After the mixed formation of the troops, although the soldiers of the 31 detachment did not move, the backbone cadres were enriched. According to Zhang Hongtao's meaning, he trained the troops while fighting, and used the grassroots cadres sent to bring up the combat effectiveness of the 31 Detachment.

After announcing the reorganization of the troops, Zhang Hongtao made arrangements for the main work and combat tasks in the near future. It was decided that political commissar Fu Zhuting and Ma Zhenhua would be mainly responsible for the organization and political power building at all levels, and that the county-level anti-Ming cooking political axe should be quickly established. Di Yudong and Zhao Mingxin were responsible for organizing various mass anti-Japanese organizations, publicizing and mobilizing the masses to unite and resist the anti-Japanese movement. Wang Junfeng is responsible for the production and development of the base area.

The immediate combat mission is to drive out the puppet forces and reorganize the motley armed forces. The 16th Regiment commanded the 1st Reading Regiment and was equipped with the 4th Battalion of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, the 1st Engineer Company, and the 1st Cavalry Company to form an Eastern Front Attack Group, which developed to the east and north of the Jinpu Line and the west of Huimin; The 17th Regiment commanded the 31st Detachment and was attached to the 5th Battalion of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, the 2nd Engineer Company, and the 2nd Cavalry Company to develop to the east of Huimin and north of the Yellow River; The 18th Regiment commanded the New Sixth Regiment and was attached to the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Engineer Company, and the 3rd Cavalry Company to develop in the direction of Jinnan. The military region led the supplementary regiment, guard battalion, baggage battalion, and fire support battalion to mobilize the masses in Dongguang and Yanshan. All units will use the number of the 31st Detachment to the outside world for a short period of time, and the number of the 6th Brigade shall not be used.

After the meeting, Zhang Hongtao immediately submitted the plan for the reorganization of the troops to the division headquarters.

Liu Yimin read Zhang Hongtao's report, and suddenly remembered Xing Renfu, the commander of the 31st detachment. This person made many contributions in the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War in history, but later shot and killed the martyr Huang Hua, and was a high-ranking general who surrendered to Yue Kou during the Anti-Japanese War of our army. Since Liu Yimin knew about this, he naturally had to solve this problem from the beginning. However, at this time, Xing Renfu was still an excellent cadre who led the troops to fight the enemy in blood, and problems such as corruption and degeneration had not yet occurred, so he could only take precautions from the rain, hoping that Xing Renfu's life trajectory could change.

After thinking about it, Huang Hua and Yang Zhong were both cadres supported by the original Red First Army, and it was strange that history had changed so much, Huang Hua still went to Jilubian and got together with Xing Renfu.

Liu Yimin immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Hongtao, ordering the 31 detachment to be completely mixed with the main force, and the second regiment of the Jilu Border Reading Force was established, with Yang Zhong as the head of the regiment, Di Yudong as the political commissar of the regiment, Zhao Mingxin concurrently served as the political commissar of the first regiment of the Jilu Border Reading Force, and Xing Renfu took over as Di Yudong's member of the Jilu Border District Party Committee and deputy commissioner of the Jilu Border District Administration. At the same time, Liu Yimin severely criticized Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting, and reiterated that the principle of the instructor's reorganization of the local troops was that the military and political leaders must be veteran Red Army cadres who have been tested by the main force for a long time; in view of the special situation in the Hebei-Shandong Border Region, the political commissars of the two Reading Force Corps are Zhao Mingxin and Di Yudong, two local party members who have been tested for a long time, and in the future, it is necessary to pay attention to the integration of the main forces with the local armed forces and cadres, and to the training of local cadres.

After Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting received Liu Yimin's telegram, they convened the district party committee again and read out the division commander's telegram. Zhang Hongtao inspected at the meeting and held that he had made the mistake of not attaching importance to the role of local cadres and failing to make rational use of Comrade Xing Renfu. The division commander stood tall and saw far away, and ordered Comrade Xing Renfu to be appointed member of the party committee and deputy director of the administrative department of the border region, which was an affirmation of the achievements of the 31 st detachment in the struggle against the enemy some time ago.

At this time, Xing Renfu was still full of revolutionary vitality, and seeing that the head of the main force was so serious and affirmed himself, he naturally took the initiative to cooperate with the reorganization.

The Sixth Brigade was reorganized from the Third Division of Reading Force, which was formed by the Red 12th Division of the former Red Seventh Army Corps, and its foundation was also born from the old Second Battalion and the Second Guard Regiment. During the period of garrisoning in Shaanxi, the political, military, and cultural quality of the troops has been greatly improved, and although its combat effectiveness may not be comparable to that of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades, it is also the absolute main force. Not to mention anything else, the fact that all the cadres and soldiers of the brigade have studied the Red Army textbooks is incomparable to none of the other troops. Therefore, the cadres and fighters of the 31st detachment, after hearing the news of the complete mixing with the main force, all cheered, and now that it is good, not only has the equipment been changed, the guerrillas have been promoted to a regular army, but they can also read and write, and everyone is happy to do this kind of good thing.

