Someone was smashing steel drills on the railway. In fact, the noise was not small, and the effect of the rails on sound transmission was also very good.

But what about the distance? Once the distance of several kilometers passes, the sound can no longer be transmitted.

Now, a bag of black powder weighing 20 kilograms was buried under the railway track and exploded. There were also several fires lit, which finally made the Japs aware that something was wrong. Don't ask why the Japs' patrol team did not show up.

The problem is that the Japanese troops are insufficient and cannot produce so many troops.

It's better now. Whether it's the Japs guarding the Minghe Bridge or the Japs in Yongnian, a few kilometers east of the railway, they all know something is wrong!

"Baga, I knew something was going to happen! Order everyone to get into combat positions immediately!" At the Minghe Bridge stronghold, Captain Kurosawa Junya's first reaction was to strengthen the bridge's defense, not other issues.

Kurosawa's approach is correct: no matter what, do your job first! At least, the bridge is very important and cannot be slacked off.

"Quick, quick... quick..." Kurosawa ordered, and the Japanese team of Japanese soldiers immediately took action.

A small team of Japanese soldiers originally guarding the north of the bridge had now entered two bridgeheads, and the 92nd Heavy and Waibazi inside were also ready to shoot. The same was true in the south of the bridge. A small team entered the bridgehead.

The remaining squad and the troops directly under the squad entered the gun tower directly.

The turret is not big, with only two floors, upper and lower, and a platform and searchlight stand on the top. The little devils are ready at the firing port of the turret, and the grenadier soldiers have also climbed to the top, preparing to use two grenade launchers to control the stronghold.

Surrounding battlefields.

It has to be said that the little devil's defense measures are very complete! The north-south span of the bridge is only more than 300 meters. One large, four small and five strong fortifications form a blockade network. No matter which way the Eighth Route Army attacks, it will be hit from multiple directions.

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Especially the grenade on the roof of the building, there is no problem in controlling the turret within a radius of 500 meters! At the same time, high-power searchlights also began to shine back and forth.

"Damn it, this little Japs is a hedgehog!" In the crop field on the south side of the bridge, Li Yunlong was lying on a field ridge, looking at the brightly lit Japs stronghold, and said to a battalion commander beside him.

"Commander, do we really want to attack this stronghold?" The first battalion commander was a little worried. After all, such a tough battle is not easy to fight.

"Wait! Let's see what the little devil's next move is! It's best if the little devil mobilizes part of his troops! Zhuzi, come here!" Li Yunlong said.

"Captain, are you looking for me?" Zhu Zhu came over holding a grenade.

"Did you see that searchlight? When the fighting starts, knock out that searchlight first! Measure the range now and try to get a shell to hit the top of the turret!" Li Yunlong said.

"I understand, Commander! That's right, Commander, when can you get the mortar? That thing is very useful!" Wang Chengzhu said.

"Mom, you don't care what I want! Don't worry, I will get it for you! Hey, boy, don't brag to me. If there is a mortar, you have to support me! You can really hit it accurately.

Now, the whole regiment's artillery is under your control!" Li Yunlong said.

"Commander, please don't deceive me. Are you giving back the entire regiment's artillery? You can't even find a single mortar..." Zhuzi's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.

"You little bastard, let's see how you perform tonight. If you perform well, I'll give you two taels of sweet potatoes to bake!" Li Yunlong said.

"Boom...boom..." At this time, several more explosions were heard from the southern railway. Do not doubt that this was Deputy Commander Ding and his men blowing up the railway. Black powder is not very powerful, but it has a high yield.

Is it also possible to...

"Baga...it's the Eighth Route Army causing sabotage again!" At this time, Captain Kurosawa was already on the second floor of the artillery tower, still holding a telescope in his hand.

In the telescope, he saw several fires, shadowy figures, and even the explosive packets that had just exploded.

Now, there are two choices before him: one is to send troops out to inspect and kill those who sabotaged the railway; the other is to continue to stay here to ensure the safety of the railway bridge. So how did he choose?

"Captain, the call is connected!" Because the Eighth Route Army deliberately left the phone line uncut, Kurosawa quickly answered the call from Squadron Leader Muto Kusaburo of the Yongnian garrison.

That's right, when Kurosawa couldn't decide how to act, he chose to report the situation to Squadron Leader Muto and ask for tactical guidance.

"I have sent Fukada and two squads to check the enemy's situation. You can send an Imperial Association Army south to fight together!" Squadron Leader Muto said.

"Hai!" Kurosawa received the order and without saying a word, someone called Wu Daoyi over.

"Wusang, take your troops and go south to support the battle. Go!" Kurosawa didn't say anything else and just gave the order.

"Are you all going?" Wu Daoyi asked with a shy face.

"Huh? You can lead the team yourself and leave only three machine gun teams to guard here!" Kurosawa said.

"Hai!" Wu Daoyi understood the order and went directly to organize the puppet army.

Company Commander Wu was very reluctant to go on this mission, but the enemy's order came down. It was impossible not to go! If he went, he might die without the protection of the stronghold; if he didn't go, the enemy in the machine gun bunker would immediately shoot at them.

, no one can survive!

Half an hour later, Wu Daoyi and Mao Tianliang led a total of 123 puppet troops out of the stronghold, forming a thin and broken team and heading south along the railway.

At the same time, the west gate of Yongnian County opened wide, and two squads of Japanese soldiers with a total of 110 people lined up in an orderly manner and quickly headed north.

It's not like the Japanese don't want to drive, how fast would that be? But... the garrison troops are inferior, no!

At this time, it became clear that the Japs' troops were really insufficient. Deputy Commander Ding had already placed more than thirty explosive charges, and the Japs had sent out more than 200 troops, half of whom were puppet troops.

It's no wonder that the Pinghan-Han Line is such a huge line, with a span of six to seven hundred kilometers in the north alone, which requires enough troops to maintain it.

But what the little devils lack most now is troops. There are only a few four-unit divisions in the main force, so they can't stay on the railway line, right? That's why the later three-unit divisions, such as the 34th and 35th divisions, came into being.

As a garrison division, the regiment also has lower-level independent mixed brigades.

"Here we come!" South of the Ming River Bridge, Li Yunlong watched Wu Daoyi's team come out. He always experienced years of war experience, and he was inevitably excited.

"According to our intelligence, once the puppet troops come out, there won't be many puppet troops left in the stronghold, commander!" said Sun, the elder of the first battalion.
Chapter completed!