Chapter 218: The Raid (1)

After two months of hard work, the base area has made unprecedented achievements under the leadership of the leading body of the Anti-Japanese Union Command; under the leadership of Minister Ji Qing, after nearly a month of hard work, the logistics department has finally completed the distribution of cotton clothes and quilts needed by the main force of the base area, and the main force has all met the requirements for expansion after continuous replenishment of the troops trained by the station. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Divisions and Independent Brigade of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army were formed.

Under the leadership of Li Yanping, chairman of the base area, and Jin Ce, secretary of the North Manchurian base area, each village and district of the North Manchurian base area has set up committees, and under the leadership of the committees elected by the masses themselves, they have propagated among the masses the anti-Japanese spirit and communist ideology in the northeast, and the brutality of the Japanese army has made the bandits in the mountains actively go down the mountain to join the army to resist Japan, and the common people in the base areas have actively cooperated with all the work of the Anti-Japanese Federation and helped the anti-Japanese fighters to make cotton clothes, cotton pants, and cotton shoes. There are also many ordinary people in other places who heard that the Anti-Japanese Federation has come back again, and many ordinary people have come here one after another with their families and mouths.

When he learned that hundreds of thousands of people were short of food and clothing, Meng Qingshan immediately ordered Ji Qing to mobilize materials to distribute hundreds of thousands of catties of food and winter clothes to the people, and at the same time ordered the troops to help the people build houses. People everywhere are looking forward to the anti-union troops being able to fight in their hometowns.

When the division-level cadres arrived at the headquarters, Meng Qingshan asked Cui Shiquan to hand them the information obtained by the intelligence officers.

"Hehe, comrades. You should have seen the information this time, and it just so happens that we want to take this opportunity to test the real combat effectiveness of the troops, and in the same way, the battle can also supplement the large number of Japanese weapons that we lack, so we must launch this battle. Comrade Yanping. I knew that after the troops were transferred, the excavation of the tunnels would be greatly affected, but the main task of the main force was to fight. Therefore, in this campaign, it is necessary to mobilize the militia to cooperate with the main force to fight, as for the reduced labor force after the main force is transferred, you should dig as much as possible, of course, it is difficult to dig because it is now freezing in winter, but according to intelligence, the Japanese army will definitely encircle and suppress the base area in the beginning of spring, in short. We must complete the task before the Japanese encirclement and suppression, and when the time comes, Deputy Commander Yang and I will personally inspect it, and at the same time, you must also be careful that the enemy of the Japanese army infiltrates the base area and causes sabotage.

After listening to Meng Qingshan's words, Li Yanping quickly stood up. "Yes, Commander, resolutely complete the task, and we will resolutely not drag the troops back."

Meng Qingshan nodded and continued. "Good. For the masses who come to help us, we must give appropriate compensation to the base areas. You can distribute some ocean and food supplies, in short, we must mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses" Listening to Meng Qingshan's words, Li Yanping nodded.

"Okay, now I ask the chief of staff to assign combat missions." Meng Qingshan nodded to Cui Shiquan, the chief of staff next to him. ”

Looking at the division commander with his ears pricked up below, Cui Shiquan smiled. With a battle plan in hand, he stood up.

"Comrades, according to the discussion of the headquarters, the battle plan for this sabotage battle is now arranged, and now the order: the first division of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army. The Second Division, under the unified command of Deputy Commander Yang, aimed at the Hawu line, demanded the complete destruction of the enemy's railways and highways, and transported those rails back to the base area as much as possible.

The 3rd and 4th Divisions were under the unified command of the commander-in-chief, and the combat objectives were along the Qihei line, destroying the enemy's railways, cutting off the supply lines of the Japanese army, and leaving the devils in the Heihe fortress without ammunition and food.

The operational objective of the Fifth Military Region was the construction of the railway between Murgen and the Heihe fortress, destroying the railway and rescuing the migrant workers.

The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment followed Deputy Commander Yang to fight, the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment and the Mortar Regiment followed the commander-in-chief, the Special Operations Brigade directly under the headquarters (Meng Qingshan selected more than 100 elites from tens of thousands of anti-Japanese forces in order to prevent the Japanese army's special combat team), the cavalry regiment, the 1st Guard Battalion, the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Logistics Department followed the commander's actions, the 4th and 5th regiments of the Logistics Department followed the actions of Deputy Commander Yang, and the ambulance personnel were also divided into two parts to follow the operation. The remaining troops and personnel were under our unified command, and the independent brigade continued to station troops in the Heihe area to prevent the Japanese troops in the Heihe fortress from jumping over the wall to attack the base area, and stayed in the base area to protect the headquarters.

With Cui Shiquan's name one by one, the cadres below stood up one by one. "Are the tasks clear?" Meng Qingshan stood up and asked?

"All clear?" The crowd replied in unison.

