Heroes of the War of Resistance

And the place where the main force will move to fight next is actually not too far from Zaozhuang.Most importantly, that place is close to Suzhou Province.If the new base can be successfully established, it will be easier to communicate with the Xuesha Camp in the future.

As Hu Biao accelerates the expansion of the base, the number of troops he can command in the future will continue to increase.As Hu Biao's old subordinate, Xu Cheng also knew that he and other old comrades in arms would have to take on more responsibilities in the future, and take control of the troops for Hu Biao!

Chapter Table of Contents Chapter [-] They want to withdraw?

For the many supporting Japanese troops who had just arrived in Zaozhuang, they knew very well that the encirclement and suppression operation would not be completed in a short time.Regarding the number and whereabouts of the attackers, the Japanese army also needs to spend more time to find out.

Secondly, the loss of Zaozhuang was even worse than the Japanese army expected.Most of the Japanese troops who came to reinforce overnight did not bring much living supplies.At present, most of the people in Zaozhuang City have run away, and the Japanese army's logistics supply is also a problem.

Fortunately, after regaining control of Zaozhuang and setting up the radio station, the Japanese army also began to temporarily mobilize a batch of food and living supplies to Zaozhuang from the surrounding troops stationed in the city.A large number of combat materials needed for the follow-up encirclement and suppression will also be quickly replenished in the near future.

It's still the same old saying, the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.As far as the Japanese army was concerned, they had to eat and shit when they were fighting. If they were to starve them for a few days, they would probably not be able to stand on their feet.In Zaozhuang City, all the food was looted.

Losing the fastest railway transportation, the Japanese army could only replenish supplies from other counties by road transportation.Whether mobilizing supplies or participating in the encirclement and suppression of troops, it will take a long time.

Waiting for the sweeping operation to start, the Japanese army who arrived in Zaozhuang had another task, which was to find out the whereabouts of the attacking armed forces.On the night of the attack, the garrison headquarters in Jinan issued an order to control the area around Zaozhuang.

At the same time, the Japanese army also applied for multiple reconnaissance and patrol aircraft to carry out aerial reconnaissance back and forth in Zaozhuang.Its purpose is only one, which is to find out the invisibility of the attacking armed forces.It's a pity that the reconnaissance plane doesn't seem to have much to gain.

The reason is very simple. Both the Zaozhuang detachment commanded by Hu Biao and the Lunan guerrilla detachment participating in the cooperative operations are experts who are good at fighting guerrillas.Naturally, there are ways to prevent the Japanese army from aerial reconnaissance.

If the big Zaozhuang, the number of mountains is also quite a lot.Although the reconnaissance plane was in some mountains, it saw signs of human activities.But according to the scouts lowering the flying altitude to reconnaissance, it was found that most of the people hiding in the mountains were armed bandits.

The Japanese army responsible for ground investigation and tracking quickly found Hu Biao's abandoned car along the rut.Looking at the cars that were pushed into the ditch and all of them were blown up, the Japanese army also felt quite a headache.

Looking at the road extending forward, the member of the Japanese Special High School Section who was in charge of the investigation also said helplessly: "Baga! It should be impossible for them to escape from the territory of Zaozhuang in such a short period of time. But why is this car Abandoned here?"

"Team leader, could it be that they deliberately confuse us and make us think that they escaped from Zaozhuang?"

"The question is, can you guarantee that they have not fled from Zaozhuang? They can drive their cars to this place, which shows that we must expand the scope of reconnaissance. We need to generate electricity for the defenders in the surrounding areas, and let them block the exit of the road along the way."

"Team leader, this group of enemies shouldn't be able to take the road, right?"

"Even if they don't take the road, they have to spend more time if they want to leave Zaozhuang. They seized so many supplies last night. How much can they bring with them if they only rely on human transportation? Taking the mountain road will take more time. !"

