Chapter 215: Disagreements (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Passes, Asking for Various !! ）

The vigorous Jidong Rebellion completely stunned the Japanese, and after realizing the seriousness of the situation, the Japanese army headquarters did not care about holding General Terauchi Shouichi accountable, but ordered the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army to actively solve the matter.

General Terauchi did not dare to slack off, and after urgently communicating a telegram with General Ueda, the North China Front decided to order the 14th Division to immediately go north to quell the rebellion, and the Kwantung Army also decided to order the 2nd Division to go south to Rehe to participate in the battle, in an attempt to strangle those Chinese mobs in one fell swoop.

Obviously, the Japanese army has not yet figured out that the rebel troops in eastern Hebei are mixed with a large number of regular troops, but even the Japanese army will not care, because as long as the 14th Division and the 2nd Division successfully reach eastern Hebei and Rehe, the number of Japanese troops in this area will surge to 80,000.

Quantity is a question, and even more important is the quality of the troops. Among these 80,000 people, there are 3 permanent divisions of the Japanese army, and there are three divisions, not to mention tens of thousands of mobs, even if it is hundreds of thousands, Terauchi Shouichi has this confidence.

On July 27, Shi Jianfei and others held an emergency military meeting on the outskirts of Chengde, which was attended by all senior officers and senior military and political cadres of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

The meeting was presided over by Shi Jianfei, and at the beginning Shi Jianfei said a lot of things about the significance of the joint operations of the 18th Group Army and the 40th Group Army and some other issues, and then said: "Now let Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nie tell you the specific situation of the uprising during this time!" ”

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nie stood up and said, "Being able to cooperate with the heroic unit of the 40th Group Army is a common force of our Communist Party. The honor of the prostitarians. After more than a month of stormy battles, our army held a total of 186 uprisings of all sizes, first of all in the vast mountains and plains centered on Luanxian, Changli, Leting, Qian'an, Zunhua, Fengrun, Yutian, Jixian, Pinggu, Sanhe and Kailuan Coal Mine, and promoted the people of the surrounding counties to participate in the uprising, such as Lulong, Funing, Miyun, Tongxian, Shunyi, Xianghe, Baodi, Ninghe, Wuqing, Xinglong, Qinglong County, and so on, a total of twenty-one counties participated in the riots, far more than we expected. The anti-union system alone has formed 47 corps with more than 70,000 people fully armed. There were still more than 30,000 Kuomintang and other anti-Japanese troops. In addition, the regular forces of the 40th Army and the 18th Army have also expanded considerably, according to the information reported back from the various units three days ago. At least 150,000 people participated in the riot. ”

As soon as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nie's words fell, warm applause rang out in the conference room. And for a long time.

Then Shi Jianfei got up again and said: "The uprising was successful, there is no doubt about it, although we have not yet overthrown the rule of the Japanese puppet forces in eastern Hebei and the central and eastern parts of Rehe, but we have greatly killed the vitality of the Japanese puppet army. shook the foundations of their rule. But there is one issue that we cannot ignore. That is, there are now many rebel troops. Order is chaotic and discipline is poor, and unified leadership and command are needed. It is necessary to get a good grasp of reorganizing the troops. At present, the insurrectionary troops are working independently, and there is no unified leadership, still less the work of establishing an anti-Japanese regime in each county, which is responsible for raising food and funds in a unified manner and ensuring the supply of troops. Therefore, we now urgently need to establish an anti-Japanese order, train anti-Japanese cadres, and organize an anti-Japanese salvation association. ”

"In addition, according to the urgent information from our intelligence department, the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has set out from Beiping and is heading north overnight. Although our small troops destroyed the railway line from Beiping to Tangshan, and there were other troops blocking the 14th Division along the line, we must pay attention to the gap between our army and the Japanese army, and the 14th Division can enter Tangshan in three days at most, so we must take corresponding measures, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with this elite Japanese army to the end. ”

As soon as Shi Jianfei finished speaking, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nie also frowned and said: "The situation is far worse than we imagined, we just got the news that the second division of the Kwantung Army stationed in Jinzhou began to assemble yesterday, and martial law began last night along the railway line from Jinzhou to Guannai, and many evidences show that this second division is likely to go south in a short time, so I suggest that the eastern part of Hebei and the central and eastern parts of Rehe be abandoned, and the troops should be withdrawn to Chongli and Chicheng for repair and training, and then return to eastern Hebei after the troops have formed combat effectiveness." ”

Li Yunchang, another deputy commander-in-chief of the joint command, thought for a while and said: "The eastern Hebei troops are uneven and their composition is complicated, so no matter what the idea is, it is best for the troops to withdraw first. When the combat effectiveness of the troops comes up, Jidong will still be ours sooner or later. ”

Shi Jianfei frowned and said: "Although the retreat to the west is a solution, but our Commander-in-Chief Chen thinks that the retreat to the west will not solve the problem, first of all, because those rebel armies are uneven, and the vast majority of them are untrained peasants who cannot withstand the long journey at all. In addition, the situation in eastern Hebei is far less serious than we imagined, although the Japanese army of three divisions is indeed not small, but it is important to know that whether it is the second division or the eighth division, it is subordinate to the Kwantung Army. The main responsibility of the Kwantung Army is to monitor and guard against the Soviet Union, and it is impossible for them to stay in eastern Hebei for a long time, as long as we survive the first round of attacks, the Japanese army will have no capital to continue fighting. ”

