Or a mandatory mission? Occupy Shuiquan Railway Station?
what's the situation?
Zhang Chu was at a loss.
"...You will receive the following rewards..."
"Equipment upgrades 5,000 times..."
"You get a chance to open a green treasure chest. The treasure chest is worth 3 million..."
"You get a gift: 1,500 bottles of oxytetracycline tablets..."
"You get a gift: a Soviet-made 120mm mortar..."
A series of information poured in.
Zhang Chu stood silently.
He needs some time to digest it all.
what happened?
Is Ding Wei so fierce?
Use four hundred men to conquer Shuiquan Railway Station?
Or has he already gathered tens of thousands of people?
I can’t figure it out…
However, we must prepare for a rainy day and establish an invincible position.
"Ni Dong!"
"arrive!"
"Take your troops to reconnoiter westward. Watch out for Japanese invaders."
"yes!"
Ni Dong obeyed the order and left.
He thought Zhang Chu was worried about the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
"Liu Zhiyong!"
"arrive!"
"Take your troops and build a defense line to the west!"
"yes!"
Liu Zhiyong also followed the order and left.
After making two arrangements in succession, Zhang Chucai gradually felt relieved.
No matter what happens to the west, it will not affect Jingxing Pass for the time being. There are 28 regiments in the east responsible for defense.
The remaining troops gradually completed the siege of the fortress. It was just a siege.
Their target is the coal mine, not the fortress.
Before having large-caliber heavy artillery, it would be difficult to capture a solid fortress solely by relying on 75mm field artillery.
However, the nearby coal mines are full of big fat pieces.
There were only a few Japanese regular troops stationed at the coal mines. Most of them were Manchukuo policemen. There were also some Manchukuo puppet troops.
Well, it was the so-called "Iron and Stone Troops" of the Puppet Manchukuo. At this time, their number was not large and their reputation was not great. The main purpose of entering the customs was to help the Japanese exploit and manage Chinese miners.
After all, most of the Japanese invaders did not understand Chinese and were speechless. However, the iron and stone troops of the Puppet Manchukuo were different. They were hardcore traitors. They were very cruel and cruel to Chinese workers.
Zhang Chu had already encountered him when he was in Sangshugou.
Later, all those black dogs were shot to death by the miners. This is the fate of hardcore traitors.
"You go ahead!"
"I'm responsible for keeping an eye on Ichiki Kiyoshi."
Zhang Chu ordered.
The others then led their troops to act separately.
Soon after, intensive gunshots rang out throughout the mining area. The gunshots gradually faded away, and it was obvious that the progress was going smoothly.
Definitely.
Today's Tubal Road is not rustic at all.
We already have so many machine guns and so many mortars. What's the difficulty in attacking coal mines?
No matter how powerful the iron and stone troops of the puppet Manchukuo were, they could not withstand the bombing of mortars and the strafing of 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns.
The only thing they could do was to desperately call for help.
Ask Taiyuan for help.
Ask for help from Peiping.
Ask Nanjing for help.
He even asked the Kwantung Army headquarters in Fengtian for help.
Tada Shun was shocked.
Itagaki Seishiro was shocked.
Umezu Yoshijiro was shocked.
Something happened at Jingxing Coal Mine? Tubal Road launched a large-scale attack? Is it now in danger?
Is this okay?
What did Yoshio Shinozuka do?
You can't even guard a coal mine!
As a result, telegrams like snowflakes flew to the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.
The deputy chief of staff was sweating on his forehead.
Ruined……
Ruined……
All of them are follow-up telegrams.
Some are from the North China Front.
There are people from the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters.
There are also those from the Kwantung Army.
What an exaggeration, even a telegram from the new commander of the Kwantung Army, Yoshijiro Umezu, came...
"idiot……"
Shinozuka Yoshio muttered to himself bitterly.
No one else heard the dirty words. However, the situation he was most worried about still appeared.
Tubal Road began to attack the coal mines.
This is tantamount to cutting flesh from the Japanese army. The top brass of the Japanese army will definitely be furious.
You must know that behind the coal mine is the Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd., which has powerful methods. If they are attacked, they will definitely seek help from the bosses at all levels.
Danger...
No, even the Kwantung Army has asked about this matter.
The next step is probably a direct call from the base camp. Or even a direct call from a certain prince to question him.
"Someone is coming!"
"Tie!"
"Send a report to Hyakutake Harukichi, urging him to quickly reinforce Jingxingguan to ensure the safety of the coal mine. It is urgent."
"Tie!"
The deputy chief of staff hurriedly turned around and left.
Soon, Hyakutake Harukichi received the report. He did not dare to neglect and ordered the troops to march forward quickly.
Saito:???
Miyano:???
Both of them looked at each other.
what's the situation?
Urgent?
