It turned out that when the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment attacked the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, it went smoothly at the beginning. Just when it was about to capture the prisoner-of-war camp, it was suddenly attacked by a puppet army. As a result, it failed and was besieged by the Japanese and puppet troops.
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Chu Yunfei led the remaining troops of the 358th Regiment to rush for emergency reinforcements. The Japanese 82nd Regiment also sent an infantry brigade and a puppet army regiment to reinforce the prisoner of war camp. Currently, the two sides were fighting fiercely in Xinhe County. Chu Yunfei sent a telegram to the World War II Zone
The chief asked for help.
Since there were no other units of the Shanxi-Sui Army in this area, the district chief had no troops to send. The chief of staff remembered that Xu Dalong's guerrillas were relatively close to Xinhe County, so he personally approached the representative of the Eighth Route Army King, hoping that Xu Dalong could lead his troops.
Rush to the aid of Chu Yunfei's troops.
At the back of the telegram, Li Kun added that he personally led a guard platoon and carried the code book of the Shanxi-Sui Army to Xinhe County to meet Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong told Zhang Dabiao and others the contents of the telegram, and he asked: "Chief of Staff, what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Dabiao said: "Before leaving, the group leader has already told us that we are here with our ears only, and you will decide everything on your own."
Xu Dalong said decisively: "The 358th Regiment is our friendly army, and we must not leave it alone. Chief of Staff, I have decided to lead the guerrilla cavalry to the rescue. Since the situation is urgent, I will not see you off, and we will set off now.
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Zhang Dabiao said: "Brother Dalong, we are not in a hurry to leave right away. Now that we have caught up, we also want to participate in this battle together."
Li Linmao also said: "Yes, Brother Dalong, the regiment leader also said, let us fight with you and learn your tactics."
The battalion brought by Zhang Dabiao and Li Linmao is the main force of the independent regiment, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than the recruits of the Mawushan guerrillas. With them participating in the battle, Xu Dalong felt even more confident.
Xu Dalong said happily: "Okay, let's fight together."
Everyone came to the conference room, studied the map for a while, and decided that Xu Dalong would lead the guerrilla cavalry to set off first. Wang Xiaohu and Wei Heping would lead the Mawushan guerrilla infantry squadron and Zhang Dabiao and others would follow later.
On a hilltop northwest of the prisoner of war camp, Chu Yunfei was observing the enemy's situation with a telescope, feeling very depressed.
They had been planning the attack on the prisoner-of-war camp for a long time. They knew the local enemy situation and geographical environment very well. The first battalion of the 358th Regiment was the main force of Chu Yunfei's men. It was supposed that it would not be a problem to capture the prisoner-of-war camp, but it didn't happen.
Thinking of it, the enemy situation suddenly changed.
It turned out that the commander of the 7th Puppet Brigade entered Xinhe County at night after escaping from Mawu Mountain. The scouts of the 358th Regiment did not discover this incident.
When the commander of the 7th Brigade learned that the Japanese 83rd Regiment had been wiped out, he was worried about how to report to the Japanese. He did not want to be a scapegoat.
When he heard that the Jinsui Army attacked the prisoner-of-war camp, he decided to seize the opportunity to make atonement and give an explanation to the Japanese.
When the brigade commander fled into the county, he brought more than 600 people with him. Xu Dalong and others released a large number of puppet troops, and some of them came to defect to him. In this way, he had more than a thousand people under his command, and he did not have so many people in his hands.
If you have more weapons, you can borrow them from the Japanese military police and police station in the city.
The Japanese Gendarmerie had received an order to reinforce the prisoner-of-war camp. They were worried about having no troops to send, so they took advantage of the request of the 7th Puppet Army Brigade, so they handed over all the weapons and ammunition stored by the Gendarmerie and Police Brigade to the 7th Puppet Army.
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Qian Bojun, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment, was leading his troops to attack the prisoner of war camp. Seeing that the Japanese were about to lose their hold, he did not expect that the 7th Puppet Army Brigade suddenly came out from behind and caught them off guard, so they had to turn around and attack.
