usatvline Chapter 1840 Are you going to attack Pingyuan County? !
Chapter 1840 Are you going to attack Pingyuan County? !
Chapter 1840 Are you going to attack Pingyuan County? !
Kuangci Kuangci.
Cheng Qianfan was lying on the bunk, hearing the clunking sound of the train running on the rails.
The door of the box was opened, and Feng Mincai came in yawning.
"Brother Feng, are you feeling better?" Cheng Qianfan put down the newspaper in his hand and asked.
"It doesn't hurt that much anymore." Feng Min nodded with a wry smile, then sighed and said, "I've suffered so much."
He took the cigarette handed to him by Cheng Qianfan, lit it, took two deep puffs, and said bitterly, "These Eighth Route Army guerrillas deserve to die."
"That's right." Cheng Qianfan nodded seriously, "These Red Party, the Eighth Route Army, and the guerrillas are the biggest destabilizing factors for public security."
To travel from the capital Nanjing to the capital of the puppet Manchukuo, Xinjing, they had to take a train from Nanjing Xiaguan Station to Pukou, then transfer to the Jinpu Railway to the north, passing through Xuzhou, Jinan, and Dezhou to Tianjin. The entire journey was about two thousand three hundred to four hundred miles.
Then go from Tianjin via the Beining Railway to Shanhaiguan.
Shanhaiguan was the "border line" between the puppet Manchukuo and North China.
After arriving in Fengtian, we changed to the South Manchuria Railway to Xinjing.
Among them, the Jinpu Railway from Nanjing Pukou to Tianjin was often destroyed by anti-Japanese armed forces. The trains needed to be escorted by Japanese armed forces, and the journey was not peaceful.
Not long after entering Shandong, gunfire suddenly broke out.
Later, we were told that it was the Eighth Route Army guerrillas who tried to destroy the railroad tracks. Fortunately, the Japanese soldiers who were escorting the convoy discovered it, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides:
There were more than a dozen corpses left by the Eighth Route Army as they evacuated in a hurry.
When the gunshots occurred, Feng Mincai was in the corridor. He was startled by the loud gunshots and fell to the ground without noticing, spraining his waist.
Feng Mincai also became the first official of the Wang Puppet Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs team to be bravely injured during the visit to Manchukuo.
Fortunately, the visiting team was equipped with a doctor, and Feng Min just went to see the doctor for some acupuncture.
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"In Nanjing, the Red Party's New Fourth Army guerrillas are causing chaos, and in the north, there are also local Eighth Route Army attacks." Cheng Qianfan said unhappily, "This group of Red bandits is indeed the biggest threat to national stability."
"So Chairman Wang's campaign to clean up the countryside is imminent," Feng Mincai said.
Germany attacked Soviet Russia and received frequent reports of success.
The Wang Puppet Regime not only publicized the Germans' achievements in exterminating the Red Party in public opinion, but also took the opportunity to intensify the stigmatization of the Chinese Red Party, calling the Chinese Red Party a "Soviet agent", linking the Soviet-German War with the friction between the Chinese and the Red Party, and providing a legitimate basis for its "cleansing movement".
Starting from July, the Wang Puppet Regime expanded the "cleansing of the countryside" in the occupied areas such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, declaring that it would "eliminate the Red Party guerrillas supported by the Soviet Union."
They also intensified the hunt for underground Red Party organizations in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places, and provided the Japanese army with intelligence on Soviet activities in China, with a focus on strengthening the capture and destruction of the Red International's contact points in China.
In addition, a vigorous crackdown on "pro-Soviet elements" was launched in schools and factories in the occupied areas, and progressive people suspected of having connections with the Soviet Union were arrested.
It can be said that as the German army attacked the Soviet Union in the international situation, a large-scale military operation had been launched domestically by the Wang Puppet Regime in cooperation with the Japanese army to wipe out the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army's bases behind enemy lines and cut off the people's ties with the anti-Japanese armed forces.
