Lei Jian was afraid that the battle with the enemy would last too long, and once the Japanese army sent a large force to reinforce it,

It will be another fierce battle, and if you don't get the two regiments to be surrounded by the Japanese, I am afraid it will not be so easy to withdraw from the battle by then.

Commander Qiu of the Third Regiment of the First Division also had this concern, and he was just about to put forward his own opinion, when Staff Officer Liu, who was standing on the side, said: "Commander Qiu, Regiment Commander Lei, I have an immature idea, and I don't know if it will work. ”

"If you have an idea, say it quickly, why are there so many mothers-in-law." In this battle, Commander Qiu suffered heavy casualties among the troops, and his heart was very sad, and when he heard that Staff Officer Liu said that he had ideas, he looked at him in a rude tone and said.

"Commander Qiu, Commander Lei, now that the enemy and us are in a state of confrontation, why don't we give it a try and plot against the Jinjing interpreter in the turret, this person According to the underground anti-Japanese organization, Captain Geng of the Laiyuan County Squadron, this Jinjing interpreter still has sympathy for the anti-Japanese actions of our Eighth Route Army, so you might as well ......."

Head Qiu shook his head when he heard this and said, "This is not good, Jin Jing is a little devil translator, can he listen to us?" Besides, persuade him to surrender, a person from a fallen country, whether he follows or is forced to come to us, and helps the little devil fight our Eighth Route Army, who knows if his conscience is broken? ”

Lei Jian's eyes lit up and asked, "Head Qiu, what is the origin of this Jinjing translator, can you be more detailed?" ”

Regiment Commander Qiu said to Staff Officer Liu: "You tell Regiment Commander Lei in detail about the situation of this Japanese translator Jinjing, and see if there is any value in using it." ”

Staff General Liu learned all about the Jinjing interpreter, said it carefully, and finally looked at Lei Jian and asked, "Commander Lei, do you think this Jinjing interpreter is useful?" ”

Lei Jian reintroduced Staff Officer Liu to the situation of the Jinjing interpreter, carefully sorted it out, and said tentatively to Commander Qiu: "Commander Qiu, I think we can take a risk, secretly ask this Jinjing interpreter out, and have a good talk with him, even if he doesn't cooperate with us, we can also learn from his mouth about the strength and firepower deployment of some devils in the central turret, which will be helpful for organizing a strong attack in the next step." ”

Hearing Lei Jian's analysis, Head Qiu nodded and said: "This method is good, even if this Jinjing translator doesn't help us, I think if he wants to have a good way out, and his conscience has not been eaten by wolves, he will definitely want to escape from the demon cave at any time, let's give him this opportunity to test it." ”

As he spoke, he said to Staff Officer Liu: "Bring me a pen, I will write a letter to this Jinjing interpreter, and then sign the names of me and Lei Tuanbao, and the head of the enemy industry of the Dongtuanbao Township Office will send someone to send it in, and see how this Jinjing interpreter reacts." ”

Lei Jian proposed that in order for the interpreter Jin Jing to come out for convenience and safety, the troops should withdraw one thousand meters back, suspend the attack on the central artillery tower of the Japanese army's East Tuanbao, and leave a few reconnaissance squads hidden nearby.

The head of the enemy work department of the Dongtuanbao Township Office, Zhao Jin, who was a master cook with the turret and a relative, infiltrated the turret of the devil's center and secretly handed over the note written by the head of the regiment Qiu to the Jinjing translator.

Translator Kanai quickly read the note, and the few short sentences on it were so frightened that he almost couldn't stand on his feet.

There were a few sentences on the note from Regiment Commander Qiu: "Dear Translator Jin, the enemy stronghold in Dongtuanbao is about to be conquered, I advise you to respond to the mandate of heaven, withdraw with Zhao Jin as soon as possible, the Eighth Route Army will treat each other as brothers, look forward to returning, don't lose your life if you don't miss the opportunity, I look forward to it." ”

He thought for a long time, and finally said firmly to Zhao Jin: "I believe in your Eighth Route Army, I can go with you." ”

After a stick of incense, I saw two people walking out of the Japanese turret, and as soon as they left the turret, the two of them ran with their lives, but they were finally discovered by the devils in the turret and immediately implemented firepower.

The first battalion, one company, three platoons and two squads of the only regiment, which were hidden in the forward position, saw two people running out of the turret, and immediately braved the enemy's dense bullets, rushed to the two men, and quickly retreated.

With the firepower of other squads, eleven soldiers in the second squad, only five were left in the end, and at the cost of six sacrifices, the interpreter Jinjing and Zhao Jin were escorted to Lei Jian and Commander Qiu.

