Heroes of the War of Resistance

With several battalion and company commanders, Sun Weimin saw Hu Biao who was commanding the troops to clean up the battlefield and count supplies in the little devil's barracks.Looking at the several infantry artillery placed on the playground, Sun Weimin also seemed extremely happy.

He said eagerly: "Mr. Hu, are these cannons captured?"

Regarding Sun Weimin's question, Hu Biao smiled and said, "Regimental Commander Sun, don't worry, I won't go back on what I promised you. These infantry guns and mortars were all captured from the battlefield. will be handed over to you.

In addition, in terms of weapons and ammunition, I will take some away as a reserve.The troops from the fifth war zone will come over tomorrow, and we will give them some benefits.As for the loot captured tonight, I promise you won't be disappointed.But don't be too greedy! "

Hu Biao, who has treated the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army very well, does not want the Eighth Route Army to have a long look at Shu.Hu Biao still cannot do without the full cooperation of the fifth theater if he wants to complete the battle plan he made in advance.

Compared with the forces of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army behind enemy lines in this area, the Fifth Theater, which is responsible for defending this area, can mobilize more troops.It is really necessary to make the fifth war zone feel that Hu Biao treats one more than another, and does not take advantage of the close cooperation between the two sides.

Hearing these words from Hu Biao with a smile, Sun Weimin also quickly reacted, even though he blushed a little, he said directly: "Mr. up.

This time I was ordered to bring troops over, and I believe Mr. Hu should also know the supplies and ammunition they brought.Next, our independent regiment wants to establish a foothold here, and supplies, weapons and ammunition are essential.So, I got a little excited! "

"It's okay! Of course I know your difficulties. There is just one thing, I still have to explain in advance that eating alone is easy to offend people. Sometimes, we have to take a long-term view and don't care too much about temporary gains and losses.

I dare not say anything else, but as far as the materials and ammunition needed for the expansion of your independent regiment are concerned, there will be no problem.I will give priority to handing over the materials and ammunition seized tonight to you.But I must also take into account the interests of other people! "

"Understood! If we really want to talk about it, we are afraid that we will be under the influence of Mr. Hu again!"

"As part of the Anti-Japanese War, why should I talk about it! There are still sporadic battles in the city, and I hope that Commander Sun will urge his subordinates to end the battle in the city as soon as possible. The captured puppet troops will also be handed over to you in charge of education. .

There is only one thing, and I hope Captain Sun will make a decision as soon as possible.That is, is the independent regiment planning to establish a base behind the enemy in Mengcheng, or is it planning to establish a base behind the enemy in other places?With so many supplies, it's not easy to carry them all the way, right? "

Thinking of the fact that the Independence Group had just come here not long ago, they were not familiar with the place and had yet to find a safe place to stay.Compared with the guerrilla detachment formed by Peng Yufeng, at least they already have their own territory, and the independent regiment is still a transit force with no fixed place!

After being reminded by Hu Biao, Sun Weimin was stunned and said, "Thank you for reminding Mr. Hu! I was too happy to patronize, but I really forgot that I had just arrived here! Regarding the base area, does Mr. Hu have any good suggestions?"

"I don't dare to give advice on this matter. Head Sun might as well ask the Peng detachment. Anyway, he has stayed here longer than us. The strategic position here in Mengcheng is very important. The guerrilla detachment should be here. There are also guerrilla zones!"

For the various forces in Anhui Province, the independent regiment brought by Sun Weimin, who wanted to establish a base here, should be subject to more precautions and restrictions than the guerrilla detachment commanded by Peng Yufeng.The reason is simple, this is the team of the Eighth Route Army.

As the Eighth Route Army advanced into the northwest of Shanxi, and then moved to the territory of Lu Province a few years ago, an independent regiment is now dispatched to Anhui Province.This kind of expansion speed, for Lao Jiang who has always been wary of the Eighth Route Army, I am afraid that he will also be vigilant and nervous.

Hu Biao, who does not want to see the independent group being surrounded by all parties in the future, also hopes to remind Sun Weimin that it is most important to lay a solid foundation for the independent group right now.In this area, in addition to guarding against the Japanese army, they also need to guard against other so-called 'friendly forces'.

According to Hu Biao's idea, he originally hoped that the independent group would choose a place closer to Suzhou Province to establish a base.But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Wocheng and the surrounding areas of Mengcheng were actually suitable for the development of the independent group.The premise is to choose a less sensitive place.

