The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 508 The Plan Can't Keep Up With Changes

Wang Zhankui and others waited for several days near the road from Beiping to Cangzhou, but they still did not see the Japanese heavy artillery brigade passing by, so they reported the situation to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu had already sent a telegram to the military commander, telling them to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army in Beiping, but he never received a reply.

Tomorrow is the day to break out of the siege, Gao Jiu hoped that Wang Zhankui and others could rush back to help, so he sent a telegram to the military commander again.

The military command replied to the telegram, saying that they had just received accurate information that the Japanese heavy artillery brigade had already confirmed that they would not go to Cang County.After Gao Jiu got the news, he immediately sent a telegram to Wang Zhankui, asking him to lead his troops to the outskirts of Cang County to cooperate with Gao Jiu and others in their breakout operation tomorrow.

Wang Zhankui received the telegram and immediately led the guerrillas to set off overnight and went straight to Cang County.

At the same time, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Tian Chuan, asking them to stay near the predetermined exit of the tunnel, ready to welcome Gao Jiu and others to break through.

Tian Chuan and others have been worried about Gao Jiu and others in the city. They finally waited for the news that Lord Jiu would lead people to break through. Everyone was very happy, and they stopped attacking the Japanese and puppet troops, and did their best to support Gao Jiu and others. preparation.

Over the past few days, they have wiped out hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops one after another, seized a large number of weapons and ammunition, and scattered them to bury them.They knew that Gao Jiu and others were very short of ammunition, so they took out all the guns and ammunition and transported them to the exit of the tunnel.

Early the next morning, Gao Jiu summoned the Taohuashan guerrillas, Jiang's father and son, Jiang Jing, the leader of the underground anti-Japanese army, and others to deploy a breakout operation.

After the meeting started, each unit reported their current situation, and the situation was already quite serious.

The Taohuashan guerrillas have lost 55 people in these days of fighting. The number of people lost in this battle alone has exceeded the total number of people lost since the establishment of the Taohuashan guerrillas. Ammunition is running out.

There are only 28 guerrillas left in the Jiang family's father and son's guerrillas. The machine gun bullets have basically been exhausted, and each person has only a few dozen rounds of rifle bullets left.

The losses of the underground anti-Japanese army were even more serious. Over the past few days, more than 570 people had been killed or injured, and the ammunition consumption was even worse. The average number of ammunition per person was less than 30 rounds.

Gao Jiu said: "Brothers! We have successfully completed the evacuation operation of the anti-Japanese troops who participated in the riot as a cover, and we will start to break out tonight."

Over the past few days, everyone has been exhausted by the successive attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops. Knowing that if this continues, they will die here sooner or later. When they heard that they will soon break through, everyone can't help but feel refreshed.

Gao Jiu didn't tell everyone about the fact that the tunnel had already been dug.There are too many Japanese and puppet troops outside, and they will suffer heavy losses if they forcefully break through. The possibility of breaking out directly is very small. Now this tunnel is the only hope for everyone to break out of the encirclement, so Gao Jiu has to keep it strictly secret.

Gao Jiu's deployment is to continue to defend the city wall this morning. After dinner, after confirming that the Japanese and puppet troops will not launch a large-scale attack today, a small number of people will continue to monitor the enemy on the city wall, and the main force will gather in the southeast direction of the city. Launched a breakout operation at night.

Gao Jiu asked the troops to resolutely repel the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops during the day, creating the illusion of continuing to defend Cangxian County, so as to ensure the suddenness of the night breakout operation.

Everyone saw the hope of survival, and their fighting spirit was high, expressing that they would resolutely defend the city.

After the meeting, the commanders returned to their respective units and reported the good news to the soldiers that they were about to break out of the siege. The soldiers' morale was high and they entered the position energetically.

This morning, a combat meeting was also held in the temporary headquarters of the 132nd Division. Officers above the commander of the Japanese army and above the commander of the Peace Corps attended the meeting.

The head of the Japanese division said: "Everyone, after the unremitting attacks of the Huang Army and the Peace Army these days, more than half of the enemy troops in the city have been killed or injured, and there is not much ammunition left. Today is the time to completely wipe them out."

The Japanese and puppet troops have not only suffered heavy casualties these days, but are also very exhausted and their morale is quite low. When they finally waited for the moment to launch the general offensive, they were all refreshed.

After the division commander finished mobilizing, the chief of staff deployed specific offensive operations.

The deployment of the Japanese army is that each branch divides the main force into three echelons, and the strength of each echelon is gradually strengthened.After the attack began, the attacks between the three echelons must be closely linked, so as not to give the anti-Japanese troops in the city a chance to breathe.

