PS: First of all, let's explain the terrain of the battle of Changle Village, and those who have seen the map can skip it. The turbidity river flows from northwest to southeast, there are many small bays in the middle, almost every bay has a small village, the first bay is called Mazhuang, the second bay is called Baicaoyuan (chān), next to Baicaoyuan is Lizhuang Village (this bay is relatively large, so it is crowded into two villages), the third bay is called the type village, and the fourth bay is Changle Village. There is a village called Yukou Village between Xingcun and Changle Village, which is on the river turn. The six villages are located almost in the same straight line. In addition, there is an important highland, Daijiayuan, which is a barrier to the northeast of the village. Here is the text:

The commander of the leading company looked at the devils on the top of the wall, hurriedly pressed his hand down, signaled the soldiers to bow down, and said, "Don't shoot, pay attention to concealment!" Correspondents, go and report to the brigade commander and regiment commander! ”

Brigadier Chen soon received the news, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and said, "Okay, this night was finally not in vain. The first battalion and the third battalion were ordered to stand by in concealment in Daxiaoniujiazhuang, and the second battalion immediately made a detour to the north of Gongjiayuan. ”

As soon as the order was delivered, the combat staff officer of the brigade headquarters suddenly hurried to report and said: "Brigade commander, the mortar company has not yet arrived!" "After the battle of Xiangtangpu, Brigade Commander Chen used the captured four Japanese-style mortars to form a mortar company directly under the brigade headquarters, which was regarded as a baby pimple.

As soon as he heard that the artillery company had not yet arrived, Brigade Commander Chen was anxious and said, "My battle is about to start, how did the artillery company get it?" ”

As he was talking, someone outside shouted: "The artillery company has arrived, come and pick it up!" Everyone hurriedly greeted them, only to see that the commanders and fighters of the artillery company were all so tired that they were lying on the ground panting, and their clothes were soaked with sweat.

Brigade Commander Chen said curiously: "Why did you carry it, horse!" ”

The company commander gasped and said, "The horses are tired and lie down, and we can't catch up no matter how we hurry, so we really have no choice but to run away with the cannon." Brigade commander, this cannon is really heavy! "The horses of the artillery company are also good Oriental horses, but they have been running around non-stop these days, and they are not used to eating the forage of the eight roads, so they have lost weight, and they are finally tired after this rapid march.

In addition, the Japanese Type 97 90-mm mortar is indeed heavy (there is also a Type 94, heavier than this, Khan!). ), heavier than both 82-mm mortars of the Chinese army. The cannon body is 1.5 meters long, and if it is straightened, it is estimated that the devil will have to tiptoe to put the cannonball in.

Brigade Commander Chen patted the long barrel of the cannon and said, "Oh, this Japanese cannon looks bright, but it is actually not as good as our 82 gun!" If you can see Zheng Weiguo today, you have to exchange a few 82 guns with him. ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Wang smiled: "I'm afraid that people won't be happy!" ”

Brigadier Chen said: "What kind of friendship we have! Besides, one for another, he also earned 8 millimeters! Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Zheng Weiguo, who was commanding the troops all the way to hurry, suddenly sneezed, and the chief of staff said with concern: "Shizao, are you catching a cold?" ”

Zheng Weiguo patted his chest and said with a smile: "It's okay, with my body, will I still catch a cold?" As he was talking, Zheng Weiguo saw that the team's march had slowed down, and hurriedly roared: "Hey, why are you procrastinating!" I don't know that saving soldiers is like fighting fire, speed up Lao Tzu! ”

The chief of staff said: "Division, the speed of the troops is too fast, and the soldiers and recruits with poor physical strength can't keep up, and there are already many soldiers who have been transferred." ”

Zheng Weiguo took a closer look, and sure enough, many soldiers were too tired to work, so he had to say, "Call Commander Qi!" ”

It didn't take long for the commander of the 342nd regiment to run back from the front of the team and say, "Shizao, your name?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, pointed to the long line and said, "Well, your regiment stays and takes in the soldiers who have straggled." ”

Commander Qi touched his head, a little unhappy, and said: "Ah, division, can you change a regiment, the group is now running in the second position!" "The vast majority of the soldiers of the 342nd Regiment are from Shanxi and are used to such terrain, so they run very fast, only a little slower than the 331st Regiment.

