" Ye Fei, I heard that you did a good job in Suzhou . Both the Kuomintang and the Japanese said that you will be eliminated, but I think you have been destroying others! I see that your equipment is enough to equip a brigade, right? "
1940, when the commander of the First Detachment of the New Fourth Army, Chen Yi , while inspecting the second route of "Jiang Kang" under his command, Ye Fei, said this sentence intentionally or unintentionally to the deputy commander of this army.
Chen Yi
General Ye Fei has experienced many battles and has flexible tactics. He experienced the three years after the Long March of the Red Army, and under extremely difficult circumstances, he not only preserved the troops, but also developed. He has never feared anything when facing the enemy. But Commander Chen's words shocked him. He quickly said, " Commander Chen, we are not so rich. Don't treat us as a rich man. "
Chen Yi smiled and said, " don't have to be humble. I have seen it. You are indeed rich. Every squad has machine guns. But, you see, our other troops are still in trouble. At this time, you have to take the overall situation into consideration. "
Ye Fei
General Ye Fei sighed secretly. It seems that he will not be able to pass the test if he doesn't hand in some things this time. So he immediately stated that he would hand in 50 light machine guns. Chen Yi looked at him with a smile and nodded slightly.
Not long after, Chen Yi personally went to the army to investigate, and then ordered Ye Fei to surrender 50 machine guns. But Chen Yi never dreamed that Ye Fei had a big ambush for himself. After he handed over 100 machine guns, he actually had more than 100. It seems that this "Jiang Kang Second Road" can be said to be rich. So, how did they get so many weapons? How did they fight Chen Yi in an ambush?
New Fourth Army Machine Gun
Ye Fei and the Old Sixth Regiment
General Ye Fei is an overseas Chinese child from Philippines . His father owns a lot of manor property in his hometown. When he was a child, Ye Fei was sent back to school in China. During his time at school, Ye Fei was exposed to new ideas and established his revolutionary goals. After a very arduous struggle and training, Ye Fei became the commander of the Red Army guerrillas in 1933.
Ye Fei has a very flexible mind and has a very thorough understanding of the guerrilla theory proposed by Chairman Mao. During his several years of guerrilla warfare career, he has been active in the Fujian-dong region. There was a time when the Fujian Provincial Party Committee was destroyed and the troops lost contact with the Party Central Committee. At this time, Ye Fei supported the overall situation alone, not only restored the organizational relationship, but also developed the Red Army's Fujian-East Independent Division.
Fujian East Independent Division
1934, Central Red Army was forced to start participating in the Long March. Ye Fei was not in the Central Red Army sequence, so he stayed and carried out guerrilla war with Chen Yi . Faced with the unfavorable environment of isolation and heavy army encirclement and suppression, Ye Fei not only used victory to fight back against the enemy's "clearance" many times, but also rebuilt many base areas, and the troops also fought more and more.
1937, the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out in full swing. The troops that were originally staying in the base area to fight guerrillas were able to walk out of the mountains and become the country's regular army. Later, after continuous struggle, the second armed force led by the Communist Party of China, the New Fourth Army, was born. Ye Fei's troops were also reorganized into the Sixth Regiment of the Third Detachment of the New Fourth Army and entered the Maoshan area of Jiangsu Province. Although the troops changed several times later, the title of the "Old Sixth Regiment" has always been very famous.
New Fourth Army
When it was first established, the sixth regiment was also full of difficulties. The soldiers in this army are all from Fujian. They do not understand Mandarin and Southern Jiangsu dialect, and they are basically unable to communicate with the local people. Guerrilla warfare requires the support of the people, and language barriers will definitely increase the difficulty of the operation of the troops. Secondly, the enemy's strongholds near Maoshan were scattered, and there was no room for the Old Sixth Regiment to be active. However, Ye Fei still overcomes many difficulties and organizes several battles in Gaomiao, Baodian and other areas, achieving good results. Chen Yi was very happy with their achievements. He once called them "my good regiment, a model for the entire army" in front of everyone.
