I	O
am	O
telling	O
you	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
sleep	O
peacefully	O
.	O
Ah	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
went	O
back	O
to	O
sleep	O
.	O
Ah	O
,	O
why	O
should	O
you	O
come	O
out	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
told	O
not	O
to	O
?	O
By	O
the	O
time	O
we	O
got	O
up	O
early	O
the	B-TIME
following	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
,	O
the	O
sports	O
ground	O
in	O
Zhuanbi	B-GPE
Village	I-GPE
was	O
packed	O
with	O
soldiers	O
who	O
had	O
stationed	O
there	O
.	O
Essentially	O
the	O
entire	O
enemy	O
had	O
been	O
destroyed	O
.	O
It	O
was	O
an	O
arduous	O
battle	O
.	O
At	O
10:00	B-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
on	I-TIME
August	I-TIME
20	I-TIME
,	I-TIME
1940	I-TIME
,	O
various	O
units	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Eighth	I-ORGANIZATION
Route	I-ORGANIZATION
Army	I-ORGANIZATION
launched	O
a	O
full	O
-	O
scale	O
offensive	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
plan	O
.	O
The	O
head	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
County	I-ORGANIZATION
People	I-ORGANIZATION
's	I-ORGANIZATION
Armed	I-ORGANIZATION
Forces	I-ORGANIZATION
Commission	I-ORGANIZATION
was	O
named	O
Zhao	B-PERSONNAME
Yemin	I-PERSONNAME
.	O
Zhao	B-PERSONNAME
Yemin	I-PERSONNAME
came	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
armed	O
personnel	O
and	O
some	O
things	O
.	O
Upon	O
arriving	O
,	O
he	O
relayed	O
an	O
order	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
road	O
from	O
Yangquan	B-GPE
to	O
Hedi	B-GPE
must	O
be	O
cut	O
off	O
tonight	B-TIME
,	O
with	O
the	O
electrical	O
wires	O
slashed	O
.	O
He	O
himself	O
would	O
bring	O
,	O
this	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
blow	O
up	O
that	O
Wudu	B-GPE
bridge	O
.	O
Led	O
by	O
Nie	B-PERSONNAME
Rongzhen	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
the	B-GPE
Shanxi	I-GPE
-	I-GPE
Chahar	I-GPE
-	I-GPE
Hebei	I-GPE
Military	I-GPE
District	I-GPE
was	O
ready	O
for	O
an	O
offensive	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
fifteen	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
laid	O
an	O
ambush	O
in	O
advance	O
along	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
,	O
launching	O
fierce	O
attacks	O
on	O
Japanese	B-NORP
military	O
strongholds	O
along	O
the	O
railway	O
line	O
.	O
It	O
was	O
also	O
during	O
the	B-DATE
night	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
August	I-DATE
20	I-DATE
that	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
129th	I-ORGANIZATION
Division	I-ORGANIZATION
directed	O
by	O
Division	B-ORGANIZATION
Commander	O
Liu	B-PERSONNAME
Bocheng	I-PERSONNAME
and	O
Political	O
Commissar	O
Deng	B-PERSONNAME
Xiaoping	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
with	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
,	O
including	O
two	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
1st	I-ORGANIZATION
Dare	I-ORGANIZATION
-	I-ORGANIZATION
to	I-ORGANIZATION
-	I-ORGANIZATION
Die	I-ORGANIZATION
Corps	I-ORGANIZATION
and	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
independent	O
battalions	O
,	O
formed	O
left	O
-	O
flank	O
and	O
right	O
-	O
flank	O
commandos	O
and	O
a	O
central	O
contingent	O
.	O
On	O
the	B-DATE
night	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
August	I-DATE
20	I-DATE
,	O
offensives	O
were	O
launched	O
against	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
independent	O
4th	B-ORDINAL
mixed	O
brigade	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
independent	O
9th	B-ORDINAL
mixed	O
brigade	O
along	O
the	O
western	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
.	O
Additionally	O
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
local	O
armed	O
forces	O
in	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
Pingding	B-GPE
,	O
Liaoxian	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Yushe	B-GPE
,	O
carried	O
out	O
sabotage	O
on	O
the	O
Pingliao	B-GPE
and	O
Yuliao	B-GPE
roads	O
and	O
pinned	O
down	O
the	O
enemy	O
at	O
various	O
points	O
,	O
ensuring	O
safety	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
forces	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
and	O
rear	O
.	O
Current	O
estimates	O
are	O
that	O
this	O
section	O
was	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
in	O
less	B-TIME
than	I-TIME
four	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
,	O
three	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O
After	O
this	O
was	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
,	O
four	B-CARDINAL
blockhouses	O
were	O
blown	O
up	O
.	O
By	O
digging	O
tunnels	O
,	O
they	O
charged	O
out	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
Only	O
then	O
did	O
they	O
,	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
enemy	O
soldiers	O
were	O
eliminated	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
blow	O
.	O
It	O
was	O
still	O
during	O
this	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
that	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
