Chapter 209: White Earth Town, Red Whirlwind

July 10th. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info White City.

Time rewinds to July 10, a few days after the Battle of Xingshan Fortress began. There has already been action on the part of the White City.

This time the operation was arranged by Xiaolu himself.

Xiaolu engaged in strategic deception in the Xiaoxing'an Mountains, making the Japanese speculate whether to attack from the west side of the Xiaoxing'an Mountains or from the east side. It was bound to be difficult for the Japanese army to take care of the Nenjiang area, which included Baicheng. The advance troops of the White City took the opportunity to attack the cities along the railway, but the real purpose was the vast countryside.

can make such a plan, it is because the layout here is early, and there is Lin Meng's army. Yichun has the troops of the defense of Nanjing, and a large number of local troops of the advance team have been photographed here, Lin Meng's military strength has begun to take shape, as long as the Japanese army transfers the large force away, then Lin Meng can realize this plan.

In late June, the puppet army and the Japanese army in the Baicheng area were transferred out, the strength was empty, and the opportunity came.

Lin Meng was the person in charge of the operation.

Because of Lin Meng's Red Army complex, his team called itself the advance army of the Red Army.

There are several railways in this area of Baicheng Qiqihar, one is the Pingqi Railway, which runs from Siping Street to Qiqihar. This railway is more than 1,100 miles long, and it was also completed when Zhang Zuolin was in charge of the Zhang family. The bridge where the railway crosses the Nenjiang River is called the river bridge, which is the river bridge where Ma Zhanshan rebelled against the puppet Manchurians.

There is also a railway that is Binzhou Railway. The Binzhou Railway was built in 1901. This road runs from Harbin to Manchuria, with a total length of nearly 2,000 miles, and connects to the Trans-Siberian Railway of Russia in the west. As a result, this railway became the focus of contention between Japan and Russia.

There is also a railway is the Changbai Line, also called the Changtao Line, which runs from Changchun to Baicheng and was completed in 1935. And this railway is connected to the Bai'a line. The Bai'a Line, from Baicheng to Arshan, was completed in 1937. And this Arshan is not far from a battlefield, that is, the Battle of Nomenkan, also known as the Battle of Nomenkhan.

You can see the importance of the White City.

In addition, the railway from Qiqihar to Bei'an Town began to be built when the Zhang family was in charge of the Republic of China (1928), and it was completed after 918 and put into operation in 1932. These 460 miles of railway transportation of troops and materials played a great role in Japan's control of Bei'an and the Greater and Lesser Khing'an Mountains.

Qiqihar guards the exit of the Great Khing'an Mountains, and its geographical location is very important.

This is the reason why Li Sen and Lin Meng stared at this piece one after another.

Baicheng is actually the old place name, now the new name is Tao'an, the county seat should be called Baichengzi, Lin Meng has been to Baichengzi several times, everything here is earth, the city wall is earthen ramparts, the house is adobe ramparts, and the outside is covered with mud. The roof is covered with straw, covered with soil, and then used alkaline soil as mud, which has good waterproof performance.

Unfortunately, it's hard to see a single rock, the roads are dirt, muddy when it rains, and dusty when it's clear. The best houses are brick houses, but there are very few, only the wealthy families.

Alkali is a major specialty here. There is also a relationship between the whitish earthen walls and alkali.

Hence the name White City.

The name Baicheng should be related to the local Mongolian and other ethnic groups, Chaganhot? Because there is also Chicheng nearby, that is, Ulanhot.

There are a lot of swamps here, there are a lot of reeds in the swamps, and there are flocks of water birds, but it is a good place. However, the land here is salinized, the grain production is not high, and the people are poor.

Liu Quan is the person in charge of the advance team living in Baicheng, Wang Fa is the person in charge of Qiqihar, Lin Meng proposed Liu Quan and Wang Fa as his deputies, and the two of them to develop the team in this area. Lin Meng's base was directly selected in Liu Quan and Wang Fa's base. Many of the young peasants in their base areas became recruits to the ranks.

When Lin Meng, Liu Quan, and Wang Fa were researching and working, they had a detailed discussion with Xiaolu about spending money to reclaim land in some areas and distribute it to landless peasants, and only receive 20% of military rations. As a result, a large number of peasants were gathered on the land of the advance army.

Lin Meng, Liu Quan, and Wang Fa have been concentrating on the development of this area for almost a year. During this year, he concentrated on the development of rural work, catching bandits and traitors, and the bandits were willing to resist the Japanese, and those who did not do it had to be forced to work in the wasteland. The traitors were either executed or forced to labor.

According to his understanding, he was going to fight the local tyrants and divide the land. However, Xiao Lu realized that he had this kind of thought, and repeatedly told him about the economic characteristics of the Northeast, and repeatedly told him about the policy of uniting all forces to resist Japan, putting an end to the practice of fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, and only allowing the property of traitors to be confiscated. Seeking greater rights for the poor? Only I opened up the wasteland by myself.

In this way, he basically eliminated the Japanese puppet grass-roots political power in the countryside on both sides of the Nenjiang River on the south line of the Nenjiang River and the rich Nenjiang River in the north. At present, the puppet Manchurian government is not only unable to harvest grain, but also cannot issue government decrees.

Lin Meng's development has also been greatly restricted.