The 7th Brigade of the puppet army.
It is said that the combat effectiveness of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment exceeds that of the 7th Puppet Brigade, but they are in enemy-occupied territory after all, and they do not know how many troops the 7th Puppet Brigade has.
It was inevitable that the officers and soldiers would be a little flustered.
The commander of the seventh brigade of the puppet army knew that this was his only chance to make atonement for his crimes, so he also spent a lot of money and told his officers and soldiers that as long as they could win this battle, each person would be rewarded with 20 oceans, and those who made meritorious service would be promoted to official positions.
Lord.
Even though the puppet army officers and soldiers could not defeat Xu Dalong's guerrillas, they did not pay attention to the Jinsui Army. Stimulated by promotion and wealth, the puppet army officers and soldiers showed their super fighting power, and the two sides fought hard.
It was a tie.
The Japanese soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp saw reinforcements coming and rushed out.
The 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment was forced to seize several hills northwest of the prisoner of war camp for defense.
Qian Bojun was worried that a large group of Japanese reinforcements would arrive, so he sent a telegram to Chu Yunfei asking for help.
When Chu Yunfei led his troops to arrive, Japanese reinforcements also arrived, and the two sides started a fierce battle.
Chu Yunfei had rich combat experience. He knew that the Japanese army was very powerful. If the troops of the 358th Regiment fought fiercely with the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain, they would probably be defeated by the Japanese army.
Therefore, he immediately commanded his troops to move closer to the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment, controlled several hills, and urgently built fortifications to block the Japanese and puppet troops' attack.
Chu Yunfei was also worried that the Japanese troops would continue to arrive for reinforcements, so while preparing to break out, he reported the situation here to his superiors and asked them to send troops for reinforcements.
After the telegram was sent, he was also very worried, because they were the only ones stationed in this area, the 358th Regiment, and the other Shanxi-Sui Army troops were 230km away from here. It was hard to say whether those people would dare to come for reinforcements.
He did this without much hope. He had already prepared for the worst. If his superiors could not send reinforcements, he would lead his troops to persist until dark and conduct a breakout at night.
At this time, the Japanese attack began again, and the Japanese began to fire towards the mountain.
The artillery of the Jinsui Army also fought back against the Japanese army. The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment brought a mountain artillery battery this time, with six 75mm mountain guns. Unfortunately, the mountain guns were too heavy and could not be brought up the mountain, so they had to carry them
Blow up.
At this moment, they still had some mortars in their hands, and it was obviously impossible to engage in exchanges with the Japanese Type 92 infantry cannon. They could only risk the enemy's artillery fire and use mortars to bombard the enemy's infantry.
The Japanese artillery fired continuously, and the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment were exposed on the mountain, suffering heavy casualties.
The Japanese and puppet troops launched a charge. On the mountain where Chu Yunfei was, an infantry squadron of the Japanese army and two companies of the puppet troops climbed up the mountain.
Chu Yunfei and others rushed to the rescue this time, and they did not carry much ammunition. In order to save ammunition for the night breakout, Chu Yunfei personally held a sniper rifle. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, save bullets and kill the Japanese."
Get closer to the puppet troops before fighting. No shooting is allowed without my order."
Chu Yunfei was a well-known sharpshooter in the Jinsui Army, and his marksmanship was on par with Xu Dalong. Seeing the Japanese and puppet troops climbing up, he aimed at a Japanese commander who was wielding a command knife, and shot him in the head.
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Upon hearing the signal from Chu Yunfei, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment fired their guns and artillery fire at the Japanese and puppet troops down the mountain, and kept throwing grenades down the mountain.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops suffered a lot of casualties, they still rushed upward. As they climbed up, they fired at the defenders on the mountain, causing many casualties to the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment.
When Chu Yunfei talked with Xu Dalong before, he knew that when the guerrillas fought, they would first kill the enemy's commander in order to disrupt the enemy's command system.
