SFS Chapter 154: The Lone Wolf of the Northern Frontier is a thing of the past
Chapter 154: The Lone Wolf of the Northern Frontier is a thing of the past
The Japanese army's baggage train, engineers, and communications troops suffered heavy casualties, and among the soldiers who surrendered, the majority were communications troops.
These devils who do not participate in the front-line fighting have a low level of brainwashing and will not commit suicide for the emperor.
On the contrary, the main force fighting on the front line would rather die in glory than live in vain.
They died miserably, shot at and stabbed with bayonets. The bodies were scattered all over the ground. They were stripped of their clothes and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
At night, wild wolves and dogs come out, howling loudly.
They tore the flesh and blood of the devils and ran around the mountain holding their bones.
It also attracted a large number of carrion-eating birds, which came to have a good meal before the cold winter.
Clothes stained with blood can be used as cloth after washing. When times get tight, we still have to maintain a frugal style.
Many warehouses were sealed off, and all the money of puppet soldiers, traitors, and unscrupulous businessmen was seized.
This group of guys who are good at speculation love to hoard rare goods and make a lot of money from the poor.
Citizens in the city ran out to welcome the arrival of the Eighth Route Army and cooperated with them to clean up the ruins in the city.
Food and goods were freely distributed to the poor masses, ideological education was carried out, and organizational work was carried out.
The Eighth Route Army had strict discipline, strict with themselves but lenient with others. When Ding Wei led the guard company into Datong, the chaos in the city had been cleared up.
After the last group of Japanese devils were driven out and killed, Datong, an important city in northern Shanxi, was captured by Ding Wei.
In order to appease the captured coolies and strong men, the Japanese forcibly conscripted 6 coolies to dig coal mines and tortured them beyond recognition.
Near the mine, there are densely packed mass graves.
If you are dead, just throw you into the pit. If you are not dead, just continue digging coal.
The compatriots who suffered from bullying were all rescued by the Eighth Route Army. Ding Wei valued these coolies very much and arranged for doctors to give them physical examinations.
Treat the illness that needs to be treated, and regulate the body when necessary.
These people are filled with resentment and are furious with the Japanese invaders. With a little training, they can become staunch members of the war of resistance.
To put it bluntly, the fact that they were able to survive the devastation also indirectly proves that these people have strong willpower and good physical fitness.
This is the best source of recruits, and we should try to get them all to join the column.
He has abundant weapons and equipment, and can hold out forty to fifty thousand men.
Zhang Dabiao's detachment suffered heavy losses in the siege, with over a thousand men killed, 763 soldiers killed, and even more wounded.
Zhang Dabiao intended to incorporate the new recruits first, and recruit 3000 new recruits at once to start training.
Use the captured supplies and equipment to restore the vitality of the detachment.
After settling the wounded and comforting the masses, Zhong Zhicheng brought organizational personnel to preside over the situation and help Ding Wei stabilize the enemy's political affairs.
"Old Ding, be careful not to make any mistakes."
Zhong Zhicheng looked at Ding Wei coming over in a car and couldn't help but remind him.
What's wrong with riding in the traitor's captured vehicle? If it's just a pile of scrap metal, wouldn't it become Commander Ding's car?
Many people made mistakes when the Japanese were around, or they pretended to be obedient, and fearing being held accountable, they took the initiative to confess.
Confess and be treated leniently, and spend the rest of your life in prison. Resist and be treated severely, and go home for the New Year.
Ah, bah, those who confess will be treated leniently and everyone will be treated preferentially.
There are still many industrial facilities in the city. Datong's commerce has always been good, and it developed well at the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan.
There are rich mineral resources, such as coal and iron ore, as well as excellent fur trade.
The accumulated economic strength is good, and the stockpiled materials are also very abundant. With these materials, we can expand the arsenal, make our own explosives and bullets.
At the Northern Army Headquarters, Mr. Fu had an incredible look on his face.
Oh, our friendly forces have recaptured Datong and pushed the Japanese from the 26th Division out of the Great Wall.
congratulations.
