Chapter 429: Initial Plan Prepare for a big battle

Linhe Township, Hebei Border Region, Western Hebei. The weather was sunny. In the evening (after 6 p.m.).

Linhe Township. Fang's house, the headquarters of the special column. In the conference room on the landlord's side of the middle courtyard. Fang Jiren ignored Meng Dakui's efforts to stop and complain.

Yang Shushan and Zhou Qiwei waited for Fang Jiren to elaborate on the details.

Fang Jiren said as he moved around the map while holding Meng Dakui's long-pole cigarette pouch in his right hand.

Why did the special column open a new camp in Moonlight Lake? Yueming Lake is located in the northwest of Lin'an County, the southeast shore of the lake is fifteen miles away from the west gate of the county, and the west bank of the lake is ten miles away from the east bank of the Tongyu River. The water surface area is more than 60 square kilometers, the depth of the water is more than 30 meters, the shallow part of the water is 7 or 8 meters, and the average water depth is nearly 20 meters. The reeds in the lake are dense and lush, and the reeds are in the waterways and rivers, and there are many harbors. Yueming Island, which is less than three square kilometers in size, is located in the northwest of Yueming Lake, only eight or nine miles away from the northwest shore of Yueming Lake. There are more than 100 families on Yueming Island, who have been fishing and selling fish for generations, or exchanging or buying food and other necessities and supplies necessary for daily life. Between Yueming Lake and Tongyu River, there is a Huiming River about ten miles long. There are four villages around Yueming Lake, Pinghu Village to the east, Yueming Village to the south, Yulin Village to the west, and Yangdian Village to the north. The villagers of the four villages are mainly engaged in wheat and rice, and fishing is their sideline. Many years ago, this small area formed a land of fish and rice with simple folk customs and prosperous wealth. However, since the Japanese invading army occupied North China and Lin'an County, the puppet government's exorbitant taxes under various names, the wanton expropriation and extortion of landlords and fishermen, the extortion of the defeated soldiers, and the barbaric robbery of bandits and bandits, the lives of every household in the villages around Yueming Lake have gradually declined, and the days have become more and more bitter and difficult, so that the voices of grief and the people's grievances have boiled, but they dare not speak out, and no one has taken the lead in organizing the people to rise up to resist and struggle, so they can only helplessly endure humiliation and oppression.

"Comrades, I think it should be a correct choice for our special column to be stationed in Yueming Lake to open up a new anti-Japanese camp, which not only has the mass base to resist Japan and oppose hegemony, but also has material conditions that are superior to those of other villages. More importantly, it is convenient for large troops to be stationed in concealment. The distance from the county, Shuihe Village, and Hulu Valley is not too far, and the connection is quite close. What do you think? Francis asked.

Yang Shushan: "Commander, I think this is a correct and feasible choice. However, when a special column of more than 800 people was stationed on Yueming Island, where there were only more than 100 households, accommodation became a big problem, and it was impossible to live at all. ”

Meng Dakui: "Political Commissar Yang is right. Also, our warriors are accustomed to land warfare, and are not familiar with water warfare at all, and there may even be many warriors who can't swim or row. ”

Zhou Qiwei: "I agree with Political Commissar Yang and Deputy Commander Meng. Commander, as the chief of staff, I have no way to deal with the water war that is very likely to occur in the future, and I can't even write a battle plan. Do you have any solutions to these problems? ”

"The opinions of the three of you are all correct, and they are indeed real problems that need to be solved urgently. Listen to me first, and then you will come up with additions and amendments. ”

