Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 605 Chaos in Shandong

Tang Qiuli's motorcade was taking a temporary rest in Wuqi County, Dingbian District. With such a huge motorcade entering the city, residents rushed to see the spectacle. For a time, the traffic was jammed, and the local military, political and police departments had already been alerted.

The leader, Wu Qi County Magistrate, Wu Qi Security Division Commander, Wu Qi Special Service Branch Director, and his entourage came after hearing the news. The boss of Dingbian passed by his jurisdiction. This was something that had not happened in many years.{}

Tang Qiuli saw that these three Wu Qi leaders were plainly dressed and had no official habits at all. There were no entourages shouting at each other or a convoy of special cars. The three of them came in a police car and followed the car.

Here, there are more than twenty special agents.

The police from the branch came to protect Tang Qiuli's safety. Tang Qiuli was quite satisfied with this. The government officials in Dingbian have not yet contracted the habits of later generations. Even a small official with a big fart has to create a scene.

, shouting in front and crowding behind, making my heart panic when I look at it.

It just so happened that he also wanted to take the opportunity to understand the situation in Wuqi County. The county magistrate carefully invited Tang Qiuli to dine in the county canteen. After all, he was the number one person in Dingbian. He felt very uncomfortable eating a random bite on the street.

Tang Qiuli didn't take it seriously, so he found a small restaurant nearby and told them jokingly that he would treat them today to express his condolences to the three of them.

The three leaders of Wuqi County were very surprised. They did not expect that the founder of Dingbian, a mythical figure, was so approachable and they abide by their professional ethics. If they were to support each other and make a grand show today, they would

The thing that Tang Qiuli hated the most in later generations was that he had already lost his official position and was sent to Dingbian to serve a prison sentence.

As soon as they sat down, the car of Chief of Staff Yang Ketian stopped at the entrance of the small restaurant. A staff officer got out. Mei Xue immediately went out and chatted with the staff officer for a few words. The car drove away quickly. Mei Xue came in with a telegram, her expression was pale.

It was so beautiful that Tang Qiuli looked at her strangely and accepted the telegram.

Immediately, his face became serious, and he said apologetically to the three Wuqi County leaders: "I'm very sorry, there is an important situation on the front line. I'm afraid I can't treat you to dinner. We must rush back to Dingbian immediately." The three people still had the slightest complaint, but

I felt quite regretful that I had lost the best opportunity to have lunch with the number one person.

This telegram that made Tang Qiuli uneasy was jointly sent by Li Honggang, commander of the 29th Corps stationed in Shandong, and Han Tie, commander of the Yellow River and Henan Defense Line Garrison Corps, which was heading to Shandong. According to the instructions of the division commander, Han Tie Corps

The mission of the Li Honggang Corps is to go to western Shandong and southwestern Shandong to take over county towns, establish local governments, and create base areas. The mission of Li Honggang's Corps is to defend coastal ports and important cities.

Herein lies the problem. After Han Fuju fled, the local governments that were originally dependent on Han Fuju collapsed one after another, and the entire administrative system was completely paralyzed. The Nanjing government was busy fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese and could not take care of Tang Qiuli's affairs for a while.

The troops were also fighting against the Japanese in Texas

, For quite a long period of time, various parts of Shandong have fallen into anarchy. Although Li Honggang has initially established an administrative system in the coastal areas and begun to operate it, in the inland areas of Shandong and the vast mountainous areas, the power of the *** division

, it hasn’t developed anywhere yet.

As a result, various local forces took advantage of the opportunity to rise up one after another. The folk customs in Shandong were already strong. Without the king's law, they could not be bothered. Landlords, gentry, local ruffians, and gang leaders put up recruiting flags everywhere and occupied the hills.

, pull the pole, for a time, all over Shandong,

There are as many army commanders as dogs, and the commanders are all over the place, racing to enclose the territory, divide the sphere of influence, and occupy the mountain to be the king. Today I will beat you, tomorrow you beat me, the gunfire is constant, the food is collected and donated, a team comes to pick off the common people.

The layers of skin have turned the great Shandong into a smoky mess, and the people are in dire straits.

Among them, the banditry in southern Shandong and southwest Shandong is the most serious. There are three largest forces. One is the so-called Southwest Shandong Security Army. The commander is nicknamed Liu Motou. He has more than 8,000 guns and is entrenched in Yimeng in southwest Shandong.

In the mountainous area, this Liu Motou turned out to be a

A habitual bandit, no one knows his real name. He is good at martial arts, especially the Iron Tou Kung Fu. It is said that he can break a millstone with his head, hence Liu Mo Tou's nickname. He is bloodthirsty by nature and has harmed the place for many years.

Han Fuju sent troops to suppress the army many times, but all returned without success.

A so-called Shandong Self-Defense Force, with a commander named Zheng Sanguang, had more than 10,000 guns, and was entrenched in the Taishan area of ​​​​Shandong. This Zheng Sanguang was originally from Hebei, and was cruel by nature. He did not rob any place, but robbed all his property and food.

, killed everyone, burned down the house, and called himself Zheng Sanguang. The local people hated him to the bone because of his cruel behavior. The bandits under his command were all habitual bandits with heavy blood debts. The bandits in this group had strong cohesion.

There was a force called the Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army. The commander was named Chen Tiannan, and he had more than 5,000 guns. This man turned out to be a regiment commander of Han Fuju's army. When the Battle of Dezhou began, Han Fuju abandoned his troops and ran away.

