Song Zhenheng, Secretary of the Shenze County Party Committee, listened to the speeches of Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan in Nangong with the cadres of the Jizhong army after the last major breakthrough in Jizhong, and was inspired. After the main force of the instructors defeated the Japanese in one fell swoop, our army reoccupied Jizhong
, Song Zhenheng devoted himself to
In addition to Shenze's political power construction and local armed construction, Shenze County's brigade has grown to more than 500 people. District teams have also been established in each district to organize and train militia, dig tunnels, renovate roads, and consolidate Shenze County's anti-Japanese and national salvation work.
It was very lively.
At this time, because the troops in central Hebei had been reorganized, the Fifth Route Army led by Zhang Zhengshen and Ma Yutang from Gaocheng suffered heavy losses during the last breakout in central Hebei, so they stayed in southern Hebei for additional training and were incorporated into the 129th Division.
Jinan Military Region Sequence, Gaocheng County
The backbone of party members also stayed with the army in southern Hebei. In view of the fact that Gaocheng was too close to Shijiazhuang and the struggle situation was complicated, the Jizhong Military Region transferred Song Zhenheng, He Kunshan and the Shenze County Brigade to Gaocheng to carry out harassment and guerrilla operations against the Japanese troops in Shijiazhuang.
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After Song Zhenheng arrived in Gaocheng, the work was carried out smoothly. The anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people in central Hebei was high and the mass base was good. Coupled with our army's consecutive battles and victories, central Hebei was basically controlled by our army. All walks of life in Gaocheng were opposed to the arrival of our army.
Naturally, you are welcome. Song Zhen
Based on the county brigade, Hengjiu trained militiamen, established political power, and carried out digging tunnels, digging trenches, laying landmines, and cold-shooting campaigns. Hengjiu continued to penetrate the tentacles of guerrilla warfare to the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, making the little devils in Shijiazhuang miserable every day.
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Last night, Song Zhenheng and He Kunshan led the county brigade to the post. Their task was to protect the summer harvest and prevent the little devils from Shijiazhuang from suddenly coming out to raid and steal grain.
Gaocheng is located in the alluvial plain of the Hutuo River. It has fertile land and beautiful water, and is rich in products. It is a major grain-producing county in central Hebei. Although it was a war-torn period at this time, Gaocheng had experienced the bloody test of the last Japanese raid, but because it was
Plain area, fertile soil, irrigation
The country is developed and wheat is growing well. This year should be a bumper harvest. In addition, with the support of the Eighth Route Army, the people's life has been stable recently. Every household is smiling. The fields and wheat fields are full of people's shouts and the cheers of animals.
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When he got up in the morning, Song Zhenheng washed his face and went to the village entrance with He Kunshan to check the county brigade's defense situation.
After a brief training in southern Hebei, Song Zhenheng finally understood that the combat effectiveness of the army comes from training. Therefore, after returning to Jizhong, he reported to Political Commissar Nie who was still in Jizhong at the time.
A platoon was coming from the accompanying troops, and with this as the backbone, the Shenze County brigade was formed, that is,
It is the current Gaocheng County Brigade. With weapons and ammunition supported by instructors and Laoba Road as the backbone, the training of the County Brigade quickly became formal, and its combat effectiveness increased rapidly. It went to the outskirts of Shijiazhuang several times to plant landmines.
Arriving in front of the Japs' stronghold, they beat the Japs and traitors to the point where they became frightened whenever the name of the Gaocheng County Brigade was mentioned.
After arriving in Gangshang Town last night, the county brigade quickly set up a defensive line according to the tradition of the Eighth Route Army, and sent lurking posts five miles away.
Song Zhenheng and He Kunshan were both from the underground party and were not military cadres. However, Xie Guangtang, the deputy captain of the county brigade, was an out-and-out red kid. He was originally going to serve as a guard for Political Commissar Nie. At Song Zhenheng's request, he was
Sent to Fukasawa to help establish the county brigade. The soldiers from a platoon brought by Xie Guangtang were from the 115th Division. Naturally, they have a deep understanding of our army's training and combat skills. As soon as they arrived at the post, they immediately put out sentries and built positions.
, check out the tunnels dug by the fellow villagers. It’s not bad. This hill is a big town, just on Deshi Road and Cangshi Road, more than 20 miles away from Shijiazhuang. Here you can closely monitor the movements of the Japanese troops in Shijiazhuang. The village has also established
If a battle breaks out, the militia can also help the county brigade to fight. The only drawback is that due to the short time, the tunnels in the village have not yet completely formed a network. They can only hide people and food, but they are not enough for fighting.
According to Xie Guangtang's idea, it was necessary to quickly organize forces to dig tunnels. Unfortunately, it was the busy farming period and the villagers could not take care of it. Besides, it could not be dug in one or two days. In desperation, the county brigade had to rely on
The village established its position.
