In its initial stage, the Funiu Mountain Base Area was still internally unstable. Not only was it unable to support the main force in combat, but a large number of complicated tasks also involved the main force's energy.
It is said that this is the weakest time and the most dangerous time. In this case, if the Japanese and puppet troops launch a large-scale attack, the Eighth Route Army will basically not get the support of the people in the base area, and the main force will have no support when fighting.
The puppet army does not have the advantages of geographical location and people. Once the main force is forced to leave the base area, it is normal for the people in the base area to rebel. Then the efforts to build the base area will be in vain. The people in the base area will also lose trust in the Eighth Route Army.
It will be much more difficult to re-establish a base area.
There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the advance detachment brought by Xu Dalong. If we can take advantage of the fact that Xu Dalong and the others are still in the Funiu Mountains, and work with them to resist a large-scale attack by the Japanese and puppet troops, it will be of great help to the newly created anti-Japanese base areas.
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Xu Dalong and others are about to leave. Of course, Ding Wei hopes that Xu Dalong and others can stay for a while and fight another tough battle with them. However, they have just helped them capture the Japanese airport, so it would be too much to make such demands again.
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Ding Wei was embarrassed to speak, so he thought of launching an attack on the Japanese army and forcing the Japanese army to launch a large-scale attack on the Funiu Mountain base in advance. Xu Dalong's advance detachment was here. They could not stand idly by and would definitely fight with Funiu Mountain.
The main force of the military division worked together to repel the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops, which achieved Ding Wei's goal.
While Xu Dalong and others were in contact with the underground party and looking for targets that could be used to seize Japanese and puppet assets, troops from the Funiu Mountain Military Division launched an attack on the Japanese troops in the direction of Nanyang.
The Japanese troops in the direction of Nanyang were fighting with the Guojun troops who were retreating to the Dabie Mountains. The troops sent by Ding Weiren stabbed them in the back. The Japanese troops were so angry that they had to dispatch troops to launch a counterattack against the troops in the Funiu Mountain Military Division.
The 44th Brigade of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Nanyang was ordered to attack Ding Wei's base. The Japanese forward had already passed Fengnan County, and the battle was about to break out.
Faced with the severe situation, Xu Dalong and others had to temporarily give up their plan to seize Japanese assets and concentrate on cooperating with Ding Wei to engage in anti-mopping operations.
When discussing the battle plan, Ding Wei proposed that it would be best to fight this battle in enemy-occupied areas to prevent the Japanese troops from entering the anti-Japanese base areas and causing serious damage.
As a result, the battle became more difficult. The Japanese army had a huge force, and the Eighth Route Army was not familiar with the terrain and people's conditions in the enemy-occupied areas. It can be said that the right time, place, and people did not give them an advantage, which can be said to be a taboo for military strategists.
Xu Dalong did not think so much. He also believed that the Funiu Mountain Military Division had just been established. If a battle broke out, it would be severely damaged. If the Eighth Route Army could not protect the people in the base area, the people would also lose their trust in the Eighth Route Army. Think about it in the future.
Re-establishing a base area is much more difficult.
Therefore, Xu Dalong also agreed to the operational concept of Ding Wei and others. As for the specific operational plan, Ding Wei and the leaders of the Funiu Mountain Military Division expressed their obedience to Xu Dalong's opinions.
After careful consideration, Xu Dalong felt that the Japanese army came to attack only one infantry brigade, the airport had been destroyed, and the Japanese army could not get support from the air force. The main force of the Funiu Mountain Military Division could be mobilized to fight.
With 10,000 people, plus the advance detachment he led, he did not suffer in terms of strength. Even though he chose to fight in enemy-occupied areas, he believed that he was still certain.
In order to clarify the situation in the enemy-occupied areas, Xu Dalong listened to the information provided by the underground party, and then went to personally survey the terrain.
Ding Wei was also very active. He and the chief of staff of the military division accompanied Xu Dalong, escorted by the task force, into enemy-occupied areas to survey the terrain.
Xu Dalong and others spent a day and a half riding horses continuously for more than 100 kilometers, and finally selected a battlefield where they were ready to meet the Japanese 44th Brigade.
Xu Dalong's battle plan was for Ding Wei's troops to build defensive positions in the Cross Ridge area of the Funiu Mountain Military Division to block the Japanese attack, where they would fight a war of attrition and defeat the Japanese army.
