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Therefore, while Yongshan ordered the defenders of Cao County and Chengwu to continue to hold the county seat, he also dispatched two mixed units of the Japanese puppet army of more than 1,000 people each to carry out a sweep of the anti-Japanese forces in Dingtao County by separate routes.

At that time, there were several anti-Japanese armed forces in Dingtao County, including about 2,000 people from Wang Zhijie's division of the Dingtao Security Brigade, about 1,500 people from Zhang Zigang's department, deputy commissioner of the 16th Prefecture and deputy commander of security, and spontaneous armed forces from Bada Village, Hanji Town, and so on.

The two sweeping enemy armies were dispatched from Heze and Dingtao respectively, and in line with the principle of striking the big ones first and the small ones last, they went straight to the areas where the anti-Japanese forces were entrenched.

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Dawujia Village, Zhuangmiao Town, the station of Wang Zhijie of the Dingtao Security Brigade.

Shen Dehui, the captain of the Dingtao Guerrilla Brigade, stood on the high house and looked around at the surrounding terrain. As the first batch of veterans who were transferred to the Third Column at that time, they were brutally killed by Yang Tianfeng, and they became calm, and they were constantly promoted with the growth of the Third Column.

As long as they don't make mistakes, the youngest of them is also a company commander, and the oldest is already a regiment commander. But there are also robed brothers such as Han Xiaoshou and Wei Jun who died in their lives.

This time, Shen Dehui led three guerrilla brigades composed of Dalian to infiltrate Dingtao, and the first thing he did was to get in touch with Wang Zhijie. Because judging from the intelligence of all parties, Wang Zhijie is still sincere in resisting Japan, and because he was born locally, he is not bad to the people.

In fact, there was no surprise, and the arrival of the guerrilla brigade was warmly welcomed by Wang Zhijie. Wang Zhijie also happily complied with the order given by Yang Tianfeng in the name of deputy commander-in-chief of the guerrillas in the Shandong-Henan-Anhui border region, and said that in the future, he would return to the border region and obey Yang Tianfeng's dispatch.

Finding backers and obtaining supplies is one aspect, and the New Seventh Army unceremoniously solved Bian Jiu in Cao County, which also caused a shock to the anti-Japanese armed forces. Since he can't compete with the New Seventh Army, in addition to surrendering to the enemy and becoming a traitor, he is left to submit to Yang Tianfeng. And those who have a little conscience are not forced to a dead end, who wants to bear a reputation that has been stinking for thousands of years?

What's more, the ruthlessness of the New Seventh Army against the puppet army is also terrifying. To submit to obedience is just to lose some power, and he can't be the emperor of the soil, but he doesn't have to worry about his life. If you become a traitor, you will not only be in danger of your own life, but also your entire family.

With Wang Zhijie's cooperation, the guerrilla brigade immediately launched to gain a firm foothold in the countryside between the northwest of Cao County and the southwest of Dingtao, and waited for an opportunity to develop into the surrounding areas.

"Lao Fu'er, look at those children, it's so good to be carefree." Shen Dehui sighed.

In the distance in the fields ran a few children, driven by hunger and new life, running all over the field, looking, laughing and playing, chasing and competing. Every spring, food is very scarce, and in order to survive this green and yellow time, ordinary people have to eat wild vegetables and leaves.

But the children were not very sad, and they ran and laughed merrily.

Wang Lao Fu'er looked up, still looking listless, and said lightly: "Crazy people and fools are also carefree, do you want to?" ”

Shen De was choked and rolled his eyes, and he didn't want to worry about this guy, so he waved his hand vigorously, "Cut, I won't talk to you anymore." ”

Wang Laofu'er laughed twice, but leaned over to talk, "Hey, look at that kid, take off his shirt and run happily." ”

Shen Dehui deliberately ignored him, turned his head, but saw Wang Zhijie climbing up to the room with a orderly.

"The devil wants to sweep the eight major villages?" Shen Dehui heard the news, glanced at Wang Laofu'er, and was thinking quickly in his mind, and did not make any decision immediately.

"Aren't those Diao people capable, don't they care about anyone? Well, let's see them go with their heroes! Wang Zhijie was a little gloating.

There are more than 2,400 households and a population of 15,600 in the eight villages around Taoyuan Market Town (Guozhai, Hanzhai, Mazhai, Donggezhai, Wangtun Village, Nantingsi Village, etc.). The long-term devastation and plundering by the Japanese, puppeteers, and bandits aroused the infinite anger of the people in these eight villages, forcing them to unite and dig ditches and build villages, set up guns and artillery (earthen cannons), and launched armed self-defense.

