Due to the flood, there were no Japanese pursuers behind him. Some troops retreating west began to gather and rest, but the fifth company continued to travel west along the Longhai Line.

The more you go west, the closer you are to Luoyang. Luoyang is the division-management area of ​​the 25th Division. The 25th Division should be at the moment resting near Luoyang. Xiao Liuzi was a little puzzled. While he was resting in a big town, he asked Li Qinglin: "Brother, let's go back to the 52nd Army?"

Li Qinglin had a gloomy face and said, "If you go back, you will be cannon fodder for them?"

"Then why are we going west?" Xiao Liuzi said.

Li Qinglin said: "Let's go west to cross the Yellow River."

Xiao Liuzi suddenly realized and said, "Are we going back to our hometown?"

Then he looked at the military uniform and said, "We are wearing the symbol of the Fifty-two Army. If we really go to Luoyang, we will not be able to leave at that time."

This town is called Wanglou Town. There is a large open space outside the town. A group of people are training on the open space. Li Qinglin smiled and pointed at the group of people and said, "Look at what number they use?"

There was a company training in the open space, and Xiao Liuzi ran over to watch the fun. These soldiers were wearing new military uniforms. They were definitely not new recruits in terms of age, but in terms of physical and military qualities, these people were even worse than new recruits.

After finally waiting for these soldiers to rest, Xiao Liuzi came forward to inquire. This unit was the second squadron of the First Battalion of the Ninth Detachment of the Independent Advance Column of the First War Zone, and was composed of some security groups that had just recanted from the north of the Yellow River in the First War Zone.

After the July 7 Incident, the Japanese army quickly advanced south and west. In addition to winning a long-lost victory in Taierzhuang, all other battles ended in failure. Even the well-equipped troops like the Central Army were defeated thousands of miles away, not to mention the small armed forces such as local troops, security groups, police, etc. that mainly maintain public order.

Some of these local armed forces were incorporated into puppet troops by the Japanese, and the others retreated to a relatively safe area with the large troops. Since the dam at Huayuankou broke, the surging flood temporarily prevented the Japanese army from advancing westward, and the National Government has freed up its hands to reorganize these scattered troops.

Although the Japanese army occupied a large area of ​​territory north of the Yellow River, because of their insufficient troops, the places controlled by the Japanese army were cities, important towns, dozens of miles around the transportation roads, vast mountainous areas and rural areas were still active.

The Military Commission was keenly aware of the role of these resistance forces behind enemy lines. They reorganized the remaining raiders and security regiments into advance columns, guerrilla columns, or reorganized into Class B Divisions. Some broken troops were withdrawn, and some troops with slightly stronger combat power were supplemented. After a period of training, these troops will be sent to the enemy-occupied areas for guerrilla warfare.

In addition to these paramilitary troops, after the outbreak of the Songhu War, the Military Commission reported to the Military Commission for approval and organized a paramilitary guerrilla force in the Songhu area - Zhongyi/Salvation/Military.

After the full war of resistance began, the Military Control Commission trained some military spies in various training classes. These spies systematically learned guerrilla tactics, and the military was the personnel trained by the Military Control Commission and Huangpu students as backbone.

The members of the Zhongyi Save the Country/The army are extremely complex, including patriotic and passionate young people, workers and peasants, gangsters, and even bandits and robbers, chickens and dogs. For example, more than half of the earliest members of the Zhongyi Save the Country/The army came from the Qing Gang disciples under Du Yuesheng.

These people gathered under the banner of anti-Japanese war. They cooperated with the regular army to fight. On the flanks of the enemy and on the battlefield behind the enemy, they attacked the enemy's small troops and used various means such as assassination, poisoning, and explosion to carry out anti-Japanese activities. This essentially guerrilla warfare restrained a large number of enemy troops.

Taking advantage of the rest of the other party, Xiao Liuzi mingled among them. After several rounds of cigarettes, they made some tricks. Xiao Liuzi touched the old man clearly.

The troops that the Fifth Company is now encountering are soldiers of the former security regiment reorganized in the First War Zone. They are soldiers of the Second Squadron of the First Battalion of the Ninth Detachment of the Independent Advance Column of the First War Zone. These soldiers have been trained for more than 20 days. In a few days, they will go to Xiuwu and other places north of the Yellow River to side-strike the Japanese army that occupied the northern section of Pinghan Road.

The equipment of the advancing column is basically light weapons, and it is not even comparable to the B Division of the National Army. Its organization is basically composed of troops, the squadron is equivalent to a company, the brigade is equivalent to a battalion, and the detachment is equivalent to a regiment. Soldiers can basically have one gun, a bayonet, a hundred bullets, and four grenades. These guns are varied, including Zhongzheng, Hanyang, and even one-on-one. There are very few Czech machine guns, and there are only a handful of heavy machine guns and mortars.

Now, Chen Zhendong, commander of the Ninth Detachment of the Independent Advance Column of the First War Zone, has issued an order. The First War Zone has decided that the Ninth Detachment will cross the river in advance within one week to occupy the site for the subsequent Independent Advance Column.

Chen Zhendong is from Henan, in his forties this year, and was originally the battalion commander of Feng Yuxiang's army. After the Central Plains War, Chen Zhendong took off his armor and returned to his hometown. After several years of hard work, he became a rich man in the local area. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he stood up and organized a team of hundreds of people in his hometown. This team was named the Anti-Japanese Civil Army.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the National Government still adopted a suppressive attitude towards local armed forces. So-called civilian troops like Chen Zhendong were not recognized by the government, and even the local county government did not recognize them. Therefore, these people were poorly equipped and had very few guns, and many people even had a big knife in their hands.

Although Chen Zhendong's civilian army had simple weapons, their fighting spirit was not bad at all. While the national army was fighting head-on, they attacked the enemy's transportation team and killed the enemy's fallen soldiers. Although there were great casualties, the results achieved were not small at all.

The Kuomintang army retreated, and the Anti-Japanese Civilian Army had to cross the Yellow River with the large army. The men who lost their hometown were not recognized by the government and had no supplies. Some people began to flee, and some people forced themselves everywhere, which attracted the attention of the above.

It just so happened that the First War Zone needed a large number of soldiers, and Chen Zhendong was once an officer, so he was appointed as the commander of the Ninth Detachment of the Independent Advance Column of the First War Zone, with the rank of colonel. The people he brought were incorporated into the Anti-Japanese Advance Army.

In addition to the civilian army brought from the north of the Yellow River, the Ninth Detachment also needs to supplement some security groups in eastern Henan. According to the reorganization plan, these security teams should have arrived long ago. The defeat of the Battle of Kolanfeng, the obstruction of the Yellow River's breach, and the annexation of other troops along the way. These security groups that should have arrived were only halfway, and the Ninth Detachment is now short of staff.

On the peak, regardless of the difficulties of the Ninth Detachment, they still issued an order to cross the Yellow River. With the order to send troops, Chen Zhendong was frowning.

But military orders are military orders, and no matter how difficult it is, they must be implemented. The weather is good today. Chen Zhendong took the guards and rode his horse to Wanglou Town. On the one hand, he came to see the second squadron under training, and on the other hand, he also went to this big town to relax.
Chapter completed!