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

People started to come up from underground. The miners who were about to join the team did not evacuate. Instead, they spread the policy of the Yimeng Guerrillas on the east side of the mining area, explaining clearly where to escape to and where not to go. More and more miners stayed in this area, sharing the joy of freedom with each other.

The commander of the special operations battalion came up and was a little surprised after listening to the team members' report. Thousands of people wanted to join the team, but he couldn't decide. When he was at a loss, the regiment commander came back after fighting for reinforcements. He immediately ran over to report to the regiment commander:

"Captain Lin, there are many miners who don't want to go home and want to join our team. They are all prisoners of war of the Kuomintang. What should we do?"

"Have you counted how many people there are? We can handle those within a thousand. If there are more, we must ask the captain for permission."

"We haven't counted yet, but there are already two to three thousand people gathered on the east side of the mining area. As miners go up the mine, the number may increase."

"Send someone back to the base first! I will send a telegram to the captain after the mine is blown up."

Half an hour later, the mining area was evacuated and the explosives installed in several large mines were detonated. Violent ground shaking occurred and several large mines collapsed completely.

The Guards Regiment did not plan to start all operations. Based on the needs of the Yimeng Guerrillas, they left two small mines and hired a hundred or eighty miners. It would be enough to produce ten to twenty trucks of coal a day. There was no need to rush. The coal piled up in the mining area was like a small mountain, and it was not known how long it would take to transport it away.

Fearing heavy artillery attacks from the Japanese army, Lin Chuan did not plan to leave too many people behind. The team was still planning to withdraw to the mountains on both sides of Phoenix Ridge and formulate countermeasures based on the Japanese army's troop movements. The mining area would definitely be dragged on for some time, and they had to wait until the Japanese army was completely obedient before they could stay and mine coal.

At one o'clock in the morning, the Japanese troops on the Lincheng Jinpu Line indeed took action. The team did not dare to leave the Jinpu Line. They dug out two ultra-long-range 75mm Type field guns from the Lincheng arsenal. They fired for twenty minutes and then fell silent. The support had been provided, and they would never leave the Jinpu Line without orders. The Jinpu Line was much more important than the mining area.

Among the more than 20,000 miners, more than 4,500 wanted to join the team, and more than 3,000 were temporarily homeless due to the obstruction of the Jinpu Line. However, these people were not worried. Although the Japanese army might temporarily set up checkpoints to search for miners, the passages connecting the two sides of the railway would be opened sooner or later.

At 1:30 in the morning, the captain's telegram came. The 4,500 people were to be absorbed by the four regiments that went down the mountain. The Independent Regiment in Mengshan and the Tiger Regiment in the southern mountainous area of ​​Jinan would not participate. The Guard Regiment would be stationed in the mining area and absorb 1,500 troops. The other three regiments would each absorb 1,000. The assigned miners would be picked up by teams sent by each regiment. The Guard Regiment would ensure the safety of the homeless miners and help send them home across the Jinpu Line if possible.

More than 4,000 miners who had just finished a hot meal at the foot of Pingshan were overjoyed to learn that they could join the main force of the Yimeng Guerrillas. Although they were mining in the mining area, they were not completely ignorant of the situation outside. Miners might be captured at any time, and every newcomer would be searched, not for the things on their bodies, but for the news of the Yimeng Guerrillas in their minds. All the miners were looking forward to it, hoping that Captain Lengqiang could save them from their suffering.

Chen Feng doesn't know what these miners are thinking yet, and he might feel even more guilty after knowing it. Lin Chuan has talked to many miners, and his eyes became red as they talked. This is the activity area of ​​the guard regiment, and it has not received attention for such a long time. Lin Chuan has mixed feelings.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Tada Shun, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by the guard.

"Your Excellency General, there have been unusual movements on the Jinpu Line in the Lincheng direction. It is suspected that the Yimeng guerrillas are attacking the Zhongxing mining area in Lincheng. In addition, Zibo City and Zhangdian Jinling mining area were attacked at the same time. The defenders have sent a farewell telegram."

Tada Shun's head was instantly filled with blood. A cold gun, is it really going to be a fight to the death? Tada Shun suddenly thought of something, Jinpu Line? Mining area?

"Repeat what you just said."

"Your Excellency General, there have been unusual movements on the Jinpu Line in the Lincheng direction. It is suspected that the Yimeng guerrillas are attacking the Zhongxing mining area in Lincheng. In addition, Zibo City and Zhangdian Jinling mining area were attacked at the same time. The defenders have sent a farewell telegram."

Tada Shun glanced at the gendarmerie guard with a gloomy look and inexplicably felt relieved. Fortunately, they were not attacking the Jinpu Line. He was too nervous. These days he had been thinking about a big victory by Leng Qiang and revenge on the Jinpu Line and the Longhai East Line. Tada Shun shook his head and tried hard to get rid of the inappropriate emotions. Just because Leng Qiang did not attack the railway line, he was inexplicably relieved. This was absolutely not right.

"Order, let the Lincheng defenders on the Jinpu Line pay close attention to the movements of the Yimeng guerrillas to prevent them from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. All the defenders on the Jinpu Line cannot be mobilized. We must be prepared tonight. After dawn, send people to check the situation in the mining area, and find a way to resume production after they withdraw."

"As for Zibo and Jinling mining areas, don't send troops for now. Find some spies to find out the situation! Find out their purpose before making plans."

After giving the order, Tada Shun felt deeply humiliated. The cold gun, a name that made him tremble in his dreams, brought him too much harm. When he came to China, he looked down on Bin Shanyuan. Now think about it, it was not easy for Bin Shanyuan to persist for more than two years.

After a sleepless night, the news was that the Yimeng guerrillas did not attack the railway. It seemed that the two battles in the north and south were to occupy the mining area. Tada Jun was a little confused. Iron mines, coal mines, cold guns, are they going to start making iron and steel? It would be good to be stable. At least the Jinpu Line and Longhai East Line would not suffer. Bin Shanyuan ordered a regiment to be mobilized from Xuzhou and Tengxian to join the Lincheng Defense Zone to defend it, and told that without his order, any garrison should not attack the Jinpu Line. Tada Jun still saw the loss of the two mining areas and the loss of the two railway lines.

The miners assigned to each regiment were all taken away, and the miners who were temporarily resting were also arranged to go to the mountainous area. The two battalions of the guard regiment and the second battalion of the first regiment waited for a whole morning without any movement. The garrisons on the Jinpu Line and Lincheng seemed to be blind. Are they mobilizing troops for another attack? At least send someone to check the situation in the mining area!

At twelve noon, the dispatched special operations reconnaissance team reported that a new regiment of troops had arrived in Lincheng, and they had no intention of leaving the city to check the mining area. Instead, a large number of them joined the bunker defense system. In addition, the various checkpoints were not closed or strictly checked, and the people could still enter and exit freely.

Lin Chuan was a little confused. He had taken all the situations into consideration, except the one that he had not considered that the Japanese army would give up struggling.

"Captain, what should we do now if the Japanese don't come out?"

"Keep on alert, start transporting coal after dark, and order the first and second companies of the special operations battalion to be ready. If the Japanese attack or shell, immediately blow up the two bunkers. There is no need to blow up the railway yet, just withdraw after that."