The officers of the Japanese and puppet army heard that 11000 people would be invested in this attack at once, and everyone was very confident. They believed that the enemy army in the city was exhausted and would definitely not be able to stop this general attack.

After the meeting, the officers of each unit returned to the unit and began to form an offensive echelon, waiting for the division headquarters to issue an attack order.

The division head of the 132nd Division believed that this battle would be a success. He moved all the artillery of the Japanese and puppet troops to the front, and began to bombard the county from 9:10 in the morning. Within minutes, most of the city walls in Cang County were knocked down.

At exactly 10 o'clock, the division head gave the order for a general attack, and tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops howled and rushed towards the city wall of Cang County.

Gao Jiu didn't expect that the Japanese army would launch a general attack at this time. He knew that the city wall could not be defended, so he issued an order to order all the troops to retreat to the southeast of the county immediately after repelling the first wave of enemy attacks. It is necessary to shrink the limited force to the southeast of the city, start street fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops, and persist until the tunnel is dug through.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers also fought hard this time. Regardless of casualties, they rushed towards the city wall of Cang County like a tide.

Facing so many Japanese and puppet troops, the anti-Japanese army, which was already short of ammunition, consumed half of the remaining ammunition, and finally repelled the first wave of enemy attacks.

What they didn't expect was that the enemy's second wave of attacks came so quickly, and the scale of their troops exceeded the first wave of attacks.

Everyone couldn't stand it any longer, and before Gao Jiu's order, they immediately retreated towards the southeast of the city.

When the Japanese and puppet soldiers saw that the anti-Japanese army had abandoned the city wall, they were very excited and swarmed in from the gap in the city wall.At this time, the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops was high, and they closely pursued the retreating anti-Japanese troops.

The battle was extremely fierce, and a large number of anti-Japanese soldiers fell down during the retreat.

The anti-Japanese army in Cang County shrunk to the southeast corner of the county. They climbed onto the roof, or hid behind the courtyard wall, and started street fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops.

The division commander of the Japanese army was very excited when he saw that the enemy's city defense had finally been broken, and ordered the troops to make persistent efforts so as not to give the anti-Japanese army a chance to breathe.

The Japanese and puppet troops were very crazy. Some troops climbed to the roof to suppress the firepower of the anti-Japanese army. Other Japanese and puppet troops continued to attack and competed with the anti-Japanese army for every house.

The fierce battle continued non-stop, and the Japanese offensive did not come to an end until [-]:[-] noon.

After a morning of fierce fighting, the anti-Japanese army suffered heavy losses. The Taohuashan guerrilla team lost another 39 people. The guerrilla team of Jiang Xinshan and his son now has only 12 people left, and the anti-Japanese army has only more than 300 people left.

There were originally more than 1600 people defending the city, but so far only more than 500 people are left.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese officers and soldiers had enough to eat and drink, brought the artillery from outside the city into the city, and launched a violent bombardment towards the area where the anti-Japanese army stood firm.

Many houses fell during the bombing, and this round of shelling caused more than 30 anti-Japanese casualties.

At 3:30, the Japanese and puppet troops launched a fierce attack again.

The enemy and the enemy fought desperately for every courtyard and every house, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The area held by the anti-Japanese army gradually shrank, and the Japanese and puppet troops seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. They were numerous and powerful, and they continued to invest their vital forces and continued to attack fiercely forward.

The officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Army knew that this was a moment of life and death. They fought tenaciously, hoping to last until dark.

At 5:50 in the afternoon, Gao Jiu knew that the Japanese and puppet troops were not good at night combat, and they would definitely stop attacking in an hour at most.

He asked Jia Liu to lead the communication soldiers to tell the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Army to hold on for the last minute to buy time for the night breakout.

God finally helped a little. From 5:6 p.m., the sky began to turn cloudy, and it began to rain lightly at 30:6. By 50:[-], the visibility was already very low, and the Japanese and puppet troops finally stopped their attack.

Gao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the troops to count the number of people again.

The battle in the afternoon was even more tragic, and the losses of the Anti-Japanese Army were even more serious. So far, there are only about 340 people left in the Anti-Japanese Army, and they have been compressed in a small area in the southeast corner of the city.

Most of the victims were underground anti-Japanese troops with weak combat effectiveness.Jiang's father and son have now become polished commanders, and there are only six people they brought out, and most of the remaining people are members of the Taohuashan guerrillas

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Gao Jiu knew that if they could not successfully break through tonight, they would definitely not be able to stop the Japanese puppet army's attack tomorrow, and the destruction of the entire army was a certainty.

