"Give me some!" Yamazaki Yehei pulled out his command sword and screamed hysterically.
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud sound of gunfire, crooked handles, three-eight covers, and dense gunfire that completely covered up the sparse counterattack from the opposite side.
This is a dense forest in Wu'an. When Yamazaki was walking through the forest, he happened to meet local people who had taken refuge here in advance.
In order to avoid leaking the news, Yamazaki Yehei directly ordered his Japs to carry out mass killings. A group of unarmed people faced the extremely vicious Japs, and the situation was obvious.
The marksmanship of the Yamazaki Brigade was so tricky that even during the pursuit, one fellow soldier was shot and fell to the ground every time a shot was fired.
At the other end, a middle-aged man was leading a dozen militiamen to resist desperately. The middle-aged man was holding a tortoise box, and the other seven or eight people were holding old, worn-out sleeves that had been eliminated by local armed forces. They were made in Hanyang.
, the remaining militiamen held broadswords, spears or two hand grenades made in the border area on their waists.
"Xiao Wu, you are quick on your feet. If you have the opportunity, get out, go down the cliff to the west, go to the comrades of the district squadron, and report the situation of the little devil!" said the middle-aged man, leaning against a tree.
"Uncle Guan!" Xiaowu pulled the middle-aged man's arm.
"Get out of here!"
While they were talking, several more people from the militia fell down. The middle-aged man looked around and saw that the Japs had surrounded him from all directions.
The middle-aged man had a sad look on his face. He understood that the villagers running ahead were probably in danger.
Soon after, the gunfire stopped, and more than a hundred little Japs came forward to confirm whether they were alive or dead. A top soldier of the little Japs approached the middle-aged man's body and stabbed it with his bayonet without hesitation.
"Pfft!" The sound of a bayonet stabbing into the body.
The middle-aged man opened his eyes, hugged the little devil's thigh with his left hand, and raised two smoking grenades with his right hand.
"It's worth it to have someone on your back when you're about to die!"
Seeing this, the little devils in the surrounding area fled around one after another, only to hear a burst of frightened screams, and then the sound of explosions, and the forest became peaceful again.
In this battle, a total of 16 soldiers from the Lijiagou militia faced more than a thousand Japanese troops with outdated weapons and equipment. No one retreated and resisted to the death. Only one person returned. More than 600 villagers in Lijiagou lost their lives.
Also, he was brutally murdered by the Japanese army.
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On the Yama Mountain.
Xing Zhiguo hurriedly broke into the cave dwelling in the back mountain and immediately reported: "There is an emergency. The garrison reported that a group of Japanese troops were found in Wuling Mountain at the junction of Wu'an and Shexian counties. The villagers of Lijiagou in Wu'an County were hiding on Wuling Mountain.
It is estimated that all of them were killed by the Japanese army. This news was reported by a young comrade of the Lijiagou militia team. The garrison has already rushed to Lijiagou!"
"How many people are there in the Japanese army?"
"The number of people is not clear yet. The two sides met suddenly, and the comrades of the militia did not have time to observe!"
"Damn it, what happened? Why did the little Japs just appear in the base area so openly? What are the intelligence stations in Changzhi and Lucheng doing?" Zhou Weihan threw his hat on the table angrily.
Zhao Gang on the side guessed the origin of the Yamazaki Brigade: "The base area is so big, and a regiment of people can just drill into any hilltop and see nothing. How could there really be nothing wrong? These little devils are here."
They were marching in the mountains and forests, obviously deliberately avoiding us, but they were bumped into by villagers from Lijiagou during the march, and this was exposed. I guess that the previous advancing team was leading the way for the main force of the Japanese army!"
Zhou Weihan immediately stood in front of the map and found the location of Wuling Mountain. He weighed it in his mind and concluded that if the Japanese army dared to march in the mountains and forests, it must be a partial division with not too many people.
Although the Tainan Military Region has a large number of troops, it is attacked from both the east and west.
The weapons and equipment of the basic regiment are good, but it has only been established for a month, and its combat effectiveness has not yet been formed. It is okay to provide support, but it cannot be expected to fight hard.
The Second Regiment in Shexian County must coordinate with the headquarters, logistics agencies and the Northern Bureau to evacuate to Tainan at any time, and cannot move until the moment of life and death.
Ding Wei's 28th Regiment was to resist the main force of the Japanese army along Lucheng. As for Li Yunlong's new regiment, one battalion was to assist in defending the Huangyadong Arsenal near Xijing Town in northwest Lebanon.
At this time, Xing Zhiguo and Zhao Gang were eagerly waiting for Zhou Weihan to give the order!
Zhou Weihan thought about all this, and then said in a deep voice: "Let Mr. Li immediately find out the number of people and weapons and equipment of this Japanese army, and the first regiment, cavalry regiment, and artillery battalion will assemble immediately!"
"In addition, let the second battalion of the fourth regiment move to the east of Binh Thuan, and the fourth regiment move to the east and west of Dacheng, one to the east and one to the west, to block the retreat of these little devils. Li Yunlong's new regiment will leave one battalion in the southeast of Lebanese, and the rest of the troops will move toward the east of Binh Thuan.
Gather quickly in the direction of Wuling Mountain!"
"Old Zhao, you stay in Wuyi. Temple Yong's attitude is unclear at the moment. Wuyi is our retreat, we can't lose anything. Let's do this. The guard company and the third battalion of the first regiment will stay, as well as the tank company, under your full command.
Always pay attention to the Japanese military developments on one side in Han!"
Zhao Gang nodded. He also understood the seriousness of the situation. The number of Japanese troops currently attacking was unknown. All he could do was to guard the retreat route at Yamawang Mountain.
After the order was issued, since pre-war mobilization had begun in the previous few days, ammunition and supplies had been distributed long ago, so the troops were quickly assembled.
The cavalry regiment and artillery battalion marched at a fast pace. Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo personally led the troops first, while the first regiment was led by Jing Dagang behind.
Marching all the way south from Yanwang Mountain, there was no movement from the Japanese strongholds in Wuyi and Wu'an along the way. Zhou Weihan felt slightly relieved.
Zhou Weihan had communicated with Isamu Terauchi before. Isamu Terauchi revealed the strength distribution of the Japanese divisions and brigades, and ensured that the main offensive direction of the 104th Brigade was in the east of HD.
As for the specific content of Operation No. 1 and when the attack would be launched, Major General Isamu Terauchi, the commander of the brigade, did not know. The 108th Division headquarters only issued an order to gather troops.
Zhou Weihan came to his senses at this time. There was no movement in other base areas of the Eighth Route Army, but the battle in the Tainan base area had started first.
After the Yamazaki Brigade walked out of Wuling Mountain, they occupied a hilltop protruding from the east side and immediately organized manpower to build fortifications.
"The person who escaped must have reported the news to the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army must have known our location at this time. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our department only needs to build fortifications again and wait for the rescue of the main force!" Yamazaki Yehei said
He said regretfully, seeming to feel regret for not being able to attack Wuyi's independent detachment.
At this time, a Japanese soldier ran over and reported: "Your Excellency Colonel, a group of Eighth Route Army troops was found in the north, numbering at least a thousand people!"
"Yo Xi, everyone get into shooting position immediately!" Yamazaki Yehei yelled,