Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Battles such as those in Shunheji are not an exception in the Zhinan area. The recalcitrant armed forces have not formed a formal resistance in the face of the fierce offensive of the troops of the Tainan Military Region.

The first regiment and the fourth regiment advanced side by side from east to west, and the offensive was like a broken bamboo. Often a few shells hit the past, and the stubborn army was defeated.

Every time a town is conquered by a stubborn army, the accompanying guerrillas and comrades from the local local government will allocate some manpower to maintain local order.

Although the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area was destroyed by the recalcitrant army, the Eighth Route Army still has a mass base in the area. Due to the repression by the recalcitrant army, it temporarily stopped.

When the local people heard that the Eighth Route Army had returned, they all clapped their hands and applauded. Under the call of the local people, at least four to five hundred young men gathered in each township.

The battle broke out suddenly in the middle of the night. The Japanese troops in the surrounding counties had intended to reinforce them, but they were afraid of being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, so they could only defend the county town and the strongholds along the highway, and wait until dawn to make plans.

Yongguji is located along the highway from Qingfeng to Puyang.

Near Yongguji, there is an important stronghold built by the Japanese army. There used to be more than a dozen Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet troops in the stronghold.

Therefore, the stubborn armed forces in Yongguji, backed by the Japanese army, are the most arrogant on weekdays, and even Gao Shuxun's orders are ignored.It is said that it is armed by the stubborn army, but it is actually the dog leg of the Japanese army.

When Zhou Weihan arrived at Yongguji, Jing Dagang had already led the team to attack Yongguji and the Japanese stronghold, and several traitors were pushed to the ground by the soldiers like dead dogs.

Jing Dagang ignored the begging of several traitors. These big households in Yongguji had already been blacklisted by the Eighth Route Army, and said directly: "Take them all out and cut them down!"

Jing Dagang saw Zhou Weihan arrived, and reported to the front: "Detachment Captain, Yongguji World War I wiped out thirteen Japanese troops, thirty-two puppet troops, sixty-five stubborn troops, and captured nearly five hundred stubborn troops!"

"Yongguji is no better than other places. It's right next to the road where the Japanese army was stationed. The money and food seized are too much. Will it be transported away in a while?" Jing Dagang said distressedly.

"According to what I said before, the captives and the follow-up work will be handed over to the local comrades. The main force must break through the Japanese blockade before dawn!"

"Chief, don't worry, I will organize people to move all the supplies to a safe place as soon as possible, and I will never leave a grain of food for the little devil!" A comrade from the Puyang Prefectural Committee spoke.

Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this: "Take away what can be transported away, find a place to bury what can't be transported away, and send someone to pick it up after the main force returns!"

"Yes!"

Then Zhou Weihan glanced at the time, it was already three o'clock in the middle of the night, and now it was approaching winter, and the dawn was relatively late. The main force had to break through the Japanese blockade between Zhinan and Southwest Shandong before dawn.

However, Puyang is still separated from the blockade line set up by the Japanese army. Puyang is not like an ordinary county town. It is an important town for the Japanese army in the hinterland of Hebei, Shandong and Henan.

The first regiment still needs to capture the three towns of Zhongzhao, Guoxiaozhai, and Xiliu Town and the nearby Japanese strongholds in Puyang. Five townships and strongholds including Baigang and Bagongqiao.

Zhou Weihan thought of this, and immediately ordered: "All of you immediately attack the next target!"

"Yes!" Jing Dagang replied.

Then lead the direct team across the highway near Yongguji and head towards the Situan in the east.

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The Fourth Regiment has nine infantry companies. In addition to the artillery company and two heavy machine gun companies scattered among the companies, the regiment headquarters is directly under the guard company and the supplementary company that was later expanded.

Zhou Weihan only divided the attack areas of the two regiments before the battle, but the specific operations of each regiment were decided by themselves.

