In early 1938, after the 129th Division achieved a series of victories in southeastern Shanxi, it began to prepare to dispatch guerrilla detachments and work groups to the vast areas on the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan border to cooperate with the local CCP organizations, establish an anti-Japanese regime and organize mass armed forces.
Extensive guerrilla warfare was carried out.
In order to develop and carry out guerrilla warfare in the plain areas, the advance group of the guerrilla detachment first prepared and set off to open passages for the troops and conduct reconnaissance of the situation. At the same time, they were prepared for the arrival of the large troops. They soon crossed the Taihang Mountains and entered the northern Henan region.
At this time, the Battle of Xuzhou was coming to an end. After the victory at Taierzhuang, in order to expand the results, the Chinese Supreme Military Ministry mobilized a large number of troops into the Xuzhou area to prepare to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army again.
However, the war subsequently changed. The Japanese army used frontal containment and flanking maneuvers to encircle Xuzhou. In May, the northern and southern Japanese armies met at Dangshan Mountain to prepare for the encirclement of Xuzhou. The war situation became dangerous. The Supreme Military Council decided to abandon Xuzhou and all units broke out towards the mountainous areas on the southwest Anhui-Henan border.
It can be said that the advance group was advancing in the face of the retreat of the Chinese army and the attack of the Japanese army. The fighting in the entire area was mixed, causing the advance group to face unimaginable difficulties.
Su Yuan, commander of the advance regiment's Jian Dao Company, did not feel that there was any danger along the way. Comparatively speaking, this was much better than what he had experienced during the Long March.
Su Yuan was still very young at this time, and his thin face showed courage and perseverance. Although he was only in his twenties, he was the commander of the main battalion of the Red Army. He also led the leading troops during the Long March. At that time, he faced the attack of the Kuomintang troops.
Chasing and intercepting, there was no support at all along the way, the areas they passed had no mass base, and they had to pass through uninhabited snowy mountains and grasslands. Along the way, they were almost hungry to break through the enemy's blockade and advance, but they still made it through.
It's much better now. They are now dealing with the Japanese invaders who invaded the motherland. They can get support from the people along the way, and their enemies are only the Japanese. However, Su Yuan is still very cautious. After all, they are opening a way forward for the large army.
, and also report the situation to the regiment headquarters in a timely manner.
Su Yuan led the company to advance eastward, and at the same time sent advanced troops to the front and both wings to detect the enemy's situation. The troops in front suddenly stopped.
Li Zhuang, the platoon leader who led the sharp knife squad in front, ran over with a gun. "What's going on?" Su Yuan asked immediately after seeing Li Zhuang who was sweating profusely.
"Report to the company commander that retreating Kuomintang troops have been spotted ahead." Li Zhuang reported.
"Didn't they have a good time fighting? Why did they retreat so quickly?" Su Yuan felt that the situation had changed. There must be Japanese soldiers behind the retreating troops.
According to the intelligence, the national army was mobilizing troops after the victory at Taierzhuang. How could they withdraw so quickly? Could it be...Su Yuan immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and wait for new news.
Soon, the soldiers responsible for reconnaissance in the north also came to report that there were refugees coming south. I heard from the fleeing people that the Japanese from the north were coming here, and it seemed that they wanted to outflank and block the retreating national army.
"Correspondent, report the situation here to the regiment leader immediately." Su Yuan immediately ordered: "Everyone is on combat alert."
However, before Su Yuan could finish writing the report, the regiment's correspondent had already arrived. The regiment received the order. The Fifth Theater Command had learned that the Japanese were coming from the north. At this time, they were unable to resist, so they had to ask the Eighth Route Army to stop the Japanese for them.
Buy time for their retreat.
According to the intelligence, a Japanese regiment was pressing up from the north. The Japanese regiment leader ordered his two brigades to advance in two directions, and he led a regiment to follow. They would arrive here soon, while the national army was retreating to the southwest.
For this reason, the regiment ordered that the main force of the regiment prepare to ambush the Japanese on the west road, and ordered Su Yuan to lead the sharp knife company to occupy favorable terrain to block the Japanese, and to stop the enemy at all costs until dark.
"Gather the troops to occupy the high ground in front and establish a blocking position." Su Yuan decisively issued the order. What Su Yuan did not expect was that he was facing an extremely brutal battle.
The Japanese commander Yoshino received strict orders to block the retreat of the Chinese army on time. However, the two advancing brigades were quickly attacked. The vanguard of a brigade and a squadron in the west were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and were wiped out. The Japanese commander was soon
I soon realized that it would be impossible to pass on time on the west side.
Yoshino has not encountered a decent opponent since he entered China. The weaker troops of the Kuomintang collapsed in front of him, while the stronger troops could only resist a little. Along the way, they did not encounter any troops who dared to take the initiative to resist. However,
It was different now, and he felt a little strange about this. What kind of army was in front of him?
News came from the front that the leading reconnaissance team of the First Battalion was completely wiped out. This was impossible before. One of my squadrons once forced the main force of a Kuomintang division to flee, and now someone actually dared to attack him.
In the ambush, although the leading team only had about twenty people, its combat capability was very strong. And it was even more incredible that a squadron of the second team was completely wiped out.
He immediately ordered the Second Battalion, which suffered heavy losses on the West Road, to stop advancing but to contain the enemy. At the same time, he ordered Fujino, the captain of the First Battalion, to quickly open the channel to intercept the Kuomintang retreating troops and ensure the encirclement of the Kuomintang troops.
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Although the east road was blocked, according to the situation, there was only a small number of the Eighth Route Army. In order to pass quickly, the Japanese quickly pressed all their troops on Su Yuan's position, and a fierce battle began.