At the same time, as if inadvertently cooperating with the Japanese and Wang Puppet regimes, Chongqing's friction with the Reds also escalated rapidly, achieving an all-round encirclement and mopping-up of the Reds and their anti-Japanese armed bases and guerrilla areas.
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Cheng Qianfan already knew that the diplomatic delegation he was participating in, headed by Chu Liuyan, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Wang Puppet Regime, was visiting the puppet state of Manchukuo. One of the tasks of the visit was to:
At this time of turbulent international situation, the two countries need to maintain close contact, exchange views in a timely manner on international situations of common concern, and make timely responses that are in the interests of both countries.
In addition, before departure, Cheng Qianfan also learned about a mission of this diplomatic delegation from Chu Mingyu.
The traitorous regime headed by the Wang Puppet Regime will increase the collection of coal, cotton and grain in North China and Central China in the name of "supporting its ally Germany". Some of these resources will be transported to Germany via North Korea and the puppet Manchukuo, via the Siberian Railway or secret sea routes.
In the words of Foreign Minister Chu Mingyu, this is the government's "unswerving" support for its allies in combating red heresy.
The diplomatic delegation's visit to Xinjing will discuss issues related to this secret transport line to demonstrate the "responsibility of a major country" of the National Government and Manchukuo in actively responding to the international fight against the Red Army.
Cheng Qianfan was personally appointed by Chu Mingyu to join the diplomatic delegation because in Chu Mingyu's view, his nephew was well versed in economics and had great attainments in material transportation. He was a rare economic talent in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was exactly the right person to be put to good use.
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"Secretary Cheng, this secret transportation line to support friendly countries is extremely important." Feng Mincai said, "Minister Chu personally appointed Secretary Cheng to participate in this matter, which shows how much Minister Chu values Brother Cheng."
"Director Feng, Brother Feng, you can't say that." Cheng Qianfan looked around and said quickly, "This task is in charge of Director Huang. I am just following Director Huang to do some chores..."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, “I’m just following the gangsters’ merits.”
Feng Mincai smiled but said nothing.
Cheng Qianfan's black market transactions in the French Concession in Shanghai have long been no secret in the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs and even in other ministries. They can even be described as well-known.
This Secretary Cheng, 'Little Boss Cheng', can be said to have made his fortune in a proper way.
Now, in the eyes of unknown people, this international secret transportation line between the National Government and Manchukuo is nothing more than a material transportation line for the National Government and Manchukuo to support friendly countries. However, in Feng Mincai's eyes, such a transportation line itself is a golden rice bowl shining with golden light. If you can get a piece of it, it will not be easy to eat a big meal.
Minister Chu is not a clean-handed man, and Cheng Qianfan is notoriously greedy and lustful. Chu Mingyu urgently asked Cheng Qianfan to come to Nanjing from Shanghai and join the visiting delegation. In Feng Mincai's opinion, the trick is obvious.
"You are too modest, brother." Feng Mincai said, "Brother, I have already made an agreement. If I need anything in the future, I will come to you and you can't refuse."
"Brother Feng, as long as you open your mouth, if I say no, you can just slam the door and leave," said Cheng Qianfan.
"I feel relieved with your words, brother." Feng Mincai said, and then he thought about it and squinted his eyes and said to Cheng Qianfan, "Good brother Cheng, I was almost fooled by your words."
Cheng Qianfan laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "Just joking, but you will know my character in the future, Brother Feng. I never say anything bad to my friends."
Feng Mincai nodded slightly. Although he had not had much contact with Cheng Qianfan, he had heard that this Secretary Cheng was sincere to his friends and was very particular about making money through friendly means.
This is also the reason why he is happy to be close to Cheng Qianfan.
As the director of the Second Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has his own background, which is no worse than Minister Chu behind Cheng Qianfan. There is no need for him to deliberately make friends with Cheng Qianfan. As the saying goes, the world is bustling with people, all for profit. For people like them, it is naturally much easier to accumulate wealth than ordinary people.
