At this extremely critical moment, Luan Xingsan, shirtless, armed with obvious bayonets and rifles, led dozens of brothers to rush up from behind like fierce tigers, and immediately suppressed the enemy. For the safety of Fan Zhuxian, Luan Shengsan protected Fan Zhuxian with his body and said, "Commander Fan, you go down first!" ”

Fan Zhuxian shouted: "If I don't beat the devil in front of me, how can I get down." As he spoke, he was about to rush forward with his gray beard fluttering again. Luan Xingsan was in a hurry, and also yelled: "No one can, can't do without you, you have to take care!" ”

At this time, suddenly from the enemy's right side came the sound of gunfire, it turned out that Sun Sanmin came up from the right side reinforcements, Zhao Farong, Xiangqian, Liu Darong each held a machine gun, rushed to the front, under the strafing of the three machine guns, the devil and the puppet army were either dead or wounded, and fell down one after another.

The enemy saw that the shape was wrong, and if he continued to fight, he would be surrounded, and he was anxious to retreat, but gunshots rang out from behind, and Bu Yongyan had already copied the enemy's rear road.

As soon as the enemy saw it, it was already surrounded on three sides, and if he continued to fight, he would have no choice but to flee back to the city by a detour while fighting from the northwest direction. After the battle, there was a tragedy, the Qilitang position was lying on the devils, the puppet army and the corpses of our soldiers, our soldiers were very brave, some were stabbed several times, bleeding to death, some were dying and still holding the devils, some were blown up by the enemy's mortars and grenadiers, and they were wounded all over, and there was no human appearance......

In this battle, the enemy suffered 40 or 50 casualties, and our side suffered 70 or 80 casualties, which can also be said to be a crushing victory.

After the battle, the headquarters withdrew to the Wangjia embankment for safety, and Commander Fan called a meeting of the commanders of the detachments and relevant personnel. At the meeting, he summed up the lessons and lessons of this battle, especially praised Luan Shengsan's heroic and resolute spirit of fighting for his own life, which turned the battle into a disaster, and also praised Sun Sanmin's 6 detachments and Bu Yongyan's 19 detachments. He also demanded that all detachments be strictly vigilant in the future to prevent sudden attacks by the enemy, and that the defensive positions of the detachments were redeployed.

On May 29, 1938, Xuzhou fell, and the Battle of Xuzhou ended. According to the analysis of Commander Fan and the people in the headquarters, the Japanese invaders set up a stronghold in Puxian to protect the crossing of the Yellow River, and it was estimated that the enemy might have to abandon Puxian. At this time, the scouts also came to report that most of the cars in Puxian City had left, and that there were still more than 30 cars, and that they would all be withdrawn in early June. Fan Zhuxian and the people in the command decided to fight an ambush battle against the enemy in the area of Shizhutou fifteen miles southwest of Pu County.

After the decision was made, 200 fighters with combat experience were transferred from the 21st detachment, the 6th detachment and the directly subordinate guard battalion to form an assault team, which was concentrated at the Wangjiadikou front headquarters on June 5. Commander Fan made a simple mobilization and said, "Brothers, after more than two months of hard fighting, the little devil finally can't stand it anymore, and it seems that he is about to retreat from Puxian. He wants to retreat, can we let them retreat cleanly, no, we just want to catch him, catch him, and bite him hard. Everyone said, can you bite him hard. ”

The warriors said in unison: "Yes! Someone whispered in disbelief: "Bite him to death!" "It's better to bite the big bird to death!"

Fan Zhuxian added: "In carrying out combat missions, we must obey orders and listen to commands. The reason why we were chosen to complete this mission is that we are all elites in the army, with good discipline and high fighting skills, so we must fight a good battle. Do you have faith? ”

The warriors replied in unison: "Yes! ”

The troops were preparing to set off, and the village chiefs of Wenzhuang and Wenmiao West Village in the southwest of Puxian County came again. They complained to Fan Zhuxian and said: "The little devils are so hateful, they kill people, set fires, and rob things in the city, and the common people can't live, so they all call us to deliver letters, and strongly ask Commissioner Fan to send troops to fight the little devils." ”

Fan Zhuxian said: "Okay, we are trying to find the devil to settle the score, and we must not let them run away happily." Then lead the way! ”

With the local village chief as a guide, as if pressing a pair of bright eyes, on the evening of June 6, the troops quietly set off at night. In order to prevent the traitors from following and informing, the troops marched eastward, made a circle to the Yellow River embankment, walked along the Yellow River embankment, and arrived at Maolou Village, which is fifteen miles southeast of Puxian County, and then went west from Maolou Village to Wenzhuang and Confucian Temple. After arriving at Wenzhuang and Confucian Temple, they immediately blocked the village, and people could only enter but not leave, and arranged for the soldiers to stay and rest.

