At 11 o'clock on the night of August 20, 1940, a military war that could cause a sensation in the world finally began.

This was a battle that was launched in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, with the 129th Division and the 120th Division acting together and under the unified command of the Headquarters of the Military Commission of the Eighth Route Army, focusing on the attack on the Zhengtai Road Railway.

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At night, the troops of the Eighth Route Army fought almost simultaneously according to the time set at the beginning.

In the western section of the Zhengtai Railway, Tie Niu, Miao Zhongzheng and others suddenly launched an attack at the specified time, divided the four regiments into eight groups, and officially launched the sabotage work at eight places in the western section of the Zhengtai Railway.

In the 40s, railways were not made of rail steel and marble as they were in later generations, partly because of technical problems and because the Japanese, who had always conserved materials, wanted to save costs.

Therefore, the railway track that appeared in front of Tie Niu and others, the sleeper was made of thick wooden blocks, and the top of the wooden blocks was brushed with anticorrosive liquids such as tung oil to ensure that the service life of these woods could reach a long time.

As for the fasteners on the track, most of them are directly nailed with iron nails, plus gravel as the track bed, these are the basic conditions of the Zhengtai railway track.

To be honest, the Japanese were already at a relatively advanced level in terms of railway track construction technology at that time.

However, these are not a problem at all for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who have already been fully prepared.

Shovels, hoes, iron rods, mallets, as long as they can be used to pry open the tracks, they are all collected by everyone.

Then, at the moment when Tie Niu and the other four regiment commanders gave the order, the soldiers all rushed forward with a roar.

At this moment, the rails seemed to have become fierce enemies in the eyes of the warriors, and they had to completely destroy the enemy in the shortest possible time.

Because we all know that time is everything at this moment.

"Battalion commander, how's it going?"

About twenty minutes later, Tie Niu, who was in the rear and ready to block the devil's reinforcements at any time, asked.

The commander of the first battalion had just come down from the tracks, and with a look of excitement on his face, he replied: "Regiment commander, this thing is much easier than we imagined, comrades tried it just now, although it took some effort, but it is not as troublesome as we thought, as long as there is enough time, we can completely destroy the railway." ”

"I'm afraid the devil won't give us time!" Tie Niu whispered, and then said, "Tell the comrades, give me time."

It's 11 p.m., and the next train of the devils will be three hours away.

My task for you is to completely destroy the part of the railroad within three hours, so that the devil's train cannot pass. ”

"Regiment commander, do you want to ......" The battalion commander and his own regiment commander have been together for a while, don't look at their own regiment commander is strong and honest, but his thinking is extremely active, and many times he does not play cards according to the convention.

And this point is often in stark contrast to Tie Niu's honest appearance, which makes people who don't know him stunned.

And this time, not surprisingly, Tie Niu had his own idea, "Yes, what kind of cage policy is the little devil engaged in, constantly compressing our activity space, and the comrades are about to suffocate to death for a period of time."

Coupled with the fact that we have not been able to communicate with the outside world these days, the standard of living of our comrades has been very bad lately.

I heard that this little devil's train at night is basically to transport supplies, and it is cheap, so we can't afford not to take advantage of it! ”

"Yes!" The eyes of the battalion commander lit up, and what Tie Niu said immediately made his heart move, but their regiment has always had such a criterion: no food and no guns, what's the matter? Looking for a devil! In front of the little devils, we are bandits who eat their flesh and drink their blood.

Miao Zhongzheng, the leader of the seventh regiment, was also beside Tie Niu, and he also looked at Tie Niu dumbfounded, this guy is simply a bandit leader!

"Captain Iron Bull, I'm afraid this is not good! The above order is to let us destroy the Zhengtai Railway, but it doesn't let us fight the idea of the devil transport train. ”

As far as a soldier like Miao Zhongzheng who adheres to the principle of "obeying the party's command in everything" is concerned, Tie Niu's behavior is undoubtedly unorganized and undisciplined.

However, Tie Niu was obviously not ready to convince Miao Zhongzheng, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Captain Miao, you won't delay things."

Besides, let's dig the railroad tracks, and the train will derail when it comes, if we don't get some benefits, won't the materials in it be wasted, and our regiment is very poor! ”

Miao Zhongzheng was stunned, and just when Tie Niu thought that he still had to insist on opposition, Miao Zhongzheng suddenly said seriously: "What the head of Tie Niu said is reasonable, but I'm worried that your regiment won't be able to eat the supplies of this train!" So let us join you! ”

Tie Niu was blinded for a moment, held back the darkness in his heart, and nodded.

…… The little devils' guards did a good job, and the movements of the Eighth Route Army were quickly noticed by them.

But what shocked them was that the Eighth Route Army's action was too big, and at the same time that they noticed the first sound, almost at the same time, news of the destruction of the railway by the Eighth Route Army came from countless places.

"It is reported that the Yangquan line of the Zhengtai Railway was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army."

"It is reported that the Pingding section of the Zhengtai Railway was damaged by the Eighth Route Army."

"It is reported that the Eighth Route Army has appeared in Nakamura and is destroying the railway line."

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Just two hours after the Eighth Route Army launched the campaign, the headquarters of the devils stationed in the area almost blew up, and urgent reports came from everywhere.

At that time, Kimura, the commander of the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army, was shocked and immediately ordered: troops can be sent to help, and it is necessary to prevent the destruction of the railway line by the Eighth Route Army.

Kimura has long been aware of the important role of the Zhengtai Railway in the transportation of the Japanese army, and once the Zhengtai Railway is destroyed, the transportation system of the Japanese army in the Jinchaji area will basically be paralyzed.

And this is not what they are most worried about, what they are most worried about is that once the railway is destroyed, then the cage policy pursued by the Japanese with the railway as the pillar, the highway as the chain, and the pillbox as the lock will be declared bankrupt.

"Power all railway garrison points, let them all go out, stop the Eighth Route Army from destroying the railway, and buy time for reinforcements!"

Kimura ordered with a cold face, he knew that this was the Eighth Route Army's action against their Japanese military's cage policy.

But he was not worried, and even cruelty soon welled up in his heart.

Because since the introduction of the cage policy, their division commanders had long expected that the Eighth Route Army might take action, so they had long been prepared for the clever Japanese.

In other words, the Japanese have been waiting for the Eighth Route Army to take action for a long time, which is like a big net of traps has been opened, waiting for the Eighth Route Army to throw itself into the net.

But the arrogant Japanese would never have expected that the strength of the Eighth Route Army at this moment was no longer what it used to be.

The fish is too big, and even if you set the bait, how can you catch a fish?

(To be continued)