Yi County is located between Baoding and Peiping. It has a small population but many ethnic groups. It is an area where multiple ethnic groups live together. It is also known as the Seventh Station of Taihang Eight Stations. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from descending from the mountain and harassing them, the Japanese army settled in Yi County.
A regiment of troops was stationed in the county, and a large number of bunkers, gun towers, barbed wire fences, trenches and other fortifications were built, turning Yixian County into a military fortress.
In fact, it's not just Yixian, all the mountain road exits that can allow large troops to pass have gradually turned into this appearance in the past six months, and the Eighth Route Army simply stopped taking these roads and only took uninhabited trails. For the guerrillas, this
A small force is enough.
Inside the Yixian headquarters, several Japanese military officers were having a meeting, and a huge map of the Taihang Mountains was hung on the wall.
"The day after tomorrow is the time for the big sweep to begin. We must ensure that nothing goes wrong. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from knowing the time of our attack, most of the troops are still stationed in big cities such as Baoding. Therefore, when the large troops come up, follow-up reception work is also the focus, especially
It's about logistics and the security of the warehouse." The leading Japanese commander said while stroking his beard and thinking about whether there were any gaps. "Although Taihang Mountain is big, the encirclement and suppression of our 300,000-strong army
, even if you walk there step by step, you can completely turn over the Taihang Mountains. So stability is the most important thing, do you understand?"
"Hi!"
And in the Taihang Mountains, where the Japanese army was concerned, Chen Geng was making final battle arrangements.
"The terrain in Yixian County is not steep, but in order to guard against our army, the Japanese army built a large number of fortifications near the Yishui River. According to reliable intelligence, at least six brigades of Japanese troops will arrive in Yixian County at any time. Therefore, we must
Only by capturing Yixian in one day and one night can we complete the mission." Chen Geng said briefly, pointing to the map and said, "We have eleven regiments and nineteen guerrilla brigade, which can be said to be the main force of our entire Taihang Mountain Theater.
, with more than 30,000 troops, if we can't defeat it, we will be embarrassed to see anyone, do you understand?"
"yes!"
"The 208th Brigade and the Only Regiment, and the Only Third Regiment attacked Wanglong Mountain from the left, where the Qingxi Mausoleum is located. There are two regiments of the Puppet Manchurian Army and a Japanese squadron. Although the terrain is dangerous, we will have the air force
Cover, so don’t ask me for any difficulties, we must win it before eight o’clock!
The 69th Division attacks Yongyang Town. There is a brigade of Japanese troops and a regiment of puppet troops there. Your task is also to capture the town before eight o'clock. Remember, you must occupy Tanshan Mountain next to the town, which is the commanding heights nearby. You
Our mission is to hold our right flank.
The 771st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment are in the middle, attacking Yixian City, and must capture all positions north of the Yishui River before eight o'clock.
All guerrilla brigades are cleaning up the troops. After the main enemy is defeated, they will immediately pursue them and must completely annihilate this group of Japanese invaders.
This time we have the rocket launchers supported by the division headquarters, plus the rocket troops from our brigade headquarters, all placed in the middle. At 13 o'clock, half of the artillery from the other two routes will be concentrated in the middle. I want to concentrate more than two hundred artillery pieces and completely
Beat the devil down!
Finally, inform the comrades in Yixian County and ask the villagers to try not to get close to the city to avoid being affected. Are there any questions?"
"No!"
"action!"
——Wanglong Mountain
Li Long looked at the dark mountain and smiled at Zhang Guangbei next to him, "Did you see it? Looking at Longshan, this is looking at me. This mountain is looking forward to my main attack. How about you don't compete with me?"
Not only was Zhang Guangbei not reported by the soldiers in the last complaint meeting, but he was promoted one level in the recommendation. He is now the brigade commander of the 208th Brigade. Looking at his old acquaintance Li Long, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
"I am the brigade commander and you are the regiment commander. Although Brigadier Chen has not decided who will be the main attacker, there are still distinctions between superiors and subordinates in this army, right? I have the final say on the left. Our 208th Brigade will be the main attacker. You are the only one.
The regiment and the Dusan regiment feigned an attack."
Kong Jie, the leader of the only regiment, immediately said anxiously, "How is this possible? You are a newly reorganized unit. You should be familiar with the battlefield environment first. I am not looking down on you, but in this war, you still have to follow objective laws. I
I think I should be the only one to attack."
"What the hell are you doing? Your only regiment is the main attack force. I have the most experience in attacking fortifications with the third regiment. In this fortification, experience is very important. That is, our only regiment should be on it. Kong Jie, don't argue with me."
Ha, don’t forget, when I fought against machine guns during the Long March, you fought against rifles." Li Long glared at Kong Jie and said.