In a short period of time, it is best for the independent group to improve its own strength first, and then slowly develop and expand.When something unexpected happens in Anhui Province in the future, the existence of the independent regiment may play a role in turning the crisis around.

It is a pity that even if Hu Biao knew about some things, he would not speak out to Sun Weimin.What can be done is to give Sun Weimin and Peng Yufeng some reminders.Anyway, their current bases are all in Anhui Province.

When Sun Weimin began to report the situation to Peng Yufeng and his superiors, Hu Biao also sent someone to send a telegram to Zhao Chengwu, asking him to urge the troops who came to take over Mengcheng to try to arrive in Mengcheng by tomorrow afternoon and take over the city defense of Mengcheng.

As for the continuous combat task force, Hu Biao ordered to go to the base area where the rescue team was located to rest and reorganize after packing up the spoils to be taken away.Only the reconnaissance unit commanded by Xu Sandao began to reconnaissance in the direction of Suzhou and Bengbu.

The independent regiment wanted to transfer the materials seized this time out of the city, fearing that there would be no time to rest tonight.If we wait until dawn, the independent regiment will also have to guard against the formation bombing of planes that the little devils may send.Therefore, the remaining time is important.

After receiving the telegram from Hu Biao, Zhao Chengwu, who had just taken over Wocheng, was shocked and said, "It's really unbelievable, how did they do it? In such a short period of time, they even recovered Mengcheng!"

"Who says it's not! Watching General Flying Fox fight, taking care of the little devils is as easy as cutting melons and vegetables. If it were us, if we wanted to regain the three counties occupied by the little devils, we might not be able to defeat them in a month." !"

If the task force regained Haozhou City, many people thought it was luck.Then the recovery of Wocheng would require the cooperation of Zhao Chengwu's department, and the puppet army in the city would be bought.But recovering two counties in one day is not as simple as luck!

Someone sent a telegram to the third regiment that set off in the evening, ordering the third regiment to speed up and travel overnight, trying to reach Mengcheng in the shortest possible time.Zhao Chengwu also felt that his division headquarters might also be moving towards Mengcheng.

Others who received the news were also shocked. When Bai Chongxi received this telegram, he quickly ordered a main division to be dispatched again to speed up and rush to Guocheng and Mengcheng, waiting for Hu Biao's command at any time.

As for the Eighth Route Army, they also felt a little unbelievable when they learned that Hu Biao had conquered two cities in one day.If it wasn't for the telegram from the Independent Regiment, telling the battle, the Eighth Route Army would probably think that the telegram was a fake.

Since when did the little devil's combat effectiveness become so weak?Now it seems that it's not that the little devil has become weaker, but that the task force is too strong.Thinking about this clearly, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army seemed to be more attentive to this cooperation.

If the Independent Regiment can successfully gain a foothold in Anhui Province, it will play an extremely important role in the future southward expansion and southward expansion of the Eighth Route Army.Even though many places around Mengcheng are in the yellow flood zone, the geographical location is extremely important.

All along, the Eighth Route Army has hoped to strengthen cooperation and liaison with the New Fourth Army.If the Independent Corps can really gain a firm foothold, it will become much easier and safer for the Eighth Route Army to send military and political backbones to serve in the New Fourth Army.

Once the two armies communicate with each other, it means that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army can echo each other from the south to the north.It will play an extremely important role in dealing with the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, as well as possible frictions in the future!

Chapter Table of Contents Chapter [-] The Threat of Air Strikes

In less than a week, in cooperation with the surrounding anti-Japanese forces, the task force under the command of Hu Biao recovered Haozhou, Guocheng and Mengcheng one after another.Such a brilliant record is enough to shock the surrounding Japanese troops.

Also shocked were the forces that sent troops to participate in the war. Regardless of the Fifth Theater or the Eighth Route Army, they were all shocked when they received the third victory report from Hu Biao.In their view, Hu Biao's combat efficiency is too amazing.

Even if these three counties are all located around the Yellow River flooding area, compared to other counties swept by the Yellow River, these three counties are at least well preserved.In addition, the geographical location is also very important, so the Japanese army will choose to send troops to garrison.

But no one expected that when the national army and the Japanese army were focusing on the Wuhan battlefield, accidents occurred one after another in northern Anhui.The fall of Haozhou was considered an accident by the surrounding Japanese troops, while the fall of Wocheng alerted the Japanese troops.

It was only after Mengcheng was taken back that the surrounding Japanese troops realized that the national army and other anti-Japanese armed forces might want to open up new battlefields in northern Anhui.Even different from the Wuhan battlefield, the national army is the offensive side in this battlefield.

