Chapter 234 Rushing to transport supplies and destroying railways
After the Japanese troops at Fengle Station were eliminated, Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo walked out of the rear headquarters and walked quickly towards Fengle Station.
There were many soldiers from the Third Regiment who died and fell to the ground along the way. At a rough glance, the number of sacrificed soldiers from the Third Regiment alone was no less than 200, including hundreds of militiamen. This was despite the fire suppression of the artillery battalion.
Zhou Weihan's face was heavy. The soldiers of the third regiment braved the powerful firepower of the Japanese army and launched several charges. They were indeed brave.
"A small Fengle Station actually sacrificed so many soldiers. It is more difficult to fight than Heshun County!" Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.
"This is normal. The Japanese army is based on railways and extends to surrounding counties. The station is its basic base. Of course it is more important than an ordinary county! This is our independent detachment, and the battle loss ratio with the Japanese army has reached 1:1.
, It’s still okay to fight the critical battle like this. If it were replaced by other regiments of our Eighth Route Army, we would have to lose my wife and lose our troops!" Xing Zhiguo analyzed.
Zhou Weihan understood this, but he felt uncomfortable after sacrificing such a soldier.
Then Zhou Weihan asked the monk to call several main cadres over. Wu Qin, Wang Lin, Chen Feng, Zhu Dashan, and Dong Jiang arrived one after another.
"Fengle Station has been captured, Wu Qin, you commanded well this time, and the soldiers of the Third Regiment are also very brave!" Zhou Weihan changed his expression, with a smile on his face, expressing his full appreciation for the battle of the Third Regiment.
affim.
As a commander, no matter what happens, you must first stabilize yourself and then stimulate the emotions of the people below, not to mention that conquering the station is a victory.
"Detachment leader, chief of staff, the casualties have just been tallied up. This time our Second Regiment suffered 262 casualties. The Japanese army kept a lot of bullets and explosives used by the Japanese and puppet troops in the station, as well as a small number of unboxed firearms. Two
A generator and four trucks!” Wu Qinhui reported.
"Well, very good. The first step of the attack plan has been completed. The Second Regiment has probably finished demolishing the nearby strongholds. Now we can proceed to the next step!"
"Chief of Staff, you work with local comrades to organize manpower to use Fengle Station as a boundary and extend to the north and south sides to dismantle the railway!"
"Wang Lin, you lead a group of young men to transport the supplies and wounded in the station to a predetermined location in the west of Ci County and hide them first. Before transporting the supplies in the station, let the soldiers of the third regiment consume the ammunition first!" Zhou Weihan said to the three soldiers.
Wang Lin, political commissar of the regiment, said.
"It's less than ten o'clock in the evening. The First Regiment should have already fought against the Japanese reinforcements. The Third Regiment and the artillery battalion continue to destroy the strongholds along the railway to the north. Don't attack the strongholds all at once. Set aside some troops and arrange blocking positions.
, the Japanese reinforcements don’t necessarily appear out of nowhere!”
Zhou Weihan made detailed arrangements for the troops participating in the battle, but did not mention the cavalry battalion.
Zhu Dashan couldn't help it anymore and said: "Detachment leader, we can't always use our cavalry as signal troops. The cavalry rides horses and can run fast. You know how hard our cavalry battalion usually trains. You deploy it like this
, I can’t explain it to the soldiers!”
"The cavalry battalion is the only mobile force at present. It is used as a reserve force. How can it be fought without a turn?" Xing Zhiguo said.
"What's the matter, Zhu Dashan, do you still want to use my precious cavalry to attack the Japs' turrets?" Zhou Weihan glared at Zhu Dashan.
After Zhu Dashan heard this, he smiled and did not dare to say anything more.
"The cavalry company left a platoon to continue reconnaissance around Fengle Station. The main force and the reconnaissance company will follow the headquarters to the north. Are the combat missions of each unit clear?" Zhou Weihan finally said.
"Understood!" everyone replied in unison, then dispersed and gathered their troops.
However, Xing Zhiguo did not leave, and said: "Detachment leader, our Eighth Route Army is making so much noise now, and the Japanese army..."
"Chief of Staff, do you want to talk about the Japanese army's next revenge?"
"That's right! It's okay now that it's night. I'm afraid the Japanese army will take action during the day!" Xing Zhiguo said worriedly.
"Old Xing, you are right about one thing. We have made a lot of noise. The Japanese First Army has a lot of troops, but it also occupies a large area. Now there are fires everywhere. What Yoshio Shinozuka has to worry about is how to free up the troops.
, where to put out the fire!”
"If the Fourth Regiment can destroy Changzhi Airport and there will be no harassment from Japanese aircraft, we will have less worries during daytime operations!"
"One thing that should be considered is that the Japanese army has three divisions in Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi. Our Eighth Route Army on the southern front is under great pressure. Even if Yoshio Shinozuka dares to mobilize troops from Zhongtiao Mountain, he will not be able to reach there in less than three days.
Nan, these three days are enough for us to do our best!" Zhou Weihan said slowly.
As for the execution platform, Zhou Weihan paid no attention to the Japanese troops in Handan. If the troops were sufficient, Zhou Weihan would even consider whether to attack Handan.
There are no Japanese activities south of Fengle Station, and the railway bridge for Japanese reinforcements south of Zhanghe River has been blown up by Xu Dali's Second Regiment. The independent detachment has no worries and can concentrate on extending northward.
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Along the railway line, which is bounded by Fengle Station and extends for twenty to thirty miles from north to south, countless militiamen and young men are destroying the railway.
When a combat meeting was held in Yamawang Mountain, Wang Ying, director of Tainan District, had already mobilized 1,800 militiamen and 3,000 young men.
Shortly after taking Fengle Station, Zhao Gang, together with local comrades, mobilized many fellow villagers to come.
There were three or five people in groups, some were pushing carts, and the conditions at home were better, so pack horses, mules, donkeys, old oxen, and all the available animal power were used.
Militiamen and fellow villagers, carrying spades and pickaxes and wrenches in hand, participated in the battle to dismantle and destroy the railways.
At first, the militiamen, who had no clue, only used wrenches to unscrew the spikes and splints, lift up the rails section by section, and then remove the sleepers one by one.
Later, as the militiamen became more and more experienced, they found a better way. Dozens of people stood in a row, worked together, shouted slogans, and hollowed out the paving stones under the sleepers. Then dozens of people worked together to lift the sleepers.
At one end, dozens of meters of rail track turned upside down, and the spikes, plywood, and sleepers completely collapsed under the strong force. Then, the militiamen used shovels and picks to dig up the roadbed into craters.
Zhou Weihan looked around and saw an endless convoy of pallet trucks, and all the pulled rails and sleepers were pulled away.
Zhou Weihan couldn't help but lamented that our party's mobilization ability at the grassroots level was so strong that the Japanese army had fallen into the vast ocean of the people.
With the leadership of our party and the support of the people, how can the little devil be undefeated!
"I don't understand why there is no movement in Ci County?" said the monk standing aside.
"Do you think it has any movement? The surrounding strongholds have been almost destroyed by the Second Regiment. If the Japanese troops in the county town come out, they will die. The little Japanese are not fools. If they don't come out with their front foot, the county town will be lost and huddled in the back.
At least we can save a dog's life in the county!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.