In the middle section of Changzhi Avenue in Handan (Dan) there is a place called Xiangtangpu. It is an inconspicuous small village in the valleys, with more than 20 families living on the hillside.
Going out is a seasonal river. When the rain is heavy in summer, it is a river. When the river breaks down during the dry season, it becomes a gravel road.
In March 1938, although the Japanese army invaded southern and western Shanxi suffered consecutive attacks, in order to cooperate with the Jinpu battle, the camera attacked Tongguan , Xi'an, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and continued to attack ferries at Yellow River .
Handang Avenue, as the rear transportation line, became the lifeline of the Japanese army. Cars kept transporting soldiers and supplies to the front line day and night.
After the battle of Shentouling , Liu Bocheng, the commander of the 129th Division, led Liu Zhijian, deputy director of the division's political department, and Wang Xinting, director of the political department of the 386th Brigade, to the headquarters to attend the meeting of the Eastern Route Army Generals held by Zhu De.
Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping and Deputy Division Commander Xu Xiangqian continue to stay on the front line and are responsible for commanding the troops.
The past few days, the army's mood has risen again. The victory of Shentouling has made everyone full of confidence in defeating the Japanese invaders. Deng Xiaoping transferred several companies and felt that this was very gratifying. But he also found that the troops were not mentally prepared for long-term combat and living a more difficult war life.
"July 7 Incident" has been 9 months, and the troops have been entering Shanxi for more than 7 months since the army has entered Shanxi from Shaanxi. I still can't see through when the war will be fought.
Intoxicated with victory can easily cause people to underestimate the enemy; intoxicated with victory can easily cause people's confidence to be setbacks and not lasting. There is also the harsh environment. If you want to persist in it for a long time, you must do a good job in ideological work.
Ideological work is very difficult, and it is not necessary to say that material life is difficult. It is just that marching and fighting every day is unbearable. The soldiers rarely sleep in the same house for a week, and even less often when they take off their clothes and sleep comfortably.
Therefore, Deng Xiaoping told the army that we should be mentally prepared to fight for a long time and live a hard life.
He took people from the Political Department to various regiments, battalions, and companies, or held branch secretaries' meetings, or held backbone meetings, or held veterans' symposiums, repeatedly emphasized this issue.
While doing ideological work, making combat preparations. Only by effectively attacking the enemy can the base be preserved.
Leaders such as Deng Xiaoping, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Geng are always looking for new opportunities to attack the enemy. Sometimes they discuss together, sometimes they think alone, and eating or walking cannot be separated from this topic.
-day, after noon, Xu Xiangqian went out for a walk with Deng Xiaoping and Chen Geng, and talked about war while walking. When they walked into the field outside the village, they felt that under the warm sunshine, the earth had a slight spring feeling.
This scene evokes Chen Geng, who was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan, for the longing for the Jiangnan water town. He put aside the topic of war and said emotionally: "March is so beautiful in Jiangnan!"
neither Xu Xiangqian nor Deng Xiaoping answered his words. They knew that if such a topic was continued, it would lead to several major talks from Chen Geng.
Seeing that no one talked, Chen Geng started another topic: How to deal with the Japanese army with another major blow after the Shentouling victory?
Xu Xiangqian and Chen Geng had discussed before that the 129th Division would fight another "Shentouling" to inspire the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people of Shanxi and break the Kuomintang's slander for the Eighth Route Army's "going without attacking".
However, Xu Xiangqian had not considered mature until now, and some situations were not clear, and he did not say it to his mouth.
Back to his residence, Xu Xiangqian instructed the people in the headquarters to collect relevant materials from the Japanese army through various means.
Information from various channels shows that after the Japanese army lost in Shentouling, the vigilance along Handan Chang Avenue was strengthened. The Dongyangguan stronghold was added between Licheng and from to in , with 150 enemies stationed, and the number of enemies guarding in Shexian increased to 400, and the number of people in Licheng was outside.
After reconnaissance and verification by the plainclothes reconnaissance team, Xu Xiangqian basically understood the enemy's activity rules.
has a very important and interesting situation. On Handan Chang Avenue, there are enemy car transport teams passing by almost every day, ranging from dozens, dozens, or hundreds of vehicles, and it is more frequent in Licheng, Shexian County.
He was secretly happy: This is an opportunity, just hit his car team!
He told Deng Xiaoping this idea, and Deng Xiaoping agreed and said, "Okay! Cut off traffic and cut off the food route, so that he can't be at peace behind him!" He asked Xu Xiangqian: "How to fight this battle?"
"Soldiers never get tired of cheating. Still fight ambush." Xu Xiangqian slowly sucked cigarettes and said confidently, "The enemy has suffered a lot from our ambush war, afraid of our ambush war, but they cannot get rid of it."
Deng Xiaoping nodded with approval and said, "If you think about it, do it."
