Under the guidance of the head snake of the Fan detachment, the 331st Regiment swept away the miscellaneous armed forces in the Ningjin area, bandits, Huidaomen, bully landlords, as well as the self-defense army and volunteer army that harmed the people under the banner of resistance against Japan, all of which were wiped out by Zheng Huzi. The armed gangs that were lucky enough to escape were also frightened and fled far away, not daring to stay here.

The 331st Regiment gained a bumper harvest with even a success, not to mention the thousands of men and horses, dozens of light and heavy machine guns, and even two mortars.

Captain Fan also got a lot of light, and his department jumped from the weakest detachment of the eastward column to the strongest one, and in his words, he would wake up laughing when he dreamed.

Everyone was beaming with joy, but Duan Shuanghu was a little thoughtful, he played with a newly captured Type 60 mortar, and said, "Master, look at the mark on it!" ”

Zheng Weiguo saw that the words "Dagu Shipyard" were engraved on it, so he quipped: "Yo, this Dagu Shipyard builds everything except for not building ships!" ”

Duan Shuanghu also smiled and said, "I used to build ships. This mortar was built by the factory supervisor after our 29th Army occupied Beijing and Tianjin, and a lot of it was built at that time. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Oh, I remember, the last time you came to southern Hebei to recruit troops, you got a door back!" It's still the treasure of the secret service battalion! ”

Duan Shuanghu was suddenly a little excited, and said, "Master, do you want to get another ten or eight doors to go back!" ”

Zheng Weiguo felt that there was something in his words, and said strangely: "What do you mean?" ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "Master, I want to stay in southern Hebei for a few more days. There are a lot of miscellaneous forces waiting for us to take them in! There is a Zhao Yunxiang in Nangong County, who used to be the deputy captain of the 29th Army Teaching Team, and now there are more than 3,000 people recruited and bought horses. He sent someone to contact me, hoping to give him a hand. ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "But there is not enough time!" Well, you can send someone to contact him first. The specific work will be handed over to Wu Quanfu to do, he is from Hebei and should be able to communicate well. Let's go to Jizhong first, and when the time comes, you can fight two more battles in Jizhong. "Because I was in a hurry to go to Tianjin, and then I had to wave my army south. There is simply not much time to stay.

Duan Shuanghu said: "Okay. Then we'll go back to him when we get back! It doesn't matter if you go to Jizhong, the 29th Army also lost a lot of guns in Jizhong, I must bring all the brothers back! ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed: "What a pity! 100,000 guns, I don't know how many can be picked up! ”

Duan Shuanghu could think about it. said, "How many can I pick up!" ”

The troops then marched north. Prepare to cross the Deshi Highway and enter Jizhong.

Duan Shuanghu is familiar with this area. He pointed to both ends of the road and said, "On the left is Xinji, and on the right is Hengshui." According to the reports of the friendly forces in central and southern Hebei, there are not many Japanese troops stationed in these two places. Do you want to fight a battle and then go north? ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "It's important to go north, you can't waste your efforts here." Let's talk about it next time! ”

As he was speaking, a sudden burst of gunfire was heard from the southeast. Everyone was taken aback and hurriedly prepared for battle. The battalions and companies quickly deployed in battle formation, and the artillerymen were busy unloading their guns from their horses and preparing to build positions.

Duan Shuanghu said: "It's hard to know that the Japanese army in Hengshui County came out to sweep!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It's a waste pick up if you really want to bump into it, but it doesn't look like there is a large army when you hear the gunshots." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a troop of cavalry to return with the captives. The night owl said excitedly: "Master, Brigade Commander Duan, if this person is lucky, he really can't stop it." I just went to check the sentry and I could easily catch a few prisoners and come back! ”

Duan Shuanghu smiled: "You kid, it's really shit luck!" He stepped forward to look at the captives, and saw that they were all dressed in civilian clothes, and looked almost the same as the common people here, and wondered, "Which way is this?" Don't hurt your allies! ”

The night owl sneered, "Allies? If you look closely, are we Chinese? ”

Duan Shuanghu found out that these guys were all fierce and sturdy, and their legs were a little loopy. He was taken aback and said, "This is a Japanese spy?" ”

Zheng Weiguo also felt alert, and said: "Please ask the intelligence department to interrogate it well, it is definitely not an accident that you bumped into so many spies at once." ”

The night owl smiled: "It's still a great teacher, look at this!" As he spoke, he pulled out a few photos from his body as if by magic.

Zheng Weiguo took a look and saw that this person was very familiar, but he didn't remember who it was for a while. He saw the night owl smiling at him, and suddenly came to his senses, isn't this himself? After a closer look, I found that these photos were taken in Xi'an, and it seems that the Japanese army has been prepared for a long time!

