In Qian'an County, the 274th Regiment of the 92nd Division is advancing rapidly along the Luan River. Due to its previous task of covering the left flank of the army, the 92nd Division was originally at the rear. However, after receiving the order to advance quickly to the east of the Luanhe River, the 92nd Division quickly overtook the brother troops at the speed of a forced march and seized the forefront of the eastward advance. If nothing else, just because most of the officers and soldiers of this regiment are Luandong people!

However, when they reached the Luan River, the large army encountered a problem - it coincided with the autumn rains, and the river swelled so much that the large army could not cross it at all.

Fortunately, there are locals in the team, and they are familiar with the road. Xiao Pan, the guard who served as the guide, pointed to a river bay in front of him and said: "Regiment leader, there is a place called Xixiakou 20 miles to the south, and there is a small bridge to cross the river!" ”

The regiment commander Wang Huajiu was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Okay, Xiao Pan, you immediately lead the regimental cavalry company to seize the bridge to prevent the enemy and puppet spies from sabotaging!" ”

"Yes, Commander! The cavalry company is coming with me! ”

"Drive, drive!" The cavalry quickly rushed over, followed by a large force.

Unfortunately, the 274th Regiment was still a step late, the small bridge had already been destroyed by the enemy, and only a few piers that had not been destroyed were left alone to withstand the washing of the river.

The commander of the cavalry company came to report in despair, and everyone was shocked and angry, and hurried to the river to take a look. Sure enough, the bridge deck was completely blown up. Although the river was narrow, the current was very strong, and the chief of staff asked the soldiers to try to throw down a large rock, which was washed away in an instant. Some of the impatient fighters were so angry that they yelled.

The guard Xiao Pan blamed himself and said, "Regiment leader, it's all my fault." I wish I had reported earlier. Commander, you can punish me! ”

Head Wang Huajiu stood on the bridge and was stunned for a moment, and suddenly raised his head and laughed.

Everyone was startled, thinking that the head of the regiment should not be angry with the little devil, so they couldn't help but look at each other.

Xiao Pan hurriedly asked, "Commander, are you okay?" ”

Head Wang snorted and said, "I have a, I saw that the little devil was finally at the end of his rope, and I was happy!" Seeing that everyone didn't understand, he explained: "In the past, we used to tear down bridges and roads." For fear of the devil's attack. Unexpectedly, feng shui took turns, and the little devil was also forced by us to blow up the bridge. Think about it, isn't it happy? ”

"Yes, Captain!"

"Little devil. You also have today! ”

"Happy!"

The soldiers listened. They all shouted for joy.

The commissar took the opportunity to cheer up: "Comrades. The head of the regiment is right, the little devil is the tail of a rabbit - it can't grow! ”

"Oh!"

"Long live the Motherland!"

The warriors applauded loudly again and cheered.

The chief of staff whispered: "Regiment commander, the pain is painful. But how are we going to cross the river? If it's too late, I'm afraid that all the devils and traitors in Qian'an will run away! ”

The political commissar hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to contact the nearby villagers just now, and someone should come to help soon." ”

The regimental commander nodded and glanced towards the village behind. In order to escape the fighting, the villagers of many nearby villages fled into the mountains.

I thought it would take a long time. Unexpectedly, the liaison officer soon returned happily, followed by hundreds of people, all shoulder-to-shoulder, bringing a lot of wood and tools.

These people were very enthusiastic, and they waved their hands and shouted from afar: "Are the bosses going to fight devils?" ”

Head Wang Huajiu asked in a low voice, "What is this?" ”

The liaison officer reported: "Report to the head of the group, these are nearby villagers, I heard that our army can't cross the river to fight devils, so they all helped us build a bridge!" ”

The head of the group Wang was overjoyed and said busily: "Okay, okay, on behalf of the 274th regiment, I thank the villagers!" ”

"Bosses, don't say that!" An old man waved his hand and said, "You are desperately fighting devils, we should thank you!" ”

"Yes, these years can be miserable by the little devils, we are looking forward to it every day, night and night, and finally looking forward to the army!"

……

The guard Xiao Pan rubbed his eyes and suddenly shouted, "Second uncle!" Do you still recognize me? I'm Dongzi! ”

"Fuyuko? Ah, I didn't expect this old bone to be alive to see you! The second uncle shook Dongzi's hand in surprise and said, "I heard that you went to Jidong with the army five years ago, did you fight back?" ”

Dongzi nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, second uncle!" ”

The second uncle hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Then are you still leaving?" ”

Dongzi hurriedly said: "We have to keep fighting east, and this time we want to drive the little devil back to his hometown completely!" ”

When the villagers heard this, they were not happy. Several other local fighters also found their relatives in the crowd, and after the catastrophe, relatives and friends met each other, and they all burst into tears of excitement.

