After successfully capturing Yanshan, considering that the Japanese army was increasing its troops on a large scale in the direction of Xuzhou at this time, a slight carelessness would lead to the Japanese army sweeping across the Jilu border along the way, bringing a catastrophe to the just-created Jilu border base area, Xiao Siming did not take advantage of the situation to expand the offensive operation, but left Huo Cheng to lead the first battalion and the fifth battalion to mobilize the masses in Yanshan to form county and district party organizations and political power, and at the same time transferred the Yanshan Independent Regiment that remained in the south of the old county town to the county seat to concentrate on training, and let Huang Hua lead the second and fourth battalions to return to the Ningjin area. He continued to carry out the tasks of mobilizing the masses and organizing local political power and local armed forces, and he himself led the cavalry company and the artillery battalion and heavy machine gun battalion units that participated in the battle to return to Leling, join Wang Lushui, calm down, reorganize the miscellaneous armed forces, set up a school and teaching team for military and political cadres in the Jilu border area, and organize the arsenal to be put into production. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As Xiao Siming said at the Ningjin liaison meeting, our army liberated Leling and Ningjin, and now has liberated Qingyun, Wudi, and Yanshan, which caused a huge shock in the Jilu border area, and some independent small armed forces took the initiative to find the Eighth Route Army and asked to join the Eighth Route Army and unite to resist Japan.

Historically, after the 31st detachment captured Qingyun, small groups of surrounding armed forces came to unite. At that time, the Fifth Detachment and the Jinpu Detachment had not yet advanced to the Hebei-Shandong border, and the 31 Detachment organized all these small armed forces into various armies, and at once organized more than 20 routes, but they were all loosely combined and did not carry out strict reorganization. As a result, there were not many troops of all kinds that our party could really control, and three of them were pulled out to join the enemy as soon as they received the number.

Now it is different from history, it is the eastward advance brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army led by Xiao Siming and Wang Lushui who advanced to the Jilu border, and it is earlier than the time when the five detachments and the Jinpu detachment advanced to the Jilu border in history.

At this time, Shen Honglie, the newly appointed chairman of the ***** Shandong Provincial Government, was still in southwestern Shandong, and he was still confused about how to persist in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and he did not understand the situation in northern Shandong, so he did not send people to northern Shandong to check the armament.

The same is true for Hebei, the provincial government has not yet come down from the Taihang Mountain, and has not sent people to contact the central Hebei and Jinnan regions.

The miscellaneous armed forces on the Jilu border all appeared in the form of militia groups at this time, and no one gave them official names, and they were still in a state of leaderlessness. is the most powerful Liu Jingliang department, and it is just the name of a North China guerrilla first road commander given by Qin Qirong's spy leader.

It can be said that the spring of 1938 was a gap in the history of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in the North China Plain. It's a pity that Xiao Siming and the others are still a little late, if they can come a few months earlier, at this time, it is estimated that the scale of the army has already developed very large!

The first to arrive was the 200 people led by Zhang Ceping.

Zhang Ceping is 40 years old.

When Ma Zhenhua and Xing Renfu established the North China People's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, Zhang Ceping, who was the head of the organization department of the Ningjin County Party Committee, together with Li Guangwen, the secretary of the county party committee, and others, led 10 people to raise the anti-Japanese banner in Xilijia Town, Ningjin County, to publicize and mobilize the masses and form an armed force. Later, this armed force was incorporated into the Second Brigade of the North China People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. This time, it was the second time he pulled the team, and he actually pulled up a team of 200 people and rushed to Qingyun to join the main force.

Zhang Ceping is a figure who is both civil and military. He studied since he was a child, and later joined the pen, became the regimental chief of staff of the Northwest Army, and participated in the Northern Expedition. After Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" coup, he resigned and went home, using his identity as a teacher as a cover to engage in underground work.

Zhang Ceping's painting is very good, and he is the author of a collection of paintings.

The team of 200 people brought by Zhang Ceping is an all-colored Jilu border stick guy organized by Zhang Ceping.

Xiao Siming was overjoyed at first sight and ordered all 200 of Zhang Ceping's men to be handed over to the guard company for training. After completing the training, it was combined with the guard company to form the guard battalion. Chen Desheng, the former commander of the guard company, was the battalion commander, and Zhang Ceping was the instructor, and all of them were equipped with Japanese-style equipment.

The guard company is responsible for the guard task of the Jilu Border Military and Political Committee, and also serves as a reserve in major battles. Xiao Siming did not hesitate to hand over the 200-person armed force organized by Zhang Ceping to the guard company for training, and then combined it into a guard battalion, which is a high degree of trust in Zhang Ceping's armed force!

