Chapter 134 8. Inventory

From May 1 to the end of June, the Jizhong military and civilians fought a total of 272 times, killing 3,981 officers and soldiers below the captain of the Sakamoto Brigade of the Japanese and Puppet Army, and wounding 7,521 officers and soldiers below the Kashima Brigade of the Japanese and Puppet Army.4 light machine guns, 233 rifles, 8 pistols, 4 grenades, 14 bayonets, more than 13,000 bullets, more than 200 grenades, 23 horses, etc. were handed over.The Central Hebei Army also killed Chang Deshan, commander of the eighth division, Wang Yuanyin, political commissar, and 4,671 other commanders were killed or injured.

"The shape of a soldier is like water. The shape of water is to avoid heights and go down; the shape of soldiers is to avoid the solid and attack the weak." In this anti-"mopping up" operation, Lu Zhengcao and political commissar Cheng Zihua quickly organized the internal troops Zero, combined with the militia and the masses as a unit of platoons and companies, formed a martial arts team, used covert actions to deal with the enemy, broke through the enemy's iron barrel blockade, preserved the vital forces of the Jizhong Anti-Japanese War, and looked for opportunities to strike The enemy consumes the enemy's vitality.During the two months of the big "mopping up", there were 272 major battles, and several small battles every day.In this regard, Lu Zhengcao said: "In the middle of Jizhong, there is no place that has not fought, and there is no people who do not want to be slaves who have not directly or indirectly participated in the war. At that time, when marching or camping, they would encounter enemies anytime and anywhere. There are battles everywhere."

This battle shattered the Japanese North China Front Army's attempt to wipe out the leading organs and main forces of the CCP's Jizhong. Some main forces were not only preserved, but also developed.The local guerrillas in central Hebei and the anti-Japanese regime united the broad masses of the people and continued to persist in the plain anti-Japanese struggle. However, the losses of troops and anti-Japanese base areas were also serious.The 3rd Column and the Jizhong Military Region lost 46.8% of its personnel. Many local cadres were arrested and sacrificed. More than 50,000 people were killed, injured or arrested.The number of Japanese and puppet army strongholds increased to 1,635, the roads increased to more than 6,000 kilometers, and the blockade ditches and walls increased to more than 3,000 kilometers. The Jizhong Anti-Japanese Base Area was divided into more than 2,670 pieces. There is a tragic scene of "looking up and seeing the watchtower, stepping on the road, no village without filial piety, and crying everywhere".