Chapter 109: Before the Battle of Zhucheng

Although the Japanese invaders surrendered, Zhang Wei was still ambitious, and tried to use the materials left by the Japanese invaders to be the "soil emperor" of the cities "forever" and continue his brutal and illegal rule.

In mid-July 1945, Shuangmiaozi, Qinjiaheya, and Dingjia Shawo in Zhucheng County were enveloped in a tight and anxious atmosphere. In the dense branches and leaves of the big trees at the edge of the village, the shadows of watchers were hidden, and the whistle of contact sounded from time to time. One by one, the muzzles of the small cannons were all closed to the tight strongholds of the three walled walls. Groups of puppet troops, guarding the various passes of the wall, looked like they were facing a great enemy.

At dawn that day, the residents of Weihexi were awakened by the muffled sound of a motor. With years of experience, people immediately judged that there was an enemy. When the people hurriedly ran to the street to inquire about each other, a few people who were collecting dung outside the village ran and said: I saw a part of Zhang Buyun's horse team and three cars, driving from Yanzhucheng, making a few circles on the road, looking around for a while, and then driving back.

"God willing, the evil god has returned." An old lady prayed and let out a long breath.

When she said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that they had not suffered a catastrophe.

"It's so easy to say, the weasel catches the chicken and goes around three times. I'm afraid this is an outpost, maybe the brigade is still behind. A young man reminded everyone not to rejoice too soon.

There is a good reason for that. People suddenly became nervous and discussed what to do.

There were so many people that they could only hear a lot of noise, and no one could come up with a good idea.

"Let's get an idea from the village chief." I don't know who came up with such a sentence.

This man has brought people to their senses as soon as he takes the initiative. "Village Chief", "Village Chief", people shouted in unison, looking for the head of the area in the crowd.

"Ah, the village chief is here." Someone pointed to the entrance of the village and said.

A big man appeared at the entrance of the village and strode towards everyone, followed closely by a group of young men.

The big man's appearance was unusually magnificent, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes were blazing, and his beard was like an angry hedgehog, and there was a scar nearly three inches long embedded in the corner of his eyebrows, which made his appearance even more severe. A shabby jacket on the shoulders, a close-fitting sweat gown tightened with a broad chest, a big crotch and black pants, wearing rag shoes, neat dress, and vigorous manners, it is really a dragon-like momentum, this is the local big man - the village chief.

The village chief and a group of young men have just returned from inspecting the devil's movements.

As soon as the villagers saw the village chief, they seemed to have a backbone, hula surrounded him, and asked him what to do.

The village chief waved his hand again and again, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then pulled his loud voice and said, "It seems that the puppet army is going to grab food again." This field is full of wheat straw, as soon as the car and horse team pass, and then put a ruthless fire, everyone has been burning for a year, and the bamboo basket is empty. The turtle grandchildren are amazing! ”

These few words immediately captured people's hearts. People opened their mouths wide, blinked their eyes, and clung to Village Chief Li, their hearts like fried fire.

The village chief said excitedly: "This year is a year of hard work, and I can't bear to let the child fight the wolf." The puppet army is to bully the weak and fear the hard, and the more you are afraid of him, the more he will trample you into the mud. A few days ago, the Eighth Route Army's Binhai Naval District beat the puppet army of Liang Mazi and Tan Ma to pee in the pants! ”

"Well said! Fuck their shitty traitors! I don't know who said that.

"That's right! The Binhai Naval Region of the Eighth Route Army now lives in the southwest region, more than 20 miles away from us. Let's immediately send someone to report to Commander Chen, and when Zhang Buyun came out, he entangled them and taught them a hard lesson at our doorstep. We have a backbone every time, if we stare at the two eyes and watch the puppet army swaggering to rob our people of a year's blood and sweat, aren't you afraid of poking the backbone of others! The village chief said.

"Uncle, you say, how can you entangle the enemy?" Militiaman Li Sanzi asked impatiently. The young man's eyes were blood-red with excitement, and he clenched his fists, eager to fight the enemy at once.

The village chief briefly stated his plan, and looking at his calm and organized appearance, he had already made up his mind.

Inspired by the crowd, the people responded to the call of the village chief and immediately acted quickly according to his deployment......

Now, it is already seven o'clock, and the net in the area near Shuangmiaozi has been weaved, just waiting for the devil to come to the door.

The sun is rising, the sun is shining on the earth, a few wisps of clouds are fluttering in the blue sky, and the slopes are shining with golden light, it is an unusually clear and beautiful weather.

In the distance, the sound of motors mixed with the noise of horses' hooves was heard, and the dust was flying, and Zhang Buyun's team came along the road.

The enemy is getting closer. At the front were two dozen cavalrymen, searching along the road, apparently reconnaissance detachments sent by the enemy. Then there were seven or eight cars, each carrying about twenty or so enemies, all in steel helmets and large guns with shiny bayonets, which were hidden in the billowing dust, and about three or four hundred men.

Next to the driver of the second car, sat the supreme command palace of the puppet army on this road, the commander of the first battalion, Xia Xitian. This guy was born with a small gourd head and a big gourd, and in the waist eye of this "gourd", there is a pair of bulging goldfish eyes, a pinch of mustache under the nose, and two large black moles under the left eye. He sat upright, with a box on his lap, watching the movement outside through the window glass while thinking about his thoughts.