That night, Fan Zhuxian asked the village chief to invite a few local peasants, carefully inquired about the enemy situation and the terrain in this area, and studied the battle plan with the people of the headquarters.

The village of Stone Tomb Head was a necessary route for enemy cars, so it was decided to fight an ambush in this village. In the afternoon of the next day, Commander Fan, the heads of the 21st and 6th detachments, and relevant cadres of the guard battalion went to Shitomboutou Village to reconnoiter the terrain. As soon as they arrived in Yaozhuang, the scouts came to report: "More than 100 enemy cars are heading towards Puxian, and the sound of motors has been heard. ”

Fan Zhuxian and these responsible people immediately hid on the side of the road, observing the movements of the enemy's car convoy, and sure enough, after a while, more than 100 cars drove from west to east, almost all of them were empty, and there were only a few devils escorting each car.

Fan Zhu asked Sun Sanmin first: "Tell me what's going on?" ”

Sun Sanmin whispered: "Do you need to say it, this is the devil's car team to pick up the devils in Pu County, and Pu County doesn't want it." ”

Fan Zhuxian nodded.

"One, two, three......" Someone was slowly checking the number of vehicles, and there were 130 cars in total. Fan Zhu calculated first, plus the cars in Puxian County, there are already 163 cars in Devil County.

As soon as the enemy's motorcade passed, they heard fierce gunfire coming from the embankment of the Yellow River, five miles to the southeast. Fan Zhuxian's heart was stunned: "What's going on, could it be that the devil wants to seize the area of Gaoxinzhuang and Yuzhuang in order to prepare for crossing the river." But it's not right, the devil is a brigade of cars, and they all crossed the river from the area of Li Qiao, and temporarily changed the location of the river crossing. ”

After a while, scouts came to report that about 30 or 40 devils in Puxian County, dressed in Chinese clothes and disguised as guerrillas, had attacked the area around Gaoxinzhuang and Yuzhuang, and were repulsed by the six detachments when they encountered the guerrilla posts of the six detachments.

Sun Sanmin asked Fan Zhuxian: "The situation is already like this, should we go back and prepare early?" ”

Fan Zhuxian shook his head and said, "Don't go back first, the situation is very complicated now, it can be said that it is changing rapidly, let's take a look at it again, what tricks the devil is playing." ”

When it was almost dark, the enemy's car convoy drove from east to west from Puxian County, one after another, there were 60 cars, some of which were full of Japanese soldiers who were escorting, and some of which were covered with tarpaulins. After a while, another 67 cars drove by, also guarded by devils and covered with tarpaulins.

Fan Zhuxian silently calculated: "60 plus 67 cars, a total of 127, that is to say, there are still 36 cars in Puxian County, okay!" We're going to hit it with these 36 cars. ”

When it got dark, Commander Fan led these cadres to the stone tomb head to reconnoiter the terrain in the village. Stone tomb head village, there is a land temple in the middle of the village, in front of the temple is a car road from east to west, there is a circle of earthen village walls that have collapsed unevenly around the village, there are some miscellaneous trees and reed ponds outside the village, it is very convenient to hide, and there are small roads everywhere, it is very convenient to enter and exit, it is a very ideal village for ambush warfare.

Everyone walked around the village with Commander Fan, studying where to plant mines, where to set up ambushes, where to install machine guns, and where to dig gun holes. Fan Zhuxian also asked everyone to write down various military points on paper so as not to forget them.

After studying for about two hours, I traveled more than two miles east from Dongzhai Gate, that is, I rested a little in Cuizhuang, and then returned to the campsite Xiaoliuzhuang.

At this time, it was already midnight, and Commander Fan convened these cadres to hold another meeting, at which he carefully instructed everyone: "To fight an ambush, you must be brave and calm, brave and strategic. To fight devils, you must be bold and careful, and act quickly. Don't be careless and be prepared for all kinds of changes. Let's talk about it, today the devils did not strengthen their vigilance in the area of Liqiao and welcome the car team to cross the river, but they forcibly occupied the area of Gaoxinzhuang and Yuzhuang, what is going on? ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Commander Wang of the 21st Detachment said: "Do you still need to say this, the sound is blowing from east to west, this is the devil deliberately attracting our attention." ”

Sun Sanmin said: "Maybe the devil knows that we are going to fight it and ambush it, so he made another preparation, in case it doesn't work, he will forcibly cross the river in the area of Gaoxinzhuang and Yuzhuang." ”

Fan Zhuxian pondered for a while and said: "Whether he crosses the river from the area of Liqiao, whether he crosses the river from the area of Gaoxinzhuang or Yuzhuang, this is also the devil testing us to prepare for crossing the river." This shows that the devil is cunning, and he is thinking of all kinds of ways, not only to cross the river, but also to bite us. As for us, we will bite them hard in Shitombtou Village and fight it in a beautiful ambush battle, which is also called the constant response to all changes. ”

Everyone nodded their heads.

