Chapter 4: Turning to War (7)

After the Japanese 18th Division and 23rd Brigade occupied Nanjing, they pursued the Chinese army to Wuhu, and then all of them retreated and retreated to the southern area of Taihu Lake, and the vanguard of the 35th Brigade and 124th Fukuoka Wing entered Hangzhou, and the 114th Wing held in Huzhou and occupied Taihu Lake. The 23rd Brigade Regiment that had fought with the Sichuan Army in Guangde had returned to Guangde, and this time, they were going to enter Anji from Si'an, and together with the 124th Wing in Hangzhou, they would attack up and down to clear all the Zhejiang areas north of the Qiantang River.

In the smooth march of Wuhu in Nanjing, the commander of the 23rd Brigade, Yamashita Chongwu, had obviously forgotten his different encounters in Guangde, in Cishangang, and in Si'an, and had completely forgotten that his logistical supplies had been robbed and emptied in Si'an, but he thought that there was no Chinese army that could compete with the imperial army on this land.

Yamashita Chongwu is not blind and arrogant, he has clear news, the 23rd Group Army of the Sichuan Army in this area has returned to Jiangxi, serving as the river defense task from Tongling to Hukou on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the 21st Group Army of the Gui Army in the Wuxing War has also entered the Jiangbei region from the mouth of Jiangxi Lake.

He didn't expect that in the area of Anji Xiaofeng, there was also a strong Chinese army, and the 48th Army, one of the two tigers of the Gui Army, was quietly stranded here.

"Telegraph to Huang Tianhua, move all the troops to Tianhuangping, and find a way to lure a large group of Japanese troops in, it is estimated that it will be unbearable." Mo Di said.

"I want to rush back." Xu Ping said: "I estimate that the Japanese army will definitely divide its troops into three routes this time, all the way to Tianhuangping by our regiment, all the way to attack the headquarters of our army in Xiaofeng, and some people will be left in Anji to establish a logistics supply depot." I'd like to hit the idea of this supply depot. ”

Mo Di smiled and said: "It is impossible to drive back the same way, theoretically speaking, there is still a road to go, drive the car from the direction of Lin'an to Yangmeiling in Mogan Mountain, where there is a mountain road, and it is about eighty miles to Tianhuangping." Starting from Tianhuangping, it is the predetermined battlefield this time, we have hunted in these places, the northern half is quite familiar, the terrain is complex, it is a good place to fight. We must closely observe the battle situation in Tianhuangping, transfer out the remaining enemy troops as much as possible, eliminate them in Tianhuangping, and take advantage of Xiaofeng to entangle the main force of the Japanese army and give them a logistical supply station. ”

"We?" Xu Ping heard the words: "Boss, do you want to walk this eighty-mile mountain road with us?" ”

"Of course." Mo Di said: "My troops are going to fight, and I don't talk like anything." ”

"Boss, I don't think you should go back with us. After we finish this battle, no matter whether we win or lose, it is impossible to stay in Anji anymore, and we will definitely walk back along the road of Yangmeiling, you might as well grasp the overall trend in this place, drink and talk with Captain Li, and wait for our good news. Xu Ping said.

"I agree!" Li Benyi's voice came from behind him.

Mo Di looked at it, where was this still a little drunk, a face of war, and the sparse drunken eyes before flashed with cold light.

"I asked people to contact the Lin'an County Party Department immediately, and ask them to send a guide to take you on this eighty-mile mountain road." Li Benyi said to Mo Di very seriously: "Tianzong, you stay, your subordinate is right, instead of wasting time in the bumps of the mountain road, it is better to use this time to plan our next step." ”

Mo Di thinks about it, the battle of Tianhuangping, whether he is there or not is not a big problem, because there has been a plan for a long time, whether to fight or not, Huang Tianhua has long understood that if you can eat, you can eat, if you can't eat, you can leave, Tianhuangping to the south, that is, Mogan Mountain, entering the mountainous area, the Japanese have a smaller chance of winning, if you are interested, you can eat them little by little in the mountainous area.

