Chief of Staff Zhou of the 386th Brigade of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, who was sticking to the Gaoping position, led the 16th Regiment of the Left Column to wage a fierce positional battle with the enemy, and the situation on the battlefield was very grim.

Chief of Staff Zhou of the 386th Brigade immediately reported to the head of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, and Commander Liu gave clear instructions: The 16th Regiment must hold its positions in Gaoping and its surrounding areas, cover the rapid and orderly withdrawal of the anti-Japanese army and civilians from breaking the road, prevent the enemy from achieving a phased victory, quickly move closer to the line north of Shiguai through Mafang, and cooperate with the 385th Brigade to eliminate the attacking enemy.

The 16th Regiment received the latest order, in the position and the enemy's offensive journey to carry out a fierce blocking battle, after several repeated blockades, finally repelled the attack of the devils, the entire Gaoping area of the battle situation, the Eighth Route Army more and more dangerous, according to the order of the superiors, the troops are ready to retreat to the Shiguai area,.

At this time, the enemy, who had reinforced the Japanese stronghold in Lujiazhuang, was rapidly marching to the Geshan area, intending to attack the position of our 386th Brigade from the right flank; The first part of the Japanese army has quickly occupied the vicinity of Gaojiazhuang, threatening the left flank of the 386th Brigade; A squadron of Japanese troops dispatched from Shouyang advanced south and occupied the bottom of the river, while the Japanese troops on the three routes advanced at the same time in an attempt to encircle the 386th Brigade.

Chief of Staff Zhou decisively ordered the 25th Regiment to make a quick attack to block the enemy stationed at the bottom of the river, and it was no longer able to cover the anti-Japanese armed forces and soldiers and civilians who broke the road and evacuated safely.

The 38th Regiment was ordered to march rapidly, and after encountering the enemy, it repelled with the heaviest firepower, quickly moved closer to the 16th Regiment, concentrated superior forces, crossed cover and retreated, and built trench fortifications in the Daoping area to form a barrier to protect the safety of the right flank of the main force of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region.

On the first day of September, the regiments of the 386th Brigade blocked the invading enemy with powerful firepower in the Daoping area, and repeatedly strangled the enemy, causing heavy casualties on both sides of the enemy and us, and the enemy suffered particularly heavy casualties.

Chief of Staff Zhou led the main forces of the 16th, 25th and 38th regiments to attack the enemy and cover the retreat of the anti-Japanese armed army and civilians who broke the road, but found that the enemy in Shouyang continued to advance southward, and he flexibly ordered the 25th Regiment to switch to the outside line, close to the central column, and under the command of Commander Chen.

Just when the battle with the enemy was fierce, the reconnaissance staff officer reported: "Report to Chief of Staff Zhou, in the area of Mafang on the right flank and on the Anfeng line on the left flank, two ravines were found to be in flames, smoke was billowing, and war horses were neighing, and I don't know whether they were friends or enemies." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou analyzed and judged that according to the smoke of the beacon fire rising from the ravine on the first line of Mafang, as well as the neighing of war horses, it should be the enemy who is slaughtering the village, and it is difficult for him to judge whether the Anfeng line is an enemy or a friend.

At this moment, a lightly wounded man quickly rushed to the position, and Chief of Staff Zhou ordered the lightly wounded man to be taken over, and he asked in a gentle tone: "Little soldier, which unit are you?" Why are you alone? ”

"Report to the chief, I went in the wrong direction, I am a wounded, following the light and serious wounded led by Minister Qian of the Ministry of Health of the Military Region, I encountered the enemy in Juanyugou, and sent me out to find the troops to rescue, I went in the wrong direction, just, just."

Chief of Staff Zhou immediately concluded that the first line of Mafang on the right flank was the enemy, and the left flank of Juanyugou was the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

He immediately summoned the head of the 16th regiment, the head of the 38th regiment, and the political commissars of the two regiments, squatted under a big tree on the top of the mountain, and no one talked nonsense, and quickly studied the response plan.

The 38th Regiment was ordered to secretly advance the troops to the area of Hongya, occupy favorable terrain and build fortifications, and ordered the 16th Regiment to quickly occupy the Shangyaoling Heights, repair the fortifications and hold the position, wait for orders, and cover the safe transfer of the wounded and sick led by Minister Qian to the rear.

As soon as the 16th Regiment arrived at the Shangyaoling Heights, before it had time to build fortifications, the enemy launched a fierce attack, and after several counterattacks, although the soldiers fought bravely, they were finally outnumbered and lost their positions.

In accordance with the order of the head of the military region, Chief of Staff Zhou led the left flank column and cooperated with the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to annihilate the invading enemy in the vicinity of Shiguai Village.

