Chapter 209 7. Outsmarting Neiqilang Mountain

Attacking Yichuan is not about attacking the city, but mainly about attacking Neiqilang Mountain. Neiqilang Mountain is located in the southwest corner of Yichuan City, leaning against the city wall (a large section of the city wall is built halfway up the mountain), overlooking the whole city.The mountain is not considered high, only sixty or seventy feet, but the mountain is steep, with steep rocks and cliffs, and the ridge is like an axe. After years of operation by the Kuomintang army, the entire mountain has been built into a big blockhouse.The outer moat at the foot of the mountain is densely covered with spider webs, and deer villages and barbed wire surround the foot of the mountain.Landmines, mines, and heavy bombs were densely buried in front of the position like stones on the river beach.There is a local song describing the dangerous terrain of Neiqilang Mountain in this way:

Looking up, I feel terrified.It is difficult to climb up the mountain with a ladder, and it is difficult to break through with a thousand troops. Guard Yichuan with a steel gun! The difficulty in capturing Neiqilang Mountain lies not only in the steep terrain, but also in the enemy's tight defenses.According to the captives, there is only one way to go up Neiqilang Mountain: on the city wall halfway up the mountain, there is a hole that must be passed through, and the mouth is covered with a big stone slab.It is difficult for people who are not familiar with the situation to find it even when they come to the front.Go in from this cave, turn right, and walk through a narrow tunnel, which is the stairs to the top of the mountain.Follow the steps and climb two or three miles high in a roundabout way to reach the cave at the top of the mountain.

When it comes to the entrance of the mountain, it is even more difficult to go up. It is as narrow as the mouth of a well, and at most two people can go up at the same time. There is a reinforced concrete blockhouse built on it, and light and heavy machine guns are mounted inside the blockhouse.If there are fewer people, you can't go up; if there are too many people, the enemy will sweep the hole with a machine gun, throw grenades and mortar shells down, and no matter how many people you have, you will die in the hole.In such a terrain, bullets are useless, blasting is useless, even if there are thousands of troops, it is difficult to use them.What's more, the brigade command post, artillery positions, and warehouses of the enemy Zhang Hanchu are all on the mountain.There are so many food and ammunition above that it is enough to make the enemy feel confident.

The progress of the battle was very slow, and the enemy's firepower on the cliff formed a tight firepower network, blocking the approach of my assault troops.Our artillery could not reach these points of fire, nor could our infantry approach the rock face.The assault team carried the ladder and attacked several times in a row, but without success. It seems that this is a tough nut to crack.The brigade commander Zhang Kaiji ordered all the artillery to bombard the hill.He also ordered the troops to launch a political offensive against the enemy while making a strong attack, trying to seize the hole in the wall.

That night, the brigade leaders squatted in the command post, listening to the sound of cannons, and did not close their eyes all night.Because one more minute means one more casualty, the generals are worried. At dawn, Hongxia had just climbed up the lookout hole of the concealed troops, but the gunshots gradually faded away.At this moment, the phone rang suddenly and quickly, and the 21st regiment reported that they had captured Neiqilang Mountain and were searching for remnants... At first, everyone didn't quite believe it, and even asked twice, the group all answered with certainty: It's true.

It turned out that after the 2nd Battalion of the 21st Regiment entered the city, Deputy Battalion Commander Feng led the 4th Company to lie at the intersection of the cross street to prevent Fengchi Mountain and the troops in the city from sending reinforcements to Inner Qilang Mountain. In order to secure Neiqilang Mountain, the enemy brigade commander Zhang Hanchu ordered a company in the city to withdraw up the mountain.It just so happens that the enemy company is also the 4th company.The enemy lined up one by one, two squads in one group, and walked towards Neiqilang Mountain sparsely.As soon as he arrived at the intersection, Deputy Battalion Commander Feng waved his hand, and the troops suddenly swarmed up and surrounded a group of enemies. The enemy soldiers were frightened and raised their hands before returning their guns.

Deputy Battalion Commander Feng cornered an enemy officer with a pistol, and asked sharply, "Which part are you from? Where are you going?" The enemy officer replied tremblingly: "The 4th ... 4th company! Go to... go to Nei Qilang Mountain." "what is your job?" "Brother is... a small platoon officer." "What's the company commander's last name?!" "open." The serial number and the company commander's surname are the same as those of our army.This coincidence suddenly inspired Deputy Battalion Commander Feng's thoughts. He thought: If the trick is to be used, and an imposter is used to replace the attack, it may be a good move.So he pressed again: "What's the password?"

"Hold on!" "anything else?" "Stick and wait for help!" Deputy Battalion Commander Feng almost laughed out loud when he heard this: Liu Kan died a long time ago, and he still needs to be rescued!He grabbed the collar of the enemy platoon deputy, lifted it vigorously, and shouted in a low voice: "Follow me!" The deputy of the enemy platoon saw the captive soldiers being held together, and the People's Liberation Army was explaining the captive policy to them, but only brought him up, thinking that he was going to be shot, so he was frightened all of a sudden, plopped on his knees, and repeatedly begged: "Forgive, forgive Let me take my life, I have an 80-year-old mother, wife and children at home, as long as you don't kill me, you can ask me to do anything!"

Deputy Battalion Commander Feng was overjoyed in his heart, but pretended to be stern and said, "I'll give you a chance to make a contribution and lead us up the mountain obediently. If you do it well, I'll give you a reward; if you show your feet, be careful with your head!" The deputy of the enemy platoon agreed again and again. Deputy Battalion Commander Feng and the others removed all the captives' gun bolts, put our soldiers in the yellow uniforms of Jiang's army, and ranked the liberation fighters and the newly captured enemy people in front.Deputy Battalion Commander Feng explained to the cadres again, until everything was ready, he fired a few shots into the sky, and ran towards Neiqilang Mountain pretending to be in a panic.In this way, he succeeded in outsmarting and won the Neiqilang Mountain where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.