Xu Dalong and others brought six mortars and the Type 92 infantry gun.
They only used two mortars and fired four shells at the puppet camp. Then they stopped shelling and quickly moved away.
The puppet troops were shelled, and they didn't know where the shells came from. They panicked and fired violently in all directions to prevent the enemy from attacking.
The puppet brigade commander was awakened by the sound of artillery. He listened carefully for a while and found that all the gunfire came from his camp, but there was no movement outside, so he ordered to stop shooting.
Soon someone came to him and reported that shells flying from nowhere had blown up two tents and killed or injured seven or eight brothers.
The puppet brigade commander saw the darkness around him and had no idea where the enemy was. Even if he wanted to send troops to pursue them, he didn't know which way to pursue them.
So he ordered the puppet troops guarding the perimeter to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the enemy from coming to sneak attack again.
Soon after, four more mortar shells fell into the puppet camp, causing another seven or eight puppet casualties.
As the puppet troops stepped up their vigilance, many people looked around with wide eyes. This time they saw the muzzle flash of the mortar when it fired shells, so they opened fire violently in that direction.
Due to the long distance, shooting with guns would have no effect, but the puppet soldiers had already set up mortars. They quickly adjusted the muzzle and fired a burst of fire towards the place where the muzzle flash was just discovered.
The puppet soldiers were fighting lively, but it was dark in the distance, and except for the light of exploding artillery shells, there was no movement.
The puppet brigade commander felt that continuing like this was not an option, so he sent troops to search around.
The search personnel sent out circled the area one to two hundred meters around the camp, but found nothing.
Just as they were preparing to return, machine gun fire suddenly rang out from the northwest. Two machine guns could clearly be seen spitting out tongues of flame. Several puppet officers and soldiers were knocked down on the spot.
The attacker was extremely cunning, and the machine gun fire only lasted a few seconds. He probably exhausted all the bullets in the magazine, and then there was no sound. He must have moved again.
The puppet soldiers were very frightened and did not dare to continue searching further. They could only lie down on the cold ground to find cover in case of another attack.
By now, the brigade commander of the puppet army finally understood that these attackers were using typical Eighth Route Army guerrilla tactics, and he judged that these people should be members of the Eighth Route Army guerrilla brigade.
For such guerrilla tactics, it would be easier to do it during the day. He could send out a cavalry company to pursue these attackers. However, at night, he didn't know where the enemy had gone. There was a high possibility that the cavalry would encounter the enemy when he sent them out.
Army ambush.
He thought twice and sent more search personnel to expand the defense circle by another 300 meters to ensure that the large force would no longer be bombarded by the attackers.
The guerrillas had already been secretly monitoring the enemy's actions. When they discovered that the puppet troops had expanded their defense circle, they withdrew to a farther distance, out of reach of the mortars. At this time, the Type 92 infantry cannon was sent in.
It came in handy. Although it was very dark, they knew the location of the enemy barracks and didn't need to take aim. There were plenty of puppet troops there anyway.
Xu Dalong and others set up the Type 92 infantry cannon and fired six consecutive shells at the puppet camp. Then they quickly mounted the Type 92 infantry cannon with horses and evacuated quickly.
Monk Wei led several guerrillas and stood in ambush with two light machine guns, waiting for the enemy to come and search.
The puppet soldiers saw the muzzle flash of the Type 92 infantry cannon when it was firing, so they rushed over. As a result, they encountered machine gun fire from Monk Wei and others. They finished the bullets in their magazines and immediately mounted their horses.
Just run.
This time, the puppet soldiers heard the sound of horse hooves and sent people back to report to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander of the puppet army was miserable due to the harassment by the guerrillas, but at this night, he had no choice but to send some additional troops to continue to expand the defensive circle and wait patiently until dawn.
The tactics adopted by the puppet brigade commander were still very effective. No matter how much artillery the guerrillas used, they could no longer pose a threat to the Japanese camp. So, their attacks on the puppet troops stopped, and the night became quiet again.
The Japs in the city were also alerted, the city gate opened, and a group of Japs soldiers came over and entered the puppet camp.
The person who came here was a regimental auxiliary of the Japanese army. A regimental auxiliary was equivalent to the adjutant of the regiment leader, but was not responsible for the daily life of the regiment leader. The standard military rank was Japanese captain.
He met the puppet brigade commander and said dissatisfiedly: "The guerrillas came to attack you, why don't you send troops to pursue them?"
