Chapter 599 Gu Xian

The blocking battle fought by the special operations squad of the Independent Division led by Liu Yimin was a classic example of our army using special warfare tactics for the first time. More than 600 Japanese infantry and cavalry troops suffered heavy casualties and had to flee with their heads under the blows of the special operations squad of the independent division, without even having a chance to launch firepower.

The captain of the 109th Cavalry Brigade, Yamazaki Kiyonakasa, finally fled back to the county seat of Huoxian with the remnants of the defeated generals, and closed his door. Due to the killing of Lieutenant General Shigehou Yamaoka and Chief of Staff of the 10th 9th Division, the 10th Division was leaderless, and the Japanese army did not immediately dispatch a large force to pursue and retaliate.

After receiving the battle report, Xu Xiangqian, commander of the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army, could not believe this result and called Li Hongjun again to ask Li Hongjun to truthfully report the accurate number of Japanese troops, verify the number of people killed, and verify the number of guns and ammunition seized.

Of course, there was no need for Li Hongjun to do this matter, and before the battle, for Liu Yimin's safety, he quietly asked for help from the Independent Division and the Third Brigade that was sticking to the base area in western Jinxi. Soon after the battle, a battalion of the 3rd Brigade closest to the battlefield had arrived and was happily cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the weapons and ammunition discarded by the Japanese army. The task of reporting to Xu Xiangqian to verify the results of the battle was completed by them.

The battalion commander of the 3rd Independent Brigade, surnamed Peng, was also a veteran of the Red Army, and knew the importance of protecting Liu Yimin's safety, and proposed to distribute all the German-made submachine guns left by the Japanese army to Li Hongjun's special combat personnel to strengthen their firepower. It's a brand new thing, so it's easy to use

Liu Yimin told Battalion Commander Peng that the performance of the German-made submachine gun, such as its range and accuracy, is far inferior to that of the special combat members' Bayi automatic rifles, and that this gun can be equipped with gun grenades, and that after the successful development of gun grenades in the future, the Bayi automatic rifles can be equipped with armor-piercing grenades to hit tanks and armored vehicles. You can also fire smoke bombs and incendiary bombs, which can not only cover the retreat, but also burn the little devils. The instructor's special operations brigade and sniper brigade are all one-color Bayi automatic rifles, and submachine guns are distributed to all units.

Only then did Battalion Commander Peng happily run to announce to the soldiers that all captured submachine guns were one per squad and that no more were allowed.

The battle was over, and the telegrams from the chairman, Mr. Zhu, Vice Chairman Zhou, Mr. Peng and Luo Ronghuan had also arrived.

Several leaders told Liu Yimin in the telegram that as a high-ranking cadre, he must have the consciousness of being responsible to the party and the troops, and any act of committing danger alone is a sign of immaturity. If we dare to rely on our skills and skills to make extraneous branches, we will definitely be strictly and severely investigated for responsibility, and the discipline of the Eighth Route Army will not be a fictitious thing?

In the telegram, the chairman told Liu Yimin that according to reliable information, Yan Xishan had recently shown signs of covert contact with the Japanese army. Liu Yimin was asked to go to the Second Theater Headquarters of Yan Xishan in Guxian Village, Ji County, to do Yan Xishan's work, and encouraged him to persist in uniting in the War of Resistance and not to do things that are painful to relatives and enemies.

Luo Ronghuan's telegram was very long, reporting the main events that had taken place in the past day, summarizing the main contents of the press releases broadcast by the Japanese army, and relaying Chiang Kai-shek's four orders as they were. At the end, Luo Ronghuan told Liu Yimin that the comrades were looking forward to his safe arrival in Xi'an as soon as possible and his return to Shandong as soon as possible. and told him that within this day, Director Cai's temples were already gray. Xiao Zhenghe didn't eat or drink and played in the mud for a day, Tang Xingying and Ni Hua's suicides were discovered and stopped by the soldiers, and Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing were like withered in a day. Please think about everything, for the sake of your comrades-in-arms and relatives, and for the sake of so many little devils waiting for us to eliminate, you can cherish your life and don't take risks alone.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin was silent. After a while, he told Li Hongjun to call back to the Central Committee and the instructor: I know

After sending the telegram and bidding farewell to Battalion Commander Peng, Liu Yimin, escorted by Li Hongjun's special operations team, advanced from Fenxi to Ji County via Pu County. On the way, he met the main force of the southwest Shanxi District, changed into a war horse, and rode a horse to Guxian Village, Ji County, to meet Yan Xishan, the commander of the Second War Zone.

Guxian was originally a little-known mountain village, separated from the Kenanpo that later went down in history. Now because Yan Xishan retreated here, the silent mountain village became lively for a while.

