Wang Xuexin admired Ding Wei's approach very much. The commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army had a strong appeal to the people. They could also make full use of the power of the masses, so they could complete the task quickly and well, saving ammunition.
Monk's reconnaissance company only does one thing: control the train as quickly as possible and ensure its safety.
The monk almost missed it.
Shi Sha suggested that the monk dig out the railroad tracks from the beginning so that no matter what happens, the train cannot escape.
But the monk disagreed. He said to Shi Sha dissatisfied: "Deputy company commander, are you too careful? How many Japanese are there to protect the train? There are more than 200 people in my reconnaissance company, and each one They are all good players. How about taking down the train and digging the railway? Don’t you have to make up for it after the digging is broken?”
Shi Sha replied: "Company Commander, it's not a bad thing if we be careful. It won't take much time to dig up and replenish the money. Besides, this train is parked at the train station, so there are not more than a dozen Japanese soldiers!"
"There aren't many..." The monk raised his head: "The battalion commander looks down on our reconnaissance company and assigns such a simple task. I can't look down on myself! Besides, if you dig up the railway, If this train goes forward, what if it overturns?"
When Shi Sha heard this, he thought it made sense, so he followed the monk.
In fact, the situation the monk mentioned will most likely not happen. If train drivers find that the track has been cut, most of them will choose to stop the train instead of driving the train straight up to the point where it derails and overturns.
The monk's estimate was correct. There were only a dozen or so Japs protecting the train, and there were only a dozen or so Japs at the train station. Adding in a platoon of puppet troops, the total number of enemies was only about sixty.
There are more than 200 people in the reconnaissance company, and all of them are good players. How can we deal with these 60 or so rabble and hold on to the snail with three fingers?
The problem is that this is no longer the case once the war starts.
The only reason to blame is that Ding Wei acted too quickly. As soon as the fighting started, workers in Jiangyangfu launched uprisings one after another... Many of them were not even mobilized by the Eighth Route Army, but spontaneously by the workers.
It’s easy to understand. I’m usually fed up with being pooped and pissed on by the Japanese and puppet troops. If I’m not careful, I have to surrender my life. It can even be said that there is no hope of getting out alive. Now I hear The sound of gunshots means that the Eighth Route Army is coming, which means hope is coming, so why not fight to the death?
The speed of the labor uprising was so fast that the Japanese and puppet troops knew immediately that they could neither control nor win the war.
At the same time, there was an unknown number of Eighth Route Army ambushes outside, and it was getting dark. It was basically a matter of death to stay here or to rush out.
There is only one way to survive: the train station. Only by taking the train can you escape quickly.
As a result, all the Japs and puppet troops crowded towards the train station, and the train station was still their hope... This put great pressure on the reconnaissance company. They were almost sandwiched between two layers of Japs, both inside and outside, and were completely unprepared. Suddenly it was a hard fight.
The most terrible thing is that at this time, the train slowly started to move again... Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese planned to drive the train and leave the friendly troops stranded outside to escape.
Seeing that the train was about to leave the station, the reconnaissance company was suppressed by several times the number of troops and could not move. At this critical moment, the monk rushed up to the roof of a private house like a monkey. After running for a while on the roof, he suddenly With one leap, he grabbed the locomotive in the air, then took out the cannon box from his waist, poked his head in, and struck hard inside, knocking down several of the Japanese inside on the spot.
The train gradually stopped, and Shi Sha reacted quickly. He immediately led his troops towards the locomotive and guarded it tightly.
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Because Shi Sha understood that as long as he guarded the locomotive, everything else would be easy, the enemy would not be able to escape no matter what, and the plan could proceed as usual.
Sure enough, the enemy attacked in the direction of the locomotive like crazy.
But before, the reconnaissance company attacked the train. After Monk showed his skill and grabbed the locomotive, he took the initiative and used defense instead of attack. The situation was completely different.
The enemy who came up was always suppressed by the reconnaissance company and could not get closer. The battle was not over until Ding Wei occupied Jiangyangfu and led the reinforcements to arrive.
In this battle, although the monk made his first contribution, he was still defeated in disgrace. In addition, the reconnaissance company sacrificed more than thirty people, and the monk felt that he could no longer lose face.
"Deputy company commander!" The monk reflected to Shi Sha with a sullen face: "I should listen to you. If the railway is dug first, the troops will not need to rush to attack the train and be passive!"
There is nothing wrong with what the monk said.
If the railway is dug out from the beginning and the train is in a state where it is impossible to escape, then the reconnaissance company can advance, attack, retreat or defend. If the situation is not right, it can withdraw. There is no need to fight with the enemy with superior strength.
However, because the railway had not been dug, the train might escape and the entire plan would fail. Therefore, the reconnaissance company had no choice but to move forward and not retreat, even if the enemy encircled them more and more, they had no choice.
"Brother No. 30!" The monk took off his hat and threw it to the ground. Then he squatted on the ground with a sigh and said in a muffled voice: "I'm lazy!"
Shi Sha stepped forward and patted the monk on the shoulder and said: "Company Commander, I don't blame you. There is no way to fight without casualties, and there are no victorious generals. We still won the battle! What's more, our mission has not been completed yet.
, do you think..."
The monk nodded.
What Shi Sha said is right. The task has not been completed yet. Even if the responsibility is to be investigated, we have to wait until we return to Yuncheng.
At this time, the monk had realized that this task was not as simple as he imagined.
News of the fall of Jiangyangfu soon reached Neji Okamura's headquarters.
Okamura Neiji was not surprised in this regard, because for the Eighth Route Army, if their strategic goal is to destroy the empire's logistics supply lines to support the stubborn army, then attacking the source of logistics supplies is the factory that produces supplies or even blowing up the machines.
It is natural and reasonable.
What Okamura Neiji found strange was that Jiangyangfu was in the hinterland of the Imperial Army and was surrounded by Imperial Army troops. Wasn't the Eighth Route Army committing suicide by doing this?
Could it be that they could use a regiment of troops to blow up those machines?
But soon Okamura Neji got a reply.
Before Okamura Neiji could mobilize his troops to surround Jiangyangfu, Yoshio Shinozuka came nervously with a telegram and reported: "Your Excellency, General, our army has been attacked by the Eighth Route Army in many places in an organized manner. Unlike
It was done by guerrillas, a regular army with strong combat effectiveness!"
"That's it!" Okamura Neji nodded and said, "It seems that the Eighth Route Army has launched the second Hundred Regiment War!"