The guerrillas on the mountain fired back very sparsely, and it was obvious that they were short of ammunition.
The Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain seemed to understand this. They were not in a hurry to attack, but only pushed forward slowly, obviously hoping to consume the few remaining ammunition of the guerrillas on the mountain.
It was obvious that the guerrilla group on the mountain was no longer capable of breaking through, and it was only a matter of time before the entire army was destroyed.
Should we go to rescue people or not? Xu Dalong felt a little embarrassed. Their mission was to escort the leader, and his identity was too important. If they attacked rashly and attracted a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, the leader would not be able to enter the border smoothly. Xu Dalong and the others
It's really hard to explain to your superiors.
Xu Dalong thought. Seeing his comrades being besieged by the enemy and refusing to save them, Xu Dalong definitely couldn't do such a thing. He was weighing how to balance escorting the leader and rescuing the besieged guerrillas.
matter.
He saw that it was not too far away from Changcheng. Even if a battle broke out and alerted the nearby Japanese and puppet troops, with the combat effectiveness of the special operations squadron, they could still escort the leader across the Great Wall. So he decided to leave a part of it behind.
He wanted to lead other special forces members to attack the besieging Japanese and puppet troops and rescue the guerrillas.
Just when Xu Dalong was about to ask for the chief's opinion, the chief became excited first.
He said: "Captain Xu, those guerrillas are the few remaining backbones of the underground party outside the customs. We must not watch something happen to them and ask you to rescue them."
Seeing the chief's attitude, Xu Dalong felt more at ease.
Without saying anything unnecessary, he nodded and asked Monk Wei to lead a squad to protect the leader. He and Zhu Guangming led the special forces to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops.
The guerrillas guarding the mountains are all veteran soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles. The ammunition in their hands is indeed running out, with an average of less than three bullets per person. Facing the Japanese and puppet troops several times their size,
They did not panic at all, and waited calmly for the Japanese and puppet troops to approach, and only fired when they were very sure. Their marksmanship was very good, and they basically hit the target with 100% accuracy. Although the firepower was not strong enough, it still dealt a huge blow to the Japanese soldiers under the mountain.
The puppet troops caused a lot of casualties.
The enemy officers and soldiers were very frightened and moved very carefully towards the mountain, trying to launch an attack, hoping to consume the bullets of the guerrillas on the mountain.
They are very patient, because they know that the guerrillas on the mountain have very few bullets, and relying on such firepower, it is impossible to break through the encirclement. Not only that, they also have reinforcements coming here, and sooner or later they will be able to eliminate these guerrillas on the mountain.
Guerrillas.
The Japanese and puppet troops were firing while moving up the mountain. Every time they took a step forward, they looked at the bunker in front of them. They suppressed the guerrillas on the mountain with fierce firepower, seized the opportunity, and moved up the mountain bit by bit. In this way.
This indeed reduced casualties, and the guerrillas on the mountain also wasted some of their bullets.
A guerrilla soldier stared closely at the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain, and finally he saw a favorable opportunity. A puppet soldier emerged from behind the rock where he was hiding, took two steps forward, and prepared to hide in the front.
Behind the rocks.
The guerrilla seized this opportunity and hurriedly pulled the trigger. He heard a "click" sound and the firing pin made a hollow impact. He had run out of bullets.
"There are no more bullets." The guerrilla looked at his companion, who also smiled bitterly and shook his head, indicating that he also had no bullets.
The situation of the others was similar to the two of them. The guerrillas were basically out of bullets.
Seeing the Japanese and puppet troops approaching step by step, the guerrillas mounted bayonets on their rifles and got ready to charge.
The officers and soldiers of the Japanese and puppet troops realized that the guerrillas on the mountain were out of bullets. They were very happy and did not want to wait until the reinforcements arrived. They hoped to get the credit alone. So they quickened their pace and moved forward faster and faster.
The Japanese commander was a second lieutenant. He had dealt with guerrillas many times and knew that these guerrillas in the mountains would not surrender. In order to reduce casualties, he shouted for the Japanese to prepare grenades and prepare to further wear down the guerrillas.
The effective strength of the team, and then launch the attack.
