The officers and soldiers of the patrol fired a burst of gunfire into the river, but saw no movement.

They refused to give up and sent people to search upstream and downstream respectively. However, the river was too wide, and perhaps the Japanese female spy poked her head out somewhere and changed her breath, they could not see it. In short, no trace of the female spy was found.

They knew that the Japanese female spy must have escaped, so they reported the situation to their superiors.

Gao Hong, Chen Johan and others received the report and immediately ordered to strengthen their vigilance and conduct strict inspections of residents in various places, and informed the situation to Gao Jiu and Zhou Mingshan, the stationmaster of the Military Control Commission Nanyang Station.

Hearing this situation, Gao Jiu was a little anxious. He knew that the Japanese female spy must be heading for Jiang Xiaomei.

He immediately sent a telegram to Ning Wen and Ning Wu, making them wide-eyed. No one except the special forces team members were allowed to approach Jiang Xiaomei, even the staff of the arsenal were not allowed to do so. Before catching the Japanese female spy, he would rather put Jiang Xiaomei under house arrest than let her face danger.

After learning about Gao Jiu’s actions, Jiang Xiaomei was moved and sad.

Now her mood is very complicated. When she thinks of Gao Jiu, she feels a little painful, but she still can't stop her longing for Gao Jiu.

Japanese female agent Hezi Luyuan grew up by the beach since she was a child and had excellent water quality. She could dive underwater and went downstream. When she couldn't hold it in, she changed to backstroke and breathed, and then continued to dive. She got rid of the tracking of the Eighth Route Army Patrol.

She was a person who refused to give up. She did not cross the Daqing River, but returned to the north bank. She wanted to continue the mission of assassinating Jiang Xiaomei.

After getting ashore, Lu Yuanhezi hid in a forest and dried her clothes.

She leaned against the big tree and recalled her experiences along the way, and felt very confused.

She didn't understand why her whereabouts were exposed as soon as she entered southwestern Shandong. The soldiers of the Guo army searched two young women, which means that someone informed the Guo army of their situation.

Her situation is very difficult now. She can't get into the base of the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district. If she wants to get in, she must get the road. Not only that, her weapons were also lost, and her forged documents were also damaged by water. This requires someone to help her.

She didn't know who to trust, so she decided to go to the Japanese military police team from a nearby county first and try to contact the head of the Central China Front Army's Special High School from there.

Zhengzhou City.

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong flew back to Nanyang and discussed the battle plan of the Luoyang battle with Commander Wang of the 41st Corps.

After obtaining his consent, the two returned to Zhengzhou City and began to carry out combat operations to attack Luoyang.

That morning, Wang Jindong commanded the newly formed 187th Division, the 228th Division of the Northwest Army and a division of the 69th Army, and advanced towards Luoyang.

Gao Jiu also led the Taohua Mountain Guerrillas and Wang Jindong's military headquarters to operate together.

The 39th Japanese Division stationed in Luoyang reported the enemy situation to the commander of the Seventh Army.

After receiving the report, the commander of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army did not care about waiting for the news from the commander of the 12th Army and the commander of the Third Air Force, so he commanded the 40th Division and the 41st Division heading towards Luoyang.

The actions of the 40th and 41st Division of the Japanese Army have been closely watching.

After the Japanese army was dispatched, they sent telegrams to Gao Jiu and informed Gao Jiu of the Japanese army's itinerary.

Wang Jindong saw so many Japanese troops coming, and his total strength was almost twice that of the newly formed 187th Army. Not only that, his newly formed 187th Army had just been established, and his troops still lacked overall running-in and their combat effectiveness was not strong. He knew very well that he was not a match for the Japanese army, so he couldn't help but worry.

He said, "Brother Gao, there are too many Japanese people coming, why don't we give up attacking Luoyang?"

Gao Jiu said, "Brother Wang, there is nothing to worry about. I ask you, if only the 39th Japanese Division stationed in Luoyang, are you sure you will be able to defeat them?"

The 39th Division of the Japanese Army actually only has one brigade. When the last time he reinforced Zhengzhou, Gao Jiu had already eaten up one brigade.

Wang Jindong's newly formed 187th Army was equipped with advanced equipment and the cooperation of a division of the 69th Army, so he was confident of defeating Wang Jindong, Luoyang City.

