Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 463 Advancing Hebei, Shandong and Henan
1941 1 Month 1 Day.

The Tainan Military Region issued an order on the mobilization of Hebei, Shandong and Henan. The fourth regiment and the core regiment of Ci County fully handed over the defense area, and the fourth regiment quickly assembled and stood by.

On the same day, Zhou Weihan set off from Yanwang Mountain, accompanied by only a reconnaissance company, two mountain artillery companies, and a cavalry company.

The distance from Yanwang Mountain to Hebei, Shandong and Henan is too long, and the Zhanghe River is crossed in the middle. The [-]-type field artillery is too bulky to carry along.

However, Zhu Dashan's cavalry regiment has not yet recovered its strength, so there are only a few people in the army directly under the military region who acted with Zhou Weihan.

That night, Zhou Weihan and his party arrived at the East and West Gardens of the Fourth Regiment Headquarters.

Wang Yigong immediately reported to Zhou Weihan the defense issues of Ci County. Also present were Gu Baomin, head of Ci County's core group, and Du Liangchen, political commissar.

"In view of the current situation, Lin County is already the sphere of influence of our Eighth Route Army. Rencun Town, which was originally bordering Lin County on the south bank of the Zhang River, has now been handed over to Zhang Hao's supplementary regiment. The regiment's defensive center of gravity is mainly along the Pengcheng Town bordering the Fengfeng Mining Area in the north of Ci County, as well as the East and West Gardens where the regiment headquarters is located, and Yue Town in the east of Ci County!"

"Except for some of the troops staying at the regiment headquarters, the main force of the backbone regiment is stationed on the outer lines in the north and east. The defense area is connected by local armed forces and village soldiers!" Wang Yigonghui reported.

Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this. The situation in Cixian County is better than that of Pingshun and Licheng. There is no Japanese army in Cixi, and brother troops are stationed in the west and south. The Japanese army had always been active only inside the mining area, and the only place they needed was the Ping-Han Railway, which divided Ci County into two.

"Let me mention that the location of Ci County is very important. In the future, it will become an important hub connecting Tainan and Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions, so there is no room for loss!"

"On the boundary of Handan, we have a huge advantage by virtue of our relationship with Si Neiyong, which is not available in other areas. Therefore, we must maintain normal communication channels between the east and west of Ci County. In the future, our troops will frequently be in Passed!" Zhou Weihan emphasized again.

That night, everyone had a rest in the East and West Gardens.

Early the next morning, except for Zhou Weihan and his party, the team expanded again.

The two battalions of the Fourth Regiment, the team directly under the regiment, and more than [-] soldiers led by Du Liangchen, the political commissar of the basic regiment, rushed to Cidong to hand over the defense area with Gao Zhiheng.

There is a Fengle station north of the Zhanghe River. During the Hundred Regiments War, Zhou Weihan personally led his men to take the Fengle station to the north, but now the Fengle station has become a passageway for the Eighth Route Army to transport troops.

In broad daylight, more than [-] Eighth Route Army troops passed outside Fengle Station in batches, but the Japanese and puppet troops in the strongholds inside and outside the station remained silent.

"It's running well!" Zhou Weihan praised.

"Hey, detachment leader, there is a puppet army leader in the station who was inserted by our fourth regiment. I heard from him that this little devil's life is not easy now. Half a year ago, the devil's military salary was still in yen. All the money issued every month is legal currency and counterfeit currency!"

"This is the bravery in the temple. On the big households in Handan, Dong Huala and Xi Huala paid part of the Japanese army's salary in private!" Wang Yigong said with a smile.

"The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in this stronghold are usually quite boring, and they have nowhere to spend their money. I specially organized a theater troupe and found someone to set up a few food stalls, specializing in the business of the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold. !"

After hearing this, Zhou Weihan said: "This kind of situation does not only exist in the Handan area. I heard from the head of the headquarters that the life of the Japanese army in other areas is even more difficult. The little devil is taking too big a step, and you are talking about it!"

In fact, Terauchiyong still has the ability, and built several factories in Handan. Except for the inability to produce shells, all combat supplies are all self-produced.

At noon that night, the troops arrived at the Fourth Regiment near Yue Town, the bridgehead of Cidong.

Yuezhen is still occupied by the local Japanese army, but the surrounding countryside is the sphere of influence of the Fourth Regiment.

In addition to Gao Zhiheng, the political commissar of the Fourth Regiment who is in charge here, Wu Qin, the head of the Third Regiment, is also there.

Although the previous three regiments belonged to the Tainan Military Region, they were actually independent and developed independently. Zhou Weihan was also worried about the development of the three regiments.

However, after Zhou Weihan looked Wu Qin up and down, he found that this kid had a red face and a little fat body.

"Wu Qin, it seems that you had a good life when you were young, why are you still fat!" Zhou Weihan joked.

"Hey, detachment leader, the area where our regiment is located is rich in products, and the soldiers' food is no worse than that of the little devils!" Wu Qin said with a smile.

Zhou Weihan didn't believe in Wu Qin's bragging. Instead, he wondered if this guy had made a fool of himself.

"How many people do you have now?"

"My three regiments currently have four and a half battalions, plus the guard company, artillery company, supply company, cavalry company and other directly subordinate teams, there are more than [-] people!"

"There are nearly [-] people in the basic regiment, but the development of local armed forces and militias is still lacking!"

"The base area has expanded eastward from Cheng'an and Linzhang counties to Wei County and Daming!"

After Zhou Weihan heard this, he was taken aback. The three regiments had basically never reached out to the military region, and Wu Qin had never asked the military region for supplementary soldiers in the two newly formed regiments.

"It's really a good skill to turn beans into soldiers. I asked you to report the staffing of the three regiments before. That's not what you said in the report!"

"Hey, the local villagers are so enthusiastic. They sent their children to the ranks of our Eighth Route Army. Six hundred guns would be enough!" Wu Qin said, licking his face.

"You have such a great ability to do it yourself, why did you ask me?"

"Detachment Captain, you don't know. I've been watching the surrounding strongholds for a long time, but due to the relationship between our Eighth Route Army and Si Neiyong, it's really hard to do it!" Pour bitter water.

"Well, that's true, but you will have a chance. Next, the Cidong, Linzhang, and Daming routes on the north bank of the Zhanghe River will become the forward bases for operations against the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions. Get ready for your three regiments!" Zhou Weihan said.

Hearing Zhou Weihan's promise, Wu Qin immediately responded, he came to the Fourth Regiment just to find a chance to apply for a battle.

The territory where the three regiments are located is good, but they only do business with the devils, and there are too few opportunities for the troops to actually fight. In the long run, there will be big problems in the combat effectiveness of the troops. How can Wu Qin not be in a hurry.

On that day, Zhou Weihan was not delaying.

At this time, all the troops advancing into Hebei, Shandong and Henan were assembled. The reconnaissance company, two artillery companies, cavalry companies, and all the commanders and fighters of the fourth regiment totaled more than 3000 people. Huilong in Neihuang County where the regiment is located.

(End of this chapter)