Chapter 132 The benefits are left to the independent regiment
Fang Ligong had been standing next to the radio station. When he saw the indicator light on the radio station flashing, he quickly said: "Hurry up and copy the telegram."
The radio operator hurriedly began to copy the telegram code.
Fang Ligong was very nervous. Before the radio operator could translate it, he couldn't wait to ask: "Is it the telegram from Xu Dalong and others?"
The radio operator was very experienced. From the header of the copied telegram, he knew that it must be a telegram sent by Xu Dalong and others. He said: "Yes." Then he translated the telegram according to the code book.
Fang Ligong glanced at the telegram and hurried to find Chu Yunfei. He shouted excitedly: "Commander, Brother Dalong and the others have arrived."
After Chu Yunfei read the telegram, he couldn't help laughing and said happily: "Brother Dalong is really a good friend. He immediately ordered the troops to prepare for a breakout to the west."
Wang Chengzhu led the members of the artillery team to set up artillery, and the other guerrillas were ready to attack. At this moment, Zheng Xirong, who had been scouting ahead, came back.
After seeing Xu Dalong, he smiled and said: "Captain, the puppet troops in front are members of the 7th Puppet Brigade who escaped from Mawu Mountain."
When Xu Dalong heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is really a narrow road for enemies. We let these guys escape last time. We can't let them get away with it this time."
He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said: "Zhuzhu, it's 18:32 now. In eight minutes, the artillery will be fired to hit the puppet soldiers in front. Don't worry about the artillery shells, hit them hard, and try to defeat them all at once."
They were defeated."
Wang Chengzhu said confidently: "Captain, just take a look."
The commander of the 7th Puppet Brigade at the foot of the mountain has been watching the movements of the Jinsui Army on the mountain.
He saw that the Jinsui Army on the mountain seemed to be moving in his direction, and thought that the Jinsui Army was likely to break out from his direction. He was about to send someone to report the situation to the Japanese captain, when he saw a Japanese soldier.
The cavalry messenger came galloping on horseback.
The Japanese messenger did not dismount, but told the brigade commander of the 7th Puppet Brigade on horseback that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived, which were cavalry from the Eighth Route Army, and asked them to be prepared to guard against a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army's cavalry and to hold their position no matter what.
, to prevent the Shanxi-Sui army on the mountain from breaking through.
After conveying the order, the Japanese cavalry immediately left on horseback to convey the order of the Japanese captain to the Japanese and puppet troops stationed elsewhere.
When the puppet brigade commander heard the news, his scalp went numb instantly. He had suffered a lot from the Eighth Route Army cavalry in Mawu Mountain. He knew that there was only one Eighth Route Army team, the Mawushan guerrillas, in this area. Needless to say, these former
The cavalrymen of the Eighth Route Army who came for reinforcements were the Mawushan guerrillas led by Xu Dalong and others.
He hurriedly sent people to the nearby area to investigate the situation, and at the same time called the two regiment leaders and informed them of the situation.
When the two puppet army commanders heard the news, their faces suddenly showed a look of horror.
A puppet army commander said: "Brigade, the guerrilla cavalry is here. Those guys are everywhere. We are no match for them. We cannot fight this battle."
Another puppet army commander also said: "Yes, brigade commander, if the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army comes towards us and attacks from both sides with the Jinsui Army on the mountain, we will not be able to stop it at all, and I am afraid the whole army will be destroyed. Can you?
You have to make up your mind quickly."
The puppet brigade commander knew that what they said was reasonable, but this time they defeated the Jinsui Army and finally had an explanation to the Japanese. If they let the Jinsui Army go, I am afraid the Japanese would not let it go.
While he was hesitating, the puppet troops sent for reconnaissance came back. He said with a look of horror: "Report to the brigade, there are cavalry from the Eighth Route Army behind us. There are many people and artillery, and they are slipping away."
The puppet brigade commander was frightened when he thought of the mysterious tactics and terrifying firepower of Xu Dalong and his cavalry. Now it was obvious that they were coming for him, and looking at the movements of the Jinsui Army on the mountain, they were also trying to break out from here. He didn't want to suffer
When the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army attacked from both sides, he no longer hesitated and ordered: "Quickly inform the brothers to retreat to the north."
The reason why the puppet brigade commander retreated to the north was because the Japanese brigade commander was in the south, and he did not want to meet that guy.
Upon hearing the brigade commander's order, the commander of the puppet army hurriedly gathered his troops and ran away towards the north in case of an amnesty.
