Chapter 86: Devils attack Dawangzhuang at night
After leaving the Xu family, Deng Chenggong didn't care about why the three girls suddenly decided to stay in the militia column and refused to leave. Instead, they rode a group of special forces to the new immigrant village on horseback. After all, the Chinese merchants in the condolence group were all rich men, and they could just search for something from them, which was enough to make some good meals based on the people in the area. Therefore, such a big financial man should still entertain him.
Because Deng Chenggong did not accompany the condolence group last night, and even allowed the condolence group to move freely except for the guards and protected militias. In this way, the condolence group also knew that what they heard from the people here was not intentionally arranged by the militia column. But the people from the militia column did indeed spend a lot of effort to resettle the victims from Nanhe.
This made the Chinese businessman who had thought that Deng had successfully placed these immigrants in such mountains, and was keen to let others work for him for a long time. Finally, he realized that the attitude of the North China militia column to treat the people was different from the military governments they had contacted in the past. People said less, but in fact they did more. It was much better than the National Warlord governments who complained when asking for money and evaded when working!
For this reason, when Mr. Yang and his group met Deng Chenggong again, their attitudes undoubtedly changed a lot. They all have a patriotic heart for these Chinese businessmen who are working hard in foreign countries. However, the love they give is often wasted by those in power in the end, and the people do not get any benefits at all. This situation has made more and more Chinese businessmen unwilling to help the domestic military government.
Now I finally saw that there is still such a team in this country that seeks welfare for the people. Although it looks not very famous now, it is only limited to the North China region. However, after some investigation, the people of the condolence group were pleased to find that although the people here are in the occupied areas, their living conditions are far better than those of the other occupied areas. This made the Chinese businessmen of the condolence group finally see the hopes of some countries and think that this North China militia column will definitely have some achievements in the future.
Perhaps because of the sincerity of the North China Militia Column, the Chinese businessmen in the condolence group did not leave all the supplies they provided here. In addition, they also gave nearly ten million bills of exchange to the militia column. These checks were all available to some foreign banks in China. With such a huge sum of money, Deng Chenggong could naturally breathe a sigh of relief.
Finally, when the Chinese businessmen in the condolence group left, Deng Chenggong specially brought them to the entrances of several newly immigrant villages, pointing to the merit monuments that had just been rushed to be made: "Old Yang, I would like to express my great gratitude on behalf of the North China Militia Column for your selfless dedication. Today you are leaving here. I can tell you very clearly and responsibly that I will spend a lot of the money you have helped to improve people's livelihood. Moreover, I will erect monuments to you in the villages that have received the assistance based on the amount donated by your bosses. Let the people who have received your selfless assistance always remember your affection and kindness today.
As the commander of the North China Militia Column, I can give back to you. Of course, I also know that you have returned to China to save the people, rather than to have other utilitarian purposes. But what I want to say is that as long as the North China Militia Column exists for one day, we will always remember your kindness to the people and our column.
This is a favor order I specially made. If you come to the country in the future, if you need help, you can come to us with this sign. As long as the militia column can do what they can, you will go through fire and water to achieve your wishes. I also hope that you will not dislike our little intentions, because this is the solemn promise of the millions of people in my militia column. As long as the militia column or I exist for one day, this token will be valid."
The memorial monument and the order of return of grace, which Deng Chenggong had considered when these condolence groups arrived. He hoped that the people in the base areas would remember these Chinese merchants who had donated selflessly. Instead, like other national parties or warlords, they would make a lot of good words when they got the money, and would not recognize anything when they got it. Moreover, as a businessman, who would not have an emergency accident, this order of return of grace would not have a big effect for the time being, but who can guarantee that it would never be useful?
Seeing that his name was erected at the entrance of the village, Mr. Yang and others were naturally very pleased. At the same time, they did not refuse the order of repaying the favor given by Deng Chenggong. Or in the eyes of these people, perhaps in the near future, they would have a day to return to their hometown. By then, I believe that the power of the North China militia column will be far greater than that of now. If this token is really as Deng Chenggong said, it would be very useful.
If you come to the North China to do business, if you have a reunion order, you will definitely play a catalytic role that cannot be underestimated. Therefore, this reunion order seems useless, but it is actually a bet on the future of the militia column. If the North China militia column really achieves a great foundation in the future, this small token is likely to be precious. It can even be said that it cannot be bought with money.
After sending troops to escort these groups of people who came to the base from thousands of miles away, Chinese merchants and journalists left the base, Deng Chenggong also began to secretly reserve strategic materials and wait for the Japanese army to encircle and suppress the Japanese army at any time. At the same time, in order to expand the mobile combat force of the militia column, he expanded another First Militia Division on the basis of the Yuanmo Infantry Brigade.