Zheng Weiguo joked: "It's because you run fast that you stay." Anyway, you can run, and you can catch up later! ”

Head Qi said, "Ah! Shizuo, if you want to say this, then you should also let the 331st regiment stay! ”

Zheng Weiguo had no choice but to explain: "Your regiment is all from Shanxi, and you are familiar with each other, so it is easy to deal with any problems." Besides, you are the masters here, and the brothers are the guests, so how can the host let the guests suffer? ”

When it came to this, Head Qi had no choice but to agree.

Zheng Weiguo nodded with satisfaction and said, "You have to arrange cavalry to search and rescue backwards, you can't throw a brother!" After containment, we have to catch up with the large army as soon as possible, I guess there will be a tough battle later, but you are indispensable! ”

Commander Qi saluted and said, "Yes, Master!" I promise to bring the brethren with me. But don't fight too hard, you have to save some of the devils for you! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "I don't count this if I say it." Still, I guess it's fine. Today is a big feast, how much food everyone eats, the devil is enough! ”

When everyone heard this, they were so happy that the corners of their mouths grinned on the back of their heads.

"What a lot of devils!" As soon as the 2nd Battalion of the 772nd Regiment bypassed Gongjiayuan, they saw a large number of Japanese soldiers pressed by the black pressure on the main road, and the soldiers couldn't help but exclaim. The battalion commander hurriedly glared at the company commander and said, "Take care of your recruits!" ”

The company commander hurriedly said to the soldiers: "Convey it to the rear, pay attention to battlefield discipline, and don't speak!" ”

One by one, the warriors passed back and finally quieted down. However, everyone was still very excited, and of course, there were also people who were scared and nervous. After all, the old soldier has never fought such a big battle.

This Japanese army consisted of the Kasahara Brigade of the 117th Wing, as well as artillery, cavalry, and baggage, with a total of more than 1,500 people. The whole procession dragged on for twenty miles. The crowd was also mixed with horses, carts, and even ox carts, which looked very bloated.

At this time, the Japanese army had just finished resting and was marching out, the vanguard had already passed Changle Village, but the baggage was still in Baicao, and the rear guard of Gongjiayuan had also withdrawn from the top of the wall to Mazhuang. The second battalion commander secretly said that it is not good, dare to love us just after us, you have to run! This was not possible, so I hurriedly reported it to the brigade headquarters.

When Brigade Commander Chen got the news, he was embarrassed, because at this time, the 689th Regiment and the 769th Regiment had not yet arrived, and there were only the 771st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment on hand, of which the 771st Regiment was on the other side of the river, not to mention, and there was also a battalion that followed the division headquarters, with a total of only five battalions.

Commander Ye of the 772nd Regiment immediately asked for battle, saying: "Brigade commander, you can't wait, if you wait any longer, you will lose the fighter!" I led the 772nd Regiment to drag the devils first, and the 689th Regiment should be about to arrive. ”

Brigadier Chen finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, even if there is a tiger in front of us, we have to pull off a big tooth!" However, Cheng Huan, you can't go to the front line, you are still sick, just let Wang go to the mountain. ”

Regiment Commander Ye had been sick for several days before the war, and he had not eaten a drop of rice in the past three days, so Brigade Commander Chen did not allow him to participate in the battle. Commander Ye was anxious when he heard this, and said: "Brigade commander, our second regiment has not fought such a big battle, how can I do it if I am not the commander of the regiment!" ”

Due to Commander Ye's insistence, Brigade Commander Chen had no choice but to agree. After all, fighting a war comes first, and personal safety can only come last. Commander Ye left the third battalion as a reserve, and he led the first battalion to move forward covertly along the high ground on the north bank of the Zhuozhang River, and soon arrived at the Cuijiazhuang Heights north of Baicaoyuan. At this time, the second battalion also moved the Daijiayuan Heights north of the village (some information called Daijiayuan, I checked the Baidu map, it should be Daijiayuan).

