Lu Yaohan, Zhang Tielong and others, escorted by the first section of the teaching brigade, set out from Wuxing and entered the occupied area of the devils. This used to be the defense area of Lu Yaohan when he was a puppet army, and Wei Wenyang personally received the observation group and introduced the situation in the guerrilla area of the Wuhang Brigade:

Now, the grain has been harvested, and Wu Mujun has exchanged grain for a large amount of military grain, which is stored in dozens of grain depots; In addition, the guerrillas monitor many important intersections and strongholds, and as long as the devils come out to grab food, the guerrillas will definitely snipe them, and at least one devil's surname will be harvested; Now the devils basically don't dare to go out of the stronghold, and try to let the puppet army come out when they are active, so it can be said that now a large area of rural areas and market towns around Hangzhou and southeast of Taihu Lake are under the control of Wu Mujun......

After listening to Wei Wenyang's introduction, Lu Yaohan, Zhang Tielong, and others asked many questions about operational command, logistical support, and military-civilian relations; finally, Lu Yaohan proposed that this was once his own defense area, and there were many old subordinates, old commanders, and old comrades, and he wanted to contact them and strive to defect to Wu Mujun; first, they were all his old friends, and they could not bear to bear the reputation of Han annihilation and be scolded by the Chinese; second, they would strive for an additional resistance force for the country.

Many of the new officers responded in unison. However, Wei Wenyang has a different opinion, first, if there are too many soldiers in the base areas and guerrilla areas in southern Jiangsu, it will be difficult to supply and supply, and he is afraid of being hated by the political axe when expanding his territory, and secondly, as long as the puppet army has the heart to resist, let the devils raise the troops first, and the Wu Mu army will have an internal response; Therefore, Lu Yaohan and they had better continue to persuade and warn these puppet soldiers, don't fight with the devils with all their hearts, don't harm the people, leave a way out for themselves, and secretly communicate with Wu Mujun, mutual tacit understanding, as long as the puppet army is not out of line, Wu Mujun will not focus on attacking them, once they can't get mixed up with the devils, they can take refuge in Wu Mujun, it is best to eat devils and drink devils and pit devils, and if necessary, fight back, hit the devils hard, and give Wu Mujun a vote.

Lu Yaohan and others not only admired Wei Wenyang but Wu Mujun from the bottom of their hearts, these guys thought one step more than others everywhere, and always took advantage of them and did not suffer losses.

Therefore, Wei Wenyang arranged for the liaison officers of the guerrillas and the escort team of the teaching brigade to protect Lu Yaohan and others from the Deqing headquarters, divided into Yuhang, Haining, Haiyan, Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Pinghu, Jiashan, Nanxun and other routes, and the plainclothes team headed by the newly formed officers played the front station, contacted and met with the puppet army along the way, expounded the proposal of the Wu Mu army, and strived for peaceful coexistence with the puppet army. The Armed Guards settle or cover the retreat of the officers by force.

The scale of the armed guards is not large, each officer only leads one squad, but the combat effectiveness is enough to reach the devil's squad, not to mention the puppet army, and there are guerrillas of the Wumu Army everywhere around.

Half a month later, after contacting more than 100 puppet army officers at all levels, these newly formed officers gathered in Wujiang and began to observe the Wu Mu Army's guerrilla warfare on the water network, lobbying the puppet army by the way, and teaching the brigade to also participate in the battle against the enemy by the way.

The observation group passed through the guerrilla area of the Jiangsu-Shanghai Brigade and was escorted by Li Jiakui's subordinates across the river to the territory of Fengjiuzhong of the Jiangbei guerrilla detachment.

When the observation group saw that Feng Jiuzhong and the New Fourth Army were fighting hotly, they couldn't help but complain. Most of the newly formed officers have fought with the ** troops and devils, and many of them have suffered losses from the New Fourth Army, so they have a grudge against the New Fourth Army.

After visiting a number of places, at a seminar, Zhang Tielong brought to the table the dissatisfaction of Wu Mujun's cooperation with the New Fourth Army, and he almost became a prisoner of the New Fourth Army in the Battle of Huangqiao.

