As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army but it takes only a moment to use it. Li Yunlong gave the order and the soldiers inside and outside Yuncheng went to work.
The first thing to do was to lay the railway and build a fake train.
The foundation is not difficult, because the railway does not require long-term use. It only requires that the train can pass through it once without problems, so the quality requirements are not that high.
The difficulty arises on the tracks.
Zhao Gang calculated that from the Japanese defense line to the mine, the real railway was five miles away. In addition, a fake railway was laid, which was one mile away even if it was just a pretense. The total was six miles.
It's okay if it takes a long time. The six-mile railway track can be driven out even if the steel factory works overtime for about a month.
But the chief asked for action within a few days, which was almost an impossible task.
Li Yunlong didn't want to but said confidently: "No problem, this task is all on me!"
Zhao Gang asked doubtfully: "Do you have any idea?"
"That goes without saying!" Li Yunlong patted his chest.
Zhao Gang was worried that Li Yunlong would mess up, so he asked again: "How do you solve it?"
Li Yunlong sighed: "That's not easy. Do we need to produce the rails ourselves? Can't we just go to the Japanese to pick them off? The guerrillas may not be able to pick them off so much. If we go to the independent group to pick them off, then it won't be possible.
Same!"
Zhao Gang frowned and said, "That's not possible. Our train will have to pass over this railway track in a few days! If you tear up other people's railway tracks, won't the railway be broken?"
Li Yunlong tilted his head and raised his chin at Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, are you stupid or confused? Let's go and tear up the Japanese railroad track. Can the Japanese mend it? You still need it.
Worry about this!”
When Zhao Gang heard this, he thought it was right.
Railway is the main mode of transportation for the Japs. At this time, the war on the southern line of the Yellow River is in full swing. All kinds of strategic materials are being transported southward. The Eighth Route Army removed the railway track today, and the Japs will have to patch it up tomorrow, otherwise the transportation line will be stopped for several days.
God, I don’t know how the war situation in Henan will develop!
But Zhao Gang thought about it again and said with some worry: "Let me tell you, Lao Li, if we do this, will the Japanese suspect us?"
Li Yunlong let out a sigh: "Old Zhao, what are you doing... Concern leads to chaos. Isn't it normal for us to seize the railway? We want to support the stubborn army in Henan. Of course, we must destroy the Japanese railway line in a planned way!"
Zhao Gang said "Oh" and felt that what Li Yunlong thought was really reasonable.
What's more, the Eighth Route Army usually raided the Japs' railways. The Japs were used to it. Of course, this time they would not think that the Eighth Route Army was building railways.
Li Yunlong's move was equivalent to borrowing money from the Japanese to build the railway track, and it was also a high-quality railway.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gang agreed.
However, since this was a planned action, I made a request to the headquarters.
The detail of railway tracks was not included in the headquarters' plan. When I heard the plan, I thought it was quite good... Li Yunlong can sometimes come up with some good ideas unexpectedly, so he immediately approved it and reminded that the sooner the better.
The reason for "the sooner the better" was because they were worried that the Japanese would not have time to patch up the railway tracks, or that too many trains and supplies would cause traffic jams, which would affect the implementation of the Eighth Route Army's plan in three days.
Therefore, Li Yunlong led his troops to launch the operation that night.
The Independent Regiment's attack is really a little different...but it still has something to do with the Independent Regiment's military expansion during this period.
At this time, the independent regiment had the economic strength supported by the ten textile machines in Xiaobeiling, and it was backed by Yuncheng, a treasure land of consumption and soldiers. The number of troops increased and increased to more than 5,000 people, with an average of more than 5,000 soldiers per day.
There are more than 1,000 people in the camp.
With sufficient troops, and Kong Jie's New Second Regiment was stationed in Yuncheng, Li Yunlong pulled out four infantry battalions of the independent regiment in one go...that is, the first to fourth battalions, and the fifth battalion was Wang Xuexin's troops.
However, most of the troops are veterans and elites, as well as tank troops, which are definitely not suitable for robbing the railway.
Li Yunlong had another intention in doing this. In his words, he said: "In a few days, we will have a face-to-face fight with the Japanese. Many soldiers in the army have never been to the battlefield and have never seen blood. When the fight comes, it will still be difficult."
I don’t know how much I will lose! Now that I have an opportunity to practice in advance, can I let it pass easily?"
So, although it was just a small operation, Li Yunlong shouted and pulled out more than 4,000 people from four battalions in one breath.
The battles on this railroad are huge. When the Eighth Route Army usually fights guerrillas, its forces are often dispersed. It is not uncommon for thousands of people to launch an attack together, but not many, and it is usually a division-level operation... In the past
A group often only has more than a thousand people, and many groups only have a few hundred people.
Now Li Yunlong can easily pull out 4,000 people in an independent regiment, and the equipment is basically complete, with 50 rounds of ammunition per person. This makes Li Yunlong feel extremely fulfilled and a bit high-spirited.
However, Li Yunlong did not dare to be careless. He divided the troops into four parts: the first to third battalions attacked the enemy's three positions, and the fourth battalion served as a reserve. Each of the three offensive battalions was required to complete two raids.
The mission of the railway track.
In the middle of the night, after a red signal flare rose into the sky, gunshots and explosions rang out from three directions at the same time.
This will bring disaster to the Japanese and puppet troops.
The way the Japanese used to defend the railway line was still the same as usual, using gun towers for defense.
As mentioned before, artillery towers are fine for defending against poorly equipped guerrillas, but they can only be beaten when used to defend against regular troops, especially independent regiments with rocket launchers.
The combat mode is almost the same:
First use a rifle to knock off the searchlight on the top of the turret.
This step was still a bit difficult for the previous independent regiments. Most of the rifles equipped by the independent regiments were old and made by Wanguo. The 38-meter rifles paid from the Japanese were considered good guns, and those with original bullets were considered.
A sharpshooter.
In this case, it is necessary to assign sharpshooters to search for searchlights. If a few more rounds are not fired, it will not be enough.
It doesn’t matter now. Everyone is holding Springfield rifles. Ordinary soldiers use pointed bullets. They can randomly adjust a few and aim at the searchlight. After a few gunshots, the searchlight
A cloud of white smoke appeared and then it disappeared.
If the Japanese used backup searchlights, they would have the result within a few seconds of turning them on.
If the searchlight is knocked out, then it will be up to the Eighth Route Army to do whatever they want... The turrets are towering high, but the Japanese can't see the Eighth Route Army outside.
Therefore, it is a situation where the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark.
All the soldiers have to do is to step forward with a rocket launcher and then make a "boom" sound...