September 6, 1940, the fifth day of the eighth lunar month.
The sky was beautiful, with only a few white clouds floating in the clear sky, and the sun hung brightly in the sky.
Today is a memorable day for the independent detachment.
Early in the morning, a phalanx composed of three main regiments of the independent detachment, a garrison regiment, a cavalry regiment, an artillery battalion and other troops gathered in the camp at the foot of the mountain.
Zhou Weihan led the boss and several others into the reviewing stand that had been set up in advance, and the other comrades stood under the stage, eagerly awaiting.
When the boss and others appeared on the stage, thunderous cheers erupted from the array.
"Hello, Chief!"
"Hello, Chief!"
Although each regiment was not fully staffed, the total number of soldiers present was more than 6,000.
The leaders on the stage waved to the soldiers, and the soldiers responded with even louder shouts.
As the commander-in-chief of the military parade, Zhou Weihan stood in front of the microphone. His heart was surging at the moment. He immediately suppressed his inner fluctuations and said loudly: "Comrades, let us use the military song of the Eighth Route Army to welcome all the leaders and the comrades who came from all directions to visit our independent detachment's military parade."
them!"
"The stream of iron flows for twenty-five thousand miles, heading in a firm direction! After ten years of hard work, it has become an invincible force."
Zhou Weihan stood up. Although there was no music, the chorus of thousands of people had a unique momentum, and everyone present sang along.
After the chorus ended, Zhou Weihan waved his right arm to everyone, and then shouted into the microphone: "I declare that the military parade has officially begun!"
According to the previously planned plan, Jing Dagang's group left first, then entered from the west and passed the reviewing stand facing the sun.
Under everyone's attention, a group of vanguard phalanx slowly appeared from the west.
The soldiers were armed with steel guns, and the team was mixed with light machine guns, mortars, and a phalanx of three heavy machine guns.
"What appears in front of you now are the soldiers of the First Regiment of the Independent Detachment. Their predecessors were the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment formed from the old Red Army. The Sharp Knife Regiment of the Independent Detachment of the First Regiment was the first Japanese weapons regiment!"
"Once at Heijiakou in Tunliu, a Japanese field brigade was completely wiped out. In the Battle of Handan, a group of more than 800 Japanese soldiers who came to the rescue from the execution platform were eliminated, and six Type 38 field guns were captured."
Under the introduction of Zhou Weihan, a group of nearly a thousand officers and soldiers walked past the reviewing stand with their heads held high.
The soldiers held their steel guns diagonally in front of their chests, with resolute faces and firm eyes. The murderous aura was contained in their bodies. Once it burst out, it would be earth-shattering.
On the reviewing stand.
"Steel Division, this regiment can be regarded as the first-class unit of our Eighth Route Army. If the personnel and weapons and equipment of our Eighth Route Army are of this level, what can the Japanese army do to blockade us? They can drive out the little devils within two years."
Go out of China!" the boss said seriously.
"Compared to before, this army has been completely transformed. Before, the murderous spirit leaked out. Now after hundreds of battles, it has restrained itself. Good, good!" The deputy chief of staff recalled the scene during the previous military parade of the three regiments and sighed with emotion.
said.
After the first group passed, the second group entered.
Zhou Weihan continued to introduce: "What is passing through the parade ground now is the Second Regiment of the Independent Detachment. The Second Regiment was expanded from the Second Battalion of the New Second Regiment. It has grown continuously within half a year. Its soldiers are all new recruits from Wuyi, Wu'an, and
Some counties and districts in southern Hebei. Although they are new recruits, they are catching up. The Second Regiment is the famous iron foot of the independent detachment. It marched more than 120 miles in three hours at night to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army. It was also one of the main attacking groups in the Battle of Handan!"
When passing through, all the officers and men of the Second Regiment shouted three times: "Down with Japanese imperialism, long live the Communist Party of China!"
Then the four groups appeared.
"Now the Fourth Regiment of the Independent Detachment is on the scene. The Fourth Regiment is composed of soldiers rescued from Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. Some of them are from the Central Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, Sichuan Army, and some comrades from the 115th Division, but there is no exception.
They are all heroes who fight against the Japanese."
"A long-distance attack on Changzhi Airport, braving anti-aircraft machine gun fire and regardless of the danger, destroyed two Japanese Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft, six Type 97 bombers, and annihilated more than 200 airport guards!"