Just when the troops were about to be transferred, two soldiers of the Eighth Route Army ran up from the slope and quickly conveyed the order of the head of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region: order the left column to hold the position and not evacuate without an order.

When the chief of staff of Zhou learned that the command post of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region was being pursued by the enemy and was surrounded in Juanyugou at this time, he was shocked and asked: "How is the head of the military region?" Are the chiefs still safe? ”

The commander of the guard battalion replied nervously: "Report to Chief of Staff Zhou, the front commander of the Eighth Route Army and the head of the Northern Bureau, when several Japanese troops attacked frantically, they were forced to withdraw to Juanyugou, and at this time they were surrounded by enemy troops, and there was only one guard battalion around to protect them, and the situation was very critical. ”

As soon as Chief of Staff Zhou heard that the head of the office and the wounded and sick were surrounded by the Japanese army in Juanyugou, he was nervous about the order; At all costs, we must seize the sheep ditch in the shortest possible time,

ordered the 16th Regiment, with the strength of two companies, to launch an attack from Shangyaoling and attack the flank of the left flank of Yangergou; ordered the 38th Regiment, with a battalion of troops, to storm north from Hongya and attack the right flank of Yangergou; Commander Xie was ordered to lead the 16th Regiment to divide into three routes and attack the enemy on the Yangergou Heights from the front.

Chief of Staff Zhou ordered the commanders of the 38th and 16th regiments in a stern tone: "Now that the head of the Eighth Route Army, Jin, Hebei, and Henan, as well as some of the wounded and sick, are surrounded by the enemy in Juanyugou, I order your two regiments and leading the soldiers of the troops to attack the Yangergou Heights with a spirit of not fearing sacrifice, quickly destroy the entrenched enemy, and act immediately. ”

Commander Liu of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, who was surrounded by the enemy puppet army in Juanyugou, faced with the Japanese troops gradually surrounding him, and the situation was extremely critical, when he suddenly heard the fierce gunfire on the Yangergou Heights, and Commander Liu, who was worried about the rescue without troops, suddenly learned that Chief of Staff Zhou led the left column to rush to reinforcements, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart and said: "Okay, I heard the gunshots, and now Zhao Zilong is here, and my heart is finally steady." ”

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army of the left column, when they heard that the head of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was surrounded by the Japanese army in Juanyugou, were like desperate San Lang, and they fought fiercely for their positions against the enemy who was stuck on the Yangergou Heights.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army bravely broke through the forward positions of the Japanese army, and were counterattacked by the powerful firepower of the devils and had to retreat quickly.

After several battles between the enemy and us, our side broke through and was captured by the enemy's counteroffensive, repeatedly fought with the enemy thirteen times, and fought hand-to-hand with the enemy many times, and the Yangergou Heights were always still in a fierce battle.

The Japanese commander who was responsible for encircling the head organ of the military region, seeing that the Yangergou Heights could not hold on to the brave attack of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and quickly asked for reinforcements from fighters.

When flying over the left column of the Eighth Route Army, the enemy fighters carried out aerial firepower, and a string of sparks exploded around the attacking soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and some soldiers were shot and fell, and a large number of soldiers bravely rushed forward again.

The enemy used the most intense fire from the air and ground to attack the Eighth Route Army attacking the Yangergou Heights, and in the end it even released inhumane gas bombs.

Every poison gas bomb exploded, instantly forming a yellow mist, and pounced on the attacking soldiers, disgusting and suffocating poison gas bombs, so that the soldiers were weak, and they were rushing forward, and suddenly fell headlong.

Chief of Staff Zhou shouted: "Quickly prepare a cluster grenade, throw it into the yellow mist with the thickest poisonous gas, disperse the poisonous mist, and must seize the Yangergou position occupied by the devils, and for the safety of the chief and the wounded and sick, rush ——、 kill the devils——。 ”

The heroic soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, strafing by enemy planes and counterattacking with devil fire on the ground, finally repelled the little devils who occupied the Yangergou Heights, and the Yangergou Heights had been completely occupied.

The Left Route Army of the Eighth Route Army occupied the Yangergou Heights, and Chief of Staff Zhou ordered the troops to step up the construction of trench fortifications, and shouted: "All the soldiers of all units must have the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death, and swear to live and die with the position."

Comrades, only by building strong trenches and fortifications can we hold our positions, defend ourselves and meet the attacking enemy. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou analyzed the enemy's situation and believed that the enemy must know that the troops surrounded in Juanyugou were the head organs of the Eighth Route Army, and now that the enemy was defeated and retreated, he would concentrate the main forces of the Japanese army in the surrounding area and attempt to encircle and kill the head of the Eighth Route Army and the wounded and sick who followed him with the most fierce firepower.