Chu Yunfei, who was on the mountain, saw this scene at the bottom of the mountain and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The 7th Puppet Brigade was extremely fierce when attacking them, but when he heard that Xu Dalong and the others were coming, he ran away before they even started fighting.
This really made Chu Yunfei feel ashamed.
Fang Ligong was very excited. He was so excited that he once again forgot to take into account Chu Yunfei's feelings. He said happily: "Brother Xu, they are really powerful. Let's break out of the encirclement quickly."
Wang Chengzhu, who was at the foot of the mountain, had already set up two Type 92 infantry cannons and eight mortars on the ground. After working hard for a long time, he had measured and fired the various elements. The artillerymen were ready, and the shells were loaded.
Just waiting for Xu Dalong to give the order to bombard.
Unexpectedly, before the fight started, the puppet soldiers had already fled.
Wang Chengzhu was so angry that he yelled: "These cowards are really nothing. They made Laozi's work in vain."
When Xu Dalong saw that the puppet troops had escaped, he did not bother to pursue them, and immediately ordered Zheng Xirong to take people up the mountain to meet Chu Yunfei and others.
Soon after, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others came over accompanied by Zheng Xirong.
Xu Dalong hurried forward to greet him, stood at attention, saluted, and said: "Hello, sir."
Chu Yunfei was very happy to see Xu Dalong. He returned the gift, reached out and held Xu Dalong's hand, and said: "Brother Dalong, thank you for your hard work."
Xu Dalong saluted Fang Ligong again and said, "Have a seat."
Fang Ligong said excitedly: "Brother Xu, you came just in time. Our 358th Regiment owes you a big favor this time."
The first battalion commander Qian Bojun, adjutant Sun Ming and Xu Dalong who followed Chu Yunfei were also very familiar with each other. They saluted each other and greeted each other affectionately.
After the greetings, Xu Dalong said: "Sir Chu, you should retreat first, we will be responsible for covering."
Chu Yunfei had a very fierce battle with the Japanese and puppet troops today. When he saw that Xu Dalong and others had brought so many artillery pieces and a large number of light machine guns, he said: "We can't take advantage of these devils and traitors, let's work together
Have a fight and let out a good sigh of relief."
Fang Ligong and Qian Bojun had just escaped from the enemy's siege and were still in shock. When they heard what Chu Yunfei said, they couldn't help but look at each other.
They were just about to persuade Chu Yunfei to retreat directly when they heard Xu Dalong say: "Okay, Chief Chu, let's fight together and teach these Japanese and traitors a lesson."
Chu Yunfei briefly introduced the enemy situation around him and said: "Brother Dalong, how do you think the next battle should be fought?"
Xu Dalong said: "Since the main force of the Japanese army is in the south, we will fight directly south. As long as the main force of the Japanese army is defeated, the Japanese and puppet troops in other directions will also collapse. If we continue to pursue them at this time, we will definitely gain something.
."
Chu Yunfei said boldly: "Just do it. Let them see the power of my 358th Regiment today. Gather the troops immediately, Brother Dalong, let's fight together."
When Fang Ligong and Qian Bojun saw that Chu Yunfei was determined, they said nothing and hurried to gather their troops.
To the south of the encirclement, the Japanese army captain received a report that the Jinsui Army had broken through to the west, so he gathered his troops and rushed west.
As soon as the Japanese army turned around the foot of the mountain, they encountered Xu Dalong's guerrillas and the officers and soldiers of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. The two sides immediately engaged in a skirmish.
Wang Chengzhu immediately commanded the artillerymen to set up artillery and fired hard at the Japanese army.
Xu Dalong led the guerrillas and lined up in front with more than 20 light machine guns, and rushed directly towards the Japanese army. The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment followed closely behind, shouting and launching a charge.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were first knocked off their feet by artillery fire, and then suffered heavy casualties under the fierce firepower of the guerrilla machine guns. Faced with such a ferocious offensive, they could not withstand it at all, barely holding on for a few minutes, and then began to retreat.
Retreat.
Although the number of Japanese and puppet troops who rushed to the battlefield at this time was large, it was difficult to assemble them for a while. The Japanese army captain now only had the Japanese and puppet troops he brought to the south, numbering less than 2,000.
At this moment, they faced not only the nearly 4,000 troops of the 358th Regiment, but also the powerful Mawushan guerrillas, which they simply could not resist.
Seeing that the troops in front had been routed, the Japanese captain decided to avoid the enemy's attack and directly led his troops to retreat.
