Han Feng and Wang Shoucheng were very particular about choosing Shanfengkou as their breakthrough point.
The Japanese army surrounded the main force of the Fourth Regiment and chose various garrison points. Basically, they relied on the steep terrain to defend from a high position.
And with the help of sophisticated equipment and abundant firepower.
If the Eighth Route Army soldiers of the fourth regiment tried to break through the position from the front, they would definitely pay a heavy price in casualties.
It was like a slaughterhouse set up by the Japanese army in various defensive positions.
Little by little, the vitality of the four regiments was exhausted.
But this mountain vent is slightly different.
The terrain it backs on has a gentle slope compared to other places where the Japanese army was stationed, making it suitable for tank troops to carry out operations.
Although there were many Japanese troops stationed at Shanfengkou, there were more than 500 people. They were an elite mixed brigade.
On normal days, with the Japanese army's excellent equipment and strong defense, more than 500 Japanese troops could even block the attack of several regiments of the Eighth Route Army and hold on until reinforcements arrived.
However, the shortage of troops has become the biggest drawback of the Japanese army stationed at Shanfengkou at this moment.
He could have held his position and launched a defense, which was fine.
Once the Shanfengkou position stationed by the Japanese army was broken through by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese's firepower advantage no longer existed.
The two sides are fighting hand to hand, and the superiority of troops is particularly important at this moment.
The biggest mistake the Japanese army made was that they never expected that the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain would have armored troops.
In other words, the Japanese army never expected that Kong Jie led a team to attack counties and towns in enemy-occupied areas with great fanfare, in order to covertly cover an armored company going south to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain.
As a killing weapon that is most suitable for breaking through trench positions on the battlefield.
Wang Shoucheng led the tanks, armored vehicles and modified combat vehicles of the tank company to launch a fierce assault on the Japanese army's Shanfengkou position from the back and side.
The Japanese army was caught off guard and had little power to parry.
In less than three minutes, the Type 89 tank under Wang Shoucheng's personal command took the lead in breaking through the Japanese position.
The rest of the armored vehicles and tanks followed, and under the absolute defense, they dealt with the firepower of howitzers and heavy machine guns.
The reputation of the tank as a battlefield meat grinder is truly worthy of its reputation.
The Japanese army, which was attacked from two sides, ignored its head and tail. The main force of the fourth regiment also took the opportunity to break through the Japanese army's front defenses.
In desperation, Japanese Shaozuo conveyed his final communication to the Japanese military headquarters. In the communication, he stated:
“The sudden appearance of armored troops completely broke our army’s overall deployment.
The Shanfeng Pass will definitely not be able to hold on, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army will take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement. This big sweep has failed so far... It is a pity for the Japanese Empire.
Our troops have no retreat and must fight to the death to serve the Emperor! "
After the communication message was transmitted, Guizi Shaozuo pulled out the command knife from his waist, raised it high above his head, and instead of defending, he counterattacked and gave the order to attack.
As an aggressor, this old devil failed.
But as a soldier, he was undoubtedly successful.
It's a pity that all this hysteria was in vain in front of the main force of the four regiments and one armored infantry unit.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than 20 minutes.
The entire Japanese army formed a mixed brigade, and more than 500 Japanese troops were wiped out in the Shanfengkou position.
Because Wang Huaibao used a move to attack the east and west, he attacked the northern pass just over an hour ago.
Attracted all the Japanese army's attention.
At this moment, with the help of armored troops, they moved down the mountain wind outlet with lightning speed.
Japanese reinforcements from all sides had no time to respond.
The Japanese troops heading north and south of Shanfengkou hurriedly sent reinforcements to the direction of Shanfengkou.
Along the way, they were blocked by soldiers from the fourth battalion.
Wait until Wang Huaibao and Han Feng officially meet at the mountain wind outlet.
Han Feng immediately reported the specific situation to Wang Huaihuai:
"Commander, the mountain pass has been captured. The main force of our regiment can take the opportunity to break out. In both directions, I have sent a reinforcement company to the north and south to block the Japanese reinforcements along the way."
"Buy time for the transfer of the main force of the regiment."
Wang Huaibao nodded, "Thank you for your hard work. This battle was well fought."
"Thanks to the armored troops reinforced by our detachment." Han Feng said.
Naturally, Wang Huaibao and Wang Shoucheng had known each other for a long time. After the two sides met, Wang Huaibao said: "Shoucheng, I won't say thank you. The war is urgent now, and Japanese air reinforcements may arrive at any time."
"I'm not worried about anything else, but the targets of our armored forces' tanks and armored vehicles are too big and easily exposed. If they are bombed by a Japanese plane, I won't be able to explain it to our old regiment commander."
"Hurry up and move all the armored vehicles into hiding immediately to guard against Japanese air raids."
"Yes, Commander Fourth, please rest assured that nothing will go wrong!" Wang Shoucheng responded.
