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Hearing this, Chen Shiliang felt happy. If the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army can also assist him in fighting, then he will be more confident in holding on to Wangzhuangbao Town.
Under the guidance of Tan Zijun, the two regiment commanders of the Eighth Route Army soon came to Chen Shiliang.
The two leaders of the Eighth Route Army are Xie Yidou, the leader of the 113th Regiment, and Lin Daqiang, the leader of the 114th Regiment.
These two people are both old Eighth Route Army soldiers. When the Red Army went on the Long March, they had already fought all the way. Their faces are full of ravines, but they are extremely determined, and their eyes are firm and radiating.
"Thank you, Captain, Captain Lin, it's really great that you can come." Chen Shiliang immediately stepped forward to shake hands with them.
The continuous battles between Wutai Mountain and Taibai Mountain gave Chen Shiliang a very good impression of the Eighth Route Army. When meeting these people who are full of idealism and optimism, Chen Shiliang feels more cordial.
"The main reason we are here this time is to receive orders from the headquarters to assist your army in the battle in Wangzhuangbao Town. During this period, both of our regiments will be at your disposal, Master Chen." Lin Daqiang said, and went to Chen Shiliang saluted.
Having received strong support, Chen Shiliang was naturally happy.
He quickly pointed to two important positions on the map and said: "Here, on both sides of the Tang River bank, is the gateway to the defense of our Wangzhuangbao area. I hope your army can block the Japanese advance here.
Regarding ammunition and weapons, we will try our best to replenish your army. I know that your weapons and ammunition are relatively scarce, so you can rest assured. "
When they heard that they were here to fight, they were even provided with weapons and ammunition supplies, the two of them were immediately overjoyed.
They said to themselves, no wonder the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment always like to fight with the friendly troops of the Fourth Army. How dare they do so many good things.
The positions Chen Shiliang asked the two regiments to hold were located on both sides of the Tang River. But on the left, its strategic location is more important because of the road.
Therefore, the main forces of the two regiments were basically placed next to the river bank on one side of the road, while only one battalion of troops was left to garrison on the other side.
After they entered the position, the 128th Regiment near the position followed Chen Shiliang's order and sent them more than 500 medium-sized rifles, 30 light machine guns, and five heavy machine guns, as well as a large amount of supporting ammunition. .
For the Fourth Division, these equipment are nothing. The large amount of armaments provided by Xia Yang gave them enough power to strengthen the arms of these two Eighth Route Army units.
In addition, this was also what Xia Yang asked, so naturally Chen Shiliang would not be vague.
The two commanders of the Eighth Route Army were somewhat flattered when they saw the equipment being delivered to their positions one after another.
At first, the two of them thought Chen Shiliang was just being polite to them. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
Lin Daqiang stepped forward, opened a wooden box, and took out a formal rifle wrapped in oil paper.
These rifles were produced in western Henan, passed through the Taihang Mountains, and transported by horse teams to the Wutai Mountains and Taibai Mountains.
Because of the advanced industrial equipment provided by Xiayang, the production capacity of the arsenal in western Henan has always been very stable. The quality of military products far exceeds that of the best arsenals in China at this time.
"Lao Xie, they are all real guys. They have just been opened and the barrels of the rifles are all lit!" With that said, Lin Daqiang threw a medium-sized rifle into Xie Yidou's hands and said.
Xie Yidou pulled the bolt and found that these rifles were indeed brand new. The bolt and other parts inside are still very new.
"Let's fire! There are many soldiers in our two regiments who don't even have their own rifles. With so many rifles, we can arm them too." Lin Daqiang said.
Xie Yidou immediately waved his hand and said: "Send them guns immediately!"
At this time, the Eighth Route Army soldiers on those positions immediately began to line up to receive new guns. Some machine gunners and others went to collect light machine guns.
Also sent over were a batch of steel helmets.
Soldiers of the Eighth Route Army basically have no helmets to wear. Most of them captured helmets from the Japanese army.
At this time, the soldiers of the 113th Regiment and the 114th Regiment were all issued helmets.
¡° If the Chairman knew about these things, Xia Yang would probably be heartbroken. After all, there is so much good equipment,?In his opinion, it naturally cannot be sent to the "future enemy" - the Eighth Route Army.
After the Eighth Route Army¡¯s positions were distributed with weapons and replenished with ammunition, their combat capability was instantly improved to a higher level.
The Japanese troops opposite them were also ready for battle.
When morning came, the Japanese troops prepared for the attack early in the morning and began to assemble more than 500 meters away from the first position next to the highway.
Behind them, the heavy artillery regiment and the mountain artillery regiment were ready for battle.
The division commander of the Japanese 114th Division, Tatsumi Kusaba, looked at the enemy positions next to the road in the distance with his binoculars, and immediately said: "Order the artillery troops to start bombarding immediately."
At this time, the Japanese artillery scouts in the front immediately began to report the coordinates of the positions on one side of the highway to the Japanese artillery units in the rear through walkie-talkies.
There are five or six consecutive positions there, but the frontmost position is the first target of bombardment and attack by the Japanese army.
On the Japanese artillery position several kilometers away, hundreds of heavy artillery and mountain artillery immediately began to fire artillery shells according to the coordinates reported by the artillery scouts.
With a roar, hundreds of artillery shells landed directly on Position No. 1 where the Eighth Route Army was stationed.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers who were still setting up positions there roared and entered the trench after hearing the whistling sound of the artillery shells rubbing the air. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com