I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

Shen Honglie finished his emotion and ordered the guard captain:

"You kid go there in person and inform a few regiment commanders to prepare for air defense. Also notify the special forces to keep a close watch. The Japanese are seeing that there is no hope, so they will either retreat or take a detour. Retreat is unlikely, so we must prevent them from taking a detour. By the way, let Zizhong and the others deduce where the Japanese will take a detour. You can let the new recruits build positions first. Tell them to deduce carefully, they haven't made any progress, and I'm still worried about them."

"Yes"!

The guard company commander complained as he walked down the mountain, "You are the most idle person in the entire New Fourth Division. You spend seven or eight days a month on Mount Mengshan drinking. Your reputation is almost ruined by drinking."

Liangqiu Town, which belongs to Fei County, Linyi, is located in the southwest of Fei County. It borders Xinzhuang Town in the east, Shijing Town in the south, Xu Zhuang Town in Linchengshanting in the southwest, Wei Zhuang Town in Pingyi County in the west, and Zhutian Town in Fei County in the north. It is the only way for the Japanese army to attack Pingyi City on the eastern line of Longhai.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the special forces sent the Japanese army's marching route, which was likely to pass through Liangqiu Town and go directly to Mengyin. The Third Regiment and the Lunan Detachment urgently built positions.

There is a Qinglong Mountain to the south of Liangqiu Town, and a Hujia Mountain to the southeast of Qinglong Mountain. If the Japanese army wanted to pass through Liangqiu Town, they had to avoid these two mountains.

The two hills were not large in area, and the 3,000 troops of the Third Regiment and the 6,000 troops of the Lunan Detachment were simply not enough to deploy their forces. Fearing that the Japanese artillery bombardment would cause serious damage, Wang Hanqiang and Yang Qingfeng discussed and decided that each family would send out 1,000 people to defend the two positions, and the remaining troops would retreat 500 meters to ambush in Putaojian, ready to attack and provide support at any time.

Wang Hanqiang was the most stable among the several commanders who went down the mountain, but he did not want the Japanese to reach Liangqiu Town smoothly. The Yimeng guerrillas made their fortune through special warfare. If he did not play the role of special warfare, it would mean that he was unqualified as a commander. Facing a division of Japanese troops, a small-scale sneak attack would not be enough. The machine gun positions were too rigid and it was inconvenient to retreat. The rocket launcher had insufficient range and was easily discovered by the Japanese search team. The only weapon suitable for an ambush was the artillery.

After exchanging views with Yang Qingfeng, Yang Qingfeng agreed. If the Japanese were allowed to reach Liangqiu Town unscathed, then the ambush position would not be of much significance. At most, it would be a desperate resistance. The Japanese mountain artillery alone would cause them to suffer.

Ten minutes later, the special operations battalion of the 3rd regiment set out with two artillery teams. The 3rd regiment dispatched 18 Type 60 mortars, and the Lunan detachment dispatched 12 Type 97 indirect fire guns. The special operations battalion helped carry the artillery shells. 1,500 shells were enough for both sides to launch five attacks.

At 9:30 in the morning, the main force of the Japanese army arrived at Wenfeng Mountain in Shangyan Town. The terrain would become more and more complicated after passing Wenfeng Mountain. The commander of the 34th Division, Ogamo, was full of worries. His 34th Division was added at the decisive moment of the Battle of Wuhan. At that time, ten divisions came together. His own division was added to the Wuhan battlefield. The 33rd Division of his good friend Shigetaro Amakasu was responsible for attacking Mengshan. However, his good friend passed away at the beginning of last year. In Chinese terms, there is grass growing on his grave.

Will his trip to Mengshan go smoothly? Will the consequences be as tragic as those of Shigetaro Amakasu? Ohgamo was filled with questions, worried that the Yimeng guerrillas would destroy the Longhai East Line again. The garrison on the Longhai East Line had not been mobilized. Ohgamo led his division of 18,000 troops northward, with a sense of tragic grandeur, as if the wind was whistling and the Yishui River was cold, and the warriors would never return.

