They expressed their determination to obey the orders of Xu Dalong and Li Changshui and complete the mission of attacking Peking Airport.
At noon that day, Sun Desheng sent a telegram saying that they had passed through Xushui County and were expected to meet up with Xu Dalong and others around 11 o'clock tonight.
Xu Dalong ordered Sun Desheng to lead the troops to continue to advance. After passing Gaobeidian, with the cooperation of local underground agents, they stayed in hiding and waited for Xu Dalong's orders at any time.
The reason why Xu Dalong and Li Changshui did this was because the first thing they had to do now was to clear out the Japanese and puppet plainclothes agents operating around them, eliminate the eyes and ears of the Japanese and puppet troops, and clear obstacles for the next move.
Most of the plainclothes agents dispatched by the Japanese and puppet troops were locals. They were familiar with the terrain and people's sentiments, and had unique advantages in spying on intelligence. But this was nothing compared to the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army was good at mobilizing the masses and was organized by the local underground.
Cooperate and have the support of countless people.
The local county brigade and district squadron militiamen are all locals. They are large in number and are more familiar with the conditions in their hometowns and villages. In comparison, the personnel sent by the Japanese and puppet forces have become outsiders. They move around the Eighth Route Army garrison.
, easily aroused the suspicion of the local militia.
Once the intelligence was obtained, the county brigade and district squadron militiamen were dispatched. In just a few days, more than 50 plainclothes agents sent by the Japanese and puppets were killed or captured.
At this time, other plainclothes agents were frightened. Many of them found various excuses and fled far away. The activities of the Eighth Route Army became much easier.
Of course, Sun Desheng and Xu Dalong had both been hit, and it was possible to catch all the Japanese and puppet plainclothes spies. The Han Dynasty who were not determined would definitely insist on monitoring the actions of the Fourth Route Army.
Sun Desheng, we set a trap to make the Japanese army lose trust in those spies.
Qian Hanfen gave us so little time. We surrounded the Japanese army, and Qian Hanfen followed the army a long time ago.
After we had run a short distance, we met Li Changshui's cavalry troops head-on. No matter how slow the Japanese and puppet troops ran, they could still outrun the seven legs of the cavalry team's horses. Very slowly, the Japanese and puppet troops were stopped.
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We believed that the gathering of the Fourth Route Army garrison in Peiping was a bad opportunity to defeat them individually. So we transferred two infantry squads from the infantry regiment stationed at the airport, as well as the puppet peace army stationed far away.
A regiment rushed to Dazhangzhuang at night, preparing to annihilate the 16th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region in one fell swoop.
To deal with the remaining Japanese troops, Li Changshui had to waste rocket shells, so he used other artillery fire to blast away the remaining Japanese troops. Then, the troops of the 16th Regiment and the 24th Regiment rushed forward.
, completely annihilating the remaining Japanese troops.
The commander of the Japanese 14th Division was furious when he heard that he had lost two infantry squads. He was looking for a scapegoat, so he ordered the execution of the pseudo-inspection police who provided the intelligence and the chief of the pseudo-inspection division responsible for leading the team.
Shot to death.
Long before the battle ended, the troops of the 16th Regiment outside Dazhangzhuang hurriedly evacuated. The Japanese and puppet troops believed that the 16th Regiment had not been defeated, so they immediately launched a pursuit to completely annihilate the 16th Regiment.
At this time, the Japanese squad leader who was responsible for the blocking mission had not received the telegram from the Japanese squad leader who was attacking Dazhangzhuang, so he knew that he had been fooled. We were slow to get through, but we were defeated by Sun Desheng's special forces and the Jizhong Military Region
The troops of the 24th Regiment were tightly locked, and it was so difficult to advance. As long as the Japanese troops left their positions, it would be very difficult to be defeated.
When it just ended, the Japanese and puppet troops saw that the Fourth Route Army did not ambush, so they did not panic for a while. However, before the battle retreated for a while, we found that the strength of the Fourth Route Army was not small and the firepower was weak enough, so we stabilized the situation.
After holding their position, they reorganized their forces and launched a fierce attack on the troops of the 16th Regiment.
The trap set by Sun Desheng and Xu Dalong was not specifically to lure the Japanese army. The Japanese and puppet army spies only paid attention to the place where Sun Desheng and others were stationed. They knew that after the battle started, Li Changshui had not received Qian Hanfen's order.
, the following troops came over quietly and gave the Japanese and puppet troops a hard blow in the back.
The actions of the Fourth Route Army frightened the Japanese and puppet troops, especially the First Air Force of the Japanese Air Force stationed in Peiping. We knew that the Fourth Route Army would come to attack the airport sooner or later, and we also knew that the Fourth Route Army did not have long-range artillery. We were very worried.
The Japanese Army, which was responsible for the cover mission, could not provide us with danger protection, so the First Air Force planned to transfer the planes off the airport to other places to avoid suffering heavy losses.
Before defeating the Japanese and puppet troops who attacked Dazhangzhuang, Li Changshui led the troops of the Mawushan Military Division and the 16th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region to reinforce Sun Desheng's troops.
Seeing that the situation was good, the Japanese team leader had no choice but to organize resistance on the spot. A long time ago, Sun Desheng and others drove down and completely surrounded us.
At midnight the next day, an infantry squad of the Japanese army and a regiment of the puppet Peace Army quietly came to the distance of Dazhangzhuang. After launching the attack, we contacted the infantry squad responsible for encircling the point and providing reinforcements. When we determined that Sun Desheng and others
Unaware of the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops, and without any sign of subsequent reinforcements, they decisively launched an attack on Dazhangzhuang.