Xia Xitian was proud that this was the devil's first expedition after surrendering, and it was he Xia Xitian who took the initiative to ask to lead people to grab food, and with this, he and his battalion will be honorably recorded in the history of the Kuomintang curve to save the country.

To make a long story long, this expedition was quite interesting, and in terms of the tasks of the expedition, it reflected the delicate relationship between Zhang Buyun and the chief of staff.

So, Zhang Buyun: "The main task of this expedition is to grab food, and if you find the main force of the Eighth Route Army, you will withdraw." The chief of staff did not say anything about this, but on the eve of the troop's departure, the chief of staff summoned him separately and instructed that the mission was mainly a tentative attack, with the purpose of ascertaining the strength and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army and taking advantage of the opportunity to grab some food. ”

"Yes!"

Chief of Staff: "In terms of operation, you should make use of the characteristics of a fast army, adopt the tactics of rapid attack and quick retreat, grab something, immediately take the initiative to transfer, do not fall in love with battle, try to increase the mobility of the troops, and avoid being entangled by the Eighth Route Army." The amount of food grabbed and how well the enemy is tested are the criteria for measuring the quality of this mission......"

"Yes!"

For these two completely different orders and tactical guiding ideologies, Xia Xitian accepted them on the surface, but affirmed the former in his heart. There are two reasons for this:

First of all, Xia Xitian's thoughts and Zhang Buyun's thoughts are compatible. Xia Xitian is arrogant and rude, so happy.

Xia Xitian secretly calculated that even if the Eighth Route Army Binhai Naval District could fight a little, it would be enough for them to parry for a while when they encountered this armed grain grabbing team commanded by Xia Xitian. Even if they can't annihilate and stop the troops of the Eighth Route Army's Binhai Naval District and eat up a few of their local troops, this is certain, not to mention that there is a strong backing from Zhang Bu. Raiding and grabbing grain should be a miracle.

This little thing thinks that if you follow the chief of staff's practice of stealing chickens and dogs, it will really insult his personality, and this is a common practice of people who do spy careers, and it is not something that a character like him Xia Xitian can do.

Secondly, Xia Xitian closely linked this expedition with his personal fate, and he could not live up to Zhang Buyun's expectations of him. As early as when Zhang Buyun was the brigade commander, Xia Xitian was Zhang Buyun's guard, and Zhang Buyun appreciated him very much and promoted him to an officer. The Wang Ba box he is using now is a gift given to him by Zhang Buyun when he was a company commander.

At that time, Zhang Buyun repeatedly encouraged him: Use this pistol to pierce the heads of hundreds of enemies and make a meritorious achievement. Xia Xitian did not live up to Zhang Buyun's expectations of him, and in the "sweep" of Shandong several times with the devils, Xia Xitian was a pioneer every time, rampant on the coastal land of Shandong, working hard for his master, killing people like hemp. His position rose with the number of killings, climbing all the way to his current position as battalion commander and deputy regimental commander.

Xia Xitian's brutality and thirst for murder made his colleagues who were full of bestiality ashamed of themselves, and the nickname "Little Liu Heiqi" won because of his "black heart" testified. He was more and more admired by Zhang Buyun, who more than once linked his name with the praise of "exemplary" at various officers' gatherings.

For this reason, Xia Xitian understood that Zhang Buyun had obviously arranged a promotion opportunity for him to take out the task of grabbing grain this time, and did not send a reorganized regiment, but took his battalion as the backbone, and assigned him a company and a cavalry squad. That is to say: the post of regimental commander is waiting for him, the hero who will return triumphantly.

Heh, heh, there is another beautiful thing that tempts him. Zhang Buyun promised in person: If the task is completed well, he will choose a big beauty in the kiln in Zhucheng and let him get married and have a honeymoon. What a strong temptation it is.

Xia Xitian was thinking about good things, when a loud sound of "Peng" rose in his ears, interrupting his train of thought.

Take a closer look, the first car stopped suddenly, Xia Xitian's car almost crashed into the car in front, fortunately the driver was still smart, came to a sudden brake, Xia Xitian was cold and fell off the seat. Immediately after that, there was a continuous loud sound of "Peng, Peng", mixed with the exclamations of the soldiers.

Xia Xitian suspected that he had been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, so he hurriedly jumped out of the car, waved his pistol, and roared frantically: "Everyone is in place, ready to attack." ”

The soldiers jumped out of their cars one after another and formed battle formations on the road. After a while, there was no movement. Xia Xitian settled down, looked around, and saw no figure, only the sun was shining, the clouds were floating, and the green seedlings in the four fields made a slight sound.

Xia Xitian was wondering, and the driver of the first car ran over and reported: "Commander, the tire of the car has burst." ”

"What, the tires blew up?" Xia Xitian asked in surprise.

"Yes, the tire went out." Three more drivers came running and said.

"Ahh comparison! Xia Xitian was shocked and hurriedly ran to a car to check. When the soldiers lifted the car, Xia Xitian's eyes fell on something, and then he bent down to pick it up.

"Ahh Pegboard. it! Xia Xitian found out about the plan and cursed through gritted teeth.

This pegboard is about five inches square, and there are ** large nails nailed unevenly on it.

Xia Xitian's discovery reminded the soldiers, and they searched carefully and found a bunch of these nail boards.

Xia Xitian became vigilant, kicked away the nail board piled up in front of him, and ordered: "Driver, quickly change and repair the tires of the car for me, and the troops are ready for battle and ready to attack." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The Way. (..)

( Biography of Chinese and Foreign Heroes )