I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

On the afternoon of the second day after Hashimoto Sakurako infiltrated the guerrillas, a disguised spy came to Jiechuanxiong's place.

"Major, I followed the marks left by No. 2 to the foot of Mount Mengshan. No. 2 has successfully sneaked into Mount Mengshan."

"Okay, is the last mark safe?"

"It is very safe and suitable for transmitting information. I will go there once every morning and report to His Excellency the Major as soon as I have any news."

"You still have to be more careful and disguise yourself well, so that you know what to do once you are caught by them"?

"I understand. I won't waste a second."

"I understand. Plan No. 2 is very important and nothing can go wrong. Let's go!"

After the spies left, Jiechuanxiong was relieved. The flower of the empire was indeed worthy of its reputation. If it didn't require his cooperation, he wouldn't have known there was such a powerful flower. Jiechuanxiong was full of hatred:

"Cold gun? Lone Wolf Commando? Yimeng Guerrillas? Black Eagle and White Eagle? You may still be asleep! Any force that blocks the rise of the empire will be turned into powder."

The arrival of Hashimoto Sakurako made Chen Feng feel a sense of crisis. There was no problem with the team's training and the tunnel construction, but there were not enough people. In addition, the three platoons of the company trained by Heiwa had a total of over 200 people, which was not enough. Once the Japanese army came with a regiment or above, the defense force would be stretched.

Chen Feng felt a little regretful, but there was still a chance. He had to use the information transmission method instructed by Hashimoto Sakurako to buy himself some time.

Three days later, the message was delivered to the tree where Hashimoto Sakurako last marked her. A woodcutter took the message timidly under the surveillance of Chen Feng.

In just one hour, the news reached Jiechuanxiong. Jiechuanxiong was overjoyed after reading it, and immediately asked the signalman to pass the news to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

Bin Shanyuan was in a very good mood after reading the telegram. It seemed that the Lone Wolf Commando was at the end of its rope and was ready to defend Mengshan to the death. However, Miss Sakurako suggested not to attack immediately and let the Yimeng guerrillas build a good defense line, otherwise once the troops were sent out, they would most likely abandon the mountain and flee.

Bin Shanyuan accepted Miss Yingzi's suggestion. Considering that Shen Honglie's troops in Mengyin were too close to Mengshan, he planned to start with Shen Honglie, capture Mengyin, and limit the activities of the Yimeng guerrillas. However, Pingyi could not send troops for the time being. The troops prepared for the attack would be placed in Sishui City first to give them some hope!

On August 8, a regiment of troops left Xintai City and headed towards Mengyin from the northwest. They did not bring any heavy artillery or infantry artillery, and their only heavy firepower were light and heavy machine guns and mortars.

That night, the Japanese army arrived at the west of Mengyin City and launched a surprise attack on a company of defenders in the west of the city.

Shen Honglie had already fallen asleep when he was awakened by the sudden sound of gunfire. His subordinates were also confused. Shen Honglie yelled at his men to be quiet and listen to the sound of gunfire. West of the city?

It’s bad. There is only one company stationed in the west of the city, and they are not Marines, but a miscellaneous group of people coming from Yishui to provide support.

"Order: The defense forces in the south and east of the city should remain on alert, and other teams should immediately support the west of the city. It is extremely urgent. Tell the battalion commanders and company commanders that if the west of the city is lost, they must fight with bayonets to take it back."

The two battalions of troops quickly supported the west of the city. The Japanese army had broken through the defense line of the defending company and chased dozens of remnants all the way to break through the west city gate.

The two teams met each other just one street away. After a round of shooting, the Japanese set up heavy machine guns and mortars. The troops of the two battalions were almost crowded in seven or eight streets. After several rounds of shelling, the two battalions suffered heavy losses.

There was a heavy machine gun blockade ahead, and it was impossible to rush through. Shen Zizhong saw that the losses were too great, and immediately ordered the troops:

"The Second Battalion will follow me into the civilian houses and rely on the streets to block the enemy. Lao Qu, you will lead the Third Battalion to encircle them from behind and we must drive the Japanese out."

Qu Zexin loudly ordered the troops:

"The first company of the third battalion, follow me to encircle the enemy from the south. The second and third companies, encircle the enemy from the north. Once we engage the enemy, quickly engage them and drive them out with bayonets."

The two battalion commanders understood that once the Japanese army secured their positions, the battle would be difficult to fight, but they still underestimated the madness of the Japanese army.

This regiment came from Kanto and received an order to take Mengyin City and defend it at all costs. The regiment commander, Colonel Kimura Aso, had been clearing out guerrillas in Kanto and cherished this opportunity very much. When he saw the troops breaking through into the city, he ordered the follow-up troops to follow up immediately and outflank the city from both sides.

The troops of the two battalions entered the county town and quickly moved to the north and south sides. The two sides had a tactical conflict. The three companies of the third battalion all encountered heavy Japanese troops. The company led by Qu Zexin faced a battalion of Japanese troops. Turning around a row of houses, they saw the Japanese troops swarming in. Knowing that they would not gain the upper hand in bayonet fighting, they ordered the soldiers to build positions immediately to block the Japanese troops. There was no chance here, and Qu Zexin could only pin his hopes on the second battalion and the two companies on the north side.

Shen Honglie was judging the situation at the command post based on the information sent back. He learned that more than 2,000 Japanese troops had entered through the west gate. He immediately ordered all the defenders in the city, except for one miscellaneous company each at the south gate and the east gate, to reinforce westward.

The Japanese vanguard was about to penetrate into the city, and happened to encounter the subsequent reinforcements, and the troops of both sides rushed into each other in an instant.

The entire Mengyin County, from the center to the west, was completely engulfed in war. A Japanese force of about a squadron in the middle, using mortar fire, broke through the defense line of the reinforcements and quickly rushed towards the east gate. As long as they seized the east gate, Shen Honglie's troops would not be able to retreat to Yishui. Once Shen's troops retreated, as long as they held on tightly, they could be completely dragged down and destroyed.

One of Qu Zexin's companies was the first to collapse. Although the Japanese army had no heavy artillery, the power of mortars was too great in such street fighting. A company facing the continuous bombardment of four mortars without the support of trenches could not fight this battle at all.

Half an hour later, less than half of the more than one hundred people were left, and there were more than ten wounded. Qu Zexin ordered the troops to retreat and move closer to the Second Battalion in the middle.

Shen Honglie felt that he was too careless. The Japanese army was obviously well prepared and it was a surprise attack. He had taken all kinds of defenses, but they were all focused on the direction of Pingyi. It was difficult. Mengyin could not be defended, but now the troops were intertwined with the Japanese army, and retreat was extremely difficult.

"Report to the commander, a large number of Japanese troops have been spotted in the east of the city, and are attacking the east gate defense forces."

"Report to the commander, the first company of the third battalion suffered heavy losses. It has retreated under the leadership of Battalion Commander Qu and is moving closer to the second battalion."

"Report to the commander, the 2nd and 3rd companies of the 3rd battalion encountered a Japanese battalion of approximately one battalion. After holding out for an hour, they lost more than half of their troops. The rest retreated. The Japanese battalion was divided into half and is moving towards the north wall."

Shen Honglie was shocked. It was bad. There were Japanese troops at the east gate, north wall and west wall. Only the south gate was left. He didn't know why the Japanese didn't attack the south gate, but retreating from the south gate was not safe.