Interpreter Kanai stood in front of Commander Qiu and Lei Jian, saluted a standard Japanese military salute, and immediately bowed his waist and said: "Report to the commander of the Eighth Route Army, Kanai is a sinner and is willing to accept punishment." ”

Regiment Commander Qiu stood up with a smile, took Jinjing's hand, looked at Lei Jian and introduced: "Translator Jinjing, please don't be restrained, this is the head of Lei Jian of the Independent First Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and you are also ......." ”

"Hello Commander Lei, Kanai has heard of your name a long time ago, and it is like thunder in the Japanese army, please give me a lot of advice." Jin Jing bent down ninety degrees, bowed deeply to Lei Jian very reverently, and then stood up and saluted again.

Lei Jian laughed and said: "Mr. Jin, you value Lei too much, Lei Jian is just a 'branch baby' in the mouth of a Japanese army, not as exaggerated as you say, please sit down and let's talk slowly." ”

Jin Jing really didn't expect that the only regiment leader who was famous was really a baby, although his white skin had been tempered by the war, it was still so white, but it was smeared with some flowers, but it looked more powerful, giving people a daunting momentum.

Lei Jian looked at Head Qiu and smiled: "Head Qiu, it seems that I am still a baby, I won't make Mr. Jin look down, right?" Hahaha. ”

According to his understanding of the Japanese stronghold in Dongtuanbao, Interpreter Kanai looked at Lei Jian and said without reservation: "Report to the two regiment commanders, the periphery of the Japanese stronghold in Dongtuanbao has been cleared by the Eighth Route Army, and the Imperial Japanese Army retreating into the central turret at this time, no, no, no, no, it is the little devil you are talking about, and there are only thirty-seven officers and non-commissioned officers left in the turret." ”

Commander Qiu asked after him, "Translator Jin, how are the weapons and ammunition of the little devils in the turret?" Is there a secret passage through the turret to the outside? ”

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese weapons in the turret are good, but the ammunition is insufficient, and they can't wait for reinforcements, the outgoing captain of the Koda Brigade and the new Captain Ide of the Ide Brigade, ordered all the weapons to be piled on the firewood and grass in the turret, poured kerosene, and once the attack of the Eighth Route Army was blocked, they set fire and jumped into the fire to burn themselves, and were loyal to His Majesty the Emperor in the spirit of bushido."

Lei Jian heard what the interpreter Jinjing said, he looked at Regiment Commander Qiu and said: "Our top priority is to launch the most fierce attack on the enemy's central turret, forcing the enemy to self-immolate in advance under the unfavorable situation of counterattack. ”

Regiment Commander Qiu completely agreed with Lei Jian's suggestion, and the third regiment of the first division and the only regiment launched the most fierce assault on the central artillery tower of the East Regiment Fort of the Devil at the same time.

In less than half an hour, the firepower of the Japanese troops in the turret weakened, and the 27 Japanese officers and non-commissioned officers who had run out of ammunition and food and were cowering in the turret, under the orders of the outgoing and new captains, placed their weapons on the firewood and grass and lit the firewood and grass poured with kerosene.

The units of the Eighth Route Army, which were attacking, found that the Devil Turret had lost resistance, and instantly from the muzzle of the gun tower burst out thick smoke and fire, and the shouts of Japanese officers and non-commissioned officers jumping into the fire came from it, and soon, there was no sound in the turret, and the smell of scorched dead bodies wafted from the turret, and the smell was disgusting.

The 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division and the 1st Regiment of Lei Jian launched a strong attack on the Dongtuan Fort, which lasted four days and 13 hours, and after a fierce battle with the enemy with blood and fire, suffered heavy casualties, but finally overcame the Japanese army's heavily garrisoned and fortified pillbox group, and wiped out the elite of a teaching brigade of more than 190 people, none of which escaped the net, and was completely annihilated in victory.

The 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division and the 1st Regiment of Lei Jian completely annihilated a teaching brigade in the Japanese stronghold of Dongtuanbao, and this landmark second-stage battle shook the entire North China Japanese Army and the participating units of the 100-regiment battle.

The three regiments of the first division and the only regiment of Lei Jian, which had successfully withdrawn from the Dongtuanbao battlefield, were welcomed by the people of various villages along the way, and the simple villagers boiled the only few eggs at home, pasted the little bread of grain noodles at home into cakes, and forced them into the pockets of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

In some villages, boiling water picks were set up on the road, bowls of warm water were held, and bowls of warm water were handed to the tired warriors, crying with tears in their eyes: "Children, you have suffered. ”

On 2 October, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters ordered Commander Deng of the Third Division to lead four regiments, one guerrilla detachment, and two independent battalions to quickly launch an attack on Lingqiu, Guangling, and Hunyuan, striving to conquer these three important Japanese towns in the shortest possible time.

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