Lei Yunfeng gathered the captured enemy's weapons and ammunition and some important military supplies, and said excitedly to the soldiers: "Brothers, the soldiers of the 13th and 15th battalions of the 54th Regiment have already started their work in Dongwuling at this time, and we will rush over now." ”

"Tuanza, our 14th Battalion risked their lives to capture so much delicious food from the enemy, do you see that the brothers who haven't eaten for two or three days are so pitiful, can you send some kindness to give us some tooth sacrifices?"

"I have already made arrangements for your company and platoon commanders, and everyone will immediately bring the captured important military supplies and quickly move closer to Dongwuling while eating on the road."

The soldiers of the 14th Battalion heard Lei Yunfeng say that arrangements had been made, and they moved closer to Dongwuling while eating during the march, and they were happy and immediately came to their senses.

At this time, the commander of the transport convoy of the second echelon regiment of the Japanese army, Yamashita Nakasa, ordered the Japanese troops of the front and rear garrisons and the operational garrison of the echelon regiment headquarters to launch a counterattack with maximum firepower in order to protect the vehicles and eliminate the small groups of anti-Japanese forces that were sneaking attack.

The Japanese army left Qinshui City in just a few tens of kilometers, and was attacked by two anti-Japanese armed forces, although the sneak attack enemy was defeated at this time, but Yamashita Nakasa was afraid of whether there would be a large number of Shina troops to set up an ambush and attack, and he immediately reported to the upper peak in fear.

The commanders of the 20th and 108th Divisions, who received a telegram from Yamashita Nakasa, heard that the transport convoy had been attacked twice by a small group of anti-Japanese armed troops, and although the casualties and losses were not large, the front-line troops were in urgent need of supplies and replenishment, so how could they dare to take it lightly?

The commanders of the two divisions requested the military headquarters to send aviation support to conduct reconnaissance in multiple batches over the Qinshui-Jicheng and Quwo highways, especially the reconnaissance of Dongwuling, an important pass.

In order to ensure the safe and timely delivery of military supplies to the front-line troops, the military headquarters of the Second Army of the North China Front ordered the Japanese air brigade in Yuncheng to send one or two reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the Qinshui-Hebei highway every hour.

Although it was already midnight at this time, the division commander was still nervously deploying in the war room, how could he successfully set up an ambush to attack the Japanese transport convoy.

At this moment, the plainclothes reconnaissance team of the division headquarters sent out to reconnoiter along the way reported that the transport convoy of the first echelon regiment of the Japanese army was 10-35 kilometers away from Qinshui City, and was attacked twice by unknown anti-Japanese armed forces on the same day.

Division Commander Peng asked the chief of staff: "Chief of Staff Feng, do you know what kind of anti-Japanese armed force this is, and it will actually ambush the Japanese transport convoy between the Qin (Shui) and Hebei (Cheng) highways?" ”

"Division, according to the intelligence of the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater Command, in order to urge the Japanese transport convoy to speed up and rush to our army's ambush position in Wangzhai Town and Dongwu Ridge, I requested the Jinnan Front Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to send a small force to harass the enemy and force the Japanese army to quickly advance to our ambush position.

At this time, in the vicinity of Majiawa, the troops that carried out two fire sneak attacks on the Japanese transport convoy that had stopped advancing because of the muddy roads were lying on the ground, and according to the information returned from the reconnaissance, this poorly armed unit should have been the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"At this time, the Japanese transport convoy began to advance towards us, did it? According to the speed of the Japanese convoy, when is it expected to reach the positions of our troops? ”

"Division, according to the investigation, the guerrillas of the small force that attacked the Japanese transport convoy in Majiawa have withdrawn from the battle at this time when the Japanese Shihe Brigade returned to reinforce and continued to sneak attack, and the Japanese convoy is cleaning up the battlefield."

Hearing what Chief of Staff Feng said, Division Commander Peng looked at his watch and said: "It's already three o'clock in the morning, and the Japanese transport convoy is starting from Majiawa and continuing to move forward, and it will not be able to reach the ambush position for five or six hours. ”

"Yes, the division seat, the continuous drizzle has stopped and fallen for several days, causing muddy potholes on the highway to be difficult to navigate, and the speed of the Japanese transport convoy must be very slow, and it is difficult to predict the time when it will really reach our ambush position, and according to analysis, it will be difficult to enter the ambush circle this evening."

