Early the next morning, a sentry reported that the Japanese and the Jing'an Army were found on the opposite mountain and were moving towards the Big and Little Shili Mountains, but not at a fast pace.
Until noon, the enemy still did not launch an attack, but just set up a formation on the opposite hillside. It seemed that as long as the little devils knew that the Manbei detachment was still in Shili Mountain, they would not be in a hurry to take action.
When it was getting dark, Japanese and Jing'an troops were spotted all around the Big and Little Shili Mountains. It seemed that the enemy had completely surrounded the Big and Little Shili Mountains, which was somewhat unexpected.
"Looking at this formation, the Japanese want to wipe out all of us. It seems that the battle at Jigongling really hurt them, and they want to devour us in one bite.
The situation is critical, and although we are fully prepared, we still have to be prepared for emergencies. I still have the same opinion. It is better to resist first and see the situation, and arrange a breakout as soon as possible.
Brothers are not afraid of death, but they cannot make unnecessary sacrifices. If that doesn't work, let's rendezvous with Dashi Lashan and break out at the enemy's weak point. While the enemy still has a weak foothold, we can kill them and make plans later. "
Faced with the situation of being surrounded, Captain Xiao was still very worried. She felt that the little Japs came with bad intentions. They surrounded the Big and Little Shili Mountains so quickly. The situation was indeed not optimistic.
"This won't work. The detachment has made a decision and must stick to it. This is the order of the North Manchuria Provincial Party Committee! The current situation is where we want to withdraw. The North Manchuria Provincial Party Committee has not yet given clear instructions.
The Provincial Party Committee hopes that we can hold on, deal another heavy blow to the Japanese, create a new situation in northern Manchuria's resistance to Japan, and accumulate combat experience for future positional warfare.
At the moment, we must strengthen our confidence, lead our brothers to stand ready, and fight the defensive battles of the Big and Small Shila Mountains. We will make other decisions based on the development of the war. "
Chief of General Staff Yang stopped Team Xiao Zhang's words very seriously and said that the order must be resolutely implemented. After hearing this, Yu Chenglong, who had been deep in thought, stood up and looked into the dark distance.
"What a great achievement, but there will be troubles in the future! Okay, let's not think about these things. Let's just carry out the order and focus on the present."
"Will the enemy attack at night?"
Captain Xiao was still a little worried and asked Chief of Staff Yang, but Chief of Staff Yang shook his head gently and expressed his judgment with confidence.
"This possibility is unlikely, but we must be prepared and not be careless."
"Night fighting is not the enemy's strong point, and it is impossible to send people to attack the mountains. But our two mountains are relatively isolated, and the targets are obvious. The enemy may launch shelling at night to harass us.
If this is the case, in addition to hiding from the shelling, we should also send people down the mountain to make a surprise attack to give the Japanese the illusion of a breakthrough and prevent them from sleeping well.
Passive defense alone is not enough. We make several false breakouts in one night, which not only makes it difficult for the enemy to have a good rest, but also lays the foundation for a real breakout in the future and confuses the enemy. "
Yu Chenglong became energetic as soon as he arrived at war and quickly put forward his suggestions, which made Chief of Staff Yang very happy. He nodded in agreement, but at the same time reminded Yu Chenglong to be sensible.
"This is good, but it will depend on the development of the war. Now we need to closely monitor the enemy and be prepared to prevent enemy night shelling."
Chief of General Staff Yang issued the order, and Captain Xiao and Yu Chenglong immediately sent people to implement it. So the entire Xiaoshili Mountain immediately took action, focusing on guarding against the night bombardment of the Japs.
Sure enough, shortly after dark, the sound of cannons rang out from the Big and Little Shili Mountains almost at the same time. Through accurate positioning during the day, the enemy began artillery bombardment of the detachment's position in the north.
However, since it was night, the enemy's shelling was relatively accurate at first, but later it was fired randomly. Most of the shells landed on the periphery of the position and did not cause many casualties to the soldiers on the position.
In this way, the shelling continued for a while and then stopped, and no enemy came to attack the mountain. At almost midnight, the enemy began a new round of shelling.
Just like before, it lasted for a while and then stopped, and the entire mountain returned to deathly silence. Only the piles of fires lit by the enemies in the distance around the big and small Shili Mountains still appeared and disappeared like will-o'-the-wisps.
The sound of cannons was heard, and Yu Chenglong requested to attack. With the approval of Chief of General Staff Yang, Yu Chenglong and Deputy Captain Li each led 30 people and went down the mountain from the front and back mountains to sneak attack and harass the enemy.
Yu Chenglong led the team to sneak in the dark night, and when they arrived very close to the enemy, Yu Chenglong asked the soldiers to hide, observe the enemy's situation, and wait for opportunities to attack.
At this time, gunshots rang out from the direction of the back mountain. It seemed that Deputy Captain Li Baozhong and others, who were pretending to break out from the back mountain, had exchanged fire with the enemy. The gunfire was sometimes intense and sometimes sparse.
In front of the team led by Yu Chenglong, there were officials who called the soldiers out of their tents and hiding places, shouting that they were ready to support the breakout resistance alliance. A loud shouting sounded from the camp of the enemy's besieging troops.
Yu Chenglong asked the soldiers to aim at a group of Jing'an troops who had just assembled, shouted, and launched a violent fire attack. More than half of the enemies were immediately killed or injured, and the rest fled in all directions.
At this time, there seemed to be enemies coming for reinforcements on both sides. Yu Chenglong ordered the soldiers to attack separately to meet the enemies, but they were not allowed to fight, and they immediately retreated after a fierce attack.
Yu Chenglong's eyes were fixed on a dark figure that had just been scattered, fled and then hid. He quickly rushed over and pulled the Jingan Army out from under a fallen tree. He pulled him and led the soldiers. They quickly retreated up the mountain.
Almost at the same time, Deputy Captain Li, who went to harass the enemy in the back mountain, also led his team to withdraw. This attack lasted less than two hours, killing about a dozen enemies and capturing one person alive. One person in Yu Chenglong's unit was killed and two others were slightly injured.
"You are a flexible boy who knows how to fight and only make profits without losing money. Let Dashilashan do the same when you go back. You will not let the little devil calm down and consume his patience and energy."
Chief of General Staff Yang praised Yu Chenglong's actions, and then rushed to Dashili Mountain overnight with the small leader of the Jing'an Army captured by Yu Chenglong for interrogation.
At dawn the next day, while Chief of General Staff Yang rushed back to Xiaoshili Mountain, the enemy's intensive artillery fire poured down on both Dashali Mountain and Xiaoshili Mountain from the south and north directions at the same time. The shelling lasted for nearly a full period. For an hour, the large and small Shili Mountains were shrouded in smoke from artillery fire.
Just after the sound of artillery, the enemy attacked Dashali Mountain and Xiaoshili Mountain from the north and south directions at the same time. The Jingan Army was in front and the Japanese were behind, rushing up crazily.
The soldiers immediately entered the position and began fierce sniping. The battle was extremely fierce from the beginning. Both sides spared no expense in attacking and defending. After several rounds, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Throughout the morning, both sides spent the entire morning in this intense attack and defense. In particular, the attack and defense of Dashili Mountain was more intense. Dashili Mountain was once almost lost.
In the afternoon, the enemy's artillery fire became sparse. It seemed that there was not enough ammunition, and the Japs' attack also stopped. By night, there was no movement from the enemy.
