The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 585

In order to defend Kunming, the King of Yunnan hoped that Gao Jiu could lend a helping hand to the Yunnan Army, so he wrote a sincere letter, hoping that Gao Jiu could help the Yunnan Army to stop the Japanese for the sake of the tens of millions of people in Yunnan. attack.

Long Yingyuan was a little embarrassed, he said: "Gao Jiuye was able to defend Ruili City, he had already blocked a passage for the Japanese army, and relieved the pressure in the direction of Kunming, we can no longer force others to be difficult.

What he said was not wrong. Gao Jiu and others were able to defend Ruili, which had already solved a big problem for the Dian army, so that the Dian army could mobilize more troops for defense in other directions.

Therefore, Long Yingyuan did not show Gao Jiu the letter from his father.

He said: "Please tell my father, let him transfer the troops from Ruili to Kunming to deploy defenses in other places, Gao Jiu can ensure the safety of this direction.

The major officer said: "Third son, Chairman Long has already done this, so he transferred this reinforced regiment of the Yunnan Army from Ruili. But this time the Japanese army came with too many troops, and the defenders in the direction of Kunming were insufficient. I hope Gao Jiu can lend a helping hand. Please hand over Chairman Long’s letter to Mr. Gao, otherwise, I won’t be able to do business when I go back.”

The major officer is the adjutant of the Yunnan King's adjutant. He never dared to tell lies in front of the Yunnan King, and from his own point of view, he also hoped that Gao Jiu could help the Yunnan Army fight against the Japanese invaders.

Long Yingyuan was also very helpless, he said: "Alright then, I'll go find Gao Jiu again."

Long Yingyuan handed Gao Jiu the letter from the King of Yunnan. The letter from the King of Yunnan was humble and sincere, which gave Gao Jiu enough face.Gao Jiu is in Yunnan, and his future career cannot be separated from the support of the King of Yunnan, so he really can't save face.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay then! I can send troops to help the Yunnan army fight, but this time it is not appropriate to appear in the name of our Taohuashan guerrillas. I am going to transfer a squadron to replace your Yunnan army's troops." Clothing, conduct mobile operations in your defense area, and supply issues are the responsibility of your Yunnan army."

Long Yingyuan told the major officer Gao Jiu's answer, and the major officer felt a little disappointed. He didn't expect that Gao Jiu would only send out one squadron to help in the face of the king of Yunnan. This number is too small some.

He said: "Third Young Master, I can't explain this when I go back."

Long Yingyuan said: "Just be content, don't underestimate a squadron of Taohuashan guerrillas, they can play a key role at critical times. I can say this, what this squadron can do on the battlefield Its role is comparable to that of a division of our Yunnan Army."

Seeing that the major officer was still a bit disapproving, Long Yingyuan said: "Think about it, the 500 Japanese army dare not attack Ruili, and the Taohuashan Special Forces in Ruili only has more than 170 people. You can calculate according to this ratio. Just know that a squadron of [-] people in the Taohuashan Special Forces can stand up to how many troops of the Yunnan Army.

Well, how about this, I will talk to Gao Jiuye again and try to send more people over there. "

Long Yingyuan came to Gao Jiu again, hoping to send more people to help the Yunnan Army.After thinking for a while, Gao Jiu said, "Well, I'll let brothers Zhankui and Zheng Sanpao go together."

Soon after, Gao Jiu saw off Wang Zhankui, Zheng Sanpao and others.The major and adjutant saw that the Peach Blossom Mountain Special Forces team had almost one man and two horses, and the horses were carrying Type [-] infantry artillery, mortars, bazookas, light machine guns and a large amount of ammunition, as well as engineering shovels, radio walkie-talkies and other materials and equipment. Each team member has a sniper rifle, a Bobosha submachine gun, a pistol at the waist, and a special warfare dagger. It can be said that they are armed to the teeth. The aura of high self-confidence formed is daunting.

The officers and soldiers of the reinforced regiment led by Sun Kun were marching, and they received an order from Shangfeng to go to Wufeng Mountain for defense.The officers and soldiers of the reinforced regiment immediately changed their marching direction to Wufeng Mountain.