Is Ding Wei’s Northern Shanxi Column really that strong?
You will know whether it is strong or not after trying it.
The army was stationed in the city, disinfected and cleaned the camp for wounded soldiers, occupied the Japanese commander's compound, and temporarily settled the wounded soldiers.
Before retreating, Naosaburo Okabe took away the main military documents, leaving many expired documents that needed to be screened one by one.
To see if he could get any useful information from it, Ding Wei carefully took out the defense map of the Kwantung Army.
Although it is an outdated defense map, it still has certain reference value.
"Old Zhong, we must do a good job in mass work. The troops have suffered heavy casualties from continuous fighting. We should take advantage of the winter to rest and reorganize. Each regiment and detachment must expand its strength."
"We will never hesitate to use force against traitors and those who need to be dealt with will be dealt with, and those who need to be detained will be detained."
"Da Biao, the detachment is bold in expanding, and the training of the troops must be done well. The increase in new recruits must not affect the combat effectiveness."
The 4th, 5th and 6th Regiments could also take the opportunity to increase their reserve forces. Ding Wei was thinking of expanding all six regiments into detachments, initially with five battalions under their jurisdiction.
There will be an opportunity to expand it to 9 battalions later, which is similar to the organization of the National Army division. One detachment is equivalent to a division.
New soldiers are training and old soldiers are resting.
The learning atmosphere could not be stopped, and the ideological work was very stressful. The captured Japanese and puppet troops were reformed.
After a round of rest, more than half a month has passed.
Snowflakes fell in northwest Shanxi, and the strong wind made my forehead hurt, making me confused and brain-damaged.
At noon, we set up a copper pot with authentic Mongolian lamb and two bottles of Fenjiu.
Zhang Dabiao, Wang Chengzhu, Ding Wei, Zhong Zhicheng and Zhou Weiguo sat in a circle and enjoyed the hotpot.
Life should be improved, and comrades have fought hard and should be rewarded.
Dumplings stuffed with mutton are uniformly made and supplied to all soldiers in the column.
Get enough rest and refresh yourself before going to fight the Japanese.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ding Wei continued to plan the battle plan for next year.
The lone wolf outside the Great Wall has become a thing of the past. The remaining four or five thousand troops retreated to the Jining line, guarding the Pingsui railway line to maintain mobility.
The cavalry group, Jining and Wucheng formed a line and took a defensive posture.
At the same time, six divisions of puppet Mongolian cavalry were mobilized to reinforce the railway line. This was a last resort, even if the puppet army was useless, at least they could be used.
Ding Wei only needed to leave the cavalry detachment outside, and the rest of the main force of the troops would prepare to take Chahar and cut off the Japanese army's rear.
The Yanshan line can influence North China and Northwest China, occupy the mountainous area, and disintegrate the Independent Mixed Second Unit, a model security force.
Zhang Dabiao and Gao Qing's troops pressed toward the northeast after the temperature turned warmer, and arranged a small force in advance to test the water in the Greater Khingan Range.
Find a way to get in touch with the local Anti-Japanese United Army, form a guerrilla force, and go deep into the mountains to investigate the situation.
Suppress the stubborn bandits and open up a route to advance into the Northeast.
When sending troops to the northeast, you must use elite troops, and the number cannot be too large.
The most suitable one is Kong Yong's reconnaissance battalion, which is a group of elite troops, good at single-soldier combat and reconnaissance combat.
The plan was to form a Northeast Advance Battalion to advance into Chahar and Rehe.
The road ahead is long and arduous. Whether the column can take off in one fell swoop depends on whether the next offensive goes smoothly.
Wucheng must be taken and the Mongolian troops must be eliminated.
In the North China Expeditionary Army, General Gangcun also received an order to form an armored mobile force.
In response to the decline of the troops stationed in Mongolia, they finally came up with a strategy.
Cavalry has become a thing of the past. The cavalry group should be reorganized into a tank division and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles should be added to enhance the mobile armored force.
According to rumors, more than 30 tanks were transported from Wucheng, and subsequent vehicles are still being transported.