After leading the soldiers to leave the headquarters of the 129th Division, Liu Gen and others rushed towards Liao County. After the transfer, the 129th Division was located in the Shexian area, not long after getting rid of the Japanese raids.
There are still many Japs troops in the Shexian area. In order to ensure their own safety, Liu Gen and others are vigilant enough during their actions. Considering that the independent regiment is at the junction of Shexian and Liaoxian counties, Liu Gen went there specially
I went to an independent group and asked the monk to come over.
Liu Gen is very aware of the monk's strength. With the help of the monk, he will definitely be more relaxed when encountering the Japanese. Of course, Liu Gen and others' action this time is to return to Liao County, which may put their lives in danger.
He also asked the monk for his opinion, and the monk naturally had no problems. When the monk left the independent group, Li Yunlong was worried that Liu Gen and others did not have enough firepower, and specially gave the best light machine gun in the independent group to the monk.
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Monk is an expert at using light machine guns. Especially when leading a charge, holding a light machine gun, he can pose a great threat to the Japanese. In addition, Monk's physical fitness is very good, which allows Monk to carry a light machine gun and
Enough ammunition can keep up with Liu Gen and others without getting too tired.
In terms of recovery from injuries, Monk recovered very well, better than Liu Gen. The reason is very simple. Liu Gen lost too much blood when he was injured before, which damaged his vitality. He needs a long period of training to recover. Monk is different.
, his blood loss was not too much. With his physical condition, as long as there are no problems with the wound, he can recover quickly.
After leaving the Independent Regiment, Liu Gen and others moved forward at full speed. Liao County and She County were right next to each other. It would not take long to reach Liao County.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese troops, Liu Gen and others would mostly move among the mountains when moving forward. Unless there were really no mountains, Liu Gen and the others would walk on the small roads outside at the risk of being exposed. Along the way, Liu Gen and others would
Gen and others discovered many Japanese troops, and these Japanese were stained with a lot of blood. This made Monk and others unable to help but want to kill these Japanese directly.
If Liu Gen hadn't been here to suppress them, the monks and the others would have chosen to take action long ago, and they would have killed many Japanese.
Entering Liao County, Liu Gen discovered that the Japanese raids had done a lot of damage to Liao County. Many villages had been burned by the Japanese, and their food and livestock had been stolen by the Japanese. Many villagers could still be seen in the burned villages.
Liu Gen and others looked at all this without saying anything. They clenched their teeth and their eyes were already red.
Late at night on the second day after departure, Liu Gen and others came to the Cross Ridge in Matian, Liao County. In the night, Liu Gen could see many bomb craters on the Cross Ridge, and he could also see that there were many Japanese soldiers below the Cross Ridge.
Traces left by the attack by aviation fighters. Here, Liu Gen could see the remains of headquarters personnel and soldiers. Looking at the traces left at the bottom of Cross Ridge, he could imagine the chaos at that time.
The staff of the headquarters have not experienced attacks by Japanese fighter planes. When encountering Japanese fighter planes, they will inevitably panic, and the transfer order will become chaotic. With the character of the deputy chief of staff, in such a situation, he will inevitably choose
Stay and stabilize the status of the personnel and soldiers in the headquarters to ensure that the transfer can be completed smoothly.
Liu Gen and others kept searching on the Cross Ridge. They could see traces of battles all over the Cross Ridge. Here, the soldiers fought fiercely with the Japs and repelled many Japs attacks. Just thought
The crater at the top of the cross ridge made Liu Gen feel a little bad. That location was probably the location of the headquarters.
And the deputy chief of general staff is likely to be there. Could it be said that the Japanese artillery found the position of deputy chief of general staff and launched the artillery?
"boom"
Liu Gen suddenly punched the tree next to him, making the whole tree tremble slightly. The pain from his fist made him calm down a lot. Looking at the soldiers around him, Liu Gen realized that he couldn't be like this.
, as the commander of this team, he needs to stay calm enough.
"Contact division headquarters!"
"Inform the division headquarters that we arrived at Cross Ridge safely. There were traces of Japanese artillery fire on the top of Cross Ridge. In addition, we were attacked by Japanese fighter planes when the headquarters was transferred. No trace of the deputy chief of staff has been found yet! We will stay temporarily.
At Cross Ridge, we will continue searching after daybreak and try our best to find traces of the Deputy Chief of Staff!"
The correspondent turned on the radio and reported it to the division headquarters as Liu Gen said. After contacting the division headquarters as quickly as possible, the correspondent turned off the radio again and kept silent to avoid being discovered by the Japanese.
At this time, at the headquarters of the 129th Division, the division commander who had not rested yet received the telegram from Liu Gen. His already solemn expression became even more solemn. The content of the telegram was very simple, but the division commander could imagine the deputy chief of staff.
The difficulties and dangers faced when commanding the headquarters were transferred. There were not enough troops on hand, let alone any anti-aircraft weapons.
This also means that the Japanese fighter planes can attack unscrupulously. In addition, there are Japanese troops coming in a steady stream. You can imagine the danger at that time.
"Immediately send this telegram to the headquarters! In addition, we order the troops of the 129th Division to look for opportunities to launch counterattacks against the Japanese, and to destroy and injure the Japanese soldiers to the maximum extent. We also order our troops who moved to the outside at 129 hours to look for opportunities to attack the Japanese Changzhi Airport.
Take action with the Handan-Changchang Highway, destroy the Japanese transportation lines as much as possible, force the Japanese to withdraw troops, and reduce the number of Japanese troops to mop up the base area." After reading the map, the division commander ordered.
The Japs' raids in the base area are still going on. We can't let the Japs continue to be arrogant. We can still kill some Japs before they react!
Soon, each unit received the order from the division commander and organized their own forces to launch a counterattack against the Japs. The troops transferred to the Changzhi area began to attack the Japs' highways, railways and other transportation lines as quickly as possible, and at the same time, they searched for the enemy to attack the Japs in Changzhi.
Opportunity at the airport! The Japanese mobilized a large number of troops for mopping up. At this time, the Japanese troops in the direction of Changzhi were somewhat insufficient. This was the opportunity for the 129th Division.
In less than one night, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army received news that many troops were attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops. The casualties were not huge, but they were enough to give Yoshio Iwamatsu a headache. Facing the counterattack by the Eighth Route Army troops, Iwamatsu
Naturally, Yoshio was unwilling to do nothing. Under his order, the Japanese raiding troops advanced again, and the situation in Shanxi became somewhat chaotic.
During the period when the Japanese launched a raid on the Eighth Route Army base areas, various units of the Shanxi-Sui Army also made some movements, but they were not large. At most, they could only kill some of the Japanese strongholds. They did not want to attract the main force of the Japanese. Among them, Chu Yunfei
The 358th Regiment went all out and took advantage of the opportunity for the Japanese to mobilize their troops. They cleared some Japanese strongholds within fifty kilometers of the 358th Regiment's station.
Among the entire Shanxi-Sui Army, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment performed most brilliantly. It was noticed by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of Chongqing and received a commendation from the Chongqing government.