Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

When he heard about the East Asia Common Culture College, Li Yunlong remembered some things in his mind. The East Asia Common Culture College was a spy agency disguised as a school. It was set up in places like Shanghai and trained thousands of China experts. The food, clothing, housing, transportation and speaking of these devils were almost the same as those of ordinary Chinese people.

Starting from 1901, they began to measure the land of China with their feet. Before 1920, these Japanese graduates from the East Asia Common Culture College had visited almost all parts of China and drawn detailed maps. It can be said that the high-precision maps used by the Japanese now were all surveyed step by step by this group of people.

"I know this place. Report this information. I think we have quite a few Japanese spies here, but they're hiding a bit too deep, making it hard to catch them before they're exposed!"

In order to swallow up China, the Japanese did a lot of preparatory work in the early stages. There were even many rural areas in the four northeastern provinces that were populated entirely by Japanese. Then a large number of Japanese orphans were sent here, where they lived according to our habits and were trained to become spies from an early age.

These spies, trained from childhood, grow up to be indistinguishable from ordinary Chinese citizens and are assigned to various professions to engage in espionage activities. Why has the mountain city become such a sieve? These people have played an indispensable role.

"We've also started internal self-investigation and discovered some Japanese soldiers, as well as intelligence personnel from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Shancheng. Here's the list."

Li Yunlong took a look at the list handed over by Zhao Gang. There were nearly a hundred people in total. It had to be said that the Japanese, Shancheng and Shanxi-Suiyuan Army really looked up to Li Yunlong. An independent column actually sent so many intelligence personnel, and they were still discovered. It was estimated that there were many more lurking deeper.

However, except for Liao Yaquan, these intelligence personnel are all Chinese, and those sent by the Japanese are all bribed traitors.

"Don't alert the enemy yet. Keep them for now and see if you can catch some big fish by following the clues."

"I thought so too, but there is one more thing I need to report, and that is Liao Yaquan."

Zhao Gang sighed and said, "That Liao Yaquan said that she used seduction to turn Yu Zhigan against the government. He and Yu Zhigan..."

After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Li Yunlong understood what Zhao Gang meant.

Although Zhao Gang did not believe that Yu Zhigan would be instigated by Liao Yaquan, it is better to be safe than sorry in such matters. Yu Zhigan is the deputy battalion commander of Li Yunlong's guard battalion and the deputy director of the security department. His status is very special and no problems can occur.

This concerns the safety of Li Yunlong and the safety of the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Command.

"Yu Zhigan, Yu Zhigan!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong shouted twice toward the door. Yu Zhigan then stuck his head out, holding a handful of peanuts: "Commander."

"Come here! You're still stealing peanuts! Your head is going to be chopped off soon!"

As Li Yunlong spoke, he snatched the peanuts and handed Liao Yaquan's confession that Zhao Gang had given him to Yu Zhigan: "Take a good look at it."

"what's that?"

Yu Zhigan touched his head and was somewhat reluctant to read the documents. Like the monk Duan Peng, he did not like reading books or looking at words. He would feel drowsy when he saw these Chinese characters. It would be more refreshing to go out and practice boxing.

However, Yu Zhigan could read. After reading the contents of the letter, he immediately lost his composure: "No, Commander, this is slander, slander. I have never slept with this female devil. I wanted to, but you wouldn't let me. I, I, I..."

Although Yu Zhigan didn't like reading, he was not a fool. After seeing this confession, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

Generally speaking, if you are accused by Japanese spies, you will definitely be investigated. Even if there is no problem after the investigation, you will definitely not be able to be Li Yunlong's bodyguard in the future. If you are not a bodyguard for the commander, where will you get peanuts from in the future?

Seeing Yu Zhigan's anxious look, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "I just want to ask you one question: have you slept with me?"

Yu Zhigan immediately shook his head like a rattle: "No, absolutely not. I just touched her hand and kissed her lips, but we definitely didn't go any further. She asked me to go find her in the middle of the night, but I didn't go..."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong slapped him directly: "You are such a loser, not only did you not get to eat the meat, but you also got yourself into trouble."

Then he glanced at Zhao Gang and said, "I'll vouch for Yu Zhigan's case. He'll be fine. If there were any problems with this kid, I, Li Yunlong, would have been paid for my head!"

Yu Zhigan was the deputy battalion commander of Li Yunlong's guard battalion and now the deputy director of the security department. When the monk was not around, he was responsible for Li Yunlong's safety. When Li Yunlong was resting at night, Yu Zhigan had a hundred ways to kill Li Yunlong.

