The current location of Xu Dalong and others is still 14 kilometers away from the mountainous area. According to the report of the Second Cavalry Squadron, the Japanese army coming out of Juma County is now only 9 kilometers away from cutting off the guerrillas' retreat. The guerrillas must get ahead of the Japanese army. Enter the mountains, otherwise, you will be forced to fight with the Japanese army in the plains.
In addition to Monk Wei's special forces with war horses, the guerrilla infantry squadrons, the county brigade following the operation, and the basic militia were really no match for the Japanese army. When the Japanese and puppet troops came out of Dongxiang County, they attacked from both sides, and the guerrillas I'm afraid this family background will be explained.
Xu Dalong asked Wang Chengzhu to lead all the infantry, county brigades and basic militiamen of the guerrillas to run forward, striving to enter the mountains as quickly as possible.
He took Wei Monk's special force to reinforce the Second Cavalry Squadron, slowing down the enemy's advance and buying time for Wang Chengzhu and others to enter the mountainous area.
Xu Dalong and others were galloping. When passing by the Songzhuang stronghold, Xu Dalong suddenly had an idea and explained a few words to Monk Wei. Monk Wei called a squad leader of the special team to explain to him, and then led the special forces. The team members continued to move forward with Xu Dalong.
The remaining squad of special forces members entered the Songzhuang stronghold.
The officers and soldiers of the Second Cavalry Squadron continued to harass the Japanese marching brigade.
The captain of the Japanese army has made contact with the captain of the 81st Japanese Regiment. He wants to lead his troops to stop the guerrillas before they retreat into the mountains. So he detached part of his force to form a skirmish line to prevent the guerrilla cavalry from approaching, and he led the main force on a rapid march towards the mountainous area.
The officers and soldiers of the Second Infantry Squadron did not have the Type 92 infantry gun, so they had no choice but to risk getting closer to the enemy and use mortars to attack the Japanese marching brigade. As a result, many members were injured or killed. Even so, it was still unable to stop the Japanese marching brigade.
Xu Dalong and Wei Monk led the special operations squadron and rushed to the front of the Japanese marching group. At this time, the Japanese army was only 4 kilometers away from the mountainous area, and Wang Chengzhu and the others were still 8 kilometers away.
Xu Dalong and others must stop the Japanese marching brigade.
Xu Dalong saw the Japanese marching brigade approaching from a distance. He briefly explained to Monk Wei that the special forces members were divided into eight combat groups based on squads, carrying machine guns, arranged in a trapezoidal shape, and constructed eight blockades. position.
A large group of Japanese troops came over and were attacked by fire from a squad of guerrillas.
When the Japanese army set up their positions and prepared to attack, the guerrillas in this class had already mounted their horses and evacuated.
The Japanese marching brigade continued to advance and was attacked by the guerrillas at the next blocking position.
The guerrillas took turns covering, which greatly slowed down the Japanese army's march.
With the front guerrilla combat group covering them, the rear combat group seizes the time to lay landmines.
The Japanese army not only suffered from firepower from guerrilla groups, but also stepped on landmines from time to time. They are constantly forced to stop moving forward.
In this way, for two full hours, the Japanese army advanced less than 3 kilometers.
At this time, Xu Dalong and others received a telegram from Wang Chengzhu, saying that they had safely entered the mountainous area.
Xu Dalong and others left several special forces members to continue monitoring the Japanese marching brigade. He led the special forces team and the Second Cavalry Squadron to also leave the battlefield.
Xu Dalong and others entered the mountain, while Wang Chengzhu and others were burying pots and making rice.
Seeing Xu Dalong and others coming, everyone stepped forward to greet them.
The Majiahe stronghold was not captured, and the guerrillas were forced to withdraw into the mountains. The task of escorting the refugees out of the base area could not be completed, and everyone felt a little depressed.
After eating, Xu Dalong convened a meeting of cadres above the squadron leader.
Seeing that everyone looked unhappy, Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Brothers, victory or defeat is a common thing in the military, not to mention that we did not lose the battle. In this operation, we captured the Songzhuang stronghold and annihilated many Japanese and puppets. Although the Japanese army failed to capture the Majiahe stronghold due to the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, it also caused considerable casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Our main force has withdrawn safely. Overall, the combat operation was successful.
