After these years of war practice, a group of commanders such as Wei Monk have grown up. Xu Dalong is no longer needed in a battle of this level. Xu Dalong handed over the command of this counter-mopping up to Wei Monk.
Monk Wei discussed it with several squadron leaders and soon formed a team.
A complete combat plan.
The Japanese and puppet troops still overestimated their combat effectiveness. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from escaping, they divided their troops into two groups, 30 kilometers apart, and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's base area.
Seeing how stupid the Japanese and puppet troops were, Monk Wei sent two cavalry squadrons to harass the Japanese troops along the way and concentrated his forces to attack the puppet troops first.
According to Monk Wei's deployment, on a hillside northwest of Yangshu Village, a squadron from the Zhenping County Brigade and the Special Operations Brigade set up a blocking position, preparing to attack the invading puppet troops.
The Zhenping County Brigade has just been established. It is the first time for the team members to participate in the battle, and everyone is very nervous.
Accompanied by the captain of the county brigade, Monk Wei visited the members of the county brigade who were guarding the position and encouraged them to build up confidence. As long as they could hold on for one hour, they would be able to eliminate all the invading puppet troops. He also said that he would also stick with them. The mood of the county team members relaxed a lot.
40 minutes later, a large group of puppet troops appeared. The members of the county brigade became nervous again, and their palms holding the guns became sweaty. Some people were so frightened that they turned pale. If there were not cadres supervising them, some of them might have escaped.
In order to stabilize the mood of the county brigade members, the special operations team members first attacked the vanguard of the puppet army.
The special forces members used fierce firepower and precise marksmanship to wipe out a platoon of puppet troops almost instantly.
When the members of the county brigade saw that the puppet soldiers were so vulnerable, they were no longer afraid. Their emotions began to rise, and they even looked forward to the puppet soldiers coming to die.
When the puppet troops saw someone blocking the front, they began to set up mortars and organized their troops to prepare for an attack.
The special operations team members had already made full preparations. When the puppet troops had just set up their mortars and were about to start test firing, the mortars and Type 92 infantry guns they carried opened fire first and were directly destroyed. Puppet artillery.
The puppet troops who had lined up and prepared to attack were also hit by artillery fire, causing heavy casualties and chaos.
The members of the county brigade became more confident when they saw the puppet soldiers in such a mess.
The leader of the puppet army originally saw that the people blocking them were the county brigade wearing various costumes, so he didn't take them seriously. He didn't expect the enemy to be so powerful.
He began to feel a little afraid, so he sent a telegram to the Japanese commander, saying that he had discovered the main force of the Eighth Route Army and requesting reinforcements.
At this moment, a special operations squadron and a cavalry squadron of the Eighth Route Army appeared on both wings of the puppet army, and surrounded the puppet army.
The puppet soldiers were very panicked, and many of them had already started to run back.
The commander of the puppet army still had some combat experience. He saw that the enemy troops were all cavalry troops, and knew that if his team retreated and was charged by the cavalry, his troops would collapse.
He shouted loudly, and the officers prevented the troops from retreating, organized defenses on the spot, and waited for the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
The cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army did not get too close to the puppet troops, but only used artillery to bombard the puppet troops from a distance.
Many special operations team members used sniper rifles to kill Japanese and puppet troops from a long distance.
The puppet army had no artillery at this time and was completely in a passive position of being beaten. The leader of the puppet army encountered such a powerful enemy for the first time and truly realized the danger. He kept sending telegrams to the Japanese army, asking them to come as soon as possible for reinforcements.
Half an hour later, a group of Japanese troops, numbering about two hundred people, appeared behind the puppet troops and ran towards the puppet army's position.
The commander of the puppet army was very happy to see the Japanese reinforcements finally arriving, and hurried to greet them.
The Japanese leader was a Japanese major. After leading the team into the puppet army's position, he saw the leader of the puppet army running over and waited for him there.
The commander of the puppet army came to the front of the Japanese major, stood at attention and saluted him, and said excitedly: "Taijun, you are here, the Eighth Route Army here is really powerful."
The Japanese Army Major spoke Chinese very well. He scolded: "Baga Yalu, you are really useless, you can't even deal with the small Tubal Road." As he said this, he gave the puppet army commander two big mouths.
The leader of the puppet army was blinded, and his eyes were filled with stars after being beaten. Before he could react, a bastard box was placed on his head.
