The commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Kozuka, was very angry that Guancheng County was captured by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas. He once again called the commander of the Japanese 32nd Division, Chiba Xunichi, to Taiyuan City, and gave him a scolding. If Not because Qianye Xunyi has the same military rank as him, he will definitely reward him with a big mouth.
After Chiba Xunyi returned to the division headquarters, he immediately called the captain of the Japanese 83rd Regiment, gave him a few big words, and announced on the spot that he would be revoked from the position of captain and demoted to acting captain, letting him Dai Zui made meritorious service and ordered him to eliminate the Mawushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade to wash away the shame of the 32nd Division.
Taro Inoue, captain of the Japanese 83rd Regiment, returned to the wing headquarters and called the intelligence chief. He reprimanded him for providing inaccurate information and directed his anger at him. The division commander slapped himself five times. , he slapped the head of the intelligence unit ten times, and regained the humiliation brought upon him by the commander of the division on the face of the chief of the intelligence unit with profit.
He ordered the chief of the intelligence unit to go to Guancheng County in person to investigate the situation of the Mawushan guerrillas.
The intelligence chief covered his red and swollen cheeks, returned to his office, called a few of his subordinates, lost his temper with them, and then transferred a class of Japanese soldiers from the squadron directly under the wing headquarters to escort him to Wancheng county seat.
Shortly after the intelligence chief departed, the captain of the 83rd Regiment led two infantry brigades and the 7th Brigade of Huang Xiejun to Guancheng County.
After the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade withdrew from Guancheng County, the public security in Guancheng County has been restored to normal order under the maintenance of the traitor maintenance committee and the pseudo-police brigade.
After the intelligence section chief of the 89th Wing arrived in Guancheng County, he immediately called the traitor maintenance chairman and the acting captain of the Puppet Police Brigade to learn about the situation of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade.
The traitor maintenance chairman and others were robbed of a fortune by the Mawushan guerrilla brigade. They hated Xu Dalong and others very much. They volunteered and sent a traitor who was familiar with the situation in the Qilin Peak area to act as a guide for the intelligence chief to go to the Qilin Peak base area to conduct reconnaissance. .
The intelligence chief disguised himself as a salesman and, accompanied by two traitors, first came to Xiaowangzhuang under Qilin Peak.
Xiaowangzhuang is also one of the eight fortress villages of the Qilinfeng guerrillas, and various grassroots organizations have already been established.
When the head of the intelligence unit arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, he saw militiamen standing guard at the entrance of the village and checking pedestrians very strictly.
He did not dare to go any further, so under the leadership of two traitors, he went around to another village, Dongli Village, and found that there were also militiamen standing guard there.
The head of the intelligence unit thought that it would be the same if they went to other villages, so they waited outside this village and finally waited until a farmer couple came out to do farm work.
The intelligence chief saw that there was only this peasant couple nearby, so he and the two traitors walked over separately.
The farmer and his wife were very happy when they saw a peddler carrying a load coming from a distance. The farmer's wife was thinking about buying a pair of red headbands for her daughter. When she saw the peddler coming, she went up to him.
The farmer didn't pay attention and was still working on the field. Suddenly he saw two more people coming. They didn't behave like ordinary farmers.
He immediately became alert and hurriedly called the peasant woman to come to him and wanted to return to the village together.
When the two traitors saw that they had been discovered, they pulled out their daggers from their trouser legs. The intelligence chief also pulled out his box of bastards and surrounded the peasant couple.
When the farmer saw this situation, he waved his hoe to stop the traitor.
When the woman saw this situation, she shouted loudly.
However, the place where they worked happened to be a depression, which blocked the sight of the village militia. It was also far away from the village, and their shouts could not be heard in the village.
The two traitors attacked the farmer one after another. They were well-trained and quickly approached the farmer.
One of the traitors thrust a dagger into the farmer's back. The farmer fell down and died soon after.
The woman cried and threw herself on her husband, but was caught by two traitors and forcibly brought her to the head of the intelligence unit.
The head of the intelligence unit interrogated the woman about the situation of the Mawushan guerrillas. The woman hated these guys so much that she just screamed and cursed without answering his questions at all.
The intelligence chief punched and kicked the woman, knocking her to the ground.
Seeing that she no longer resisted, he squatted next to her and continued to interrogate her.
The woman suddenly sat up, hugged the intelligence chief, and bit his ear.
The head of the Intelligence Unit turned his face to one side and ducked his ear, but was bitten directly in the face by the peasant woman.
