Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...... A few flares suddenly rose into the air, illuminating the top of Guanjiayuan as bright as day. The Japanese soldiers hurriedly burrowed into the dug bunkers and prepared for the shelling of the Chinese army. But after waiting for a while, the expected shelling did not happen.

Tomamichi sat in the headquarters with a gloomy face, his eyes rolling from time to time, flashing with a cunning light. He suddenly slapped his palm on the table and said with certainty: "The Shina army will not fire flares for no reason, there must be some action!" ”

The officer in charge of the guard said: "But the Shina army on the opposite high ground and the mountain pass has not moved, I wonder if they are doing this to prevent our sneak attack?" ”

Tomami snorted and scolded, "Stupid! Is it just a precaution against the use of precious flares? ”

The officer didn't dare to refute, and hurriedly said, "Hai! I beg your pardon for my lack of consideration! ”

Tomami waved his hand and said, "I can forgive you for your stupidity, but only if you remember your duty!" Re-scouting, hurry! ”

The officer leaned his legs, bowed his head vigorously, and said, "Hai! Then he hurriedly ran out of the city to redeploy the personnel for reconnaissance, and this time he found some clues.

"Report! Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the southeastern observation post has detected the movement of the Shina army below the heights. "Although the actions of the Chinese army were hidden, the Japanese reconnaissance was more detailed, and it was eventually discovered.

Tomamidi sneered and said, "Suoga, the southeast direction is the only way for the Chinese army to attack the top of the wall. In my opinion, they probably want to build a forward base. ”

The staff officer hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, we can't let the conspiracy of the people of China succeed. I took advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and drove them away with machine guns and grenadiers. ”

Tomami shook his head and said, "The great cunning of the Shina is waiting for us to do this!" As soon as our machine guns and grenadiers were exposed, the opposing artillery fire would immediately come at us. Don't forget, at least eight rapid-fire guns and a large number of flat-fire snipers fell intact into their hands. ”

The staff officer hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, what can I do about this?" We can't just watch them build fortifications! ”

Tomamichi raised his head and suddenly found that the moon had burrowed into the clouds, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he said, "Yo Xi! God forbid, I think we should teach the people of China an unforgettable lesson! ”

The third battalion of the 342nd Regiment was active under Guanjiayuan, the former battalion commander was surnamed Kong, and was later transferred to the second battalion commander as the battalion commander, but unfortunately died in the daytime battle. The current battalion commander's surname is Zhao, and he is a classmate of the Taiyuan Suiying School with Camp Commander Kong.

By the light of the moon, their battalion made a large circle from the high ground of Fengyuan and appeared in the southeast of Guanjiayuan. The place here is called Shapo, and it is a relatively steep slope. The path to Shangguanjiayuan is in the ditch below the hillside.

The mission of the 3rd Battalion was just as Tomame had guessed, and it was ordered to come and build an advance base. It is very close to Guanjiayuan, the nearest place is only 300 meters, which is much closer than Liushuyuan, and it can also directly attack the positive slope where the path is located, which is an ideal forward base.

The fighters began to build fortifications with sapper shovels, and when they were ready, they were to set up flat-fire snipers and heavy machine guns, as well as snipers. In order to provide cover for the charging troops in the event of an attack. After a while, the moon suddenly went into the clouds, and the surroundings suddenly became dark.

It was within the range of the Japanese rifles, and it was obviously not possible to light oil lamps and torches, so the soldiers could only work in the dark. Just as they were working hard, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared on the periphery of the construction site. They carried rifles on their backs and sapper shovels in their hands. The soldiers took a look at it, thinking that there was another company sent from above, so they didn't think much about it. Strangely, the new soldiers didn't help, they just walked forward. Although everyone was a little dissatisfied, no one said anything.

One soldier muttered in a low voice, "I don't know how to take a shovel!" ”

Platoon commander Xu Chengshan said: "Don't complain, they may have other tasks!" As he spoke, he glanced at the group of people, and saw them walking straight in the direction of the battalion headquarters. He thought that there was indeed a mission, and he was about to turn back, but he found an interesting phenomenon - this group of soldiers was basically circle-legged, and walking on mountain roads made this characteristic even more obvious.

Platoon Commander Xu thought about a joke that Shizuo once told, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, Shizuo said that only Japanese people have so many lap legs! It is said that it was caused by carrying it on his mother's back when he was a child, and some people believe that it was formed by kneeling on a tatami mat for a long time. However, Platoon Commander Xu didn't have the heart to analyze the reasons for the formation of the Luo Circle at this time.

He took a closer look, and this group of soldiers were all carrying the same 38 big covers. Of course, this is not the point, the point is that the bayonets are all already plugged in. The 342 regiment fought, far away with rifles, close with pistols, bayonets were rarely used. What's more, now that a trench is being dug and worked, how troublesome it is to insert a bayonet?

Platoon Commander Xu looked at the waists of this group of soldiers, there were very few with pistols, and the only few were all Wang Ba boxes. Physiognomy, isn't this a devil? But what if you make a mistake, the 33rd Division has also been equipped with Japanese-style weapons as standard.