The lady who came to help deliver tea and food couldn't help crying: "In the past few years since you left, we have been miserable by little devils." You have to avenge the folks! ”

When the other fellows heard this, they also cried one after another and told their grievances. In order to completely control the eastern part of Hebei, the Japanese army did not hesitate to create a large number of no-man's land, and almost every villager in eastern Hebei wore filial piety, which was a shocking blood debt!

Listening to the villagers talk about the tragic experience of the past few years, the soldiers were so painful that they were dripping blood, and they wanted to rush across the river immediately and kill the devils and traitors there.

"Revenge, revenge!"

"Let the little devil pay for the bloody debt!"

The political commissar hurriedly reassured: "Please rest assured, the Second War Zone has been instructed many times that the Japanese puppet traitors who committed crimes will not be tolerated, and justice must be sought for the villagers who died!" ”

"Long live the Second World War Zone, kill all the little devils!"

Like Jizhong, Jidong has a salvation association in every village, so it has a strong ability to organize and mobilize. It didn't take long for the nearby guerrillas and militia members from various districts to come to help, and under the unified dispatch of the Fengqianrun County Party Committee, they began to build bridges.

A lot of timber was needed to build the bridge, but the time was urgent, so many villagers removed the beams and door panels in their homes. Several villages also sent a few live pigs and sheep. Commander Wang couldn't push it, so he let the logistics spend money to buy it, and then invited the villagers who came to help to have a meal together.

After the troops crossed the river, they quickly advanced near the county seat of Qian'an. Before the attack. The political commissar made the last combat mobilization: "Comrades, on the way here, how the little devils treated the villagers, and how the villagers treated us, do you all remember?" ”

"Remember!"

The head of the regiment waved his hand and shouted: "The goal is to move to the county seat of An, and avenge the villagers!" ”

"Revenge!"

The soldiers roared and quickly divided into several roads and rushed to Qian'an County.

There is a squadron of the Japanese army in Qian'an County, as well as a military police, a puppet garrison and a puppet police station, with a total of more than 700 Japanese puppet soldiers. Each of the four gates has a heavy machine gun. Fortunately, the 274th Regiment was also prepared. They brought four mountain guns and hundreds of shells.

"Mountain artillery preparation, target the city tower in front, open fire!"

Boom, both shots were hit. Half of the gate building was blown up in one fell swoop. In the exclamation of the Japanese puppet army. The 274th Regiment quickly attacked.

The Japanese heavy machine guns had just fired a few shots. A bullet whizzed and pierced the Heavy's skull with precision. Other firing points were also completely suppressed by the snipers, firing only three rounds. The Japanese soldiers at the north gate were shot forty or fifty. However, the Japanese army was covered by a city wall, and the soldiers had to retreat after several attacks.

The chief of staff picked up the binoculars and observed it, frowned and said: "Regiment commander, the enemy army is more tenacious than we imagined, and we are afraid that the casualties will be too great if we continue to fight like this." Why don't we surround the county town first and wait for the field artillery troops to arrive before fighting? ”

Head Wang shook his head and said, "No! Before leaving, the division commander specially instructed that the most important thing in our battle is to be fast, and to completely control eastern Hebei before the enemy reinforcements arrived. ”

The political commissar agreed: "The regiment commander is right, no matter how big the sacrifice is at this time, it is worth it, otherwise the sacrifice will be even greater in the future." However, we can't blindly attack and let the soldiers use their brains to see if there is a way to reduce casualties! ”

Both nodded.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 274th Regiment continued to attack the county seat of Qian'an. This time, they collected dozens of wheelbarrows from nearby villages and converted them into "earthen tanks" to approach the city walls. It's old-fashioned, but it works. The Japanese army now lacked artillery, and there was no way to get the earthen tanks, so they could only watch these guys approach the city walls.

A hundred meters closer to the wall, the fighters began to bombard the enemy troops on the wall with grenades. Compared to the grenadiers of the Japanese army, the grenade was much more accurate and could be aimed at it directly. The Japanese puppet army was blown down one by one, suffering heavy casualties, and soon fell behind, and had to draw armed expatriates and puppet police from the city to participate in the battle.

"Comrades, do you hear the gunfire outside the city? The large army of the second war zone has already been killed, and we can't watch the soldiers shed blood and die outside the city! ”

"Yes, we also have guns, let's meet inside and out!"

"It's finally time for this day, Secretary Qin, you can give the order!"

……

As the city's garrisons were constantly being transferred to the city walls, the city's defenses became extremely empty. The underground party, which had long been unable to hold back, finally found the opportunity to make a move, and quickly attacked and killed a patrol of the puppet army, grabbed more than a dozen guns, and greatly strengthened its strength. However, most of them are intelligence and propaganda officers, and they are not very good at fighting.

"So what do we do now?"

