Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 250: Xu Dazhuang (asking for a subscription, asking for a monthly ticket, asking for all kinds!!!)

"Reporting to the general manager, except for the anti-aircraft machine gun company, all other units of our battalion are equipped with Japanese-made equipment. Now we are equipped with 5639 Type 651 rifles, 247 southern pistols, 102 crooked light machine guns, and 44 Type 6 heavy machine guns. In addition, it is also equipped with 75 Japanese-made 8 mortars, [-] [-]-type infantry guns, [-] [-] mountain guns and [-] field guns. In addition, each of our soldiers is equipped with two sets of yellow military uniforms, one for each Cotton, a Japanese-made steel helmet, a pair of big-toed cowhide shoes, an aluminum kettle, and an aluminum lunch box." Speaking of weapons and equipment, Li Fuhai and others were excited, and this was the thing he was most proud of.

"Oh, it's much stronger than those field troops in the headquarters. Tell me how you did it?" Chen Feng asked with interest. You must know that steel helmets, cowhide shoes, kettle lunch boxes and the like are considered the 101nd division of the 222st division. Field troops like the division are not equipped, not because they don't want to be equipped, but because they don't have it.

The No.40 Group Army put all its energy into the production of weapons, and rarely involved in other equipment, only a quilt factory is still decent, to the helmet factory, shoe factory, kettle factory, lunch box factory and so on. There is none at all, so all the officers and soldiers of the No.40 Army know that everything other than military uniforms and weapons is entirely up to them. up.

"Hehehe, it's all because of the good location of our battalion. Half a year ago, the Little Devil's Fourth Route Army besieged the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan, Yishui and Fuping. Laiyuan County is their logistics base. Before that, we were always in It developed secretly, so although the Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan County had heard about us, they didn't know anything about it. So we took advantage of their main force to besiege the Eighth Route Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. It's really a guy. Needless to say, one guy made us completely fat. At that time, more than 8000 300 large caps, 200 crooked handles, 600 Type 300, 300 boxes of melon grenades, and nearly 15 artillery pieces of various types were seized. More than [-] million rounds of ammunition. In addition, [-] war horses and [-] million oceans were seized. In addition, [-] wagons of other materials were seized, including cotton-padded clothes and trousers, kettles, lunch boxes, radio stations, etc. With the support of these things, our army was able to It will develop so fast in such a short period of time. Now the little devils in Laiyuan City are hiding in the county town when they have nothing to do, and they are rarely dispatched. Even if they want to come out, at least two squadrons must be assembled. We were scared." Li Fuhai said proudly.

"Very good, don't wait, don't rely on it. It's really beyond my expectation to develop the troops to this level with your own ability. Let Commander Xu and Deputy Commander Chen inspect your battalion in the afternoon. If you can meet their requirements Standard. Then your battalion will change the number." Chen Feng said.

"Yes" Li Fuhai said loudly.He knew what Chen Feng meant, changing the designation was a good thing, it meant that the troops would expand.These meritorious ministers will also rise with the tide, and the opportunity for promotion is at hand.

In the afternoon, Xu Bao led a team of special forces to inspect the nearly 22 regular troops of the Independent Second Battalion assembled in Huangtuling.

The effect of the review was not bad. Although all the troops were dressed in various styles and the discipline was so-so, all the officers and soldiers were high-spirited, with loud slogans and uniform weapons and equipment. Afterwards, Xu Bao and Chen Tiebao both gave a pass readily.

On October 10, Chen Feng signed an order that the Second Independent Battalion was upgraded to the Laiyuan Independent Brigade. The whole brigade had two infantry regiments, one machine artillery regiment and one guard battalion under its jurisdiction, which were directly under the group army.The brigade commander was Li Fuhai, the deputy brigade commander was Sun Yifeng, and the chief of staff was He Huajian.

After staying in the newly established Laiyuan Independent Brigade for two days, Chen Feng personally guided Li Fuhai and others, and then rushed to the next inspection point - Yi County under the escort of the Special Forces.

Stationed in Yi County is the Independent Eighth Battalion, the battalion commander Xu Dazhuang, the deputy battalion commander Huang Haibo, and the chief of staff Feng Zhen.Unlike the Second Independent Battalion, after they arrived in Yi County, they never found the Eighth Independent Battalion, especially the headquarters of the Eighth Independent Battalion.In Xu Dazhuang's telegram to the headquarters, it was stated that the battalion headquarters of the Eighth Battalion was located in Lijiatun, Yi County, but the special forces did not see where it was. There was no sign of troop activity.

This made Chen Feng feel a little worried. After all, Yi County had penetrated deep into the hinterland of the enemy-occupied area, even if it was quietly wiped out by the Japanese puppet army, it was still possible.So Chen Feng didn't rush to use the radio to contact Xu Dazhuang and others, but ordered the special forces to continue to lurk in search of clues.

