The great victory in Qinglong Town was not as hyped as Pingxingguan. On the contrary, Mr. Zhu and others wished that the whole world would not know about it, otherwise the Japanese army would definitely attack in advance because of their desperate need for face. Mr. Zhu looked at countless corpses crisscrossing the outside of Qinglong Town.
scene, he sighed and said, "I still suffer a lot in positional warfare."
Mr. Peng nodded and said, "This time we have all the advantages. The Japanese have no artillery. Secondly, their tanks and planes are of little use. They are also extremely short of ammunition and their numbers are not as large as ours. But even so, each unit reported
Among the casualties, nearly a thousand were killed, and even more were injured. The Japs’ marksmanship was so accurate that our soldiers still couldn’t compare.”
Mr. Zhu picked up a shrapnel on the ground, which was the shrapnel from a mortar explosion, and said, "We will rarely fight such a battle in the future. This time we annihilated more than 4,000 Japanese, but the ammunition was also consumed.
It’s huge. We shot out nearly 40% of the shells 203 gave us, and more than half of the special shells. We can’t afford to shoot them.”
At this time, a war horse galloped up, and a signal soldier turned over and said, "Report to the two bosses that there is an urgent call from Yan'an."
Mr. Zhu took it over and took a look and said, "This is good news. The bullet production line provided by 203 has been successfully installed. We finally have our own production line. However, the smelting plant and explosives factory are still under construction. I'm really looking forward to it."
Boss Peng looked at the telegram, hummed and said, "I hope the machines and workers we transported can arrive in Yan'an as soon as possible this time. With this new force, our development can be faster."
At this time, there was an endless line of transportation teams on the mountain road. After gaining experience with the first batch, the teams that set off later were much better managed and prepared, and their speed was also significantly improved. At rest points in various villages, Hong
The party cadres continued to publicize the people, and the Shanxi New Army also used the limited time to train as much as possible. They had learned about the glorious record of the friendly forces in Qinglong Town, and they also understood that they were sent because they had too little training and too weak combat effectiveness.
Come to escort the people, know their shame and then be brave. Everyone in the new army is holding their breath, hoping to go to the battlefield as soon as possible and prove their strength.
The Japanese 20th Division on the other side received the news of the disastrous defeat of the 2nd Mixed Brigade, and could not help but sneer at the legendary First Division. The 20th Division was also one of the oldest divisions, and some of its soldiers were
Coming from Tokyo, this made them unconsciously want to compete with the First Division. Although they were almost surrounded at Niangzi Pass, the fight was basically smooth sailing all the way. The guerrilla warfare of the He Long Division only made them feel unbearable.
If there is any fear of the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness, there is absolutely no fear.
Bunzaburo Kawagishi felt that this was a good opportunity to show off his power, and immediately ordered the troops to speed up and soon surpassed the 109th Division. He even preyed on the people along the way, preparing to use the people as human shields to force He Long's tribe to stop harassing him.
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He Long was holding a pipe, lying on the mountain wall, looking at the Japanese troops not far away with a telescope. He only saw the Japanese troops holding hundreds of civilians as human shields. Many civilians had been injured due to landmines, and the Japanese troops
Seeing someone injured in front of them, they all laughed and started shooting for fun. As He Long watched, the veins in his hand holding the telescope slowly popped out.
"What's going on? Didn't you ask you to move all the villagers away? Why are some villagers still being caught by the Japanese?" He Long directly mentioned the officer of the Shanxi New Army who was responsible for the people's departure and shouted.
"He Huzi, what are you doing? You are a member of the Red Party and this is our comrade. Please put it down and talk to me." Seeing He Long getting angry again, Guan Xiangying quickly stopped He Long.
He Long's eyes turned red and he said, "This is dereliction of duty, an extremely serious dereliction of duty! I will report it to the central government and it must be punished."
The commander burst into tears when he was told this. He saluted and shouted, "I will lead people to rescue the villagers right away. We must complete the mission even if we die, and we will never discredit the army."
He Long grabbed him and cursed, "What kind of hero do you think you are now? Don't let the soldiers die in vain."
Guan Xiangying also asked, "What is going on? Are there any other villagers who have not evacuated?"
