The 111th Division of the Japanese Army divided into three routes, south to north, and entered the Yimeng Mountains in a vigorous manner. The left route was led by the commander of the Murakami Zhenglu Brigade to lead a field wing and an artillery brigade to attack the base area of the Eighth Route Army in Mengyin County along the western foot of the Guimeng Mountain. On the right route, the commander of the Koizumi 61 Brigade led a field wing and an engineer wing to attack northward from the eastern foot of the Menglianggu Mountains. The commander of the division, Hua Guzheng, led the main force of the division to attack northward from the junction between Guimeng Mountain and Menglianggu.

The Japanese army in the center included two field wings, a heavy artillery brigade and a tank brigade, with a total strength of 8,000 men as the main direction of attack. The news of the Japanese attack was quickly fed back to the independent column headquarters, and in the face of the Japanese army's fierce attack, the atmosphere at the column headquarters was very tense. Last year, the Japanese army brutally swept the base area, and did not dispatch so many troops. For the first time, the Yimeng Mountain Base Area was faced with the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, and the situation was precarious.

"Commander Xiao, the unit has just completed its reorganization, and there is a problem with its ability to coordinate operations, so I suggest that we first attack the enemy on the right flank, so that we can have a better grasp." Lu Zhengcao suggested. "At present, the situation has changed, and it is urgent for us to crush the sweep of the Japanese army in a short period of time and effectively cooperate with the Su Yu Corps in combat. Our task is not only to smash the sweep of the Japanese army, but more importantly, how to control the middle ground of the Shandong Peninsula, and cut off the communication between the east and west of the Japanese army on the peninsula is the top priority. ”

"Our task is to take the initiative and aim to occupy the vacuum in the central part of the Shandong Peninsula, so we must crush the offensive of the Japanese 111th Division. If the Japanese army concentrates all the way, we can only use the frontal interception method. The Japanese army was too arrogant to take us into account at all, and actually attacked in three ways, and the tiger did not exert its might, and really treated us as sick cats. You see, the Japanese army responded along the east and west flanks of Guimeng Mountain and Menglianggu, intending to break through quickly in the middle. ”

"The purpose of the Japanese army is very obvious, that is, to force us to leave our base areas and fight on the outside line. The task of the Japanese army on the north route and the Japanese army on the east route is to intercept us, with the aim of breaking us into pieces and then annihilating them individually. The Japanese army is looking at us with old eyes, which shows that the Japanese army is not clear about our large-scale redress. Therefore, we must grasp the Japanese army's idea of underestimating and paralyzing the enemy, and deal a fatal blow. The Japanese army was divided into three routes, intending to maintain close contact. However, the Japanese army forgot that this was in a mountainous area, and the ability of troops to move and combat was restricted by the terrain and landform. ”

"I decided to concentrate the superior forces and eat the main force of the Japanese army in the center. The excellent terrain of Guimeng Mountain and Menglianggu created the conditions for our ambush warfare. Let the militia disguise itself as the main force, carry out continuous blockade, and lure the enemy deeper. I decided to set up an ambush in Fuji Village, the junction of Guimeng Mountain and Menglianggu. Shook pointed to Fujimura's resolute decision. Soon military deployments began around the Fujichun ambush operation.

On the mountain road, two armored fighting vehicles followed along the road, followed by about a large group of Japanese vanguards. This highway is located at the junction of Guimeng Mountain and Menglianggu, and is the only passage from Fei County to Mengyin County. The Japanese armored combat vehicle was swaggering when suddenly there was an explosion, and the smoke enveloped the first armored vehicle. The Japanese troops stopped advancing, the smoke cleared, and the armored vehicles were unscathed.

Because the explosion power of the earthen mine is too small, it can pose a deadly threat to the Japanese soldiers, but it is like a tickle for the Japanese armored vehicles. At this time, dense gunfire rang out on the hill on the right, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wearing gray military uniforms showed their figures, and the dense rain of bullets shot at the Japanese army. The Japanese army was a field division, and soon judged that the enemy's firepower was too weak, and the commander of the Japanese forward unit immediately ordered an attack. Two hours later, the Eighth Route Army was defeated, and Japanese soldiers captured the Eighth Route Army position.

The commander of the Japanese division, Hanaya, received a report from the vanguard and said with some disapproval: "The Eighth Route Army's use of small forces to block the attack shows that its main force is flowing to the north or the east, which is their usual tactic. Over the past few years, the Shandong Eighth Route Army has been under a tight blockade by us, and it has been unable to supply weapons and ammunition, so it can only resort to guerrilla warfare, and they do not dare to concentrate their forces for regular combat at all, so there is no need for us to worry. "Your Excellency General, the troops on both flanks reported that they were also intercepted by a small group of troops of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army did not dare to fight me head-on, which showed that they were not capable of blocking the attack, and could only delay the speed of our attack. ”

"Order the forward troops, accelerate the speed, and occupy Mengyin County in 5 days." The follow-up troops of the Japanese army were vast, as if no one was in a no-man's land. Two days later, Hanayamasa's division headquarters arrived at Fujimura, getting closer and closer to the core of the Eighth Route Army, and was never blocked by the Eighth Route Army on a large scale. Even though Hanaya Masashi despised his opponent, he sent search troops to both flanks in strict accordance with military discipline to prevent the Eighth Route Army from launching an attack from both flanks.

