Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

As the sky gradually turned dark, the defense battle around Heze County also slowly came to an end. This battle was a decisive battle between the main forces of the two sides. Although the process was short, the number of people participating in the battle was as high as 3.

The main force of the 32nd Division was basically wiped out, but there were still a small number of lucky Japanese troops who accidentally escaped from the encirclement and scattered in all directions. Such situations are inevitable.

So Zhou Weihan ordered that the troops directly under the military region and the 40th regiment be stationed in Heze City, the 37th and 38th regiments were responsible for cleaning the battlefield, and the 39th regiment stationed in Zhencheng, north of Heze, mobilized troops and supplemented by local armed forces to conduct a dragnet search to the south.

The First Regiment, the Third Regiment, and the Assault Regiment dispatched elite personnel to form small units to pursue the area east of Heze. The Cavalry Regiment was responsible for contacting the local armed forces and militia that had been transferred underground in Juye and Yuncheng, waiting for the surviving Japanese troops to throw themselves into the net. .

Outside the city, the battlefield that was originally filled with gunpowder smoke gradually revealed its bloody side. Fragmented corpses were everywhere, and the huge bomb craters were filled with blood mud.

It is not difficult to recover weapons and equipment, but it is rare to clean up the corpses on the battlefield. The remains of the soldiers of the 40th regiment and the 35th regiment need to be separated from those of the little devils.

And a little farther away from the battlefield, the left-behind commanders and fighters of the first regiment, the third regiment, and the assault regiment, holding weapons in their arms, lay in disorder on the ground, snoring continuously.

In the headquarters, the deputy chief of staff, Zhou Weihan, brigade commander Han who taught the Seventh Brigade, and others gathered together.

"Chief of Staff, Mrs. Zhou, I just reported the battle situation with Mrs. Yang via telegram. Mrs. Yang asked me to convey my apology in person. The Japanese army of the 32nd Division suddenly changed its attack route. The Luxi Military Region was unable to deploy troops to support it in time." Brigadier Han said with an apologetic face.

The deputy chief of staff waved his hand, indicating that the matter was over, and said, "Okay, the plan can't keep up with the changes, and the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. How could the Japanese army follow our wishes!"

"Send someone to look for it!"

Zhou Weihan couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I still know Li Yunlong. It is possible to visit the wounded, but if he goes to the battlefield to sum up his experience, then the sun may come out from the west!"

With the passage of time, the scattered troops returned one after another, and Li Yunlong, who was on the front line, also returned to the headquarters to report the battle situation.

According to the previous Japanese combat deployment, the main goal of the Japanese army of the 32nd Division was to wipe out the Luxi base area and teach the Liangshan Army Division where the Seventh Brigade was located. It was the primary goal of the Japanese army.

Liu Bengong was familiar with the local situation, and the local militia did not catch him. Later, on the way to escape eastward, he encountered several little devils.

The adjutant pushed open the door cautiously, only to see Neiji Okamura standing alone at the window, staring into the distance.

"How is it? How is Li Yunlong's situation? He hasn't been found yet?" asked the deputy chief of staff.

"It is no longer necessary for the imperial army to carry out the massive sweep against the base areas of the Eighth Route Army's Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces. If it continues, it will only cause the soldiers of the imperial army to die in vain. Please inform us that the 21st division must save its strength and quickly retreat to Shangqiu!"

"It's normal to go to the battlefield to see after the war. I guess Lao Li should go to the front line to visit the wounded and sum up his experience!" Brigadier Han excused Li Yunlong.

"What news came from the front?" Okamura Ningji turned around and asked.

Compared with the gloomy look on the Japanese side, the Eighth Route Army headquarters was full of laughter. At the critical moment when the Japanese army dispatched heavy troops to sweep up the Eighth Route Army's various bases, the victory in Southwest Shandong was really exciting and fully mobilized the fighting spirit of all the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters.

"Confirmed, the source of the news is the personal account of a few imperial soldiers who survived by chance. The Eighth Route Army used large-scale artillery under the city of Heze, and even flying teams with sun flags bombed the imperial army. Based on this, the 32nd Division It was a big defeat!"

"Your Excellency, the headquarters of the 32nd Division stationed in Yanzhou has sent a telegram!" The adjutant closed the door, as if trying to isolate the noise in the headquarters.

"Is the message confirmed?"

Originally, there were special personnel responsible for these matters, and Zhou Weihan didn't need to ask, but he was still reassured by asking a few words out of habit.

"Ah?" Brigadier Han opened his mouth wide, as if he had been wronged by the heavens: "There is such a thing? Why didn't I know, I'll go and ask, who is so courageous to capture the devil alive and not report it?" !"