"Why don't we take the little devil's gendarmerie headquarters?"

"Yes, go to the gendarmerie headquarters, there are a lot of devils there!"

Secretary Qin thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, there are still forty or fifty little devils in the gendarmerie headquarters, and we are not opponents." The key now is to put the large army outside the city into the city, as long as the large army enters the city, we will win! ”

When everyone heard this, they all felt reasonable, so they quickly rushed to the north gate. Along the way, they encountered sporadic little devils and traitors, and they were all killed by them. The Japanese puppet army at the gate of the city was startled and hurriedly organized troops to counterattack, and the two sides surrounded a few streets and fought fiercely. Although these underground parties are relatively vegetable, they are all desperate, and the Japanese puppet army is attacked on both sides and complains of bitterness.

"Do you hear that, you guys? There seems to be gunfire in the city! ”

"It should be someone in the city who responds, or the puppet army is anyway!"

"Well, no matter what, the opportunity is rare, order the third battalion to join in immediately and attack the north gate with all your might!"

……

Rumble! Taking advantage of the suppression of enemy fire on the city wall, the soldiers of the mountain artillery company took the risk of pushing the mountain artillery to a distance of 500 meters away from the city gate, and then bombarded it directly. After three or five bangs, the city gate and the fortifications blocking the back were finally blown to pieces, revealing a large hole.

"Comrades. Rush with me! When the fighters of the assault company saw that the fighters had appeared, they immediately jumped out of their hiding places and bravely rushed towards the city gate.

Now each main regiment has such an assault company, which is the most brave and tenacious fighters selected from the whole regiment, wearing bulletproof steel armor, armed with submachine guns, and has a certain ability to work as engineers, especially good at attacking fortifications.

Under the cover of the other troops, the assault company finally fought outside the city. Then the soldiers split the way. Some of them split up and slaughtered inside the city to disrupt the enemy's disposition; The other part went to the city walls, ready to receive the army into the city. This time, the Japanese puppet army finally panicked. They fled and surrendered.

"Kill!" The 3rd Battalion and 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 274th Regiment finally took the lead in breaking the north gate. A large force then poured in. The Japanese puppet army saw that the city gate was lost. Morale plummeted, so he had to flee to the east gate, but was blocked back by the first battalion and the second company. Soon. The four city gates have been taken, and the remnants of the Japanese puppet army have become turtles in the urn!

"Report to the regimental commander, the remnants of the enemy army are now all cowering in the gendarmerie headquarters, where the fortifications are particularly strong, and our second battalion has organized several attacks and failed!"

Head Wang Huajiu thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "These little devils are really stubborn to the end. Tell me to go down and get ready for a fire attack and burn these bastards! ”

"Yes, Captain!"

"Wait a minute! You should take care to control the fire and try not to burn down the houses of the villagers. If you accidentally burn it, you have to fix it after the war! ”

"Yes, Commissar!"

At the Qian'an County Headquarters, the Japanese puppet army is still desperately resisting. As soon as the commander of the third battalion gave the order, the soldiers immediately brought over the prepared oil and firewood, just waiting to set the fire.

Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man came in a hurry, it was the previous Secretary Qin, who said that he wanted to see the commander of the army.

The third battalion commander was puzzled: "Oh, I am the battalion commander, Secretary Qin, who are you?" ”

Secretary Qin hurriedly said: "I can't burn, comrade battalion commander, there are still dozens of our arrested comrades in the military police headquarters!" ”

Originally, the gendarmerie was supposed to be an institution for maintaining military discipline, but the military police headquarters of the Japanese army was specially designed to deal with the Chinese army and civilians in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. For example, the headquarters in Qian'an County is an out-and-out murderous demon cave, in which guerrillas and so-called suspects are often arrested and tortured, and corpses are carried out of it almost every day and thrown into mass graves in the east of the city.

The third battalion commander thought for a moment and ordered: "Throw a few torches into it first, and let the devils and traitors inside surrender, otherwise they will be burned to death!" ”

This time, the little devil and the traitor really panicked, but the Japanese army knew that they were guilty and did not dare to surrender, but the puppet army did not want to be sent to death with the Japanese army, and the two sides soon fought. Although the Japanese army was much more elite than the puppet army, the number was far from comparable, and it didn't take long for the puppet army to kill Jingguang.

However, these puppet armies have created a big problem for Commander Wang Huajiu. These guys were supposed to die innocently, but at the last moment, they did it anyway, and soon wiped out the remnants of the Japanese army, and also rescued more than 40 anti-war soldiers. If they are all shot, it is estimated that the puppet army will not dare to surrender in the future.