Originally as the defensive side, the Japanese army felt that if the anti-Japanese troops wanted to regain the county they were stationed in, they had to use several times their strength, and at the same time, they also needed to be prepared to pay a heavy price.But in the end, they were given a loud slap in the face.

When Hu Biao led his troops to attack the Japanese garrison headquarters in Mengcheng, the Japanese garrison headquarters in Suzhou also received a telegram asking for help.The Suzhou garrison officer who was hastily woken up was also extremely shocked when he heard the news.

When he immediately summoned his subordinates for a meeting, he saw a helpless adjutant walk into the command room and said, "Your Excellency, garrison officer, just now, we have lost contact with the Mengcheng side. Keep calling, but there is no reply! "

"What? How is this possible? In Mengcheng, we have deployed half a brigade of elite troops, and nearly a thousand imperial alliance troops. Even if the enemy invades the city, it will not be defeated so quickly. Damn it, what on earth is it?"

After Wocheng was recovered, the Japanese army intensified their intelligence gathering efforts.Although corresponding information came back one after another, the Japanese army in Suzhou only knew that the fifth war zone had dispatched a division of elite troops to the northern Anhui area.

But during the day, the main division had already exchanged fire with the defenders in Wocheng.Not to mention the ambushing of the Japanese and puppet army brigade sent from Suzhou, they also ambushed the Japanese troops coming out of Wocheng for reinforcements, which eventually led to the fall of the defenseless Wocheng.

According to the judgment of the Japanese army, even if the main division wants to attack Mengcheng, it is absolutely impossible to be so fast.Soon an officer asked, "Are the troops attacking Mengcheng confirmed to be the main force of the Chinese Army?"

"According to the telegram sent by the Mengcheng garrison brigade earlier, the Chinese armed forces that attacked Mengcheng at night were not the Chinese army that fought against us in Wocheng, but were wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. They also used a lot of artillery when attacking the city. !"

"Impossible! In northern Anhui, apart from troops from the fifth theater of the Chinese Army, there are only a few guerrillas from the New Fourth Army. How is it possible that the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in northern Anhui? It also carries artillery, which is even more impossible!"

Some Japanese commanders who knew the Eighth Route Army quickly asserted that the troops attacking Mengcheng must not be the Eighth Route Army.The reason is very simple. According to the information obtained by the Japanese army, the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army are extremely backward, and most of the artillery is only equipped with divisions and brigades.

If the main force of such an Eighth Route Army enters the northern Anhui area, it is impossible for the Japanese army to not notice it with its intelligence monitoring capabilities.What's more, the Japanese army is also very clear that the national army stationed in northern Anhui should not allow the Eighth Route Army to develop across the border.

Faced with such doubts, the officer in charge of sending and receiving the telegram didn't say much, and quickly passed the telegram sent by the garrison officer of Mengcheng.In the telegram sent from Mengcheng, it has been clearly stated that it is indeed the Eighth Route Army that attacked the city.

Seeing this scene, many Japanese commanders who were ordered to come to the meeting also wondered: "Is it possible for the defenders of Mengcheng to misread it? Or, these eight routes to attack the city are disguised by other troops?"

It is still unbelievable that the Eighth Route Army, which is active in the northwest of Shanxi, would send a main force to fight in northern Anhui.Based on the Japanese army's understanding of the Eighth Route Army, the area in northern Anhui should be regarded as a guerrilla zone for the New Fourth Army.

In response to the suspicion of his subordinates, the Suzhou garrison officer who was listening to the discussion quickly said: "Continue to send a report to the Special High School and ask them to use all their strength to find out whether the Chinese armed forces that attacked Mengcheng are the troops of the Chinese Army.

Secondly, immediately send a report to the troops in Huainan, Huaibei, and Bengbu, asking them to strengthen security patrols and vigilance in the territory.At the same time, a report was sent to the commander of the front army, requesting the front army to mobilize troops from Xuzhou to prepare for a big sweep.

With the strength of our current defenders in each city, I am afraid it will be difficult to wipe them all out.If the front army can mobilize a brigade of troops, then unite with the troops of Huainan, Huaibei and Bengbu to recover the three cities as soon as possible.

In order to prevent the Chinese armed forces entering northern Anhui from absconding, they sent a report to the garrison in Shangqiu to block the main traffic routes entering northern Anhui.Once the Chinese army is defeated, it must be stopped.These damned guys must be wiped out! "