Lost and Spy

Chapter 729 Nantong Chaos
Yue Zhenchuan didn't brag at all, and the journey from Suzhou was smooth.

In these occupied areas, the control power of the Japanese army is very weak, and they are mainly handed over to the puppet army and puppet police, and most of these people are just dawdling.

Especially in the Jiangnan area, life is relatively comfortable. Some of them are forced to serve as puppet soldiers, and some are just for nothing.

For example, the "Self-Defense Regiment" in Wuxi, headed by Yuan Bowang, had been in the army in the early years. Later, the Japanese army occupied Wuxi and was forced to become the commander-in-chief of the Wuxi Self-Defense Regiment.

The commander-in-chief is also suffering, including Wuxi County, Meicun, etc., and claims to have 2000 soldiers, but in fact they are distributed according to the number of people in each village, and they are fooled on the roster.

Usually the most important role is to collect security fees.

All the weapons were eliminated by the Japanese army, including a machine gun that lacked parts and could not fire, and 38 old rifles, most of which did not even have rifling.There are 103 firecrackers, and the rest are swords and spears.

What's more, they don't even have swords or spears.

During the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan Army was poorly equipped, but compared with these self-defense regiments, the Sichuan Army was simply an elite division.

The commander-in-chief of the Wuxi Self-Defense Corps, Yuan Bowang, is not like a "commander-in-chief" at all when he sees someone he is familiar with, but like a submissive little daughter-in-law who bows and bows whenever she meets:
"They are all from the village, and you all know me. I really can't be forced. I don't really want to be a traitor. If the anti-traitor group finds me in the future, you must testify for me."

Such "puppet troops" abound across the country.

The Japanese "grand plan" is to establish a self-defense regiment in every village, but no weapons are distributed.In fact, all men aged 1-15 in the village are counted as members of the self-defense regiment, and they bring their own weapons.

Such a commander, such a unit, how do you make them willing to work for the Japanese?
Guerrilla commanders behind enemy lines, such as Yue Zhenchuan, usually meet with these puppet troops, threaten and lure them, and force them to cooperate with the guerrillas.

Chief among them is the threat.

Most of the puppet soldiers are local people from the same town, and their families are all here. You are willing to be a traitor and are not afraid of death. Don’t tell me your family is not afraid of death?

Wife quarrels, children cry, even if you really like a dog, you can only swallow your anger and be a dog that doesn't bark.

Most of Wuxi and Taizhou in this way are like this.

In particular, the commander of the Second Self-Defense Battalion of the Taizhou Self-Defense Regiment, under the orders of their commander-in-chief, sent Meng Shaoyuan and his party respectfully all the way to Nantong.

The situation in Nantong is somewhat different.

"The puppet army in Nantong is not called the self-defense regiment, but the teaching team, and the captain is called the Weng Chuan family. They are hard-core traitors." Yue Zhenchuan, who escorted them all the way to Nantong, introduced: "Our guerrilla sent someone to contact him, but this People are very arrogant, saying that they are Japanese dogs when they are born, and they are also loyal dogs of Japan after death. They will never betray the Japanese.

Last month, we had a deputy detachment leader who fell into his hands, you know what this guy does?First strip off all the clothes on the person, straighten the arm, and use a big iron nail as thick as a finger to penetrate the palm and nail it to the city wall.The two legs were tied up with wire and nailed to the city wall; the two clavicles were pierced with wire and twisted into a buckle and hung on the wall; The candle, lit, just burned like that, until the oil dripped from the person's body, and finally the person was burned alive. "

Meng Shaoyuan's face became ugly.

"This man is not only cruel, but also executes exactly what the Japanese asked him to do." Yue Zhenchuan sneered a few times: "He goes to the village to collect various fees every two days. Arresting people, setting fire to houses, the common people nicknamed him 'Bapi Weng', and the villages near Nantong were all harmed by him."

Meng Shaoyuan frowned: "Where are our people?"

"We have a brigade in Nantong with 63 people. The brigade leader Qin Dongcheng is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Brigade of Nantong Security Guards of the National Army."

"Why are there so many people?"

"Nantong is the most difficult area for us to work in the enemy's rear. At the peak, there were nearly 3 people. On March 17, Nantong fell. The brigade fought the Japanese army in Xingang and suffered heavy losses. Withdrew At the time, there were 400 people including the wounded, but...just..."

"Say." Meng Shaoyuan's tone was a bit harsh.

"Yes." Yue Zhenchuan said hastily: "Unlike Suxichang and other places, the Japanese army still has certain strength in Nantong. From March 3 to this month, the Japanese army continued to sweep around Nantong. On the 17th of this month, the Japanese army used burning Later, the fire started from the Yuyingtang near Tangzhahedong Yuzhi Port, all the way to Mao'er Bridge in the suburbs of Nantong, and along the Tongyang Canal for more than ten miles, more than 4 families and more than 300 houses were reduced to ashes. Two sick teenage girls were burned alive.

On May 5, the Japanese army set off from Yijiaqiao in Nantong City and went to the countryside to "sweep up".