We must take good care of the emotions of the guards and cooks. Once suspicion arises, we must deal with it immediately. We must not waste even a minute, otherwise they may lose their lives in the next second.

Li Yunlong did not blame Zhao Gang for making a fuss. Zhao Gang was also considering Li Yunlong's safety.

"Commander!"

Yu Zhigan looked at Li Yunlong with some grievance.

Li Yunlong also knew Yu Zhigan's grievances. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Damn it! It's always me, Li Yunlong, who's been cheating others, but in the end, I got cheated by a Japanese woman. No, I can't swallow this anger. She wants to alienate the relationship between me and the guards, but she's still a little naive!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong looked at Yu Zhigan and said, "Haven't you always wanted to have a taste of a Japanese woman? Go, go now. Since this Japanese woman said you slept with her, we can't let others wrongly accuse us. I agree!"

After hearing this, Yu Zhigan's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Gang glared at Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of wasting it, hehe..."

Chapter 356: Be Ready to Sacrifice at Any Time

"Old Zhao, is the Chief of Staff here? Gather everyone for a meeting later. Our Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Column has been disbanded. It's now the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region. Although we won't officially move north until next year, we need to set up our team and conduct targeted training to cope with the harsh environment of the four eastern provinces."

It is now July, and there is still about half a year before entering the four northeastern provinces next year. The situation in the four northeastern provinces is completely different from that in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region.

Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei are mostly mountainous, but Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar are a few mountainous areas. Most areas are plains, and the most prosperous areas are concentrated in the northern plains of the four eastern provinces.

If you want to gain a foothold in the Dongsi Province, you must adapt to the terrain and climatic conditions of the Dongsi Province.

The winter in Shanxi Province is also very cold now, but the temperature is only about minus ten degrees Celsius at most. The coldest season every year is only one or two months. The four eastern provinces start to enter winter in October every year and will not leave winter until around March of the following year. Nearly half of the year is in winter.

If you want to gain a foothold in the four eastern provinces, you must be able to withstand the test of severe cold.

"I'm already here. Shall we meet first? The meeting is in three hours?"

"Okay, call Old Xing over and let's have a small meeting with the four of us to draft some cadre appointments."

After Zhao Gang left, Yu Zhigan touched his head and looked at Li Yunlong and said, "Commander, does what you just said still count?"

Li Yunlong kicked him directly: "Whatever you want!"

After saying this, Li Yunlong began to draft the appointment while thinking.

Li Yunlong's troops were previously in the form of detachments, but now that the number of personnel has expanded, the detachments are no longer suitable, and Li Yunlong plans to reorganize them into regiments and columns.

Li Yunlong now has a total of twelve detachments and sixteen new battalions under his command, with a total of more than 54,000 people.

Li Yunlong planned to take away 30,000 of these people, and the remaining 20,000 would serve as logistics support troops. Before the four eastern provinces established a stable base, many resources needed support from the rear, so it was necessary to ensure that the material channels leading to the four eastern provinces were unobstructed.

Li Yunlong also planned to dismantle part of the arsenal in Heiyun Mountain and move it to the four eastern provinces along with Li Yunlong's troops.

Originally, Li Yunlong's most favored base was Chifeng.

Chifeng is a very strategic location. If it can be taken, it can threaten the old city of Sijiu at any time, and it can also enter the four eastern provinces at any time.

However, Chifeng belongs to the Rehe area, and the scope of Li Yunlong's military region includes Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar, but not Rehe.

The reason why the Rehe area was not assigned to Li Yunlong must have been that the rear headquarters had its own considerations.

Chifeng has a good location. Li Yunlong knows it, and the Japanese also know it. There are also quite a few Japanese around Chifeng. It is still difficult for Li Yunlong to gain a foothold in Chifeng.

After a small meeting, Li Yunlong, Chief of Staff Wang, Xing Zhiguo and Zhao Gang drafted the appointment of cadres for Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar. It was almost time for the meeting, and cadres from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column also arrived at the command center one after another.

"Everyone's here, right? Let's have a simple meeting and read out the personnel appointments."

Li Yunlong glanced at everyone and looked at Xing Zhiguo. Old Xing nodded, took out a notebook and began to prepare the meeting minutes.

"Let me introduce Comrade Wang Xin to you all first. You should all know him. He will be the Chief of Staff of our Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region."

Wang Xin stood up with a serious expression, glanced around, then smiled and said, "I'm new here, and I'll need your support for my future work."

Although they didn't say much, Li Yunlong and Wang Xin revealed a lot of information in their words. The first was that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column was abolished and it is now the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region.