The advance detachment carried out harassment operations against the Japanese army, exhausting the Japanese army and gradually weakening the effective strength of the Japanese army.
The Funiu Mountain Military Division left two regiments in reserve. When the time was right, they suddenly launched an attack on the Japanese army, and then launched a full-line counterattack to defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop. If conditions permitted, they would completely annihilate the Japanese army.
They all had great trust in Xu Dalong, Ding Wei and the leaders of the Funiu Mountain Military Division, and they fully agreed with the combat plan proposed by Xu Dalong.
Since the Japanese army launched the Henan Campaign, the Japanese 44th Brigade has made significant progress in its operations against the Guo Army. It has defeated the Ninth Army and the 11th Army of the Guo Army successively, causing tens of thousands of casualties among the Guo Army soldiers. It can be said that
It's a fruitful battle.
They looked down on the Guojun troops, and even more looked down on the Eighth Route Army with backward equipment. After the 44th Brigade accepted the task of attacking the Funiu Mountain Army Anti-Japanese Base Area, they were full of confidence and felt that the task was very easy.
Launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's base areas.
That morning, the leading troops of the Japanese army arrived at the cross slope and encountered a tenacious blockade by the Eighth Route Army. What the Japanese army liked best was this kind of positional warfare. When they saw that the Eighth Route Army had given up their existing guerrilla tactics and wanted to fight the Japanese army,
, the Japanese commander was very happy and launched a fierce attack directly on the Eighth Route Army's position.
At this time, the advance detachment did not take any action. It was not until all the troops of the Japanese 44th Brigade left Nanyang City that they launched an attack on the Japanese army.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from realizing the danger and retreating to Nanyang City, Xu Dalong did not invest the main force of the task force at the beginning, but only sent two cavalry squadrons to carry out harassment operations.
The Japanese army did not pay attention to this and continued to attack in the direction of Cross Ridge. After the main force of the Japanese army moved away from Nanyang City, Xu Dalong gradually invested more troops and joined in the harassment of the Japanese army.
Four cavalry squadrons participated in the raiding and harassing operations against the Japanese army. They used squadrons as combat units and took advantage of the rapid maneuverability of the cavalry to continuously attack the Japanese army. The target of each operation was very small and could eliminate dozens of Japanese soldiers.
Even a few Japanese soldiers evacuated.
Since the losses caused by each attack were very small for the Japanese troops that were attacked, the Japanese army did not pay attention and did not count casualties in the entire brigade. If the losses of each unit were added up, it would definitely be
Jaw-dropping, in the first day of the attack alone, the Japanese army lost more than 900 troops in total, and almost an infantry brigade was lost.
At Cross Slope, the Japanese army encountered a tenacious blockage from the Eighth Route Army, because they were also willing to go all out this time. In addition to the reserve teams of the three regiments, they also threw in other troops. Not only that, they also threw in all the troops from the four newly established counties.
The county brigade also participated in the blocking operation.
Although the battle was difficult, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army held their positions tenaciously.
Although the Japanese officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties and also caused heavy casualties to the Eighth Route Army, they still fought to the death.
The Japanese troops were so angry that they gathered under Cross Ridge and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions.
The brutal defensive operation at Cross Ridge lasted for three full days, and the casualties of both the Japanese and Eighth Route Army exceeded thousands.
The Japanese army did not expect that the battle would be so difficult. The amount of baggage they carried was insufficient, so they had to send a telegram to Nanyang City to ask the Japanese and puppet troops staying in the city to deliver supplies to the front line.
The four cavalry squadrons of the advance detachment continued to harass the Japanese troops.
Xu Dalong and Wei Monk led three special operations squadrons to the direction of Nanyang to attack the Japanese army's heavy supply convoy.
Wei Monk led three special operations squadrons to set up an inverted triangle ambush position, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army's heavy supply troops.
At this moment, the scout responsible for monitoring the enemy's movements outside Nanyang City reported that after the Japanese heavy infantry regiment left the city, another battalion of puppet troops came out of the city. They were far away from the Japanese heavy infantry regiment in front.
About 10 kilometers away, the Japanese army's baggage regiment has about 1,000 people. The three special operations squadrons led by Wei Monk have a total strength of only more than 500 people. If there is no other interference, they are still sure to eat up the Japanese army's baggage force.
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But if after the battle begins, the Japanese army is reinforced by another battalion of puppet troops, the outcome of the battle will be difficult to predict.
