The Japanese officers and soldiers were caught off guard as soon as they woke up from their sleep, and the battle went very smoothly.

The guerrillas quickly wiped out most of the Japanese officers and soldiers in the headquarters.

In the separate courtyard where the Japanese division commander and others lived, the officers and soldiers of the Taohuashan guerrillas were blocked. The Japanese army's firepower was quite fierce, and the guerrillas could not rush forward for a while.

In such a situation, the guerrillas were able to solve it easily. They immediately used firepower to suppress the enemy's firepower, and then used rocket launchers and 82mm recoilless cannons to pull out the Japanese firepower points one by one.

Not long after, the Japanese army lost the ability to resist and the guerrillas rushed into the yard.

Ten minutes later, the division commander, chief of staff and others of the 141st Division of the Japanese Army were taken out and brought to Gao Jiu.

When the division commander saw the Taohua Mountain Guerrillas wearing black uniforms, the tall and handsome man surrounded by the team members, he guessed his identity. His dissatisfaction was instantly left with only depression.

Gao Jiu asked the division commander to order surrender to the Japanese army that were still resisting in the city. The division commander knew that there was no meaning to resist any more, so he could only let his officers and soldiers die in vain. So he obeyed Gao Jiu's orders and issued an order to surrender to the remaining Japanese army in the city.

Soon after, the city of Tai'an returned to peace.

In this battle, the underground party Lunan Military Region, with the cooperation of the Taohuashan guerrillas and the Fourth Division of the Public Security Army, annihilated the division headquarters of the 141st Division of the Japanese army, the division headquarters directly under the division headquarters, and an infantry brigade, with a total of more than 15,400 people.

The remaining troops of the 141st Division are currently stationed along the railway line. They dare not come to counterattack Tai'an City and retreat directly to Jinan.

Tai'an City and surrounding areas have returned to the hands of the underground party Lunan Military Region.

The heads of the underground party, Gao Hong, Chen Zhiyong, Chen Johan, Yang Jiong and others were very excited. Not only did they recapture Tai'an City, but the Lunan Military Region also added a division's troops. They immediately sent a telegram to the Shandong Military Region for victory.

Chen John is now the deputy Zheng Committee of the Lunan Military Region, and Yang Jiong is the director of Zheng Zhi's department of the Lunan Military Region. They are all very moved. When they came to southwest Shandong, they only had a county brigade with only a dozen people just raised by Jiang Xiaomei. Now they have grown to tens of thousands of people.

This made them feel deeply moved and filled with pride.

The entire Shandong Military Region continued to grow and grow in the battle, and Gao Jiu's help played an important role. Everyone was full of gratitude to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu kept his word and released the division commander of the 141st Division of the Japanese Army and his officers and soldiers that afternoon, allowing them to return to Jinan City.

The division commander asked to meet the commander of the 12th Army, Yoshino, Toyoto, and in order to cover up his failure, he put all the blame on the Fourth Division of the Public Security Army, saying that the reason why Tai'an City was captured was caused by the rebellion of the Fourth Division of the Public Security Army.

He also said that Gao Jiu appeared in Tai'an City, which is also an important reason why they could not defend Tai'an City.

Yoshino Togo now understands that the main reason why the 141st Division failed was because Gao Jiu was making trouble there.

In order to protect the face of the 12th Army, he did not blame the commander of the 141st Division. He reported the reason for reporting him to the commander of the front army, Touchi Teraunuchi.

Shouyi of Tekanuchi was very angry, but he had no choice but to do anything about Gao Jiu's slander.

He is very distressed now, and the hope of opening the Jinpu Railway is getting slim. He is very helpless and has to report this situation to Dohihara.

Doihara was looking for an opportunity to replace Soichi Deanuchi. He seized the incident and started an activity in the base camp, recommending the candidate he selected to replace Soichi Deanuchi and serve as the commander of the North China Front Army.

Gao Jiu and others took advantage of the fact that the Japanese army was not able to attack Tai'an City at present, so they led a large army to the south, annihilate an infantry brigade of the Japanese railway garrison, conquered Zaozhuang, and completely destroyed all the railway facilities from the Tai'an to Zaozhuang. Even if no one interfered, it would take at least two months for the Japanese army to repair the Jinpu Railway.

Gao Jiu stayed in Tai'an City for a few more days. Seeing that the Japanese army had no movement, he said goodbye and left and returned to Taohua Mountain.

At noon that day, Gao Jiu was reading a book in the room, and Zhang Quan came in.

