Captain Ushijima Minoru glared at Mr. Nakama! He may not understand Qin Opera, let alone what he is singing! But he can understand the anger in it! That is the sky-high anger only found in Shaanxi people!
Some Japanese officers poked their heads in from the door and looked at the people in the room with great astonishment, especially at Mr. Nakama!
Mr. Nakama shouted loudly: "Captain Ushijima Division, what you are facing will be a life-and-death battle! They will fight you tooth and nail! Ha! Ha! Ha! Easy to kill! Good to fight!"
27-34
On May 29, 1939, the first shot of the Zhongtiao Mountain Defense Battle was fired!
At almost ten o'clock that morning, a small Japanese army of more than a hundred people marched south around the western end of the Yanchi in Hedong, arrived at a small village called Huangcaopo, and immediately launched an attack on the defenders!
Guarding the Huangcaopo position is the 2nd Battalion of the 1059th Regiment of the 530th Brigade of the 177th Division. The battalion commander is Lieutenant Colonel Lei Zhanru (Communist Party). Battalion Commander Lei commanded the troops in the already established position. They fought back, and the two sides exchanged fire fiercely!
Damn it! It was just a fierce exchange of fire! The Japanese machine guns fired so hard! But they didn’t attack!
Battalion Commander Lei was lying on the ground, and he knew at a glance that this was a probing attack! The real battle had not yet begun!
He called his correspondent: "Report to the division commander that a small Japanese force has launched an attack on our Huangcaopo position!"
28-1
Chen Shuoru, commander of the 177th Division of the 96th Army, is a Confucian general as his name suggests. But a Confucian general is not Confucian!
Commander Chen is a native of Minhou, Fujian, and one of the few non-Shaanxi generals in the Fourth Army. He is 48 years old and graduated from the Baoding Military Academy. He can be regarded as an old soldier and an officer who has fought on the battlefield!
The core defensive position of the 177th Division is Munan Town, not too far from the Yellow River!
The Huangcaopo position is his first line of defense to defend Munan Town. There is a dirt road behind Huangcaopo Village, which leads directly to his second line of defense, Yungai Temple!
Therefore, the safety of the Huangcaopo position is of vital importance to Commander Chen!
At noon, a farmer ran to Commander Chen's division headquarters and reported that the Japanese army was launching an attack on Huangcaopo!
The situation was very important, and the farmer was immediately brought to Mr. Chen.
"The Japanese army is attacking Huangcaopo?" Mr. Chen, a lean and capable man, stared at the farmer and asked.
"Yes!" The farmer's face was still dripping with sweat, and he was obviously running here. "I heard the sound of gunshots. It was like a loud noise! Humph! I came to report it!" the farmer continued. explain.
"Who asked you to come?"
"Huili!"
"What would happen?"
"We are members of the Shanxi Sacrifice League! It is also a place of resistance against Japan!" A bright smile appeared on the farmer's face.
Mr. Chen understood that the president of the Shanxi Sacrifice League was nominally Yan Xishan, but the real person in charge was Bo Yibo, the leader of the Communist Party! The Sacrifice League was almost a mass organization of the Communist Party! He heard that the Sacrifice League was a mass organization of the Communist Party! There are weapons under the alliance!
"Fellow, I want to ask you, do you have a gun in your club?" Teacher Chen asked vaguely.
"There are some, but they don't hit the target. The gun is not good and there are not many bullets. I can only hide on the side and shoot a few shots, that's it!"
Master Chen understood clearly that although the Sacrifice League had some armed forces, it was not strong enough. To defend Zhongtiao Mountain, we had to rely on regular national troops like ourselves!
The first thing that Master Chen did next was to move his division headquarters forward to Yungai Temple! Strengthen the defense!
The second thing is to send liaison troops to understand the fighting situation in Huangcaopo!
28-2
The task of understanding the fighting situation in Huangcaopo fell to Lin Jiatai, who was on standby at the 177th Division Headquarters!
He respectfully said to Qi Xuanyi: "Sir, let me take a few students with me."
Qi Xuanyi stared at him for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Hurry! Be careful on the road!"
Lin Jiatai immediately said: "Thank you sir for your concern, I will be careful!"
He took three students and immediately set off on the road to Huangcaopo Village.
As he walked on the road, he felt a little relaxed. He had already noticed that Qi Xuanyi had been watching him from behind! He was sent to Shanxi not because of trust, but for inspection! Just to see if he could run away!
Lin Jiatai will never run away! He is willing to come here because he desperately wants to see Xiao Ancheng! This is related to his important mission! If he doesn't see Xiao Ancheng here, he may not have a chance in the future!
28-3
At almost two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Jiatai and three practitioners rushed to Huangcaopo Village.
By this time, the battle was over, and only the smoke and dust caused by the explosion were still floating in the air.
It was deathly quiet on the battlefield! The soldiers, their faces covered with dirt, lay in the trenches, staring cautiously ahead.
Lin Jiatai found Lei Zhanru, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 1059th Regiment, and asked him about the situation.
Battalion Commander Lei tilted his mouth, looked sideways in front of him, and muttered: "It's just inexplicable! It's just a small army with a hundred men, but there are a few machine guns and two mortars! They are attacking, attacking,
No more attacking! My troops haven’t had lunch yet! Tell me, should I tell them to guard here, or should I go down and have lunch!”
