Chapter 149 Intercepting military trains transporting supplies
Based on the intelligence provided by the system, Chen Ziyun had long known that there would be military trains transporting supplies heading towards the southern Shanxi region in the near future.
Therefore, when fighting in Xin County, even if he hit the railway, Chen Ziyun did not destroy the railway.
He was worried that if Qiu Ru destroyed the railway, it would cause the Lunar Army to use other routes to transport supplies, and then the information provided by the system would be of no value.
After the troops stationed in the Suohe Town area, did Chen Ziyun and Zhang Wu discuss this matter.
After Zhang Wu discovered the military column transporting combat supplies, Ma Zai found Chu Yu and prepared to join forces with him.
When Chu Yu learned that Chen Ziyundong had given relevant orders, he immediately agreed to Donglai without any hesitation.
The cavalry company and the guard company quickly advanced towards the railway, preparing to destroy the railway and intercept the military column.
Of course, both Bu Shen, Zhang Wu, and Chu Yu knew that if they defeated the Eastern Army, there would definitely be a lot of loot.
So they deployed some smart warriors in advance and asked them to quickly go to various villages and directly mobilize the people.
After all, they have more than 400 troops and their transportation capacity is very limited.
At one o'clock in the morning on May 19th, the cavalry company and the guard company began to launch combat attacks against the army's columns.
Originally, the First Army Headquarters was attacked because of Xin County, and some were worried that military trains transporting supplies would be intercepted.
Therefore, they have not arranged for the transfer of combat materials from the northern Shanxi area to southern Shanxi for a long time, but they have followed Chen Ziyun's command of the troops to stick to the rear of Suohe Town.
The First Army is completely relieved to come to the East, especially now that the Harada detachment and the Sato detachment will be together.
Thousands of their troops stayed in place, and the First Army Headquarters immediately contacted the troops stationed in Mongolia.
At present, the Shannan Army of the Little Japanese First Army has received a lot of heavy weapons from the Kwantung Army, and some Liao-made artillery and ammunition can be replenished outside the customs.
As the battle in southern Shanxi continues, a large amount of combat supplies and related artillery need to be replenished.
Can the Kwantung Army transport relevant materials to the Mongolian Army, and can the Mongolian Army transport them via the Tongpu Railway?
After receiving the notification from the First Army Headquarters, the Mongolian Army immediately made arrangements and the military train set off directly along the Tongpu Railway.
But the little devils didn't know that Colonel Harada sent all his troops to attack Suohe Town at this time.
Can he launch a full-scale attack in an attempt to completely annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops?
Those troops are fighting in the Suohe Town area, so naturally they cannot shoulder the task of protecting the military columns.
The First Army thought that those troops were deployed along the railway for defense, and did not say hello in advance.
Can the guard company and cavalry company be completely missed?
At one o'clock, the cavalry company used explosives to destroy the railway and directly intercepted the military column transporting supplies.
Although the little Japanese army has defensive troops, they are not many in number.
The two companies commanded by Zhang Wu and Chu Yu have strengthened their company organization. Each company has more than 200 people.
So far, their two companies have four heavy machine guns, four mortars, and two infantry guns.
Four infantry platoons and four cavalry platoons, otherwise the same weapons configuration will be adopted.
Each platoon has three grenade launchers, three light machine guns, twelve submachine guns, eighteen rifles and other weapons.
With such a weapon configuration, they have a complete advantage when fighting against the small Japanese defense force.
"Bagaya Road, what's going on? The First Army Headquarters said that there will be a large number of troops stationed on the nearby railway for defense."
"Can you tell me why the Jinsui Army attacked them so easily and directly? What is the origin of that Jinsui Army and how come they have such a large number of heavy weapons?"
"Bagaya Road, Type 92 heavy machine gun, Type 97 mortar, Type 92 infantry gun, their heavy weapons are all non-lunar type!"
A captain on the train had an angry face and he roared loudly.
If there was anyone available to answer his questions at this time, most of the little devils would have been beaten with bloody holes all over their bodies.
The captain of the Moon Army took out his southern leg gun and wanted to look outside.
Can a shuttle of light machine gun bullets hit him? The captain of the Yue Army was hit by the bullet on the spot and fell directly into a pool of blood.
A soldier carrying a submachine gun quickly came to the train. They searched carefully and annihilated the remaining Japs troops.
Then they opened the wooden boxes inside the carriage, and the soldiers couldn't help but exclaimed.
"How about the artillery shells? There are so many boxes, at least there are thousands of shells!"
