Chapter 292 The Great Breakthrough of Jizhong University (2)
Chapter 292: Jizhong Breakthrough (2)
The noise detected by the Japanese military observation post was indeed the movement of the troops. However, this was not the movement of our troops in Jizhong, but the movement of local armed forces commissioned by various factions of the national army.
After the Japanese sweep began, the Fan Zixia tribe between Wuji, Gaocheng, and Jinxian, the Qiao Mingli tribe, Shulu, Wuqiang's Duanhaizhou tribe, the Shishengsan tribe in Fuyang Hedong, Wuyi, and Zhao Yun's tribe between Jixian
Xiangbu, all were trapped in the encirclement. These troops had no unified leadership or unified battle plan, and their combat effectiveness was extremely low. On weekdays, under the banner of anti-Japanese, they were busy expanding the army to raise food and pay. This Japanese army launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign.
The troops were in chaos and were beaten to pieces by the Japanese army.
The Japanese army adopted the tactics of centripetal crushing with heavy troops, which left these local forces with no ability to fight back. They could only run around and hide. But they could not escape the Japanese army's encirclement after running around. The further they ran, the greater the team's losses.
Shi Shengsan's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was completely dispersed under the heavy pressure of the Japanese army.
The arrival of Liu Yimin changed the fate of many people. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which has a history of three years, originated from the "Iron Blood National Salvation Corps" organized by Ji Mengkuan and Ji Gentong, the descendants of the famous talent Ji Xiaolan in the Qing Dynasty. The "July 7th Incident"
Later, Ji Mengkuan, Ji Gentong and his son contacted dozens of villagers from nearby villages to form the "Anti-Japanese First Team", which was later renamed the "Iron-Blooded National Salvation Corps". As the team grew stronger, Ji Mengkuan, Ji Gentong and his son lost power and was stolen by Shi Shengsan.
Shi Shengsan refused to do anything else, and simply ordered the first regiment captain Zhou Chaogui to brutally kill Ji Mengkuan and his son in the Hejian Dahan area, completely controlling the leadership of the army. Historically, Shi Shengsan was later replaced by the Chairman of Hebei Province.
Lu Zhonglin was reorganized into the Sixth Route Army, which was defeated by the Japanese army in the Zaoqiang area in November. Most of them were defeated, and a small number later became traitors. At this time, the Japanese army launched a large-scale and heavy encirclement and suppression in advance, and the three divisions of Shi Sheng were defeated early.
After being defeated, most of them, except those who were dead and captured, fled, and a small number became traitors.
Among these people, Fan Zixia is a famous martyr in history. He is from Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. After graduating from middle school, he studied at the Northeast Army Camp School and served as a regimental commander in the Northeast Army. After the September 18th Incident, he resigned angrily because he was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's non-resistance policy.
.Goed to Zhangjiakou to join the Chasui Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, served as regimental commander, and led his troops to fight against Japan. Later he broke into the Li Shouxin Department of the puppet army and served as battalion commander. Instigated an uprising of the entire battalion in the Battle of Bailingmiao, and forced the puppet Jin Charter Division to surrender
Later, he was arrested and imprisoned by Kuomintang agents. He was released from prison after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and organized the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, under the command of Sun Dianying.
In the manual of the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, Fan Zixia wrote: "We are the outstanding sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, we are the descendants of Yan and Huang, we are a brave and capable army, and we are an iron army that marches forward courageously. We must seek liberation for the nation and strive for survival for the motherland.
I swear to exchange my head for the lost beautiful rivers and mountains, and to crush the evil traitor enemies with my blood."
This is what he wrote and what he did. Historically, he joined the Eighth Route Army in November 1939 and served successively as the commander of the Pinghan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the new 10th Brigade of the 129th Division, the commander of the Pinghan Column and the Taihang Military Region
Commander of the Sixth Division. He led his troops to participate in the anti-"Eleventh Route Siege" in western Hebei, the Hundred Regiment Battle, the Huangyadong Defense Battle and other battles. He was only 34 years old when he died, and shed his last drop of blood for the Anti-Japanese War.
Slowly, these armed forces came together. At this time, facing a powerful enemy, there was no longer any distinction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. They gradually moved closer to our army, hoping to join the People's Self-Defense Army and the Hebei Guerrilla Army to form a joint force and fight as a team.
, to break the Japanese encirclement. Unfortunately, their arrival also attracted the Japanese army.
At this time, Temple Shouichi already knew that the main force of the 21st Division had been wiped out and that the independent mixed fourth brigade was in danger. In anger, he strictly ordered the army encircling and suppressing Hebei Province to speed up the pace of elimination, completely eliminate all resistance forces in Hebei Province, and then send troops southward.
Attack Jinan.