At this moment, the Japanese army was almost at the battalion headquarters, and Platoon Commander Xu thought that he couldn't hesitate any longer, so he hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be careful, this new team may be devils!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and the deputy battalion commander said angrily: "Xu Chengshan, what are you kidding?" ”

Platoon Commander Xu was so anxious that he sweated and shouted: "Take out the pistol quickly, these guys don't have a pistol, they still have lap legs!" Then the soldiers realized that something was wrong, and in a panic threw down their tools and pulled out their pistols.

Too late for a pity! The Japanese soldiers suddenly threw their shovels, picked up their bayonets and rushed towards the soldiers. One of the soldiers, wielding crooked handles, quickly pounced in the direction of the battalion headquarters, charging with machine guns and sweeping at the same time. The unprepared warriors screamed and fell to the ground, and were soon swept down in large areas. There were also screams in the improvised camouflage tents, and it was clear that many people had been shot.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, soon the soldier fell in a pool of blood before he could draw his pistol. Although some of the fast-moving soldiers took out their pistols, there was no one to cover and cooperate, and they were often stabbed to death by the frantically attacking Japanese soldiers after knocking down a few Japanese soldiers.

Xu Chengshan's platoon was a little better, because he was the first to shoot and used a fast and slow machine to knock down more than a dozen Japanese soldiers who rushed over in a row. The soldiers drew their pistols and fired at the enemy, finally stabilizing a corner of the battlefield. However, the strength of a platoon is too limited, and the use of pistols at night is more restrictive. In order to avoid accidental injury, they could only shoot within ten meters, unable to provide support to their comrades in the distance.

The most dangerous place is the battalion headquarters. After the Japanese army determined that this was the headquarters, they concentrated their firepower on the surprise attack. Although the headquarters of the third battalion was guarded by a platoon of soldiers, they were defenseless in the face of the surprise attack of the Japanese army, and most of them were killed and wounded on the spot. After attacking for a while, the Japanese squadron leader saw that the return fire in the direction of the battalion headquarters was getting weaker and weaker, and his heart was ecstatic. He drew his command knife and pointed forward, howling, "Press a few and give it!" ”

A group of Japanese soldiers howled and rushed towards the battalion headquarters, seeing that they were about to take the battalion headquarters. A soldier (who was later identified as Li Wanrong, the deputy platoon commander of the guard platoon), suddenly jumped down the slope into the middle of the Japanese soldiers with a bag of explosives. With a loud bang, the battalion headquarters was saved, but Deputy Platoon Commander Li was blown to pieces.

As soon as the guns rang out, the regimental commander Qi Sixian on the willow wall knew that the big thing was not good, and hurriedly ordered the second battalion to go down the mountain to reinforce, and ordered his artillery to suppress and shoot in the direction of Guanjiayuan, so as to prevent the Japanese army from taking advantage of the chaos to kill.

Seeing that the Japanese squadron leader failed to defeat the three battalions in one fell swoop, especially the failure to take the battalion headquarters, and the reinforcements were rushing in, he knew that the possibility of the total annihilation of the three battalions was no longer very large. So he hurriedly fired a green signal flare and led the troops to break through.

At this time, the personnel of the third battalion suffered heavy casualties, the formation was in disarray, and the heavy machine guns were also seriously damaged.

At some point, the moon came out of the clouds again. The white light shone on the positions of the three battalions, and all I saw was corpses everywhere, and just a quarter of an hour ago they were still alive.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the remains of the martyrs were carried down. The streets of Panlong Town were soon covered with white sheets. Zheng Weiguo stood on the street with a gloomy face, so angry that he couldn't say a word.

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "It has now been ascertained that the Japanese army sneaked down from the slope on the east side of Guanjiayuan, and then went around to the flank of the third battalion and suddenly launched an attack. ”

As soon as Zheng Weiguo spoke, his voice was a little hoarse, and he asked bitterly, "Have the casualties been counted?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said in a low voice: "There is a preliminary statistic that two hundred and thirty-three people were killed and one hundred and eight people were seriously injured. The commander of the third battalion was swept by a machine gun and was being rescued, and the deputy battalion commander was killed by a bayonet in the heart. Of the eight company commanders, three were killed and two were seriously wounded. ”

Zheng Weiguo was filled with grief and anger when he heard this, and smashed his fist on the wall next to him, smashing the adobe layer into a big hole. After a while, the corpses of the Japanese soldiers were also carried down, and there were only eighty-seven of them. The casualty ratio was about four to one, which was an unprecedented defeat since the army was raised in Ping'an County.

Head Qi Sixian cried loudly on the phone and said, "Master, I am sorry for the dead brothers, I ask for punishment!" ”

Zheng Weiguo comforted: "The idea of attacking overnight is right, and you can't be blamed for not executing it well!" ”

The immediate cause of this fiasco was that the defenses of the 3rd Battalion were too lax, and although the password was set, it was not used. When the Japanese soldiers came with shovels, the soldiers thought it was their own people, and no one came forward to ask.

In addition, focusing only on firearms and not on hand-to-hand combat ability is also an important reason for the heavy losses. In close combat, many soldiers simply don't know how to fight without their pistols. Most of the 300 or so dead and wounded were inflicted by Japanese bayonets.

(Although this story is fictional, the battle of Guanjiayuan in history actually happened.) A squadron of the Japanese army took advantage of the change of defense of the Eighth Route Army to directly mix in, inflicting extremely heavy casualties on the 25th Regiment and capturing the Willow Ridge Heights. ）