Volume 2 Chapter 1 Mountain Dwelling (Part I)

On October 26, the 26th year of the Republic of China, with the withdrawal of the last broken army near Niangzi Pass, the Battle of Niangzi Pass came to an end in blood.

During the campaign, the Republic of China successively invested in the Third Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the 17th Division, the Yang Hucheng Teaching Corps, the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the Zeng Suyuan Brigade of the Sichuan Army, the 27th Division of the 26th Route Army, the Special Service Regiment directly under it, and the 30th and 31st Divisions, a total of more than 104,000 people participated in the battle.

When the 17th Division left for the front, there were more than 13,000 men, and less than 3,000 were withdrawn.

Yang Hucheng taught the 2,000 young students of the corps, and less than 400 survived.

The 30th and 31st Divisions of the 26th Route Army completely lost their combat effectiveness. The direct special service group took the initiative to attack, and after taking Walnut Garden, an important stronghold on the Japanese army's supply line, it held on for six days and six nights, and more than 1,000 brothers in the whole regiment withdrew seven people......

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On the Japanese side, the 20th Division and the 14th Division were invested, with a total strength of more than 20,000. According to post-war statistics, the total casualties were less than 2,000, and the exchange ratio with the National Revolutionary Army was 1 to 10!

After breaking through the Niangzi Pass defense line, the Japanese army went straight to Taiyuan along the Zhengtai Road. On October 30, it captured and pacified, and on November 2, it broke through Xinkou, and stepped on the impregnable Xinkou defense line in Yan Xishan's eyes.

On the night of 2 November, the Japanese troops stationed under the city of Taiyuan, but because the artillery did not arrive in time, the attack was temporarily suspended.

On 5 November, Yan Xishan, commander of the Second Theater of Operations and King of Shanxi, came to the conclusion that Taiyuan was undefendable and led his cronies to evacuate overnight.

The generals of the second war zone could not find Chief Yan Xishan, and they fell into a state of complete chaos. had to lead his troops to fight separately.

On the 11th and 16th, the Japanese army launched a general attack on Taiyuan.

On November 8, Taiyuan was declared lost. The reinforced concrete fortifications in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan did not play any role. More than 4,000 machine tools, more than 200 electric motors, a large number of guns, ammunition and even artillery that were not willing to be taken out in the Battle of Niangziguan in the Taiyuan Arsenal all fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

On 12 October, in the East China direction, at the cost of 40,000 killed and more than 70,000 wounded, the Japanese army routed the 78th Division, seven independent brigades, three temporary brigades, and a number of local security forces of the National Revolutionary Army, and completely occupied Shanghai, Suzhou, and Nanjing.

At the cost of 10 generals, more than 1,000 officers at or above the rank of colonel, and more than 300,000 brothers, the National Revolutionary Army was given the opportunity to relocate factories, enterprises, and machinery and equipment in the Shanghai and Suzhou areas to the southwest, thus making preparations for long-term persistence in the future.

However, due to poor organization, the various armies fell into disarray on the way to retreat. The retreat quickly turned into a rout. The Japanese followed and attacked Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, on 1 December.

On December 13, the Japanese army entered the city of Nanjing. With the support of Matsui Ishone, commander of the Central China Front, and Tani Toshio, commander of the 6th Division, a large-scale massacre of the unarmed people of Nanjing was carried out for six weeks. More than 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians who had not had time to evacuate were killed by the Japanese invaders, and the river was red.

The Japanese devils were not ashamed of slaughtering the common people in the slightest, and even vigorously advocated in the newspapers about the devil soldiers who killed the most people. Immediately, he proudly announced that the formed resistance of the Chinese army had been resolved, and that in the future, as long as there was a single wing of troops in any region in North and East China, the task of sweeping up could be accomplished.