At this time, the Japanese army did not notice the movement of our army at all, and still advanced along the road in the direction of Changle Village. Because they were about to return to their garrisons, these Japanese soldiers were very happy one by one, some of them shouted like crazy, and some even sang. The officers rode on their horses and took binoculars to aim at the high ground on both sides.

Commander Ye was worried that the enemy would find out that he had missed the fighter, so he hurriedly raised his pistol and shouted: "Fight!" ”

The sound of gunfire was an order, and the light and heavy machine guns of the 1st and 2nd battalions immediately opened fire, and a shuttle of bullets whizzed towards the enemy. The Japanese army was caught off guard, and was immediately beaten to the point that people were on their backs, and the lively singing also came to an abrupt end.

The soldiers who narrowly escaped death hurriedly searched for concealment, and the formation suddenly became chaotic. The horses were frightened, ran around, the heavy vehicles lost control, the personnel panicked, trampled on each other, and many casualties were caused. For a time, from the mouth of the valley to the west to Mazhuang, in the ten-mile-long ditch, there were devil soldiers who were beaten everywhere, and the baggage vehicles on the highway either overturned in the river or fell under the cliff, a mess.

It is worth mentioning that among these machine guns are the DP27/28 turntable machine guns that Wei Lihuang transferred to the Eighth Route from the Soviet aid weapons (by the way, some materials hold a picture of MG13 and insist that it is a German MG34 general-purpose machine gun obtained from the Soviet Union, which is simply nonsense). This machine gun uses a large 47-round cartridge disc, which has good fire continuity and bullet power, and can completely explode the Japanese army's crooked machine gun.

One of the machine gunners said happily: "Ha Luha, this new guy just works!" As he spoke, he controlled the machine gun and chased the Japanese all the way.

The sub-shooter said, "Look, there's a team of devils crawling up there!" ”

It turns out that there are many small hills on the edge of the river beach. The Japanese tried to seize it and launch a counterattack. Three Japanese soldiers had already climbed up one of the hills, and many more were still climbing up from below.

When the machine gunner saw this, he hurriedly turned his gun and fired at it, killing two of the Japanese soldiers on the spot. Seeing this, one of the last soldiers was so frightened that he turned around and ran down the mountain, but how could his legs outrun the bullets? I only heard two poofs and puffs, and there were two more blood holes in my chest, and I fell directly from the small mountain bag. The Japanese troops below were taken aback and did not dare to climb up again.

There were also many Japanese soldiers who hid under or behind the carts to resist stubbornly, and covered other soldiers to frantically counterattack the mountains on both sides. The 772nd Regiment on the north bank was in a good position, and the hillside was relatively steep, and the Japanese did not rush up several times, but lost a lot of troops. The commander had no choice but to wave the plaster flag and order the troops to break through to the south bank.

The main force of the 771st Regiment had rushed to the south bank of the Zhuozhang River at this time, and was deployed on the front line of Yaotou and Xiling Village. The Japanese army waded into the river, standing in the middle of the unobstructed river, and became a living target for the soldiers. With the dull sudden sound of the turntable machine gun, many Japanese soldiers fell into the river screaming, and the river was quickly dyed red.

At this time, the mortar companies of the 771st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment (each with four 82 guns) and the mortar company directly under the 386 Brigade (four Japanese 90 guns) also launched fierce artillery bombardment of the Japanese positions. Shells whizzed and smashed down on enemy positions, and from time to time stumps and severed arms were blown up and flew up. Some shells fell into the river, splashing several feet high, and the water on the surface of the river seemed to be boiling with machine gun fire.

No matter how strong the Japanese army was, they only fled back to the river beach under such a fierce blow, and only a few escaped into the caves on the side of the mountain (the battle line was too long, and the strength of the Eighth Route Army was not enough to block the entire river, if only the 769th and 689th regiments could arrive in time). Seeing that the troops of all units had been moved in place, Brigade Commander Chen hurriedly ordered: "Blow the trumpet of the charge and launch a general attack!" ”