Representative Wang said in the telegram: "According to the report from the Second War Zone, Xu Dalong's unit of the Mawushan Guerrilla Corps, in cooperation with the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, captured Xinhe County this afternoon, annihilated hundreds of enemies, and seized a large amount of supplies. At present, The Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations are being raided.
The division commander said with emotion: "I was originally worried that Xu Dalong and the others would compete with the enemy, but I didn't expect that they would actually think of holding on to Mantou Peak to contain the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops, while the guerrilla cavalry acted as a mobile unit to jump out of the enemy's encirclement and go to Attack the rear of the Japanese and puppet troops.
This kind of mobile and flexible tactics made it difficult for the enemy to cope with it, and completely took the initiative in the battle.
Not only that, they actually thought of cooperating with the Jinsui Army to attack the weak links of the Japanese and puppet troops with absolutely superior strength.
It is unimaginable that this is what a grassroots commander who has just joined the army can do. "
The boss nodded and said: "Yes, this little guy Xu Dalong has already reached the level of an intermediate commander. In some aspects, he has surpassed the average intermediate commander. He is a good seedling that can be focused on training."
The chief of staff suddenly remembered something and said: "Something is wrong. The intelligence of the Taiyuan underground party does not mean that the Japanese army specially transferred a brigade of the Japanese cavalry regiment from Taiyuan in order to deal with the cavalry units of Xu Dalong and others. This will inevitably give Xu Dalong and the others The troops conducted mobile operations, causing huge trouble. How did Xu Dalong solve this problem?"
The division commander said: "I have also thought about this problem. Since Xu Dalong and others can conduct mobile operations unimpeded in the enemy's rear, it is very likely that the Japanese cavalry brigade did not participate in this battle. Could it be that it has been eliminated by Xu Dalong and others? ?”
Having said this, the teacher shook his head slightly, feeling a little incredible.
The chief of staff said: "According to intelligence, this Japanese cavalry unit has extremely strong combat effectiveness, and most of its soldiers are veterans who have experienced actual combat.
The cavalry brigade they sent out was not inferior to Xu Dalong and others in terms of strength, firepower, and combat experience. It was unlikely that they would be wiped out by Xu Dalong and others so quickly.
If this cavalry brigade had not been eliminated, how did Xu Dalong and the others conduct mobile operations? "
The boss said: "Hey, let's stop guessing here. Call Li Yunlong and ask them to contact Xu Dalong and report the situation there.
Tell Li Yunlong that after getting in touch with Xu Dalong and others, he is only responsible for conveying the instructions of the headquarters and must not interfere with the command of Xu Dalong and others. "
Independent regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong received a call from the brigade commander and said to Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao: "I don't know what tricks that boy Xu Dalong has done, but he has alerted the head of the headquarters. Hurry up and have someone contact Xu Dalong and let them report the situation."
Now the Independent Regiment has a radio station, and the brigade commander has specially sent a radio operator to them.
Zhang Dabiao immediately called the telegraph operator and sent a telegram to Xu Dalong.
Xinhe County.
Chu Yunfei was very happy after taking Xinhe County. You know, being able to capture a county behind enemy lines is a great achievement. He was also very satisfied with the benefits gained in the county. Although he was not interested in the captured weapons of the Japanese and puppet troops, Chu Yunfei still liked the white flowers collected from the Japanese and puppet personnel.
Hearing that Li Yunlong had sent a telegram, Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Brother Dalong, when you reply to the telegram, please mention it for me and say that I miss Brother Yunlong and invite him to the 358th Group for a drink when you have time."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "That's for sure. Our regiment leader respects you very much, Commander Chu, and will be very happy to hear your words."
Xu Dalong drafted the telegram according to the requirements in the telegram sent by Li Yunlong and asked Lin Xueying to send it out.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were very happy after reading the telegram sent by Xu Dalong, and immediately reported it to the brigade commander, who in turn reported the situation to the headquarters.
Headquarters.
After reading Xu Dalong's telegram forwarded by the brigade commander, the chief of staff said happily: "Boss, I can't believe that the Japanese cavalry brigade was killed by Xu Dalong and the others just after they arrived in Guancheng County."
The boss said happily: "Tell me, how did they do it?"
The chief of staff read Xu Dalong's telegram.
According to Li Yunlong's request, Xu Dalong's telegram was very detailed and introduced in detail how they destroyed the Japanese cavalry brigade.
