Xu Dalong checked the map in advance and knew that the train would pass through mountainous areas ahead and would take a big detour, so he decided to take a shortcut from a small road to intercept the Japanese military column.
The Japanese military column was originally heading towards Taiyuan, why did it suddenly turn back?
It turned out that Shinozuka Yoshio applied for the North China Front Army to replenish weapons and ammunition this time. He originally wanted the military column to reach Taiyuan City directly. However, after careful consideration, he believed that there is a section between Lingao City and Taiyuan that passes through Ping'an County.
, very close to the Mawu Mountain base.
He was worried that he would be intercepted by Xu Dalong's troops. After racking his brains, he thought that this batch of weapons and ammunition was originally used to encircle and suppress the Mawushan base area. Therefore, he changed his mind and planned to directly replenish the weapons and ammunition needed to defend the 32nd Division.
Weapons and ammunition, unload all the remaining weapons and ammunition to Yucheng and hand them over to the 108th Division. They will then be escorted by the 108th Division and distributed to other troops participating in the siege of the Mawushan base area. After this army stayed in Lingao City, they
Returning along the original route, we prepared to turn towards Yucheng halfway, and two locomotives were prepared for this purpose.
Responsible for the escort on the military column was a strengthened squadron of the North China Front Army Headquarters Security Force. This squadron has more than 220 people, all of whom are veterans with more than three years of military service. They have rich combat experience and are equipped with two 92-guns.
Type infantry cannon, four mortars, two 23mm machine guns, one Type 92 heavy machine gun, sixteen crooked machine guns, and the remaining soldiers each have a Type 38 rifle. It can be said that they are armed to the teeth.
Extremely powerful in combat.
The squadron leader of the Japanese army usually has the rank of captain, but the squadron leader of this squadron has the rank of major, and has been in this position for three years. He is an excellent and experienced commander.
The Japanese army's column entered the mountainous area and slowed down a lot. The Japanese squadron leader was very worried about encountering an enemy ambush in the mountainous area. He ordered the soldiers to climb on the roof of the vehicle, set up machine guns and artillery, and pay attention to the surrounding situation.
Always ready to fight.
After 50 minutes of driving, the train was finally leaving the mountainous area. The squadron leader breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go down and rest for a while.
The train suddenly slowed down, and under the influence of the huge inertia, the squadron leader almost fell off the train.
He didn't know what happened, so he quickly got off the roof of the car, reached the cab of the military column, and asked: "What's going on? What happened?"
The train driver pointed forward and said: "Sir, there is a situation ahead."
The squadron leader looked forward from the window, and sure enough he saw some stones piled up on the railway ahead. Several Japanese officers and soldiers were carrying them there. One of the Japanese soldiers held up a plaster flag on his rifle and kept shaking it to signal.
parking.
The Japanese squadron leader immediately became alert and ordered the messengers around him to pass on his orders, telling all soldiers not to get out of their vehicles and to be ready to fight at any time.
The train stopped slowly. The Japanese squadron leader was very careful and did not get off the train. He just asked the train driver to go to the front to inquire about the situation.
Soon after, the train driver came over with a Japanese second lieutenant.
The squadron leader was still hiding in the car, holding the tortoise box in his hand, and asked: "What part are you from, and what happened?"
When the Japanese second lieutenant saw a Japanese major in front of him, he stood at attention and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, Major, we are from the Yucheng Railway Garrison, and we are on a routine inspection. We saw rolling stones falling on the railway, and we were worried that there might be something wrong with the passing trains.
, that’s why I stay here specially.”
The squadron leader said: "Are you from the Railway Guard? Come to me with your ID."
The Japanese second lieutenant took out his ID from his pocket and handed it over.
The Japanese squadron leader took it and looked at it. Sure enough, it belonged to the railway garrison. He returned the certificate to the Japanese second lieutenant and still asked with great vigilance: "Why don't you move those rocks away?"
The Japanese second lieutenant said: "The stone is too big and there are too few people to move it."