He personally took a sniper rifle and specifically went to attack the commanders of the Japanese and puppet troops. He killed more than a dozen Japanese and puppet army officers in one breath. The Japanese and puppet troops who lost their command finally couldn't hold on anymore and retreated in a chaotic manner.
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Chu Yunfei's outstanding marksmanship won the applause of the officers and soldiers of Jinsui, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was boosted.
The Japanese commander noticed Chu Yunfei at the foot of the mountain and directed the artillery to fire at him.
Chu Yunfei was a little proud when he heard the cheers of the soldiers. He stood up and waved to the soldiers who cheered for him.
At this moment, the sharp whistling sound of mortar shells in flight was heard in the sky. If it were other people, they would have immediately avoided it. But Chu Yunfei was a very particular person, and he did not want to do such a thing in front of his subordinates.
He behaved awkwardly and still stood there motionless.
The adjutant Sun Ming beside him became anxious and rushed to hug Chu Yunfei. He rolled to the ground and two guards also fell on them.
"Boom, boom, boom." A row of artillery shells exploded nearby, killing one of the two guards and injuring the other.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong, seeing this situation, hurriedly asked the guards to drag Chu Yunfei down.
The Japanese reinforcements are constantly arriving, but there are no other main forces of the Japanese and puppet troops in this area. What is coming are the Japanese and puppet troops pieced together from various strongholds. About two thousand more people are coming one after another.
It was placed under the command of the captain of the Japanese Army.
The captain of the Japanese army temporarily reorganized these Japanese and puppet troops and asked them to build an encirclement, freeing up the main force of the Japanese army. He launched two consecutive attacks on the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment, and finally captured the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment.
On a hilltop, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment were compressed to the remaining three hills.
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After the Japanese army occupied this hilltop, they carried two Type 92 infantry guns up the mountain, which posed a great threat to the officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Many officers and soldiers lost their lives under the enemy's shelling.
When Chu Yunfei saw this situation, he was very angry and immediately ordered the artillery to fight back. However, it was too far away from the mountain and the mortar shells could not reach it. They could only hit the opposite mountainside. As a result, the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun
They attacked and blew up two mortars of the Jinsui Army, so the artillerymen had to hide the remaining mortars.
Chu Yunfei was very angry and ordered Qian Bojun to organize two companies of troops to fight back against the Japanese army. He hoped to recapture the hilltop.
The officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army rushed down the hillside and climbed up the hillside from the valley.
The Japanese and puppet troops bombarded with mortars, fired machine guns and rifles from the mountains, and continued to throw grenades and hand grenades down the mountains.
The officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat.
When Chu Yunfei saw that he couldn't attack, he had to give up his plan to recapture the mountain. He looked at the sky and saw that it was just 3:30 in the afternoon, which was still very early before dark, and he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
At this moment, Fang Ligong shouted excitedly: "Commander, the commander has sent back the telegram, we have reinforcements."
Chu Yunfei hurriedly took the telegram and saw that it read: "Chu Yunfei, Commander of the 358th Regiment: The Chief's Department has received your department's request for help and has notified Xu Dalong's headquarters of the Mawushan Guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army through the Eighth Route Army Office.
, the department has dispatched two cavalry squadrons, an infantry squadron and an artillery squadron, as well as a battalion from the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. They are sending emergency reinforcements to your department. Please hold your position and wait for rescue.
Chief of Staff of the World War II District Governor’s Department today.”
Chu Yunfei was very happy, but also a little confused, and said, "When did a battalion of Li Yunlong's independent regiment arrive at Mawu Mountain?"
Fang Ligong said excitedly: "Who cares? Xu Dalong's guerrillas are extremely powerful. Neither a Japanese infantry regiment nor a puppet brigade are their opponents. Plus a battalion of the independent regiment, and they are in front of us."
These Japanese and puppet troops are simply vulnerable, haha, hahaha."
