The three mountain companies used the heavy machine guns and mortars originally stored here to unleash more powerful firepower.
The militiamen around Qingshan Village and the many people who volunteered to help had communicated with each other early in the morning.
Han Feng, Zhang Min, and Du Zhongcheng led a team from Guhe Village and traveled nearly 80 kilometers overnight to Qingshan Village.
The team rested for less than half an hour, and then, with the help of the militia and civilians in Qingshan Village, launched an attack on the established Japanese county town.
The battle near dawn came too suddenly, and the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city were caught off guard.
In addition, the firepower of the mountain company is really fierce.
When the fighting first broke out, the Japanese and puppet troops thought that the elite of the national army had returned to Zhongtiao Mountain.
Then, with the help of the slightly bright sky, I took a closer look and discovered that they were a large number of Eighth Route Army combat troops.
While the Japanese troops defending the city struggled to hold on to the city gate position, they immediately reported the situation to the superior Japanese headquarters.
The intelligence content is not alarmist, Zhao Shi said:
A main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared under the city gate and showed powerful firepower to attack the county town.
The troop strength is estimated to be two to three thousand.
When the news reached the higher headquarters of the Japanese army, the Japanese officers were completely confused.
They didn't care to think about the fact that a main force of the Eighth Route Army had just appeared in the Guhe Town area, so why would there be such an Eighth Route Army unit near Qingshan Village?
The Japanese army quickly dispatched reinforcements to the county seat.
The result is like repeating the history of Furukawa Town area.
When several reinforcements from the Japanese army arrived at the county seat, the three mountain companies had already withdrawn without a trace.
In the morning of that day, the sky was completely bright, and the news spread that the Eighth Route Army was dispatched on a large scale, first attacking Guhe Town, and then sneak attacks on the county towns around Qingshan Village.
Headquarters of the 41st Japanese Division in Linfen.
The leader of the Japanese Division, Kenichi Yamato, then received an order from his superiors, instructing his 41st Division to not only explore the Eighth Route Army in the Furukawa Town area, but also the Eighth Route Army troops operating in the mountainous areas in the Qingshan Village area.
Find out the situation of the Eighth Route Army troops who suddenly attacked the occupied county town in the Qingshan Village area.
Kenichi Santo had a headache over this.
First it was Furukawa Town, then Qingshan Village.
The two places are nearly 80 kilometers apart, and suddenly two main combat groups of the Eighth Route Army appeared.
How many Tubal roads are hidden in this mountainous area?
His 41st Division was originally responsible for the security of Linfen and the surrounding area, and used up a lot of troops.
If more troops are stationed to guard against the Eighth Route Army in the area of Furukawa Town and Qingshan Village.
His 41st Division was so divided that it would no longer have any extra troops to head to Taiyuan to attack the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.
The Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is very strong. This is not reflected in their equipment. Even with relatively backward equipment, in the Japanese army's impression, the Eighth Route Army can still exert strong power.
So the main combat regiment of the Eighth Route Army consists of two to three thousand people.
Santo Kenichi also did not dare to be careless, and believed that at least two to three times more troops would be needed to enter the mountainous areas and encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army.
After receiving the order from superiors, the 41st Division immediately dispatched reinforcements.
In the area of Guhe Town and Qingshan Village, the 41st Regiment each stationed two regiments, responsible for maintaining local security and encircling and suppressing the two main Eighth Route Army combat groups that emerged in the mountainous areas.
The deployment of these two regiments has used up nearly half of the 41st Division's troops.
In addition, we must maintain law and order in Linfen.
Santo Kenichi smiled bitterly. It seemed that it would not be his turn to rush to Taiyuan to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Base.
Most of Zhongtiao Mountain will be handed over to his 41st Division.
Next, only Changzhi's 36th Division and Yuncheng's 47th Division can be transferred to the direction of Taiyuan.
Qingshan Village.
After the feint attack on the county seat ended, the soldiers took a short rest and then rushed non-stop to the direction of Dashu Village.
Starting from Furukawa Village, after a whole night of running, plus two battles that started quickly.
Even if the soldiers are made of iron, they are actually quite tired.
After staying up all night, my eyes were all red and covered with horrible bloodshot eyes.
After traveling all night, the fatigue of fighting made the soldiers' heads feel dizzy.
Departing from Qingshan Village, on the way to Dashu Village.
In the words of Zhang Min, commander of the Second Mountain Company: "The greatest happiness now is to lie quietly on the ground and never have to move again!"
During the long-distance attack, many soldiers still had blood blisters on their feet, even if they were wearing more comfortable field boots.
When they took a short break, the soldiers took off their military boots and wanted to give their feet some air. However, the thin breathable socks produced by the Independent Regiment Quilt Factory were completely stuck to the blood bubbles, making them bloody and bloody, and they couldn't be pulled off.
Han Feng's condition was not much better, with two or three large blisters on the soles of his feet.
Although the soldiers of the Mountain Company are very well-trained in terms of physical fitness, such a long-distance continuous attack is unprecedented for everyone.
