In this campaign, the 386th Brigade killed more than 1,500 enemies, captured several devils alive, killed more than 600 war horses, and killed more than 500 light and heavy weapons, and the 386th Brigade suffered more than 200 casualties.

In order to further strike at the enemy who invaded Fenyang along the Hanchang Line to the west and support the friendly forces engaged in a frontal battle with the Japanese army in the southwest of Shanxi, the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region ordered the main force to lay an ambush at Xiangshui in the southwest of Shexian County, to attack the Japanese army's baggage troops who were transporting military supplies to and from the front, and to cut off the military supply of the Japanese troops in front.

The head of the main force ambushed in Xiangshuipu received a report from the reconnaissance team: At 8 o'clock, it was discovered that nearly 200 Japanese military trucks had driven out of Shexian County, and under the cover of escorting troops, they were marching towards Xiangshuipu in a mighty manner.

At about nine o'clock, I saw that from the direction of Shexian County, there was a dust covering the sky and the sun, and at the fastest speed, I rushed towards the ambush position of the Xiangshuipu Eighth Route Army.

Under the cover of mechanized troops and cavalry, the Japanese army's huge baggage transport brigade has entered the ambush position of the 771st Regiment in the first place, and the forward position is anxiously waiting for Commander Xu to give an order, Commander Xu shook his head and ordered: "Don't worry, wait for the devil's baggage convoy, most of which pass through the ambush circle of our regiment, let it enter the position of the 769th Regiment, and when the enemy's baggage trucks and escort vehicles all enter the ambush circle, and then beat me hard." ”

Commander Xu saw that the enemy had entered the ambush circle, and he waved his hand and ordered: "Concentrate rifles, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and grenades, and at the same time launch the most fierce fire attack on the devil's baggage convoy." ”

At one moment, a deafening sound of gunfire rang out from both sides of the road, and the bullets were like sharp weapons flying in the air, killing the enemy. Grenades and mortar shells exploded around the devil's truck, the bombed truck caught fire, and the bombed devil man turned on his back.

The captain of the devil brigade in charge of escort was suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army's dense bullets, shells and grenades, and he ordered the vanguard vehicles to increase their horsepower and rush out of the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, and the vehicles behind quickly followed. The escort troops were ordered to carry out a counterattack with maximum firepower, covering the rapid passage of the baggage trucks.

Suddenly attacked, the little devil in charge of the escort has not yet reacted, mortars, light and heavy machine guns, there is no time to set up, they were severely attacked, the attacked self-care, how can they cover the baggage transport convoy to break out?

The devil commander jumped out of the command car, took a dozen little devils, braved the flames of battle, wanted to rush to the front of several trucks, and ordered the car to quickly drive out of the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army.

When he rushed not far from the front and both sides, he saw that the baggage trucks in front of him had been destroyed, and some trucks were on fire, and a series of explosions were constantly coming from the burning trucks.

Commander Xu found that the devil's escort was gathering in an attempt to break out of the encirclement. He decisively ordered: "All troops, charge the enemy, and be sure to destroy this Japanese baggage force within two hours." ”

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army bravely jumped out of the position, pounced on the devils on the road with guns, and wiped out the remaining enemies with the fiercest firepower.

The battle was fruitful, destroying 180 devils' baggage and escort cars, destroying more than 400 little devils, and seizing a lot of weapons and ammunition.

The head of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region Headquarters won three ambush battles at Changshengkou, Shentouling, and Xiangshuipu on the two railways of Handchang and Zhengtai and along the border highways, through careful design, accurate understanding of the enemy's situation, decisive decision-making, and quick victory, dealing a heavy blow to the enemy, cutting off the enemy's rear transportation, and supporting friendly forces fighting on the frontal battlefield.

The commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Ninji, angrily accused: "Why did the 108th Division, which invaded the southeast of Jinjin, turn a good battle besieging the Eighth Route Army like this? This was a disgrace to the Imperial Japanese Army. ”

He ordered Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe beside him: "Order the 108th Division to destroy the troops of the Eighth Route Army that have entered the southeast of Jin with an absolute superiority of the main force, and even if they cannot be completely eliminated, they must expel the troops of the Eighth Route Army from the area occupied by the Imperial Army in the southeast of Jin." ”

The commander of the 108th Division, after receiving the order to reprimand, urgently convened a pre-war military meeting, and the division commander slapped the table and shouted: "The commander of North China is furious at the repeated defeats at the front, and orders our division and regiment to immediately carry out a sweep and sweep of the troops of the Eighth Route Army that have infiltrated our theater, and we must wipe out all the troops of the Eighth Route Army." ”

The chief and deputy chief of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army were very pleased with the victory they had won in carrying out a traffic sabotage battle against the enemy at the front, and when they learned that the Japanese 108th Division was going to attack and sweep the base areas, they immediately convened a meeting of the Eastern Route Army.

