The Japanese commander in the county received the last call for help before the Songzhuang stronghold was destroyed. Soon after, the call became unreachable. They knew that the Songzhuang stronghold was finished.
They guessed that the guerrillas would attack Majiahe next, and sent another telegram to Qianye Xunyi, asking for tactical guidance.
Qianye Xunyi had a headache after hearing this. Songzhuang stronghold was lost, and the guerrillas went to besiege Majiahe. If he went to rescue, he would be attacked by enemy cavalry, and losses were inevitable.
If we don't rescue them, we can only watch helplessly as the Majiahe stronghold is also captured by the guerrillas, with considerable losses.
The most important thing is that if the Majiahe stronghold is also lost, the blockade between Juma County and Dongxiang County will be broken, and all the hard work he has put in may be wasted.
He thought again and again and decided that he should rescue the Majiahe stronghold. He sent a telegram to the captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army stationed in Dongxiang County, saying that he was far away from the front line and some situations were not clear, and he asked for the opinion of the captain of the 81st Regiment.
The captain of the 81st Regiment believes that although it is difficult to deal with the guerrilla cavalry, it is not completely impossible. What is besieging Majiahe now is the guerrilla infantry. They are far away from the mountainous areas, and it is a good opportunity to annihilate them.
Moreover, once the Majiahe stronghold was lost, the blockade would be opened up by the guerrillas. He suggested that reinforcements should be sent.
Chiba Xun made up his mind and ordered the captain of the 81st Regiment to lead his troops out of the city for reinforcements.
In order to strengthen his troops, Chiba Xunyi sent a telegram to the captain of the 82nd Regiment of the Japanese Army, asking him to send an infantry brigade of the Japanese army stationed in Juma County to accept the command of the captain of the 81st Regiment and go to the Majiahe stronghold for reinforcements.
Large groups of Japanese troops left Juma County and Dongxiang County respectively and came to reinforce the Majiahe stronghold.
One of the advantages of the Mawushan guerrillas is that they have a large number of radio stations.
As soon as the Japanese army left the city, Xu Dalong received the report. He told Wang Chengzhu to give him one and a half hours to capture the Majiahe stronghold.
If it cannot be captured, immediately hand over the task of besieging the Songzhuang stronghold to Wang Xiaohu's reserve team, concentrate the main force, and prepare to attack the enemy's reinforcements.
At the same time, a telegram was sent to Sun Desheng, ordering him to delay the Japanese reinforcements as much as possible.
The captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army led an infantry brigade and a battalion of the puppet army out of Dongxiang County. After walking less than 1 kilometer, they stepped on a landmine planted by the guerrillas.
These landmines were real standard mines that Xu Dalong bought from Li Kun. They were much more powerful than the land mines made by the guerrillas, causing casualties on the spot among three Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese captain in front of the team saw landmines on the road, so he ordered the troops to get off the road and prepare to take a detour.
Unexpectedly, the team stepped on another landmine just as they got off the road, causing the casualties of two Japanese soldiers.
This confused him. He didn't know where the mines were buried. So the team stopped on the road and sent engineers forward to clear the mines.
The captain of the Japanese 81st Regiment saw the team stopped and rushed over from behind.
He said to the Japanese captain: "We don't know how long it will take to move forward after clearing the mines. The named troops retreated a hundred meters and bypassed this section of the road."
The Japanese army captain carried out the order. As expected, the Japanese army's 81st regiment captain was experienced. The Japanese army never stepped on a landmine again. They ran forward for about 1 kilometer before getting on the road again.
Suddenly, the sharp whistling sound of mortar shells came from the sky. Several mortar shells exploded near the Japanese marching group. One of the shells fell into the Japanese army, causing casualties of five Japanese soldiers on the spot.
The guerrilla cavalry finally appeared. The Japanese army had been prepared for a long time. They set up artillery to fight back and sent troops to cover both sides of the marching brigade.
After many battles with the cavalry of the Mawushan guerrillas, the Japanese army also figured out a way to use skirmishers to protect the marching brigade. As long as the Japanese soldiers on the skirmishers saw the guerrilla cavalry, they would Lie down on the ground and use firepower to attack the guerrilla cavalry.
In this case, the guerrillas on horseback suffered a disadvantage. There was really no good way to deal with the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground.
It turned out that the reason why the guerrilla cavalry was able to cause heavy casualties to the large Japanese army was because they had Type 92 infantry cannons that could conduct long-distance attacks.
There are not many artillery shells now. Sun Desheng only brought three artillery shells this time, and he wanted to save them for critical moments.
Sun Desheng saw the Japanese troops continuing to advance on the road and was helpless.
He left a small number of guerrillas to continue monitoring the Japanese marching brigade along the way. He took most of the guerrillas and galloped towards the front of the Japanese marching brigade.
He wanted to find another opportunity to attack the Japanese army.
After marching about two kilometers on the road, the Japanese marching group stepped on a landmine again.
