Faced with a series of telegrams, Umezu Mijiro was puzzled: "Could it be that you were tricked last night?" The Chinese army adopted the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, and the real goal of this battle was that Tianjin and Langfang could not succeed? However, the people of China are too bold, right? Could it be that with two brigades of cavalry, they want to capture Tianjin? ”

"Order: The embassy in Peiping immediately negotiated with the garrison of China and questioned Song Zheyuan for instigating the rebels of China to rebel rebellion! Order: The garrisons of Tianjin and Langfang must not take the initiative to attack, closely monitor the enemy's movements, and find out the true combat intentions of the people! ”

Umezu Mijiro issued two orders in a row that "no initiative should be taken", and the garrisons of Tianjin and Langfang, the little devils, naturally adopted a "policy of non-resistance". Therefore, the assault troops led by Zhong Guitang's three battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders respectively occupied three vital parts without bloodshed.

At half past five in the afternoon, the guard company had already set up a blocking position on the front line of Donggu Port. Subsequently, the baggage troops led by Bai Shujie did not stop, and at six o'clock they had arrived at the sencha shop ten kilometers east of Bazhou.

At seven o'clock, Bai Shujie led a company of the remaining 109 people to raid Xiongxian, and a battalion of the 129th Division of the 53rd Army of the Northeast Army in the south was captured, and the soldiers occupied the county seat without blood.

It was only at this time that Umezu Mijiro finally understood Bai Shujie's true intentions, and he was a little relieved, and the emotional branch army was just "borrowing the road".

"Yaga!" After pondering for a while, Umezu Mijiro's heart that he had just put down suddenly suddenly rose to his throat: "Could it be that the Rehe rebels want to collude with the Southern Army to carry out a north-south attack on the front line of Tianjin?" The conscience of the people of China is greatly broken, and it is greatly broken! ”

As for how suspicious Umezu Mijiro is, Bai Shujie doesn't bother to ask, because he is now having a headache. Why, because the captured battalion commander was pestering him.

In fact, it can't be called captured, Bai Shujie did not surrender his gun, and he was not detained. However, the 384 members of this battalion must stay in their own camp and cannot come out without permission, otherwise it will be regarded as hostile acts.

As for the county government set up by the southern government, all the officials worked normally, but the synagogue was requisitioned. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure the forage for 1,200 horses and the food supply for 500 people.

"What the hell do you want?" Bai Shujie invited the battalion commander who was constantly protesting to the county government conference room, and then said patiently: "Lao Tzu has already made it clear to you, so I will borrow your place to live for a few days." What are you messing around with? ”

"Sir, my name is Cao Renhou, and I didn't make trouble!" The battalion commander sat opposite Bai Shujie and said, "You said that the team came from Rehe, that's okay, you can take me away!" ”

Bai Shujie shook his head: "Why did I take you away?" You think Lao Tzu is a bandit and robber, and by the way, arrest people? ”

"That's not how it is!" Cao Renhou said helplessly: "Our 129th Division has received an order, and it will be transferred to Shaanxi in half a month, and it is said that it will fight against the Red Army." Uh, no, it's supposed to be to suppress bandits, what is it said to be called Gong. Bandits. Sir, you say, the little devil is in Tianjin, isn't it, let the little devil not fight, now let's go and beat our own people, what's the matter! ”

"Cao Renhou, right?" Bai Shujie nodded: "I know what you said." But if you leave with me, what will happen to your brothers? You 129th Division still can't trouble me? ”

"I'll tell you the truth!" Cao Renhou stood up and walked to the window, pointed outside and said, "Now it's rumored that Jiang is going to take our Northeast Army under the knife." Not only our 129th Division is leaving, but the 106th, 108th, and 119th Divisions have all been ordered to go south and enter Shaanxi. ”

"Our 53rd Army has Zhou Fucheng's 116th Division on the front line of Zhangjiakou, and Zhu Hongxun's 130th Division in Baoding. In such a vast area, more than 4,000 people in the 130th Division can be used for a fart? Many people in our Northeast Army don't want to do it anymore. Do you know that our battalion weishenme is here? It's because this place is the closest to the little devil, and I want to come here myself. Instead of beating your own people in the past, it's better to find a chance to fight with the little devils! ”

Bai Shujie nodded, indicating that he had understood: "You go back and talk to your brothers first, the military regulations and discipline of the Rehe Front can be strict, and not everyone can bear it." I'll talk about how to deal with it when my follow-up troops come over. ”

Shortly after Cao Renhou left, a baggage team led by Xiao Lamei and Wang Xinlan arrived. Their team was the largest, with 691 horses alone. In addition to the carbines, the things of the little devil cavalry brigade were brought over.

Bai Shujie saw that Xiao Lamei and Wang Xinlan had finally arrived, and only then did a stone fall to the ground: "It's good for the two of you to come back, hurry up and contact Wei Chong and them, and let them meet in Xiongxian County immediately." ”

By half past nine in the evening, the second company and the guard company that had restrained and monitored the little devils in the back had returned one after another, marking the end of Bai Shujie's advance battalion. At four o'clock in the morning, Wei Chong's task force rushed to Xiongxian, and the next question was how to deal with the bandits.