"Hey, don't worry!" Zhou Weihan took the initiative to grab Brigadier Han's arm and forcefully pressed him on the stool: "The meal is being prepared, so let's go after a hot meal, besides, you teach the Seventh Brigade The past two days have been going on and on, so the soldiers must rest for a night before leaving!"

After Liu Bengong, who led the 32nd Division, brought the Japanese army all the way to Heze, he was sent by the little devil to contact the local powerful people. As a result, news of the Japanese army's defeat came before the matter was settled.

"Have all the wounded been transferred to the hospital?" Zhou Weihan asked.

Brigadier Han was taken aback when he heard the words, and the deputy chief of staff at the side finally couldn't help laughing: "Okay, stop kidding, Sakai Takashi must be sent to the headquarters, even to Yanzhou Go, don't try to take it away quietly!"

"Yes!" The staff officer responded.

It stands to reason that brothers in a family do business in partnership, and the money they earn is not to mention divided equally, so how can they make some money, right?Teaching the Seventh Brigade to also participate in the battle, it should not be a matter of course to divide several artillery pieces.

In this way, under the leadership of Liu Bengong, he hid in Tibet along the way, successfully took out Juye, and arrived in Jiaxiang occupied by the Japanese army.

Under the command of Zhou Weiguo, a total of four regiments were dispatched from the Zhinan Army Division and the Zhangbei Army Division. First they defeated the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army, and then severely damaged the Japanese army in Anyang.

At that time, the big family where Liu Bengong belonged to heard the news from the villagers' soldiers, and immediately decided to take Liu Bengong down. Unexpectedly, after the militiamen gathered, Liu Bengong had already seen that the situation was not good, and his feet were smeared.

"Not only that, but this is not counted as a puppet army assisting in the battle. At the same time, the number of artillery in the Japanese army is at least two artillery regiments. In this battle, Zhou Weihan and the others may have made a fortune!" Chief of Staff Teng said with a smile.

"To make a fortune must be to make a fortune, but the casualties are not small. I don't know if this battle has hurt the Hebei-Luyu Military Region!"

The next day, a thunderous news spread to Yanzhou, causing an uproar among the Japanese army in Yanzhou.

Okamura Ningji didn't seem to have much fluctuation on his face when he heard the words. How can it be strange that the Eighth Route Army has produced a few planes? When will a navy come out?This ridiculous idea flashed through Okamura Ningji's mind.

North China Dispatch Army Headquarters, as the war progressed, Okamura Neji couldn't sleep at night due to the stalemate in various places, especially the war in the southwestern part of Shandong, Okamura Neji always felt drowsy every time he thought about it.

"Chief of Staff, Mrs. Zhou, since the battle is over, I won't bother you in Heze anymore, and I'll lead my troops back to the base!" Brigadier Han said.

"On the 21st, the artillery units of the 35st Regiment and the Assault Regiment of our Ministry wiped out more than 36 people from the 35th Division of the Japanese Army in Cao County. The regiment and other departments wiped out more than 22 members of the 32th Division in Dongming, and killed the enemy Lieutenant General Harada Kumayoshi!" "On the 9000nd, after a long-distance raid, the first regiment, third regiment, and assault regiment joined forces with the Luxi Military Region to teach The Seventh Brigade annihilated nearly 21 main forces of the [-]nd Division of the Japanese Army in Heze, and captured Takashi Sakai, the commander of the infantry regiment. A small number of Japanese troops fled!"

"It's really lucky to be able to capture a Japanese infantry regiment commander alive. In exchange, you can choose twelve of the 36 artillery pieces captured in the Japanese Artillery Regiment this time!"

When Chief of Staff Teng was telling the results of the battle, some officers beside him silently counted the number of enemies wiped out by the Hebei-Luyu Military Region.

Unexpectedly, because the Eighth Route Army wiped out the 35th Division in Dongming, the 32nd Division and the 21st Division changed their combat targets and pointed all the way to Heze, while the troops of the Luxi Military Region were far away in Northwest Shandong, Taixi and other places and could not provide timely support. .

"All right, give me a quick word!" Zhou Weihan asked directly.

"No, I don't think it's good for you to stay here. How did I hear that the commander of the Japanese army, Takashi Sakai, seems to have fallen into your hands!" Zhou Weihan still firmly held Brigadier Han's arm while speaking. .

Wang Yigong led the two regiments of the Northern Henan Army Division and the 29th regiment to defeat and severely damage the puppet army headed by Sun Dianying.

Brigadier Han had a bitter face, the Japanese Artillery Wing, under the cooperation of the Cavalry Regiment and the Teaching Seventh Brigade, two mountain artillery brigades and one field artillery brigade, all fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and captured a group of Japanese artillery at the same time .

