The guerrillas opened fire, and the muzzle flashes of their guns successfully attracted the attention of the Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese army immediately fired fiercely at the guerrillas.
After firing the first row of bullets, the guerrillas immediately hid behind the rocks and fired into the air. When the Japanese army came over, the bullets caused no casualties to the guerrillas, but clearly exposed the Japanese army's position.
Xu Dalong and others, who were lying in ambush only 80 meters away from the Japanese army, seized this opportunity and fired at the flames produced by the Japanese soldiers' muzzles when they fired.
The Japanese officers and soldiers only opened fire at the guerrillas 120 meters away, without guarding against the shooting of Xu Dalong and others. This round of strikes caused more than a dozen Japanese casualties.
The remaining Japanese officers and soldiers did not understand what was going on for a while, so they hurriedly shot at Xu Dalong and others.
After Xu Dalong and others fired the first row of bullets, they immediately hid behind the rocks, changed positions, and continued shooting at the flash of the Japanese guns, again causing considerable casualties to the Japanese.
At this time, when the Japanese soldiers on the mountain saw how accurate the enemy's marksmanship was at the foot of the mountain, they all hid and did not dare to shoot down.
At this time, only the Japanese troops guarding the bunker continued to fire down the mountain from the two shooting holes in the bunker.
Xu Dalong and others aimed at the fire of the bunker and fired continuously. Although they could not see clearly at night, some bullets still entered the shooting holes of the bunker, and finally silenced the enemy machine guns in the bunker.
The Japanese officers and soldiers had never encountered such a powerful enemy. They hid behind bunkers and bunkers, not daring to show their heads. They were worried that the guerrillas would rush up, so they threw grenades downwards without raising their heads.
However, the guerrillas were far away from them, and the furthest grenades only exploded fifty or sixty meters away, still unable to hurt Xu Dalong and others.
Seeing that the Japanese firepower was successfully suppressed, several guerrillas quietly climbed up from the flanks. When they were only 20 meters away from the enemy position, they threw grenades at the enemy and eliminated the enemy in the bunker outside the bunker.
of Japanese troops.
The Japanese troops guarding the bunker were panicked. They couldn't see where the enemy was outside. They were worried that the enemy would rush up and throw grenades into the bunker, so they simply opened the back door of the bunker and fled down the mountain.
Wang Gensheng vaguely saw the figures of Japanese officers and soldiers fleeing down the mountain, so he threw two more grenades at them.
It could be seen in the flames of the explosion that at least two Japanese soldiers were blown away.
Seeing the enemy troops fleeing, Xu Dalong and others climbed to the top of the mountain.
At this moment, gunshots and explosions were still ringing out on the other two hills. Sun Desheng, Zheng Xirong and others were also attacking the Japanese troops on the hills.
About ten minutes later, the gunfire and explosions on the other sides of the hills also fell silent. Soon after, three consecutive gunshots were heard.
This was the communication signal agreed upon by Xu Dalong and others, which indicated that Sun Desheng, Zheng Xirong and others had also captured the Japanese position on the hill.
Xu Dalong picked up the signal gun and fired the signal bomb into the sky.
Chu Yunfei, who was in front of the prisoner of war camp, had been waiting for Xu Dalong's signal. When he saw the flashing signal flares in the starry sky, he knew that they had captured the Japanese position on the hill, so he gave the order to attack.
According to the pre-planned tactics, the officers and soldiers of two companies of the 358th Regiment opened fire violently at the prisoner of war camp about 100 meters away from the enemy position.
The Japanese army also opened fire and launched a counterattack against the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment.
The sharpshooters of the guerrillas mingled among the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment and sniped at the Japanese troops who were firing, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese troops.
At this time, the battlefield was very chaotic. The Japanese officers and soldiers could not judge the situation clearly for a while. When they saw the casualties of soldiers, the people behind them continued to add more, and as a result, people continued to be shot and killed.
Before the battle began, Wang Chengzhu and others had already pushed the Type 92 infantry gun to a distance of only about 100 meters from the enemy's position. When they saw the densest firepower on the enemy's position, they took direct aim through the muzzle. Every time
Every shot fired caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army.
At this time, Xu Dalong and others also set up machine guns on the three hills, and fired at the Japanese troops from behind and from the side.
The Japanese troops guarding the trenches in front of the gate of the prisoner of war camp suffered such a heavy blow that they could no longer hold on and fled toward the gate of the prisoner of war camp.
Chu Yunfei had been observing the situation on the battlefield. He used the flash of exploding artillery shells to see the enemy troops fleeing, and decisively gave the order to charge.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment shouted and rushed towards the prisoner of war camp.
Wang Chengzhu and others saw the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment launching an attack, and they also pushed the Type 92 infantry gun forward.
The Japanese officers and soldiers ran into the gate of the prisoner of war camp and closed the gate from the inside.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment rushed to the gate and were unable to rush in for a while.
The Japanese officers and soldiers threw grenades outside through the walls and gates, causing considerable casualties to the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment also threw grenades and grenades into the prisoner of war camp compound. The situation on the battlefield was very chaotic.
Wang Chengzhu and others pushed the cannon to a place about 40 meters away from the prisoner of war camp gate, shouted loudly to ask the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment in front to get out of the way, and then fired towards the prisoner of war camp gate.
