The underground party anti-Japanese armed forces were excited to see that the firepower of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas was at least ten times more powerful than the Japanese army's firepower.

This round of artillery fire caused a large number of casualties among Japanese officers and soldiers. This time, the commander of the Japanese Ninth Division was not so lucky. A 107mm rocket shell landed less than 3m next to him. Although he was lying in the canal, several Japanese soldiers were still lying on his body. However, the powerful shock waves generated by such a close range and the instantaneous high temperature still cost the commander of the Ninth Division. He no longer had to run back to the Kwantung Army Command to find the North China Front Army to argue.

Shigeru Fujita originally thought he could get a moment of breathing at night and then organize troops to break through, but the flares fired by the guerrillas and the fierce artillery fire shattered his fantasy.

Taking advantage of the artillery bombing, he urgently found the commander of the First Division who escaped by chance and ordered him to organize troops to break through immediately.

Now the Japanese soldiers were too lazy to pay attention to any tactics. They didn't bother to distribute some of their troops to launch a feint attack to the north, but instead ordered the people in the institute to launch an attack to the east as long as they could still run.

Shigeru Fujita and the commander of the First Division had high hopes for this breakthrough. They hoped to concentrate all their main forces to break eastward, catch the defenders off guard, and rely on the advantage of the number of troops to break through the enemy's defensive positions in one fell swoop.

However, when the Japanese officers and soldiers dragged their tired bodies to attack the enemy, they realized that their efforts were futile.

On the positions of the defenders in the east, the Taohuashan guerrillas and underground anti-Japanese armed forces had placed more than 400 light and heavy machine guns, as well as more than 1,000 submachine guns. These automatic firearms woven a dense fire net. The Japanese officers and soldiers rushing in front were all knocked to the ground without exception, and the Japanese officers and soldiers behind could only lie on the ground to avoid it.

The breakthrough operation that Fujita Shigeru and the commander of the First Division failed almost in an instant.

"It's over." Shigeru Fujita lamented and sat on the ground.

Shigeru Fujita knew that tonight was the last time for him. By dawn, the enemy's bombers and artillery fire would bombard him again, and then there would be no fewer people left in the Japanese army. Tens of thousands of enemy troops could annihilate the remaining Japanese army with one charge.

Shigeru Fujita sat on the ground, tremblingly took out a family photo from his pocket. With the help of the moonlight, he saw that he was sitting in the middle, next to him was his wife, and behind him were his two sons and a daughter. He hoped that he had not come to China and did not participate in this war, but was living his life at home.

However, it is too late to regret. Since you have committed the heinous crime of invading China, this result will be a matter of time sooner or later.

Shigeru Fujita called the communications soldiers and sent a no-no telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the first batch of Taohuashan guerrilla bombers flew over and began bombing the Japanese army. Of course, the guerrillas and underground anti-Japanese artillery were not idle, and they kept bombing at the Japanese army.

For a whole morning, the air force bombed twice, and the artillery of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas did not stop and kept bombing.

The underground anti-Japanese armed forces were reluctant to knock out so many shells at once, but Gao Jiu agreed. No matter how much they knocked out, the Taohuashan guerrillas would supplement them. So they finally got their time and kept hitting the shells at the Japanese army.

After a whole morning of bombing, Shigeru Fujita and the commander of the First Division were all killed. The remaining Japanese officers and soldiers, together with the wounded, were less than 2,000 people. They had already lost their will to fight and only knew to lie on the ground, hoping to survive.

Seeing that it was almost done, Gao Jiu ordered the troops to stop the shelling. He personally led the members of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to rush towards the remaining Japanese troops in the encirclement.

This time, Gao Jiu did not ride a horse. He was riding an infantry combat vehicle and personally held a machine gun, knocking every Japanese he could see to the ground.

The members of the Taohua Mountain Guerrillas roared and rushed forward to destroy the rest of the Japanese.

The battle was over, Gao Jiu led the members of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas to kneel on one knee in the direction of Taohua Mountain, and shouted loudly: "Brothers who died in Taohua Mountain, we have avenged you."

"Revenge is taken, revenge is taken." The guerrillas shouted loudly together.

