The Japanese army rushed to fight and had no defensive positions, so it was unable to withstand the attack of the officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade.
The battle lasted less than two hours, and the Japanese infantry brigade was completely annihilated.
Another Japanese infantry brigade also entered the side and rear of the new 1st brigade's defensive position, and their outcome was similar. Their path passed through a hill, and Li Yunlong placed two battalions of troops on it. When the Japanese army passed under the hill, the officers and soldiers on the mountain fired guns and artillery, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese army.
The captain of the Japanese army could not figure out the enemy's strength and was worried about being surrounded by the enemy. Seeing that his sneak attack attempt had been exposed, he decisively ordered a retreat.
Just as they were returning from the original route, they were attacked by officers and soldiers of another battalion of the New 1st Brigade. Although the infantry brigade was not able to completely wipe out the Japanese army, when the brigade captain and the troops managed to escape back to the station, the number of people was counted. , it was found that more than 500 people had been lost.
After receiving the report, Li Yunlong laughed loudly and said, "Da Biao, just do it like this. I want to see how many lives the little devil can put in?"
Fujiwara Konichi, the commander of the Japanese army along this route, felt very depressed after receiving the report from the front.
The 108th Division often suffered losses in battles with guerrillas in the past, but they basically encountered enemy ambushes during the march. Positional warfare is definitely the strength of the Japanese army. The general anti-Japanese armed forces cannot resist the Japanese attack. He originally thought that with the strong strength and firepower of the Japanese army, he could easily break through the enemy's positions and successfully capture Ping'an County, but no Thinking that after fighting for so long, the losses had exceeded more than 2,000 people, and not even a single enemy trench was taken down.
The enemy's first trench is still seven or eight kilometers away from Ping'an County. I really don't know how many men and horses will be lost if they want to attack Ping'an County.
Fujiwara Konichi gave a fatal order to the commander of the 215th Brigade on the front line, telling him not to divide his troops anymore, but to concentrate the main force and make a frontal breakthrough.
He did not believe that the Japanese army could not capture the enemy's position with its powerful troops and firepower.
After receiving the order, the brigade commander simply concentrated the strength of a regiment and went directly into the battle.
When the commander of the Second Regiment of the New First Brigade saw so many Japanese troops coming, he immediately mobilized other troops. The two sides fought desperately, each suffering casualties.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade have good defenses and their casualties are much smaller than those of the Japanese army.
But the Japanese army was desperate this time. Regardless of casualties, they launched continuous attacks on the positions of the New 1st Brigade.
Seeing that this trench could no longer be defended, the commander of the Second Regiment ordered the troops to abandon the first trench and withdraw from the communication trench into the second trench.
The Japanese officers and soldiers finally captured an enemy trench. They were very excited and their morale was boosted.
They jumped into the trench, preparing to use firepower to suppress the enemy troops in the second trench, and then continue to attack forward.
However, it was only then that the Japanese officers and soldiers discovered that the enemy troops were very wicked. The trenches were dug so deep and they were so short that they could not see the situation outside at all while standing in the trenches.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were running around in the trenches. The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade also buried many grenades in the trenches before retreating. The Japanese soldiers stepped on many grenades, which resulted in many casualties among the soldiers. .
This is not the worst part. The first trench is only more than 30 meters away from the second trench. The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade guarding the second trench used firepower to suppress the following Japanese troops. The officers and soldiers held grenades. He kept throwing the grenade into the trench he had just abandoned. The grenade landed in the trench, and the power of the explosion doubled in the small space, making the Japanese officers and soldiers inside wail like ghosts.
The Japanese soldiers also wanted to throw grenades to fight back, but unfortunately they could not see each other at all, and the grenades thrown blindly could not hurt the officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade at all.
Seeing this situation, the commander of the second regiment immediately ordered the third battalion as a reserve force to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army and successfully recaptured the first trench.
After this period of fierce fighting, the Japanese army lost another 600 people.
The Japanese brigade commander was so angry when he saw that his troops had suffered such heavy losses and that they had finally captured an enemy trench but lost it again.
The brigade commander believed that although his own troops suffered heavy losses, the enemy's losses were not small either, so he decided to launch another attack while the enemy's strength had not yet recovered.
He immediately ordered another infantry regiment to go into battle. In order to seize time, the Japanese army did not care about their formation this time, and swarmed towards the defender's position.
The artillerymen of the New 1st Brigade have been silent since they destroyed the Japanese artillery. After all, artillery shells are precious and should be used at critical moments.
When they saw that the Japanese army was so dense, they opened fire and threw groups of artillery shells into the enemy group.
