The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 1011 Difficult battle

Li Chengwu commanded the guerrillas to attack the Japanese army while reporting to Gao Jiu, requesting the Air Force to send bombers to bomb the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu immediately ordered the bomber fleet staying at the airport in Zhiyuan County to take off. According to the direction provided by Li Chengwu, the bomber fleet quickly found the temporary station of the 112th Division of the Japanese Army and bombed them indiscriminately, causing a large number of loss of personnel and material.

Before the 112th Division of the Japanese Army entered the territory of Pingle County, it had already lost more than 3000 people, which was equivalent to the strength of an infantry regiment.

The head of the 112th Division was very helpless. He had suffered numerous losses from dealing with the Taohuashan guerrillas before. To be honest, he really didn't want to provoke the Taohuashan guerrillas.

Faced with this situation, in order to avoid being hit by enemy artillery fire again, he simply ordered the troops to return the same way and ran for 30 kilometers before stopping.

The 142nd Division from behind also rushed over. After the two division leaders met, they both felt headaches at the terrifying firepower of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

They decided to stop, wait until after dark, and continue to Taohuashan.

Li Chengwu and others had been monitoring the Japanese army. When they saw the Japanese army from the two divisions gathered together, they immediately became excited and reported to Gao Jiu again.

This time, 48 bombers took off from Zhiyuan County. They flew to the place where the two main divisions of the Japanese army joined forces.

The two division heads of the Japanese army were about to cry. They really didn't know how to fight this battle.As soon as the two guys discussed, they quickly led the troops to continue to retreat. Not only that, but also ordered all the troops to keep the distance as much as possible to prevent the enemy planes from coming to bomb again.

Li Chengwu still did not let them go. He notified Gao Jiu again and asked the bombers to continue bombing the Japanese army.

Although the Japanese army retreated at a rapid marching speed, with their two legs, how could they outrun the bombers?Not long after, the bombers caught up with the retreating Japanese troops and dealt them a heavy blow.

The news reached General Haneda, the commander of the No.12 Army, and General Haneda said dejectedly: "Your Excellency is full of food. Why do you want to provoke Gao Jiu from Peach Blossom Mountain? This is not for nothing. Did the soldiers die?"

He immediately ordered the Japanese troops belonging to the 12th Army to suspend their attack on Taohuashan and continue marching after dark.At the same time, he also reported the situation here to the North China Front Army.

Do Feiyuan is now in the headquarters of the North China Army, and he is the real commander-in-chief of this battle.

After receiving the report, he also felt very headache.To be honest, he didn't really want to provoke Gao Jiu, but this time the base camp was determined to take down Peach Blossom Mountain.Today, the morale of the Japanese army is very low. If Taohuashan can be captured, even if it is impossible to wipe out all the guerrillas in Taohuashan, Taohuashan is a symbol of the anti-Japanese base area. At the same time, the spirit of the Japanese army was inspired, which is of great significance in Zheng Zhi.

According to the suggestion of Commander Komura, Doi Yuan asked all Japanese troops to besiege Taohuashan by day and night.

Madoka Dohi was very emotional. Since the outbreak of the war, the Japanese army relied on its status as an industrial power and its strong air power. The Japanese air force has always been fighting against the enemy.But when they met the Taohuashan guerrillas, the situation was completely reversed. The Japanese army was often attacked by the enemy air force, and they couldn't even march in broad daylight.From this point of view, we can see the extent of the decline of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army made up their minds to march at night, which was also in the hands of the Taohuashan guerrillas.In terms of fighting at night, the Taohuashan guerrillas can become the ancestors of the Japanese army.The special operators have been monitoring the movement of the Japanese army. Seeing the Japanese army marching at night, they planted a large number of landmines on the road, and used the artillery they carried to carry out long-range strikes on the Japanese army, which also caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was terrified, and the closer they got to Taohua Mountain, the more terrified they became.Fortunately, the Japanese and puppet troops had too many troops this time. Although they suffered many casualties, their strength was still not affected. The Japanese army approached Taohua Mountain step by step.

On this day, the Japanese army finally formed a siege on Taohuashan, and the connection between the special forces members on Taohuashan and the mobile unit led by Gao Jiu was severed by the Japanese army.