Wufeng Mountain is an important barrier in the eastern plain of Yunnan. There are five connected peaks here, so it is called Wufeng Mountain.

The terrain of Wufeng Mountain is dangerous, and the highway from Guiyang to Kunming passes at the foot of Wufeng Mountain.This is an important traffic artery for the Japanese army to attack Kunming from the east.

After the officers and soldiers of the reinforced regiment arrived at Wufeng Mountain, they immediately built blocking positions on the mountains on both sides of the Guikun Highway.

The training received by the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army was also carried out in accordance with the infantry drill code of the national army. They are best at fighting positional warfare, especially this kind of defense against danger is their strength.They built many bunkers with stones on the mountain, and they were confident that they could repel the Japanese attack.

At 9 o'clock this morning, there was a sudden roar in the sky, and a Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over the top of the mountain.The driver clearly saw many officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army wearing gray military uniforms and big-brimmed hats on Wufeng Mountain.He circled around, saw clearly the deployment of the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army, and then flew away.

Sun Kun was originally confident in holding on to Wufeng Mountain, but when he saw the Japanese reconnaissance plane, his expression changed drastically.

The fortifications built by the Dian army on the mountain were not afraid of the enemy's attack from the bottom of the mountain, but they were very afraid of the bombing of the Japanese air force.The mountains were full of rocks, and the bombs fell, and they had nowhere to hide.Not only that, the bomb can shatter the stones, and the splashed stones add to the lethality of the bomb.

In this case, if they encounter the bombing of the Japanese Air Force, they will have no power to fight back, and they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Sun Kun was very worried, so he had to report the situation here to his superiors.

The superior gave them a death order, telling them to stick to Wufeng Mountain at all costs, and they were not allowed to take a step back even if they fought to the death.

Sun Kun was helpless. He stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the officers and soldiers of the reinforced regiment on the hillside, feeling very heavy.He wondered how many of these people would be left after the Japanese bombers flew over?
In order to find out the enemy's situation, Sun Kun also sent a lot of scouts at the foot of the mountain. At noon, the scouts came to report that a large number of Japanese troops had appeared 20 miles away from the foot of the mountain. Their designation was the Japanese No. 20 Brigade .

This is really a narrow road to Yuanjia. It turned out that after they evacuated Lishui Town, they took a detour to attack Wufeng Mountain.

Sun Kun knew that after lunch, the Japanese army would most likely launch an attack on Mount Wufeng, and before the attack, an air strike would usually be launched.So he sent an order to leave a small number of people behind the bunker, and the rest of them looked for the bunker by themselves, so as to reduce the casualties of the Japanese air force bombing as much as possible.

However, the two hills that the officers and soldiers of the Dian Army were defending were only a small area, and there were not many places where people could hide, and they could not be too far away from the defensive positions.Therefore, although everyone found a bunker, when the bomb actually fell, due to the relatively high density of personnel, it would still cause a large number of casualties.The officers and soldiers can only resign themselves to their fate, hoping that they will be lucky and that the bomb will not fall on their heads.

At this moment, Yamashita called and said that Gao Jiuye had sent a special team over.

Hearing the news, Sun Kun was very excited and hurried to greet him.

It was the Taohuashan special team led by Wang Zhankui and Zheng Sanpao who came to help the reinforcement regiment cut off the Guikun Highway.

Seeing Wang Zhankui and others, Sun Kun's heart was half relieved.He believed that with them standing firm on the mountain, the Taohuashan Special Forces would harass the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain. It would not be so easy for the Japanese army to capture Wufeng Mountain.

However, he was still worried about the Japanese air force. He said: "Brother Zhankui, you have also seen that the brothers are standing firm on the mountain. If the devil's air force comes, there is no place to hide. What should we do?"

Wang Zhankui said with a smile: "Don't worry! Fight the war steadily, just focus on hitting the Japanese army on the ground, the enemy planes will not come to bomb."

"Ah, really?" Sun Kun said in surprise.

