1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Wait! They're starting to move!"

"Um? ??"

Liu Zhidan quickly looked through the telescope again and found that the army suspected to be the Red Army had made unusual movements:

The troops began to deploy in battle formation, various weapons and equipment began to be unloaded from the horses and assembled, and even a group of people ran towards the hill where they were!

What...what's going on?

"Lao Liu, have they discovered us?"

"Shouldn't it be...?"

Liu Zhidan was also confused and could only plan to call over his own scouts scattered around the periphery to inquire about the situation. He then put his fingers to his mouth and imitated the sound of a quail:

"Coo-coo-coo! Coo-coo-coo!"

(Someone come!)

No one answered for a long time.

"Gugu! Gugugu!" (Where's the person? Someone come!)

Still no answer.

???

What the hell? Are you asleep?

Just as Liu and Xie were puzzled, a faint voice sounded from behind them: "Alright, stop blowing it. You're almost blowing me to death."

"!! !"

Who is this person?!

"do not move."

The click of a rifle being loaded was heard, accompanied by a warning:

"Someone once told me that from seven paces away, a gun is fast, and within seven paces, a gun is both accurate and fast."

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"Put your hands behind your head slowly, lie on the ground and don't move. Don't try to do anything that would put me in danger."

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Although they couldn't see it, Liu Zhidan and Xie Zichang both knew that there was at least a black gun muzzle pointed at their heads, so they could only do as they were told.

"Brother, which side are you on?"

"Brother? Are you a bandit?"

ee3,

Liu Zhidan was very clever. Just from this question and counter-question about "brothers", he noticed something unusual:

"Aren't you from the underworld?"

"Haha, trying to trick me? Who are you? Tell the truth! Or I'll kill you!"

"we are.."

Xie Zichang was still hesitant, but Liu Zhidan said it bluntly:

"I'm Liu Zhidan! He's Xie Zichang! If you're from the underworld, you should know about Security Liu and the Anding Xie family! If you're from the Red Army, you should have heard of our Northern Shaanxi Guerrillas!"

When he asked that question, most people would answer it. Only those from the National Revolutionary Army and the Communist Party of China seemed a little "uncomfortable" because most of the time they addressed each other as "comrades."

Since I'm already in a terrible situation where I'm at the mercy of others and can't resist, I might as well take a gamble!

I bet that the team in the distance is the Red Army, and that the man behind me is a sentry of the Red Army! "Hmm?"

Sure enough, there was a hint of doubt in the visitor's voice. After a two-second pause, he asked:

"Are you Liu Zhidan? Is he Xie Zichang? Are you both members of the Communist Party?" "Yes!"

"Who is the current head of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee?"

"Is it Comrade Bogu? We're not well-informed here, so we don't know if anything has changed."

"...What is the first sentence of the Communist Manifesto?"

"A ghost, a ghost of communism, is haunting Europe!" "How do you read the Party oath?"

"Uh..."

"Why? Can't you tell?"

"No... well, it seems to be different in different places, right? I talked to a comrade from another province before, and their party oath is a little different from ours in Shaanxi."

"What are your Shaanxi ones?"

"Keep secrets strictly, obey discipline, sacrifice personal interests, engage in class struggle, work hard for revolution, and never betray the Party!"

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Time passed minute by minute, there was no sound behind him, even the sound of breathing could not be heard, as if the person asking the questions had never appeared.

The sweat on Liu Zhidan's head flowed down his forehead into his eyes.

I hope he is a real Red Army soldier, not a National Army soldier in disguise.

Fortunately, after a while, a much gentler voice sounded again: "Okay, please bear with it for a while and wait until we verify your identities." Immediately, a flare rose into the sky.

"...Lao Xu, your special forces team is pretty good!"

Xu Haidong looked with great interest at the two people who had been captured, as well as the several "tongues" caught by the soldiers of the special brigade:

"My reconnaissance company didn't even notice these people. How did you find them?"

"Snapped!"

In order to join the special forces, Xu Shiyou was forced by UMP45 to learn a lot of culture and became much more "refined". He kicked Xu Haidong in the butt and warned him:

"What nonsense are you spouting in front of outsiders? Do you want me to call the instructor to reiterate the confidentiality rules to you?"

"...Well..."

This time, Xu Haidong was the one sweating profusely. He quickly waved his hand to change the subject: "Quick! Keep sending a telegram to headquarters! Verify your identity!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Li Desheng replied, providing some information about Liu, Xie, and Xi, and basically confirming their identities, but his subordinates were still detained.

"I'm sorry, comrades, I've wronged you."

“No, no…”

Liu Zhidan and others pinched their wrists and said polite words, but they were secretly surprised in their hearts.

Advanced equipment, comprehensive measures, strict discipline, and high vigilance...

There are also various so-called "special forces" that can be discovered with just one move. Which Red Army is this?

Who raised it?

Who is in charge?

I've never heard of such a strong army anywhere near Shaanxi! "Comrade, which team are you from?" "We are..."

Xu Haidong was about to explain when the messenger brought the telegram from the reconnaissance company to him again:

"Report! The enemy's number has been determined!" "Oh?"