The Japanese army was determined to take Taohuashan this time. They did not rush to attack Taohuashan, but after they were tightly surrounded, they continued to advance towards the Taohuashan cottage from all sides.

At the same time, they also transported a large number of artillery and baggage to the bottom of Taohua cottage.

Zhang Quan and others knew that the Japanese army had surrounded Taohuashan, but they were not worried.

Over the years, the defensive position of Taohua Mountain has been continuously strengthened. The fortifications built on several hills around the main peak are enough to withstand the bombing of Japanese large-caliber artillery shells.

The Japanese army did not have an air force and could not transport large artillery to the mountains. The Taohuashan guerrillas guarded the solid fortifications and had a strong sense of security.

There is a lot of food and ammunition stored in Taohua Mountain, so there is no need to worry about running out of ammunition and food.

Now there are more than 2500 members of the Taohuashan guerrilla team on the mountain. The places that need to be defended are the few hills around the main peak. The defensive personnel are enough to rotate many times without any worries.

The most important thing is that Zhang Quan and others know that Gao Jiu is leading the coalition forces to fight against the Japanese army outside. They all believe in the combat effectiveness of Gao Jiu and the Taohuashan Special Forces. They believe that the Japanese army will not be able to withstand Gao Jiu's blows before long , was eventually forced to withdraw from Peach Blossom Mountain.

When the battle really broke out, Zhang Quan and others realized that they were a little too optimistic.

The Japanese army has made sufficient preparations this time, and has already thought of a way to deal with the Taohuashan guerrillas.

In order to deal with the guerrilla air force, the Japanese army brought a large number of rapid-fire guns this time.These rapid-fire guns are dual-purpose. They were used to deal with guerrilla air forces in the plains. As long as the air force uses high-altitude bombing, these rapid-fire guns are not high enough to shoot, and they will not have much effect.

But this time they brought the rapid-fire guns to the tops of Taohua Mountain, posing a huge threat to the bombers of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas.

This greatly restricted the actions of the Taohuashan guerrilla bombers and effectively reduced the casualties of the Japanese army.

These rapid-fire guns also have a more important role. They can be used to deal with the strong fortifications of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

Although the fortifications of the Taohuashan guerrillas are very strong, there is also a shortcoming, that is, when shooting, they must shoot from the shooting holes. The position of the shooting holes is fixed, and the Japanese army can also block the shooting holes, especially their The rapid-fire guns brought in can be penetrated into the firing holes, which can destroy the machine guns firing outside, and even the people in the fortifications will suffer casualties caused by the explosion of the shells.In this way, the firepower of the Taohuashan guerrillas can be suppressed to a large extent.

This morning, the Japanese army launched an attack on the defensive position of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

Zhang Quan immediately contacted Gao Jiu, and a large number of bombers flew over to carry out the bombing. As a result, they were hit by anti-aircraft guns ambushed by the Japanese army on the top of the mountain. Seven bombers were lost in the first bombing.

Obviously, continuing to send bombers to bomb will not have much effect, and will only cause greater casualties to the Air Force.

With the threat of bombers removed, it was much easier for the Japanese army to attack the Taohuashan guerrilla positions.

The Japanese army began to attack, and the Taohuashan guerrillas first used the artillery positions set up on the reverse slope to shell the Japanese army.It caused considerable casualties to the Japanese army.

There were so many Japanese soldiers, they continued to attack the mountain regardless of casualties.

When they came within range of the machine guns, the firepower of the Taohuashan guerrillas opened fire.

The ammunition reserves of the Taohuashan guerrillas are very sufficient, there is no need to save ammunition, and the firepower points are properly configured to form crossfire, making it difficult for the Japanese army to hide, causing a large number of Japanese casualties on the spot.

However, the Japanese army was prepared. They had already formed a lot of fire teams, using the terrain and features, and after approaching the defensive position on the mountain, they began to use firepower to suppress the firepower of the guerrillas.

Taking advantage of the weakened firepower of the guerrillas, the devil soldiers at the foot of the mountain brought up the rapid-fire guns.The speed of fire of the rapid-fire guns was very fast and the power was not small. Soon after, the firepower points of several defensive positions on the mountain were destroyed, which further weakened the firepower of the guerrillas.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army took the opportunity to charge up again.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Quan and others had to dispatch a large number of special forces to enter the trenches outside the permanent firepower points to block the Japanese attack. The Japanese took the opportunity to use mortars to kill and wound the special forces. No small casualties.