Wang Zhankui said confidently: "The air force of the little devil is very obedient. If Master Jiu sends a telegram, they will be obedient and will not come to Wufeng Mountain."

It turned out that when Gao Jiu learned that the king of Yunnan asked Wang Zhankui and others to cooperate with the reinforced regiment of the Yunnan Army to defend Wufeng Mountain, he first considered the threat of the Japanese Air Force to Wufeng Mountain.

The Eighth Air Force of the Japanese Army did not bomb Ruili, and had already given Gao Jiu enough face. Gao Jiu was unwilling to provoke them, but he was worried that Wang Zhankui and others would be bombed by enemy planes, so he gave the command to the commander of the Third Air Force, Yokota Makio. A telegram was sent, asking him to try to get in touch with the Eighth Air Force, telling them not to bomb Wufeng Mountain.

After receiving the telegram, Yokota Makio immediately sent a telegram to Gao Jiu, saying that the commander of the Eighth Air Force was also a classmate with him, and this matter was on him.The telegram also said that the puppet regime in Nanjing has stopped using the 10-yuan denomination of China Reserve Bank notes, which cut off their source of income, and hoped that Gao Jiu could provide them with 20-yuan or [-]-yuan bank notes.What they most hope to get is the five-yuan denomination of China National Reserve Notes, which are easier to circulate due to their small denominations.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to thank Yokota Makio, saying that he would soon send people to Yokota Makio 150 million yuan in 5-yuan coupons and 50 yuan in 20-yuan coupons.

Of course, Wang Zhankui would not tell Sun Kun about these specific inside stories, but Sun Kun still believed it, because the Japanese army did not dare to bomb Ruili, which proved this point.

Knowing that the Japanese air force would not come, Sun Kun felt relieved all of a sudden.He immediately told the good news to the officers and soldiers of the strengthening regiment, and everyone had more confidence in holding their positions.

3:30 p.m.The forward troops of the No. 20 Eighth Brigade of the Japanese Army arrived at the foot of the mountain, and soon launched an attack on the Yunnan Army on the mountain.

The Japanese army was eager to open up the Guikun Highway, and they invested a lot of troops as soon as they came up, and the battle was very fierce.The officers and soldiers of the Dian Army Reinforced Regiment, since they had already received reinforcements from Gao Jiu, were no less firepower than the Japanese Army, and even had a certain advantage. In addition, they occupied a favorable terrain and fought back one after another. In the two Japanese attacks, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties.

The head of the Katayama Brigade was in a bad mood because he asked the Air Force for reinforcements before the first attack.The Eighth Air Force said that they were temporarily performing other tasks and would come to help the 28th Brigade when they were free.

The next day, the head of the Katayama brigade asked for air force support again. The air force's reply was still that they had other important combat tasks to perform, and they could not take care of them for the time being.

The head of the Pianshan brigade looked very worried at the enemy positions on both sides of Wufeng Mountain.He didn't want his officers and soldiers to die in vain, so he reported to the division headquarters of the No.15 Division that their attack was blocked, and he hoped to get the support of the air force before launching an attack.

In the original combat plan, in the direction of the No.15 Division's attack, the Japanese Eighth Air Force provided air support.Now that the fight really started, the Eighth Air Force did not come to provide support. The No.15 Division reported to the commander of the Fifth Army, and the commander of the Fifth Army brought the lawsuit to the headquarters of the Southern Dispatch Army.

The Southern Expedition Army Command issued an order to the Eighth Air Force to bomb Wufeng Mountain.The Eighth Air Force did not dare to disobey the order, so they agreed to send bombers to bomb Wufeng Mountain as soon as possible.

This morning, the Japanese army of the 28th Brigade was preparing to attack at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the bombers of the Eighth Air Force to bomb, and then launched a fierce attack.

However, they waited all morning, but the bombers of the Eighth Air Force still did not appear. The head of the Katayama Brigade became impatient and complained to his superiors again.