The brigade commander pointed to the dark wilderness and said: "The guerrillas are all cavalry. How can we chase them in the middle of the night?"
The regiment added: "Don't you have cavalry? Why don't you send them to pursue them?"
The brigade commander said: "The enemy's situation is unclear. The personnel we sent out to search have been ambushed by the guerrillas, and many people have been killed or injured. Sending the cavalry out will not have much effect. I am afraid they will encounter an ambush by the enemy."
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The commander of the regiment was also a man with military knowledge. He felt that what the puppet brigade commander said made sense, so he said nothing more.
The guerrillas were really honest and never launched another attack until dawn.
It finally dawned, and the puppet brigade commander finished washing under the service of the orderlies. He asked about the casualties of the troops after the attack last night.
The puppet army's casualties reached 54 people. This was the first time they had suffered so many casualties before even seeing the enemy. The puppet army commander was very depressed after hearing this.
Soon after, dinner was served, and groups of puppet soldiers began to gather around the marching pot to prepare meals.
At this moment, suddenly a shell from the Type 92 infantry gun flew in the sky, hitting a marching pot right next to it. It overturned the marching pot in an instant, and a pot of fragrant white rice was scattered all over the floor.
Seven puppet soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
Immediately afterwards, three more artillery shells flew, causing more than a dozen casualties to the puppet troops.
The puppet army camp was in chaos, and they were looking for the attackers.
The puppet brigade commander took a telescope and looked in the direction of the cannonballs. At this time, he saw a group of cavalry appearing in the distance and running towards this direction.
These cavalrymen came to a distance of about 200 meters from the puppet camp, fired a row of machine guns at the puppet camp, then turned around and ran away.
Due to the long distance, these machine gun bullets did not cause too many casualties, but they successfully aroused the anger of the puppet soldiers.
The puppet brigade commander had been holding back his anger last night and had long wanted to find these Eighth Route Army troops for revenge. He saw that there were only about twenty attackers, so he ordered a puppet cavalry company to attack, and then ordered a battalion of
The puppet troops followed suit.
The officers and soldiers of the puppet army did not sleep well all night and did not eat breakfast. They hated the attackers and chased the guerrillas desperately.
Xu Dalong and others adopted the same tactics they used to annihilate the puppet cavalry last time. This group of puppet troops was not the same unit as the last group of puppet troops. They did not know what happened to the puppet cavalry last time, and they were still ambushed.
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The puppet cavalry was fired fiercely by 16 light machine guns lying in ambush. They had no chance to escape and were all annihilated.
When the puppet troops from the following battalion saw this situation, they were all frightened and immediately hesitated, not knowing whether to retreat or continue the pursuit.
At this moment, the guerrillas set up mortars and fired hard at the puppet troops. The puppet troops were blown away and lost their armor and fled away.
Xu Dalong immediately led the cavalry in pursuit.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops came in large numbers this time, they could only be eliminated one by one. Xu Dalong hoped to consume as much of their vitality as possible.
At this moment, smoke and dust billowed in the direction of the county town, and the Japanese cavalry from the squadron in the city rushed over.
Seeing this situation, Xu Dalong and others immediately turned their horses and began to retreat, hoping to introduce the Japanese into the ambush circle again.
The Japanese were not stupid either. When they saw the corpses of puppet cavalry lying all over the place in front of them, they reined in their horses and stopped chasing.
When Xu Dalong saw this situation, he ordered the artillery to bombard the Japanese cavalry. Seeing this situation, the Japanese soldiers abandoned more than a dozen corpses and evacuated quickly.
Xu Dalong did not expect to annihilate the Japanese and puppet cavalry in one battle. He was satisfied after killing the puppet cavalry. They stopped and calmly cleaned the battlefield.
At this time, the Japanese commander also left the city.
The captain of the Japanese cavalry squadron saw it and came over to report the situation to him.
The Japanese commander had nothing to do with the guerrilla cavalry. He ordered the cavalry squadron to monitor the guerrillas. He sent someone to call the puppet brigade commander to learn about the situation.
The regiment came over together with the brigade commander of the puppet army, and they reported the situation last night to the regiment commander.
The commander asked: "How do you think we should deal with these damn guerrillas?"
The puppet brigade commander didn't sleep well all night. He was thinking about this problem while walking on the road just now.
He said: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, didn't the intelligence say that this guerrilla group has about 500 people, most of whom are new recruits. The guerrilla group in front of us has about a hundred people, and their combat effectiveness is so strong. This means that they
The main force has already come out. The troops and horses left behind in their lairs are relatively weak in combat effectiveness. We might as well attack their lairs directly. As long as we destroy their lairs and destroy their supplies, these wandering cavalry will have no foundation and will not be able to succeed.