Zhang Ceping was so happy that he had a smile on his face!

Xiao Siming had a deep talk with Zhang Ceping, and explained that after he completed the task of joint training of the guard battalion, he stepped down from his post as an instructor of the guard battalion and returned to Ningjin to serve as the captain of the Ningjin County Brigade, and at least 1,500 people were armed and handed over to the new regiment for training.

Xiao Siming told Zhang Ceping that after completing the task, he would go to the military and political cadres school in the Hebei-Shandong border area to study for a period of time, and there were important tasks waiting for him to complete.

As for what task, Xiao Siming revealed a little, that is, let Zhang Ceping lead the troops and bring a fully equipped main force regiment.

This is not Xiao Siming's official wish, but our army is in urgent need of talents. Zhang Ceping is an underground party member with old qualifications, who used to be the chief of staff of the regiment in the Northwest Army, and he is just 40 years old, which is the time when he is mature and sophisticated. This kind of talent, Xiao Siming has encountered it, and he will definitely not bury it!

The second team to be incorporated into the advance brigade of the Eighth Route Army was a team brought by Fu Xiangji and Fu Binghan, with more than 300 people.

Fu Xiangji and Fu Binghan were both party members in the Hebei-Shandong border area, and when the North China People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Association was established, both of them participated, and went separately to establish branches and organize armed forces. Later, Fu Xiangji served as the deputy head of the "Little 31st Team" and died heroically with Yang Jingyuan.

Historically, this contingent was organized into the Eighteenth Route of the Thirty-One Detachment, which belonged to the armed forces controlled by our party.

Xiao Siming immediately ordered Fu Xiangji and Fu Binghan to be reorganized into the Seventh Battalion of the Eastward Advance Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, with Fu Xiangji as the battalion commander and Fu Binghan as the instructor, and a number of cadres were transferred from the 1st Battalion, the 4th Battalion, the Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, the Artillery Battalion, the Engineer Battalion, and the Baggage Battalion to strengthen the strength of the 7th Battalion.

The third branch to be incorporated into the main force was Zheng Songyi's department. This unit was historically organized as the Ninth Route of the Thirty-One Detachment.

Xiao Siming organized Zheng Songyi's department into the eighth battalion of the advance brigade, and transferred cadres from the second and fifth battalions, heavy machine gun battalions, artillery battalions, engineer battalions, heavy machine gun battalions, and baggage battalions, and went to the eighth battalion to serve as instructors, deputy battalion commanders, secretary of the battalion general branch, commissioners, instructors, deputy company commanders, platoon commanders, and squad leaders. Moreover, like the 7th Battalion, the 8th Battalion was also redressed and turned into Japanese-style equipment.

The 8th Battalion operates with the 2nd Battalion, and the 2nd Battalion is responsible for the overall training of the 8th Battalion to improve combat effectiveness!

Immediately afterwards, Liu Huchen of Dongguang came with an armed force of about 100 people.

This armed force was pulled up by Liu Huchen's father and son, and was historically organized as the 11th Road of the 31st Detachment. Later, Liu Huchen became the commander of the second battalion of the Jilu Border Independent Regiment. This unit was also thoroughly integrated into the main force of our army, fighting from the Jilu border to the northeast and from the northeast to Hainan.

Yanshan's Tong Hongyin and Song Gangfeng each rushed to Leling with an armed force of more than 100 people and demanded the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army.

Historically, the more than 100 people of Yu Hongyin were organized into the 20th Route of the 31st Detachment. Later, after advancing to the Jilu border, the 31st detachment was reorganized, taking into account the united front, still retaining the number of the "31st Detachment", and forming the "Small 31st Detachment" with three unstable troops, including Yang Pengxiang of the 7th Road, Song Gangfeng of the 16th Road, and Yu Hongyin of the 20th Road, with Xing Renfu as the commander, Wang Zhaoming as the deputy commander, Yang Pengxiang's department as the first battalion, Song Gangfeng's department as the second battalion, and the Hongyin department as the third battalion, with a total strength of 300 people. Wang Zhaoming led Yang Pengxiang's battalion to rebel at Jiwangqiao in Qingyun County, and was chased and eliminated by a company of the five detachments, and the 2nd and 3rd battalions were incorporated into the Pingjin detachment.

The third battalion led by Tong Hongyin was later reduced to a company, and after the main force of the Jilu border was transferred to Luxi and Lunan, this company has always adhered to the struggle in the Jilu border area and is the main company in the Jilu border area. Because this company wears a Japanese military uniform, wears a Japanese-style steel helmet, and only the armband on the arm is the Eighth Route Army. Later, this company fought from the Jilu border to the northeast, and from the northeast to Hainan Island, and it was a standard heroic company.