After waiting for nearly two hours, the superior's reply came, and he couldn't laugh or cry after reading the telegram.The Divisional Headquarters called him back and said that when two ground crew members of the Eighth Air Force were installing aerial bombs on the plane, they accidentally detonated one aerial bomb due to careless operation. As a result, many aerial bombs detonated, not only destroying A plane was destroyed, many Air Force personnel were killed and injured, and a large crater was blown up on the airport runway.They have to clean up and repair the airport, and the plane cannot take off for the time being.In a word, let the 28th Brigade rely on its own strength to destroy the enemy. They believe that the Japanese Yellow Army's army is invincible. Even without the help of their air force, they will definitely be able to capture Wufeng Mountain.

The head of the Pianshan brigade was very helpless, and his superiors were pressing him hard, so he bit the bullet and directed his troops to attack Wufeng Mountain.

It's really evil, the head of the Pianshan Brigade deserves to be unlucky, not only can't get the support of the air force, but also the Yunnan Army troops they face are different from other Yunnan Army troops, and they don't know where they come from such powerful firepower.

On this day, they launched three consecutive attacks, all of which ended in failure and lost hundreds of people.

After dinner, the head of the Katayama Brigade was in a bad mood, and fell asleep after drinking a little wine.

At two o'clock in the morning, the head of the Katayama brigade was awakened by a violent explosion. In the brigade headquarters, a large number of mortar shells flew from nowhere and exploded everywhere, causing heavy casualties to Japanese officers and soldiers.

The head of the Katayama brigade was really lucky. A shell exploded next to the tent. The shock wave completely tore and destroyed the entire tent. Two shrapnel hit his right leg. Regardless, he saved his life.

The head of the studio brigade was very angry and immediately organized troops to encircle and suppress those hateful attackers.The Japanese guards rushed out of the camp, and they were greeted with heavy machine gun fire.Those machine guns fired very fiercely, and the dense gunfire was like a tsunami.Suddenly, the enemy stopped shooting, and there was silence ahead.

When the Japanese officers and soldiers searched forward cautiously and saw a large number of bullet casings on the ground, the enemy had already disappeared without a trace.

Of course, they also gained something. Seeing the horse manure left on the ground, they knew that it was a cavalry unit that came to attack them. No wonder it disappeared so quickly.

The head of the Katayama brigade grinned in pain. After bandaging the wound, he told his subordinates to count the losses.Not long after, the loss of the brigade headquarters was reported, and more than 130 people were lost, including 22 officers.

The head of the Katayama brigade is depressed, and the bad news is coming again.The 28th Battalion Regiment of the 28th Brigade encountered a violent attack. The explosion of the mortar shells fired by the enemy caused the explosion of the shells they carried. Most of the baggage was destroyed, and 180 casualties of the rest.

The special operations team led by Wang Zhankui attacked the headquarters of the 28th Brigade, and the special operations team led by Zheng Sanpao attacked the 28th Regiment of the Japanese Army's Supplies.

Since entering Yunnan, the head of the Pianshan brigade has fought against the Yunnan army more than once. He really didn't take the Yunnan army seriously.It's really evil, I don't know why the Yunnan army in front of me suddenly became so powerful.

Due to the destruction of ammunition and supplies, the 28th Brigade of the Japanese Army could no longer attack. They could only garrison in place and wait for reinforcements from their superiors.

The 28th Regiment of the Supplies Army received a notice from their superiors and asked them to go to the division headquarters to get supplementary supplies for them.They ran to the Division Headquarters of the No.15 Division and received supplies. On the way back to the No.20 Eighth Brigade Headquarters, they suddenly encountered a violent attack. Two groups of enemies launched a surprise attack on them.

These enemies are dressed in the uniforms of the Yunnan army, but the equipment in their hands is not what the ordinary Yunnan army possesses, and their tactical level is obviously higher than that of the ordinary Yunnan army.

Many of the heavy soldiers of the Japanese army did not even have guns. Facing the enemy with fierce firepower, they were beaten to pieces.

The attackers took away the supplies carried on horseback together with the horses, and the supplies consigned by vehicles were blown up by them with grenades, and then quickly evacuated.

