According to the squadron leader Kameda who was guarding the base of the Zoumayi, when he learned that Laiyuan and Yaoyukou had sent two reinforcements, he laughed arrogantly and said: "Roaring west, the two units of the Imperial Japanese Army are reinforced from the east and south, and then the Tuba Road will be hit by three-way fire, hahaha, the troops of the Tuba Road will all be wiped out in the Zoumayi." ”

Lei Jian received an urgent report from Deputy Regiment Commander Li Gang and Chief of Staff Zhou Peng, he looked at his watch, and ordered Zhang Ping, director of the Electric Investigation Department who was standing beside him: "Order Li Gang to lead the cavalry battalion, and be sure to block the enemy reinforced by Laiyuan in Dongtougu."

He ordered Chief of Staff Zhou Peng to lead the spy company to block the enemy reinforced by Yaoyukou with the greatest firepower and strive to annihilate it completely. ”

Lei Jian ordered Qu Jiaming beside him: "You lead the cavalry reconnaissance company, rush to the southeast of the spy company to block the position, and cooperate with Zhou Peng's chief of staff to eliminate the enemy reinforced by the Yaoyukou stronghold." ”

He ordered Wang Xiaoliang: "Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, order the 1st and 2nd Battalions to break through the third line of defense on the Japanese stronghold, clear the barbed wire, sweep away the mine-embarred defense area, and destroy all the firepower positions extended by the Japanese stronghold. ”

Lei Jian ordered Zhang Ping again: "Give my order, order the commander of the fourth battalion, Song Chun, to leave one company to hold the grove behind the stronghold, and he will lead two companies to sneak attack the position behind the enemy's stronghold from behind, contain the enemy's firepower, and cover the first and second battalions from the front and both flanks to launch an attack on the enemy's central pillbox." ”

The six annular pillboxes that were stationed outside the central pillbox and defended by the Japanese army spewed dense flames to block the attacking 1st and 2nd battalions of the Eighth Route Army.

Lei Jian held the binoculars, always paying attention to the speed of the advance of the war, he must destroy the Japanese stronghold of the Zoumayi within an hour, once the continued offensive is frustrated, and the time to continue to capture the stronghold, I am afraid that the reinforced enemy will soon break through the position of the Dongtougu cavalry battalion and pounce on the Zoumayi.

He was even more worried that the base of the Zouma Post was the main pass of the Laifu Highway, and that once the Japanese generals in North China learned that the Zoumaiyi had been attacked by a large force of the Eighth Route Army, they might not be able to send a large number of fighters to support the air in order to keep this key point and hold the Eighth Route Army's free movement to the east and west.

At that time, the only regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will face the enemy's fire encirclement and suppression from the air and ground, and all the cadres and fighters of the entire independent regiment participating in the battle may be blocked by the enemy's firepower.

The attack on the Japanese stronghold was progressing slowly, in a state of stagnation and confrontation, and the psychology of the enemy and us was different.

The commander of the Japanese army at the Zoumayi stronghold was different, he wanted to use the greatest firepower to contain and lure the only regiment of Lei Jian, fight a stalemate battle at Zoumayi, wait for rapid reinforcements from ground troops and air fighters, and then destroy this Eighth Route Army unit under the blockade of air and ground firepower.

At this time, the cavalry battalion, which had been reinforcing the Japanese army from Laiyuan City, launched a firepower competition, but did not expect the reinforcements of the enemy's fierce firepower, after being ambushed, the devil commander did not panic, and immediately organized the troops to launch the most fierce attack on the Dongtougu position held by the cavalry battalion.

Li Gang found that the enemy's firepower was very fierce, and the cavalry battalion alone could not engage in a long-term firepower confrontation with this reinforced enemy, and once it lasted too long, I was afraid that the cavalry battalion would fall into the enemy's encirclement and suppression.

He ordered the telegraph operator to immediately contact the commander of the Lei Jian regiment, and the message was very simple: The commander of the Lei Jian regiment, the cavalry battalion Dongtougu blocking the enemy is unfavorable, and if it continues to be defeated, please send an order.

Lei Jian was preparing to organize the main force of the only regiment to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese stronghold of the Shangzoumaya, and almost at the same time received an urgent telegram from Li Gang and Zhou Peng, he frowned, thought repeatedly, and for the safety of the only regiment, he decisively ordered the main force to suspend the attack on the stronghold of the Zoumayi.

He ordered Zhang Ping, director of the Telephone Investigation Department: "Record, the telegram is as follows: Commander Nie, the enemy's reinforcements in the battle of Zoumayi have increased greatly, and the attack on Zoumayi stronghold has been blocked, and he requests that the only regiment temporarily withdraw from the battle, and launch another attack while the enemy is unprepared, and hope that the commander will reply to the telegram." ”

Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, after receiving an urgent telegram from Lei Jian, walked quickly to the map, and after analyzing the enemy's situation, ordered Staff Officer Tang to reply to the telegram: The enemy is strong and I am weak, order your regiment to withdraw from the battle as soon as possible, and the troops will be transferred to the head of the flood fifty miles away to stand by.

Lei Jian received a telegram from Commander Nie and immediately ordered all troops to quickly withdraw from their positions and move covertly to the head of the flood fifty miles to the southeast.

