Five miles southwest of Pingan County, Sandaogou stronghold
Although it was only April, the sun was still very poisonous at noon, and the burning sweat kept dripping. But in this weather, in a ditch east of the Sandaogou stronghold, more than 20 armed men in tattered clothing But the personnel were lurking here quietly, looking at the skinny body, chapped lips, holding broadswords, spears, blunderbuss, and hoes in their hands.
If two of the gunners hadn't been wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms, you would have thought that these guys were just a group of bandits or farmers who had just joined the bandits. But in fact, they were the Sandaogou District Squadron of the Ping'an County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Twenty-eight people, no, to be precise, there should be only twenty-six people. The other two-person mortar team was temporarily strengthened for them last night. It is said that it will be rebuilt in the future, but no matter what, they There are also cannons, so early this morning, captain Wang Fugui pulled the team out, and he wanted to touch this Sandaogou stronghold no matter what.
As for the district team, apart from the 45mm mortar, they only had four pistols, two old sleeves, and eight muskets. This was completely ignored by Wang Fugui. By the way, there were also mortars. The self-defense weapon of the group was a Grisenti 1910 pistol.
Originally, the district team planned to attack this stronghold and then run away. After all, there was a 13-man Japs detachment stationed here, and there was also a company of puppet troops, totaling more than 100 people, equipped with two light machine guns. A grenade launcher and dozens of rifles were definitely not something that the Sandaogou District team could touch.
But now, the situation at Sandaogou stronghold seems to be a little different. Although there are still Japanese patrols on the sentry, the machine guns in the gun tower perforations are missing, as well as the rifles. Why are the rifles of the Japanese sentry not three-dimensional? The Eight Great Gaids but the Chinese Formal? In doubt, Wang Fugui sent someone to contact the insider in the stronghold, but after waiting for a while, no one came back.
Just when Wang Fugui was considering whether to retreat, a thin figure ran over quickly. He took a closer look and saw that it was the soldier he sent. "Captain, the devil, the devil has escaped!" the little soldier's expression changed as he spoke. blush.
"Erdan, don't be anxious, speak slowly!" Wang Fugui gently comforted the little soldier named Erdan.
"Last night, the Japs Sergeant led the Japs into the uniforms of the Imperial Association Army, and took two platoons of the Imperial Association Army to reinforce Heyuan County. Currently, there are less than thirty Imperial Army soldiers in the stronghold. , almost twenty rifles." Erdan took a deep breath and quickly told what he knew.
"The Japs at the sentry are disguised as puppet troops?" Wang Fugui thought, and that was indeed the case.
"Erdan, take a rest for a while, and then go to the county brigade and tell the brigade captain about the situation here." Wang Fugui felt that he had to inform his superiors about the Japs' abnormality.
"Captain, I want to stay and fight the artillery tower with you!" Erdan whispered reluctantly.
"Revolutionary warriors, obey orders!" Wang Fugui said in a deep voice. Erdan is a hunter with fast feet and familiar roads. He is the most suitable person to send to the county brigade to report the news.
"Yes!" Erdan shouted back. Although he was still a little reluctant, it was obvious that he decided to obey the order.
Now that the Japanese have escaped and the district team still has cannons, Wang Fugui feels that this is the best opportunity. If he doesn't seize it, he will be really sorry to God. He has made up his mind that even if he wipes out all the district team today, he will still capture the Sandaogou stronghold.
It's just that the battle process was much simpler than Wang Fugui expected. The M35 45mm light mortar fired directly, and the first hit directly destroyed most of the masonry turret. Then the second shot, It was also a direct-aimed shooting, and the sentry on the road was blown away in one fell swoop. Then, there was no more fighting. Before Wang Fugui could fire, the puppet company officer took the remaining imperial soldiers with him. The Allies surrendered.
Seeing the frightened Imperial Army soldiers kneeling there with weapons raised in both hands, Wang Fugui felt that it was so unreal. I was prepared to suffer huge casualties, but you surrendered like this. Is this the power of cannon? Thinking of this, his glance at the small cannon became even more intense.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Fugui led the district team to happily clean up the battlefield. Take away the weapons! Food, take it away! Phone, take it away! Ammunition is a little short, take it away too! Military uniform, take it away! Bedding, take it away! Private belongings of the Japanese? Take it away! In the end, even the prisoners of the Imperial Army who were forced to help carry things cried, Brother, you just take things when you take them. Why did you move all the big pots and shovels in the kitchen, as well as the cabbage and sauerkraut? , that half-tank of vinegar, what is it all about?
Fortunately, while Wang Fugui was taking people to remove the glass, Erdan came back and brought back an order from the county brigade, asking their team to immediately assemble to Ping'an County and cooperate with the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army to lay siege to Ping'an County. Yes, that's right. Ding Wei's new regiment, in view of the fact that the Japanese were frantically deploying troops to concentrate on Heyuan County, the Eighth Route Army dispatched more than ten basic regiments at one time to attack the surrounding towns of Heyuan County with all their strength, and the new regiment closest to Ping'an County directly attacked At the foot of Ping'an County.