He said: "If only Luoyang defenders were the ones, I would definitely be able to take down Luoyang City."

Gao Jiu said, "Then I will add another insurance to you and send the air force to cooperate with you at that time."

Wang Jindong said: "Then there is no problem. But what should I do if the Japanese reinforcements?"

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Let the Japanese reinforcements be handed over to our Taohua Mountain Tour Team."

Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong briefly discussed it, and then led the Taohuashan guerrillas to leave the newly formed 187th Army and went to fight the Japanese 40th Division.

Gao Jiu also sent Zhang Quan to lead some members of the Taohuashan Guerrillas and the Independent Brigade of the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district to fight the Japanese 41st Division.

The 40th Division of the Japanese Army was marching along the highway, and suddenly the sound of planes flying came from the sky.

The Japanese army had received a notice in advance that the Second Air Force had been annihilated and the Third Air Force would not cooperate with their actions. Therefore, they knew that the aircraft must be an enemy plane.

So everyone quickly dispersed and hid.

What came was indeed a group of bombers from the Taohua Mountain guerrillas. They saw the Japanese marching brigade on the ground and also saw them evacuating and hiding.

But with so many Japanese soldiers, where can they run to in a short time?

When the bomber group flew over the Japanese army, the Japanese army ran only 180 meters at best. Due to the large number of people and the density was still large, everyone lay on the ground and hoped to reduce casualties.

Relying on their industrial advantages, the Japanese army used to bully the anti-Japanese armed forces when fighting. Therefore, the Japanese troops were not equipped with air defense weapons and could only watch the bombers bomb them.

The bomber pilots also knew this. In order to improve the accuracy of bomb drops, the bomber pilots flew at an altitude of only 200 to 300 meters above the ground. Wherever there were many Japanese people, they would throw bombs.

Although the Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground, the power of the aviation bomb was huge. As long as they exploded near them, they could still cause great casualties.

After the bombing, the Japanese army lost at least hundreds of people, and their morale was first seriously damaged.

If the Japanese 40th Division wants to go to Luoyang, it must pass through the Yellow River Iron Bridge.

Gu Shuo

When they arrived at the Iron Bridge, they found that the garrison troops there had been already been eliminated by the Taohua Mountain guerrillas.

The Taohua Mountain guerrillas set up artillery and machine guns to control the iron bridge, repelling the Japanese attacks again and again.

The Japanese army's way forward was blocked, and a large group of people came to the edge of the Yellow River one after another, but were bombarded by the Taohua Mountain Guerrilla Air Force again.

Not only that, the guerrillas' long-range artillery continued to shoot at them. The Japanese Type 92 infantry cannon could not hit that far and could only be passively beaten.

Half a day passed, and the Japanese army not only failed to recapture the Yellow River Iron Bridge, but instead lost more than a thousand people.

The 40th Japanese Division knew that it could not cross the Yellow River Iron Bridge, so it sent a telegram to the commander of the Seventh Army.

The commander of the Seventh Army had no choice but to order the 40th Division to garrison on the spot and continue to attack the Yellow River Iron Bridge. Even if he could not cross the Yellow River, he could still restrain the enemy.

The commander of the Seventh Army placed his hope of rescuing Luoyang City on the 41st Division of the Japanese army, so he sent them a telegram to urge them to speed up the marching.

Part of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army took a train and part of them went to Luoyang along the highway.

The Japanese army was on the way, and suddenly the railway tracks exploded. The army overturned and derailed on the spot. The Japanese army on the train was attacked by the Taohua Mountain guerrillas, directly losing more than a thousand people.

The Japanese army prepared a total of five military orders. When the Japanese army behind saw that something had happened to the military orders in front, they had to give up marching along the railway, and also boarded the highway, and headed towards Luoyang.

The road leading to Luoyang must pass through Xiaotangshan. Zhang Quan led the Taohua Mountain guerrillas and established a blocking position on Xiaotangshan with the Southwest Shandong Independent Brigade, and then fought with the Japanese vanguard.

The Japanese army was eager to go to Luoyang to reinforce, so they dispatched a large group of troops and launched continuous attacks.

Although the independent brigade did not have an advantage in terms of military strength, their weapons and equipment far exceeded that of the Japanese army.

