Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Working in the Eighth Route Army was truly humiliating. The Eighth Route Army had so many disciplinary restrictions that Dong Baji felt as if they were all directed against him. He found himself constantly doing things the Eighth Route Army forbade him to do. Things that used to be routine for him were now forbidden in the Eighth Route Army. This made Dong Baji very uncomfortable.

Why am I not allowed to do the things I usually do?

It doesn't make sense.

If I take a concubine, smoke opium, or arrest a few disobedient people, you have to take care of it.

Furthermore, the Eighth Route Army working group's attempt to implement rent and interest reductions in the Sanggong area touched upon Dong Baji's bottom line and directly affected his interests. Dong Baji was the largest landlord within a hundred miles, and he would be the one to suffer the most from rent and interest reductions.

Of course he couldn't agree.

Over the past two days, the Mongolian Army and the Chahar Autonomous Committee have been sending people to contact Dong Baji. They promised him that if he surrendered to them, his village association would be established and the Sanggong area would be handed over to him for management. Dong Baji had been thinking a lot during this period. He didn't really want to surrender to the Japanese and become a traitor. He preferred to join Yan Xishan or Chiang Kai-shek.

But it's no use trying to find refuge.

Where is the Central Army? Where is the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?

There was no point in joining them. The most powerful force in Northeast Shanxi, besides the Japanese, was the Eighth Route Army. However, his relationship with the Eighth Route Army was strained, and the only force capable of resisting the Eighth Route Army was the Japanese.

Since he was going to surrender to the Japanese, he certainly needed gifts.

He chose the cadres of the Eighth Route Army National Salvation Association in Sanggong area.

There were no major Eighth Route Army units in the Sanggong area, and the National Salvation Association had few members. The total number of cadres was less than fifty, so Dong Baji was full of confidence. He first captured the Gongshan National Salvation Association and captured all its cadres. Then he led his troops to besiege the Sangshan National Salvation Association.

"Da da da"

The weapons and equipment of the "Da Da Da" independent detachment are currently quite good.

While the Third Battalion wasn't a full-fledged independent unit, its weapons and equipment were quite impressive. Since the establishment of the artillery battalion, infantry guns, mortars, and grenade launchers had all been assigned to it. Heavy and light machine guns had been distributed to the various battalions.

Although the Third Battalion did not receive any heavy machine guns, it had five light machine guns.

After finding the best firing point, at a single command, five light machine guns opened fire simultaneously. Together with the troops of the second and third companies, more than 300 people opened fire at the same time, directly inflicting heavy losses on Dong Baji's Lianzhuang Association.

Dong Baji was completely caught off guard.

He was aware of the situation of the Pingxi Detachment.

The main force of the Pingxi Detachment was not present at all because the Japanese army was constantly attacking them. They were completely unprepared for the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack from behind. In just one round, the Lianzhuang Association suffered over 80 casualties.

The others were also running around, not knowing what to do.

The people of Chahar were fierce and reckless in fights, even holding their own against bandits. But their daily battles, and even their battles with bandits, were completely different from those in the military. A few of them might be as good as soldiers, but when they were hundreds strong, the organization, discipline, and tactics were completely different.

That's it now.

The Lianzhuang Association was suddenly attacked from behind and had no idea what to do.

The killing of over 80 people at once was a huge shock. Wei Hongjun, upon seeing the situation at the Lianzhuang meeting, had a much lower opinion of Dong Baji. He had assumed that someone who could muster 700 men and guns was some formidable figure.

I didn't expect that he had no idea how to fight.

The reason he was able to gather 700 men and guns was because of his identity.

So he waved his hand and said, "Charge, defeat them completely."

"Ding ding ding da da da"

"Go ahead"

"Capture Dong Baji alive!"

Dong Baji saw the red flag and uniforms of the Third Battalion and knew that this was the main force of the Eighth Route Army. So he immediately ran back, shouting: "Hold on, hold on!"

But Dong Baji had already run away, and the others were not fools, so why would they stay behind?

I started running too.

When casualties are greatest in battle is during a rout. Once a unit is rout- ed , it loses its ability to stop the enemy. Its rear is completely exposed to the enemy.

Dong Baji felt very regretful.

Why do you have to come to Sangshan?

Just the Eighth Route Army cadres he captured at the Gongshan National Salvation Association were enough to explain to the Japanese.

What should we do now?

The main force of the Eighth Route Army has arrived.

Dong Baji now wishes he could grow wings on his back so he can leave Sangshan quickly.

"boom"

"Da da da" the whole company had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing them run out, they immediately opened fire. These people from the Lianzhuang Association had just run out, and there was still morale and fighting spirit there. Many people even threw away their guns before running here.

Now we are being attacked continuously and we don’t know what to do.

With people blocking them in front and others following them from behind, they dared not do anything. Many people immediately knelt on the ground and surrendered.

Dong Baji wasn't a particularly tough man. Years of dominance had led him to a life of extravagance. How could such a man be willing to die? So he immediately threw down his weapons and surrendered.

"Catch them all."

Chapter 108 Eliminate Dong Baji

"Section Chief Cai, Section Chief Yao, are you all right?"

"Section Chief Zhang."

There are nearly thirty cadres at the headquarters of the Sangshan National Salvation Association.

