As the saying goes, in troubled times, human life is like mustard, and bandits are more like cow hair. In the era of artillery and artillery, many people facing the loess with their backs to the sky did not seem to even have the most basic qualifications for farming, and in the end they could only choose to go up the mountain and enter the grass.

The number of bandits in the Republic of China is so large that I am afraid it will exceed many people's imagination. Especially in areas occupied by the Japanese army, the problem of banditry is even more serious. High taxes and brutal sweeps have made the unarmed people feel insecure.

Being a bandit may not be able to make a good living, but at least they can eat, and if they are lucky, they will have meat to eat. Moreover, most bandits have weapons, and in this era of war, many people will feel more secure with a gun.

Spanning the two provinces of Sulu and stretching for hundreds of miles, although the terrain is not too high, the mountain and forest conditions are complicated, and it has naturally become the foothold of many bandits. The garrisons of the cities around the mountain range all knew that there were many bandits in Maling Mountain.

He organized several encirclement and suppression in the mountains, but the final result was a loss of troops. What made the Japanese puppet army even more helpless was that once they organized a large-scale sweeping operation, these bandits would escape into the mountains and jump out of the encirclement relying on the complicated situation of the mountains and forests.

If you want to really put an end to the banditry in Malingshan, unless the garrisons of the two provinces of Sulu join forces, it will be difficult to achieve the effect of encirclement and suppression. It's just that many Japanese soldiers didn't expect that the Malingshan bandits, whose power was growing and growing, were actually the troops developed by Hu Biao.

Most of the bandit armies who set up camps outside the mountains in the name of bandits were reserve troops on the periphery. The real main force has always been hidden in the mountains. Once the Japanese were moving, the troops were able to respond quickly.

If it weren't for Hu Biao's strict order, they were not allowed to attack the county towns near the station, but I was afraid that Du Cheng, as the commander of the Malingshan detachment, would have long wanted to recover several county towns around the mountain range. But if you really do this, it is to force the Japanese army to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress.

Even with such a long mountain range as a backing, the little devil really wants to carry out crazy bombing, or set fire to the mountain, etc., I am afraid that the troops and people hidden in the mountains will not have any good fruit to eat.

It's not a bad thing to keep a low profile!

Hu Biao, who had inspected the Zaozhuang detachment first, accompanied Deputy Division Commander Xu and others at the station, and secretly discussed for a day and a night. Considering that there were a lot of things, Deputy Division Commander Xu and the others did not rest at all, and then hurriedly returned to the column station.

Sent to the visiting Eighth Route Army, Hu Biao brought Qian Zhong again and informed him of the relocation of the main force of the detachment. Regarding Hu Biao's decision, Qian Zhong didn't feel anything wrong. Moreover, the detachment currently has a lot of troops in itself.

According to Hu Biao's arrangement, the main force of the Zaozhuang detachment was all moved to the Malingshan base area. Then, according to Hu Biao's arrangement, they were assigned to the remaining counties of the Soviet Province to organize corresponding county-level guerrilla units.

Although the relocation of a large number of main forces did not mean that the detachment abandoned this already mature base area. The reserve unit that was expanded earlier will continue to be stationed on Zaozhuang in a way that combines the old and the new to ensure the safety of the people around the station.

In the future, the little devils will really carry out a sweep, and these people who choose to go into the mountains to join the detachment also need the support and protection of the troops. In addition, Hu Biao didn't want Zaozhuang to be peaceful, and he could sabotage it at any time if he left some troops.

Although he was a little reluctant to leave, Qian Zhong still didn't say much. Moreover, he already knew Hu Biao's plans, and in the future, their forces would be more concentrated in Su Province. It would be safer to move there now.

When Hu Biao and his entourage arrived at the Maling Pass, Xu Cheng, who served as the leader of the Maling Mountain detachment, was already standing on the side of the pass and waiting. When he saw Hu Biao and the others, Xu Cheng was very excited and ran forward and said, "Captain, good!" ”

"Good! I haven't seen you for a while, you kid has lost weight again, it's hard! ”

Looking at Xu Cheng, who was obviously a little thin, Hu Biao somewhat knew that Xu Cheng was under a lot of pressure. Even if Xu Cheng doesn't have to go to the battlefield now, he can manage such a big mess, and the pressure can be imagined. If you have too many things on your mind, you will naturally not grow meat.

Listening to Hu Biao's affirmation and condolences, Xu Cheng also said with a lot of feelings: "Captain, it's okay!" I'm used to it! ”

"That's it! This time, I'll bring the old money over, and let the old money share some of the things for you in the future. You kid should also rest for two days and try to grow more meat. It's not okay to lose weight like this, don't exhaust your body! ”

For these old subordinates who were brought out at the earliest, Hu Biao can be said to have great trust and attention. Even Hu Biao has already considered that after arriving in the southwest, he will find a good girl for each of them to start a family, which will also be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of a chief.

At this stage, they are behind enemy lines, and even if they find a good girl, I am afraid it will be difficult to settle down. The only way to go to the southwest is to establish a relatively safe and stable base area, and then form their own families, and they don't have to worry about moving often and implicating their families.

Even Hu Biao has decided to send some people to send the families of these old subordinates either to Yan'an, or to the relatively safe and war-free provinces, and then take them to the southwest together.

