The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 796
The officers and soldiers of the patrol team shot randomly into the river for a while, but did not see any movement.

They refused to give up and sent people to search upstream and downstream respectively. However, the river was too wide, and perhaps the Japanese female spies poked their heads out somewhere and took a breath, but they couldn't see it.In short, no trace of the female spy was found.

They knew that the Japanese female spy must have escaped, so they reported the situation to their superiors.

After Gao Hong, Chen Yuehan and others received the report, they immediately ordered to strengthen their vigilance, strictly checked the residents in various places, and reported the situation to Gao Jiu and Zhou Mingshan, the head of the Nanyang Station of the Military Command.

Hearing this situation, Gao Jiu became a little anxious. He knew that the Japanese female spy must be targeting Jiang Xiaomei.

He immediately sent a telegram to Ning Wen and Ning Wu, telling them to stare wide-eyed, except for the special forces, no one is allowed to approach Jiang Xiaomei, not even the staff of the arsenal.Before the Japanese female spy is caught, Jiang Xiaomei would rather be placed under house arrest than let her be in danger.

After Jiang Xiaomei learned of Gao Jiu's actions, she was moved and sad at the same time.

Now her mood is very complicated. When she thinks of Gao Jiu, her heart hurts a little, but she still can't stop her from thinking about Gao Jiu.

Japanese female agent Heko Kahara grew up by the sea since she was a child. She has excellent water skills. She dives underwater and goes down the current.In this way, he got rid of the tracking of the Eighth Route Army patrol team.

She is a person who refuses to give up, she did not cross the Daqing River, but returned to the north bank, and she will continue to carry out the task of assassinating Jiang Xiaomei.

After landing, Luyuan Hezi hid in a forest to dry his clothes.

Leaning her back against the big tree, she felt very puzzled as she recalled what she had encountered along the way.

She didn't understand why her whereabouts were exposed as soon as she entered the southwestern Shandong area.Those Guojun soldiers were searching for two young women, which meant that someone had informed the Guojun of their situation.

Now she is in a very difficult situation. She can't get into the base area of ​​the Southwest Military Division at all. If she wants to get in, she has to get a road. Not only that, she also lost her weapon, and her forged documents were also damaged by water. Yes, you need someone to help you.

She didn't know who to trust, so she decided to go to the Japanese gendarmerie in a nearby county first, and try to get in touch with the head of the special high school of the Central China Front Army from there.

Zhengzhou City.

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong flew back to Nanyang to discuss the battle plan for Luoyang with Commander Wang of the 41st Corps.

After obtaining his consent, the two returned to Zhengzhou City and began to attack Luoyang.

This morning, Wang Jindong commanded the newly organized 187th Division, the 228th Division of the Northwest Army, and a division of the 69th Army, marching towards Luoyang.

Gao Jiu also led the Taohuashan guerrillas to act together with Wang Jindong's army.

The 39th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Luoyang reported the enemy's situation to the commander of the Seventh Army.

After the commander of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army received the report, he could no longer wait for the news from the commander of the No.12 Army and the commander of the Third Air Force, so he commanded the 40th Division and the 41st Division to Luoyang. .

The actions of the 40th and 41st divisions of the Japanese army have been closely watched by the underground party and the military command.

After the Japanese army dispatched, they sent telegrams to Gao Jiu respectively, informing Gao Jiu of the Japanese army's itinerary.

Wang Jindong saw that so many Japanese troops had come, and the total force was almost twice that of the newly formed 187th Army. Not only that, his new 187th Army had just been established, and the troops still lacked overall integration, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. Knowing that he was not an opponent of the Japanese army, he couldn't help but worry.

He said: "Brother Gao, there are too many Japanese here, why don't we give up attacking Luoyang?"

Gao Jiu said: "Brother Wang, there is nothing to worry about. Let me ask you, if there is only the Japanese 39th Division stationed in Luoyang, are you sure you can take them down?"

In fact, the 39th Division of the Japanese Army currently only has one brigade. When it reinforced Zhengzhou last time, one brigade was already eaten by Gao Jiu.

Wang Jindong's newly formed 187th Army has advanced equipment, and with the cooperation of a division of the 69th Army, Wang Jindong is fully confident in taking Luoyang City.

He said: "If there are only Luoyang defenders, I will definitely be able to take Luoyang City."