This is definitely not the face of the political commissar to take care of the deputy division commander. He completely believes in Xu Xiangqian. Deng Xiaoping heard a rumor when he arrived at the 129th Division: "Xu Xiangqian does things - 80% to 90%!" Deng Xiaoping seemed to understand, so he asked Liu Bocheng what it meant.
Liu Bocheng told him: "Xu Xiangqian is cautious in his words and is not sure about doing things. He will not speak." Deng Xiaoping believes this.
Xu Xiangqian selected the abutment site at Xiangtangpu, southwest of She County.
From Licheng to Shexian, pass through Dongyangguan, Wanghouling, Shangxiawan, Xiangtangpu, Hetougou, Chunshuling, Henandian. The road is steep in the south and the road is slow in the north. When the road reaches here, it is right at the bottom of the river. This is an ideal setting site.
set up an ambush on the north side of the road, which is convenient for concealment and attack; and after the enemy is attacked, there is no way to advance, no way to retreat, no support for defending, and it is inconvenient to organize firepower; and this place is located in the middle, which is the closest distance between the two enemy strongholds of Dongyang Pass and Shexian.
Xu Xiangqian discussed with several brigade leaders, including Chen Geng, commander of the 386th Brigade, Chen Xilian, commander of the 769th Regiment, Xu Shenji, commander of the 771st Regiment, Ye Chenghuan, commander of the 772nd Regiment, and other brigade and regiment leaders, but no one had any objections. After making up his mind, Deng Xiaoping and Xu Xiangqian immediately commanded their troops to move to the predetermined combat area. 260, they led the 386th Brigade and the 769th Regiment to set off from Shiratsu and approached the combat area.
Xu Xiangqian looked at the sky, it was raining and there was no sunny feeling. The mountainous area in southeastern Shanxi, the spring in March is too light.
There will be summer in a few days, but it rains under the mountain and snows on the mountain. From a distance, the top of the mountain is white and the road is muddy. At night, a layer of ice is formed, and the spring cold is overwhelming.
The officers and soldiers were very enthusiastic, and their desire to annihilate the enemy made them throw the cold behind their heads.
When I arrived at Dongtianbao, Tuheping and Nansanglu, the rain was getting heavier and he had to stop. There is something to do when you stop. Deng Xiaoping instructed all party branches to hold meetings of party activists to further prepare for combat ideologically.
Xu Xiangqian and Deng Xiaoping went to the 769th Regiment to attend the meeting, personally mobilized the combat, talked about the situation and tasks, and talked about wartime political work . They told the commanders and fighters: To win, we must first be prepared for victory in our minds.
30 After dinner, the rain stopped. The troops took one-day dry food and set out from Qiushuyuan, Majiayu, and Miaoshang Village to Xiangtangpu in seclusion.
Xu Xiangqian ordered all regiments to enter the position before dawn; strictly block the news, and do a good job of concealing, disguising and air defense; well organized observation by cadres; the headquarters should ensure smooth communication through telephone and actual hiking communication; the department, government, supply and security are responsible for cleaning the battlefield, collecting spoils and sheltering the wounded.
Night, a silent army slowly marched on the steep hill road where few people walked, which was very difficult. Fortunately, after the rain, the dark clouds have dissipated, and the path can still be identified with the faint starlight.
Midnight, Deng Xiaoping led his master straight into the Buddhist temple ditch.
31, when Dongfang was not white, Xu Xiangqian led the attacking troops into the ambush area. Before entering the position, Xu Xiangqian instructed the troops to take a break and eat some dry food, which was considered breakfast.
It's cold and I haven't been sleeping all night, and the soldiers can't eat. Xu Xiangqian told Chen Xilian and several regiment leaders: "Persuad the soldiers to eat, and eat enough!"
He walked to a squad leader and asked, "Does your class eat dry food?"
squad leader said: "I can't eat now, let's talk about it after the war."
" That won't work! "Xu Xiangqian said, "We are here to beat them. We cannot decide when they ask us to fight. The next meal was arranged by the "Imperial Army". The better the meal, the later the meal starts, so we can't wait hungry. "
squad leader smiled. Several soldiers around him smiled and untied the dry food bags.
troops quickly entered the position.
Xu Xiangqian's command post
is located on the hillside of Houdi Village north of Xiangtangpu Road. The 769th Regiment is east of Xiangtangpu, located on the front line of Yangjiashan and Jiangjiazhuang, and the 771st Regiment is on the front line of Xiangtangpu, located on Kuanzhang and Houkuanzhang; the 772nd Regiment is located on the division command The Majiaguai on the right back of the station. Chen Geng's brigade command is behind the position of the 771st Regiment.
From Dongyangguan to Shexian Road, most of them are Loess Liangsu, and the valley and river roads are crisscrossed. Xiangtang paves one left and one right, with good terrain, but the forests are sparse, especially in March, there are not many shrubs and weeds.
Deng Xiaoping once said humorously: "Everyone sang 'The mountains are high and dense, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. I see Taihang Mountain The mountains are high, the forests are not dense, and there are many places, the mountains are bare. "
This brought difficulties to ambushing. However, the soldiers had a way, and they hid quickly, and the positions were "empty".