Feng Jiuzhong couldn't help but change color when he heard this: "Everyone, I know that GMD and ** water and fire are incompatible, and I have to be consistent with the outside world during the Anti-Japanese War, but it is also a matter of face, in fact, the face and the heart are not compatible, but who are you?" It's the puppet army, it's the Han Annihilation, it's the accomplice of the devil, you surrendered to Wu Mujun and sincerely resisted, Wu Mujun will treat you as brothers, right? The New Fourth Army is a team of resistance and a team that resolutely fights devils, so why can't we cooperate? ”

The officers of the observation regiment were poked in the sore spot, and their hearts were extremely uncomfortable, and many of them showed themselves in the face, so the seminar broke up unhappily.

After Feng Jiuzhong regained his composure, he also regretted what he had said, so he held a banquet in the evening to apologize to the officers of the observation group.

At the wine table, Feng Jiuzhong picked up the wine bowl and apologized to everyone: "Everyone, today the brothers said too much during the day, which hurt the hearts of the brothers, and Feng Jiuzhong will make amends to you!" Then he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, "However, then again, you have always been opposed to the New Fourth Army, and you have no chance to understand each other, I have cooperated with the New Fourth Army for a period of time, and I know more than you, they resolutely resist, love the people, are politically clear, preach morality to us, and are stricter than any army in [***], and they are the real teachers of benevolence and righteousness!" ”

Zhang Tielong was not convinced: "Captain Feng, we are very uncomfortable listening to what you said during the day, but it is the truth and reasonable, those of us who have been with devils can accept it, the New Fourth Army is a resistance team, of course we should cooperate!" But you rated the New Fourth Army so highly, my brother is not very convinced! And as far as I know, the New Fourth Army is swimming under the banner of resistance but not attacking! ”

"Okay, I'll tell you about the New Fourth Army in detail!" Feng Jiuzhong was interested, "You may not know, I am also from [***] background, and I am taller than you, I came back from studying abroad, studying construction engineering, and after returning to China, I did not do a major, but became a soldier, do you know why?" The county magistrate on my side took a fancy to a painting of my family's ancestors, and begged my father many times but was reluctant to give it, so my father was thrown into prison because my cousin was a bandit, and finally had to break the bank to avoid disasters, so I thought that only by being a soldier could I stand up for it, so I became a soldier. Feng Jiuzhong drank the wine in the bowl again, and continued, "I didn't expect that the army was as dark as the place!" Because I didn't have money to give gifts, I was a second lieutenant for 2 years, and I was not promoted to lieutenant until the Battle of Nanjing, and then I was captured by the devils, and was almost buried alive by the devils, but fortunately I was rescued by Wu Mujun! You say, is such a political axe both incompetent and [***]!? ”

"What does this have to do with the New Fourth Army?" Zhang Tielong asked.

"The New Fourth Army lives in the houses of the common people, and also helps the people farm land, repair houses, carry water, and chop firewood! Have you ever seen such a troop? Have you ever seen the common people save every mouthful of food to send military rations to the New Fourth Army? Have you ever seen the common people desperately trying their lives not to protect the wounded and cadres of the New Fourth Army? As for your statement that the New Fourth Army is guerrilla but not attacking, let me tell you that the New Fourth Army now has less than 100,000 troops, killing and wounding an average of 100 devils every day, and you look inconspicuous, but in a year, it is more than 30,000, which is equivalent to two C divisions of devils, and this is the effect of guerrilla warfare! ”

Zhang Tielong had nothing to say, Feng Jiuzhong was still chattering, "I have also heard in [***], ** is a red bandit, a communist wife, but after dealing with things, I know that those words are pure nonsense!" If you New Fourth Army don't have a personal vendetta, don't go to the New Fourth Army and see if I'm talking nonsense! ”

Everyone was skeptical, so Zhang Tielong proposed to go to the territory of the New Fourth Army to have a look, and everyone also wanted to see with their own eyes what kind of army made Feng Jiuzhong so admired.

