At dusk on April 25, 1938, the Third Battalion of the 145th Regiment of the 25th Division of the 52nd Army was ordered to take over the Tiger Pishan position. Hupi Mountain is located in the northwest of Lianfang Shanxi. It is under the Japanese army's view during the day, so the connection can only be carried out after dusk. After receiving the mission, Duan Peide from the battalion commander first went to Hupi Mountain to contact the former garrison troops and conducted some reconnaissance on the terrain. The east and west Tiger Peacock Mountain is about 700 meters long, with an average height of about 100 meters. There are two commanding heights at the east and west ends. The eastern end is taller and larger, and the straight distance from Lianfang Mountain is only 700 meters. If there is any mistake here, the Tiger Peacock Mountain will shake the entire line. The south inclined surface of the eastern end of the tiger skin and the north inclined surface of the southeast mountain form a key point. There are two convex lines on the south inclined surface of the eastern end, which can serve as two natural defense lines. The defense of the Tiger Sie Mountains in the southeast is the 145th Regiment, and the 3rd Battalion of the 146th Regiment is guarded in the northwest.
The enemy opposite was the Japanese army guarding the Corps and Defense Mountains, with an infantry corps and a mountain artillery battalion. After the battalion commander Duan came back, he reorganized the troops. The Third Battalion passed through the Shandong-nan mobile warfare outside Taierzhuang for one and a half months, and the troops were exhausted very severely. The 7th Company has more than 70 combat soldiers, organized into two platoons, with the company commander Tan Tianchou; the 8th Company has 26 and 7 combat soldiers, organized into two squads as one platoon; the 9th Company has 28 and 9th Company has 22 squads, organized into two squads; the heavy machine gun company has more than 60 combat soldiers, heavy machine guns, six platoons, and company commander Yao Shikui; mortar platoon combat soldiers, and two 82 mortars.
basic deployment is that one platoon of the seventh company is led by company commander Tan Tianchou to guard the west end, and the other platoon guards the east end, one heavy machine gun company is placed at the east end, and the focus is on the west end, a squad of the ninth company is placed at the saddle, one squad of the eighth company is guarding the gap between the left wing friendly forces, and the other squad serves as a reserve team.
After the Third Battalion entered the position, it strengthened the fortifications overnight fortifications for two consecutive nights. During the day of the 27th, the traffic trenches had not yet deepened, and the Japanese army had begun tentative artillery bombardment. The third battalion has not fought back, and fierce battle seems to be coming soon.
at 9 o'clock at night, the Japanese army began to attack the top of the Xishan Mountain. By 10 o'clock, the enemy infantry fired intensively. Five or six soldiers were injured and killed on the top of the West Mountain. Company Commander Tan Tianchou was in a hurry. Battalion Commander Duan immediately contacted Battalion Wu, the Third Battalion of the 146th Regiment of the Left Wing, and requested support. Battalion Commander Wu immediately sent an army to attack the Japanese army sideways. The enemy immediately fell silent, and the situation on the top of the West Mountain was slow. After a while, Company Commander Tan reported that the Japanese army was moving towards the top of the East Mountain.
Battalion Commander Duan had a premonition that Dongshanding was about to encounter a tough battle. At
11, the top of the East Mountain started, and the Japanese attack became more and more fierce. mortar and medium-sized grenade launchers were concentratedly launched towards the top of the East Mountain. Soon, six famous soldiers were injured and killed, and the Japanese army had climbed halfway up the mountain. The platoon leader of the 7th Company guarding the top of the East Mountain asked Battalion Commander Duan to quickly provide reinforcements. Battalion Commander Duan quickly sent out the only reserve team, along with three or four guards drawn from , asking for more grenades , running reinforcements, and notified the mortar platoon to listen to the signals and support Dongshanding in time. Soon Battalion Commander Duan heard the sound of continuous grenade explosions in Dongshan and the rapid shooting of the light and heavy machine gun . The Russian position was silent and the Japanese army retreated.
But Battalion Commander Duan did not relax, but instead felt a kind of pressure sinking. The Japanese army will launch a second attack soon, and he must be prepared as soon as possible.
Soldiers said that as long as there are grenades, the position will not be lost. Battalion Commander Duan also wanted to send as many grenades as possible, but there were no transport soldiers, so he could only ask the stretcher team to transport the wounded soldiers to take some up. Then he called the regiment commander for help, and the regiment commander said that there was no soldier to send, and his wish was dispelled in one sentence. Battalion Commander Duan was unwilling to give up, so he called Battalion Commander Lei, 1st Battalion of the 145th Regiment of the Right Wing. Battalion Commander Lei said that his troops were weak and could not be transferred. However, asking for help was not ineffective. Battalion Commander Wu of the left wing agreed to send troops to replace the alert between the two battalions, so that Battalion Commander Duan could draw out a squad of troops to strengthen Dongshanding.
At 1:30 am, the Japanese army's attack on Dongshanding began again. First of all, there was a dense mortar and grenade launcher , but the cannons were hit harder. The casualties continued to occur, and the gunfire of the counterattack was a bit messy.
Battalion Commander Duan heard that the soldiers were a little panicked and immediately rushed to the incline of Dongshanxi with Commander Yao, the machine gun company. Battalion Commander Duan shouted: "Don't shoot randomly, catch the living."It was a bit difficult for the Japanese army to catch the Japanese. Battalion Commander Duan said this, and was cheering up. Battalion Commander Duan was still shouting, and suddenly an bomb exploded behind him, rushing him more than ten feet away. Company Commander Yao quickly came over to help Battalion Commander Duan up and found a shrapnel behind him stuck in Battalion Commander Duan. Fortunately, a cotton coat he wore when he went out worked, and the injury was fine. I don't know if it was the news that Battalion Commander Duan was injured that inspired all the soldiers, or whether Battalion Commander Duan's call was effective, the gunshots of the counterattack were much more neat than before.
