According to Han Feng's plan, after blowing up the arsenal, the three combat teams returned to the deep mountain guerrilla zone in three directions from the evacuation routes determined in advance.
Han Feng was the first to complete the task.
The soldiers of the two combat teams of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment also successfully completed the task of blowing up the Japanese arsenals in Yuan County and Meng County.
It's just that they were too far away, so Han Feng didn't hear any noise.
Ji County.
At this time, the pot had completely exploded, and the earth-shaking explosion directly broke the dead silence of the night. The sleeping Japanese and puppet troops were awakened by the explosion, and each one of them looked shocked in a daze.
After the big explosion in the arsenal, the loud noise was centered on the Japanese arsenal and spread in all directions like a tide.
In addition, it was dark night and everything was completely silent, so the sound of the explosion spread extremely far, and even most of the people in Ji County heard the sound.
The common people rubbed their groggy eyes, sat up from their beds, opened the windows, or walked out of the wooden doors, looked in the direction of the explosion sound, lowered their heads, spat, and cursed, "You little devil, you deserve it!"p>
Then I went back to bed and lay down, as if nothing had happened.
When the arsenal exploded, the violent shock wave knocked down some nearby mud houses.
Before the Japanese and puppet soldiers sleeping in the room had time to open their eyes, they were killed.
On this point, during the intelligence reconnaissance before the operation, the soldiers had already determined that there were only Japanese and puppet soldiers living around the Japanese arsenal, and no civilians.
Therefore, after the big explosion occurs, it will not affect the surrounding people.
Following the sound of the explosion, the Japanese and puppet troops who arrived in the middle of the night saw the ruins of the arsenal, which was devastated, and they all looked horrified.
The arsenal actually exploded!
For ordinary soldiers, it was a sudden shock.
But for the Japanese officers who thought about it for a moment, this was a disaster and loss.
This is one of the main arsenals for the supply of ammunition for the imperial troops in Zhongtiao Mountain who continue to fight. It was blown up before our eyes, which means that a large amount of ammunition stored here was destroyed.
Wouldn’t the imperial troops face a serious shortage of ammunition supply for subsequent operations?
It will take time to wait for the new ammunition to be shipped later.
The scene was quickly put under martial law, and the Japanese army mobilized all the defenders in the city, including puppet troops and guards, as well as some puppet police and traitors, to conduct a manhunt throughout the city.
Lieutenant Colonel Yamashima, the supreme commander of the Japanese army stationed in Ji County, looked horribly ugly.
He roared and ordered that even if the entire Ji County was dug up three feet into the ground, he must find out the truth about the explosion of the arsenal and find out the gang of bastards who attacked the arsenal.
As for the accidental explosion of the arsenal, Shandao has never thought about it.
The imperial soldiers who are responsible for maintaining, managing, and guarding the arsenal are always cautious. If it were not for external reasons, such a disaster would never happen.
The most important thing is that not long after, Shandao received news from Yuan County and Meng County that two arms depots in Yuan County and Meng County also had big explosions.
It is impossible for these three big explosions to happen by chance.
It must be a long-planned plan by the enemy, perhaps the Eighth Route Army, or the National Army, or any Chinese armed force that confronts the Empire of Japan.
What makes Shandao secretly worried is, how could such a big explosion suddenly occur in the heavily guarded arsenal?
Could it be that some armed forces infiltrated into the county and got hold of the arsenal?
But why were the imperial defenders unaware of this?
The search and arrest work by the Japanese and puppet troops continued until dawn the next day. Even the common people were forcibly driven away by the Japanese and puppet troops. Every household was searched, but nothing was found.
These bastards who secretly blew up the arsenal are like flying with wings.
"Baga——"
Shandao, who was filled with anger, couldn't help but curse. Then the communications troops arrived and brought several pieces of national army uniforms.
"Sir, this is a national army uniform found one mile away from the area where the arsenal exploded. It has large characters written in ink on it."
Shandao, who was slightly stunned, took one of the national army uniforms and stretched it out. He saw that it read "Recapture Zhongtiao Mountain and return our mountains and rivers" written in nine characters.
The night wind blew by, and the military uniforms fluttered in the wind, and the nine characters also vibrated, as if they were silently mocking the stupidity and incompetence of the Japanese army.
Shandao's face was so dark that he could almost spit out ink, and he gritted his teeth and judged:
"We found these bastards. They are indeed members of the national army!"
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Han Feng and his team members used the cover of night to return to the guerrilla zone deep in the mountains along the path before the Japanese troops who were still mopping up the mountains and forests had recovered.
In addition, the soldiers of the two combat teams of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment also returned one after another not long after.
The faces of the soldiers were filled with excitement and smiles.
It is obvious that this victory was a complete victory, and all three combat teams successfully completed their tasks.
Not even one of the members involved in the battle was injured.
When the mission went smoothly, even the team members felt like they were dreaming.
When the three combat teams met and saw Han Feng again, the captains of the combat teams led by the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment were filled with emotion.
"Captain Han, thank you for allowing us to conduct two simulated operations before the operation. After arriving at the county arsenal this time, the Japanese defense was much tighter than we imagined.