Xu Dalong and others fought and charged fiercely. The Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties and were panicked. Their retreat soon turned into a rout.
When the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment saw that the Japanese and puppet troops were defeated, their morale was greatly boosted. They had been suppressed and beaten by the Japanese and puppet troops, and now they could finally let out a breath of anger. They shouted and chased the Japanese and puppet troops desperately until they had two legs.
I was too tired to move any further, so I stopped.
The Japanese and puppet troops along the southern route were defeated, and the Japanese and puppet troops in other directions evacuated after hearing the news.
Xu Dalong was thinking about Sun Desheng and others, and did not bother to chase the Japanese and puppet troops, so he hurried to support Sun Desheng and others.
When Chu Yunfei saw this situation, he ordered the troops to rest for ten minutes, and then led the troops to help.
What was currently fighting Sun Desheng and others was an infantry squadron of the Japanese army and the Japanese and puppet troops assembled from various strongholds, with a total strength of about 400 people.
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Sun Desheng and others took advantage of the rapid maneuverability of the cavalry to deal with them and pinned them firmly.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others arrived and launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops from behind.
When the Japanese and puppet troops were attacked from behind, they understood that their large force might have failed, and they immediately became panicked. They had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment rushed up, surrounded them on both sides, and blocked their way. In a short time, most of them were eliminated.
The more than 20 Japanese and puppet troops who managed to escape were quickly caught up by Sun Desheng and others, chopped with sabers, and all sent back to their hometowns.
Xu Dalong suddenly remembered a question, and he said to Monk Wei: "Take people to Xinhe County and stop the Japanese and puppet troops who are fleeing to the county. If they flee to other places, don't chase them. As long as they are not allowed to enter,
Just the county seat.
After finishing this matter, you go pick up the chief of staff and take them to the county seat."
Monk Wei nodded and led a group of cavalry towards Xinhe County.
The battle here is over. In the two battles just now, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment and the Mawushan guerrillas annihilated more than 1,100 Japanese and puppet troops, and defeated all the Japanese and puppet troops who came to besiege the 358th Regiment. It can be said that they have achieved
A big victory.
Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others turned defeat into victory, and they were all very happy.
Chu Yunfei asked: "Brother Dalong, what are your plans next?"
Xu Dalong said: "There is no longer a main force of Japanese and puppet troops in this area. Since you are here to fight against the prisoner-of-war camp, let's just go and knock down the prisoner-of-war camp."
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment had just won a great victory and their morale was high. When they heard that they were going to attack prisoner of war camps, everyone had no objection.
Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong, Qian Bojun and others sat on the ground and discussed the battle plan for attacking the prisoner of war camp.
At this moment, a company commander of the 358th Regiment came over with a group of cavalry from the Shanxi-Sui Army.
An officer in the lead greeted from a distance: "Brother Yunfei, Brother Dalong."
When everyone took a look, it turned out to be Li Kun, the senior operational staff officer of the District Governor's Department during World War II.
After everyone saluted each other, Li Kun said happily: "Brother Yunfei, your 358th regiment has broken out. It's great. Brother, I have been sweating for you."
Chu Yunfei said: "Thanks to the timely arrival of Brother Dalong and the others, the 358th Regiment escaped this disaster. After returning, I must ask for credit from the World War II District Chief's Department on behalf of Brother Dalong and the others."
Li Kun smiled and said: "Of course. I will send a telegram to the counselors now to report the news that your 358th regiment has escaped safely."
Li Kun drafted the telegram and handed it to the radio operator he brought. Then he said to Xu Dalong: "Brother Dalong, I brought you the Japanese woman you wanted." After saying that, he pointed behind him.
A Jinsui Army soldier not far away said: "Come here."
If Li Kun hadn't mentioned it, Xu Dalong would have never noticed that among the soldiers behind him there was a Japanese woman disguised as a man, wearing a Shanxi-Sui Army uniform.
The woman came over, bowed to Xu Dalong, and then looked at Xu Dalong timidly.
Xu Dalong saw that this woman had a delicate face. She was the fiancee of Ichiro Sakamoto that he had seen in the photo.
He said: "Are you Miss Yuriko Toyoda?"
The woman asked, "Where is Sakamoto-kun? Is he okay?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Sakamoto is very good, but he is not here now. After this battle is over, we will take you to see him."
The woman said: "Then please."
Xu Dalong called over two soldiers who spoke Japanese relatively well and asked them to be responsible for protecting Yuriko Toyoda.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Xu Dalong, Chu Yunfei and others led the troops to surround the Japanese prisoner of war camp.