Gao Jiu said: "Then I will add another insurance for you, and then send the air force to cooperate with you in combat."

Wang Jindong said: "Then there is no problem. But what about the Japanese reinforcements?"

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "Let's hand over the devil's reinforcements to our Peach Blossom Mountain parade."

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong briefly discussed, and then led the Taohuashan guerrillas to break away from the newly formed 187th Army and went to face the 40th Division of the Japanese Army.

Gao Jiu also sent Zhang Quan to lead part of the Taohuashan guerrilla team and the independent brigade of the Southwest Army Division to face the 41st Division of the Japanese Army.

The brigade of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army was marching along the road when suddenly the sound of an airplane flying was heard in the sky.

The Japanese military had already been notified that the Second Air Force had been wiped out, and the Third Air Force would not cooperate with them. Therefore, they knew that the plane must be an enemy plane.

So everyone quickly dispersed and concealed themselves.

It was indeed the bomber group of the Taohuashan guerrillas who came. They saw the marching brigade of the Japanese army on the ground, and they also saw that they were evacuating and hiding.

But with so many Japanese soldiers, where can they go all of a sudden?

When the bomber fleet flew over the Japanese army, the Japanese army could only run a hundred and eighty meters at best.Due to the large number of people and the high density, everyone lay on the ground hoping to reduce casualties.

The Japanese army relied on their industrial advantages. In the past, when they were fighting, they used their own air force to bully the anti-Japanese armed forces.Therefore, the Japanese troops were not equipped with anti-aircraft weapons and could only watch the bombers bombing them.

The pilots of the bombers also knew this. In order to improve the accuracy of bombing, the bombers piloted flew at an altitude of only 300 meters from the ground, and dropped bombs wherever there were many devils.

Although the Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground, the aerial bombs were so powerful that as long as they exploded near them, they could still cause them great casualties.

After some bombing, the Japanese army lost at least hundreds of people, and their morale was seriously bruised first.

If the 40th Division of the Japanese Army wanted to go to Luoyang, it had to pass through the Yellow River Iron Bridge.

When they arrived at the iron bridge, they found that the garrison there had already been wiped out by the Taohuashan guerrillas.

The Taohuashan guerrillas set up artillery and machine guns to control the iron bridge, repelling the Japanese attacks time and time again.

The advance of the Japanese army was blocked, and the brigade came to the edge of the Yellow River one after another. As a result, they were bombed by the Taohuashan guerrilla air force again.

Not only that, but the long-range artillery of the guerrillas continued to shoot at them. The Japanese Type [-] infantry artillery could not hit that far, so they could only be beaten passively.

Half a day passed, and the Japanese army not only failed to retake the Yellow River Iron Bridge, but lost more than 1000 people.

The 40th Division of the Japanese Army knew that they could not cross the Yellow River Iron Bridge, so they sent a telegram to the commander of the Seventh Army.

The commander of the Seventh Army had no choice but to order the 40th Division to garrison on the spot and continue to attack the Yellow River Iron Bridge. Even if they could not cross the Yellow River, they could still contain the enemy.

The commander of the Seventh Army pinned his hope of rescuing Luoyang City on the 41st Division of the Japanese Army, so he sent them a telegram, urging them to speed up their march.

Part of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army took the train and part of it went to Luoyang along the road.

The train of the Japanese army was on its way when an explosion occurred on the rails, and the train was overturned and derailed on the spot. The Japanese troops on the train were attacked by the Taohuashan guerrillas, and more than 1000 people were directly lost.

The Japanese army prepared a total of five military columns. The Japanese army behind saw that something happened to the military column in front, so they had to give up marching along the railway, and also took the road, heading towards Luoyang.

The road leading to Luoyang must pass through Xiaotangshan. Zhang Quan led the Taohuashan guerrillas and cooperated with the Southwest Independent Brigade to establish a blocking position on Xiaotangshan, and then fought against the vanguard of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army rushed to Luoyang for reinforcements. They dispatched a large group of troops and launched successive attacks.

Although the independent brigade did not have an advantage in terms of strength, their weapons and equipment far surpassed the Japanese army.

Under the powerful firepower of the Independent Brigade, the Japanese offensive was shattered time and time again.

The Japanese army was ready to go all out, and they dispatched two regiments at once, preparing to take Xiaotangshan in one fell swoop.

