in2ebook Chapter 575 The Situation in Zhalantun
Chapter 575 The Situation in Zhalantun
Zhou Baozhong blew a whistle into the forest, and then many soldiers wearing E country uniforms jumped out from the bushes.
They greeted the soldiers of the independent column, and then carried out the delivered wooden boxes one by one, and even pushed more than a dozen wheelbarrows.
Fortunately, Gao Dashan had prepared it for them in advance, otherwise it would not be so easy to move these supplies back.
After several hours of trekking through the dense forest, we finally arrived at a valley called Heixiaziwo in the northeast of Zhalantun.
"Captain Gao, this is the Black Blind Man's Nest, the headquarters of our independent brigade. It is only five or six miles away from Arong Banner in the south."
Gao Dashan looked at the towering trees that were dozens of meters high and couldn't help but take some photos.
"Commander Zhou, you called this place the Black Bear's Nest. You really don't regret having the Black Bears, right?"
"Haha, there may have been some before, but we haven't seen any since we came here. But this name is also good. The local people don't dare to come here to hunt or pick pine cones, for fear of the black bears here. This way, our whereabouts can be kept secret."
"What about the situation in Arong Banner?"
Zhou Baozhong led Gao Dashan into a wooden house of about fifty or sixty square meters.
"Captain Gao, this is our headquarters. We used to have activities here, and it's also our territory. We recently repaired it after we came back. Come with me, and I'll tell you about the surrounding situation according to the map."
Gao Dashan smelled the strong scent of wood and walked to the military map hanging on the wall.
“Captain Gao, our black box is nestled in the Greater Khingan Range, formerly known as the Great Xianbei Mountains.
The Greater Khingan Range starts from the south bank of the Heilongjiang River in the northeast and ends in the upper valley of the Xilamulun River in Chifeng City in the south, running from northeast to southwest.
The terrain of the Greater Khingan Range is complex, with mostly forests and high mountains. It is not suitable for the Japanese's mechanized marches or cavalry, so the Japanese's control here is not as easy as in the Central Plains.
However, the damn devils set up the puppet state of Manchukuo here and divided the Greater Khingan Range into four provinces: East, South, West, and North Khingan, and Zhalantun was the capital of East Khingan Province.
In fact, at that time, the Japanese not only established the puppet Manchukuo in the Greater Khingan Range, but also established the puppet Xing'an Army, which later gradually developed into the puppet Xing'an Military Control Region and four puppet Xing'an garrisons in the southeast, northwest, and northeast.
As a result, during the Battle of Nomonhan, the pseudo-Xing'an Army was severely beaten by Country E.
So in 1940, the Japanese abolished the pseudo Xing'an Military Region and the four pseudo Xing'an garrisons, and established the pseudo ninth and tenth military regions instead.
The puppet Ninth Military Region was responsible for the security of the puppet Xing'an South and West provinces. Its headquarters was stationed in Tongliao. The commander was Batmalabutan. It was in charge of the puppet 2nd Division, the puppet 3rd Cavalry Regiment, the 6th Cavalry Regiment, the puppet independent cavalry company, the puppet mountain artillery company, etc., with a total of about 5500 people.
The puppet 7th Military Region was responsible for the security of the two provinces of East and North of Xing'an. Its headquarters was stationed in Hailar. The commander was Urkin, who commanded the puppet 8th Cavalry Regiment, the 1900th Cavalry Regiment, the puppet cavalry independent company, the puppet mountain artillery company, etc., with a total of about people.
Therefore, the Northeast Independent Brigade is now under the control of the pseudo Ninth Military Region.
There are few Japanese soldiers in the Greater Khingan Range, but there are quite a few in Zhalantun.
After all, Zhalantun is not just the provincial capital of the pseudo Xing'an East Province, but also an important stronghold on the Manchurian Railway and a must-pass place from Qiqihar to Hailar.
"Commander Zhou, if this place is so dangerous, why did we choose to locate the brigade headquarters here?"
"Alas, the more dangerous the situation, the more we are needed. If our Northeast Independent Brigade hides in the mountains and forests every day and doesn't come out to fight the Japanese, then we are not an independent brigade, but a runaway brigade!"
Gao Dashan looked at Zhou Baozhong with new eyes. The more dangerous the place, the more oppressed the people will be, and the more they need to see the power of resistance. Otherwise, if there is no hope in the eyes of the people, wouldn't they become completely submissive subjects of the Japanese devils?
When it was still the Anti-Japanese United Army, Zhou Baozhong led the second team to the Greater Khingan Range north of Zhalantun to develop a base.
They did not have uniform military uniforms. They all wore common people's cotton-padded clothes, dog-skin hats, and carried long guns and short cannons. Common people thought they were bandits and stayed away from them.
Later, they helped the people chop wood, sweep snow, and repair wooden houses. They also fought several brilliant battles in Zhalantun, and were finally accepted by the people.
Therefore, a nation needs a lighthouse to move forward, and these anti-Japanese war teams are the brightest lighthouses of this era.
"Commander Zhou, I have a general understanding of the situation. So there is a large group of Japanese soldiers stationed in Zhalantun, plus a pseudo cavalry regiment and an artillery company?"
"That's right, these troops are all near the train station because they are afraid that the anti-Japanese forces will cause sabotage!"
Gao Dashan now has a basic idea in his mind. There will be no problem in defeating just this battalion of Japanese devils plus these puppet troops.
However, we are surrounded by the Japanese Kwantung Army, so the top priority now is to develop our team first.
"Commander Zhou, we have a long way to go to fight the Japanese, so for now we should expand our team first and then focus on training!"
"Well, some of our former Anti-Japanese Allied Forces are still hiding in the mountains. I have sent people to contact them. Once we find them all, our team will be even stronger!"
Gao Dashan took out the organization chart that Wang Meng had given to the Northeast Independent Brigade. According to the initial plan, this team of 400 people would be divided into four infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, and one reconnaissance company.
Of course, these people who have undergone the most rigorous training will have no problem being squad leaders, so their next step is to expand the team tenfold with these 400 people as the base.
"Captain Gao, we have many passionate men in the Northeast, but can we keep up with the logistical support, such as weapons and equipment, as well as food, drink, and toilet supplies? We need to ensure that all these are adequate.
When we were in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, many soldiers froze to death. There was no cotton in their cotton-padded jackets, only straw! "
"Commander Wang, didn't the two radio operators who met up with you in advance tell you about the strength of our independent column?"
Zhou Baozhong chuckled. Even though he had heard a lot from the two soldiers and had shown them the weapons they carried, he still felt unsure.
After all, when they left the Northeast, the wealthy Northeast Army was not as wealthy as they described.
"Captain Gao, it's not that we don't believe what those two comrades said, but we didn't expect that in the three to five years since we left Northeast China, Shanxi has such a strong army? We are happy from the bottom of our hearts, but we really don't feel confident without seeing it."
"Okay, let's go unpack then?"