Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 592 Differentiation Strategy
Before Zhou Weihan's arrival, the Southwest Military Division of Shandong had already taken the initiative to shrink its troops, and its scope of activities was reduced to the east of Dongming, and the area west of Heze, Dingtao, and Cao County.

Although the local Japanese army had the upper hand in the battle, they faced the same problem as the Eighth Route Army, that is, too few troops to control the vast towns except the county.

Therefore, after realizing that the Eighth Route Army was actively shrinking its troops, the Japanese army felt that its troops were insufficient, and ordered the puppet governments in various places to distribute reward orders in various counties.

All the big landlords who support the Japanese army in every county, or the bandits who occupy the land as kings and gather in the mountains and forests, have all obtained official positions, large and small, under the generous rewards of the Japanese army. .

On the side of the Eighth Route Army, whether it was the intelligence personnel of the local government or the enemy engineering department belonging to the Southwest Military Division of Shandong Province, they had been watching the enemy's every move.

Shortly after Zhou Weihan arrived in the Southwest Military Division, he ordered a plenary meeting of the Southwest Base Area. The participants included cadres above the battalion level in the army, the guerrilla brigades in the local armed forces, the captains of several county brigades, and the main leaders of the local government. principal.

This move is to unify the thinking of all commanders and fighters and restore low morale, and to clarify the development goals of the next base area and communicate the next step of combat deployment.

Hanji Town, the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district Headquarters, Zhou Weihan and others gathered together to study the recent movements of the Japanese army.

"In the past few days, the little devil has realized that his own ruling power is insufficient, and has recruited several bandit armed forces one after another. At the same time, he has helped big households in various places to form security teams. The momentum is very lively. Some thugs of the puppet government openly arrested the family members of our comrades. Destroy the grassroots regime in the enemy-occupied area!"

The person who spoke was Li Lu, Minister of the Military Department of the prefectural government. Although the main force withdrew, some comrades from the local government remained in the enemy-occupied area to continue the struggle.

Li Yunlong was furious when he heard the words, and slapped the table: "Damn it, I shouldn't have been soft-handed back then, I should have put this group of idiots together, and why are you still doing some fucking united front work!"

"Old Luo, look, these bastards have a conscience, can they do things for the little devils? As soon as our main force left, they jumped out immediately!" Li Yunlong pointed the finger at Luo Benzhong.

Previously, Zhou Weihan led his troops in Heze, Dingtao, and Cao counties in the southwestern part of Shandong Province, and ruthlessly wiped out a group of recalcitrant armed forces, but the purpose was to only punish the culprits and not implicate the innocent.

However, the leaders of these recalcitrant armed forces were all born in local clans, with strong local power and deep connections between villages and villages. After the Eighth Route Army left, they revived again.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong led his troops to arrive, and Luo Benzhong suggested to seize the main contradiction, unite local forces, gain a firm foothold first, and target the Japanese and puppet troops.

Afterwards, the Political Department of the Southwest Military Division sent several cadres to contact the armed forces in various places, including bandit armed forces and the guards of large landlords.

There was a conflict between the military chief and the political chief, and Luo Benzhong did not continue the dispute with Li Yunlong because of face.

Seeing this, Zhou Weihan patted the table lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, why are you so impatient?"

"This matter must also be viewed dialectically. When the two forces confront each other, when one force has the upper hand, the hidden dangers that are usually hidden will be revealed!"

"Now these people are jumping more happily than each other. If they don't jump out, where will the weapons and equipment come from? Where will the money and food come from? There will be a time to settle accounts with them, Comrade Li Lu!"

"Yes" Li Lu stood up immediately when Zhou Weihan called his name, and Zhou Weihan waved his hand to signal him to sit down: "Notify comrades in enemy-occupied areas to temporarily suspend all activities, just remember who is interested in our Eighth Route Army and who Stay neutral, whoever does things for the little devils will settle accounts with them in a short time, and the hidden dangers will be eliminated in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

"Sit by the sidewalk and watch the wind and rain!"

What Zhou Weihan said, Li Yunlong understood, but he was a little unwilling: "Then let's just forget about it? I can't swallow this breath!"

"Of course, you can send a few capable small troops to secretly sneak into the enemy-occupied area and go for some activities!" Zhou Weihan said.

After the matter was settled, Luo Benzhong said: "Member, there is information from the enemy engineering department. Yesterday, more than [-] members of the Fourth Army of the Puppet Army of Sun Liangcheng's Department who had been stationed in Kaifeng marched into Lanfeng. At the same time, the puppet army of Zhang Lanfeng's Department They are gathering from counties in eastern Henan and northern Anhui to Shangqiu, and the intention of the Japanese army is obvious, that is to restrain the development of our base area in southwestern Shandong!"

"Sun Liangcheng and Zhang Lanfeng have two puppet troops, who is stronger?" Zhou Weihan asked.

"Sun Liangcheng's puppet army has only been formed for less than a year. Although the weapons and equipment are not bad, but the personnel are mixed, I am afraid it is not as good as the guerrilla column under his command. The combat effectiveness of Zhang Lanfeng's puppet army is not weak, but the leader Zhang Lanfeng was defeated in Lingchuan , the puppet army under him is probably going to split up and fight for power!" Luo Benzhong replied.

"Both of them served the Japanese army before, but one was in Kaifeng and the other was mainly in Shangqiu. In the future, they will develop in Southwest Shandong. If the two tigers compete, it will be beneficial to us. Right now, Zhang Lanfeng's troops have no leader. This Sun Liangcheng We will definitely not let such an excellent opportunity to expand our strength slip away!" Zhou Weihan said.

"Then send someone to move around?" Robenzhong's eyes flickered.

"Sun Liangcheng is a warlord. He knows how to have military power. He has a strong waist. He won't serve the little devil sincerely!" Zhou Weihan nodded: "Well, I will write a letter to Sun Liangcheng!"

As for the content of the autograph letter, of course Zhou Weihan would not express it openly, and Luo Benzhong knew it well, so he didn't ask too much.

"Who to send then?"

"Let Dong Jiang go, he has a good relationship with Sun Liangcheng, Sun Liangcheng will not embarrass him!"

The two talked with each other, and I talked with each other, and discussed the strategy to deal with the two puppet troops. In terms of playing tricks, Li Yunlong and the others on the side couldn't get along with anyone.

Then Zhou Weihan divided up the recent work. Xin Tiebing, as the chief of staff, was in charge of the training of the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the local armed forces.

"what about me?"

"You!" Zhou Weihan tapped his finger on the table and said jokingly: "The two cavalry regiments are training together, you go to the cavalry regiment to do some work, remember, the cavalry regiment must form combat power as soon as possible, if the reinforcements arrive , I am afraid that your newly formed cavalry regiment can only do some odd jobs!"

"Crap, before the end of the month, the cavalry regiment can be brought to the battlefield!" Li Yunlong said, patting his chest.

(End of this chapter)