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

The Japanese rushed to a hundred meters and finally realized that there were not many teammates around them! Every time the rifles on the opposite side fired a volley, there was always a group of teammates falling down. The two heavy machine guns and several light machine guns were still spewing flames, reaping the lives of the soldiers.

Unable to charge forward, the Japanese soldier in the front suddenly changed direction, made a gorgeous turn, and just jumped down two steps when he was shot in the back of the head. A string of blood mixed with white brain matter spurted out, and his body fell to the ground. The other Japanese soldiers were also instantly motivated, turned around and ran away, but the hillside was steep, and many of them became rolling gourds on the ground, unable to stop, at all, and rolled to the front of the cliff in one breath, their bodies in tatters.

The Japanese army retreated, leaving behind six or seven hundred corpses and wounded. The machine guns stopped, and the soldiers in the unfixed tunnels immediately began to move. The soldiers in the fixed tunnels were still shooting the wounded Japanese soldiers until the Japanese started shelling again and there was no more howling on the open ground.

The Japanese army did not continue the attack in the afternoon. After firing for more than ten minutes, there was no movement. It was getting dark. Chen Feng ordered the soldiers to eat separately and be nervous while eating. Once the Japanese army fired artillery, no matter whether it was a poison gas bomb or not, they had to stop eating immediately and put on their gas masks.

In general, I felt a bit passive. The opposite side had heavy artillery that was beyond the range of the mountain artillery. I didn't dare to take off the mask even when sleeping. Fortunately, the weather was cold, so I didn't feel suffocated.

Just after dark, Shen Honglie's telegram arrived, saying that the Japanese regiment responsible for attacking Menglianggu did not take any action and built a defense line beyond the range of the mountain artillery. It was obvious that they did not want to attack, but were just guarding against the New Fourth Division going to support Mengshan. This group of devils are really cunning!

Early the next morning, the Japanese army started shelling again. It seemed that the bombers would not come. The 150mm heavy artillery was too powerful. Several places that were not fixed with cement had been blown open. It was very dangerous. The soldiers would be exposed when they moved to support. Chen Feng ordered to abandon these dangerous points and transfer all the soldiers to the second tunnel. Although it would take some time, there was no danger.

At eight o'clock in the morning, about two squadrons of Japanese troops arrived. The strange thing was that in addition to a rifle, each soldier also carried tools such as a pickaxe and a shovel, and carried a piece of wood as thick as an arm on his back. They stopped when they moved 500 meters and started earthwork on the hillside, causing dust to fly everywhere.

Chen Feng was a little dazed, thinking of the way Li Yunlong's independent regiment eliminated the Yamazaki Battalion in the movie "Bright Sword". Was he going to dig 30 meters and throw grenades? But if he thought about it carefully, this method might really work. Grenades couldn't blow up the tunnel, but if he really dug to the front of the tunnel regardless of time and buried hundreds of kilograms of explosives, it might really blow up the tunnel.

"Notify the second battalion commander to use MG34 to attack the Japanese construction team. Don't expose all your firepower. Just use two guns to consume them."

Half a minute later, two MG34s opened fire. There was no pressure at all at a distance of meters. The Japanese were being harvested by heavy machine guns, but they had no intention of giving up. They piled a few stones on their heads, some kneeling, some lying on their stomachs, continuing their earthwork like a group of moles. For a while, the dust was flying everywhere. Although there were occasional puffs and screams of teammates being shot, they were still digging in full swing.

Chen Feng was not worried, as there was a powerful weapon 200 meters away in the open area. It was originally intended to deal with the Japanese army's tactics of forcing civilians up the mountain, but it had never been used. Now, when the Japanese army dug up, it was a good time to blow them up. In addition, more than a hundred meters below the tunnel, there were large rocks under the rubble, giving them a chance to dig more than a hundred meters before despairing.

"Notify the Second Battalion to stop firing machine guns and let the snipers practice their marksmanship. Hit the head if the head is exposed, and hit the arms if the arms are exposed."

Half a minute later, the machine gun stopped firing, and the special bang-bang sound of 98k was heard. Bullets were fired at the exposed parts of the Japanese' body. More and more wounded soldiers appeared. The Japanese dared not dig openly anymore. They lay tightly on the ground and dug slowly. There was no dust flying, but pieces of stones began to roll down from the -meter line. In more than half an hour, the two squadrons lost half of the squadron. The trench had taken shape. Fearing artillery fire from the mountain, the Japanese used stones and wood to cover the trench while digging. After fixing the wood, they laid a layer of stone slabs on it. No trace of the Japanese could be seen anymore.

Chen Feng ordered a platoon of mortars to start firing, in order to cooperate with the Japanese and give them some hope.

All, all, all, all!

Ten rounds were fired at high speed, and hundreds of shells hit the vicinity of the trench. Some places were blown open, and the Japanese were screaming in pain, but there was no major damage in most areas.

Seeing hope, the Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain opened fire again. Under the cover of the heavy artillery, two more squadrons of Japanese soldiers came up. This time, they were even more excessive. They didn't even bring rifles. They started climbing the mountain in groups of two or three, carrying large logs. Chen Feng was so angry that he laughed. They were trying to lure the guerrillas out to fight! Facing hundreds of unarmed soldiers, it was really tempting. However, with the heavy artillery watching, the Japanese were fearless. There was no shortage of guns in the newly dug trenches. The guns of the two squadrons could completely prevent the guerrillas from rushing down.

The first tunnel opened fire at Yamashita with MG34. Ten heavy machine guns fired at the same time, blocking the route for the Japanese support. Yamashita's Ganshou Shigetaro saw that the guerrillas were getting anxious, and did not care about the soldiers who died on the blockade line, but nodded with satisfaction.

Only one of the two squadrons of soldiers went up, and although hundreds of soldiers died on the 600-meter line, most of the logs were left behind. As long as the first trench was built, these logs could be dragged in after dark.

Gan Cang Shigetaro looked at Mengshan with some contempt, feeling very proud in his heart. This was a naked conspiracy. Let's see how the cold gun could crack it. No matter how it was cracked, it would consume his troops. If there was no way to crack it, then once the trenches were dug, the Yimeng guerrillas would be lambs to be slaughtered.

A new squadron did not participate in the excavation and layout, but set up a series of upward shooting holes to guard against the guerrillas above rushing down at any time.

The Japanese soldiers who were digging the trenches stopped their work and continued to reinforce the trenches with the logs they brought with them. After using up all the logs, the trenches felt very solid. During their rest time, the Japanese soldiers laughed and joked, feeling that they had the overall situation under control.

When it got dark, the Japanese army's first trench was completed. The team stopped digging and secretly carried up the crisscross logs along the 600-meter line under the cover of darkness.

Shigetaro Kansou was worried that the guerrillas would counterattack under the cover of night and destroy the newly dug trenches regardless of losses, so he sent another squadron of troops, carrying more than 20 Type 99 light machine guns and logs into the trenches. When the light machine guns were set up, the Japanese were completely relieved. With the firepower of more than 20 light machine guns, the guerrillas had no chance of rushing down.