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Chapter 141, The Origin of the Hundred Regiments War
In the headquarters, although many people stayed overnight without rest, everyone was very excited.

The Eighth Route Army had never initiated such a large campaign, and the results of the campaign were the reason for everyone's excitement.

If there are always such good things, in the words of the boss, it doesn't matter if you don't rest in the future.

The Chief of Staff on the left held a telegram he had just received in his hand, and said beamingly:

"Boss, Yangquan was liberated, all the Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out, and the commander of the th brigade, Yamashotaro, was also killed by us. You can sleep well."

In fact, the day before the big attack, everyone in the general headquarters didn't get a good night's sleep.

Has the sabotage operation been detected by the enemy, will the operation go smoothly, is there anything that I did not expect?
Ordinary people have to think before and after when doing business, and have a lot of worries.

Commanding more than regiments, tens of thousands of people launched a sabotage campaign, the boss has a lot of things in his heart, and he can't sleep even if he closes his eyes.

And that kind of excitement reached its peak on August th.

The sky over Wangjiayu, where the general headquarters is located, was covered with thick clouds, and the light rain kept falling.

While the participating troops launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army, the war room of the headquarters was also filled with the quiet and tense atmosphere before the war.

All radio stations and wired telephones in the duty room are on duty to ensure smooth combat command and communication, and to receive news from the front line at all times.

The boss and the left chief of staff almost stayed up all night, and came to the war room early in the morning.

Sometimes they listened to the staff officers' reports on the movements of the troops participating in the battle, sometimes they exchanged something in a low voice, and sometimes they paced back and forth.

Other than that, most of the time, the two of them were contemplating the battle map.

At :, when the corps launched an attack according to the time stipulated by the headquarters, the boss walked to the yard from time to time, listened to the sound of guns and artillery in the distance, and watched the flames of war shining red in the sky.

They didn't close their eyes all night, anxiously waiting for news from the front.

When the good news spread from the front line to the duty room, the boss and the left chief of staff finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At dawn on the 21st, the first news came from the th Brigade.

The telegram stated: "The New Second Regiment of the th Brigade has nearly bunkers, large and small, wiped out and defended the enemy.

The entire Xinjing Coal Mine was completely occupied, more than 1000 miners and their families were liberated, and all kinds of mining machinery were seized, which is roughly estimated to be worth more than million. "

Immediately, there was joy in the duty room, and everyone's tense nerves were finally released at this moment.

Then, the good news kept coming.

The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military region called, saying that they had wiped out Luling, Beiyu, Didu and other enemy strongholds, and wiped out more than enemy defenders.

Destroy all railways, highways, bridges, bunkers, and wires within the range of the above-mentioned strongholds.

That night, the th Division also sent a battle report, killing more than enemies and capturing more than Japanese soldiers, and captured a lot.

A series of good news everywhere made the boss stand up happily from his chair, paced up and down the room, and kept saying, "Good! Good! Good! Well done!"

The chief of staff on the left side also said excitedly: "The first battle is successful and the progress is going well. It seems that our army's attack has completely exceeded the enemy's expectations."

He turned around and told the combat staff, urging all ministries to report detailed results as soon as possible.

From the 21st to the 24th, good news from Zhengtai, Tongpu, Baijin, Pinghan, Pingsui, Jinpu, and Beining stations flew to the headquarters like a snowflake.

——On the morning of the 21st, the No.19 regiment destroyed the Xinle and Zhengding sections of the Ping-Han Railway for more than ten miles, collected more than a thousand catties of wires, and burned three cars, killing more than enemies and injuring more than enemies.

——On the morning of the 21st, our Chen Luzheng regiment attacked the enemy near Yangquan and encountered more than enemies.

After two hours of fierce fighting, the enemy was defeated, and more than half of the enemy was killed or injured. Six light machine guns and more than rifles were seized.

The enemy has lost more than weapons, and now I am following the remnants of the enemy and attacking in the direction of Yangquan.

The number of battles of various sizes is too numerous to enumerate.

After lunch on the 22nd, the boss and the left chief of staff came to the war room again to listen to reports on the battle situation of various ministries.

According to the battle reports of each department, Section Chief Wang of the combat department summarized the actual strength of each department participating in the battle.
That is: 30 regiments on Zhengtai Road, 15 regiments on the section from Lugouqiao to HD on the Pinghan Line, 12 regiments on the section from Datong to Hongdong on the Tongpu Line,

There are 4 regiments on the Tianjin-Dezhou section of the Jinpu Line, 3 regiments on the HD-Jinan Highway Line, 4 regiments on the Daixian-Yuxian Highway Section, 6 regiments on the Beiping-Datong Line,

There are 7 regiments on the highway from Liao County to Pingding, and 4 regiments on the Ningwu, Qilan, and Jingle highways...a total of 105 regiments.

In fact, from the issuance of the preliminary order on July 22 to the final combat order.The headquarters deployed about regiments to participate in the Zhengtai campaign.