With a "boom", the gate of the prisoner of war camp was blown apart by the shell.
Wang Chengzhu fired another shot at the door, and the door fell down with a crash.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment shouted and rushed towards the gate.
As Xu Dalong and others suppressed the enemy with firepower on the top of the mountain, the Japanese soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp ran into the building of the prisoner-of-war camp. They blocked the gate with machine guns. More than a dozen officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment who rushed in were shot and fell.
, the rest of the people were forced to retreat again.
Wang Chengzhu asked the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment to get out of the way, and shelled directly towards the wall. Soon two more gaps were blown in the wall, and the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment rushed in through these two gaps.
Wei Heping and Wang Xiaohu also led the guerrilla infantry squadron and followed the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment into the prisoner of war camp and started a street battle with the Japanese army.
Originally, there were more than 500 Japanese troops in the prisoner-of-war camp, and more than 150 troops were guarding the three hills. They were basically wiped out by Xu Dalong and others. Just now, the Japanese troops lost more than 100 troops in front of the gate.
There were only more than 200 Japanese troops scattered in the prisoner-of-war camp who were fighting stubbornly. There were more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment who rushed into the prisoner-of-war camp. Plus the guerrillas led by Wei Heping and Wang Xiaohu, the Japanese army was not at all.
opponent.
After ten minutes, most of the Japanese troops were wiped out, and only about fifty or sixty Japanese troops were hiding in the office building of the prisoner of war camp and resisting.
Wang Chengzhu and others pushed the Type 92 infantry gun to a place about 50 meters away from the office building, and fired a fierce bombardment at the office building. They fired more than 20 shells in one go, and the office building collapsed.
Wang Chengzhu and others used artillery in this way, which was an eye-opener for the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment.
Sun Ming said with emotion: "These guerrillas are really clever. It's like attaching bayonets to cannons."
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment rushed forward and completely eliminated the remaining enemies.
Under a collapsed wall, half of the Japanese captain's body was exposed. He was blown beyond recognition and had long since lost his breath.
Sun Ming stepped forward and picked up his command knife, ran out of the ruins, came to Chu Yunfei, and said excitedly: "Commander, all the little devils have been eliminated." With that, he called the Japanese captain.
The command knife was handed to Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei held the command knife and waved it twice in the air. He smiled and said: "It's a good knife. Keep it." After saying that, he handed the knife to his guard.
Fang Ligong said excitedly: "Commander, we finally captured the prisoner of war camp. This achievement is not small."
Li Kun was also very happy. He said: "Brother Yunfei, the 358th regiment captured the prisoner of war camp and gave our World War II district commander a face. The chief of staff and officers will be very happy. I will send a message to the World War II district commander.
Please report and take credit for your 358th regiment."
Chu Yunfei was in a very happy mood and laughed.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and others also rushed over, and together with Chu Yunfei and others, they visited the prisoners of war rescued from the prisoner-of-war camp.
There were approximately 1,300 prisoners of war rescued, most of whom were officers and soldiers of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
There are also more than 200 Zhongyang officers and soldiers, and more than 150 Eighth Route officers and soldiers.
Each of these prisoners of war were in ragged clothes and were very thin. However, because they had been rescued, they were all in high spirits and had faces full of joy.
While Chu Yunfei, Xu Dalong and others asked the medical soldiers to check the bodies of these prisoners of war, they also held a combat meeting to discuss the next action plan.
Defeated the Japanese and puppet troops who besieged the 358th Regiment, and captured the prisoner of war camp. The continuous victories made Chu Yunfei full of confidence, and he said excitedly: "Since we are out this time, we will find another target and teach the Japanese a lesson."
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Fang Ligong didn't think so. He believed that he had finally won a big victory and should keep the victory. He said: "Team leader, this is an enemy-occupied area after all. Japanese reinforcements may arrive at any time. We still have such a
There are too many prisoners of war and we can no longer continue fighting. I think we should return to the base quickly."
Qian Bojun also agreed with Fang Ligong's opinion, and he also advised Chu Yunfei to stop as soon as possible.
Chu Yunfei did not have a clear combat goal at this time, so he agreed with Fang Ligong and others and decided to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.
He said to Xu Dalong: "Brother Dalong, the 358th Regiment was able to achieve a great victory this time thanks to the help of your Eighth Route Army guerrillas. In order to express our gratitude to you, we did not need the weapons and ammunition captured by the Japanese army. We left behind a
Keep a small part as spoils of war, and you can take the rest."
After saying that, he took out another 5,000 French currency and handed it to Xu Dalong, saying: "Brother Dalong, let's say goodbye. If you have a chance, you can come to the 358th group and we brothers will have a good drink."
Soon after, Chu Yunfei and others took away the prisoners of war from the Jinsui Army and Zhongyang Army.
Xu Dalong and others took the prisoners of war from the Eighth Route Army to Xinhe County to join Zhang Dabiao and others.
Li Kun came specifically to see Xu Dalong this time. He wanted to follow Xu Dalong and others back to the Mawushan base area to establish a Shanxi-Sui Army liaison group there, so he followed Xu Dalong and others.
Just when Xu Dalong and others were attacking the prisoner-of-war camp, Zhang Dabiao, Li Linmao, Wei Monk and others came to Xinhe County.