Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Weizi Town in the northeast of Lucheng.

The part of the 279th Regiment and the local armed forces and the Japanese army each occupied a hilltop. It is reasonable to say that the battlefield should be filled with a murderous atmosphere, but it seems a bit strange at this time.

At this moment, a group of soldiers of the puppet army came from the opposite hill, holding white flags and pushing carts. The leading puppet army officer held an iron horn and shouted as he walked: "Comrades of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side don't shoot, Da Mu!" Taijun asked me to send you some supplies, please don't shoot!"

Cheng Jianwu, the first battalion commander of the 279th Regiment, was in charge of full command here. After a morning of fierce fighting, the two sides agreed to stop the fighting and rest, and the battle would start in the afternoon.

As a result, the Japanese army took advantage of this gap and actually sent a puppet army to work in the army. Cheng Jianwu was a little confused when he saw this. After all, he had never dealt with Oki Hideo and had no experience in this area. Go forward and receive the supplies.

"What is this little devil doing? Why are you sending people to deliver supplies to us?" Cheng Jianwu wondered.

"The Taijun Oki mentioned by the puppet army should be Hideo Oki, the commander of the Japanese army this time. I read that it was mentioned in the materials issued by the superior that Hideo Oki has a good relationship with our Eighth Route Army. The Fifth Regiment has a lot of contacts with him. Delivery!" said the trainer on the side.

"Yeah, what else is there?"

"Hey, it looks like you didn't read the information sent by your superiors carefully!"

After hearing this, Cheng Jianwu felt a little more confident, and shouted at the instructor beside him: "You stay, inform the police, and everyone is on guard, but you are not allowed to shoot without my order!"

"it is good!"

"I'd like to see what kind of trick the little devil is playing!" Cheng Jianwu pulled out the short gun at his waist, and called the battalion's guard platoon to jump out of the position.

At this time, a group of puppet troops had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the black muzzles of the guns emerging from the position, all the puppet troops were as good as facing the enemy, for fear that any gun accidentally went off, and the group of themselves Everything is explained here.

Seeing someone rushing down from the top of the mountain, the officer of the puppet army hurried forward and said: "This must be the chief of the Eighth Route Army. I am ordered by Taijun Damu to send some supplies for the labor force to thank the noble army for the past two days." Cooperate!"

Cheng Jianwu heard the words and looked at the carts behind the officers of the puppet army, all of which were filled with supplies.

The officer of the puppet army hurriedly introduced: "Three freshly slaughtered local pork, one cart of local roast, two carts of rice, let's talk about our hearts!"

The troops in the Tainan Military Region are fighting. The cooking squads of each company carry food, but the soldiers eat dry food prepared in advance. In summer, it will smell rancid after a long time. In winter, dry food It becomes hard, and it's okay to have boiling water, and it can barely be eaten.

Seeing these rare supplies on the battlefield, Cheng Jianwu couldn't help swallowing, and then realized that he was a little out of control, but who would refuse the things delivered to the door: "Okay, thank you little devil for me, guard platoon, Dula Walk!"

"Go slowly, I won't give it away!" As the saying goes, it's the shortest way to take someone's hand, and it's the shortest way to eat someone. At this time, Cheng Jianwu rarely put on a smiling face.

The sun was deflected, and noon soon passed, but the temporary camp behind the position was bustling with activity. The four cooking teams of the first battalion were all assembled here, cooking meals for the soldiers in front.

"When fighting, it's not easy for comrades to eat warm meals. This is the first time I've seen pork and rice!" An elderly man in the cooking team said in amazement.

"Wang Tou, what did you eat during the Long March? Tell us about it!" A slightly younger soldier asked.

"Hey, what to eat? What to eat, let alone stewed meat when crossing the snow-capped mountains, and you can't even drink hot water. When crossing the grassland, you can still eat highland barley noodles at first, and then bark, wild vegetables, and leaves. , crawling on the ground, swimming in the water, eating everything that can be eaten!"

At the end of the old Wangtou, he added: "I have been back and forth three times on the grassland. Now that I think about it, it is fate, and it is fate to survive!"

"Ah, why have you crossed the grass three times?"

"I don't understand, forget it, it's better not to mention this matter!" The old Wang waved his head, then lifted the lid of the cauldron, and took a spoon to pull it: "It's cooked, tell the comrades on the front line to serve the meal !"

As the food was ready, nearly a thousand people from the first battalion and local armed forces retreated to the temporary camp behind in turn to eat.

Cheng Jianwu carried a lunch box in his hand and led the guard platoon, but he was the last one to come over. A soldier who beat rice took the lunch box and filled the lunch box with rice, and then the old Wangtou filled a spoonful of meat. on the meal.