Li Gang led the cavalry battalion to repel the enemy's fifth attack, quickly withdrew from the position, took advantage of the rapid mobility of the war horse, killed the devil's encirclement at the foot of Dongtougu Mountain, and plunged straight into the high ground ten miles to the northeast, rescuing the enemy who was reinforced, and the spy company led by Chief of Staff Zhou Peng, who was surrounded in Yukou, intending to attack inside and out, kill a bloody road, and quickly retreat to Hongshuitou.

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng led the special service company to block the enemy reinforced by the Japanese army at Yaoyukou, and the special service company set up an ambush at Yukou to speed up the repair of fortifications and make preparations to block the enemy.

From five o'clock in the morning to the ambush site, the spy company has been lying on the position in concealment, every soldier is very nervous, they do not know how many troops the enemy will send to reinforce the Japanese stronghold of the horse post.

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng saw that the soldiers were in a high level of nervousness, and he said to the company platoon commander: "Pass my order, before the enemy arrives, the soldiers of the whole company should not be too nervous, just be vigilant and be ready to meet the battle at any time." ”

In order to relax the nervousness of the soldiers, he went to each squad along the communication trench to do ideological guidance work, and the soldiers were relieved after a period of ideological guidance, but they did not dare to take it lightly, and prepared weapons and ammunition in place, and once the battle began, they would block the reinforcements of the enemy with the most fierce firepower.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the reconnaissance squad sent out ran back and reported: "Report to Chief of Staff Zhou, I found that more than 100 little devils drove from the direction of the Japanese stronghold in Yaoyukou, and they were rushing towards Yukou with great momentum. ”

Zhou Peng asked the reconnaissance squad leader in disbelief: "Have you seen it clearly?" ”

"See clearly, this multi-squad devil is well-armed, the little devil has a lot of bullet boxes, there are about two mortars, carrying two heavy machine guns, and there are a few light machine guns, we have a special service company, I'm afraid it is not the opponent of the enemy of reinforcements, it seems that there will be a bloody battle." The reconnaissance squad leader said with some nervousness in his heart.

"You are a squad leader, before the little devil arrived, you panicked first, and actually said that our spy company is not the opponent of the devil, like you, who said that the enemy's morale and disturbed the morale of the army in the battle, I really want to shoot you."

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng looked at Yang Shenjie, the commander of the spy company, and reprimanded the reconnaissance squad leader with his head and face, and he said in a low voice: "Company Commander Yang, the reconnaissance squad leader just made an analysis of the enemy's strength and weapons and equipment, and said the gap between the enemy and us, and did not spread the fear of war, so you should not approve it again, and order the soldiers of the whole company to prepare for battle." ”

In less than half an hour, the Japanese troops who had been reinforcing the horses from the Yaoyukou stronghold quickly rushed to Yukou, and seeing more than 100 little devils entering the ambush circle of the spy company, Chief of Staff Zhou Peng shouted: "Aim at the little devils who carry mortars and heavy machine guns, and destroy them for me." ”

Suddenly, violent gunfire erupted from the valley, and the little devils who carried mortars and heavy machine guns, under the aim of the soldiers of the special service company, with the sharp gunshots ringing in their ears, fell to the ground one by one, and some were not hit by the vital points, and after falling, they were smashed on the head by the mortars or heavy machine guns they were carried, and they immediately lost their lives.

Fujita, the squadron leader of the squadron led by the devil, heard the fierce gunfire, and immediately lay down and shouted: "Quickly lie down, carefully observe the firing direction of the dense bullets of the Dirt Eight Road, quickly adjust the mortar and heavy machine gun, and give me the most fierce firepower to destroy the Soil Eight Road position." ”

The well-trained devils, under the command of the commander Fujita, quickly adjusted the artillery positions and launched artillery bombardment on the position of the Eighth Route Army set up in ambush at Yukou, and the heavy machine gun had also found a suitable position at this time, and the machine gun shooter, with the assistance of the deputy shooter, pulled the trigger, and the dense tongue of fire spewed out the muzzle of the machine gun, sweeping towards the position of the Eighth Route Army at Yukou.

The soldiers of the special service company directly under the only regiment found that the reinforced enemy had entered the ambush circle, and after the chief of staff Zhou Peng issued a fire strike order, each soldier threw the grenades and grenades that had been prepared long ago at the attacking little devils, aimed at the attacking enemy with a gun, and pulled the trigger to shoot and kill.

The enemy reinforcements were very strong, and they did not panic when they were suddenly attacked, and immediately deployed mortar and heavy machine gun positions to launch a fierce fire counterattack against the Eighth Route Army ambushed at Yukou.

One shell after another landed on the position of the special service company, and the heavy machine guns swept towards the fighters who were attacking the enemy, and the special service company, which was holding on to the pass to block the enemy, was hit by the enemy's powerful firepower, and the troops suffered casualties.

Chief of Staff Zhou Peng saw that the attacking little devils were approaching step by step, attacking the Yukou position, and he shouted violently: "Soldiers of the special agent company, we are the only soldiers who can fight the only regiment drawn from each battalion, and we are the pride of the only regiment——。 ”

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