The fighting just broke out.
The Mountain Company directly assumed the posture of a decisive battle at the beginning of the battle. The Japanese and puppet troops defending the city had no doubt that these Eighth Route Army troops were rushing to capture Guhe Town.
The Japanese troops stationed in Furukawa Town were panicked and immediately spread the news of the sudden attack on Furukawa Town by the main combat force of the Eighth Route Army to Japanese troops in all directions.
The general content of the communication is:
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army, which is more than a regiment in size, raided Guhe Town. The city gate has been breached. The situation is extremely urgent. We urgently request tactical guidance..."
There was only a small group of Japanese soldiers stationed in Guhe Town, plus a puppet army garrison of more than 100 people, and a gendarmerie team of more than 60 Japanese soldiers.
These Japanese and puppet troops were obviously no match for the mountain company in terms of strength or firepower.
Under the fierce attack of the mountain company, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to retreat into the interior of Furukawa Town.
An attempt was made to rely on the town's defenses to hold out until Japanese reinforcements arrived.
The sudden size of the Eighth Route Army troops, their ferocious firepower, and their powerful combat effectiveness made the Japanese and puppet troops in Guhe Town frightened.
This was simply incomparable to some of the troops of the national army they had encountered.
Outside Guhe Town.
Seeing that the city gate had been successfully captured by the soldiers, the Japanese and puppet troops retreated to Furukawa Town.
The military purpose this time has been achieved.
Han Feng, Zhang Min, and Du Zhongcheng quickly reached an agreement and issued an order to withdraw their troops.
In this way, the battle started with a decisive battle posture, as if they were going to take down the three mountain companies in Furukawa Town in one go.
It comes like a tidal wave and recedes like a tidal wave.
The Japanese and puppet troops in Furukawa Town were also caught off guard. It was not until the mountain company retreated for a long time that the Japanese and puppet troops dared to try to reoccupy the city gate.
When reinforcements from two brigades quickly mobilized by the Japanese army from neighboring counties arrived, the building was already empty, and the Eighth Route Army troops were no longer visible.
"Baga, what is going on? Where is the main force of the Eighth Route Army that appears here?"
Looking at the devastated war scenes at the gate of Furukawa Town, with the corpses of Japanese and Imperial Army soldiers everywhere, a Japanese captain who led the team came and asked.
The captain of the Guhe Town Gendarmerie replied: "Sir, after the Eighth Route Army troops took over the city gate position, our department relied on the buildings in the town to block the Eighth Route Army's attack. The Eighth Route Army probably guessed that our reinforcements would arrive quickly, so they evacuated in advance. !”
The Japanese captain nodded and asked, "How many people are there in this Eighth Route Army and how are their equipment?"
The gendarmerie captain replied: "There are a lot of people. They are rushing over like a river. There should be more than 2,000 people."
"They are quite well equipped, including machine guns, grenade launchers, submachine guns, and even some small-caliber light artillery."
"Their military uniforms are quite uniform. Every soldier has a gun in his hand and even wears military boots. They are definitely the main combat force of the Eighth Route Army!"
After hearing this, the Japanese captain thought in silence.
What he can't figure out now is.
First, after the disastrous defeat of the national army in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the imperial troops carried out a sweeping sweep of the Zhongtiao Mountain area, and the large number of remaining national guerrillas in the mountainous area were eliminated or absorbed.
According to the intelligence collected, it has never been heard that there is such a main battle group of the Eighth Route Army with more than 2,000 troops in Zhongtiao Mountain.
This is simply unbelievable. How did this Eighth Route Army unit survive the empire's raids again and again?
And it is still such a large-scale combat force.
Second, as a border town, Furukawa Town has no major strategic use.
Why did the Eighth Route Army use such a large scale to raid Guhe Town?
Or just take the city gate position and then evacuate immediately?
Wouldn't this be a thankless effort, a waste of their limited ammunition, and an exposure of their military strength?
The Japanese captain couldn't figure it out and didn't think much about it. He just passed the news back.
It was just the main regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was a bit troublesome, but it would not affect the security of the imperial troops.
The headquarters of the Japanese 41st Division stationed in Linfen, southern Shanxi, was the first to learn of the news. A main regiment of the Eighth Route Army with more than 2,000 troops appeared near Guhe Town.
When the news came, the 41st Division had only received the order from its superiors a day ago.
With the end of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the two armies of the National Army's Central Army originally stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi were defeated and retreated to the south of the Yellow River.
The 41st Division, which was used to suppress the National Army base area in Zhongtiao Mountain, would be freed up.
We are preparing to send reinforcements to Taiyuan in accordance with the orders of our superiors.
Use accumulated strength to eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.
As a result, something like this happened.
The Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness was so strong that the Japanese army had done special research. The Japanese military intelligence department also listed a ladder table of the Chinese army's combat effectiveness.
Among them, the combat effectiveness of the elite main combat force of the Eighth Route Army is ranked in the first echelon of the Chinese army according to the classification of the Japanese army.
Even above the Central Army.
At present, a main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the Guhe Town area of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Japanese army did not dare to let it go.