After the reorganization of the troops was completed, on 8 March, the 6th Brigade held a meeting on the establishment of the party committee, administrative office, and military region of the Hebei-Shandong Border Region in Qincun, Dongguang County. Subsequently, according to the plan, the troops advanced to the counties along the Jilu border by separate routes.

The first battle to march into the Jilu border was fought in Qincun.

The puppet army Mu Jincheng was entrenched in the area of Nanpi and Dongguang. On the morning of March 7, the puppet army stationed at Dengming Temple in Dongguang County received a report from Han Jian, saying that Detachment 31 was operating in the area of Qincun. The captain of the puppet army immediately reported to Mu Jincheng and asked to send a large force to suppress the 31st detachment.

After receiving the report, Mu Jincheng didn't think about it, so he mobilized his 3,000 men and horses to kill Qin Village.

In Mu Jincheng's mind, this 31 detachment led by [***] people is, at best, a thousand people and hundreds of broken guns. Since we know that they are in Qin Village, we will catch them all this time. Of course, if Mu Jincheng knew that the main force of the Sixth Brigade was in Qincun, it was estimated that he would have invited him with gifts, and he would not have come.

After receiving the report that a large number of puppet troops rushed to Qin Village, Zhang Hongtao said to Fu Zhuting with a smile: "Just when I wanted to sleep, someone sent a pillow." Since the puppet army is so anxious to work for the devils, then we will fulfill them. He immediately ordered the guard battalion, fire support battalion, and engineer battalion to hold on to Qincun to attract the puppet army to attack, and teach the 16th Regiment, the 17th Regiment, the 18th Regiment, the New 6th Regiment, the Supplementary Regiment, the 1st Regiment of the Jilu Side Reading Force, the 2nd Regiment of the Jilu Side Reading Force, and the cavalry battalion to hide on both wings, and kill them from both wings when the puppet army encircled Qincun, and completely eliminate the invading puppet army. At the same time, Zhang Hongtao ordered all battalions of the Second Field Artillery Regiment to participate in the battle, and if they really wanted to participate, they should pick up their rifles and go to capture the prisoners, and absolutely not allow them to open fire. To deal with such a group of puppet troops, mortars, infantry guns, grenadiers are enough. There is no need to waste precious field artillery shells.

At a little after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the vanguard of Mu Jincheng's puppet army arrived in Qincun and began to exchange fire with the Eighth Route Army.

After receiving the report from the vanguard that the 31st detachment had been found, Mu Jincheng was inexplicably excited, and seemed to be piled up with white silver dollars in front of him. You must know that the last time the 83rd Wing of the 21st Division of the Imperial Army swept this area, the cunning 31st Detachment escaped, and later took down Yanshan County and drove out the imperial army and its own troops defending the city. Now it's okay, I finally caught the 31 detachment, and the fish bit and fell into the net. Thinking about the reward that the imperial army might give to him after eliminating the 31 detachments, Mu Jincheng was excited, and ordered the large army to speed up the advance, not to let the gold bars and silver dollars in his hand run away.

Listening to the sparse gunshots in the town, Mu Jincheng, who was riding on a horse, once again raised his binoculars and looked into the town, yes, the 31st detachment was indeed relying on the houses and courtyards to shoot at its own soldiers. However, listening to the sound of gunshots, it seems that the 31st detachment is using the 38 big cover, where did you get the rifles of the imperial army? It seems that the imperial army guarding Salt Mountain did not lose many weapons when they retreated?

The situation in the telescope made Mu Jincheng a little crazy, the soldiers of his vanguard team were crawling on the snow outside Qin Village, and they didn't dare to attack the village. Occasionally, a brave soldier straightened up and tried to change positions, only to be hit by Detachment 31, which was hiding in the village.

Mu Jincheng ordered the troops to surround Qincun and set up light and heavy machine guns to cover the troops' charge. Just rush into the town and catch a 31 detachment of people and reward 2 yuan.

After Mu Jincheng gave the battle order, the puppet army surrounded Qin Village, and the light and heavy machine guns also began to shoot, and the puppet soldiers howled and rushed towards the village.

Seeing the soldiers holding their guns and cautiously touching the town, Mu Jincheng scolded: "Bastard, it's all fucking bitch-raised." Just a few broken guns of the 31st detachment, one charge was taken down. Look at your cowardice, it's just a shame! ”

Before he finished scolding, Mu Jincheng's mouth was like an egg had been stuffed, and he couldn't close it anymore. Because the 31st detachment in the town began to fire back, not only the frightening dense heavy machine gun fire, but also mortars, infantry guns, grenadiers, shells kept exploding in the middle of the charging ranks of the puppet army, and the puppet army was bloody and fleshy.

At this time, Mu Jincheng realized that the information was wrong. Where is the 31st detachment, I am afraid that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong crossed the railway and collided with it carelessly. Looking at the intensity of firepower, it is much more fierce than the firepower of ordinary infantry units of the imperial army.

