The main force of the Fujiwara Brigade, reinforced by the squadron of Masao Kosaka from the main peak of Aoshan to the position of the north peak of the 13th Regiment, increased its firepower to attack, and the 13th Regiment, which held the position on the north peak for a while, was attacked by the fire of the two Japanese armies in the west and south, and the situation on the battlefield was very critical.

Commander Wu resolutely ordered while organizing a counterattack: "The 358th Battalion holds its position, must block the enemy's attacks from both sides, cover the main force of the 13th Regiment to withdraw from the battle, and then don't fall in love with the battle, withdraw quickly." ”

The main force of the 13th Regiment retreated while fighting, and the North Peak position left a battalion of troops to block the attack of a brigade of devils, whether it was in terms of strength or weapon and ammunition allocation, the combat strength of the 358th Battalion was too different from that of the devils, and at this time it was only passively blocking, and there was no ability to repel the devil's attack.

Captain Fujiwara ordered the troops to attack the most fiercely, the devils rushed to the front of the position with guns, and the little devils of Masao Kosaka's squadron condescendingly carried out fire strikes, and the 13th Regiment was already in a situation of being passively beaten.

The commander of the 358th Battalion, seeing that the soldiers bravely blocked the enemy's attack, under the powerful firepower of the Japanese army, the soldiers continued to fall in the rain of bullets and bullets of the devils, and the strength of a battalion was less than one company left at this time, and the entire Beifeng position was compressed by the attacking devils smaller and smaller.

The two little devils who attacked the 358th Battalion at the same time had already rushed to the front of the position, and the company commander of the 677th Company shouted to the battalion commander: "Battalion commander, our 358th Battalion can't all die on this position, you quickly lead the troops to retreat, and our company will cover." ”

The battalion commander rushed to the side of the company commander and shouted angrily: "You bastard, don't shout anymore, I will leave your sixth, seventh, and seventh companies in the position, that is, to send a company of fighters into the tiger's mouth, I will not ......." ”

"Battalion commander, you bastard, if you don't withdraw, our 358th Battalion will all die in the end, and there will not be even a seed left, if you still want the 358th Battalion to keep the number, hurry up and withdraw from the position with the troops, battalion commander, the soldiers of my 677th Company beg you."

The commander of the 358th Battalion shouted with tears in his eyes: "Zhao Daming, you must withdraw from the position with the soldiers, did you hear that?" ”

"Bastard, no matter how verbose you are, none of our soldiers will survive, so let's withdraw quickly."

The commander of the 358th Battalion led the soldiers to withdraw from the battle, and when he rushed down the north peak and looked back, the position of the 677th Company was already surrounded by little devils.

The soldiers of the 677th Company stood up bravely, faced the little devils who surrounded them with guns, and stood fearlessly against the wind.

Company commander Zhao Daming looked at the soldiers beside him, his face was covered with blood, and he shouted: "Brothers, we have covered the retreat of the large army, and now we have no way to retreat——。 ”

The soldiers pounced on the group of devils with guns, and the little devils were so frightened that they quickly retreated, and the captain of the Fujiwara brigade brandished his command knife and shouted: "Shoot, shoot and kill these dirt eight roads." "'Bang, bang, bang, ......', the vicious little devil fired, and the bullet hit the soldiers of the sixth, seventh, and seventh companies who rushed towards the devil group, and the soldiers held on to their last breath until they fell to the ground with a bang, and the gun in their hands was still tightly held in their hands.

The commander of the 358th Battalion shouted hoarsely: "Zhao Daming, my good brothers, brothers of the 677th Company, it was you who used your life and blood to cover the withdrawal of the troops from the battle, and we will not forget you." ”

He turned back and ordered: "Rush down the mountain as fast as possible, get rid of the devil's pursuit, and join the main army." ”

The guns and cannons on the north peak of Ao Mountain stopped, and as soon as the smoke of gunpowder that had not been extinguished on the battlefield rose, it was blown away by a strong wind, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who died on the battlefield were lying in a pool of blood, and they used their lives and blood to compose a tragic war song, and their heroic souls will live forever.

Future generations cannot forget them, and they dare not forget that it is these heroes who have sacrificed heroically and laid the foundation for future generations, and they are the soul of the country that stands up to the sky.

The three main regiments of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army met at the foot of Fengwang Mountain, and the expressions on the faces of the soldiers were tired and resolute, they took off their hats to salute their sacrificed comrades, and shot them off.

Commander Wu and Political Commissar Gao decided to hold a military conference at Fengwang Mountain, which was attended by the commanders of the regiments and battalions.

The meeting summed up the success or failure of the battle of the Fujiwara Brigade to encircle and intercept the devils, and after each regiment reported the battle situation, the troops thwarted the Japanese army's operational plan of trying to clear the base area with a large force, and in the Leijian Independent Battalion, it penetrated behind the enemy's lines, broke the Japanese army's communication lines, destroyed the enemy's artillery tower, and completely disrupted the overall deployment of the devils.

