The destruction of the Zhucun brigade opened the last barrier on the way forward for the train.
To be precise, it is not the last barrier. The last barrier should be the unlaid railway.
But this is not a big problem, because the sleepers are already prepared, and the rails are also ready. It is just a rough foundation to lift them to the corresponding position and connect them together. After all, it only requires one pass, so there is not much High requirements.
These things did not even require the Eighth Route Army to do anything. When the guerrillas returned to Yuncheng and shouted, groups of ordinary people came out one after another carrying poles, baskets and wheelbarrows.
Everyone gathered firewood and the flames were high. In just over half an hour, sections of the railway were laid, and then the train slowly drove towards the mine at a slow "rumbling" pace... The reason why it was slow was because there was no time at this time. I'm in a hurry, there's still more than half an hour before dawn.
On the other hand, the rails are disposable and the quality is indeed excellent. Worrying that the train will roll over or something accidentally is not worth the gain.
In fact, there is a small doorway, that is, the section of railway track leading to the mine was laid early in the morning. Kong Jie, who was responsible for organizing the people, asked the guerrillas and the people to build the railway track that extended all the way to the direction of the fake train. In the middle, the Eighth Route Army secretly connected a section and drove the train into the mine without anyone noticing and hid it.
Then the canvas covering the fake train was lifted, and the guerrillas and the people all thought it was a train captured from the Japanese... It was not difficult to do something like a train in the dark, even if it was as big as a train.
This does not mean that we do not believe in the guerrillas, nor does it mean that we do not believe in the people.
However, the guerrillas and civilians are all mixed up, and there will always be some Japanese spies mixed in, especially the puppet army spies. They are originally Chinese and cannot distinguish the authenticity from the fake.
What the Eighth Route Army did was actually to use these spies to mislead the Japanese.
The Japanese were indeed fooled.
The intelligence was reported layer by layer and reached the hands of Okamura Neji.
If it were Neji Okamura himself in Yuncheng, he might not be fooled so easily.
But what others in Taiyuan had access to were telegrams and reports from subordinates, and they could only make analysis based on these existing appearances, so it was normal for them to be deceived.
Even Okamura Neji suddenly realized when he saw the information.
"So that's it!" Okamura Neiji said: "No wonder the Eighth Route Army spent so much time staying there after capturing Jiangyangfu!"
According to the Eighth Route Army's combat habits, after capturing a certain place, they usually destroy the facilities there or set fire to cause heavy losses to the Japanese, and then quickly evacuate.
This is correct, because the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's attack on the empire was not to drive the empire out... At this time, the Eighth Route Army did not have this capability. Its strategic goal was to attack the empire's logistics so that it could not provide sufficient supplies for the frontline troops.
On this basis, the Eighth Route Army of course fought and retreated quickly, destroying facilities with one hit and then immediately dispersed and fled.
But the Eighth Route Army attacking Jiangyangfu did not do this.
After they captured Jiangyang Fu, they not only stayed there, but also launched an attack along the railway line.
At this time, Okamura Neiji could not understand the intentions of the Eighth Route Army.
Shouldn't they just set fire to the factory and burn it down and leave?
What are your intentions in staying in Jiangyangfu?
What was the purpose of attacking along the railway line?
Is it to destroy the railway?
Or is it to protect Jiangyang Fu?
Of course not for these purposes!
You can destroy the railway anywhere, why take the risk of being surrounded by the imperial army in Jiangyangfu.
It is even more impossible to defend Jiangyang Fu, which is the hinterland of the empire.
Okamura Neiji was suspicious and mobilized his troops to surround Jiangyangfu. However, because Jiangyangfu was far away from the front line, the troops were not able to arrive in time.
Okamura Neiji even dispatched armored trains for reinforcements.
But when the troops arrived at Jiangyangfu, they were in vain... The Eighth Route Army once again broke into pieces and disappeared into the night, and the factory building in Jiangyangfu also turned into a sea of flames, and the workers had long been dismissed.
So even though the imperial army "recaptured" Jiangyang Fu, they didn't find that all the machines in the factories had been almost emptied.
It wasn't until Okamura Neiji received the telegram that "the train was captured by the Eighth Route Army and headed to Yuncheng" that he understood what was going on!
"These bastards actually stole the machine from under our noses!" Okamura Neji punched the desk.
Compared to the weapons and pyrene, Okamura Neji was more unwilling to have the machine taken away by the Eighth Route Army.
Because a severe drought has occurred in Henan, and it is not just Henan that has suffered a severe drought. Surrounding areas are also affected by the disaster. What is more serious is the spread of disaster victims. This is an unprecedented blow to an agricultural society that basically depends on the sky for food... Agricultural society
It is greatly affected by the weather, and people can starve to death at any time, and if it lasts for a long time, the damage will be widespread, and it may even cause internal unrest.
On the contrary, industrial society is much less affected by weather, because most industries rely not on God but on energy.
The Eighth Route Army has oil and coal mines, so there is no problem in terms of energy.
Many factories in Jiangyangfu are agriculture-related industries, such as textile factories, compressed biscuit factories, canneries, etc.
The former can not only solve the problem of clothing, but is also an important trading commodity, allowing the Eighth Route Army to produce cloth and exchange grain with the stubborn army.
The latter two are a way to store food to survive future crises.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji didn't think much. He took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and immediately ordered: "Order the aviation force to go to Yuncheng immediately for reconnaissance and harassment. At the same time, the bombers are ready and will set off as soon as it gets dark!"
"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio also understood the importance of this matter, so he agreed and immediately went to make arrangements.
In less than ten minutes, the 98 light-explosive reconnaissance aircraft that was conducting reconnaissance nearby flew over Yuncheng.
Of course Li Yunlong understood what was going on. He acted out the whole scene and immediately organized the air defense troops to shoot into the air.
For a moment, the air defense sirens blared, and the searchlight beams swung wildly in the air. Once a target was found, it was locked, and then machine guns and anti-aircraft guns fired randomly.
At this time, the independent regiment was really "remarkable after three days of separation". Not only did it have coordinated arms in various aspects, but it also did a pretty good job in air defense.
However, this is not surprising. At this time, Wanxian Airport was still under the independent group. The airport was established for Yuncheng's air security. Of course, the independent group also had air defense capabilities.
In the end, two reconnaissance planes were shot down.
The other reconnaissance planes were so frightened that they flew to high altitudes and did not dare to get close.
However, they still detected the location of the "train"... After all, it is such a big thing, and people are moving things back and forth, so it is difficult not to find it.