"Master Wang, there is nothing wrong with the things!" Cheng Jianwu handed over a cigarette while speaking. Although the old Wang Tou was only the squad leader of the cooking squad in the battalion department, he had been in the army for more than ten years. It was Ding Weiping who saw him during the day , but also very respectful.

"No problem, I've checked it as soon as the guard platoon came over!" The old Wangtou said, "How dare I let the soldiers eat what the little devil sent me casually!"

In the afternoon of that day, until the sun deflected down and the sun was not so vicious, the Japanese army on the opposite side sent a signal to attack.

After three or four hours of rest, the two opposing parties were in good physical strength.

As soon as they fought, the sound of fighting even overshadowed the sound of gunfire.

"Give it up!" Hideo Oki shouted forward with a command knife in his hand.

The soldiers under his command also cooperated very much. A group of Japanese troops quickly advanced in a skirmish line, but they began to switch defenses with the front-line troops.

Fierce fighters continued until dark, and one side of the Eighth Route Army was defeated by the onslaught of the Japanese army and began to cover each other and retreat.

The place where the two sides fought fiercely was Weizi Town in the northeast of Lucheng. The retreat of the Eighth Route Army meant that the Japanese army could drive straight in and take Lucheng County smoothly.

The next thing the Japanese army has to do is to rely on the county seat and extend from the highway to the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army. Of course, everything that follows is impossible.

That night, in Lucheng County.

Oki Hideo sat upright with a command knife, and said to the telegraph operator on the side: "Immediately send power to the brigade and regiment headquarters. After a fierce battle between our department and the Eighth Route Army, we defeated the three blocking troops of the Eighth Route Army during the day. On the night of September 9, we successfully captured Lucheng County. , It is expected to officially occupy the entire territory of Lucheng tomorrow!"

"Hi!" The telegraph operator copied the contents of Hideo Oki's instructions into his notebook.

The fierce battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in Lucheng did not cause any major accidents according to the procedure, but the headquarters of the [-]th Army in Changzhi received urgent telegrams from the frontline positions one after another.

In Changzhi City, Fan Hanjie hadn't rested at night.

"Have you found out the specific situation? Has the Eighth Route Army responded?" Fan Hanjie asked repeatedly.

"Boss, the 45th Division sent a reconnaissance force this afternoon. According to their report, the Eighth Route Army retreated from several villages and towns in the suburbs of Lucheng one after another when it was dark. After the Japanese army occupied the county, they did not send troops to continue the pursuit! "

"In my opinion, the Japanese army may continue to carry out encirclement and suppression tomorrow, and it will not take long to advance to the frontline positions of the 45th Division!" Chief of Staff Hui reported.

"How did it happen? Why didn't there be any news in advance, and didn't Zhou Weihan boast that he was good at fighting? Why did the Japanese army advance to Lucheng all at once!" Fan Hanjie was very puzzled at this time. When heavy troops attacked, the Tainan Military Region did not perform so badly.

With the current rotten battle situation, blocked information, and sudden shocking changes, how can Fan Hanjie not be frightened.

"Boss, Lucheng and Licheng are the territories of the Eighth Route Army. According to the regulations, our army cannot send personnel to enter. Besides, the Eighth Route Army is very strict in investigation, and our army cannot obtain effective sources of information in its base areas. This battle is still through the passing traders. I found out by accident!" the chief of staff explained.

"But why didn't Zhou Weihan notify us? Even if the Japanese army was caught off guard, it's not like there is no time for this!"

Just when the two were puzzled, the director of the Telecommunications Department of the Military Department personally submitted a telegram: "Boss, the Eighth Route Army telegram!"

"Read!"

"Commander Fan of the 4th Army learned that the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on our army on the [-]th, which caught us off guard. Licheng and Lucheng were successively occupied by the Japanese army. However, our army still has strength and still controls most of the two places. , I still have the strength to fight back, please don't worry too much, the Eighth Route Army's Tainan Military Region Zhou!" The director of the Telecommunications Department murmured word by word.

"It's weird, it's really weird, I think there must be something tricky in it, the Eighth Route Army doesn't fight like this!" Fan Hanjie muttered to himself.

"How does the chief executive call back?"

After thinking for a long time, Fan Hanjie said: "Our department already knows the current battle situation. If support is needed, our department can send an additional reinforcement, or let your troops withdraw to the defense area of ​​our 45th Division. Brother is in a hurry , afraid that the war will be corrupted and affect the overall situation of Changzhi, I hope you will return quickly!"

"Yes!" The Director of Telecommunications closed the folder and stood at attention.

