Just like that, Bai Yihua led the Independent Regiment to complete the training mission given by Commander Shawk on Mount Baihua.
In the blink of an eye, it was June 1939. On this day, Bai Yihua received an order from the command center to go to the command center for a meeting. Bai Yihua immediately put down his work and went to the headquarters. As soon as he entered, Bai Yihua saw Commander Shawk standing in front of the map, deep in thought. He shouted," Report!" Commander Shawk looked away from the map and saw that it was Bai Yihua. He waved at Bai Yihua and asked him to come to the map."We have received reliable information that the Japanese's Takano Taro's Okumura squadron and 300 puppet soldiers have already invaded the central dining hall of our Pingxi Anti-Japanese Base. Now that your training task has been completed, I can see from your reports that the training has been quite effective. Therefore, the headquarters has decided to let your regiment eliminate this enemy. This is a test for your group. How about it? Are you confident in completing this mission?”
Bai Yihua immediately stood at attention."Commander, please rest assured that we will complete the mission.”
Commander Xiao held Bai Yihua's hand and said,""Prepare the battle plan as soon as possible after you go back. The command center requests that you must completely and cleanly eliminate this invading enemy. Time is tight, so I won't keep you any longer. The enemy did not give you much time to prepare. Hurry up and prepare after you go back."
Bai Yihua, who had accepted the mission and returned to the regimental headquarters, immediately ordered the communicator to call the battalion commander Cai Shan and Shi Shoutian. At that time, the political commissar Shan Haitao was doing mass work in the dining hall. Bai Yihua and the other two surrounded the map and discussed, pointing at it from time to time. After the three of them reached an agreement, Bai Yihua gave the two battalion commanders an order."It's settled then. We'll set up an ambush at Louer Ridge in Yanhe City and wipe out the Japanese's Ao Village in Yanhe City. Look, this is Louer Ridge. There's only one road at the foot of Louer Ridge, which is the only way to the vegetarian hall. There are two mountain valleys on the north and south sides of this road, which is very suitable for an ambush. Shoutian, you lead the 3rd Battalion to quickly occupy the advantageous terrain of the east mountain of Louer Ridge. There is a yellow mound between the mountain road and the dining hall. Send a company here to wait for the Japanese to arrive. Cai Shan, look, this is Malan Village, it is just west of Lou Er Ling. The Japanese would also pass through here. Caishan, you take a battalion to Malan Village on the west side of Lou 'er Ridge to hide. If you encounter the Japanese, you must not engage them. Wait until the devils are blocked at the 3rd Battalion and retreat here, then you can join the battle at an appropriate time. In this way, we will form a siege on the Japanese village. I'll take the guard company as a reserve. Right now, the ratio of our forces to the Japanese is three to one. Commander Xiao has ordered us to completely wipe out the Okumura Squadron. The main feature of this battle was its surprise attack. This is our first battle in Pingxi. We must show off our might. Gather your troops and quickly reach the designated location.”
The battalions quickly arrived at the designated locations according to the requirements. Bai Yihua saw the Okumura squadron and the puppet army coming towards him through the binoculars. Riding on a large horse and carrying a sword at his waist, Okumura seemed to be very confident in this sweep. He did not believe that there would be a regular army of the Eighth Route Army in Peiping. The anti-Japanese armed forces were at most bandits formed by the scattered soldiers of the Kuomingtang Army or a small guerrilla group of the Chinese People's Party. He shook his head and pointed at the mountain scenery here. The puppet military officer riding beside him nodded and bowed. In Okumura's eyes, he was not fighting a war, but was here to enjoy the mountain scenery. He did not realize the danger around him. When Bai Yihua saw Ao Cun's state, a word flashed in his mind: A proud soldier will fail. It seemed that Lou 'er Ridge was the burial ground of Ao Village.
Realizing that the Japanese and puppet troops had entered the encirclement of the independent regiment, Bai Yihua saw that the time had come and decisively issued a battle order. The 3rd Battalion's machine guns, rifles, and grenades rushed towards the Japanese troops. Okumura, who was enjoying the mountain scenery, was stunned by the sudden gunshot. He quickly dismounted and hid behind a big rock. He ordered the Japanese and puppet troops to quickly seize the favorable terrain and attack the 3rd Battalion. He took his command post to seize a mountain and commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to resist. Okumura Squadron was indeed a veteran of the Kwantung Army. They had a wealth of combat experience. After a short period of panic, the Japanese who were not hit began to look for favorable terrain to return fire to the 3rd Battalion. And he quickly got some benefits. Both sides suffered casualties in the fierce battle. Bai Yihua saw that he could not end the battle in a short period of time, so he decisively ordered the guards to attack from the side. In this way, Bai Yihua's independent regiment surrounded the Japanese's Ao Village squadron and the puppet army in Lou Erling.