The squadron leader looked at the train driver and asked, "Is that so?"
The train driver nodded and said: "Sir, the stone is really big. There are several pieces. It can't be moved without people."
The squadron leader was still confused and asked: "Where did such a big stone come from? We didn't see it when we came here just now."
The Japanese second lieutenant said: "I don't know either."
The train driver often travels in this area and has certain experience. He said: "Sir, I just checked and found that the stone rolled down the mountain. This has happened before."
The squadron leader asked: "What should we do?"
The Japanese second lieutenant was obviously unhappy because the squadron leader had always been unfriendly towards him. When he saw the squadron leader asking him, he said with a straight face: "I don't know."
The train driver saw that it was getting late and was worried that it would be dangerous to stay here. He said to the squadron leader: "Sir, I saw those stones. If there are many people, they can be moved. Just send someone down and remove those stones."
Move the stone away."
The Japanese squadron leader had no other option for a while, so he said to the executive officer beside him: "Send a team down and clean up those rocks."
The Japanese executive officer transferred a small team from the car and followed the train driver and the Japanese second lieutenant to move the stones.
Soon after, the executive officer ran back and said: "Your Excellency, squadron leader, the rocks are too big and there are not enough manpower."
The squadron leader said: "Then bring another team down."
Following the executive officer's command, another small group of Japanese soldiers got off the train and ran over to move the rocks on the railway.
None of the Japanese officers and soldiers in the railway garrison helped, they just stood aside and watched the fun.
Xu Dalong and others who were ambushing in the mountain could clearly see that, in addition to those on the roof of the car, the Japanese troops were riding in the front, rear and three stuffy tank cars in the middle.
Monk Wei called several squad leaders and asked them to deal with the Japanese troops carrying stones and the Japanese troops on the roof, and to use firepower to blockade the three stuffy tank cars.
Those guarding the top of the mountain were members of the Mawushan guerrillas. Those disguised as the Japanese railway garrison were of course members of the special operations squadron. The Japanese second lieutenant was disguised as Zheng Xirong.
Why does Zheng Xirong have an officer certificate of the Railway Garrison? This is not surprising. As the squadron leader of the Intelligence Squadron, he not only has an officer certificate of the Railway Garrison, but also the 32nd Division, the 108th Division, and the 110th Division.
, even the Japanese military police in the county and Huang Xiejun's military officer ID were all forged by Wang Jinke. He could change his identity at any time when encountering different situations.
Not only did he have so many forged documents, the special operations squadron also had many.
As for the big stones on the railway, they are of course the work of Xu Dalong, Wei Monk and others.
Half an hour ago, Xu Dalong and others had taken a shortcut here. They climbed to the top of the mountain and chose stones that could be pushed down from the mountain. However, the stones that could be moved were too small to intercept the train.
Effect.
Xu Dalong asked everyone to spread out and look at the huge rocks on the hillside to see if any were loose. After everyone searched, they finally found a huge rock. This rock was not integrated with the mountain below.
It stopped at an angle on the hillside.
Monk Wei organized people to push it down. Unexpectedly, the rock was too heavy. Dozens of special operations team members pushed it from top to bottom, but it did not move at all. Even Xu Dalong and Monk Wei joined in, but they only made it move.
The rock shook a little, but still couldn't make it roll.
Seeing time passing by, if the rock cannot be pushed down, all plans will fail. At this time, even Xu Dalong couldn't help but become a little anxious.
Lin Xueying stood aside and saw that Xu Dalong and the others could not push the boulder. She looked around and saw the tops of pine trees exposed behind the mountain ridge not far away. She hurriedly reminded: "Captain, there should be pine trees behind there."
Lin Xueying's words reminded Xu Dalong, and the special forces members also heard it. Without waiting for the captain and Monk Wei's orders, several special forces members ran over. Sure enough, they saw several pine trees growing on the back of the mountain ridge, and they hurriedly cut them down.
He picked up those pine trees and carried them over.
