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

Shen Honglie had had enough fun. Seeing the Japanese army begin to retreat, his wild laughter echoed in the tunnel. He looked at the deputy machine gunner Qu Zexin with a look of longing:

"Come on! The Japanese troops are still within the range, you can have some fun too!"

Qu Zexin had a look of ecstasy on his face. As the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Marine Corps, he himself was a machine gunner. He controlled the Type 92 rifle to attack the retreating Japanese army, and his eyes were filled with excitement.

Shen Honglie took the initiative to serve as the assistant machine gunner and loaded magazines for his subordinates.

Chen Feng's pre-war order was to open fire as long as they did not exceed the range. The Japanese army found that retreat was not so easy. To evacuate the open land, they needed to pass through some flat nodes, which were already covered by artillery fire.

There were violent exploding shells in front of them and whistling bullets behind them. Some Japanese soldiers had already collapsed and took the risk of climbing down the steep cliffs.

These places were also tampered with. The seemingly solid protruding rocks collapsed immediately when they were stepped on. The seemingly solid small trees and tree roots on the cliff broke instantly when they were grabbed with force. Countless Japanese soldiers screamed and fell off the cliff. Not only did they fall down, but they also knocked down the Japanese soldiers under them.

Chen Feng saw that the time was almost right, and shouted to the team members around him:

"Signal."

A signal flare was launched into the air, and the charge horn sounded. All the members of the Yimeng guerrillas began to charge. The 400 brave soldiers of the National Army were not to be outdone. The 200 in the tunnel and the 200 hiding in the cave shouted and charged at the remnants of the Japanese army:

"Go!"

"Kill the devils and take revenge!"

Grenades cleared the way, and from top to bottom, grenades could be thrown a distance of fifty to sixty meters, and all exploded in mid-air. With submachine guns and Type 99 rifles in front and bayonets in the back, they shouted and rushed towards the remaining soldiers who were blocked at the node by artillery fire.

After several rounds of concentrated fire from grenades, the remaining Japanese troops completely collapsed and began to flee under the artillery fire. They were chased from the open area to the node, from the node to the middle of the mountain, and then to the foot of the mountain.

The Japanese army had no desire to turn around and defend themselves. They spread out their arms and threw their weapons everywhere. They only regretted that there were too many rocks on the mountain. Otherwise, they could just hug their heads and roll down the hillside, which would have been better than being blown to death or beaten to death.

After overtaking the Japanese artillery positions, Chen Feng ordered the buglers to blow the bugle. As the bugle sounds spread, the pursuing team stopped and turned back to clean up the mess.

The fighting was easy, but the cleaning was difficult. The bodies of the Japanese soldiers were everywhere. Those on the ground could be carried away, dragged away and buried, but those on the cliffs and hanging on the trees became a problem. They were difficult to deal with, but we dared not leave them alone. If they were not resolved in time, they might cause an epidemic, which would be a disaster.

The army, which consisted of 600 people in total, worked from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and finally dealt with the bodies. The bodies hanging on the cliffs and crooked trees were also pulled down by the commandos using ropes.

No one felt tired, and no one complained. Even if there were ten times more Japanese corpses, they would be very happy to deal with them. They were ambushed by the Japanese army a few days ago, and the team of 2,000 people had only 600 people left, including the missing and the wounded. Today was considered a revenge.

It was impossible to count the bodies in the artillery position at the foot of the mountain. Not to mention those that were blown to pieces by several rounds of shelling, the subsequent detonation of the shells flattened the entire position. Not a single intact gun among the sixteen mountain cannons could be found, and the shells had disappeared without a trace.

The statistical results came out. Not counting the broken limbs of the artillerymen, the Japanese army left 2,800 bodies on the battlefield. There were probably less than 200 dead bodies on the artillery positions. The number of Japanese soldiers who escaped was at most 500 to 600.

On a huge rock in Mount Meng, Shen Honglie was looking at Chen Feng in amazement:

"Brother Lengqiang, I am completely convinced. I have heard about the battle record of your commando team before, but I always felt that there was some water in it. I know the people in Chongqing, so it is not surprising that they exaggerate a little. But today's battle really opened my eyes. Killing the Japanese is easier than killing pigs, and it is just like cutting leeks. I have finally let out the anger that I have been holding in for the past few days. Brother Lengqiang, on behalf of my more than a thousand brothers, thank you."

"Brother Shen, it's too polite to be so polite. If it weren't for the explosives and cement you provided, it wouldn't have been so easy to build the tunnel defense system. If we really had to fight the Japanese in the trenches, it would be a question whether we could hold on."

Chen Feng was silent for a moment, and thought it would be better to remind Shen Honglie:

"Brother Shen, actually the person who should be thanked the most this time is the Japanese spy Hashimoto Sakurako."

Seeing Shen Honglie's puzzled expression, Chen Feng explained with a smile:

"Brother Shen, have you ever thought about the fact that the Japanese army's artillery shells were fired at open areas? Have you ever thought about why the Japanese army didn't follow tactics and surrounded and searched in groups?"

Shen Honglie had already discovered these problems. Although he felt strange, he would not ask unless Chen Feng asked. He slapped Chen Feng on the shoulder:

"Brother, stop hiding it and tell me clearly. First, tell me who this Sakurako is."

Chen Feng gave a detailed account of Hashimoto Sakurako's situation, including how she used the guerrillas to kill her own people to gain their trust, how she was discovered by Chen Feng on the mountain and then eaten by ants, and how she used Hashimoto Sakurako's identity to pass on two false messages, which led to the Japanese artillery bombardment of the open space, allowing the Japanese to line up and search the mountain without any scruples, thus creating the famous scene of the Type 92 heavy machine gun cutting leeks.

Shen Honglie was shocked when he heard this. He only saw the Japanese troops being slaughtered like leeks, but he never imagined that there were so many stories behind it. Even though he learned from Chen Feng about the evil things that Hashimoto Sakurako had done in Northeast China and Nanjing, Shen Honglie still felt very sympathetic towards her. If people have souls, I wonder what Hashimoto Sakurako's soul feels when it is watching her troops being slaughtered because of her over Mount Mengshan.

Shen Honglie looked at the calm young man beside him, and at this moment a thought came to his mind: this person must not be an enemy.

In addition to the casualties inflicted on the Japanese army, the spoils of war were also very good. Jiechuanxiong was very well prepared. In addition to the sixteen mountain cannons, he also brought more than thirty indirect-fire cannons. The mountain cannons were blown up, and most of the indirect-fire cannons were intact. There were not many heavy machine guns, but there were a lot of Type 99 light machine guns, with an average of one for every two squads. Except for those that were blown up or smashed, there were still more than thirty. The Type 38 rifles and grenades were everywhere in the mountains. Wherever there were corpses, there were the two weapons. There were more than 1,500 usable Type 38 rifles and more than 5,000 grenades. Although a lot of bullets were lost, the nearly 3,000 bullets left by the Japanese were enough to make up for the losses in this battle three times.

After the battle, both the Yimeng guerrillas and the 400 national army brothers suffered some casualties. The Yimeng guerrillas suffered three deaths, eight serious injuries, and more than thirty minor injuries. The national army brothers suffered twelve deaths, six serious injuries, and more than fifty minor injuries.

These casualties were caused by the Japanese army lying on the open ground and shooting. If the mountain artillery had not hit the open ground, the number would have been much higher.

The overall combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was still impeccable. Under the coverage of heavy firepower, they were able to cause such casualties to the defensive forces in the face of tunnels and concrete bunkers. Their shooting skills were still very accurate.