In the view of the leader of the investigation team of the Super High School, the blockade of the surrounding roads is more to scare the sneak attack troops, so that they dare not choose to march by road.If you choose other roads to break through, the time spent will also increase exponentially.

Secondly, another benefit of blocking the road is to completely surround the entire Zaozhuang.As follow-up reinforcements continue to arrive in Zaozhuang, the Japanese army's reconnaissance will continue to increase until the hidden attackers are forced out.

The Japanese army's idea is certainly good, but for Hu Biao, who has always been cautious, he also knows that the longer the delay, the higher the danger the troops will be exposed to.After letting the troops rest for a day, they decided to lead the main force to jump out of the encirclement set by the Japanese army.

In contrast, the independent regiment of the Qilu Column of the Eighth Route Army who came from the Yimeng Mountains sneaked into Zaozhuang under such circumstances.As far as the Qilu column is concerned, the spoils captured by the guerrilla detachment this time are something they will not give up anyway.

When Zhang Guangwu, chief of staff of the Qilu column, saw the materials prepared in advance by the guerrilla detachment, and the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment who marched in concealment, he was also very excited, and said with a smile: "Wow, they are all good guns! There are also artillery and machine guns! "

Looking at Sun Xinghua and Lin Dingyuan who came to join, Zhang Guangwu, who represented the column, also said happily: "

good!It has only been a few days since your detachment was formed, and you have seized so many spoils. The column has already decided to ask for credit for you! "

Faced with Zhang Guangwu's praise, Sun Xinghua smiled wryly and said, "Chief of Staff, in fact, we didn't do much in the battle last night. Except for the fight against Zhangzhuang, which was led by Staff Officer Lin, we almost missed the ambush on the railway. Didn't play well!"

"what happened?"

"Troop training is still a bit lacking, and many soldiers are not used to group combat. When fighting, they still prefer to fight alone. If Captain Hu hadn't supported the mortars and cooperated with the soldiers, we might have suffered a lot of casualties last night!"

Hearing Sun Xinghua's words, Zhang Guangwu thought for a while and nodded, "There's nothing you can do about it! It's normal for the soldiers to be unable to adapt to such a large-scale battle after the formation of your detachment.

Now that you have weapons, ammunition and supplies, you have to focus on training your troops.The former headquarters has already sent a telegram, and when the main force arrives, the main force under our column will be reorganized accordingly.

Although your detachment is a newly formed unit, with the achievements of this battle, you should be able to apply for a corresponding reorganization.If it can be reorganized into a main force group, then you will also need to show the combat effectiveness that the main force group should have. "

"Yes! Please rest assured, the chief of staff, we must strictly enforce the requirements and organize troops to strengthen training!"

"How's the situation with Captain Hu?"

"Not sure! From the beginning to the end, we haven't found their hiding place, and they still have a certain degree of defensiveness towards us. However, they sent a telegram earlier, and they have already planned to leave Zaozhuang to avoid the limelight."

"What? Just after winning the battle, they want to withdraw?"

Hearing the information provided by Sun Xinghua, Zhang Guangwu was indeed a little surprised.In Zhang Guangwu's view, the Japanese army in Zaozhuang is at its emptiest right now, and Hu Biao should take advantage of the victory to pursue it.Why, still choose to leave?

Lin Dingyuan, who stayed by the side without saying a word, also answered at the right time: "Captain Hu should think that the little devil will retaliate wildly next time. This time, we robbed the little devil twice and captured Zaozhuang City. will be very angry.

In order to avoid a possible sweep by the Japanese army, he decided to take away the main force and keep a small number of troops to continue lurking in Zaozhuang.If there is no accident, the batch of supplies he seized should also be hidden, and they will be used after the wind has passed! "

"By the way, didn't he send a radio operator to your detachment? Where is the person? Hurry up and send him a telegram to ask about the situation!"