Leading the task force, assault battalion and the main force of the Zaozhuang detachment into Maling Mountain, Hu Biao and his entourage did not arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army. In fact, the surrounding area of Maling Mountain has been completely controlled, and the little devils and the puppet army dare not approach easily.

The reason is very simple, the little devils and the puppet army have suffered too much around Maling Mountain. In the eyes of the garrisons of the surrounding cities, there are bandits in Maling Mountain, which is not easy to provoke. Although they wanted to encircle and suppress them, the forces that needed to be mobilized were too large, and some of the gains outweighed the losses.

Besides, if you really want to poke this hornet's nest, no one dares to guarantee what crazy things the bandits in the mountains will do next. At least the squires and puppet armies in the surrounding cities, when it comes to the bandits in Malingshan, they will be terrified.

The Japanese garrisons stationed in the surrounding cities, although they planned to carry out encirclement and suppression. But many times, the squires who were co-opted in the city would dissuade them. These squires have all suffered from the bandits in Maling Mountain, and they know that these bandits are not easy to mess with.

Once the encirclement and suppression fail, then for a long time, they will not want to live in peace. The bandits of Maling Mountain will definitely retaliate day and night. Although it is impossible to break through the county town garrisoned by the Japanese army, it will find trouble with those puppet soldiers and squires.

Unless the little devil and the puppet army are in the city every day, they will be shot black once they go out of the city. It's a daunting taste to think about. Because no one knows how many bandits there are in Malingshan at this moment. It's a big force, it's not easy to mess with!

Arriving at the troop station, looking at the headquarters that had been significantly improved, Hu Biao was also very satisfied: "Chengzi, it seems that I really did the right thing to leave you behind." You can have the current results here, you are indispensable! ”

"Captain, I'm just doing what I'm told! If it weren't for your support and advice, I wouldn't have been able to manage such a mess. Now that the size of the army is growing day by day, I can't keep busy with many things, and I'm really worried that something will happen! ”

"It doesn't matter! I'll come over this time, and I'll sort things out for you. In view of the current situation of the troops, I intend to form a mobile regiment on this side of Malingshan. The remaining troops were dispersed in companies and battalions.

On the headquarters side, as long as the mobile regiment and recruit training are well managed, the combat units on the periphery only need to be supervised accordingly. At present, our intelligence team has set up intelligence stations in the surrounding cities, and it is easier to find out information.

If there are too many troops, select the corresponding elite forces and assign them to the surrounding counties. Although Malingshan is good, we can't put all the troops here, and we also need to build a few more base areas.

In that case, even if the little devil sends heavy troops to carry out encirclement and suppression in the future, the combat troops we assign to the periphery can also encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, so that the little devil can take care of one thing and lose the other. In a word, let's continue to expand our territory! ”

Knowing that Hu Biao would stay here for a while, Xu Cheng naturally had no opinion. After this period of exercise, Xu Cheng has also become much more mature and stable. As the commander of the mobile regiment, Xu Cheng asked himself if there should be anything wrong.

Moreover, Qian Zhong served as the deputy commander of the regiment, and Hu Biao would also select some outstanding officers from the task force to supplement the mobile regiment. In this way, Xu Cheng's affairs are relatively reduced, and he will not be so tired and hard.

As for supervising the peripheral troops, the intelligence group established by Hu Biao is now on the right track. In addition, Hu Biao's conscription is extremely strict, and the little devil wants to send people to blend into the army, but I am afraid it is not so easy.

While taking over the military and political affairs of Malingshan, Hu Biao also paid attention to the construction of the airport in the mountains. According to Hu Biao's instructions, Xu Cheng had already found a relatively flat valley in the mountains that served as an airfield for planes to take off and land.

On Hu Biao's instructions, a battalion of combat units was sent here to act as a defensive force. After Hu Biao arrived, the anti-aircraft weapons seized from the Bengbu airport earlier were also installed on the hills near the valley.

In order to ensure the safety of the airfield and the mountains, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns were installed in the positions, and bunkers were constructed. Unless the little devils use a large number of bombers to bomb in turn, it will be difficult to destroy these fortifications made of cement and steel bars.

Considering the safety of the aircraft, Hu Biao directly took the method of digging the mountain and digging an air-raid shelter on the side of the valley. In normal times, the planes are placed in bomb shelters, and only during take-off and landing training will the planes be driven to the flat ground of the valley for test flights.

Although such a project is very costly, Hu Biao still feels that it is worth doing. In Hu Biao's opinion, having such an airport should surprise the little devil if it is really used in the future.

Hu Biao, who was in charge of handling the affairs of Malingshan, did not forget to pay attention to the affairs of the outside world. With the end of the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese troops participating in the battle returned to the occupied areas one after another. The war clouds on the northern side of Anhui have also become much thicker.

In view of the possibility that the Japanese army might send heavy troops to sweep away the anti-Japanese troops in northern Anhui, Hu Biao only told the intelligence group to pay close attention. At the same time, a number of companies and battalions were also dispatched to disperse to various parts of northern Jiangsu to form corresponding base areas behind enemy lines.

In Hu Biao's view, waiting for these troops to gain a firm foothold behind enemy lines can also greatly strengthen the liaison of the troops under his command. In the future, Hu Biao can also command more calmly in response to the sweeping, encirclement and suppression launched by the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army's sweeping, encirclement and suppression will return in vain!