After the Japanese army captured Taiyuan for the second time, Yan Xishan retreated to Linfen. The Japanese army followed closely and captured Linfen, and Yan Xishan had no choice but to retreat to Jixian and withdraw the Second Theater Headquarters and the Shanxi Provincial Government to Guxian. Established here.

If he had stayed before the Anti-Japanese War and killed Yan Xishan, he would not have come to Guxian, because it was only a river away from Yichuan, Shaanxi, which was occupied by **. But now it is different, due to the frantic attack of the Japanese army, Shaanxi has become a stable rear, if it were not for the uncomfortable taste under the fence, Yan Xishan moved the headquarters of the Second Theater to Yichuan.

For Yan Xishan, Gu Xian is a blessed land. After the Battle of Taiyuan, the strength of the Jin Sui army was greatly damaged, Yan Xishan ran to Guxian, gathered the remnants here, took a breath, and waited for Liu Yimin to recover Taiyuan. Therefore, the Japanese army attacked south for the second time, and Yan Xishan retreated to Guxian. After the frantic sweep of the Japanese heavy army group, Yan Xishan returned here. Here he waited for Liu Yimin to attack and occupy Tianjin, forcing the elite division of the Japanese army in Shanxi to move eastward. Yan Xishan pondered and pondered, and came to a conclusion, that is, Liu Yimin's instructor was a firefighting team on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and every time there was a critical moment, Liu Yimin would strike and hit the little devil in the throat, so that it had to stop the powerful offensive.

Yan Xishan had already received the news two days ago that Liu Yimin, the head instructor of the Eighth Route Army, was coming to pay a visit.

To be honest, he didn't want to see Liu Yimin at this time. There are two reasons for this, one is that a few days ago, the commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army, Umezu Mijiro, contacted Su Tiren, an old subordinate of Yan Xishan and the puppet governor of Shanxi Province, and sent a Nakasa spy named Oya, who came to see him with a letter from Umezu Mijiro, and is still living in his headquarters. The other is that he has already gotten a hint of rumor, and some veterans of the Kuomintang who have retreated to Chongqing are worried about the rapid development of ** forces, and have begun to study how to restrict the development of different parties.

Liu Yimin came to visit at this time, which made Yan Xishan a little confused. It stands to reason that Liu Yimin has just escaped death and should rush back to Shaanxi immediately, how could he think of visiting him? He doesn't have such a deep friendship with the old man, could it be that when the big Yazhong Zuo came to Gu Xian, he leaked the wind and made the ** smell something?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yan Xishan, who had a big head, had no reason to refuse Liu Yimin's visit, so he had to order the Jin Sui Army troops along the way to escort carefully to ensure that Liu Yimin arrived at Guxian safely.

After eating at noon that day, Yan Xishan received a report that Liu Yimin and his party arrived in Guxian before dark.

Yan Xishan hurriedly packed up, and for a while he was going to wear a robe and a horse hanger, for a while he was going to wear the gray military uniform of the Jin Sui Army, and for a while he was going to wear his second-class general uniform, so that the second wife Xu Lansen took this set and that set, and she was so busy that her feet did not touch the ground. In the end, it was the fifth sister Yan Huiqing who was smart-eyed, saw through Yan Xishan's thoughts, and persuaded him to put on a robe and hang on a horse, and meet Liu Yimin with the attitude of an elderly person receiving a rising star.

The fifth sister said very well: "Big brother, don't wear a military uniform, that's too formal." Although Liu Yimin said that his military rank is lieutenant general, the credit of the people is there, and sooner or later he will become a general. Besides, the last time I met Liu Yimin in Taiyuan, he respected his eldest brother very much, and his eldest brother also called him a brother. Although it was a little unpleasant because of the matter of Mrs. Jiang's daughter, now that Chen Yaoguang has been sacrificed, and Liu Yimin also admitted that it was his wife, writing an article to miss it, this point has long been revealed. This time, Liu Yimin escaped death, didn't the Japanese already set off firecrackers to celebrate? Even Chairman Chiang had ordered newspapers everywhere to publish Liu Yimin's deeds in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and I heard that even the mourning hall had been built in the base area of the Eighth Route Army. The Bodhisattva blesses, fortunately, he is fine, otherwise the eldest brother who will scare people to death will put on a robe and hang on a horse, and prepare a table of first-class wine to shock him. That Liu Yimin looks as heroic as Zhao Zilong, in fact, he is also a poor man without a father and a mother, the eldest brother is shocked by him, he must think of the eldest brother's good, maybe he can help the eldest brother."