During the break, the instructor gasped in front and said loudly:
"Comrades, how are you? Are you tired?"
"Not tired——"
But to say I’m not tired would be a lie.
But the instructors asked this question, and the soldiers who refused to admit defeat still answered in twos and threes.
We are almost arriving at Dashu Village, and no soldier is willing to fall behind halfway.
"Comrades, if you keep persisting, we will soon reach Dashu Village. We are about to succeed. If we give up now, it means that we have traveled more than a hundred kilometers in vain. This is called
Failure is the most regrettable thing."
The instructor said and continued:
"Let me tell you some biological common sense about human physical fitness. Are you feeling tired now? Let me tell you, in fact, these fatigues are more mental than physical."
"What do you mean? In fact, your body can still continue to persevere, but you are timid, you want to be lazy, and you have to give up. At this time, you will feel more and more tired, and you will not even want to move your feet."<
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"But if your willpower is tough enough, you can even break through the limits of your body with your tough willpower."
Han Feng smiled and said: "Comrades, our instructor is right. In our independent regiment, when the regiment leader trained the commandos, he constantly asked them to break through their own physical training."
"Today is five kilometers, tomorrow is six kilometers, and the day after tomorrow is ten kilometers. We will break through everyone's physical limits bit by bit. When we really reach the physical limit and break through again, everyone will feel more and more relaxed."
"The meaning is very simple. If you continue to grit your teeth and keep running forward, maybe when your body reaches the limit of fatigue, you will suddenly no longer feel tired, and even feel very relaxed and comfortable. Congratulations, at this time you have already
I have exceeded my physical limits."
After joking for a while, everyone set off again.
The previous words of Han Feng and the instructor seemed to be echoing in his mind.
As expected, the soldiers gritted their teeth and continued to persevere, trying to break through the physical limits mentioned by the company commander.
During the most painful moment of the rapid march, a platoon leader suddenly said with excitement on his face:
"Hey, company commander, it's really strange. I was almost...I couldn't hold on any longer. Suddenly...I feel more relaxed. Even the blisters on my feet...don't seem to hurt...
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"Could it be that I...have exceeded my physical limit?"
Han Feng also gasped and replied: "It seems... that's the case. Only willpower... the toughest warriors... can break through their physical limits."
When the other platoon leaders heard this, none of them were willing to admit defeat. They kept their heads down and continued to persevere.
The soldiers also want to prove themselves by breaking through the limits of physical fitness. The originally boring march seems to have become more interesting because it has a sacred purpose.
With the guidance of interest, long-distance travel seems a little easier.
Du Zhongcheng, the commander of the third mountain company, even shouted that he wanted to compete with the first and second companies:
"Comrades of the Third Company, please listen to me. The bastards of the First and Second Companies can't hold on any longer. Let's compare them to each other!"
Ho ho ho——
The soldiers of the third company became excited, and even the pace on their feet was a little faster.
When the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd companies heard this, it was all right.
In this way, the originally tiring, painful and long-distance march turned into a competition between three mountain companies.
The soldiers seemed to have been beaten to death, and they used all their willpower to stimulate every ounce of their potential.
By around 7:20 pm that day, when the sun was about to set.
After nearly thirteen hours of rapid march.
Dragging extremely heavy steps, some soldiers who really couldn't hold on were supported by their companions. Miraculously, the three mountain companies arrived in the Dashu Village area without anyone falling behind.
The nutritional rations that were distributed to everyone when we set off have already been completely eaten.
I could only hear the empty stomachs of the soldiers shouting one after another.
The water bottle I brought with me has already been drained to the bottom, and I can’t even lick it to get any water stains.
At a glance, the lips of the soldiers are all chapped due to extreme dehydration.
When they arrived at the big tree and took a short rest, the villagers brought sweet well water to the soldiers.
Han Feng, who had learned medical knowledge courses offered by the Independent Regiment, ordered.
Each soldier can only drink a small amount of water slowly.
To prevent sudden drinking of large amounts of water when you are close to dehydration, which may cause physical problems.
After resting for more than twenty minutes, the soldiers recovered a little. The sun had completely set in the west, and it was the last dusk before night.
"Let's go!"
Han Feng spoke without any extra words. The soldiers who had been trimming their eyes became determined one by one, and they helped each other stand up from the ground.
Running for more than a hundred miles, fighting in three places, just for this last moment.
"Fire!"
Boom——
Three 60-0 mortars opened fire together, exploding on the top of the city of Guizi County in the Dashu Village area. The sound of the artillery was mixed with the sound of gunfire and the shouts of killing that the soldiers still broke out despite their exhaustion.
Under the shocking judgment of the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the city, the main force of the Eighth Route Army, numbering at least 2,000 people, launched a fierce attack on the county seat.
Japanese Army 41st Regiment Headquarters.
Division commander Yamato Kenichi once again received news that a main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the Dashu Village area and attacked the county town.
This old devil was completely stupid at that time.
"How many Eighth Routes are there in Guhe Town, Qingshan Village, Dashu Village, and Baga? Could it be that they have stabbed the Eighth Route Army?"...