There is such a strange nation whose character is full of contradictions.
They seem to be polite, but they are brutal and fierce;
They seem to follow the rules, but they are deviant;
They seem to be fierce, but they are very cowardly;
They seem to love face, but they don't care about face...
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there was such a Japanese officer, and in the autumn of 1938, he sent a "strange" letter to Yang Yong, commander of the 686th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army.
"Yang Yong's subordinates: Before fighting with your army, there are many regrets... However, our army does not want to fight in the mountains, and we are willing to ask your army to go to the area around the Tuijiuyu Plain and decide between male and female..."
The "battle book" was written as follows: Commander of the Japanese Army In Fenyang Wing.
This "battle book" seems to be polite and uses Sven words, such as honoring Yang Yong as "subordinate" and the Eighth Route Army as "your army".
However, the four words of "decisive male and female" imply killing machine and murderous spirit;
The Japanese commander challenged Yang Yong in such a way as "engagement", which seemed to be followed by the rules and frankness.
However, the conditions of the "covenant war" are very outrageous and deviant - he is "unwilling to fight in the mountains" and demands to "duel male and female" with Yang Yong in the plains;
The commander of the Japanese army dared to "fight a covenant war" and seemed to be brave, but he set conditions for the "covenant war" to benefit himself, and revealed in his bones his cowardice against the Eighth Route Army's "mountain combat";
It can be seen that the commander of the Japanese army is eager to defeat Yang Yong and win back face, but the "covenant book" is brazen and ridiculous.
Seeing the "covenant battle" book sent by the Japanese army, Yang Yong, the commander of the regiment, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and there was contempt in the laughter.
Why the commander of the Japanese army in Fenyang Wing "fought" Yang Yong, there is a story here.
In 1938, in the Lüliang area of Fenli Highway, Yang Yong of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army led the 686th Regiment to set up ambushes one after another, three battles and three victories, and the Japanese Yamaguchi Brigade was defeated in three battles, and lost face.
"Lü Liang Sanjie" is a classic of General Yang Yong, which perfectly shows General Yang Yong's excellent military command ability.
In September 1938, the Japanese sent troops to the Yellow River to threaten our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and Major General Yamaguchi, commander of the 108th Brigade of the Japanese Army, led his troops into the Luliang area of Lishi.
In Fenyang City, the Japanese army concentrated a large number of ammunition, grain and other materials, ready to be transported to the front line.
Yang Yong's eyes immediately focused on the Japanese military supply transportation line.
This is the action method that the Eighth Route Army often adopts, "the soldiers and horses do not move, the grain and grass go first", cutting off the Material Transportation Line of the Japanese Army, which is equivalent to choking the neck of the Japanese Army.
Yang Yong decided to set up the battlefield on the Fenli Highway.
While observing the terrain on the ground, Yang Yong found an excellent ambush site.
However, a Japanese bunker was within easy reach.
"Take it down!" It was proposed to capture the bunker beforehand.
Yang Yong shook his head repeatedly: "No, if you fight the grass and startle the snake, this ambush battle will not be able to be fought." ”
Wu Jiade, the commander of the mortar company, assured Yang Yong: "Leave it to me, as soon as the battle starts, I promise to kill it with three cannons!" ”
Yang Yong was very relieved about Wu Jiade's "craftsmanship", he patted Wu Jiade's shoulder and said, "It will be up to you when the time comes!" ”
Yang Yong decisively clapped: "Just fight like this!" ”
In the early morning of September 14, Yang Yong and Zeng Siyu, director of the Political Department, led the troops into Xigongling early and quietly laid an ambush.
At more than 9 o'clock, 20 large trucks full of Japanese soldiers and military supplies entered Yang Yong's ambush circle without warning.
When the time came to attack, Yang Yong ordered Wu Jiade: "Fire! ”
Wu Jiade did not renege on his word, three shells hit the target accurately, and the Japanese bunker flew into the sky.
The artillery did not fall, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were ambushed on the slopes on both sides rushed to the road at the same time, cut off their heads and tails, and made a fierce attack, and more than 200 Japanese officers and men were all annihilated, and 3 prisoners were also captured.
Yang Yong ordered: "Quickly clean up the battlefield."
The soldiers loaded two cars into the spoils of war and quickly drove off the road, while the vehicles and supplies that were too late to be transported burned on the spot.
The next day, the Japanese troops stationed in Fenyang sent people to the battlefield and pulled away the bodies of 5 Japanese soldiers.