Before the words fell, the Chinese army slapped the Japanese devils in the face. In February of the 27th year of the Republic of China, the Sun Lianzhong Division of the National Revolutionary Army, the Luhan Division of the Dian Army, and the Tang Enbo Division of the Central Army joined forces to defeat the 5th and 12th divisions in Taierzhuang, annihilating more than 13,000 enemies, and achieving a great victory in Taierzhuang, which attracted worldwide attention.

In the battle, the Japanese army invested more than 40,000 men, hundreds of aircraft, and nearly 100 large and small tanks. The Chinese met the enemy with more than 46,000 troops, and the strength of the two sides was close to one-to-one. According to post-war statistics, the Japanese suffered 13,000 to 16,000 casualties, while the Chinese lost more than 7,500 brave men. The exchange ratio is two to one.

The commander of the 122nd Division, General Wang Mingzhang, was martyred. After Zhou Tong, the magistrate of Teng County, found out, he couldn't bear to see the general's lonely journey, jumped off the city wall, and walked with him.

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After the Japanese army suffered a heavy defeat in Taierzhuang, the whole country was shaken, and it was a great shame. Soon, all the forces of Central and North China were mobilized to take revenge. After the great victory in Taierzhuang, the government of the Republic of China also tried to make persistent efforts to drive the Japanese army out of Jiangsu and Shandong in one fell swoop. The two sides each gathered heavy troops, and near Xuzhou, a new life-and-death duel was brewing.

At the same time, Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, and Wei Lihuang, deputy commander of the Second Theater, tacitly cooperated, and took advantage of the terrain in the Wutai Mountains to deal heavy blows to the invading Japanese invaders on many occasions. The remnants of Zhao Shoushan's 17th Division, Zeng Wanzhong's Third Army, Li Jiayu's 47th Army (Sichuan Army), and the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army were all Huazi troops who were short of food and ammunition, but they successively won many great victories in Shentouling, Mazhuang, Changle, etc., and dragged the Japanese invaders who entered the mountains to fight to exhaustion, and had to hastily end the sweeping mission and give up the dream of completely annexing Shanxi. (Note 1)

Seeing that there was a lot to be done in mountain warfare and guerrilla warfare, other Chinese troops in the Jinsui area also sent people to Zhu De to learn from them. And General Zhu De did not hide his personal interests, and introduced all the experience he had gained in half his life to everyone. Soon, in the silent mountains of Jinsui all over the country, the crisp sound of gunfire resounded. The Jin Sui Army, the Northwest Army, the Central Army left behind in the southeastern part of Shanxi, and various local armed forces all took guerrilla warfare as the guideline, fighting piecemeal, like diligent ants, gnawing at the torsos of the Japanese army in North China day and night. (Note 2)

"Ping!" , a crisp rifle sound sounded in Longquan Village in April. Frightened, countless birds fluttered their wings and flew over the Great Wall of Niangziguan, which was blackened by gunsmoke, and fled far away to the mountain.

A huge male red deer rushed down from the woods, stumbled more than 20 meters, and his head was on a raised rock, and he died of exhaustion.

The old hunter Meng Shan chased after him with a smile, pressed the red deer's neck, and stabbed him fiercely. Then he removed the two military kettles from his waist and filled them with the blood of the deer.

The deer blood in spring is a great tonic, full of essence, strengthening the kidneys and yang, strengthening the muscles and bones, and the medicinal effect is second only to the deer antler velvet. But the old man himself was reluctant to drink, put down the kettle, sat down next to the carcass of the red deer, and greeted the woods with a smile, "Hurry up, take a few sips while it's hot." This thing is the best blood tonic. When it cools down, the effect is much worse! ”

"Hmm!" With a hoarse response, a bronze-faced little fat man emerged from the woods. He was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, but there was no sweat on his forehead, and his two noses kept opening and closing, revealing the weakness of his physique at the moment.