What climate.
I suggest that we go to Qilin Peak to attack their home base now. As for these guerrilla cavalry, we just need to trouble the Yellow Army's cavalry to monitor them and prevent them from approaching our marching group.
In order to prevent this guerrilla group from attacking us, we can set up the artillery on the cart. As soon as they get close, we can immediately move it down and use artillery fire to destroy them."
After thinking for a while, the commander of the regiment thought that what the puppet brigade commander said was reasonable. He said, "Then follow this tactic and the entire army will set off immediately to Qilin Peak."
The large group of Japanese and puppet troops quickly drove towards Qilin Peak.
Xu Dalong and others observed the marching formation of the Japanese and puppet troops from a distance, and wanted to attack them, but the Japanese cavalry was guarding the marching group, and the previous sparrow tactics would not work.
Xu Dalong did not dare to divide his troops, as it would be easy for the Japanese cavalry to concentrate their forces and defeat them one by one.
The guerrillas followed the Japanese marching brigade like a pack of wolves, looking for opportunities to attack the Japanese army.
After a while, Xu Dalong finally thought of a way. He ordered the guerrillas to set up Type 92 infantry guns and bombard the marching brigade of the Japanese and puppet troops.
When the Japanese cavalry saw the guerrillas setting up cannons, they began to charge towards them.
This is what Xu Dalong was waiting for. He had already arranged for some team members to dismount, look for cover, and set up machine guns.
As soon as the Japanese cavalry approached, they fired fiercely at them.
The Japanese cavalry lost a dozen more and retreated in embarrassment.
The Japanese artillery had already been prepared. After being bombarded, they immediately removed the Type 92 infantry cannon from the cart and launched a counterattack against the guerrillas.
The guerrilla artillerymen did not expect the Japanese artillery to react so quickly. They hurriedly hung the Type 92 infantry cannon on the back of two horses and dragged it away. Finally, they were not hit by the Japanese artillery.
In this round of attacks, more than 30 Japanese and puppet troops were killed.
However, the Japanese and puppet troops have now also found a way to deal with the guerrillas. As soon as they see the guerrillas stop, they will immediately start setting up artillery to bombard them.
Not only that, the Japanese cavalry saw that the guerrillas had strong firepower, so they also brought a lot of machine guns from the infantry. Whenever the guerrillas approached, they would use the machine guns to shoot them.
Xu Dalong and others could not get close to the enemy's marching group again. They wanted to attack them along the way, but they could not do it.
After Xu Dalong thought for a while, he led the cavalry to leave the Japanese marching group and run directly towards the mountains.
Xu Dalong and others ran for more than ten miles and stopped again.
He always felt that he was still a little unwilling to just let the Japanese and puppet troops enter the mountains. He decided to find a way to kill the Japanese cavalry. If the Japanese had no cavalry, this battle would be easier to fight.
Xu Dalong asked the guerrilla soldiers to choose blocking positions, and he moved toward the Japanese marching group alone.
The Japanese cavalry saw that only one person from the other side was coming, so they dispatched a squad of cavalry to meet him.
Xu Dalong reined in the horse and stood there waiting for them.
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When the Japanese cavalry was more than 300 meters away from him, he fired at the Japanese cavalry. His shot was perfect and he knocked off the Japanese cavalry one by one.
The Japanese cavalrymen did not expect that Xu Dalong could shoot so accurately at such a long distance. They were all frightened, turned their horses' heads and ran back.
Xu Dalong calmly loaded the gun with bullets again and continued to approach the Japanese army, still attacking the Japanese cavalry at a distance of more than 300 meters.
Seeing that this was not an option, the Japanese cavalry rushed towards Xu Dalong together.
Xu Dalong saw the enemy troops rushing over and hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran away.
The Japanese cavalry pursued them, but the ambushed guerrillas fired at them with machine guns and lost several more, so they had to retreat.
Xu Dalong once again approached alone, still attacking the Japanese cavalry at a distance of more than 300 meters.
The Japanese army couldn't laugh or cry at Xu Dalong's tactics, and they were very angry. When Xu Dalong approached again, they moved the cannon from the carriage and fired hard at Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong retreated hurriedly, and a Type 92 infantry artillery shell exploded not far away from him. The blast of air nearly knocked Xu Dalong off his horse.
