Lei Jian asked about the situation and ordered the troops to immediately take away all the weapons, ammunition and military supplies in the enemy's turret, as long as the troops were useful.

He ordered the commander of the second battalion Song beside him: "Immediately send someone to explore from the tunnel entrance of the devil's ammunition depot, and you must rescue the commander of the Huang Company and those two brave soldiers. ”

The battalion commander of the second battalion, Song Zhida, personally led the capable small troops to look for it along the tunnel entrance, and the tunnel that was blown up was dug up from above, and there were no tools to pick up the dust even if they used their hands, and found the commander of Huang Company and the two soldiers who had made great contributions with him.

Lei Jian stood outside the trench in the turret area, looking at the sun that was about to rise in the east revealing half of the fiery red semicircle, this kind of blood-like fiery red, like dyeing red with the blood of sacrificed soldiers, red and gorgeous.

He looked back at the ruins of the turret, and the comrades who were already heroic in order to win the battle were being carried out by the soldiers, neatly placed outside the trench.

This time, the raid on Zhengtai Road and Deshi Road's Hutougou, Yanling, Shendao and other devil strongholds, as well as the Zhangcun Artillery Tower that destroyed the devils, the only group of 53 comrades who died in bloody battles left like this.

They are the strongest, most respectable, and greatest soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who sacrificed their most precious young lives for the country and the people who are still struggling under the iron hooves of devils.

What reason do the living people have not to carry their guns to the battlefield, eliminate the Japanese invaders, and liberate my motherland.

The Zhangcun Artillery Tower was finally destroyed, more than 270 Japanese puppet troops, 160 devils were eliminated, more than 10 devils went to the countryside on the way back, were wiped out by the anti-Japanese forces, and at the same time eliminated and captured a company of the Imperial Allied Army, captured 8 curved guns, 20 grenadiers, 136 boxes of shells, machine guns and rifle bullets, 50 boxes of grenades, 4 heavy machine guns, 11 light machine guns, 300 rifles, and a number of military supplies.

The main reason why so many weapons, ammunition and materials can be seized this time is that the Zhangcun Fort is the central turret of the nearby devil's stronghold, which is responsible for the nearby devil's stronghold, weapons and ammunition replenishment function, which is also the important purpose of Lei Jian's determination to destroy the Zhangcun Fort.

When they saw the remains of 53 soldiers placed on the ground outside the turret trench, the villagers could no longer control their grief and cried out.

Under the auspices of the prestigious elders of the village, the people ran home, took out the sheets and quilts, and some brought quilts and covered the sacrificed soldiers.

Lei Jian was moved, he knew that these villagers were at the end of their homes under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, and they brought patched sheets and quilts, which were the only ones for them to survive the winter and keep out the cold.

He walked up to the villagers, bowed deeply to the villagers who surrounded him with tears in his eyes, and said in a choked voice: "Fellow villagers, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, my only regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, after a night of bloody fighting, with the support of the villagers, finally destroyed the central turret of the devils who endangered one side.

Our soldiers used their blood and lives to fight a bloody battle against the enemy, and they gave their young lives for our country and our home, and they are the most respectable soldiers. ”

Lei Jian burst into tears, and continued with grief in his heart: "Fathers and villagers, they are all children, children from every family in every village of ours, and they are the flesh and blood and children of the fathers and villagers.

They just walked away, glorious and great. Thank you for sending the best children to the ranks of the Eighth Route Army, on behalf of the Eighth Route Army, on behalf of all the comrades-in-arms who killed and sacrificed the enemy, thank you to our parents. ”

Lei Jian said and suddenly knelt down, kneeling down to the fathers and villagers who were present to support the front line, he, the iron man who knelt in the sky, knelt on the ground, and knelt in the middle of his parents, today in front of all the villagers, for them to be able to put the only quilt used to keep out the cold and winter at home, take it out and cover the remains of the soldiers, this kind of parental affection, Lei Jian, the regiment commander, thank you for the sacrificed comrades, thank you to the parents of these soldiers.

After burying the bodies of his fallen comrades, Lei Jian ordered the main force to return to Iron Camel Mountain immediately, and he led the reconnaissance company and guard platoon to rush to the hilly area where the first battalion and the cavalry battalion converged.

Zhengtai Road fully broke out the Eighth Route Army's 100-regiment raid, Jingcheng Coal Mine was captured, Niangzi Pass was lost, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Sangzhang Bridge were bombed, the 581st Wing reinforcing Zhengtai Road was blocked at Lao Ye Mountain, and the only regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region paid a heavy price.