When Song Zhenheng and He Kunshan arrived at the entrance of the village, most of the soldiers from the county brigade were resting in the open space around the village, leaving only sentries standing guard.
Song Zhenkun was just about to go to Xie Guangtang to discuss the matter of asking the soldiers to help the fellow villagers grab the harvest in the morning. Gunshots were heard in the distance. His heart tightened. Could it be that the Japanese from Shijiazhuang really came out to grab grain?
Hearing the gunfire, all the soldiers in the county brigade were awakened. After Xie Guangtang woke up, he pulled out his rifle, looked around, and ordered the soldiers to enter the position and prepare for battle.
Song Zhenheng and He Kunshan found Xie Guangtang and asked if the lurking post had discovered the Japanese.
Xie Guangtang is from Daxian County, Sichuan Province, and speaks Sichuan dialect: "The lurking sentries are all melons. They come back to report and shoot!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two lurking sentries ran back, and with them were a dozen soldiers from the military reconnaissance company.
When Xie Guangtang asked, he found out that the shots were not fired by the latent sentry. They ran back to report the Japs as soon as they discovered them. It must have been the Japs who had shot at the common people harvesting wheat.
Xie Guangtang asked anxiously: "Are you sure? How many Japanese are there?"
The squad leader of the military region's reconnaissance company reported that there were many Japanese soldiers, including tanks, armored vehicles, and cavalry. They should be a large force of the Shijiazhuang 23rd Division. The county brigade had to move quickly. If it was too late, it would be too late.
While several people were talking, there was a buzzing sound above their heads. Song Zhenheng looked up and saw four Japanese planes passing overhead. He screamed: "The little devils have even dispatched planes. They are here to grab food."
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He Kunshan said: "Old Song, Captain Xie, things are not simple. This posture is a bit like the posture of the Japanese raids last time. At that time, the 23rd Division used a regiment of troops to fight against a regiment of the 24th Division.
Come in and open up Deshi Road and Cangshi Road."
A few people wanted to talk more, but a soldier shouted: "Captain, the Japanese are coming up."
Xie Guangtang raised his binoculars and took a look, "Hey, dear, what are the Japs doing? The leader is the vanguard of a squadron. Behind the vanguard is the Japs' large force. In front are four tanks and six armored vehicles. Behind them are infantrymen as far as the eye can see."
, flanked by cavalry. The road had been dug up, and the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, and cars couldn't escape, so they simply ran rampant through the wheat fields.
Xie Guangtang turned around and said to Song Zhenheng and He Kunshan: "The political commissar, the county magistrate, and the Japanese are not raiding and robbing food. They are trying to completely wipe out our Eighth Route Army in central Hebei Province, or at least wipe out our anti-Japanese forces in Gaocheng. The two of you will immediately lead the three
The Fourth Squadron and the Fourth Squadron withdrew to the county town of Gao County, notified the villagers to move, and asked the squads and militiamen of each district to quickly lay mines on the road to facilitate
Use tunnels to harass the Japanese and slow down their attack speed. The reconnaissance squad quickly reported to the military region that the Japanese had begun another large-scale sweep. I led the first squadron and the second squadron to use the position here to block the enemy, cover the movement of the villagers on the post, and go down to the tunnel.
Then we will use the road trenches to retreat to the county seat of Gaoxian County, where we will meet, maybe we will fight the Japanese to the death this time."
Song Zhenheng had experienced the last big sweep and had escaped from the dead. He knew that he could not take care of his mother-in-law at this time. Every extra minute would save a few more lives! But the county brigades are all here, and the first squadron and the second corps are the main force.
, Xie Guangtang was the military commander of the entire brigade, and if something happened, the losses would be huge. He immediately said: "I will lead a squadron to provide cover, while County Magistrate He and Captain Xie will lead the main force back to Gao County."
Xie Guangtang's eyes widened: "If you want to withdraw, you can withdraw. What are you talking about? I can run out if I stay, but you will die here if you stay. Withdraw!"
Song Zhenheng stopped arguing now, because he knew that Xie Guangtang was a red kid and was old in the war. He said that if he could run out, he would be able to run out. He turned around and shouted, "Third Squadron, Fourth Squadron, follow me" and took the lead.
Run towards the road trench beside the village.
Xie Guangtang watched Song Zhenheng, He Kunshan and the 3rd and 4th Squadrons get off the road trench, and ordered a small group of soldiers to quickly return to the town, gather the militia, and organize the villagers to move. He turned around and ordered the soldiers not to raise their heads until the Japanese were 50 meters away.
Before firing after hearing the order, he must catch the Japanese by surprise. After giving the order, Xie Guangtang pushed the heavy machine gun shooter away, grabbed the handle of the heavy machine gun himself, and stared at the Japanese closely.
The Japanese spearhead squadron came up. These man-eating beasts, because they were beaten to pieces by the main force of the instructors during the last raid on Jizhong, this time they were a little less arrogant. There were three people in groups of five, wearing short-sleeved military uniforms and
Wearing helmets and holding guns, they formed a combat search formation and walked towards Gangshang Village.