The chief of the intelligence unit was in unbearable pain, brandished his pistol and hit the peasant woman on the head with the handle of the gun. The peasant woman soon lost consciousness and let go of the chief of the intelligence unit.
However, because the woman hated the man who killed her husband so much, she was so powerful that a piece of flesh was torn off the face of the head of the intelligence unit.
He covered his cheek, snatched the dagger from a traitor, stabbed the woman several times, and then fled back to Guancheng County in a hurry with the two traitors.
At this time, the Japanese 83rd Regiment had already entered Guancheng County. The commander of the regiment, Taro Inoue, saw the embarrassed look of the intelligence chief. He was furious and wanted to slap him again. Seeing his face
He was injured, so he kicked him hard several times with the big riding boots he was wearing.
The traitor maintenance president hated Xu Dalong and others so much that he sent people from the county to find two puppet soldiers who had been released by the Mawushan guerrillas, and brought them to Taro Inoue.
Inoue Taro asked them personally and learned that the Mawushan guerrillas lived in Qiligou Village, with about four to five hundred people, many machine guns, artillery, and many horses. This information is really related to the Mawushan guerrillas now.
The situation is similar.
Taro Inoue was a cautious person, and since he had already lost an infantry brigade, he was even more cautious. Through multiple investigations, he confirmed the intelligence provided by the two puppet troops.
Taro Inoue sent a telegram to Chiba Xunichi, commander of the 32nd garrison division.
The telegram said: "The Eighth Route Army guerrilla brigade operating in the Qilin Peak area of Mawu Mountain has a captain named Xu Dalong. It has about four to five hundred people and a large number of machine guns and artillery. It is currently stationed in Qiligou Village under Qilin Peak. I
The coalition will encircle and suppress it in the near future.
Considering that the enemy has strong firepower and also has cavalry troops, I kindly request the division commander to support an artillery squadron and a cavalry squadron of our unit."
Although the division commander Chiba Xunichi thought that Taro Inoue was making a fuss, considering that the encirclement and suppression of the Mawushan guerrillas could not fail again, otherwise, he would not be able to explain it to the commander of the First Army, so he still agreed with Taro Inoue.
Upon request, a cavalry squadron and an infantry squadron were sent to escort an artillery squadron to Wancheng County, and the Japanese infantry squadron responsible for escorting was also handed over to the command of Taro Inoue.
Soon after, the total strength of the Japanese army assembled in Guancheng County reached more than 2,800 people, with eight Type 92 infantry guns and 36 mortars. The Huang Xiejun 7th Brigade, which was assigned to the Japanese army, had a total of two regiments.
In addition, the total strength of the team directly under the brigade headquarters is more than 4,700 people, 12 various artillery pieces, and a cavalry company.
The enemy's strength is very large, and the Mawushan guerrillas face huge challenges.
The militia captain of Dongli Village received a report from farmers working in the fields and found the bodies of a farmer couple lying dead in the field.
He looked at the knife wounds on the two of them, which were obviously caused by sharp instruments such as daggers or bayonets. He felt that the situation was very suspicious, so he sent people to Qiligou Village and reported the situation to Xu Dalong.
After Xu Dalong received the report, he asked Zheng Xirong to notify various villages in the base area to prevent Japanese and puppet troops from infiltrating, to spy on intelligence, and then went to Guancheng County to find Zhou Mingde to learn about the enemy's situation.
Zheng Xirong was about to go to Guancheng County in person, but Zhou Mingde had already hurried back.
Nowadays, the guerrilla radio operators have not yet been trained. When Zhou Mingde saw a large number of Japanese and puppet troops coming to the city, he could only come back to report the news in person.
Hearing that the Japanese had actually dispatched a regiment this time, plus a brigade of puppet troops, everyone couldn't help but become a little worried.
Wang Chengzhu said: "There are too many Japanese and puppet troops coming. This battle will not be easy to fight."
Sun Desheng said disdainfully: "Are you scared?"
Wang Chengzhu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Sun Desheng, can you speak? That's why you're scared. I mean there are too many Japanese and puppet troops coming, and we have to study how to deal with them."
Sun Desheng said: "What's not easy to fight? Let's use the terrain in the mountains to deal with them just like we did against them last time."
Military democracy is a fine tradition of the Eighth Route Army. Before the war, Xu Dalong would solicit everyone's opinions as long as conditions permitted.
He said: "The Japanese and puppet troops really think highly of us, so many of them came at once. Let's all talk about how to fight this battle."