At this time, Major General Yoshimaru Qingwu, the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade moved to Quyang, learned that the strongholds along the Hutougou, Yanling, and Shendao railways had been swept away by the Eighth Route Army.

The commander of the Yoshimaru Qingwu Brigade, who was guarding Quyang, was reprimanded by Hino, the commander of the 180th Division of Shangfeng, and ordered in a stern tone: Order the 9th Mixed Brigade to immediately break through the 8th Route Army's resistance on Zhengtai Road and counterattack.

In order to rescue the 581st Wing of Lao Ye Mountain, the commander of the Yoshimaru Qingwu Brigade ordered the 576th Wing to attack the Iron Camel Mountain at full speed, and to encircle and eliminate the only regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, which had fled to the Iron Camel Mountain and had not yet gained a firm foothold.

Hetun Dazuo, commander of the 576th Wing of the Japanese Army, received an order to assemble his troops, and by using convenient means of transportation, he first sent a squadron to make a frantic counterattack on Tiehuo Mountain, and his strength increased from a tentative attack of more than 100 to a strong attack by a wing later.

As early as Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region had anticipated, in the orderly development of the entire campaign, he deployed the Eastern Vertical Independent Regiment to block the 581st Wing's westward advance to reinforce Zhengtai Road, and after the task of reinforcing Zhengtai Road was completed, he crossed the Tiechuan River at the fastest speed, bypassed the Iron Camel Mountain, and set up an ambush at Jiming Ridge to cooperate with the only regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and contain the main force of the enemy's 576th Wing.

The cadres and soldiers of the East Vertical Independent Regiment heard that they were going to fight side by side with the only regiment, and they danced happily one by one, and they could see the old regiment commander and the baby Lei Jian again.

Lei Jian learned that this time to contain the enemy's main force, the joint operation was the independent regiment he brought all the way from Jiaodong, and later returned to Jiandong Column, not only excitedly said to several regiment leaders around him: "We can fight side by side with our Jiaodong brothers, it makes me so excited that I can't even sleep well, I really want to see them soon." ”

At this time, the commander of the 576th Wing of the Japanese Army, Hetun Dazuo, sent a squadron of Japanese troops to quickly arrive at the foot of the Iron Camel Mountain by car, and the road was smooth and did not encounter resistance, not that Lei Jian and the East Vertical Independent Regiment deliberately let go, but that they did not expect the enemy to move so quickly, from the end of a battle, they immediately rushed to set up an ambush, or a step too late, and let go of this devil squadron.

Lei Jian convened a military meeting above the battalion level in the hilly position, and he clearly pointed out: "Comrades, Commander Nie of the Military Region ordered our only regiment to contain the main force of the Japanese army at Tiehuo Mountain, and with the cooperation of the independent regiment of the Eastern Column of Jiming Ridge, one is to contain it, and the other is to see the opportunity to destroy the living forces of the enemy's wing.

According to this instruction, the main task of our regiment is to deploy defense on Tiehuo Mountain, the 1st and 4th battalions occupy the main peak of Tiehuo Mountain, and contain the main force of the enemy wing with firepower, and the 2nd and 3rd battalions, cavalry battalions, regimental reconnaissance companies, assault companies, special service companies, and artillery companies are to fight on the periphery, and use mobile and flexible tactics to contain the main force of the Japanese army's attack on our main peak position on Tiecamel Mountain, conditionally lure the enemy, and set up ambushes to destroy the pursuing enemy during the retreat. ”

Lei Jian saw that the battalion commanders frowned, as if he hadn't understood Lei Jian's combat intentions, Lei Jian continued: "This battle with the enemy, it is difficult to define whether it is a blocking battle or a reinforcement, but one thing is certain, the enemy's purpose is to use the main force of a wing to destroy our unique regiment. ”

Wang Xiaoliang held his mouth and said: "Commander Lei, no matter how powerful the devil is, as long as our only regiment is united, there is no battle that cannot be won, and besides, this wing should be the only regiment of farmers that originally reinforced Fudong City and eliminated our westward march, and later transferred to Hengwu Road, trying to encircle and suppress the 576th Wing of the New Seventh Brigade of the Eastern Column from behind, do you say Commander Lei?"

Hmph, this devil unit, in Heng (Shui) Wu (Qiang) Road by our newly formed peasant only regiment ambushed and attacked many times, the little devil lying on Hengwu Road passively beaten, and finally fled back into Hengshui City in a panic, just like this devil unit, trying to eliminate our only regiment, it is simply ....... ”

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