Chapter 175 7. Fight and rush, invincible

Due to the lack of ferries, the number of troops crossing the river first was less than one regiment.But they did not hesitate because of this, but seized the enemy's chaotic fighters and moved forward bravely and resourcefully.The heroes who flew from the mouth of the Li River to the other side, only covered by rifles, took a ladder to climb up, threw a few grenades and occupied the fortress. The mutual aid group headed by Li Yumin defeated the enemy's three counterattacks and quickly controlled the entire Yingzui Mountain.The vanguard of the assault force leaped straight to the top of the rocky hill where the enemy's defenses were strongest; the flank troops turned around to the flanks, encircling the enemy entirely.

Zhao Chengqing, squad leader of the 3rd squad of the 7th company, and soldier Yang Jinsuo rushed to the front.Yang Jinsuo captured 6 enemies and 6 guns by himself, Zhao Chengqing captured a light machine gun, and the whole squad of 10 people captured 25 prisoners and seized 29 machine guns and rifles.The first battle exceeded the "plan to annihilate the enemy across the Yellow River" that each captured two enemies and handed over two guns set before departure. Enemy planes flew in in turn, strafing frantically on both sides of the ferry and on the river surface, but they could not save the enemy's "defense line" that collapsed in an instant. At 3:40 on the 24th, the enemy defenders at Shishantou broke through and were wiped out by our army.At the cost of more than ten casualties, our army wiped out all one regiment defending the enemy at Shishantou, and captured 1,200 people below Gao Shangde, the commander of the regiment.

After crossing the river, the 39th regiment took advantage of the victory and marched southward to attack Xin'an.The vanguard of the regiment rushed 90 miles, and arrived at Xin'an City at midnight on August 24.At that time, the train on the Longhai Line was scrambling to transport the family members and assets of the Kuomintang bureaucrats.The city wall is covered with lanterns, shining brightly.The first company of our army rushed into Beiguan along the concave path and the dark place. When it was only a few meters away from the city wall, the defending enemy asked for the password in panic.

At this time, our heavy machine guns had already roared, and the commando set up the ladder with agility and climbed to the top of the city.The vanguard troops cleared the enemy face to face, and then developed in depth along the northwest and southeast wings.The enemy woke up from his sleep and ran all over the street in fright.At the cost of 8 casualties, our army wiped out more than 1,300 defending enemies. The department then crossed Xin'an and entered the south of the railway. On the afternoon of the 25th, the main force of the 13th Brigade entered Xin'an. On the 26th, a part of the force marched south to capture Yiyang, and the main force went west to Mianchi along Longhai Road.The 37th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 39th Regiment who captured Yiyang arrived in the north of Yiyang City in the rain on the 28th, crossed the Luo River overnight, approached the city, and quickly surrounded the enemy.

At dawn on the 29th, under the pressure of our army, the defending enemy broke through from Ximen. The combat hero Wang Anguoban, who was the main offensive task in Ximen, stubbornly blocked the enemy and repelled three consecutive attacks. Wang Anguo learned of the enemy's escape attempt from the captives, seized this favorable opportunity wisely, and bravely attacked the county seat.When repelling the third breakout enemy, follow and chase into the city.There were more than a dozen enemies in the city gate who didn't have time to escape, and they were scared out of the small room with bombs and disarmed.

The hundreds of enemies fleeing in a swarm were suddenly hit head-on, broke into an army, and ran around.At this time, the siege troops entered the city one after another, and Wang Anguo's squad moved forward along the street, until they reached the south gate, the east gate, the county government and the enemy's headquarters, and then the north gate. There was a security regiment defending the enemy, and there were no casualties in the whole squad. More than 60 prisoners were captured along the way, and 3 heavy machine guns, 1 60-gun gun, more than 200 rifles, and two radio stations were handed over.

The 38th and 39th regiments (less than 1 battalion) rushed to Mianchi along the railway line.Mianchiyuan was a famous city in the Warring States Period.In the 20th year of King Zhao Huiwen (279 BC), King Qin Zhao and King Zhao Huiwen once met in Mianchi.At that time, Qin State bullied the weak and oppressed Zhao State.Lin Xiangru, the senior official of the Zhao State who had crushed the blackmail of the King of Qin and left the good story of "returning the jade to Zhao", defended the King of Zhao here to resist the insult of the King of Qin, destroyed the prestige of the Qin Dynasty, and once again showed his witty and brave diplomatic skills.Today, Mianchi is an important town on the Tongguan and Luoyang sections of Longhai Road, and its defense facilities are relatively strong.

On the 27th, the 38th regiment marched 90 miles westward in 6 hours, and surrounded Mianchi that night, and the 39th regiment came later. On the afternoon of the 29th, a general offensive was launched. After an hour of rushing and killing, more than 1,000 defending enemies were all wiped out.