Fan Zhuxian finally arranged: "The soldiers buried the mines at the east and west ends of the village, on the roofs of the main streets, in the temple gates and in the courtyards leading to the main streets, digging gun holes, repairing fortifications, deer barricades, and traps. If the devil comes from the east, the east of the village will let the devil go first, and when it reaches the west, the mines in the west will be pulled first, and then the east will be pulled. If the devil comes from the west, the one in the west of the village will let the devil go first, first pull the mines in the east, and then pull the one in the west, and put the devil in the middle. The troops who were lying in ambush on the roofs and in the courtyards heard the sound of mines and opened fire, destroying the enemy in the village. In the event of an unfavorable situation, they should take cover alternately, and evacuate from the village in response to each other. ”

After the meeting, Fan Zhuxian set off to lead the troops to Shijitou Village, and then began to build fortifications according to the pre-researched plan, digging gun holes and laying mines, until the rooster crowed, Fan Zhuxian took a short rest.

Before dawn, Commander Fan got up and carried out a detailed inspection of the fortifications from the east of the village to the west of the village, and after checking it, he nodded and said with satisfaction: "The layout is okay." Then he sat in a hut on the south side of the village, quietly waiting for the little devil to come.

At nine o'clock, suddenly the sound of a large group of cars came from the west of the village, Fan Zhuxian hurriedly climbed to the roof to take a look, and there were more than 100 cars from the west, from west to east, in the direction of Puxian.

"Not good!" Fan Zhuxian screamed in his heart, he originally thought that he would hit the 36 cars in Pu County, but he didn't expect that the devil car in Pu County had not come out yet, and the devil car supporting Pu County had reversed, which was militarily speaking, calling back the carbine. This also shows that Big Bird, this little devil, is very savage, he has long known or calculated that there is an ambush nearby, so he opened his mouth to wipe out the anti-Japanese troops here, and he can repay the depression of more than two months.

The devils of more than a hundred cars do not have the ability to eat them at all. It turned out that he wanted to ambush the enemy, and now he was thinking about how not to be eliminated by the superior devils.

Fan Zhuxian then changed the order: "Withdraw after a fight, don't be entangled by devils." ”

There were three of the devil's leading cars, and the first one had already driven into the west of the village, and with a few loud noises of "boom-boom-boom", the first devil's car had been blown to pieces, and the bodies of the two devils hung down from the car, and the driver was also killed on the spot.

The second and third cars immediately stopped, and the devil jumped out of the car and launched an attack on the village. The car of the rear brigade also stopped, and hundreds of devils jumped out of the car, and under the command of the wing commander Otori, the devils held rifles with bright bayonets, shouted and began to attack.

Isn't the big bird in Pu County, why did he fall outside at this time and attack Qishijiaotou Village. This also shows that this little devil thief has already withdrawn from Pu County, and is gritting his teeth and preparing to retaliate against Fan Zhuxian's team!

The devil's mortar and grenadier also hit, and suddenly, Shitombtou Village was beaten to the ground, the fire was shining, the walls collapsed, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere. The big bird held the command knife and sneered: "Hehe, play this game for me, you want to ambush me here, and don't look at who I am?" Just with your teams, if you want to run, according to your Chinese words, it is the mosquito net of the army - no way. ”

Fan Zhuxian commanded the ambush soldiers in the village to shoot at the enemy, but the fire was soon suppressed by the enemy. Besides, the original plan was to let the enemy into the village, let the enemy line up, and let the deployed us fight at the enemy, but now it is better that we can only exchange fire with the enemy in the west of the village, and other troops have already spread out in the village, and it is difficult to concentrate in the west of the village for a while. The chance to win or lose a battle is often completed in such a very short period of time, after which the opportunity is gone, and the advantage suddenly becomes a disadvantage.

Outnumbered and with a huge disparity in firepower, Fan Zhuxian had no choice but to lead the team out of the village and retreat to the north of the village. As soon as he left the north of the village, the Japanese army attacked from the northwest again, Fan Zhu first saw that it was not good, and then hurriedly moved to the southeast high ground of the village. At this time, the enemy had all occupied Shijitou Village, and the enemy in the village rushed out, forming a flanking attack with the enemy in the northwest, and pressed Fan Zhuxian's team with all their might.

Fan Zhuxian had no choice but to lead this team to cover alternately, and at the same time ran to the southeast, there was a small high ground there, as long as the small high ground was occupied, it could be dealt with. In the fast running and alternating cover, there was nowhere to hide in the open field, so he could only hold the gun flat, and shoot at the devil with the courage of blood. From time to time during the fighting, there were warriors who fell in pools of blood.