The officers and soldiers of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces also hated the Japanese devils very much. Many of their relatives died at the hands of the devils. They also imitated the Taohuashan guerrillas, shouted the names of their relatives, and told them that they had avenged their revenge.

After the battle, Gao Jiu gave all the remaining weapons and equipment of the Japanese army to the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces. Although many weapons were damaged in artillery fire, due to the large number of Japanese soldiers, the weapons they carried were quite considerable, and the intact weapons under the artillery fire reached tens of thousands, which was also a considerable gain for the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces.

Gao Jiu never let his friends work in vain. This time, the underground party anti-Japanese armed forces made great efforts and paid a lot of money. During the battle, many officers and soldiers were sacrificed.

Gao Jiu took out 500,000 oceans and a large number of weapons and equipment and handed them over to the underground party to express his gratitude.

The underground party's anti-Japanese armed generals were very satisfied, so they said goodbye to Gao Jiu and others, and led the troops back to their original garrison.

Jinan City.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Hamada Yoshiji had received the exact news that the Japanese Kwantung Army's troops participating in the war were completely destroyed. Although this was as expected, in such a short time, the Kwantung Army's entire army was destroyed, which still shocked him. You should know that the troops from the Kwantung Army this time were two main divisions and a chariot brigade, with tens of thousands of troops. From the time they launched an attack on Taohua Mountain to the complete destruction, it took less than four days in total.

He was deeply grateful that he did not allow the Japanese army from Shandong to reinforce the Kwantung Army troops, which angered Gao Jiu. The Japanese army from Shandong still didn't know how much losses they would suffer.

Of course, the Kwantung Army suffered such a big loss, so they refused to give up. They not only sent telegrams to Tu Feiyuan, but also sent telegrams to the relevant departments of the Japanese base camp, reprimanding the North China Front Army, hoping to hold the North China Front Army responsible for its poor rescue.

Yoshihisa Hamada had already prepared for this. He wrote a report of thousands of words, recording how the Japanese army in Shandong dispatched a large number of troops to rescue the Japanese Kwantung Army. In order to rescue the Japanese Kwantung Army, they fought fiercely with the enemy reinforcements on the road and lost many officers and soldiers. Because the enemy's troops were too large, they could not complete the rescue of the Kwantung Army.

Hamada Yoshihiko was well prepared and counted the numbers, forces and losses of each unit dispatched, as well as their losses. The materials seemed to be very detailed and believed.

Not only that, Hamada Yoshihiro also accused Shigeru Fujita and others of not obeying the orders of the front line command during the battle and acting without authorization. Especially when they retreated from Jinan, they did not inform the North China Front Army at all. Therefore, when they were trapped in a heavy siege, the Japanese army in Shandong had no time to organize rescue. Therefore, the losses suffered by the Kwantung Army had nothing to do with the Japanese army in Shandong, and of course they had nothing to do with the North China Front Army, but should be borne by Shigeru Fujita and others.

Tu Feiyuan is a smart man. He neither wants to offend the Kwantung Army nor the North China Front Army. Moreover, the failure of this battle has a direct relationship with his Tu Feiyuan. Of course, he wants to mix it up in order to avoid causing trouble for himself.

Tu Feiyuan affirmed the statement of the North China Front Army and sent a telegram to the North China Front Army, praising their achievements in this battle. In any case, this battle still occupied Tai'an City and opened up the Jinpu Railway. The result was still very important. As for whether it was unfavorable to the Kwantung Army's rescue, Tu Feiyuan did not mention a word.

He expressed sympathy for the Kwantung Army, saying that he would definitely hold the North China Front Army accountable for its ineffective rescue, agreed to supplement the Kwantung Army, and also applied for a considerable amount of funds.

Although the Kwantung Army was still not satisfied, they also knew that no matter what, if they lost, they would lose and they would not be able to make up for it. After all, Tu Feiyuan was the Minister of the Army, and they also wanted to give Tu Feiyuan face, so the matter was left unresolved. However, Tu Feiyuan knew that it was absolutely impossible to mobilize the Kwantung Army to enter the pass to fight in the future.

Taohua Mountain.