Then, Wang Shoucheng quickly mobilized and led the soldiers of the armored company to quickly drive all the tanks, armored vehicles and modified cars into the ravines and hide them in the mountains and forests.
At this time, watching the detachment's tanks and armored vehicles quickly enter the mountains and forests, it seemed as if they had quietly disappeared.
Even after looking through the telescope for a long time, I couldn't find any clues.
Wang Huaibao couldn't help but marveled: "Oh my God, the comrades of this armored company are really good at camouflaging armored vehicles and tanks!"
After sighing with emotion, Wang Huaibao did not delay and immediately issued an order to evacuate.
The soldiers who quickly swept the battlefield immediately chose to evacuate according to the designated evacuation route.
After receiving the news, the soldiers of the fourth battalion who blocked Japanese reinforcements from the north and south also retreated in an orderly manner relying on the cover of the mountains and forests.
Soon after, the Japanese flying force arrived, confirming Wang Huaibao's speculation.
It's a pity that the Japanese fighters and bombers arrived too late.
Thanks to the rapidity of the battle at Shanfengkou, when the Japanese flying troops arrived, all the main forces of the four regiments had already evacuated.
The Japanese pilots only saw a few small groups of Eighth Route Army troops appearing vaguely in the mountains and forests.
After some bombing, little effect was achieved.
The Japanese reconnaissance plane continued to hover in the sky.
The order received by the Japanese flying team from the headquarters was to find the Eighth Route Army armored units that appeared in the Shanfengkou area and destroy them in one fell swoop.
After all, there is nothing more effective than aircraft bombing against tanks.
As a result, the Japanese's three reconnaissance planes circled back and forth over the entire Shanfengkou for more than ten minutes. In the end, they found nothing, and no trace of the armored troops was found at all.
The armored force that had suddenly appeared at the mountain breeze and caused the Japanese army to lose its position in the mountain breeze suddenly seemed to have disappeared from the world.
The soldiers of the 1st Armored Corps made absolutely camouflage on their tanks and armored vehicles. The tanks and armored vehicles, covered with branches, green leaves and camouflage nets, almost blended in with the entire environment after they submerged in the forest.
Coupled with the constant vigilance of the scouts.
Once a Japanese aircraft approaches, all tanks and armored vehicles will remain motionless.
Under such circumstances.
Even if it is as close as dozens of meters away, it may not be detectable with the human eye.
Not to mention the Japanese pilots who were flying rapidly at an altitude of several hundred meters and conducting rough reconnaissance on the ground.
After another twenty minutes, reinforcements from all sides of the Japanese army finally arrived at the mountain wind outlet.
However, the battle has already ended.
The entire mountain wind outlet was littered with corpses of Japanese soldiers.
When I saw the Japanese officers arriving roaring angrily, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.
Although they were completely surrounded, they were able to break through and eliminate more than 500 warriors of the Japanese Empire in one fell swoop.
The fierce combat effectiveness of these Eighth Route Army troops really made the Japanese army look at them with suspicion.
What made the Japanese commanders even more helpless was that with the breakthrough of Shanfengkou, the large pocket that originally surrounded the main force of the Eighth Route Army was revealed. It was like a big hole had been opened from the mountain vent.
The main force of the Eighth Route Army, which was originally encircled, may have broken out from the mountain breeze.
There may also be Eighth Route Army troops in the encirclement.
But I'm afraid there are only a few guerrilla troops left, and there is no need to mobilize troops to continue the encirclement.
So far.
Although unwilling to admit it, the Japanese army had to admit that the large-scale raid against the Eighth Route Army troops in Zhongtiao Mountain ended in failure.
The Japanese army wasted a lot of manpower, material resources, and time in this battle.
They also paid a heavy price in casualties.
The elite Uchida Brigade of the Japanese Kwantung Army was completely wiped out in this sweep.
While the various mopping up troops were blocking the Eighth Route Army along the way, the seemingly minor casualties were counted together, which also caused considerable trauma to the Japanese army.
Even the armored units used by the Japanese army, all tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
The large-scale raid launched by the Japanese army ended in a disastrous failure!
In this way, the Japanese army launched a major sweep against the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain at around two o'clock in the afternoon on the fifth day.
The Japanese rear command headquarters issued an order for everyone to make a strategic transfer.
The mopping up troops from all sides of the Japanese army retreated like a tide.
The anti-mopping operations in Zhongtiao Mountain were led by many brave Eighth Route Army generals such as Wang Huaibao, Han Feng, and Wang Shoucheng.
A remarkable victory was achieved.
The news spread quickly, and throughout North China, both China and Japan were shocked.
More than 200,000 Central Army troops guarded Zhongtiao Mountain which fell completely in less than a month.
Faced with the overwhelming raids launched by the Japanese army in Zhongtiao Mountain again and again, the Eighth Route Army troops held on.
It was also the Eighth Route Army guerrilla troops that originated from Zhongtiao Mountain.