New Fourth Army
transformed into Jiang Kang Second Route
However, during this period, the development of the New Fourth Army has encountered great problems. Chiang Kai-shek He has always been extremely restricted by the Communist Party's troops. This is true whether it is the size of the troops or the scope of activities. In order to limit the development of the New Fourth Army, Chiang Kai-shek even cut off the supply of the New Fourth Army, making the actual operation of the troops even more difficult.
In this case, we must come up with a way to break through Chiang Kai-shek's restrictions within a reasonable range. The Party Central Committee has repeatedly proposed to let the New Fourth Army develop in the direction of northern Jiangsu. However, this is somewhat beyond the scope defined by Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, Xiang Ying, the actual controller of the New Fourth Army, dared not take this step for a long time. However, Chen Yi, the commander of the First Detachment with foresight, was very anxious about this form. But after thinking hard, I still couldn't find a good solution.
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Chen Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration: It is inappropriate to let this new team continue to use the number of the New Fourth Army, and the restrictions from the Kuomintang are too strict. Can you consider building this team into a team that sounds neutral but is inherently led by the party organization?
Chen Yi
He just showed this attitude, and He Kexi immediately expressed his support. At the same time, He Kexi also reminded: " I have been in Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army . Now we are going to Jiangnan , or we should name it Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. "
Chen Yi was very happy after hearing this and immediately approved the name. However, when arranging the specific number, Chen Yi put some thought into it. He named the new force "The Third Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Volunteers in Jiangnan", abbreviated as "The Third Route Army of Jiangnan". As for why it is the third route, Chen Yi's explanation is to confuse the enemy and make them confused about how many troops the Volunteers have. Another reason is that he had long had the idea to voluntarily adapt some troops of the New Fourth Army into Volunteers to break through Chiang Kai-shek's restrictions.
Chiang Kai-shek
In fact, the first route of the "Jiang Anti" troops has always been virtual and there is no exact force. So, who will be this "Second Route Army"? Chen Yi had already thought about it and let Ye Fei's sixth group be his! They will gather several other troops and start working together from then on. After the matter of
gradually becoming rich
adaptation was decided, the Party Central Committee also gave new instructions to the New Fourth Army: to use to "consolidate southward, fight eastward, and develop northward" as a strategic policy, and expand the activity area to the north and eastward. Therefore, as an advance team, the various armies of the "Jiang Anti-Japanese War" went forward to the Ludong area where the Japanese and puppet troops were everywhere and the " Loyal and Yi National Saving Army" was rampant, and launched a military struggle.
Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army
The so-called "Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army" is actually a force organized by the Kuomintang with Dai Li as the center and carried out friction in the name of anti-Japanese war. When the "Jiang Kang Three Routes" were formed, Cheng Shougen, one of the elders, was killed by this army. Once you enter the east area of Lu, you will be under the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops and the "Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army", and the danger can be imagined. Therefore, both the Japanese and puppet troops and the Kuomintang once threatened that the "Jiang Resistance" would inevitably be eliminated soon.
However, Jiang Kang beat the other party hard and gave a warning. In May 1939, the "Jiangkang Second Route" first arrived at the Yangcheng Lake area, raided the Japanese and puppet army strongholds here, opening the prelude to the battle eastward. Next, they destroyed several small puppet army forces and expelled puppet army Zhao Peide from the Ludong area.
New Fourth Army
At the end of May 1939, "Jiang Kang" and the Japanese army fought an encounter in Huangtutang. What they were facing at that time were more than 200 well-equipped Japanese soldiers. As a result, in this battle, the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops used flexible tactics to turn passive into initiative, killing more than 30 opponents, plus a leading colonel. It can be said that after advancing eastward, the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops won the first battle.