Ohga Mao did not agree to take this route. According to his own idea, he would first occupy Linyi, then go north to Dingzigou, and then join forces with the two teams to attack Mengshan. However, this time he was under the control of the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters. He had to listen to them in everything. If he was told to assemble in Pingyi, he had to go to Pingyi and could not take a detour and waste time. Ohga Mao had a headache. Mountainous areas were the most disgusting.

"What's ahead?"

"General, the mountain in front is called Yanwangbizi Mountain."

Ohgamo's heart skipped a beat. 'King of Hell', why does it sound so creepy? In the Chinese language, the King of Hell is someone who collects souls.

"Order the troops to rest where they are and let the search team search the mountain, quickly."

The team stopped and the search team went out to search the mountain. Ohgamo, leaning on his command knife, looked at the hillside in the distance and felt a little nervous.

All, all, all, all!

boom! Boom boom boom!

"Get down!"

"Anti-artillery"!

"Sudden death, give it to me!"

Ohga Shigeru stared at Yanwang Nose Mountain and found that there was indeed an ambush, but he did not see any fire from the artillery fire!

All, all, all, all!

The mortars continued to fire, and the Japanese artillery teams dropped shells in showers.

The violent explosion detonated the boxes of shells carried by mules and horses.

With a deafening bang, the mules and horses disappeared, leaving only a big hole on the ground.

Boom! Boom boom boom!

The bombardment continued. A Japanese major lay on the ground, pointed at the reeds in the west and shouted:

"General, there is artillery fire in the reed marsh."

Ohgamo saw that the artillery fire was directed at the artillerymen, so he bravely stood up, drew his command knife, and waved it at the reeds:

"Sudden death, give it to me!"

The Japanese army charged forward while firing, and in four or five minutes they rushed into the reed marsh. The special operations battalion and the artillery had already fled. There was a swamp one kilometer west of Yanwangbizi. The reeds more than one person tall were perfect for an ambush. They were worried that the Japanese army would search the reed marsh, but they did not expect that the search team sent to Yanwangbizi Mountain would withdraw after firing ten rounds of rapid fire from thirty mortars. There was a path in the middle that crossed the swamp. When the Japanese army entered the reed marsh, they only found thirty wooden boxes filled with shells.

"Baga!"

Ohgamo looked at the wooden box brought back by the infantry with a gloomy face. There must be a monster on the Yama Nose Mountain.

"Count the battle losses and treat the wounded."

Ohgamo sat on an empty wooden box, waiting for the soldiers to deal with the damage, and glanced at the reed marsh on the west side. It was easier to ambush in the reed marsh, so why was his attention focused on Yanwang Nose Mountain? Not only himself, but the search team didn't even rest in the reed marsh on the left. What was going on? Ohgamo felt a little cold in his heart.

Your Excellency General, the shelling just now caused serious losses to the artillery regiment. Six 75 mountain guns were destroyed, eighteen infantry guns were destroyed, fourteen indirect-fire guns were destroyed, and twenty-seven boxes of mountain artillery and indirect-fire gun shells exploded. Two hundred and sixty-seven soldiers were killed or wounded, including forty-six deaths, eighty-seven serious injuries, and the rest were slightly injured.

Ohga Shigeru was disheartened. This was just a sneak attack and they hadn't even entered the mountainous area yet. If it happened a few more times, the artillery would be gone. Why did Commander Tada Shun have to force himself to go to Pingyi? Was he out of his mind?

"Let Yoshikawa Squadron escort the wounded back to the Longhai Line. The rest of the troops will set off now and must reach Pingyi City before dark."

"Hi"!

There is a small hill to the west of the swamp. The special operations battalion and artillery unit were lying on the hill closest to the Japanese army, observing their actions.

"Captain Wang, the Japanese wounded soldiers are retreating, and there is only one squadron escorting them. Do you want to destroy them?"