Zhang Dabiao had long wanted to directly participate in the battle. They followed the 108th Division all the way in order to cut off the Japanese army's supply line. After receiving Xu Dalong's order, he immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army.
The Japanese army had to allocate part of its troops to block the attack, and the pressure faced by the independent brigade suddenly weakened.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade also knew that the last trench was the lifeline of the Independent Brigade and the Mawushan base area. They were determined to defend the trench and never retreat even if the last drop of snow was shed.
The members of the county brigade were also determined to die. They attached bayonets to their rifles and were ready for hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.
At this time, Fujiwara Konichi had already seen another enemy bomber flying over. He became anxious, broke away from the protection of the guards, pulled out his command sword, waved it forward, and shouted loudly: "Assault is here." Unexpectedly,
He personally launched the charge forward.
When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw the division commander in this state, they rushed forward desperately.
Xu Dalong knew that if he did not send troops to reinforce, the independent brigade and the county brigade might not be able to support it, so he issued an order to Wang Chengzhu and asked him to send five infantry squadrons to join the battle.
At this time, the enemy and ourselves were in a stalemate. Although the five infantry squadrons had less than 1,000 people, they were a new force at this time. They suddenly joined and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army, and finally repelled the Japanese attack again.
When Konichi Fujiwara saw the troops in front beginning to retreat, he was very angry. At this time, he no longer had the so-called aristocratic training. When he saw a retreating Japanese captain, he rushed over and slashed him with a knife.
Above his head, he shouted loudly: "Give me an assault."
The Japanese officers and soldiers stopped retreating, turned around and rushed towards our last trench again.
The anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party who were guarding the trenches heard the roar of bombers in the air. They knew that as long as they held the trenches, it would not be long before the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties under the fierce bomber bombings, and they would be unable to organize a large-scale attack.
Therefore, they faced the bullets fired by the enemy, and no one dodged. They held their guns and shot desperately at the rushing Japanese troops.
More and more bombers were flying over, and a large number of aerial bombs fell into the dense Japanese troops, causing the Japanese soldiers to fall over and scream like ghosts.
The Japanese troops withstood fierce firepower from the air and the ground at the same time, and finally could no longer hold on. They withdrew despite the obstruction of the officers.
Fujiwara knew that it was impossible for the 108th Division to break through the enemy's position. In order to reduce losses, he decisively ordered the troops to withdraw from the battlefield and retreat towards the route they came from.
Seeing that the Japanese army was finally repelled, Wang Limin, Huang Jingzhong and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. They faced the fierce attack of the Japanese army and endured too much pressure. It was time to feel proud.
They immediately issued a pursuit order, and the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade, County Brigade and Mawushan Guerrillas jumped out of the trenches and pursued the Japanese army.
Fujiwara Kinichi was very experienced in combat. Even under such unfavorable circumstances, he still did not panic and left an infantry brigade to block the attack. He led the main force to quickly evacuate.
Zhang Dabiao saw that the enemy troops had withdrawn, and immediately ordered his troops to change from harassing the Japanese troops to blocking them on the spot, hoping to stop the Japanese troops.
Fujiwara Konichi was very decisive. He didn't care about the formation and directly ordered the troops to rush towards the officers and soldiers of the new brigade.
Zhang Dabiao and others had no defensive position. Seeing thousands of Japanese troops rushing over, he had no choice but to order a retreat in order to avoid being surrounded by enemy troops.
He led his troops to stay aside, and when the Japanese troops passed by, he attacked them again, and then followed the Japanese troops and continued to harass them.
The infantry brigade left by the Japanese army to block the attack stood in the trenches they had captured and launched an attack on the underground anti-Japanese armed forces, causing many casualties to the anti-Japanese armed forces. Their pursuit was temporarily blocked.
Wang Limin was unwilling to let the main force of the Japanese 108th Division escape. When the Air Force bombed the Japanese trenches again, he took advantage of the Japanese army's opportunity to avoid aerial bombs and directly launched an attack on the Japanese army.
The Japanese officers and soldiers hid in Maoer Cave, and some of them did avoid the bombing of aerial bombs. However, when the aerial bombs fell directly above Maoer Cave, they still could not withstand the bombing of aerial bombs.
Many cat-ear holes were blown down, suffocating the Japanese soldiers inside. The Japanese army did not expect that the anti-Japanese armed forces were not afraid of death and rushed forward despite the explosion of bombs. When they heard the plane flying away
, when I got out of the trench, I discovered that the anti-Japanese armed soldiers were already standing on top of the trench.