The night owl said, "There are several more of them, all of which were found from them!" ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "Not good! The devil is eyeing the master! In this case, wouldn't it be more dangerous to go to Tianjin? Why don't you give up the plan to go to Tianjin for the time being, we can't throw ourselves into the net! ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Even the net of heaven and earth has to go!" Tianjin's planning is very important, and Feng Kun has put a lot of effort there, and he is about to reap the harvest, how can he give up halfway? ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "But your safety? ”

Zheng Weiguo raised his hand and interrupted: "Don't worry, I won't joke with my safety." Then he said to the night owl, "How many weapons have you captured in this battle?" ”

The night owl smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and said, "Seventeen barge guns, twenty German-made fast and slow guns, and seventeen seven-millimeter southern miniature pistols." ”

Duan Shuanghu smiled: "Night owl, you are really famous!" "Don't look at the 33rd Division, there are already a lot of fast and slow machines in their hands, but there are never too many such submachine guns. Because of its strong melee firepower and relatively small size, it can adapt to a variety of missions, which is very pleasing to soldiers.

The night owl closed his mouth in joy and said, "That's it! Since I followed the division, what did the gun go through the air? ”

Zheng Weiguo's eyes narrowed, thinking that it was not an ordinary Japanese spy who could have such equipment. It seems that he was indeed targeted by the Japanese army's special high class. He snorted coldly, thinking to himself what if he stared at you, Lao Tzu still beat you!

After the elimination of that special force, no other Japanese troops were found. So the troops continued to go north, preparing to go to Anping in Jingshen County. Anping was the center of the Jizhong base area at this time.

At this time, the Japanese army's control over the Deshi line was very weak, and the 331st Regiment easily broke through. Although it is only separated by one road, the two sides are a little different. Although southern Hebei is also very flat, it is still slightly undulating, and there are even a few small mountain ranges. Jizhong is completely flat. The fighters joked that there wasn't even a high ground here.

It is very dangerous to march in this environment, especially a large army like the 331st Regiment, which has a large number of men and horses, large targets, and is easy to spot. Once it was attacked by Japanese planes, there was not even a place to hide on this empty plain.

Zheng Weiguo didn't have any good way, so he could only let the soldiers march in a serpentine column. Although it will take a lot of long distances, it can effectively reduce losses in the event of an air raid. Otherwise, the planes would be able to sweep down a large area at once by strafing the column with machine gun fire.

Fortunately, the attention of the Japanese army at this time was on the Jinpu line, and there were no planes searching in the sky. The small group of Japanese puppet troops encountered on the road was also wiped out by the 331st Regiment and the cavalry battalion guarding the perimeter, so the whereabouts of the troops were not exposed in a short time.

After passing through the blockade line arranged by the Japanese army in the vicinity of the Deshi Line, the troops officially entered the Jizhong base area. At this time, the Jizhong base area was booming, and 38 county-level political regimes had been established and continued to expand.

Until October 38, the base area will reach its heyday. At its peak, it had 8 million people in 44 counties (22 of which were fully controlled). However, after the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army returned to North China and launched a series of sweeps. The base area shrank a lot, until it was completely destroyed in the summer of '42.

After a day's rest, the troops finally arrived in Shenxian and headed north to Anping. Zheng Weiguo and his entourage were warmly received by the Jizhong Administrative Office and the Jizhong District Party Committee in Anping.

Commander Lu of the third column gave Zheng Weiguo a northeast-style bear hug, and said with a smile: "I heard that you were coming, and I was going to pick you up on the Deshi line." It's a pity that the superiors ordered us to besiege Baoding, and we were so busy that we didn't make it, you won't blame my brother! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Where can it!" Come, send me a gift for Commander Lu! ”

Commander Lu hurriedly said: "Brother Zheng, you are really, what other gifts do you give when you come all the way?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Don't be busy prevaricating first, you will definitely like this gift!" With a wave of his hand, a team of soldiers escorted up the Japanese puppet spies captured along the way. There was also a group of soldiers carrying plates, covered with red cloths.

Commander Lu was puzzled: "Brother Zheng, who are you?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "This is what I got on the way here, so I borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to you!" I'm not going to keep these guys for a long time, but you'll be able to use them! ”

Commander Lu finally saw a clue and said happily: "Brother Zheng, you are really amazing, one guy has captured so many spies!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "It's also a coincidence! If you really want to catch it, you may not be able to catch it. He casually tore off the red cloth on the plate, pointed to the thirty-eight fast and slow machines on it, and said, "These were also seized on the road, and I heard that you like this kind of pistol, so I gathered thirty-eight and gave them to you." Congratulations on opening up a base area in 38 counties behind enemy lines! ”

Commander Lu's eyes lit up, but he said, "How embarrassing is this?" "Actually, as Commander Lu, he doesn't have any good guns, but he just likes fast and slow machines. After Zheng Weiguo learned about it, he decided to form a good relationship with him, so that he could help each other in the future.

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "We are all old brothers from the Northeast Army, what is this thing!" ”

Commander Lu was bold and said, "Then brother, I might as well be respectful." He also said: "Brother Zheng, you finally came to Jizhong, you must stay for a few more days before leaving." I'm trying to go to Baoding to pull out nails here, and with you, a famous anti-Japanese general, I have confidence in my heart, right? ”

Zheng Weiguo said in a low voice: "Don't hide it from your brother, I have to leave immediately, and I want to go north to Tianjin!" I've got to leave tonight, but you'll have to cover me, the agents are already eyeing me!" (To be continued......)