Age of Rebirth

Chapter [-]: Chaos in Shandong

Tang Qiuli's convoy took a temporary rest in Wuqi County, Dingbian District. With such a huge convoy entering the city, the residents rushed to see the grand occasion. The traffic was jammed for a while, which had already alarmed the local military, political and police departments. The leader, the county magistrate of Wu Qi, the commander of Wu Qi's garrison division, and the director of Wu Qi's special service branch rushed over after hearing the news.

Tang Qiuli saw that the three leaders of Wu Qi were plainly dressed, without the slightest habit of officials, without entourage rushing forward and back, and without a special car convoy. The three of them came in a police car and followed the car. There are more than [-] police officers from the special service branch to protect Tang Qiuli's safety. Tang Qiuli is quite satisfied with this. The government officials in Dingbian haven't caught up with the habits of later generations. As a petty official, I also want to make a scene, shouting and hugging, and I feel panicked when I look at it.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to take the opportunity to learn more about the situation in Wuqi County. The county magistrate cautiously invited Tang Qiuli to eat in the canteen of the county mansion. Tang Qiuli didn't take it seriously, so he found a small restaurant nearby and told them jokingly that he was treating the three of them today.

The three leaders of Wuqi County were very surprised. They did not expect that the founder of Dingbian, a mythical figure, was so approachable, and it was because they abided by professional ethics. Tang Qiuli's most hated thing for later generations is now that he has lost his official position and is sent to Dingbian to be imprisoned. [

As soon as he was seated, the car of Chief of Staff Yang Ketian stopped at the door of the small restaurant. When a staff officer got off, Mei Xue went out immediately and had a few conversations with the staff. The car drove away quickly. It was so pretty, Tang Qiuli gave her a strange look and took the telegram.

Immediately, his face became serious, and he said apologetically to the three heads of Wuqi County: "I'm very sorry, there is an important situation on the front line, I'm afraid I can't invite you to dinner, we must rush back to Dingbian immediately," the three people still had the slightest complaint, but I feel quite regretful that I lost a best chance to have lunch with No. [-] person.

This telegram that disturbed Tang Qiuli was sent jointly by Li Honggang, the commander of the No.20 Ninth Corps stationed in Shandong, and Han Tie, the commander of the Yellow River Henan Defense Line Garrison Corps, who was heading to Shandong. The task of Li Honggang's corps is to go to the western and southwestern areas of Shandong, take over the county seat, establish a local government, and establish a base area. The task of Li Honggang's corps is to defend coastal ports and important cities.

The problem lies here. After Han Fuju collapsed and fled, the local governments that were originally attached to Han Fuju collapsed one after another. The entire administrative system was completely paralyzed. The army was also fighting desperately with the Japanese army in Dezhou. For quite a long time, all parts of Shandong fell into a state of government. Although Li Honggang had initially established an administrative system in the coastal areas and started to operate, but in the inland areas of Shandong, the vast In the mountainous area, the power of the independent division has not yet developed much.

As a result, various local forces took advantage of the opportunity to rise up. The folk customs in Shandong were originally tough, but without the king's law, they can't make a fuss. , pull the pole, for a while, in all parts of Shandong, there are as many army commanders as dogs. To donate, a team will come, strip the people of their skins, and turn the great Shandong into a miasma, and the people will not be able to live.

Among them, the banditry in southern and southwestern Shandong is the most serious. There are three biggest forces. One is the Security Army in Southwest Shandong. In the area, this Liu Motou turned out to be a habitual bandit. No one knew his real name. He was good at martial arts, especially good at the iron head skill. , bloodthirsty by nature, has endangered the place for many years, Han Fuju sent troops to suppress it many times, but they all returned with success.

A so-called Lunan Self-Defense Army, the commander is Zheng Sanguang, with more than 1 guns under his command, entrenched in the Taishan area of ​​Lunan. This Zheng Sanguang, originally from Hebei, is cruel by nature. , Killed all people, burned all the houses, and reported himself to Zheng Sanguang. The local people hated him because of his cruel behavior. The bandits under him were all habitual bandits with blood and debts.

To order a force, known as the Lunan People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army, the commander is Chen Tiannan, and there are more than 5000 people under his command. This person turned out to be a commander of Han Fuju's army. The troops also disbanded. Chen Tiannan took his trusted troops and robbed Han Fuju of a secret arsenal, and returned to his hometown of Juye.

Because of the word "anti-Japanese" in the team, it attracted many people to join them. Chen Tiannan had stayed in the army before and knew how to gather people's hearts. Although his team had the smallest number of people and the shortest time to rise, it had a lot of training and a strong fighting force. He has vaguely become the most powerful local force in Shandong, and his background is also the most complicated. According to reconnaissance, there are Japanese active in his team.

