In Nuoda's war room, almost all the staff members gathered around the huge combat sandbox, staring at the railway lines on the sandbox, motionless.
It was like this for a full five minutes before Major General Matsumoto, who was standing in the middle of everyone, responded, and the solemn expression on his face disappeared instantly, and was replaced by excitement from the bottom of his heart.
"Since the Eighth Route Army dared to rob the troops under the eyes of the Imperial Army, then we can just take advantage of this opportunity to hit them hard..."
"Chief of Staff, at dawn the day after tomorrow, you will send out the reinforcements you have prepared and station them here. The middle of this section of the railway in the area controlled by the New Regiment is also the only commanding height of this railway line!"
"I will mobilize another regiment of the Imperial Army from the city, and disperse them in company units along this railway line. They will cooperate with the strongholds along the line to ensure that there are no Eighth Route Army troops along the railway. If the Eighth Route Army appears, fire a warning shot immediately!"
"In addition, the Eighth Route Army, which wants to attack the military column, also brought six infantry cannons. The imperial army's artillery firepower must be stronger than them. The mountain artillery brigade will send two more squadrons to follow the mixed brigade to this area!"
"So many troops are stationed near this railway line, and there are aviation troops that have been escorting the battlefield and can provide air support at any time. And this time, the military trains and the escorting armored trains traveled on the railway in full compliance with the standards I required.
Even if the Eighth Route Army does something on the railway, we are not afraid!"
"With such a tight defense, if the Eighth Route Army still has the guts to come over, I don't mind inflicting heavy damage on them, or even killing them!"
Every move of the Japanese and puppet troops did not escape the eyes of the new regiment. The political commissar and Zhong Chenggong were very anxious and even asked the regiment leader to cancel the operation more than once and directly blow up the railway and interrupt the Tongpu Railway.
The railway a few kilometers away was too dangerous. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops was nearly 3,000, including infantry, cavalry, artillery, and armor.
If nothing else, when the Japanese troops arrive, there will be armored trains and planes.
Under such circumstances, if the new group kills less than 2,000 people, it is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth and falling into a trap.
"Captain, I hope you will think carefully! I think this battle is too difficult to fight, and we have almost no chance of winning!" The closer we got to the railway, the more anxious the political commissar Huang Yuanqiang became, and he frowned and reminded again.
"I agree with the political commissar~ Captain, it's best not to fight this battle!" Zhong Chenggong, who had always had full confidence in Wang Ping, was not optimistic about the next action this time.
Seeing that Wang Ping was unmoved, the chief of staff continued his analysis: "Even if we successfully intercept the military column, transporting the materials on the military column to the base area will be no less difficult than pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth. Even if we finally remove the military column,
If all the supplies are returned to the base area, our two thousand people will also suffer heavy losses, which is not cost-effective!"
Wang Ping finally spoke.
He did not directly answer the questions of his two partners, but directly gave orders.
"The troops went directly into the mountains and waited in hiding in the mountains two kilometers away from the railway!"
"The three battalion commanders brought their reconnaissance squads over and asked all three infantry squads to take action to ensure that the troops do not expose their targets before dark!"
"Before dark!" The frowning chief of staff immediately heard an unexpected sentence in Wang Ping's order.
Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang also reacted, stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Captain, you mean today's battle will not happen until dark!"
"How is that possible? The Japanese army clearly arrived here at two o'clock in the afternoon. How could they wait until dark? Commander, are you confused~"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "You don't have to worry about how we delayed the battle until night. You will know by then. All I want to know is whether it is possible for us to capture the military column and transport all the supplies on the military column back to the base at night!
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"Okay!" the political commissar replied hesitantly, but the worried expression on his face did not ease much, and there were some complicated expressions of shock and confusion.
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong followed up and added: "Without Japanese planes, there is no problem in capturing the military columns. However, it will take a lot of effort to move the food from the military columns under the siege and interception of the Japanese and puppet troops. The troops will definitely have to pay a lot of effort."
loss!"
Wang Ping nodded and continued to ask: "If I remove more than half of the nearly 3,000 Japanese puppet troops on this section of the railway, so that they have no chance to participate in the battle, is it possible for the troops to capture the military column within five hours, and
Remove all the food from the military columns!"
"There is no problem on my side!" Wang Ping brought him too many surprises and surprises. This time, political commissar Huang Yuanqiang did not ask why and thought about his answer.
"After I learned from the intelligence sent back by the direct team that the Japanese army transported four million kilograms of grain this time, I started preparations two days ago. Anyway, Commander, you said we don't need to hide this time."
"In two days, I gathered more than 800 large carts from various bases. In addition, I also brought all the mules, horses, and war horses in the regiment. I was able to transport almost two million kilograms of grain in one go.
.In five hours, we can easily make two round trips and transport the food directly to the depths of the mountains!"
"There is no problem on my side!" the chief of staff added immediately.
"We have nearly two thousand people, including six infantry guns, nine mortars, and eighteen heavy machine guns. Even if we have a head-on confrontation with them, I am confident that I can kill them, or at least inflict heavy damage on them!"
"That's no problem!" Wang Ping answered easily.
"What everyone needs to do now is to go into the mountains, take a good rest, replenish their physical strength, and wait until dark to fight the Japanese and rob the army!"
At twelve o'clock at noon, there was less than two hours left before the train passed the Xinyi Regiment Base Area.
Major General Matsumoto finished lunch early and then stayed in the war room, waiting for news.
Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed into the war room in a hurry. As soon as he saw Matsumoto, he reported: "General, an urgent message from the military train. They were attacked 80 kilometers east of Linfen. The armored train in front derailed and rolled over.
,Lost combat effectiveness!”
"Now the military column is being attacked by powerful firepower from the Eighth Route Army. The guard troops have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of reinforcements!"
The chief of staff immediately found the location, pointed to a point on the sand table and reported.
"General, it's right here!"
"Although it is not within the scope of Linfen, the county where this section of the railway is located is still under the jurisdiction of our brigade. If something goes wrong, we will still have to bear joint liability!"
Major General Matsumoto was stunned for a moment, and then an expression of sudden realization appeared on his face.
After a moment, he stood up from his seat and shouted: "Bagya Road, I understand, I finally understand!"
"Why did the New Regiment have the guts to come out and rob our military columns when we were heavily guarding the railway? It turned out that they did not intend to attack in the area controlled by them at all, but in the area controlled by the imperial army that none of us expected!"
"Baga, we have prepared for so long and deployed so many troops, but it's all in vain!"
The chief of staff immediately reminded: "General, what should we do? Should we immediately order troops to reinforce the military columns under attack?"
"Of course reinforcements are needed. If the food on the military train is stolen by the Eighth Route Army again, all of us will be sent to a military court!" Major General Matsumoto replied angrily.
The chief of staff reacted quickly. He stared at the sand table and replied: "I will arrange the troops right away!"
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