If the Zaozhuang Coal Mine was attacked, the Zaozhuang garrison officer Kobayashi Zhao was also surprised. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info then the telegram sent by the Teng County Railway Garrison shocked Kobayashi Akiya. The robbery of a military train will inevitably alarm the Japanese generals in the north and south.

For this railway transportation line connecting the north and the south, both the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army attach great importance to this. And every time the Japanese army invaded, it basically gave priority to seizing control of the railway line.

Around this Xinpu railway line, the Japanese army even fought fierce battles with the Zhongyan army in Xuzhou. In the end, he succeeded in winning this railway lifeline connecting the north and the south, and truly made the invading Japanese army in the north and south communicate with each other.

Upon learning of this news, Kobayashi Zhao also immediately instructed the garrison troops in Tengxian and Lincheng to immediately rush to the place where the train was attacked to intercept and search for it, so as to ensure that the anti-Japanese troops who hijacked the train were wiped out.

It was only after the telegram was sent that the defenders of Lincheng were the first to send a telegram, and they had already sent a force to the Zaozhuang coal mine. If you continue to send reinforcements, I am afraid that Lincheng will also face a situation where there are no soldiers to defend.

After receiving a telegram reply from Lincheng, Kobayashi Akiya suddenly realized that this was a premeditated joint attack. If nothing else, the Eighth Route Army will first attack the coal mines to attract attention, and then attack the military columns that are crossing the border.

At present, in addition to the garrison of Teng County, there is still one remaining force, Kobayashi Zhao, who also finds it difficult to mobilize. This unit is the river defense brigade deployed in Weishan, and its combat effectiveness is naturally not too bad.

It's just that this river defense brigade is more responsible for the safety of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Let them go to the railway line to carry out rescue, once there are heavy casualties, I am afraid that he, the commander of the garrison, will be difficult to bear the corresponding responsibility.

But when I thought of the materials on the looted military column, they were the military supplies urgently needed by the Central China Front, and once they were snatched away by the Eighth Route Army, if they wanted to get them back, I was afraid that it would not be so easy. And on the side of the river defense brigade, there are not many combat missions at all now.

After all, as it has been snowing in Zaozhuang for a while, Weishan Lake and several other inner lakes have frozen. Even the little devil's patrol boat is very sturdy, but in the face of the ice floe floating in the river, you also need to be extra careful.

Thinking of this, Kobayashi Zhao also quickly said: "Send a telegram to the river defense brigade and ask them to dispatch an elite unit to rush to the attack site to carry out rescue." Cooperate with the defenders of Tengxian County, and be sure to block the Tuba Road of this gang of robbing military columns. ”

Receiving a telegram from Akiya Kobayashi, the captain of the river defense brigade also felt that this was a good opportunity. In the past, they were only responsible for river safety, but in this year's Eighth Route Army, what kind of river defense troops are there?

Not to mention their navy, they already have no rivals in Asia. Even the gunboats equipped by the inland river defense forces were a headache for the anti-Japanese forces of all stripes, and they did not dare to confront them head-on.

For these officers of the river defense unit, who also hoped to make more meritorious contributions, after receiving this telegram, they resolutely dispatched troops to attack. Some troops were retained to guard the camp, while the rest of the troops rushed to the area where the train was intercepted.

The actions of the little devil river defense force soon attracted the attention of the underground transportation station set up nearby. knew that this little devil should be running to the place where the train was robbed, and soon an intelligence officer passed the news to the rear.

Li Chengwu, who was thinking that Weishan and Lincheng directions, should not have any little devils, learned that the Japanese river defense troops were also dispatched. With a face full of surprise and joy, he said: "Those water rats are also dispatched?" ”

'Yes, Captain! Our comrades from the underground transport station, urgent information just sent. It is estimated that it will not be long before this force arrives in our ambush zone. According to the comrades at the traffic station, there are a lot of little devils! ’

'Damn, I'm so worried that I won't be able to fight this time! This river defense force of the little devil will inevitably be our sworn enemy in the future. They actually took the initiative to send it to the door today, so don't be polite to them.

In the past, we couldn't fight them hard in the lake. Now they don't drive gunboats, they come to support as infantry, and I think there are really not many troops in the vicinity. Then this time, I will cripple this little devil's river defense force.

As long as we can cripple these little devils, it should be easier for us to fight behind enemy lines in the Lake District in the next step. Pass my orders and send a reconnaissance team to keep an eye on the movements of this group of little devils, and the rest of the troops are ready to fight! ’

When Li Chengwu began to prepare for the blockade, a group of people mobilized by Tan Changze soon appeared on the railway line. For those little devils who were killed, these people also seemed very afraid and happy.

What is feared is undoubtedly the corpses that have been killed, which look very terrifying indeed. happily, naturally I felt that this time the Eighth Route Army had eliminated so many little devils. This also shows that there is nothing to be afraid of little devils!