One of the leaders of the joint armed forces of these eight villages is called Lin Fancai and the other is called He Youyi, they are senior brothers, they made a living by selling arts everywhere in the early years, and they have been in contact with all three religions and nine streams, so they can be said to be well-informed and very courageous. Moreover, when they were young, they were simple and upright, helpful, and had a great reputation among the villagers.

In the midst of war, they were pushed by the people to be the leaders. Under their leadership, the villagers gathered the "pig iron oxen", "five-sub cannons", broadswords, and spears that were used to fight bandits, repaired and strengthened the earthen fence, cut down trees and burned charcoal to make gunpowder, and organized young and strong people to guard day and night. During this period, he repelled several attacks by bandits, and his confidence became more and more sufficient.

Wang Zhijie's security brigade gained a firm foothold, and began to expand its territory outward, recruiting troops and collecting taxes. Salute first and then soldier, naturally the best result is to fight without snow blade. However, the two leaders of the Eight Great Villages refused very unceremoniously, and it was no wonder that he would make such remarks.

"How many enemies are there?" Wang Laofu'er asked.

"There are eight hundred people, and there are three or four hundred devils." Wang Zhijie said: "There are still a few cannons, it seems that they are going to fight." ”

"Old Shen, what do you think?" Wang Lao Fu'er turned to Shen Dehui.

Shen Dehui raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Although the Eight Great Villages are not subject to our jurisdiction, they are finally an anti-Japanese team. The enemy has swept away the eight major villages, and may continue to move, and the spearhead will be pointed at us. ”

"Well, that's what you do." Wang Laofu'er nodded in agreement and said, "It's better to pull the team out like this, whether to fight or not, how to fight, it depends on the situation." ”

"Brigade Commander Wang, what do you think?" Shen Dehui asked Wang Zhijie politely.

Wang Zhijie thought about it and said a little reluctantly: "Okay, it's up to Brother Shen." Those who dare to argue with the devil are also considered to be men with bones, if we can fight, we can't see death without saving it. However, Brother Shen, Brother Wang, you have also seen the men and horses of the Security Brigade, and the equipment and training are by no means comparable to your elite division. So—"

"Don't worry, how can we fight hard, and we won't let the security brigade have big casualties." Shen Dehui knew Wang Zhijie's thoughts and hurriedly comforted him.

"Brigade Commander Wang is too worried." Wang Laofu'er also helped on the side, "Isn't there such a saying: Sandpipers and mussels compete, and fishermen profit!" We are the fishermen, and we will fight again when we see it, and we will definitely not make loss-making transactions. ”

"Gao Jian, Brother Wang, Gao Jian!" Wang Zhijie had a smile on his face and said, "Brother Wang, if you have time to talk more, maybe our family can still climb up to relatives!" ”

The three of them went out of the room and discussed in front of the map in the house before giving the order to set off with their respective troops.

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Gray clouds, slowly moving through the air, the sun is dim, the weather is overcast, giving people a feeling of oppression and heaviness. What is even more depressing and heavy is the enemy's massive pressure and the tragic consequences.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Several shells flew over with a piercing whistling and exploded on the earthen fence, which had been reinforced, withstood the shelling and did not collapse, but only fell a lot of earth chips.

In the distance, a Japanese officer pulled out his command knife and howled, and a large number of soldiers immediately shouted and bent down to charge. Several machine guns fired wildly like vipers, and the gunfire was as dense as popping beans.

On the inside of the earthen fence, which is more than five meters high, a wooden frame has been erected for observation and foot shooting. The people who had fled from the villages were divided under the command of the chief, and the battle began, with men and women guarding the walls, women carrying ammunition and stones, and the elderly and children bringing water and food and caring for the wounded.

There are six gates in the earthen enclosure, and earthen cannons are arranged behind each door. This kind of earthen cannon is also relatively special, it can fire five cannons in a row, called five sub-cannons, the barrel is filled with black gunpowder, and the cannonballs are made of broken iron or broken stones, which can hit nearly 200 meters, and sweep a piece of the place it passes, and is called "iron broom" by the villagers.

Boom, boom, boom, the three five-gun guns were the first to let out a roar, and countless pieces of broken iron swept towards the devils and puppet soldiers like raindrops, accompanied by piercing screams, the wounded enemy covered their faces and bodies, and fell to the ground wailing. But this did not stop the enemy's charge, and the enemy thought that the earthen cannon could not be fired in bursts, and the charge time was long, so it was a good time to take advantage of the momentum and rush upward. With the sound of a more rapid trumpet, another howl came up.

Boom, boom, boom, the five-gun paused slightly, and roared again, and the unprepared enemy suffered a great loss, but after paying the casualties, they also approached Tuweizi.

