After launching a feint attack on the front line of Hangzhou, the air force of the Eighth Route Army and the air force of the US army suddenly turned to the front line of Huangshan, and fierce bombardment began to explode on the front line of Huangshan. In order to eat the Japanese troops on the front line of Huangshan, Commander Su Yu invested two armies and an artillery division in the first stage. Before the war, it was learned according to intelligence that the Japanese army had deployed two divisions on the Huangshan defensive line. The cunning Okamura Ningji, after launching a feint attack on the front line of Hangzhou, secretly withdrew a division from the Huangshan return line.

Okamura Ninji asked the 110th Division, which remained on the Huangshan defensive line, to shrink its forces and hold on to the Huangshan defensive line for 10 days. Okamura Ninji ordered the commander of the 110th Division, Mitsuzo Kato, to shrink his forces on the front line of Huangshan, defend the core area, and hand over the outer and surface positions to the puppet army for defense. At present, the Huangshan defense line has 4 divisions of Wang's puppet army participating in the defense. Okamura Ninji secretly instructed Kato to hand over all the outer defense lines to the puppet army for defense, and the superior forces of the subordinate were mainly deployed on the front line of Moxian and Lantian.

In the headquarters of the 1st Group Army of the Eighth Route Army in Jingdezhen, telegrams were heard one after another, and the operational staff officers were busy in an orderly manner, appearing tense and orderly. At this time, Commander Su Yu and Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan looked at the military map, and their expressions seemed very peaceful. Chief of Staff Xiao Ke is still the commander of the 11th Army, and as a forward unit, he personally sits in command of the 11th Army. "Brother Su, Xiao Ke reported that the first day of the attack went very well, and his forward troops had captured the gold medal before dusk."

According to the deployment of the headquarters, He Long led the 2nd Corps to take the lead in launching a large-scale feint attack on the front line of Hangzhou, with the intention of confusing the Japanese army. 3 days later, the 1st Corps of the 11th Corps, under the command of Xiao Ke, suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Huangshan defensive line. The area of attack of the 1st Corps was between the upper reaches of the Changjiang River and the upper reaches of the Xin'an River, which was hilly but narrow. The Changjiang River runs northeast and southwest and flows to Jiangxi. The Xin'an River originates at the junction of Jiangxi and Anhui, and its upstream to Jinzipai is northeastward.

The Xin'an River turns east in the Jinzipai area and flows to the "Qiandao Lake" (Qiandao Lake has not yet been formed during this period). The narrow area between the Xin'an River and the Changjiang River is less than 60 kilometers wide, although it is hilly. On the first day of the attack, Su Yu was deeply surprised. According to Xiao Ke's report: the forward troops attacked quickly, and as of dusk, they captured the gold plate, and the frontal defense was the puppet army. Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar of the headquarters, said lightly: "Brother Su, it seems that the ecstasy array we set up has made the Japanese army have a wrong judgment. ”

Su Yu felt that it was too smooth, and it was a little difficult to understand. "Brother Luo, I feel that something is wrong. It stands to reason that in the narrow area between Changjiang and Xin'anjiang, the Japanese army should have at least one brigade to defend tenaciously, but Xiao Ke reported that the forward attacking troops were only intercepted by a small number of puppet troops, which was very abnormal. "Perhaps it was the feint attack on the front line of Hangzhou that caused the Japanese army to miscalculate, and transferred the Japanese troops on the front line of Huangshan, leaving a small number of puppet army troops to confuse us."

"Behind the golden plate is Qi Yunshan, ordering Xiao Ke to launch a night attack, I ask for proof." It was drizzling on Qiyun Mountain at night, and in the army headquarters, Xiao Ke, chief of staff of the Corps and concurrently commander of the 11th Army, was very excited at this moment, he held a telescope to look ahead, but the dark Qiyun Mountain couldn't see anything clearly. Suddenly the shelling began, and the firelight shone in the dark night sky. After an artillery regiment fought for 20 minutes, the forward units attacked.

The commander of the 110th Division of the Japanese Army, Mitsuzo Kato, in accordance with the new defensive deployment of the Japanese headquarters, only deployed a Japanese brigade and a division of puppet troops in Qiyun Mountain. At this moment, in the headquarters of the Moxian Division, a subordinate reported: "General, the enemy is advancing rapidly, and has captured the golden plate before dusk, and is currently launching an attack on Qiyun Mountain. "Order the captain of the crossroads to retreat after dawn. We should adopt the tactics of the Eighth Route Army to deal with the Eighth Route Army, and be good at absorbing the strong points of others, which is the fine tradition of our great Japanese Empire. ”

"Your Excellency, Commander Okamura's tactics are clever, and this tactic can both slow down the enemy's attack and consume time." The chief of staff said happily. Commander Okamura gave Kato Mitsuzo an order to hold on to the Yellow Mountain line for 10 days, and warned Kato to use his brain to fight. At present, the Japanese troops have long lost their aura of contempt and arrogance towards the Eighth Route Army, and they have begun to become cautious and rational in the face of powerful opponents.