Although the Japanese had been surrounded by the Independent Regiment, they were still fighting fiercely and cooperating with each other very well. This made Bai Yihua, who was commanding the battle on the mountain, very angry. He didn't understand why the Japanese were so familiar with the position and tactics of each unit of the Independent Regiment. Bai Yihua threw the hat on his head, picked up the binoculars in front of his chest, and scanned his surroundings. He was surprised to find that there was a Japanese holding two flags on the top of the mountain opposite him, commanding the Japanese and puppet troops in Okumura. Bai Yihua cursed,"Damn it, watch how I deal with you."”He put down the binoculars and gave a thumbs up. He estimated the distance to be about 300 meters. There was no problem. Bai Yihua reached out to the guard beside him. The " gun " guard immediately handed a 38-foot gun to the regiment commander. Bai Yihua took the gun, loaded it, and knelt on one knee. He raised the gun and aimed at the flag soldier opposite him. He took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. They saw the Japanese who were waving small flags on the opposite mountain fall headfirst. The guard shouted happily,"I hit it, I hit it." As soon as he finished speaking, another Japanese soldier stood up. Bai Yihua did not put away his gun. It was as if he had already known that there would be more Japanese soldiers coming up. He was waiting for him to stand up. Before the Japanese soldier could raise his flag, Bai Yihua fired another shot and the Japanese soldier fell down. As soon as the third Japanese showed up, he was also killed by Bai Yihua. At this time, no one dared to come up. They stretched out two flags and prepared to command. Bai Yihua said hatefully," F * cking Japanese, you're still so stubborn. Today, I'll let you die if one comes. If two come, you'll die."”Before he could finish his sentence, two shots were fired and the flag of the Japanese was sent flying. No more flag soldiers dared to come up, which made the captain of the Japanese team, Okumura, very angry. The Japanese who had lost their command quickly panicked. Bai Yihua adjusted the deployment in time and ordered the trumpeters to blow the charge horn. Seeing that they could not advance, Okumura could only order his troops to retreat. Because he did not encounter the Eighth Route Army troops when he came, he ordered the troops to retreat. Bai Yihua saw that Ao Village was acting according to his plan. He led the third battalion to pursue the devils. When Ao Village led the devils and the puppet army to the village of Malan Village, Cai Shan, who was lying in ambush on the yellow mound outside Malan Village, ordered the soldiers of the first battalion to open fire. This really knocked Okumura out. He didn't understand why there was an Eighth Route Army here. At this moment, the Japanese could no longer resist effectively. Okun Village and the remaining 200 Japanese and puppet soldiers were surrounded by the Bai Yi Independent Regiment in an empty flat land outside Malan Village. They could only passively accept the bullets from all directions. From the first shot at Lou 'er Ridge to the last shot at Malan Village, after nearly two groups of fierce battles, Bai Yihua completely destroyed the arrogant Ao Village squadron, and nearly two-thirds of the puppet troops following the Japanese were eliminated. The remaining puppet troops all raised their hands and surrendered. Bai Yihua ordered the soldiers of the 1st Battalion to clean up the battlefield and then quickly retreat. He then led the soldiers of the guard company to the logistics station of the Takeno unit. They launched a surprise attack on a small group of Japanese soldiers guarding the area. This small group of Japanese soldiers did not expect to encounter the attack of the Eighth Route Army here. They came so quickly and were eliminated by the soldiers of the guard company before they could enter the battle. Bai Yihua and the soldiers of the guard company returned to the Pingxi Anti-Japanese Base with a large number of supplies that had been captured by the devils. According to the statistics, in this battle along the river city, the independent regiment had wiped out a squadron and a small team of the Japanese, as well as more than 300 puppet soldiers. They had also destroyed the logistics unit of the Takeno unit, causing him to lose his logistics support and had no choice but to withdraw from the attack on the advancing army. This was the first major victory for the independent regiment since its establishment. Bai Yihua knew that the current advanced army was lacking in weapons and ammunition, so he handed over most of the weapons and ammunition he had seized to the headquarters. When Commander Shawk saw so many weapons and ammunition, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth."Little White Dragon, you're really something. No wonder the commander-in-chief and the division commander of the Tang army praised you so much. Your regiment has just been formed and needs a large number of weapons and ammunition.”
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