The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 618 Day and Night, Mythical Marching Speed
The fight just broke out.

The mountain company directly put on the stance of a decisive battle, and the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city did not suspect that the Eighth Route Army was rushing to take down Guhe Town.

Panicked, the Japanese troops stationed in Guhe Town spread the news that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had suddenly attacked Guhe Town to the Japanese troops in all directions.

The general content of the communication is:

"The main force of the Eighth Route Army, which exceeds the size of a regiment, raided Guhe Town. The city gate has been broken. The situation is extremely urgent. We urgently request tactical guidance..."

In Guhe Town, there is only a small group of devils, plus a puppet army guard with more than [-] people, and gendarmerie with more than [-] devils.

These Japanese and puppet troops, no matter in terms of strength or firepower, are obviously not the opponents of the mountain company.

Under the fierce attack of the mountain company, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to retreat to the interior of Guhe Town.

Attempt to rely on the defense of the town and persist until the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.

This sudden Eighth Route Army's large scale, fierce firepower, and powerful combat effectiveness made the Japanese and puppet troops in Guhe Town terrified.

Compared with some units of the national army they had encountered, this was simply not in the same breath.

Outside Guhe Town.

Seeing that the city gate had been successfully captured by the soldiers, the Japanese and puppet troops retreated to Guhe Town.

This time the military objective has been achieved.

Han Feng, Zhang Min, and Du Zhongcheng quickly reached an agreement and issued an order to withdraw troops.

Just like that, they assumed a decisive battle stance at the beginning of the battle, as if they wanted to take down the three mountain companies in Guhe Town in one go.

It rushes in like a tide, and recedes like a tide.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Guhe Town were also caught off guard by this. It was not until the Mountain Company retreated for a long time that the devils and puppet troops dared to tentatively reoccupy the city gate.

When reinforcements from two brigades quickly dispatched by the Japanese army from neighboring counties arrived, the building was already empty, and there was no sign of the Eighth Route Army troops.

"Baga, what's the situation? Where is the main force of the Eighth Route Army appearing here?"

Looking at the horrific war images at the gate of Guhe Town, and the corpses of soldiers from the Japanese Army and the Imperial Association Army everywhere, a devil captain who led the team asked.

The captain of the Gendarmerie of Guhe Town replied: "Sir, after the Eighth Route Army troops captured the city gate position, our troops relied on the buildings in the town to block the Eighth Route Army's attack. The Eighth Route Army probably guessed that our reinforcements would arrive quickly, so they withdrew early. !"

Captain Guizi nodded and asked, "How many people are there in this Eighth Route Army, and what is the equipment like?"

The captain of the gendarmerie replied: "There are a lot of people. They rushed over like a river. There should be more than 2000 people."

"They are quite well equipped, with machine guns, grenades, submachine guns, and even some small-caliber light artillery."

"Their military uniforms are quite uniform. Every soldier has a gun in his hand and even wears military boots. They are definitely the main combat force of the Eighth Route Army!"

After hearing this, the captain of the devil group pondered in silence.

What he can't figure out now is.

First, after the disastrous defeat of the National Army in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the imperial troops carried out a comb-like sweep of the area around Zhongtiao Mountain, and a large number of remaining guerrillas of the National Army in the mountainous area were wiped out or absorbed.

According to the collected information, it has never been heard that there is such a main combat regiment of the Eighth Route Army with a strength of more than [-] troops in Zhongtiao Mountain.

This is simply unbelievable. How did this Eighth Route Army unit survive the repeated sweeps of the empire?

And it's still such a large combat force.

Second, Guhe Town, as a border town, does not have any major strategic use.

Why did the Eighth Route Army use such a large scale to raid Guhe Town?
And just after taking down the city gate position, they immediately evacuated?

Isn't this thankless, a waste of their limited ammunition, and exposed their strength?

The captain of the ghost team couldn't figure it out, and didn't think much about it, but just passed the news back.

It's just a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army. It's a little troublesome, but it won't affect the security of the imperial troops.

The headquarters of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Linfen, southern Shanxi was the first to hear the news that a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army with more than 2000 troops appeared near Guhe Town.

When the news came, the 41st Division had only received an order from its superiors a day earlier.

With the end of the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan, the two armies of the Central Army of the National Army that were originally in Zhongtiaoshan in southern Shanxi were defeated and retreated to the south of the Yellow River.

The 41st Division, which was used to clamp down on the Zhongtiaoshan National Army base, was freed up.

They are preparing to send reinforcements to Taiyuan in accordance with the orders of their superiors.

Use accumulated strength to destroy the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.

As a result, such a thing happened.

The combat power of the Eighth Route Army is so strong that the Japanese army has done their homework. The Japanese military intelligence department also listed a gradation table of the Chinese army's combat power.

Among them, the combat effectiveness of the elite main combat troops of the Eighth Route Army is listed in the first echelon of the Chinese army according to the division of the Japanese army.

Even above the Central Army.

Right now, a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the area of ​​Guhe Town, Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Japanese army did not dare to let it go.