The positions were all in the shade, in the potholes, the snow had just melted, and the layer was frozen in the middle of the night. When the cold wind blew, the cold air was so cold. But for the sake of victory, the soldiers all endured themselves. Fortunately, it was not the time when "the chin was frozen."
The four fields were one Silent. Everyone was waiting, and hoped that everything would be expected without accidents.
But an accident happened. A rapid phone ringing made Xu Xiangqian's command post nervous.
Staff handed the receiver to Xu Xiangqian. On the phone was the voice of Brigade Commander Chen Geng: "Deputy Commander Xu, the situation has changed. The 772nd Regiment reported that more than 200 enemies in Dongyang Pass raided the position of our army in Majiayu; enemy cavalry attacked our side in the southeast highland of Changning. "
Chen Geng judged that the enemy might have discovered an ambush attempt and wanted to attack from the right wing and cut off the rear. He felt that this was very dangerous, so he asked Xu Xiangqian on the phone: "Do you withdraw the main force to Miaoshang Village and Yaer Mountain to avoid the danger of attacking on both sides? "
Xu Xiangqian was a little surprised. Without saying a word, he put down the receiver. He walked to the map with his pipe. There had been a situation like this on the way from Miaoshang Village. It was a "report" sent by the troops when they heard the sound of gunfire. This time it came so suddenly!
This sudden situation raised Xu Xiangqian the question: If the enemy discovered an ambush and tried to use the ambush and encircled our army's retreat, it would be very dangerous. You should withdraw from the position, give up this battle or not make other plans;
If this is not the case, you should withdraw blindly and lose the chance of victory, That was a defeat for the commander. What should I do? Xu Xiangqian was thinking hard and judging. A wisp of blue smoke in his hand was rising straight upwards. It seemed that Xu Xiangqian had constant thoughts and could not stop it.
He carved another pipe. The one brought down from the Long March route broke in anger when he heard the Japanese army's bloody slaughter of Songta Town . He felt a pity that several attempts to restore were useless, so he had to carve another one. This one was from Zaomu .
"Deputy Commander, will he evacuate? "Chen Geng called again to ask. And according to his own judgment, he had already withdrawn the two companies ambushed in the south of the road to the north of the road to be prepared for precautions. He felt that this was safe. In the command center, Chen Xilian and several other staff officers were watching Xu Xiangqian nervously. Xu Xiangqian did not say anything extra.
"Deputy Commander, are you considering our back? "Chen Xilian reminded carefully.
Xu Xiangqian did not answer. He put the pipe into his mouth, sucked twice hard, and then spit out a thick cloud of smoke.
" Predicting that the enemy plans to be at risk, you must check the distance and the near... The way to be the general. "Xu Xiangqian stared at the map with his eyes. A nervous silence appeared in the room.
Xu Xiangqian's brain was running at high speed.He judged that the situation reported by the 772nd Corps may be inaccurate.
, if the enemy finds an ambush, he will never send only such a small number of troops to "shock the enemy". Second, there is no movement from the enemy in other directions. With such a big action, can the Japanese army let a small force take risks alone?
He knocked the ashes to the ground, picked up the phone and said to Chen Geng, "The original plan cannot be changed without orders. The troops cannot retreat, they must be ambushed closely and not exposed. Don't pass the situation down to the
handset. Chen Geng seemed to have to explain something else. Xu Xiangqian put down the handset without listening.
put down the phone, and he said to the staff officer very seriously: "Don't panic." Be sure to pay attention: Do not report to Political Commissar Deng before the enemy situation is clear. We are ahead, and we cannot report unclear situations and ask him questions. "
Then, he sent combat staff officer Deng Shijun and another staff officer to Dongyang Pass and Su Jiajiao to find out the truth. He repeatedly reminded: "You must make sure the situation is correct. Go and go back quickly! "
The staff officer set out. Xu Xiangqian took out his pipe, filled a pot of cigarettes, stood in front of the map, and smoked hard...
for about two hours. The staff officer came back and the information he received was exactly as everyone hoped:
The enemy did not move abnormally in the direction of Dongyang Pass, but according to the daily routine, some cavalry were sent to conduct fire reconnaissance of the area ten kilometers outside the pass. In the dark night, the guard team did not see clearly, and mistakenly regarded the reconnaissance cavalry of several Japanese soldiers as enemy cavalry brigades.
