Age of Rebirth

Chapter 610 Suppression of Bandits

A battalion of the Han Tie Department of the Yellow River Defense Line Defense Corps of the Independent Division was annihilated. It was not when it was fighting the Japanese army, but was ambushed by bandits. Tang Qiuli, who had just arrived in Zhengzhou from Dingbian, was extremely furious when he received the news , although he foresaw that the army might have the idea of ​​despising the bandits, he did not expect it to be so serious that it would lead to such a tragedy.

Of course he will not dismiss Han Tie. After the Corps has just recovered from the Kaifeng blockade, it has recruited many new recruits. Commanders, record a serious demerit and punish it once, and notify all troops of the independent division, hoping to arouse the vigilance and attention of all troops.

The rampantness of the bandits in Shandong also exceeded his expectations. From the phenomenon of the annihilation of the first battalion, he could vaguely see the shadow behind the incident. Such an almost perfect ambush, from this point of view, must have been the Japanese who intervened behind the scenes. Earlier, Li Honggang's telegram also mentioned this point.

For the first time, he was worried about Brother Qiuquan's plan to exterminate the bandits at the end of May. This was no longer simply fighting a group of untrained bandits, but fighting against the Japanese from another side. The front is so stalemate, it is not the result that the Communists want, it is absolutely possible to break through the frontal law and find another way. [

It is necessary to get ahead of the Japanese and eradicate the banditry in Shandong. The existing force cannot guarantee the completion of such a task. After careful consideration, Tang Qiuli decided to increase the force in the direction of Shandong. He organized the headquarters for the independent division. After issuing an order, the training was nearing completion, and the first and second anti-Japanese brigades of independent division workers formed by the former Jingxing coal mine workers, with a total strength of more than [-] people, immediately left Huangyadong and rushed to Shandong.

As for the rest of the training subjects, let’s do it on the battlefield. The reason why Tang Qiuli mobilized the Workers Anti-Japanese Brigade who had not completed the training was based on his complete trust in these two units composed of coal miners. The organization and cooperation of the two units were also considered from this aspect when they were organized separately. The information fed back from the training headquarters proved that Tang Qiuli did not misunderstand these two units. other recruits.

Moreover, Tang Qiuli had further considerations, to build these two worker brigades into fist troops directly under the Independent Division, and he gave Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps an order to transfer the Independent Division Rapid Response Brigade to Liu Feng. More than [-] troops from the Ministry immediately went to Shandong to participate in the battle against bandits.

An order was given to Li Honggang in Yantai to lead the cavalry brigade Wang Dazhu of the 29th Corps to Xuzhou immediately to participate in the bandit suppression campaign. The troops consisted of four cavalry brigades from each department of the Independent Division, plus three infantry brigades, with a total strength of 11 troops. In addition to the Air Force of the Independent Division, three generals Tang Qiuquan, Li Honggang, and Han Tie were in command.

According to Tang Qiuli's plan, instead of the original strategy of defeating each of them, he will simultaneously deal a fatal blow to the three largest armed forces in southern and southwestern Shandong, namely Liu Motou, Zheng Sanguang's gang, and Chen Tiannan's local forces, and fight for the enemy. Before the Japanese army in North China launched a new offensive, cut off the Japanese's black hands extending to Shandong and eradicate internal troubles.

Set up the Bandit Suppression Headquarters in South Shandong and Southwest Shandong, with Tang Qiuquan as the commander-in-chief, fully responsible for the bandit suppression in Shandong, and Li Honggang and Han Tie as the deputy commanders. Death will not give the bandits a chance to bite back, otherwise, these bandits who have already boarded the Japanese chariot will pose a fatal threat to themselves sooner or later.

Tang Qiuquan, who arrived at the headquarters of the Han Tie Corps in Xuzhou, saw Han Tie with a black face, and understood what was going on at that time. When he came to Xuzhou on the way, he had already received a telegram forwarded by his teacher. People who are not good at expressing their inner feelings, Han Tie is his old buddy who has fought side by side since he was in the Bloody Hands, and he understands Han Tie's feelings.

Seeing Qiuquan come in, Han Tie was obviously relieved. Did he know what the arrival of the head of the special warfare detachment at this time meant? The division commander did not remove his post, but Han Tie felt guilty Deeper, Qiu Quan didn't comfort Han Tie, and said directly: "Commander Han, let me introduce the situation."

Han Tie knew that this special operations detachment leader, who was known as the cold-faced King of Hades, was actually a hot-hearted person, and the two immediately started researching on the map. On the morning of the third day, Li Honggang also rushed to Xuzhou. Behind him is a brigade of cavalry.

The Bandit Suppression Headquarters in South Shandong and Southwest Shandong immediately started operating at high speed. Qiu Quan was not in a hurry to move his troops into areas where bandit activities were frequent, but concentrated his troops in the mountains near Xuzhou for special mountain combat training, and mobilized some special forces to fight in the mountains. The experienced veterans of the combat detachment serve as the instructors of these units and teach the most basic special operations tactics.

