Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

On the evening of October 1941, 10, in a forest in the east of Heze, the soldiers of the New Third Brigade were scattered and hidden.

There are three regiments in the new third brigade, and the main force is nearly [-] people. This time, in cooperation with the Southwest Army Division, in addition to the remaining troops, two regiments and brigades were dispatched, totaling more than [-] people.

It's October, and it's okay when the sun is shining during the day, but the weather is very cool in the morning and evening.

Between the mountains and forests, the cool wind was blowing, and the soldiers of the New Third Brigade were still wearing summer single clothes, unlike the troops in the Tainan Military Region, who marched one by one.

I saw two or three people huddling together, or sharing a quilt with cotton wool exposed, or wearing a blanket or rain poncho to protect themselves from the wind, or even hiding in the lee, covered with hay.

"Old Han, we arrived at the scheduled location, but why didn't we move? Is this a change in the battle plan?" Political commissar Tan of the New Third Brigade asked.

"Maybe it is. The telegram only said that we should stand by and wait for orders. Maybe there is another situation with the Japanese army. After all, we are just a sheep attack, and we will cooperate with the brother troops to fight, just wait!" Brigadier Han said.

By the time Zhou Weihan received the telegram from the headquarters, it was already the sixth day.

Zhou Weihan was deeply surprised by the reply on the telegram. He really did not expect the military commission and the head of the headquarters to trust him so much.

Zhou Weihan had been hesitating whether to fight or not to fight before, until he saw this telegram and finally made up his mind.

"Old Zhou, the meaning of the headquarters is for you to decide whether to call or not, we will listen to you!" Li Yunlong was still chattering in Zhou Weihan's ear.

"Fight, take Heze!" Zhou Weihan slapped down the table decisively, startling Li Yunlong who was next to him, and then asked, "Take Heze City together?"

"Once you do it, is there any difference?" Zhou Weihan asked back.

I saw Li Yunlong agreeing: "Then hit him, at worst, he will die, and his head will be covered with a scar the size of a bowl!"

Luo Benzhong scoffed at Li Yunlong's out-of-the-ordinary words. This battle has a lot to do with it. Could it be that Li Yunlong himself lost his head.

"Communist, have you decided?" Roben Zhong asked.

"The decision is made. Although the situation in the future is very severe, we must have confidence!" Zhou Weihan said firmly.

Ever since he joined the Eighth Route Army, he was flapping like a butterfly's wings. Although Zhou Weihan's actions could not change the overall situation of China's war of resistance.

But at present, the changes in the Taihang base area with the Eighth Route Army headquarters as the core are obvious, and the base areas in other places are also developing better than in history, and the changes in food alone are particularly obvious.

Secondly, the Huangyadong Armory has a production line of [-]-caliber bullets, mixed with seizures and transactions, to meet the combat needs of the three military regions of Taibei, Tainan, and Taiyue.

The Tainan base area developed into a benchmark for all the bases of the Eighth Route Army. The troops of the Tainan Military Region also developed into regular field troops.

In this Battle of Southwest Shandong, Heze was fully recovered, and then Heze was used as a base to develop, which changed the consistent development concept of the Eighth Route Army.

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The moment Zhou Weihan made his decision, history had already shifted.

"Okay! But the specific battle plan, as well as the mobilization of manpower and material resources will need to be adjusted!" Luo Benzhong nodded.

"Adjust immediately, and report my decision to the headquarters at the same time!" Zhou Weihan said.

At present, most of the military and political officers of the troops under Zhou Weihan's command are single-handedly selected by him. Among the cadres at the military division level, only Luo Benzhong joined halfway, and the same is true for middle and lower level cadres.

The good thing is that when Zhou Weihan gives an order, the internal opinions will be quickly unified, and the troops will be as useful as they can be.

As for the disadvantages, although it is a unit of the Eighth Route Army, it is disciplined and principled, but under the command of Zhou Weihan for a long time, it will inevitably leave its mark and even form a mountain.

But right now, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and Robbenzhong's performance is the best proof.

After Luo Benzhong left, Li Yunlong asked: "Should I call in some more troops? The Heze area is not small, and the current troops are not enough. If I had known, I would have recruited some more troops before!"

Zhou Weihan was also wondering if he was mobilizing some troops, the current strength of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region is really not enough.

Taking the Zhinan Army Division as an example, it covers the three counties of Neihuang, Qingfeng, and Nanle, and at the same time occupies part of the area north of Puyang and west of Guancheng, Chaocheng, and Guanxian.

As a regiment of the main force, it has been maneuvering outside, and only Zhou Weiguo's independent regiment is stationed in the base area. Its strength is really stretched.

In contrast, the situation of the Zhangbei and Northern Henan military divisions is slightly better, and the situation that the Shandong Southwestern military division will face in the future is also the same.

"It's too late to form a temporary army. We must first defeat Heze, and then we can select soldiers from the puppet army, or form a new main force from local armed forces in other military divisions!" Zhou Weihan said.

On the evening of the [-]th, the combat order was issued to all participating troops. The three regiments went south from Hanji Town first, and secretly gathered in the east of Kaocheng, cutting off the Japanese army's transportation line at any time, or blocking the Japanese army's reinforcements.

The Independent Regiment of the Southwest Military Division of Shandong Province served as a siege force and supported each other with the New Third Brigade. The First Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment moved to Heze in the north. They were expected to ambush the Japanese army at the junction of Heze and Dingtao. reinforcements.

In Shangqiu city.

A man in black leather hurriedly walked towards the Wuji leather goods store where the Enemy Engineering Department had a stronghold in the city.

Dongdongdong knocked on the door, and then the lights in the house came on.

"Guest officer, our small shop is going overseas, so we can't do business anymore, why don't you come back tomorrow?"

"The shopkeeper is me!"

With a creak, the door opened, and the shopkeeper looked out.

"Don't worry, there is no one, I happen to be on patrol tonight!" said Heipi Xiaosan.

"Come in!" greeted the shopkeeper, "What's the rush?"

"Today, I heard from the guard at the railway station that the Japanese army brought several tanks from Kaifeng and arrived in the afternoon. I thought they must be dealing with our troops!"

"Tanks? How many are there?"

"It should be the tank squadron under the command of the [-]th Division. If nothing unexpected, there should be twelve!" Xiao San said.

"It's broken, the little devil actually transferred all the tanks!" The shopkeeper hurriedly turned around in place, and then said: "Comrade Xiao San, your information is very important, and I want to thank you on behalf of the organization!"

"Thank you or not, this is what every Chinese should do!" Although Xiao San was wearing black leather, there was a fiery heart hidden in his body.