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

At 75: pm, the Japanese rd Division arrived. The division commander, Yamawaki Masataka, got off the tank and observed the battlefield situation with a telescope for a few minutes. He was speechless. A mixed brigade, mm field guns, and more than Type indirect-fire guns could not break through a few trenches. They were corrupt! Yamawaki Masataka did not doubt Murakami Takamasa's command. He allowed a team to intercept him on his march and pass without asking. It was a shame for the imperial soldiers, and it was unreasonable from a tactical point of view.

"Order the heavy artillery regiment to build positions. They must launch artillery attacks within an hour and capture the positions before dark."

"Hi"!

Seeing that another round of Japanese charge was repelled and the artillery did not continue to fire, and the large Japanese force behind had already arrived, Liu Ruzhen immediately ordered the troops to retreat. The wounded had already been taken away. The position was on high ground and the Japanese could not see the situation inside the trench.

The machine guns were replaced by blackened wooden sticks, and the same went for the rifles. There were also some dummies propped up by branches in the trenches. The soldiers carried heavy machine guns, held light machine guns or rifles, bent down and quickly evacuated from the communication trenches. Fearing that they would be discovered by the Japanese, everyone crawled on their knees to some easily exposed positions. After leaving Youfang Village, they quickly slid down the ravine from the slope behind the village.

In just over forty minutes, only rows of black wooden sticks were left on the trenches, and only dummies were left in the trenches.

boom! Boom boom boom!

After a round of test firing, eighteen heavy artillery pieces adjusted the shooting scales.

"General, the heavy artillery position has been constructed, request to fire."

Yamawaki Masataka drew out his command sword:

"Sudden death, give it to me!"

boom! Boom boom boom!

The power of the 150mm howitzer heavy artillery is incomparable to that of the 75mm field artillery, and the roar of the artillery is deafening.

A few seconds later, explosions broke out on the battlefield of Youfang Village. Black smoke, black soil, guns and broken bodies rose into the air. Yamawaki Masataka nodded with satisfaction.

"Bombard for half an hour and order Murakami Takamasa to launch a group charge half an hour later. If you still cannot take the position, go to the 11th Army Headquarters to ask General Sonobe Kazuichiro for forgiveness!"

Eighteen heavy artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, and in half an hour, the trench was almost flattened. The two half-crippled infantry battalions of the 231st Regiment of the Murakami Brigade shouted and launched a group charge.

At four hundred meters, there was no movement. At three hundred meters, there was still no movement. At two hundred and fifty meters, the mortars of the 39th Brigade opened fire at the same time, twenty rounds at a rapid speed. In one minute, hundreds of shells plowed the trenches at the same time. The Japanese army had rushed to a hundred meters by stepping on the explosion point. Murakami Takamasa put down the telescope and steadied himself. Yamawaki Masataka, however, had a look of doubt. Based on his understanding of the Second Army of the Chinese Forces, he knew that no matter how powerful the artillery bombardment was, it would not be able to wipe out these rats. They ran away without firing a shot at a distance of one hundred meters. They must have run away.

"Baga! Baga! Baga!"

"idiot"!

I don't know whether I was scolding Murakami Takamasa or myself.

"Send a signal to the Murakami Brigade, set off immediately, and must arrive in Zaoyang County tonight."

How shameful! It was so shameful that Yamawaki Masataka seemed to see the confusion in the eyes of the stormtroopers as they rushed to the battlefield.

It was similar to what Yamawaki Masataka had guessed. More than a thousand Japanese soldiers rushed up to the position, looking for targets with ferocious eyes. There was nothing in the trenches. There were only some broken black wooden sticks and shattered clothes of Chinese soldiers on the position. The unwilling Japanese soldiers even searched the trenches, but there was nothing, nothing at all. It was not until someone pointed to a dummy that they realized that they had run away, they had all run away. It was an old, earth-gray piece of clothing stuffed with branches and dry grass. The explosion actually left some residue, as if it was only to mock the Japanese soldiers who were rushing up.

"Baga! Baga!"

A group of Japanese soldiers were cursing in the trenches, "Shameless, so shameless."

At seven o'clock in the evening, the battle situation report of the 27th Brigade was sent to the Fifth War Zone. In the Youfang Village blocking battle, more than 2,600 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, almost one-third of the strength of a mixed brigade. The brigade's own losses were only 1,240, with more than 460 casualties. It was considered a good start.

Although it was just a small blocking battle and was nothing compared to the battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, the performance of Liu Ruzhen's 27th Brigade still impressed everyone. The battle situation report was quickly sent to various army groups and Chongqing, and Mengshan was not left out.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Chen Feng read the battle report of the 27th Brigade. The reports sent to Mengshan and Chongqing contained the most detailed battle processes. Chen Feng was very impressed by the performance of the 27th Brigade. Three regiments of a brigade dared to block the road. The commander and the soldiers had very strong mental qualities. After all, this was not an arrangement by the division headquarters, but a battle volunteered for. Without a certain amount of courage and power, and without fundamental trust in his subordinates, the commander would not take this step easily.

Judging from the overall situation, although the Zaoyi Battle was inevitable, it would never lead to the situation where the troops were defeated and the lieutenant general was sacrificed.

"Yunyan, don't worry. Who is your uncle? He is a big boss who can make the Japanese tremble with just a stomp of his feet. The Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Wuhan made the Japanese cry for their parents. This battle will be no exception. Just wait for good news! There will be results in two months at most."

Li Yunyan took the telegram that the captain had handed back after reading it. These had to be destroyed after reading. There was an ashtray under the table. Although it didn't look like an ashtray, it was really a small ashtray, the size of an arm, which was very convenient for burning documents. Li Yunyan lit the telegram with Chen Feng's kerosene lighter. The flame reflected her little face, which was flushed. She suddenly whispered:

"I have no doubt that my uncle is not a good commander. I'm just afraid that Zi Han's distant uncle will give orders blindly. You know, he likes to give orders. During the Battle of Xuzhou, my uncle even warned him specifically. I was listening next to him."

"Okay, stop talking. If Zi Han hears, he will quarrel with you again. He doesn't dare to give orders randomly. If he fails, the door of his hometown will be opened in all directions. He has moved once, and there is no place to move again."

At nine o'clock in the evening, the commendation order from Chongqing was issued to the Fifth War Zone. In view of the outstanding performance of the 27th Brigade in actively seeking opportunities for battle and achieving good results, the commander of the 27th Brigade, Liu Ruzhen, was promoted to major general and division commander, and all officers were promoted one level and rewarded with 50,000 oceans.

Fifty thousand dollars may not seem like a lot, but it is really a lot for an independent brigade. This is a reward for joining the grassroots troops, and no one dared to ask for it. A telegram made the commanders of the entire Fifth War Zone eager to move, especially those troops who had fought to the death with the Japanese army, especially the teams that survived two major battles from Xuzhou to Wuhan. The Japanese are just like that. If you are tough, they will be soft. If you really attack, they are fully capable of fighting.