Because the supplies could not be delivered in time, and the Japanese troops along the Yellow River did not bring enough military food, they had to endure hunger, really hungry, the Japanese army began to kill horses, nibble wild vegetables to fill the hunger.
In order to save this unit, a day later, the Japanese army took the risk of discharging a convoy.
This time, the Japanese army had more than one eye, and they dispatched more than 100 soldiers, divided into several cars, and transported only one truckload of grain.
The Japanese were obviously "throwing stones and asking for directions."
Yang Yong saw through the small trick of the Japanese army at a glance, and he decided to "ignore it and let them go." ”
The commander of the Yamaguchi Brigade thought that the Eighth Route Army had "shot a shot to change places" and had already run away without a trace, so his courage grew.
The next day, more than 200 Japanese soldiers escorted 20 truckloads of supplies and set off, and in the pouring rain, the convoy successfully passed through Xigongling.
However, before the Japanese army could breathe a sigh of relief, they were ambushed by Yang Yong's troops at the oil mill not far away, and more than 100 Japanese soldiers were killed in Huangquan.
The Japanese were ambushed one after another on the Fenli Highway, killing more than 400 Japanese soldiers and destroying more than 40 trucks.
The Japanese troops along the Yellow River were forced to prepare for retreat.
At this time, Yang Yong received an order from the headquarters of the 115th Division: "The Japanese army is about to retreat, and your unit must be prepared for battle, take it by surprise, and fight again." ”
This time, Yang Yong wanted to take a risk, and before dawn on September 20, he ambushed the main force to Wangjiachi, which was close to the Japanese army, and prepared to fight another ambush battle.
At noon, the Japanese cavalry first appeared on the road, and then the heavy loads, artillery vehicles, and infantry entered the Wangjiachi Valley in a mighty way.
The 2nd Battalion of the 686th Regiment of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army attacked first, followed by simultaneous attacks by various ambush units.
The Japanese army was cut into several pieces in an instant, and more than 300 Japanese soldiers were cornered and became the ghosts of the officers of the Eighth Route Army.
In this battle, major general Yamaguchi, commander of the Japanese 108th Brigade, also died in battle.
"Lüliang three battles and three victories", the victory sensationalized the entire Lüliang area.
In the days after the battle, the gates of Fenyang City were closed, and the Japanese army held a meeting here, which they called a "consolation" meeting.
The city of Fenyang was filled with thick smoke, and there was an unpleasant stench in the air, which was the Japanese army burning the corpse, which burned for three days.
At the same time, General Yang Yong also held a meeting in the Lüliang Mountains, the Zhujie Conference.
On that day, the commander of the Japanese army in Fenyang Sent someone to send the "Battle Book."
After reading the "battle book" of the Japanese army, Yang Yong laughed and scolded: "Stupid to the extreme! ”。
Yang Yong said to the soldiers: "To fight a war is to 'use one's own strengths and the enemy's weaknesses'. ”
"You have your way of playing, I have my way of playing, and our Eighth Route Army is fighting mobile and flexible mountain guerrilla warfare!"
"The Japanese want to ask me to go to the 'duel' of Tuijiuyu, where the plains are, where their heavy equipment can come in handy, and everyone says that the Japanese will not admit defeat, is this a trick or a tendon?"
"The Japanese can't beat us in the mountains, and they still want to recognize us as his fools, and they want to be beautiful!" A battalion commander said indignantly.
"Yes! The Japanese are playing the 'Radical Technique', carving insects, which is ridiculous! Yang Yong handed the Japanese army's "covenant battle" book to the guards:
"Give me a good stay, one day I am not happy, you show me this 'thing', for fun, to relieve the boredom is still good!" 」
The warriors were amused by Yang Yong's words.
"Coming and going without being rude", next, let's see how Yang Yong responded to the Japanese commander.
Yang Yong also wrote a reply letter to the commander of the Japanese army, which was very short, which can be described as "cherishing words like gold".
In the letter, Yang Yong "suggested" that he: "In the mountainous area of Kui County, you and I will fight again, how about it?" ”
As soon as the reply was sent, there was no news, and the Japanese commander did not "fight again."
In only 6 days before and after the "Lüliang Three Victories", Yang Yong's troops annihilated more than 1,200 Japanese troops and captured a large number of materials.
What is more significant is that our Eighth Route Army smashed the Japanese army's attempt to attack the defense of the Yellow River and threaten the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.