After listening to the staff officer's report, Xu Xiangqian said happily: "Okay, that's great! "Then he started the phone, told Deng Xiaoping what happened, and told him: "The battle can be fought well! "
A strong Sichuan accent came from the phone, and Deng Xiaoping said in agreement: "Okay, I'm waiting for the news of victory! ”
Then, Xu Xiangqian called Chen Geng again: "Braft Commander Chen, the enemy situation in the 772nd Regiment was wrong. It's better to follow the old plan, wait patiently, and eat meat together! "
Chen Geng laughed: "Okay, Deputy Commander Xu is doing business - 80% or more! "
After all this was done, Xu Xiangqian knocked his pipe on the ground, put it in his pocket, and turned around and walked out. The sun was rising from the east, and the golden sunshine and cool breeze blew away his fatigue all night. It was dawn, and the soldiers who stayed up all night were a little impatient. Some people were so hungry that they were rumbling because they didn't eat last night, and they couldn't help but scold the Japanese devils: "I have been waiting for you all night, so I won't give you any favors? "
Although this was the case, no one relaxed his vigilance. His eyes were wide open, staring at the highway at the foot of the mountain.
While speaking, prey appeared. At about 8 o'clock, Japanese cars lined up like a long queue, driving from Dongyangguan to Xiangtangpu section. Needless to say, this was driven from Licheng.
Xu Xiangqian said to Chen Geng on the phone: "It depends on you this time! "Then he called the 769th Regiment again. He put down the phone, he explained to Chen Xilian a few words, then took his pipe to a tree and "watch the battle".
Chen Geng was energetic. After he made a promise to Xu Xiangqian with the receiver, he filled a small piece of dry food into his mouth, and instructed the leaders of each regiment with the phone: "Get hard and don't let him run away! "
This made the soldiers very happy. They were sleepy and hunger dispelled, and they were full of energy. The people who cursed the Japanese stopped cursing and praised the Japanese: "I still know what I know! It's delivered to the door. "
is very active on the position. The soldiers checked the guns, cannons, bullets, grenades, , and machine guns, , and machine guns, and selected the shooting position and charge route, waiting for a command. At about
9 o'clock, the enemy entered the ambush circle. Xu Shenji, the commander of the 771st Regiment, put more than 100 cars in front, let them enter the ambush area of the 769th Regiment, and then cut them in half and kept their tails under their feet.
Suddenly, the rifles, machine guns, mortars, , and mortars, , and silenced valleys suddenly boiled. In the middle section of Changzhi Avenue in Handan (Dan) there is a place called Xiangtangpu. It is an inconspicuous small village in the valleys, with more than 20 families living on the hillside. Going out is a seasonal river. When the rain is heavy in summer, it is a river. When the river breaks down during the dry season, it becomes a gravel road. In March 1938, although the Japanese army invaded southern and western Shanxi suffered consecutive attacks, in order to cooperate with the Jinpu battle, the camera attacked Tongguan , Xi'an, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and continued to attack ferries at Yellow River . Handang Avenue, as the rear transportation line, became the lifeline of the Japanese army. Cars kept transporting soldiers and supplies to the front line day and night. After the battle of Shentouling , Liu Bocheng, the commander of the 129th Division, led Liu Zhijian, deputy director of the division's political department, and Wang Xinting, director of the political department of the 386th Brigade, to the headquarters to attend the meeting of the Eastern Route Army Generals held by Zhu De. Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping and Deputy Division Commander Xu Xiangqian continue to stay on the front line and are responsible for commanding the troops. The past few days, the army's mood has risen again. The victory of Shentouling has made everyone full of confidence in defeating the Japanese invaders. Deng Xiaoping transferred several companies and felt that this was very gratifying. But he also found that the troops were not mentally prepared for long-term combat and living a more difficult war life. "July 7 Incident" has been 9 months, and the troops have been entering Shanxi for more than 7 months since the army has entered Shanxi from Shaanxi. I still can't see through when the war will be fought. Intoxicated with victory can easily cause people to underestimate the enemy; intoxicated with victory can easily cause people's confidence to be setbacks and not lasting. There is also the harsh environment. If you want to persist in it for a long time, you must do a good job in ideological work. Ideological work is very difficult, and it is not necessary to say that material life is difficult. It is just that marching and fighting every day is unbearable. The soldiers rarely sleep in the same house for a week, and even less often when they take off their clothes and sleep comfortably. Therefore, Deng Xiaoping told the army that we should be mentally prepared to fight for a long time and live a hard life. He took people from the Political Department to various regiments, battalions, and companies, or held branch secretaries' meetings, or held backbone meetings, or held veterans' symposiums, repeatedly emphasized this issue. While doing ideological work, making combat preparations. Only by effectively attacking the enemy can the base be preserved. Leaders such as Deng Xiaoping, Xu Xiangqian and Chen Geng are always looking for new opportunities to attack the enemy. Sometimes they discuss together, sometimes they think alone, and eating or walking cannot be separated from this