History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
At the beginning of 1945, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was nearing its end, and under the heavy blows of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians behind our enemy lines, the arrogance of the Japanese puppet army suffered a great blow, and there was no longer the initial arrogance of blindness, but cowered in various strongholds in panic. On February 15, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the people of our Luxi base area were still immersed in the festive atmosphere, and the district team of our army in Yanggu County had already begun to carry out its tasks.
▲The puppet army in the War of Resistance
On that day, the weather was bad and it was snowing lightly, and the squadron of our district was ordered to escort 7 agents, and when the troops braved the snow to go to Zhongkong Village in the south of Yanggu City, in order not to disturb the local compatriots, the troops specially rested in the woods of the cemetery north of the village. Our army first tied several agents to a tree so that they could not escape, and then sent 2 soldiers to watch. After the sentry was dispatched, the other warriors rested on the spot. Wait until dawn before you set off.
▲ Cavalry of the puppet army
However, this escort activity of our army was detected by the nearby puppet army units in advance, and the puppet army has been paying close attention to the movements of our regional team. Because of the footprints left by the team in our district in the snow during the escort, they were discovered by the puppet army in the nearby stronghold. The puppet army thought that our army must be unprepared at the beginning of the first month, so they dispatched as many as 7 squadrons of troops, including 1 cavalry squadron, to prepare to rely on the strong and bully the weak, eat our escort troops in one bite, and rescue these agents by the way.
▲ Puppet army cavalry unit
After breakfast that morning, our scouts rushed to report the enemy situation, and the 7 squadrons of the puppet army had already set out to try to surround our army, especially the enemy cavalry squadrons came quickly. Our district team immediately sent 1 soldier on horseback to inform the 3 detachments of the military district stationed 6 kilometers away, asking them to immediately support, and at the same time the district team immediately prepared for battle.
However, our army with 7 agents, whether it is a battle or a breakthrough is a great burden, some people proposed to shoot them. The district captain thought it was not the right time, and he ordered the prisoners to be taken to a cellar, bundled up, plugged their mouths, and then placed two large stone millstones at the entrance of the cellar, and then moved two large stone stones to press on top.
▲ The soldiers of our district team are shooting
The puppet cavalry came quickly, the soldiers of the district team had not yet assembled, and the enemy cavalry had already surrounded our army on three sides. In order to avoid being completely surrounded by the enemy, the district captain immediately ordered 2 squads to rush up with him and disrupt the formation of the enemy cavalry. So a total of 9 of them launched a charge against the enemy cavalry. The district captain commanded the troops to shoot 2 salvos at the puppet cavalry in a row, knocking 3 cavalry off their horses, initially our army wanted to catch them alive, but the other cavalry heard the gunshots and quickly pounced on our army, so the district captain immediately led 8 fighters to the south and walked, leading the enemy cavalry to the direction of the 3 detachments.
▲ The puppet army is shooting
Because of the snow, the enemy's cavalry and the soldiers of our district were advancing with difficulty, at this time, after receiving the alarm of the district team, our 3 detachments immediately dispatched 2 companies to run from the direction of Lüzhuang in a hurry, just in time to see the district captain and several fighters were circling with the enemy's cavalry, they did not rush to meet the enemy, but cleverly from a forest on the flank to the south, inserted into the side of the puppet cavalry, and then the troops of the 3 detachments launched an attack, and our district team also took advantage of the counterattack, and under the two sides of our army, the puppet cavalry was defeated. On the way, the fleeing cavalry encountered other puppet troops who were rushing to the battlefield, and after making an exaggerated description of the strength of our army, several other puppet army squadrons gave up their plans to continue to the battlefield and withdrew their positions.
▲The puppet army troops are practicing
In this battle, our army captured 2 light machine guns, 2 grenadiers, 22 rifles, 2 barge guns of the puppet army, and also captured 25 puppet cavalrymen. After the war, the district team found the cellar, and the 7 agents inside were still squatting in it honestly. This battle won more with less, and was highly praised by the superiors, and was hailed as an example of small detachment combat.