Zhou Weihan's face darkened when he heard the words. After the battle in Heze was over, he immediately asked someone to contact the Southwest Military Division, but unexpectedly there was no reply for a long time. Zhou Weihan even wondered if the headquarters of the Southwestern Military Division had suffered There was an accident.

Zhou Weihan and the deputy chief of staff looked at each other, and the deputy chief of staff lowered his head and picked up a document on the table, as if he didn't hear anything.

Then Zhinan and Zhangbei respectively dispatched a regiment, approaching the Liangpu area from Qingfeng, and the Fourth Independent Regiment and the 29th Regiment of the Northern Henan Military Region entered the Liangpu area from Huaxian east.

"Yes, many soldiers of the Imperial Army have confirmed this news!"

As for the rest of the troops Neiji Okamura did not mention it, it was because before that, the Anyang Independent First Mixed Brigade, the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army in Zhangbei, and the Japanese troops in Huaxian County and Junxian County had all lost news. Come.

Brigadier Han saw that Zhou Weihan was busy with the affairs at hand, and after a second thought, it would be better to return to the base as soon as possible.

"It spreads, as if I, Zhou Weihan, don't know how to treat guests. How much this will affect my reputation!"

"Chief, the number of enemies annihilated in this battle is about 3000. This is almost the strength of a Division A division of the Japanese army at the beginning of the war. My God, I didn't even dare to think about this before!"

"Hey, I didn't say I was captured alive!" Zhou Weihan said.

This telegram was not received until after repeated telegrams.

"4000, 5000, 9000, 5000!"

The task of instructing the Seventh Brigade is to slow down the Japanese army, and then retreat all the way north from Juye to induce the 32nd Division to divide its forces. At that time, the Luxi Military Region will base its strategic depth in Shenxian County, Tangyi, and Guanzhou in the northwest of Shandong Province. Counties and other places, Dong'e, Pingyin and other places in western Taiwan and other places dealt with the Japanese army.

Brigadier Han grinned and said, "No, they are all brother troops, why are you being so polite? I taught the Seventh Brigade just to play support. Now I think about it in my heart, and I feel bad!"

"Yanzhou? Could it be that the 32nd Division also?" Okamura Ningji immediately had a possibility in his mind.

"In this battle, our troops have captured countless, and the casualties are not small. The specific results are being counted."

Then the news of the defeat of the main force of the 32nd Division was quickly reported to Yanzhou, where the division headquarters was located, and Liu Bengong and others were even taken to Yanzhou for questioning.

"Hey, General, I'll inform you right away!" The adjutant hesitated, thinking that the 21st Division might not be able to escape so easily.

"Yeah!" Zhou Weihan nodded when he heard the words: "Meals must be prepared quickly. After preparation, let the soldiers eat and go to a few camps outside the city to rest!"

"Yes!"

"An organized flying team?"

"Commissioner, the telegram from the Southwest Military Sub-district of Shandong. The telegram said that Mr. Li and Political Commissar Luo were not at the headquarters, and the staff of the headquarters could not find the two chiefs. The chief should have gone to the battlefield in person!" The telegraph operator reported.

"Okay, there are a lot of twelve cannons, but I want all the mountain cannons, and the little devil's artillery will also take away a batch!" Brigadier Han finally said.

"After the battle, the stretcher team went to the battlefield to transfer the wounded, and the health workers of several regiments also gathered in the hospital for support!" A staff officer of the headquarters reported.

"According to the report of the 32nd Division, the 211th Regiment, 212th Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Search Regiment led by General Takashi Sakai, the head of the Infantry Regiment, totaled more than [-] Imperial Army soldiers, and almost all of them were crushed in Heze!" Adjutant He gritted his teeth and said.

"The news of this victory was reported to Yanzhou, and then reported to the entire army. Comrades need this exciting victory too much!" The boss finally said.

In the next few days, the news of the Great Victory in Southwest Shandong continued to ferment. First, the front-line Eighth Route Army newspapers such as "Yellow River Daily" announced the news, and then "Yanzhou Daily" published related articles on the first issue.

Not only that, in order to reverse the sluggish situation of the national anti-Japanese war and inspire the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the people of the whole country, after the research and decision of the high-level officials in Yanzhou, it is necessary to change the previous low-key and increase the propaganda of the victory in Southwest Shandong.

After that, the offices of the Eighth Route Army in various places in the rear published articles in many influential newspapers such as "Ta Kung Pao" and "Shen Shen", announcing the victory of the Eighth Route Army in Southwest Shandong. celebrate.

In contrast, the attitude shown by the top leaders of the national government was a little ambiguous, but the liaison team of the US military stationed in the mountain city sent a congratulatory telegram to the Eighth Route Army.