By the time the entire 343rd Brigade arrived at the outskirts of Jingxing County with light equipment, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.
I have to say that Brigadier Chen really does what he says. Even if he is a little proud, it is still a source of pride for others.
It was said that it was four and a half hours. It was actually four and a half hours. He actually led more than 4,000 people in the brigade to reach the mountain road of more than 60 miles by simply relying on iron footboards. The error did not exceed ten minutes.
Although there are some laggards along the way, and there are even a lot of them, those who can reach 70% of the troops can already be called the elite force in the Chinese Army.
Some people may think that it is nothing special to march only seven kilometers per hour, and 30% of the people are left behind. An adult can walk at a speed of four kilometers or even five kilometers per hour.
But first of all, you know that although the red warriors are lightly armed, they still need to carry a 4-kilogram rifle. Fifty rounds of bullets weigh about half a kilogram. Two grenades weigh about a kilogram. Plus a one-liter water bottle, the load will also be heavy.
At 6.5 kilograms. Not to mention the machine gunners and small artillerymen carrying heavy machine guns with heavier loads, these ordinary infantrymen also have to maintain a speed of 7 kilometers per hour with such a load for four and a half hours. This kind of endurance is really extremely
amazing.
Liu Lang dared to say that even if this army was pulled into the future, many of the red troops of the future Republic would not be able to catch up with them based on the iron feet alone.
Liu Lang, who personally went out of the city to greet the somewhat irritable Brigadier Chen, had a look of respect on his face, while Brigadier Chen, who never disobeyed others, had a look of submission.
The red general who led the entire brigade to break the emergency march record before 12 o'clock was quite proud, but before his proud expression began to overflow on his face, he received news from the front that the independent regiment had completely occupied Jingxing.
The county town is now promoting the overall evacuation to the people in the county town.
This news almost caused the red general to fall over in shock. Why was he running so fast? The soldiers came quickly to attack Jingxing County, but they ran away and the county was surrendered without their help.
Captured.
He did not deny that the independent regiment had diesel tricycles that were fast and powerful enough to fight. However, using three or four infantry battalions to capture Jingxing County was really beyond his imagination.
You know, although there are only a thousand Japanese invaders stationed in Jingxing County, the fighting power of the Japs is very good. Not to mention that they fought with more than a thousand Japs for a whole day at Pingxing Pass before deciding the winner. Just a few hours ago
The Battle of the River Valley.
In that battle, they attacked, and they had a large number of troops, eight thousand versus three thousand, and they occupied the terrain and all kinds of heavy equipment to completely crush the attack. The Japanese army suffered, because they had fewer troops, fewer artillery, fewer heavy machine guns, and fewer return weapons.
He was a weakling who wanted to be beaten by others from a high position, but even so, it took more than three hours to annihilate them all.
When Liu Lang personally welcomed him out of the south gate, the lights in the city were brightly lit and the sound of gunfire had stopped, proving that the county was completely under his control. The rather arrogant red general had no choice but to be convinced.
"Captain Liu, your Independent Regiment fought well in this battle. I am convinced by Chen." Although the red general still seemed impatient in his first words, his magnanimous personality was undoubtedly revealed.
"Haha, Brigadier Chen, I, Mr. Liu, am even more convinced by the speed of your emergency march." Liu Lang's words were also sincere.
As soon as they finished speaking, the two couldn't help but look at each other and burst into laughter.
What does it mean to cherish heroes, this is it.
Whether it is these two generals who command the army, or the 343rd Brigade and the Independent Regiment under their command, they are definitely the most elite military in China in this era. Liu Lang sincerely hopes that the more such troops in China, the better, so as to provide the entire
Victory in the long and arduous Patriotic War added more chips.
Of course, if the independent group occupied the county seat of Jingxing County in only 40 minutes and the red generals almost dropped their jaws, then when Liu Lang invited cadres from the 343rd Brigade and above to visit the train station baggage seizures where statistics were being compiled, they watched.
With mountains of various supplies piled up, the first words of this upright red general were: "Brother Liu, can you pinch me and see if it hurts? I must be dreaming."
Liu Lang couldn't help but rolled his eyes, you think I'm stupid, don't you! If I pinch you, you might use this as an excuse to share more things later. This trick won't work now, but I'll do it in the future, brother
The Red Army learned this eighty years later.
"Don't worry, Brigadier Chen, you are definitely not dreaming, are you, Zeng Shui?" Liu Lang patted Zeng Shui's shoulder next to him.
"Oh, sir, I've lost a big chunk of flesh on my shoulder. You can't let me become really disabled. If I can't get a wife, you can't even be the officiant." Because the security platoons were sent out to maintain order in the county town, temporarily
The man who served as Liu Lang's bodyguard could only show his teeth in pain.
"Well, Brigadier Chen, you see that Second Lieutenant Zeng is very awake and definitely not dreaming." Liu Lang said with a smile.
