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

The Kameyama Infantry Regiment was a fully-strength regiment. A quarter of its 3,300 troops had been lost in the previous ambush. When the rear guard troops were hit by a wave of mines, they lost several hundred more troops. Not knowing how long the mine array was, Kameyama Yoshio stared at the front, hoping that the soldiers could open it quickly.

call out! Whoosh!

The mortars behind were still firing non-stop. Although the vegetation was dense, there were no blind spots when facing the shells falling from the sky.

Finally, the Japanese army rushed out of the minefield. It was no longer possible to see in the bushes. Yoshio Kameyama was cheered up, shouted "Die!" and ordered the soldiers to rush out of the canyon.

call out!

A signal flare was launched into the air, and all the Japanese soldiers couldn't help but look up, with fear written all over their faces.

Everything!

shhhhhh!

The shells were coming, and this time I could see clearly that they were coming from the front.

As the shells began to explode, countless chains of fire emerged from the dense forest, and the sound of machine guns was unprecedented.

"Get down! Fight back!"

The Japanese army wanted to set up machine guns to provide cover, but the artillery shells were too dense and they couldn't find a relatively safe position for a while.

"Sudden death, give it to me!"

Yoshio Kameyama’s throat was about to break. If he couldn’t get out here, the entire regiment would be finished.

Wave after wave of Japanese soldiers fell in the bushes, and the originally difficult route was almost filled up and was about to be advanced. Although the losses were heavy, Yoshio Kameyama finally saw hope.

Tat, tat, tat! Tat, tat, tat!

As soon as we approached within a hundred meters of the enemy's position, hundreds of fire lines appeared on the position.

Aka Forty-Seven, fully automatic mode, sweeping away all harmful insects.

It took only five minutes from the time Aka-47 opened fire to the time the Japanese army retreated. There was no hope. The Japanese retreated back into the woods and looked at each other in bewilderment. What kind of army was this and why was the firepower so strong?

The Pegu Second Regiment did not give the Japanese a chance to breathe. Lu Feihu and his men cleared the minefield and surrounded them. Mortars were used to clear the road, and the soldiers holding the Aka 47th unit advanced while drawing fire. The space for the Japanese army was getting smaller and smaller. Some Japanese did not want to be slaughtered, so they threw away their weapons and climbed to the sides of the valley. The slippery canyon walls had no footholds at all. They would fall down after climbing a few meters at most. The Japanese who fell upside down could only yell and scream, and their voices were full of despair.

From the beginning of the war, in just over half an hour, more than 70% of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, and the rest were compressed in a canyon more than 200 meters long and more than 100 meters wide. There was no hope left.

It was difficult to identify the enemy who was coming up. Even if I could see their faces clearly with a telescope, I couldn't be sure who they were. Judging from their height and features, they were neither Westerners nor natives. Their faces were colorful and their eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.

Yoshio Kameyama wanted to surrender. There was no hope in the battle at this point. He just wanted to find out who the team members were.

For three minutes, the enemy on the opposite side looked at this side motionlessly. Just when the remaining Japanese thought they might surrender, the enemy on the opposite side suddenly dispersed and hid behind the trees, revealing the dense machine guns behind them.

It was over. The other side had no intention of capturing him alive. Yoshio Kameyama closed his eyes in despair.

"Colonel, the regimental flag."

This sentence awakened the dreamer and Yoshio Kameyama suddenly became angry.

"Burn it, quickly."

boom! Bang bang bang!

The guards were about to take action, and before they pulled out their regiment flags, they were named by the sniper one by one. Kameyama Yoshio escaped because of his impatience. The bullet grazed his right cheek and his ear turned into a pile of minced meat. Looking at the people around him falling one by one, all shot in the forehead, Kameyama Yoshio felt a little familiar. This colonel who had participated in the battle in the Lincheng Zhongxing Mining Area suddenly thought of the guard regiment of the Yimeng guerrillas. Is it them? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

If one bullet misses, then shoot another one. When four or five bullets penetrated the body and head at the same time, Yoshio Kameyama looked puzzled and incredulous.

The machine gun fired for a full five minutes until the bushes in front were destroyed and the river water on the right turned red.

"Stop shooting, engineers search forward to open a path."

At Lu Feihu's command, dozens of engineers on both sides began to work. In such an environment, mines have great advantages, but also many disadvantages. The most fatal one is the post-war cleanup. Fortunately, the location of each mine is remembered, and two mines will not appear in overlapping areas, so they can be demolished in a safe and guaranteed manner.

The Pegu 2nd Regiment was preparing to clear the battlefield, and the Pegu 1st Regiment had just completed the encirclement of the Japanese army. At lunch time, in the southern part of Pegu Mountain, the Japanese search team occupied a basin to rest. They did not find any enemy traces in the morning. The artillery attack took place on the front line near Mandalay. The Japanese army was a little careless and only sent some reconnaissance posts to guard the surrounding high ground.

The special forces of the Pegu 1st Regiment took action. It was not too easy to sneak into a few Japanese sentries in the shade of trees. The Japanese army regiment had rice and canned beef for lunch. When several groups of sentries wolfed down their meals and were ready to take turns, gunfire rang out all around. The basin of dozens of acres was completely surrounded by explosions. There were dozens of light and heavy machine guns, and hundreds of AK-47s, shooting from above. There was no need to worry about penetrating the positions and hurting their own people.

In order to prevent invasions by poisonous insects and the like, the Japanese army chose a good cemetery for themselves. It was simpler and easier than the one fought by the Pegu 2nd Regiment. In more than ten minutes, the soldiers of the Pegu 1st Regiment began to advance the cleanup.

"Captain, it's a pity. I wanted to see the power of the landmines, but I didn't expect the Japanese to be so vulnerable."

"If there is a chance, the Japanese will never give up. Next time they come in to search the mountain, it may not be a matter for just half a regiment."

Wang Hanqiang and his men were watching the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield when a communications soldier ran over carrying a walkie-talkie.

"Report, Commander Lu of the Second Pegu Regiment requests a call."

Wang Hanqiang took the receiver and heard Lu Feihu's voice.

"Captain Wang, our troops have wiped out the Japanese troops searching the mountain. Not a single one has escaped. Please arrange the next steps."

"Old Lu, there is no arrangement yet, you have to do it on your own. The captain will send us a battle report on the Battle of Mandalay tonight, and we need to make a plan based on it."

The sneak attack on the Japanese heavy artillery positions does not count. This battle was the first battle against Japan after going abroad. The first battle was a victory, and the enemy was completely wiped out. The morale of all the team members was boosted, it was so cool. The Japanese were the same as they were in China and still could not withstand a beating.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Chen Feng, who was far away in Mengshan, received the telegram received by Li Yunyan. The expeditionary force's battle situation report was sent by the Fifth War Zone. The Battle of Mandalay was in a stalemate. The expeditionary force's defense was worry-free in the short term, but when fighting abroad, supplies and ammunition were limited. Although a part of the British army was intercepted, problems would still arise over time.