These are three relatively large forces. As for other bandits with as many as 800 people and as few as [-] people, the defense groups and village protection teams organized by local forces are everywhere. It is extremely difficult for the troops to carry out their work. Later, in order to fight against the Nanjing government, maintain his semi-independent state, raise bandits to support his own self-respect, encircle but not suppress, and suppress without cessation, after he was shot by Chairman Jiang, most of the defeated soldiers under him joined the local forces. The addition of trained broken soldiers changed the nature of the bandits and improved the combat effectiveness of the armed forces in these places.

Tang Qiuli frowned after reading the telegram. The situation in Shandong was more complicated than he expected. If these local forces were not quickly eliminated or reorganized, it would be difficult for the troops to gain a foothold in Shandong. What worried him even more was that the Japanese People aimed at the local forces and bandit armed forces in Shandong, obviously because they took a fancy to Shandong's important geographical location.

The frontal method breaks through the blocking of Dongzhi, and adopts another strategy, preparing to insert a knife in Liu Tiehan's back and mess up Shandong. It is not clear how much these local armed forces or bandit armed forces are controlled by the Japanese. Yes, I thought about it with myself, and made great efforts to keep myself from stopping. Hundreds of thousands of bandits armed by the Japanese bought or controlled them ran rampant in the interior of Shandong. Once it became a climate, it would be a terrible thing. The troops in Shandong said It may not be a big loss.

Tang Qiuli immediately called back to Li Honggang and Han Tie, the 29th Corps, the original garrison site does not move, the main task is the defense of coastal ports, dispatched fighters with rich combat experience, formed a bandit suppression unit, and conducted targeted training, the Han Tie Corps, Immediately station in Xuzhou, control the surrounding areas of Xuzhou, send reconnaissance troops to go deep into areas with severe banditry, and conduct reconnaissance. It is necessary to find out the strength of the bandits, the areas they occupy, and the law of activities. At the same time, there are also targeted training troops for large-scale suppression bandit action.

After dictating the telegram, Tang Qiuli was stunned for a while, what did he call his mother? The Japanese didn't make a move, and the bandits made a scene. The mess left by Han Fuju was even worse than he imagined. The key was that I couldn't spare more troops, so I went to Shandong. With the strength of Hantie troops, it was impossible to complete such a large-scale bandit suppression operation. I didn't know when the Japanese army would take offensive actions in North China, and the troops from all over the place dared not move.

He sorted out his thoughts and asked the correspondent to call Tang Qiuquan. He said to Qiuquan: "Brother Qiuquan, except for the necessary reconnaissance detachment, the rest of your special operations detachment must go to Shandong, to Xuzhou and Han Tie will join forces to form the Bandit Suppression Headquarters, and you will be the commander-in-chief, fully responsible for the bandit suppression work in Shandong. In addition, my guard brigade can transfer 1000 people under your command, and go to Shandong together.”

"Also, I transferred Liu Chun's first cavalry brigade, Tong Batu's second cavalry brigade, and Li Changjiang's fifth cavalry brigade to Shandong. We also dispatched five reconnaissance planes, ten fighter planes, and twelve bomber planes to Jinan Airport to carry out bandit suppression missions. This time, we will conduct a three-dimensional multi-armed battle to wipe out the banditry in Shandong in one fell swoop. These troops belong to you Commander, brother Qiuquan, how long will it take you to eliminate the banditry in Shandong?"

Tang Qiuli became ruthless and sent the air force to Shandong. From this, it can be seen that he was worried and afraid of the banditry in Shandong. What he feared most was the power of the Japanese and the control of these bandit forces. Liu Tiehan's East Pointing troops are in a situation of being flanked by front and back, and fighting on both sides. If the Japanese army takes the opportunity to take a coordinated attack, it will be enough for him to have a headache. , Before Shandong is deeply entrenched, kill these bandit forces that can be used by Japanese spies.

The last sentence he asked Qiuquan was actually forcing Qiuquan to take out the timetable and issue a military order. Qiuquan knew what his brother was thinking. As a senior commander, he was more aware of the banditry in Shandong and its impact on the entire battle situation. However, Qiuquan is not an impulsive and unthinking person.

Qiuquan thought for more than ten minutes, and Tang Qiuli waited patiently there. Finally, Qiuquan replied affirmatively: "Teacher, give me three months. Before the end of May, I guarantee that there will be no one in Shandong. There are bandits," this answer reassured Tang Qiuli, he knew that brother Qiuquan was not a big talker, and maybe he would hear good news in less than three months. [

The best way is for the Japanese not to make any big moves during this period of time. Even though he knew this was wishful thinking, Tang Qiuli still hoped for the situation he wanted to see.

(To be continued)