According to the large forces of the Japanese army, the meeting will carry out a frenzied siege on the southeast of Shanxi, and ordered the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region to take the initiative to take the initiative to fight jointly with local troops and guerrillas with one main force in order to contain the Japanese troops, while the other main force will mobilize the common people to actively participate in the attack on the enemy, and at the same time sabotage the Japanese army's railways and highways, and destroy or cut off the enemy's lines of communication.

After more than 20 days of fierce fighting with the enemy, more than 4,000 devils were eliminated, nearly 20 county towns along the railway line were recovered, and the base areas of the Eighth Route Army were expanded and consolidated.

The commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region ordered all units to carry out a large-scale sabotage attack on the enemy's lines of communication and mobilized the broad masses of the people to participate in this operation against the enemy.

The army and the people worked together to fight on the front line of attacking the enemy's communications, some dismantling rails, burning sleepers, and digging roadbeds, and some transporting earth to dig pits and blow up bridges, while the main forces concentrated their forces to destroy tunnels and stations on the Japanese army's communication lines, and ambushed and raided the road guards and reinforcements along the Devil's railways and highways.

At one time, on the communication line in North China, the soldiers and civilians of the Eighth Route Army launched a magnificent sabotage operation, dismantling and repairing, repairing and demolition, after several repetitions, the tossing Japanese army took care of one thing and lost the other, and was exhausted to deal with it.

Commander Okamura Ninji of the Japanese North China Front Army, faced with the fact that the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan communication line was often destroyed by the soldiers and civilians of the Eighth Route Road, resulting in intermittent communication lines, and the weapons, ammunition, and military supplies urgently needed by the front-line troops could not be replenished in time.

He said to Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake in a very bad mood: "In the North China War Bureau, the Japanese Imperial Army invested a huge number of troops, mainly to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army that was rampant in this area, to eliminate the anti-Japanese forces along the railways and highways, and to ensure the unimpeded flow of communication lines.

However, the 108th Division of the 108th Division, which advanced westward, was blocked in Changzhi, and Fenyang was close at hand, but it could not break through, and the division commander telegraphed to urge weapons, ammunition, and military supplies, and sent troops to escort them many times, but they were all intercepted by the Eighth Route Army of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, and the entire Pinghan Road and Zhengtai Road sections in North China were interrupted from time to time, and the front-line troops of the Imperial Army could not be replenished with baggage supplies, and they were bound to be eaten by the Eighth Route Army one bite at a time. ”

The chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tanabe Moritake, took a step forward and asked, "Your Excellency, you should have a way to deal with the Eighth Route Army, right?" ”

Commander Okamura Ninji ordered fiercely: "Order the imperial army troops who supervise the construction of the Baijin Railway, go to the countryside to catch laborers, and if there are not enough laborers, the Imperial Allied Army will flood the railway line to build the railway, and the Baijin Railway must be repaired and opened to traffic in the shortest possible time."

As long as this important railway is completed, heavy troops are gathered in the southern section, the troops of the frontal Zhina Army stationed in the area of Gaoping and Jincheng are attacked, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army is severely attacked, the threat of the enemy in northern Jin will be relieved.

In the northern section of the Baijin Road, the 36th Division of the Imperial Army closely guarded the railway line, discovered a small force of the Eighth Route Army approaching, tracked and eliminated, and attacked the main force of the Eighth Route Army on our communication line, then heavy troops have been encircled and annihilated, expelled from the Baijin Railway area, and comprehensively strengthened the security along the communication line. ”

Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe walked to the map hanging on the wall, looked at the Baijin Railway that was being repaired, and made a detailed analysis along other railways, and finally said: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the comprehensive strengthening of the communication line you proposed, at present, the most important thing for the Imperial Japanese Army in North China is the Zhengtai Railway, as long as this railway is strengthened as the focus, and troops are sent along the Pinghan and Tongpu railways, the infantry and railway armored vehicles are combined, and the density of inspections is increased, so that the sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army can be discovered at any time, and then the forces can be concentrated to gather and annihilate. The effect will be more prominent. ”