Under the powerful firepower of the Independent Brigade, the Japanese attack was shattered again and again.

The Japanese army was ready to fight to the death. They dispatched two regiments of troops at once and prepared to take down Xiaotangshan in one fell swoop.

Just as the Japanese army was assembling and preparing to launch an attack, the roar of bombers came from the sky, and an aviation bomb was thrown down.

The Japanese army's large group of troops were bombed to pieces and they dared not continue to assemble in a short period of time.

Zhang Quan's special forces have not participated in the battle. They are waiting to launch an attack on the Japanese army at night.

As night fell, the Japanese army suspended their attack and camped north of Xiaotang Mountain.

At this time, Wang Jindong had led a large group of troops to surround Luoyang City. The officers and soldiers of the Guo army learned that the enemy reinforcements had been blocked, and the Japanese defenders in Luoyang City were just a division-level unit and an infantry brigade. They worked hard to take Luoyang City.

Wang Jindong is now leaning against the arsenal in Nanyang and has sufficient ammunition. He ordered the troops to set up artillery and continue to bombard the walls of Luoyang City. He quickly opened seven or eight gaps, and then commanded the troops to attack Luoyang City and launched a fierce street battle with the Japanese army.

By the evening of this day, the officers and soldiers of the Guo army had occupied a quarter of Luoyang City and were continuing to develop in depth.

That night, Wang Jindong did not want to give the Japanese army a chance to breathe, and was also eager to capture Luoyang City to relieve the pressure from Gao Jiu and others to block the Japanese reinforcements.

So he also transferred the division of the 69th Army into Luoyang City and launched an attack overnight.

On the north bank of the Yellow River Iron Bridge, a large group of Japanese troops camped. The Japanese division commander organized a capable advance team to prepare to launch a night attack on the Taohuashan guerrillas guarding the bridge in the early morning.

At midnight, the Japanese advance team was about to set off when they heard a roar from the sky.

The Japanese army was already prepared for this. They implemented strict light controls, so they did not believe that guerrilla bombers could make any tricks at night.

The Japanese officers and soldiers were not afraid. They believed that the enemy air force would not cause great harm to them by blindly bombing.

Suddenly, many small highlights appeared in the sky, and they exploded about a hundred meters away from the ground in the sky. The light generated by these explosions shone the earth like daytime, and the Japanese camp was completely visible.

It turned out that this was a special flare produced by the Golden Triangle Arsenal, which was specially prepared for air strikes at night.

The bombers on the bomber saw clearly the Japanese camp on the ground and threw the bomb down.

Most of the Japanese soldiers were lying on the bed without even wearing clothes, and were torn to pieces by the violent explosion of the bomb.

Even the advance team that was preparing to launch a night attack on the Taohua Mountain guerrillas was killed.

This air strike was undoubtedly a huge disaster for the 40th Division of the Japanese army. Because the Japanese officers and soldiers were all living in the camps and were highly dense, the tragic bombing killed thousands of officers and soldiers.

The Japanese division commander was also seriously injured in the explosion. He could not bear such a blow, so he lay on a stretcher and issued an order to retreat.

The 40th Division of the Japanese army withdrew, Gao Jiu left some guerrillas to continue to defend the bridge, and he led the others to reinforce Zhang Quan and others.

Almost as the bomber bombed the 40th Division of the Japanese Army, Zhang Quan and others also began to take action. They had already looked at the location of the Japanese camp during the day and quietly touched it at night.

When they arrived about two kilometers away from the Japanese camp, they stopped and began to set up heavy mortars. Some special forces members quietly touched the Japanese camp.

The mortars saw the general direction of the Japanese camp and were ready to shoot.

The guerrillas who quietly approached the Japanese camp also fired flares above the Japanese camp.

Mortars used the target indicated by the flares to fire shells at the Japanese camp.

With a blast, the Japanese camp was razed to the ground, and at least two thousand Japanese officers and soldiers died in danger.

Zhang Quan and others were very satisfied with the fight, and then they did the same thing and attacked another Japanese camp, causing the death and injury of thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers.

The division commander of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army had received a notice from his superiors that the 40th Division could not cross the Yellow River Iron Bridge and had now withdrawn from its original garrison.
Chapter completed!