They annihilated the Japanese infantry group and then continued to pursue the 108th Division in the direction in which they escaped.
Xu Dalong was always paying attention to the changes in the entire battlefield situation. At this time, he found that the 358th Brigade and the New 1st Brigade had blocked the Japanese attack, and there was currently no danger; the main force of the New 2nd Brigade was on the way; the Japanese 108th Division had begun to retreat.
After comprehensive analysis, Xu Dalong discovered a major fighter opportunity and decided to mobilize the main force to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 108th Division before other Japanese troops had time to reinforce.
After Xu Dalong made up his mind, he immediately ordered Wang Chengzhu to lead the main force of the infantry brigade and Cui Zhenyue's tank troops to intercept the retreat of the Japanese 108th Division in a forced march. At the same time, he ordered Kong Jie to lead the New 1st Brigade to attack the Japanese 108th Division.
The group carried out outflanking.
The bombers piloted by Bob and others followed the Japanese 108th Division and carried out bombings continuously. At the same time, they reported the whereabouts of the Japanese troops to Xu Dalong.
Fujiwara Konichi had never fought such a useless battle. The enemy bombers were like flies, staring at them. The 108th Division had no possibility of hiding its intentions.
The only thing he could do was to lead his troops to escape desperately, hoping to follow the route they came from to rendezvous with the 32nd garrison division, thus gaining time to rest and recuperate.
Zhang Dabiao led the officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade to follow the Japanese army and continuously harass them, making the Japanese army very embarrassed.
In order to buy time, the Japanese army threw away all the weapons that required multiple people to operate, and also abandoned all the wounded, leaving them to fend for themselves.
The officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade pursued all the way and saw so many weapons and ammunition dropped by the Japanese army on the road. The soldiers had already developed a good habit of returning them to the warehouse, so many soldiers went to seize the supplies left by the Japanese army.
Zhang Dabiao knew that this was not the time to make a fortune, so he ordered his troops to abandon all captures and continue to pursue the Japanese army. He wanted to entangle them and delay their escape, buying time for the main force to encircle and annihilate the 108th Division.
On their way to Guancheng County, they encountered many militia attacks. When the militiamen saw the Japanese retreating, they were more experienced than last time and launched attacks on the Japanese army one after another.
The Japs had no time to pay attention to the militiamen at this time. They fought back and fled at the same time.
When the militiamen saw that the Japanese did not dare to fight, they became even more energetic. They even chased the large group of Japanese soldiers and harassed them non-stop.
In this way, the sporadic attacks by these militiamen also caused hundreds of Japanese casualties.
Wang Limin led a large group of troops to chase the Japanese army. After running for a while, they realized that the little devils were running too fast and they would never be able to catch up. He remembered that the guerrillas had a large number of trucks. Since
With this condition, why walk?
So they stopped on the side of the highway and sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking him to send a transportation brigade to meet them.
Fujiwara Konichi's 108th Division also has some motor vehicles, but most of his troops are infantry, so the vehicles cannot drive very fast and can only retreat with the infantry like a snail.
They ran for more than ten miles in one breath, but they couldn't run any longer and wanted to stop and rest.
How could Zhang Dabiao and the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade give them this chance? They would beat them up when they caught up.
Despite this, the Japanese soldiers could no longer run away, so they launched a counterattack against the officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade. They were already exhausted, and after marching continuously for so long, the officers and soldiers were so tired that they were foaming at the mouth.
, fell to the ground, and most of them couldn't get up.
Seeing this situation, Fujiwara Kinichi had no choice but to order the Japanese troops in motor vehicles to get off their vehicles and attack Zhang Dabiao's new brigade to buy rest time for other officers and soldiers.
The Japanese army rested for half an hour and then began to march again. After running for more than ten miles, the leading troops stopped advancing.
This time it was not that the Japanese army wanted to stop and rest, but that they had to stop because the Japanese officers and soldiers had seen a large number of tanks and armored vehicles appearing in front, as well as a large number of Mawushan guerrillas.
The Japanese army's retreat has been cut off. At this time, Fujiwara Konichi suddenly realized the danger. "The whole army is destroyed." These four words flashed in his mind. He knew that the tired officers and soldiers of the 108th Division now wanted to
It is simply impossible to break through the enemy's defense line constructed with armored fighting vehicles.
He looked around and couldn't help but feel a sense of despair. There were plains all around, and it was difficult for him to find a favorable terrain to hold on and wait for help.