Seeing the Japs approaching, they could clearly see the black spots on their faces. Xie Guangtang shouted "Hit!" and the heavy machine gun in his hand roared away, immediately blocking the three Japs in front of him.
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The county brigade is not the main force, and its firepower is naturally incomparable with the main force. However, the foundation of the Gaoxian county brigade is a platoon of the troops that accompanied Nie Rongzhen when he arrived in central Hebei. In addition, it was established relatively early and benefited from the instructor's credit.
In addition to one heavy machine gun, each squadron also has two light machine guns.
Each soldier had a gun. In addition, he went to the outskirts of Shijiazhuang many times to attack the enemy and captured many of them. Although the firepower was far worse than the current main force of the Eighth Route Army, compared with the firepower of the Red Army, it was not bad at all.
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The first squadron and the second squadron opened fire suddenly, and the results of the battle came out immediately. The Japanese vanguard squadron lost dozens of lives in a daze, while the rest fell down one after another and began to shoot at each other with the county brigade.
Xie Guangtang secretly lamented that it was a pity. If he had known that the Japanese were coming, he would have laid mines in front of the position, and then he could have blown them up. But what's the use of just sighing? These Japanese must be driven back, otherwise
I was completely stuck. Oh, I want to
It would be great if they were the main force! They were fighting an ambush, with twice as many troops as the Japs. If it were the main force, there would probably be few Japs left and they would have run away long ago. However, Xie Guangtang knew that for the county brigade,
Said, it’s pretty good to be like this!
Xie Guangtang ordered the squad to fire volleys of gunfire, concentrating firepower to eliminate the Japanese and force them to retreat. He operated the crane gun himself and fired continuously to clean up the Japanese who were resisting.
With this volley of guns, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and finally began to retreat with alternate cover.
After the Japanese retreated, Xie Guangtang checked and found that a total of 9 soldiers from the county brigade had been killed and 21 wounded, adding up to 30 casualties.
Xie Guangtang cursed "the dog's marksmanship is strangely accurate" and ordered the remains of the martyrs to be buried. The lightly wounded were bandaged and withdrawn to the village. He joined the team that entered the village in advance and went to the east of the village to lay mines and set up defenses in preparation for the retreat of the troops.
The wounded were taken into hiding in the tunnel.
As soon as the arrangements were made here, the Japanese brigade came up, and soon the artillery shells fell, blowing up the walls of Gangshang Town. As soon as the first round of Japanese bombardment ended, the Japanese planes in the sky dropped bombs again, destroying the entire town.
The town was drowned in fireworks.
Xie Guangtang finally understood that the Japs were going to fight a big battle. The few men he had were not enough to fill their teeth. If they fought here for a while, the Japs might destroy the entire town, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat.
Go to the east end of the village to meet up with the militia and the transfer team, and quickly get off the trench and transfer.
After withdrawing from Gangshang Town, Xie Guangtang looked back with his telescope and saw that it was indeed the main force of the Japs who had come up. The fields were full of Japs. The Japs on the left and right were making a detour towards Gangshang Town. If it had been a little later, they would have all evacuated.
No more.
While the Gaocheng County Brigade was fighting with the 23rd Division, the 24th Division dispatched from Cangxian County and the main force of the Japs on Baoda Road also began to attack, and smoke was everywhere all around Jizhong. By noon, the Jizhong Military Region had already
It was found out that the Japanese used the 23rd Division this time
, the 24th Division opened up the Cangshi Road, and the main force was the heavy army group going south from Baoda Road, but the strange thing is that the number of the Japanese heavy army group could not be determined clearly. Because judging from the number, it was the 23rd Division, the 20th
Fourth Division, but these two divisions are clearly rushing to attack Cangshi Road.
After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Meng Qingshan and Lu Zhengcao did not dare to neglect. While strictly ordering the local armed forces and militiamen to set up mine formations, they used tunnels to fight back and slow down the Japanese attack speed. At the same time, they quickly gathered the main force and prepared to attack the Japanese to see if they could.
Repulse the Japanese attack. At the same time, quickly report to the Chen Guang Brigade of the 115th Division in Jizhong, report the enemy situation, and request Chen Brigade to unified command the operations in Jizhong.
Chen Guang's military experience was much richer than that of Meng Qingshan and Lu Zhengcao. He immediately smelled a strange smell from the report of the Jizhong Military Region. For no other reason than the crow-like planes in the sky exposed the Japanese's intentions. Besides, the Japanese had heavy troops last time.
Although the encirclement and suppression of Hebei Province started smoothly,
But then they were beaten by the main force of the instructors and were beaten to the point of losing their armor. This time they dared to encircle Jizhong again, so they must be fully prepared, and their troops would definitely be much larger than last time. In this way, they must consider a thorough battle