There was no other way. Bai Yihua could only lead the team to fight and retreat. Their range of activities was getting smaller and smaller. In the face of the heavy attacks of the Japanese, Bai Yihua could only lead the troops to retreat to the northwest area where the enemy's sphere of influence was relatively weak. With the help of Tang Jian, Cai Shan, Shan Haitao, and Shi Shoutian, Bai Yihua struggled to fight the Japanese. Many times, they had almost run out of ammunition and food. Fortunately, Bai Yihua was more meticulous in this aspect. He could always think of a way to resolve these matters before they appeared. These points could be seen from the dining table of the soldiers.
On this morning, Bai Yihua saw that the porridge on the soldiers 'dining table could reflect their figures. He immediately realized that the army was out of food again. Bai Yihua had a principle when raising food, he would never raise food from the local people. That was, other than eating outside, it was the transport team of the Japanese or the puppet Manchurian army. Food was a big problem for a team of a few hundred people. In order to solve this problem, Bai Yihua and Hu Zi went down the mountain to find a way to solve the food problem. This time, they had brought money with them and were prepared to go to the nearby town to buy some food. When they arrived at Lijiatun Town, they wanted to take a look at the food stall. Bai Yihua heard two people dressed like commoners beside him say,"This Yan Laoxi's troops are no different from f * cking bandits. They said they were buying food, but they still want us to deliver it.”
Another person said,"You should be content. This time, he even gave us the money first." The last time I bought food, I had to make three or four trips to get the money back.”
"If he doesn't give us money, we won't sell our food to them.”the man said. "Now is the time when we are short of food. How many hands are reaching out to our county?”
When Bai Yihua heard this, he understood that the food belonged to the National Government. An idea sprouted in his heart. He waved at Hu Zi, and the two of them retreated to the mountain. Bai Yijing asked Hu Zi to quickly gather the reconnaissance platoon and ordered them to wear the Japanese military uniform. They quietly came to the only way to the Jinsui Army and waited for the arrival of the food delivery team.
Not long after, there were indeed more than ten carriages carrying food towards Bai Yihua and the others. When they arrived in front of Bai Yihua and the others, Bai Yihua waved his hand. More than thirty people immediately stood up and surrounded the carriage team. When the coachmen saw that it was a Japanese soldier, they were shocked and put down the things in their hands to escape. Bai Yihua and the others solved the food problem without even firing a shot. Afterwards, the people from the National Government realized that there were no Japanese in this area. They had been robbed by bandits.
Bai Yihua led this team of nearly five hundred people all the way west, walking through the mountains. As the conditions worsened, deserters appeared in the army. In addition, there were members who were injured in battle and those who were sick. The army lacked medical care, which caused the number of troops to decrease greatly. The combat effectiveness of the troops was also weakening. In this way, Bai Yihua would only dare to fight with them when he encountered a small group of devils, so that the troops could get some replenishment. Just like that, Bai Yihua led the team to Shanxi. He learned from his fellow villagers that the newly reorganized 120th Division was currently operating in Qujing County, Shanxi Province. Bai Yihua was very happy. He knew about the military. He quickly sent Cai Shan to the 1st and 20th divisions of the Tang army to get in touch with the Tang army. After obtaining the Tang army's approval, Bai Yihua and the Tang army met.
When he saw Bai Yihua, who had a full beard, he grabbed Bai Yihua's hand and said,"Little White Dragon, even the commander-in-chief of the Tang army is full of praise for Bai Yihua. Back then, you were fighting against the devil in western Liaoning, while we were building the Red Army base and fighting the counter-encirclement and suppression of the Kuomingtang rebels. During your most difficult time, we are also on a long journey. In fact, the central government is also paying attention to you. Although we don't have the energy to help you. It was not easy for you to bring the team out of the cold northeastern provinces. How about this, you guys rest here for a while, and then we'll discuss your other problems. What do you think?"
Seeing that the military commander understood his thoughts so well, Bai Yihua nodded excitedly. Being able to learn and fight under the military commander was exactly what Bai Yihua wanted. This was something he did not even dare to think about in the past.
Just like that, Bai Yihua rested in the 1st and 20th divisions for more than a month. During this period, the commander of the military had chatted with Bai Yihua several times and asked him about his future plans. Bai Yihua expressed his obedience to the commander's arrangements.
On this day, the military commander called Bai Yihua to the division headquarters."I have discussed with the other leaders in the division. According to your idea, we think it is more appropriate to send you to our deputy division commander Shawk's advanced army in Pingxi. When you get to Shawk, you can listen to his arrangements. Also, I've already given the order to the military supplies department to replenish your troops. Although we are also short on weapons and ammunition, we can still help you. Send someone to collect 10,000 rounds of ammunition and five machine guns from the military supplies department. I've also thought of your names. You'll be the vanguard of the North China Anti-Japanese Army. You are the commander. To the outside world, you don't belong to any army, so it's easier for you to move around.”
" Alright." Bai Yihua nodded repeatedly." I'll listen to the commander's arrangements. I'll go back and prepare immediately."”
Two days later, Bai Yihua led the anti-Japanese vanguard and left the division commander, marching towards Shawk's advanced army headquarters. Although Bai Yihua's anti-Japanese vanguard did not face many restrictions along the way, and although this was the second period of cooperation between the two countries, they still had some small friction with the troops of the Kuomintangs. However, it did not cause much trouble for Bai Yihua. Just like that, after more than two months of marching, Bai Yihua's anti-Japanese vanguards marched to Yanmen. When he learned that Wang Zhen's 359th Brigade was in Yanmen, Bai Yihua decided to lead the anti-Japanese vanguards to Yanmen to meet with the 359th Brigade.
In the past four months, Bai Yihua and Wang Zhen chatted until late at night almost every day. He also systematically studied some of the documents in the Central Government at that time. His subordinates had also learned a lot from the camp school of the 359th Brigade. While Wang Zhen was listening to Bai Yihua's report, he would occasionally explain and analyze some of his own views and experiences to Bai Yihua."Now that our party has achieved a second cooperation with the Guomindang, we still have to be on high alert against the pro-Japanese faction in the Guomindang. You will encounter this problem in your future struggles. However, there is a problem that you must pay attention to, and that is the problem of contacting and relying on the masses. One of the main reasons for your defeat in the northeast is that you don't have a solid mass base. Of course, this was also due to its history. At that time, our party's strength in the northeast was still very weak. Even now, our strength is not strong. Now, with the oppression of Manchukuo, the people there naturally don't dare to get close to us. Therefore, the anti-Japanese armed forces established by our party in the northeast are almost unable to gain a foothold. This is a lesson for us. You can walk around our camp for a few days and have a good chat with your people.”
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