When Chu Yunfei heard Fang Ligong's words, he felt very uncomfortable. Facing the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him, the dignified 358th Regiment was in a passive position and was being beaten, but it wanted the Eighth Route Army troops, which the Jinsui Army had always looked down on, to come to the rescue.
, which itself embarrassed him.
Fang Ligong was just happy and didn't think much about it, but his words severely hurt Chu Yunfei's self-esteem.
He sighed, and the other party said: "Send someone to inform the brothers about the arrival of reinforcements."
Fang Ligong couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw Chu Yunfei's weak look. He didn't understand why he wasn't happy when reinforcements were coming.
He was an old man, and after thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly understood. Now he regretted that he had not paid attention to what he said, and no longer dared to say more, and hurriedly sent combat staff and messengers to convey the good news to the soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of Jinsui had all heard of Xu Dalong's Mawushan guerrillas and knew how tough they were. When they heard the good news, they immediately cheered and their morale was greatly boosted.
The captain of the Japanese army was observing the enemy's situation at the bottom of the mountain, when cheers suddenly erupted from the mountain, which made him a little confused.
He was also a soldier with rich combat experience. He guessed that the only explanation why the Jinsui troops on the mountain suddenly became happy was that they had reinforcements.
The captain of the Japanese army originally saw that the number of Japanese and puppet troops gathered here had reached 5,000, and he was completely sure to annihilate the Shanxi-Sui army on the mountain.
Now that the enemy had reinforcements, he didn't know where the enemy's reinforcements came from or how many troops they had, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he sent a telegram to the commander of the 82nd Regiment, requesting tactical guidance.
Soon after, the commander of the Japanese 82nd Regiment sent a telegram back, telling him that the 82nd Regiment had deployed the squadron directly under the Regiment Headquarters, the Troops Squadron, the Engineer Squadron and the Japanese Gendarmerie stationed at the Regiment Headquarters, and a puppet army.
Battalion, a brigade of puppet policemen, with a total strength of more than 1,500 people, went to support.
In the telegram, the commander of the regiment told the Japanese captain that there were no large groups of Shanxi-Suiyuan troops or other anti-Japanese armed forces in this area. Even if the enemy had reinforcements, they would only be small groups of guerrillas, allowing him to encircle and annihilate them boldly.
Jinsui Army.
The captain of the Japanese army knew that this was all the troops that the commander of the regiment could mobilize at present, so he sent a telegram back to express his gratitude to the commander of the regiment.
The captain of the Japanese army remembered the cheers of the Jinsui Army on the mountain just now, so he also informed the messengers about the reinforcements sent by the captain. As a result, the Japanese and puppet troops who participated in the battle were also very happy and burst into cheers.
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When Chu Yunfei and others, as well as the Jinsui officers and soldiers on the mountain, heard the shouts of the Japanese and puppet troops at the bottom of the mountain, they could guess that the enemy had reinforcements, and their morale inevitably dropped again.
Only then did Chu Yunfei realize that he had made a mistake. When he notified his subordinates of the arrival of reinforcements, he should have told them not to make any noise. Instead, he exposed the news to the Japanese and puppet troops that reinforcements were about to arrive.
He was worried that Xu Dalong and others would be intercepted by Japanese and puppet troops on the road, so he sent a telegram to the World War II District Chief's Department, asking them to try to notify Xu Dalong and others to strengthen their vigilance on the road.
The telegram was sent for a long time without any reply, because Xu Dalong and others were marching on the road in a hurry and had no time to turn on the radio to receive the radio signal.
The captain of the Japanese army was very happy when he heard the cheers of his men. He knew that this would definitely severely damage the morale of the Jinsui officers and soldiers on the mountain.
When he was happy, his mind became more and more flexible. He knew that the enemy's reinforcements would definitely arrive, but he didn't know where the enemy's reinforcements came from, so he called a Japanese squad leader and asked him to focus on the current battlefield.
, place guard posts within a 5km range, and report immediately once enemy reinforcements are discovered.
At the same time, the Japanese captain gathered a squadron of troops as a reserve to deal with enemy reinforcements.