The commander said, "We checked and found that they were from Dafa Village. When we went there, they promised to take refuge in the mountains. But as soon as we left, they came back. I heard that one of them went to Japan to study.
The landlord's son said that the Japanese were good people and civilized people who would not mess around. But they all believed it and went back. They happened to be caught by the Japanese. Our people watched from a distance and there was no way they could save them.
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Guan Xiangying cursed, "Another traitor!"
He Long thought for a while and said, "The fellows can only step on anti-infantry mines, but if the Japanese want to attack Taiyuan, they must bring those trucks and tanks with them. Let's stop laying anti-infantry mines in front. Use anti-tank mines. I will
I don’t believe it, the Japanese would dare to attack Taiyuan City with little armor, which had just wiped out a brigade.”
Sure enough, when the Japanese found that it was okay for people to step on them, but their own tanks exploded when pressed, they knew that these were anti-tank mines, and the Japanese tanks and logistics trucks could only be transported by road, so abandon these things and pack them lightly.
In Taiyuan, the Japanese troops of the 20th Division expressed that they still want to go home to celebrate the New Year next year, and do not want to go to Jiuduan Ban to meet the gods so soon.
Bunzaburo Kawagishi was so angry that he ordered the Japanese army to tie up all the people and massacre them. While killing them, he asked the landlord's son who was studying in Japan to loudly tell the Eighth Route Army that this was all because of the resistance of the Chinese army.
The fault of the Chinese army was all the fault of the Chinese army. He Long looked at the civilians who fell under the machine guns and bayonets, and his eyes were red. However, there were tens of thousands of Japanese troops. The 120th Division with only 10,000 people could not fight head-on. He Long could only let
The soldiers wrote down their hatred and fought back with cold guns and denser minefields.
But these methods could only delay the Japanese attack. Four days later, the Japanese finally reached Yuci.
——Taiyuan
"The Japs have finally arrived. Both the 115th Division and the 129th Division have retreated into the mountains. We are also preparing to retreat." Zuo Quan said with the telegram.
Mr. Zhu touched the map and said, "I really can't bear to part with it. There are too many of our Chinese treasures in Taiyuan City. So many machines and equipment have to be abandoned. I really can't bear to do it."
Zuo Quan nodded and didn't know what to say.
Mr. Zhu closed his eyes for a while and said, "Blow it up! It's better to blow it up than to sympathize with the enemy. We will have these things sooner or later."
At the order of Mr. Zhu, various factories in Taiyuan began sabotage work. All mechanical equipment was destroyed. Since there were not so many explosives, they could only be destroyed by hand. Workers dismantled the core components of the machinery or transported them away.
, or thrown into the Fen River, or smashed with hammers. Places like steel plants and explosives plants were the focus of destruction. A large amount of cement was even poured directly into the blast furnace. The leadership of the Red Party learned from Jiang Cheng
After learning that a large part of the weapons and ammunition used by the Japanese invaders came from Northeast China, I made up my mind that I would never give the Japanese army another chance to increase their industrial strength.
Bunzaburo Kawagishi easily entered Yuci, but the bloody battle he imagined did not come. Over such a long period of time, the Japanese army had figured out that the other side was the legendary Red Party Army Eighth Route Army, and occupying the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army allowed Bunzaburo Kawagishi to attack the Japanese army.
The disastrous defeat of many political talents is ridiculous. Is this the Eighth Route Army, which is said to be a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general? It is simply ridiculous. It is just a guerrilla force relying on some conspiracy and tricks. The First Division was actually defeated by such a force. It seems that
Manchukuo really softened the warriors of these empires.
Kawagishi Bunzaburo immediately ordered, and without stopping, the whole army entered Taiyuan City. Sure enough, they captured the Taiyuan City Gate without firing a shot. The whole Taiyuan seemed to be deserted. Also, facing
There are tens of thousands of imperial troops. What troops in the whole world dare to defend the city to the death?
Suddenly there was an explosion. Hearing the sound, Bunzaburo Kawagishi knew without asking that this was another damn landmine.