The combat materials seized when the Fourth Division were encircled and annihilated, and a armored military brigade was repaired. Although the number of people in this brigade was not large, its equipment was top-notch. With the equipment equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, I am afraid that there are not many troops in the domestic regular army that can have this size.
It’s just because of the relatively lack of technicians that this newly formed armored brigade is not strong in combat, and I’m afraid it’s not possible to pull it out for practical combat for a while. But being prepared is better than being in the warehouse. Maybe there will be times when this mechanized unit is used in the future. It’s not a bad idea to pull up the racks now.
Just when Deng Chenggong and the officers of the militia column were busy preparing for war, the new Japanese army in Baoding City took office. The Japanese colonel named Shinichi Yamaguchi was specially transferred from the Kwantung Army to solve the situation of the occupied rural areas around Baoding by the militia column. Because Shinichi Yamaguchi once encircled and suppressed the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, a series of combat methods were quite effective. For this reason, the North China Garrison Command specially transferred him to this North China military city as a city defense officer.
When arriving in Baoding, this Colonel Yamaguchi Shinichi also had a rough understanding of the situation of the North China militia column, so when he took office, he specially ordered the Japanese headquarters of North China to draw a cavalry regiment of more than 1,000 elite cavalry to be assigned to him to carry out the so-called rapid and fixed-point encirclement and suppression operations.
Because he had engaged in the Northeast to clear out the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, Yamaguchi Shinichi knew very well that the reason why this North China militia column allowed the Japanese troops stationed in North China to suffer repeated losses. It was nothing more than the rapid intelligence and information, and the rural areas below were equipped with warning forces. Therefore, before the Japanese army cleared out troops entered the village, people had already taken this time to pass the news.
So every time the Japanese army left the city, they could not clear anything except for clashing with militia squads and causing casualties. Once the Japanese army left, the people who hid in came back again. This kind of hide-and-seek combat method was very traumatized by the Japanese army stationed in North China.
Based on the information provided by the North China garrison, Yamaguchi Makazu formulated a cavalry raid in the evening, first controlling the people who had no time to transfer. Then sending puppet troops or small Japanese troops to build fortifications near these villages. If the militia column comes to support, they will rely on the terrain to counter the opponent's reinforcements. If the opponent does not come to support, these rural areas will inevitably fall into the control of the Japanese army over time.
Although this combat method takes effect slowly, as long as everything is arranged smoothly, it won’t take long to lose the trust of the people. Once the trust of the people is lost, it will be easy to wipe them out with the strength of the North China garrison. This is the so-called rapid and fixed-point encirclement and suppression plan submitted by Yamaguchi Shinichi!
After arriving in Baoding, Shinichi Yamaaka first re-arranged the city defense in Baoding and asked the intelligence departments of the North China garrison to increase the search for intelligence personnel from the militia column in Baoding. Several small-scale out-of-town exercises were used to successfully capture several militia intelligence personnel who conveyed messages outside the city.
Perhaps because this kind of thing happened in cities in the past, the intelligence personnel lurking in Baoding City did not attract much attention from the militia column after summing up the information. They just told the intelligence personnel who were lucky enough to exist in Baoding to strengthen their own security protection. If there is no complete authentic intelligence, there is no need to be too nervous about the every move of the Japanese army.
After several times of this "Wolf Comes" exercise, Yamaguchi Masaru could not attract any intelligence personnel from the militia column at first sight, he suddenly led the cavalry corps to raid at Dawangzhuang near Baoding City in a moonlit night. No intelligence personnel learned of this sudden attack, which means that the people of Dawangzhuang were afraid that they would be unable to escape.
Looking at the quiet village in the distance and riding on the military horses, Shinichi Yamaguchi said with a smile: "Warriors, our exercise can be over during this period. We will carry out real actual combat tonight. Your target is Dawangzhuang not far ahead.
After that, the squadron leader surrounded the village first, and we launched a raid together. We strive to capture all the Chinese people in this village. I will use my actions tonight to tell the Chinese militia that the warriors of our Great Japanese Empire are invincible!"
When Yamaguchi said that it would be possible to conduct actual combat tonight, the cavalry who had conducted several exercises were naturally eager to try. After the cavalry corps had surrounded the intersection in front of Dawangzhuang Village, Yamaguchi slowly pulled out his sabre and roared: "Attack!"
As the cavalry sailed all the way, they began to quickly beat the military horses and galloped into the village. The militia on duty quickly discovered the vibration caused by the military horses and galloped. After seeing the soldiers riding by the soldiers, the sentry of Dawangzhuang resolutely pulled the trigger. As the gunshots of the sentry pierced the night sky, the originally peaceful Dawangzhuang suddenly fell into chaos. What will be waiting for their fate?
Chapter completed!