"Chief of Staff Feng, in addition to the vigilant troops sent to increase vigilance and closely monitor, order the troops to enter the rest, ah——、ah-ah, ah, stay up until three o'clock in the morning, it's really a little sleepy, let's also hurry up and rest for a while."

According to the intelligence of the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater Headquarters, Chief of Staff Feng analyzed whether the sneak attack on the enemy at Majiawa was a small unit of the Eighth Route Army or a local guerrilla force that cooperated with the operation, but he would never have thought that Lei Yunfeng led a disabled 14th Battalion of the 54th Regiment to do it.

At this time, the soldiers of the 386th Brigade and the 7th and 8th Brigades of the Third Column of the Decisive Death Army, who received the order of the head of the Jinnan Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, lurked in the area of Xinjia River and Laoniugou, endured the rainy and rainy weather for several days, patiently waited for the arrival of a large number of Japanese transport vehicles, did a good job of sneak attack and harassment of the enemy, forced the Japanese convoy to continue to advance, and cooperated with the National Revolutionary Army to set up an ambush in Dongwuling to eliminate this Japanese transport convoy.

This was a key battle in which the two friendly forces worked closely together in Zhongtiao Mountain to achieve the success of the Dongwuling ambush.

The first echelon regiment of the Japanese army was attacked and harassed by less than a battalion led by Lei Yunfeng at Majiawa, and the battle ended quickly.

Faced with two small-scale sneak attacks by anti-Japanese forces, Yamashita Nakasa felt that the future was in danger when he passed through Dongwuling, and for the safety of the transport convoy, he held a military meeting above the squad leader on a large truck.

Present at the meeting were more than 30 Japanese officers, Yamashita Nakasa, and Captain Ishikawa, who was responsible for the covering mission, and ordered all transport squadrons to strengthen their security levels, and all of them were on guard at night and rest in shifts during the day.

The transport convoy was ordered to set off at 5 a.m., and every vehicle of each transport squadron should look after each other, and in the event of danger, reinforcements should be dispatched as quickly as possible, and no situation would be allowed to occur again if it was attacked to cause chaos and reduce the ability to counterattack with firepower.

The second echelon regiment of the Japanese army began to move forward at five o'clock in the morning, and the Shihe brigade, which was responsible for the covering mission, sent two armored vehicles to open the road in front, and slowly left the newly ambushed vest along the muddy road.

The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army and the 7th and 8th Brigades of the Third Column of the Eighth Route Army, which were ambushed in the vicinity of the Xinjia River and Laoniugou, received information that the reconnaissance team had returned, and it was expected that the Japanese transport convoy would arrive at the ambush site in about three hours and immediately start deployment.

Two Japanese fighters that received orders to reconnoiter the Qin-Hebei highway conducted reconnaissance over the highway as soon as it was dawn.

The ambush units of the Eighth Route Army and the 10 th Division of the National Revolutionary Army discovered that Japanese reconnaissance planes were patrolling over the highways every hour on the Qin-Hebei Highway in the air, and ordered the troops to do a good job of concealment and never allow the exposure of targets to affect the ambush battle.

At 10 o'clock at 8:00, the units of the Eighth Route Army, which were ambushed at Xinjia River and Laoniugou, found that the transport convoy of the second echelon regiment of the Japanese army was slowly moving into the ambush circle.

As soon as the enemy convoy crossed the Xinjia River, the convoy, which was already moving very slowly, came to a halt.

The deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army ordered all units to immediately launch the most fierce fire attack on the Japanese transport convoy that had stopped advancing in order to enter the ambush circle carefully set up by the Japanese transport convoy at Dongwuling as soon as possible.

Yamashita Nakasa, commander of the Japanese transport convoy, who was suddenly attacked by fire, found that the anti-Japanese armed ambush positions for this sneak attack had expanded, the firepower was relatively concentrated, and the troop deployment was several times more than that of the previous two times.

Yamashita Nakasa, who had long been ready to meet the battle, ordered a counterattack with maximum firepower, and the anti-Japanese armed forces that had attacked by surprise must be eliminated.