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

On October 10, a secret telegram was sent from the Fifth War Zone to Mengshan, announcing the Expeditionary Force's retreat. The Japanese army added two Type B divisions and escorted a heavy artillery regiment into the battlefield. In comparison, the Expeditionary Force had lost one-third of its troops, and follow-up troops had not arrived. Weapons and ammunition were running out, and with only two days' supply left, Shi Wei agreed to the Expeditionary Force's withdrawal application. He knew very well that if they persisted for another two days, the 28 to expeditionary forces would become lambs to be slaughtered.

Chen Feng sent a telegram to Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone:

Do not retreat to Savage Mountain, remember! Remember!

Li Zongren did not dare to delay and immediately convened a staff group to discuss countermeasures. If this was sent or said by someone else, Li Zongren would just treat it as a joke, but this was a cold shot. Countless experiences have proved that the predictions of cold shots will come true. Although no one understood the danger of retreating from Yang Yeren Mountain, no one dared to doubt this warning.

On Mount Pegu, Wang Hanqiang and Lu Feihu were formulating tactics. If the Expeditionary Force retreated, the Japanese army would definitely pursue them. The task of the two regiments was to cut off the Japanese army's supply lines as soon as possible so that the pursuing Japanese army would have no worries. Only in this way could the Expeditionary Force be helped out of the predicament.

"Lao Wang, how do we fight? Just give the order! It may be too late if we don't take action now."

Wang Hanqiang looked at the map with some hesitation. He had to fight, but he could not pull back the Japanese troops in front. The two regiments had less than 3,000 soldiers. Even if they had the advantage in weapons, they could not stop tens of thousands of Japs.

"Old Lu, I think we still can't take action today."

Seeing that Lu Feihu was somewhat puzzled, Wang Hanqiang explained:

"The highway observation post has reported that the Japanese army's baggage today is all rice and other food. To be honest, even if we burn their rice, it won't have much impact on their pursuit. Let's wait and see tomorrow! They can't keep transporting food. As long as they are transporting munitions, we will take action immediately."

"How do we fight specifically? Or is it one group, one road?"

"Disperse them, with battalions as combat units, and set up three ambush locations at the southern, middle and northern ends of Mount Pegu. Once we make a move, the Japanese will certainly send troops to encircle and pursue us. One battalion must hold out for one day, and don't let go of any vehicles or mule and horse teams. When being pursued, lure the Japanese into the deep mountains to kill them, and leave the rest to the other two battalions. Three days, as long as we can control the road, it will be enough. We don't have the capacity to do more than that."

Lu Feihu nodded and left. He was going back to convey the tactics and assign blocking tasks to each battalion.

The order reached the expeditionary force. Some generals of the expeditionary force were hesitant about the order to march west, especially the commander of the 200th Division. He had a very bad impression of the British people. Rather than going to the British territory and being ruled by the British people, he would rather take the risk and return home.

Just when the commander of the 200th Division and the joint commander had a disagreement, the news brought by Shi Wei made both of them numb. A Type B division of the Japanese army suddenly turned west to Yenangyaung. The British army was surrounded in Yenangyaung, with more than 7,000 people, including hundreds of missionaries and reporters. The British side requested the expeditionary force for emergency rescue.

Commander Sun of the New 38th Division and the acting commander of the 200th Division were extremely disdainful. They thought it was not a pity to die for abandoning something that would harm friendly forces.

"General Shi Wei, seven thousand people!" They are not unarmed children, can't they fight back?"

Shi Wei also had a look of despair on his face. He couldn't believe it himself. The first Japanese army to arrive was only two battalions. With a force of more than 2,000, they completely ignored the British positions and quickly detoured from the north and south sides. When the British discovered the danger, they realized that the road to retreat to the direction of India had been cut off.

"You two, General Luo will be here soon. He will bring orders from your country. For God's sake, you must not let these 7,000 people fall into the hands of the devils."

The commanders of the 200th Division and the New 38th Division seemed to be gloating over this misfortune. With their tempers, they would definitely not be able to rescue the people. However, they both knew in their hearts that the British were holding the aid by the neck, and after receiving the news, the country would definitely order the expeditionary force to rescue them.

Commander Luo came with a telegram in his hand. He seemed a little angry. He slammed the telegram on the table and stared at the joint commander, Shi Wei, an American hawk.

The two division commanders took a look at the telegram and realized that they had to go.

"General Shi Wei, I just received news that two Type B divisions of the Japanese Army are marching towards Mandalay. Are we really going to take risks for these 70,000 useless corrupt Chinese with 70,000 soldiers in the Expeditionary Force?"

Shi Wei understood that the style of the corrupt Chinese people was unpleasant, not only to the expeditionary force, but also to himself.

"General Luo, please consider the overall situation. If we leave it alone, we don't know how much trouble we will get into."

General Luo knew that he had to go, otherwise the 70,000 expeditionary forces would have no choice but to cross the Savage Mountain and return home. As the highest-ranking official of the expeditionary force, General Luo knew this cold reminder that they must not cross the Savage Mountain unless it was absolutely necessary.

"General Shi Wei, you understand our situation. The equipment from the country cannot be delivered, and the aid promised by the British has not been fulfilled. Now we only have two days of ammunition. We can go to rescue them, but we cannot guarantee success. Regardless of success or failure, you must let the British replenish our ammunition."

"That's for sure, General Luo, generals, there is no time to lose, please set off as soon as possible."

Shi Wei left, and General Luo looked at the two division commanders:

"Brother Haiou, Brother Fumin, there is no other way. Leng Shang reminded us that we must not cross the Wild Man Mountain and return to our country. We will soon be living under someone else's roof. You have to do your part this time and forget about all the unpleasantness before! We have to give face to General Shi Wei, as we will have to rely on him to get supplies for us in the future."

Knowing that General Luo was trying to gain benefits for themselves, the two division commanders knew in their hearts that if they were successful in this battle, they would be able to stand up straight even if they had to live under someone else's roof.

"Don't worry, Brother Luo, we will do our best."

The expeditionary force was dispatched, and 70,000 troops quickly rushed to Yenangyaung. When the Japanese learned that two Japanese divisions would arrive in more than ten hours, they desperately wanted to surrender. But then they heard that the expeditionary force was coming quickly, and they became more hopeful. They would not fall into the hands of the cruel Japanese unless it was absolutely necessary.

A great war was about to begin. As the nails of the entire battlefield of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Pagodas, the First and Second Pegu Regiments launched actions at the same time.

In the early morning of October 10, the Japanese army's baggage train set out from the seaport. Two battalions of troops escorted more than 29 trucks to support the subsequent siege of Yenangyaung. They took the road on the west side of Mount Pegu.

Lu Feihu's Pegu Second Regiment guarded the western road. The first to take action was the First Battalion of the Second Regiment. Their ambush position was only more than ten kilometers away from the southernmost tip of Pegu Mountain. As soon as the Japanese supply team passed Yangon, the First Battalion of the Second Regiment received news that seventy trucks were full of artillery shells and ammunition.