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

Huangcaomu Mountain is located due west of Pingyi County. The mountain range runs from northwest to southeast. If the Japanese army wants to enter Pingyi City, they can only go through Fengyang Town between Huangcaomu Mountain and Wulong Lake Swamp according to the current route. It is only more than ten kilometers away from Pingyi City. There will be no defenses after passing this area.

The 1st Regiment and the Guard Regiment assembled more than 4,000 troops and built a position at the southernmost tip of Huangcaomu Mountain. The mortar positions were set up on the east side of the hillside, anti-aircraft machine guns were set up, and rocket soldiers also moved into the dug trenches. No matter what the cost, they had to block the 15th Division of the Japanese Army west of Fengyang Town before dark.

The commander of the first regiment and the commander of the guard regiment were smoking and chatting on the hillside. They looked calm, as calm as if the Japanese army was not from the same division. They both belonged to the same National Army and were of similar rank. This was the first joint operation of the entire regiment since they had come down the mountain. Although they knew that this was the last line of defense in Pingyi and even Mengshan, they were not too worried. Don't think you can drink and eat meat after breaking through the defense line. The big monster is still squatting behind.

The two special operations battalions and artillery responsible for the sneak attack returned, and the team members immediately jumped into the trenches. The two battalion commanders went up the mountain to report:

"Regiment Ning, Regiment Lin, the Japanese troops are five kilometers away from here and will arrive in about forty minutes."

"What are the results of the battle? How many field artillery are left?"

"Captain Lin, we still have at most five guns, but we can't count how many shells are left. Some of the shells of the baggage train exploded, but we can't tell what shells they were."

"Okay, all good, thank you for your hard work, go down and command the defense"!

At 5 pm, the Japanese vanguard arrived. Seeing the dense trenches on the hillside, the captain of the vanguard brigade looked solemn. The Yimeng guerrillas were going to be fierce! It was estimated that there were no less than four trenches on the west and south slopes.

The Japanese captain did not dare to order a test attack because the firepower of the Yimeng guerrillas was too strong, and without artillery and tank cover, they would be cannon fodder.

At 5:20, the 15th Division arrived. Keiichi Kumagai got out of the armored vehicle and shouted at the soldiers to immediately engage in battle.

The few remaining artillerymen were urgently setting up artillery positions, and machine guns were also beginning to move forward to set up positions. The assault brigade was ready, and once the shelling began, they would charge following the explosion point. Several thin-skinned tanks and armored vehicles were hiding behind the infantry. The rocket launchers on the opposite side were very scary, and their role was to drive halfway and use machine guns and turrets to cover the charging team. If they could avoid charging, they must not get within the 200-meter line.

It was getting dark soon, and Keiichi Kumagai was getting anxious. The commander in charge of this encirclement and suppression, Tada Shun, sent a message saying that the situation on the eastern front was deteriorating, and two divisions had been blocked by the New Fourth Division, suffering heavy casualties, and would most likely have to change their route.

The artillery position was built, and just as Keiichi Kumagai was about to order the artillery fire, a messenger ran over in a hurry:

"General, the 34th Division has lost contact, and the expeditionary force headquarters has asked us to increase our vigilance."

Kumagai Keiichi's heart skipped a beat. Lost contact? What could cause a reorganized division to lose contact? The radio stations couldn't possibly be completely broken. It was absolutely impossible. The entire division was wiped out? Impossible, absolutely impossible. It was a division. Even if the entire division was wiped out, it would have had time to send a farewell message!

Keiichi Kumagai looked hopeless. The eastern front was in ruins, the southern front was missing, was there any point in fighting this war? What was the point of stationing in Pingyi City?

We can't hesitate any longer. We have to fight no matter what. There is nothing to be afraid of. We still have more than 20,000 troops here, with tanks, armored vehicles and field artillery. We don't believe that the other side is really supernatural.

"Order the artillery~".

Before the word "fire" was shouted, the opposite side opened fire. Hundreds of shells whistled towards the mortar and infantry artillery positions on this side.

boom! Boom boom boom!

After a round of explosions, smoke and dust rose up. Not only was Kumagai Kei stunned, but all the Japanese soldiers who were ready to fight were also stunned. Hundreds of rounds? What did they just see? Hundreds of flames!

"Counterattack, counterattack immediately."

The field artillery position is far away from the front line, and the opposite mortars cannot reach here. Seeing that the opposite side dared to fire, the only five remaining artillery teams were furious. They were showing off their skills in front of Guan Gong, not knowing how to live or die. What's wrong with having a large number? This will let you see what a long-range strike is.

The artillery bombardment from the opposite side was still continuing, but the mortars and infantry guns on this side had no power to resist at all. The field artillery only adjusted the shooting scale after firing ten rapid rounds. The small-caliber artillery positions in front were no longer visible. Most of the positions were destroyed, and only a mere twenty or thirty guns were still fighting back.

"fire"!

Five 75mm field guns, one round of test firing, the shells crossed the hillside with a sharper sound and exploded together on the other side of the hillside. Very good, no need for test firing, now let's watch our performance.

When Keiichi Kumagai saw that the other side had not stopped after firing ten rapid shots and was still clearing the small-caliber cannons on his side, a sudden idea flashed through his mind. Reverse slope, they dared to ignore the mountain cannon shooting, so they must have a reverse slope setting.

"Order the field artillery regiment to ignore the artillery positions on the opposite side and bomb the trench positions on the opposite side. Order all small-caliber artillery to attack the positions and trenches. Order the Nakano Battalion and the Yamaguchi Battalion to charge up and engage in hand-to-hand combat as soon as the artillery fires. Order the tank battalion to charge with the soldiers and order all machine guns to open fire to cover the charge.

Keiichi Kumagai reacted quickly. Taking it slow would only increase casualties, so he rushed forward and tried to take them down if there was a chance. As long as he could engage in close combat, all problems would no longer be problems. The only five field guns on his side were his greatest asset.

A group of messengers were passing orders everywhere. The field artillery was firing very well and they were a little confused when they received the order, but they still adjusted the firing range as quickly as possible, lowered the muzzle and aimed again at the trench on the hillside.

Boom! Boom boom boom!

After a salvo of fire from the five mountain cannons, five clouds of dust rose from the hillside.

The mortars and infantry guns that were almost cleared also opened fire, and before the smoke and dust on the hillside had cleared away, there were more than a dozen fireworks explosions.

The machine guns started firing, and dozens of light and heavy machine guns fired crazily at the hillside, but this position could only control the first trench at most.

The artillery positions at the rear continued to clear the remaining artillery positions based on the reports of the observers and surveyors. The anti-aircraft machine guns in the trenches above opened fire. If the Japanese machine gun positions were not suppressed, the comrades in the trenches below would not be able to raise their heads.

The Japanese army rushed up, the group charge of the two battalions was powerful, the tanks started, charging with the soldiers with black smoke, the Japanese army went crazy, it has to be said that Keiichi Kumagai was quick-thinking, and the desperate attack was either success or death.

Ningbo and Lin Chuan sneered at each other. Let alone two battalions, if two regiments could rush up, the two of them would be killed.