Xu Ping left Zhao Guolong behind, followed Mo Di with a class of brothers and the radio, he took the others to set off overnight, took the car to Lin'an County first, met with the guide sent by Lin'an County, and then drove the car to the end of Yangmeiling Roadless, and went straight to Tianhuangping early tomorrow morning.

When they came to Lin'an, it was already late at night, and the people from the Lin'an Party Department were still waiting for Xu Ping and them. Along with the people from the party department, there was also a tough woman in her thirties, wearing a small flower placket, short hair and a pretty face, a Japanese army cowhide belt around her waist, and two German Mauser M712s on the left and one on the right.

"This is Huang Bamei, deputy commander of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army of the Zhejiang West Travel Agency, and she will cooperate with your actions this time." After the people from the county party department said this, they were busy preparing the residence of Xu Ping's people, and as for fighting, he didn't understand.

"Hello Commander Huang! The humble position is Xu Ping, the commander of the special service company of the 176th Brigade of the 176th Division of the 48th Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Xu Ping immediately stood up and saluted, he didn't dare to underestimate women, he knew that in the rivers and lakes, there were three kinds of people that should not be underestimated, one was a monk, the second was a child, and the third was a woman. The woman in front of her, no matter how big the commander she is, can wear two guns, which is very unusual.

Huang Bamei smiled and said, "I'm not a regular army, and I haven't learned to salute, so I don't dare to show ugliness." Company Commander Xu, please be seated. ”

Xu Ping and Huang Bamei sat down on the official hat chair of the county party headquarters, and a horse lamp was lit in the big office, and the dim light illuminated the small area, and most places were hidden in the dark.

"You came quickly, did you come by car?" Huang Bamei asked.

"Yes, we drove six cars over, ready to be placed at the end of the road, it is estimated that after our large army has fought this battle, we will have to withdraw along this road, it will be much more convenient to have a car." Xu Ping said.

"How many people are there in Company Commander Xu?" Huang Bamei asked.

"I'm a company, less than a hundred." Xu Ping said.

"In this case, my people can still get up to two hundred people to fill these six cars." Huang Bamei said: "This road is very mountainous and rugged, and there are many forks in the road, but it is not a big problem for us locals, we are fully sure that we can bring your people to Tianhuangping, and we can bring your people out peacefully." As for the Japanese, if there are few people, we will fight, if there are many people, we will go, and on this road, I can find a hundred places suitable for killing, and ensure that all the Japanese who are chasing after me will stay in the mountains. ”

Xu Ping smiled, this deputy commander of Huang Bamei has exactly the same thoughts as his boss.

Under the arrangement of Xie Yousheng, the commander of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army of the Zhejiang West Travel Agency and the husband of Huang Bamei, Xu Ping and his gang stayed in Lin'an, preparing to set off from Lin'an before dawn the next day. Compared with the proud Huang Bamei, this Xie Yousheng is a typical gangster, with a big cigarette in his mouth, a mouthful of big yellow teeth, in his forties, and a scheming face. Xu Ping didn't like this man at first sight.

However, Xie Yousheng also has his advantages, all the inns in Lin'an County have been chartered by him, and Xu Ping's people have been taken care of as soon as they arrive, soak their feet in hot water and wash their faces, and fall asleep cleanly.

Six cars pulled more than 300 people, there were Huang Bamei's people to lead the way, the car arrived at Yangmeiling and kept driving forward, opening the road in the mountains, building bridges in the water, until the half-side pavilion, there was no road in front, and the car had to stop.

When I got in the car, it was still dark and numb, and when I got out of the car, Huang Bamei was startled, Xu Ping's group of people had strong equipment, six crooked handles, ten grenadiers, and a southern fourteen pistol per person, and there was not a rifle for more than 100 people, but there were a lot of ** hanging on their bodies. Except for the hat on his head, there was no equipment of the national army, and the overcoat and shoes on his body included the steel helmet on his back.