On June 24, 1939, the "Jiang Kang Second Road" attacked Hushuguan Station at night, catching the Japanese army off guard. In this battle, Ye Fei and intelligence officer Li Guanyu disguised themselves as brothers and sisters, went to reconnaissance the enemy situation together, and got first-hand information. Finally, this battle achieved the results of killing and wounding more than 20 enemies, blowing up more than 100 meters of railway tracks, and burning down two barracks. Although the results of the battle are not too great, it has also achieved an inspiring effect.
Night attack on Hushuguan
On the other hand, the "Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army" has always been a major concern of "Jiang Anti-Japanese". In September and October 1939, the "Jiangsu Second Route" and the "Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army" fought several times, winning and losing each other. However, in October, Wu Kun, the first deputy commander-in-chief of the "Jiang Anti-Japanese War", was hit in the head by the bullets of the "Loyal and Righteous National Saving Army" during the fierce battle, and was therefore sacrificed. The two sides formed a bloody feud and almost started a war later. Later, with Chen Yi's mediation, the matter was peacefully resolved.
The long-term battle not only did not let "Jiang Kang" be eliminated, but instead made them stronger and stronger as they fought. In addition to the fact that the number of troops is nearly twice as many as when they set out, weapons can also be regarded as "phobl gun replacement". Ludong area was once one of the channels for the Kuomintang troops to carry out the Battle of Shanghai and , and there were many weapons discarded on the road. After the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops entered Ludong, they launched a carpet-style search, and the results were really rewarding. Coupled with the capture in military operations, the weapons of the "Jiang Anti" troops can be self-sufficiency and have more than enough.
New Fourth Army machine gun
How many of these weapons are there? All the "Jiang Kang Second Route" soldiers each have a long spear; each squad combat unit has at least one light machine gun; each infantry battalion is equipped with at least two heavy machine guns ; the headquarters of "Jiang Kang" is directly affiliated with two fully packed heavy machine gun companies; in addition, there are quasi-heavy firepower such as mortar , grenade , and quasi-heavy firepower. Among all the New Fourth Army units at that time, their weapons and equipment were second to none.
So, the scene at the beginning of this article came. After Chen Yi heard that the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops were so rich, he immediately came to inspect and immediately asked him to hand over 50 machine guns to balance the combat effectiveness of other troops. Although Ye Fei was a little reluctant, his superiors could not disobey the orders. In this way, 50 brand new "Czech" light machine guns were handed over to Chen Yi and his inspection troops.
Czech light machine gun
Out of etiquette, Chen Yi came to the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops again after a few days. As a result, his eyes lit up a little again when he saw this. He found that each squad's first-level combat unit is still equipped with a light machine gun. He immediately found Ye Fei and asked, " How many machine guns do you have? Why did you pay 50 yuan and so much? No, you have to pay another 50 yuan. In my opinion, each company is left with six light machine guns and two heavy machine guns in each battalion. This is enough. "
Ye Fei was stunned by this order. These weapons were not easy to come. If you want to leave, wouldn't it make him feel distressed? However, it was difficult to violate the fate of his life, so Ye Fei had to call out another 50 machine guns and handed them over to Chen Yi to take them away.
New Fourth Army machine gun
twice in a row, and 100 machine guns were handed over. Chen Yi's two inspections were really "a big gain". But he didn't expect that Ye Fei still had an ambush with him. It turned out that due to too many weapons, each company's chief also had at least three light machine guns in the hands of . However, these guns were disassembled and placed in the bucket, so Chen Yi did not find it. After Chen Yi left, Ye Fei ordered the chief officer to take out the parts and assemble them into light machine guns. In this way, the full staffing requirements of each class can still be met.Chen Yi did not expect that he had to leave a hundred light machine guns from "Jiang Kang", and Jiang Kang actually left more of them.
In the following battle, the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops continued their legend. Excellent weapons and wonderful tactics allow them to show their skills in the Ludong area. In 1940, the "Jiang Anti-Japanese" troops were reorganized and their combat effectiveness was further enhanced. After the Southern Anhui Incident, "Jiang Kang" was reorganized into the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division of the New Fourth Army, becoming another legend on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War.
