Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 180
On the afternoon of July 28th, all regiments of the independent detachment, the 386th regiment of Ding Wei, and the 18th regiment of the [-] brigade were assembled one after another. Zhou Weihan bid farewell to Chief Song and others.

Before parting, Chief Song entrusted Zhou Weihan with a mission to escort out of the country the representatives of the Nationalist Government, the Major General of the [-]th Army, and the Director of the Political Department of the [-]th Army, who were under house arrest by Shi Yousan.

"These two people, one is a former general of the Northwest Army, and the other is a graduate of the fourth phase of Whampoa. The direct descendants of Lao Jiang are both troublesome. You just need to send them across the Wei River, and Gao Shuxun, the commander of the new Eighth Army, will send someone to pick them up. !” Chief Song said.

"Chief, will the death of Shi Yousan have any bad influence on our Eighth Route Army?" Zhou Weihan asked hesitantly. The hands of the independent detachment.

"You worry too much about this. In fact, at the beginning of the war, the two sides reached a consensus. Although Shi Yousan was sent by Lao Jiang to the south of Hebei to suppress our Eighth Route Army, the way of doing things right and wrong has long made Lao Jiang dissatisfied.

He also hooked up with the Japanese and was not under their control, otherwise Shi Yousan would not have put the Nationalist government representatives sent by Chiang Kai-shek under house arrest.

Besides, we have reaped the benefits, even if Lao Jiang regrets it afterwards, so what if he gets some infamy? " Chief Song's words dispelled Zhou Weihan's doubts.

In Lao Jiang's eyes, the Eighth Route Army has always been the number one confidant's trouble, and even the little devil can only be second. Only then did we reach a consensus with the Eighth Route Army.

However, Lao Jiang has always been fickle. The war in southern Hebei has not yet ended, and he ordered Zhu Huaibing's Ninety-seventh Army to attack our army's Tainan base.

After Chief Song led the people away, Zhou Weihan immediately ordered that the independent detachment be in the front, and the 28th and 18th regiments be behind, and move towards the rear base of Xiaozhangzhuang.

During the march, Zhou Weihan deliberately walked with Ding Wei and Qian Youyi. After all, they will fight together in the future, so they need to know more about each other.

"I said, old Qian, I see that the bullet belts of the soldiers of your 18th Regiment are full of bullets. This time, they did not lose money!" Zhou Weihan joked.

"Hey, let me tell you that this is all small money, and the big scene is when you fight against the temporary third division!
The two ends of the central column and the left-wing column attacked, and the provisional third division was defeated in a short time. The enemy surrendered in an organized way, and weapons, equipment and supplies were everywhere, which were all obtained at that time. "Qian Youyi said shrilly.

"That's right. At that time, our 23rd Regiment and 28th Regiment served as the reserve team. Before it was our turn to play, the battle was over.

Although the Temporary Third Division is not a direct descendant of Shi Yousan, it is still very rich compared to our Eighth Route Army. We can only stare blankly at the sight of our brother troops eating meat in front.

Fortunately, I made some money with Shi Yousan. Before leaving, Chief Song added some ammunition and personnel, otherwise it would be a big loss! "Ding Wei said from the side.

"Chief Song is indeed fair, it's not easy to serve a bowl of water!" Zhou Weihan said with emotion.

In the evening of the same day, the large troops arrived in the area of ​​Xiaozhangzhuang.

After the ministries arrived, Xing Zhiguo was responsible for arranging the resident and security of the ministries.

At that time, the first battalion of the Third Wuqin Regiment was stationed at the logistics base. There were military hospitals in the base, the supplies of each regiment, and a large number of prisoners.

The task of the first battalion is not only to be responsible for security work, but also to screen and reorganize the prisoners.

Zhou Weihan called the military chiefs of each regiment to hold a battle meeting.

"On the morning of the [-]th, the headquarters sent a telegram saying that there was a change in the central army in Tainan. Zhu Huaibing's [-]th Army stationed in northern Henan has marched into Cixian, Wu'an, Shexian, and Linxian, intending to attack our Tainan base area. Launch the attack, and at the same time, according to reliable information, Lao Jiang is going to mobilize the [-]st Army and [-]st Army south of the Yellow River to quickly march towards Tainan." Zhou Weihan finished the situation in one breath.