The iron fist of the Japanese army gradually closed, and the Anping front line was tightly held in the center of the fist.
Meng Qingshan led the first division and the second division to rest for a while in Daguanting and then hurriedly moved to Anping. Along the way, he kept fighting with the enemy and constantly sheltered various troops and local cadres who were pursued by the Japanese army.
After Yi arrived in Anping and rendezvoused with the People's Self-Defense Forces, he decided to branch off and quickly move to Cangshi Road in Shulu County, southwest of Anping. Generally speaking, Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao led the People's Self-Defense Forces with the strongest combat effectiveness to open the road, and Meng Qingshan led the first.
The division serves as the rearguard, and other troops operate in separate routes in the middle. They must arrive at the new base before 8 pm on the 28th, break through the Cangshi Road, and then directly break through the Deshi Line via Xinji and enter southern Hebei.
After the large force left Anping, the Japanese army immediately occupied Anping County and began to pursue it. Seeing that there was no other way, Meng Qingshan decided to fight back and curb the momentum of the Japanese army's pursuit. As a result, after the battle, not only did they fail to eliminate the vanguard of the Japanese army's pursuit
Instead, the troops were tightly attacked by the Japanese army. Especially the Japanese planes kept bombing and strafing, and many soldiers died with their bodies bruised and bloody.
Seeing that the troops suffered too much losses and could not stop the Japanese attack at all. If they persisted, the entire army would be annihilated. Meng Qingshan had no choice but to organize his troops to alternate cover and withdraw from the battle. Seeing that the soldiers who were blocking the rear died heroically one company after another.
, Meng Qingshan was heartbroken and sent a message directly to Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao: "The Japanese army is too strong and our army is unable to stop the enemy's heavy attack. Please contact Jinan as soon as possible to coordinate our army's breakout."
It finally got dark, and the Japanese planes stopped bombing. Meng Qingshan hurriedly sent correspondents to Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao to report that a large Japanese army was about to be encircled, and they must pass through the Cangshi Road and Deshi Line quickly, otherwise there would be a danger of the entire army being destroyed.
Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao had just received a telegram from Lei Ming and learned that our army had taken control of Xinji and would soon control Xinbasetou, a key point on Cangshi Road. Lei Ming asked the Jizhong troops to speed up their actions and must pass through Cangshi before 9 p.m.
Stone road, all pass the Deshi Line before eleven o'clock.
After reading the telegram, Lu Ben took a deep breath and said: "We are finally over, it has been such a long three days!"
Lu Zheng used his military style and did not sigh so much. He immediately deployed his troops to prepare to cross Cangshi Road. At this time, the troops of Fan Zixia, Qiao Mingli, Zhao Yunxiang, and Duan Haizhou were pursued by the Japanese army to the vicinity of Cangshi Road.
Among these people, Fan Zixia and Qiao Mingli's troops were small in number, while Zhao Yunxiang and Duan Haizhou's troops were large in number, but suffered heavy losses. Seeing the People's Self-Defense Army and the Hebei guerrilla army heading towards Cangshi Road, several spirit-like figures immediately realized
It seems that they are going to break through to southern Hebei. It is said that there are regular troops of the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei. It is estimated that the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army are joining the People's Self-Defense Army and the Hebei Guerrilla Army on Cangshi Road.
When it was time to escape, these commanders stopped being polite to our troops and ignored the Japanese troops chasing behind them. They swarmed in front of our troops and swarmed directly towards the new base.
Seeing the posture of these troops defeated, Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao could only shake their heads sadly, ordered the troops to follow up, and deployed troops to block the pursuing Japanese troops.
When the leader of the Japanese squadron heard the noise, many lights appeared in the distance. The leader of the Japanese squadron knew that it was a symbol that the imperial army was coming from all directions, indicating that Jizhong was hiding under the dark night.
The resistance force in the area. The Japanese squadron leader immediately ordered preparations for battle and reported the situation to the group leader and wing leader.
Not long after, a dark crowd appeared under the cover of night, rushing toward Cangshi Road. Needless to say, they were the Chinese resistance forces being pursued by the main force of the imperial army.
Seeing the crowd getting closer and closer, they were already approaching the highway. The Japanese squadron leader laughed ferociously, raised his command knife, and shouted "Kill me!"
The Japanese machine guns, grenade launchers, and rifles all opened fire. The intensive firepower staggered Zhao Yunxiang who was walking at the front. The panicked soldiers immediately fell to the ground. Some soldiers behind immediately shouted
"There are Japanese machine guns ahead," they shouted, turned around and ran away, leaving the team in a mess.
Zhao Yunxiang was so angry that he took out his pistol and fired three times, shouting loudly: "Don't panic, don't make chaos. The Japanese army is a small force, everyone rush over with me!" After shouting, he grabbed a machine gun and started to move.