Walking on the rugged road, Huang Bamei asked Xu Ping: "Company Commander Xu, your company is a full-time machine, how can you ensure logistics replenishment?" ”

"The Japanese we meet are our additions." Xu Ping said: "In my opinion, relying on the military commission to supplement is not as reliable as relying on the Japanese. ”

Huang Bamei smiled and didn't speak, looking at Xu Ping with a pair of talking eyes, hoping that he would continue.

Xu Ping didn't hide it, and said: "I only need one bullet to kill a Japanese soldier, and then I will have the bullets on his body, not to mention more, there are always five * twenty-five rounds, there are twenty-five bullets, I can clean up another twenty-five devils, and soon, I will have endless bullets." ”

Huang Bamei's eyes smiled like a pair of crescents, this kind of story everyone can tell, but it is rare to be able to do it. Soon, she was attracted by Xu Ping's words, and only heard Xu Ping say: "When we fought Liu Xing, we only had one southern fourteen, and now, our regiment has almost three hundred southern fourteens, and our company, artillery company, engineer company, and baggage company are almost one manpower, all of which are obtained from the Japanese. ”

"I've heard that this gun is not very good, it has a short range and an old broken firing pin, which is much worse than the German twenty shots." Huang Bamei patted the M712 on her waist.

"The problem is still the supply problem you said, Mauser has no one to supply, the East makes a difference, as long as there is a devil for a day, there will be no replenishment." Xu Ping said: "We now each carry 100 rounds of ammunition, and if we finish the bullets in our hands, it will be 10,000 Japanese." ”

"Company Commander Xu, you're talking about the Japanese, shouldn't it be the Japanese army?" Huang Bamei asked strangely.

"Hehehe, as long as there is a gun, I will kill all of them regardless of whether they are Japanese soldiers or Japanese businessmen." Xu Ping waved his right hand and made a gesture.

Huang Bamei's neck shrank, as if the murderous aura brought by this gesture would hurt herself.

"Deputy Commander Huang has helped vigorously this time, and after this battle, I don't dare to say anything else, these brothers of yours, there is no problem at all if they are all replaced by the 38th big cover." Xu Ping said.

Huang Bamei is overjoyed, this is exactly her purpose, her nickname Cuiyun, her name is Baiqi, Jinwei Township Fuwangdai people, since childhood, the family is poor, to the Wu family of Qianjiawei Baziqiao as a child daughter-in-law, and then terminated the contract and repatriated, her mother's family did not accept it, so she had to make a living by selling smuggled salt, wandering in Jinshanwei, Zhapu and the surrounding areas of Taihu Lake, and then cast Taihu Lake salt bully Li Dahanzi as a disciple, armed trafficking of illicit salt. Under the influence of the master, he is good at spearmanship and can fire a pistol with both hands. After 8.13, she collected guns in the name of resisting Japan and organized an armed team of about 300 people to fight the Japanese army.

At the end of August, the Japanese bombed Songjiang and blew up the prison, and the prisoners took the opportunity to escape, including the smuggler Xie Yousheng, who met Zhu Jinkui, a special agent of the military command, in prison, and began to collect firearms, forcibly send donations, recruit disciples, expand their power, and form the Loyal Salvation Army after co-forming with Huang Bamei.

It has been less than three months since the establishment of this loyal and righteous National Salvation Army, and not only can it not do one gun per person, but even half of the guns for three people are old sleeves. This time, she sent her strongest strength, hoping to get some equipment. This is a shrewd woman, she saw that sooner or later the national army would leave the land of western Zhejiang, and the Japanese were limited in number and could not manage all of western Zhejiang, so it became a top priority to strengthen forces and fill the vacuum in northwest Zhejiang after the departure of the national army. Hearing Xu Ping's words, he said happily: "This is great, Brother Xu will not call me Deputy Commander Huang in the future, call me Sister Huang, as long as I can get a gun, in the future, this area of Lin'an, Tonglu, Chun'an, Jiande, Huzhou, will be my sphere of influence, Brother Xu wants to eat and drink spicy food, just come to my sister me." ”

Xu Pingle is happy, in total, this Huang Bajie is the same as herself, and she is mainly engaged in robbery.