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

Kimura Heitaro repeatedly sent telegrams to confirm the news. He realized that his idol was really dead, and his heart was also sank. What about the siege of Mengshan together? What about the one who occupied Pingyi and the other occupied Mengyin? You left and left, but what about your own division being in the middle?

Kimura Heitaro felt very tired. What should he do tomorrow? Should he continue to attack Mengyin, or attack Pingyi nearby, or go straight to Mengshan?

"Signage soldier".

"Your Excellency General."

"Send a telegram to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, asking about the direction of our attack and whether we will attack Mengyin as originally planned."

"Hi"!

Half an hour later, the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters replied with only four words in the telegram: withdraw to Teng County.

A thousand alpacas were running through Kimura Heitaro's mind. A division had made sufficient preparations and had fought its way to Mengyin, but had lost most of its tanks and armored vehicles. Not a single 150mm heavy artillery was left, and seven or eight hundred soldiers had been killed. If they asked him to go back, would they just be going out in circles to give away their equipment and lives?

"Order the troops to have a good rest and return to Teng County early tomorrow morning so that the soldiers can get enough rest, as the road tomorrow may not be peaceful."

"Hi"!

Kimura Heitaro looked at the map on the table, and his heart could not calm down for a long time. Is a cold gun really that scary? With the power of the guerrillas alone, the Fifth Division, which was outstanding among the Type A divisions of the Japanese Army, was crippled.

South of Laomao Mountain, in Sizhang Township, three kilometers away from the Japanese army, the besieging troops were gathering. The crowds were bustling in the dark night. The first to arrive were the 1st Regiment of the Yimeng Guerrillas stationed in Mengyin City. The forces of the 1st Regiment had been scattered and harassing for a day. Except for a company left behind in Mengyin County, all the forces were now gathered together, with all light and heavy weapons and enough ammunition.

At 8:30 in the evening, the 1st Regiment of the New 4th Division and the 2nd Regiment of the Yimeng Guerrillas arrived together.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the Third Regiment and the Guard Regiment of the Yimeng Guerrillas arrived at the same time.

Just as several regiment commanders were about to start a meeting, Yang Qingfeng from the Lunan detachment also arrived.

Five group leaders plus one team leader, the backbone of the three forces gathered again, but this time not in Mengshan, but at the foot of Laomao Mountain.

The team was assembled and a telegram was sent to Mengshan, asking the captain how to attack.

The captain's reply was simple. He would not remotely command this attack, and the command would be given to Ningbo, the commander of the 1st Regiment who was most familiar with the 32nd Division.

Ningbo was not polite. Knowing that the captain wanted to test his own weight, Ningbo saluted Shen Zizhong and Yang Qingfeng first:

"First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the assistance of the New Fourth Division and the Lunan Detachment."

The two men hurriedly expressed their modesty, saying that it was their duty. They had fought together more than once, and each time the benefits they gained far outweighed the efforts they made.

After thanking him, Ningbo took out the Japanese army deployment map drawn by the special forces and began to make arrangements:

"The captain will not be in command of this battle, but he has made a small request. The request is very simple. Try to kill the 32nd Division's manpower as much as possible and avoid our own losses as much as possible."

"I order the troops to disperse and surround the Japanese army camp. The Guard Regiment goes to the west, the 1st and 2nd Regiments go to the south, the 1st Regiment of the New 4th Division goes to the east, the 3rd Regiment and the Lunan Detachment go to Laomao Mountain, and the artillery units of each unit set up artillery positions in battalion-level units."

"The artillery of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments will focus on shelling the Japanese military camps and tents. The artillery of the Guard Regiment, the New 4th Division and the Lunan Detachment will focus on shelling the Japanese field artillery and mortar positions. You can conduct a test fire, but you must ensure that you hit the target. The Japanese have a large number of field artillery and mortars. If we let them counterattack, we will suffer heavy casualties."

"Attention, Commander Three. The Japanese artillery is located at the foot of Laomao Mountain, only two hundred meters away from the foot of the mountain. Trenches and barbed wire have been set up near the foot of the mountain. Before the shelling begins, move your rocket soldiers to fifty meters above the foot of the mountain. When the shelling begins, use rockets to attack the Japanese artillery positions. Be sure to take precautions, as the Japanese have light and heavy machine guns pointing at the mountain."

"The machine gun positions should be set up as far forward as possible. Once the shelling begins, the Japanese army will most likely charge outward. At that time, the machine guns will be the key weapon to stop them. In addition, the rocket soldiers of the four regiments of the Yimeng Guerrillas must move forward to the machine gun positions to attack the tanks and armored vehicles that may rush out of the Japanese barracks."

"Okay, everyone, let's split up. Fire a signal flare at 11 o'clock, and all artillery will fire together, thirty rounds at a rapid pace. After that, determine the target based on the movements of the Japanese barracks, and continue firing after adjusting the scale. All the Japanese troops must be mobilized."

"If the Japanese troops stay in the barracks and don't charge, or if the assault team is beaten back, I will fire two signal flares, and the artillery will quickly turn around and shell the Japanese outer trenches, covering the machine gun positions and moving forward 300 meters to launch a comprehensive attack on the Japanese barracks."

Six teams began to move, avoiding positions where the Japanese army might be on alert. A team of less than 6,000 people was going to encircle a Japanese army of nearly 18,000 soldiers. It seemed arrogant to say it out loud, but several commanders did not think it was a problem. They had fought too many battles where the outnumbered side won. Even today's encirclement, which was only one to three, was considered a good battle.

After Ningbo arranged the battle, he handed over the command of the 1st Regiment to the Second Battalion Commander Zhang Liang. After going down the mountain, the Second Battalion Commander Zhang Liang also showed his talent. Although he was excellent in all aspects before, he always had difficulties in commanding a team of hundreds of people. After going down the mountain, the Second Battalion was responsible for the Yangcheng direction. After several large and small battles, the Japanese in Yangcheng were wiped out, and the Second Battalion's sphere of influence was almost approaching Mount Tai.

The team suddenly began to set up positions. Ningbo sent a telegram to ask the captain about the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army at the division level, and he was still a little worried.

Ten minutes later, the captain called back and said the arrangement was very good, so we did it.

At 10:30 in the evening, all departments sent back messages, and everything was ready, just waiting for the signal flare.

After half an hour of nervous waiting, Ningbo asked the guards to fire a signal flare.

The artillery opened fire. There were six troops and six artillery positions. Each regiment of the Yimeng guerrillas had 48 mortars. The first regiment of the New Fourth Division had 18 mortars, and the Lunan Detachment had 12 mortars.

Two hundred and twenty-two mortars opened fire simultaneously. After a round of test firing, most of them did not need to adjust the shooting scales. Thirty rounds were fired at high speed, catching the Japanese army off guard.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The simultaneous explosion of more than 200 artillery shells was quite shocking. Mushroom clouds rose visibly from the Japanese military camp and artillery positions. The machine guns on the periphery of the Japanese army began firing, but were out of range. Not only could they not hit the artillery positions, they also posed no threat to the machine gun positions 700 to 800 meters away.

The Japanese artillerymen ran towards the artillery position under the fire, knowing very well that if they did not fight back at this time, they would have no chance after the other side fired ten or twenty rounds at high speed.