"Baga, Baga, these cunning Chinese troops, don't they dare to compete with us head-on? It's the damn mines, don't they have nothing else but these?"
At He Long's strong request, the 129th Division and the 115th Division evacuated through the mountain road first. Mr. Zhu stood on the mountain and looked at Taiyuan City and said, "Let's start, let's see, the Bagua array we have arranged, will the Japanese be satisfied with it?"
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After Kawagishi Bunzaburo entered Taiyuan, he immediately divided his troops and attacked various factories, military and political agencies, and bank warehouses. Kawagishi Bunzaburo rode a tall horse, looked at the empty Taiyuan City, and said with a smile, "The Chinese only know how to escape, but I
I wonder where they will go when we take over all of China?"
An officer came forward and said, "Maybe we will go to Nanyang, maybe we will go to the Soviet Union, but it doesn't matter, these places will belong to our empire sooner or later."
Kawagishi Bunzaburo nodded in agreement. At this time, another explosion came. Kawagishi Bunzaburo frowned, but this was just the beginning. The next Taiyuan City was like a feast, with explosions one after another, followed by gunfire.
The sound rang out. Bunzaburo Kawagishi looked into the distance in confusion and said, "Go and check immediately. What's going on in front of you?"
Soon a soldier reported back, "Your Excellency, the division commander, we have encountered mines at various key points, and troops have discovered China's rear-stopping troops on the other side of the Fen River."
Bunzaburo Kawagishi touched his beard in confusion and said, "Why are there still people? Didn't all the Chinese troops retreat?"
The Fen River, later generations of Fen Liquor came from this river. It is an important tributary of the Yellow River and the main waterway in Taiyuan. He Long looked at the increasing number of Japanese troops on the other side of the river. The Japanese army discovered that the 120th Division was stationed on the west side of the Fen River.
, immediately concluded that this was the Chinese army that had not finished retreating. As long as they bite him, they can find the real main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Kawagishi Bunzaburo finally saw the enemy who blocked his way. Looking at the machine gun fortress on the opposite side that was constantly spitting out tongues of flames to block his troops, Kawagishi Bunzaburo nodded and said, "This should be the main force of the Chinese troops. Immediately order the troops to assemble and collect people to cross the river."
ships used.”
The staff officer next to him replied, "Your Excellency, division commander, we have already searched, and there are no boats crossing the river around. However, because it is November, it is the dry season, and the water in the river is not deep and not urgent. It is just too cold, soldier."
I’m afraid it wouldn’t be appropriate to go there directly. So I suggest cutting down the trees and forming rafts to force the crossing.”
Bunzaburo Kawagishi looked at the slowly flowing river with a telescope, and ordered a few horses to be driven into the water. When he saw that the horses swam to the other side, he nodded and said, "Go do it immediately, contact the aviation force, and we must prevent the China Army from escaping."
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He Long looked at the horses he had brought, and finally put his heart in his stomach and said, "This is the Japanese who are testing the depth of the water. It seems that the Japanese are about to attack by force."
Guan Xiangying said, "The Japanese will definitely use planes to prevent us from retreating later. The mountain road is already narrow. It turns out that our external anti-aircraft fire attracted the Japanese planes, so they were not discovered. They will chase us after they find out. We
The losses will be huge.”
He Long rolled his eyes and said, "The Japs were dealt with once by Boss Peng. They must not dare to lower themselves too low to attack us. We can just give them some sweet treats."
Time soon reached noon, and Bunzaburo Kawagishi was sitting in the former Second Theater Command, with several telegrams on the table.
"Report, General Itagaki sent electricity again to remind us to act with caution." A staff officer came in to report.
"Humph, what does Itagaki Seishiro mean? In one day, from the military headquarters to General Terauchi, he kept sending me messages to remind me to pay attention to the Eighth Route Army's conspiracy. I don't understand. What does the Eighth Route Army, which can only use landmines and cold guns, have?
What's so scary." Kawagishi Bunzaburo threw the telegram to the ground. At this time, an explosion from the distance reminded everyone in the headquarters that they had not really occupied Taiyuan City. Every time the Japanese troops in the city occupied a key department,
Several or even dozens of lives will be lost.