A squadron of Japanese search troops appeared at the eastern foot of the Guimeng Mountain, and a battalion of the 2nd Division also appeared here at this time. Xiao Ke strictly ordered that no targets should be exposed until the encirclement was formed. This newly reorganized battalion-level unit was formerly a county brigade. The sudden encounter with the Japanese army was supposed to be quickly concealed, but the battalion commander was nervous and panicked, and actually ordered an attack. The battle soon broke out. In the past, even in the face of a small Japanese team, due to the disparity in weapons and equipment, they could only use the attack method to take advantage of it.

Nowadays, the shotguns are changing artillery, and the officers and men are holding back their strength, so naturally they do not take this group of devils seriously. The striking fire was so fierce that the Japanese resisted for more than ten minutes before suffering heavy casualties. The squadron leader of the Japanese army found that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was wearing a steel helmet and the clothing of the Eighth Route Army in Jiangnan, and the strike fire was very fierce. In the process of escaping, more than half of the soldiers and horses were broken, and only a dozen people managed to escape.

The news soon spread to the headquarters of the Japanese army in Fujimura, and the division commander Hanaya Masashi was stunned when he heard it. "On the east side, there are troops of the Jiangnan Eighth Route Army, how is this possible? Did the search unit lie about the military situation? The chief of staff was stunned. Hua Gu Zheng once led his troops to participate in the offensive operations in Jiujiang, and was very familiar with the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of the Jiangxi Eighth Route Army. He calmed down for a while and said: "At present, the enemy army has the ability to airdrop on a large scale, and it is not impossible for the Eighth Route Army in the base area to obtain weapons and equipment from Jiangxi. ”

"A battalion of troops of the Eighth Route Army, in an hour, almost wiped out a squadron, so we must be vigilant. The forward troops were ordered to stop their advance and quickly retreat. The troops on both flanks were ordered to stop their advance, and search troops were sent to keep an eye on both flanks for large enemy force activity. In addition, the follow-up troops were ordered to stop advancing and stand by in place. "The cunning Hanaya is giving the right order, and the Japanese army is on high alert.

The troops were spreading out on both flanks, and the Japanese were slowly entering the ambush circle as planned, as a result of which a small skirmish exposed the target. In the headquarters: Lu Zhengcao was furious, which battalion commander to deal with. Xiao Ke said: "Brother Lu, don't be impatient, the responsibility should be on us." In particular, I ******** thinking about how to ambush the Japanese army, but I did not expect that our troops had just completed their reorganization, and that this was the first large-scale coordinated operation, and that a lack of experience was inevitable. ”

"Chief of General Staff Ouyang said that details determine success or failure, and it is true." "Brother Xiao, it's just an encounter, it's so hard that the devil can judge our strength!" "The 111th Division fought with us in Jiangxi, and the commander of the Japanese division, Hanaya, was very cunning. Of the Japanese divisions that participated in the offensive that year, the 111th Division suffered the least losses. It has always been careful when fighting with us, and its arrogance is also aimed at different opponents, and I guess he has already taken countermeasures! "Report, the Japanese forward troops stopped advancing and retreated, and the Japanese troops on both flanks also stopped advancing."

Xiao Ke said: "Next, Hua Gu is sure to order the search troops on both wings to increase the search area, and our intentions will soon be exposed!" "What if the troops are already deployed?" Lu Zhengcao said anxiously. "The arrows have already been sent on the strings, and the 1st and 2nd divisions are ordered to attack freely as regiments, and they can only fight a crushing battle. Order the artillery regiment to shell the vanguard of the Japanese army, and let our artillery regiment warm up first. ”

On the highway, the Japanese vanguard retreated slowly, dozens of armored vehicles pressed behind, and suddenly a shell exploded on the road, and the Japanese soldiers reacted quickly to take refuge on both sides of the road. A few shells were test-fired, followed by a heavy burst of artillery fire on the road. Accompanied by a violent explosion, the Japanese armored vehicles suffered. It is impossible for the armored car to leave the road, and can only flee at full power. An armored car was hit by a shell, and the protective armor of the armored car was like a tin box, you can imagine what it looked like.

After the smoke of the explosion, the upper part of the Japanese armored vehicle was blown to pieces and lay across the road. The armored car behind immediately pushed the paralyzed vehicle to the side of the road and continued to flee. After 10 minutes, the Japanese fled from the area covered by artillery fire, losing three armored vehicles. The losses of the Japanese soldiers were not large, but with such a terrible shelling, the Japanese soldiers did not dare to stay at all, but quickly retreated back. The Japanese commander judged that with such a heavy shelling, the enemy had at least one artillery regiment.

This surprise is not trivial, the Eighth Route Army's base area has only mortars at best, and the artillery regiment has always appeared in the front, so it is self-evident. The situation was quickly reported to the headquarters of the Fujimura Division.

Hanaya was receiving the news that the forward troops had been shelled, and instead of showing a surprised expression, he was glad that he had escaped. He did not dare to slack off and immediately ordered the entire line to retreat, the Japanese army's retreat was very fast, and as soon as the division headquarters withdrew from Fujimura, troops of the Eighth Route Army appeared on both flanks. The Japanese guards were immediately dispatched, and fierce battles began to be staged.