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

"Third Captain".

"arrive"!

"Your task is also very arduous. As long as the Japanese army does not send brigade-sized troops, do not give them the opportunity to enter Linyi. Manage Linyi well and develop eastward and southward. From Linyi to Arashiyama, no Japanese troops are allowed to be stationed. Pay attention to the New Fourth Division from Juxian Yishui to Shijiu on the coast, and establish contact at the regiment level. If they have any difficulties, they don't need to ask for instructions. We can directly send troops to support them."

"Yes"!

"Captain Lin".

"arrive".

Lin Chuan was a little excited. It was finally going to begin. Ever since the last annihilation of two divisions, the Guards Regiment had been sharpening their knives. They had to stare at the Jinpu Line every day and couldn't move. It was quite painful.

"South of Teng County and north of Xuzhou, you can make your own plans, but you must communicate well with the 1st Regiment and the New 4th Division. The attack must be launched simultaneously. My requirement is to paralyze the entire Jinpu Line. There is a limitation. The farthest west is Weishan Lake. In addition, there should be no garrison west of the Jinpu Line. Plans must be made based on the reaction of the Japanese army. Don't force it if you can't win. We still have more than 200 miles of depth. If the Japanese army sends division-level troops to attack, we must make full use of this 200-mile depth to eliminate their troops. Even if we retreat to Pingyi or Mengshan, we must not rush into a fight with them. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Captain. Lin Chuan understands that the main task is to destroy the Jinpu Line, with the secondary task being to eliminate the Japanese troops. We should make full use of guerrilla warfare and special warfare to deplete the Japanese troops' manpower."

"Okay, the work has been arranged and the food is cold. Let's go and just eat a few bites. Don't go back tonight. It won't be too late if we leave early tomorrow morning. The Japanese won't care about us now, so don't worry."

"Oh, there is one more thing I forgot to mention. The field hospital has been built, and the medical team is also ready. You can take them with you when you leave tomorrow. If any regiment is short of medicines, you can go to the dean to get some."

"Thank you, Captain."

After dinner, Chen Feng and the four group leaders chatted until late at night and finally made a summary.

"Brothers, our attack is like stirring up a hornet's nest. It will affect the entire body. It is hard to say whether the Japanese army will go crazy. I hope you will be prepared. The First Regiment and the Guard Regiment must do a good job in mass work, and must send more scouts and communicate more with friendly forces. Once they are defeated, they must quickly withdraw from the dangerous area. The Second and Third Regiments should not develop too fast in the first half of the month and must be prepared for support at any time. They should make rapid progress after the situation on the Jinpu Line stabilizes."

On September 9, a regiment from Ningbo secretly entered the Culai Mountain under the cover of night. At the same time, a regiment from the New Fourth Division, led by Shen Zizhong, entered the Fengxian Mountain without the Japanese noticing anything.

However, as soon as the Hunan offensive began, the garrisons along the railway all strengthened their vigilance. Armored vehicles connected the cities and patrolled the railway lines continuously. Strongholds and barbed wire blocked the railway lines. The reason why some guerrillas with poor firepower could not attack the Jinpu Line was because of these connected strongholds.

On the night of September 9, the three regiments simultaneously launched an attack on the Jinpu Line from Taishan to Lincheng, with clear division of labor based on companies and battalions. They captured strongholds, blew up railroad tracks, and ambushed reinforcements, each performing their own duties.

Li Ergou's Third Battalion now has 500 people. He left a company of 100 people with a large number of new recruits in Baoduigou to continue development, and the rest of the troops all participated in this raid. Their mission was to defend Sijishan in the north of Zou County and Hongshanzhuang in the south, protect the raiding team, and attack the Japanese troops coming out of Zou County to support.

Li Ergou ordered the first and second companies to guard Hongshanzhuang, and he led the third company and the special operations team across the railway line into Siji Mountain. Revisiting the old place, Li Ergou was full of emotion. At that time, it was really the captain who led the team forward alone! Every mission was led by the captain himself, for fear of the loss of team members.

At this time last year, I followed the captain to blow up a train in the same place and destroyed a trainload of Japanese ammunition. The beautiful fireworks after the explosion seemed to be right in front of our eyes. Later, we sent a clear message. There were only seven or eight people at that time, and such a record was also encouraging.

At seven o'clock in the evening, at the foot of Siji Mountain, Li Ergou's two companies sneaked across the railway line and began to set up artillery and machine gun positions. The rocket soldiers were also busy digging individual pits. Now the firepower configuration is powerful. Except for the three arms of artillery, machine gunners and rocket soldiers, the rest are all 98k plus submachine guns. Even the artillery and rocket soldiers carry 98k rifles. There is only one Japanese infantry regiment stationed in Zou County, which is not fully staffed. There are only two battalions in total. I don't know which direction they will support, but if they all come to Siji Mountain, Li Ergou thinks he can handle it.

At 7:50 in the evening, all the attacking forces were ready. From Taishan to Lincheng, the Japanese strongholds were the first target of attack. Some strongholds were large and some were small. The small one was just a gun tower, with about a squad of Japanese soldiers stationed there. The large strongholds had gun towers and military camps, with one or two squads of defenders. The attacking forces at the small strongholds first used rocket soldiers and snipers, moving to a position 200 meters from the strongholds and waiting. The attacking forces at the large strongholds, in addition to rocket soldiers and snipers, also set up artillery positions on the periphery to attack the barracks.

At exactly eight o'clock, the attack began. Countless rockets flew towards the artillery tower of the stronghold, and mortar shells hit the barracks of the large stronghold like raindrops.

boom! Boom boom!

The military camp was in an uproar and the machine guns in the artillery tower also started firing.

The blue brick and concrete turret could not be destroyed by one shot. The sniper opened fire, and four or five 98k machine guns were aimed at one shooting hole. After one round of shooting, the machine gun went silent, and several rocket soldiers continued to fire.

boom! Boom boom boom!

Another round of violent explosions blew a hole in the artillery tower. The Japanese soldiers inside shot desperately from the firing port and the hole. The sniper rifles fired again, and the Japanese soldiers inside screamed in pain.

Tsk! Tsk!

The third round of rockets arrived. Some exploded on the wall of the turret, while others penetrated into the turret through the holes created and exploded inside the turret.

boom! Boom boom!

The turret was visibly tilted, and the remaining Japanese soldiers inside screamed. After a few seconds, the base could no longer support it, and with a loud bang, the turret collapsed, burying the living and dead Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers hiding under the turret wall who were hit by the bombardment were not spared.

After attacking the turret, the rocket soldiers aimed at the pillars of the barbed wire and fired another round. After the explosion, the barbed wire lost its blocking function.

"Machine gun cover, follow me!"

At the commander's command, the anti-aircraft machine guns opened fire, taking advantage of the range to clear out the remaining Japanese soldiers near the turret. The attacking soldiers charged with submachine guns and started shooting as soon as they crossed the barbed wire.

Tart tart tart tart tart tart!

Bullets poured down towards the suspicious location.

The Japanese army's defenders in several major cities panicked. Dozens of strongholds in the defense zone called in, asking for help, saying goodbye, and getting a busy tone as soon as the call was connected. The commanders were all stunned. It was too sudden! They were not prepared at all and hurriedly ordered the troops to support. Since all the strongholds were attacked, they split into two groups and cleared the enemy's sneak attack troops in the north and south respectively.