Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Early the next morning.

Before dawn, the leaders, along with the troops escorting the supplies and the Red Guards, had a hot meal and hurriedly left with the supplies.

They needed to get back to their respective bases before the Japanese launched their attack.

Similarly, Deputy Commander Peng also led the Eighth Route Army headquarters personnel away with a large amount of grain.

Before they arrived, Commander Liu specifically instructed them to bring plenty of people to help carry things.

The headquarters of the 129th Division is too small to hold that much grain.

Moreover, Xia Weiwei will soon bring another batch of grain.

Only by first placing all this grain at the Eighth Route Army headquarters could there be space to accommodate more grain.

Shortly after they left, another group of troops arrived at the headquarters.

Division Commander Liu, accompanied by Deputy Division Commander Xu, personally received them.

This unit was the 770th Regiment, which belonged to the 385th Brigade of their 129th Division.

At the beginning of the war, this main force regiment was the only unit in the 129th Division that did not cross the Yellow River to the east to the North China front.

Their main purpose was to remain in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region to protect the Central Committee.

Until recently, Commander Liu and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Communications Department instructed the 772nd Regiment to escort Political Commissar Zhang back and replace him with the 770th Regiment.

However, due to the Central Committee's long deliberation and the extremely inconvenient transportation at that time, the 770th Regiment has been marching until now, and has finally arrived at the Taihang Mountain front.

"Commander!"

The four regimental officers, Commander Zhang, Political Commissar Xiao, Deputy Commander Hu, and Chief of Staff Yuan, were the first to salute Division Commander Liu and Deputy Division Commander Xu.

Following them, a group of soldiers from the 770th Regiment also began to salute.

"Welcome, soldiers of the 770th Regiment, to the front lines of the War of Resistance against Japan!"

Commander Liu returned the salute and said to the group, "Logically speaking, since you've come from afar, you should be allowed to rest for a while before joining the battle!"

"However, this is a critical moment for the survival of China, and we do not have time for you. Therefore, after a short four-day rest, you will be ready to fight."

At this point, he looked at the group of soldiers and asked, "Is this your first time fighting the Japanese on the front lines? Are you afraid?"

"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have joined the Eighth Route Army!"

"I'm not afraid! The Japanese invaders are killing my Chinese people, I'd rather kill as many as possible to avenge my fellow countrymen!"

"We came to the front lines to fight the Japanese devils!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Upon hearing Commander Liu's words, the soldiers immediately shouted.

"Good, commendable morale!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu nodded and said, "Regimental Commander Zhang, you have come from afar and are dressed rather lightly. Now send some people over to collect your winter uniforms."

"Yes, sir!"

Regiment Commander Zhang responded and said to Deputy Regiment Commander Hu, "Deputy Regiment Commander Hu, now you and the soldiers of the First Battalion, go and collect your winter uniforms."

Immediately, led by Deputy Division Commander Xu, a group of soldiers arrived at the landlord's courtyard where the headquarters was located.

There are many houses here, all piled with supplies brought by Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei.

At this very moment, in front of these houses, the soldiers of the division headquarters are counting supplies.

When Deputy Division Commander Xu arrived, he said to the soldiers at the division headquarters, "Take inventory of 2200 cotton-padded coats, hats, boots, thermal underwear, socks, gloves, and fingerless gloves."

"yes!"

The soldiers at the division headquarters responded and immediately began moving supplies out for the soldiers of the 770th Regiment.

Looking at the heavy cotton-padded coats and brand-new leather boots, Commander Zhang couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Sir, are all these supplies for us?"

"That's right!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu nodded and said, "Our main force at the front is dressed like this now."

Commander Zhang then asked, "Sir, would the Kuomintang really be so kind as to give us such good supplies?"

"Of course the Kuomintang (KMT) isn't that kind-hearted."

Deputy Division Commander Xu shook his head and said, "They still haven't given us all the cotton-padded clothes, and we don't have cotton-padded shoes, hats, socks, or gloves either."

"As for these supplies, they were given to us by patriots. You must not let them down."

Upon hearing this, Regiment Commander Zhang immediately patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured, Commander, we will definitely fight valiantly on the front lines and utterly annihilate the Japanese devils."

Then, Commander Zhang and the soldiers of the First Battalion returned to their encampment with the supplies and began distributing them.

"Commander, this coat is so thick, not only is the collar fur-lined, but the lining is also entirely wool. Is this really for us?"

"And those leather boots, lined with wool too, look really high-end and warm. They're probably for officers, right?"

"Those hats, underwear, gloves, and socks, all brand new, are they really for us to wear?"

"..."

Upon seeing the supplies, the soldiers of the 770th Regiment immediately began to discuss among themselves, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They've never worn such nice clothes since they joined the army.

Of all the clothes they are wearing now, not one of them is without patches.

As for the shoes on their feet, they were all tattered and worn.

Some people even wore straw sandals and their feet were frostbitten.

"That's right, soldiers, these are all for you."

Commander Liu said in a deep voice, "These supplies were donated to our Eighth Route Army by patriots from all over the country, so that we can fight the Japanese devils well."

At this moment, Political Commissar Xiao of the 770th Regiment stepped forward, waving his fist and shouting, "Down with Japanese imperialism! We swear we will never be slaves of a conquered nation!"

"Down with Japanese imperialism! We swear we will never be slaves of a conquered nation!"

"Down with Japanese imperialism! We swear we will never be slaves of a conquered nation!"

Seeing this, the soldiers also shouted enthusiastically.

The people treated them this way, so naturally they wanted to kill the Japanese devils fiercely and drive them all away.

"Okay, okay!"

Commander Zhang waved his hand and said to everyone, "We'll start distributing supplies now. Everyone line up; there's something for everyone!"

So, the soldiers lined up to receive clothing, hats, shoes, socks, and other supplies.

Everyone beamed with joy upon receiving the brand-new clothes.

They had all forgotten how long it had been since they had worn new clothes.

Looking at these soldiers, Deputy Division Commander Xu said to Division Commander Liu, "The 770th Regiment has arrived at just the right time. With this main force regiment of 2200 men, our 129th Division now has five main force regiments, totaling nearly 14000 men."

"If we include the local guerrillas and militia Red Guards, we will have nearly 20000 men."

Before November, they did not increase their main force much; they mainly supported guerrillas and militias.

It wasn't until Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei delivered a large amount of supplies, guns, and ammunition to them that they began to expand rapidly.

In particular, the main force has grown from more than 9000 people to nearly 14000 people.

Commander Liu nodded and said, "With so many soldiers, we can certainly put the Japanese to a good fight!"