120th	I-ORGANIZATION
Division	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Division	O
Commander	O
He	B-PERSONNAME
Long	I-PERSONNAME
and	O
Political	O
Commissar	O
Guan	B-PERSONNAME
Xiangying	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
with	O
20	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
,	O
sabotaged	O
the	O
northern	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Tongpu	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
and	O
some	O
main	O
roads	O
west	O
of	O
the	O
railway	O
.	O
It	O
also	O
took	O
over	O
strongholds	O
at	O
Yangfangkou	B-GPE
,	O
Kangjiahui	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Fengrui	B-GPE
Village	I-GPE
,	O
cutting	O
off	O
the	O
northern	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Tongpu	I-FAC
railway	I-FAC
and	O
the	O
roads	O
from	O
Xinxian	B-GPE
to	O
Jingle	B-GPE
and	O
Fenyang	B-GPE
.	O
In	O
order	O
to	O
coordinate	O
with	O
breakthrough	O
battles	O
at	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
and	O
the	O
northern	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Tongpu	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
,	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
129th	I-ORGANIZATION
Division	I-ORGANIZATION
and	O
the	B-GPE
Shanxi	I-GPE
-	I-GPE
Chahar	I-GPE
-	I-GPE
Hebei	I-GPE
Military	I-GPE
District	I-GPE
also	O
ordered	O
their	O
units	O
to	O
deploy	O
more	O
than	O
50	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
Yang	B-GPE
to	O
Lishi	B-GPE
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
militias	O
,	O
to	O
launch	O
widespread	O
sabotage	O
and	O
raids	O
on	O
the	O
Pinghan	B-GPE
,	O
Pingsui	B-GPE
,	O
Beining	B-GPE
,	O
Baijin	B-GPE
,	O
Jinpu	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Deshi	B-GPE
railway	O
lines	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
main	O
roads	O
and	O
many	O
strongholds	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
army	O
.	O
On	O
the	B-DATE
afternoon	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
August	I-DATE
22	I-DATE
,	O
Peng	B-PERSONNAME
Dehuai	I-PERSONNAME
was	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
combat	O
operation	O
director	O
report	O
on	O
battle	O
developments	O
at	O
Eighth	B-ORGANIZATION
Route	I-ORGANIZATION
Army	I-ORGANIZATION
operational	O
headquarters	O
.	O
When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
actual	O
combat	O
strength	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Eighth	I-ORGANIZATION
Route	I-ORGANIZATION
Army	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
the	O
combat	O
operation	O
director	O
reported	O
:	O
There	O
are	O
30	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
along	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Line	I-FAC
,	O
15	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
along	O
the	O
Lugou	B-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
-	I-FAC
Handan	I-FAC
section	O
of	O
the	O
Pinghan	B-GPE
line	O
,	O
12	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
along	O
the	O
Datong	B-FAC
-	I-FAC
Hongdong	I-FAC
section	O
in	O
Tonghu	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
four	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
along	O
the	O
Tianjin	B-FAC
-	I-FAC
Dezhou	I-FAC
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Jinpu	I-FAC
Line	I-FAC
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
105	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
entering	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
With	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
his	O
hand	O
,	O
Peng	B-PERSONNAME
Dehuai	I-PERSONNAME
said	O
that	O
despite	O
being	O
over	O
100	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
call	O
this	O
campaign	O
the	B-EVENT
Hundred	I-EVENT
Regiments	I-EVENT
Offensive	I-EVENT
.	O
That	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
,	O
Peng	B-PERSONNAME
Dehuai	I-PERSONNAME
first	B-ORDINAL
used	O
the	O
name	O
Hundred	B-EVENT
Regiments	I-EVENT
Offensive	I-EVENT
in	O
telegrams	O
sent	O
to	O
various	O
military	O
corps	O
and	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Central	I-ORGANIZATION
Military	I-ORGANIZATION
Commission	I-ORGANIZATION
.	O
A	O
total	O
of	O
105	B-CARDINAL
regiments	O
participated	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Hundred	I-EVENT
Regiments	I-EVENT
Offensive	I-EVENT
.	O
Well	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
force	O
of	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
200,000	I-CARDINAL
soldiers	O
.	O
In	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
no	B-CARDINAL
less	I-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
400,000	I-CARDINAL
militiamen	O
,	O
guerrillas	O
,	O
and	O
civilians	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
voluntarily	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
offensive	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
probably	O
600,000	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
plus	I-CARDINAL
soldiers	O