The troops dispersed. Chen Tiannan led his troops and robbed a secret arsenal belonging to Han Fuju. He returned to his hometown of Juye. With guns and money, he didn't have to worry about people, so he quickly formed a team.

Because the word "anti-Japanese" was in the team, it attracted many people to defect. Chen Tiannan had been in the army and knew how to gather people's hearts. Although his team had the smallest number of people and the shortest time to rise, it was well-trained and had strong combat effectiveness.

He is vaguely the most powerful local force in Shandong, and he also has the most complicated background. According to reconnaissance, there are Japanese activities in his team.

These are the three larger forces. As for the other bandits, which number as many as 1,800 or as few as 100, the security groups and village protection teams organized by local forces are everywhere. It is extremely difficult for the troops to carry out their work. In addition, Han Fuju

Over the years, in order to fight against the Nanjing government and preserve half of its own

In the state of **, the bandits were raised to support their own troops, to encircle but not suppress them, and to suppress them without stopping. After he was shot by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, most of the defeated troops under his command joined the local forces. The joining of these trained defeated troops changed the situation.

The nature of bandits has enhanced the combat effectiveness of these local armed forces.

Tang Qiuli frowned after reading the telegram. The situation in Shandong was more complicated than he expected. If these local forces were not quickly eliminated or reorganized, it would be difficult for the troops to gain a foothold in Shandong. What worried him even more was that the Japanese

People target local forces and bandit armed forces in Shandong, obviously because of Shandong's important geographical location.

Unable to break through the blockade of the East Finger, we adopted another strategy, preparing to insert a knife in Liu Tiehan's back and mess up Shandong. It is unclear how much these local armed forces or bandit armed forces are controlled by the Japanese.

Yes, I thought about it with myself, and made great efforts to prevent myself from stopping. Hundreds of thousands of armed bandits who were bribed or controlled by the Japanese were rampaging in the interior of Shandong. Once it became a situation, it would be a very terrible thing. The troops in Shandong said

You may suffer a big loss.

Tang Qiuli immediately called back to Li Honggang and Han Tie. The 29th Corps would not move to its original garrison. Its main task was to defend coastal ports. Soldiers with rich combat experience would be mobilized to form an anti-bandit force and conduct targeted training. Han Tie

Corps, immediately stationed in Xuzhou

, control the surrounding areas of Xuzhou, and send reconnaissance troops to go deep into areas seriously affected by banditry to conduct reconnaissance. It is necessary to find out the strength of the bandits, the areas where they are entrenched, and the patterns of their activities. At the same time, there are also targeted training units to prepare for large-scale bandit suppression operations.

After dictating the telegram, Tang Qiuli was stunned for a long time. What's the matter with his mother? The Japanese haven't moved anywhere, the bandits are having a lot of fun, and the mess left by Han Fuju is worse than he imagined.

The key is that he cannot mobilize more troops to march to Shandong. With the strength of the Korean Railway Force, it is impossible to complete such a large-scale bandit suppression operation. Moreover, he does not know when the Japanese army will take offensive operations in North China, and troops from various places dare not move.

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He organized his thoughts and asked the correspondent to call Tang Qiuquan. He said to Qiuquan: "Brother Qiuquan, except for the necessary reconnaissance team, the rest of your special operations detachment will go to Shandong, Xuzhou and

Han Tie will join forces to form a bandit suppression headquarters. You will be the commander-in-chief and will be fully responsible for the bandit suppression work in Shandong. In addition, a thousand people from my guard brigade can be assigned to your command to go to Shandong together."

"Also, I have transferred the cavalry units of Liu Chun's 1st Cavalry Brigade, Tong Batu's 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and Li Changjiang's 5th Cavalry Brigade to Shandong to be responsible for the task of suppressing bandits. The ** Division Air Force

, and also deployed five reconnaissance aircraft and ten fighter jets to bombard

Twelve bombing planes are stationed at Jinan Airport to carry out the task of suppressing bandits. This time, we are going to conduct a three-dimensional multi-arms operation to eliminate the banditry in Shandong in one fell swoop. These troops are under your command. Brother Qiuquan, how long will it take you?

Can banditry in Shandong be eliminated?"

Tang Qiu was ruthless and sent all the air force to Shandong. This shows how worried and fearful he was about the banditry in Shandong. What he feared most was the Japanese power controlling these bandit armed forces. If such a situation was formed,

The trend is that Liu Tiehan's East Point troops are being

In a situation of flanking attack and two-sided fighting, if the Japanese army took the opportunity to launch a coordinated attack, it would be a headache for him. Therefore, he did not hesitate to spend money to take advantage of the Japanese power before it was deeply rooted in Shandong.

Kill the armed bandits used by Japanese agents.

His last question to Qiuquan actually forced Qiuquan to come up with a timetable and issue a military order. Qiuquan knew what his brother was thinking. As a senior commander, he was more aware of the impact of banditry in Shandong on the entire war situation.

,However, Qiuquan is not an impulsive and unthinking person.

Qiuquan thought for more than ten minutes, while Tang Qiuli waited patiently. Finally, Qiuquan answered affirmatively: "Sir, give me three months. Before the end of May, I guarantee that there will be no one in Shandong."

Bandits exist," this answer made Tang Qiuli feel relieved. He knew that Brother Qiuquan was not a big talker, and maybe he would hear good news in less than three months.

The best way is for the Japanese not to make any big moves during this period. Although he knows that this is wishful thinking, Tang Qiuli still hopes that the situation he wants to see will appear.

(To be continued)