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

The command center was no longer safe, so Shen Honglie immediately ordered to blow up the command center. All personnel were required to break out in the direction of the Second Battalion immediately. They had to reorganize and gather the troops. If they fought on their own, they would definitely not survive until dawn.

As soon as the Japanese army launched the attack, Chen Feng received a telegram from the lurking spies in Mengyin City. He instantly lost his sleepiness and unfolded the map to determine the source of the Japanese army. The east side was impossible, as the Japanese troops could not bypass Yishui City. Pingyi in the south could not escape his reconnaissance. It could only be the west and north sides. The north side was all mountainous, so the possibility was not high. If it came from the west, it would either be Sishui City or Xintai City. Shen Honglie was in trouble.

Chen Feng quickly assembled the troops and ordered the third company to stay in Mengshan to be on guard and defend. The five platoons of the first and second companies went into battle lightly, carrying only light and heavy machine guns on board. The team members who had horses set out on horseback to reinforce Mengyin overnight. Eight trucks started up and a hundred war horses began to gallop.

Shen Honglie was already trying to gather his troops, but some companies and platoons were still broken up, especially the 1,000 miscellaneous troops that came to reinforce. Except for the two companies of more than 200 people at the east gate and the south gate, the remaining nearly 800 people fought with the Japanese for only 20 minutes before retreating in all directions. The Japanese had no intention of letting them go and kept chasing them from behind, not giving them any chance to breathe.

It took Shen Honglie more than an hour to rescue more than 600 soldiers from three battalions of Marines, and there were more than 100 wounded soldiers among them. He dared not delay any longer. Once the Japanese army completely closed in, he would have no chance.

With enemies on three sides and only the South Gate still under his control, Shen Honglie ordered the remaining troops to break out to the South Gate quickly and concentrate all heavy firepower to clear a path. Even if all the bullets and mortar shells were used up, they had to open a bloody path.

The Japanese army discovered the intention of this National Army and immediately launched a siege. More than 600 people, holding the wounded, retreated towards the South Gate while blocking the enemy. From a distance, they discovered a group of Japanese troops attacking the South Gate.

Shen Honglie knew that once the Japanese army occupied the city wall, this army of 600 people would have no chance of survival, so he ordered the second battalion commander to lead two companies to attack the Japanese army attacking the South Gate with lightning speed.

Shen Zizhong, holding a Czech rifle and leading more than 200 remaining soldiers, launched an attack from behind the Japanese army:

"Brothers, this is the only way out. Whether the commander can get out depends on us. Follow me and kill."

Half a squadron of Japanese troops wanted to quickly take the South Gate, but they were apparently unprepared for the rear. They were strafed by light machine guns, and then engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Shen Zizhong's two hundred men. The company commander stationed at the city gate saw that his troops were preparing to retreat from the South Gate, so he also led his troops down the city tower and wall and rushed towards half a squadron of Japanese troops from behind.

The Japanese troops behind were getting closer and closer. The two sides were still fighting. There was no time left. Shen Honglie ordered the entire army to charge. Blood was splattered inside the South Gate. The number of troops was almost four to one, and they were surrounded. In just over ten minutes, Shen Honglie's troops cleared out this half squadron of Japanese troops at all costs.

As soon as the troops withdrew from the south gate, the Japanese army caught up with them. The wounded soldiers were in front and the remaining soldiers were behind. They retreated southward while blocking the pursuers.

Many seriously wounded soldiers were unable to escape and fell on the road holding grenades, ready to use their last lives to delay the Japanese pursuit.

Shen Honglie breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was not too bad. The Japanese army did not have an ambush outside the South Gate. Even if half a squadron was ambushed outside the South Gate, his several hundred men would be finished.

There were more and more Japanese pursuers, and they kept chasing Shen Honglie's fleeing soldiers. Soldiers who were left behind kept falling down, and seriously wounded soldiers kept pulling the pin of a grenade. Shen Honglie's heart was bleeding, because these were the elites of the Marine Corps!