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"What's going on?" Wang Jun looked at the comrade in front of him with a serious expression.
In this operation to attack the Jiaozhou section of the Jinpu Line, the troops suffered considerable losses. After receiving the report, Wang Jun was shocked and angry.
"Instructor, there was something wrong with the intelligence," Meng Xinjia said. "During the operation, this train suddenly appeared."
He said to Wang Jun, "According to our investigation over the past few days, there was no train passing by at this time. The most important thing is that not only did this train suddenly appear, but it was also escorted by an armored train."
"Armored train?" Wang Jun's expression was extremely serious. He paced back and forth with the help of a cane, lost in thought.
He was arrested in Jiangnan before, and although he survived and was successfully rescued by Comrade "Huo Miao", he suffered extremely severe torture in prison, which resulted in one of his legs being shorter than the other and he can only walk with the help of crutches.
"Yes, the armored train was escorting us, and its firepower was strong," said Meng Xinjia. "The enemy opened fire at full force, catching us off guard, and our comrades suffered heavy casualties."
"This is an unexpected situation, and also a very important one." Wang Jun pondered, "The enemy was able to send out an armored train to escort them, no matter whether they were escorting people or supplies, it means they were not simple."
He said to Meng Xinjia, "Well, send someone to report this to the military sub-district immediately and try to implement the intelligence as soon as possible."
"Understood." Meng Xinjia nodded and immediately arranged for the comrades in the communications platoon to report the intelligence.
Then he returned to the room and found Wang Jun, "Instructor, it's getting dark. Normally, the enemy won't drive at night."
"Tell me, what ideas do you have?" Wang Jun said with a smile.
"Pingyuan County is ahead." Meng Xinjia said, "I infer that the Japanese train will stop at Pingyuan Station and will not continue to move forward in the dark."
"Tell me the reasons why you came to this conclusion." Wang Jun glanced at Meng Xinjia and said.
"The fact that the Japanese sent out armored trains to escort them in broad daylight shows that the people or materials they were escorting were not simple," Meng Xinjia said. "At night, the railway line was ours, and the Japanese didn't dare to take any risks."
"Do you think they are escorting people or supplies?" Wang Jun said thoughtfully.
"I remembered one thing." Meng Xinjia thought carefully and said, "I remembered that the battle happened very suddenly and ended quickly. There was a very special carriage."
"What's so special about it?" Wang Jun asked.
"Comrades who tried to get close to the tracks, especially to that train car, were subjected to the enemy's most powerful firepower," Meng Xinjia said. "It was obvious that the enemy wanted to protect that train car."
"Is it a sealed tank car or a passenger car?" Wang Jun asked immediately.
"It's not a sealed truck." said Meng Xinjia.
Wang Jun paced back and forth with the help of a cane, lost in thought.
It is not a sealed tank truck, which means it is most likely not transporting goods.
Then it is very likely that it is the carriage for escorting an important person.
A person of such importance that the Japanese could mobilize an armored train to escort him in broad daylight must be someone of high status.
"Tell me your trick." Wang Jun said.
"Pingyuan County is our base, and the soldiers are familiar with the situation there. As long as the enemy's train stays overnight in Pingyuan County, we can attack Pingyuan County at night." Meng Xinjia said, "If we can successfully capture or eliminate this group of important figures that the enemy is protecting..."
Wang Jun frowned slightly. The scene described by Meng Xinjia did move him, but he reminded himself that he must remain calm.
"Pingyuan County was indeed our base, but that was in the past. The situation there is very complicated now," said Wang Jun.
After being rescued from the enemy by Comrade "Huo Miao", he recovered from his injuries and was assigned by the organization to work in the Jiaozhou Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. He is currently the instructor of the Independent Battalion of the Jiaozhou Detachment, and is mainly active in the area from Yucheng to Pingyuan County.