After reading the telegram, the boss laughed loudly and said: "This boy Xu Dalong is really bad. He can even think of such an idea as crotch beans in horse food. Haha, hahaha."
The teacher said with emotion: "This matter is easy to say, but very difficult to do. The whole plan is so intertwined that it is completely unexpected. I really don't know how Xu Dalong came up with the idea.
The Japanese and puppet troops encountered such an opponent, which was really a headache for them. "
Xinhe County.
Xu Dalong and others occupied the county seat. Chu Yunfei ordered the troops to divide into companies and go with the guerrilla cavalry to the surrounding villages and towns to destroy the traitor maintenance committees there, dealing a heavy blow to the grassroots organizations of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Jinsui Army was not interested in mobilizing the masses. They only knew how to kill Japanese and puppet personnel and loot their belongings.
The guerrillas took the opportunity to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda and expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.
Many young people asked to join the Eighth Route Army. Xu Dalong agreed to accept them to join the guerrillas after the Japanese and puppet troops repelled the siege of the Mawushan base area.
Under the Steamed Bun Peak.
Just after the Japanese and puppet troops surrounded Mantou Peak, at the beginning, Xu Dalong and others launched attacks on the strongholds on the blockade line of the Japanese and puppet troops every day. This shows that the tactics formulated by Chiba Xunyi and others to deal with the guerrillas, It is effective.
Chiba Xunyi was also very satisfied with this, and specially praised Yan Guiwu, the commander of the 7th Brigade.
In the next few days, things became a little strange. The guerrilla cavalry never showed up. I wonder what they were doing?
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On this day, Chiba Xunyi received a report that guerrilla cavalry appeared in Xinhe County, and together with the troops of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, they captured Xinhe County. The local Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations were attacked. Serious damage.
Qianye Xunyi really could not have imagined that Xu Dalong would ignore the guerrillas surrounded by Mantou Peak and jump to the outside to capture Xinhe County. He suddenly felt a headache.
He called the captain of the 82nd Regiment and Yan Guiwu to analyze with them the intention of Xu Dalong and others to attack Xinhe County.
Yan Guiwu's head was buzzing when he heard the news.
He is an experienced and very sophisticated person, but when facing Xu Dalong, he always feels that his brain is not strong enough. He also didn't expect that Xu Dalong would ignore his hometown. He really didn't know how to reply to the division commander's words.
When Chiba Xunyi asked for his opinion, he could not deny his idea.
Yan Guiwu said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, do you think it is possible that the Eighth Route guerrillas were unable to break the blockade we set up, so they thought of attacking Xinhe County, hoping to attract us to send troops back for reinforcements, thereby relaxing their control of the mountains." Guerrilla siege.
This tactic is called besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao. I don’t think we can be fooled by them. "
Qianye Xunyi felt that what Yan Guiwu said made sense. He nodded and said: "In this case, we cannot be fooled by them. We must step up the siege of the guerrillas on the mountain and force the cavalry from the Eighth Route Army to come back for rescue. "
When Yan Guiwu saw that Qianye Xunyi agreed with his opinion, he quickly flattered him and said, "Your Excellency, the division commander, is smart. The Eighth Route Army came to us to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and we also set up an encirclement point for them to provide reinforcements."
Qianye Xunyi issued the order and continued to attack Mantou Peak.
The captain of the 82nd Regiment said with some worry: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the terrain of Mantou Peak is too dangerous and it will be difficult for the attack to be effective. It will cause a large number of casualties to the Yellow Army soldiers."
Chiba Xunyi said: "The guerrillas on the mountain don't have that much ammunition. As long as we step up the attack, they will run out of ammunition and food in a short time. I don't worry that we won't be able to eliminate them by then."
The captain of the 82nd Regiment did not want to use the lives of his men to consume the ammunition of the guerrillas, so he looked at Yan Guiwu.
Qianye Xunyi said: "Yan Sang, send your troops to attack the guerrillas on the mountain, and be sure to knock down Mantou Peak."
Yan Guiwu thought to himself: "These little devils are really not toys. Let Lao Zi's men serve as cannon fodder for them."