Yoshio Shinozuka actually used the most urgent words?
what happened?
Is the sky falling?
"Bang bang bang!"
"Da da da!"
Suddenly, fierce gunfire rang out.
The Japanese invaders on the front line immediately reported that they were blocked by a large force from Tubal Road.
A fierce exchange of fire ensued between the two sides.
However, the Japanese invaders and the Eighth Route Army led by Ni Dong met. The two sides fought fiercely. The battle was very fierce for a time.
Afterwards, the Japanese invaders came one after another.
Subsequently, the Eighth Route Army troops led by Liu Zhiyong also entered the battle.
Both sides come and go.
All weapons are put to use.
Light and heavy machine guns...
Mortar...
Infantry artillery...
One hit harder than the other.
However, the two companies of the Eighth Route Army led by Ni Dong and Liu Zhiyong also numbered more than a thousand people.
They didn't understand the situation for a while, thinking that the Japanese invaders were going to reinforce Jingxing Pass. What could they do? Even if they were going to pay birthdays, they couldn't let him pass. So they immediately dug fortifications and organized defenses.
Hyakutake Harukichi sent a squadron to charge, but was beaten mercilessly.
In less than three minutes, more than a hundred Japanese invaders were all killed.
"idiot!"
"Kill Chirp!"
fury!
Immediately send three squadrons to launch a strong attack!
result……
He was also beaten back.
The casualties were heavy and more than half were lost.
"Da da da!"
"Da da da!"
The Deshka heavy machine gun fired wildly.
The bullets wildly harvested any life within two thousand meters.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Mortars also bombed wildly.
The more ferociously the Japanese invaders charged, the more they were destroyed.
After all, the guys in the hands of the Eighth Route Army are not good at all! The firepower is super fierce!
Especially those 12.7mm machine guns that shoot flatly, it is absolutely a disaster for the Japanese invaders. They will be broken if they touch it. They will die if they are touched. They will not even have a chance to be injured.
The relatively flat ground was disadvantageous to the Japanese invaders.
"idiot!"
Hyakutake Harukichi was furious. But he was unable to rage.
The cruel reality is this. Tubal Road has built a line of defense. They can't attack it at all.
So what if there are 5,000 troops?
have no choice……
I had no choice but to report the truth to Yoshio Shinozuka.
Yoshio Shinozuka:……
Ruined.
Tubalu has sinister intentions.
They actually arranged a blockade to block Hyakutake Haruyoshi's advance.
hateful……
It's really troublesome this time.
Over there, the situation in the coal mines is getting more and more dangerous.
The Eighth Route Army rushed and fought fiercely, occupying all the coal mines almost effortlessly.
All enemies who tried to resist were basically eliminated.
A large number of miners were rescued and immediately took up arms and joined the battle.
There were only a handful of remaining Japanese invaders, hiding in the dark, desperately sending messages to their respective bosses for help. Suddenly, telegrams like snowflakes flew to the Japanese invaders' command organs at all levels.
"idiot!"
"what happened?"
"idiot!"
Big bosses at all levels expressed their anger.
What happened to Yoshio Shinozuka? Why hasn’t action been taken yet?
As a result, telegrams like snowflakes flew to Taiyuan again. The deputy chief of staff looked at the contents of the telegram, his hands trembling.
These are all fatal questions!
A poor response will probably result in dismissal. Or even being required to have a caesarean section as apology.
However, Yoshio Shinozuka refused to respond.
It's not that he doesn't want to respond. It's that he can't respond. How can he respond?
Ordering Hyakutake Harukichi to lead troops to reinforce immediately is the best strategy. Any other measures are already too late.
The problem is that Hyakutake Harukichi is blocked by the Eighth Route Army and cannot move forward.
I wonder, what else can he do?
Should we abandon Taiyuan and send reinforcements?
Even so, it's too late.
Finally, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered the aviation force to dispatch. This was the only thing he could do.
"idiot!"
"Yoshio Shinozuka is an idiot!"
"Immediately order the 108th Division to advance towards Jingxingguan! Protect the coal mine!"
"idiot!"
Since Yoshio Shinozuka did not respond, Shun Tada and Seishiro Itagaki had no choice but to go into battle personally and deploy reinforcements.
They ordered the 108th Division stationed at Shimen to quickly move westward.
At the same time, the 109th Division stationed in Baoding was ordered to move south quickly as a response.
These two divisions are the trump cards of the North China Front.
Both Tada Shun and Itagaki Seishiro believed that as long as these two divisions were deployed, there would be no enemy that could not be defeated.
The problem is time!
Over there, the coal mines have been almost completely wiped out by Tubal Road, and it is very likely that not a single one will be left!
Perhaps by this time, all the Japanese heads had been hung on telephone poles for public display.
Time is running out!
The two divisions could only be ordered to advance like a spark.