In April 1943, Wang Lushui, a famous general of the Eighth Route Army and political commissar of the First Brigade of the 115th Division, was transferred to the cpc committee secretary of lunan district and the political commissar of lunan military region.
Luo Ronghuan, secretary of the Shandong Branch of the CPC Central Committee, said to Wang Lushui, who was about to take office: "There is a situation that you need to know, you need to do your best to remove a big stone when you go to Lunan, in order to mobilize the local people. ”
"Please ask the chief for instructions on which big stone needs to be removed?" Wang Lushui asked.
"It is the big bandit of Liu Heiqi," Luo Ronghuan said, "if this person is not removed for a day, LuNan will be restless for a day!" ”
Wang Lushui nodded and said, "Got it." In fact, I have already heard about this Liu Heiqi, and this time when I go to Lunan to take up my post, I will definitely take the eradication of this person as the top priority! ”
Liu Heiqi' real name is Liu Guitang, born as a sheep herder, he has known some bandits since he was a child, and from his teens, he began to block the road and rob, gather crowds to burn and kill, and gradually formed a huge gang of bandits.
Because of his dark skin and face like the bottom of a pot, he ranked seventh among bandits, and he received the nickname of "Liu HeiQi".
These bandits roamed east and north China, harming the people for more than 30 years, so Liu Heiqi was also known as the "first giant bandit" in northern China. It is said that this man was lustful and had married 72 aunts and wives.
After the Japanese army invaded China, Liu Heiqi actively acted as a pawn for the Japanese to attack the anti-Japanese base area in Jiaodong. He was not only the commander of the Third Division of the Tenth Army of the pseudo-"Peace Founding Army" raised by the Japanese army, but also the commander of the newly organized Thirty-sixth Division of the Kuomintang, and he owed a blood debt to the Japanese soldiers and civilians.
The Eighth Route Army attacked them several times, but it was not completely annihilated, so Liu Heiqi became even more rampant, often boasting: "The Eighth Route Army is a strong dragon, and it is difficult to descend to me as a snake!" ”
After Wang Lushui arrived in Lunan, he attached great importance to the arrest of Liu Heiqi, but this guy was an old traitor and a giant, and as soon as there was a wind and grass, he slipped away.
In November 1943, the Lunan Military Region held a combat conference, and Wang Lushui once again put forward the idea of attacking Liu Heiqi.
During the meeting, the head of the reconnaissance section hurriedly walked in and handed Wang Lushui a piece of intelligence.
Wang Lushui looked at it and stood up angrily: "Comrades, last night the habitual bandit Liu Heiqi attacked Siyanzhuang in the east of Tianbao Mountain, shooting and killing more than 400 of my anti-Japanese masses, destroying the entire village, and our fathers and fellow villagers suffered!" ”
At this point, his throat was hoarse.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said to the crowd, "Lunan's fathers and elders fed us with millet, and we can't defend them, so what can we do?" The enemy gives us a knife, and we will give the enemy ten knives, a hundred knives, ten million! ”
The news of the murder of the villagers of Siyanzhuang further inspired the determination of the congregation to eliminate Liu Heiqi.
Wang Lushui pondered for a moment and said firmly, "To win this 'Dragon and Snake Battle', there must be a way." It is not so easy for the strong dragon to suppress the head snake, Liu Heiqi this guy is very cunning. ”
Then, he organized the cadres to study the specific action plan for eliminating Liu Heiqi.
First of all, Wang Lushui sent scouts to grasp Liu Heiqi's whereabouts through internal intelligence.
One night a few days later, near Liu Heiqi's old lair, Fei County Pillar Village, there was a sudden burst of fierce gunfire.
Liu Heiqi woke up from his sleep, and while ordering his aide-de-camp to organize a rebellion, he led the guards to flee for their lives.
As soon as he climbed the fence, the adjutant came up to him and said, "Commander, it's all right, it's a few Tuba Road, and as soon as the brethren rush out, they are scared away." ”
Late the next night, the gunshots rang out again, and before Liu Heiqi's soldiers could rush out, the Eighth Route Army retreated again.
For several days and nights, Wang Lushui sent out such an attack and disturbance group to act like this, and this ingenious strategy tossed the old treacherous Liu Heiqi helplessly. Later, when the night gunshots rang out again, he didn't care much.
On this day, according to the information provided by the "internal line", Liu Heiqi returned to his old nest pillar village. Wang Lushui decided to surround Zhuzizhuang and capture Liu Heiqi alive.
At midnight, the Fifth Regiment of the Lunan Military Region suddenly launched an attack on the defending enemy on the hill outside The Pillar Zhuang. The bandits in the village thought that it was a small group of Eighth Route Army that was making trouble, but they did not take it seriously.
At this time, the third regiment set up 4 encirclements around the pillar and attacked the village from several directions. Wang Lushui followed closely behind the assault troops to direct the battle.
The bandits in the village could not withstand this sudden and fierce attack, and they all retreated to the earthen enclosure where Liu Heiqi lived.
The troops of the Lunan Military Region squeezed into the village while fighting, and soon surrounded the polder.
Wang Lushui stood on a small upper floor with a collapsed gable, calmly observing the enemy's movements.
When a group of bandits rushed out, Wang Lushui ordered the light and heavy weapons of the three regiments to fire at the same time, hitting the enemy back.
Then, another group of bandits rushing out of the fence was attacked by three regiments.
Liu Heiqi failed to break through twice, so he desperately ordered his ace guards to launch a charge.
More than 100 guards, carrying box guns in one hand and large knives in the other, rushed forward with great momentum.
At this moment, Wang Lushui suddenly appeared at the front of the position. During the fierce battle, bullets flew "chirping" next to him, but he completely ignored it, only to see him wave his hand and loudly command the commando: "Throw the grenade!" ”
The eighth route army commando took the opportunity to rush into the Weizi Gate, and after a short and fierce battle, quickly destroyed the bandit nest.
The bandit leader Liu Heiqi escaped in disguise and was shot and killed by He Ronggui, a signal officer of the second battalion and the fourth company of the third regiment of the Lunan Military Region.
At this point, Liu Heiqi, the "first giant bandit in the north", was finally skillfully eliminated by Wang Lushui, a famous general of the Eighth Route Army, in this "dragon and snake battle".