"Okay, in three days, the troops will gather in the Keshan and Tongbei areas, and now the meeting will be dismissed." Meng Qingshan nodded with satisfaction

Since nearly two months. The frequent activities of the Anti-Japanese Union in the Longjiang Province area led to the reduction of the number of Japanese troops stationed outside the border day by day, in order not to be attacked again. Strengthen the vigilance, the Japanese army, and concentrate all the main forces in the county town. At the same time, Lieutenant General Kimura of the 1st Division sent a large number of strong men to repair the damaged railway from Morgan to Heihe, and established many strongholds in order to protect the railway, and the devils sent a certain amount of troops to each stronghold. Especially along the railway line. Each stronghold has at least one squadron or more. And on the railway. There are constantly armored patrol cars with devils. In the face of these armors, ordinary infantry can be said to be powerless, except to use mountain artillery to defeat them.

In the face of the enemy's heavily guarded Qihei Railway, although it was possible to uproot all the Japanese strongholds along the road by relying on heavy firepower, how to reduce casualties, Meng Qingshan fell into deep thought, and several other division commanders and staff officers of the command headquarters also fell into deep thought.

Soon, though. Under the consultation of many staff officers. A plan to divert the tiger from the mountain appeared in Meng Qingshan's hands, attacking the enemy's material transfer station with a certain amount of troops, that is, Nahe County, and letting the devils along the railway go to reinforce, and the main force took the opportunity to destroy a large number of railways, seeing this thrilling and practical battle plan, Meng Qingshan quickly nodded and agreed,

The battle plan was then sent to the following regiment commanders: "With the 15th and 16th regiments of the 3rd Division, and the artillery regiment as the siege troops." Led by Zhou Yuewu, the commander of the third division, rushed to attack the county town of Nahe, the remaining troops of the first division were led by Guo Bingxun, the deputy commander of the division, to destroy the railway on the first line of the Nahe River, and the baggage team followed the soldiers to remove one and pack one, Meng Qingshan led the main force of the second division to ambush him on the road that the devil reinforcements along the Japanese railway must pass. The troops of the 1st Division, preparing two days of dry rations, set out at 10 o'clock this evening, and the rushing troops launched an attack first, after the Japanese troops along the enemy's railway were mobilized. The main forces are carrying out a sabotage attack. All scouts are assigned to enemy strongholds. Monitor the movement of enemy forces.

The two divisions, which had rested all day, quickly moved into action after receiving the order, and the mountain artillery, which had already been disassembled, was carried by mules and horses, and the speed was comparable to that of the troops.

The distance of several kilometers was easy for these anti-United Nations fighters who often run, and when they arrived at the county seat of Nahe an hour later, the fighters could see the faint lights of Nahe County. After preliminary reconnaissance, Zhou Yuewu, commander of the Third Division, decided to set up a position two miles away from the county seat. The troops, having received the order, quickly became hidden, and the fighters of the mountain artillery regiment began to assemble the mountain artillery. At this time, the devil stationed a large number of troops in Nahe County, as well as several squads of heavy soldiers. And that's all there is to it. It was difficult to gnaw bones on the previous anti-union, but now the powerful anti-union is serious, just a brittle bone.

Due to the fact that a train of ammunition and supplies had just been transferred from Qiqihar during the day, the Japanese troops in the entire county town were nervously busy for a whole day, and now, except for the sentries patrolling and guarding. All the devils entered the dream fragrance. However, in order to prevent the destruction of the Chinese people, especially the guerrillas of the Anti-Japanese Federation, the whole house was brightened by several large searchlights. Such an obvious light certainly provided a good target for the soldiers of the artillery regiment, and Zhou Yuewu saw that the Japanese army really escorted the supplies to Nahe County, preparing to transport the Heihe fortress after the railway was repaired.

Soon, twelve o'clock arrived, several mountain guns were all assembled, all the muzzles were aimed at the enemy's surroundings, Zhou Yuewu ordered the artillery to accurately correct the position, don't blow up the materials with one cannon, you must know that the most lacking thing in the Anti-Japanese Union now is weapons and equipment. The muzzle of the black hole was so deep under the faint light of the city. "Open fire. Looking at the watch in his hand, Zhou Yuewu ordered decisively.

"Boom, boom, boom!" More than a dozen mountain guns roared, and in an instant, a violent explosion sounded in the city, followed by another group of shells flying into the county.

The new soldiers outside the city looked excitedly at the sparks that continued to explode in the city, after all, for these new soldiers, it is rare to have the opportunity to see the shelling of their own artillery, in the past, they all saw the little devils shelling their compatriots everywhere, and today we also have artillery. And the city became a mess of porridge, maybe the anti-union artillery technology is too good or too lucky, the first group of artillery shells of the mountain artillery regiment has three shells, just hit the dormitory where the Japanese soldiers are resting, instantly, the entire dormitory was blown up and thick smoke and flames came out, a shell exploded, the grenade that put the Japanese army aside detonated, and then the flying grenade exploded again. "The explosion of shells. Stones, bayonets, and wood scattered everywhere blew up the entire house of Japanese soldiers, and unexpectedly one of the squads was crushed to death in the dormitory. (To be continued......)