Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

For local regiments to attack a stronghold, the difficulty would be at the hell level, after all, local regiments have no good equipment and their combat effectiveness is worrying; and for the main force troops such as the backbone regiment and the independent regiment to attack a stronghold, the difficulty would be at the difficult level, after all, they lack heavy firepower and sometimes need to break through and carry out manual blasting.

If a unit like the Infantry Battalion of the Beishan Detachment attacks the stronghold, then with heavy firepower, victory can be easily achieved, and the difficulty is average; but if a special forces team attacks the stronghold, or even launches a sneak attack, it can only be regarded as the level of daily training, and the physical energy consumed may not even be as much as daily training!
Just like the Duan Village stronghold, they simply tricked the gate open and let the commandos in, and all that was left was to twist their necks one by one!

The Duancun stronghold was taken down, which meant that there was no more Japanese stronghold between the two jurisdictions of Wudong and Wuxi, and they could be merged into Wuxiang County. Of course, that was a matter for the sub-district government, not Guo Liandong's. But they were about to set off again, and the captured items at the Duancun stronghold had to be dealt with, and the bodies of the Japanese puppet soldiers also had to be dealt with.

So, a telegram was sent to Minister Zhang's desk, which made Minister Zhang shake his head and smile: "This little Guo really knows how to find things for us, old Zhang, to do!"

Although complaining, his face was full of joy. Minister Zhang quickly called the Chief of Staff and informed him of the situation at the Duan Village stronghold. So, after waiting for half an hour, the 4th Company that Guo Liandong had stationed at Duan Village received the cadres from the two anti-Japanese counties of Wudong and Wuxi, as well as the militia they brought with them.

After a round of handover, Zheng Zuoyu hurried away with the Fourth Company, leaving only the Duan Village stronghold to the cadres from the two counties to deal with!

Facing the curious gazes of the people on the street, the county party committee cadres pushed open the door of the stronghold and entered the store with the militia.

At first glance, the bodies of the Japanese and puppet soldiers were neatly laid out, naked and exposed to the sun, with nothing covering them. Because these Japanese and puppet soldiers were killed in their sleep, this actually saved time for cleaning up the battlefield. So in the past, the comrades of the fourth company were responsible for placing the Japanese and puppet soldiers directly in the yard, while the comrades of the special forces searched in the base.

We found the Japanese's ammunition depot, material warehouse, grain warehouse, oil warehouse... We found all kinds of materials hidden by the Japanese, and also found the prison cells of the stronghold, rescued some captured civilians, and even found some captured women in a corner of the camp...

In short, the cadres of the two county committees didn't have to look for it themselves, because the comrades of the special forces found it all! Of course, the Beishan detachment also took away some floating property and some ammunition, and left the rest untouched! Then, Captain Bai of the First Battalion took away 30 Type 3000 rifles and rounds of bullets, and left the rest untouched.

Then, the supplies of the entire stronghold, including the captured young and strong civilians and women, were handed over to the cadres of the two counties.

Putting aside the matter of Duan Village, Guo Liandong brought his men to hide near the Baijin Railway. The Baijin Railway is still in operation and is also an important channel for the Japanese to control southeastern Shanxi, so Guo Liandong chose this place as his first stop. As for Duan Village, it was just a small battle on impulse and did not affect his next move.

However, when he got here, Guo Liandong did not launch an attack immediately, but asked the signalman to contact the first division of Taiyue District by radio. The reason for doing this is very simple-he is here to help counter the mopping-up. Since he has to fight, he must play the role he should play! For example, to attack the Baijin Line, you can fight now, you can fight alone, but you can also fight with the comrades in the Taiyue District and attack multiple strongholds at a time! In other words, let go of the Baijin Line first, the entire brigade goes deep into the Taiyue District, and then find a unit of the devils and annihilate it, which is also a way! Well, go back and fight the Baijin Line again... Guo Liandong is very confident now. After all, he is with the second brigade, plus a lot of people who have joined forces, which is enough to support a brigade-level battle against the devils.

The radio waves shuttled through the mountains and forests, and soon received a reply. After the signalman translated it, he trotted to Guo Liandong and reported: "Report, Taiyue 1 Division sent a reply, our 59th Regiment has jumped out of the encirclement and is moving towards the Baijin Line. It is expected to arrive near the Baijin Line early tomorrow morning. You can act together."

"Heading towards us?" Guo Liandong thought for a moment and said, "You go call the First Division back and tell them that our unit is well-equipped and powerful, and can deal with a regiment-sized force of the Japanese and puppet troops. What is the current situation of the First Division? What is the specific location of the enemy? Our unit can work with the 59th Regiment to deal with all the Japanese and puppet troops!"

"Yes!" the signalman answered and quickly sent a telegram to the first division.

A moment later, a reply came from the First Division, and the signalman translated again: "Captain, the First Division said that about 3000 Japanese and puppet troops from Jiexiu were blocked in the direction of Congzi Valley, and 1500 Japanese and puppet troops from Nanguan Town were blocked near Hanhong. According to analysis, the final meeting point of the two Japanese armies is Guodao Town, and then they will merge and go south along the Qin River to Qinyuan!"

"The troops in my division are resisting step by step, fighting to the death, and doing their utmost to stop the Japanese army from joining forces. They can hold out for two days and two nights!" After the signalman finished reading the reply from the first division, he saw Guo Liandong taking out a map.

"Captain Bai, you are familiar with the route. How far is it from here to Guodao Town?" Guo Liandong asked after finding his current location on the map.

"More than 100 miles! We can take the northernmost road," Captain Bai pointed at a point on the map and said, "From here into the mountains, we can go west from Rujiazhuang to the Chishiqiao River Valley, and from there we can go south to Guodao Town. However, to the north of Guodao Town, we can block the road from Congzi Valley to Guodao Town."

"Ha, Captain Bai, you have shown us a clear way! More than 100 miles, in two days and nights? It won't take us two days and two nights to march! Besides, we don't have to fight the Japanese before they join us! 3000 on one side, 1500 on the other, and together we have 4500 people... How many people are there in the 59th Regiment?" Guo Liandong asked.

"The 59th Regiment has about 1500 people!" said Battalion Commander Bai.

"That's it! Signalman, call back the First Division. Our troops will rush all out to the north of Guodao Town and attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the direction of Congzi Valley. Let the First Division try to block the Japanese troops in Congzi Valley and buy us a day and a night! Let the 59th Regiment return to Guodao Town and build a defense line outside the town! The defense line must be solid, and it would be best if it can last for two days and two nights!" (End of this chapter)