Only then did tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops be completely contained in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
The Japanese army was worried that if they continued to cross the Yellow River and advance towards Xi'an and Luoyang, the Eighth Route Army would take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, causing a fire in the Japanese army's backyard, or even directly cutting off the Japanese army's transportation line through the Yellow River.
I can only reluctantly postpone my plan to continue going south.
to this end.
Even the national military government had to admit in the daily newspaper that the Zhongtiao Mountain guerrillas played a huge positive role in the entire North China war situation.
But the bald chairman changed the topic and then said:
"The Zhongtiao Mountain guerrilla force is composed of the Eighth Route Army guerrilla forces and the remaining National Army guerrilla forces in Zhongtiao Mountain. It belongs to the National Army's order of battle."
"The success of the anti-mopping up operation in Zhongtiao Mountain is undoubtedly a great victory for our national army in the course of the Anti-Japanese War!"
Finally, the chairman of the committee graciously issued a telegram of commendation.
"It's well said, it's so well said, it's so awesome!"
After returning to the station, the fourth regiment headquarters.
Wang Huaibao, the regiment leader, was holding the latest daily newspaper issued by the National Army in his hand. After reading the report, he said with a smile on his face.
The fiery-tempered battalion commander on the side couldn't help but cursed: "Our committee chairman is so damn shameless. He is not active in fighting and takes credit first!"
"Since the Hundred Regiments War, the national military government has never given us a single cent of military pay or a single grain of food supplies."
Correct
"Now that we have won the battle, the chairman of the committee has remembered that our Eighth Route Army is also part of the national army's order of battle."
Han Feng said: "I don't care who gets the credit for winning this battle."
"I was just wondering if I could get some real benefits. Even two machine guns would be more substantial than this empty reward."
Then a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Captain, since the military government of the People's Republic of China recognizes that we are in the order of battle of the National Army, and even includes our anti-mopping operations and guerrilla operations in Zhongtiao Mountain as part of the victory of the National Army, then we will go with the flow and represent the National Army. The troops asked the Chairman for military pay and supplies.
Isn't this a very reasonable thing? "
Wang Huaibao, who quickly came to his senses, smiled and said: "That's the truth. It's absolutely true. Commander Fourth Battalion, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Hey!" Han Feng responded with a smile.
Soon after.
The Propaganda Department of the Fourth Regiment released the news.
Through Aird and other reporters, as well as the help of newspaper offices, the published newspapers were delivered to all areas.
The Japs' occupied areas are visible, the Jinsui Army's territory is visible, and the Kuomintang-controlled areas are also visible.
The content of the report is also very simple:
On behalf of all the soldiers of the Fourth Independent Regiment, the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Wang Huaibao thanked the Chairman for the commendation.
Then Wang Huaibao said in the report:
“Although this counter-mopping operation in Zhongtiao Mountain successfully broke the Japanese encirclement.
However, the casualties of our Fourth Independent Regiment were also considerable, especially because the ammunition consumption was very large and supplies were almost scarce. "
Then the conversation changed and he began to flatter him: "The Chairman has always understood the righteousness and loved his soldiers as his own son. Now our Zhongtiao Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force has almost run out of ammunition and food. If we want to continue to maintain the Zhongtiao Mountain Base Area and fight against the Japanese invaders, After all, the support of materials and ammunition is indispensable.
Therefore, I hope that the Chairman of the Generalissimo can lend a helping hand and not disappoint the three armed forces! "
Later it is said that the news reached Chongqing.
Even the newspaper published by the Fourth Regiment was placed on Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's desk.
There was a burst of hearty laughter in the office, followed by a Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent that could not be heard as anger or joy: "This Eighth Route Army commander is quite a slippery man, and he is very good at playing tricks on donkeys."
"Chairman..."
"No problem, spread the news for me. I agreed to the request of the Eighth Route Army who are fighting guerrillas in Zhongtiao Mountain. The promised supplies and equipment will be sent there in a way."
"yes!"
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Fourth Regiment Headquarters.
The news came...
"What? Agree???"
For a moment, Wang Huaibao, who felt that the sun was coming out from the west, looked surprised.
I originally wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect the Chairman to actually deliver supplies and equipment, but now it was unexpected.
But then, news came from the Central Army troops on the south bank of the Yellow River:
Supplies and equipment can be sent, but the Fourth Independent Regiment of the Zhongtiao Mountain Eighth Route Army must be reorganized into the Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Force of the National Army.
And accept the unified command of the National Army Zhongtiaoshan Guerrilla Force General Headquarters.
The national military government also used this to release news: the Zhongtiao Mountain Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base of the National Army was officially opened, and the Guerrilla Department of the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain was officially established!
In response to this, Wang Huaibao, Han Feng and other generals of the fourth regiment all vomited fragrance after receiving the news and looking at each other dumbfounded.
A team headquarters.
Kong Er, who also received the news, widened his eyes and cursed:
"Niang Xipi, this old Chiang Kai-shek is so shameless! The Fourth Regiment just wants some supplies and equipment, but it's good that he actually wants to recruit them to me!"