Lin Jiatai borrowed Camp Commander Lei's telescope, looked ahead for a moment, and whispered: "Camp Commander Lei, you'd better ask the brothers to go down for lunch."
"What are you doing? Come back after dinner?" Battalion Commander Lei looked at him sideways and asked.
"Come up a little bit. I feel like today's battle is over." Lin Jiatai said, still staring ahead.
"How do you know? Have you ever led soldiers or something?"
"I have led it before. This is a tentative attack. If we really want to attack, we won't just send a hundred people, right." He said with a smile.
"Where are you leading the troops?" Battalion Commander Lei became interested in the major officer in front of him and insisted on asking.
This was what Lin Jiatai was unwilling to answer. He asked a student to return to Munan Town, report the situation in Huangcaopo to Master Chen, and tell Commander Qi that he would stay in Huangcaopo for a while.
"Hey, I'm asking you, where are you leading the troops? Let me know!" Battalion Commander Lei asked reluctantly.
"In northern Shaanxi." He couldn't tell lies, so he had to whisper.
"Which troop!" Battalion Commander Lei was surprised, his eyes widened and he continued to ask.
"Central Guard Corps. Sir, please don't ask any more questions."
"What is your position? Just tell me!" Battalion Commander Lei insisted on asking the question!
"He's also the battalion commander! That's all, sir, I'll go over there and have a look." Lin Jiatai had no choice but to turn around and walk away.
However, Battalion Commander Lei's eyes darkened and he kept staring at Lin Jiatai's back for a long time!
It is inevitable that Battalion Commander Lei has such a vision! He is from Dali, Shaanxi Province. He was admitted to Xi'an Zhongshan Military School in February 1927 and joined the Party in October of the same year.
The man in front of him once served as the battalion commander of the Central Guard Regiment in northern Shaanxi! At this time, he appeared here with the rank of major! You can guess what his situation is! He thought with some disdain in his heart:
traitor!
Although Lin Jiatai did not look back, he could still feel that Commander Lei was staring at him from behind. He could not guess for a moment what attitude Commander Lei had towards the Communists in northern Shaanxi!
28-4
On May 29th, a total of three battles took place, and the Battle of Huangcaopo was one of them.
In other places, two battles took place, which were also fierce!
Chen Zifeng heard about these two battles at the combat meeting of the 38th Army Headquarters.
The first scene was that a Japanese army came from Xia County. The number was not large, about a brigade. They were in Wenjiazhuang, just north of Zhangdian, and they were with the 2nd Division of the 97th Regiment of the 38th Army.
Battalion, engaged in a contact battle. Both sides fired fiercely with guns and artillery, but the Japanese army did not launch an attack, and then stopped shooting!
Commander Zhao's conclusion is similar to what Lin Jiatai said, "This is a fire reconnaissance by the Japanese army. They want to see how prepared we are! If we are easy to deal with, the next battle will not be so simple!"
The mission of the Second Battalion of the 97th Regiment is to block the Zhangmao Highway and prevent the Japanese troops from Xia County from going south to reinforce Zhangdian!
Zhangmao Highway is the highway from Zhangdian Town to Maojin Ferry. If the Japanese army wants to occupy Maojin Ferry, it is necessary to open the Zhangmao Highway! The location of Wenjiazhuang is between Xia County and Zhangdian, which is to block
Zhangmao Highway!
In the second scene, a Japanese army from Jie County, with about 500 troops, launched an attack on the Liujiapo and Daijiayao lines defended by Kong Congzhou's 46th Independent Brigade.
The Japanese army attacked fiercely! Mountain artillery and tanks came together! The Japanese soldiers roared and attacked the mountain. But what was surprising was that they retreated after attacking for less than an hour! It was also baffling!
Commander Zhao Shoushan said calmly: "This is a test! They must have noticed that Brigadier Kong is on guard!"
This meeting mainly discussed combat issues and had little to do with Chen Zifeng. But the last thing mentioned had something to do with Chen Zifeng. His military police team must work with the military secret agent company to guard against the infiltration of Japanese spies!
Commander Zhao said: "How to prevent it? You go down and discuss it!"
28-5
You Jixian, Major of the Special Agent Company, looks like a typical soldier. You can't see him in a crowd of soldiers.
He is from Shaanxian County, Henan Province. On the other side of Maojin Ferry is Shaanxian County, Henan Province. He joined the Party in March 1937. Therefore, he is a communist!
Zhao Mingjin, the instructor of the Major of the Special Agent Company, surprised Chen Zifeng. He had long heard that Zhao Mingjin, Major Zhao, was the daughter of Army Commander Zhao Shoushan! But what Chen Zifeng didn't know was that Commander Zhao's daughter was also a communist!
Speaking of which, when Qiao Yanfang puts on a military uniform and a leather belt, she can be regarded as having a valiant and heroic appearance, which is eye-catching. But no matter how valiant and heroic Qiao Yanfang is, her demeanor is somewhat gorgeous, otherwise how could she be eye-catching!
This Instructor Zhao has a different style. She is brave and eye-catching, which is the same. But there is another kind of majesty, grandeur and dignity in her expression, which is awe-inspiring!
Although they were both majors and had the same military rank, Chen Zifeng still saluted her properly and then extended his hand to shake her hand. She is the daughter of a military commander!
Instructor Zhao returned the greeting in a polite manner. But when shaking hands, it was not the usual way for women to hold out only three fingertips. She had a full hand, and it was quite strong! This alone made Chen Zifeng stand in awe.