The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 232 10 Catties of Grain
After the wheat harvest, the Taohuashan guerrillas purchased a total of 4 catties of grain.

Taohuashan now has a total of more than 240 people. On average, each person consumes 40 catties per month, and the monthly consumption is almost 1 catties. The 4 catties of grain plus the previous stock of 1 catties are only enough to sustain the consumption of Taohuashan for five months.

Gao Jiu's goal is to reserve enough for all the personnel in Taohua Mountain to consume for more than one and a half years.

Taohua Cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, and most of the places are very dry. It is naturally a good place to store food, and the food collected is not afraid of poor preservation.

Liu Defu provided [-] catties of grain purchased by the Taohuashan guerrillas, and the other [-] catties were purchased in surrounding villages.Taohuashan has money, but the surrounding villages do not have so much grain to sell to Taohuashan.

The people in other places outside the mountain did not have so much food in their hands. The Japanese puppet army and the county government had confiscated most of the food. Gao Jiu focused on the food confiscated by the Japanese puppet army.

At this moment, good news came from Liu Shengyu-Captain Hirata sent Liu Shengyu to escort 10 catties of grain confiscated by Shoucheng County to Tai'an and hand it over to the Japanese Gendarmerie Command stationed in Tai'an.

Those in charge of the transport included a second lieutenant and two military policemen from the Japanese Gendarmerie, a squadron from Liu Shengyu's Security Force, and 40 policemen from the county government.

This is good news, that's a whole 10 catties of grain,
Gao Jiu decided to intercept this batch of grain.

Zhang Quan volunteered to lead a team to rob the food. Gao Jiu agreed to his request and asked him to lead some special forces down the mountain.

After Gao Jiu returned to Peach Blossom Mountain, he reorganized the special forces.

The special operations team, excluding the leaders, has a total of 100 members, organized into a brigade headquarters, a communication squad, a sniper squad, a firepower squadron, the first squadron and the second squadron, two special warfare squadrons.Each squadron has two divisions.

In the brigade, Gao Jiu served as the captain and Zhang Quan as the deputy captain.

Jia Liu, the captain of the communication team, has 8 members, equipped with two radios, one light machine gun, five 5-style rifles, and eight bastard boxes.

Tian Chuan, the captain of the sniper team, and Ning Wen, Ning Wu brothers, Li Shengdong, Mao Yuanju and Li Xiaoshan are members of the team, all of them are sniper masters.Each person is equipped with a sniper rifle and a 20-ring shell gun.

火力中队由杜生喜担任队长、李成武已经调到了桃园镇的治安军中队担任队长，不再担任副火力队副队长。全队24人，配备六门迫击炮、12挺轻机枪、24支三八式步枪、24支20响驳壳枪枪。

Carrying so many weapons does not require them to be used simultaneously.These weapons are mainly consigned by horses, and how to use them is temporarily decided according to the situation on the battlefield.

In the No. 30 Special Warfare Squadron, Zhang Quan is also the squadron leader. Each squadron has 20 members, each with a sniper rifle and a [-]-gun shell gun.Carrying two mortars and six light machine guns.

The second squadron of special warfare is captained by Guo Hengming, and the equipment is the same as that of the first squadron.

The entire special operations brigade plans to be equipped with 155 horses, and there is still a shortage of 75 horses, and Gao Jiu is trying to solve it.

Zhang Quan went down the mountain this time, leading the first squadron of the special operations team, a unit of the fire squadron, Tian Chuan's sniper team, and two members of the communication team carrying a radio.

The radio operator in the communication class was trained by Wang Yuling, the second knife, and can perform simple radio operations, which can still come in handy today.

The people led by Zhang Quan are half of the entire special warfare brigade. In terms of firepower alone, they far exceed a field squadron of the Japanese army.

This morning, at the east gate of the county seat, 240 carriages were filled with grain, and the grain transport team was about to set off.Captain Hirata and Liu Shengyu of the gendarmerie came to see off the food delivery team.

This time the food transport team was led by a second lieutenant from the Japanese Gendarmerie, Li San, the adjutant of the Security Force Brigade, and a squadron leader from the County Police Brigade.

At this moment, they are listening to the instructions of Captain Hirata and Liu Shengyu.

Captain Hirata said: "You must be more careful on the way to transport the grain, and you must not have any problems in our Shoucheng County."

Captain Hirata had something in his words. When he spoke, he deliberately didn't emphasize the words "we are in Shoucheng County".

What he meant was that it doesn't matter if something happens, but it can't happen in our Shoucheng County.As long as nothing happens here, it has nothing to do with the Shoucheng County Gendarmerie.

