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

The Japanese on Mount Meng worked for three days and finally rebuilt the trenches on a 200-meter line. No trace of the previous trenches could be seen. There were too many rubbles and no deep pits were blasted out, so they were directly flattened. They dug again and rebuilt with logs. This time they dug very deep to make sure that there were no explosives placed there.

The Japs on the 300-meter line were on high alert, fearing that the guerrillas above would rush down. But everything was fine. Half of the Japanese troops had entered the 200-meter trench, and there was no movement above. All the Japanese troops in the open areas became excited, but it was too late for them to rush down.

Shigetaro Gancao was not in a hurry. He understood the essence of the Chinese saying "haste will not eat hot tofu". He still sent out five teams to dig towards the mountain. It had been several days since the explosion and no one knew whether the previous trenches had been tampered with by the guerrillas. The five teams in charge of digging did not take the previous five old roads, but chose a new location avoiding the old roads.

Although there were five teams in charge of the excavation, there were only three or five people who could actually carry out the work, while the others were just passing logs to build protection. The guerrillas seemed to have accepted their fate, firing their few mortar shells from time to time, and occasionally opening fire with machine guns to intimidate the Japanese. Not only did they fail to kill the Japanese, they were also mercilessly ridiculed by them.

After several hours of intense construction, the trench was finally dug on top of the big rock. A clanging sound was heard, and it didn't feel like gravel that could be dug. The Japanese quickly adjusted their direction. After a while, the clanging sound was heard again. The Japanese, who didn't believe in evil, changed to the opposite direction, and it was still a clanging sound.

The Japanese soldiers in charge of the excavation quickly reported to the rear. The highest commander on the mountain, Murakami Longhua, did not take it seriously. He thought that if they encountered a big rock, they would just change the place to dig. Is it worth making a fuss? However, the reports from five teams in a row made him confused. What was going on? All five teams encountered big rocks that could not be avoided. Could it be that there was a huge rock in front of this open area.

Murakami Takaka ordered everyone to change their location and continue digging. He didn't believe that they couldn't dig higher. So the several excavation teams had to choose a new location and started the intensive work again.

At daybreak, the excavation team was exhausted. Captain Murakami ordered a replacement, saying it was too slow. The division commander had asked about it several times. They could have taken Mengshan in the early morning, but it had been delayed for several hours.

Just after the change of personnel, the excavators who came up were full of energy. When they dug more than 100 meters, they heard the clanging sound again. Twenty minutes later, all five teams came back to report that they had encountered a big rock that they couldn't get around. Captain Murakami was about to collapse. He was just one step away? The explosive packs were ready, and the soldiers' bayonets were sharpened to a shine. There is an old Chinese saying that good things take time, but this is too torturous!

Murakami Takaka did not dare to delay and used the phone call to report to the division commander Shigetaro Amatsu.

"General, we hit a big rock about 150 meters away from the guerrilla position and can't dig any further."

"What? Are you an idiot? Can't you go around the big rocks? There's such a big open area, why do you have to dig the rocks?"

"Hey! General, the entire 150-meter area is a huge rock that cannot be avoided."

Ganzhen Shigetaro was going crazy. He had already made a promise with Bin Shanyuan that we would take Mengshan today. You said we encountered a big rock and couldn't climb up. Then what about my promise? Wouldn't those more than 2,000 imperial warriors have died in vain?

"Blow it up! Isn't there a bomb on top? Let the engineering corps go and blow it up for me. No matter what is blocking the advance of the Imperial Japanese Army, it must be blown into powder."

"Hi"!

Murakami Takaka didn't dare to refute. The division commander obviously didn't understand. His father used to be a stonemason. Even if there was enough explosives, it would take more than ten days or half a month to blast a passage out of such large stones connected together. Now they had no choice but to force it.

Half an hour later, the Japanese engineering corps came up. The corps commander checked the stones in front and shook his head helplessly:

"Murakami, the division commander is a little self-righteous. It is very difficult to blast a passage with rocks connected like this. Even blasting a passage is very difficult."

"Mr. Tianye, you and I both understand something, but the general doesn't. There is no other way, just blow it up! We have to give it a try. If it doesn't work, we will report back."

boom!

A loud bang startled the guerrillas in the tunnel. Were the Japanese going to blow up the mountain?

Not only the guerrillas were startled, but the Japanese soldiers in several trenches were also trembling. After the explosion, countless pieces of debris flew everywhere. Although there were logs protecting their heads, the logs were very sparsely placed, and there were always pieces of debris falling through the gaps. It was okay if they hit the helmets, but it was extremely painful if they hit the curled up bodies.

After four or five explosions, the engineer regiment commander and Captain Murakami shook their heads helplessly as they looked at the large rock that had remained basically unchanged.

"Murakami-kun, report it! This road is blocked."

"Mr. Tianye, you should come first! I've just been called an idiot. You are more professional and I believe you can convince the general."

The call was connected. After listening to the report of the engineer regiment commander Tano Shigenao, Gan Shigetaro knew that there was no hope and he had to find another way. His enthusiasm was extinguished by a pee. Gan Shigetaro felt extremely painful. How could he explain to Commander Bin Shanyuan? Was a division of the Imperial Japanese Army blocked by a stone?

Although there was no hope of blasting, Shigetaro Gan did not give up the trenches on the mountain. He ordered the troops to continue construction and to send more troops. Opportunities could arise at any time, and the Yimeng guerrillas could not stay in the mountains forever. Preventing them from going down the mountain was also a victory.

A strange scene appeared on Mount Mengshan. The two armies lived in peace. One side continued to live in the tunnels, while the other side built large-scale buildings in the open area. If the cold winter was not conducive to solidification, Gancao Shigetaro would have wanted to transport hundreds of tons of cement to reinforce the tunnels.

Chen Feng has been paying attention to the troops going up the mountain these days. Now there are about 3,000 troops entering the tunnel! The tunnels have been busy these days. All the indirect fire artillery has entered the first tunnel. There are countless mortar shells on the mountain. It's time to consume a wave.

In addition, many infantry guns have also been adjusted. This thing is different from heavy mountain artillery. Several soldiers can drag it. Although the tunnels are connected, the tunnels built with the edge of the boulders are not in a straight line. The lowest position and some places at the top are more than 100 meters apart. Although it cannot hit the Japanese trenches at close range, it can still be hit from the side from a distance.

All the 98k rifles were also transferred to the front-line tunnels. Those who could get the 98k rifle were the elites among the elites in the shooting world. This was the best time to practice shooting, and we couldn't waste such a great opportunity.