The artillerymen of the New First Brigade fired more than 100 artillery shells at one go. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. Many commanders were also killed during the shelling. The troops were in chaos and could not organize an effective attack at all. In the trenches, the New First Brigade Under fierce firepower, the officers and soldiers of the brigade were repulsed again.
The brigade commander of the 215th Brigade was really unable to continue organizing the attack. At this time, the sky began to darken, so he ordered the troops to suspend the attack and rest, and the forward position temporarily calmed down.
After this day's fighting, the Japanese 215th Brigade lost more than 3,000 people, and basically an infantry regiment was reimbursed.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade suffered a total of 519 casualties, of which 221 died.
As night fell, the little devils stopped attacking and calmed down.
But Li Yunlong could not take advantage of the little devil so easily. He and Zhang Dabiao personally led a regiment of troops to the forward position, preparing to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army at night.
At this moment, Wang Xiaohu came over with a transport team and replenished the new brigade with a large number of mortar shells, machine gun and rifle bullets.
When the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade fought in the past, the first thing they did was to save ammunition. Now there is no need to worry about this here at all, the battle is extremely enjoyable, which is one of the main reasons why they are willing to fight here.
At midnight, Li Yunlong commanded the first regiment of the New First Brigade, and under the cover of fierce artillery fire, launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.
After a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese troops were already very tired, and most of them were sleeping soundly. They were caught off guard and retreated hastily.
The officers and soldiers of the first regiment fought fiercely for a while and then withdrew their position.
This time, the Japanese army suffered more than 700 casualties, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese army.
In Yinping County, Kong Jie's New Second Brigade fought fiercely with the Japanese 140th Division. They repelled six enemy attacks in one day, also annihilated thousands of Japanese troops and firmly held their position. .
In Xinhe County, Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade also launched a fierce battle with the Japanese 110th Division. They also dealt a major blow to the Japanese army and firmly held their position.
Xu Dalong sat in command at the guerrilla headquarters. He was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the New First Brigade, the New Second Brigade and Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade, so he seemed very relaxed.
The key is that up to now, the Mawushan guerrillas have not yet entered the battle, and the air force and tank units have not yet played their role. Once these killer weapons are used, the Japanese army will definitely be overwhelmed, so Xu Dalong is full of confidence.
Zhao Gang was very nervous. He was not afraid of the Japanese army, but worried that he would not be able to supply ammunition to the frontline troops. Although there had been a large amount of captured inventory before, and the arsenal was producing around the clock, the speed at which ammunition was being consumed during the war still frightened him.
In order to ensure the supply of ammunition for the frontline troops, Zhao Gang personally brought a company of guard troops to the arsenal and asked the arsenal to work overtime to produce ammunition.
He was worried that there was not enough manpower, so he wanted to keep this company of troops to help.
The director of the arsenal has not been resting. He understands Zhao Gang's mood, but he said that he has tried his best. All production lines and machinery and equipment are operating at full capacity. Production cannot be increased by adding more people.
He said that he would try his best to produce overtime to ensure the supply of ammunition to the front line.
The Japanese 140th Division has just arrived at the Shanxi battlefield from China. From the division commander to all the officers and soldiers, they want to make achievements as soon as possible. At home, the publicity they receive every day is how the Japanese army has made great achievements overseas. Before the expedition, they were very envious of the Japanese troops who had already gone abroad.
Now that they finally have a chance, the morale of the Japanese officers and soldiers is very high. They believe that the enemy troops are all Zhihu, as their domestic newspapers and periodicals have promoted. They are completely vulnerable to the heroic Japanese Yellow Army, and even Just blowing your breath can blow away the enemy troops.
However, the reality was completely different from what they imagined. The officers and soldiers of the 140th Division launched a fierce attack on the defensive position of Kong Jie's New Second Brigade. Under the attack of the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade, groups of Japanese officers and soldiers were killed. The reality of being killed and wounded cast a huge shadow on the hearts of these recruits who had just joined the battlefield, and their morale dropped rapidly.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese division commander thought of winning by surprise and quickly won a battle to boost morale.
So, like the Japanese 108th Division, he sent a regiment of troops to bypass Yangcheng County, pass through the junction of Yinping County and Ping'an County, and enter the Mawushan base area. The first of their vanguard troops to pass by was Qiuzi. village.
In order to boost morale and improve the morale of his recruits, the Japanese commander decided to take down a village, massacre the people, and let the soldiers practice their courage.
As a result, their first stop was Qiuzi Village at the forefront of the Mawu Mountain Base.