Mu Jincheng immediately realized that he was not good at going out today, this was a punch on the anvil, and his wrist was about to be broken. Looking at the chaotic team that turned around and ran back, Mu Jincheng immediately ordered a retreat. In his mind, can't he run if he can't win?

It's a pity that it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to retreat at this time, and the loud sound of the military horn frightened Mu Jincheng's heart. He looked around, and a large number of Eighth Route Army troops poured out from the villages and trenches around Qin Village, pressing on his troops from all directions.

As soon as Mu Jincheng saw this posture, he knew that he had stepped into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army carelessly. Looking at the soldiers who were scattered and fleeing, Mu Jincheng sighed, thinking that how the fuck he brought out such a group of pus, as soon as he encountered a powerful blow, the troops would be scattered, and if this battle could be won, the sun would come out from the west. That's 3,000 people, how can it not even be as good as a small team of imperial troops. If a small group of Imperial troops were here, I am afraid that they would immediately build fortifications and resist desperately until they were all killed. Now it's good, the team of 3,000 people will flee for their lives to 3,000 sheep, where will there be a small army to resist on the spot!

Mu Jincheng didn't have time to sigh, the Eighth Route Army had already closed the siege, and the battlefield was full of shouts of surrendering guns and not killing, and Chinese not beating Chinese. Accompanied by the shouting, there was the machine gun sound of the Eighth Route Army that came up from the encirclement, and groups of puppet soldiers began to kneel down and raise their hands in surrender, and some simply lay down on the ground and became dead dogs.

By this time, Mu Jincheng knew that it was too late to say anything, and the only way was to break out of the bloody road. Otherwise, if it falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the soldiers will say that it is a big deal to be a prisoner, and I am afraid that they will be liquidated as a Han annihilation.

Mu Jincheng immediately called his guard battalion commander and asked him to organize the troops and rush out.

The guard battalion commander is Mu Jincheng's hardcore, and like Mu Jincheng, he is a woman with milk, and he followed Mu Jincheng as a Han annihilator. After receiving the order, the commander of the guard battalion immediately went to kick the soldiers in the ass, telling them to get up and charge with them, otherwise there was only a dead end.

Not to mention, the guard battalion commander really called out some of the soldiers, using light machine guns to open the way and protect Mu Jincheng to break through to the northwest. As soon as they broke through, many puppet soldiers who were scurrying around like headless flies seemed to have found a way out and ran with guns in hand.

Seeing Mu Jincheng breaking through in the northwest direction, Zhang Hongtao immediately knew that there were big fish in this puppet army, and ordered to strengthen the firepower and resolutely eliminate the enemy.

Mu Jincheng was horrified to find that the light and heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army were like cutting wheat, knocking all the soldiers who broke through with him to the ground. Seeing that the guard battalion commander also fell softly to the ground, Mu Jincheng jumped off his horse and was about to raise his hand to surrender, when several machine gun bullets hit him at the same time, ending his shameless life.

With the killing of Mu Jincheng, the resistance of the puppet army was completely over, and the units of the Eighth Route Army rushed up and began to capture prisoners and clean up the battlefield. Afterwards, Zhang Hongtao wrote in a report to the division headquarters: "The puppet army's will to resist is extremely poor, and this is the most unwilled unit I have ever seen. I seem to have returned to the years of the Red Army when the Kuomintang motley army was eliminated. ”

The impact of the battle in Qincun was enormous.

Mu Jincheng is the largest puppet army unit on the Jilu border, and the equipment is also good, in addition to maintaining law and order for the army, he also cooperates with the army to sweep and do all kinds of evil. The people knew about the Sixth Brigade of the Sixth Brigade, which had completely annihilated Mujin, and soon spread the news in a ten, ten, or hundred. Those local forces who wanted to resist immediately came to the door and asked to join the Eighth Route Army, or cooperate in the battle. Those Han annihilators who were bent on defecting to the enemy, for fear of following in the footsteps of Mu Jincheng, hurriedly moved with their teams, and the farther away from the Eighth Route Army, the better.

Ma Zhenhua never dreamed that he would be able to completely annihilate Mu Jincheng's troops in such a short period of time, and seeing that the Sixth Brigade of the Jiaojiao Brigade was so strong in combat, he followed behind Zhang Hongtao, Fu Zhuting, and He Mingliang, and kept asking for a hurry to march to other counties, and promised to organize the common people to support the front with the troops, and wherever the army hit, the villagers would send the grain, just to recover the counties on the border of Hebei and Shandong as soon as possible, and to rescue the masses from the iron hooves of the pseudonym.

The first battle was successful, Zhang Hongtao, Fu Zhuting, and He Mingliang were all in high spirits. Zhang Hongtao immediately ordered the captured puppet army to be handed over to the supplementary regiment for training, and the captured weapons and ammunition were managed by the baggage battalion and used to develop the county and county brigades, district squads, and militia armies. Then he ordered all troops to march to the hinterland of the Jilu border according to the march plan.

(To be continued)