Zhang Guangbei looked at the two people arguing with each other about taking the main attack, and then recalled the past when he was in the Shanxi-Sui Army and the National Army, and they were pushing each other over who should retreat first and who should attack, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
Zhang Guangbei finally said, "Well, anyway, my military rank is higher than yours. If you have any objections, go to Brigadier Chen. I, the 208th Brigade, will attack! It's ten o'clock in the evening, and the attack will start at eleven o'clock!"
With that said, he led the people and left the headquarters.
"This bastard, is it settled like this? There is only one regiment of puppet troops and one brigade of Japanese troops. Their brigade has been strengthened, with more than thirty mortars alone." Li Long said angrily.
Kong Jie licked his lips and said helplessly, "What else can we do? He is indeed higher in rank than us."
Li Long rolled his eyes, nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, let's hurry up and get ready." After that, he left with Tian Jie and Shen Lang.
"Let the soldiers prepare, the attack will begin at ten fifty-nine!" Li Long said, the corners of his mouth rising involuntarily.
"Ten fifty-nine? Commander, didn't Brigadier Zhang just say eleven o'clock?" Tian Jie asked quickly.
"Nonsense, we are really feinting at eleven o'clock. One minute earlier, I will be the main attacker. Then I will say that my watch is fast. Let's see what he can do to me? Huh! Don't let me be the main attacker.
, I want to flatter him." Li Long said with a ruffian face.
When Tian Jie heard this, he couldn't help covering his mouth and wanted to laugh. He saw Li Long glare at him and coughed quickly, trying to pretend to be serious.
"Remember, don't tell the government about this matter, otherwise our Mother Zhao will be verbose again. Well, Tian Jie, you pull up all the messy artillery in our regiment, regardless of whether it is a mortar or that Italian artillery piece.
, they are all laid out for me, and when the time comes, give me a hard beating!"
Tian Jie sighed and agreed quickly.
Zhang Guangbei inspected his offensive position. In the dark night, there was no light except for a few lights from the Qingxiling Tomb. In July, the mountains were full of mosquitoes. Zhang Guangbei asked everyone to apply medicated oil and asked the soldiers to be patient.
Don't reveal your location.
"It's almost time to board the hotel." The adjutant came over and said. Zhang Guangbei nodded, looked at his watch and said, "There are still three minutes left, let everyone watch the signal flare operation."
Zhang Guangbei stood next to the signal soldier and looked at the time, fifty-seven...fifty-eight...fifty-nine.
"Bang bang bang bang" suddenly a burst of gunfire came. Zhang Guangbei quickly looked up and saw a huge fire on the left side of Wanglong Mountain. The beeping attack horn suddenly rang. In the sight glass, he could faintly see
Yueyue saw the white sun flag flying in the blue sky, and the Japanese army's searchlight hurriedly shined there.
"Li Long, that bastard, actually played this trick with me. Attack immediately. Quick, blow the charge horn. There are less than 2,000 enemies. We have nearly 10,000 people. Don't worry about the main attack and feint attack, just attack directly!"
As Zhang Guangbei spoke, he hurried to the headquarters, shook the phone and said, "Li Long, what are you doing? Why don't you look at the signal flares? Why do you want to attack without authorization?"
"Huh? It's time. Didn't we agree on eleven o'clock? My brigadier, I'm worried that you forgot to attack and that I was feinting. This feint will naturally attract the enemy's firepower.
and attention, look, I did quite well. Ah, the Japanese have counterattacked. I won’t say any more, comrades, follow me!” Li Long hung up the phone after saying that.
"...Attack with all your strength and tell the people below that if I don't get the Japanese leader's head, the whole army will march 100 miles on my back with thirty kilograms of weight!" Zhang Guangbei said, stamping his feet angrily.
Tian Jie looked at the artillery positions carefully, constantly changing the artillery positions. Seeing the blue sky and white sun flags being planted on one stronghold after another, the corners of Tian Jie's mouth became more and more raised.
"Grenade!" Shen Lang shouted. The two soldiers in front of him immediately got down and fired. The soldier behind him took out the grenade and threw it away. Soon the team was approaching the bunker outside the stronghold.
"Recoilless rifle! Kill him for me." Shen Lang waved his hand, and a recoilless rifle team immediately fired a shot at the bunker. With just one shot, a big hole was blown out of the bunker, and Shen Lang also
Before the smoke cleared, he rushed over with his soldiers. When he saw a black figure, he swung his rifle and smashed it, followed by a bayonet. After the others cleaned up, they continued to attack.
On the tombs of Yongzheng, Daoguang and others, a battle scene that they could never imagine was staged. This battle was not for any dynasty, but for the independence and freedom of the nation, and for the nation that had been sleeping for hundreds of years.
Stand up again. The battle continues...
——Yixian
"Commander Captain, Commander!! Open the door quickly. Something big has happened. The Eighth Route Army is coming down the mountain."
Fujiwara Hiroshi, who had just been lying in bed, quickly got up, opened the door and asked, "What's going on?"