Yan Guiwu was now riding a tiger, so he had no choice but to agree, but he also kept an eye on it and said: "Your Excellency, the captain of the alliance, I am willing to serve the Huang Army in this humble position, but you cannot attack Mantou Peak recklessly. You need to be tactical. Look at this Is that okay? I will send a small group of troops to attack the Eighth Route Army on the mountain in turns, day and night, to make them restless and consume their ammunition. When the time is right, you will send a large force to launch a general attack, capture Mantou Peak in one fell swoop, and eliminate the people above. The Eighth Route Guerrillas."
Qianye Xunyi hoped that the puppet soldiers would consume the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army. As for how to fight, he didn't bother to care.
He said: "Yan Sang, I trust you very much, so just follow your plan."
Yan Guiwu returned to his army, summoned the officers, and told them Qianye Xunyi's request for them to launch an attack on Mantou Peak.
The officers of the puppet army all felt a headache. No one was willing to go up and die, and they complained one after another.
Yan Guiwu said: "We cannot disobey the Japanese orders. I think this way, we will go up one platoon at a time. Everyone should be careful, find cover as much as possible and approach the mountain. We will fight with the Eighth Route Army for a while and then withdraw. As long as we can reach The purpose is to consume the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army."
The officers thought this method was okay. They would only go up one platoon at a time, fight for a while and then withdraw. In this way, the soldiers would still have a chance to survive and the soldiers would not resist too much. Everyone agreed with this approach.
Soon after, puppet troops appeared on the ridges on the east and west sides of Mantou Peak, numbering about a platoon, and slowly climbed up the mountain.
These puppet soldiers were not in a hurry to attack the mountain. They looked at the concealment in advance, climbed a few steps, and hurriedly hid.
The observation post of the guerrillas on the mountain saw this situation and reported it to Wang Chengzhu, Wei Heping and others.
Wang Chengzhu ordered the troops to enter the position and resolutely repel the puppet attack.
The puppet soldiers slowly climbed up, and the guerrillas greeted them with machine guns and rifles, and then presented them with grenades. Soon, the puppet soldiers retreated hastily.
Not long after, the puppet troops came up again.
Soon after, he was beaten back again. Then puppet troops continued to attack.
Wang Chengzhu and others were very tired and really uncomfortable.
After repelling several enemy attacks in succession, Wei Heping understood something.
He said: "The enemy is playing a wheel battle. He wants to tire us out and consume our ammunition. I suggest that we also divide the troops into small groups and take turns to attack the enemy and give them a wheel battle."
Wang Chengzhu smiled and said: "Your idea is very good, let's do it like this. If there are many Japanese and puppet soldiers, let's go up with more people; if there are few people coming, let's send less people up and just waste it with them. They are not Do you want to exchange human lives for our ammunition? Let’s help them and see whether they have more people or we have more bullets.”
The puppet troops kept launching attacks, and every time they went up, they were beaten down by the guerrillas.
Yan Guiwu was very depressed. Although not many people were lost each time, the cumulative number was still a large number.
Those Eight Route Army soldiers on the mountain are really evil. I don’t know where they got so much ammunition, and their firepower shows no sign of weakening.
Yan Guiwu had no choice. In order to reduce the casualties of his men, although he continued to use wheel warfare to launch attacks on the mountain, he extended the time between each attack.
Xinhe County.
After capturing the county seat, Xu Dalong sent scouts to monitor the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops near Mawu Mountain.
Seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops ignored them, they were obviously determined to continue the siege of Qilin Peak. Xu Dalong did not care, because he did not expect that just by capturing Xinhe County, he could change the Japanese and puppet troops' siege of Qilin Peak. Combat deployment.
He said to Chu Yunfei: "Sir Chu, we captured Xinhe County, and the little devils didn't send reinforcements. Since they don't care, let's just go to Juma County again."
Chu Yunfei also smiled and said: "I came to think of it together. That's it. Let's set off now."
Xu Dalong, Chu Yunfei and others successively captured Juma County and Dongxiang County, annihilating a large number of Japanese and puppet personnel, and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese and puppet rule of the local area.
In order to frighten the enemy, Xu Dalong and others publicly tried and executed many hardcore traitors.
The members of the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations were panic-stricken and fled to Guancheng County one after another. Some even went directly to Taiyuan to ask for help from the Japanese army.
After conquering three county towns in succession, the 358th Regiment became famous, causing a great sensation in the southern Shanxi region and the rear area, and newspapers and media rushed to report on it.