Counting carefully now, they were surprised to find that one hundred and five regiments participated in this battle.

In other words, 85 of the regiments went directly into battle without saying hello.

When Section Chief Wang flipped through his notebook and wanted to check whether there were any missed reports,

The always calm and quiet Chief of Staff Zuo slapped the table excitedly and said, "More than 100 regiments, we might as well call it the Hundred Regiments Campaign."

The boss also said happily: "It doesn't matter if it's more than a hundred regiments, it's called the Hundred Regiments War."

Immediately, the boss and the left chief of staff planned to send a telegram to all participating corps and report to the Central Military Commission, naming the raid as the Hundred Regiments War.

On the 23rd, "Xinhua Daily" and the North China Branch of Xinhua News Agency released the No.18 Group Army (Eighth Route Army), the first victory report of the Headquarters Staff Office on the Hundred Regiments War,
The title is "Victorious Launch of the Hundred Regiments War".

Since then, the Hundred Regiments War has become famous all over the country.

Since then, the word Hundred Regiments War has been used in telegrams and orders during the war.

In the Hundred Regiments War, the number of people equal to that of the regular army of the Eighth Route Army, or more guerrillas and militias participated, and at least 20 people participated.

This is the result of the active participation of the military and civilians in the base area.

Wang Desheng, a militiaman who participated in the attack on the Xinyi Regiment, said: "We are really fed up with the anger of the traitors and the little Japanese! I heard that the regular troops are going to attack the Japanese, and all those who can take up arms have followed the troops."

Look back to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Guarding the telegram from Brigadier Chen at Lion's Brain Mountain caused some controversy at the headquarters.

"At present, it is still inappropriate for us to confront the enemy head-on. Especially for attacking fortified cities, we lack experience and weapons for attacking fortified cities. If we want to fight, even if we win, we will pay a high price."

"The number of enemies in Yangquan City was originally small, and after several days of exhaustion at the Lion's Head Mountain position, the Japanese army's strength became more and more stretched.

And now that the whole of North China has become a mess, there is no need to worry that the enemy will have reinforcements. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If it is won, let alone other things, it must be exciting.I think you can give it a try. "

In general, it is the above two factions, all parties have sufficient reasons, and no one can persuade the other.

In the end, the boss made the final decision and decided to let him give it a try: "There is a first time in everything. We have no experience in fighting with hundreds of regiments before!"

Ever since, Brigadier Chen got the approval of the headquarters and was able to mobilize troops to attack Yangquan.

The boss who gave the order was actually not as relaxed as he said.

Yangquan is the third most important town in Shanxi. The enemy will not let it go, and it is not easy to take it down.

In the past two days, the boss still surrounded the map, slept for a while when he was tired, and then got up again.

I rest for less than four hours every day, and my nerves are always tense.

The victory telegram brought by Chief of Staff Zuo really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The situation was written in great detail in the telegram, and the boss took it over and read it carefully, and said happily, "Good! Good! Well done."

He said to Chief of Staff Zuo: "I remember that the Xiner Regiment was the one who took down the Xinjing Coal Mine! Now they took down Yangquan. This Li Yunlong can always surprise me!"

Taking down Yangquan is of great significance, and killing a major general is also worthy of a special announcement for the Eighth Route Army.

Chief of Staff Zuo said: "Although it is cheap to take advantage of the equipment, it is also a skill to be able to use the weapons and equipment to their full potential.

It took less than a day to take down Yangquan and kill a Japanese major general.I think we can give them a collective second-class merit. "

"I think I can."

The boss agreed after a little consideration, "Besides, the hero who provided us with tanks and cannons also led a team to kill the major general of the Japanese army in person, give him a personal first-class merit!
You can't let people make contributions in vain. "

In a word, the Chief of Staff Zuo understood, and the boss is also thinking about these two tanks and cannons.

"Then I'll call them back. Boss, take a break. Seeing that your upper and lower eyelids are constantly fighting, your body can hardly take it anymore."

The boss is indeed tired, and he hasn't had a good rest since NO.19. It's been a week, and even Iron Man can't handle it.

Now the stone hanging over my heart disappeared, the tense nerves relaxed, and the tiredness and sleepiness immediately struck.

Ah, the boss yawned, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes: "I'm going to rest for a while, just keep an eye on it!
Remember to let them prepare early, and when the Japanese army reacts, we will not be able to defend Yangquan. "

"Don't worry." Of course, the Chief of Staff Zuo understood that the Japanese army would not let the traffic like Yangquan go.

It is also impossible for the Eighth Route Army to fight the extremely unfavorable positional battle with the Japanese army for the sake of a city.

If you really want to stick to it in a daze, then the Japanese army will wake up laughing from a dream.

PS:
The left chief of staff is the highest general who died during the Anti-Japanese War of our army.

The place of sacrifice, Liao County, was later renamed XX County.

I won't write it out, you know.

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