"Boss, perhaps the current situation is an excellent opportunity for our department. Taking advantage of the defeat of the Eighth Route Army, if we can occupy Lucheng, our department will have a bridgehead to the north!"

"Even if there is a dispute between the two sides in the future, then we have snatched it from the Japanese army and regained the lost ground from the Japanese army. What else can the Eighth Route Army say?" the chief of staff suggested.

"No, no!" Fan Hanjie immediately shook his head after hearing this: "I always feel that this matter is extraordinary, and besides, although our troops are not weak on the surface, their combat effectiveness has not yet recovered, so it is not appropriate to take the initiative to fight the Japanese army. Besides, the strength of the Japanese army's dispatch this time has not yet been clarified, once the fortifications are out, wouldn't it give the Japanese army a chance?"

Seeing that Fan Hanjie refused, the chief of staff did not insist.

The conversation was divided into two parts. In Pingshun City, Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo were also discussing the reaction of the [-]th Army.

"Fan Hanjie is very enthusiastic. He offered to give some support to our Eighth Route Army!" Xing Zhiguo said with a smile.

"Hmph, not necessarily!" Although Zhou Weihan's perception of Fan Hanjie has changed somewhat, his prejudice is still there: "If our Eighth Route Army is blocking the north of Changzhi, let's carry it first if there is any movement. How comfortable it is, it makes Fan Hanjie feel more at ease than putting an army of the national army here!"

"That's true!" Xing Zhiguo nodded.

"Call Fan Hanjie back immediately, there is no need to send reinforcements, our department can solve it on its own, and at the same time order the regiment to strengthen its vigilance!"

Zhou Weihan deliberately did not notify the [-]th Army before the battle. His intention was obvious, just to see Fan Hanjie's reaction.

On this occasion, a regiment has been secretly stationed at the junction of Lucheng, Pingshun, and Changzhi. Once the [-]th Army has the idea of ​​going north to grab the territory, it can attack it.

However, whether the [-]th Army moved or not, there are many arguments that can be put forward, and the key depends on Fan Hanjie's attitude.

Early the next morning, the gate of Handan City was opened wide, and more than a dozen Japanese army trucks came out in a file and drove westward.

The road was unimpeded, and at Dongyang Pass, the Japanese army convoy took a break, and a devil major general got off a truck in the middle.

Standing bravely on the top of the city wall in the temple, admiring the endless mountains from near to far, he suddenly felt very energetic, and couldn't help thinking of a few sentences.

"The mountain is on the other side, and I'm on the other side. It's so small to see all the mountains!" Terauchiyong, who was very excited about poetry, showed off a few words, and then he didn't say anything, but the Japanese officers who accompanied him clapped their hands and applauded.

On the same day, Si Neiyong and his party arrived in Lucheng along the Han-Chang Highway.

Oki Hideo, who had been waiting for a long time, was already prepared, leading a group of people outside the city to greet him, not to mention that he even finished the propaganda work. A Japanese military reporter set up equipment at the gate of the city.

When Yuuchi Terauchi got out of the car, the reporter pressed the shutter.

"Nani, Mr. Omu, what are you doing?" Si Nei Yong smiled.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, under your command, our department successfully captured Licheng and Lucheng. Isn't it worth publicizing it? I suggest that we take a photo at the city gate!" Oki Hideo suggested.

Oki Hideo's proposal was very much in line with Isamu Terauchi's intentions. Isamu Terauchi came to the front line in person to show that as the highest commander of the Japanese army in the Handan area, how could he have less important military exploits.

"Youxi!" After Si Neiyong finished speaking, there was a city wall full of bomb craters near the gate of a city, which showed the fierceness of the battle, and then said: "It's right here!"

Then a dozen or so Japanese soldiers, large and small, stood together, but the shorter Isamu Terauchi stood in the middle, holding a command knife in his hand, looking majestic.

Afterwards, Yuuchi Terauchi did not enter the city, but let Oki Hideo guide him to various battlefields, and a piece of material was born.

The interest dissipated, and Si Neiyong immediately said: "Immediately send a report to General Gangcun. Our troops reoccupied Licheng and Lucheng on the 5th. Except for a small number of areas, there are still remnants of the Eighth Route Army entrenched. The two places have returned to the imperial army." under control!"

"Hi!" The adjutant hurriedly responded when he heard the words.

"Mr. Omu, you are the first in this battle, and there will be rewards after the battle!"

"Don't dare, the imperial army can win a big victory only by the general's overall command!" Hideo Oki said sensiblely: "General, the [-]st Division and the Kwantung Army were defeated here one after another, but you led your troops to win a big victory." , such a great military exploit, no one can match it!"