People in Fendong County, where the World War II District Chief's Department was located, spontaneously organized a celebration parade. Chu Yunfei was known as a famous general in the Anti-Japanese War and his reputation spread far and wide.
Qianye Xunyi couldn't sit still. He really didn't expect that when he was encircling and suppressing the guerrillas in the mountains, not only did he not achieve any results, but the rear was messed up by Xu Dalong, Chu Yunfei and others.
When he was having a headache, a telegram came from Taiyuan. The commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, severely reprimanded Chiba Xunichi and asked him to restore the original order in the Japanese-occupied area as soon as possible.
Faced with such a bad situation, Qianye Xunyi was a little undecided, so he called the captain of the 82nd Regiment and Yan Guiwu to discuss the current situation with them.
The captain of the 82nd Regiment entered the mountains this time and lost troops and generals, so he was unwilling to be asked to evacuate.
He proposed that a large force be deployed in a general attack on Mantou Peak, and he did not believe that it would be impossible to defeat it.
Yan Guiwu thought more, and the battle plan for besieging Mantou Peak this time mainly adopted his suggestions. If he withdraws his troops without achieving any results, he is worried that Qianye Xunyi will regard him as a scapegoat.
He also advocated continuing the siege of Mantou Peak, saying: "Such a large number of troops are not needed to siege Mantou Peak. Since the blockade set up outside did not trap the Eighth Route Army cavalry, it is better to let them return to their original station and strengthen defense.
As for the guerrillas on the mountain, Beizhi came up with an idea that might be able to capture Mantou Peak in one fell swoop. "
Mantou Peak is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the guerrillas have strong firepower. Chiba Xunyi is very troubled by this. When he heard what Yan Guiwu said, he felt very excited and quickly asked: "What can we do?"
Yan Guiwu hesitated for a moment. He knew that the idea he came up with was a bit damaging, but in order to please Qianye Xunyi, he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Excellency, division commander, hasn't the Eighth Route Army always claimed to care for the people? Let's just go and arrest a group of people. When the common people come and attack the mountain, let those common people block the bullets in front."
Qianye Xun's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Yoxi, Yan Sang, your idea is great, this matter is settled."
Yan Guiwu was very happy when he saw that Qianye Xunyi had adopted his suggestion, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, the division commander, for the compliment."
He was happy, but he didn't expect Qianye Xunyi's next words to make him very depressed, and he even felt deep fear in his heart.
Qianye Xunyi said: "Yan Sang, you are extremely loyal to Huang Jun, so I will leave this matter to you."
Yan Guiwu originally wanted the Japanese to do it when he came up with this idea, but he didn't expect Qianye Xunyi to hand over the matter to him.
He now hated his talkative habit very much, and decided to leave Qianye Xunyi later, find a place, and slap himself dozens of times to get rid of this bad habit.
Yan Guiwu returned to the headquarters of the 7th Brigade and told his officers the mission assigned by Qianye Xunyi.
One of the group leaders said: "Sergeant, what evil guy came up with this bad idea? This is so evil. Isn't this going to poke someone's spine?"
Another group leader also said: "Yes, the person who came up with this idea has really lacked virtue for eight lifetimes, and will have to go to eighteen levels of hell after death."
Other officers of the puppet army also cursed, cursing the person who came up with this idea to have no descendants.
Yan Guiwu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't dare to admit that this evil and smoking idea was his own.
He said bravely: "You are right, the little devil is really not a human being, and he actually forced us to do such an immoral thing."
One of the group leaders said: "Master, you must not do this. Do you remember that the guerrillas on the mountain once sent a clear telegram, saying that anyone who harms innocent people will be hunted down by them. .
Besides, if this matter spreads, it will be bad for our reputation, so we must not do it. "
The officers of the puppet army also agreed.
Yan Guiwu also regretted a little, but it was too late to regret. He said: "There is nothing we can do about it. If we are asked to take care of the Japanese people's jobs, we have to work hard for them. But we can't take the blame for this matter. We Just arrest those people on behalf of the little devil, and then let the brothers go out, saying that the little devil forced us to do it."
The puppet army officers were helpless and said that this was all they could do.
At 10 o'clock in the morning that day, the guerrilla sentry on Mantou Peak saw someone coming up the mountain and quickly issued a battle alarm.
Wang Chengzhu and Wei Heping entered the position and looked down the mountain. When they saw the crowd coming up from the mountain, they couldn't help but
His expression changed drastically.
