Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 690 Changes in the New Eighth Army

Since the Eighth Route Army launched an anti-stubborn struggle in the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions and defeated the stubborn army led by Sun Liangcheng, the Eighth Route Army was very satisfied with the New Eighth Army's attitude of not helping each other during the war between the two sides.

It was unanimously felt that the New Eighth Army and even Gao Shuxun were targets for development, so when the Hebei-Shandong-Yuan Military Region and the Western Shandong Military Region were wantonly occupying the territory of the recalcitrant armed forces, they had a tacit understanding to withdraw the troops from Fan County, Northwest Shandong Province, and North Korea. Two places in the city.

Gao Shuxun became the local emperor of Fan County and Chaocheng. Relying on the taxes, food and grass in the two counties, the new Eighth Route Army's salary and supplies were effectively resolved.

Regarding Gao Shuxun, Zhou Weihan and Tan Lin had discussed it many times.

In Zhou Weihan's view, Gao Shuxun is like most generals in this era. He had the bloodiness that a soldier should have in his youth, but he was mixed with the opportunistic behavior of politicians in his middle age. He had a certain weakness in the face of the Japanese army. It is inevitable to have a warlord style.

Of course Gao Shuxun was aware of the situation of the New Eighth Army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area. The East, West, and North were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, and the southwest of Fan County was the Liangpu area to which the Japanese army belonged.

To some extent, the situation of the New Eighth Army is somewhat similar to that of the Japanese Army of the Independent First Mixed Brigade in the Liangpu area.

As a deal in exchange for Fan County and Guancheng, Tan Lin should have dispatched more than a dozen political cadres headed by Wang Zenan to secretly mix into the New Eighth Army to develop new forces.

In the middle of the night, in Northwest Shandong, Fan County, and the headquarters of the New Eighth Army were still brightly lit.

When the inquiry was unsuccessful, a staff went directly to Wang Zenan.

Unexpectedly, the first step of Wang Zenan's work was not to develop strength in the New Eighth Army. Instead, he took people to various villages all day long, chatting with fellow villagers about family affairs, especially the families of some soldiers who participated in the Eighth Route Army.

After Wang Zenan entered the New Eighth Army, Gao Shuxun did not want to arrange for him to take up a position of real power, so he initially created a New Eighth Army Servant Department, appointed Wang Zenan as the head of the Servant Department, and established Servant Sections in the 29th Division and the New 6th Division.

"Director, are they going to do something? Stabbing in the back while our Eighth Route Army is fighting the little devil?"

"No!" Ma Runchang immediately shook his head and denied: "The subordinates just think that the ideological work of the Eighth Route Army is too terrible, so we have to guard against it!"

As for the new Eighth Army or the Eighth Route Army, it needs specific analysis of specific issues.

Gao Shuxun sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, and watched the two of them coldly. You glanced at me and I talked with each other.

According to common sense, the Japanese troops from all walks of life have to make daily contact every once in a while, and report the progress and battle situation.

At the same time, Harada Kumayoshi, who was in the headquarters of the 35th Division behind the battlefield, was also a little confused at this time. The telegraph personnel contacted the Japanese army of the [-]th Division many times, but they did not receive a response.

Just when the atmosphere was a bit dignified, Gao Shuxun's adjutant pushed the door open and reported to Qianqian: "Military seat, according to reliable information, the Eighth Route Army troops in the Liangpu area are suspected to be going south!"

"What's more, the Liangpu area separates the Eighth Route Army Zhinan, Northern Henan, and Southwestern Shandong. If we occupy these important areas."

"What? Do you two have ideas?"

"Okay!" Gao Shuxun clapped his hands and smiled when he heard the words: "Didn't the two of you disagree just now? Now the opportunity has come. The Japanese army's defense forces in the Liangpu area are now empty, and our New Eighth Army is the only one of the national army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area. Armed forces, attacking the Japanese army, and recovering the lost ground are our due responsibilities!"

Back then when the New Eighth Army detained local government personnel, Zhou Weihan came to ask for someone, Zhang Hanquan led thousands of people and suffered a loss at the hands of the reconnaissance company, how could Zhang Hanquan forget this lesson.

"Impossible!" Wang Zenan categorically vetoed: "Gao Shuxun can't do such a thing, and he doesn't have the guts!"

"Yes, the outside world may not know the actual situation of the Eighth Route Army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area, but we do know that the Eighth Route Army has developed too fast. I heard that after many soldiers were captured by the Eighth Route Army, they did ideological work and turned into Soldiers of the Eighth Route Army don’t even need military pay, and you say the Eighth Route Army’s method of brainwashing is too terrifying!” said Ma Runchang, the commander of the newly created 6th Division, who seemed to be pointing.

"Yes!" Zhang Hanquan and Ma Runchang replied.

That night, the main force of the New Eighth Army began to assemble secretly, and Wang Zenan's permanent military headquarters didn't know about it, but such a big move could not be hidden from the staff of the Division's Attendant Section.

"Now I order that the 29th Division will go straight to Pu County, and the New 6th Division will capture Puyang. After the property of the Japanese and puppet troops and the traitors are inspected, they can withdraw from Puyang!"

The Eighth Route Army already had a certain foundation in Fan County and Guancheng. Although the troops and local government personnel were all withdrawn, when Gao Shuxun and others found out, Wang Zenan established the Army Supporting Association in the two places in the name of his attendants. .

"I will contact my superiors as soon as possible, and you will return to your respective units immediately. If there is any situation, please contact me through the radio at any time!"

After Zhang Hanquan heard this, he couldn't help but trembled: "Junzuo, this is not good, the Eighth Route Army has enough power to capture the two cities, and regards the two cities as something in its pocket. If our army captures them first, it will definitely intensify our army and the Eighth Route Army. Contradictions, when the time comes, you will not lose!"

"Don't worry, you just do it. I have my own plans afterwards. It is a national righteousness for us to send troops to regain the lost land. Zhou Weihan absolutely dare not take the initiative to meet with soldiers. Even if he holds a high position in the Eighth Route Army, a bunch of newspapers in the mountain city behind can drown him!" Gao Shuxun Zhizhu said with his hands in his hands.

"Huh, what you want to guard against are those people sent by Director Wang to your new 6th Division? Don't think that I don't know what the two of you are planning to occupy a stable territory amidst the heavy siege of the Japanese army." It's not easy, now that the Eighth Route Army is protecting our New Eighth Army from the wind and rain, as long as Wang Zenan doesn't go too far, then just turn a blind eye!" Gao Shuxun said with a cold snort.

"Military seat, the disturbance caused by the Eighth Route Army is not small. The Heze side has not stopped fighting until now. The Japanese may have kicked the iron plate this time!" Zhang Hanquan, the commander of the 29th Division, said with lingering fear.

Thinking of this, Harada Kumayoshi suddenly felt uneasy: "Contact Shangqiu immediately, and ask Araki Sadahiro to send someone to contact the Sixteenth Division to confirm his whereabouts!"

"Early tomorrow morning, Xinxiang Airport will send a reconnaissance plane to conduct a low-altitude reconnaissance on Cao County in Southwest Shandong!"

"Yes!" The telegraph officer of the Japanese army responded.

"You guys, send a few search troops to conduct a large-scale reconnaissance in the north, west, and south directions at the same time. I suspect that the Eighth Route Army is encircling our troops, especially the movement of the Eighth Route Army that is retreating to the Liangpu area. Find out where it is!" Harada Kumayoshi said to the adjutant.

(End of this chapter)