and	O
civilians	O
.	O
The	B-EVENT
Hundred	I-EVENT
Regiments	I-EVENT
Offensive	I-EVENT
dealt	O
a	O
devastating	O
blow	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
at	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
.	O
Our	O
troops	O
were	O
strong	O
,	O
troops	O
were	O
strong	O
.	O
Er	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
logistics	O
and	O
support	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
Er	O
,	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
the	O
anti-Japanese	B-NORP
vanguard	O
team	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
all	O
young	O
people	O
in	O
their	O
20s	B-DATE
;	O
all	O
young	O
people	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
their	O
,	O
20s	B-DATE
.	O
This	O
is	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
,	O
situated	O
in	O
Yangquan	B-GPE
,	I-GPE
Shanxi	I-GPE
,	O
a	O
strategic	O
passage	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
back	O
then	O
.	O
On	O
August	B-DATE
21	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1940	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pin	O
down	O
Japanese	B-NORP
troops	O
stationed	O
in	O
Yangquan	B-GPE
and	O
to	O
cover	O
for	O
militiamen	O
sabotaging	O
the	O
western	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Zhengtai	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
,	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
129th	I-ORGANIZATION
Division	I-ORGANIZATION
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Eighth	I-ORGANIZATION
Route	I-ORGANIZATION
Army	I-ORGANIZATION
ordered	O
the	O
main	O
regiment	O
of	O
its	O
385th	B-ORGANIZATION
Brigade	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
14th	I-ORGANIZATION
Regiment	I-ORGANIZATION
led	O
by	O
Brigade	O
Commander	O
Chen	B-PERSONNAME
Xilian	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
to	O
head	O
directly	O
for	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
to	O
seize	O
the	O
high	O
ground	O
.	O
Like	O
a	O
sharp	O
sword	O
,	O
civilians	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
section	O
broke	O
through	O
the	O
strategic	O
passage	O
.	O
Frustrated	O
and	O
angry	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
army	O
immediately	O
deployed	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
troops	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
retake	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
.	O
To	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
complete	O
surprise	O
,	O
desolate	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
had	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
strong	O
combat	O
fortress	O
by	O
our	O
troops	O
in	O
less	B-TIME
than	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
night	I-TIME
.	O
Like	O
a	O
lion	O
with	O
its	O
mouth	O
wide	O
open	O
,	O
towering	O
and	O
rugged	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
was	O
constantly	O
waiting	O
for	O
any	O
invaders	O
who	O
dared	O
come	O
close	O
.	O
The	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
before	I-TIME
,	O
we	O
destroyed	O
the	O
roads	O
and	O
cut	O
off	O
all	O
electrical	O
and	O
railway	O
lines	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
communicate	O
.	O
It	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
us	O
went	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
roads	O
,	O
whether	O
it	O
was	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Eighth	I-ORGANIZATION
Route	I-ORGANIZATION
Army	I-ORGANIZATION
or	O
not	O
,	O
the	O
regulars	O
,	O
or	O
others	O
.	O
It	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
,	O
right	O
?	O
After	O
all	O
,	O
its	O
telephones	O
had	O
stopped	O
working	O
.	O
Yeah	O
,	O
the	O
roads	O
had	O
been	O
cut	O
off	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
vehicles	O
unable	O
to	O
drive	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
.	O
The	O
following	O
seven	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
nights	I-DATE
were	O
extremely	O
tough	O
.	O
Starting	O
from	O
the	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
army	O
in	O
Yangquan	B-GPE
,	O
backed	O
by	O
helicopters	O
,	O
launched	O
nonstop	O
fierce	O
attacks	O
on	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
using	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
.	O
During	O
the	O
Shi'nao	B-LOCATION
Mountain	I-LOCATION
battle	O
,	O
our	O
soldiers	O
died	O
in	O
large	O
numbers	O
.	O
So	O
many	O
died	O
that	O
the	O
clean	O
-	O
up	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
batches	O
.	O
In	O
addition	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
were	O
poisoned	O
when	O
toxic	O
gas	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
They	O
were	O
poisoned	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
protect	O
themselves	O
against	O
the	O
poison	O
.	O
They	O
simply	O
crawled	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
wetted	O
handkerchiefs	O
in	O
the	O
rain	O
to	O
cover	O
their	O
noses	O
against	O
the	O
poison	O
.	O
