Aren't they the guerrillas of Tubal Road? They were actually able to wipe out a squadron of the Japanese army?
How can it be?
The frontline troops must have made a mistake!
"boom……"
"boom……"
Suddenly the dull sound of cannons was heard.
He hurriedly walked to the window and raised his telescope to take a look. His face changed drastically.
I happened to see a blockhouse being blown down in the distance.
The originally strong turret was directly blown to pieces.
My heart suddenly sank!
Damn it!
There is actually a direct-fire cannon on Tubal Road!
It's dangerous!
Destroying the gun towers is the next best thing.
The key is that the direct-fire cannon has a very long range. It directly threatens the train station!
Threaten Saburo Saito!
Threaten Major General Miyano!
"boom!"
"boom!"
Sure enough, there were artillery shells hitting the train station.
Although it did not cause any damage, it was enough to pose a fatal threat to Saburo Saito and Major General Miyano.
In fact, at this moment, the two Japanese major generals were also stunned.
None of them expected that they would be attacked at Shuiquan Railway Station!
(Author's note: From now on, Yangquan will be changed to Shuiquan. Because the real place name is easy to be changed from 404. Shouyang to Shouyin.)
It's under attack!
Not under attack!
Tubalu is attacking by force!
All field artillery was used!
"Saito-kun..."
"Miyano-kun, it's all my fault..."
"No!"
Major General Miyano shook his head.
Now is not the time for blame.
Blaming is useless.
In fact, he didn't want to blame anyone.
The offensive on Tubal Road was so fierce that it was not solely the fault of the First Army.
The North China Front Army is also responsible.
Tubal Road in Shanxi Province is so arrogant that they even dare to attack Shuiquan Railway Station!
You must know that Shuiquan Railway Station is not Fanzhuang Station. It is a very important railway node. The Japanese army has been stationed here heavily for a long time. There are also a large number of gun towers around it for protection.
Just like this, Tubal Road still dared to attack!
"Miyano-kun..."
"No problem!"
Major General Miyano is relatively calm.
He knew that there were heavy troops stationed at Shuiquan Railway Station. There were at least two brigades of troops.
These two brigades are not counted as the railway garrison. If the railway garrison is added, there will probably be about two squadrons. In other words, the total strength will not be less than 2,000 people.
Such a strong force, coupled with many strong gun towers, should be able to hold it back for a period of time.
I can't say three days. One day is definitely fine.
One day is enough. Reinforcements will arrive soon.
This is the railway line.
The Japanese army was best at using railway lines to transport troops.
Whether it is Jingxingguan and Shimen in the east, or Shouyin and Taiyuan in the west, they can quickly send troops for reinforcements.
so……
Calm down!
The Eighth Route Army was still unable to reach the train station.
"Miyano-kun, should we enter the fortifications?"
"Okay. I just want to see the Tubal offensive in person. I can report it to the commander when I get back."
"please!"
"please!"
The two entered the protective fortification.
In fact, it is a simple tunnel headquarters. It is used to defend against air attacks by the Chinese army.
However, Chinese military aircraft have never arrived here. Therefore, the Tunnel Command has never been activated. Unexpectedly, it was actually activated today.
"boom……"
"boom……"
Artillery shells kept coming.
Saburo Saito raised his telescope and observed the offensive on Tubal Road.
Obviously, judging from the current situation, the main task of Tubal Road is to demolish the outer blockhouses. All the blockhouses must be cleared before the attack can continue.
Those blockhouses are actually relatively strong. Some of them are made of reinforced concrete. They are considered semi-permanent fortifications.
If there were no field artillery on Tubal Road, there would be no solution at all.
Even infantry artillery cannot destroy these strong gun towers. But if there are field artillery...
"boom……"
"boom……"
With the intensive sound of artillery, another turret was blown down.
Almost all the Japanese soldiers inside were buried in the ruins. No one was seen crawling out for a long time. They were probably all broken into pieces.