Afterwards, he rushed to Ge's old garden and killed 25 people.Elderly people, women, and children nearby who had no time to escape were forced to hide among the reeds by the Maoertan River in Chuanmaoertan. past.In this way, 108 people were massacred, and the river beach was stained red with blood. "

Speaking of this, Yue Zhenchuan's eyes were a little red: "Qin Dongcheng is an iron-blooded man, but he is a reckless man. He always likes to fight the Japanese to the death. On May 5th and 4th, he had encounters with the Japanese army, and he lost a lot of money. More than 8 people. But this is not the reason for his rapid downsizing. The key is that the situation in Nantong is too complicated.

There are more than [-] people in the local armed forces and miscellaneous troops of the national army in various places in Nantong. Everyone is disobedient and busy robbing people for territory. Qin Dongcheng's people have been dragged by more than half of them.As I said, Qin Dongcheng is a reckless man, and he is unambiguous in commanding battles, but it is difficult for him to lead the troops well and expand their strength. "

"Is this Qin Dong one of us?"

"It's not under the jurisdiction of the special office, otherwise I would have suggested that you change people." Yue Zhenchuan muttered: "When you got married in Shanghai, Zhu Yanni and Wei Yunzhe and I also discussed whether to enter Nantong, but the situation in Nantong is so complicated. And I heard that even the Fourth Route Army has set up an advance detachment, and even transferred the two battalions of the guard regiment, so we thought not to join forces."

Aren't the advance detachment of the Fourth Route Army and the two battalions of the guard regiment the predecessor of the future "Anti-Union Alliance"?

Meng Shaoyuan thought about it for a long time: "Then we have to pass through Nantong, is there any difficulty?"

"How else can I escort you all the way here?"

"Is there any unit that can cooperate?"

"Yes, a battalion of the Eighth Security Brigade is nearby."

"Who is the commander and what is his combat capability?"

"The battalion commander's name is Wei Yong. When it comes to fighting, you can't beat the Japanese. It's more than enough to fight the puppet army. Wei Yong fought a battle with the fourth brigade of the puppet army teaching team. The fourth brigade has more than 100 puppet troops. As soon as a devil fired a gun, all the puppet soldiers were thrown into disarray, and the devils couldn't do anything to shout. As a result, in that battle, all four devils were killed, and none of the puppet soldiers escaped, and all were captured. Wei Yong Well, stripped off the clothes of all the puppet soldiers and drove them back home."

A smile finally appeared on Meng Shaoyuan's face: "This Wei Yong is interesting."

"He is actually a member of the military commander."

"Oh?" Meng Shaoyuan didn't expect this.

"In February, he went to Suzhou and asked me to borrow a batch of ammunition." Yue Zhenchuan smiled and said: "The security brigade owes a lot of money, and there is a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition. I think everyone is fighting against Japan. I agreed to him and treated him to a drink. He told me himself that he is a member of the military command and is directly under the command of Yancheng Station."

"Then Cheng, you find a way to help me make an appointment with him. The sooner we meet, the better."

"Yes, I'll go now."

The situation in Nantong was something that Meng Shaoyuan had never thought of before.

This is tantamount to placing a nail in the traffic arteries in southern Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu.

If this nail is not pulled out, the line of communication cannot be said to have been truly opened up.

And the key to pulling out this nail is the Weng Chuan family!

In Nantong, fight a battle!
Meng Shaoyuan made this decision almost instantly.

The Japanese are not a big deal for the time being, but in terms of the combat effectiveness of the puppet army, they can still fight this battle.

"Director Meng, old Jiuchang Chizhou is back!"

While thinking there, Chang Chizhou, who was sent out first to contact Xiao Fugen, the "Hengjiang One-stop Train", appeared in front of him: "Boss Meng, I'm back."

"Well, stop talking politely and report the situation!"

"Yes, I got in touch with Xiao Fugen. As soon as he heard that the young master was coming to Subei, he immediately said that he would come to meet you. I said that the goal is too big, and it is easy to attract the attention of the Japanese. I still passed Nantong and arrived in Yancheng. I'll see you again when I'm here. Xiao Fugen agreed after hearing this, and he's already in Yancheng making preparations, and he's just waiting for the young master to pass by."

"Okay!" Meng Shaoyuan nodded, "I'm just about to do something in Nantong."

"One more thing." Chang Chizhou said immediately: "When I was about to leave, I happened to be at the Fourth Route Army, and a political commissar also found Xiao Fugen."

"Oh, what are you doing?" Meng Shaoyuan suddenly caught his attention.

Chang Chizhou also didn't understand why the young master was so nervous: "It seems that they have a group of people who want to go through northern Jiangsu, through Nantong, and reach southern Jiangsu. So they asked Xiao Fugen to find a way."

"how many people?"

"55."

Meng Shaoyuan found that his head hurt again: "What does Xiao Fugen mean?"

"Xiao Fugen is going to send someone to send them out of Yancheng, and I dare to ask the young master to meet them in Nantong."

"Bold?"

Meng Shaoyuan didn't want to say anything.

Many things in this world are like this:

The more you are afraid of something, the more he will come!
(End of this chapter)