The failure of that battle also resulted in the seizure of a small amount of weapons and equipment. Afterwards, the 16th Regiment seized the equipment of an infantry squad of the Japanese Army and a regiment of the Puppet Peace Army. We acted in a down-to-earth manner and gave all the seizures from that battle to the 24th Regiment.
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While the Japanese squad leader sent a telegram to the company commander asking for help, he left an infantry squadron to retreat and block the attack. I followed the rest of the troops and rushed toward the airport in a hurry.
The officers and soldiers of the 16th Regiment were all grinning from ear to ear. They were very glad that they had come to cooperate with Sun Desheng's mission.
It's a pity that the Fourth Route Army would never give me that chance. The main force of the Fourth Route Army that suddenly appeared was the troops from the Mawushan Military Division that Li Changshui followed.
We and the troops from the Mawushan Military Division who were following Li Changshui attacked from both sides, and the Japanese and puppet troops were in a panic and fled in panic.
Under the specific deployment of troops, an infantry squad of the Japanese army and a regiment of the puppet peace army attacked Dazhangzhuang; an infantry squad prepared to build fortifications between Dazhangzhuang and Mazhuang, where Sun Desheng and others were currently stationed, to block Sun Desheng and others.
reinforcements to the 16th Regiment.
The Japanese army suffered a small loss that time. The Japanese commander believed that it was because the plainclothes agents provided false information, which made him make a wrong judgment, which led to the heavy losses of the army. Therefore, I demand that those who provided false information be severely punished.
Special agents.
The Japanese squad leader who was responsible for the cover mission sent a telegram to the Japanese troops heading to Dazhangzhuang, telling us that the enemy's reinforcements had not been blocked yet, and that we should let go and eat the 16th Regiment of the Fourth Route Army, and then come back for reinforcements.
, join forces together and destroy Sun Desheng's troops.
When the commanders and fighters of the 16th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region saw the reinforcements arriving, their morale improved. We immediately jumped out of our positions and charged against the Japanese and puppet troops.
I thought about the small number of troops of the newly arrived Fourth Route Army, and its firepower was only stronger than that of the 16th Regiment of the Fourth Route Army we faced, and even weaker than the Japanese army.
The officers and soldiers of the 24th Regiment were all in high spirits, looking forward to following Qian Hanfen in continuing their efforts, fighting smaller battles, and seizing fewer weapons and ammunition.
The Japanese 14th Division was specially sent to deal with Sun Desheng and others. Before receiving the report, the commander immediately summoned the main officers to retreat for consultation.
Suddenly, in front of the Japanese and puppet troops, guns and artillery fired, and a small group of the Fourth Route Army suddenly came out, catching the Japanese and puppet troops by surprise.
According to the prior agreement, Li Changshui handed over all the small batches of weapons, equipment and other supplies captured by the Japanese and puppet troops in that battle to the 16th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region.
The Japanese squad leader and the leader of the puppet army were all shot dead on the spot.
When the Japanese and puppet troops arrived at the Rock Hill 15 meters outside the village, the other two battalions of the 16th Regiment, which were ambushed there, launched an attack on the pursuing Japanese and puppet troops.
When the Japanese troops in the distance of Dazhangzhuang saw whether the Fourth Route Army had any reinforcements, we became even less courageous. We set up our positions and continued to launch a violent retreat towards the position of the 16th Regiment.
On that day, the 16th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region retreated into Dazhangzhuang, about 25 kilometers away from the temporary residence of Sun Desheng and others. Before a plainclothes agent noticed the situation, he reported it to his superiors. The news had reached the Japanese army a long time ago.
The headquarters of the 14th Division of the local garrison.
Fortunately, at night, the Japanese and puppet troops fled in groups and were not completely wiped out. However, an infantry squad sent by the Japanese army lost more than 700 people, and a regiment of the puppet peace army only escaped with more than 400 people.
The 16th Regiment was not ready for battle. At the end of the battle, it pretended to be calm and hurriedly accepted the battle. The main force was waiting on the spot. Only a battalion of troops stayed outside Dazhangzhuang to fight the Japanese army fiercely.
The Japanese squad leader was so angry that he cursed that the intelligence provided by these plainclothes agents had harmed him. I swore that before I went back, I would arrest and shoot the agents who provided the information.
The Japanese squad leader was a little frightened. He was so vague as to where the Fourth Route Army came from. I figured out the situation and hastily organized the Japanese and puppet troops to retreat and resist.
Before the battle started, Sun Desheng led his troops to Dazhangzhuang for reinforcements. On the way, he had a fierce battle with a Japanese infantry team serving as cover, and the two sides reached a stalemate.
That move slightly dampened the enthusiasm of the plainclothes agents. We risked our lives to spy on the information. We originally thought we would be rewarded for meritorious service, but we never thought that Xiao Yang had not caught it and lost his life. So the plainclothes agents were under investigation.
Everyone made their vows during the mission, but as soon as they were away from the supervision of their subordinates, they all found their own places to hide. No one dared to spy on the intelligence of the Fourth Route Army.
Before the Japanese commander received the report, he was shocked and hurriedly reported to the division headquarters, requesting the 14th Division to send troops to reinforce later. However, the water in the distance quenches the thirst in the near, and the nearest Japanese army must rush over to reinforce, at least if necessary