the Luochuan County Party Committee. When Zhou Weihan arrived, the local responsible comrades were preparing a militia team.
"Teacher Zhou, you came just in time. Our office is a grassroots team that has just been established. We don't have enough manpower at all. On the one hand, we need to establish grassroots political power and local troops. On the other hand, Gao Shuji also wants us to
It's hard for me to ensure the logistics supply for the frontline troops!" As soon as they met, Geng Zilin, director of the Luochuan County Party Committee Office, began to complain.
Zhou Weihan didn't know much about the situation on the front line. After hearing this, he asked: "Comrade Zilin, how many personnel do you have on hand now? Give me a real number!"
"Before coming to Luochuan, the border region government mobilized 300 capable personnel from the local armed forces. After I arrived in Luochuan, I summoned more than 500 people..."
The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region took the initiative to fight against the national army in Suide, Guanzhong, Longdong, and Sanbian areas at the same time. The Guanzhong area alone involved three counties. Geng Zilin was promoted to the front line, so he naturally has some abilities.
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As the main force gained a foothold in Luochuan, local cadres headed by Geng Zilin quickly recruited local troops. Due to the special regional culture of Shaanxi Province, a large number of swordsmen gathered in each region.
The young people in some villages are strong laborers working in the fields during the day, and they are swordsmen gathering in the mountains and forests at night.
The 500 or so people recruited locally this time came from a variety of sources and were gathered together after simple screening, including captured members of the security regiment, self-organized local militia groups, and young men with innocent identities.
During Zhou Weihan's trip to Luochuan, his superiors did not appoint a clear position. If he had to specify, he was equivalent to a special commissioner who went deep into the grassroots and was temporarily responsible for all affairs of the party, government and military in Luochuan County.
The brigade commander and others who had the same treatment as Zhou Weihan had already accompanied the Anti-Japanese University students to Suide, Longdong, Sanbian and other places.
"Comrade Zilin, it is urgent to form the Luochuan Independent Regiment. The main force has no time to take care of the rear, so the independent regiment needs to sort out the rear to ensure the stability of the base area!"
Luochuan has been garrisoned by the national army for a long time and has a deep foundation. Now that the two sides are at war, it is not possible to adopt gentle means to subtly and subtly. We can only use the method of attacking local tyrants like the frontline base areas to redistribute the means of production and make the Eighth Route Army
Quickly established a foothold in Luochuan.
Zhou Weihan is naturally good at this, which is why his superiors sent him here to control the situation.
"The main task at the moment is to distinguish between friends and foes. I won't go into details on the specific methods, but it must not be simply one-sided, and the methods must not be too harsh!"
"Yes, I understand!" Geng Zilin nodded.
After understanding the situation, Zhou Weihan quickly made arrangements. Xu Licheng led some anti-college students to cooperate with Geng Zilin to mobilize the masses. Dong Dachuan and Zhu Baosong were responsible for forming the Luochuan Independent Group.
Based on the 300 local armed soldiers drawn from the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area, supplemented by more than 500 new recruits, the remaining anti-college students were added to the independent regiments to serve as full-time officers at all levels.
Dong Dachuan serves as the group leader, Zhu Baosong serves as the deputy group leader, and Xu Licheng serves as the political commissar.
"Teacher Zhou, I have seen all these recruits. They are all great, but they are not all ready!" Dong Dachuan turned around and grinned. It was obvious that the Luochuan Independent Regiment was relatively satisfied with the situation.
"Furthermore, the equipment is not enough. There are nearly a thousand people, and only half of them have guns. Without weapons and equipment, it can only scare people, but it will not be on the stage!"
Zhou Weihan smiled when he heard this: "I brought you here from Kangda University to make you complain about me? If you don't have a gun, go find it. Counting today, I can only give you two days. After two days
The independent regiment must be put to use, otherwise once the battle on the front line is over, you won't even be able to drink soup!"
"Teacher Zhou, two days are too little, that's..." Before Zhu Baosong could finish speaking, he was stopped by Dong Dachuan.
"Hey, I understand what Teacher Zhou means. Do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers tonight, and tomorrow we will take the team out to practice with the big dogs. Comrade Zilin just said that these big dogs need guns and food.
grain!"
In fact, some large households in Luochuan were in a dilemma. On the one hand, they were reluctant to leave their family business and did not run away. On the other hand, because the Eighth Route Army's attack was too sudden, the large households had no time to escape.
Nowadays, there are wars happening in the east, south, and north directions of Luochuan. Going west is the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area. These big families can't go out and can only be trapped in their own homes.
That night, although the political commissar Xu Licheng was not present, the group leader Dong Dachuan directly took over the ideological work of the political commissar.
"Comrades, get familiar with each other tonight, and don't lose track of them tomorrow. The big dogs who are causing harm to the people in Luochuan will be dealt with tomorrow. We, the Eighth Route Army, are here to make decisions for you. We will attack the local tyrants and divide the fields!"
With just one sentence, Dong Dachuan made these local Luochuan recruits so excited that they couldn't sleep all night long and their eyes were red.
Early the next morning, with the rapid sound of trumpets, nearly a thousand soldiers of the independent regiment, urged by commanders at all levels, gathered towards the threshing floor.