"How many casualties are there?" asked Bunzaburo Kawagishi, who was listening to the explosions one after another.
"There have been more than 500 casualties. Your Excellency, division commander, should we think of other methods? If this continues, the losses will be too great." A staff officer suggested.
Bunzaburo Kawagishi thought for a while and said, "The Chinese people don't have so many landmines in every corner. Go and find all the Chinese people. I don't believe that there is not even a single person in Taiyuan City. Let these Chinese people
Let the landmines kill their own people."
Indeed, it is not true that there are no people in Taiyuan City. China is the most country-loving country. No matter how much the Red Party persuades, some people are still unwilling to leave their homes. They wishfully believe that the Japanese are just a new tax payer.
That's all, there won't be any difference. I even fantasize that once the Japanese come, I can live a life like the Japanese. After all, in name, I am a person under the jurisdiction of Japan. Then I am not a Japanese.
Well. This is actually normal, just like there are still many people in some places in later generations who have similar thoughts.
But He Long has already suffered a loss once, will he give the Japanese a second chance?
Looking at the safe zone surrounded by a group of blond and blue-eyed foreigners, Kawagishi Bunzaburo never thought that these damn Chinese troops would use such methods. Several cameras had been prepared. Inside were Chinese people with their families.
Most of them are old and weak.
"Please leave here, this is our residential area. We don't care about the war between Japan and China, but please ensure our safety, otherwise we will report to our consulate." A foreigner with a big nose said fiercely to Bunzaburo Kawagishi.
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As a powerful local warlord, Yan Xishan actually attracted the attention of international forces. After all, everyone knows that supporting a warlord is the best and fastest way to interfere in China's internal affairs. Therefore, in fact, there were not many Europeans and Americans in Taiyuan at this time.
, but there are still hundreds of people. Although the people are unwilling to leave Taiyuan, they are not stupid. They will be much safer knowing that they have the protection of these big noses. Of course, these protections are not free. There are more than a dozen boxes lying in the basement.
Penicillins expressed their prices.
"Your Excellency, division commander, what should we do?" the staff officer asked in a low voice.
"Attack!! Attack!!" Bunzaburo Kawagishi's voice sounded like a wild beast.
"Yes, prepare to attack!" The staff officer's eyes lit up, he drew his command knife and prepared to rush in.
"Attack Fenhe!" Bunzaburo Kawagishi glanced at the big nose fiercely, and said as he walked, "These damn white pigs, I will kill you with my own hands, just wait for me!"
——Fen River
The Japanese army's firepower advantage finally emerged. A Japanese army division usually has a field artillery regiment. This regiment has thirty-six 75mm mountain guns and twelve 75mm field guns, plus sixteen infantry regiments of four infantry regiments.
The firepower of the Menshan artillery and nearly a hundred mortars and infantry artillery can often suppress the three armies of China. He Long also became the first Eighth Route Army general to truly see the firepower of the Japanese army. He only saw the Japanese army give an order and more than two
Hundreds of artillery pieces of different calibers opened fire collectively, immediately shattering Fenhe's position into pieces.
"This is the real strength of the Japanese. We are too far behind. Fortunately, the troops were withdrawn in time. Well, the Japanese army has begun to move, and we can start." He Long watched from the mountain as the riverbank positions were being bombed.
The soil and trees were filled with admiration.
The Japanese army soon discovered that there was no movement on the other side. Under the leadership of Yoshio Kamizuki, the commander of the 40th Brigade, thousands of Japanese troops began to forcefully cross the Fen River. Only rafts and bent Japanese troops were seen everywhere on the river.
The Japanese artillery fire also began to extend to the rear in cooperation. At this time, the Japanese aircraft were ordered to arrive. From the air, it could be seen that there were many people in the trenches on the river bank, as well as several artillery positions. The Japanese aircraft knew that this unit had
A lot of anti-aircraft firepower did not lower its altitude, but started dropping bombs at a high altitude.
"Yo Xi, this is the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army. Are those white beasts shaking all over now?" Bunzaburo Kawagishi laughed wildly, as if he saw those proud white men kneeling on the ground and surrendering.