"Company commander, come and take a look. There are two artillery pieces over there, exactly the same as the artillery pieces in the field artillery platoon of the artillery battalion!"
"What about mortars, company commander? They found a lot of mortars there, and the caliber seems to be the same as the mortars they used!"
Not long after, the excited shouts of the soldiers began to be heard from inside the carriages.
At that time, the Lunar Army requested to transport a large number of artillery shells and a small amount of artillery, which were intended to enhance the combat capabilities of the Lunar Army in southern Shanxi.
It is worth mentioning that the current mainstream mortars of most foreign troops are not of 82MM caliber.
The Jinsui Army is equipped with a certain number of 75MM mortars, which are of course very scarce mortars.
Currently, the 48th Independent Brigade is equipped with mortars. I would like to ask if the Lunar Type 81MM can be captured. In that case, it will be difficult to replenish the mortar shells.
But whether Fengtian Arsenal has mass-produced 81MM mortars, and whether the mortars and artillery shells captured that time can be effectively supplemented by the 48th Independent Brigade.
Zhang Wu, the commander of the cavalry company, and Chu Yu, the commander of the guard company, came to check immediately.
When they saw a large number of artillery pieces and artillery shells outside the carriage, the two people couldn't help but gasp.
They looked at each other, not daring to waste any time.
The cavalry company dispatched a cavalry platoon and immediately spread around to take charge of security.
The guard company then dispatched an infantry platoon to quickly build a blocking position to prevent the Moon reinforcements from approaching.
As for other troops, they will not carry the loot.
In addition, Zhang Wu also immediately sent cavalry messengers to quickly return to Suohe Town and report directly to Chen Ziyun.
Not long after, people from some nearby villages also came over with various means of transportation.
When the common people heard that the Jinsui Army was asked to help transport supplies, they were extremely reluctant.
After all, the Jinsui Army rarely fought against the Japs in those two years, so the people would inevitably complain if they misled the Jinsui Army.
When the soldiers stated that they were part of the 358th Regiment, the people's attitude changed instantly.
Can the 358th Regiment achieve results at Cangyunling and Yangcun Zhai Land Fields?
Even if Yan Laoxi did not carry out large-scale publicity, the people would not know it.
They knew that the Jinsui Army had troops from the 358th Regiment, which were very brave and good at fighting and had won many battles.
Given that the Jinsui Army was fighting against Japanese invaders, they were naturally not willing to support it.
When they arrived at the railway, looking at the corpses of the little Japanese in the carriages and looking at the Jinsui Army carrying supplies, the people became even more enthusiastic.
Did the little Japs cause harm to the people in the occupied areas? The people's request was also very simple. They were willing to help anyone who beat the Japs.
A large number of people began to carry the loot. With their support, the artillery and ammunition in each carriage were quickly carried away.
At this time, fierce fighting was continuing in Suohe Town.
After receiving reports from various ministries, Chen Ziyun also began to put the remaining reserve teams into the battle.
In Yangpo Village, Wu Ziqiang commanded three infantry companies and one machine gun company in combat.
At Xihui Village, Shi Yujian commanded three infantry companies and one machine gun company in combat.
In Suohe Town, two companies of the 5th Independent Infantry Battalion were fighting.
But due to the strengthened defensive forces on the highlands on both sides, could they directly bring support to the Suohe garrison at this time?
In addition, the artillery battalion troops continued to provide artillery support, with two field guns and six mountain guns launching continuous bombardments.
They took every position and provided powerful reinforcements.
The Second Battalion still strengthened its attack on Cuosuohe Town, but if they wanted to completely annihilate the defenders there, the difficulty increased again.
The highlands on both sides will provide mortar support, and heavy machine gun fire is likely to be launched.
The Bofors Mountain Artillery behind will also launch precise bombardment.
More than a hundred troops stationed in Suohe Town stayed outside the town and continued to engage in street fighting with the Moon Army troops.
As for Yangpo Village, they are also under greater pressure.
The mountain artillery of the Yue Army on the north side seized the opportunity to fire quickly, and the eastern troops of the First Infantry Battalion repeatedly attacked.
Fortunately, an infantry company came directly to the rescue, which blocked the attack of the Moon Army.
At half past one, Colonel Harada adjusted the combat deployment.
He ordered the First Battalion and Artillery Battalion to attack from the north; the Second Battalion and the First Mountain Artillery Battalion to attack Yangpo Village from the front.
The third brigade was responsible for Cuosuohe Town and Xihui Village to contain the attack.
Colonel Harada's intention is very obvious. He wants to gather four brigades of troops and take Dongyangpo Village quickly!