"Countless Eighth Route Army troops have come down from the Dabie Mountains. They are everywhere from Wanglong Mountain to Yongyang Town. Wanglong Mountain and Yongyang Town are calling for help from us." With that, the communications soldier handed the telegram to Fujiwara Hiroshi.
Hiroshi Fujiwara climbed up to the top of the building and looked to the east and west. Sure enough, he saw dots of fire, which were artillery fire.
"Baga... Hurry, send power to Peiping. The Eighth Route Army is attacking us. We need tactical guidance!" Fujiwara Hiroshi quickly picked up his clothes and walked down the stairs and said, "Gather everyone and go to the Yishui River defensive position. We must
Block the Eighth Route Army's attack."
Before he finished speaking, Fujiwara Hiroshi saw dozens of meteors flying in his direction.
"No! It's the Howling Death!" Hiroshi Fujiwara had already heard the name of this mysterious weapon. He dared not stay on the roof of the building and hurriedly ran to the basement. Before he could run a few steps, huge roars and vibrations came one after another.
By then, the entire headquarters was crumbling under artillery fire. The Japanese military flag hung on the roof was burned into a ball of rags.
——Jingxing
Dong Qiwu put on his tank cap and looked back at the tank group behind him. These were one hundred reinforced LT-38s with 47mm main guns, widened tracks and strengthened engines, which allowed him to
More adaptable to China’s environment.
Dong Qiwu touched the muzzle of his tank, and his confidence greatly increased. He had tried it before. With this shot, he understood whether it was the 1994 Little Douding or the 89-type tank. Sitting on it, he felt like a
It feels like you can drive to Tokyo in one go.
"Time's up! Switch! Let's go!" Fu Zuoyi stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly. The door of Jingxing Pass was slowly opened. Countless troops of the Seventh Group Army who had been redressed and reorganized strode out of the door with high spirits and faced the Japanese defense.
The fortress was rushed.
The first one to bear the brunt was Dong Qiwu's tank group. In just over twenty minutes, Dong Qiwu saw the Jingxing Fortress, which was already facing a formidable enemy.
"Bang" "Bang" The tank groups fired one after another. Countless artillery were arranged in rows and fired at the fortress. The Japanese heavy artillery in the Jingxing Fortress also fired like crazy. In the sky, dense numbers of thirty or forty people appeared.
They set up fighter planes and threw bombs and rockets at the fortress. The Japanese troops in the fortress had never seen such a formation. The commander stationed here quickly sent electricity to Peiping, hoping to send reinforcements quickly.
——Beiping
King Higashikata Minuhiko looked at the battle report in shock and said to Yamashita Fengfumi, "What's going on? Has our plan been leaked?"
Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said, "There is only one reason. Now it seems that the Eighth Route Army is preparing to strike first."
King Dong Jiure Gong Minyan shook his head and said, "The geographical location of Yi County is very important. From there, the Eighth Route Army can go north to Peiping or south to Baoding. It is difficult for us to judge the Eighth Route Army's next move."
Yamashita Fengfumi didn't think so and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, we should stick to our goal, shouldn't we? I think that if we continue to sweep, we only need to use the troops of Baoding and Peiping to defeat this force.
Fight back completely."
Prince Higashikata Minuhiko nodded and said, "I'm a little panicked."
"Report! Urgent call from Shijiazhuang." Another communications soldier came over and said.
Yamashita Fengwen took the telegram, looked at it a few times, and said quickly, "Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid we have misunderstood. It's not that the Eighth Route Army knows our plan, but that they want to swallow Hebei!"
King Dong Jiure Gong Minyan took it and saw it written on it. The main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly came out of Jingxing and attacked Shijiazhuang. There were a large number of tanks and armored vehicles in the attacking troops. Therefore, it can be judged that this is definitely not a feint attack. It must be
The main force of the Eighth Route Army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army is attacking Baoding from the north and Shijiazhuang from the east. They are preparing to engulf Hebei." Yamashita Fengwen said urgently, "Once Shijiazhuang and Baoding fall, the whole of Hebei will be really in danger."
King Dong Jiure Gong Minyan wiped his sweat and said, "Absolutely not, we must stop the Eighth Route Army, first easy and then difficult, first defend Shijiazhuang. The troops from Peking and Tianjin immediately dispatched to counterattack Yi County, and told the Shijiazhuang defenders that within a month,
If they lose Shijiazhuang, they will commit seppuku and commit suicide!"
Yamashita Fengwen quickly nodded and said yes, and then asked, "Then we are planning a sweep?"
"Defeat this attack first, and then start the mopping up immediately. We can't let the Eighth Route Army develop any longer. This time it will engulf Hebei, and next time it may annex North China!" King Higashikata Minuhiko finished speaking and sat down.
He went up and touched his head, his whole face looked extremely ferocious and fearful.