Several cadres have already died, leaving 23 cadres remaining. This includes cadres from the Pingxi Detachment and local cadres from the Pingxi Prefectural Committee. Those who spoke to Zhang Zihua were all cadres from the Pingxi Detachment.

Cai Xin from the Propaganda Department, Yao Ziming from the Traitor Department.

"This is Wei Hongjun, the political commissar of the independent detachment."

"Section Chief Cai, Section Chief Yao."

Wei Hongjun simply greeted them.

Although both sides were members of the Eighth Route Army and derived from the same independent division, there were many stories behind the scenes. The Pingxi Detachment's seizure of the Independent Division's main force, the Third Regiment, caused a bitter dispute within the Independent Division and the Pingxi Detachment. In particular, the leaders of the First Division and the Pingxi Detachment nearly engaged in a brawl.

Yang Quanwu and Deng Guo were arguing, both furious. Everyone tried to calm them down, but someone was fanning the flames, ultimately causing a major incident. That person was Cai Xin. He was the propaganda chief of the independent division at the time, but he sided with Deng Guo and accused Yang Quanwu of disregarding the overall situation.

Some even accused Yang Quanwu of "factionalism" and of only caring about his own selfish interests.

This made Yang Quanwu furious at the time.

After all, Cai Xin is a cadre of the independent division and has been with Yang Quanwu for quite some time. Yang Quanwu also values ​​Cai Xin as a writer and appointed him as the head of the propaganda department of the independent division. In comparison, Deng Guo has only been the political commissar of the first division for a few days. But Cai Xin turned out to be a "traitor".

Support Deng Guo and oppose yourself.

The matter was a big deal at the time.

Later, when Cai Xin left with the Pingxi Detachment, Yang Quanwu directly sent people to arrest Cai Xin. Because the order from above did not mention that his propaganda section chief was also transferred to the Pingxi Detachment, Cai Xin's departure with the Pingxi Detachment violated discipline. After Cai Xin was recaptured, Yang Quanwu gave him a punishment. However, when Cai Xin wanted to be transferred to the Pingxi Detachment later, Yang Quanwu did not stop him, just to vent his anger. Regarding this incident, Yang Quanwu later reflected on it, saying that he was too young at the time and had a very bad temper.

But that's how it happened.

Yang Quanwu, the commander of the independent division, was a very open-minded person. Once he'd vented his anger and dealt with an issue, he wouldn't hold you accountable. But as someone from the independent division, Wei Hongjun couldn't be too enthusiastic.

Especially for Cai Xin.

"Commissar Wei, thank you for bringing the troops here."

The two people were very enthusiastic.

After all, it was the Independent Detachment that saved their lives this time. Cai Xin and Yao Ziming knew Wei Hongjun when they were in the Independent Regiment in their early years, and their ranks were higher than Wei Hongjun. So they stepped forward enthusiastically and said, "Hongjun, the Independent Detachment is great. We have established a base in the Sanggong area and often heard of the Independent Detachment's great name."

"That's a compliment."

"Commissar Wei, thank you for your help.

Han Kaiming walked over.

Zhang Zihua introduced: "Red Army, this is Comrade Han Kaiming, a member of the Xuanzhuhuai County Party Committee. Currently, Comrade Han Kaiming is in charge of local work in the Sanggong area.

"Comrade Han Kaiming, you have worked so hard to open up a new base in such a difficult environment.

"There's no such thing as easy or easy work in the Party. This time, I have to thank the comrades of the Independent Detachment. Otherwise, the Sangshan National Salvation Association would have been completely wiped out.

Han Kaiming broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about this.

The Pingxi Detachment and the Pingxi Prefectural Committee worked very hard to establish a base in the Sanggong area, and now they have achieved some small results.

But Dong Baji's rebellion nearly wiped them out, and the base they had built with great difficulty was completely lost.

By then, all of them will be sinners.

“We are all comrades, this is as it should be.

When we establish a base here in the future, these local party organizations will be the biggest supporters of the troops.

Of course Wei Hongjun had to maintain good relations with them.

"Report."

"explain."

"We completely wiped out the members of the Lianzhuang Association brought by Dong Baji, and captured Dong Baji and ninety-four others. We also seized 174 Hanyang rifles, six box guns, and two light machine guns. We also seized over 7.92 rounds of 1800mm Hanyang ammunition, over 210 rounds of box gun ammunition, and over 440 rounds of light machine gun ammunition. Oh, and four horses."

“Where’s Dong Baji?

"Our people are pressing on."

"Bring him up here, I'll take a look.

Wei Hongjun was very curious about this man who almost wiped out the Eighth Route Army organization in Sanggong area.

Soon Dong Baji was pressed up by the soldiers.

Wei Hongjun looked carefully but didn't see anything. However, Zhang Zihua next to him was very anxious and stepped forward and asked, "Dong Baji, what have you done with the Gongshan National Salvation Association?"

"I, I just arrested them. Really, I didn't do anything.

Seeing Zhang Zihua's ferocious look, Dong Baji stammered in reply.

Wei Hongjun pulled Zhang Zihua.

Then he said, "There's no point in worrying now. The Third Battalion has been attacking for a whole day and night and is very tired. Let the soldiers eat first. After dinner, I will lead the Third Battalion to attack Gongshan Fort. Once we capture Gongshan Fort, we will naturally know the specific situation.

"Yes. I'm a little anxious."

Zhang Zihua found himself a little out of control.