The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 977
The Jidong Military Region attaches great importance to the troops rescuing the third battalion. The elite troops were drawn from the entire Jidong Military Region to form a reinforcement regiment, led by Bai Ruixian, a main force of the Jidong Military Region, and went to rescue the third third with Gao Jiu. camp.In the future, the troops of this reinforcement regiment will also be incorporated into the third battalion to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the third battalion.

The last time the materials dropped by Gao Jiu were intercepted by the Japanese army in the process of being transported to the third battalion. Most of them were lost. The third battalion was not replenished. Said that the number was insufficient, so he sent a telegram to Taohuashan and airdropped a batch of weapons, ammunition and living materials.

The Jidong Military Region organized a large number of mules and horses and handed them over to the reinforcement regiment to transport this batch of weapons, ammunition and supplies.

Gao Jiu and others made full preparations, mainly to prepare for the cold. They purchased a lot of cotton-padded clothes, cotton coats, cotton shoes, a large number of gloves, frostbite cream, etc., and then they embarked on the journey.

This morning, Gao Jiu, Bai Ruixian and others led the troops to the foot of Changcheng.The Changcheng here has long been dilapidated and incomplete, and the troops easily passed through the Changcheng.During the march, Bai Rui first took out a map and introduced the situation when they were attacked by the Japanese army last time.

According to the information provided by the underground party, to reach the Binjiang area, you must first pass through the Fanyang security area controlled by the Japanese army.

Today, two infantry regiments of the Japanese garrison fifth division are stationed here. In order to cut off the connection between Guannei and the Binjiang guerrilla zone, the Japanese army also specially built a large number of fortifications at the Mahong Mountain Pass leading to the Binjiang guerrilla zone, and stationed here. An infantry brigade.

Gao Jiu and others had to take this mountain pass because they were carrying a lot of supplies.They came from a long way and could not carry long-range large-caliber artillery. It was very difficult to win the Japanese stronghold.Not only that, an infantry regiment of the Japanese army was stationed in the county seat less than 30 kilometers away from the Mahong Pass.

After research, Gao Jiu, Bai Ruixian and others believed that in order to win the Mahong Pass, the first thing to do is to defeat the reinforcements that the Japanese army might come to reinforce, so they formulated a battle plan to encircle the points and fight for reinforcements.

This morning, the Japanese troops stationed at the Mahong Pass found a large number of underground anti-Japanese armed forces.The commander of the Japanese army immediately ordered the troops to enter the position, preparing to repel the enemy's attack. At the same time, he reported the situation to his superiors and asked for tactical guidance.

The battle soon began, and Bai Ruixian, commanding two battalions of the reinforcement regiment, launched a feint attack on the Japanese defensive positions.During the battle, they used a lot of machine guns and mortars, which put a lot of pressure on the Japanese army.

While resisting desperately, the Japanese urged their superiors to send reinforcements to support them.

Gao Jiu led the Taohuashan guerrillas and a battalion of underground anti-Japanese armed forces. At 4:30 in the morning, they arrived on the road to Mahong Pass and set up an ambush.

The temperature at this time is extremely low, especially at night, reaching more than minus 20 degrees.

Gao Jiu's body was different from ordinary people, and he didn't feel any discomfort. The members of the Taohuashan guerrillas and the officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese armed forces were all wrapped tightly, and they still felt extremely uncomfortable. Many people were frostbitten.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and stood on the ambush position. Time passed by like a snail every minute and second.

In order to encourage the officers and soldiers, Gao Jiu walked around the position from time to time to encourage them to persevere.

At 10 a.m., just when the officers and soldiers felt that they had been frozen stiff, the good news finally came. The scouts had already seen the Japanese army and rushed towards the Mahong Pass.

The officers and soldiers cheered up, and when the Japanese army entered the ambush circle, they opened fire violently at the Japanese army's marching brigade.

The ambush location chosen by Gao Jiu and others was only about 3 kilometers away from the county seat. The Japanese army never dreamed that the enemy army would dare to set an ambush under their noses.

When they marched, they were completely unprepared, their guns were slung over their shoulders, and the artillery did not even take off the coats of the guns.

Needless to say, the firepower of the Taohuashan guerrillas, the officers and soldiers of the reinforcement regiment have also replaced the weapons and equipment provided by the Golden Triangle, machine guns, submachine guns, 60mm mortars, and even 12 240mm heavy mortars, with full firepower. open!

