Chapter 73 3. The destruction of the Murakami Brigade

At about 7:00 am on November 3, 1939, more than 600 people from the first part of the Japanese village Xianji brigade entered Sanchakou and came into contact with Zeng Yongya's detachment.The detachment fought steadily according to the scheduled plan and lured the Japanese army into the Yansuya area.The Eighth Route Army troops in ambush immediately launched an attack, compressing the Japanese army in Yansuya Canyon.In the fierce battle until 4 pm, more than 500 of the 600 Japanese soldiers were annihilated, 13 were captured, and 6 guns, 13 light and heavy machine guns, 210 rifles, and 300 mules and horses were captured.

Before the smoke cleared, Zhong Maohua, commander of the 7th company of the 1st Regiment, was wearing a Japanese general’s wool overcoat with a red cross and a command knife and a bastard box, striding to the battalion headquarters with a smile.When battalion commander Song Yulin and instructor Zheng Sansheng saw him, they were both amused by his appearance.They saw the golden military rank on the coat, and they knew it was the military uniform of a high-ranking official, but they didn't know how big it was. When they opened the skirt, they saw the word "village" embroidered with gold thread inside.Zhong Maohua said: "When we rounded back to the side of the enemy's artillery position, we knocked down a devil officer and seized this set of 'outfits'."

It's a pity that when the troops were cleaning the battlefield, they didn't find the body of Mr. Murakashi Kenji, so it's not sure whether this guy is dead or alive. Yang Chengwu ordered the troops to clean the battlefield overnight and move quickly. At around 5:00 p.m., the troops finished cleaning the battlefield, escorted the prisoners, and returned to Guantou Town, the station of a division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, along the rugged mountain road.A battle summary meeting was held in the conference room of the Division 1 headquarters. Commander Yang Chengwu presided over the meeting, and the commanders listened attentively to his speech.He said: "In today's battle, more than 500 enemies were wiped out, which is the battle with the largest number of enemies wiped out since our division's war of resistance. In my opinion, there are three main experiences in this battle: 1. Accurate intelligence; 3. The terrain was chosen well, with high mountains on both sides of Yansu Cliff, we planted ambushes, tied pockets one by one, closed the door and beat dogs, and fought happily..."

Commander Yang Chengwu's words expressed everyone's experience. Although the commanders who attended the meeting had just left the battlefield and their military uniforms were still stained with blood, their flushed faces and piercing eyes revealed extreme joy and excitement. .From time to time, everyone's hearty laughter came out under the dim oil lamp... "Report!" A voice interrupted everyone's laughter. "Please come in!" Yang Chengwu raised his head and saw Song Yulin, Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment, walking in with a Japanese army coat in his hand.

"Captain Song, what's the matter?" Yang Chengwu asked. "Commander Yang, look!" Battalion Commander Song handed over his coat. Yang Chengwu took a closer look under the oil lamp. The fabric of the coat was quite good. There was a golden ribbon on the chest, with big red tassels on both sides of the belt, and four shining stars on each shoulder. "Huh?" Yang Chengwu was a little surprised. Battalion Commander Song said: "Commander, there is still a golden-handled command knife!" "Oh!" Yang Chengwu glanced at the saber, and then returned to the coat in his hand.He opened the coat and saw a yellow frame on the green lining, which read: Name village, blood type A.He asked hastily, "Where was this coat seized?"

"It was Zhong Maohua, the commander of the 7th company, who rounded back to the rear of the enemy's artillery position, killed a fat officer with a rifle, then took off his coat, and took back the command knife." After a pause, he said, "We don't know each other. The word on the clothes," he pointed to the word, "but we analyzed that it might be a high-ranking official, so we hurriedly sent it to you." "This is the military overcoat of the Japanese Army Chief, where is his body?" Yang Chengwu asked hastily. "It has been buried with the corpse of the ghost soldier!"

"Not good!" Yang Chengwu stood up and quickly paced back and forth in the room.Deputy Commander Gao Peng, Director of the Political Department Luo Yuanfa and others also gathered together under the lamp, looking carefully at the coat and discussing in low voices.After a while, Yang Chengwu suddenly stopped and said loudly: "Comrades, please rush back to your troops immediately, and be prepared to fight big and bad battles, and wait for combat orders at any time." Hearing this, a combat staff officer stared and asked in amazement: "Commander, hasn't the battle just ended? Where did this big and bad battle start?"

"The Japanese nation is very vengeful. They just lost a commander, and they will never let it go like this!" Yang Chengwu said in an affirmative tone: "The characteristic of the devil is that the worse the failure, the stronger the vengeance, and it is a defeated soldier who has just died." When we came back, the retaliatory troops set out. They wanted to catch us off guard while we were celebrating our victory!" After hearing this, all the commanders agreed with Commander Yang's analysis, and everyone got up and rushed back to the troops. After the meeting adjourned, Yang Chengwu immediately picked up the phone and reported to Nie Rongzhen the situation of the seizure of the village coat, and explained his concerns.

After hearing this, Nie Rongzhen immediately said to Yang Chengwu: "The troops should immediately move to Yinfang and Sigezhuang to hide and stand by." "Yes, I'll arrange it right away!" "Good!" Nie Rongzhen said appreciatively, and told him, "You should pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, and report immediately if there is any situation."