I saw an apron tied around his waist, some fine things stuck to his body, a smell of wine all over his body, a jar of wine in his arms, and several wine bowls in his hand.

He said with a smile: "Jiu Master, try the wine I made myself."

Zhang Quan's family was originally a wine brewer, but later they were bombed by Japanese planes. The whole family died and the wine brewing workshop was blown up.

When he was fleeing, he thought of finding a place where he could settle down, and then return to his old career and survive.

Over the years, wars have been frequent, so Zhang Quan put it aside. Later, the Japanese and puppet troops around Taohua Mountain could no longer pose any threat. Zhang Quan also relaxed in Taohua Mountain and rebuilt a winemaking workshop. He would come to work in it from time to time and reminisce about his unforgettable childhood.

Gao Jiu reached out and took the wine jar, put it on the table, then helped him dust off the sticky lees on his body, and smiled and said, "No, your winemaking skills are really good. I drink this wine very happily. I don't think we should drink it either. I'll call the brothers to come and have fun together."

Zhang Quan responded happily, then went out to call Jia Liu, asking him to inform the heads of the country to come.

Soon Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming, Du Shengxi, and Feng Xiucai came.

Since the opening of a new area of ​​the Golden Triangle, it has been rare for all the leaders to get together over the years.

Everyone was drinking happily, and when they recalled the past, they were very moved.

Zhang Quan said: "The year when the Japanese entered Shandong, I escaped from my home. On the way, I met Jiu Ye, Feng Xiucai, and dozens of refugees, and went to Taohua Mountain together.

Back then, I was very dissatisfied with Master Jiu and wanted to compete with him as the leader, so I competed with Master Jiu in front of Feng Xiucai and his brothers.

I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I thought I could beat Master Jiu, but I didn't expect that Master Jiu was so powerful that I beat me to a bruised face at that time. In the end, I became the second leader of the company under Master Jiu.

Seven years have passed in a flash, and these things seem to be right in front of you.”

Everyone laughed, Guo Hengming and Du Shengxi also talked about the experience of their rescue by Jiu Ye and Zhang Quan back then, and were also deeply moved.

Wang Zhankui smiled and said, "Second leader, you are really good. You have fought with Master Jiu. I have also practiced martial arts since I was a child. My bodyguard Hammer was better than my martial arts skills. That night, Master Jiu ran to my house and cleaned up the Hammer in just a few strokes. When he saw Master Jiu's skills, he knew that he was no match for Master Jiu at all, so he obediently became Master Jiu's prisoner.

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At the beginning, I was very depressed and didn’t know how Master Jiu would deal with me. Who would have thought that Master Jiu would directly mobilize me to follow him to fight against Japan and fight against the Japanese.

I, Wang Zhankui, have always been dissatisfied with him, but on the day I saw him, I was very convinced by him. I didn’t hesitate at that time and followed him. Fortunately, I followed him and became famous for his current glory.”

Feng Xiucai was very happy and drank a little too much.

He said with a flushed face, "At the time when I and the second head of the army and the people who fled, I followed the head to Taohua Mountain to go up to Taohua Mountain, just to avoid the Japanese devils and have a meal. Who would have thought that Taohua Mountain has now developed to such a scale? When I saw our prosperous village, I would wake up laughing when I dreamed."

Zhang Quan quipped, "Feng Xiucai, will you scare Wang Sanniang when you laugh when you dream?"

Everyone laughed again when they heard this.

While everyone was happy, Guo Hengming said: "Second leader, Feng Xiucai, while Jiu Ye comes here this time, you can also move to the Golden Triangle. Jiu Ye is always thinking about you there, and he can't even sleep well."

He was right. Gao Jiu was really thinking about the brothers in Taohua Mountain. He was very worried that he was far away from the Golden Triangle. If something happened to Taohua Mountain, he would not have time to come by then.

If something really happened to Zhang Quan, Feng Xiucai and the others, Gao Jiu would regret it for the rest of his life.

Guo Hengming knew Gao Jiu’s thoughts. Gao Jiu had persuaded Zhang Quan and others before, but Zhang Quan and others were unwilling to leave, so it was difficult to mention it again. Guo Hengming proposed it better.

Feng Xiucai is unwilling to leave now. Taohua Mountain is now built like a small town, and every grass and tree here is poured into his efforts.

He is also older and is unwilling to change to a new place.

He knew Gao Jiu’s thoughts. Although he was reluctant, he didn’t say anything, but just sighed quietly.