Faced with the unexpected situation, Monk Wei asked whether to change the original ambush plan.
After Xu Dalong thought for a while, he told Monk Wei that he should continue to execute the original plan. Xu Dalong would lead a squad of special forces to intercept the puppet army in the battalion behind.
An hour later, the Japanese army's baggage troops came over. Xu Dalong and a squad of special operations team members were lying in ambush on the hillside on one side of the road. They let go of the Japanese marching group and prepared to block the battalion of puppet troops that was following them.
Half an hour later, Wei Monk led three special operations squadrons to launch an attack on the Japanese supply troops.
The puppet troops were also equipped with walkie-talkies. After receiving the order for reinforcements from the Japanese army, they immediately started a forced march.
Xu Dalong saw an officer riding a tall horse in the marching team of the puppet army, and there were several people on horseback surrounding him. His eyesight was excellent, and he quickly saw the facial expressions of the puppet army officer clearly.
I also saw the rank of lieutenant colonel on his collar badge, so I was certain that this person was the battalion commander of the puppet army.
Xu Dalong gently pulled the trigger, only to hear a "bang" sound, and a bullet whizzed out and shot into the forehead of the puppet battalion commander.
The puppet battalion commander leaned back and fell off his horse. Almost at the same time, the special forces members fired fiercely at the puppet army with a light machine gun, and other special forces members used sniper rifles.
Officers who went to fight against the puppet army.
The puppet soldiers encountered a sudden attack, and there was a period of chaos. Some people went to find cover, and some simply lay down on the ground to fight back at those who attacked them.
The special operations team members had already chosen the cover in advance. They shot from one location to another, and the puppet army officers and machine gunners were continuously shot to death.
Although the puppet army was outnumbered, most of their officers were dead and the machine gunners were killed one by one. They were unable to organize an effective counterattack. As the casualties continued to increase, some timid puppet troops could not bear it.
, they turned around and ran away. No one else in the puppet army was willing to stay and take bullets for others. When they saw someone running away, they got up and ran away one by one. Not to mention that all the officers in the puppet army were wiped out, even if there were still officers
Now, they have no ability to stop these defeated troops.
Xu Dalong and others were too lazy to chase them. They just chased the fleeing puppet soldiers with sniper rifles and knocked them to the ground repeatedly. It was not until these puppet soldiers escaped that they disappeared, and then they turned around to support Monk Wei and the others in their battle.
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Although the Japanese troops had a certain degree of combat effectiveness, they were still vulnerable to the three wolf-like special operations squadrons. By the time Xu Dalong and others arrived, the battle was over.
Xu Dalong asked the special operations team members to replenish their ammunition, and then sent a special operations squadron to escort the captured weapons, ammunition and other baggage to Cross Slope to deliver this batch of baggage to Ding Wei. He and Wei Monk led two special operations squadrons
We also went to Cross Slope to fight against the Japanese invasion.
The Japanese 44th Brigade received a report of an attack on the baggage troops and sent an infantry brigade to reinforce it. As a result, they were attacked by the advance detachment of cavalry troops on the road and suffered heavy losses along the way. They finally broke out of the cavalry squadron.
They were blocked by two special operations squadrons brought by Xu Dalong and Wei Monk.
The special forces of the advance detachment worked closely with the cavalry. Under their attack, the Japanese infantry brigade was completely destroyed soon after.
The blocking station at Cross Slope has entered its fourth day. The Japanese troops have suffered heavy casualties and are very tired. Their weapons and ammunition have been almost exhausted.
The Japanese offensive had slowed down greatly. Ding Wei felt that it was almost done, so he contacted Xu Dalong, hoping to launch a counterattack. Xu Dalong also felt that the heat was coming, so he issued the order to counterattack.
On the flanks of the cross slope were the reserves of the two regiments, which were recuperating. After receiving the order to attack, they suddenly launched an attack on the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was caught off guard and was in chaos.
Ding Wei also seized the opportunity and ordered the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers guarding the cross slope to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army.
Thousands of officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and members of the county brigade, who had been suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army these days, felt very depressed. They finally waited until the moment of counterattack arrived, and the anger in their hearts suddenly vented. They shouted loudly,
Holding a sharp bayonet, he launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army.
The officers and soldiers of the task force also changed their previous harassment tactics, and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in squadron units.