After a night of "arduous" fighting, the vanguard took Qiyun Mountain. Inside the military headquarters, Xiao Ke angrily slammed his fist on the table, "Damn, I tossed me all night, I didn't expect that the little devil only had a brigade and a division of puppet army, and he actually ran away, and ordered the forward troops to pursue." "The Japanese troops have never been so aggressive, and the reason why Xiao Ke is angry is that he hit his fist on the cotton, and he held back his strength and didn't use it." Report, the command called, asking for details! ”

After dawn, the vanguard of the 11th Army advanced along the main road. A squad of spearhead troops was opening the way in front, and suddenly there was an explosion, and the spearhead squad stepped on a mine. At the same time, gunfire rang out in the woods ahead, and the forward troops quickly dispersed and attacked the woods. In the woods was a puppet army, and they fired a few shots and ran away. The pursuing troops did not dare to advance rashly, so they had to withdraw their troops and wait for the sappers to clear the mines.

Su Yu in the corps headquarters was shocked when he received Xiao Ke's report: "It's difficult for the Japanese army to try to ambush us? Ordered Xiao Ke to intensify reconnaissance and notify the Air Force to dispatch reconnaissance planes to see if there were any signs of a large troop movement in the Japanese army! "It seems that Okamura Ninji is very cunning, and it is clear that he has judged our intentions!" "Chief of General Staff Ouyang once said that Okamura Ningji is not easy to deal with, and now I can be regarded as a teacher. If the Japanese army adopts this method of interception, it will have little impact on a small number of troops, but it will have an obvious effect on the combat of a large corps, and it seems that our intentions have been exposed. ”

"It's hard for the Japanese army to place heavy troops in the rear, waiting for a sudden counterattack when I'm tired, and it must be prevented?" Su Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Maybe the Japanese army is a drunkard, not drinking, and it is difficult to judge what the Japanese army has in terms of strategy." "There are no instructions from the headquarters, and it seems that the headquarters is difficult to judge. However, Okamura Ninji was very cunning, and actually put himself in the position of the weak to adopt our tactics, which greatly exceeded the pre-war expectations. ”

"The Japanese army intercepted both sides of the main road, which was very targeted, and the purpose was to delay the rapid advance of our heavy equipment. If the troops advance lightly, the Japanese army will carry out a stubborn resistance at some point at any time. The Japanese army did not concentrate on holding on but improvised, with the aim of slowing down our advance. Xiao Ke reported that the defense of Qiyun Mountain occupied an area, and the fortifications built by the Japanese army were permanent fortifications, and they were easily abandoned, what does this mean? "It's really puzzling, what is Okamura Ning doing?"

For 3 consecutive days, the advance of the forward troops was very slow, and the headquarters of the Ruijin Eighth Route Army, Zhu De and Peng Dehuai were also at a loss for the direction of the main attack. "It is now amply proven that Okamura Ninji completely guessed our intentions. Now that we have guessed our intentions, we should increase our forces and increase our defense forces on the front line of Huangshan. However, on the contrary, the Japanese army only deployed a large number of troops in Qiyun Mountain, and although the puppet army deployed a division, it took the initiative to give up after fighting all night, which is indeed incomprehensible. ”

"It is now certain that Okamura Ninji is suspected of deliberately abandoning the Huangshan defensive line and using the tactics of blocking one after another, and there must be a greater attempt. Okamura used a small number of troops to slow down our advance, and it was possible to rearrange the defensive line in depth. The 110th Division and the 92nd Division of the Japanese Army on the front line of Huangshan have a total strength of about 50,000 people, but the Japanese army only deployed a large group of troops in Qiyun Mountain, indicating that the Japanese army did not intend to hold on to the front line of Huangshan at all, and his main force must have secretly retreated. ”

"It's really puzzling what Okamura's intentions are." "Report, Su Yu called, the forward troops were stubbornly intercepted by a large number of Japanese troops in Moxian and Lantian!" As soon as Peng Dehuai's voice fell, an operational staff officer made an urgent report. Zhu De and Peng Dehuai hurriedly aimed their eyes at the military map. "The fox's tail of the Japanese army was finally revealed, it seems that he is consuming the sharpness of our army, putting the main force on the front line of Moxian and Lantian, and ordering Su Yu to take Lantian in Moxian County as soon as possible and break through the Huangshan defense line as soon as possible."

Five days after the outbreak of fierce fighting, it was a great surprise that the Japanese army actually retreated. The Corps Headquarters, including the General Headquarters, was again in confusion. On this day, Runzhi came to the headquarters in his busy schedule, and after listening to Zhu De and Peng Dehuai's introductions, Runzhi said with a smile: "It seems that we have to re-understand the opponent, if the Japanese army adopts the tactics of blocking and attacking, it will only delay the speed of our army's attack, but our strategic goal can also be achieved, but the time is postponed a little." ”

Runzhi continued: "At present, the Japanese army is losing and retreating in the Pacific theater, and the US army is about to start the Philippine landing operation. We made a good start in Shanxi's counteroffensive, which verified our strong attack ability. In such an unfavorable situation, the Japanese army must reconsider strategic defense. Okamura Ninji was an excellent commander, and the series of measures he took at the beginning of the year, which greatly strengthened the stability of the occupied areas, showed that he was very clear-headed. ”

"Peng Dehuai, if you are Okamura Ningji, you will definitely put yourself in the role of the weak, you try to consider from his point of view, what strategy can be adopted to effectively defend." "Peng Dehuai said: If I were Okamura, I wouldn't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, I would concentrate my superior forces to defend important strategic points, such as the Songhu area!" "Do you think Okamura Ninji has this idea too?"

Zhu De was surprised: "Chairman, you mean that Okamura has plans to give up Nanjing. "Not intended, for sure! In this way, we can explain the confusion of the first line of Huangshan! ”