The Japanese officers and soldiers still used the old method. They turned around and ran back. At a distance of about 100 meters, they got off the road and prepared to take a detour.
With two "boom boom" sounds, the Japanese troops on both sides of the road stepped on a landmine.
It turned out that the guerrillas had seen the Japanese army adopt this method last time, so they also planted several landmines on both sides of the road.
At this time, the Japanese army was a little dumbfounded and didn't know what to do, so they stopped on the road again.
The Japanese commander still had a solution. When he saw a mine on the roadside 100 meters back, he ordered the troops to run back another 200 meters.
He didn't believe that the guerrillas had so many landmines and could plant them everywhere.
Sure enough, his method worked again.
The Japanese marching group ran about 1 kilometer along the road and got on the road again.
The reason why the Japanese army still had to march on the road was because there were crop fields on both sides of the road. When walking, one foot would be deeper and the other shallower, which would greatly slow down the marching speed.
The Japanese army advanced about 3 kilometers on the road. A Japanese soldier running in front felt that his feet were collapsing. He knew that he had stepped on a landmine. He was so frightened that he fainted and fell to the ground.
The Japanese officers and soldiers next to him instinctively fell to the ground when they saw this.
"Boom, boom, boom."
There was a violent explosion on the highway. The explosion was not at the feet of the soldier who stepped on the landmine, but dozens of meters behind him.
It turned out that the soldier stepped on a wooden board in front of him. The wooden board was suspended in the air and turned over when he stepped on it. A rope was connected to the back of the plank, and the rope was connected to the fuse of the explosive more than 20 meters behind, detonating the explosive buried on the road.
Sun Desheng and others have followed Xu Dalong for a long time and learned many ways to deal with enemies from him. The most important one is to use their brains and be flexible.
They constantly summarized the laws of the Japanese army's actions and changed their tactics. This time, they happened to hit the Japanese army's marching brigade. It's a pity that the time left for them to bury explosives was too short and they could not bury more explosives.
Despite this, it still caused more than 60 Japanese casualties.
The Japanese commander was very angry. He felt that these guerrillas were as annoying as flies. He was an experienced warrior and did not lose his mind due to anger.
He thought about it calmly and found that the guerrillas would only lay a small number of mines on the road. In order to save time and protect the safety of the Japanese troops, he mobilized the puppet troops marching behind and asked them to take the lead on the road to visit the mines.
Sure enough, the Japanese army advanced a little more than 1 kilometer, and the puppet soldiers stepped on another landmine.
Based on their previous experience, the guerrillas concluded that they had indeed planted a landmine on the road. The Japanese army forced the puppet troops to move forward, and indeed they did not hit the landmine again.
The Japanese and puppet troops advanced for more than 1 kilometer and reached the fork in the road ahead.
This is a village-level road, the only way to the Majiahe stronghold.
The Japanese commander guessed that the guerrillas would lay mines at the intersection. He sent a Japanese staff officer to go ahead and notify the puppet troops, asking them to run down the road 50 meters away from the fork in the road and take a detour. on the country road.
A large group of Japanese troops followed suit.
The Japanese commander's guess was correct. Sun Desheng and others indeed planted mines at the intersection of the country road near the highway.
The mines they brought were limited and they buried the rest at intersections.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese and puppet troops were not fooled this time, and those landmines were no longer useful.
Sun Desheng left two guerrillas behind and asked them to wait until the Japanese and puppet troops left to dig out the mines and save them for later use.
He led the First Squadron of the Cavalry and continued to rush to the front of the Japanese marching group, trying to find ways to harass the Japanese troops again and delay their movements.
So far, Sun Desheng and others have delayed the Japanese army for about an hour.
The Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Juma County were also harassed by the Second Squadron of the Guerrilla Cavalry, which slowed their march.
Majiahe.
The terrain of the Majiahe stronghold is relatively complex, and it is a hilly area. The Japanese army's strongholds were set up on hills on both sides of the road through the hilly areas. Not only did the shooting range be wide, the two hills could also form cross fire and cover each other.
As the attacking party, the guerrillas were in a very disadvantageous position.
Not only that, among the 12 strongholds around the base area, the Majiahe stronghold is the larger one. It houses an infantry squadron of the Japanese army and a company of the puppet army. An artillery squad has also been specially strengthened, with more troops and relatively firepower. Stronger.
The battle lasted for an hour. Wang Chengzhu commanded the guerrillas to launch two attacks, but neither of them was able to knock down the enemy's stronghold.
The Japanese artillery in the stronghold was very distinctive. They fired artillery shells from time to time, posing a considerable threat to the guerrillas.
Wang Chengzhu directed the mortar crews to attack the Japanese artillery positions, but strangely it had no effect. Each time the artillery shells covered the area, the Japanese artillery was silent for a moment, and then began shelling again.