The most important thing is that through this combat operation, our guerrillas, county brigades and basic militiamen have all received actual combat training and increased combat experience. This should be something worth celebrating.
I suggest that everyone should applaud the success of our combat operation. "
As he spoke, he took the lead in applauding.
"Pap-pap-pap-pap."
With a burst of applause, everyone's mood improved.
Xu Dalong said: "If it goes as expected, there will be a chance to send the refugees who entered the base area out of the base tonight."
Two hours later, the special forces team member who was left to monitor the Japanese troops came back on Pegasus to report that the Japanese troops coming out of Juma County had entered the Songzhuang stronghold.
This was what Xu Dalong expected. In order to continue to build the blockade, the Japanese army must redeploy their troops at the Songzhuang stronghold.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, Sun Desheng also sent a telegram, saying that the Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Dongxiang County went to the Majiahe stronghold, stayed for a while, and then returned to Dongxiang County.
By 5:30 in the afternoon, the Japanese and puppet troops who came out of Juma County left some troops in the Songzhuang stronghold and withdrew into the county.
At 8:30 that night, Xu Dalong and others led a large group of people to escort the refugees who entered the base area and headed to the Songzhuang stronghold again.
At midnight, Xu Dalong and Wang Chengzhu led the special operations squadron, Wei Heping's 1st Infantry Squadron, Zhang Cuiru's 3rd Infantry Squadron and cadres to the Songzhuang stronghold again.
This time the Japanese army left an infantry squadron and a company of puppet troops in the Songzhuang stronghold. They had been busy for a long time in order to clean up the destroyed stronghold. At this moment, they were very tired and fell asleep.
The Japanese and puppet troops never dreamed that those guerrillas had just been driven back to the mountains and would come back in such a short time.
What they didn't expect even more was that Xu Dalong had judged correctly in advance that they must re-garrison troops at the Songzhuang stronghold. When they retreated, they had already ordered Wei Monk's special team to leave a squad behind and plant high explosives in the stronghold.
Today's guerrillas already have electric detonators, and there is no need to send guerrillas to take risks and lurk in enemy strongholds.
Xu Dalong and others have made preparations for battle 150 meters away from the enemy's stronghold. This attack on the Songzhuang stronghold is still under the command of Wang Chengzhu.
At 1 a.m., Wang Chengzhu gave Monk Wei the order to detonate.
Monk Wei personally held the detonator. When he heard Wang Chengzhu give the order, he spit into the palm of his hand, pressed the detonator with both hands, and pressed it hard.
There was a loud "boom" and the ground trembled.
The high explosives bought from Li Kun were much more powerful than the black powder made by the guerrillas themselves. Everyone saw a huge fireball flash past the Songzhuang stronghold, and then a thick smoke rolled up.
Wang Chengzhu shouted: "Brothers, charge!"
Wei Monk commanded the special force, Wei Heping commanded the First Infantry Squadron, and Zhang Cuiru commanded the Third Infantry Squadron, and rushed towards the Songzhuang stronghold.
Zhou Binggen and the members of the cadre unit had always been bystanders of the battle. They asked to join the army, but Xu Dalong refused.
Xu Dalong said to them: "You have seen, what is the difference between the performance of our guerrillas and your cadres in the old army?"
Zhou Binggen said: “When our old army fought, the cadres took the lead and rushed to the front.
Our guerrilla cadres only command from behind, which is not in line with the tradition of our Eighth Route Army. "
Xu Dalong said: "Very good, you have observed carefully. It is very difficult to train a commander. If they are always allowed to take the lead in charging, if they are sacrificed, the losses caused will be difficult to make up for.
The most important thing when directing a battle is to use your brain and consider how to resolve the battle as quickly as possible and reduce the casualties of the soldiers, rather than relying on personal bravery to fight the enemy.
You are all the backbone of the future development of the guerrillas. I cannot use you like ordinary soldiers. Instead, I want you to learn more tactical methods, better command the troops to fight, and use your ingenuity to reduce the number of soldiers. of casualties.
Of course, at critical moments, commanders must not be afraid of sacrifice and take the lead. Do you understand? "
The members of the cadre team responded together: "I understand."
The explosion of high explosives was so violent that half of the enemies in the Songzhuang stronghold died in their sleep in a daze.
The huge power of the explosion stunned most of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The guerrillas encountered little resistance and rushed into the enemy's stronghold, wiping out the remnants of the enemy inside.