Rush forward while shooting.
Zhao Yunxiang took the lead in the charge, and the soldiers behind finally calmed down. The regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders also began to organize their teams and rushed forward with Zhao Yunxiang.
As soon as the fighting started here, all the Japanese troops on Cangshi Road were alerted. The lights of cars and armored vehicles were also turned on, illuminating the wilderness. The troops who broke out suddenly became targets, and their situation became dangerous.
stand up.
When Zhao Yunxiang saw this, he hurriedly fell down. As soon as he climbed to the ground, bullets whizzed past him, knocking down several soldiers who were moving slower.
When Lu Zhengcao received the report, he immediately cursed: "Malaba! If you fail to succeed, you will fail!" After scolding, he quickly ordered Zhao Chengjin, commander of the First Regiment of the People's Self-Defense Army, and Sha Ke, commander of the Special Forces Regiment, to lead their troops to catch up immediately and use artillery fire.
Suppress the Japanese, open a gap, and cover the breakout of the troops. He also ordered the second regiment to defend to the east and the third regiment to defend to the west, and notified Meng Qingshan to speed up his retreat.
Not bad. Seeing the main force of the People's Self-Defense Army coming up, the troops of Zhao Yunxiang, Duan Haizhou, Qiao Mingli, and Fan Zixia automatically moved out of the way, allowing the People's Self-Defense Army troops to go forward and open the passage.
The Special Forces of the People's Self-Defense Army was formed based on the original machine gun company of the 691st Regiment, and the gunners were all veterans. A sudden bombardment by several mortars immediately caused the Japanese grenade positions to panic, and the Japanese squadron leader immediately felt
Feeling the pressure, they asked for help from the battalion and regiment commanders, while directing the Japanese troops to shoot. The first regiment charged once, but failed to do so.
At this time, the situation was extremely critical. Large Japanese troops in the distance were speeding up. The Japanese garrison on Cangshi Road also had tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and motorcycles. The infantry and cavalry were fully mobilized and swarmed toward the new base.
The Japanese army's artillery had already started shelling from a long distance, and the shells roared towards the gathering place of the breakout troops.
Lu Zhengcao was so anxious that he and Lu Bi rode to the front, preparing to command all the troops, adopt the human sea tactic, and rush over in spite of the enemy's bullets.
This is when the miracle happens!
A Japanese convoy roared from the south with its headlights on. When it reached behind the Japanese position, the leading motorcycle drew an arc and drove eastward. The motorcycles, armored vehicles, and cars behind them immediately turned around, and were behind the Japanese position.
A line formed behind the position.
When the Japanese squadron leader saw the reinforcements arriving, he immediately stood up and waved his command knife to direct the armored vehicles and cars to fire. Unexpectedly, the bullets ejected from the armored vehicles, cars, and motorcycles did not hit the breaking out Chinese army, but hit them solidly.
On the backs of the Japanese who were shooting desperately.
The Japanese squadron leader only had time to shout "Baga" before he was hit in the waist by a machine gun bullet. Those Japanese soldiers who were concentrating on shooting were like prisoners who were shot, and were sentenced to death by bullets from behind.
After destroying the Japanese who were blocking the enemy, the convoy drove to the east and west, leaving a path in the middle to allow the breakout troops to pass.
Zhao Chengjin, the leader of the First Regiment of the People's Self-Defense Army, witnessed the miracle with his own eyes. He jumped up with a cheer and shouted: "The Eighth Route Army is coming to meet us. Comrades, hurry up and pass the blockade!"
After shouting, he led a group of horses and rushed through the gap that the convoy had dodged.
Seeing a regiment of the People's Self-Defense Army rushing into the gap without hesitation, Zhao Yunxiang stood up in a hurry and swarmed in with his team. Duan Haizhou's, Qiao Mingli's, and Fan Zixia's troops behind him quickly overflowed like a flood that had burst a dike.
gap.
After crossing Cangshi Road, Fan Zixia discovered that two teams of cavalry on both sides of the road were forming a line and heading towards Cangshi Road. On one side were all cavalry, and on the other were cavalry carrying mortars and heavy machine guns. At this time, Fan Zixia had already
After waking up from the anxiety of being dumped by the Japanese army, I roughly counted the number of mortars and heavy machine guns. I was amazed in my heart. With so many mortars and heavy machine guns, what a huge team it must be!
Perhaps they were intimidated by this solemn military power, or perhaps they suddenly felt safe. The soldiers in the noisy local forces unconsciously began to pay attention to their formations at this time, no longer like the chaos and rout that they had at the beginning.
It was normal. Many soldiers walked and looked at it, and they did not forget to utter exclamations from their mouths.