The guerrilla tanks suffered losses from the Japanese artillery. More than half of them were blown up, and more than ten guerrillas were sacrificed.
Wang Chengzhu became a little anxious. He ordered the artillery to bombard the Japanese positions fiercely, and asked Wei Monk's special operations squadron, Wei Heping's First Infantry Squadron, and Wang Pao's Third Infantry Squadron to be ready. After the bombardment was over, Launch a strong attack on the Japanese positions.
In order to cultivate the commanding talents of commanders, Xu Dalong generally would not interfere with their combat command after appointing commanders.
Seeing that Wang Chengzhu was a little angry and was ready to act recklessly, Xu Dalong said: "Brother Chengzhu, the more things go wrong, the more calm you must be as a commander. The enemy's position is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Don't act recklessly, but use your brains. Think about it."
Xu Dalong's words made Wang Chengzhu calm down.
He carefully observed the enemy's position and thought seriously.
Xu Dalong reminded: "The enemy's crossfire is very detrimental to our attack. We must find ways to avoid their crossfire."
Xu Dalong's words reminded Wang Chengzhu, his eyes lit up and he said: "Captain, I have thought of a way."
Wang Chengzhu pointed to the enemy position on the mountain and said: "The reason why our army failed in the attack is because the enemy's two hills covered each other, forming cross firepower. If we give up the frontal attack and attack from one side, we will not only avoid the enemy The crossfire of the enemy scattered on the two hills, but weakened their strength.
I don't believe it. If we concentrate our forces and attack a mountain, we won't be able to defeat him. "
Xu Dalong said happily: "Very good, Zhuzi, you are now the senior commander of the guerrillas. From now on, you must stay calm and use your brain more like you are now. I agree with your style of play, go for it."
"yes."
Wang Chengzhu responded excitedly and asked the correspondent to call Wei Monk, Wei Heping, and Wang Pao's woman Zhang Cuiru.
Wang Pao was injured in his calf, so this time Zhang Cuiru came with the third infantry squadron.
Wang Chengzhu called the three of them and explained to them the operational deployment of attacking the hilltop on the left.
At this moment, the Second Cavalry Squadron sent a telegram saying that the Japanese troops coming out of Juma County did not go directly to reinforce the Majiahe stronghold, but instead drove towards Mawu Mountain.
At the beginning, Xu Dalong was a little confused and didn't understand what these Japanese troops were going to do.
He soon understood and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
It turned out that these Japanese troops wanted to cut off the guerrillas' retreat to Mawu Mountain.
In previous battles with the Japanese army, the Mawushan guerrillas mainly used the mobility of the cavalry and took advantage of the favorable terrain of Mawushan.
Now that the guerrillas are in the plains, if they fight the Japanese army in the wild, these infantrymen of the guerrillas are no match for the Japanese army.
The guerrillas gathered in Majiahe now own almost all the assets of the Mawushan guerrillas, and Xu Dalong cannot take this risk.
He made up his mind to immediately break away from the battle and return to the mountains to avoid fighting with the Japanese army.
Wang Chengzhu, Monk Wei and others finished explaining their tasks, and everyone was about to launch an attack on the enemy troops on the mountain. Xu Dalong came over and said, "Brothers, this battle cannot be fought."
He briefly introduced the situation of the enemy's reinforcements and said: "Immediately gather the troops and retreat to the Mawu Mountain base. Monk Wei led the special team to break up the rear and start taking action immediately."
Wang Chengzhu and others did not capture the enemy's stronghold, and felt very angry and unwilling. However, they immediately implemented Xu Dalong's order.
Xu Dalong and others led the main force of the Mawushan guerrillas to move to the mountainous area.
The Japanese squadron leader in the Majiahe stronghold breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that he had finally repelled the enemy's attack.
Seeing that the guerrillas had withdrawn, he led the Japanese army down from the mountain and pursued the guerrillas.
Monk Wei and others had been waiting for them for a long time. When they saw the Japanese army chasing them, they attacked them.
Qin Yu had been staring at the Japanese squadron leader. When he saw him waving his command knife, he kept aiming his gun at him.
Finally he found an opportunity. When he saw a gap in the Japanese soldiers blocking him, he shot him.
The Japanese squadron leader felt a pain in his heart. He looked in disbelief at his chest, which was spewing blood. At this time, he must be very regretful that he should not have got carried away. Originally, repelling the guerrilla attack was already a great victory, but he still wanted to chase them down. He wanted to make a greater contribution, but ended up catching up with himself. life.
The Japanese and puppet troops were blocked by the special forces. In addition, the squadron leader was also dead. They did not dare to fight and ran back carrying the squadron leader's body.
Monk Wei and others failed to capture the enemy's stronghold. They were setting fire. When they saw the enemy retreating, they pursued them and killed more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops. They seized some weapons and ammunition. They felt a little more comfortable. Then they He also pursued the direction of the guerrilla brigade's march.
Chapter 168 The Price of Greed
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