Yan Xishan listened to the cuteness of the five sisters, and smiled when he thought about it. A while ago, his own Jin Sui army fought well, and even the best people admitted that they were a model of insisting on unity and resistance against Japan. The reason why Liu Yimin came to visit him must be that he passed by the defense area and made a courtesy visit. You can't overthink simple questions.

After Yan Xishan changed his clothes, he was about to go out to meet him at the entrance of the village, when the adjutant reported that Oya Nakasa had asked to see him.

Yan Xishan waved his hand and said irritably: "No, no"

As soon as the words fell, Daya's broken Chinese words were remembered outside the door: "Mr. Yan, refusing guests is greatly inconsistent with Chinese etiquette."

Yan Xishan was a little annoyed in his heart, Liu Yimin was about to arrive, this little devil was still busy adding to the chaos, did he really want to make the old man angry to death?

Without waiting for Yan Xishan to speak, Daya had already entered Yan Xishan's room, and when he saw Yan Xishan's robe and short coat, Daya said in a mocking tone: "Mr. Yan's dress, is it to welcome some guests?" ”

Although Yan Xishan's heart was full of fire, he still had to perfunctory: "Da Ya Zhongzuo, the old man is busy with official business, if you have anything to do, you can ask me to handle it with the contact person designated by you." ”

After saying that, he motioned for the guards to take Yano out.

Da Yazhong Saneng was selected to contact Yan Xishan, naturally he had a certain amount of research on Yan Xishan, and smiled when he heard this: "Mr. Yan, have you forgotten the past when you were in Dalian?" Without the support of the Great Japanese Empire, would Mr. Yan still be able to return to Shanxi? Unexpectedly, Mr. Yan turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, and forgot all about the promise he made back then. ”

As soon as he heard that the old man was exposed, Yan Xishan was annoyed, in order to return to Shanxi, the old man promised some things that should not be promised. However, that is just a verbal promise, and it should not be true. Now, you little Japan has occupied the old man's Taiyuan, and what are you doing with these rotten sesame seeds?

Yan Xishan said coldly: "Back then, you were still a doll who read, what do you know? I think you Japanese are just unreliable, and your ambitions are too great. Under the guise of coming to see me, the dead Itagaki Seishiro reconnoitred the terrain in Shanxi, and later led his troops to capture Taiyuan. You also put secret agents next to the old man, and you almost killed the old man twice, do you still have the face to mention that bit of again? ”

When Daya heard this, Yan Xishan was annoyed, and immediately changed his face: "Mr. Yan, please don't misunderstand. There is an old Chinese saying that when you meet, you laugh and enmity when you meet. I have come here to deliver a letter from Lieutenant General Umezu Yoshijiro, commander of the First Army, and I am sure you have already read it. Lieutenant General Umezu Mijiro has already analyzed for Your Excellency in his heart, the current Shanxi, most of the area has fallen into the hands of the **, if Your Excellency does not wake up, there is no need for the Imperial Japanese Army to attack your troops, and the Eighth Route Army will eat away at your territory. Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek's ammunition and food supplies to your Excellency's troops could not meet the supply, and if he went against the Japanese Empire, he could only be cheap for nothing**. Please consider carefully, we have something in common when it comes to cooperation. ”

It's not that Yan Xishan hasn't thought about these truths, it's just that he can't help it. At present, there are four divisions of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, and unlike the Central Army, they occupy a piece of land and engage in an anti-Japanese democratic regime. Not to mention anything else, the new army that he prepared is about to become the Eighth Route Army, with a strength of 50,000 people, which is more than the strength of the old army. Although since June, he has consciously suppressed the expansion of the new army and supported the expansion of the old army of the Jin Sui army, but the effect is not obvious, and those ordinary people would rather be the Eighth Route Army and the new army than the old army, and the expansion of the old army is not enough to grasp the strong men. But now they can't do without the Eighth Route Army, and without their desperate efforts with the Japanese, the Japanese will drive themselves out of Shanxi.

Seeing that Yan Xishan did not speak immediately, Ōya Nakasa mistakenly thought that he had reached Yan Xishan's heart, and immediately said: "In addition to what Lieutenant General Umezu Mijiro said in his letter, I am instructed to convey to Your Excellency the good intentions of General Terauchi Shouichi, commander of the North China Front of the Japanese Empire. Senior General Terauchi believes that in addition to settling the Sino-Japanese dispute by means of war, it can also be resolved politically. The general hopes that Mr. Yan can stand up and cooperate with the Japanese Empire to restore law and order in North China. When the time comes, the imperial army will not only hand over the whole of Shanxi to your Excellency, but also the whole of North China to your Excellency. Your Excellency can even establish the Kingdom of North China and make itself president. ”

Although Yan Xishan is now wary of the rapid expansion of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, and he is quite disgusted, he has no idea of being a traitor at present. Therefore, without waiting for the big arrow to say more, Yan Xishan interrupted him: "My old man will not be a traitor."