Looking at the large number of people who came from these organizations, Song Dabao learned that the river defense troops in Weishan were dispatched, and he also knew that the second detachment was only afraid of dealing with this army. Then the Japanese troops coming from Tengxian County must be responsible for blocking them.

Thinking of this, Song Dabao quickly found Tan Changze, who was in charge of the work of the mass organization, and said with a serious expression: "Laotan, the matter of transferring materials will be handed over to you and the comrades of the guerrillas, and I will go to the front to stop the little devils."

According to the intelligence returned from the reconnaissance troops, the little devils in Teng County dispatched two or three hundred people, as well as a puppet army of several hundred people. The blocking troops that had been sent in the past were afraid that they would not be able to cope with such a big scene.

I'm going to rush over now and join them in stopping the little devils. On your side, hurry up and hurry up to transfer supplies. As long as I and the second team are not breached, you will not be in any danger. So, I'll leave it to you! ”

For Song Dabao, who also served as the deputy captain, Tan Changze, who also knew his background, and after getting along with him for a while, he also knew that Song Dabao was very brave in battle, and he was also a relatively prestigious officer in the detachment.

After all, many of the backbone of the first batch of detachments from Shanxi were troops from the same background as Song Dabao. Perhaps it was precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Tiehu suggested that the column should let Song Dabao serve as the deputy captain of the detachment.

"Okay, Team Song, just leave the matter to me here." There are a lot of people who came this time, and I believe that it will not take much time to transfer this batch of materials. Once I've got it done, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to you. ’

'Good! Then you will work hard to keep an eye on it, and send the captured materials to the detachment as much as possible. As for the second detachment, just pick up some weapons, ammunition and food. Time is pressing, so I'll go first! ’

After explaining some things, Song Dabao quickly gathered his troops and rushed to the front of the railway to prepare to block the arriving Tengxian defenders. The rest of the people and the guerrillas sped up to move the supplies on the train.

Looking at these weapons, ammunition and supplies brought down from the train, Tan Changze also felt extremely happy. Just seeing more than a dozen artillery pieces loaded in a train, Tan Changze seemed to have a little headache.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the combat team members who were left in charge of organization and command to quickly smile and say: "Wow, with so many mountain artillery and infantry artillery, the detachment can finally form an artillery detachment."

Director Tan, you have asked comrades from the guerrillas to help us, and we are responsible for assembling these artillery. Wait a minute, just find some cattle and horses and pull these cannons away. These guns must all be pulled away, and it will be too time-consuming to carry them away! ”

How powerful the artillery is, Tan Changze naturally knows it. It's just that when he saw these artillery pieces before, he thought that he could only use manpower to carry them, Tan Changze was somewhat worried that it would take too much time, and delayed the time for the troops to transfer materials for a few artillery pieces.

Now that he learned that the remaining combat team members would assemble these artillery, Tan Changze naturally said happily: "Okay, I'll go collect mules and horses now, and these cannons will have to be pulled back to the mountains no matter what." ”

When Tan Changze led the guerrillas and the people to seize the time to transfer the supplies on the train. The Japanese troops who arrived from Teng County also quickly engaged in a head-to-head confrontation with the troops under Song Dabao.

After a few rounds of contact between the two sides, Song Dabao breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It seems that these little devils are not as powerful as they imagined." Comrades, we must not let the little devils pass, let's hold on a little longer. ”

Compared with Song Dabao's order to prepare the troops for a protracted war, the Japanese troops who were ordered to rescue were very anxious. They knew very well that this group of Eighth Route Army was here to stop them.

It's just that the two sides fought a few times, and the little devil officer who led the team quickly realized that the Eighth Route Army, which was blocking them, was also not easy to mess with. The firepower of the other side, even to some extent, was a little more fierce than theirs.

After all, the defenders of Chengxian County, who hurried to support, had no time to bring heavy weapons such as infantry artillery. After the two sides fought, the little devil keenly discovered that the Eighth Route Army had far more machine guns than them.

'Yaga! These dirt roads are really tenacious! Call the guide and ask if there is a detour from the other way. ’

Faced with such an inquiry, the guide who led the way thought for a while and said, "Taijun, there is another way, but it takes a long time to detour. If Taijun doesn't mind, I can take you down that path right now. ”

'How long is it going to add?' ’

'At least an hour!' ’

'What? To go around so far? When we arrived, it was estimated that these dirt roads had run again. Forget it, order the troops to continue the offensive, and in any case, be sure to break through these defensive positions of the dirt eight roads! ’

The Teng County garrison who led the team knew very well that their task tonight was to ensure the safety of the train's supplies. If you really lose the things on this train, the nearest Teng County garrison captain will not have a good life.

When Song Dabao and the little devil began to clash, Zhao Tiehu, who was in charge of the palace, also joined the three-part team that withdrew in advance. Looking at this mighty team of prisoners of war and miners, Zhao Tiehu felt that the third detachment could increase a lot of troops this time!