Battalion commander Comrade Fang Huanzhang was wounded in the previous battle and is now recuperating in the military sub-district, so the independent battalion is now temporarily led by him as the instructor.
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Wang Jun carefully studied the anti-Japanese war situation in the surrounding areas, and increasingly felt that the mistaken attack on Lu Huzi by the three prefectural committees in the western Shandong region last year had a significant impact on the dire situation of the anti-Japanese war around the plain.
Lu Huzi was from Gaotang County. He had an armed force of nearly 500 men with guns and had been entrenched in the Wangzhuang area of the Gao-Ping border area.
Although Lu Huzi's armed forces were an entrenched armed force and had committed crimes such as kidnapping, robbery and extortion, they once fought a battle with the Japanese army and killed one Japanese soldier.
Because he had fought against the Japanese before, the Eighth Route Army Column regarded him as a united front target and supported him with some guns.
Therefore, although Lu Huzi was wary of the Eighth Route Army led by the Red Party, he always remained restrained and did not have any actual friction with the Eighth Route Army.
However, in March last year, intelligence came that the organization learned that Chongqing had sent people to win over Lu Huzi and intended to recruit Lu Huzi's troops to create friction with the Red Party.
Some leading comrades of the three prefectural committees in the western Shandong region had long believed that Lu Huzi would not sincerely cooperate with the Red Party and would sooner or later become a disaster. Now they learned that Chongqing wanted to recruit Lu Huzi's troops to create friction, so they decided to take action against Lu Huzi to avoid future troubles.
Therefore, in March of the 29th year of the Republic of China, the Third Prefectural Committee suddenly made a decision to mobilize the Third Brigade of Luxi District, the Pingyuan County Brigade, the Third, Fourth, and Fifth District Squadrons and the County Brigade of several nearby counties, and surrounded the small armed forces of Lu Huzi's troops in Da Liuzhuang, Gaotang County as the main force. After entering the village, they had already moved. This battle not only failed to eliminate Lu Huzi's troops, but turned friends into enemies, and completely pushed Lu to the side of the Japanese puppets.
Two months later, the Third Prefectural Committee was preparing to hold a meeting of leading cadres from various counties and districts in several villages at the junction of Gao, Ping and Yu. The Third Brigade and the Pingyuan County Brigade also gathered in this area to provide security for the meeting.
When Lu Huzi got the news, he gathered more than a dozen bandit groups from neighboring counties such as Yucheng and Dezhou, totaling more than 2,000 people, and surrounded the people attending the meeting in Shuangmiao area of Gao County.
The participants fought and retreated, and when they reached Xuguantun they were surrounded.
The three prefectural committees organized all their forces to break out, but after two days and two nights of fierce fighting they failed to break through. On the evening of the third day, they took advantage of the enemy's change of guard and succeeded in breaking out.
However, after this battle, the Pingyuan Anti-Japanese Base, which had been established for three years, was forced to abandon. The Pingyuan County Brigade moved to the west of the canal with the Third Brigade, the prefecture and county agencies moved to Chiping and Qihe areas, and the Red Party's Pingyuan County and District Party organizations were also forced to go underground.
Therefore, Meng Xinjia’s statement that Pingyuan County is an old anti-Japanese base and is conducive to the troops’ combat is strictly speaking incorrect.
Pingyuan County is now occupied by Japanese and puppet troops, as well as the local traitorous armed forces led by Lu Huzi. In fact, the enemy is not only powerful, but also familiar with the place, and should not be underestimated.
"Instructor, we are not attacking Pingyuan County, we are just attacking the train." Seeing that the instructor was still hesitating, Meng Xinjia said in a "persuasive" manner.
"What? You still want to attack Pingyuan County?" Wang Jun glared at Meng Xinjia and said unhappily.
"Now we only have one battalion at most. If the independent battalion is an independent regiment, it is not impossible to attack Pingyuan County." Meng Xinjia touched his head and smiled.
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