40 meters, 35 meters... The Japanese soldiers only need to advance 5 meters further to throw grenades on the mountain. The guerrillas on the mountain are familiar with the Japanese offensive tactics, and they have also seen the Japanese movements. If they stay on the top of the mountain, they can only
They were waiting to die. So under the leadership of the commander, the guerrillas all stood up, gripped their bayonets and rushed down the mountain.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were also on guard against this attack. When they saw the guerrillas standing up, they raised their guns and shot at them.
At this moment, fierce gunshots and explosions came from the bottom of the mountain, and Japanese and puppet troops were shot and fell one after another.
The sudden attack caused chaos to the Japanese and puppet troops. The guerrillas on the mountain hurriedly got down again, effectively avoiding casualties. When they looked down the mountain, they saw a strange scene.
There were many Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain. I don’t know why, but they were attacking the Japanese and puppet troops on the hillside. Those Japs were very powerful. They had many light machine guns in their hands, and the Japs with rifles were also very accurate in their marksmanship. They shot down the hillside.
The Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties.
The guerrillas on the mountain soon understood that these people wearing Japanese military uniforms must be their own.
They saw the remaining Japanese and puppet troops on the hillside turning their guns to deal with those wearing Japanese military uniforms down the hill.
The guerrillas fired up the few remaining bullets and then rushed down the mountain.
The Japanese and puppet troops themselves had been beaten to the point where they were basically unable to fight back, and they were attacked from two sides. They soon collapsed completely, and the puppet troops surrendered one after another.
The guerrillas snatched the guns from the puppet soldiers and went to attack the remaining Japanese soldiers.
Soon after, all the Japanese and puppet troops on the hillside were wiped out.
Those people wearing Japanese military uniforms at the foot of the mountain were probably worried about a misunderstanding. They did not go up the mountain, but stayed at the foot of the mountain. They all took off their hats.
Soon someone shouted towards the mountain: "Brothers of the guerrillas on the mountain, we are the Eighth Route Army from the Pass. Come down the mountain."
After the battle just now, the guerrillas on the mountain had determined that the people at the foot of the mountain were their own, and they descended the mountain without hesitation.
There were 23 of these guerrillas in total. After descending from the mountain, they quickly formed two horizontal lines and stared at Xu Dalong and others who came forward.
Xu Dalong and the special forces team members saw these guerrillas in front of them. They were all in ragged clothes, with yellow faces, thin muscles, and unshaven beards. They couldn't see their true colors, just like a group of beggars. But they had straight waists and weather-beaten faces.
A pair of bright eyes flashed with perseverance. The intimidating aura they exuded from having experienced many battles was completely inferior to that of the special operations team members. They even had a more indifferent attitude towards death than the special operations team members.
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Seeing Xu Dalong coming, a man in his early 30s came forward to greet him.
Xu Dalong first protected his family and said: "I am Xu Dalong, the captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Which army are you from?"
The leading guerrilla soldier put his legs together, raised his chest, gave Xu Dalong a standard military salute, and said: "Reporting to the leader, we are the second brigade of the Songshan Guerrilla Detachment, and I am the brigade leader Guan Zhenshan."
Looking at these strong and unyielding guerrillas in front of him, Xu Dalong felt very emotional. Counting from September 18th to now, the guerrillas outside the customs have persisted in the war of resistance for more than ten years. There are 700,000 troops outside the customs.
The Kwantung Army, 600,000 puppet Manchukuo troops, and a large number of puppet policemen, the number of Japanese puppet personnel exceeded two million.
With the enemy's situation in such a bad situation, the guerrillas did not receive any assistance, and even had to fight against the Japanese and puppet troops just to get a bite of food. It is really hard to imagine how they persisted until now.
Xu Dalong was full of respect for them, stood at attention and saluted them, and said: "You have worked hard."
The guerrillas have been fighting guerrillas here for several years. In the brutal battle, only 23 of them were left in the guerrilla brigade that originally numbered more than 200 people. They were blocked in the mountains by the Japanese and puppet troops and were in a state of exhaustion of ammunition and food.
Today they wanted to go down the mountain to find some food, but they were surrounded by Japanese and puppet troops on the mountain, and the whole army was almost destroyed.
Now I finally saw my comrades. Although the guerrillas looked calm on the outside, they were also very excited inside. They were strong men with tears in their eyes.