Originally, the commander of the Ping An County garrison wanted to imitate Hirata Ichiro and Ding Wei to show off their arms, but when he thought about the reduced team with only forty people left in his hand, he became honest. In order to support Heyuan County, Ping An's Japanese soldiers also assembled a squadron and went to support Heyuan overnight. In other words, the Japanese must rely on these dozens of people to defend the county.
The same situation kept happening in the surrounding areas of Heyuan County. Not only the Eighth Route Army, but also the Shanxi-Sui Army moved into action. Market towns, roads, railways, bridges, passes, and all targets worth attacking became their targets. Many troops Maybe the combat effectiveness is really not good, but you can dig roads and cut telephone wires. Anyway, it is a war against Japan no matter what.
A Jinsui Army unit even used mountain artillery to bombard Datong Airport. Although it did not destroy any aircraft, it accidentally hit the Japanese oil depot. The few dozen tons of high-octane aviation gasoline in the oil depot burned out soon. After the attack, the Jaap Airport in Datong was temporarily paralyzed, and the Jaap Air Force's already small aviation force was suddenly reduced by almost one-third.
If you think this is over, you are wrong. The Eighth Route Army's offensive behind enemy lines is still expanding. Guerrillas with small-caliber direct-fire artillery have appeared everywhere in northwest Shanxi, northern Shanxi, central Shanxi, and southern Shanxi. Attacking those strongholds with weak defenses, those gun towers that could only withstand rifle bullets and grenades suffered this time. Most of them collapsed with one shot, and the Japanese's self-proclaimed iron-walled bunker network soon fell into pieces.
The war was so urgent that Jun Tada of Peiping could not sit still and began to allocate military supplies to Taiyuan. However, the military train was cut off as soon as it arrived at Baoding Railway, and the entire Shotai Line was completely cut off. The Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army dispatched nearly a hundred armed road-breaking teams, carrying high explosives and wreaking havoc on the Zhengtai Line. All bridges, stations and tunnels that were weakly guarded by the Japanese were hit.
The Japanese also had plans for the Chinese army to attack the railway. After all, whether it was the Shanxi-Sui Army or the Eighth Route Army, the main raw material of the arsenal was the rails, so they just sent out a repair team to repair them. But the question is, why are you just randomly blowing up roadbeds and rocks for nothing? Just to "check in"? Explosions are everywhere, with no purpose. No matter how many road protection teams and maintenance teams the Japanese have, they are not enough.
The threshold for destroying railways may be a bit high. After all, these days, if you are not a regular army, not to mention high explosives, even wrenches and crowbars are considered rare items. But roads are different. They have zero threshold. You can dig it if you have the tools. It doesn't matter if you don't have tools in a pit. You can just move a big rock and put it on the road. As long as it can slow down the Japanese, the mission is completed. If you really have the conditions, it would be perfect to lay a few land mines and fire a few shots. It doesn't matter whether you can hit the Japanese or not, the most important thing is to be happy.
Yes, I was happy. Later, not only the local armed forces of the Eighth Route Army, but also the landlords' armed forces and bandits joined in the carnival. The Eighth Route Army said that as long as a large pit with a diameter of one foot and a depth of half a foot could be dug on the road, Just give me a box of canned fish, authentic imported fish canned food, the taste is so delicious! As a result, the local Eighth Route Army cadres responsible for statistics of the results went crazy. Excuse me, gentlemen, can we dig so intensively? If you dig ten big holes in one kilometer of road, are you sure this is not a performance gain? And that, please, can you please stop digging a big hole in the county town in the future? When I go into the city for free, I will just look at the big hole in front of the gendarmerie. Isn’t it too arrogant?
Originally, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio planned to transfer a brigade from the remaining troops in Taiyuan to go north to Heyuan County. However, facing the war-torn Shanxi Province, he had to transfer the troops to the more important Jinzhong and Shannan. area.
But facing these enemies who are not willing to fight with them at all, it is useless no matter how many troops you have. You can't just focus on those attack teams with only three or five people. You chase him, If he goes up the mountain, if you continue to chase him, he will either disappear or there will be a supporting force. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops are either chasing or preparing to chase every day. They are exhausted, but the results achieved are not great.
The Eighth Route Army headquarters requires the participating troops in non-core areas to strictly control casualties and just maintain a high frequency of attacks. Now that the troops have new sources of weapons and can purchase daily necessities at low prices, there is no need for the vast number of cadres and soldiers to use them. If you have to spend your life to obtain the captured cordyceps, you often pay several lives, and the captured cordyceps are not as good as a few kilograms. Instead of that, it is better to just spend money to buy them.
It's just that the Eighth Route Army's tactical adjustment made the devils in Jin Province completely stupid. Come on, come on, come down the mountain and fight me. Let's fight in a one-on-one fight. I promise not to use guns. I beg you, let me do it. Two shots!