The soldiers in Qiuzi Village are well-known for their power. Although Wang Sanqiang has been promoted to captain of Ping'an County and transferred away from Qiuzi Village, the morale of the remaining militiamen is still high.
When they had nothing to do, they went out to attack the Japanese and puppet troops. Now that the Japanese army was encircling the Mawushan base area, they had already made preparations and were waiting for the little devils to come and give them credit.
After the anti-mopping campaign in the Mawushan base area began, the militiamen in Qiuzi Village were extremely vigilant and sent sentries to the front for reconnaissance every day.
On this day, a sentry was monitoring the situation on the highway in a cemetery near the highway. When they saw a large group of Japanese troops coming towards Qiuzi Village, they hurriedly got into the tunnel, trotted all the way back to the village, and headed towards Militia captain Li Mancang made a report.
Li Mancang hurriedly asked the militiamen to notify the people in the village to enter the tunnel, and then everyone took their positions, preparing to attack the Japanese soldiers who entered the village.
The captain of the Japanese vanguard saw Qiuzi Village and ordered the Japanese squadron leader in front to send people into the village.
The squadron leader sent an infantry team into Qiuzi Village.
All this has been clearly seen by the militiamen. The militiamen have rich combat experience. They put all the Japanese soldiers in this small group into the village, and then occupied a favorable position, preparing to close the door for the Japanese soldiers. Beat the dog.
After the Japanese soldiers entered the village, they did not see the villagers, so they broke into the villagers' homes, but still did not find any common people. Based on the situation inside the house, it was obvious that the people in the village had just left.
The squad leader of the Japanese army stood on the street, and the soldiers ran over to report to him that they had not found any civilians.
The Japanese squad leader ordered one of his soldiers to leave the village and report to the squadron leader.
The Japanese soldier in charge of reporting the news had just reached the entrance of the village when he was hit in the chest by a bullet flying from nowhere and fell to the ground.
When the Japanese team leader and his soldiers heard the gunfire, they became nervous and looked around with guns in hand.
At this moment, several militiamen appeared on nearby rooftops. They fired two light machine guns at the street. The Japanese team leader and seven or eight soldiers were killed on the spot.
The remaining Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they ran around in all directions, and the naive ones ran along the streets and out of the village. They became easy targets for the militiamen, and they were all knocked to the ground.
The sly ones got into the nearby farmyard. They knew that there were large troops outside and would come to the rescue soon. However, these Japanese soldiers didn't seem to have a clear mind. They didn't think about it. Since they didn't find anything when they entered the village, People, but suddenly someone attacked them. It was obvious that there must be a tunnel in the village. Otherwise, where did these attackers come from?
However, the Japanese soldiers couldn't think so fast at this time, they just wanted to find a place to hide. A Japanese soldier entered a small courtyard. He was very alert and hid at the door of the courtyard, holding a gun and staring closely at the door to prevent anyone from coming in and attacking him.
At this time, the Kang mat in the room was opened, and a militiaman came out from inside.
He came to the window and saw the Japanese soldier pouting out of the courtyard looking out of the courtyard. He couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. He picked up his gun and shot the Japanese soldier in the back, killing the young Japanese soldier.
A few Japanese soldiers ran into a small courtyard. They had some experience. The three of them stood at the three corners of the courtyard, looking around to guard against enemy attacks.
A militiaman had already seen the Japanese soldiers entering the small courtyard. He came to the edge of the wall from another courtyard, held two grenades, counted for three seconds, and threw them into the adjacent courtyard.
One grenade exploded on the ground, and the other exploded in the air, killing two Japanese soldiers immediately. Another Japanese soldier was hit by a piece of shrapnel on his forehead, and fresh snow flowed down, covering his eyes.
The Japanese soldiers dropped their rifles with a bang, covered their heads and screamed.
When the militiaman heard that there were still Japs alive, he was too lazy to go over, so he took out another grenade and threw it towards where the Japs were shouting, killing the Japs soldier again.
Today, there are 21 militiamen in Qiuzi Village, and one Japanese squad is simply not enough to fight them.
The Japanese soldiers outside the village heard the fierce gunshots and explosions coming from the village and knew that the Japanese army was fighting fiercely with the enemy, so the Japanese army captain commanded a large group of troops to rush into the village.
After arriving in the village, what they saw were the corpses of the Japanese soldiers on the street. The Japanese soldiers shouted loudly, but no one answered. It seemed that the entire infantry team had been wiped out.
The Japanese captain was furious and ordered his soldiers to search the village. He did not believe that such a small place could hide so many enemies.
He believed that the enemy's strength was at least hundreds, otherwise it would be impossible to annihilate an infantry squad under his command.