Thinking of the radio operator Hu Biao sent to the guerrilla detachment before, Zhang Guangwu felt that it was necessary to get in touch with Hu Biao.Although he has only met Hu Biao once, Zhang Guangwu still knows that Hu Biao's ability to inquire about information is still very strong.

Ready to withdraw so soon, Hu Biao must have received some news!Thinking of the conditions proposed by Hu Biao before, Zhang Guangwu suddenly realized that the materials earned by the guerrilla detachment might be very hot and must be handled carefully.

With only the Japanese garrison in Qilu territory, the Qilu column felt that it could barely deal with it.However, if the main divisions of the Japanese army that are fighting on the front line retreat, the situation in Qilu will become quite difficult.

Thinking of this possibility, Zhang Guangwu wanted to ask Hu Biao for more information, which would also help him make a decision next time.Although the independent regiment brought in has changed its guns, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it is really against the Japanese army, and the odds of winning are still not great!

Facing Zhang Guangwu's inquiry, Lin Dingyuan continued to smile wryly: "Chief of Staff, when you arrived, the telegram team sent by Captain Hu left. At this time, I'm afraid they have joined Captain Hu!"

"Going so fast! Forget it! Fortunately, I brought the radio this time, and immediately sent a report to Captain Hu to inquire about his situation. If it is convenient, I hope to meet him again. This guy must smell something The wind is blowing!"

When Hu Biao received the telegram from Zhang Guangwu, he said very directly: "Call back, our department is preparing to transfer, and it is inconvenient to meet. If there is a destiny, I will see you later. If there is anything to do, please contact me directly by telegram, and our department will implement radio silence at night." !"

"Yes, Captain!"

Qin Tianyou, who was staying beside Hu Biao, also smiled when he saw this scene: "This chief of staff, is he trying to trick us again?"

"I don't know! But as far as we are concerned, we must hurry up. According to the telegram sent by Lao Xu, the little devil has already set up a lot of interceptions on the road out of Zaozhuang. If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to leave by then."

"Let's go, but they pulled a main group over instead. I'm afraid it will be very troublesome if the little devil really blocks it!"

"If the Eighth Route Army was so easy to deal with, they wouldn't have developed so quickly! Don't worry, the little devil wants to block the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid the possibility is not high. The current troops deployed by the little devil in Qilu territory are actually still insufficient."

"Then why don't we stay and continue to cooperate with them?"

"You forgot, we need to keep a low profile! As far as our current strength is concerned, it is said to be an anti-Japanese armed force, but in fact it is only a reinforced regiment. We have managed to save this little fortune, and we must live on a careful plan to go further!"

In some matters, Hu Biao did not want to mislead the Eighth Route Army, making the Eighth Route Army feel that they could mobilize Hu Biao at will.Again, Hu Biao must guarantee the independence and autonomy of the troops, and no one wants him to obey and cooperate absolutely.

After receiving the telegram from Hu Biao, Zhang Guangwu became more and more sure that Hu Biao must know something they didn't know.Unable to meet in person, Zhang Guangwu could only ask if Hu Biao knew what the Japanese army was planning.

Faced with such an inquiry, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "Forward a copy of the information obtained by the reconnaissance team to them. In addition, tell Chief of Staff Zhang to think about Boss Zhu's sixteen-character guerrilla strategy!"

In Hu Biao's view, if Zhang Guangwu is smart, he will naturally make a wise decision.At this stage, including the Eighth Route Army, facing the advance of the Japanese army, keeping a low profile is the way to survive.If you are too high-profile, you will lose more than you gain!

Chapter List Chapter [-] Short-term plan

After a day of rest and preparation, Hu Biao accompanied the main force of the breakout detachment to leave at night.Both Xu Cheng and Chen Haocheng, who were in charge of staying behind, knew that if Hu Biao and the main force left this time, it might take some time before they could come back.

During the time when the main force is away, they don't have any combat missions, they just need to protect the base and the materials stored in the cave.Even if the main force left with a batch of supplies, the soluble cave still stored a large amount of supplies.