The land in this line is barren, the climate is arid, the population is sparse, and although Lin Meng's mass base is very good, it is not strong enough, and there is a serious shortage of soldiers. Although Lin Meng's good mass policy led to the relocation of thousands of families from some places in the south to this area, after all, they could not meet the requirements, and even had to grow their own grain.

In addition, because Japan attaches great importance to this area, it regards this line as a transportation line and a large rear area to resist the Soviet Union, and it has a lot of troops distributed, and it also has a great deal of restraint on Lin Meng. Under the influence of various factors, Lin Meng's strength only grew to 3,000 this year.

This time, the Kwantung Army Command judged that the advance army was likely to attack Bei'an, so it sent a large number of troops from Qiqihar and transported them to Bei'an through this railway.

The whole transportation process was very difficult, south of Qiqihar to the Baicheng Wangye Temple, the railway was constantly destroyed, and in some places the rails and sleepers were removed kilometer by kilometer, and the roadbed was dug one pit after another.

Life north of Qiqihar is not easy either. Personnel carriers and material carriers were exploded several times in a row, and the losses of materials and personnel were extremely heavy, and the Kwantung Army command had to give an order to station a large number of railway troops at stations along the way to protect the smooth flow of transportation. In this way, the security of the town can only rely on the puppet army. And this is the opportunity to eat the puppet army and expand its own strength with the strength of the puppet army.

Transportation gradually resumed, the backlog of supplies in Qiqihar began to be shipped, and the number of troops in Bei'an increased dramatically, and with the addition of local troops, the number has exceeded 20,000. By the time of the Battle of Jiamusi on the Eastern Front, the Japanese troop transportation work was basically over.

Lin Meng left 500 people along the railway line and destroyed it by explosion, while he led the remaining troops to quietly surround the county seat of Baicheng. His goal was the guards of the White City, two regiments, a small brigade of two thousand men, plus a squadron of devils.

The devil is responsible for the defense of the railway, and the puppet army is responsible for the defense of the city.

This time they are going to outwit, not storm. The entire battle plan was only known to Lin Meng and the other three people. In order to keep it secret, after the plan was decided, the team began to assemble, prepare supplies, and hide in the vast grasslands and reed ponds, isolated from the world. Therefore, this sneak attack, Baicheng did not get any news at all.

There are dozens of pillboxes on both sides of the railway track and nearby, and there are checkpoints at each junction. These days, there is some panic within the puppet army, and many people have received letters from home, asking them not to oppose the Red Army, the Red Army is very good to them, and they are asked to rest assured and keep an eye on them when shooting.

Some people received letters, saying that all the traitors in Baichengzi and several nearby counties had been killed, and they were asked to be careful and not to sell their lives to the Japanese.

More people received small leaflets, telling them not to die for the Japanese, to defect to the Red Army, to resist Japan and save the country.

At six o'clock in the morning, it was just after dawn. A large number of teams appeared at several intersections in Baichengzi at the same time, I don't know how these people came, they hid there, and they came just after dawn.

The few puppet soldiers standing guard were a little listless, frightened by the sudden appearance of the people.

The men cried out: "We are the Red Army!" Shoot or kill! ”

The puppet soldiers raised their hands one by one.

A puppet soldier stretched out his hand to his pocket, and a Red Army soldier held a gun to him, saying, "Be honest! ”

The puppet soldier said: "My mother gave me a letter saying that the Red Army doctor saved her life. I'm just going to show it to you, and I'm going to surrender. ”

The Red Army soldier said, "Okay, then take a look." He took the letter and looked at it: "This is still written by our commander for your mother." Good. You keep it. Are you willing to make meritorious contributions? ”

The puppet soldier said: "What kind of meritorious service? ”

The Red Army soldier said, "Follow me." "Lead him to Lin Meng's headquarters.

Lin Meng listened to the introduction and said, "I remember Aunt Wang." Your name is Wang Fu? ”

Wang Fu: "Yes, the chief still remembers my name. ”

Lin Meng: "Are you willing to lead our soldiers to your barracks?" ”

Wang Fu: "Okay." It just so happened that they were going to pull a group of people to collect garlic and wheat for the county magistrate's house. ”

Garlic in the Northeast is a promising cash crop with high yield and good quality. Harvested at the end of summer, plucked and braided with garlic and leaves, locked up to dry. Drying it and selling it in the market is one of the economic incomes of many Northeast people. Because everyone eats dumplings with garlic paste. In addition, garlic eggplant is also a home-cooked dish.

Historically, the sanitary conditions were not good, and people were prone to diarrhea, and many people in the Northeast had to eat more to prevent intestinal diseases.

Lin Meng: "Very good. Let's go. ”

Bai Chengzi was not very big, the barracks were near the station, and Wang Fu took a dozen people and soon arrived at the barracks. The sentry saw Wang Fu and said, "Didn't you just take up your post?" How did this come back? ”

Wang Fu: "I've found someone." He worked for the county magistrate's house. ”

The puppet soldier standing guard said: "He can arrest people to work, so what's wrong with us doing some business in private?" Hey, how do you need so many people to work? ”

Wang Fu led people in, and there were not many people, about 200 people. And a few people took out their guns and pointed them at the sentry, and the sentry understood that the person who went in was not a day laborer, but a Red Army.

The sentry was lifted, and many people came in from the outside, and after a while, five or six hundred people came in the barracks, and all the barracks were surrounded.