Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Unlike the time they went there, the Second Battalion took a full five days to travel from Guxian to Qinyuan. Looking at this ancient county town and the houses that had become dilapidated due to the long-term presence of the Japanese invaders, some of the locals who followed them couldn't help but sigh. What a good county town, but it ended up like this. Many houses had no doors or windows, no roofs, and there was not much wood to be found in the entire county town.

The Japanese were trapped in the county town, so they couldn't move around much! It was okay in summer, autumn and spring, but once winter came, heating was a problem! So, after the Japanese had cut down all the wood that could be cut around them, they could only demolish the houses of the people and burn the wood as firewood.

But now, the Japanese have been eliminated and buried on the mountain. In the future, they will be able to grow a nice jujube forest, which can be regarded as a return to the land of Qinyuan!

After a day of rest in Qinyuan, a group of militiamen were replaced to help carry supplies, and the transport team sent by the headquarters was welcomed. The Second Battalion continued to move north and returned to Panlong Town with the transport team of the headquarters. At this time, the Second Battalion actually had no chance to fight, because the Japanese had withdrawn from the Taiyue District, and the mopping-up operation in the Taiyue District was completely over!
In this battle, the three divisions of the Japanese invaders were divided into three groups to attack the Taiyue District. As a result, two groups of troops were left in the Taiyue District, and only the group of Japanese and puppet troops from Yuncheng escaped. That's right, they escaped, and were chased by the Taiyue Third Division, the Fourth Division and the 772nd Regiment. In this way, the Japanese invaders also suffered heavy losses and provided a lot of weapons to the Taiyue District!

After dealing with the devils in Yuncheng, everyone discovered that there was still a Qinshui County in the territory occupied by the devils. Political Commissar Wang thought that Qinshui City was at least an important city on the road connecting Jincheng and Yuncheng. Before deciding to deal with the devils in southeastern Shanxi, this base should be kept for the time being. It can also be used to attack the devil's transport team and so on, which can be regarded as a source of income.

So, after several days of worrying, the Japanese soldiers in Qinshui finally found that no Eighth Route Army came to attack them, so they continued to stay in the county town cautiously. However, at this time, the Japanese soldiers became more cautious and did not dare to oppress the people too much. After all, the Japanese soldiers were also worried that they would be attacked by the Eighth Route Army one day.

The Taiyue District became quiet, and the headquarters was relieved. At least in the period before the New Year, the devils would not launch another offensive! Of course, we must be vigilant, but the focus should be changed from guarding against large-scale invasions by the devils to guarding against small-scale sneak attacks by the devils and sending agents to assassinate or poison.

The first item requires mobilizing the people in the base area to join hands and build a new Great Wall of military and civilian cooperation, so that the invaders can appreciate the power of the people's war! The second item, while combining the supervision of the people, is also the work of our comrades on the secret front! We have never been afraid of anyone in intelligence and espionage!
There was no military threat from the Japanese in Taiyue District, so the teams from the four divisions returned to their original locations. The next thing to do was to develop, develop, and develop!
The first development is to develop the production work in the base area!
For example, in the first district, many people have been away from their homes for a long time because of the siege of Qinyuan, so we need to complete the resettlement of the people! It is not yet November, but the weather has turned cold, so the people who have returned home need to clean up their houses, prepare coal and firewood for the winter, and tidy up their own land.

Because of the long siege of the Japanese, the people were away from home, and some land had to be abandoned! Now the people have returned, and they can't bear to see the land abandoned! So, the whole family, young and old, went to the battle, and all the big animals were used to turn the land over first! Of course, some farmlands with irrigation conditions and on sunny slopes were quickly planted with winter wheat.

Although the season is a little late, the longer it can grow, the better. If people delay the planting of wheat for a while, the land will delay people for a year. People are racing against time with the heavens! Of course, in some places where it is not convenient to plant winter wheat, they can only grope blindly, but there is no need to rush. Before the winter freezes, these lands will be deeply plowed, and sweet potatoes, potatoes, millet, etc. can be planted in the spring of next year...

The second development is to develop the arsenal construction in Taiyue District!

When the headquarters transport team came, they not only delivered dozens of 60 mortars to the Taiyue District and prepared 4 mortars for four infantry regiments in the four divisions of Taiyue, but also brought them the production process drawings of the mortars, the production process drawings and materials of the shells, and even sent them a group of skilled technical workers and engineers!
With this support, the arsenal in Taiyue District will naturally grow and develop! First, we need to choose a new site, move some equipment over, settle the workers and engineers, and develop an arsenal specializing in the production of 60 mortars and shells as quickly as possible! With the ability to produce 60 mortars, the 60 mortars in Taiyue District will be self-sufficient!

The advantage of doing this is that, with Taiyue District as the center, it can radiate southwards to the base in northern Henan, and even provide some mortar supplies to the New Fourth Army!

Of course, the New Fourth Army is closer to Shandong, and the arsenal in Jiaodong is also preparing to produce 60 mortars! After some battles in the Second Battalion, the comrades also realized that the 60 mortar has a great battlefield advantage, and this must be done to equip each company with one or two! The infantry company with 60 mortars and the infantry company without 60 mortars have different attack distances!
The attack distance is different. When the other equipment levels, training levels, and ideological education levels are equal, the combat effectiveness is different! Especially in the plains, this will be more prominent.

The third development is naturally to develop the military strength of the Taiyue area!
One of the 386th Regiment was transferred away from the 16th Brigade, but with so much equipment captured, wouldn’t it be difficult to create another 16th Regiment?

There is also a division that is capable of building another main force! After receiving the selfless dedication of the "wealth-giving boys", they can even build two main forces! Especially now, the division no longer has the task of besieging Qinyuan, there are no enemies inside, no threats outside, and the people have returned to their original residences. It is a good time to develop armaments!

Just like cell division, we selected some cadres and backbones from the three main regiments, 25, 38, and 59, to form a military command system. Then we selected backbones from the Zhaohong detachment, and then selected militiamen from the militias of each village who had combat experience in this battle to join... Two main regiments, isn't that it? It's that simple! (End of this chapter)