Chapter 5 The enemy's countermeasure plan is in vain 3
Five days later, the Japanese defense fortifications in Xiangma Mountain were completed. At the same time, the Japanese troops in the middle of Xiangma Mountain had the advantage of defensive fortifications, so they deployed two additional regiments from the other two Japanese strongholds in Xiangma Mountain.
, stationed it north of the Japanese stronghold on Xiangma Mountain Middle Road, so that
, the Japs' sphere of influence in the entire Xiangmasan Mountains extended to the north, and it seemed that they might launch an attack at any time. Seeing this, the Second Brigade Commander, who was also in Xiangmasan Mountains, hurriedly sent a telegram to Xishan County.
, requesting Li Yan to send troops to attack Mashan to prevent the Japanese from making a surprise attack.
After receiving the telegram, Liu Guangyao, who was in Xishan County, immediately left the county and ran towards Xishan County South Avenue. Fifteen minutes later, Liu Guangyao saw the five cannons placed in the central section of Xishan County South Avenue.
, as well as Li Yan and Liu who were observing the enemy's movements on Xiangma Mountain.
Seeing that Li Yan had not moved, Guangyao walked up quickly, reached out and patted Li Yan on the shoulder, and then thrust the telegram into Li Yan's hand: "Li Yan, there is a call from the Eighth Route Army troops southwest of Xishan, Xiangma Mountain
The number of Japanese soldiers in the middle has suddenly increased, and they have the tendency to attack north. I ask for your assistance."
Upon seeing this, Li Yan quickly took the telegram and read it carefully. After reading the entire telegram, Li Yan turned to look at Liu Guangyao and asked: "Guangyao, from when you sent this telegram to Xishan County to now
, how long in total?”
After hearing this, Liu Guangyao first made a quick estimate in his mind, and then faced Li Yan and replied: "Less than half an hour." When Li Yan saw that there was still time, he breathed lightly, and then called the people around him.
Two brothers from the reinforced regiment were given the task of investigating the Japanese fortifications in Thieves Mountain.
After hearing this, the two brothers from the reinforcement group did not delay any more. Instead, they turned around and ran towards Xiangma Mountain. Li Yan looked in the direction in which the two brothers from the reinforcement group left, and waited until they completely disappeared from Li Yan.
When he was in the field of vision, he turned back and said: "Wait."
Liu Guangyao was very puzzled when he saw this scene. He moved closer to Li Yan and asked doubtfully: "Li Yan, didn't the Second Brigade Commander want you to send troops for reinforcements? Why did you only send two scouts now?
Members go out?"
After hearing this, Li Yan smiled at first, then stretched out his right hand and pointed at the north exit of Xiangma Mountain, and slowly explained: "There are five regiments in the Xishan Nanqiao base area, and the total number of Japanese soldiers in Xiangma Mountain is only four regiments."
, even if there is a head-to-head confrontation in the end, the Japs troops from the Thieves Mountain
We can't gain the slightest upper hand, but now that there are Japanese defenses, the second brigade commander is a little panicked, so he sent a report to Xishan County for help..." Li Yan said this and took back his right hand.
, turned to the five cannons beside him, and then explained:
"It can be seen from this point that the reason why the Japs increased their troops in the central stronghold of Xiangma Mountain is because they have these fortifications as support. If I blow up these Japs bunkers now, these extra Japs soldiers will definitely be
They will obediently withdraw from the Xiangmashan Middle Road stronghold and return to their original station. In this way, the matter of the Eighth Route Army at Nanqiao in Xishan will be resolved. As for whether to send troops or not, that is a matter for the future."
As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, he heard a burst of footsteps coming from the south end of Xishan County's South Avenue. Li Yan suddenly turned around and saw the two reinforcement brothers he had just sent out. When he saw that they were one of his own, Li Yan
Yan then raised his right hand and waved it vigorously at them a few times. Seeing this, the two brothers from the reinforcement group sped up and came to Li Yan. They rested for a while and then began to report the movements of the Japs in Xiangmashan.
After the two reinforcement brothers finished talking, Li Yan also determined the specific location of the Japanese fortifications in Xiangmashan. Seeing that the first step had been completed, Li Yan returned to Xishan County and pulled a small team to the county seat.
The central section of South Avenue, responsible for guarding the cannon
position, and then facing due south, he calculated the approximate distance between the Japanese fortifications at Xiangma Mountain and his current location. After doing this, Li Yan took a few steps back and came to the back of the gun emplacement, extending his right hand in the direction of Xiangma Mountain.
, gave the order to fire.
After several dull cannon blasts, there was a brief silence. However, this silence did not last for ten seconds. Several fireballs appeared in the sky in the direction of the north exit of Xiangma Mountain, followed by the sound of five bursts of artillery shells exploding.
Seeing this scene, Li Yan ordered Liu Guangyao to return first.
Xishan County was waiting for news from the Eighth Route Army troops on the Nanqiao side of Xishan County. He left the central section of the South Avenue in Xishan County, moved northeast for a while, and finally came to the hill near the east gate of Xishan County. He raised his sniper rifle and faced
Observe for a while in the direction of Xiangma Mountain.
Seeing that there was no obvious movement from this group of Japs, Li Yan withdrew and returned to the artillery position in the central section of Xishan County's South Avenue. He once again issued the order to fire, and waited until the second wave of artillery shells had all exploded in the northern section of Xiangma Mountain.
By that time, those Japanese fortifications had completely turned into a pile of waste.
Seeing this, Shankou, who was guarding the Xiangmashan Middle Road stronghold, thought that the shelling was a precursor to the Eighth Route Army's attack, so he immediately recalled the two Japanese regiments transferred from other strongholds to the Xiangmashan Middle Road stronghold.
Defend in front of the gate in preparation for the incoming Eighth Route Army troops.
However, after a long time, the mountain pass did not see the slightest sign of the large troops. Seeing this, the mountain pass thought that the Eighth Route Army was playing tricks, so ten minutes after the bombardment ended, the two regiments were pushed back to where they were just now.
position, but just when the two regiments were about to reach the designated position, Xishan
Several more cannon shots were fired from the county town, and several shells mixed with the sound of wind flew towards the two Japanese troops outside the Xiangma Mountain Middle Road stronghold. Finally, the center of the two Japanese troops exploded, and it only took a moment.
In an instant, more than two hundred Japanese soldiers were thrown into the sky by the powerful impact, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, the other living Japanese soldiers no longer thought of advancing towards the northern exit of Xiangma Mountain. Instead, they turned around collectively and ran towards the stronghold in the middle of Xiangma Mountain. Seeing that things were not going well, Yamaguchi led several Japanese soldiers to block the stronghold.
At the gate, he shot and killed the one running in front.
Several Japanese soldiers, but the Japanese troops behind them not only did not stop, but accelerated and fled towards the stronghold. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Yamaguchi had no choice but to open the gate of the Xiangma Mountain Middle Road stronghold and first agreed to the withdrawal of these Japanese soldiers to the stronghold.