The Lunar Army troops quickly adjusted, but at that time, the Jinshan-Harada detachment of the Lunar Army was at its headquarters.
As fierce gunfire came from the north, Colonel Harada frowned tightly.
"Detachment leader Ge Dong, they have just received news that a military column coming from northern Shanxi was intercepted and attacked by the Shanxi-Sui Army."
"According to reports from nearby troops, the defenders in the military column have been completely annihilated, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops have taken control of the military column."
"They are currently in contact with the First Army Headquarters and the 26th Division Headquarters to see what exactly was transported by that military train."
"Judging from the situation they currently know, there are no elite Shanxi-Sui Army units from Yechang to the north."
"Detachment Captain Ge Dong, they don't have a lot of garrison troops there. I beg them to launch an attack. Will it threaten the security of their detachment headquarters?"
A captain officer quickly came to the detachment headquarters and rushed to report to the detachment leader, Colonel Harada.
At this time, the little Japanese did not realize the seriousness of the matter. Instead, they were worried that the Jinsui Army in the north would directly attack the detachment headquarters.
Colonel Harada nodded. He looked at the battle map with a thoughtful expression on his face.
He was thinking about whether to contact the Sato detachment and arrange for their troops to carry out support operations.
But at that moment, a communications soldier came to Colonel Harada with a panic expression.
"Detachment leader Ge Dong, the division headquarters sent an urgent call back. The military train departing from northern Shanxi is transporting a large amount of combat materials."
"These are artillery pieces and artillery shells transported from outside the customs, which are urgently needed on the southern Shanxi front line."
"The division headquarters received a message from the First Army Headquarters and thought that all their troops were stationed along the railway for defense, so they sent out troops."
The communications soldier saluted Colonel Harada and quickly reported.
After hearing the report, Colonel Harada couldn't help but froze on the spot, with a look of astonishment on his face.
He widened his eyes and quickly glanced north.
The military column transporting combat supplies urgently needed by the front line was intercepted, and the Jinsui Army even took control of the military column.
And his own troops also wanted to take responsibility for this. When something like this happened, Colonel Harada was stunned.
Because that was something he didn't expect at all, Harada was a little panicked for a moment.
"Bagaya Road, how could something like that happen? Why didn't the First Army Headquarters or the Division Headquarters send a notice to the East?"
"Do you know that if such a heavy military force passes through their defense area, then they will not devote all their troops to the battle in Suohe Town."
"Damn it, Ma is contacting the Sato detachment, asking them to dispatch troops quickly and advance north along the railway."
"With so much supplies, the Jinsui Army must have taken them away. The Sato detachment will attack quickly. There is a high chance that they will intercept them."
Colonel Harada said immediately with a solemn expression on his face.
When such an important military column was intercepted, Colonel Harada could not help but complain.
Of course, the First Army Headquarters and the 26th Division Headquarters did not expect that the Harada detachment would mobilize all its troops for combat.
They believed that the Harada detachment would allocate one part to conduct a night attack, while the main force would stay near the railway.
Colonel Harada Harada quickly regained his senses. He knew that now was not the time to complain.
He was immediately arranging communications troops to contact the Sato detachment, hoping that the Sato detachment could attack quickly and attack the guard company and cavalry company.
By mistake, Harada's detachment was closest to the battlefield, but Harada didn't send his own troops back.
After all, something happened to the military column. If you ask for permission to withdraw the Harada detachment now, it means that the battle at Cuosuohe Town has failed.
Colonel Harada believed that if his troops continued to attack, they would surely be able to deal with the Shanxi-Sui Army troops in Suohe Town.
Just ask for the Shanxi-Sui army to be dealt with. Then the fault of the attack on the army can at least be offset.
And once the Sato detachment asks if it can intercept the Jinsui Army troops and recover the lost supplies, then Harada will be able to gain military merit.
The Harada detachment's detachment headquarters quickly generated electricity and made contact, while the Sato detachment had already made preparations.
As the Harada detachment stormed Suohe Town, Lieutenant Colonel Sato quickly arranged for the troops to assemble and be ready to attack at any time.
Therefore, after receiving the order from Colonel Harada, Lieutenant Colonel Sato immediately commanded the troops and set off directly along the railway.
Unbeknownst to Lieutenant Colonel Sato, Li Yunlong had also made arrangements in advance.
Three infantry battalions, equipped with four mortars and one field gun, had already found a suitable position and established an ambush position.
If they pay close attention to the situation of the Sato detachment, they can ask the Sato detachment to set off, and they can directly ambush them.
(End of chapter)
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