Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

In a house in Mabi, the temporary station of the Taiyue District Office, Political Commissar Wang wiped his glasses, put them back on, and continued to look at a map. On the map, blue circles representing the Japanese were drawn in Shili Township, Guxian, Shizhuang, Hudi, Duanshi, etc. The center point of the map was Shili Township, which had a blue circle and a small arrow pointing north.

In the area around Shili Township, it is Shili Village and Taipinggou, the mountains to the east of Shili Village, and the hills to the east of Guxian River at the foot of the mountains to the east of Shili Village. This represents the positions of the 20th, 772nd, and 16th regiments. Then, Political Commissar Wang drew an arrow pointing downward from the 20th and 16th regiments, and then drew a bold arrow from Taipinggou, and then after an arc, inserted it into Goukou Village.

This is a map that was just seized yesterday, from the Japanese soldiers who were killed in Shicao River in the north. One corner of the map is still stained with blood. However, the important positions can still be used, so Political Commissar Wang used it as a temporary combat map.

After planning the attack direction of his three regiments and one battalion, Political Commissar Wang took out a ruler and began to calculate the distance from Hudi and Duanshi to Shili Township.

"Comrades, our main force is now besieging the Japanese army of more than 60 troops, and the other Japanese regiment is currently in the direction of Duanshi and Hudi, miles away from Shili Township. We just received intelligence from the direction of Duanshi and Hudi that the Japanese are already shrinking their forces, apparently wanting to return to support Shili Township in the north. Of course, it is also possible that the Japanese think they have found our main force and are planning to have a decisive battle!"

"Political Commissar, we don't have a complete team at the moment. Otherwise, it would be great to ambush the Japanese team in the south halfway!"

"If we can't set up an ambush, we can only block the enemy in sections and delay their advance northward! This is what we would do in the past. If no one blocks the enemy's advance northward today, the enemy will notice something is wrong! After all, our goal is to fight for one and protect two, strive to eliminate one and try to ensure that we can attack the second."

"Then inform the 772nd Regiment of this situation, and mobilize all the militia troops that can be mobilized by the Duan family to the north, destroy the enemy's marching roads and lay mines along the way. Tell them not to confront the enemy head-on, dig roads, bury mines, and hide after they are done, so as not to be caught by the enemy..."

The situation here was quickly reported to the 772nd Regiment. Of course, the 24nd Battalion also received the latest report from the radio. In fact, the nd Battalion received the report earlier because according to the combat plan, the nd Battalion was to face the Japanese th Battalion in the south.

"We haven't used much of our artillery shells yet, and we still have 125 directional mines. The mines of each company add up to 200, so even if the Japanese brigade comes, we can easily deal with them. Comrades, don't worry about the intelligence. Let's speed up and try to arrive half an hour earlier!"

Under the leadership of Guo Liandong, the comrades of the brigade ran at a fast speed. In order to travel light, the militia of Taipinggou also followed, using their family's carts to help carry most of the baggage and ammunition, so everyone's marching speed was not slow. The second brigade was familiar with the mountain forced march, and the militia also said that this weight was nothing.

In the past, when the militiamen went from Taipinggou to Guxian to attend the market, they would always push 500 to 600 kilograms of things. Today, they only pushed more than 200 kilograms, which was already very easy...

The Second Battalion had to travel a long distance because it was detouring from the west and taking a semicircular structure. However, the four companies of the 20th Regiment, which came from the south of Shili Village, went directly from the top of their own hill to Majiayan, almost in a straight line, so the distance was very short. But just when the comrades were about to arrive at Majiayan, they saw some devils and puppet troops on the hill east of Majiayan, seemingly building a position. This behavior disrupted everyone's battle plan, and the comrades of the 4th Regiment did not know whether to continue moving forward.

After the messengers delivered telegrams back and forth and reported the situation, the four companies heading south received the latest instructions: stay put for the time being.

The hill where the Japanese puppet army was located was a hill to the west of Shili Township. It was about the same height as Majiayan and was also a commanding height in front of Shili Township. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with the Japanese building a position here. Moreover, building a position here was also to deal with the position of the 20th Regiment. There was nothing wrong with what the Japanese did.

What the devils didn't expect was that the Eighth Route Army was not on the defensive this time, but was going to take the initiative to attack! The reason why the 772nd Regiment was still fighting with the attacking devils and puppet troops was to cover the flanking operations on both wings! So at a distance of several hundred meters, the soldiers of the four companies carefully climbed up the hill of Majiayan, waiting for the battle to begin.

The 20th Regiment was in place, but the 16th Regiment, which was already far away, would need to wait for a while, so no one was in a hurry.

Then, half an hour later, the four companies of the 16th Regiment also arrived at the ravine south of Shili Township, ready to charge out at any time!
After a series of radio calls, the leaders of the three main regiments determined their respective positions, and the "dumpling-making" operation had been completed. Then, the 772nd Regiment sent a telegram to the Second Battalion, asking where the Second Battalion was.

"Tell the 772nd Regiment that we are in Qianliugou, 9 miles away from the mouth of the ditch. Tell them to leave us alone and eat dumplings!" After calling the 772nd Regiment back, Guo Liandong said, "According to the map and the militiamen, it is also possible to go south from Qianliugou. Therefore, it is possible that the Japanese small forces may make a detour here!"

"Once the Japanese come around here, although it won't have much impact on us, it will also be a safety hazard to our rear and flanks! Fu Quan?" Guo Liandong looked at Fu Quan and said, "You take two squads of the quick reaction company to build a position on the high ground in the south, and use this as a firing point for us! After we arrive, I will send the militia back, and you lead the militia to hold on here, and let the militia experience the real combat process."

"Yes, Captain! I just want to ask, will the Japanese really go through here?" Fu Quan asked.

"Then you have to ask the Japanese devils. I am not a worm in their stomach. As the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry. What if the Japanese devils come here and continue to attack northwards, and directly hit the headquarters of the 20th and 772nd Regiments! That's it. Since we are guarding this line, we must ensure the safety of this line. This is the westernmost gap, and I leave it to you!"

"Yes!" Fu Quan stood at attention, turned around and led two squads of 30 soldiers, plus his observer, to the hilltop south of Qianliugou. As for guarding a position alone, it was not unheard of in the New Second Regiment, but that time was much more dangerous than this time!
In the north, at the 772nd Regiment Headquarters, after learning about the situation of the Second Battalion, Commander Cheng waved his hand and said, "The encirclement is complete, start the fight!" (End of this chapter)