Except for two members of the guerrillas who were wounded by the enemy while searching for remnants of the enemy, none of them died.
In this battle, 154 people from a Japanese infantry squadron and 102 people from a puppet company were wiped out. In addition to a small number of damaged guns, a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized.
While cleaning the battlefield, the soldiers were surprised to find a Type 92 infantry gun and 48 shells, many of which were scattered on the ground. Fortunately, they were far away from the center of the explosion and did not cause a fatal explosion.
Wang Chengzhu was so excited that he ran over to report the good news to Xu Dalong.
This battle left a deep impression on the members of the cadre unit. They annihilated so many enemies and seized so many weapons and ammunition at such a small cost. This was simply unimaginable in their previous units. of.
By now, they have completely put away their sense of superiority from the main force and are determined to learn from the guerrilla commanders.
The violent explosion that occurred at the Songzhuang stronghold carried too far. The Japanese and puppet troops in the Majiahe stronghold guessed that something happened again at the Songzhuang stronghold.
However, they did not dare to come out for reinforcements at night, so they reported the situation to the Japanese commander in the city.
The captain of the 81st Regiment of the Japanese Army hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the top of the city. He looked in the direction of the Songzhuang stronghold, but it was so dark that he couldn't see anything.
He thought twice and thought that it was too late to rush for reinforcements at this time. The reinforcements would probably be ambushed by the guerrillas, so he gave up the idea of going out of the city for reinforcements.
Xu Dalong received a telegram from Sun Desheng, saying that the Japanese and puppet troops in Dongxiang County and Juma County had not left the city, so he notified County Magistrate Gao, and the squadron directly under Wang Xiaohu and the county brigade escorted the refugees across Song Dynasty. Zhuang stronghold and head to enemy-occupied areas.
After dawn, the captain of the 81st Japanese Regiment led a large group of troops to the Songzhuang stronghold. At this time, Songzhuang could no longer become a stronghold.
All the buildings had been blown up, and the mutilated corpses of the Japanese and puppet troops were everywhere on the ground. Seeing this tragic situation, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese and puppet troops felt a deep sense of fear.
The Japanese commander did not dare to station troops in the Songzhuang stronghold again. He left some Japanese and puppet troops in the villages near the Songzhuang stronghold, continued to perform the task of blocking the base area, and then returned with the large army. in town.
Lingao City.
Chiba Xunyi felt a headache after receiving the report. He really could not have imagined that the guerrillas would attack the Songzhuang stronghold twice in a row and quickly conquer the stronghold. Each time, hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops were lost. Such losses were also Overwhelming.
At this time, he received another telegram that the refugees who had entered the base area had been successfully sent out by the guerrillas last night.
Chiba Xunyi has now begun to have doubts about this method of blocking the guerrillas, and is not as optimistic as he was at the beginning.
He called the chief of staff and Yan Guiwu to discuss countermeasures with them.
The idea of establishing a blockade was Yan Guiwu's. Of course he could not deny his opinion. He said: "Your Excellency, division commander, I think we should insist on blockading the guerrillas. Even though our stronghold was breached by the guerrillas, But I'm sure the guerrillas will also suffer a lot of casualties, and the consumption of ammunition must also be huge.
The refugees were sent out of the blockade by the guerrillas, which proved that these refugees caused a lot of trouble to the guerrillas.
They can send people out, and we can arrest people and send them in. I don't believe how long the guerrillas can last. "
The chief of staff also agreed with Yan Guiwu.
Qianye Xunyi said: "Okay, send troops to build the Songzhuang stronghold again, and remind them to strengthen their defenses to avoid being breached by the guerrillas again."
To Ma Feng.
Xu Dalong and others temporarily stayed in the original village of Wang Pao and others in Tsuima Peak, preparing to attack the Japanese stronghold again.
This time, the Songzhuang stronghold was successfully captured, giving Xu Dalong a new inspiration.
He remembered a super weapon invented by the People's Liberation Army, so he hired a group of skilled craftsmen from the county brigade base to develop that new weapon. Since it could not be completed in a short time, he asked the craftsmen to make a simple device, preparing to use this device to attack the Japanese army's Majiahe stronghold.
The device invented by Xu Dalong was very simple, and several craftsmen quickly made it.
After repeated experiments, it can indeed achieve very good results.
