Neat camouflage winter combat clothing, steel helmets have been wrapped in camouflage canvas plus vibration isolation nets, 13 people per squad, one squad machine gun, 5 semi-automatic, 6 bolt-action rifles; three infantry squads per platoon, a fire squad of 60 mortars and 2 heavy machine guns, a total of 51 people; Three infantry platoons in each company, reinforced with a squad of 3 80 mortars, 2 squads of 2 Browning machine guns, and 205 men formed a company; The Chief of Staff brought 3 companies and an anti-aircraft company of 4 120 mortars plus 4 47 field artillery batteries of 100 men and 2 40 anti-aircraft guns of 100 men, 4 quadruple anti-aircraft guns of 20 anti-aircraft guns and 10 Browning large-caliber machine guns, a 20-man command, a 20-man medical team and a 30-man reconnaissance platoon. 2 engineering companies of 100 people and a transport company of 300 people, for a total of 1,375 people. It is equipped with 2 medical vehicles, 10 jeeps and 20 trucks. He brought a reconnaissance platoon of 30 people and two liaison officers, a total of 33 people. It shouldn't be a problem to defend with a brigade of devils, but if the devils dispatch planes, it won't work.

Along the way, nothing happened that was feared about the bombing and blocking of aircraft. It should be a small force that has no value for attention. Coupled with the spy contact, as well as the surveillance of the little grandfather, the army of the national government is embarrassed to do it. From Xi'an to Tongguan, cross the Yellow River from Fengling, pass through Yuncheng, Jiangxian County, Yicheng County, Benjin City, Gaoping, Changzhi, Lucheng to Licheng County. After crossing the Yellow River, he walked more than 1,000 miles. It was already January 10, 38 years since I arrived in Licheng County.

The highway from Handan to Changzhi is the main road for Hebei to cross the Taihang Mountain in and out of Shanxi - Handan Avenue, and Licheng County is one of the nodes of the highway. Dongyang Pass in the east has been an important pass of the Great Wall of Shanxi since ancient times. The area near Licheng County can be said to be an important base of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Mountain, there is the famous Huangyadong Arsenal in the north, and the ambush battle that will soon occur in Shentouling will occur in Shentouling from Lucheng to Licheng County, which is a classic battle example that must be learned in military schools.

Cousin Li Dakui received a notice and came out with his security team to greet him. and cousin Li Dashan are also five or six points alike, and his cold and hard face is similar to that of his little grandfather's cold baby face. The county seat didn't go in, and went directly to the vicinity of the hole. The nameless cave is 40 miles north of the county seat, and cars can't get through.

The cousin accompanied the chief of staff to worship the gods from all walks of life, and the two liaison officers also had to follow. The leader of the road was another cousin named Li Dayi, and the place he arrived at was a place called Weiquan, which is a relatively rare flat place in Taihang Mountain, with a radius of about 3 kilometers and an area of more than 10 square kilometers. Let the team first set up camp in Nanweiquan Village. I led more than 30 people to see the location of the cave, which is in the southwest corner of Baiyun Mountain, which is called Baiyun Mountain by locals, and there are more than a dozen families at the foot of the mountain, called Chashantan Village; It is at most 3 miles away from Nanweiquan Village, and I feel that it is not ideal. didn't enter the cave, just rode a horse and followed my cousin around Baiyun Mountain to have a look.

Baiyun Mountain is about 4 kilometers long from north to south, 5 kilometers wide from east to west, about 20 square kilometers of mountainous areas, south is a 200 to 300 wide ravine, east of about 600 meters wide, north of about 500 meters. In general, it is relatively isolated, and if the enemy has enough troops, it can be completely surrounded and annihilated. Think about the devils who used 7,000 troops to besiege Huangya Cave back then, and when the devils swept on a large scale, there must be no shortage of troops to besiege the mountain.

After turning around, when I returned to Nanweiquan Village, the chief of staff was already inspecting the cave. The cave belongs to the limestone karst cave, under the reflection of the torch, the stalagmite pillar ground, the stalactite hangs upside down, the dragon and the tiger are sloppy, the layers are blurred, like a white marble labyrinth. It can be described as a variety of postures and beauty, which makes the chief of staff look at it with relish. There are two holes, the main hole is about 200 meters long and about 1,500 square meters; The secondary cave, about 100 meters, has an area of about 500 square meters, and there is a waterfall that falls from the top of the mountain to the main cave.

Return to the small village at the foot of the mountain and exchange views with the chief of staff. I described the surrounding situation on a map, and the chief of staff also felt that there were many problems. The chief of staff meant that it was too close to the county seat of Licheng County, and if the county town fell, it must be an important node for the devil to control Handan Avenue, and the surrounding land was also an important source of materials, and the lonely mountain was easy to be surrounded.

