Immediately afterwards, the main force of the 129th Division cooperated with the 115th Division to severely damage the Japanese army in Guangyang. Immediately, according to the instructions of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, they began to establish anti-Japanese base areas based on the Taihang Mountains and Taiyue Mountains, and gradually moved to the vast areas on the Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan border areas.
Sent guerrilla detachments and work groups to cooperate with local organizations to establish an anti-Japanese government, and organized the masses to carry out guerrilla warfare with widespread armed force.
Since its launch, the Eighth Route Army has won the support of the masses for its resolute fight against the Japanese aggressors, and the army has developed rapidly. At this time, Su Yuan has become the commander of the independent battalion, and Sanbao has also experienced many battles and has outstanding achievements.
His performance and military exploits were also appointed as squad leader.
At this time, due to the rapid retreat of the Kuomintang army, the Japanese army gradually moved south and occupied most of the important towns in Shanxi. Taking advantage of the lack of Japanese troops in the rear, the Eighth Route Army began to ambush the enemy's transportation lines behind enemy lines, destroying transportation and cooperating with the friendly forces in southern Shanxi.
of combat.
In accordance with the strategic policy of independent mountain guerrilla warfare, the troops continuously launched attacks to destroy the supply lines behind the enemy's rear. After careful reconnaissance and preparation, the 129th Division decided to adopt a strategy of sucking in, attacking and rescuing the enemy to prepare for an ambush of the enemy's rescue troops at Shentou Ridge.
In the middle of the night, there was loud gunfire outside Licheng. A battalion of the 769th Regiment launched a feint attack outside the city in accordance with the order. The Japanese who were awakened thought they had encountered a large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army. While hastily resisting, they immediately called the surroundings to request.
support.
The rule of the Japanese is that when one place is attacked, other places must send reinforcements. In addition, Licheng is an important military base for the Japanese, so the surrounding Japanese soldiers quickly mobilized.
The main force is ambushing in the Shentouling Village area. The terrain here is very strange. There is a section of the road on the mountain, and the surrounding area is open, making it difficult to hide. However, there are fortifications left by the previous Kuomintang troops 20 meters away from the road. The leader adjusted
Deployment, setting up an ambush in front of the Japanese, preparing to catch him by surprise. Each unit moved quickly and hid under the straw mats sprinkled with dust and weeds, waiting to attack.
The main force of the 772nd Regiment, as the main assault force, used old fortifications to camouflage themselves on the west side of Shentou Ridge. Since the Sharp Knife Company had become an independent battalion, the Third Battalion, which was temporarily owed a company, was ready to attack in due course to cut off the enemy's retreat.
Under the leadership of Su Yuan, the independent battalion monitored the Japs in the direction of Lucheng, and took the initiative to attack the enemy's rear after the Japs came out of their caves to prevent the Japanese troops from dispatching in full force. He led two companies to set off, and at the same time ordered Chen Zhenhai to lead his subordinate troops to block the flanks of the Japs in the Baishui River.
In order to ensure the success of the Shentou Ridge ambush battle, the Japs issued a death order and would never allow a Japs to cross the Baishui River and join the Shentou Ridge battlefield.
The enemies of Lucheng quickly moved out. They knew the importance of Licheng, so the Japanese soldiers hurriedly moved out at night. The sleeping Japanese soldiers were awakened in a daze and gathered their troops to prepare to rescue the Japanese Emperor who was harassed by Tubal Road.
Army, after traveling all night, the Japanese soldiers were very tired.
At this time, the troops outside Li City had withdrawn from the battlefield according to the order, but the frightened Japanese soldiers were still fighting to gain courage, while the Shentouling area seemed calm.
The Japs never expected that the Eighth Route Army would launch an ambush in this area that was extremely unsuitable for an ambush. More than a thousand Japs plunged into the ambush circle. Immediately, all ambush troops followed a unified signal and launched fierce shooting at the enemy.
The calm ground shook in an instant with the sound of explosions. Under the dense rain of bullets, hundreds of grenades flew into the enemy group. The diffuse smoke and dust formed a long dragon, shrouding the road together with the Japanese...