Monk Wei directed the special forces team members to continue shaking the rock. Taking advantage of the rock's swing, he inserted the tree trunks into the gaps in the rock. Several strong special forces team members used the tree trunks as crowbars and worked with other team members.
With great effort, he finally pushed the boulder to roll down the hillside.
The special operations team members cheered as the huge boulders kicked up smoke and dust as they rolled.
Xu Dalong looked at Lin Xueying and extended his thumb towards her.
Li Xueying smiled sweetly and winked charmingly.
On the railway at the foot of the mountain, the Japanese squadron leader saw that the Japanese officers and soldiers had not pushed away the boulder. He was a little impatient, so he got off the train and walked over.
Zheng Xirong had been staring at the Japanese squadron leader. When he saw him approaching, when he was looking at the rock with his back facing him, he suddenly took out the bastard box and hit the Japanese squadron leader's back.
Fire two shots.
The special operations team members pretending to be Japanese soldiers also opened fire suddenly at the Japanese troops. While fighting, they ran to hide behind the cover they had already spotted.
At this time, the Japanese soldiers were busy moving rocks on the railway. Their guns were set aside, and they were completely unprepared. They suffered heavy casualties immediately.
It was agreed in advance that Zheng Xirong and others would take action first. Seeing Zheng Xirong and others taking action, Xu Dalong also gave the order to fire.
The special operations team members on the mountain had already identified the targets assigned to them in advance. They opened fire together, and the fierce firepower knocked down the Japanese soldiers who were surrounding the rocks. The Japanese soldiers on the roof of the car also started to fire.
Got beaten down.
The Japanese soldiers who were still in the carriages wanted to rush out after hearing the gunshots. However, each carriage was blocked by two light machine guns, and the Japanese soldiers inside did not dare to show their heads at all.
Wang Gensheng, the first bombardier of the Mawushan guerrillas, is now the captain of the second detachment of the special operations squadron. He led the members of his detachment, under the cover of firepower, quickly rushed down the hillside and rushed to the railway track.
train, they came to the train and threw grenades into the canister compartment.
The battle lasted less than ten minutes, and the special forces members wiped out all the Japanese soldiers.
Because Xu Dalong had already promised in advance to save the life of the Japanese train driver, this guy was lucky enough to survive.
The Japs' military column had two locomotives. The Japs driver on the rear locomotive was killed in the battle, and now he is the only one left.
Zheng Xirong ordered him to drive for the guerrillas. Unexpectedly, this guy was very stubborn and refused.
Monk Wei had a way to deal with him. He gave instructions to two guerrillas, and the two team members dragged the Japanese driver who was killed from the front of the car and threw him in front of the Japanese driver.
Put the gun to his head.
Looking at the corpses of his companions, the Japanese driver finally gave in and agreed to drive for the guerrillas.
The military train had two locomotives but only one driver, which was still not enough, but it didn't bother Xu Dalong.
He asked the Japanese driver to be escorted onto the locomotive, and asked him to briefly explain the essentials of operation. Then he asked the Japanese driver to stay on the locomotive while he got on the front locomotive, and then drove the train towards the locomotive.
We drove in the direction of Lingao City.
Lingaocheng Railway Station.
At 6:20 in the evening, the station manager saw that there was nothing to do, so he gave a few instructions to his employees and prepared to go home from get off work.
At this moment, he heard the sound of a train moving in the distance. The setting sun had not yet set, which dazzled him a little, so he put up an awning and looked ahead, and saw that he had already left.
The military column that had passed away returned again.
He felt puzzled and stood nearby, waiting for the train to stop so he could ask about the situation.
Unexpectedly, the military column did not stop at all, but roared directly past.
The station commander felt there was a problem, so he called the dispatch station and reported what he had seen about the military columns.
The dispatch station immediately realized that something had happened and asked him to quickly contact the Japanese troops in Lingao City.
Willow Valley.
Everyone was overjoyed when they received the telegram from Xu Dalong.
Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Huang Jingzhong and others arrived at the railway early and looked towards the direction of Lingao City.