The next day, the New Fourth Army sent a traffic team to pick up the observation group, which shows how convenient it is for the Wu Mu Army to communicate with the New Fourth Army.

Along the way, the observation group saw with their own eyes the situation in the guerrilla areas and base areas of the New Fourth Army, and Feng Jiuzhong was indeed true to what he said: The phenomenon of soldiers of the New Fourth Army helping landlords and ordinary people doing farm work and housework abounded, and the common people appreciated the New Fourth Army very much,......

Chen Yi personally received the observation group at the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army. The two sides mainly discussed the issue of guerrilla warfare, so Chen Yi talked endlessly about one battle case after another, and the staff officers on the side also interjected from time to time, and everyone was still proud to hear it, but Chen Yi was busy with affairs and could not accompany everyone more, so he arranged for the observation group to communicate with the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level at will after lunch.

The New Fourth Army's lunch was too second, coarse rice, and the fleshy dishes were said to be still hospitality dishes, and the cadres who came in and out of the canteen were all coarse tea and light rice, and they ate with relish, according to the cooking soldiers, because the smell of meat in the hospitality dishes made the cadres have a great appetite.

In the afternoon, the group decided to go to the rear hospital to have a look, where there were wounded from various units, and more examples of battle could be heard.

In the evening, the officers returned to their dormitories almost in poverty. In the rear hospital, they heard a lot of examples, and also saw a large number of poor, pitiful, brave and venerable soldiers of the New Fourth Army, many of whom did not even have military uniforms, and the greatest wish of a soldier whose left leg was amputated was to have a military cap! As a result, the cigarettes, matches, pens, hats, and uniforms of the officers were transferred to the wounded officers and men of the New Fourth Army, but none of the officers and men of the New Fourth Army accepted the ocean and cash!

The officers of the observation regiment discussed in the evening, and found Chen Yi overnight, asking to contact the surrounding puppet army and make some contributions to the New Fourth Army.

After Chen Yi learned about the officers' approach, he sent many cadres from the enemy's Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Social Affairs to support the operation.

As a result, these officers quickly connected with the old relationship in the puppet army. This time it was not only as simple as reminiscing about the old and exchanging hearts, these people showed their old faces and asked the New Fourth Army for a batch of medicines, ammunition, matches, soap and other materials, and the New Fourth Army also returned the favor by giving back some local products and grain to the puppet army; soon many guerrilla areas around the New Fourth Army became similar to the base areas, and many Chinese wore a pair of pants!

The devils also quickly smelled that the situation was wrong, and also investigated and disposed of a group of puppet army officers, so Wu Mujun and the New Fourth Army also disposed of a group of informants and devil officers, and caused many puppet troops to launch mutinies and mutinies, making the devils who were already tight on troops scrambling.

In order to maintain the strategy of feeding the war by war and using the Chinese to govern the Chinese, and to strengthen his control over the puppet army, Hata Shunroku had to arrange for the placement of instructors, supervisors, and combat teams in the units of the puppet army, so as to prevent the puppet army and the anti-Japanese armed forces from colluding with each other and from colluding with the outside world.

Wu Mu Army and the New Fourth Army adjusted their tactics again, focusing on attacking people wearing devil uniforms in the puppet army during the battle, but most of the devils hid behind, so there were few results; There is also a tactic with obvious effect, that is, the puppet officers and soldiers first lure the devils in the stronghold out with flower girls, food, etc., and then carry out sniping and assassination.

At this time, Shunroku Hata was no longer able to organize large-scale operations, so he had to shrink the occupied area again and again, and increase the density of defense in order to consolidate the defense area.

Just when the observation group was "sightseeing" in various guerrilla areas, Xiang Qingyun arranged to launch the second phase of the operation against the Jiangnan devils.

The second phase of the operation is easier and more affordable than the first phase of the operation, and the tactics are just old and new: quietly occupy the devil's bunkers and strongholds with sweat medicine and stun bombs, and then loot the devil's transport team; Soldiers pretended to be the wounded of devils and attacked devil convoys; Block the way of the devil with mines and flooded roads, and then ambush, annihilate, and capture; Pickpocketing trains to grab supplies......