After Gao Jiu and others returned to Taohua Mountain, Wang Zhankui came to see Gao Jiu alone and said to him: "Jiu Master, it's better to mobilize the brothers who stayed in Taohua Mountain to withdraw the Golden Triangle. They stayed here and involved a lot of our energy. In any aspect, it would be worth the loss."

Gao Jiu had the same idea before, but after this battle, his idea changed.

He said, "Brother Zhan Kui, you have also seen the feelings of Zhang Quan, Du Shengxi, Feng Xiucai and others for Taohua Mountain Village, as well as the brothers who have been staying in Taohua Mountain. They are very nostalgic for this place. The bones of the brothers who died in battle are now buried in Taohua Mountain. In this case, I persuade them to leave, how can I open my mouth?"

After hearing what Gao Jiu said, Wang Zhankui stopped persuading him.

After a moment of silence, Gao Jiu said: "It is also very important symbolic to not give up Taohua Mountain for the time being. Taohua Mountain is a fortress for anti-Japanese war in Shandong. It is a great shock to the Japanese army when he stays here. In this sense, it is necessary to retain Taohua Mountain Village."

Wang Zhankui nodded and said, "Master Jiu, I understand. You have to wait until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War will bring about the relocation?"

Gao Jiu was right, Zhang Quan, Du Shengxi, Feng Xiucai and others would never leave Taohua Mountain under the current circumstances.

The bodies of the guerrillas who died in this battle were buried in the Martyrs Cemetery on Taohua Mountain. Of course, the families they left behind were willing to stay in Taohua Mountain to protect their deceased relatives.

They originally thought that Gao Jiu would take advantage of the Japanese attack on Taohua Mountain, causing damage to Taohua Mountain, and persuade them to leave. They also discussed how to persuade Gao Jiu not to make such a decision.

However, Gao Jiu did not mention the word "Gao Jiu". Instead, he handed over a large amount of funds to continue to strengthen the construction of Taohua Mountain.

Seeing that Jiu Ye was so reasonable, the guerrillas in Taohua Mountain were very grateful.

During this battle, Taoyuan Town was blown up. Gao Jiu personally went to see the residents of Taoyuan Town and expressed his deep apology to them.

Gao Jiu promised them that all residents would rebuild their homes according to the original specifications, and each household would give a large amount of settlement fees, which was enough for ordinary residents to have food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Liu Defu suffered heavy losses this time. His ancestral home has been around for hundreds of years. This time he was completely blown up, and he was inevitably very sad.

Gao Jiu personally invited Liu Defu and Liu Shengyu to the banquet and persuade Liu Defu to take his family to the Golden Triangle. Gao Jiu promised that he would give him a villa and part of the land there, and provide him with financial and policy support for his investment and construction of a factory in the Golden Triangle.

Liu Defu was reluctant to leave Taoyuan Town, after all, this place was where he grew up. He did not directly persuade Liu Defu, but told Liu Shengyu that he would persuade his father.

Liu Shengyu trusted Gao Jiu very much, which was for his family. After he worked repeatedly, Liu Defu decided to go to the Golden Triangle with his family.

Liu Shengyu's adjutant Li San is still in Qingdao and serves as the captain of the detective team of the military police. He heard that Liu Defu and his family were preparing to go to the Golden Triangle, so he mobilized his family to go to the Golden Triangle with the Liu family.

Perhaps because of the heavy losses of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas this time, Gao Jiu felt a little uneasy and was a little annoyed from time to time, so he sent a telegram to the Golden Triangle, asking Long Guobi to go to Taohua Mountain to accompany him.

Long Guobi was pretty and cute. Her childish behavior made Gao Jiu feel much better. Despite this, he still felt a little depressed in Taohua Mountain, so he took Long Guobi to Zhengzhou, intending to stay here for a few days, change the environment and change his mood.

Wang Jindong was very happy to see Gao Jiu coming. In addition to hosting a banquet to entertain him and Long Guobi, he spent all his time and energy with them.

When Zhou Mingshan heard that Gao Jiu came to Zhengzhou, he flew over and accompanied Gao Jiu to relax.
Chapter completed!