An explosion in Guhuai City caused endless panic among the devils.

The explosion of the cinema killed dozens of officers at all levels, including many operational staff officers and technical officers, and caused heavy losses; There was a loud bang in the arsenal, not only did the weapons and ammunition that had been hoarded for a long time turn to ashes, but at the same time, none of the Japanese puppet troops stationed there were spared; In addition, the headquarters that were shelled, the gendarmerie, the Xiguan barracks, and the Guhuai station also had a lot of Japanese puppet soldiers who were ordered to go to Huangquan.

According to preliminary statistics, in this series of attacks by the Eighth Route Army, nearly 400 Japanese puppet troops were killed and wounded, including many officers, which was no less than a big defeat.

In addition, the bombing of the arsenal will make it difficult for the devils who went out to sweep to replenish their ammunition, so they had no choice but to retreat by way and return to Guhuai and other counties.

At this time, the entire system of mutual support for the devil's sweep was destroyed, and because in some other cities, there were also a series of attacks of all sizes, and different numbers of troops had to be sent to help, and invisibly, the devil's sweep began to disintegrate.

At the same time, the Japanese devils also felt that this sweep had penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's base areas, and had repeatedly cleared these places several times, seriously damaging the Eighth Route Army's living environment.

The Japanese devils know very well that if a county town is captured by the Eighth Route Army when a large army is deep into the base area to sweep up, it will become a joke. Especially if a large city in the center of North China like Guhuai is broken by the Eighth Route Army, not to mention Commander Maeda Akiyoke, even the commander of the North China Front, he will not be able to bear this responsibility.

As a result, leaving a certain number of Japanese puppet troops to continue to consolidate the base areas that had been occupied, the large forces of the Japanese devils who participated in the sweep withdrew one after another.

This was the moment that the Eighth Route Army had been waiting for.

With the retreat of the main force of the Japanese devils, the Eighth Route Army first set up several ambushes and sneak attacks on their way back, annihilating a large number of enemies. Then, concentrate forces and launch a fierce attack on the Japanese puppet army stranded in the base area, uprooting the strongholds occupied by the enemy one by one, and completely smashing the enemy's sweep.

After nearly 20 days of fierce fighting, the Japanese puppet army stationed in the base area and consolidating the new stronghold had to withdraw, and then the main force of the Eighth Route Army returned to the base area one after another, and the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region also returned to Fuping County again.

It's just that the returned Eighth Route Army has to face a base area that has been looted by devils and is full of devastation, and in the next stage, the Eighth Route Army will face arduous recovery work.

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"The Eighth Route Army did a good job!" Seeing Feng Tiandong, Huang Zhiquan praised sincerely.

Hearing Huang Zhiquan's words, Feng Tiandong's face was calm, without any expression, he deliberately didn't say a word, and smoked by himself.

"Tiandong, what's wrong with you?" Huang Zhiquan was surprised.

"Group, you said that the Eighth Route Army did a good job, it's true, but we can do all of this, it's good now, we're just spectators." Feng Tiandong deliberately expressed his dissatisfaction, he wanted to stimulate Huang Zhiquan. See how he reacts.

Huang Zhiquan didn't pick up Feng Tiandong's words, but was slightly embarrassed, and shook his head helplessly, falling into deep thought.

After a while, Huang Zhiquan looked up at Feng Tiandong and asked, "Alas! Tiandong, have you thought about it, why did the Eighth Route Army want Gu Huai to engage in such a series of actions? This is not in line with their previous way of doing things. ”

Feng Tiandong shook his head deliberately.

Huang Zhiquan sighed faintly: "Alas! You don't understand, they are also helpless. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

After a pause, Huang Zhiquan groaned slightly, and said slowly: "For many reasons, the Eighth Route Army took the initiative to launch the 'Hundred Regiment Battle', which gave the devils a powerful deterrent, and at the same time, also strongly supported the ** battle in the south, but they themselves were targeted by all sides.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the Japanese devils, they launched such a large-scale sweep this time, which is revenge for the Eighth Route Army's 'Hundred Regiment Battle', you can see, there is such a huge disparity in strength between them, how can this battle be fought? ”

Regarding Huang Zhiquan's words, Feng Tiandong really had no choice but to take out a cigarette, light one, and frown in thought.

Huang Zhiquan continued: "Tiandong, last year, the Eighth Route Army tried its best to expand its troops and develop base areas; The Japanese devils are also desperately trying to consolidate the occupied areas, and by this year, both sides have made certain preparations, and the outbreak of large-scale conflicts is inevitable. However, due to the involvement of a series of battles in the south, the Japanese devils have never made up their minds to start a big war.

However, the Japanese devils never thought that the Eighth Route Army would take the initiative to launch the 'Hundred Regiment Battle' and attack them first, at this time, the Japanese devils found that the Eighth Route Army had become a momentum and had seriously threatened the safety of their rear in North China. ”

"In this sweep, the Japanese devils have been prepared for a long time, and it can even be said that they have been carefully prepared, so you can see that the base areas have basically been attacked and destroyed, and some areas have even been repeatedly cleared by the devils.

However, after the previous stage of the battle, the Eighth Route Army had no time to rest and recuperate, and responded to the battle in a hurry, how could it not be passive. This time, they carried out a series of raids and sabotage activities in Guhuai and other county towns, and they were a last resort in order to transfer the devils back. ”

After listening to Huang Zhiquan's explanation, Feng Tiandong said optimistically: "Hehe, Zuoza, no matter what, the result is not bad, after all, this sweep of the devil was completely crushed by the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Alas! You think it's simple, Tiandong, have you thought about the attrition of the Eighth Route Army? Huang Zhiquan sighed.

"Consumption problem?"

"yes, the problem of attrition! After more than two months of continuous fighting, how much did the Eighth Route Army consume, and how did they replenish it? I expect that the next period of time will be the most difficult stage of the Eighth Route Army, alas! Let's hope they make it through. ”

After saying this, the two were not in the mood to talk about anything, and at the same time fell into silence, only before breaking up, Huang Zhiquan told Feng Tiandong about the meeting with An Jianming, so that he knew in his heart.

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When he returned to the hospital at night, Feng Tiandong couldn't sleep for a long time, and Huang Zhiquan's words kept lingering in his ears.

Deplete! Deplete!

That's right, although the Eighth Route Army won the anti-sweeping victory this time, how can their consumption be replenished? Remembering one thing Liu Baosheng mentioned to him last time, that is, the consumption problem he talked about, he didn't care about it at the time, but now that he thinks about it, he suddenly feels that the problem is very serious.

Liu Baosheng told him that although the 1st Division, with the assistance of the 3rd and 5th Divisions, won the Lailing Campaign, the captured weapons and ammunition were not enough for one-third of its own consumption, and it could not make up for the losses at all.

Well! The next time you meet Liu Baosheng, be sure to ask about this situation.

Thinking about it, Feng Tiandong felt that his burden was getting heavier and heavier, and he couldn't sleep anymore, so he couldn't help but get up in his clothes and stand in front of the window and look into the distance.