topic. -day, after noon, Xu Xiangqian went out for a walk with Deng Xiaoping and Chen Geng, and talked about war while walking. When they walked into the field outside the village, they felt that under the warm sunshine, the earth had a slight spring feeling. This scene evokes Chen Geng, who was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan, for the longing for the Jiangnan water town. He put aside the topic of war and said emotionally: "March is so beautiful in Jiangnan!" neither Xu Xiangqian nor Deng Xiaoping answered his words. They knew that if such a topic was continued, it would lead to several major talks from Chen Geng. Seeing that no one talked, Chen Geng started another topic: How to deal with the Japanese army with another major blow after the Shentouling victory? Xu Xiangqian and Chen Geng had discussed before that the 129th Division would fight another "Shentouling" to inspire the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people of Shanxi and break the Kuomintang's slander for the Eighth Route Army's "going without attacking". However, Xu Xiangqian had not considered mature until now, and some situations were not clear, and he did not say it to his mouth. Back to his residence, Xu Xiangqian instructed the people in the headquarters to collect relevant materials from the Japanese army through various means. Information from various channels shows that after the Japanese army lost in Shentouling, the vigilance along Handan Chang Avenue was strengthened. The Dongyangguan stronghold was added between Licheng and from to in , with 150 enemies stationed, and the number of enemies guarding in Shexian increased to 400, and the number of people in Licheng was outside. After reconnaissance and verification by the plainclothes reconnaissance team, Xu Xiangqian basically understood the enemy's activity rules. has a very important and interesting situation. On Handan Chang Avenue, there are enemy car transport teams passing by almost every day, ranging from dozens, dozens, or hundreds of vehicles, and it is more frequent in Licheng, Shexian County. He was secretly happy: This is an opportunity, just hit his car team! He told Deng Xiaoping this idea, and Deng Xiaoping agreed and said, "Okay! Cut off traffic and cut off the food route, so that he can't be at peace behind him!" He asked Xu Xiangqian: "How to fight this battle?" "Soldiers never get tired of cheating. Still fight ambush." Xu Xiangqian slowly sucked cigarettes and said confidently, "The enemy has suffered a lot from our ambush war, afraid of our ambush war, but they cannot get rid of it." Deng Xiaoping nodded with approval and said, "If you think about it, do it." This is definitely not the face of the political commissar to take care of the deputy division commander. He completely believes in Xu Xiangqian. Deng Xiaoping heard a rumor when he arrived at the 129th Division: "Xu Xiangqian does things - 80% to 90%!" Deng Xiaoping seemed to understand, so he asked Liu Bocheng what it meant. Liu Bocheng told him: "Xu Xiangqian is cautious in his words and is not sure about doing things. He will not speak." Deng Xiaoping believes this. Xu Xiangqian selected the abutment site at Xiangtangpu, southwest of She County. From Licheng to Shexian, pass through Dongyangguan, Wanghouling, Shangxiawan, Xiangtangpu, Hetougou, Chunshuling, Henandian. The road is steep in the south and the road is slow in the north. When the road reaches here, it is right at the bottom of the river. This is an ideal setting site. set up an ambush on the north side of the road, which is convenient for concealment and attack; and after the enemy is attacked, there is no way to advance, no way to retreat, no support for defending, and it is inconvenient to organize firepower; and this place is located in the middle, which is the closest distance between the two enemy strongholds of Dongyang Pass and Shexian. Xu Xiangqian discussed with several brigade leaders, including Chen Geng, commander of the 386th Brigade, Chen Xilian, commander of the 769th Regiment, Xu Shenji, commander of the 771st Regiment, Ye Chenghuan, commander of the 772nd Regiment, and other brigade and regiment leaders, but no one had any objections. After making up his mind, Deng Xiaoping and Xu Xiangqian immediately commanded their troops to move to the predetermined combat area. 260, they led the 386th Brigade and the 769th Regiment to set off from Shiratsu and approached the combat area. Xu Xiangqian looked at the sky, it was raining and there was no sunny feeling. The mountainous area in southeastern Shanxi, the spring in March is too light. There will be summer in a few days, but it rains under the mountain and snows on the mountain. From a distance, the top of the mountain is white and the road is muddy. At night, a layer of ice is formed, and the spring cold is overwhelming. The officers and soldiers were very enthusiastic, and their desire to annihilate the enemy made them throw the cold behind their heads. When I arrived at Dongtianbao, Tuheping and Nansanglu, the rain was getting heavier and he had to stop. There is something to do when you stop. Deng Xiaoping instructed all party branches to hold meetings of party activists to further prepare for combat ideologically. Xu Xiangqian and Deng Xiaoping went to the 769th Regiment to attend the meeting, personally mobilized the combat, talked about the situation and tasks, and talked about wartime political work . They told the commanders and fighters: To win, we must first be prepared for victory in our minds. 