The meeting decided that in order to better carry out operations to attack and harass the Japanese army behind enemy lines, according to the configuration of the strength and weapons and equipment of the Leijian Independent Battalion, the old independent battalion led by Luo Jinchuan of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army's Mountain Column would be integrated with the Leijian Independent Battalion, expanded into an independent regiment, and reported to the Eighth Route Army Mountain Column Headquarters for approval.

Political Commissar Gao said: "The Lei Jian Independent Battalion is a heroic unit of our five detachments that can fight well, and as long as it is equipped with effective cadres, it will certainly create an encouraging new situation in the enemy-occupied areas. ”

He paused for a moment and then said: "I suggest that Lei Jian be the head of the independent regiment, and the original old five detachments have always insisted on the independent battalion of resistance against Japan in the Wangjiaji area, that is, Lei Jian's old troops, and merge them into the newly built independent regiment, Luo Jinchuan, deputy commander of the thirteenth regiment and commander of the independent battalion, as the political commissar, and the deputy head and deputy political commissar of the new independent regiment, as well as the commanders of the battalions under it, re-equip, this is my proposal, Commander Wu, what do you think?" ”

At this time, the commander of the 14th Regiment said with some emotion: "Commander Wu, Political Commissar Gao, although Lei Jian is witty and brave in battle, and he is resolute in doing things, he is still a half-old child after all, and besides, he was promoted from battalion commander to regiment commander all of a sudden, is it too ......." ”

The commanders and political commissars of other regiments also had this meaning, and they had a lot of complaints about Lei Jian's appointment as the head of the newly established independent regiment, and they couldn't help but say some inappropriate things.

Commander Wu said solemnly: "You may not know yet, as for his exploits, I don't want to say more, just don't say it, you also know it, but you may not know that Lei Jian once served as the deputy head of the first regiment of the main force in the original old fifth detachment, and also served as the acting head of the Songzhuang Campaign. ”

He glanced at Political Commissar Gao, and then said: "Political Commissar Gao knows Lei Jian best, and the main leaders of our Political Department and various departments know Lei Jian better. ”

The more Commander Wu spoke, the more excited he became, he raised his voice and continued: "All of us here should already know that Lei Jian led the independent battalion to infiltrate the enemy's war zone to break the Japanese army's communication lines, destroy the enemy's artillery towers, and contain the devil troops of the two wings in the enemy's rear, which played a role in containing reinforcements for our encirclement and interception of the Fujiwara brigade this time, otherwise, this time the devil army invaded our base area, and would not give up so easily, let me ask you again, can your regiment do it?" ”

Political Commissar Gao looked at the regiment commanders and political commissars present, some nodded, some pondered, and some seemed to be a little unconvinced, he stood up and added: "The weapons, ammunition and food of the Fifth Detachment of our Eighth Route Army Mountain Column can be replenished in a timely manner, which is inseparable from the fact that the Lei Jian Independent Battalion attaches great importance to the weapons, ammunition and military supplies of the devils when it is engaged with the enemy, and they are sent back to the base area as soon as possible. ”

The head of the 14th regiment stood up embarrassedly and said: "I, I just think that Lei Jian is still a half-grown child, I'm afraid he can't bear this burden, as for his record, we all know it in our hearts, I didn't expect this little kid to have already been the deputy head of the regiment and the acting head of the regiment, haha, I really underestimated him, and proposed Lei Jian to be the head of the independent regiment, I agreed with both hands." ”

At the Fengwang Mountain Military Conference, with the unanimous consent of the heads of the regiments and political commissars attending the meeting, Lei Jian was the only candidate for the head of the independent regiment and immediately reported to the Eighth Route Army Mountain Column Headquarters.

The operational staff officer of the Eighth Route Army's Mountain Column Headquarters reported the telegram from the fifth detachment to Commander Xu, and Commander Xu saw that the telegram mentioned that the commander of the new independent regiment of the fifth detachment was the Lei Jian who led the independent battalion to participate in the Battle of Jiuzifeng, and he said with a smile: "This baby is not very old, and he can do such a big thing in the enemy-occupied area, and there are two loud names of 'Devil Killer Demon God' and 'Thunder General', yes, he is a promising baby." ”

Soon, the Eighth Route Army Mountain Column Headquarters replied to the five detachments: Lei Jian was appointed as the head of the independent regiment of the fifth detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and Luo Jinchuan was appointed as the political commissar, and all other appointments were agreed.

Commander Xu instructed behind the telegram: Order the five independent detachments to penetrate deep into the enemy-occupied areas, contain the enemy's troops, strike at reactionary forces, expand guns, troops, and propaganda, and be like a nail, firmly rooted in the Japanese-occupied areas, and cooperate with the anti-Japanese base areas in Jiaodong to counterattack the Japanese army's attack.

(End of chapter)