In the winter of 1940, a cold wind swept across the land. In order to deal a heavy blow to the anti-Japanese base areas in central Hebei, the Japanese army began more frequent and brutal "sweeps".
In order to defuse the enemy's high-pressure situation, the Eighth Route Army decided to adopt a mobile warfare strategy, and various units frequently changed their positions. Nanlonggang is located in the middle of nowhere, and the troop movement was quickly overheard by the Japanese army. The Japanese army decided to send people into the village to find out the specific movements of the Eighth Route Army.
One cold morning, a middle-aged man in blue came to Nanlonggang Village with an oil pot. With a smile on his face, he glanced at the entrance of the village a few times, then put down the oil pot, took out a few pieces of candy from the placket of his clothes, and greeted the children who were frolicking not far away
Kids, come and eat candy! ”
A few children ran over when they heard the sound, and the man said with a smile"Can you tell my uncle how many Eighth Route Army there are in the village?" If you have said it, the sweets will be given to you! ”
A little boy with unkempt hair had his eyes lit up, ran over in three or two steps to snatch the candy, and said with a grin".Seven or eight! ”
The man was overjoyed and asked, "Is that all?" Are you sure you're not cheating on your uncle? ”
It's really seven or eight! The little boy repeated as he peeled the candy wrapper, not noticing the man's strangeness at all.
The man immediately packed up the oil pot and walked away. It turned out that he was the traitor Lao Baiyang, who was ordered by the Japanese army to infiltrate the village to listen to the movements of the Eighth Route Army. Lao Baiyang believed in the child's words, and without the slightest suspicion, he reported the information that "there were only seven or eight Eighth Route Army" to the Japanese army.
After receiving the report, the Japanese army immediately drew up a surprise attack plan. Late that night, more than 300 Japanese puppet troops quietly surrounded Nanlonggang Village, preparing to launch a surprise attack. All the Japanese believed that only seven or eight enemies were targets to be captured. In fact, the 17th Regiment of the 7th Division of the Eighth Route Army had already received the news and laid a net in Nanlonggang Village, ambushing thousands of Eighth Route Army. They detected the movements of the Japanese army in advance, deployed them all in the woods on the east and west sides of the village, and also set up an ambush in the south of the village, and immediately formed a pincer offensive against the Japanese army once it attacked.
The 17th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was led by Min Hongyou, who had been trained in the revolutionary cause for many years, joined the Chinese Communist Youth League at the age of 16, and officially joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 18.
In 1939, the General Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to reorganize the 17th Regiment of the 7th Division of Jizhong, with Min Hongyou as the commander. After Min Hongyou took over, he strictly enforced discipline and gradually trained the 17th Regiment into an iron army with strong combat effectiveness.
In the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the 17th Regiment was destined to go head-to-head with the Japanese army. In January 1940, the Japanese army began to "sweep" the anti-Japanese base areas in central Hebei. In order to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army, the 17th Regiment was ordered to set up an ambush in Nanlonggang Village and wait for the Japanese army to take the bait.
Originally, the 17th Regiment believed that the Japanese army would send at least tens of thousands of people to "sweep up".
Unexpectedly, on the basis of the erroneous information provided by the traitor Lao Baiyang, the Japanese army only sent more than 300 people.
In the early morning of January 3, the Japanese army, relying on the superiority of its troops, quietly came to Nanlonggang Village and prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Eighth Route Army. It was still dark, and the village was quiet, and there was nothing unusual to see. The captain of the Japanese army snorted contemptuously, sure enough, there are only seven or eight people in the Eighth Route Army, what kind of fame!
The captain drew his saber and made a surprise gesture. The entire Japanese army slowly advanced towards the center of the village.
At this moment, there was a loud "boom", and the Japanese advance stepped on the mine. Then, a dense burst of gunfire rang out from all directions, and the Eighth Route Army rushed out from behind the woods and houses to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army.
The Japanese army immediately fell into disarray. They simply didn't expect such a frantic counterattack all of a sudden. The Eighth Route Army was outnumbered and soon surrounded the Japanese in the middle.
Shoot, shoot me! "The Japanese captain drew his saber and shouted as he killed several soldiers who had escaped on the spot. However, the Japanese firepower could not withstand the offensive of the Eighth Route Army at all, and the team was already in chaos.
The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and soldiers were constantly falling or running around. The Eighth Route Army flanked from three sides and quickly suppressed the Japanese army in a small open space near the entrance of Nanlonggang Village.
Just as the two sides fought fiercely to the point of white-knuckle fighting, another group of men and horses of the Eighth Route Army killed the flank of the Japanese army. It turned out that Min Hongyou led a team of men and horses back to the side of the Japanese army and suddenly launched an attack. At this time, the Japanese army was completely in a desperate situation, and the captain and several officers were also killed in the firefight.
At this point, only a small number of Japanese soldiers were scattered and fled. The Eighth Route Army pursued closely, and in the end, only a few survived and escaped back to the Japanese camp. This sneak attack on Nanlonggang Village ended in a complete victory for the Eighth Route Army.
On the battlefield full of corpses, the Eighth Route Army also has a lot of **. The commissar shouted"Comrades, we have defeated the Japanese invaders again! "Morale is high. However, the head of the regiment, Min Hongyou, did not have the slightest joy, and said lightly: "There is nothing to be proud of if this battle can be won." ”
Back at the command post, he didn't say a word, thinking about the mistakes of the Japanese army in this battle. If it weren't for the deep misjudgment of our army, the Japanese army would not have sent such a small number of troops. This victory did not test the real combat strength of our army.
Min Hongyou thought about it, there is such a big deviation in the enemy's intelligence, and our army cannot be optimistic. Although we won this time, we must be even more vigilant against the variables of war. Only by keeping a clear head at all times and making adequate preparations in all aspects can we calmly deal with the enemy's surprise attack. This was a reflection after a bitter battle, and it also made the 17th Regiment stronger in the future.
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