Although there were only a few hundred of them, the intensity of their firepower far exceeded that of a wing of the Japanese garrison.

The Japanese who were beaten were turned on their backs and suffered heavy casualties.

The ambush terrain chosen by Gao Jiu and others was very favorable. The Japanese army was surrounded at the bottom of a hilly area, and there was no danger to defend. Even cover was difficult to find. They were completely at the point of passive beating. , only a small part of the Japanese army lay on the ground to fight back on the spot.

The Japanese army that came out this time was two infantry brigades, and there was also a Japanese army of an infantry brigade in the city.After the battle began, they came for reinforcements.

Ning Wen and Ning Wu had already led a detachment of special forces members, and they blocked the city gate with eight light machine guns and a large number of submachine guns, and the Japanese army could not rush out at all.

At this time, Gao Jiu ordered his troops to launch an attack on the remaining Japanese troops. Most of the Japanese troops were directly annihilated, and only a small number of Japanese troops seized a small hill next to the road.

This was no problem for Gao Jiu, and he immediately ordered the bombardment with 240mm heavy mortars.

Only eight shells were fired, and the top of the hill was turned upside down.The Japanese army basically lost its resistance, and the officers and soldiers of the underground party rushed up and completely wiped out the remaining enemy.

The Japanese army in the county saw that the Japanese outside the city had been completely destroyed, and they dared not continue to leave the city. They changed to defense, strengthened the city defense, and prevented the enemy from attacking the city. At the same time, they reported the situation here to the division headquarters.

The reason why the Japanese army reported directly to the division headquarters was because the Japanese garrison divisions had no brigades, and the division headquarters directly under the jurisdiction of three infantry regiments, engineers, baggage and other units.

After the Japanese division commander received the report, he originally wanted to send another infantry regiment in this area to reinforce the Mahong Pass.But worry about being ambushed again.

The division commander then gave a death order to the Japanese army commander stationed at Mahong Pass, telling them to stay where they were. He reported to his superiors and requested to mobilize more Japanese troops to come for reinforcements.

Gao Jiu originally wanted to wait until the night to use a sneak attack to take down the Mahong Pass, but he also knew that the Japanese army might mobilize a large force to come for reinforcements, leaving them running out of time.So it was decided to attack the Mahong Pass.

Since Gao Jiu had 12 240mm heavy mortars in his hands, it was not difficult to destroy the defensive positions at Mahong Pass.It's just that the number of shells they carry is limited, and they will basically be exhausted after this battle.

Gao Jiu originally wanted to keep these heavy mortars and use them at critical moments in the future, but now that the critical moment has come, he has also given up. After bringing his troops together with Bai Ruixian and others, he launched a strong attack on the Japanese army .

The members of the Taohuashan guerrillas set up 240mm heavy mortars and fired 36 shells in one breath. All the Japanese defense positions were destroyed, and most of the Japanese lost their combat effectiveness.

Bai Ruixian took the opportunity to lead the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party to launch a fierce attack, and in a short time, he occupied the defensive positions of the Japanese army and annihilated the remaining enemies.

Looking at the destroyed Japanese defense positions on the mountain, and the Japanese troops killed by bombing, Bai Ruixian felt the powerful power of the artillery used by the Taohuashan guerrillas.

After taking the Mahong Pass, Gao Jiu and others led the troops carrying a large amount of baggage and quickly crossed the pass to the Binjiang area.

A month ago, the Japanese army aggressively attacked the Binjiang area. Guan Tieshan and others led the third battalion to wage a bloody battle with the Japanese army.Although they also annihilated part of the Japanese and puppet troops, they were eventually outnumbered and forced to retreat into the mountains.

The Japanese army also entered the deep mountains for encirclement and suppression. The third battalion took advantage of the advantages of being active in this area all the year round and being very familiar with the terrain to repel the Japanese army’s attack, and also annihilated some of the Japanese army that entered the mountains to encircle and suppress them. The Japanese army was also forced to stop the attack. A siege strategy was adopted.

They forced the people who had been liberated by the third battalion into the newly built group tribe.

The third battalion lost contact with the masses and fell into predicament again.There are still about 3500 troops in the third battalion who retreated into the mountains, and the materials stored in the secret battalion can only last for two months at most.

We looked like we were running out of ammunition and food, so they reported to their superiors and asked for reinforcements.