With the experience of previous simulated operations, we successfully placed the explosives in the arsenal, otherwise this mission would not have been completed so smoothly."
The team members participating in the battle echoed with deep approval.
Han Feng smiled and said: "So, comrades, we should never fight an unprepared battle at any time."
"On the other hand, as long as we are fully prepared before the war, no matter how well-equipped or powerful the enemy is, we can still find opportunities to destroy them. Can you tell me, is this true?"
"Yes -" the soldiers responded with sincere admiration.
Fighting all night, I was worried that the soldiers would be exhausted. Company Commander Zhang expressed:
"Old Han, since this mission has been completed, you should quickly take the soldiers to have a good sleep and replenish their energy!"
Han Feng smiled and looked at the team members participating in this battle behind him.
"Are you tired?"
"Not sleepy!"
"Company Commander, we are in high spirits. It's strange that we are not sleepy at all."
On the contrary, Captain Zhang, Captain Du and other soldiers yawned from time to time.
Han Feng smiled and said: "We have just experienced combat. The soldiers are all so excited. How can they sleep? Look at the sky. It will be bright in another hour. But Lao Zhang and Lao Du are not like you."
You seem to have slept well, you should go and rest! We are responsible for the vigilance."
Du Zhongcheng said: "We won the battle and had to stay up all night to be vigilant. Those who stayed at the station to rest went to sleep. Old Han, how can this be reasonable? If you don't sleep, we can all wait together to welcome the dawn.
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The cheerful atmosphere quickly spread.
The soldiers chatted without saying a word, taking advantage of the rare coolness before dawn after the beginning of summer, waiting for the arrival of dawn.
"Our place is quite boring. The Japanese and puppet soldiers in Ji County, Yuan County and Meng County are probably busy right now!"
Zhang Min yawned and said.
"Old Han, we successfully destroyed three Japanese arsenals this time. This is very uncomfortable for the little Japanese. The Japanese supply troops will definitely be in shortage of ammunition in a short time."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I were the commander of the national army and suddenly launched an attack and came over, the Japanese would not have much ammunition and they would not be able to fight a protracted war for long."
"Even if we can't take Zhongtiao Mountain, we can still regain three or five county towns."
"It's a pity that we only have three mountain training areas. The number of people is too small and it's not enough to watch."
Han Feng smiled and said: "There is an opportunity, but I am afraid that the national army will not be able to seize the opportunity."
"Before our tripartite operation blew up the Japanese arsenal this time, Reporter Shen had already gone to Ji County and contacted his former colleague Yu Ming in the newspaper office."
"We have negotiated that after the Japanese arsenal is bombed, Yu Ming will mobilize his colleagues in the newspaper office to secretly publish some newspapers to convey the news of the bombing of the Japanese arsenal. In addition, he will publicize to the outside world:
The national army is preparing to fight back, regain the county seat, and drive away the Japanese and puppet troops in Zhongtiao Mountain."
"How can the news that the Japanese arsenal was blown up be contained?
Even the little devil can't hide such a big movement.
Reporter Shen also went to the Kuomintang-controlled district two days ago. She said that there were some of her journalist friends there, and even some journalists from abroad.
Therefore, the information that the Japanese arsenal was bombed and that the Japanese in Zhongtiao Mountain were facing a shortage of ammunition can definitely be obtained by the national army."
"As for whether they can seize the opportunity to fight back, it's hard to say."
Zhang Min smiled and said: "Everything is going according to your plan, Old Han. I can't wait for dawn now."
"After dawn, Zhongtiao Mountain, including the Kuomintang-controlled area behind it, will probably become lively!"
A night without words.
After dawn the next day, the news that the three Japanese arsenals had been bombed spread quickly. People in the major counties in the occupied areas heard about it, as did the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas and the National Army.
It is said that it was done by the troops of the national army who stayed in Zhongtiao Mountain to fight guerrillas.
Overnight, three arsenals where the Japanese stockpiled equipment and ammunition were blown up.
He also kept his military uniform and wrote a letter with nine characters - "Recover Zhongtiao Mountain and give me back our mountains and rivers!"
What exciting news.
Many people in Kuomintang-controlled areas who were forced to leave Zhongtiao Mountain and fled their homes to seek refuge in the hope that their homeland could be recovered celebrated.
Some even went to ask the Nationalist Government when the troops could fight back and recover Zhongtiao Mountain.
As for the national army, the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Communications are in complete disarray.
There is only one thing that the senior military leaders urgently need to determine:
Was the bombing of the Japanese arsenal this time the work of our own guerrillas staying in Zhongtiao Mountain?
If true, this is undoubtedly a victory worthy of vigorous publicity!
Not long ago, the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain ended in a disastrous defeat. Even the Chairman of the Standing Committee called this the greatest shame in the history of the Chinese Army’s Anti-Japanese War.
At this moment, the people's morale, military morale and morale are at their lowest. The national army is in great need of a great victory like this that can inspire the three armies.
For this reason, on the one hand, the top brass of the national army went to find out whether the news was true. On the other hand, they have started arranging newspapers to fully publicize this victory, so that the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas can regain their confidence in the national army:p>
To protect our country and our country, the national army is still the people’s biggest backing!
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Chapter completed!