At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment in Sanquan Town, every move of the Japanese army on the railway did not escape the eyes of the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Ping, who has regarded the Tong-Pu Railway as a new source of financial resources, materials and equipment, the first thing he does when he enters the headquarters every day is to ask about what is new on the Tong-Pu Railway.
This morning is no exception.
Just as the staff officer on duty was about to shake his head and say no, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong rushed in hastily.
"Captain, something happened on the Tongpu Railway..."
"This is the intelligence just sent back by the reconnaissance force. The Japanese army has strengthened the strength and firepower of the railway garrison, and also sent troops and armored trains to patrol the railway continuously!"
"Also, the woods and shrubs within two hundred meters of the railway line have been cleared by the puppet troops sent by the Japanese. The Japanese have also set up guard posts at some commanding heights, staring down at the railway line. As long as we are close to the railway line, we will definitely be killed.
They will be alerted in advance!"
Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang, who arrived later, happened to hear the chief of staff's introduction.
Then his brows furrowed into a big "Sichuan" sign, and he analyzed with a solemn expression: "The devils are tit-for-tat and won't give us a chance to attack on the railway!"
"Captain, with this arrangement of the Japanese, it will be very difficult or even impossible for us to do anything on the railway line again!"
The chief of staff also frowned: "Commander, I agree with the political commissar's analysis. The method we used to rob the Japanese army this time will definitely not be used again in the future!"
"Even if we succeed in tampering with the railway line, I remember you said at the beginning that as long as there is enough distance between the Japanese military train and the armored trains in front and behind, the military train will not derail and roll over. At that time, the Japanese military train will not derail.
The firepower points and guard troops on the military columns are enough to give us a headache!"
What Huang Yuanqiang and Xiong Changhe did not expect was that Wang Ping not only did not show any expression of worry on his face, but instead flashed a smile, a smile full of confidence.
Huang Yuanqiang quickly reminded: "Commander, please don't forget that you promised the commander that you would never allow a Japanese military train to pass through the Tongpu Railway within our base area. If it doesn't work, we will blow up the railway.
Completely interrupt the Tongpu line!"
"Explode!" Wang Ping suddenly said.
The frightened chief of staff quickly reacted: "I'll make arrangements right now. We have prepared a total of three explosive points and detonated them together. It can destroy at least two hundred meters of railway, which is enough for the little devils to repair it for a while!
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"Wait a minute, don't rush!" Wang Ping quickly stopped Zhong Chenggong who was about to leave, and then added.
"If you want to blow it up, don't blow it up now. Instead, wait for the Japanese army to arrive and blow it up together. Then you can rob one of the Japanese army trains. Maybe you can harvest another three million kilograms of grain!"
Zhong Chenggong stopped quickly, his eyes lit up and he replied: "What a great idea!"
"When the Japanese army column reaches the detonation point, we suddenly detonate the army column. They have no place to hide, and they will definitely derail again and roll over. By then, we will be able to capture the Japanese army column again. Commander, this time we will let
Which unit is on!"
Wang Ping did not answer, but stared at Zhong Chenggong and asked: "You just said that the Japanese have increased the garrison and firepower of the garrison along the railway, and also sent a large number of troops and armored trains to patrol along the railway!"
"Yes, Commander, this information has been repeatedly confirmed by the reconnaissance team, there must be no problem!" Zhong Chenggong affirmed.
Wang Ping hesitated and replied: "In this case, things will be difficult to handle!"
"Similar to last time, sending out several companies will definitely not work. At least two main battalions must be dispatched. Only then can we kill the Japanese and puppet troops near the military column after it derails and rolls over, and cover our people to move the air column.
Transport supplies!"
"In this way, let the first battalion stay behind, and the second, third, and fourth battalions respectively dispatch two infantry companies, a heavy machine gun platoon, and an infantry artillery platoon, plus a mortar company, a heavy machine gun company, and a guard company directly under the regiment headquarters.
, the engineer platoon should be able to take down the little Japanese army column!"
Zhong Chenggong immediately raised his concerns: "Captain, if you mobilize so many troops at once, and there are three infantry artillery platoons and six infantry cannons, even if you mobilize troops at night, you can't escape the eyes of the little devils. This is not to tell the little devils,
Are we going to steal their military columns?"
"I just want the little devil to know!" Wang Ping gave an astonishing reply.
"The first two times we formed an army secretly, this time I'm going to do the opposite and rob openly!"
At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City, with the arrival of a telegram from the front army headquarters, Major General Matsumoto's nerves became tense again.
"Chief of Staff, this time the front army has raised a total of four million kilograms of grain and plans to send it to the front line at once. It has started loading the trucks and plans to set off at five o'clock the day after tomorrow. As expected, they will pass through New Delhi at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The section of railway in the group's control area will arrive at Linfen Railway Station at four o'clock in the afternoon!"
"I want to know if we can ensure the absolute safety of the military train for this transportation and successfully arrive at Linfen Railway Station. As long as they stay at Linfen Railway Station for one night and leave Linfen Station the next day, it has nothing to do with us.
Got it!"
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied affirmatively.
"General, after this period of patrolling, I am sure that the section of railway passing through the area controlled by the New Regiment is intact and has not been damaged in any way."
"Starting from tomorrow, the BJJ will send more manpower to further strengthen the patrol of this section of the railway, and strive to control the entire area of 500 meters on both sides of the railway, so that the Eighth Route Army cannot get close to our railway line!"
"Also, before two o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, the subordinate association will contact the aviation force to send aircraft to escort the military column. As long as the military column is attacked, the escorting aircraft will be able to provide support on the spot!"
"Finally, the mixed brigade, cavalry brigade, engineer squadron, and armored squadron in the city will be on standby at any time the day after tomorrow to reinforce the battlefield!"
Major General Matsumoto's tense nerves finally relaxed.
In his opinion, the arrangement of the chief of staff could not be described as a dragnet.
It would be a good thing if the Eighth Route Army did not come, but if it came, not only would it not be able to rob the army, but it would also be wiped out.
At two o'clock in the morning that night, when Lieutenant General Matsumoto was still asleep, a rapid knock on the door woke him up.
As soon as the door was opened, the chief of staff rushed in anxiously.
"General, the new regiment has moved!"
"The latest information just sent by the intelligence department is that three main battalions of the new regiment have just left the station. Each main battalion has nearly 400 people, and they also brought infantry artillery and heavy machine guns!"
"They must be heading towards our military column transporting food!" Major General Matsumoto made a judgment without thinking about it.
The chief of staff subconsciously reminded: "Bagya Road, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities are so powerful. The military column only passed through their control area two days later. Now we know it! General, do you want to contact the front army headquarters immediately and tell them the situation?
, ask them to postpone the departure!”
"Do you think it's possible?" Matsumoto asked with a frown!
"Even if the front army headquarters realizes the danger and wants to suspend the train, the division commanders on the front line will not agree. You know, the division commanders on the front line have now run out of food, and three meals a day have been reduced to two.
If the food is reduced further, the troops will lose their combat effectiveness!"
The chief of staff became anxious, stared at the brigade commander and asked, "What should we do?"
"If the military column is robbed again this time, we will definitely be held responsible!"
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