The surprise was yet to come. After the cavalry, there were two rows of infantry marching quickly on both sides of the road. They wore uniform helmets on their heads and gray military uniforms with Eighth Route Army armbands. Looking at the weapons and equipment, it was clear that each squad had a light machine gun and each row had a heavy machine gun.
Machine guns, it seems that every company has grenades and mortars. The weapons of infantry shooters are even more staggering. Except for light machine guns, submachine guns and guns similar to submachine guns, the rifles are all brand new and look like they are all brand new.
They are all Type 38. The squad and platoon leaders all carry twenty-gun guns on their waists, carry guns like submachine guns on their backs, and carry Type 38 on their shoulders.
Just as Fan Zixia sighed about the strong firepower, he saw one of his squad leaders shouting "I want to be an Eighth Route Army soldier" and ran into the marching team of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, he was gently pushed out by the marching soldiers.
Fan Zixia pulled the squad leader over and cursed, "Look at how cowardly you are! We are fighting a war right now. If you want to be an Eighth Route Army soldier, you can wait until you are in the field!"
When the squad leader saw the commander getting angry, he couldn't help but muttered: "If I had such a good gun, why would I run away? I would just fight the Japanese!"
Fan Zixia said, "You have to shoot accurately even if you have a good gun." He pushed the squad leader into the team and continued the march.
By the time the political commissar of the Fourth Teaching Brigade Wang Nanhu, Chief of Staff Cao Shengli, and Special Operations Brigade Captain Li Lingfeng arrived at Xinluitou, the People's Self-Defense Army and the Hebei Guerrilla Army were crossing the Cangshi Road.
Wang Nanhu looked at the lights of the Japanese troops that were gradually surrounding him, and ordered all mortars to concentrate immediately and quickly establish a position. Chief of Staff Cao Shengli directly commanded them. When the Japanese troops approached, they concentrated the artillery fire to stun the Japanese troops in one fell swoop and force them to
He retreated. Ordered all the heavy machine guns to concentrate, set up positions along the Cangshi Road, and concentrated on dealing with the Japanese infantry. Ordered all the rocket launchers to concentrate and resolutely knock out the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles. Ordered the engineers to lay mines and explosive packets to block our army's retreat.
The enemy is pursuing. Order each of the two regiments to send a battalion to deploy defenses to the east and west to prepare to block the enemy. The other troops and one brigade are on standby in concealment.
After issuing the order, the troops moved quickly. Wang Nanhu, Li Deguang and Li Lingfeng met Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao who were already waiting aside.
Wang Nanhu and others were not familiar with Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao, and it was a battlefield. Therefore, Wang Nanhu simply told Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao that Comrade Lei Ming, commander of the Fourth Brigade, was waiting in Xinji and asked the Jizhong troops to seize the time to act. The Japanese army was
Arriving in a blink of an eye, they retreated after blocking the attack.
After Lu Bi and Lu Zhengcao left, Meng Qingshan withdrew with the first division behind him to block the attack.
When he saw that Meng Qingshan was covered in blood, Wang Nanhu immediately stepped forward to hug him and carefully touched his body with his hands. When he saw that he was not injured, he said: "Old Meng, you are very powerful. You went to Jizhong alone and brought out ten people."
Thousands of guerrilla troops are amazing!"
Meng Qingshan, Wang Nanhu, and Li Deguang were all acquaintances, and they were both regiment-level cadres during the Red Army. When they saw the main force coming to take over, the steel-like Meng Qingshan burst into tears and said while crying: "Old Wang
, the Japanese went crazy this time, 50,000 troops attacked Hebei Province. Our losses were too great. In just three days, at least 50% of the troops were lost. I was too embarrassed to report to the leaders. Look at me
How many people are there in the first division? I, I feel uncomfortable!"
As he talked, he burst into tears.
Looking at Meng Qingshan, and then at the First Division where almost everyone was losing the prize, Wang Nanhu felt miserable. He asked Li Lingfeng to transfer the cars and motorcycles of the special operations brigade, and also asked the army to free up a group of pack horses to move the First Division.
The wounded were transported backwards. Then he said to Meng Qingshan: "Lao Meng, don't cry, I will avenge you! You lead the troops to withdraw quickly, and go to Nangong to have a good rest. If you have any grievances, wait until you meet the division commander and political commissar.
Talk to them in detail."
Meng Qingshan raised his head, wiped his tears, and said decisively: "Jizhong can't be lost like this! I will fight back! I will ask the principal and the old guys to help me when the time comes. I must take back Jizhong. Otherwise, I will die with my eyes open.
!”
After saying that, he gave a military salute to Wang Nanhu, Li Deguang and Li Lingfeng, turned around and left.
Wang Nanhu glanced at Meng Qingshan's back, said "good man", turned around and ordered the troops to prepare for battle.