"Chief Song was afraid of affecting the morale of the army, so he didn't pass on this matter to the public, but you must have heard of it!"

"Let me tell you, the battle on the northern front is not over yet, and our two regiments have been successfully dispatched. It turns out that Southeast Shanxi has made another big move!" Ding Wei said.

Zhou Weihan looked at everyone present, and said: "The headquarters means that we should cross the Ping-Han Line first and return to Wuyi!"

"All ministries will rest here tonight and set off early tomorrow morning. The wounded from your regiments will be sent to the military hospital for treatment!"

Zhao Gang said at the right time: "Old Zhou, I went to the prison camp to have a look before the meeting. Ding Sheng and Sun Jiu did a good job in screening, and Duan Haizhou also cooperated very well. There are currently more than [-] prisoners, including the Fourth Independent Brigade. More than [-] people are going to seek refuge with Gao Shuxun, what should we do?"

When Zhou Weihan led the Wuqin Third Regiment to fight Duan Haizhou, more than 900 people from the Independent Fourth Brigade surrendered, plus more than 1500 rout soldiers who were searched by the other three regiments in the rear, including those who were seriously injured and died. I don't want to leave those who want to join Gao Shuxun's department.

"When we recruited Duan Haizhou to surrender, we promised to live well, and if they want to leave, we don't have to force them to stay.

For the remaining more than 1700 people, your six regiments selected people overnight for reorganization. "Zhou Weihan said after thinking about it.

"There is no need for our 28th regiment. Chief Song has already supplemented it, and adding it will affect the combat effectiveness!" Ding Wei said.

Qian Youyi on the side also quickly said: "The situation in our sect is similar!"

After hearing this, Zhou Weihan thought to himself, if the two of you meet me here, then I won’t be polite!

"Then Jing Dagang and your four regiments, each regiment will select 350 people, and the remaining 300 people will be organized into the supply battalion directly under the headquarters!"

As soon as Zhou Weihan finished speaking, several regiment leaders present looked happy. Although the combat effectiveness of 350 people will not increase for a while, at least a new supplementary battalion can be built, at least they can transport supplies.

"Yes, don't worry, I promise to train their combat effectiveness as soon as possible!" Jing Dagang promised.

After the meeting, Zhou Weihan ordered Dong Jiang's reconnaissance company to escort Bi Zeyu, Zang Yuanjun and more than 300 people who wanted to join the New Eighth Army across the Wei River.

"Remember, after delivering the two of them, return immediately, don't cause trouble, and hand over the captured ships from Shiyou Sanbu to Li Jukui, the head of the right-wing column!" Zhou Weihan said.

A lot of ships were seized from Shi You Sanbu, and the independent detachment was about to start. The right-wing column had been operating along the Weihe River. Chief Li Jukui was the chief of staff of the 386 brigade. Zhou Weihan simply sold his favor.

That night, Zhou Weihan rarely had a good night's rest.

The blisters on Zhao Gang's mouth miraculously disappeared after a night of relief.

Early the next morning.

"Old Zhao, the cannon on your mouth has gone down!" Zhou Weihan said in surprise.

"If the battle ended earlier, would I still have to suffer this?" Zhao Gang rolled his eyes at Zhou Weihan and said.

"Then your physique is not good. There will be many battles with the little devil in the future. Then you will not be angry every day?"

"roll!"

Early morning on July [-]th.

Due to the large number of independent detachments, the troops were divided into three groups.

The first group was led by Xing Zhiguo, and the troops under its jurisdiction were the 28th regiment of Ding Wei, and the second regiment of Xu Dali crossed the Ping-Han line from Shitou.

The first line was led by Zhao Gang, and the troops under its jurisdiction were the third regiment of Wuqin, the fourth regiment of Wang Yigong, and the 386th regiment of the 18 brigade passed through the Pinghan line from Mazhuang.

Zhou Weihan personally led Jing Dagang's regiment, Chen Feng's artillery battalion, reconnaissance company, cavalry company, temporarily formed supply battalion and military hospital to pass through the Pinghan line from Zhangzhuang.

The strongholds near these three locations are all strongholds that the independent detachment has been operating for a long time. When they marched into southern Hebei last time, they passed through these three places.

(End of this chapter)