At this time, he saw a village not far away, his eyes lit up for a moment, and then darkened again. Under normal circumstances, that place would definitely be a good place for defense, but when he thought about the anti-Japanese elements hiding in the tunnels
, he still gave up the idea.
At this time, the Japanese chief of staff checked the map and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, there is a hilly area 5km away from here. There should be no enemy guards there."
Fujiwara Konichi did not hesitate and immediately issued an order to turn the troops to seize the small hill over there.
Wang Chengzhu was very familiar with the terrain in this area. When he saw the direction in which the Japanese troops were retreating, he knew what their purpose was, but this was exactly what he wanted to see. If the Japanese troops launched a desperate attack on them, although the tank troops would not have to
Worried, but the members of his infantry brigade had no fortifications and would suffer heavy casualties under the Japanese attack.
What we hope most now is that the Japanese army can stop and wait for reinforcements. This is very beneficial to the guerrillas. The guerrillas can give full play to the advantages of artillery and air force, consume a large number of Japanese troops, and reduce troop casualties.
Therefore, Wang Chengzhu ordered his troops to follow the Japanese troops and drive them to seize the hillside over there.
After receiving Wang Chengzhu's report, Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Kong Jie, asking him to lead the main force of the New Second Brigade to the hilly area to surround the Japanese army.
An hour later, the Japanese army seized several hills, built fortifications on them, and waited for reinforcements.
Kong Jie's New Second Brigade, Wang Limin's Independent Brigade, the infantry and tank brigade of the Mawushan guerrillas, a regiment of Zhang Dabiao's New First Brigade, and Li Jinzhu's County Brigade formed a siege to the Japanese 108th Division.
While Konichi Fujiwara ordered the troops to build fortifications, he sent a telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio requesting tactical guidance.
At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was in the hospital and could no longer care about the situation here. The chief of staff who took over his command never expected that the battle would turn out this way. Not only did Xinhe County and Ping'an County fail to win
However, a large number of troops were lost, and the First Air Force was tragically destroyed. Fujiwara Konichi's troops, which originally had high hopes, not only failed to capture the county seat of Wancheng and destroy the enemy's air force, but were instead surrounded by the enemy.
The danger of military collapse.
Suddenly, he was now a little envious of Yoshio Shinozuka who fell ill and fainted at a critical moment. Now he is the supreme commander here. If the battle is defeated, he will bear the main responsibility. He knows that Fujiwara Konichi's 108th Division
It must not be eaten by the enemy, otherwise, he, the chief of staff, will not be able to live with it.
He judged the situation on the battlefield and ordered the 32nd garrison division to continue attacking Ping'an County and the 110th division to continue attacking Xinhe county. He asked them to capture the enemy's county and inflict heavy damage on the enemy, preferably by eating them.
New 1st Brigade or 358th Brigade, in this case, he will be able to explain to his superiors.
In order to rescue the 108th Division, the Chief of Staff of the First Army ordered the 140th Division, which had occupied Yinping County, to rescue the 108th Division. At the same time, the final reserve team was also put in to form the independent eighth brigade from Yangcheng.
Head to the county to reinforce the 108th Division.
Xu Dalong has now made up his mind. To annihilate the Japanese 108th Division, the first thing to do is to block the Japanese reinforcements. If the Japanese 140th Division wants to rescue the 108th Division, it must pass through the Mawu Mountain District, which is not conducive to the Japanese army's invasion.
If the troop movement needs to be detoured, it will delay the journey for at least one day.
Kong Jie has left a regiment of troops behind to harass and delay the Japanese movement along the way. The Japanese army Xu Dalong does not need to worry about this route for the time being.
As for the Japanese army's combat reserves, which were independently formed into the Eighth Brigade, Xu Dalong also had a force to deal with them.
He sent a telegram to Sun Desheng and Wei Monk, ordering them to attack the Japanese independent 8th Brigade, and be sure to stop them and prevent them from reaching the battlefield of the 108th Division.
After completing these arrangements, Xu Dalong appointed Wang Limin as the commander-in-chief of the enemy in front of the battlefield, unified command of Zhang Dabiao's regiment, Wang Chengzhu's infantry brigade, Cui Zhenyue's chariot brigade, Li Jinzhu's Guancheng County brigade, and Kong Jie's new army.
Two regiments of the Second Brigade.
In order to annihilate the Japanese 108th Division, Xu Dalong also ordered Bob's flying group to annihilate the Japanese 108th Division regardless of fatigue and cost, even if all the stocks were used.
As long as they can kill the Japanese 108th Division, the Mawushan guerrillas' counter-mopping campaign will be considered a victory.