"We have a good harvest today!" Old Mengshan untied another kettle from his waist and threw it over with a smile. "After drinking the deer blood, take two more sips of soju. Then we made a stretcher and carried the deer back to the village. Let Xiaoyu simmer with firewood for one night, and you can eat comfortably tomorrow! ”

"Hmm!" The bronze-faced fat man agreed loudly, took the wine and deer blood, and poured the deer blood into his throat first in the order of Lao Mengshan's instructions. The smell of fresh deer blood was extremely fishy, and as soon as it passed his throat, it immediately caused his internal organs and six organs to roll at the same time. But he held back the disgust in his chest and kept himself from spitting out. Holding his breath, he drank the rest of the deer blood in three or two sips, and then raised the flask viciously and gulped wildly.

"Ahem, cough, cough ....." The strong taste of Fenjiu choked the little fat man's snot and tears. The smile on Lao Mengshan's face became stronger, he stretched out the sleeve of his clothes and wiped it on this person's face, and comforted him with a smile: "Bear with it, bear with it and it's over." Although the taste of this thing is a little rushed, it is better than bitter medicine soup! You sit here and rest, and I'll cut down some suitable branches!" ”

"Thank you, uncle!" The bronze-faced fat man knows his own physical condition, and he can't do it. thanked Lao Mengshan and sat down with the 38 big gayer.

"You kid, what are you being polite to me!" Old Monsan smiled and patted the fat man on the shoulder, and whispered in disgust. Then he turned around and went to cut branches to make a stretcher, and before leaving, he looked at the prey on the ground again, and added with a smile, "This fight is better than the last time, and it almost hits the eye." You lower the muzzle of the gun a little next time, and we won't have to find a way to do other fake wounds! ”

"Hmmm! I'll pay attention next time! The bronze-faced fat man humbly accepted, and then lowered his head to study the wounds of his prey. The bullet came from about half an inch down the left eye of the red deer, and by inertia, it pierced through the entire skull. Therefore, after being shot, the red deer can continue to run more than 20 meters away. If you had taken care to compensate for the mountain and raised the muzzle of the gun a little higher, you would have been able to directly pierce both eyes of the red deer. That's Monsan's master's specialty, and he has been teaching him for a whole month, but he hasn't fully mastered it yet.

"If I had been in the walnut orchard that day, I would have such good marksmanship...... "The bronze-faced fat man raised the three-eight big cover and aimed at the treetops in the distance. The ruler has been pushed to the farthest scale by him, and if it can still hit, it will be a sniper from 400 meters away. He fantasized, hesitated, hesitated, fantasized, narrowed his eyes, and slowly pulled the trigger.

"Ping!" The bullet flew out of the chamber and grazed the edge of the target, leaving a few new green leaves.

"This kid is starting to waste bullets again!" Old Monsan, in the opposite direction to the target, shook his head slightly. "No, we have to do Xiaoyu's affair with him as soon as possible. Otherwise, as soon as this kid's body recovers, he will definitely slip away quietly. In that case, Lao Tzu has been serving him for more than half a year! ”

In any case, I have to marry my daughter to the little fat man. Because he has read, because he is polite, because he has a great future. Because he is one of the few surviving officers of the Special Service Regiment of the 26th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, after returning to the team, he will definitely make steady progress.

This prospective son-in-law, who is difficult to find with a lantern, is surnamed Zhang and is named Songling.

Note 1: Non-fiction, Zhu De concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army of the Second Theater at that time. There were four divisions of the National Army and three divisions of the Eighth Route Army. When directing operations, he always had his descendants play front-line, with other friendly forces providing flank support. Therefore, it was unanimously praised by several generals of the national army. Every time you fight, you can do your best to cooperate. In stark contrast, the Western Route Army of the Second Theater in charge of Yan Xishan himself was defeated by the Japanese and fled because of serious factional conflicts.

Note 2: Wei Lihuang once summoned the generals of the Second War Zone to Zhu De to learn from him. Zhu De took Xu to the front and personally demonstrated a transport brigade of the Japanese army. In front of the observers, the Japanese army was completely annihilated.