30 After dinner, the rain stopped. The troops took one-day dry food and set out from Qiushuyuan, Majiayu, and Miaoshang Village to Xiangtangpu in seclusion. Xu Xiangqian ordered all regiments to enter the position before dawn; strictly block the news, and do a good job of concealing, disguising and air defense; well organized observation by cadres; the headquarters should ensure smooth communication through telephone and actual hiking communication; the department, government, supply and security are responsible for cleaning the battlefield, collecting spoils and sheltering the wounded. Night, a silent army slowly marched on the steep hill road where few people walked, which was very difficult. Fortunately, after the rain, the dark clouds have dissipated, and the path can still be identified with the faint starlight. Midnight, Deng Xiaoping led his master straight into the Buddhist temple ditch. 31, when Dongfang was not white, Xu Xiangqian led the attacking troops into the ambush area. Before entering the position, Xu Xiangqian instructed the troops to take a break and eat some dry food, which was considered breakfast. It's cold and I haven't been sleeping all night, and the soldiers can't eat. Xu Xiangqian told Chen Xilian and several regiment leaders: "Persuad the soldiers to eat, and eat enough!" He walked to a squad leader and asked, "Does your class eat dry food?" squad leader said: "I can't eat now, let's talk about it after the war." " That won't work! "Xu Xiangqian said, "We are here to beat them. We cannot decide when they ask us to fight. The next meal was arranged by the "Imperial Army". The better the meal, the later the meal starts, so we can't wait hungry. " squad leader smiled. Several soldiers around him smiled and untied the dry food bags. troops quickly entered the position. Xu Xiangqian's command post is located on the hillside of Houdi Village north of Xiangtangpu Road. The 769th Regiment is east of Xiangtangpu, located on the front line of Yangjiashan and Jiangjiazhuang, and the 771st Regiment is on the front line of Xiangtangpu, located on Kuanzhang and Houkuanzhang; the 772nd Regiment is located on the division command The Majiaguai on the right back of the station. Chen Geng's brigade command is behind the position of the 771st Regiment. From Dongyangguan to Shexian Road, most of them are Loess Liangsu, and the valley and river roads are crisscrossed. Xiangtang paves one left and one right, with good terrain, but the forests are sparse, especially in March, there are not many shrubs and weeds. Deng Xiaoping once said humorously: "Everyone sang 'The mountains are high and dense, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. I see Taihang Mountain The mountains are high, the forests are not dense, and there are many places, the mountains are bare. " This brought difficulties to ambushing. However, the soldiers had a way, and they hid quickly, and the positions were "empty". The positions were all in the shade, in the potholes, the snow had just melted, and the layer was frozen in the middle of the night. When the cold wind blew, the cold air was so cold. But for the sake of victory, the soldiers all endured themselves. Fortunately, it was not the time when "the chin was frozen." The four fields were one Silent. Everyone was waiting, and hoped that everything would be expected without accidents. But an accident happened. A rapid phone ringing made Xu Xiangqian's command post nervous. Staff handed the receiver to Xu Xiangqian. On the phone was the voice of Brigade Commander Chen Geng: "Deputy Commander Xu, the situation has changed. The 772nd Regiment reported that more than 200 enemies in Dongyang Pass raided the position of our army in Majiayu; enemy cavalry attacked our side in the southeast highland of Changning. " Chen Geng judged that the enemy might have discovered an ambush attempt and wanted to attack from the right wing and cut off the rear. He felt that this was very dangerous, so he asked Xu Xiangqian on the phone: "Do you withdraw the main force to Miaoshang Village and Yaer Mountain to avoid the danger of attacking on both sides? " Xu Xiangqian was a little surprised. Without saying a word, he put down the receiver. He walked to the map with his pipe. There had been a situation like this on the way from Miaoshang Village. It was a "report" sent by the troops when they heard the sound of gunfire. This time it came so suddenly! This sudden situation raised Xu Xiangqian the question: If the enemy discovered an ambush and tried to use the ambush and encircled our army's retreat, it would be very dangerous. You should withdraw from the position, give up this battle or not make other plans; If this is not the case, you should withdraw blindly and lose the chance of victory, That was a defeat for the commander. What should I do? Xu Xiangqian was thinking hard and judging. A wisp of blue smoke in his hand was rising straight upwards. It seemed that Xu Xiangqian had constant thoughts and could not stop it. He carved another pipe. The one brought down from the Long March route broke in anger when he heard the Japanese army's bloody slaughter of Songta Town . He felt a pity that several attempts to restore were useless, so he had to carve another one. This one was from Zaomu . "Deputy Commander, will he evacuate? "Chen Geng called again to ask. And according to his own judgment, he had already withdrawn the two companies ambushed in the south of the road to the north of the road to be prepared for precautions. He felt that this was safe. In the command center, Chen Xilian and several other staff officers were watching Xu Xiangqian nervously. Xu Xiangqian did not say anything extra. "Deputy Commander, are you considering our back? "Chen Xilian reminded carefully. Xu Xiangqian did not answer. He put the pipe into his mouth, sucked twice hard, and then spit out a thick cloud of smoke. " Predicting that the enemy plans to be at risk, you must check the distance and the near... The way to be the general. "Xu Xiangqian stared at the map with his eyes. A nervous silence appeared in the room. Xu Xiangqian's brain was running at high speed.He judged that the situation reported by the 772nd Corps may be inaccurate. , if the enemy