The winter clothes, guns, ammunition, and medicines of the Nanjing and Western Detachments from Shanghai, and the gold, silver, ore, coal, cotton, timber, bristles, tung oil, silk, and tea plundered from the west flowed into the warehouses of the Wu Mu Army in boxes and tons, and soon replenished the materials and ammunition consumed in the first phase of the operation, and there was still a large surplus.

Sawada Shigeru, the commander of the 13th Army of the devil who was in charge of the front-line operations in Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, was completely overwhelmed by the Wu Mu Army, and after a group of staff officers and staff planned and discussed, they found countermeasures, expanded the scale of transportation, and escorted them with armored vehicles and armed forces to reduce material losses!

Seeing so many supplies passing under their noses in vain, the hearts of Xiang Qingyun and the others were bleeding, and they hurriedly adjusted their deployments and expanded the combat units from the squad and platoon level to the battalion and company level.

Although this plan increased the capture, it also increased casualties and attrition, and the results were unsatisfactory, and it was easy to provoke the devils to counterattack and trigger large-scale operations. So Xiang Qingyun urgently stopped this plan.

Wang Yilang proposed to make full use of the advantages of Wu Mujun's radio command to dispatch troops, and use the method of ants eating elephants, that is, small troops constantly raid and harass devil convoys along the road, and then raid and seize supplies when they are exhausted.

Therefore, Xiang Qingyun arranged for all units along the highway to place surveillance posts on the periphery of Nanjing to Wuxi, and use radio to contact the command center; no matter which direction the devil transport team came from, the command center used radio to direct the troops along the way to continuously launch raids and harassments, and then according to the report of the surveillance post, they searched for fighters, and used radio command to launch battalion and company-level assault operations to annihilate the devils and seize materials.

A group of devils set out from Nanjing, with an armored car in the front and rear of the team, a squadron of infantry covering more than 40 trucks, and more than 200 large vehicles marching towards Jurong, with machine guns on the trucks, marching in battle formation.

The news quickly reached the command center, which immediately ordered the troops that had been ambushed in advance to strike at the devil armored vehicles.

Dozens of armor-piercing grenades flew towards the armored car at the rear of the Devils, paralyzing the Devils' armored vehicles.

The devil immediately organized a counterattack. However, 200 or so devils were scattered in a transport convoy of 2 or 3 kilometers, and it was impossible to gather quickly. When the devils concentrated their troops to counterattack, Wu Mujun had already run clean with one blow.

The devil's armored car was scrapped, and the devil couldn't drag the bulky scrap armored car to march, so he had to put the soldiers in the armored car dead and wounded and alive, and organize the army to continue to advance.

When Wu Mujun saw that the devil was leaving, he immediately sent more than a dozen mules and horses to drag the armored car back to the base area, but fortunately, there were still a lot of scrap copper and rotten iron, tires, engines and other valuable things on the armored car.

The devil suffered a loss and had no choice but to strengthen his vigilance and speed up the march, striving to reach Jurong as soon as possible, at least to solve the burden of the wounded and corpses, and then adjust the formation and strategy.

Unexpectedly, when the transport team approached Jurong City, the devil had just breathed a sigh of relief, and a batch of armor-piercing grenades flew out from the side of the road, destroying the armored car that hit the head.

The devil had no intention of fighting, rescued the devil in the armored car, and hurried into Jurong City.

In the afternoon, the devil's convoy set off from Jurong City again. No matter how difficult the march is, the combat mission must be accomplished, this is the discipline of the troops, and even more so for the devil with a tendon.

The devils have no armored vehicles, and the infantry can only use squads as units to protect the leader, middle and tail of the team, and they dare not disperse their troops, and the convoy also mixes trucks and carts.

This time, Wu Mujun only launched a single attack with snipers, riflemen, light machine guns, odd lights, and small gun grenades. The devils only traveled 40 miles, and more than 30 people were killed and wounded. According to this progress, the devils will have to suffer more than half of the casualties before they reach Danyang, and the devils can't afford it anyway, so the convoy is suspended at a stronghold and the escort defense is rearranged.

