Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

How could they withstand the onslaught of heavy machine guns? A heavy machine gun would fire at you, and even ordinary earthen walls couldn't stop it, let alone temporary wooden boards and sandbags. They easily knocked out the Japanese high-altitude machine gun positions.

Then the grenade launchers opened fire.

Because of the importance of Dajing Town, the Japanese squad deployed two light machine guns. After destroying the light machine gun on the high point, the grenade launcher bombarded the other light machine gun position of the Japanese army.

Although the special forces battalion's handling of the Zheng cartridges was not as good as that of the Japanese army.

But after two rounds of fire from the four grenade launchers, they still managed to knock out another Japanese light machine gun position. The Japanese rushed into battle and were again stunned by the Zheng grenade launchers and heavy machine guns of the second detachment.

In the past, the Japanese army bullied the Chinese army with its firepower advantage, but this time the Japanese army was completely at a disadvantage.

Four grenade launchers and three heavy machine guns, this kind of firepower is rare in the Eighth Route Army.

"Zhang Shan, gather all the Zheng bomb tubes, heavy machine guns, and light machine guns to suppress the Japanese firepower. Organize the assault team to move forward and blow up their positions with grenades."

"Yes.

A Japanese squad consisted of only about fifty people.

This Japanese squad hadn't fought properly for two months and had lost a lot of vigilance. As a result, although most of them arrived at the scene immediately, a small number of them did not.

In the panic, he was beaten to death.

The Japanese squad leader was extremely anxious and kept calling for help on the phone.

At this point, Wu Qinghe concentrated his ammunition, heavy machine guns, and light machine guns to suppress the Japanese firepower. Under the intense fire from both heavy and light machine guns, even the elite Japanese troops found it difficult to raise their heads. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a dozen or so assault troops dispersed and advanced.

When they were about 20 meters away from the Japanese position, they began throwing grenades at the Japanese position.

And keep throwing it.

After the stormtroopers cleared the way with grenades, others quickly followed. When they reached the Japanese position, they also adopted the same strategy, using grenades in large quantities.

More than 200 grenades were thrown in within a short period of time.

"Go in and take care of the devils."

Chapter 124 Army Expansion

It’s just like when the independent division swept across seven counties.

When the Japanese army was struggling behind enemy lines, the main force of the Eighth Route Army could have captured the city. The claim that over a hundred Eighth Route Army soldiers couldn't defeat a Japanese squad of thirteen wasn't the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It was either some guerrilla unit or a local militia.

In many battles, a battalion of the Eighth Route Army's main force, consisting of about 150 people, ambushed a Japanese squadron and wiped out more than Japanese soldiers.

In fact, many people underestimated the combat effectiveness of the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The problem of the main force of the Eighth Route Army was never combat effectiveness, but a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition.

When there is enough ammunition, everyone can fight a good battle.

Later, the Japanese army kept building bunkers to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking their towns.

This time, the second team easily captured Dajing Town, a major commercial town in Chahar.

That is now.

When the Japanese army pays attention to the battlefield behind enemy lines and sweeps the enemy lines with a large number of troops, a town like Dajing Town should have at least one squadron of devils. In addition, there will be a large number of bunkers and fortifications around Dajing Town to cooperate with Dajing Town.

"Commissar, how is it?"

"It went very smoothly. And there's another good thing. A company of the Security Corps is willing to join us. Captain Jiang, this way, this way."

"Sir, Jiang Hao, former Battalion Commander of the 61st Division of the 101st Army, reports to you."

"Someone from the 61st Army?"

"Yes."

Jiang Hao is in his thirties, of average height and appearance.

Can't see anything.