In addition, the humiliated and defeated national army in Zhongtiao Mountain is eyeing, and there are still some national army guerrillas in Zhongtiao Mountain, and the occupied areas also need security.

The higher command of the Japanese army then issued a transfer order.

Ask the 41st Division to send troops to the area of ​​Guhe Town to investigate the specific situation.

Prevent the emergence of the Eighth Route Army from causing chaos.

Once traces of the opponent are found, immediately carry out encirclement and suppression, and this Eighth Route Army unit must be completely wiped out.

The senior devil officers in the headquarters were also a little panicked.

Right now, they are preparing to transfer the three divisions focusing on Zhongtiao Mountain to the direction of Taiyuan to attack the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.

But you can't press the gourd and pick up the scoop.

The Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountain area has not been eradicated yet!

Let this cunning Eighth Route go to Zhongtiao Mountain and take the opportunity to open up a base area, then the loss outweighs the gain.

In the original words of the head of the Guizi Division of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Linfen:
"The Eighth Route Army is really cunning. Every time we occupy a place, in some surrounding mountainous areas, the Eighth Route Army's guerrillas will always emerge first.

Immediately afterwards, they gradually opened up base areas, and then used the mountains and the vast nearby villages to compete with our imperial troops.

This mode of infiltration and confrontation will sooner or later drag down the imperial troops! "

"This phenomenon must be killed in the cradle. Zhongtiao Mountain must not become another base of the Eighth Route Army after Taihang and Taiyue."

"These Tuba roads running around in the mountains are much more difficult to deal with than the national army who are fighting rigidly and blindly confronting our imperial troops head-on."

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Not long after the battle in Guhe Town ended, the sky completely fell, and night replaced day again.

Han Feng, Zhang Min, and Du Zhongcheng ordered a quick count of the casualties.

The wounded comrades temporarily stayed near Guhe Village to fight guerrilla warfare and contain the Japanese army.

The sacrificed soldiers were buried on the spot, and the soldiers took off their hats to mourn, and with deep sorrow in their hearts, they turned all these into firmer determination and fearless courage.

After doing all the preparatory work, the three mountainous regions set foot on the journey again.

The first stop, from Guhe Village to Qingshan Village before dawn, was a rapid march of nearly [-] kilometers.

And at dawn, they launched an attack on the Japanese county in Qinghe Village.

When the rehabilitated soldiers set off from Guhe Village, they were all in high spirits.

Everyone rushed overnight, taking the mountain path from Guhe Village to Qingshan Village that the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon had opened up in advance.

Quick march all the way.

The soldiers basically trot forward.

Considering the physical exhaustion of the soldiers, the three of Han Feng ordered a short rest every two hours or so on the way to lead the team.

Fortunately, the weather is beautiful, the moon and stars are sparse tonight, and the mountain road can be seen.

It seems that I also want to help to witness the miracle of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army running with two feet.

Of course, the road was not all smooth sailing. When passing through some steep mountain roads, some soldiers accidentally fell off the cliff.

If a person falls from a cliff tens of meters high, how can there be any survivors?

In order to achieve the purpose of this operation, the non-combat loss caused by the rapid march at night is the most distressing.

The team didn't stop, but was silent for a while.

The instructor shouted with red eyes: "Comrades, don't stop at this moment, speed up the pace, this is the best reward for these comrades who sacrificed heroically!"

"We've already taken this step, and there's no turning back."

"Be patient, grit your teeth, and when you're hungry, take out the nutritional rations and eat a couple of bites. If you persist, you will arrive at Qingshan Village!"

Filled with grief, indignation and determination, the soldiers stepped a little faster.

Silent all night.

Really a soldier is not afraid of the difficulty of marching, and the night road in the ravine is just waiting for leisure.

All the hardships and hardships were swallowed by faith.

The soldiers trotted with their heads buried, with only one belief in their hearts:
Keep up, keep up with the team, never fall behind!
The instructor said, we are almost there, we are almost there!

The veterans of the mountain company had nothing to say.

The people who joined the mountainous area for less than a month.

And the soldiers of the national army also roared and persisted in their hearts.

They themselves are sometimes confused in the bottom of their hearts.

Since when did the self who didn't even look down on him in the past burst out with such courage and will?
... until about five o'clock in the morning the next day.

The three mountain company teams finally arrived at Qingshan Village from Guhe Village, and it took only one night.

After a short rest, the soldiers took out the nutritional rations to supplement their physical strength, and raised the water bag to fill a few mouthfuls.

When the sky is between Ma Maliang and dawn.

Around Qingshan Village.

Three mountain companies suddenly appeared near the county seat.

What happened next was exactly the same as the battle to attack Guhe Town.

Under the bright sky, the main combat regiment of the Eighth Route Army launched a massive attack.

This time, some heavy machine guns and mortars that were temporarily stored in the mountains of Qingshan Village were added, and the firepower was even more fierce than when they attacked Guhe Town.

The gate fortifications of Guizi County were almost blown down.

When the news reached the Japanese headquarters, the Devil officers were completely dumbfounded.

In the middle of Zhongtiao Mountain, why did another main combat regiment of the Eighth Route Army appear?
(End of this chapter)