The scale of the military region is definitely much larger than that of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column. In fact, the Eighth Route Army is now popular with small organizations and large forces.

After all, after the reorganization, the Eighth Route Army only had the organization of one army group and three divisions. No matter how well it developed outside, it could not exceed the organization of the army group.

So although each division has more than 100,000 people and is only organized as a division, its actual size is larger than that of an army group.

The most typical example is the 129th Division. After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, it had more than 100,000 people. By the time the Japanese surrendered, the 129th Division had 300,000 people. Is this the size of a division?

Because the headquarters had a small organization, the organization at all levels also shrunk a lot. For example, Li Yunlong's independent column should have been a division-level column at the beginning. Later, when it became the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column, it should have been an army-level column.

However, during the Independent Column period, Li Yunlong's column was organized as a brigade-level column, and by the time of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column, it was an division-level independent column.

The current Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region is a large military region, and its organization should be that of a group army. However, because its headquarters is only that of a group army, Li Yunlong's military region can only be a division-level military region, and is still under the jurisdiction of the 18th Group Army.

Of course, Li Yunlong is still a junior in front of Wang Xin, the brigade commander, the division commander and others. Don’t think that the brigade commander is just a brigade commander. The brigade commander is just the lowest position in the brigade commander’s position.

In addition, he is also the commander of the Taiyue Military Region and other internal positions.

Wang Xin also served as deputy commander of the Taiyue Military Region.

In fact, the position of commander of the Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning Provincial Police is the lowest among Li Yunlong's positions. Li Yunlong also has another position, deputy director of the First Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, and his immediate superior is Comrade Kou Shi.

"The first thing I've called you all here for is the reorganization of our Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Column into the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region. From today on, the Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Column will be abolished and the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region will be established. Old Zhao, please read out the appointment letter!"

Zhao Gang stood up, took out the appointment letter and read it again, and everyone below applauded. The fall of the four eastern provinces is an eternal pain in the hearts of all Chinese people. In the past, Li Yunlong clamored for a counterattack on the four eastern provinces every day.

Many people thought that Li Yunlong was just talking. After all, that was the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, and the climate was very harsh. The current situation did not support a counterattack on the four eastern provinces.

No one expected that the day would come when Li Yunlong would lead them to counterattack the four northeastern provinces.

"Alright, be quiet for a moment. Let me explain the situation. First, regarding the establishment of the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region, you must keep it secret for the time being. At least before we depart for the four eastern provinces, this news cannot be leaked. We will still maintain the name of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column."

Looking at Li Yunlong's serious expression, everyone nodded, knowing what Li Yunlong meant. He was preparing to catch the Japanese Kwantung Army off guard. If the news spread too early, the Japanese might prepare in advance, which would be detrimental to the work.

"Secondly, after you finish assigning the positions, you will have all the soldiers register when you return."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he said in a deep voice: "Register the family information of all soldiers. Soldiers who are only sons in their families should record it. Fathers who are in the army with their sons will follow us to Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaocha, and sons will stay behind. Do you understand?"

Zhang Dabiao and others, including Wang Xin and others, looked at Li Yunlong in surprise. They obviously did not expect Li Yunlong to make this request. This order was usually given when forming a death squad or carrying out a dangerous mission with a high risk of death.

"Comrades, the situation in the four eastern provinces is much worse than we imagined. Be prepared to sacrifice at any time, including me, Li Yunlong, and you!"

"Remember, you must keep clear statistics!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 357 Departure, Rear Headquarters

"Now I'd like to announce some work adjustments for everyone."

Li Yunlong took out a list, which was a preliminary list drawn up after discussion between Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others.

First, Li Yunlong looked at Che Youguo and Liu Changxi. "Old Che, Old Liu, your areas of activity are in northern and western Hebei, so I've discussed with headquarters that you should restore the previous 9th Column organization and assign you to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Is that a problem?"

Che Youguo and Liu Changxi looked at each other and said, "We will obey your instructions."

"Okay, take more supplies with you when you leave. We may need you to transport supplies to us from Jibei in the future."

"Old Li, don't worry, as long as you, Li Yunlong, need us, we will do our best!"

After a brief chat with Che Youguo and Liu Changxi, the two of them also got up and left.

The reason why Che Youguo and Liu Changxi were transferred was mainly because only Che Youguo and Liu Changxi's troops were active in northern Hebei. If this troop followed Li Yunlong to the four eastern provinces, such a large base in northern Hebei would be equivalent to being abandoned, so they were directly removed from Li Yunlong's organization.

"Kong Jie!"