Wang Zhankui and others seized a large amount of supplies from the Japanese army. They didn't care about these things. Except for the horses, they gave them to the officers and soldiers of the reinforced regiment.

The officers and soldiers of the reinforcement regiment ate canned beef from the Japanese army and drank Japanese sake, looking at the Japanese army down the mountain with contemptuous eyes.

The head of the Katayama brigade learned that the supplies were gone, so he could only apply to his superiors again for supplements.

The result was the same as last time, the heavy troops were attacked again, and supplies could not be transported at all.

Without the supplement of supplies, not to mention continuing to launch the offensive, the officers and soldiers would not even be able to eat.

That evening, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were so hungry that they were drooling as they looked at the rice grains that could be counted clearly in the marching pot.

Wang Zhankui was so wicked that he didn't even let others drink rice soup.They carried two [-]-type infantry artillery and attacked the Japanese army. The shells flew over, and their marching pots were blown away.

Yunnan is really a place with beautiful scenery, suitable for human survival.But the warm and humid climate here is also a paradise for mosquitoes.

Now it is the rainy season, and the mosquitoes multiply in large numbers. Dozens of species of mosquitoes have caused the Japanese soldiers a lot of suffering.

Among the 18 monsters in Yunnan, there is a saying that "three mosquitoes are a dish", so you can imagine how big those mosquitoes are.However, the big mosquitoes are easy to deal with, and the most powerful one is a kind of mosquito called Mengzi, or small biting mosquito, which is smaller than a grain of rice.Don't look at it's small size, it's a big bag when you bite it, it's maddeningly itchy.You can't scratch it yet, and if you scratch it, it will leave a scar.

These small bites are huge in number, clusters, and scary!Because of its small size, it can get into the mosquito net, which is hard to guard against.

At night, the head of the Katayama Brigade hid in a double-layer mosquito net, and he felt a little better. He scratched for a while, and finally fell asleep. The damned enemy came again!Shells continued to explode, and Japanese officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties.But when the Japanese army concentrated their forces and rushed out, the enemy disappeared again.

The head of the Katayama brigade was very distressed, and now he has the idea of ​​​​retiring.

Although the head of the Katayama Brigade did not see the Taohuashan Special Forces in camouflage uniforms, he still felt their presence.Worried about the enemy's counterattack, he finally made up his mind and simply withdrew with his troops.

In this way, Gao Jiu blocked the way for the Japanese army to attack from Ruili and Wufeng Mountains, and the King of Yunnan could calmly mobilize troops and strengthen defenses in other areas.As in history, the Japanese finally gave up their attack on Kunming.

The life of the Taohuashan Special Forces was much better than that of the Japanese army. After Gao Jiu arrived in Yunnan, he organized a research institute to produce various products, including essential oils, which are very effective against mosquito bites.Mosquitoes don't like the smell of essential oils, so as long as you apply essential oils on the exposed parts of your body, you can avoid mosquito bites.

The members of the Taohuashan Special Forces all carried Fengyoujing with them, which made the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army Reinforced Regiment envious.

Sun Kun ordered two bottles of Fengyoujing from Wang Zhankui, and after applying it, it felt cool and refreshing.He suggested to his superiors that he hoped to purchase a large amount of wind oil essence from Gao Jiu's research institute to equip the troops.

The raw materials for the production of essential oils are not lacking here in Gaojiu, and there are no technical problems, but the small glass bottles used for packaging cannot be bought in Yunnan. They can only import them from abroad for the time being, which limits the production of essential oils. Yield.

On this day, Gao Jiu came to the research institute and asked a professor of chemical engineering to lead a group of students to build a glass processing factory, specializing in the production of pharmaceutical packaging.In addition to Fengyoujing, Gao Jiu also has many medicinal products, and he wants to release them in advance and put them on the market.

Like Peach Blossom Mountain in Shandong, there is a lot of war outside, but Ruili City is peaceful. Gao Jiu is doing business here quietly, waiting for the outbreak of the Pacific War.

(End of this chapter)