Regardless of the casualties, the special forces members fired fiercely at the Japanese army and repelled the Japanese army's first attack.

The Japanese army suffered hundreds of casualties, and the special forces also lost 30 people.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Quan also felt the danger.Although the proportion of their casualties was very small, the number of Japanese and puppet troops was too large. The Taohuashan guerrillas only had more than 2000 people.

Only then did Zhang Quan realize that Gao Jiu's decision to let them leave Taohuashan was really wise, but it was already too late, and he had to report the situation here to Gao Jiu.

After Gao Jiu heard this, he was really depressed. He never thought that just the first attack would pose such a big threat to Taohuashan.

He originally planned to use the strong defensive position on Taohua Mountain to consume some Japanese officers and soldiers and weaken their morale before launching a large-scale attack on the Japanese army.The current situation couldn't help them to fight calmly, so he commanded the coalition troops and took the initiative to attack the Japanese army.

In order to block the main force of the coalition forces, the Japanese army has built a large number of fortifications between Pingle County and Taohua Mountain, and invested a full force of two infantry divisions and two divisions of puppet troops.

The first attack launched by the coalition forces was quickly declared a failure, and the number of people lost exceeded a thousand.

After careful observation, Gao Jiu still discovered a weakness of the enemy army: the fortifications built by the Japanese army in charge of the blocking mission were very simple, which could just give full play to the advantages of artillery fire and air force of the coalition forces.

Gao Jiu urgently organized a large number of artillery to bombard the defensive positions of the Japanese army, and bombers were also dispatched continuously, causing a large number of Japanese casualties.

Seeing this situation, General Haneda, who was in charge of the battle, was heartbroken.Scores of Japanese soldiers were dying continuously, and it was difficult for him to bear such pressure.

He has no choice now, but let the defenders continue to stand firm and block the fierce offensive of the coalition forces.

At the same time, he issued a death order to all the troops besieging Taohua Mountain, asking them to launch continuous attacks at any cost and take Taohua Mountain as soon as possible.As long as they can win Peach Blossom Mountain, they will turn from passive to active. Even if the battle ends here, it can be regarded as a major victory.

After receiving the death order from General Haneda, the Japanese troops who besieged Taohua Mountain launched a frenzied attack on the mountain.Their offensive continued, and as the fortifications on the mountain continued to be destroyed, more and more special forces members were exposed to the simple fortifications on the mountain, resulting in more casualties.

On the first day of the battle alone, the Taohuashan guerrillas repelled nine Japanese charges. The number of Japanese casualties exceeded 8000, and the Taohuashan guerrillas also lost more than 800 people.

The Japanese casualties were large, but not enough to affect their strength.However, there were 800 special forces missing on Taohua Mountain, which was already reduced by one-third.If there were a few hundred fewer people, it would be too much to stick to the surrounding hills.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Quan had no choice but to ask Gao Jiu for help again.

Gao Jiu has no other way, they have not yet broken through the blocking position of the Japanese army.

He had no choice but to order the air force to dispatch again, regardless of casualties, to bomb the Japanese army.As a result, the number of bombers lost this time reached eleven.

Night finally fell, and the enemy and us temporarily ceased fighting.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Zhang Quan, saying that the Japanese army may also use the night to carry out sneak attacks, reminding him to pay attention.Gao Jiu also decided to attack the Japanese army at night.

After dinner, Gao Jiu felt that the battle was a bit chaotic, so he decided to calm down first, analyze it carefully, and then make a decision.

After repeated thinking, he found that although the Japanese army had a large number of troops, they still had weaknesses. The biggest weakness was that they were far away from the original station, and the logistical support pressure was extremely high. The food and drink expenses for so many people were astronomical. There are large quantities of ammunition to transport.

As long as their transportation lines can be destroyed, the Japanese officers and soldiers will not be able to eat, and there will be no supply of ammunition, and they will have to retreat.

Although the bombers did not pose much of a threat to the Japanese army on the mountain, they were definitely very easy to use to bomb the Japanese army's transportation lines.

(End of this chapter)