Because a company of zuihou entered the county seat, the task of guarding the first night was naturally undertaken by them. I don't know for what reason the little devil is, anyway, there is no big army chasing after him.

After breakfast the next morning, all squads sorted out their internal affairs, and all commanders above the deputy platoon commander attended the military meeting. Now on someone else's territory, there is simply no time to greet each other. It was a private meeting because there were a lot of policy issues involved.

In accordance with Bai Shujie's instructions, Zhong Guitang first introduced the basic situation of the task force, focusing on the process of Yangjiatao's front-line anti-ambush operation. This is what Bai Shujie specifically requested, that is, he hopes that the people can learn a bloody lesson from it, so as to be vigilant at any time.

"In short, this time I chose to penetrate from the heart of the enemy, and although it took a huge sacrifice, it still gained a lot." Zhong Guitang Zuihou talked about the content of his reflection: "We have just arrived, we have not made contact with anyone, nor have we revealed the direction of action, and the route of the march is still decided half an hour before departure. ”

"However, the little devil knows everything about our whereabouts. And we temporarily adjusted the direction of movement on the battlefield, and the little devils could arrive in time. What does all this mean? Traitors! Only countless traitors who secretly give news to the little devils will make our advance battalion fall into passivity and suffer huge losses. For this reason, I think that it is imperative to act in such a region and punish traitors with iron and blood! ”

Bai Shujie nodded, and said: "Guitang's thinking is very meaningful, I hope everyone here can learn a lesson." In the Beijing, Tianjin, and Tang regions, the little devils have ruled for more than 30 years, which is a long time for two generations. For the people in this region, we need to be more mindful and vigilant. This area can become our future battlefield, but there is no need to make great efforts to build a secret base area. ”

"It's more complicated on our side." Wei Chong lit a cigarette and said, "Through Zhong Guitang's analysis just now, I think we have also encountered the same problem. I led the first battalion to Pukou in the north of Gaoyang City, and was trying to get acquainted with the surrounding environment, and Wang Sanju led the second battalion to Santai Town, 50 miles west of Xiongxian County. ”

They only rested for five hours, and then set off from Santai Town in the evening, bypassing Xiongzhou Town and walking south through Zhaobeikou. This route was decided by them on the road, Geng Fengbiao led a company to take the lead in the front, but he did not expect to be ambushed on the front line of Qijianfang. Geng Fengbiao was wounded by shrapnel from a mortar and died a heroic death after bleeding profusely. ”

"The knife platoon was fired by a total of twelve mortar shells, and then machine-gun fire. 19 people were killed on the spot, 27 were injured. Three machine guns were blown up, and 31 horses were lost. Fortunately, Wang Sanju's follow-up troops were not far away, and it took less than ten minutes to carry out a counter-encirclement of the enemy, which rescued the sharp knife platoon. In this encounter, a total of 21 enemies were killed. ”

Bai Shujie's face turned pale: "After such a long time, have you found any clues?" ”

Wang Sanju said: "After the battle, we carefully examined the enemy's corpses, all of which were uniforms of the Northeast Army. However, all the signs are gone. The weapons left at the scene, all the rifles were Liao 13 rifles, as well as the crooked handle machine guns imitated by the Fengtian Ordnance Factory. From this, it can be concluded that these people are either made up by the Northeast Army, or they are stragglers of the Northeast Army. ”

Bai Shujie shook his head, did not draw a conclusion on this judgment, but turned his head and said, "Xie Chongguang, you go and find that Cao Renhou battalion commander." He's a snake here, and there should be something we don't know. ”

"Report to the chief, Cao Renhou is here by order!"

"Camp Commander Cao, don't be so restrained, come here, I'll introduce you." Bai Shujie got up and pulled Cao Renhou to sit down next to him: "Brothers, this one is Cao Renhou, the battalion commander of the 129th Division of the Northeast Army, and I am here to temporarily borrow his Xiongxian County to settle down." Camp Chief Cao, you haven't been here for a short time. How much do you know about bandits around here? ”

"Could it be that the last time you were ambushed by bandits, was it your department?" Cao Renhou nodded and said: "The biggest strand in our place, uh, it's called a lever here, it's Xu Erhei from Raoyang County." He has more than 1,800 bandits under his command, and more than 600 people from Waimazi. This group of bandits is ruthless and robs people when they see them. Our 129th Division had two battalions, but they were ambushed and annihilated! If my estimation is correct, he should have done it the last time your army was attacked. ”

"Where are they now?" Bai Shujie didn't expect to find the bandits' traces so easily, and finally had a trace of comfort in his heart. As long as there is a goal, it is easy to do, and there is hope for revenge on the brothers.

"The bandits have their own territory, and Xu Erhei's Shili range is centered on Raoyang County and Hejian County, and a radius of 300 miles belongs to his territory." Cao Renhou pointed to the map on the table and said: "To the south to Dezhou, to the west to Shijiazhuang, to the north to Zhuozhou, and to the east to the sea, including my county seat, are all within his Shili range." ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.