finds an ambush, he will never send only such a small number of troops to "shock the enemy". Second, there is no movement from the enemy in other directions. With such a big action, can the Japanese army let a small force take risks alone? He knocked the ashes to the ground, picked up the phone and said to Chen Geng, "The original plan cannot be changed without orders. The troops cannot retreat, they must be ambushed closely and not exposed. Don't pass the situation down to the handset. Chen Geng seemed to have to explain something else. Xu Xiangqian put down the handset without listening. put down the phone, and he said to the staff officer very seriously: "Don't panic." Be sure to pay attention: Do not report to Political Commissar Deng before the enemy situation is clear. We are ahead, and we cannot report unclear situations and ask him questions. " Then, he sent combat staff officer Deng Shijun and another staff officer to Dongyang Pass and Su Jiajiao to find out the truth. He repeatedly reminded: "You must make sure the situation is correct. Go and go back quickly! " The staff officer set out. Xu Xiangqian took out his pipe, filled a pot of cigarettes, stood in front of the map, and smoked hard... for about two hours. The staff officer came back and the information he received was exactly as everyone hoped: The enemy did not move abnormally in the direction of Dongyang Pass, but according to the daily routine, some cavalry were sent to conduct fire reconnaissance of the area ten kilometers outside the pass. In the dark night, the guard team did not see clearly, and mistakenly regarded the reconnaissance cavalry of several Japanese soldiers as enemy cavalry brigades. After listening to the staff officer's report, Xu Xiangqian said happily: "Okay, that's great! "Then he started the phone, told Deng Xiaoping what happened, and told him: "The battle can be fought well! " A strong Sichuan accent came from the phone, and Deng Xiaoping said in agreement: "Okay, I'm waiting for the news of victory! ” Then, Xu Xiangqian called Chen Geng again: "Braft Commander Chen, the enemy situation in the 772nd Regiment was wrong. It's better to follow the old plan, wait patiently, and eat meat together! " Chen Geng laughed: "Okay, Deputy Commander Xu is doing business - 80% or more! " After all this was done, Xu Xiangqian knocked his pipe on the ground, put it in his pocket, and turned around and walked out. The sun was rising from the east, and the golden sunshine and cool breeze blew away his fatigue all night. It was dawn, and the soldiers who stayed up all night were a little impatient. Some people were so hungry that they were rumbling because they didn't eat last night, and they couldn't help but scold the Japanese devils: "I have been waiting for you all night, so I won't give you any favors? " Although this was the case, no one relaxed his vigilance. His eyes were wide open, staring at the highway at the foot of the mountain. While speaking, prey appeared. At about 8 o'clock, Japanese cars lined up like a long queue, driving from Dongyangguan to Xiangtangpu section. Needless to say, this was driven from Licheng. Xu Xiangqian said to Chen Geng on the phone: "It depends on you this time! "Then he called the 769th Regiment again. He put down the phone, he explained to Chen Xilian a few words, then took his pipe to a tree and "watch the battle". Chen Geng was energetic. After he made a promise to Xu Xiangqian with the receiver, he filled a small piece of dry food into his mouth, and instructed the leaders of each regiment with the phone: "Get hard and don't let him run away! " This made the soldiers very happy. They were sleepy and hunger dispelled, and they were full of energy. The people who cursed the Japanese stopped cursing and praised the Japanese: "I still know what I know! It's delivered to the door. " is very active on the position. The soldiers checked the guns, cannons, bullets, grenades, , and machine guns, , and machine guns, and selected the shooting position and charge route, waiting for a command. At about 9 o'clock, the enemy entered the ambush circle. Xu Shenji, the commander of the 771st Regiment, put more than 100 cars in front, let them enter the ambush area of the 769th Regiment, and then cut them in half and kept their tails under their feet. Suddenly, the rifles, machine guns, mortars, , and mortars, , and silenced valleys suddenly boiled. The Japanese army was panicked by this sudden blow, and the cars rushed around in the valley like headless flies. Some of the Japanese troops in the car jumped down, some turned over, and some had to resist, but the machine guns and mortars were knocked out before they could be installed. Just when the enemy was in chaos, the warriors who had been ambushing all night rushed up like a tiger going down the mountain, using grenades and bayonets to deal with those stubborn enemies. Generals show their skills in planning and soldiers show their skills when charging into battle. The courage of a warrior in hand-to-hand combat is admirable. Some soldiers wrestled with the enemy, hugged the enemy with both hands, and bit the enemy's nose and ears with their teeth. On the 769th Regiment's position, a Japanese man was injured in his arm. Our soldier went up to seize the gun. This guy refused to give in and dared to fight back with a pistol. This made the warrior angry. He rushed up and stabbed several bayonets, which resulted in his life. When the commander and political commissar saw this scene, he cheered and shouted loudly: "Good job! Good job!" Japanese reinforcements dispatched from Dongyang Pass and She County were beaten back by the 772nd Regiment that had been ambushed there. has fought fiercely for more than two hours, killing more than 400 enemies, and all more than 180 cars have been reimbursed. This battle was fought neatly. "reimbursement" the car has a small