The puppet soldiers had long lost their will to fight. When they heard the puppet company commander shouting, they all dropped their guns and shouted together: "Grandpa Eighth Route Army, stop fighting, we surrender."
Sun Desheng was very happy and sent a guerrilla to the puppet battalion commander and asked him to direct the troops to assemble and line up.
The puppet battalion commander complied and gathered the puppet soldiers together.
Monk Wei was so happy when he saw so much food and ammunition seized, but when he saw more than 200 puppet troops standing there, he said with some worry: "Master Long, what should we do with so many puppet troops?
With just such a small number of people, we can’t spare any manpower to look after them.”
Xu Dalong was also scratching his head a little. He originally wanted to mobilize some of these puppet troops to join the Eighth Route Army, but now he didn't have time to do so. He had to say: "Let these guys go."
He called the battalion commander of the puppet army and said to him: "I will let you go back now to report a message to the Japanese."
The puppet battalion commander said with a sad face: "Uncle Eighth Route Army, please spare me. I have lost my troops and supplies. Let me go back. Why don't the Japanese attack me with a knife?"
Xu Dalong thought for a while and felt that what he said was justified, so he said to him: "If you don't want to go, then find a few people to report to the Japanese."
The reason why Xu Dalong did this was to let the Japanese and puppet troops in the mountains know that their food and ammunition were gone, and he hoped that they could send more people out to transport them and then intercept them.
Although the puppet battalion commander surrendered, his prestige was still there. He appointed a puppet squad leader and asked him to take several puppet troops to the mountains to report to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Xu Dalong came to the front of the puppet army, gave them anti-Japanese education, and prepared to release them.
In order to prevent these puppet troops from gathering again, he temporarily detained the puppet army officers, and then divided the puppet army soldiers into six teams and left in different directions.
The puppet soldiers managed to save their lives, fled desperately, and disappeared soon after.
When the puppet army officers saw that they had been left behind, they were all very worried, not knowing what kind of fate awaited them.
A puppet company commander plucked up the courage and said: "Uncle Eighth Route Army, didn't your Eighth Route Army say that prisoners should be treated preferentially? We surrendered voluntarily, so please let us go."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will let you go in half an hour."
When Sun Desheng saw Xu Dalong letting the puppet soldiers go, he smiled and said: "Captain, our Eighth Route Army has discipline. When we release the prisoners, we have to pay them travel expenses. Why didn't you give them?"
Xu Dalong knew he was telling a joke and said with a smile: "I will give it to you."
Sun Desheng laughed loudly and said: "I can't bear to give money to these puppet soldiers. If you spare their lives, it will be an advantage for them, hahahaha."
Xu Dalong and others were resting behind a slope near the road, waiting for dark before attacking the Japanese and puppet troops in the mountains.
Besides, the puppet squad leader led a few puppet troops and ran towards Qiligou Village. After running for a while, they were so tired that they couldn't bear it anymore. When they looked back, they could no longer see the guerrillas. They all sat on the ground and gasped.
After they calmed down, a puppet soldier said: "Squad leader, we can't go into the mountains to report to the Japanese. Our battalion has been destroyed. The Japanese must be furious. If we go back, aren't we going to die?"
The squad leader of the puppet army glared at him and said: "You are the only smart guy, don't I know that? Only a fool goes back to report to the Japanese. Let's break up and go home."
The puppet soldiers were very happy and immediately fled towards their hometown.
Qiligou Village.
During lunch, the brigade commander of the puppet army said to the chief of staff: "The people we sent to pull supplies will be back soon. Send someone to meet them."
The chief of staff called the commander of the puppet army and said to him: "Your battalion hasn't come back yet, why don't you send someone to take a look quickly?"
The commander of the puppet army felt very bad and was very worried about the safety of his men.
However, he felt that there were more than 400 people in his battalion, and the main force of the guerrillas was in the mountains. The remaining guerrillas outside the mountains only numbered 100 people at best, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
While comforting himself, he said: "I will take people to see it myself."
The commander of the puppet army led another battalion towards the outside of the mountain in Qiligou.
They were marching when they saw a man appearing in front of them. The commander of the puppet army looked at it from a distance and recognized that this guy was his orderly. At that time, in order to monitor the battalion commander of the puppet army, he was sent to be the squad leader of the communications squad.
