The Anti-Union Manbei Detachment is headquartered in Dashili Mountain. Although it is a mountain with not many trees, it is densely covered with rocks. Connected to it by a ridge is Xiaoshili Mountain, which is lower than it and also covered with rocks. .
This place turned out to be a stronghold of Commander Fang Tianzhu and his Manchurian anti-Japanese guerrillas. Although the terrain is not very dangerous, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The key is that few people come to this place.
After the troops withdrew here, Yu Chenglong's independent detachment temporarily camped on a mountain not far from the Big and Xiao Shili Mountains, while the Second and Third Brigades directly entered the Big and Xiao Shili Mountains.
After these days of fighting and running around, Yu Chenglong's team was exhausted, especially instructor Jin and the other women.
When they arrived at the temporary camp, Yu Chenglong asked his brothers to boil some hot water, let the women wash up first, and then placed them in the horse racks that had been set up first so that they could rest quickly.
"You girls, go and have a rest first. Let them call you when the meal is ready. You are so tired. I am sorry that you have to suffer the same fate as the men. Please take a rest quickly."
Yu Chenglong felt guilty and expressed his feelings to Instructor Jin and other women, saying that he would try to be more careful in future battles and would not let lesbians suffer like this again.
"Thank you for taking care of me! You are tired too. Brothers are also tired. You should go and rest for a while. We can take care of ourselves."
Instructor Jin was very grateful. She knew that Yu Chenglong would do what he said, but she said that lesbians were also members of the team and did not need special care. Yu Chenglong did not refute.
"If you need anything, I'll try my best to satisfy you."
After Yu Chenglong finished speaking, he left. He was indeed very tired, so he left everything to Deputy Zhang Daoxian and others, and asked him to make arrangements as much as possible.
Yu Chenglong himself found a suitable place, simply set up a scaffolding, and then told the people around him not to wake him up even if he wanted to eat, and then fell asleep with his clothes on.
Most of the brothers are building a camp, working while waiting for food. I was looking forward to having a good sleep after having a full meal, but I didn't expect that a more brutal battle was about to come.
On the third day after withdrawing to the Beiman detachment headquarters, the troops had not had time to take a good rest. Of course, the soldiers were still tired and had not fully recovered.
Yu Chenglong and Jin Yunji received orders to go to the detachment headquarters to hold an emergency defense meeting. Yu Chenglong hurriedly made some simple arrangements and rushed to the detachment headquarters with Instructor Jin for a meeting.
The atmosphere of the meeting was relatively tense. There was no time to summarize the victory of the Jigongling ambush battle. The first political commissar Qin Gang simply explained the intention of the meeting and then asked the commander Fang Tianzhu to immediately arrange the deployment of defense tasks.
"Comrades, this Jigongling ambush has achieved brilliant results. More than 300 enemy people were wiped out, and a large amount of weapons, ammunition and military supplies were seized.
The heroic fighting and coordinated cooperation of commanders and combatants at all levels are the basis for victory in this battle. In particular, the independent detachment made great contributions in the Jigongling ambush and was praised by the Beiman Provincial Committee.
I should have summed up the ambush and rewarded the comrades for their meritorious service, but due to the urgent situation and the enemy's pursuit, we could only wait until later to commend them.
According to reliable intelligence, a Japanese brigade, the entire Jing'an Brigade, said to be a team of three thousand people, followed us and vowed to annihilate our Anti-Alliance North Manchuria detachment.
The Provincial Party Committee has instructed the Anti-Alliance Second Army and the Seventh Army, which are close to us, to come to support us in order to disrupt the enemy's encirclement and suppression plan.
But the situation we face is still very serious. First, the enemy has more troops and better weapons and equipment than us. In addition, after the tragic defeat at Jigongling, I am holding my breath. There is a saying that those who come are not good, and those who are good are not good. Come;
The second is that it has entered winter, which is not conducive to concealment, and our advantages cannot be used; the third is that the large and small Shili Mountains where our detachment is located do not have many trees and are not dangerous, so it is difficult to defend;
The most important thing is that we still don’t know from which direction the two armies coming to reinforce us can come, and when will they arrive? The Provincial Party Committee required us to hold on for at least five days to gain experience for the Anti-Japanese Alliance in positional defense warfare.
These will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of our defensive battle. In order to win this defensive battle, the detachment has drawn up a combat plan, which will be deployed by the chief of general staff later. Comrade Qin Gang, the first political commissar, will also put forward specific requirements.
I only emphasize three points here: First, we must strengthen our confidence in winning this battle. The Japanese are not that scary. The Jigongling ambush is the best proof. The second is to resolutely implement the orders of the headquarters, coordinate and cooperate, be resourceful and flexible, and take victory in battle as the highest standard.
The third is to be prepared for retreat, and the retreat route will be decided based on the actual situation. Of course, it is best to retreat with the reinforcements of the Second Army and the Seventh Army. "
The commander of the detachment, Fang Tianzhu, had a serious expression and spoke first. It was obvious that the situation was already very serious. Otherwise, the meeting would not be held in such a hurry, and the detachment leaders would not be so serious.
“Based on the current situation, the detachment decided to withdraw to Xiaoshili Mountain independently and station with the Third Brigade, and the Second Brigade withdrew to Dashili Mountain and garrison with the First Brigade.
The independent detachment and the Second Brigade must arrive at the designated location before dusk tomorrow and build defenses. The two mountains form an angle and can coordinate and defend each other.
There is only a ridge of less than three feet connecting the two mountains, which allows for timely communication. If necessary, the two mountains can be combined into one to jointly defend against enemies. "
The chief of general staff spread out the map and explained the tasks to everyone. Maps were relatively precious during this period. They were usually kept in a backpack and unfolded when in use, but they were also careful not to break them.
Everyone gathered around the map and looked at it carefully for a long time. After they had a good idea, they stood up and waited for further instructions from the leader of the detachment. Only then did the first political commissar Qin Gang make a formal speech.
"The mission has been made clear. We must hold fast here, fight positional warfare, defend the enemy in front of the Big and Little Shili Mountains, and break out and retreat when necessary.
Our team has just won a great victory in the Jigongling ambush battle, and our morale is at a high level. The enemy also comes to avenge Jigongling. The two armies fight and the brave one wins. We must educate our soldiers to kill the enemy bravely and not be afraid of sacrifice.
The Japs are nothing to be afraid of. This has been proven in the Battle of Jigongling. More than 300 Japs and the Jingan Army were annihilated. We only sacrificed a hundred or ten people. One for three, it was worth it!
Now that the weapons in our hands have been replenished, the ammunition is sufficient, and the position is defended, the enemy will pay a greater price.
The political commissars and instructors of each brigade must explain this to their comrades, build up confidence in victory, defend the enemy from the big and small Shili Mountains, and complete the tasks assigned by their superiors!
Based on the needs of this defense mission, the headquarters decided that Commander Fang would be responsible for the interception command of Dashili Mountain, and Chief of Staff Yang would be responsible for the interception command of Xiaoshili Mountain. I would lead the headquarters to be responsible for coordination and liaison.
Each brigade should start taking action quickly according to the deployment, actively prepare for war, and strive to win this battle! The task is urgent, comrades, go back and implement it quickly. The deployment must be in place before dark tomorrow! "