Qiu Quan knew very well in his heart that when a large army was sent up, the bandits would have dispersed before the troops approached. He couldn't use it, he didn't want the division to send so many troops, but now that they are here, there are advantages to having more soldiers.

The entire special warfare detachment, with the unit as a unit, spread to the mountains and plains in southern Shandong and southwestern Shandong. Qiuquan gave them a very clear task, to scout the whereabouts of the bandits and find the lair where the bandits are entrenched. The armed bandits exchanged fire and concealed their tracks.

In the end, he warned the dozen or so sub-captains under his command. Knowing that you guys feel itchy when you see bandits, and panic when you don’t have a battle all day long, everyone remembers that you are not going to fight to locate the bandits for the big troops. It is your main task. If you fight some battles, if the unit violates discipline, the unit leader should stop doing it.

When Qiuquan said these words, his voice suddenly turned cold, and the sub-team leaders below shrank their heads and stuck out their tongues secretly. They really planned to get into the bandit's lair and make a fuss. Now, they can only watch The bandit swallowed, the detachment leader wasn't just joking, if he fell into his hands, he would have to peel off his skin if he didn't die.

Qiuquan also used the trick of blinding his eyes to let out rumors that he wanted to go north to Cangzhou to start a war with the Japanese. He knew that with so many troops concentrated in Xuzhou, it would be impossible to completely hide from the bandits. The bandits gave a wrong signal, thinking that the troops were not targeting them. The bandits relaxed their vigilance and came out to move around, so that the special operations team could catch their tails.

Baodugu is located in the depths of the vast Yimeng Mountains. It is a natural and dangerous terrain with high mountains and dense forests. Without familiar people to guide the way, it is impossible to find the entrance to the mountain in this deep mountain and dense forest. Liu Motou regards this place as his old lair. He has taken a fancy to the advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack. After years of management, Baodugu is surrounded by dense fortresses, secret passages extending in all directions, as strong as iron barrels, and it looks like a military fortress.

The most rare thing is that there is a natural spring on the mountain. No matter how dry the weather is, the amount of water is not small, and it can be used by tens of thousands of people on the mountain. Liu Motou called this place his blessed land. Back then, Han Fuju recruited No, and he didn't want to buy his face as the chairman of the Shandong Provincial Government. Old Han became furious and sent a division of troops to surround him for three months. Hold on, and retreat automatically.

At that time, there were only more than 1000 people under him, and today there are more than 8000 people. Are you afraid of him being a bird?Therefore, after Liu Motou ambushed the first battalion and returned to Baodugu with a large amount of gold and silver goods, it was useless to take this matter to heart. Acting rashly, restraining the cottage and restraining his whereabouts, Liu Motou had already gone to Linyi City to meet his old friend.

That's not to mention, Wang Junshi also sent a large number of eyes and ears to spy on the movements of the Central Army. Liu Motou looked funny. After all, he was a scholar, but he was so timid that he killed a thousand Central Army, so he shrank his head in fright Like a tortoise, because he was loyal to him and for the sake of the cottage, Liu Motou was tossed by Wang Junshi. [

Seeing that ten days and a half months have passed, I haven't seen the Central Army come to encircle and suppress, but the eyeliner sent back news that in Xuzhou, 10,000+ Central Army were concentrated and trained all day long. It looks like they are going to fight with *** There was a big battle, and Liu Motou was completely relieved. The matter of the Grand Canyon was done cleanly and without any fuss.

In the past few days, the brothers under him have come to Liu Motou to complain about their grievances. They were suffocated on the mountain. The brothers’ hands were so itchy that they didn’t go down the mountain to do business or play with women. It’s also the same reason, I have a few beautiful big girls who I snatched every day to serve, there are only a hundred women on the mountain, and I have to deal with more than 8000 brothers. Son?Yesterday, two brothers almost fired their guns in order to fight for a woman. If this continues, the morale of the army will be unstable!

He passed on a message, brothers on the mountain, what should you do? You can't delay your livelihood. After hearing the news, Junshi Wang rushed over to stop him. Liu Motou didn't take it seriously. The information sent back reassured him a lot. However, he had already passed this information to the headquarters of the North China Dispatch Army through secret channels. This was his main task. As for these bandits, they were just in his hands Chess pieces are only useful.

This Mr. Wang's real identity is a senior spy of the Intelligence Headquarters of the North China Dispatch Army of the Communist Party of China. He has been active in China for many years, speaks fluent Chinese, and is familiar with the local geography and people's conditions. This was arranged by Xiangyue Qingsi when he was in office. The plan was to use the local forces in North China to support the large-scale attack of the imperial army. Unfortunately, before seeing the results, Xiangyue Qingsi packed up and left.

(To be continued)