About ten miles away from Taiyuan City, there is a place called Daliu Village. At this time, Wang Zhen was looking at the sky carefully, fearing that a plane flying in the sky would discover this place. Not far from him was the Fenhe River. At this time,
The Fenhe River was tightly restricted by him and his soldiers with sandbags. Behind the dam, which was more than ten meters high, he could only see the increasingly full water surface. Suddenly, a soldier ran up and said, "The division commander's order is here."
, let the dam explode immediately outside."
Wang Zhen grabbed the telegram and shouted "Explode!" After speaking, he said to an old man wearing a robe and mandarin jacket next to him, "Mr. Yang, our mission is completed, we are leaving here, the Japanese will definitely find this place.
You'd better ask the villagers to leave the village and hide."
The old man surnamed Yang said cheerfully, "It is really a great joy in life to see the Seven Flooded Armies reenacted in ancient times. You must know that Guan Gong is from Shanxi. Even if General Wang leaves, the Japanese will come.
There is no one else in our village, but we still have some strong bones, and we will never become slaves to the subjugation of the country."
Wang Zhen saw that he could not be persuaded and could only leave a few soldiers as a precaution, so he retreated with his troops, and these few soldiers soon became the tinder. When Wang Zhen returned to the village again, these soldiers
Several soldiers had already pulled out a platoon of militiamen and killed many traitors and devils.
With a loud noise, the Fenhe River, which had been suppressed by Wang Zhen for seven days, finally released itself. Indeed, the Fenhe River is in the dry season in November, but it does not mean that it cannot be attacked with water. In the hundreds of years before and after liberation, Fenhe River has undergone many changes.
After being hit by floods more than thirty times, this was not a docile girl, but a violent woman. At this time, she, carrying the anger of the earth, rushed downstream crazily, destroying everything along the way.
She was destroyed.
Anyone who has seen a map of Shanxi will know that the Fen River is narrow and fast in the upper reaches, but suddenly slows down when it reaches Taiyuan. This is also caused by Shanxi's mountainous geography.
At this time, Bunzaburo Kawagishi saw the imperial flag successfully planted on the Chinese position, and couldn't help but wonder if it was too easy. Suddenly he heard a sound like thunder, and like thousands of horses galloping, Bunzaburo Kawagishi
He craned his neck to look towards the place where the sound was coming from, and suddenly saw the plane in the sky spinning in circles and shaking its wings, as if it wanted to say something. Of course, he didn't know the horrific scene that the aviation soldiers in the air saw at this time.
A giant silver dragon flew south quickly, destroying everything along the way, and it was about to reach the Japanese army's beach position.
"What's going on?" Bunzaburo Kawagishi stood up in confusion. At this time, he heard the sound of neat breathing around him. When he saw it, he also took a deep breath and saw countless water as if flying from the sky.
Just like coming over, he was about to rush in front of his troops in an instant. He was on a high building for command, and there was no danger. But at this time, a large number of Japanese troops gathered at the river and were preparing to cross the river. Or when they were crossing the river, the Japanese troops went crazy when they saw the water.
He ran towards the high ground, and guns and ammunition were scattered everywhere.
"Amaterasu!" "Help, mom!" All kinds of shouts seemed to tear the sky apart.
The shouting could not stop the arrival of the river. Kawagishi Bunzaburo watched helplessly as the river washed away his troops like a brush. The water came and went quickly. Soon the river slowly calmed down, but on the river
The Japanese troops just now can no longer be seen, only some clothes or wooden floating objects can be seen.
"Quick, hurry up and save people." Bunzaburo Kawagishi collapsed on the ground and yelled frantically, while the foreign reporters watching the battle in another high-rise building were stunned and filmed this scene. They could never have imagined that such a situation would happen in 1937.
In modern times, water attacks in classical tactics actually appear.
"Humph, the Japanese are going to be busy for a while. Inform He Long to withdraw." Mr. Zhu and others, who had been watching the battle on the mountain, smiled and left the city. Later generations wrote a poem that said: "At dusk, the sound of the war machine shook the sky, and the dragon
The flat ground of the city became an abyss. Guan Gong's clever plan was repeated, and the river swallowed up millions of soldiers."