Just as the Japanese army was assembled and ready to launch an attack, the roar of bombers came from the sky, and an aerial bomb was dropped.

The brigade of the Japanese army was bombed to pieces, and they dared not continue to assemble in a short time.

Zhang Quan's special force has not participated in the battle, they are waiting to attack the Japanese army at night.

As night fell, the Japanese army suspended their attack and camped in the north of Xiaotang Mountain.

At this time, Wang Jindong had led a large group of troops to surround Luoyang City. The officers and soldiers of the Guojun learned that the enemy's reinforcements had been blocked, and the Japanese defenders in Luoyang City were nothing more than a division directly under the headquarters and a brigade of infantry. , They tried their best to take Luoyang City.

Wang Jindong is now leaning against the arsenal in Nanyang with sufficient ammunition. He ordered the troops to set up artillery and bombard the city wall of Luoyang City. He quickly opened seven or eight gaps, and then commanded the troops to attack Luoyang City , launched a fierce street battle with the Japanese army.

By the evening of this day, the officers and soldiers of the Guo Army had occupied a quarter of Luoyang City and were continuing to develop in depth.

That night, Wang Jindong didn't want to give the Japanese army a chance to breathe. At the same time, he was eager to take down Luoyang City to relieve the pressure on Gao Jiu and others to block the Japanese reinforcements.

So, he also transferred the division of the 69th Army into Luoyang City, and launched an attack overnight.

On the north bank of the Iron Bridge of the Yellow River, the Japanese brigade camped.The division head of the Japanese army organized a capable advance team, preparing to launch a night attack on the Taohuashan guerrillas guarding the bridge in the early hours of the morning.

At midnight, as the Japanese advance team was about to set off, they heard a roar in the sky.

The Japanese army was prepared for this, and they implemented strict blackouts. They didn't believe that the guerrilla bombers could do anything at night.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were not afraid. They believed that the blind bombing of the enemy air force could not cause them much damage.

Suddenly, many small bright spots appeared in the sky, and they exploded about [-] meters above the ground in the air. The light from these explosions illuminated the earth as if it were daytime, and the Japanese camp could be seen at a glance.

It turned out that this was a special flare produced by the Golden Triangle Arsenal, which was specially prepared for air strikes at night.

The bombardiers on the bomber saw clearly the Japanese camp on the ground and dropped the bombs.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were lying on the bed without even wearing clothes, and they were torn to pieces by the violent explosion of the bomb.

Even the advance team that was preparing to launch a night attack on the Taohuashan guerrillas, most of the personnel were killed.

This air strike was undoubtedly a huge disaster for the 40th Division of the Japanese Army.Since the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army lived in the camps and were highly dense, this tragic bombing caused the death of thousands of officers and soldiers.

The division commander of the Japanese army was also seriously injured in the explosion. He really couldn't bear such a blow, so he lay on a stretcher and gave the order to retreat.

The 40th Division of the Japanese Army withdrew, and Gao Jiu left some guerrillas to continue to stick to the bridge. He led other people to reinforce Zhang Quan and others.

Almost at the same time that the bombers bombed the 40th Division of the Japanese Army, Zhang Quan and others also started their operations.They had been optimistic about the location of the Japanese camp during the day, and quietly touched it at night.

When they were about two kilometers away from the Japanese camp, they stopped and began to set up heavy mortars. Some special forces members quietly approached the Japanese camp.

The mortarmen saw the general direction of the Japanese camp and got ready to shoot.

Those guerrillas who approached the Japanese camp quietly also fired flares over the Japanese camp.

The mortar crews used the flares to indicate the target and fired shells towards the Japanese camp.

After a violent bombardment, the Japanese camp was razed to the ground, and at least [-] Japanese officers and soldiers died.

Zhang Quan and others had a great time fighting, and then they followed suit and attacked another camp of the Japanese army, which also caused the death and injury of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers.

The division head of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army has received a notification from his superiors that the 40th Division cannot cross the Yellow River Iron Bridge and has withdrawn to its original station.

After suffering such a heavy blow, the division head of the 41st Division also believed that the battle could not continue, so he sent a telegram to the commander of the Seventh Army, requesting tactical guidance, in fact, he wanted to withdraw Walk.

(End of this chapter)