After conducting a dragnet search in the city, the scattered Japanese and puppet troops in the city were arrested one by one.
The soldiers of the first regiment followed the order and carried out blasting of the main buildings and walls of the Japanese army in the city in platoon units. Explosive packets were placed at the blasting points one by one.
Near the Xinmin Association building, chaotic footsteps could be heard.
Huang Jinbiao, who was hiding in a nearby dark room, couldn't help but beat his drum in his heart.
"Captain, the gunfire in the city has stopped for two or three hours. Why are the Eighth Route Army still lingering in the city?" A confidant said uneasily.
"You ask me, who am I going to ask? Just be damn honest and don't make any move!" Huang Jinbiao whispered, rubbing the fingers of his right hand constantly. It was obvious that he was addicted to cigarettes, but he didn't dare to smoke.
Afraid of being discovered by soldiers outside.
Soon after, continuous explosions sounded in HD City.
The Jinbao people in the dark room were affected by the aftermath of the explosion. For a moment, they felt like the world was spinning, and they quickly leaned against the corner to steady themselves.
"Captain, these Eighth Route Army troops are really ruthless. The explosion should have come from the direction of the Xinminhui headquarters!"
At this time, Huang Jinbiao only felt the roaring in his ears, shook his head, and said with a clear mind: "Fortunately, the location of the darkroom is not conspicuous, and it is not the target of the Eighth Route Army's blasting, otherwise all of us would have been buried alive!"
At the same time, at the train station outside the city, Zhou Weihan arranged for the soldiers and young men of the Second Regiment to carry out sabotage along the railway line.
Zhou Weihan stood outside the city. He personally issued the order to blow up Handan City. Seeing Handan City with a long history being shrouded in dust, Zhou Weihan felt complicated.
Zhao Gang also frowned and said: "During the Warring States Period, Handan was the capital of Zhao State, with a history of three thousand years. I don't want it to be destroyed by you and me today!"
"Handan is indeed an ancient city, but after the nest was overturned, An's eggs were intact. If the whole country was gone, why would there be an ancient city left? Let the little devil show off as a trophy?" Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.
"Since the Anti-Japanese War, not many ancient cities have been destroyed by war. When our Eighth Route Army's regime is established, we can still rebuild them!"
"This time's scorched earth tactics must be implemented to the end so that the Japanese army will not be able to raid our base area in a short period of time. Old Zhao, it is all worth it!"
"I understand what you said. If we fight for one more day, the troops will have one more day to rest and have more room for maneuver!" Zhao Gang said.
It's around one o'clock in the afternoon.
The last wave of transport teams to transport rails and sleepers has already set off, and soldiers from the first and second regiments are gathering in the mountains and forests outside the city.
"Old Zhou, do you want the troops to go south immediately to reinforce the 28th and 4th regiments?" Zhao Gang asked anxiously.
"Old Zhao, why are you so anxious? If the Japanese reinforcements arrive tomorrow, it will be fast!"
"Jing Dagang, Xu Dali, let the soldiers rest for a while, Zhu Dashan!"
"Arrived!" Zhu Dashan responded.
"I've given your cavalry battalion an important task. Now that the supplies have been transferred to a safe area outside the city, the next task is for the cavalry battalion to escort the villagers to transfer the supplies to King of Hell Mountain!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Yes, our cavalry battalion promises to complete the mission!"
Zhu Dashan knew the importance of this batch of supplies and directly accepted the order without any hesitation.
The story is divided into two ends, the Handan Chang Highway leads to Feixiang.
It was a lively fight between Wu Qin's third regiment and the Japanese and puppet troops from surrounding counties who were reinforcing Handan.
After receiving the reinforcement order, the Japanese troops stationed in Feixiang were the first to dispatch. The reinforcements consisted of less than a small group of Japanese troops and more than 200 puppet troops.
Before reaching Handan City along the Handan-Fei Highway, they were completely annihilated by the three regiments and one battalion ambushed here.