Zheng Xirong said: "I think what Deputy Captain Sun said makes sense. The guerrillas moved to Mantou Peak and used the favorable terrain there to consume the Japanese and puppet troops. When the Japanese and puppet troops were tired, they would look for opportunities to break their encirclement."
Monk Wei said: "We can't all go up the mountain. Otherwise, I will lead a special force to harass the enemy outside and deal with them internally and externally."
Wang Chengzhu said: "I think this method is good. Mantou Peak is a good place. If we set up cannons, I will destroy as many Japanese and puppet troops as they come."
Wang Xiaohu said: "Most of our supplies have been transferred now. The stored food is enough for our guerrillas, plus the people in Qiligou Village, to eat for more than half a year. The quantity of firewood and coal is still a bit small. These days
We need to seize the time to make reserves."
This was Li Jinzhu's first time attending a combat meeting. When he heard everyone discussing there, he was a little afraid to speak.
At this time, Xu Dalong looked at him and said, "Brother Jin Zhu, please tell me."
Li Jinzhu said: "I think everyone is right. Our demolition team has prepared a lot of stone mines, which can be buried on the two ridges up the mountain from Mantou Peak, enough for the Japanese to drink a pot."
Seeing that everyone had similar opinions, Xu Dalong said: "Very good, everyone's opinions are reasonable. I think we are like this, just like the last time we dealt with the Japanese and puppet troops. Sun Desheng, Wei Monk and I led all the cavalry in
During the external maneuver, Wang Chengzhu, Wei Heping, and Wang Xiaohu led the rest of the people into the cave of Mantou Peak, built fortifications, repelled the enemy's attack, and used the favorable terrain to consume the effective strength of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The enemy is about to attack, and time is running out. After the meeting is over, everyone should take action immediately."
When everyone heard this, they stood up together and said, "I understand." Then they started to prepare.
Xu Dalong said to Zhou Mingde: "The enemy's situation is now basically clear. After you return to the county, no matter what happens, don't come to report again. Your main task at the moment is to protect yourself."
After Zhou Mingde left, Xu Dalong, accompanied by Wang Chengzhu and Wang Xiaohu, came to see Gao Youtian, the head of Qilinfeng Township, introduced him to the enemy situation, and asked him to send people to notify other fortress villages to prepare for mass transfers, and sent
Sentinels, keep an eye on what's going on around you, and move to the mountains once a large group of Japanese and puppet troops come to carry out a sweep.
Gao Youtian said with some worry: "We in Qiligou Village have experienced several transfers. Everyone is used to it and can follow the large troops into the mountains immediately. But other villages have not gone through this battle, so it is difficult to transfer.
I’m afraid it will be huge.”
Xu Dalong said: "It doesn't matter. The Japanese and puppet troops came mainly for the main force of the guerrillas. Before the main force of the guerrillas was eliminated, they would not bother to sweep other villages for a while. The guerrilla cavalry would
We should operate on the outside and contain the main force of the Japanese army as much as possible so that they have no energy to raid our base areas.
In order to prevent a small group of Japanese and puppet troops from attacking, Mayor Gao sent people to notify the militiamen in each village to find Huzi and replenish them with a batch of weapons and ammunition. If a small group of Japanese and puppet troops encountered an attack, resolutely eliminate them.
.If we encounter a large group of Japanese and puppet troops, we must cover the movement of the villagers to the mountains."
Gao Youtian said: "Okay, I will send people to each village to inform."
Wang Chengzhu, Zheng Xirong, Wang Xiaohu and others took the remaining soldiers to help the fellow villagers from Qiligou Village move to Mantou Peak.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng, and Wei Monk led the special operations squadron and cavalry squadron of the Mawushan guerrillas out of Qiligou and headed straight for Guancheng County.
On the way, Monk Wei asked: "Master Long, are we going to the county town to harass the Japanese?"
Xu Dalong said: "The Japanese who came this time have a cavalry squadron, and the puppet army also has a cavalry company. We are fighting on the outside. They are the greatest threat to us. We must first find a way to eliminate them."
Guancheng County.
Guancheng County is a small town. So many Japanese and puppet troops came all of a sudden that there was no room for them in the city. The Japs moved into the city, and the 7th Brigade of Huang Xiejun was stationed outside the city.
That night, at two o'clock in the morning, two muffled sounds were heard in the distance, and then the harsh whistling sound of mortar shells came in the sky, and then the mortar shells exploded in the puppet army camp.