The Japanese artillery shells kept flying over. Fortunately, the yellow gelding ran fast and was not hit by the enemy's artillery fire.
After the scene just now, Xu Dalong did not dare to take risks again, so he led the soldiers to break away from the Japanese army's marching group and ran towards the mountains, preparing to choose favorable terrain in the mountains to harass the Japanese army.
The Japanese army breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the guerrillas had finally left. However, when they counted their numbers, they could not help but be alarmed. Along the way, they lost more than 70 people. Among them, the cavalry lost 21 people.
There are now only 52 men left in a cavalry squadron.
After a long march, the Japanese marching group finally arrived at the mouth of Qiligou.
They now became very cautious and divided their troops into three groups. First, they sent people to the ridges on both sides of the valley to provide cover, and then the large group entered the valley.
This time, the Japanese and puppet troops passed through the entire Qiligou relatively smoothly and did not encounter any attacks.
Xu Dalong and others hid in the distance and used binoculars to observe the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops. They saw the Japanese troops entering the mountains, and then followed the Japanese and puppet troops into the valley. His target was still the Japanese cavalry.
As Xu Dalong expected, the Japanese army was not familiar with the terrain in the mountains. After the cavalry entered the valley, they saw that the terrain in front was narrow and the cavalry could not move, so they stopped in the valley with wide terrain and took on the task of guarding the main force.
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After discovering the Japanese cavalry, Xu Dalong and others did not launch a direct attack. Monk Wei led the special forces members to dismount and climb up the hillside to the tops of the mountains on both sides of the valley.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and others waited patiently until they saw someone waving a small red flag on the top of the mountain. This was a signal that the special forces had arrived at the designated position. So Xu Dalong mobilized his horses and launched a charge towards the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalry was very alert, and they quickly discovered the guerrilla cavalry. When they saw the large number of guerrilla cavalry, they retreated into the valley to get closer to the main force of the Japanese army.
The special operations team on the right side of the valley opened fire violently at the Japanese cavalry, blocking their way into the valley.
After the Japanese cavalry was attacked, they ran up the left side of the valley. When they ran to the bottom of the cliff, the special forces ambushing on the left side of the valley fired fiercely at the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalry were beaten to the point where they were knocked off their backs.
After this battle, there were only about twenty Japanese cavalrymen left.
The Japanese cavalry were very brave. Seeing that there was no way out, they simply shouldered their carbines, drew their sabers, and charged towards Xu Dalong and others with howls.
Xu Dalong could have asked the guerrillas to use firepower to destroy the Japanese cavalry, but of course he would not let go of such a good opportunity to cultivate the soldiers' bloodiness, so he also shouldered his carbine and drew his saber.
When the soldiers saw that the captain no longer fired, they also drew their sabers.
This was what Sun Desheng liked the most. Before Xu Dalong gave the order, he shouted: "Cavalry attack." He took the lead and charged towards the Japanese cavalry.
Xu Dalong rode up to catch up. The yellow gelding was very fast, and soon he and Sun Desheng were riding together.
The cavalrymen from both sides waved their sabers, shouted, and rushed forward. Like two sharp swords, they collided fiercely and started a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
Xu Dalong saw a Japanese cavalry rushing towards him. He waved his saber and slashed at the Japanese cavalry.
The Japanese cavalry also slashed their sabers over at the same time, and the two sabers collided with each other with a "clang" sound.
The sabers used by both sides were the standard sabers of the Japanese army. It must be said that the forging process of the Japanese sabers was very advanced, not only sharp but also strong. After the sabers collided together, the Japanese cavalry did not know how strong Xu Dalong was. He just felt
A strong force was transmitted to his arm, and his tiger's mouth burst into pain, and the saber was knocked away at once.
Xu Dalong slashed his neck with a knife.
The Japanese cavalryman glared at Xu Dalong in disbelief, rolled his eyes unwillingly, and fell off his horse.
When Sun Desheng saw this, he fell to the ground in admiration and shouted: "Captain, you have great sword skills." As he said that, he swung his sword twice and cut off the Japanese cavalryman who was fighting with him.
The guerrilla cavalry were outnumbered, and three or four people surrounded a Japanese cavalryman. After a short time, all the Japanese cavalrymen were cut off from their horses.
The Japanese and puppet cavalry were finally eliminated, and now the guerrillas could fully utilize the mobility of the cavalry.
A large group of Japanese troops walked out of the valley entrance and occupied Qiligou Village.