The troops retreated southward along the main road. They dared not go into the mountains now. There were too many wounded and the speed was too slow. If they stopped for a moment, they would be surrounded by the Japanese army. I hope there will be no Japanese troops coming from Pingyi! Otherwise, few of these people will escape.

What you fear will come true. Suddenly, a shout was heard from the road ahead. Shen Honglie was shocked and hurriedly prepared to order the troops to go into the mountains.

"Brother Shen, this way"!

More than a dozen soldiers shouted together:

"Brothers of the National Army, retreat this way quickly."

Shen Honglie knew that the Mengshan guerrillas had come to support him, and he was overjoyed:

"Hurry, hurry, the support is here!"

There were still thousands of Japanese troops, who were chasing them along the road. The Mengshan guerrillas hastily prepared for defense. Four trucks were lined up on the road, and another four drove up the gentle slope. Eight heavy machine guns were mounted on the front of the trucks, and there were more than ten light machine guns and thirty submachine guns on the high ground next to them.

The Japanese troops came up, and more than a thousand people were very excited. In front of them were the elite troops of Shen Honglie. As long as this part of the national army was eliminated, the Mengyin defenders could be said to be completely wiped out.

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared on the road ahead, only a few dozen meters away from them. The pursuing Japanese captain was shocked. Just as he was about to order his troops to lie down, the headlights of eight trucks turned on. The Japanese pursuers were temporarily blinded by the headlights and could only close their eyes, with infinite fear on their faces.

The car lights were the signal to fire. Eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, more than ten Type 99 light machine guns, and thirty submachine guns opened fire at the same time. Bullets poured down on the pursuing Japanese troops.

The captain holding the command knife in the front was instantly shot into a sieve. His body was still dancing for more than ten seconds without even a chance to fall down.

All the national army climbed onto the truck. Shen Honglie and Chen Feng stood together, watching the Japanese soldiers fall down in droves. Shen Honglie grabbed Chen Feng's shoulders with tears in his eyes:

"Brother, good brother, you saved me once and avenged me."

"Brother Shen, don't get excited. This group of Japanese troops is too long to be completely eliminated. We will have to retreat after they are defeated. What are your plans, Brother Shen?"

Shen Honglie looked sad:

"Brother, to be honest, we are the only ones left. We cannot go back to Yishui City for the time being. The Japanese army will definitely block the route to the east. We have more than 500 people and nearly 200 wounded. We can't walk anymore. Please take care of us, brothers. I will be very grateful."

"Don't worry, Brother Shen. After we defeat these Japanese troops, we will go back to the mountain to provide treatment. We have enough medicine and food. Settle the brothers down first and we can talk about the rest tomorrow."

Shen Honglie was pleasantly surprised. As long as there was medicine, nearly two hundred wounded soldiers could be saved:

"Please brother, I will follow your arrangements in everything."

The location of the ambush position chosen by Chen Feng was very special. There was a deep ditch road sandwiched between two steep slopes. The pursuing Japanese troops had no cover and could not climb up on either side. Nearly a thousand pursuers were trapped on the road within 500 meters of the machine gun position. They had no heavy machine guns and only a few light machine guns. They could only lie on the road and accept the rain of bullets.

After more than ten minutes, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese soldiers lying at the back found that they were wet, which turned out to be the blood of their dead comrades in front. The remaining Japanese soldiers collapsed. Regardless of the suppressed bullets, they turned around and ran backwards, leaving countless corpses along the way. In the end, only three or four hundred people escaped this horrible hell and retreated to Mengyin without looking back.

Seeing that the Japanese troops had fled, Chen Feng immediately ordered to clean up the battlefield:

"Platoon leaders, lead the team to clean up the battlefield. All the Japanese soldiers, no matter dead or alive, must be re-shot before approaching. Do not leave a single bullet behind. Evacuate within fifteen minutes. Action."