The guerrillas are all looking forward to this device to play its role in the war.
That night, Xu Dalong and others came to the Majiahe stronghold again.
After the battle started, the guerrillas used firepower to suppress the enemy's firepower. Some guerrillas pushed the earthen tanks to a distance of more than 60 meters under the hill on one side of the Majiahe stronghold, and then lined up the earthen tanks in a row. Row.
Behind these tanks, some guerrillas carried several pieces of wood and assembled them to form a V-shaped wooden frame.
The team members tied two bicycle inner tubes to two pieces of wood. One end of the inner tube was tied with a piece of rubber. The whole shape was like a slingshot played by children.
Four strong guerrillas opened the slingshot, and one guerrilla put an explosive package weighing more than ten kilograms in the rubber and lit the fuse.
Following his command, the guerrillas nearby let go at the same time, and the bicycle inner tube suddenly retracted, sending the explosive package into the sky.
The fuse on the explosive package emitted sparks and whizzed into the enemy's position.
There was a loud "boom" and the explosive package exploded violently.
When the explosive package weighing more than ten kilograms exploded, it produced a huge shock wave, causing the Japanese and puppet troops within a radius of twenty to thirty meters to be either directly shocked to death or knocked unconscious.
At the same time, more than a dozen other large slingshots also threw explosive packets. Most of the Japanese and puppet soldiers on the hilltops had bleeding from their mouths and noses and were directly shocked to death.
The guerrillas took the opportunity to rush up the hill.
The remaining Japanese and puppet troops continued to resist. The guerrillas remained calm and divided into groups to suppress the enemy's firepower. Then they pushed up the Type 92 infantry cannon and eliminated the Japanese firepower points one by one. Soon they captured one side of the road. of mountains.
The Japanese and puppet troops on the other side of the road didn't know what heavy weapons the guerrillas had invented. Seeing that the hills on the opposite side had been occupied by the guerrillas, they knew they couldn't hold on here.
They did not want to stay on the hillock and wait for death, so under the leadership of the Japanese commander, they suddenly rushed down the hilltop and broke out towards Dongxiang County.
Surrounded in this direction was a detachment of the First Infantry Squadron. They did not expect that the Japanese and puppet troops suddenly came in their direction. At this time, there were still more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops, and the charge was very powerful. .
Although the guerrillas tried their best to stop them, they were still broken out by the Japanese and puppet troops.
When Wei Heping led other team members over, the Japanese and puppet troops had disappeared.
It was too dark, so Wei Heping had to give up chasing the enemy. In this way, about sixty Japanese and puppets fled, which is somewhat regrettable.
However, the results of this battle were still very satisfactory. Nearly 200 Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition, as well as food and other supplies were seized.
Zhou Binggen and other members of the cadre unit increasingly realized that Xu Dalong's emphasis on using their brains to fight had changed their previous thinking habits, which helped them integrate into the guerrillas as quickly as possible and eliminate ideological obstacles.
Wang Chengzhu had always been puzzled about the inability to kill the Japanese artillery. After the battle, he went to see the Japanese artillery array.
Only then did they discover that the Japanese army had built an artillery-proof cave in the mountain. After they fired the artillery, they immediately dragged the artillery into the cave. Unexpectedly, the Japanese also learned guerrilla warfare.
Lingao City.
Qianye Xunyi was very depressed. Before the Songzhuang stronghold could be rebuilt, the Majiahe stronghold was again breached by the guerrillas.
He just couldn't figure out why the guerrillas were so powerful.
The Japanese and puppet troops who escaped from the Majiahe stronghold reported that the guerrillas used giant artillery. It was too dark, and they couldn't see clearly what those artillery pieces looked like.
Chiba Xunyi clearly knew that the guerrillas could not have giant artillery, but how those powerful artillery shells were launched on the Japanese and puppet army positions was puzzling to him.
In order to avoid troop casualties, he decided not to rebuild the Songzhuang and Majiahe strongholds for the time being.
He assigned this task to Yan Guiwu and asked him to find out what kind of powerful weapons the guerrillas used.
Xu Dalong and others have tasted the benefits of the large slingshot, and plan to use this method to conquer other strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops now.
The fly in the ointment was that their explosives were basically used up, so he contacted Li Kun, and Monk Wei led the special operations squadron to collect the explosives.
Chapter 169 Children’s Toys