However, his straight posture made it clear at a glance that Jiang Hao was a soldier. Jiang Hao said: "Commander Yan revoked the designation of our 61st Army and merged our 101st Division into the 34th Army. The officers and soldiers of our 101st Division were very dissatisfied, so many people were unwilling to go during the retreat. Our battalion suffered heavy losses in the bloody battle of Luojiashan for six days, and in the end there were less than a hundred people left. I don't know where the future lies with this unit. It happened that when the 61st Army was stationed here, I knew some businessmen in Dajing Town. I accepted their advice and became a company commander of the security corps. However, I am willing to join the security corps. Keeping an area safe is one thing, and asking us to become traitors is another. Our original brothers have decided to take advantage of the current large-scale withdrawal of Japanese troops to leave Dajing Town. I didn't expect you to come.

You are so powerful that you captured Dajing Town in one fell swoop. I am willing to follow you, the Eighth Route Army."

"Captain Jiang, welcome to join our Eighth Route Army."

Wu Qinghe understood Jiang Hao's situation very well.

The consequences of Yan Xishan's execution of Li Fu were severe. Some senior officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army began to dissatisfy Yan Xishan, such as Li Fuying's immediate superior, Fu Zuoyi, who believed that this was a wrong decision. As a result, they gradually broke away from Yan Xishan and formed their own faction.

Then there was Li Fuying's 61st Army. Many officers and soldiers were unhappy with Li Fuying's execution. After the troops were disbanded, they didn't rejoin. Even during the retreat, many officers and soldiers of the 61st Army deserted the army. Ultimately, the Independent Division took advantage of the situation.

Two to three thousand officers and men of the Sixty-First Division were reorganized. These officers and men were all veterans with rich combat experience, which greatly increased the strength of the independent division.

"Captain Jiang, how many people are there?"

"There were only seventy-three people I brought with me, and later we incorporated some new recruits, so we have one hundred and twenty-four people now. However, the security group does not only include our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. At that time, there were tens of thousands of troops scattered around Datong and Zhangjiakou. Only a small number of them returned to chase the main force, but most of them stayed here. Some defected to your Eighth Route Army, some directly became bandits, and some people found a place like us to serve in the security group, self-defense group or village association, and many people took off their military uniforms and went home. The security group in Dajing Town used to have a large number of people, but there were only about four hundred people. Now there are more than six hundred people, all because of the joining of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"Can you bring them all out?"

"Sir, no problem."

After the Battle of Datong ended, some of the large number of defeated Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops began to engage in no-profit business.

Compared to the original bandits, these Jinsui Army troops were even more powerful. This made many landlords and merchants feel insecure, and they increased their investment in increasing their security personnel. This was the case with the Dajing Town security group.

They spent money to recruit a lot of scattered Jinsui Army officers and soldiers and asked them to join the security corps.

"Captain Jiang, we in the Eighth Route Army don't call each other 'sirs.' You can just call us 'commander.'"

Lei Jiabin corrected Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao nodded and said, "Commander."

"Captain Jiang, pull everyone out. Take command of them temporarily. Once things settle down, reorganize the troops and you'll be given a formal designation."

"Yes, Commander."

Wu Qinghe was very happy.

When they broke into Dajing Town, there were already more than 200 veterans among them before anything happened.

It’s really a good deal.

"Oh, right. Captain Jiang just said that some of the scattered Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops became bandits, while others took off their uniforms and went home. Do you have their contact information? Can you get them back into the ranks?"

These defeated officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were all from the regular army.

They all have a certain military foundation.

Their advantage over new recruits is that they don't need retraining. Furthermore, they've fought in battles before, so they won't have the same problems as new recruits on the battlefield. Of course, after these recruits were brought in, there were also a number of issues. Specifically, there were many veterans among these troops.

However, at this stage, the benefits of bringing them in outweigh the disadvantages.

"Commander, along the route from Xuanhua to Datong, there are a large number of former Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers and soldiers who have become bandits. Most of them are from the 61st Army. They all came from the regular army and had no choice but to go up the mountain. If we can contact them, we should be able to get them to join the Eighth Route Army."

Jiang Hao is very confident.

The officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army were once regular soldiers. Now that they had become bandits, they felt a huge psychological gap. They did not want to remain bandits forever. After all, there were few illiterate officers in the Jinsui Army, and many of them graduated from regular military academies.

Although these people may not necessarily look down on the Eighth Route Army, but now they are fighting behind enemy lines, especially in places like Northeast Shanxi, far away from Yan Xishan, if they want to fight against Japan, they can only join the Eighth Route Army.

"I'd like you to be the middleman. Now that we're all scattered across the country, our strength is dispersed. Only if we work together can we clench our fists and fight the Japanese."

"Commander, I wrote to the people I know."

Lei Jiabin watched Wu Qinghe thinking about how to incorporate the scattered Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and smiled without saying anything.

Wu Qinghe was from the 29th Army.

He had been in the Eighth Route Army for less than half a year. But now he was able to talk about the Eighth Route Army's policies. After Wu Qinghe finished talking to Jiang Hao, he turned to Lei Jiabin and said, "Political Commissar, the traitors in the town must be treated well."

Why did we attack Dajing Town at that time?

It's because Dajing Town is rich. There are many merchants here, all of whom travel far and wide and have powerful caravans. Although it's just a small town, the rich people here are really rich.

Wu Qinghe attacked Dajing Town to raise funds for the troops and supplement their logistics.

These businessmen all have money.

Solving a few of them will make the army's logistics more sufficient.

"Don't worry, I've already categorized them. Those who are determined to be traitors will be shot, and all their property will be confiscated. Those who are fence-sitters and follow others to become traitors will be fined. Those who are forced to become traitors will be properly educated."

Lei Jiabin nodded.

Lei Jiabin had already done this work.

The Second Detachment's plan to establish a base in Xuanhua and Zhuolu wasn't a one-off deal. Traitorous landlords needed to be killed, wavering landlords needed to be warned, and enlightened landlords needed to be united. In affluent areas like Dajing Town, uniting these enlightened landlords would be crucial for the Eighth Route Army's future base.

Therefore, not all landlords who have been traitors need to be dealt with.

"You're an expert in this area, and I'll listen to you. I'll leave this matter to you."

"it is good."

Lei Jiabin nodded.

He continued, "Dajing Town is very close to Xuanhua, just a day's journey. I think the Japanese troops from Xuanhua will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

The Japanese troops in other places might also send reinforcements. What do you think?"

"If there are only Japanese troops in Xuanhua, then we won't send too many people. We will fight them in Dajing Town. If they can't defeat us, we will retreat. There are so many mountains here, which is perfect for us to fight guerrilla warfare. The Japanese army will sweep the Sanggong area. If we fight a few more battles here, we will provide greater support to them."

"it is good."

Chapter 125 Huailai Southeast

Wu Qinghe and Lei Jiabin attacked Dajing Town and made a fortune.

The gold bars alone yielded over 1100 taels, more than 19 silver dollars, along with large quantities of food, cloth, and other necessities. The wealth of Dajing Town was beyond everyone's imagination, leaving both Wu Qinghe and Lei Jiabin stunned.

They just dealt with some die-hard traitors, and they got so many good things. If they really confiscated all the merchants' property here, it would probably be worth millions, or even tens of millions of silver dollars.

It took more than seventy horses to transport the grain and cloth. Fortunately, Dajing Town was a major commercial center and had plenty of horses.

More than seventy horses went away fully loaded with goods, pulling them away in carts.

There are even more weapons and ammunition.

In addition to the 242 surrendered security corps officers and soldiers, the Second Detachment also seized over rifles, eight light machine guns, and four heavy machine guns. Of course, the heavy machine guns were purchased by local merchants during the retreat of the Nationalist troops.

It’s much cheaper than before.

And box guns.

Not to mention the security guards of these merchants, even the servants in their homes carried box guns on their waists. After the Eighth Route Army came in and executed some traitors, many merchants and landlords were worried that the Eighth Route Army would execute them as well.