Xu Haidong glanced at the intelligence and passed it to Liu Zhidan and others:

"Since we're here, let's take a look! Since you're locals, we'd love to hear your opinions."

The three took the intelligence and looked at it, stunned. "Eighty-sixth Division? Seventeenth Division? Newly formed Fourteenth Division?"

335 You Are Already Surrounded by Me!

"The 86th Division? The 17th Division? The New 14th Division?" "Why, you all know them?"

"No, we only know the first two."

The 86th and 17th Divisions of the National Army were considered the "old rivals" of the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army.

The reason for putting it in quotation marks is that Liu Zhidan and others only unilaterally regarded them as old rivals. In fact, it was the bandit militias in various places that fought more with the guerrillas, and the regular national army did not take them seriously at all.

The 17th Division, commanded by Yang Hucheng, was led by Sun Weiru, a native of Xi'an, Shaanxi. Sun Weiru was currently serving as Chairman and Commissioner of the Gansu Provincial Government, commanding the Lanzhou Division.

Xie Zichang once organized a riot in Sun Weiru's Third Security Brigade, earning him great hatred. Several guerrilla attacks were attributed to him.

In addition, Sun Weiru's 17th Division had also engaged in a melee in Longdong with the 13th Division of the Gansu Army's Chen Guizhang, a small warlord who had contacted Liu Zhidan and tried to cooperate with him at the beginning of this year. They ambushed, defeated the enemy, and buried Chen Guizhang alive.

(From this we can see that the National Army is a pure feudal warlord army. Not to mention the People's Liberation Army, can you imagine that a certain unit of the US, Japanese and British armies attacked another unit and then killed its leader and annexed it?)

As a result, Liu Zhidan was also recorded in Sun Weiru's notebook. As for the 86th Division, it was even more familiar:

The troops of Shaanxi-Gansu warlord Jing Yuexiu.

The guerrillas have been active in northern Shaanxi for a long time. What do you think of them?

The first wanted order for Xie Liu was issued by Jing Yuexiu, who also sent his troops or organized militias many times to drive the guerrillas all over the mountains.

As for this newly formed 14th Division, Liu, Xie Xi and the other two had never heard of it, so they had no idea what it was.

"Lao Xu, can you tell me which unit the New 14th Division is?" "... Let me see, the New 14th Division... the New 14th Division..."

Xu Shiyou took out a small notebook, flipped through the table of contents, and soon got the answer:

"Found it. It's Lu Dachang's unit from Linxia, ​​Gansu." "How strong is it?"

"This man is a brave general from Gansu, daring to fight and charge. He currently occupies 14 counties in southern Gansu, including Minxian, Lintan, Zhangxian, and Longxi. However, his troops are assessed to be weak overall."

"why?"

"He only went to Minxian in 1930 and hadn't experienced any major battles. He relied on bribery and political offensives to seize land and troops. Most of those he recruited were militias and bandits, whose combat effectiveness was average."

"Oh..."

Xu Haidong thought for a moment and asked Liu Zhidan and the others:

"Based on your understanding, which of these troops has the strongest combat effectiveness?" "Sun Weiru!"

Liu Zhidan gave the answer without hesitation. Xu Haidong asked in confusion:

"Why them? The ones who attacked you the most fiercely should be Jing Yuexiu's 86th Division, right?"

"That's true, but that's mainly because our area of ​​activity is in northern Shaanxi, so Jing Yuexiu is particularly angry with us. But in terms of combat effectiveness, the 17th Division is definitely the strongest!"

"You haven't had much contact with the 17th Division, have you?"

"That's true, but Chen Guizhang's 13th Division once clashed with us..."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhidan thought of his fallen comrades, and a trace of sadness flashed across his face.

In February 1931, when Liu Zhidan led his troops to Pankelu in Ning County, they were attacked by cavalry from Xie Shaoan's brigade under Chen Guizhang, resulting in heavy losses.

In July 1931, Liu Zhidan infiltrated Chen Guizhang's army and established a brigade in Ning County, south of Qiaoshan, under Chen's name. It was organized into the 11th Brigade directly under the 13th Division, with a total of more than 300 people.

In August 1931, Gao Guangren, commander of the 13th Brigade under Chen Guizhang, mutinied, defeated the 11th Brigade, disarmed it, and detained Liu Zhidan. Taking advantage of Gao Guangren's defeat near Heshui by Jiang Yuntai's Brigade under Chen...

It was precisely because of this series of failures that Liu Zhidan, who came from a knight-errant family, gradually realized that simply cooperating with warlords and winning over heroes from the warlords' troops would not get him far, and that he had to establish his own party organization and a brand new army.

In Liu Zhidan's view, if Chen Guizhang, who had defeated them time and again, was so powerful, then wouldn't Sun Weiru's troops, who had beaten Chen's troops and even killed Chen Guizhang, be even more powerful?

“…I see…”

Xu Haidong touched his chin, thought for a moment, and quickly made a decision: "Okay! Then we'll attack the 17th Division first!"

"Hey?"

Liu Zhidan was stunned:

"Didn't I say the 17th Division is the strongest? Why do we have to fight them first?"

"We have a saying here: If you beat up weaklings all the time, you'll become a weakling yourself!"

ei

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the other side.