The division head of the 132nd Division broke through the county seat of Cang County, and compressed Gao Jiu and others into a small area in the southeast corner of the city. His mood was particularly comfortable and his confidence was bursting.He reported the news to the North China Dispatch Army Command, and there was joy in the North China Dispatch Army Command building.

They reported the good news directly to the Japanese base camp in Tokyo. The base camp instructed North China to dispatch military affairs to make persistent efforts, and to eliminate Gao Jiu and others, especially the bandit leader Gao Jiu, so that he must not slip through the net.

Sakai, deputy chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, was very excited. He decided to rush to Cang County overnight to personally command this historic battle.

Cui Zhenshan, Wang Shuanzi and others led the troops of the Fourth Military Division of the Jizhong Military Region to cover the retreat of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians who participated in the riots to the Jizhong area. In order to ensure the safe withdrawal of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, they continued to send troops to escort them along the way.The troops around them are also getting smaller and smaller. Only 3500 of the 2000 people who were originally brought out now remain.

Cui Zhenshan and others knew that Gao Jiu and others were in a critical situation, so they continued to march towards Cang County with the 2000 troops. On the way, they used the radio to contact the high school, saying that they were marching in a hurry, and they should be able to catch up at around 3 o'clock in the morning. To the vicinity of Cang County.

Gao Jiu felt very comforted. With the support of Wang Zhankui, Tian Chuan and others outside, plus these Eighth Route Army troops, the possibility of a successful breakout operation was even greater.

What Gao Jiu is most concerned about now is the excavation progress of the tunnel. He came to the house where the tunnel is located again. After entering the house, he didn't see Huang Wei. Someone told him that Huang Wei had already gone into the tunnel.

Gao Jiu was about to enter the tunnel to inspect it himself, when he saw Huang Wei coming out of the tunnel.

After seeing Gao Jiu, he said with a dejected face: "Master Jiu, I really didn't expect that there was a huge rock in front of me, blocking the way. I have carefully surveyed it. If I want to go around this rock, It is necessary to dig an additional 60 meters. The original plan to dig the tunnel before 8 o'clock this evening is impossible. I am afraid that the tunnel will not be dug until [-] o'clock tomorrow morning.

The sudden change disrupted Gao Jiu's deployment.After thinking for a while, Gao Jiu said decisively: "The next tunnel will be excavated by three people at the same time. I will dispatch another 50 team members to help you dig. The shift will be changed every 5 minutes. Be sure to dig through before 5 o'clock in the morning. typical."

Gao Jiu immediately mobilized 50 special forces members. These special forces members did not need Gao Jiu to mobilize. Everyone knew that the situation was critical, so they joined the ranks of digging the tunnel without saying a word.

The division head, chief of staff and others of the 132nd Division have rich combat experience. Although they surrounded Gao Jiu, Gao Jiu has a good reputation after all. All Japanese and puppet troops in and out of the city must maintain a high level of alert to prevent Gao Jiu and others from launching a breakout operation at night.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the city blocked every street and every house, and it was absolutely impossible to break out from among them.The Japanese and puppet troops outside the city lit a large number of fires, illuminating the area hundreds of meters outside the city brightly.They built a large number of fortifications, all the people took turns to sleep, and kept more than half of the troops at any time to prevent Gao Jiu and others from breaking out.

Gao Jiu and the others are now only a mere [-] people left, with insufficient ammunition. If they want to forcefully break through, there is only one dead end, and the only hope is still in the tunnel.

Huang Wei and others who participated in the excavation of the tunnel knew that life and death were at stake now, so they used all their strength to dig the tunnel desperately.

At 4:45 in the morning, the tunnel was finally dug through.

Gao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately organized troops to enter the tunnel in batches and began to break out.

At this moment, Jia Liu suddenly received a telegram.The telegram was sent by the underground party. They said that the last 1 people who participated in the riot were suddenly stopped by the enemy and cut off their way.In order to ensure that these people can break through the enemy's interception, Gao Jiu and others are required to stay in Cang County for another 24 hours.

At the same time, Cui Zhenshan also sent a telegram, saying that they were ordered not to go to Cang County for the time being, and the superiors sent them to rescue the last troops that were blocked and participated in the riot.

The sudden change put Gao Jiu and others in danger.

Continuing to stick to the county seat will only lead to death. Gao Jiu will never do such a stupid thing.However, the anti-Japanese army with tens of thousands of people really needs Gao Jiu and others to continue to contain the Japanese army as the main force of the army.

"How to do?"

Gao Jiu fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)