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When the leader of the puppet army saw that this guy didn't have a gun and no hat, he looked very embarrassed. The commander of the puppet army felt a slight thump in his heart and had a premonition that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the squad leader of the puppet army saw the regiment leader and said with a sad face: "Regiment, it's all over, our entire battalion is gone."
When the leader of the puppet army heard this, his heart felt as if he had been hit by a huge hammer. The pain was so painful that stars appeared in his eyes, and he swayed and almost fell down.
After a while, the puppet army commander calmed down and took the puppet army squad leader back to report to the brigade commander.
When the brigade commander saw that a battalion had been sent out and a guy like this came back, he was in a bad mood. He was very angry and determined to seek revenge from the guerrillas.
He thought repeatedly about how to deal with the guerrillas, and finally came up with an idea.
He said to the Japanese commander: "Your Excellency, the commander, the food we brought can last for two days, and the ammunition is about the same. We still have to send people back to transport food and ammunition. I am still responsible for completing this matter.
I promise to bring food and ammunition back this time."
The Japanese brigade commander was originally worried that the puppet troops would find excuses not to transport food and ammunition if they were hit. Seeing the puppet brigade commander volunteering, he was very satisfied and said: "Don't worry, you have lost men and horses. We will wait for the attack."
After this battle is over, I will report it to my superiors and give you additional information."
When the puppet brigade commander heard this, he felt at ease. Although he had lost a lot of men and horses so far, he was still within an acceptable range. As long as the devils replenished him with weapons, ammunition and other equipment, the problem of the soldiers could be easily solved. Send people
Just go and catch strong men, and you can return to your original strength after training.
As soon as he was in a good mood, his mind became more flexible, and he suggested: "Your Excellency, the commander, the guerrillas attacked our people last night. We can also send people to sneak attack the guerrillas in the mountains at night."
The captain of the Jaap regiment was worried. The terrain of Mantou Peak was really bad, and the losses during the daytime attack would be too great.
He thought the puppet brigade commander's suggestion was a good idea, so he said: "Xinxi, you are responsible for transporting food and ammunition, and the Huang Army will be responsible for sneak attacks on the guerrillas."
The puppet brigade commander returned to his command post and sent for his two regiment commanders to transport food and ammunition from the county seat.
When the two puppet army commanders heard this, they looked at each other in embarrassment.
The commander of the puppet army who had just lost a battalion said: "Brigade, those guerrillas outside the mountain are cavalry and mortars. We can't do anything with them. If we continue to transport supplies, won't we lose men and horses in vain?
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The puppet brigade commander said dissatisfiedly: "Look at how cowardly you are. Don't you know how to deal with the guerrilla attacks?"
The commander of the puppet army really couldn't think of any solution, so he said: "Please give me a clear explanation from the brigade commander."
The puppet brigade commander told him the method he thought of.
The puppet army commander gained some confidence and said, "Okay then, I will personally take people to deliver the supplies."
That night, the commander of the puppet army led the remaining two battalions of his regiment out of Qiligou and headed for the county seat.
The guerrilla sentries discovered their whereabouts and reported to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and others knew that they were going back to deliver supplies, so they didn't bother to pay attention to them, and planned to deal with them when they came back.
Late at night, Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and Wei Monk each led a part of the guerrillas and went into the mountains again to sneak attack on the Japanese and puppet troops.
At midnight, Xu Dalong and others were preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops, but they heard fierce gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of Mantou Peak.
It turned out that this was a night attack by the Japanese army on Mantou Peak.
That night, those responsible for monitoring the Japanese and puppet troops on the mountain ridge to the west were the members of the demolition squad. They had now run out of stone mines, so they took on the duty with other guerrillas.
Tonight is the first time they have been tasked with monitoring the Japanese and puppet troops. Whether they can detect the sneak attack by the Japanese and puppet troops in time is related to the life safety of all the guerrillas on the mountain and the folks in Qiligou Village. The members of the demolition team feel deeply responsible.
It was so important that they didn't dare to be careless at all. They carefully observed the movements at the bottom of the mountain.
At midnight, it began to rain lightly. The members of the demolition team did not have raincoats. The rain quickly wet their clothes. The night wind blew and made them shiver with cold, but the members still persisted there.
Suddenly, a team member saw a black shadow shaking below the hillside. He quickly whispered to his companions: "There is someone at the bottom of the mountain."
The guerrillas next to him wiped the rain off their faces and looked down with their eyes wide open. Sure enough, they saw many small black spots moving up the mountain.