episode. As soon as the gunfire stopped, Xu Xiangqian ordered the unexploded car to burn it. This was an easy task, but in that era, soldiers did not understand the structure of cars, and there were iron plates everywhere. They started to burn from somewhere. Someone picked up firewood to burn the cab, but the firewood was quickly burned with the wind, and the car was only a little blackened; Someone burned the tires, but the limited firewood to burn before the ice and snow stuck on the tires were roasted, the fire was extinguished. Later, I don’t know which regiment belongs to it. A veteran who used to serve in the Kuomintang army found the fuel tank. An open flame solved the problem and became a hero for a while. As soon as the method of was popularized, the seized cars "exploded" one by one, and the task of "reimbursing" the cars was quickly completed. Two automobile squadrons of the Yamada Baggage Team of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army suffered a devastating blow. Only more than 30 enemy soldiers fled from the mountains in the south of the road. When Chen Geng learned of this situation, he said regretfully: "Retraction of the two companies in Lunan is a loss." The 129 Division seized a lot. Unfortunately, the seized heavy items were burned with the car because they could not be taken away. burn cars and those big spoils. The soldiers were really sad. They couldn't bear to destroy the things they got. Some soldiers pointed to the car and said, "How good is this game. You don't eat grass or do not need to pull it. It's a pity to burn it." A soldier stood in front of a car and blocked it, not allowing it to burn it. He said, "Don't burn it, let's pull it back and sit for our division commander. Don't let him ride a horse. It's a strange shovel." However, it was not done. At 5 pm, when Xu Xiangqian's troops transported away the trophy carried by 400 donkeys, the enemy dispatched the plane and bombed it indiscriminately at the Xiangtang Shop. But it was too late, and Xu Xiangqian had already led his troops to the Qiushuyuan area. Deng Xiaoping had been waiting at the scheduled location to welcome the return of the victorious army. Seeing Xu Xiangqian, he shook hands with him happily and said with a smile: "This time Xu Xiangqian does not do anything 80% of the time, but 10% of the time." After saying that, he pointed to the sound of enemy planes bombing in the direction of Xiangtangpu, and said to Chen Geng, who was smiling from ear to ear: "You don't give face either. They are fighting there, but you ran here. It's rude." Chen Geng also said humorously: "Political Commissar, don't make mistakes. That's not to hit us, but to mourn their dead ghosts." Xiangtangpu battle . The Eighth Route Army successfully annihilated the 78th Automobile Brigade of the 5th Army Station and the direct logistics squadron of the troop station of the Japanese army, and gave a certain blow to the reinforcements of the Japanese army. At the cost of 99 people and 221 people injured, the Eighth Route Army killed and injured 400 Japanese soldiers, seized 340 guns, 12 light and heavy machine guns, and 4 artillery guns. 40 years later, when recalling this battle, Xu Xiangqian wrote such a poem: Majestic Taihang Wolf smoke, Lishe Road is clear and hidden bowstrings. The sound of killing the dragon soared and the tiger jumped, and the wolf rushed and the pig jumped and the enemy was frightened.The fire dragons in the sky swallowed the remaining enemies, and the army moved to sing and sang triumphantly. Xintangpu battle and the number of annihilated enemies are incomparable to the major battles commanded by Xu Xiangqian in Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan and Shaanxi bases, which often annihilated tens of thousands of people. However, in the guerrilla warfare in the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was considered a great victory. problem is not here yet. What is valuable is that at an emergency, he won the victory with his courage and calmness. The military book says: "The harm of using troops is the greatest hesitation." The valuable thing about a general is "not afraid of danger." When Xu Xiangqian saw Liu Bocheng, Liu Bocheng held his hand and did not let go for a long time. He said happily: "Xiangqian is still the courage of the year!" The 129th Division summarized its combat experience and talked about the battle between Xiangtangpu and it also pointed out: "Especially in the Su Jiajiao on the back road, it is said that the enemy has arrived. Our experienced senior commander can calmly judge the inaccuracy, but has not given up on this victorious battle. This is a fair evaluation of the battle between Xiangtangpu.
Xintangpu battle and the number of annihilated enemies are incomparable to the major battles commanded by Xu Xiangqian in Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan and Shaanxi bases, which often annihilated tens of thousands of people. However, in the guerrilla warfare in the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was considered a great victory.
problem is not here yet. What is valuable is that at an emergency, he won the victory with his courage and calmness. The military book says: "The harm of using troops is the greatest hesitation." The valuable thing about a general is "not afraid of danger."
When Xu Xiangqian saw Liu Bocheng, Liu Bocheng held his hand and did not let go for a long time. He said happily: "Xiangqian is still the courage of the year!" The 129th Division summarized its combat experience and talked about the battle between Xiangtangpu and it also pointed out:
"Especially in the Su Jiajiao on the back road, it is said that the enemy has arrived. Our experienced senior commander can calmly judge the inaccuracy, but has not given up on this victorious battle. This is a fair evaluation of the battle between Xiangtangpu.
