Lu Damin sighed and said, "This is all the life of the common people!" There is no way, if there is a way, it will be cold, who will hide in this place. ”

Wu Yawu and Han Xing found underground party member Wang Hu again, and Peng Xiaoshi talked to him, and found that the party organization in this village was still relatively weak, and it could not be compared with the conditions of Dabai Village. Wu Yawu encouraged these party members to actively develop the party organization, mobilize the progressive masses, compile the facts of the three detachments that brutalized the masses, and publicize them to the masses, so that they can gradually improve their ideological understanding.

Han Xing asked Wu Xiaoming to send outstanding soldiers to serve as military instructors for several party members to cultivate their military knowledge and skills. They were also asked to pull some young people together to learn military technology.

Wu Yawu also organized the village, and for the time being, he did not have the ability to fight against the three detachments, and for the sake of concealment, he could not be called the anti-Japanese village chief or something, so he temporarily named it the office. Wang Hu served as the director of the office, and the office was also enriched with financial and clerical personnel, all of whom were served by the progressive masses close to the party.

After a spring of mobilization and preparation, by the beginning of summer, Da Lu Zhuang had already organized a small armed force of more than 50 people, named the Self-Defense Force, with Wang Hu as the captain and Peng Xiaoshi as the deputy captain.

At this time, Uncle Lu Damin no longer looked down on the village cadres of Dalu Village, but helped to do this and that, and often stretched out his thumb.

Since the establishment of this armed force, men, women, and children generally do not have to flee to the wilderness at night, and the Self-Defense Forces have been semi-open. Due to the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, there is still no strength to openly confront the enemy during the day, so it can only be half-hidden and half-hidden, and the party members are also in a state of extreme secrecy.

The masses saw the benefits of organizing themselves because they did not need to go to the fields to stay in the fields, and they asked to join the Self-Defense Forces. Han Xing also allocated more than 20 fast guns to the Self-Defense Forces through the Zhuxian Column.

When a person has a gun, his heart is more steady, and his training is more energetic.

There are only about 600 people in Daluzhuang, but there are about 100 members of the Self-Defense Forces alone, as long as they are men, from 16-year-old half-grown children to 55-year-old men, all of them receive military training.

Even the women organized, and although it was not their turn to hold guns, there were still red tassel guns and large blades, and they began to dance with knives and guns.

Han Xing discussed with Wu Yawu that it was not enough to have these militia self-defense forces, but also to have the same fortifications as Dabai Village.

For this matter, Wu Yawu went to the prefectural committee to report. Some comrades of the prefectural party committee held that the construction of the encirclement did not conform to the spirit of the party Central Committee's instructions on demolishing bridges, breaking roads, and leveling the encirclement, and some comrades held that the specific situation was analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and that in the current situation, the construction of the encirclement would be of certain benefit to resisting the superior enemy.

In the end, the prefectural committee came up with a compromise plan, that is, the border villages close to the enemy could be repaired, and the villages close to our base areas were not allowed to be repaired.

After Wu Yawu returned, he summoned the village cadres in the Daluzhuang and Guoludian areas and the upper-level celebrities of society to convey the spirit of the instructions of the prefectural party committee.

After the meeting, the masses immediately took action, and in less than a month, they repaired the surrounding ditches and other fortifications, and also collected the steel guns, earthen guns, and earthen cannons scattered among the people for unified distribution and use.

Militia self-defense units have been set up in each village, and they have also been organized into squads and platoons according to the strength of the troops. The militia joint defense has been established, that is, one side suffers, and all sides support.

Daluzhuang alone collected 10 earthen cannons, 12 poles, 45 earthen guns, and raised funds to buy 300 grenades, and the Self-Defense Force expanded to 150 people, divided into 13 squads. The 20 single knives and 70 javelins collected were also distributed to the rest of the people.

Men, women, and children are armed with weapons, accounting for as much as half of Daluzhuang. In just a few dozen days, the situation in Daluzhuang has undergone earth-shaking changes. The masses openly resisted grain and taxes, intercepted small groups of enemies, and worked with the three detachments in full swing.

The militia self-defense forces in Daluzhuang also openly attacked, and they divided into several combat groups and entered the enemy-occupied areas to arrest and punish the enemies who went out sporadically and the puppet party and government personnel who committed the most heinous crimes.

From time to time, the militia self-defense units in Daluzhuang also went to the Jiliao Highway to attack the transport convoys of the three detachments and intercept the enemy's supplies and ammunition.

The frequent activities of the militia self-defense forces in the Daluzhuang area have boosted the morale of the anti-Japanese joint defense army and people in the Chibei area and dealt a blow to the enemy's arrogance. Agricultural production has also been restored to a certain extent, and the people's livelihood has improved.

Bo Guangsan, chief of staff of the three detachments, was mainly responsible for running the Chiping area, and he saw that the power of the Communist Party had developed greatly, while the forces of his three detachments had been suppressed again and again, so he regarded the Chibei base area as a thorn in his side and a thorn in the flesh, and he wanted to flatten the Chibei base area at once and restore it to his original state.

In October 1940, he secretly received instructions from the Japanese master to mobilize three detachments of Linqing and Tangyi, totaling more than 3,000 people, to encircle and suppress the villages around Daluzhuang and Guoluzhuang.