They were not in a hurry to launch the attack. In order to reduce casualties, they decided to launch the attack again at night.
Zhang Dabiao, Li Linmao, Wang Xiaohu and Wei Heping led the troops on a rapid march, and finally arrived near Xinhe County at 10 o'clock in the evening.
On the way, they met Monk Wei who was waiting for them.
Zhang Dabiao asked: "How is the 358th regiment?"
Monk Wei said: "Chief of Staff, the battle is over and the 358th Regiment has been rescued."
Zhang Dabiao and others were very discouraged. They had worked so hard to get here, but the battle was over, and they felt very angry.
They had just rushed over for reinforcements. Although they were very tired on the road, they persisted only with strong belief. At this moment, everyone had no motivation and could not walk immediately. Some were sitting on the ground, and some were simply lying down.
on the ground.
Monk Wei said: "Chief of Staff, you don't have to be unhappy. Our captain said that after you have a rest, we will go directly to Xinhe County to fight. There are not many Japanese and puppet troops in Xinhe County today. It can be said that
An empty city.
Our brigade leader said that the good things of picking up bargains and making fortunes should be left to our independent group. I hope you can make a fortune in the county.
This kind of good thing cannot be left to the 358th Regiment, so our captain led the men of the 358th Regiment to attack the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp."
Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao laughed loudly and said: "That's pretty much it. We can't let Lao Zi make this trip in vain."
Li Linmao was also very happy when he heard this. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, hurry up and rest. We will go to the county town later."
After the Japanese and puppet troops besieging the 358th Regiment were defeated, most of the Japanese and puppet troops fled back to their original positions.
The Japanese army captain had rich combat experience. He guessed that the anti-Japanese armed forces would take advantage of the victory and continue to attack the prisoner-of-war camp. Therefore, he did not continue to escape, but gathered more than 300 Japanese troops along the way and led them into
He entered the prisoner-of-war camp and defended the prisoner-of-war camp together with the original Japanese troops inside.
This added a certain degree of difficulty to attacking the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.
The prisoner of war camp is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The Japanese army has built strong defenses on the three hills. If you attack the prisoner of war camp from the front, you will be hit by fire from the three hills. Therefore, if you want to capture the prisoners of war,
Battalion, we must first capture the Japanese bunkers on the three hills.
Xu Dalong discussed with Chu Yunfei and others that the Mawushan guerrillas would be responsible for the bunkers on the three hills. Wang Chengzhu led the artillery squadron, and Wei Heping and Wang Xiaohu led the infantry squadron to cooperate with the 358th Regiment in a frontal attack from the valley.
After discussing the battle plan, everyone started taking action separately. It was agreed that the Mawushan guerrillas would first knock down the Japanese bunker on Sanmian Mountain. After knocking down the enemy's bunker, they would launch a signal flare and the 358th Regiment would launch the attack.
Xu Dalong divided the guerrillas into three teams, with him leading one team, Sun Desheng and Zheng Xirong leading one team respectively, to attack the Japanese bunker on the mountain.
Xu Dalong and others rode horses to the foot of the hillside east of the prisoner of war camp, leaving two soldiers to guard the horses. He led 40 guerrillas to climb up the mountain.
Xu Dalong and others climbed up a hillside, and saw dots of firelight flashing on the mountain in front of them. Xu Dalong and others went down the valley, and then climbed up in the direction of the flashing firelight.
There is half a squad of Japanese troops guarding the hillside to the east. Those guarding the bunker are a squad of defenders from the original prisoner of war camp. The rest of the Japanese troops were brought to the prisoner of war camp not long ago by the Japanese captain. They also know this.
The commanding heights on the three mountains are very important, so defenses have been specially strengthened.
They guessed that the anti-Japanese armed forces would definitely attack the prisoner-of-war camp tonight, so they were on high alert. In order to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks, they threw a lot of torches down the mountain, and threw a few more down from time to time.
The visibility within fifty meters of the front of the position is very high, making it very difficult to conduct a sneak attack.
Xu Dalong and others arrived at a distance of about 120 meters from the Japanese position, leaving several guerrillas behind. He led the rest of the guerrillas to continue climbing up the mountain.
When they reached a distance of about 80 meters from the top of the mountain, Xu Dalong and others each looked for hiding places and hid themselves.
The guerrillas who stayed behind used the faint starlight to see that Xu Dalong and others had taken cover, so they opened fire on the Japanese position on the top of the mountain.