The Japanese Major said: "We are the Eighth Route Army. If you want to survive, order your men to surrender."
Only then did the puppet army commander realize that this group of Japanese soldiers was the Eighth Route Army in disguise. In order to survive, he shouted loudly and ordered the puppet soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender.
The puppet soldiers had already been frightened, and many of them had already thought of surrendering, but no one dared to take the lead. Now that the regiment leader gave the order, they immediately threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground and surrendered.
The members of the county brigade seemed to be watching a magic trick. They really did not expect that a regiment of puppet troops would be eliminated so quickly.
Only then did they realize that up until now, they hadn't even fired a single shot. They were both excited and ashamed.
In any case, they also experienced a brutal battle, and their morale and confidence were greatly improved.
After killing the puppet troops, Monk Wei was free to deal with the Japanese army.
Under the constant urging of the puppet army commander, the Japanese commander led a large group of troops to come for reinforcements. Along the way they were constantly harassed by two cavalry squadrons and lost many men and horses.
It was the first time for the Japanese to encounter such a difficult enemy. For a while, they were still unable to gain experience and looked very embarrassed.
The Japanese troops were marching, and many Eighth Route Army cavalry appeared around them. Groups of dozens of them continued to attack the Japanese marching group.
The Japanese regiment commander saw so many Eighth Route Army troops, and these Eighth Route Army troops were well-equipped and had more artillery than his regiment. He realized the danger, and he sent a telegram to the puppet commander, asking them to move closer to the Japanese army.
The commander of the puppet army immediately sent a telegram back, saying that they were rushing towards this direction.
The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers took advantage of the cavalry troops to attack the Japanese army from all directions. The Japanese army was beaten into disarray and did not dare to continue marching, so they ordered the troops to build fortifications on the spot to block the Eighth Route Army's attack and wait for the puppet troops to advance. Come for reinforcements.
While the troops stopped, the Japanese regiment went to count the number of people. The result was very discouraging. A total of 3,200 people came out this time. Under the siege of the Eighth Route Army, more than half of them were lost.
The captain of the regiment felt very puzzled. He didn't know where so many Eighth Route Army cavalry came from and how powerful they were in combat. So he sent a telegram and reported the situation here to the division commander.
Soon after, the Japanese commander saw many puppet troops running over in the distance. The Eighth Route Army, which was besieging the Japanese army here, saw the puppet troops running over and was worried about being flanked, so they also withdrew.
The commander of the Japanese army felt relieved when he saw that there were at least 700 or 800 puppet troops. He planned to pick up these puppet troops and retreat towards the county seat.
The puppet troops were getting closer and closer, and the Japanese commander clearly saw the puppet commander running in front. The two of them were familiar with each other, so he had no doubts, so he mobilized troops to strengthen the defense in the other three directions, sent a regiment to meet the puppet troops, and assigned them combat tasks.
After the puppet troops entered the Japanese defensive position, the commander of the puppet army, escorted by several guards, also walked towards the wing.
Just as the Japanese regiment was about to hand over the mission to the leader of the puppet army, several special operations team members standing behind the regiment leader shot randomly and killed several staff members of the regiment and those around him on the spot. Then they launched an attack on the Japanese army's back. attack.
The Japanese army suffered a sudden attack, suffered heavy casualties, and was in chaos. The surrounding Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to rush forward and quickly broke through the enemy's position.
When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw their position being broken through by the Eighth Route Army, they stood up one by one and wanted to fight hand-to-hand with the Eighth Route Army.
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were all veterans, and no one was stupid enough to fight the Japanese with bayonets. They pulled out the shell guns from their waists and shot the Japanese whenever they saw them.
Disguised as puppet troops were the two special operations squadrons of the advance detachment, as well as members of the county brigade. When the members of the county brigade saw the Japanese rushing up with bayonets in hand, they began to panic again.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army did not fight with the Japanese with bayonets, but instead used guns to fight them, they also fired at the Japanese. Although their marksmanship is terrible, they can still cover up a few of them at such a close distance. Seeing the Japs falling down after being shot, they were no longer nervous and even started to get excited.
The Japanese believed in Bushido and wanted to fight hand-to-hand with the Eighth Route Army. However, they did not expect that these Eighth Route Army soldiers did not respect martial ethics and would just shoot them with guns. Only then did they begin to regret it. Unfortunately it's too late to regret.
The battle lasted for half an hour, and all the Japanese troops were wiped out.