Han Xing happened to have something to do during this time, and he was taking one of Wu Xiaoming's companies to operate here, and when he heard the news, he hurriedly sent a messenger to contact the Zhuxian column, and at the same time hurriedly discussed the situation with Wu Xiaoming.

Han Xing said to Wu Xiaoming: "Company Commander Wu, the situation is quite critical, and there are no other troops of the Eighth Route Army nearby, only one of us. The enemy is outnumbered, will we fight or not? ”

Wu Xiaoming thought for a while and said: "Section Chief Han, fight, why don't you fight, fight resolutely!"

Han Xing said: "I am not sure about this battle, and I have to take a considerable risk. If you don't get it right, the whole company will be smashed in. ”

Wu Xiaoming said: "That has to be fought, the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent." Now Da Lu Zhuang has openly fought with the three detachments. If we don't go, the militia self-defense force will be even more vicious, and we can't watch the villagers of Daluzhuang suffer losses. ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "Then I'll rest assured, but let the soldiers be prepared in their hearts." ”

Wu Xiaoming smiled and said, "Section Chief Han, Commander Han, you can rest assured." After following you to fight in the north and south for so many years, when have the soldiers been afraid of death? Sacrifice is inevitable, but it has to be worthwhile. As long as you give an order, we can't embarrass you or the Zhuxian column. ”

Wu Xiaoming went back and mobilized the soldiers, and the soldiers were even more excited and screamed, resolutely demanding that this battle be fought well, protect the people of Daluzhuang, and not let them be bullied by the three detachments again.

Han Xing and Wu Xiaoming found Wang Hu, the director of Da Lu Zhuang's office and the head of the militia self-defense team, and Peng Xiaoshi, the deputy team leader. Han Xing said to the two of them: "The sweep of the three detachments this time was very sudden, so that we were not prepared. What do you think? ”

Wang Hu said: "What else can I do, one is to run, and the other is to fight." If you run, there are more than 600 people of all ages, where to run. The three detachments have already surrounded these villages, can they get out? The other is to fight, our militia self-defense force in Daluzhuang is about 100 people, and the weapons are not good, can you beat the three detachments, there is no bottom in my heart! ”

Han Xing said: "If you run, it will be some ordinary people, old and young, and it is really difficult to highlight the encirclement of the three detachments." The remaining way, that is, to fight, if you fight, our company will swear to cooperate with you to the death, see if you can hold Daluzhuang. ”

Wang Hu glanced at Peng Xiaoshi. Peng Xiaoshi also said: "So far, I think I can only fight." With the support of the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army, and our militia relying on the fact that it is their own home, the geography is familiar, and no matter what, it is better to fight him to the death. ”

Wang Hu nodded and said, "Then we will fight this battle in Da Lu Zhuang to see if the fists of the three teams are hard, or the bones of our Da Lu Zhuang are hard." ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "Okay, then it's decided." ”

Wu Xiaoming's company and the militia self-defense force of Daluzhuang all went up to the wall, ready to fight with the three detachments.

The common people of Daluzhuang mobilized the whole people, and the young people rushed to the front, and the old people and women cooked for the soldiers in the village, prepared stretchers, gunpowder, iron sand, and hand-made grenades, and nursed the young children.

On October 14, Wu Xiaoming's scouts came to report that Bo Guangsan's troops had first occupied Wangguantun and approached Daluzhuang from the north. Han Xing considered that this time the battle was mainly based on deterrence, so he called the heavy machine gun to open fire, so that Bo Guangsan's troops were scared and told them to retreat in the face of difficulties.

Unexpectedly, Bo Guangsan's troops were full of diehards, and they used the trench from Wang Guantun to Da Lu Zhuang to quietly advance in concealment. The heavy machine guns were also angled, and they could not hit the three detachments in the trench, so they quickly approached Daluzhuang.

At this time, God couldn't stand it anymore, and he also came to help Da Luzhuang, and it rained heavily, and the rain was heavy and urgent. The rain poured into the trench vigorously, and Bo Guangsan's team could not hide, so they had to stand outside the trench, and were suddenly attacked by Han Xing's heavy machine guns for a while, causing them heavy casualties, so they had to retreat to Wangguantun.

The first victory of the battle greatly invigorated the villagers of Daluzhuang, and the militia self-defense members brandished earthen guns on the wall and shouted happily: "The three detachments are gone!" "The three detachments are scared!" "The heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army have run away." "The three teams are nothing to be afraid of, it's not like they run away in one dozen!"

The old and young women in the village were even more happy in their hearts, they cooked the best food, and slaughtered a pig that they had saved up in normal times, and brought good food and good food to the wall of the village to comfort the Eighth Route Army and the militia self-defense force who had won the battle.

But the enemy was not reconciled, and the three detachments were slightly repaired, and on the night of the 15th, they seized Xiaoluanzhuang, that is, approached Daluanzhuang to the east of Dalu Village. To the west, it was Fengguantun, the district and township governments of Bo Guangsan, so that the enemy surrounded Da Lu Zhuang from the northeast and west.

In the south, it is the Jiliao Highway, the territory of the Japanese invaders, if you break through and break into the territory of the little devils, I am afraid there will be no good fruit to eat.