After two days of searching, we finally found traces of the Independent Eighth Battalion in Lierzhuang.After repeated investigations, the Special Forces finally got the answer they wanted.Xu Dazhuang's Independent Eighth Battalion has always been developing in secret, and has not erected poles and hung flags like Li Fuhai and others.

Although it was developed in secret, according to the news from the Special Forces, the Independent Eighth Battalion is quite famous. Farmers and women in the countryside have passed on word of mouth, and they all know that there is a unit in Yi County that is elusive and beats devils. He got a nickname - Hualian Army.

Why is it the painted-faced army? It is said that this army is not only elusive, but every time it is dispatched, everyone wears a colorful face that sings a big show, and every time they make a move, they will never return empty-handed. The traitors, big and small, in Yi County have been suppressed. Hundreds of people.The puppet troops in various villages and towns are now trembling when they see the big show.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this. This Xu Dazhuang aroused Chen Feng's interest. It is really not an easy thing to have such a high civil prestige in the enemy-occupied area.

Chen Feng ordered Xu Bao to contact Xu Dazhuang immediately, he wanted to meet the leader of the Independent Eighth Battalion.

Not long after the telegram was sent, an old farmer picking up dung slowly entered the forest where Chen Feng and the others were hiding, and soon found Chen Feng and the others.What surprised Chen Feng and others was that this old farmer was sent by the Independent Eighth Battalion.

But Chen Feng discovered that this old farmer was not a soldier in disguise, but a serious old farmer in Jizhong. The dung in the basket was not for show, it was indeed real dung.

After asking, I found out that this old farmer is called Wei Laojiu, a local farmer. Eight years ago, he joined the Painted Face Army with his three sons. It was the captain of the militia in their township who met the intelligence officer. He just received an order from his superiors to immediately go around the forest in the north to see if there is a team of 200 people there. Take it to Yan's store in the temporary battalion department.

Yanjiadian. Headquarters of the Independent Eighth Battalion.

Xu Dazhuang took all the officers above the company of the Independent Eighth Battalion to the entrance of the village to meet Chen Feng and others. When he saw Chen Feng for the first time, Xu Dazhuang couldn't help feeling the urge to burst into tears.

Like the vast majority of soldiers, Xu Dazhuang did not put on this uniform willingly. He became acquainted with the army five years ago, when Liu Yifei was in charge of Chahar. Like all provinces in China, the Chahar government at that time Hal also suffered from constant wars, bandits, and people living in dire straits.

There are 5 brothers in Xu Dazhuang's family. He is the oldest and the younger. The eldest brother is two rounds older than him, and he is less than 5 years older than his eldest niece.Let's say that although the Xu family has a crooked family and no one whose appearance can be lifted up on the table, Xu Dazhuang, the little niece, is a natural beauty. Although she is only 15 years old, she has already grown into a graceful figure.

But being too beautiful in this era is not necessarily a good thing, because the little girl was really a disaster for the country and the people, so one of Liu Yifei's regiment leaders took a fancy to it at that time, and despite the Xu family's obstruction, he just snatched the little girl back.But the next day it was reported that the little girl committed suicide by throwing herself into the river because she couldn't bear the pressure of the pig-headed leader, and the body was never found.

Now the Xu family is quitting. Although four of the five brothers of the Xu family have married and each family has their own little dolls, they are all sons of the same color. There is only a little girl and a girl, and the whole family treats them like princesses. Thinking about it, it's just gone.Unable to swallow this breath, the Xu family immediately carried the coffin to Zhangjiakou, the provincial capital, to reason. Unexpectedly, they were retaliated by the head of the group instead of the reason. That night, the Xu family was attacked by a group of bandits. The whole family was alone except Xu Dazhuang. Escaping, everyone else died, including seven nephews under the age of 5.

Xu Dazhuang knew that the pig-headed regiment leader must have done it, but he was the regiment leader. As for him, a grassroots, it was not easy to get revenge.It happened that the 29th Route Army was recruiting people at that time, and Xu Dazhuang, who had nowhere to go, joined the army and put on his uniform ever since.In the past five years, Xu Dazhuang trained desperately and fought desperately, hoping to gain the trust of his superiors, so as to get an official position, and to avenge himself.

Unexpectedly, the Anti-Japanese War broke out when he was just promoted to the battalion commander. In August last year, Xu Dazhuang's battalion was sent to the northwest of Beiping to fight against it. One day later, his newly formed new battalion collapsed, with 8 people in the battalion. In the end, less than 450 people escaped.

Since Beiping and Tianjin had been captured by the Japanese army, Xu Dazhuang, who had nowhere to go, had to flee to Chahar with the remnants of his soldiers, and was finally recruited into the army by Chen Feng.

Because of his experience in leading troops and being brave enough in combat, Xu Dazhuang was quickly promoted to be a company commander, and was also selected into the special forces team to participate in training. Was swished down.However, after being returned to the original unit, Xu Bao, the chief instructor of the special forces team, recommended him to be a major battalion commander. Later, his battalion was selected as one of the 15 independent battalions and was sent to Yi County, the enemy. Occupy the hinterland. (To be continued..)