He is a smart man, and he knows in his heart that with such a large-scale food transportation, it is impossible for the Taohuashan guerrillas not to get news. Maybe someone in the security forces or the county government will tip off the news.

Captain Hirata had already been notified of the news that the Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas were buying food around Peach Blossom Mountain. He guessed that the Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas might have a plan for this batch of food.

Captain Hirata was powerless to stop the Taohuashan guerrillas. He only hoped that Gao Jiu would not cause him trouble. If you want to grab food, go for it, but not in Shoucheng County.

He didn't know who Liu Shengyu, Li San, and the police squadron leader were unreliable. What he meant by saying this was to hope that if any of the three of them were unreliable, let them pass on their opinion to Gao Jiu. in the ears.

After saying these words, Captain Hirata glanced at Liu Shengyu and the others with a half-smile.

The second lieutenant of the Japanese army couldn't understand why, so he nodded and promised that he would be more vigilant.

Liu Shengyu solemnly instructed Li San, and he said, "Do you understand what the majesty said? Be careful on the road. If something goes wrong, I will not spare you."

Li San nodded and said: "Taijun Hirata, captain, the humble officer will definitely act carefully."

The squadron leader of the police squadron saw Li San's statement, and he also said to be more careful.

Captain Hirata couldn't see who had a problem between them, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it, so he waved his hand and said, "Then let's go!"

The second lieutenant of the gendarmerie and two gendarmerie led the team on a motorcycle, followed by the police force, with a grain cart in the middle. Li San rode on a horse and led the security forces behind.

Soon after the food delivery team left the county, they headed south.They first set foot on the Pingtai Highway, and then proceed eastward into Tai'an.

The convoy transporting food was moving forward mightily.

Of course, Captain Hirata is not a good thing, and he doesn't want this batch of food to fall to the leader of the Taohuashan guerrillas. He is Japanese, and he doesn't want the Taohuashan anti-Japanese guerrillas to develop and grow.

As soon as the food delivery team set off, he returned to the gendarmerie and wanted to call Tai'an gendarmerie headquarters. He said, "I am Hirata, captain of the gendarmerie in Shoucheng County. At 8:30 this morning, Shoucheng County has Send a grain transportation team to escort 10 jin of grain to Tai'an. It is expected to arrive at Chihe Town in Tai'an at 02:30 in the afternoon, please send troops to Chihe Town for handover."

The Tai'an Gendarmerie Command agreed to send troops to Chihe Town for handover. "

Liu Shengyu and others did not know that there would be Japanese troops on the road to meet them.

The food convoy continued on its way.

This batch of food was expropriated by the county government, which sent 40 police officers to escort the food.The members of the Security Force Brigade were sent by the Gendarmerie to protect them.

During the period of the Republic of China, the police squadron leader was responsible for escorting food to Tai'an. He was very familiar with this road, and he had never had any accidents.However, the situation is different now, the Taohuashan bandits are making a lot of noise, and he has no idea.

Not long after leaving the county seat, he came to Li San and asked worriedly, "Adjutant Li, the bandits in Peach Blossom Mountain are making a lot of noise. Do you think they will come to grab our food?"

Li San felt a little worried, and he said confidently: "In our Shoucheng County, there will never be any problems."

The police squadron didn't understand where Li San's self-confidence came from. He asked, "Aren't the bandits in Taohuashan jealous with so much food?"

Li San felt that what he said just now was a little out of character, so he covered it up: "Peach Blossom Mountain is on the west side of the county seat. They have never made trouble in the county seat before, so how could they come to the east side of the county seat?"

The police squadron leader thought about it carefully, and felt that what Li San said was reasonable, so he was relieved and returned to his team.

At noon, the food transport team stopped to rest, and continued to set off after eating.

The police squadron leader is now very at ease. This place is getting farther and farther away from Peach Blossom Mountain, and it will not take long to enter Tai'an territory.He no longer worried, walked to a grain carriage, climbed on it, and began to doze off while sitting on the grain bag.

At 2:40 in the afternoon, the food transport team entered the territory of Tai'an.

At this time, Tai'an did not have a city, but a large county.Since Tai'an County is an important transportation station on the Jinpu Railway, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops were stationed here.Although the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army has not been stationed for the time being, the Yamamoto Garrison is stationed here.