"The general of the temple asked me to tell Your Excellency that if Your Excellency is willing to cooperate with the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army will support your weapons and equipment for 30 regiments, replenish the Zhuangding of 30 regiments for you in Hebei and Shanxi, and provide 20 million yuan of military expenses to support you to expand your armament." In addition, you will be given a confidentiality fee of 7 million yuan. ”

As soon as he heard about the money, equipment, and strong men, Yan Xishan immediately turned his mind away, 30 regiments, can you strive for 100 regiments? If there were 100 regiments, the strength would be great, and it could be restored to the scene when the Jin Sui army was in its heyday.

Yan Xishan's mind turned for a long time, and he let out a long sigh, this Japanese, Chiang Kai-shek, and ** are not easy to mess with. This matter cannot be hastily decided, but must be considered in the long run. If only the Japanese hadn't invaded Shanxi, they would have been able to insist on dancing on three eggs without breaking any of the eggs.

Da Ya Zhongzuo looked at Yan Xishan and thought to himself, old fox, such a big bait is not afraid that you will not take the bait

Unexpectedly, after pondering for a while, Yan Xishan shook his head and said in a muffled voice: "Your proposal is very tempting, but it is a big matter, and it needs to be studied and studied." The old man is old, but he doesn't want people to point at the backbone and scold the traitor. You go, I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you. ”

Da Ya Zhongzuo didn't understand why Yan Xishan was not moved, so he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and almost opened his mouth to scold his mother. But he still had to leave Yan Xishan's office obediently under the threat of the guards' submachine guns.

In fact, this is not surprising, in history, the Japanese army and Yan Xishan were contacted in the spring of 40 years. At that time, Yan Xishan tore his face because of the Jinxi Incident and the Eighth Route Army, and the new army basically turned to the Eighth Route Army, and the old army was also severely beaten and suffered great losses. At that time, he not only had to fight against the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army at the same time, but also had to guard against the infiltration of the Central Army and internal and external difficulties, so he put forward the proposition that existence is the truth. He really negotiated and hooked up with the Japanese army after the outbreak of the Pacific War, and the Japanese army took the initiative to lure him down in order to transfer troops in China to join the Pacific Theater. The reason why Yan Xishan did not really join the enemy as a traitor in the end was that ** and Chiang Kai-shek pulled him from the perspective of the Anti-Japanese War, which made him scruples. The other is that Yan Xishan likes to speculate by nature, and he is a master who does not see rabbits and eagles. Due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was difficult to implement the conditions promised by the Japanese army, and Yan Xishan could not see tangible benefits, so naturally he would not really break with the Chongqing government and openly become a traitor.

At this time, although the Eighth Route Army developed too fast in Shanxi, the rule of Yan Xishan was in danger, and the Japanese army also captured Wuhan, but Wang Jingwei had not openly surrendered to the enemy, and the curve national salvation policy had not been introduced. Yan Xishan is so shrewd, he won't be a bird to openly join the enemy and become a traitor

After Daya Zhongzuo left, Yan Xishan called Chu Xichun, deputy chief of staff of the Theater Commander's Department, and asked him to think of sending Daya Zhongzuo away or it seems, don't let Liu Yimin meet him. You must know that Liu Yimin and the Japanese army are mortal enemies, and when they meet each other, no matter who dies, they can't explain.

Chu Xichun is the Zhiduoxing of the Second War Zone Governor's Department, and he is also a backbone cadre that Yan Xishan can cultivate, and he is very loyal to Yan Xishan. But he was very disgusted with the little devil coming to lure Yan Xishan down, and directly said that it was better to let Liu Yimin encounter the big arrow, so that he could use Liu Yimin's hand to get rid of the big arrow. Anyway, Liu Yimin has killed more Japanese, and there are not many of them. Even if the Japanese army knows about it in the future, they will also put the account on Liu Yimin, which has nothing to do with the Jin Sui army.

As soon as Yan Xishan heard this, he severely criticized Chu Xichun for not having political acumen, not understanding the philosophy of the second and the essence of the dancing of the three eggs, and he had to check it carefully.

Chu Xichun retorted that the little devils have occupied the famous cities in Shanxi, and what else do they have to say, one word is played, two words are beaten.

At this moment, the adjutant came in to report that General Liu Yimin, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, had come to visit Commander Yan, and that he had already entered the village.

Yan Xishan hurriedly went out to greet him.