Xu Dalong didn't know much about the enemy situation in this area, and he was worried that a large group of Japanese and puppet troops would come for reinforcements, so he led the special operations brigade and these guerrillas to continue to move in the direction of Changcheng.
When they arrived at the foot of Changcheng, the special operations team members first escorted Commander Wang through Changcheng. Then Liang Erhu invited Guan Tieshan and the guerrillas to follow them across the Great Wall and go to the station of the Second Military Division of the Central Hebei Military Region to recuperate and rest.
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But Guan Tieshan shook his head and said: "Reporting to the chief, thank you for saving us, but we will not enter the customs. This is our hometown, and we have to stay and continue to fight." When he said this, his tone
Very calm, but his eyes are full of determination and confidence.
The same was true for the guerrillas behind him. They had already sworn that they would never leave the border until they drove away the Japanese devils.
Xu Dalong was very moved and full of admiration for these steadfast and unyielding guerrillas.
He was thinking about how to help these guerrillas. Monk Wei stepped forward, pulled Xu Dalong aside, and said with red eyes: "Master Long, we can't leave them behind. I want to stay and help them."
Zhu Guangming's eyes were also sparkling with tears, and he said: "Captain, I also ask to stay."
Xu Dalong also wanted to stay and help these guerrillas, but his current task was to escort the leader, so he felt a little embarrassed for a while.
At this moment, the special forces team members on the city wall shouted: "Captain, the troops from the Jidong Military Region have come to meet us."
Xu Dalong said to Monk Wei and Guan Tieshan, "Wait for me here." After saying that, he grabbed the rope and climbed into Changcheng.
Xu Dalong and others had already contacted the leaders of the Second Army Division in advance, and Xiang Donglai personally brought a regiment of troops to respond.
Xu Dalong handed the leader to Xiang Donglai and asked them to help him escort the leader to the Taihang Mountain base area. Then the special forces of Li Changshui and Li Qiulin escorted him to northern Shaanxi.
Xu Dalong decided to stay and help Guan Tieshan and the guerrillas.
After Xiang Donglai inquired about the situation, he transferred a reinforced company of troops to Xu Dalong, and then led the team to escort the leader away.
Guan Tieshan and his guerrillas were very moved when they saw so many Eighth Route Army troops coming to help them. They expressed their gratitude to Xu Dalong and others again and again, and then took the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers to their secret camp in the mountains.
The secret camps of Guan Tieshan and others were actually some simple shacks. In these shacks there were only some old pots, bowls, ladles, and a few empty grain bags that had been turned over.
Xu Dalong's military doctor with the team examined the bodies of the guerrillas, asked the special forces members to bring out replacement clothes for the guerrillas to put on, and gave the guerrillas a hearty meal.
The team members had eaten and drank enough, and their spirits had recovered a lot. Soon after, they washed their faces and shaved again, and they looked much better.
Guan Tieshan and others were very grateful for the help provided by Xu Dalong and others, but what they were most happy about was that Xu Dalong and others gave them all the weapons and ammunition they had just seized.
Looking at those brand-new guns, the piles of bullets, grenades, and grenades, all of their faces were filled with joy. They had not owned so many weapons and ammunition for an unknown period of time. What they thought about most at this moment was
Hurry up and find the Japanese and puppet troops and have a good fight.
After exchanges, the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers and team members gradually became familiar with each other, and Xu Dalong also deepened his understanding of Guan Zhenshan.
Guan Zhenshan is from Harbin. He was still a young student during the September 18th Incident. At that time, the anti-Japanese movement was raging, and Guan Tieshan also joined the army and joined the guerrillas. So far, he has been fighting for 12 years. In the long-term battle
During this period, he has grown into a staunch and unyielding anti-Japanese warrior.
When talking about the past, he said with emotion: "For 12 years, I haven't gone home to see them, and I don't know how they are doing." Speaking of this, the corners of this strong man's eyes became moist.
Xu Dalong said firmly: "The little devil can't hold on for long. Once you drive away the little devil, you will definitely be able to reunite with your family."
Guan Tieshan and the guerrillas lived in the mountains all year round and had very little information. They did not know the situation of the war or even many situations outside Guan.
Xu Dalong introduced them to the fighting history of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and told them about the domestic and international situation.