Francis' plan to open a new camp at Lake Moonlight is as follows—

The team headquarters, health team, logistics team, guard platoon, communications platoon, and artillery company of the special column were stationed on Yueming Island, and the news was strictly sealed and everyone entering and leaving Yueming Island was strictly checked. The task is to mobilize the masses and organize the masses to establish anti-Japanese support bases. Mobilize poor young fishermen to join the army, especially those with good water quality. It is also necessary to set up anti-Japanese village political power, militia teams, women's rescue associations, and children's groups. Commissar Yang is solely responsible for everything on the island. Ships were requisitioned and soldiers were trained in boating, rowing, and water fighting. Four companies, a cavalry platoon, and an engineer platoon were secretly stationed in four villages around Yueming Lake. The task is also to mobilize the masses, organize the masses to dig deep tunnels, build fortifications, and store food and supplies. Set up a few more secret guard and observation posts on the outskirts of the village to closely monitor any movement in the direction of the county seat. Soldiers should also learn to swim in the water, and be trained in the tactics of boating, rowing, and water fighting, so as to be ready for battle at any time. It should be emphasized that all fighters who cannot swim must learn to swim as soon as possible, and even if they cannot practice the dragon in the water, they will never be allowed to have landlubbers. A company was dispatched to secretly stationed in the homes of the anti-Japanese fortresses in seven or eight villages along the way from Lin'an County to Shuihe Village, and waited for help. Their task is to deal with it on the spot, take the initiative to attack, harass the enemy with sparrow warfare, fight the enemy to the death while effectively protecting their own safety, delay the enemy's movements, and buy time for the villagers to move in concealment and counterattack for the large army. Another company and an engineer platoon were sent across the river into the mountains to rebuild the Feiyun Village, which had been destroyed by the devils, in the shortest possible time, as another backup base for the special column to conceal and recuperate. These matters were entrusted to Deputy Commander Meng. Chief of Staff Zhou was responsible for inspecting and supervising the training, fortifications, and military courses of various departments. Then, according to the specific conditions and terrain of different villages, we should make predictions, formulate a variety of different field plans, and also formulate plans for the coordination of infantry and artillery and the coordination of infantry and cavalry on land. I will find a way to deal with the tactics of water warfare as soon as possible, and ask someone else to formulate it according to the specific situation of Yueming Lake. Finally, it is necessary to find a safe and unobstructed road from the villages around Yueming Lake and Yueming Island to cross the Tongyu River through Yulin Village to Yufeng Mountain.

"Political Commissar Yang, Chief of Staff Zhou, and Deputy Commander Meng, this is the immature and imperfect preliminary plan that I have thought of for the time being, please put forward suggestions for supplementation and revision."

Yang Shushan: "Commander, your plan to open a new camp is very detailed and concrete, and I think it is feasible. Although I am from Hebei, I don't know much about the situation in the Hebei border area and Yueming Lake, so I can't give any opinions or suggestions. I basically agree with your plan. Maybe in the future, we will encounter many situations that we did not expect in advance, and I hope you will be prepared. Commander, do you know the situation on Moonlight Island now? Shouldn't we send someone over to scout first? ”

"Well, it should be, it's completely necessary, or I'll go to Yueming Island to scout in person. Political Commissar Yang's question is good, I haven't been to Yueming Island for more than a year, and I really don't know much about the current situation there. However, I know and are familiar with a lot of the fishermen on the island. There are several families that have been friends of our Fang family for generations, and there are many young and middle-aged people who have learned martial arts in the Fang Family Weiyuan Martial Arts Hall and my apprentices, all of whom are simple and kind, upright and righteous, and jealous and hateful, and it should not be difficult to mobilize them to resist Japan and oppose hegemony together. ”

"Well, that's good, I also agree with the commander's plan. Cunning rabbit three holes, leave more hands. Ay? Commander, why do you have to dig tunnels? Meng Dakui asked puzzled.

"Of course. This is what the special column must do if it is to survive and win the war. You think, the Japanese army has the advantage of strong air, ground and firepower, as well as the advantage of fast movement of troops. Set off by truck from the west gate of the county seat, and it will take fifteen miles to reach Yueming Lake with a bag of cigarettes. And where are our advantages? And it was in the tunnels, in the green gauze tents, and in the reeds. If there is no advantage, we must think of ideas to create advantages, and overcome the enemy's shortcomings with our own strengths. You said? Do you want to dig tunnels? Fang Jiren asked Meng Dakui rhetorically.

"Well, I understand everything when you say that, this is really a lot of digging, digging deep into the tunnel, or it's really hard to deal with the little devil. Commander, no problem, resolutely carry out the order and guarantee the completion of the task. Meng Dakui said resolutely.

"Commander, according to what you say, the devil is really going to have a big battle with the supplementary regiment and our special column in the Hebei border area? Are you really going to capture Yufeng Mountain? Do you have any tangible basis for that? Zhou Qiwei asked worriedly and with some suspicion.

"Yes, I judge it must be so. Otherwise, what would the Japanese army do when they sent heavy troops to Lin'an County? Have you come to the mountains and rivers? Chief of Staff, what do you think? ”

"Well, since this is the case, then we will make serious and careful preparations, fight with the devils, and play the prestige of the Chinese." Zhou Qiwei said sonorously and forcefully.

"Alright. Comrades, I have already made the situation and tasks clear, let's go separately and mobilize and prepare. Tomorrow, on the second watch, all the special columns will withdraw from their stations and secretly enter their designated new camps before dawn. Fang Jiren took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Ouch, it's past seven o'clock, I have to go to Shuihe Village again immediately." Tomorrow morning, I will go to Yueming Island to reconnoitre, and we will have a meeting here at noon. The meeting is adjourned, and I'll see you tomorrow. ”

It was dark. Francis walked out of the team headquarters in a hurry, striding out of the team and taking off

Get on the horse, whip up the horse, and gallop towards Shuihe Village.