Suddenly, several poles spit out blazing flames, spraying hundreds of iron sand and gravel at the enemy who rushed up, and then, several more poles made a roar, alternating fierce bombardment, like a few dragons overturning the river and the sea, spitting patches of dead iron rain at the enemy.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the battle lasted two hours and was already raging. Outside the village, the Japanese plaster flags fluttered and their bayonets flashed cold. Inside the stockade, smoke billowed and houses hit by shells turned into piles of rubble. Light and heavy machine-gun bullets rained down on the earthen fence, the shells continued to explode, the earthen cannon poles also roared, and the smoke of gunpowder rose around the stockade.

The breeches of many of the "five cannons" in the stockade were hot and red, so they could only be poured kerosene on them in turn one by one to cool down. When the ammunition was running out, the women smashed the iron pots of their homes into pieces and brought them to the position; Break off the iron rake teeth one by one and put them directly into the gun chamber to beat.

The enemy, who had suffered considerable casualties, began to calm down, and concentrated artillery fire on the weak point of the earth enclosure - the northeast corner, where the wall was newly built, relatively low and thinner. The battle was brutal and bloody, and the enemy who had climbed up the earthen fence was finally crushed, and the walls were strewn with the corpses of the enemy and the people.

At the time of Chengping, they were all people who kept to themselves, only seeking their own personal interests and the safety and well-being of their families. But when the aggressor touches their bottom line, their hearts will become dry wood that can be lit with just a fire.

Shovels, kitchen knives, sticks, stones...... Even the fists and teeth have become weapons of fighting, there is no distinction between men and women, young and old, this is their home, let the enemy rush in, it is the result of the chicken and dog not left, and the fighting spirit and courage inspired by being forced into a dead end are shocking.

The clouds became thin, the sun rose in mid-air, and the enemy temporarily stopped attacking and began to eat and rest. This is the prelude to a storm, followed by thunder and lightning, and even more brutal and bloody battles.

Three of the eight villages have been breached, and this is the largest and strongest place, and thousands of people have rushed to support the village.

The wounded were moaning and screaming on the ground, Lin Fancai leaned against the wooden pillar of the wall, looked tired, looked around, and said gloomily: "Senior brother, when Zhuangzi is not yet surrounded, you should really let you take the old and weak women and children in the village to withdraw from the village first." Now, alas—"

"Senior brother, now is not the time to say this." He Youyi's eyes widened, he shook the guillotine in his hand, and said loudly: "We can still fight, we can still resist, the devil can't rush in." ”

"I can't run away, there is no way back, and now I only have one life for another, and I am fighting to the end with the devil." Lin Fancai looked back at the dead and wounded people on the ground, his expression became grim, and he gritted his teeth and said.

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"This is a small sand hill in the north of the village, the devils have arranged four infantry guns and a few mortars, your task is to lurk and approach, and then bravely rush up, eliminate the devil artillery, and occupy this position."

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission." Wang Qiang, who was changing into a devil's military uniform, replied without raising his head.

"Lao Fu'er, you lead a squadron to ambush on both flanks and flank the devils who come to grab artillery."

"No problem." Wang Laofu'er agreed lazily, but when he turned around, his expression became stern, and he waved his hand and ran away with his squadron.

"Second Squadron, after the battle started, you fiercely attacked the puppet army in the south of the village, striving to defeat this group of soft eggs in the shortest possible time, and then moved closer to Xiaoshagang in the northeast, and cooperated with the first squadron to smash the devil's attempt to seize the artillery."

"Yes!"

"Third squadron, after the success of seizing the artillery, you will attack from behind the devils from the northeast of the stockade, and form a front and rear flank with the men and horses in Zhuangzi, forcing the devils to stop attacking and withdraw from the stockade."

"Lao Xu, the devil's officers and machine gunners and other technical arms will be handed over to you." Shen De would politely and solemnly give orders to the snipers.

"Don't worry, you won't be able to run away." Xu smiled and nodded.

Shen Dehui smiled with relief, looked at the direction of the stockade, his expression became heavy, and said to himself: "I hope they can still insist and let our troops secretly move to the designated position." ”

Shen Dehui mobilized almost all the men and horses of the guerrilla brigade, more than 500 people. Wang Zhijie also urgently mobilized more than 1,000 troops of the security brigade to outflank the enemy's rear road.

The reason why he did not attack directly, but first carefully observed the situation on the battlefield, because the troops dispatched this time did not have much advantage, and the combat strength of the security brigade was even more worrisome. If you blindly attack and clear the siege, you may get into a big scuffle with no chance of winning. (To be continued.) )