Lei Jian then ordered: "While the first battalion seized the position on the top of the mountain, sent an assault squad, tied a rope on the top of the mountain, and went down the cliff wall to the two hidden bunkers set up by the Japanese army about ten meters above the ground railway, and suddenly launched a sneak attack, blew up the bunker, occupied the position of the bunker, and supported the troops advancing along the railway to the bridge.

Song Zhida's second battalion was ordered to set off at the same time as the first battalion, and at the same time that the first battalion attacked the Japanese artillery tower, bunker and auxiliary fire points on the top of the mountain, it detoured back to the northeast of the top of the mountain, tied the rope to a few big trees on the top of the mountain, and slipped to the col along the cliff wall to hide it, so as not to alarm the enemy.

Then, with the help of the cover of woods, weeds and mountains at night, he approached the east of the southern end of the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge and the camp of the Japanese 372nd Army at the fastest speed, and did a good job of lurking and waiting for the attack order.

Ordered Huang Yong's three battalions to secretly advance along the cliffs that were dug out on both sides and the narrow Zhengtai railway line in the middle, and when the hidden fort set up in the middle of the cliff was destroyed, they quickly attacked forward, and the main task was to eliminate the enemy at the bridgehead, consolidate the position, and cover the assault company with fire to blow up the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge.

The newly formed assault company was ordered to launch a sudden sneak attack from the west cliff to the Japanese bunker halfway up the mountain, and when it launched a fierce fire attack on the enemy on the top of the mountain in the east, it secretly launched a sneak attack, blew up the enemy bunker, held the position, and blocked the Japanese troops reinforced from the south with firepower.

When the third battalion captured the devil's position at the southern end of the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge, it was necessary to find the important fulcrum of the blasting of the bridge that I pointed out to you at the fastest speed, 100 meters away from the south end of the bridge, and place explosives at the five important fulcrums, and strive to blast it at one time to blow up the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge.

Ma Ming's cavalry battalion was ordered to destroy the turrets, bunkers, and half-cliff bunkers on the top of the mountain, and rushed to the vicinity of the 372nd Wing battalion after the 3rd Battalion and the assault company, and waited to destroy the turrets in the five corners of the barracks, and rushed into the enemy barracks with the most ferocious combat effectiveness to start a fight.

Political Commissar Ma Mingshan was ordered to lead all units directly under the regiment to listen to orders from the front line at any time, so as to ensure that weapons and ammunition are delivered in a timely manner, the wounded are treated quickly and effectively, and logistics replenishment is in place at any time.

The newly formed Song Chun Fourth Battalion, as the rear guard of the 'One Regiment' troops, was ordered to deploy fire to strike positions on the mountains on both sides of the Zhengtai Railway, and once it was discovered that Japanese reinforcements appeared from the south of Zhengtai Road, it should block the enemy with the greatest firepower, strictly prevent the reinforced enemy from breaking through the fire blockade line of your battalion, and cover the front-line troops to blow up the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge to a great extent.

Qu Jiaming was ordered to lead the reconnaissance platoon and the two co-drivers of the train, who had already joined the Eighth Route Army, to fortify along Zhengtai Road to the south, and when they found that a Japanese train was heading for the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge, they should stop at all costs and report to me by telegraph. ”

Lei Jian gave several orders in one go, and the commanders at all levels who attended the meeting accepted the orders and quickly figured out in their hearts how to complete the operational deployment issued by Regiment Commander Lei.

Wang Xiaoliang, Li Gang and Zhou Peng did not receive a specific order to participate in the battle, and this was the first time that the three of them were ignored by Lei Jian.

Without waiting for the three of them to ask, Lei Jian looked at the leaders of the three regiments and ordered: "Order Deputy Commander Wang Xiaoliang to follow the second battalion to act, and order Deputy Commander Li Gang to command the third battalion, assault company, and cavalry battalion that are attacking the Japanese base camp along Zhengtai Road to ensure that the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge will be blown up in the shortest possible time."