The last time Jidong Military Region organized troops to come for reinforcements, but they were intercepted on the road. The troops suffered heavy casualties, and the supplies were not delivered at all.

Guan Tieshan and others were very helpless. They remembered Gao Jiu and his Taohuashan guerrillas, so they got in touch with Gao Jiu through their superiors.When I heard that Gao Jiu had promised to come to the third battalion in person to carry out the rescue, the officers and soldiers of the third third battalion were very excited and their morale was boosted.

Guan Tieshan, Huang Rui and others followed Gao Jiu's advice and hid the troops in the deep mountains, but placed a large number of surveillance posts around the secret camp, and did not take the initiative to attack the Japanese army, hoping that Gao Jiu would lead the reinforcements to catch up. to, and then fight against the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu also understands Guan Tieshan and the others, and will send a telegram to Guan Tieshan and the others every day.

This morning, Guan Tieshan, Huang Rui and others gathered in the headquarters, waiting for news.Because they knew that Gao Jiu was going to attack Ma Hong Pass this morning.

Although they believed in the powerful combat effectiveness of Gao Jiu and his subordinate Taohuashan guerrillas, the Japanese army defended against danger and had a large number of troops. They were really worried that Gao Jiu and others would not be able to take down the Mahong Pass, which would lead to another rescue operation this time. fail.

Everyone has been gathering in the headquarters. At the beginning, everyone's enthusiasm was very high, and there was a lot of discussion there, but as time passed, it was almost noon, and Gao Jiu and others hadn't come. The news made them anxious.

After dinner, looking at the fragrant food, everyone lost their appetite.Whether Gao Jiu and others can successfully take down the Mahong Pass is not only related to the success of this rescue operation, but also to the survival of the third battalion.

Everyone was restless. At 1:[-] noon, the good news finally came. Gao Jiu sent a telegram saying that they had successfully captured the Mahong Pass. The third battalion sent troops to respond.

After reading the telegram, everyone cheered.

Guan Tieshan said excitedly: "Jiuye is Jiuye, the little devil wants to block his old man, let's dream." After speaking, he personally led Zhao Meng's guard battalion, the most elite of the third battalion, and went down the mountain to meet Gao Jiu and others. people.

Guan Tieshan and the others climbed over the mountains and came to the southern part of the Binjiang Guerrilla Zone, ready to leave the mountain from here to meet Gao Jiu and the others.Just as they were about to descend the mountain, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops appeared in front.

Guan Tieshan saw that the Japanese army had a large number of troops, and it was impossible to deal with it with a guard battalion under his own.He was worried that Gao Jiu and others would be intercepted by the Japanese army, so he sent a telegram to Gao Jiu and informed him of the situation.

Gao Jiu and others had already contacted Guan Tieshan in advance. The route they chose to enter the mountain was relatively secret, and they didn't expect a large group of Japanese troops to appear in front of them.

According to Guan Tieshan's report, these Japanese troops should belong to the field troops of the Japanese army in terms of equipment.Gao Jiu realized that the problem was more serious. He thought that in addition to the Japanese army Guan Tieshan and the others had seen, there were probably other large Japanese troops.

Gao Jiu guessed right. Most of the Japanese infantry regiment was annihilated, the strong defensive position at Mahong Pass was also destroyed, and an infantry brigade was annihilated. Obviously, the anti-Japanese armed forces were very powerful. The captain made a report to the division commander of the garrison [-]th Division.

The last time the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces had come to a group of troops, and the people who came this time were more powerful than the last time. The division commander had doubts about the identities of these people, and he sent it to the commander of the Japanese army in the county town. Telegram, asking him to send troops to check on the Mahong Pass.It was found that the defensive position of Mahong Pass was attacked by heavy artillery, which further confirmed his guess.He thought that among those who came, there were probably the Taohuashan guerrillas, because the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party did not have large-caliber heavy artillery.

The reason why he guessed like this was because Gao Jiu's Peach Blossom Mountain guerrillas had left a deep impression on them before.

After drawing such a conclusion, he quickly reported the situation to the Kwantung Army Command.

After the Kwantung Army Headquarters received the report, they also believed that it was probably Gao Jiu's Taohuashan guerrillas who had come to the border.In the past, they had reached an agreement with Gao Jiu and gave Gao Jiu a lot of money, but they also heard about the incident in Shandong. They knew that Gao Jiu was killed by the Japanese army because of the woman he loved. He was the one who could negotiate terms before.

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