Battalion Commander Duan did not dare to be careless, and returned to the command post, immediately drew five or six soldiers from Company Tan, and then five or six from the ninth company. At 2:30 in the morning, Dongshanding was in a hurry again. Battalion Commander Duan defeated the newly recalled guard squad and fought with the other east Xichou more than ten soldiers handed over to Company Wu of the Ninth Company to quickly go out to the top of Dongshan. This aid came just right. As soon as the reinforcements entered the position, the Japanese army launched a charge, and with the help of the artillery fire of the mortar platoon, they forced the total back. The battalion commander of the
breathed a sigh of relief. After two failures, the Japanese army would not move again for a while, but if the attack was far beyond the previous two times, according to the habits of the Japanese army, the attack time was likely to be at dawn. He began to ask for help from everywhere. The
regiment commander relaxed this time, but said that the reinforcements would be a little later. Because the reinforcements only came back in the afternoon, they were sleeping. "They fought in the half-step shop for three days without rest, so they could not let others sleep for a while, right? "The regiment commander said. Battalion Commander Duan understood the regiment commander's words and it was hard to say anything, but he asked the regiment commander to ensure that the 6th Company could arrive before dawn. "Please, guarantee it must be guaranteed. "The regiment commander said.
Then he found the division headquarters' mountain cannon company. The mountain cannon company commander blocked his mouth without waiting for Battalion Commander Duan: "It's black, I can't beat it, and it's a waste to beat it. It’s bright, and it’s full support. "Battleman Duan said embarrassedly: "Then you must be prepared before dawn. "This is meaningless. If you want to fire the artillery, people will be ready to fire it.
contacted Battalion Commander Lei on the right wing, and the other party agreed to send a squad.
At this time, Battalion Commander Duan felt that he had been prepared almost the same. If there was a bad battle tomorrow morning, then come.
But suddenly he became panicked because he actually ignored an extremely important detail - Anmen. There were only one squad there, but later he drew out a few soldiers and suffered casualties. It was estimated that there were not many people now. After two battles Come, don't look, just listening to the firepower, the Japanese army should have discovered that the place is the weakest link. If the Japanese army sneaked into the Anmen, the defense of the ridge and the east and west mountain tops would be dangerous.
Battalion Commander Duan hurriedly pulled five soldiers from the heavy machine gun company, and then picked up the phone to urge Battalion Commander Lei. Why didn't the reinforcements from a squad that the other party agreed to have arrived yet? The phone was not out, and the commander of the commander reported that the reinforcements of Lei's camp had arrived, five people. Why did this happen? Battalion Commander Duan was angry, but he didn't care about going to trouble Commander Lei, so he immediately ordered the commander of the commander and brought him with him Friendly reinforcements, heavy machine gun company soldiers, and all subordinates (3 messengers) quickly reinforced the Anhui.
The situation was indeed critical. As soon as the commander climbed up the Anhui, he found dozens of Japanese soldiers climbing up secretly, so he immediately opened fire. The heavy machine gun near the Anhui on the top of the East Mountain heard the movement and continued to shoot fiercely. The Japanese army, who was beaten with a fierce blow, rolled back to the bottom of the mountain. Battalion Commander Duan, who received the news, secretly shouted for luck in his heart. It was really lucky.
, blocking this loophole, Battalion Commander Duan felt much more at ease. Look, it was almost dawn. . He began to discuss with the commander of the mountain artillery company to the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon of the artillery platoon was prepared.
As Battalion Commander Duan expected, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack at dawn. The third battalion did not move and allowed the Japanese army to climb up.The soldiers hiding in the bunker also invented an excellent method to prevent bomb fragmentation, putting the empty medicine box in front of them, and the explosion casualties were significantly reduced. Enemy guns extended to fire. The reserve team advanced rapidly to the top of Dongshan. The Japanese army launched a charge, and the enemy light and heavy machine guns from Lianfangshan and Banbudianzi began to cover and shoot frantically.
The battle started, and victory or defeat was decided almost instantly. Grenades fell like rain, and the National Army's mortars and mountain cannons fired at the maximum speed. The light and heavy machine guns of the Third Battalion, the light and heavy machine guns of the Sixth Company, and the light and heavy machine guns of the Right-wing Thunder Battalion were remembered like a storm. In an instant, the Japanese army was killed and injured, and the entire line collapsed. Those who were not dead rolled down the valley one after another.
There is a scene, and Battalion Commander Duan wants to laugh when he sees it. The grenades thrown by the soldiers actually jumped up with the Japanese army that were rolling and crawling, as if they knew they could not let these Japanese gossip go. Of course, Battalion Commander Duan knew that this was the reason for the stone collision, but he was willing to believe that these grenades were also spiritual.
battle ended immediately. But Battalion Commander Duan was still a little regretful. He only picked up four Type 38 light machine guns and thirty or forty 38 rifles. A large number of spoils were not available due to the Japanese army's blocking and shooting. In addition, there were still some loopholes in his deployment. He did not suggest to his superiors, and he would lay ambush the Japanese army's defeated troops on the left wing. Otherwise, there would be few Japanese invaders who could go back.