In addition, the Nationalist Army, which suffered a humiliating defeat in Zhongtiao Mountain, is watching eagerly. There are still some Nationalist guerrillas in Zhongtiao Mountain, and the occupied areas also need security.
The higher command of the Japanese army then issued a transfer order.
Let the 41st Division send troops to the Furukawa Town area to explore the specific situation.
Prevent the emergence of the Eighth Route Army from causing chaos.
Once traces of the opponent are discovered, an encirclement and suppression campaign will be carried out immediately, and this Eighth Route Army unit must be completely eliminated.
The senior Japanese officers at the headquarters were also a little panicked.
We are now preparing to move the three divisions focused on Zhongtiao Mountain to the direction of Taiyuan and attack the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.
But you can't just press the gourd and lift the gourd.
The Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains area has not been eradicated yet!
If we let this cunning Eighth Route Army go to Zhongtiao Mountain and take the opportunity to open up a base, the gain would outweigh the loss.
In the original words of the commander of the Japanese 41st Division in Linfen:
"The Eighth Route Army troops are really cunning. Every time we occupy a place, in the surrounding mountainous areas, there are always Eighth Route Army guerrillas who will emerge first.
Then they gradually opened up base areas, and then used the mountainous areas and nearby villages to compete with our imperial troops.
This mode of infiltration and confrontation will bring down the imperial troops sooner or later! "
"This trend must be nipped in the cradle. Zhongtiao Mountain must not become another Eighth Route Army base after Taihang and Taiyue."
"These Tubal Roads running around in the mountains are much more difficult to deal with than the national army who fight rigidly and blindly confront our imperial troops head-on."
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Shortly after the battle in Furukawa Town ended, the sky completely ended, and night replaced day again.
Han Feng, Zhang Min, and Du Zhongcheng ordered a quick inventory of casualties.
The injured comrades temporarily stayed near Furukawa Village to fight guerrilla warfare and contain the Japanese army.
The sacrificed soldiers were buried on the spot, and the soldiers took off their hats to express their condolences. With deep sorrow in their hearts, they turned all this into stronger determination and fearless courage.
After completing all preparations, the three mountain groups set out on the journey again under the stars and the moon.
The first stop was before dawn, from Guhe Village to Qingshan Village, a rapid march of nearly 80 kilometers.
And at dawn, they launched an attack on the Japanese county seat in Qinghe Village.
When the recuperated soldiers set off from Furukawa Village, they were all in high spirits.
Everyone hurried all night, taking the mountainous path from Guhe Village to Qingshan Village that had been opened in advance by the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon.
Marching all the way.
The soldiers basically moved forward at a trot.
Considering the physical exertion of the soldiers, Han Feng and the other two men ordered a short rest every two hours while leading the team.
Fortunately, the weather is good, the moon and stars are sparse tonight, and the mountain road is visible.
It seemed that he also wanted to help and witness with his own eyes the miracle of the Eighth Route Army soldiers running on two feet.
Of course, the road was not smooth sailing. While passing through some steep mountain roads, some soldiers accidentally fell off the cliff.
If someone falls off a cliff dozens of meters high, how can anyone survive?
In order to achieve the purpose of this operation, the non-combat losses caused by the forced march at night are the most heartbreaking.
The team did not stop, but there was a lot of silence.
The instructor shouted with red eyes: "Comrades, if you don't stop and speed up now, this is the best reward for these comrades who sacrificed their lives heroically!"
"We have taken this step and there is no turning back."
"Be patient, bite the bullet, and when you're hungry, take out the nutritious rations and take a few bites. If you keep at it, you'll arrive at Qingshan Village!"
Full of grief, anger and determination, the soldiers' pace became a little faster.
A night of silence.
Really, soldiers are not afraid of the difficulties of marching, and they only take it easy in the ravines and at night.
All the hard work was swallowed up by faith.
The soldiers trotted with their heads down, with only one belief in their hearts:
Keep up, keep up with the team, and never fall behind!
The instructor said we are almost there, we are almost there!
The veterans of the Mountain Company had little to say.
People who have only joined Shandilian for less than a month.
There are also soldiers from the national army who are also roaring and persisting in their hearts.
They themselves are sometimes confused in their hearts.
Since when did the former self, who even looked down upon himself, be able to burst out with such courage and will?
...until about five o'clock in the morning the next day.
The three mountain company teams finally arrived at Qingshan Village from Furukawa Village, and it only took one night.
After taking a short rest, the soldiers took out nutritional rations to replenish their physical strength, and then raised their water bags to take a few sips.
When the sky is between bright and bright.
Qingshan Village area.
Three mountain companies suddenly appeared near the county seat.
What happened next was exactly the same as the battle to attack Furukawa Town.
Under the bright sky, the main combat group of the Eighth Route Army launched a massive attack.
This time, some heavy machine guns and mortars that had been temporarily stored in the Qingshan Village mountainous area were added, and the firepower was even more fierce than when they attacked Furukawa Town.
The gate fortifications of Guizi County were almost destroyed by the explosion.
When the news reached the Japanese military headquarters, the Japanese officers were completely dumbfounded.
Why did another main battle group of the Eighth Route Army appear in the middle of Zhongtiao Mountain?
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