On July 24, 1943, Yang Dezhi, commander of the Hebei Luyu Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, led his troops to launch an attack on the villages outside the headquarters of Li Xianzhou, commander of the Sulu Theater of the Jiang Army.
Li Xianzhou was greatly shocked, and hurriedly ordered Nie Songxi's 21st Division, Cao Banting's Provisional 30th Division, and Chang Zhenshan's 7th Security Brigade to shrink closer to the headquarters station, waiting for Hou Jingru's troops in the area north of Feng County to rescue them.
This measure of the enemy is exactly what the Eighth Route Army cannot ask for, because the purpose of striking the enemy's leading organs is to mobilize the enemy.
Yang Dezhi was overjoyed, and immediately ordered all the troops to block the enemy separately, of which the Ninth Regiment of the Sixth Division was responsible for eliminating the enemy Security Seventh Brigade at Chang Zhenshan.
Kuang Bin, the commander of the Ninth Regiment (who became the founding major general in 1955), accepted the task and studied the situation between the enemy and us together with political commissar Liao Henglu and deputy regimental commander Gou Xianxue.
Kuang Bin held that this time to fight Chang Zhenshan, there are both practical difficulties and favorable conditions.
The difficulty lies in the fact that the enemy's strength and equipment are stronger than our army's, and they are also some outlaws, and they can be regarded as having relatively strong combat effectiveness among the enemy's various units.
However, the enemy has suffered repeated setbacks recently, coupled with their hasty and adventurous advances, unstable footholds, hated by the local masses, and have no mass base, which is of great benefit to our army
However, our army fought several victorious battles in a row, and the morale was high, and most of the soldiers were soldiers in the border area, and they had a bitter hatred for Chang Zhenshan, so when they heard that they wanted to beat him, they all shook their fists.
Moreover, our army has a deep mass base, and these are all favorable factors.
Coupled with the fact that the Changzhenshan garrison was prominently and aggressively advanced, and it was far away from the other units of the recalcitrant army and isolated in one place, our army was fully prepared and it was certain to strike a surprise attack.
After the meeting, Kuang Bin immediately took the cadres of the battalion company and a cavalry squad on horseback to inspect the terrain.
In order to avoid striking grass and snakes, Kuang Bin decided to disguise himself as the enemy brigade commander Chang Zhenshan, and the other cadres also changed into enemy clothing and marched to Xiao Fan Lou.
Deputy Regiment Commander Gou Xianxue asked him to go, but Kuang Bin did not agree anyway, so he had to sigh helplessly and say: "The regimental commander went to engage in reconnaissance, you are 'not doing the right thing'!" ”
Political Commissar Liao Henglu looked at Kuang Bin's dress and couldn't help but smile: "It is true that The leader of the Kuang Regiment dressed up as Chang Zhenshan is indeed very similar, but you are from Hunan, the accent is not right, and as soon as you speak, you will reveal the stuffing." ”
Kuang Bin also laughed and said, "This is easy to do." Not only did I pretend to be blind, but I also pretended to be dumb, and everyone just called me 'Brigade Commander', and I just nodded my head and didn't speak. ”
Subsequently, Kuang Bin led a group of people and horses, posing as Chang Zhenshan and others, to break into the enemy camp and circle around Xiao Fan Lou with a big swing.
At this time, the enemy was lighting a fire to cook, catching chickens and slaughtering sheep, and people shouted horses and hissed, and they were in a mess. Although from time to time there were enemy soldiers who snatched the grain of the common people from outside the village, passing by Kuang Bin and others, no one was suspicious.
What is even more interesting is that several "smart" enemy soldiers saw Kuang Bin's military uniform and military hat, knew that he was a senior officer, and rushed to salute Kuang Bin while shouting "Good commander" at the same time.
Because they could not have imagined that the commander of the Eighth Route Army would be so bold and "not doing the right thing" that he would personally lead a group of cadres to break under their noses to conduct reconnaissance.
Kuang Bin and his party made a big swing, pointing and pointing along the way, seeing the terrain clearly, finding out the enemy's troops and firepower arrangements, and easily finalizing the battle plan.
They found that the enemy had only been in Xiaofanlou for three hours, and more than 800 people were stationed in one place, the troops were too crowded to be deployed, and the surrounding houses were not very strong, which was not conducive to solidification.
In order to seize this precious fighter, Kuang Bin quickly gathered his troops and launched a surprise attack on the enemy at 4 a.m. the next day.
The sharp knife squad quietly approached the enemy's wall, but was unexpectedly detected by the enemy sentry and asked for the password.
One of the warriors who walked in the front was very witty and immediately replied: "Swim the whistle, your own people, don't misunderstand!" He said as he entered, quickly erecting a ladder.
When the wall was climbed, the enemy began to shoot, and each company heard the sound of gunfire and opened fire in unison, covering the attack with machine guns and grenades.
The second company quickly broke through from the northwest and attacked the fortified village, followed by the fifth company also broke through from the southwest direction and attacked the new village.
After successively attacking the fortified village, the companies slammed into the village, forcing the enemy to disperse his forces and make a mess of it.
The exhausted Chang Zhenchu did not expect that as soon as he occupied this village, he would be attacked from all sides by the Eighth Route Army, and had to order the troops to resist with all his might.
His men had been running around for a day, and they were already exhausted, but in the first half of the night it was hot and sleepless, and in the second half of the night, they were a little cooler, and they were ready to sleep well when they were disturbed by the Eighth Route Army.
The companies of the Ninth Regiment and the special service company of the military region soon broke through the enemy's defenses and penetrated into the depths, and many enemies became prisoners before they could wake up.
The enemy hurriedly concentrated his forces to counterattack, and when he encountered the assault troops who were attacking fiercely, they were killed by a series of bayonets and grenades.
Chang Zhenshan had an independent battalion, which was his escort "Royal Forest Army", and when he saw that the whole brigade was about to be destroyed, he went into battle shirtless and fiercely counterattacked, but was beaten down by the brave commanders and fighters of the second company.
After 3 hours of fierce fighting, more than 1,000 people under the chief of staff of the Seventh Brigade of Shandong Security were annihilated, more than 200 enemy were killed and wounded, more than 800 enemy were captured, and the Ninth Regiment suffered only 29 casualties.
This battle, in the face of the enemy's outnumbered and outnumbered enemies, was fought crisply and neatly, and a great victory was won in the history of the army.
After the war, the Jiluyu Military Region held a summary meeting, and Commander Yang Dezhi praised at the meeting: "The young Ninth Regiment destroyed an enemy brigade overnight, and made a great contribution to this counterattack against Li Xianzhou!" ”
He also pointed out in particular that Kuang Bin, commander of the Ninth Regiment, disguised himself as an enemy brigade commander and personally approached to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, thus playing a vital role in the victory of this battle.
Yang Dezhi, who had experienced hundreds of battles and had been fighting horses all his life, was extremely impressed by this battle.
The founding general wrote in his memoirs of his later years: "All the trumpeters of the Ninth Regiment blew the charge trumpet and attacked the village with a single blow. Some of the enemies who were still asleep obediently took prisoners before they were fully awake; some recalcitrant enemies were sent to the graves by our warriors with grenades and bayonets; and the panicked Chang Zhenshan fled in a hurry with some guards. One of Li Xianzhou's brigades was eaten by one of our regiments in this way, which was a clever victory in the history of the army and a great victory! ”