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The battle continued, and before dawn, they captured seven bunkers and four artillery towers, killing more than 7 puppet soldiers and 4 Japanese soldiers.

A large amount of combat supplies were seized.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the main force of soldiers retreated to rest.

The reserve forces launched a new round of offensive to encircle the Japanese and puppet army bunkers along the railway.

The sound of gunfire filled the air along the railway, and at this moment, the counterattack firepower mobilized by the Japanese army was still roaming around the periphery.

Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army mistakenly believed that this was an offensive launched by the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, in terms of strategic deployment, more emphasis was placed on encircling the troops to form a huge encirclement network that would wrap up the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

The intention was to take the opportunity to annihilate several main regiments and completely destroy this group of local Eighth Route Army troops who were good at guerrilla warfare.

But by the evening of the next day, the Japs finally figured it out.

Something is wrong. The main force of the enemy is concentrated along the Zhengtai Railway, destroying communication and transportation facilities.

The focus of the attack was not the county town, but the artillery towers and bunkers along the railway.

After coming to their senses, they no longer cared about the so-called encirclement and immediately gathered mobile forces to provide support to the strongholds along the railway.

More than 36 troops from the 37th Division, the 8th Division, and the 6000th Brigade were dispatched to counterattack the combat site.

The troops responsible for blocking the enemy protected the evacuation of the masses and the rest of the main force, and took the initiative to fight against the main force of the Japanese army.

After the battle of the Zhengtai Railway broke out, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in North China followed suit, taking the initiative to attack and carry out raids.

It was planned to dispatch 22 regiments, and then another 85 regiments took the initiative to join the battle.

There are 30 regiments on the Zhengtai Railway, 15 regiments on the northern section of the Pinghan Railway, 12 regiments on the Tongpu Railway, and 4 regiments on the Jinpu Railway.

The raiding teams on the remaining railway and highway sections totaled 105 regiments.

It was like a blow from a club, hitting the Japanese on the head.

They were dizzy for a while, transportation and communications were paralyzed, and the stronghold's artillery tower was destroyed.

The entire war zone was in chaos.

In the next few days of fighting, the New 1st Regiment captured more than a dozen bunkers again, and the soldiers were exhausted both physically and mentally.

Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong led the auxiliary troops and overturned a large section of the railway line.

Ding Wei also received 14 heavy machine guns, 77 light machine guns, 1400 rifles, more than 40 rounds of ammunition, 500 boxes of grenades, 300 boxes of mortar shells, and 1500 rounds of various artillery shells.

The supplies in the space were piled up like mountains, all of which were brand new military equipment.

This does not include the seized supplies.

The signalman came from the brigade headquarters and headed straight for the headquarters of the new regiment.

"The brigade commander has ordered all combat troops to retreat to the northern Yu County area. The Japanese invaders have mobilized a large number of troops to counterattack. Next, we should make preparations to meet the enemy and repel the invading enemy."

"The regiments continued to destroy traffic routes, arranged main forces, blocked the invading Japanese invaders, and covered the evacuation of the masses and supplies."

The combat situation has undergone new changes.

The Japanese have assembled a large number of troops to counterattack. We should retreat to our base and prepare for defensive operations.

"Notify Zhang Dabiao, Gao Qing, Wang Tao, Sun Desheng and other battalion and company cadres that the main force of our new regiment is..."

Ding Wei looked at the map and determined the current combat location and decided to move to Wenjiazhuang in the northeast.

The large quantities of captured combat supplies and weapons and equipment were handed over to the brigade headquarters for distribution.

Several main regiments of the brigade received orders to transfer and retreat.

And deployed defensive positions along the way to meet the Japanese's mopping-up counterattack.

Brigade Commander Chen was the first to arrive at Wen's hometown. He watched a large amount of supplies being transferred over and personally participated in the inventory.

The more he counted, the bigger his smile became, revealing a row of big white teeth.

They even asked someone to hold a camera and take a photo of him with the supplies.

Ding Wei and the cavalry company were the first to arrive near Wenjiazhuang. The soldiers were carrying rifles and ammunition, and each of them had at least three or five guns.

On the flat ground south of Zhuangzi, a group of soldiers were cleaning the dust off their guns with brushes.

The brigade commander picked up a Type 38 rifle, pulled the bolt and looked inside and out.

The gun is generally worn out, at least 60% new, and is a good gun.

The damaged guns can be disassembled into parts and put together to make a gun.

Then he picked up a crooked-handled rifle and loved it very much.

A lot of spoils of war were captured, including 14 Type 60 heavy machine guns, 78 Type 2400 light machine guns, grenade launchers, more than guns and countless ammunition.

With these weapons and equipment, the main battalions of each regiment can be refurbished and their combat effectiveness can be greatly enhanced.

Especially for Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment, the soldiers got good rifles during the combat and had already been equipped with them in advance.

The replaced weapons and equipment will be handed over together with the captured items.

This kind of thing is tacitly understood, and it would be the same if other regiments were responsible for the main attack.

The main attacking force suffered heavy casualties, so of course they would seize the good weapons and equipment if they had the chance.

"Brigade Commander, the New 1st Regiment has been ordered to retreat and has left the Zhengtai Railway Line."

Ding Wei jumped off the horse and asked someone to pull the war horse over to feed.

The horses have been very tired these days. They have to carry people on the march and carry supplies for transfers. One horse has to do multiple things.

"Well, the New 1st Regiment fought bravely this time, captured a lot of spoils, and suffered very little loss, all thanks to the captured infantry gun. It greatly reduced the casualties of our soldiers during the attack on the artillery tower and bunker."

"Especially the battle between Lujiazhuang and the Heshangzu stronghold. The battle was concluded in three hours. The investigation was reasonable and the attack was sharp and neat. You, Ding Wei, fought well and showed the power of the main force."

There were more than 800 Japanese and puppet troops in the two strongholds, which was considered a relatively large garrison force on the Zhengtai Railway.

The reason why the Japs suffered a great loss was that their forces were dispersed, and they were defeated one by one, making it difficult to encircle them.

"It's all thanks to the brigade commander's good command, and my New 1st Regiment has done its part."

The two men laughed, took out the confiscated cigarettes, and took a few big puffs.

As a small means of relaxation after fighting.

Sometimes taking a few puffs of cigarette can also help to refresh yourself.

The other three regiments also evacuated to designated locations. Li Yunlong and Kong Jie arrived at Wenjiazhuang the next day.

I don't know where this guy got the news of the seizure from, but as soon as he arrived at the village, he harassed the brigade commander.

He desperately tried to take the second infantry gun away.

This time, the New 1st Regiment took the lead in the attack, and with the help of the power of the infantry gun, they filled their bellies with food.

Several veterans of the New 30st Regiment secretly showed him that they had more than 15 bullets on them, and the new recruits could still hold bullets.

The old soldiers changed to the Type 38 rifle, and the new soldiers changed to the Type 38 rifle. Each soldier had almost two guns.

After this battle, the New 1st Regiment will be able to expand another main battalion.

Ding Wei became rich and turned himself into a local wealthy man.

He didn't even care about the Type 99 rifle and dared to equip the squad with light machine guns.

"Commander, I beg you, I kneel down for you."

"Get lost, don't hang around in front of me."

"Brigade Commander, I promise you, if you place this cannon in the independent regiment, I will pull out a roaring main force for you in three months."

"There's no room for negotiation, Li Yunlong. Don't force me to deal with you when I'm happiest."

"Look at which group leader is like you and dares to negotiate with me. Do you think you are Ding Wei?"

The brigade commander closed the door and told Li Yunlong to get out.

He has the final say on how supplies are distributed.