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

At this time, the Battle of Wuhan was in full swing. Yesterday, taking advantage of the shortage of various types of artillery shells of the Japanese army, the Chinese army put all their efforts into driving the Japanese army out of the Zhugan River Gorge. The 20th Army in the north also successfully blocked the area north of the gorge.

In an afternoon of fighting, more than 3,000 Japanese troops were annihilated, more than 200 were captured, and the Japanese troops were driven back to Guangshan County. This was called the Zhuganhe Victory and received special commendations from the Fifth War Zone and Chongqing.

The eyes of the whole country and even the whole world were on Wuhan. Suddenly, a big surprise broke out in the Yimeng Mountain area behind enemy lines. The Yimeng guerrillas led by a cold gun, who may have only a few thousand troops, even if they joined the New Fourth Division and the Lunan Detachment, were not as numerous as the Japanese troops, but they actually wiped out the Hata Detachment. Eight thousand people! More than eight thousand heads! The Chinese were shocked, and the Japanese army was also shocked. It was too cruel.

Many Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death. They were brainwashed by militarist education. After death, their souls would return to the toilet and be supported by their descendants. But they were afraid of being beheaded! Once the head was chopped off, the soul would become a wandering ghost. It was too scary to hear that 8,000 of their kind had their heads chopped off.

In Wuhan City, Li Zongren and Chen Cheng were chatting. The Ma Dang on the eastern front was as solid as a rock, and the Zhugan River Gorge on the northern front had also achieved victory. The two commanders were quite leisurely, tasting Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao at Li Zongren's headquarters:

"Brother Delin, this counterattack was brilliant! Not only did it save the Zhugan River Gorge from danger, but it also wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese troops. The gorge is now safe for the time being."

"Brother Cixiu, I am far worse than you! The Japanese army has been blocked in Madang for more than half a month, right? The guard of an army managed to hold back the advance of 80,000 Japanese troops. It's incredible!"

"Okay, Brother Delin, let's stop flattering each other. You took advantage of the opportunity when the Jinpu Line was cut off, and I benefited from Leng Qiang's suggestion. If we have to say that the credit should be shared half by Leng Qiang."

"He wouldn't care about this little credit. When you mentioned the cold gun, I remembered something. Did you know the telegram sent by Captain Hata this morning? It seems that their detachment suffered a great loss"!

"I see. Isn't it normal to suffer a great loss? Why do you sneak attack the Yimeng Mountain guerrillas for no reason? Do you really think that cold guns are vegetarian?"

"Report"!

"Come in"!

Li Yunyan pushed the door open, her face full of excitement:

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, a cold-blooded telegram in clear text"?

Seeing Chen Cheng's expectant look, Li Zongren said to Li Yunyan:

"read"!

Li Yunyan excitedly read the telegram:

"Bin Shanyuan, good morning, you came all the way from the Yangtze River to encircle and annihilate me, but unfortunately you failed again!

Let me first tell you about your beastly behavior. The Hata Detachment took a large number of civilians up the mountain... ".

After the telegram was read, the two commanders were speechless. With such a great victory, couldn't they be more serious? They had to make fun of him like this. Did they want to piss Bin Shan off to death?

"Forward the telegram to Chongqing intactly. Whether they receive it or not, we have the responsibility to commend them. Go ahead!"

"Yes"!

Seeing Li Yunyan closing the door and leaving, Chen Cheng felt a little emotional:

"Brother Delin, compared with our combat record, their cold-shooting performance is too outstanding. I'm really worried that they will be surrounded by heavy Japanese forces."

"Brother Cixiu, I have guessed some of the purpose of the cold gun. He is not optimistic about the Battle of Wuhan! Whether it is the previous reminder or the attack on the Jinpu Line, they are all intended to relieve the pressure on us. I can also guess some of the purpose of this plain text message. First, it is to ask for credit for Shen Honglie and the Lunan Detachment. Secondly, it is nothing more than to anger the Japanese, let the Japanese send heavy troops to encircle and suppress us, and indirectly relieve our pressure."

Li Zongren's expression turned serious as he spoke:

"Brother Cixiu, we brothers must all cheer up! Since the cold gun is not optimistic, there must be reasons for being pessimistic. The Battle of Wuhan is related to the overall situation, and we must not let the Japanese take advantage of it."

"Brother Delin, that's the truth. I will review it with my staff later and look for loopholes carefully. We will never give the Japanese any chance to take advantage."

The top brass in Chongqing were also very excited when they received the news. They said they could destroy a detachment just like that. If they wanted to kill the Japanese army on a large scale, they had to use cold guns! However, they were not very happy with the Lunan detachment that appeared in the plaintext message. They always felt a little uncomfortable. However, during the period of cooperation against Japan, they could not show it too explicitly:

"Very good, very good. Let's call this battle the Mengshan Victory! Send a message to Shen Honglie and ask him to report the entire battle process. Also send a secret message to ask how close Leng Qiang is to the Lunan Detachment."

Seeing that the director of the Statistics Bureau understood immediately, the senior officials continued to give orders:

"Issue a telegram to the entire army, commending the Yimeng guerrillas for their joint efforts with the New Fourth Division and the Lunan Detachment to eliminate the Hata Detachment. The Yimeng guerrillas and the New Fourth Division will each be rewarded with 100,000 oceans. As for the Lunan Detachment, it will be rewarded with 10,000 French francs"!

The commendation order was issued, and the people burst into great enthusiasm for the anti-Japanese war. Although they had lost half of their territory, the good news one after another made everyone excited. It must be my gun! If I don't make a sound, I will make a big splash.

The Iwai Tiger Brigade and the Hata Detachment killed more than 10,000 devils in just over ten days! They chopped off 8,000 heads in one go. If they were put together, they would be a Jingguan.

The shamelessness of the Japanese also caused an uproar in the world. They actually forced civilians to attack the defense line. This move refreshed people's understanding of the bottom line of the Japanese. Countless individuals or organizations invented coded telegrams to denounce the Japanese, calling them a disgrace to the army and a disgrace to humanity.

The Japanese would never dare to admit this. They dared to do it. If they admitted it, it would be a blow to their nation. Bin Shanyuan began to argue with Chen Feng, denouncing Leng Qiang for having no bottom line and being a despicable person who liked to drug people. He also explained that the Imperial Japanese Army would never use civilians as shields, and it must be a frame-up by Leng Qiang.

Chen Feng then presented the confessions of Hata Shigekazu and two colonels. These were all fabricated, but Chen Feng understood the Japanese and fabricated them based on Japanese thinking, so the credibility was too high. Even Bin Shanyuan once thought it was true, but he would never admit it.

At the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters in Peiping, Bin Shanyuan was in deep confusion. It was too weird. Before he could figure out the reason for the demise of the Iwai Tiger Brigade, the Hata Detachment was weirdly destroyed again.

From Hata Shigeichi's farewell telegram, it can be seen that their detachment was poisoned by a hidden gun. However, after the Doi Division was poisoned and destroyed, testing poison before meals became an important course for the Japanese field troops. Hata Shigeichi was not a frivolous person, so why did he fall for it?

In addition, it is a mystery how many troops there are on Mount Meng. To be able to stop the attack of a detachment, the firepower must be very strong, and the number of troops cannot be hundreds. There are also the Lunan detachment of Shen Honglie and Yan'an. Bin Shanyuan feels that the mountainous area of ​​​​Shandong is a mess, and troops must be sent to Pingyi and Mengyin! They can't be allowed to be so unscrupulous, they must be blocked, at least to stop them from going west to destroy the Jinpu Line.