Outside Feixiang County.
The New Ninth Regiment, which has just been reorganized into the basic regiment of the Southern Hebei Military Region, is operating in the surrounding area.
Kang Yongtu patted his big, fat head and wondered: "Damn it, it's really pie in the sky. The Japanese and puppet troops who were still huddled in the city yesterday actually ran out of the city on their own initiative?"
"Captain, according to reports from the comrades of the county brigade operating near the highway, this group of Japanese and puppet troops are marching westward. Their marching speed is very fast. Even the puppet troops accompanying them are uncharacteristically. They encounter obstacles along the way and fight back resolutely.
, and quickly left the battlefield and continued marching westward!" said Wang Tieguang, political commissar of the New Ninth Regiment.
"Then this group of Japanese and puppet troops are not coming for our New Ninth Regiment. There must be a big move in the west, otherwise it wouldn't be so abnormal!"
"It's a pity that we don't have a radio station and can't contact our superiors, otherwise we wouldn't be so confused!" Kang Yongtu said in a muffled voice.
No matter how much the two of them wanted to defeat the enemy, they never expected that Zhou Weihan's independent detachment was fighting Handan.
While the two were talking, a soldier from the New Ninth Regiment came galloping from a path to the west on a horse.
The soldier dismounted and said hurriedly: "Regiment commander, political commissar, I contacted the comrades of the third regiment of the independent detachment. At that time, they were exchanging fire with the enemy reinforcements in Feixiang. According to them, the independent detachment was attacking Handan City.
The regiment is responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements from the east!"
"My God, the independent detachment is really a big deal!" Wang Tieguang exclaimed after hearing this.
"That's right. Let me tell you, why are the Japanese and puppet troops in Feixiang marching to the west in such a hurry? It turns out that the independent detachment is attacking Handan City!"
"Political Commissar, the independent detachment eats meat, and our New Ninth Regiment has to drink soup anyway. Right now, the defense in Feixiang County is empty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight!"
"Our New Ninth Regiment has not achieved any success since its reorganization. If we want to gain a foothold in Feixiang and Guangping, we must gain a reputation!" After Kang Yongtu understood the motives of the Japanese army, he was ready to make a move and was unwilling to let it go.
Such a great opportunity.
The mission of the New Ninth Regiment was to destroy the roads and strongholds from Feixiang to Guangping. Although they had achieved fruitful results in the past two days, they had not originally thought of targeting Feixiang County.
Political Commissar Wang Tieguang glanced at Kang Yongtu, and Kang Yongtu's heart pounded as he was being stared at.
"Haha, Lao Kang, I understand how you feel. Our Eighth Route Army has always treated everyone equally. Now that you have joined the Eighth Route Army, don't feel any psychological burden! Many of the other brother troops were adapted from the National Army camp!"
"Dafeixiang County is also a disguised form of support for the brother troops of the independent detachment. I think it is feasible!" Wang Tieguang saw through Kang Yongtu's idea and said in agreement.
"That's right. I, Kang Yongtu, have always kept in mind Captain Zhou's kindness to our New Ninth Regiment. This time is also an opportunity!"
"As long as our New Ninth Regiment is within the Feixiang territory, the Japanese troops in Guangping will never get past our New Ninth Regiment!" After hearing Wang Tieguang's words, Kang Yongtu was relieved, with a smile on his face.
After the establishment of the New Ninth Regiment, just in time for the Eighth Route Army's third reorganization and third construction, Kang Yongtu and Wang Tieguang, the two chief officers, reached an agreement to conduct internal top-down training and eliminate a group of veterans. The atmosphere of the army was very good.
A big change, the combat effectiveness is greatly improved.
Although it is only a basic regiment, its predecessor was Duan Haizhou's independent fourth brigade. It is fully equipped with guns and ammunition. This alone is stronger than most of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.