Qiligou is 92km away from the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Xinhe County. For the cavalry led by Xu Dalong and others, this distance is nothing. It is said that they can reach it in two hours.
However, that is only a theoretical speed. War horses carry people and supplies and cannot run for a long time. They must stop for a rest every once in a while. Therefore, when Xu Dalong and others arrived at the battlefield, it was already 6:00 pm.
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Zheng Xirong led the cavalry of the reconnaissance unit to open a road ahead and search forward.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out in the field, and a scout's horse was shot. The horse stood up due to pain and almost threw the cavalryman off the horse.
Zheng Xirong's sharp eyes saw a Japanese soldier holding a gun in the distance, aiming right here. He didn't wait for the Japanese soldier to continue shooting, raised his hand and shot the Japanese soldier to the ground.
Then, he saw a Japanese soldier in the distance, running and firing into the air.
He realized that this was a Japanese military sentry sending an alarm signal with gunshots.
Zheng Xirong hurriedly led the scouts to gallop on horseback to chase the escaping Japanese soldiers. Although they killed two more Japanese soldiers, the sound of gunshots continued to be passed along with the Japanese soldiers, and the news of the arrival of the guerrillas was still spread.
It reached the ears of the Japanese army captain.
The Japanese army captain immediately ordered the Japanese army squadron used as a reserve force to intercept the enemy's reinforcements. At the same time, he mobilized some Japanese and puppet troops to follow the Japanese army in this squadron to deal with the enemy's reinforcements.
Zheng Xirong and others saw that the enemy troops were ready, so they stopped. Soon after, Xu Dalong and others caught up, and Zheng Xirong reported the situation to him.
Xu Dalong held a telescope and saw many Japanese soldiers moving towards this place in the distance. He knew that these were sent by the Japanese and puppet troops to deal with their support troops.
He thought for a moment and came up with a countermeasure.
He ordered Sun Desheng to lead a cavalry detachment to attract the enemy here. He and Monk Wei led the rest of the cavalry back the same way. After galloping for two kilometers, they took a detour to the other side of the battlefield.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others arrived at the back of the battlefield, and then sent Zheng Xirong to lead the scouts to the front to detect the enemy's situation.
Xu Dalong turned around and looked at Lin Xueying who was following him, and saw glistening beads of sweat on her fair cheeks, forehead and nose.
He said softly: "Miss Lin, thank you for your hard work."
Lin Xueying was indeed a little tired after following Xu Dalong and others for so long. However, when she heard Xu Dalong's concerned greetings, her fatigue instantly reduced a lot. She smiled sweetly and said, "It's okay."
Xu Dalong said: "Send a telegram to Commander Chu and others, saying that we have arrived."
Lin Xueying got off her horse, directed the guerrillas carrying radios to set up the radio, and sent another telegram to the Eighth Route Army office.
Although they were close to the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, the two sides did not have secret codes, and the telegram could only be handed over to the Eighth Route Army office for forwarding.
The Eighth Route Army Office of the District Governor's Department during World War II.
The chief of staff sent a confidential staff officer who stayed at the Eighth Route Army's office. When the Eighth Route Army office received the telegram from Xu Dalong and others, it was handed over to this confidential staff officer.
The confidential staff officer hurried back, took the telegram and handed it to the chief of staff.
The chief of staff said happily: "Xu Dalong and the others arrived on time, and now the 358th Regiment is saved. Immediately forward this telegram to Chu Yunfei."
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong looked at the still dazzling sun in the sky, feeling very anxious. The Japanese and puppet troops were increasing in strength and were constantly attacking the Jinsui Army.
The officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army suffered heavy casualties, and they did not have much ammunition left. They were worried that Xu Dalong and others would not be able to arrive on time, and the 358th Regiment would not be able to hold out until dark.
Fang Ligong urged the radio operators from time to time to get in touch with Xu Dalong as soon as possible.
At this moment, the indicator light on the radio suddenly flashed.