Zhang Quan said, "Master Jiu, I know your thoughts. I am very grateful for your love for your brothers, but I don't want to leave now. I want to stay here to fight the Japanese."

Wang Zhankui said: "You can fight the Japanese wherever you go. There are Japanese in the Golden Triangle, isn't it the same to go there?"

Zhang Quan shook his head and was silent for a moment, as if he had remembered something, his eyes turned red.

He said, "This is different. The Japanese here have killed my whole family. I must kill the Japanese here."

Hearing this, everyone became silent.

Zhang Quan was right. His home was in Shandong, and the Japanese in Shandong killed his whole family. This hatred was unforgettable. It was understandable that he wanted to stay here to fight the Japanese. If it were someone else, he would probably have the same idea as him.

Gao Jiu also understood Zhang Quan's mood. Since he went to Taohua Mountain, Zhang Quan has been brave and good at fighting. He charges forward and retreats behind when fighting, and never ruthless in killing the Japanese. Every time he captured the Japanese, Gao Jiu wants to let the Japanese leave. Zhang Quan felt very sad. However, he was loyal to Gao Jiu and knew that what Gao Jiu did was right, but he couldn't resist the bend in his heart.

Seeing Zhang Quan's sad look, Gao Jiu said, "Good brother, since you think so, I won't advise you. After the Japanese surrender, we will mention leaving Taohua Mountain.

Let's do this, our brothers are now gathering in Taohua Mountain, so we can simply fight back to your hometown, kill all the Japanese there, and avenge your whole family."

Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming, and Du Shengxi also expressed their opinions that they would follow Zhang Quan back to their hometown to avenge his family.

Hearing this, Zhang Quan was very moved. He held a bowl of wine, said with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Jiu, brothers, I thank you for your kindness. I will be content in my life if I can fulfill my wish."

Gao Jiu and others did it as soon as possible and prepared to leave Taohua Mountain.

This time, Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan, Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming, Du Shengxi, and the main leaders of Taohua Mountain, Li Chengwu, Ning Wen, Ning Wu, Geng Hua, Shi Jianlong, Liang Shihu and others went out to avenge the second leader's revenge. Everyone must participate, and even Feng Xiucai and Wang Sanniang had to follow him.

Considering that he was old and someone needed to stay on the mountain, they stayed only after Zhang Quan's persuasion.

In addition to some of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas left in the Golden Triangle, the main force of the guerrillas was full of force, with a total number of 1,800 people, and the Air Force was also on standby at any time.

Gao Jiu was about to leave Taohua Mountain, and his whereabouts were to be informed to the underground party and the Guo army in the Henan direction.

The heads of the underground party in southern Shandong, Gao Hong, Chen Zhiyong and others, heard that they were going to avenge the second head of Taohuashan. Chen Zhiyong and Huang Shuigen personally led a main group of the Shandong Military Region to help.

Wang Jindong naturally refused to fall behind and sent a reinforcement team to follow Gao Jiu and others to act together.

Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan and others were very happy about the kindness of people. This was also a good opportunity to strengthen cooperation among all parties and enhance their relationship.

So they waited for a few more days, and after all the troops arrived, they set off together.

Zhang Quan's hometown is in lylan County. Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan, Chen Zhiyong and others took part in a car, part of them rode horses, trucks dragged cannons, loaded with ammunition, and headed to ly along the road in a mighty manner.

Along the way, the Japanese and puppet troops saw this formation and all went out of the way, hoping that these men were not coming for them.

Jinan City.

Yoshino, commander of the 12th Japanese Army, received a report that the large group of troops in Taohua Mountain and some underground party and the Guojun troops were heading towards ly.

He was very confused and didn't understand what Gao Jiu and the others were going to do there?

For the Japanese army, there was no important strategic goal there. Even if Gao Jiu and others occupied Ly, the Japanese army would not suffer any major losses. Therefore, the actions of Gao Jiu and others confused him.

Yoshino Togo and the Chief of Staff discussed whether to take this opportunity to send troops to set up a battlefield around Li to siege Gao Jiu and others.

The Chief of Staff was already scared by Gao Jiu. His first feeling was not to cause trouble.

He said, "The Commander, Gao Jiu and the others have stayed away from their nests and went to the remote ly. This action is a bit strange.

Gao Jiu has always been cunning, he must be planning some conspiracy. Lyn, there is not an important strategic goal, what is he doing there? We don’t know yet."
Chapter completed!