The Zhenping County team has experienced these battles, and the team members have gained great confidence. Under the unified command of Gao Zhiyong, he cooperated with cadres to sweep away the Japanese and puppet grassroots organizations, fought many small battles, increased combat experience, and further improved combat effectiveness.
After seeing that the county brigade has gradually grown up and can assume the task of protecting the base area, the advance detachment can free up the main force to expand the base area.
Yushan County is adjacent to Zhenping County. The local underground party organization has already sent people to contact the advance detachment, hoping that the advance detachment can send troops into Yushan County to help the local underground party organization establish a base.
Xu Dalong asked them to wait a moment. After repelling the Japanese and puppet attack and consolidating the anti-Japanese base area in Zhenping County, they would send troops to Yushan County.
During this period, let them learn the process of establishing a base area from Gao Zhiyong.
Now that the time was ripe, Xu Dalong first sent a cavalry squadron as the vanguard, and with the cooperation of the Yushan County underground party organization, entered Yushan County.
The reason why Xu Dalong is so careful is because the situation in Yushan County is much more complicated than that in Zhenping County.
After the large forces of the Guo Army withdrew, there were still a large number of remnant troops of the Guo Army in Yushan County. They each occupied a piece of territory and dominated the local area.
They were completely uninterested in fighting the Japanese invaders. But the Eighth Route Army would interfere if they wanted to enter their territory.
Nowadays, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party still maintain a state of cooperation to resist Japan. If the conflict between the two sides is not handled carefully, it will cause an uproar. The die-hards in the Kuomintang government will use this to make a big fuss and put a lot of pressure on the underground party.
After the cavalry squadron of the advance detachment entered Yushan County that day, they came to Meihua Town.
The geographical location of Meihua Town is very important. It is the only way for the Eighth Route Army to move out of the Funiu Mountains and develop eastward.
The mayor of Meihua Town is named Zhuang Zhixiao. He owns thousands of acres of farmland and has properties in Yushan County and even Nanyang City. His family maintains a security team of several hundred people and is a well-known local powerhouse.
When Guo Jun was stationed in this area, he had a close relationship with the upper echelons of Guo Mansion. He bullied men and women in this area, claimed the throne, and regarded Plum Blossom Town and the surrounding areas as his own territory. He called himself The local Tu Emperor was extremely powerful in the area.
The underground party in Yushan County once tried to carry out work in this area, but was blocked by Zhuang Zhixiao. He threatened that if the underground party dared to operate on his territory, he would use force to expel them. The local underground party organization was very angry, but Zhuang Zhixiao was so powerful that there was nothing the underground party could do.
After the Japanese army entered Yushan County, Zhuang Zhixiao took in some of the defeated soldiers of the Guo Army and expanded his security group to more than 700 people.
The Japanese and puppets took a fancy to his local influence and asked someone to negotiate with him. He did not openly surrender to the Japanese invaders, but reached a tacit agreement with them to prevent the Eighth Route Army's expansion eastward in the Funiu Mountains.
The cavalry squadron had already understood the local situation in advance and had no plans to conflict with Zhuang Zhixiao for the time being. They did not enter Plum Blossom Town and planned to go around it.
Just as the cavalry squadron passed through Plum Blossom Town, they were suddenly blocked by hundreds of security guards holding weapons.
The wall of Meihua Town is only more than 100 meters wide from the valley on one side. People from the security team usually set up cards here to intercept passing pedestrians and merchants and collect tolls. Faced with the obstruction of so many people, it was impossible for the cavalry squadron to get around.
The squadron leader dismounted and negotiated with the people blocking the road, saying that they were just using the road and hoped that the other party would not block them.
But the people in the security group didn't listen at all. They loaded their bullets and made a gesture of opening fire as long as the cavalry squadron dared to break through.
At this time, Zhuang Zhixiao did not openly surrender to the enemy. Considering the problem of military-civilian relations, the squadron leader had no choice but to turn around and go back, preparing to find a path through the mountains and bypass Meihua Town.
It was time for lunch. Soon after the officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron left Plum Blossom Town, they stopped by a creek to rest and have lunch.
At this moment, a group of Japanese and puppet troops came from the direction of Meihua Town and launched an attack on the resting cavalry squadron.
The officers and soldiers of the cavalry squadron did not expect that Zhuang Zhixiao would release the Japanese troops. They were caught off guard and sacrificed seven or eight members of the team on the spot.
(End of chapter)