The size of the garrison is smaller than the regular brigade of the Japanese army and larger than the wing of the Japanese army. It is equivalent to the level of the deputy brigade and has three infantry brigades.The Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters living in Tai'an specially requested the Yamamoto Garrison to dispatch a Japanese army squadron and a squadron of the Tai'an City Security Force to meet them for the safety of this batch of food.

They have already agreed with Captain Hirata to carry out the handover in Chihe Town, 20 miles away from the border area between Shoucheng County and Tai'an.

3:40 p.m.The grain transport team entered about ten li in Tai'an, surrounded by wheat fields shortly after harvest, with an extremely wide view.

The second lieutenant of the Japanese Gendarmerie knew Captain Hirata's arrangement, and he was about to arrive at Chihe Town before he saw it. After the delivery of this batch of food, he would have completed his mission and returned to Shoucheng County safely.He easily shouted: "Speed ​​up, there is Huang Jun in front of us to meet us."

When Li San heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Captain Hirata to do such a trick.

Liu Shengyu had already discussed this matter with Gao Jiu in advance, and the interception of this batch of grain would be carried out in Tai'an.This is not for the devil Captain Hirata, but for Liu Shengyu's security force brigade to get rid of responsibility.

After all, the public security army led by Li San was escorting the food delivery team. As long as the accident did not happen in Shoucheng County, the responsibility could be shifted to Tai'an.

Li San rode on the horse, looking around while walking, secretly anxious in his heart, wondering why the Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas didn't take action?
At this moment, in the seemingly bare wheat field, several gunshots were heard suddenly, and the three devil gendarmes were killed on the spot.

Hearing the gunshots, Li San showed a smile on his face. He turned his horse's head and ran back. The officers and soldiers of the security forces under him followed closely behind him. Guns and hats.

The policemen in front of the food transport team were in a mess, and they raised their guns and fired indiscriminately.

The policemen fired back, annoyed the assailants in the distance, several machine guns rushed over and killed more than a dozen policemen on the spot.

The policemen lay on the ground with their buttocks pouted one by one, terrified and at a loss.

The captain of the police squadron, who was dozing in the car, narrowly escaped his life by jumping into the back of the carriage when he heard the gunfire.When he looked ahead, the devils were all dead, and when he looked behind, Li San's security forces had already run away.He was not stupid, he ran towards the way he came from, shouting while running: "Gao Jiu is here, run!"

He didn't know if it was Gao Jiu, but he thought it was, so he subconsciously called out.When the policemen heard the shouts, they fled in a swarm.

Zhang Quan looked at the fleeing policemen and smiled contemptuously.He could wipe them all out, but for the sake of Li San's security forces, he couldn't do so, otherwise, the police would all be dead, the security forces would be fine, and Li San and the others wouldn't be able to tell when they went back.

The coachmen who delivered the food ran around when they heard the gunshots.

At this moment, special forces members riding tall horses appeared in the distant field, and they chased after the fellow villagers.After chasing to the vicinity of the villagers, they shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, fellow villagers. We are part of the Taohuashan guerrillas. Don't run away. Those who are willing to help deliver food will be rewarded with two oceans per person."

When the villagers heard that they were members of the Taohuashan guerrillas, they stopped immediately.They knew that the Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas would not harm their fellow villagers.Moreover, the Taohuashan guerrillas will pay for those who have helped the Taohuashan guerrillas deliver supplies in the past.

Many of the carts and horses used to transport grain belonged to the villagers' own families, so they were of course reluctant to abandon their carts and horses.There are also some fellow villagers who are tenants of the rich man’s family. They drive the chariots and horses that were requisitioned by the rich man’s house to transport grain.The villagers quickly returned to their chariots and horses.

Zhang Quan rode over on a tall horse and said to the fellow villagers: "Don't be afraid, just help us transport the grain with confidence, no one dares to trouble you. You catch up with the carriage and help us transport the grain back to the mountains , each rewards you with two oceans."

The villagers were very happy. They were conscripted to transport food for the devils for free.With two oceans earned, the family will have no worries about food and drink for two months.Everyone turned their horses around, drove the carriage, and returned along the original road.

Zhang Quan and others escorted the carriage, returned to the Pingtai Highway, and walked directly along the Pingtai Highway to the west.They are going to the intersection ahead and turn towards Taoyuan Town.

Not all the people brought out by Zhang Quan left, but Tian Chuan's sniper team stayed behind.They are here waiting for the Japanese and puppet troops to come to pick up the beam transport team.

This was also arranged by Gao Jiu. In order to completely remove the suspicion of Li San and the security forces, the Taohuashan guerrillas had to fight the Japanese and puppet troops in Tai'an.

(End of this chapter)