It seemed that the arsenal had to choose another place, but the chief of staff wanted to build this place into a small stronghold, and if the flat land could dig tunnels, then the whole place could not be entered and exited by people at will.

The chief of staff also gave a briefing on his visit to Licheng County, where the 178th Division of the 47th Army of the National Revolutionary Army was garrisoned, and the division commander was Li Zongfang. The chief of staff donated 500,000 legal currency, Hanyang ammunition from the Shaanxi Provincial Government, 400 7.92 bolt-action rifles produced by the factory, 10 Czech light machine guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition, 10,000 grenades, 1,000 mines, 5 120 mortars, 10 80 mortars, 2 47 mm field guns and various ammunition, 1 ton of high explosives, 100 kilograms of sulfonamides, alcohol, morphine and other medicines; There are also 2 sets of regimental ordnance repair soldiers, etc. The chief of staff said that Master Li was deeply moved, saying that he had received the largest supply since leaving Sichuan. He had already sent a report to their commander and asked him to write a certificate of commendation himself.

Gotta find a place! When I asked my cousin Li Dakui if there was no other alternative, he said no! He also said that he heard that there is a place called "Taihang Dragon Cave", which is from Wuxiang County; He knew the place, hadn't seen it, and it was about 30 miles away. Look at the dark day, I have to wait until tomorrow. The chief of staff still arranged a platoon of troops in Baiyundong, leaving an engineer platoon to assist in the construction of fortifications and to explore whether the 10-square-kilometer flat land could be excavated.

Seeing the supplies for the Sichuan army, the little grandfather was greatly surprised, and it was annoying to dangle around, so he told him to go to the chief of staff, and the chief of staff had the final say! This guy is not afraid of himself, but he is afraid of the chief of staff. I don't know what the chief of staff said, and I came back disgraced.

When I got up early the next day, the chief of staff and myself took my cousin to the "Taihang Dragon Cave". More than a dozen management mountain roads are an hour away, and the entrance of the cave faces east, and there are several. He and the chief of staff inspected the surrounding environment, and the chief of staff was satisfied, although the place was not particularly dangerous, it was definitely an easy place to defend and difficult to attack. A village of more than 20 households in the north is called Shiquan Village, which is basically the easternmost village in Wuxiang County, with a slower slope in the north and an angle of more than 45 degrees; The south side is steeper, and we came from the south side. Even if you retreat into a cave, a platoon is strong enough to withstand a high-intensity attack from the enemy, as long as you have enough ammunition and food. Of course, we must do a good job of anti-poison and fire prevention.

Went in and saw two cave halls, the cave hall is grand, the hole is more than 20 meters high, and the low one is more than 3 meters. When the place was decided, the chief of staff first arranged for the staff officers to design the fortifications, and the sappers were stationed in the construction, and he also specially told them to keep as many beautiful things as possible.

Cousin Li Dakui's security team mission is completed. There are more than 400 members of the security corps, and more than 80 from Shaanxi. Ask my cousin to ask the soldiers of the security corps for their opinions, and the security corps is about to be disbanded. Those in Shaanxi can choose to return to Shaanxi with the transport team, and the local people can choose to leave or stay to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance. All immediate family members who remained behind to resist the Japanese had to immigrate to Shaanxi in order to protect their families. The anti-Japanese propaganda and the sense of the threat of war here are even stronger than those from Shaanxi. No one asked to leave, unanimously asked to participate in the anti-Japanese resistance.

The chief of staff set up a temporary headquarters in Chashantan Village, and under the leadership of some soldiers of the security regiment, he first dispatched troops to the four directions, helping the soldiers to move their homes, and organizing the village self-defense force on the other hand, teaching basic military skills such as tunnel warfare and mine warfare, firearms training, grenade training, and standing guard and sentry. The Sichuan army was requested to cooperate, and along with some soldiers of the security regiment, a reconnaissance platoon and staff officers were dispatched to inspect and draw a detailed map of the surrounding area, especially the topographic map along the road along Handchang Avenue. With fiat money, ask the local villagers to point out the location of various small passes, chopping firewood and collecting herbs, and so on.

Although there were many complicated things, the chief of staff was busy and commanded in an orderly manner. I also have time to pay attention to the situation of the equipment in the arsenal that has been shipped. The equipment that the chief of staff transported here was not only two sets of improvised bullet production lines, but also more than 50 sets of general equipment for the production of firearms, explosives production equipment and two sets of thermal power generation equipment.