Author: Unsentimental
On April 14, 1940, the Japanese army in Shandong concentrated on the 32nd Division, the 21st Division, and the independent 6th and 10th Mixed Brigades, totaling more than 8,000 troops, and the troops were divided into more than ten roads to "sweep" the Baoligu area, in an attempt to take advantage of the fact that the green yarn tent was not rising, to eliminate the main force of our army and destroy the base area.
In this "sweep," the Japanese army learned the lessons of the past, greatly increased the garrison strength of each stronghold, and adopted a wide front and echelon allocation, and gradually advanced the camp to the center of our base area step by step. In the operation, the Japanese army was always led by small units disguised as our guerrillas, and the main force avoided the main road and advanced covertly. The Various Japanese Troops not only coordinated with each other, but also left troops along the way to fight ambushes to prevent the Eighth Route Army from breaking through.
In the face of the enemy's heavy troop pressure, Luo Ronghuan and Chen Guang decided that all units should persist in the struggle, and that 2 battalions of the special service regiment and the border joint detachment led by the 115th Division headquarters should cooperate with the local armed forces to persist in the internal line struggle, and the main forces would be scattered in the border areas of the base areas, and they would choose to be close to the Japanese army all the way, so that they would not leave, which would be convenient for attacking the enemy and for them to turn to the enemy's flank at an appropriate time when the enemy was approaching, and wait for the opportunity to strike at the enemy with tactical means such as ambushes and attacks.
Due to the large number of organs and few combat troops left in the mountainous areas of the inner line, in order to reduce the target and facilitate mobility, the headquarters of the 115th Division and the three local committees of Lunan were scattered. The political organs of the 115th Division led by Luo Ronghuan were only covered by 3 companies of secret agents, and they were alone with the strong enemy. In order to adapt to the anti-"sweeping campaign," Luo Ronghuan formed armed platoons of political work cadres in the organs, organized the miscellaneous personnel into combat squads, practiced self-defense of the organs, and dispatched cadres of the organs to be responsible for disguised reconnaissance in order to grasp the enemy's situation.
In this way, Luo Ronghuan led such a small team to look around for gaps in the Japanese army in Fei County, Linbo, Teng County, and other places, flexibly interspersed, not only avoiding the enemy's encirclement many times, but also seizing small units of the Japanese army in Zongguangyu, Panjiazhuang, and other places to fight and retreat quickly. In this way, it not only struck at the enemy, but also did not allow the enemy to surround it, and also made the other side confused about the law of our army's activities and could not find the main force of our army.
One day, 1 company led by Wang Liusheng of the Yixian detachment and another company led by Kang Maozhao met on the road. When they heard that there was only 1 combat company around Commissar Luo and that they were active nearby, they immediately sent a messenger to look around for Commissar Luo and sent a message saying that there were 2 combat companies nearby, and that all the commanders and fighters were willing to avoid any hardships and dangers and swore to defend the chief's organ to the death.
After Luo Ronghuan learned of this situation, proceeded from the overall strategic situation and disregarded his personal safety, he immediately asked the messenger to call back, saying that he did not need to guard the troops, and asked Wang Liusheng and Kang Maozhao to quickly lead the troops to jump to the outside line and carry out the original task. With a fearless spirit, he himself continued to lead the division organs, interspersing the gaps between several enemy troops, sometimes trailing an enemy, and continuing to hide and seek with the enemy without leaving.
At dawn one day after Luo Ronghuan led the division's political organs to move to Walnut Yu, most of the personnel were still asleep due to the fatigue of the march for several days. The sentries of the guard squad suddenly noticed that there was hostility to the north. At this time, the main force of the special agent company went out on a mission under the orders of Luo Ronghuan, and only 4 guard squads were left to cover the political organs. Luo Ronghuan was not in danger, and ordered one of the squads to cover the transfer of political organs to the south. He himself led 3 squads up a hill on the edge of the village to monitor enemy movements.
Soon, enemies were spotted in both the northeast and northwest directions. How many enemies there are on the front, because the mountain is blocking the line of sight can not be judged. Luo Ronghuan found that there were several Oriental horses under the mountain, so he said to Luo Guiming, the head of the guard squad: "Send a few people down to see, and if possible, bring the Oriental horses." The 3 soldiers went around the bottom of the mountain to take a look, and it turned out that the Japanese brigade was hidden in the ravine, so they hurried back to report. After Luo Ronghuan listened, he said without hurrying, "Don't worry, the enemy under the mountain has not yet discovered us, wait a little longer." ”
Luo Ronghuan's judgment was correct. Although the Japanese troops at the front of the mountain were close at hand, they did not find them. Although the Two Flanks of the Japanese Army were not far in a straight line, the mountain road was rugged and could not pass for a while and a half. When the division's political organs had been transferred to safety, and the Japanese army was less than 200 meters away from him, Luo Ronghuan led the guard squad to quietly move. He was so calm in the face of extreme danger, which left a great impression on everyone.
After that, they moved to a small mountain village called Qilihe. It has been suggested to move to Tianbao Mountain to the north, where there is more room for manoeuvre. But Luo Ronghuan still said: "No hurry, first look at the situation and then say." Soon, news came that the enemy had increased its strength at all the main strongholds along the Yanzhou-Linyi highway and began to attack TianbaoShan. If the political organs of the previous division were transferred to Tianbao Mountain, it would be tantamount to self-surrender. Everyone was shocked into a cold sweat at the same time, all admired Luo Ronghuan.
Just when Luo Ronghuan led the division's direct subordinate organs to circumvent the inner line and circle around with the enemy, our main force was transferred to the outer line in time. Among them, the 686th Regiment and the 7th Regiment were active in the northwest of Fei County, the Eastward Detachment was active in the Tanma area, the Teaching Brigade was active in the Gukou Mountains, and the Sulu Removal Was active in the Tengfeibian area. The Yixian Detachment and the Canal Detachment operate south of Yixian County. With mobile and flexible tactics, all units attacked the Japanese and puppets everywhere, effectively pinning down the Japanese puppet troops who "swept away" our central area.
From 21 to 30 April, the above-mentioned troops annihilated more than 560 enemy troops. Among them, on April 30, the Yixian detachment defeated more than 200 enemies attacked by Zaozhuang at Tuoshan Mountain, killing more than 60 of them. The overwhelmed Japanese army once again gathered a large number of troops, and on May 4, more than 3,000 troops were dispatched from Yixian County, Zaozhuang, Lincheng, Hanzhuang and other places, and the troops were divided into 15 routes to besiege the Eighth Route Army stationed in Chulou and Luozhuang in the southwest of Yixian County. The enemy first bombarded with intensive artillery fire, and then launched a round of group charge. The Eighth Route Army calmly responded to the battle, and after a bloody daytime battle, after killing and wounding more than 300 enemies under the Japanese army hirota Nakasa, it took advantage of the night to break through the siege.
At this time, the Lunan Railway Brigade, which was active in the Xuecheng to Xuzhou section of Jinpu Road, under the leadership of captain Hong Zhenhai, hit a ticket train from Zhao Dun to Lincheng, completely annihilating the Japanese railway garrison escorting the car, causing an unprecedented impact. The Japanese army was shocked, and the Japanese troops from Xuzhou in the south to Jinan in the north all strengthened their vigilance and urgently summoned the troops who had entered the mountain to "sweep" back to help.
As a result, after nearly a month of bloody struggle, our army finally succeeded in smashing the Japanese army's "sweep" and defending the Lunan anti-Japanese base area centered on Baoligu.
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