"Ahem!" All the regimental commanders and political commissars at the scene coughed collectively and wanted to laugh. However, looking at Second Lieutenant Zeng with a resentful look on his face, they were too embarrassed to laugh.
After all, it is immoral to base your own happiness on the pain of others. They are all moral people.
However, the smiles on their faces have betrayed their true thoughts. They are really happy now.
"Haha, little guy, you deserve the attention of your group! You have a bright future." The red general's laughter resounded through the sky.
But not everyone can be teased by superior officers at will. Looking at the entire independent regiment, there are really not many people who can make Liu Tuanzuo joke like this.
When he wanted to pat a certain resentful man on the shoulder to show encouragement, a certain resentful man quickly ducked away. He couldn't afford to offend any of these officials, but could he still afford to hide?
"Haha!" At this moment, everyone couldn't help laughing loudly.
At this moment, no one cared that the young lieutenant did not give face to Brigadier Chen. Everyone was immersed in the joy of the huge capture.
Although the number has not yet been counted, the four overcrowded warehouses and the various materials stored in the open air covered tightly with canvas have clearly told them.
This time, I made a fortune.
It will definitely make a fortune.
The first thing to be counted was arms, which are what all soldiers are most concerned about. With guns and cannons, the army is strong, and food, clothing and other items are not a problem. "Political power comes from the barrel of a gun"! Taizu, he
The old man's words have been implemented into the minds of every red soldier.
Although the long list of ordnance was held by Brigadier Chen alone, the heads of the regiment commanders and political commissars almost surrounded their brigade commander. In the end, Brigadier Chen had no choice but to enjoy his happiness alone.
, spread the list on the stone, and enjoy the fun together.
At the top of the list is the ordnance: 4,800 brand-new and well-oiled 38 rifles have almost stopped the hearts of these senior red officers who have served as army commanders and division commanders. The number of rifles alone has exceeded
Today, more than 9,000 Japanese rifles were annihilated in one day, and 4,800 rifles were seized! Almost all the three infantry regiments here can be re-equipped, plus more than 4,000 seized during the day, absolutely, they belong to the entire 129th Division sequence here.
For infantry, one stick per person is enough.
However, this is just the dessert before the meal, the real meal is yet to come.
76 Type 96 light machine guns, commonly known as "Crutches", 36 7.7mm Type 92 heavy machine guns, and 76 50mm Type 89 grenades are the real deal. A brigade commander with two regiment commanders.
The directors of the Political Department, who were about to become political commissars, collectively thought about how many troops they could equip.
If calculated according to the current red army's organization of 6 light machine guns per company, it can equip at least 12 infantry companies...
However, the big dish is not the hard dish. The hard dish for the real town scene is: 5 70mm Type 92 infantry cannons, 3 37mm Type 94 rapid-fire cannons, and 3 90mm Type 94 mortars. These guns alone are enough.
Form an artillery battalion.
Among them, I am afraid that the most unpopular ones are the 160 Southern Fourteenth pistols. The red officers who were dazzled by the guns only glanced at them and took the initiative to ignore them. Many things about the little devil are good.
, but this pistol is too bad. It will jam after firing a few shots. It is almost useless to take it back to the guerrillas.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This is the kind of person I am talking about. Looking at the "faces" of these people, Lang Tuanzuo sighed silently.
Okay! In fact, Lang Tuanzuo is not interested in this rubbish either. He didn't even plan to include the capture item. He planned to send all of this to the East Shanxi Front Headquarters as a personal gift.
In the early days of the war, the nanny of the Japanese army's baggage logistics force was very competent. In just one week, the supplies that could support two infantry brigades for nearly a month were transported by train to the front-line logistics base. These firearms were from the North China Expeditionary Army.
Seventy percent of the spare firearms assigned to the 20th Division by the headquarters.
However, the frontline Japanese troops who had been fighting for several days had no time to replenish their spare firearms, and all the results were lost to the independent regiment and the 129th Division.
With firearms, bullets and artillery shells are naturally indispensable. It seems to appease the hearts of the red officers who are thinking about how many infantry companies they can equip to form an infantry battalion.
Four million rounds of various types of machine rifle bullets are enough to support a completely reloaded infantry division in a major battle. A full 10,000 rounds of various types of artillery shells feels a bit wasteful. This is completely enough for the four previously captured mountain guns and
The three infantry guns and the guns captured this time will fight without hesitation for a year or two. Thirty thousand melon grenades are even more sweet troubles. When I think that each of my soldiers can hang four, this is Japanese style.
It's really enough.
If you change to khaki military uniforms, how about a large Japanese infantry brigade plus an artillery brigade? Moreover, it will have a stronger combat effectiveness than them.
I have to say that at this moment, a group of red officers who narrowed their eyes in joy were really in a state of disbelief.