Wang Huajiu grabbed his hair and thought for a while, then said distressedly: "Political commissar, what do you say?" ”

The political commissar thought for a moment and said, "Well, aren't there still several county towns to fight next?" I think they can be organized into a few death squads to kill the enemy and serve the country! ”

Head Wang happily slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, that's it!" ”

Since the Kwantung Army could enter the pass at any time for reinforcements, time was particularly urgent. After the 274th Regiment took Qian'an, it didn't have time to rest, and hurriedly rushed to Lulong and Funing counties. This time, they learned from their experience and specially sent liaison officers to various places to make contact before the departure of the large army, and sent people to infiltrate the county town directly to prepare for the cooperation between the inside and the outside.

With the assistance of the military and civilians in eastern Hebei, the 274th Regiment finally conquered the two cities, and then went straight to Shanhaiguan. It became the first army to return to the Northeast since the 918 Incident.

While the 374th Regiment was advancing vigorously, the other two regiments of the 92nd Division, the 375th Regiment and the 376th Regiment, also rapidly advanced eastward, capturing Luanxian, Changli, Luannan, Leting and other counties respectively. The 8th Brigade of the Japanese Army independently tried to counterattack, but was routed by the main force of the 63rd Army that arrived later, and the remnants were also wiped out by the 9th, 12th, and 13th regiments of Jidong.

So far, more than 20 counties in eastern Hebei have all recovered!

Subsequently, the 63rd Army was ordered to rest on the spot and assist the Eastern Hebei Military Region in reorganizing its troops, exterminating the remnants of the Japanese puppets and bandits, restoring production and transportation, and maintaining order. The 97th Army continued to advance eastward, preparing for a counterattack to the northeast. The 97th Army was accompanied by a large number of logistical and other technical, professional and troop units.

Tangshan, East Gate.

"Hey, stop, fellow!" The sentry suddenly stopped an old man.

The old man was startled, hurriedly stood still, and said tremblingly: "Boss, boss, I, I am my own person!" ”

The sentry smiled apologetically and said, "Oh, don't be afraid, fellow, I'm seeing your money bag drop!" As he spoke, he pointed to the ground, and sure enough, a blue cloth money bag fell from the ground.

The old man thanked him, picked up the money bag and left.

The sentry shook his head with a smile and said, "This old man! ”

There happened to be a team of female soldiers walking by, led by Chen Wanchun, the former captain of the female soldiers. She was seriously wounded in several battles, and although she was generally fine, she was no longer suitable for rushing to the front line, so she was transferred to the Jizhong Public Security Bureau as the director. It may be that women are delicate and have really solved a lot of big cases. This returned to Jidong as a consultant to help them form a public security system.

Chen Wanchun's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "This person has a problem, let's try him!" As he spoke, he shouted, "Quick, grab the old man in front of you, don't let him run!" ”

When the old man heard the sound, he ran away!

Chen Wanchun snorted and said angrily: "Sure enough, there is a problem, catch him!" ”

There were already war horses at the gate of the city, and several horsemen quickly rushed up and brought the old man back.

"The boss spares his life, the boss spares his life, the old man will give you all the money!" The old man was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Hmph, who wants your money, let me ask you, why did you run away just now?"

"I, I'm scared."

"There is no ghost in your heart, what are you afraid of? Say! Who are you? ”

The old man was probably frightened and couldn't say anything, only kowtowed.

Seeing that the old man was pitiful, the soldier hurriedly said, "Director Chen, this old man may be really frightened. ”

A female soldier also persuaded: "Yes, Director, you see that his clothes are torn, he must also be from a poor family." Let's not embarrass him! ”

Chen Wanchun said angrily: "Hmph, look at his hands, do you look like a poor family?" Get him back! ”

The old man was paralyzed with fright, but when he was caught, he refused to speak. Because there was no evidence and it was not easy to torture, Chen Wanchun had no choice but to order the portrait of the old man to be posted at the gates of each county for the common people to identify.

Coincidentally, the special service company of the 12th Regiment in eastern Hebei happened to be ordered to return to Tangshan to recuperate. As soon as the troops entered the city, they happened to encounter the police of the Public Security Bureau putting up a notice at the gate of the city.

"Company commander, what do you see posted at the city gate? Let's take a look! ”

Company Commander Fang Guangxing said angrily: "You're full, why are you doing so much idle business?" Get in town now! ”

When the policeman heard this, he was a little unhappy. He also came out of the army and immediately came over to criticize: "Hey, what did I say to you? It is the duty of every anti-Japanese soldier and civilian to assist our Public Security Bureau in its investigation. You've become nosy? ”

Company Commander Fang said impatiently: "What kind of troops are we, it's specialized in fighting little devils!" A thief still needs us to help, really! As he spoke, he glanced at the portrait, his face changed suddenly, and he said angrily: "Pan Huilin! ”

The soldiers of the spy company were smiling and asked, "Who?!" (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you very much for the monthly pass of the world patrol, it seems to be the first one this month!