The guerrilla sentry quickly shouted: "The Japanese are coming up."
The guerrillas guarding the cave entrance were awakened from their dreams and hurriedly ran out with their weapons in hand.
The small black spots at the bottom of the mountain are a small group of Japanese soldiers, wearing raincoats and quietly climbing up.
Seeing that their whereabouts had been discovered, they immediately opened fire on the mountain and then rushed up.
The Japanese moved quickly and quickly approached the guerrillas' defensive positions.
The few Japanese soldiers who rushed in front threw grenades towards the mountain while running.
The two sentries of the demolition team died on the spot, and a guerrilla machine gunner who had just set up a light machine gun was blown up by a Japanese grenade.
The Japanese soldiers arrived at a place only ten meters away from the guerrilla position in an instant. They were all very excited and rushed forward howling.
At this moment, Wei Heping arrived with his guerrillas. He held a light machine gun and fired at the Japs. The other guerrillas opened fire together, killing seven or eight Japs on the spot.
The Japanese were extremely brave, firing guns and dropping bombs while continuing to charge towards the mountain.
A guerrilla fell again under the attack of the Japanese army, and saw that the Japanese were about to charge forward.
At this moment, Wang Xiaohu and his men arrived. They shot with machine guns and threw grenades.
The Japanese soldiers suffered heavy casualties and finally couldn't bear it any longer. Those who were lucky enough to survive rolled and crawled down the mountain.
The Japanese and puppet troops were attacked by guerrillas last night. They followed suit and set up many surveillance posts in the surrounding mountains. Each surveillance post had four Japanese and puppet troops carrying a light machine gun.
The actions of Xu Dalong and others were soon discovered by them, and they immediately fired at Xu Dalong and others with machine guns.
Whatever the little devils can think of, Xu Dalong and the others have already thought of it.
In fact, there is no need to think about it. The Japanese and puppet troops were attacked last night. It is inevitable that people will take precautionary measures today.
Xu Dalong and others had already taken targeted measures to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops.
Monk Wei and others came to the foot of a mountain. They knew that the valley behind the mountain was the blockade set up by the enemy. There must be enemy surveillance posts on the top of the mountain. The enemies must have found cover at night.
In such a position, Monk Wei and the others could not see it at all.
Monk Wei led the guerrillas to climb up the mountain quietly, and hid themselves seventy or eighty meters away from the top of the mountain. Here they still could not see the enemy's surveillance post, and the enemy could not see them either.
Behind the giant rocks at the bottom of the mountain, the three guerrillas who stayed behind opened fire on the mountain at the agreed time.
After they fired, they immediately hid behind a strong cover, then moved to another place and continued shooting.
The sound of gunfire alerted the enemy's surveillance posts on the mountain. They could not see clearly what was going on down the mountain. Worried that the guerrillas would rush up, they hurriedly fired at the muzzle flashes down the mountain, thus exposing their position.
Monk Wei and others clearly saw the location of the enemy's surveillance post, and sent Wang Gensheng and two guerrillas to quietly climb up from the flank and continuously throw grenades at the enemy's surveillance post.
The enemy's surveillance post was in full swing, and the grenade flew from nowhere and was immediately wiped out.
Monk Wei and others quickly climbed to the top of the mountain and fired fiercely at the Japanese and puppet troops near the fire in the valley.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the valley originally thought that they had their own surveillance posts on the top of the mountain and could have a good night's sleep. Unexpectedly, they were attacked and lost a lot of people, so they had to organize their troops to attack the mountain.
Monk Wei and others continued to use firepower to attack the enemy. When the Japanese and puppet troops came within grenade range, they threw grenades down the mountain and quickly evacuated.
The Japanese and puppet troops were bombed to the point of howling like ghosts and wolves, with numerous casualties and casualties. When they rushed to the top of the mountain, they found that the guerrillas had already disappeared.
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng led the guerrillas to adopt the same tactics, which also caused considerable casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Qiligou Village.
At dawn, the Japanese joint captain and the puppet brigade commander received the report. That night, their attack on Mantou Peak failed. The Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade were also attacked by surprise, and more than 100 troops were lost inexplicably.
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The Japanese commander was so angry that he cursed, saying that these guerrillas were too cunning.
The puppet brigade commander also felt a headache. He didn't know whether the two battalions of puppet troops he sent out to transport food could bring him good news.