Compared with the first regiment, which gradually advanced from north to south, the fourth regiment was led by political commissar Gao Zhiheng to fight in the north of Puyang with the third battalion, and Wang Yigong personally led the first battalion, second battalion and the regiment directly under the regiment to attack the key areas in the south of Puyang.

As a result, the Fourth Regiment was the first to launch an offensive in the southeast of Puyang.

In Puyang County, stationed here is a part of the First Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Puyang's Japanese commander, Ma Jianzhong Yazuo, was woken up from his sleep by his adjutant in the middle of the night.

"Sir, Qinghetou, Wuxing Town, and Huzhuangji have all reported being attacked by an unknown enemy, and the enemy has artillery. Please support!" said the adjutant.

"Baga, unknown enemy? It is most likely the Eighth Route Army!" Ma Jianzhong Bazhao remembered the notice about the Eighth Route Army issued by the brigade headquarters a few days ago.

"Order the troops to gather immediately!"

As soon as Ma Jianzhong Bazhao finished speaking, another Japanese soldier came to report: "Sir, the Baigang and Bagongqiao strongholds have come to report that they are suspected of being attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The number of people is unknown, but the enemy is carrying heavy firepower!"

"Nani, where did the Eighth Route Army get so many people?" In Ma Jianzuka's impression, the Eighth Route Army needed at least a battalion of three or four hundred troops to attack the strongholds of the Japanese army, and more troops would be deployed in the surrounding area. Carry out siege and aid.

"Let all the strongholds stand by and wait for reinforcements. The reinforcements will arrive after dawn, and all the troops in the city will immediately gather at the city defense fortifications!" At this time, Ma Jianzuka Yakura had given up the idea of ​​sending reinforcements.

In fact, before the battle started, Wang Yigong arranged for two companies to be distributed on the two-day highway east and south of Puyang County to block the reinforcements of the Japanese army.

Anyang, the Brigade Headquarters of the First Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

The Japanese army in Anyang was the first to receive the news of the Eighth Route Army's offensive, and the Chida Hanbei of Neihuang had been staring at the troops of the Tainan Military Region in the triangle.

It's just that the Japanese army held the idea of ​​watching the excitement, and did not act rashly.

The subsequent offensive of the Tainan Military Region surprised Suzuki Sadaji, the commander of the Japanese brigade. The Eighth Route Army's offensive intensified, and battles took place in Zhinan, Northwest Shandong, and West Shandong.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, the imperial troops stationed everywhere have reported that the Eighth Route Army is currently aggressively attacking the Zhinan area, and the offensive is sharp. It seems that it is not an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit!" Adjutant Hui reported.

"Where did such an Eighth Route Army unit emerge?" Suzuki Sadaji was very puzzled.

"And Sun Liangcheng's Department of the Chinese Government Army in the Guancheng area sent a telegram stating that the Department was under siege by the Eighth Route Army and requested reinforcements from the Imperial Army troops in surrounding counties!"

"Yo Xi!" Suzuki Sadaji smiled when he heard it: "Sun Liangcheng's conscience has been greatly shattered. In the words of the Chinese people, this person has always vacillated between the imperial army and the national government. Maybe, I should teach him a lesson this time!"

"What's the move of Gao Shuxun's New Eighth Army?"

"The New Eighth Army did not move, and the Eighth Route Army did not take the initiative to attack it!"

"It seems that the New Eighth Army has secretly reached an agreement with the Eighth Route Army, and told Sun Liangcheng that the planes of the Imperial Japanese Army will rush to the battlefield at dawn. If he can't last a night, there is no need to continue with the Imperial Army Cooperation!" Suzuki Sadaji finally said.

"Hi!" replied the adjutant.

The Japanese army has an airport in Xinxiang, which specializes in fighting in Henan Province and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area.

This is why Zhou Weihan ordered the troops to break through the Japanese blockade before dawn.

As long as they broke through the Japanese blockade, the troops of the Tainan Military Region could find a mountain forest to hide, and wait until dark to launch an offensive against the stubborn troops in Southwest Shandong.