The devil also found a trick, and once the troops were attacked under high alert, they would immediately counterattack with grenadiers and light machine guns to cover the firepower, increase the casualties of the Chinese people, and deter the Chinese people with a tooth for a tooth!

This method really worked, and the Wu Mu army suffered 4 or 5 casualties one after another, and Wang Yilang, who was commanding in the command center, decided to change his strategy and launch a squad attack.

As a result, the devil was attacked by a squad of Wu Mu's army: first the riflemen killed the devil's machine gunner and grenadier man, and then the light machine gun strafed the devil's riflemen.

The devil was also prepared, concentrated his forces to counterattack, and rushed up with the firepower of the Wu Mu army.

Wu Mujun's grenades fired several smoke grenades, and then quickly withdrew.

This time, the devil actually caught up with him relentlessly, and wanted to give Wu Mujun a "severe blow", and he couldn't let Wu Mujun attack as he wanted.

However, how could the Wu Mu army send a lone army to fight? They've always been fighting in platoons, so there's still two squads behind!

As a result, one hundred and ten devils fought with more than 20 Wu Mu troops. At this time, the devil still had 8 light machine guns, 7 grenadier canisters, and more than 50 Type 38, while Wu Mujun only had 3 light machine guns, 3 Qiguang submachine guns, 6 gun grenade rifles, and 6 Qiguang rifles. However, the Wu Mu army was the defender, and the positions of the three squads supported each other in a triangle, and it was difficult for the devils to overcome it for a while.

After nearly an hour of fierce fighting, reinforcements from the Wumu Army arrived, and the other two platoons of an infantry company with 3 heavy machine guns and 2 mortars quickly routed the devils.

Unexpectedly, the devil still had a trick, a large number of soldiers jumped out of the truck, as well as heavy machine guns and mortars, and the Wumu army immediately turned from offensive to defensive.

The devil also made a trick for Wu Mujun. In Jurong, the devil exchanged more than 10 trucks of goods for two squadrons of infantry, 12 heavy machine guns, and 2 mortars, ready to teach Wu Mujun an unexpected lesson.

The Wu Mu army was not supported, and 3 platoons alternately covered the retreat. The devils were unforgiving, chasing and beating fiercely, trying to destroy a part of the defense area of the Wumu army on the south side of the highway and deter the endless attacks of the Wumu army. Moreover, reinforcements from Danyang and Jurong arrived later.

Just as the devils were chasing after Wu Mujun, Duanmu Changyan, who was north of the highway, received an order to go to the highway to "receive" supplies. As a result, Duanmu Changyan disrespectfully drove dozens of trucks and more than 200 carts of materials on the highway to the Maoshan base area.

The devils of Danyang and Jurong also arrived, but they didn't see the appearance of the transport team, only saw rut marks all over the ground, and could only directly participate in the sabotage battle against the Wumu military defense area.

A company of Wu Mujun's army fought and retreated, retreating to the point where the devil did not dare to chase again.

The devil was about to retreat, the artillery of the Wu Mu army was powerful, the 27 92 infantry guns of a battalion of infantry artillery, a number of mortars and flat fire of the garrison battalion opened fire together, and then the infantry of the Wu Mu army carried the meteor flying thunder and the javelin flying thunder rushed up to approach and another burst of fierce bombardment, the devil only had to flee for his life, this is still the plane to rescue in time, otherwise it is difficult to say whether there is a part of escape.

In this battle, the Wumu army suffered 23 casualties, killed and wounded more than 200 devils, seized a large number of devils' materials, most of them were cotton and linen, and a large number of devil officers and soldiers sent back luggage and parcels to their homes, which contained a lot of oceans, gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, medicinal materials and silk, all of which were the "trophies" of the devil soldiers.

The devil suffered a blood loss this time, and he no longer dared to transport important materials by road in the future, and important materials could only take the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway or the Yangtze River waterway.

Wang Yilang ordered someone to take pictures of the seized devil's "personal belongings" for evidence, and then transcribe the address and name of the devil's package, which was used for another purpose. (To be continued.) )