Xiao Siming directly organized the 100 people brought by Liu Huchen, the 100 people brought by Yu Hongyin, and the 100 people led by Song Gangfeng into the ninth battalion of the advance brigade, and transferred cadres from the third and sixth battalions, the artillery battalion, the heavy machine gun battalion, the engineer battalion, and the baggage battalion, strengthened the leadership of the ninth battalion, and Wang Meng, the commander of the third battalion, organized the training. Liu Huchen, Song Gangfeng, and Tong Hongyin served as the commanders of the first, second, and third companies of the Ninth Battalion respectively.

These armed forces, which are purely controlled by our party, as well as Liu Huchen's department, Song Gangfeng's department, and Tong Hongyin's department, have all been organized into the main force, and all of them are equipped with the same Japanese style.

Originally, it was a small unit fighting alone, but this one joined the large army, changed into a Japanese-style military uniform, tied the armed belt of the Japanese army around the waist, hung a Japanese-style bullet box and grenade, and carried a 38 cover on his shoulder, and the spirit of the army came up at once!

This is the reorganization of several units controlled by our party, and the ways and methods adopted for the reorganization of other motley armed forces are different.

Yang Tiezha came with 100 people, Dou Tongyi with 100 people, and Yang Pengxiang with a team of about 100 people.

Xiao Siming took out an afternoon to talk with Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi, and Yang Pengxiang, encouraging them to persist in resisting Japan and be an excellent anti-Japanese soldier.

In the evening, the troops of Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi, and Yang Pengxiang, together with the guard company and the cavalry company, held a grievance meeting with squads and platoons as units.

Xiao Siming accompanied Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi, and Yang Pengxiang to participate in the grievance meeting of the guard company and the cavalry company.

At the grievance meeting, led by the cadres and soldiers of the first battalion, the brothers of the three units also began to complain.

This grievance activity lasted for two days and two nights, and when the grievance meeting ended, Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi, and Yang Pengxiang found that their brothers had changed and become the real Eighth Route Army, and they just wanted to pull the team away, but it was impossible.

Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi's department, and Yang Pengxiang's three departments were all broken up and incorporated into each company of the new corps, and they were put into training on the spot. 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, artillery, heavy machine gun and 31st detachments. Yang Tiezha, Dou Tongyi, and Yang Pengxiang himself were arranged to study at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political School on the Jilu Border.

In addition to these armed forces, other small groups of miscellaneous armed forces came one after another to contact and reorganize. This time, Xiao Siming did not integrate these miscellaneous armed forces into the advance brigade sequence, but unified them into the 31st detachment. The strength of the thirty-one brigade increased from 1,200 to about 2,000. It's just that there aren't that many Japanese-style equipment, so you can only use the weapons you brought.

Qiu Wei, the commander of the first battalion, Cao Ming'an, the commander of the second battalion, and Wang Meng, the commander of the third battalion, all came to find Xiao Siming, because these three battalions are still an infantry company and a machine gun company until now. At present, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th battalions are all formed in three companies, and Qiu Wei, Cao Ming'an, and Wang Meng are so keen that they also want to transfer one or two companies from the reorganized units.

Xiao Siming was eager to immediately complete the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th battalions, but the reorganization of variegated armaments was a very profound knowledge. If the operation is good, the variegated armed forces will become the main force after being reorganized, and after battlefield training in the future, they will become elite divisions. However, if the operation is improper, it will cause people's hearts to fluctuate, and hidden dangers will be buried. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account various factors and try to maintain the stability of the troops.

The most important thing is that the first, second, and third battalions are fist troops, and the quality of the soldiers must be guaranteed. Blindly expanding the number of troops will dilute combat effectiveness.

Xiao Siming told his three generals that the soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and the first, second, and third battalions are replenished from the recruits who are being reorganized, and they will soon be fully charged. The fourth, fifth, and sixth battalions, including the artillery battalion, the heavy machine gun battalion, the engineer battalion, and the baggage battalion, must be supplemented by the new recruits in the overall training.

Qiu Wei, Cao Ming'an, and Wang Meng were all unwilling, but they had no choice, and they also knew that the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th battalions themselves had the hidden danger of taking advantage of the many rescued prisoners of war and prisoners, and they could not just organize the miscellaneous armed forces into it, and they had to wait for the recruits trained by the new regiment, so that it would be conducive to the long-term stable development of the troops. (To be continued.) )