He ordered Chief of Staff Zhou Peng to command the Fourth Battalion and the Cavalry Reconnaissance Platoon to carry out the most favorable firepower attack on the reinforced Japanese troops, and report to me immediately after intercepting the oncoming Japanese trains. ”

Wang Xiaoliang listened to Lei Jian's order, and said happily: "Commander Lei has made great progress this time, he knows the importance of battle command, and he is willing to stay in a safe place to strengthen his command. ”

After Lei Jian gave the order, he felt a little lighter, and when he heard Wang Xiaoliang say this, he laughed and said: "Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, I'm really sorry, my Lei Jian is useless, and I can't get your 'respect', my task is to lead a battalion to take down the hard bones of the Japanese artillery tower and bunker on the top of the mountain, and we will also support each other on our respective battlefields, so it's good, right?" Hahaha. ”

The big war was imminent, and Lei Jian was able to laugh arrogantly before the end of such a serious and tense military meeting, and all the commanders at all levels who participated in the meeting were overly nervous.

Every commander, looking at Lei Jian, who was confident and peaceful at this time, was full of confidence in his determination to fight this battle well.

Who can know the burden in Lei Jian's heart? In the face of the arduous and dangerous combat mission of destroying the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge, every unit was fighting the enemy with blood and life, and as the commander of the 'One Regiment,' who was already a soldier of more than 3,000 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, as a commander, once he made a mistake in judgment and could not carry out the operational orders he issued on the battlefield, the entire 'One Regiment' would be wiped out.

A unit of more than 3,000 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will die out from now on, how heavy is this burden, who can share it for Lei Jian? Only Lei Jian himself, with great effort and hard work, can see that after the battle, the soldiers are standing in front of him alive.

Lei Jian left several leaders in the regiment and carefully discussed the orders he had given again, until an hour later, under the careful study of several regiment leaders, the battle deployment tended to be more perfect.

He stood up, stretched his waist and looked at his watch, and said to his comrades-in-arms: "Brothers, it's not early, I hope that when the battle starts, we can all lead the troops to complete our respective combat missions, and now we will sleep well, and in three hours, at three o'clock in the morning, the 'One Regiment' will start a general attack on the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge, I hope everyone will give me a goodbye alive." ”

On the third day of the 'Battle of the Hundred Regiments', late at night, in the war room of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the deputy commander-in-chief stood in front of the map, and from time to time heard the report of the operational staff officer.

This time, the 22 regiments of Zhengtai Road were put into attack on various railways and highways in North China, and the scene was spectacular, and the results of the attack were remarkable. ”

At the same time, the chief of the general staff of the former commander laughed and said: "Deputy commander-in-chief, the information I have obtained is that more than 22 regiments participated in this general sabotage battle, and preliminary statistics should have more than 100 regiments fighting in the enemy's lines of communication, which can be described as a battle of 100 regiments." ”

At this time, Wang Zhengzhu, chief of the Operations Section of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, happily reported with a stack of telegrams in his hand: "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of the general staff, according to the figures reported by the various corps and military regions on the front, there are 30 regiments on the Zhengtai Road, 15 regiments on the Lugouqiao-Handan section of the Pinghan Line, 12 regiments on the Datong-Hongdong section of the Tongpu Line, and 8 regiments on ......the Deshi Line, adding up to a total of 100 and 5 regiments. ”

The chief of the General Staff said again: "Obediently, it is really a battle of 100 regiments, and the Operations Section will carefully check it again, and make the numbers auspicious and not sloppy." ”

The deputy commander-in-chief turned his head and said excitedly: "No matter how many regiments there are, simply call this Zhengtailu general attack battle the 'Battle of 100 Regiments'. ”

The two heads of the headquarters talked about the Zhengtai Road General Attack Battle back and forth, and finally positioned the world-famous Zhengtai Road General Attack Battle as the 'Hundred Regiment Battle'.

At this time, in the war room of the Japanese North China Front, Commander Okamura Ninji received a telegram from the front for help from time to time, and he angrily tore up the telegram in his hand, and threw it high with his hand, and pieces of confetti fell to the ground in a boiling manner, like paper money sprinkled out, giving people a feeling of depression in the chest.

Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake of the Front Army asked cautiously: "Your Excellency Commander, the Zhengtai Road is particularly bad, once the Eighth Route Army destroys the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge, the Jin-Hebei communication line will be completely interrupted, and other railway lines can be repaired in a short time, but this Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge ......." ”

"Tanabe-kun, which Imperial Army unit is your clear guardian of the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge? What about the combat capabilities of this unit? ”

Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe hurriedly made a report: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the one guarding the Tiger Leaping Gorge Bridge is the 372nd Wing that has just been transferred to the 180th Division and the 9th Brigade, and the wing commander is called Koji Fujita. ”

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