"While suffering more than 400 casualties, we rushed to Licheng and surrounded and annihilated the Japanese army in Changzhi with our brothers! This is a steel army that cannot be beaten or delayed!"
When the Fourth Regiment came on stage, the boss and several other leaders moved forward, as if to get a clear look at this heroic unit.
"Hello, comrades!" The boss waved his hand cordially.
"Hello, Chief," all the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Regiment responded with their heads held high.
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Zhu Dashan's cavalry regiment has been established, but its personnel are not yet fully staffed.
Under his organization, a cavalry regiment of more than 600 people was waiting on the west side to enter.
The soldiers of the cavalry regiment drew their sabers one after another and stood with their right hands on their chests.
The sound of galloping horse hooves attracted the attention of everyone present.
When they arrived at the reviewing stand, the sabers collided with each other and flashed with cold light under the sunlight.
"The independent detachment actually even has a cavalry regiment. It must have several hundred people. I don't know how it compares with the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment and the Jinnan Cavalry Regiment!" said someone in the audience.
"Actually, our New Fourth Army also has a cavalry, but the number is not large. It was built by Commander Peng after the Cossack cavalry, and it uses the Xuefeng sword named after the commander!" said a cadre from the New Fourth Army.
In the crowd, a man with a Chinese-style face looked at the passing cavalry regiment with interest.
Then the artillery battalion came on stage, and all the artillery pieces of the artillery battalion were towed by trucks.
Zhou Weihan introduced: "This is the artillery battalion of the independent detachment. It is the first mechanized unit of the entire detachment. It has one 105 howitzer, six Type 38 field guns, six 75mm mountain guns, ten Type 92 infantry guns, and six
37mm combat anti-cannon!”
The artillery battalion had already appeared, and there was a great response from the crowd.
"This independent detachment alone is really rich. Not counting the 82 mortars that appeared before, the artillery battalion alone has a total of 29 artillery pieces. This is the number of artillery regiments in our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region!" said
Liu Yefang, deputy commander of the 23rd Regiment in Central Hebei Province, said this.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing this, Ding Wei on the side curled his lips and said with a smile: "You are so ignorant, Old Six, what does this mean? There will be a highlight later.
You have to stand firm and don't dodge your waist!"
"There is still a highlight, what kind of treasure is it?" Liu Yefang asked in disbelief with his eyes wide open.
"Just wait and see, it won't be interesting if you say it!"
Not long after, the roar of an engine came from the west side.
In order to give everyone a surprise, Zhou Weihan's chariot company did not form an array in the camp at first.
The combat vehicles escorted by the commandos appeared in front of everyone, and the rising exhaust gas filled the entire camp.
"This is a tank company formed by an independent detachment. There are two Type 95 light tanks and four Type 95 road and railway dual-purpose armored vehicles. All were captured in the battle with Handan. Although the tank company has just been established, it is our
The beginning of the Eighth Route Army Armored Forces!"
"The soldiers escorting the chariot company are commando soldiers. In every battle, the commando team must bravely take the lead. In the battle of Handan, the commando team tore through the Japanese defense line like a sharp knife and killed a Japanese major general brigade commander!
"
The tank company arrived at the reviewing stand and stopped. The hatches of the tanks were opened, and the commanders of each tank exposed their upper bodies and saluted the commander on the stage with a military salute.
Many comrades in the audience stepped forward and touched the chariot cautiously, for fear of destroying the treasure in front of them.
The boss and others on the stage couldn't sit still anymore, so they walked off the stage and came close to the chariot to observe it carefully.
"Good thing, Zhou Weihan, you are quite capable!" The boss had already known that the independent detachment had formed a chariot company. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he was still amazed.
"When are you going to let the tank company show us how to fight?"
"Boss, after the military parade, the tank company will have a special display!"
"This is the first armored unit of our Eighth Route Army. Zhou Weihan, you have to protect it!" said the deputy chief of staff.
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The last team to appear was a bit unusual. It was a square formation composed of hospital doctors and nurses.
Each of them was wearing a white coat and carrying a sanitary box on their waist, and many of them were women.
"Who says daughters are inferior to men? Today, this is a phalanx composed of doctors and nurses from our independent detachment. 132 of them are ladies. Our Han daughters are as good as men. On a different battlefield, they are fighting against death.
They save the lives of each soldier one by one, and they are the angels in white in the hearts of the soldiers!"