The field of vision continued to extend into the distance, trying to find traces of the Eighth Route Army.
Unfortunately, nothing can be seen.
It is estimated that the number of Tubal Road is not very large. Their attack has only one direction, and that is the north.
All the artillery shells were fired from the north. It was estimated that there were 4-6 field guns.
"Saito-kun, how is the situation in the south?"
"No movement."
"Does Tubalu want to invade the east and attack the west?"
"Can't tell."
"Is it the Nanyue Military Region on Tubal Road?"
"Can't tell."
Saburo Saito felt ashamed.
He couldn't answer all the questions because he didn't know what the situation was.
According to his professional estimate, the number of troops dispatched by Tubal Road should be more than three regiments. Or even five regiments, six regiments, or more. Otherwise, it would be impossible to storm the train station.
A group on Tubal Road usually has about 1,200 people. A few may reach 1,500 people.
Even if there are five regiments, that is about 7,000 people. Facing the Japanese army of more than 2,000 people, there is no strength advantage because the Japanese army is in a defensive posture.
With the help of fortifications, 2,000 Japanese troops could completely defeat the Tubal army of more than 10,000 people.
Even if all the outer turrets are destroyed, there are still a lot of fortifications around the train station, so it is impossible to give Tubal Road a chance.
The deeper Tubal Road goes, the stronger the counterattack will be.
In fact, after a brief surprise, the guard captain Kyouichiro Niijima gradually calmed down.
He judged that Tubal Road did not have many troops.
According to the judgment of the frontline troops, the strength of Tubal Road will not exceed 1,000 people.
Because we know that the infantry on Tubal Road has not launched an attack so far. As long as the artillery is destroying the gun towers in an orderly manner.
It can be seen from this that Tubal Road came prepared.
Possibly a vanguard force.
The purpose is to clean up the perimeter of Shuiquan Railway Station. Once the fighting on the perimeter is over, the large troops from Tubal Road may arrive.
so……
What Kyouichiro Niijima had to do was report it immediately.
"Requesting urgent tactical guidance!"
"Requesting urgent tactical guidance!"
The garrison immediately sent a telegram.
The telegram went all the way to the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka.
Because Chief of Staff Saburo Saito was away, all military affairs were handled by Yoshio Shinozuka himself.
"Nani?"
Yoshio Shinozuka was shocked.
Tubal Road attacked Shuiquan Railway Station, is this okay?
The situation is serious.
He personally appointed Saburo Saito to meet Major General Miyano there.
If Tubalu succeeds, the consequences will be disastrous.
Although there were two brigades of troops at Shuiquan Railway Station, Yoshio Shinozuka also felt unsafe.
The problem is that there are no strong reinforcements nearby.
Taiyuan also has no mobile troops.
Only Shouyin still has the strength of a regiment.
Stationed in Shouyin is the 6th Independent Mixed Brigade. It is newly established. The commander is Major General Hyakutake Haruyoshi.
Immediately, he sent a telegram to Hyakutake Haruyoshi to immediately dispatch a regiment of 100,000 troops to urgently reinforce Shuiquan Railway Station.
"Nani?"
"A unit?"
When Hyakutake Harukichi received the report, he was immediately stunned.
The entire defense force of Shouyin City where he was stationed was only one regiment!
Will all troops be dispatched to rescue Shuiquan Railway Station?
Don’t want Shouyin City anymore?
However, he did not dare to disobey.
After all, the situation at Shuiquan Railway Station is critical.
Although they are both major generals, Miyano has a great background and has a royal title. If something happens to him, the base camp will definitely be held accountable.
He didn't dare to neglect. He immediately led a team to rescue him.
As for Shouyin City...
Just deploy a few hundred people from nearby strongholds to return to the defense.
Since Tubal Road is targeting Shuiquan Railway Station, there should be no extra troops to attack other places.
What's more, go back quickly. There may not be anything going on in Shouyin City.