Wang Hansheng, deputy division commander of the instructor, also raised his voice and said: "In less than a month, our army organized anti-Japanese troops with more than 100,000 fully armed troops, fought many victories, and quickly established a joint command center. Although the little devils are menacing, looking at the national war situation, how many troops can little Japan send to participate in the war, and how long can they spend with us. Besides, the longer we fight on our side and the more Japanese troops are pinned, the more advantageous it will be for the troops on other battlefields, and we will indirectly support their battles. Therefore, I believe that we should not only not retreat, but should also send more elites to the insurrectionary areas, restore China's sovereignty in eastern Hebei, mobilize the masses, establish administrative regions and guerrilla areas in eastern Hebei, expand the political influence of our army in the enemy's far-reaching rear, and deal a blow to the enemy. ”

This is indeed Chen Feng's idea, it is not that Chen Feng underestimated those Japanese puppet troops, but history has proved that the practice of retreating west is wrong. Historically, when the leaders of the Fourth Column received information that the enemy had swept away eastern Hebei, they overestimated the situation. In order to preserve strength and avoid the enemy's edge, it was decided to pull the main force and the rebel team to Pingxi for training. In late September, when the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region failed to dissuade them many times, in late September, the main force of the Fourth Column and the Jixian Anti-Union Forces began to move westward. Leaving Chen Qun, Bao Sen, and Shan Degui each had three guerrilla detachments of more than 100 people, they insisted on eastern Hebei. The other forces decided to withdraw westward. About 50,000 anti-Japanese troops and local cadres in eastern Hebei marched to Pingxi through Zunhua, Jixian, Pinggu, and Miyun Mountains. At that time, the troops lacked cadres and were not trained, and the peasant contingent that had just been established was far away from their hometowns, and they were attacked and intercepted by the enemy along the way, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, and the phenomenon of large-scale flight took place.

Just as the top level of the Eighth Route Army summed up afterwards, it was a very inappropriate plan for the 40,000 to 50,000 guerrillas in eastern Hebei to withdraw westward together, because the troops were not consolidated, the discipline was not good, and they could not march long distances, which was extremely dangerous. Gao Zhiyuan's about 10,000 people walked in front under the cover of the Eighth Route Army, and after crossing the Chaobai River, they were blocked by the Japanese army and dispersed in batches, leaving only more than 1,000 people to reach Pingxi. A total of more than 10,000 people from Hong Linge and Chen Yuhuan walked in the middle, marched to the area of Mashenqiao in Jixian County, and were blocked by the enemy. 6,000 people fled overnight.

The troops led by Li Yunchang of about 30,000 men walked behind, but they were blocked by the enemy at Shuiyu Wacan, Miyun County, and fought a fierce battle for a day, killing and wounding more than 600 people. At this time, the morale of the army was shaken, and the flight was serious. The soldiers felt that it was very dangerous to continue westward and that they might all run out. Therefore, a meeting of cadres was held in Fangezhuang, Pinggu County, and after serious discussions, it was decided to return to Feng, Luan, Qian, and Zun to persist in guerrilla warfare in eastern Hebei. After the meeting, Li Yunchang led more than 6,000 people to return to the Yangliuzhuang area of Luan County. At this time, the Japanese army had transferred a brigade of the Xiaolin unit from Wuhan to carry out a sweep of our army. The troops, who were already exhausted, fought hard for days in the areas of the Dongxi'an River and the remote mountains of Houliangzhuang in the north of Luan County, and suffered great sacrifices. A total of 50,000 people from the Anti-Japanese Federation were evacuated from the west of the four verticals, more than 1,000 people from Gao Zhiyuan were evacuated, and more than 100 guerrillas from Jixian County arrived in Pingxi, and only more than 1,000 people remained in eastern Hebei. As a result of the general retreat, both the rebel forces in eastern Hebei and the liberated areas lost more than 90 percent, and a large number of separated anti-Japanese fighters were massacred by the traitorous gangs of the invading Japanese army, and countless people died.

Practice has proved that the retreat to the west is a road of no return, and now the troops are strong and strong, even if the Japanese army comes with two divisions, but compared to the large eastern Hebei and most of the Rehe, it is still too few, and how many troops can be used to attack scattered to various counties, and now there are more than 30,000 elites of the 40th Group Army near Chengde, and nearly 10,000 elites of the Eighth Route Army in eastern Hebei, so it is definitely no problem to protect yourself.

However, whether it was Deputy Commander-in-Chief Nie and Li Yunchang, as well as Deng Hua of the Fourth Column of the Eighth Route Army, they all believed that retreat was the most correct choice, and staying in the uprising area would only be served by the Japanese puppet army. Shi Jianfei and others, on the other hand, advocated staying in the uprising area to continue the struggle, and there was a serious disagreement between the two sides on whether to withdraw or continue to stay in the uprising area. The meeting lasted all day, but neither of them could convince anyone, so they had no choice but to hand over the problem to the top to solve. (To be continued......)

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