"Rumble", with a roar, the locomotive appeared in front.
"Come, come, captain, they are back." The officers and soldiers beside the railway couldn't help cheering.
Xu Dalong, who was on the locomotive, saw the guerrillas standing next to the track in front of him and began to reduce the speed. The train drove slowly for a while and then stopped.
When Kong Jie and others saw Xu Dalong getting off the front of the car, they all gathered around him excitedly.
Kong Jie said excitedly: "Brother Dalong, you have done a great job. This time we will make a fortune."
After saying that, he looked at the long train with a greedy look in his eyes.
Zhang Dabiao was even more straightforward. He said hello to Xu Dalong, then ran directly to the carriage and shouted: "Quick! Open all the carriage doors."
The officers and soldiers swarmed forward, opened the carriage door in a hurry, and climbed in eagerly. Soon there were cheers.
The officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade shouted: "Chief of Staff, the car is full of artillery shells. We are rich."
The officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade shouted: "Brigadier Commander, there are a lot of mortars on the truck, and there are a lot of artillery shells."
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade shouted: "Chief of Staff, these are all Japanese machine guns.
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The officers and soldiers who climbed onto the train shouted one after another, and the officers and soldiers on the train and around cheered, and the scene became a sea of joy.
This time I really made a fortune. This military train has 32 carriages. In addition to the 5 carriages that were unloaded at Lingao City, there are 3 carriages for transporting Japanese soldiers. The weapons and equipment in the remaining 24 carriages
All of them were captured. These weapons and equipment were supplemented by the North China Front Army to the Japanese First Army to besiege the Mawushan base area. Now, the Japanese army's siege plan may be postponed again.
Xu Dalong did not blend into the happy crowd. He stayed beside Lin Xueying, waiting for news from Lingao City.
The indicator light on the "Dada" radio station flashed. Lin Xueying copied the telegram, translated it and gave it to Xu Dalong.
The telegram was sent by Wang Pao, saying that the Japanese troops in Lingao City and the cavalry regiment outside the city had been dispatched. The two cavalry regiments were in front, followed by the Japanese infantry, and were heading towards Liushugou along the railway line.
Opened over.
Xu Dalong summoned Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Huang Jingzhong, Sun Desheng and Cui Zhenyue, and said to them: "The Japanese army has been dispatched. According to the original battle plan, prepare to ambush the Japanese army."
Kong Jie said excitedly: "Don't worry, the troops have already laid an ambush and are just waiting for the little devils to come."
Zhang Dabiao looked at the train and asked, "What should I do with these weapons and ammunition?"
Xu Dalong said: "Each unit unloaded part of the ammunition for replenishment. The rest remains on the train. I will let it drive a few miles further and stop at the intersection leading to Ping'an County. Chief of Staff Huang
, leave one battalion of your independent brigade to cooperate with our transportation troops to the intersection in front, unload the supplies from the train, load them, and return directly to the base area."
Everyone expressed their understanding and then returned to their own troops.
The duty room at the headquarters of the 32nd Garrison Division received a call from the station commander. After asking about the situation, he hurriedly reported to Chiba Xunichi.
At this time, Chiba Xunyi had just sat down at the dinner table. Hearing the news, he suddenly lost his appetite.
His first feeling was that this was Xu Dalong's fault again. Although he was somewhat fortunate that the 32nd garrison division had received weapons and ammunition, if something happened to the entire army within his defense zone, he would really not be able to afford it.
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He immediately sent for the chief of staff and asked him to organize troops to recover the stolen military columns along the railway line.
While the chief of staff asked the person on duty to convey the division commander's order, he asked: "Your Excellency, the division commander, do you want to report to your Excellency the commander?"
Chiba Xunyi said: "Now is not the time to report. Let's take back the military column first. If we can't take it back, then we will consider how to report to the Commander."
The chief of staff understood what he meant, that is, if the military column could be recovered, that would be great. If it could not be recovered, we should find a way to shirk responsibility.