Chapter 49: The First Battle of the Railway Guerrillas

The snow melted, the land recovered, and the Xinpu Railway, which had been interrupted for more than half a month, was finally reopened to traffic again. In order to ensure the safety of the railway line www.biquge.info the Japanese troops stationed in Zaozhuang sent additional troops to garrison along the railway.

In addition to increasing the number of patrols by ironclad chariots, the Japanese army even increased its forces and set up new checkpoints near some railways with complicated road conditions. This has only one purpose, which is to ensure the normal operation of the Xinpu Railway.

The Japanese army, which had been worried that the Eighth Route Army might carry out another sabotage attack, seemed to have become quiet on the railway line after seeing that the situation in Zaozhuang had calmed down. Although there have been cases of missing goods, the quantity is not large.

Such transportation losses were still acceptable to the Japanese army. What's more, with such a long railway line from south to north, it is normal to lose some supplies. Except for the war supplies sent to escort troops, the rest of the trucks are the same as before.

The Japanese puppet army, which has been running smoothly for nearly a month, and has always maintained a high degree of vigilance, seems to have gradually let down its guard. Even many Japanese puppet troops felt that the encirclement and interception of the Eighth Route Army by their large forces last time should have achieved certain results.

Although the Eighth Route Army was not completely annihilated, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army that infiltrated Zaozhuang to sabotage should have fled back to the Yimeng Mountains. Even if there were some anti-Japanese guerrillas in the territory, it was not a good climate.

Faced with the Japanese army's initial relaxation of vigilance, the railway guerrillas, which had just been formed, finally decided to launch their first operation. The task of the guerrillas this time was more to pick up supplies from the train.

After some pre-war reconnaissance and deployment, the guerrillas finally decided to send someone to climb onto the train and open the door of the wagon. Then, at the designated place, all the materials in the carriage were thrown down.

The team members who meet at the designated location will move all these materials as quickly as possible. In terms of behavior, it is not much different from the hairy monkeys that roam the railway line all year round.

It's just that most of the hairy monkeys are in groups of three or five, and they will stop after picking up a few bags of supplies. What the railway guerrillas had to do was to move as many supplies as possible. After all, Zhao Tiehu had confessed earlier that the railway guerrillas would become the material supply unit of the detachment.

Li Shi'an, the captain of the railway guerrillas, is also a native of Zaozhuang and worked as a boiler worker on the railway line in his early years. It's just that he has been engaged in underground intelligence work since then, and this time he asked Zhao Tiehu to come in and serve as the captain of the guerrillas.

Looking at the recruited team members, Li Shi'an said with a little worry: "Hong Wazi, you must be careful later." Even if you can't get in the car, you must not alarm the little devils, understand? ”

'Know, Captain, don't worry! We've done it countless times. ’

As a member of the guerrilla team with the best pickpocketing skills, Hong Hai also wanted to prove his ability after being absorbed into the team. Touching the box cannon in his waist, he was much more courageous than before.

They do more things for others than before, and only take some benefits. Now after joining the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, in addition to not having to worry about food and clothing, Zhao Tiehu also promised that after making meritorious contributions, he would give a certain amount of money and rewards.

It can be said that such a promise, even the main force of the detachment does not have. But Zhao Tiehu knows that many of these recruited team members are living well. Relying on the skill of picking up trains, they can be regarded as having food and clothing.

In this case, if you want these members to stay in the guerrillas with peace of mind, you must naturally give them a little benefit from time to time. Make them feel that staying in the guerrillas is safer than working for others or working for themselves.

Lying in the grass near the tracks, the guerrillas who were in charge of climbing the car and opening the car waited quietly for the arrival of the train. During this time, more than a dozen trains pass by the railroad every night, and all they have to do is pick the train that climbs.

What everyone didn't expect was that before the train could be seen, an ironclad chariot with a searchlight drove from the front. Seeing this ironclad chariot, the commander who led the team immediately said: "Get on your stomach!" Don't look up, just lie quietly and you'll be fine! ”

Mixed on the railway line, if you want to ask these team members what they are most afraid of, it is undoubtedly the ironclad chariot built by this little devil. Once they are targeted, many times they will die like a man.

After all, ironclad chariots are equipped with cannons and machine guns, and whether they are bombed or hit by machine guns, the corpses tend to become bloody. The team members who have experienced such a tragic situation will be afraid of the ironclad chariot from the bottom of their hearts.

Fortunately, the places where everyone chose to hide were very overgrown with weeds, and the ironclad chariots that passed by them, although there were a few times when the lights came over. But still failed to find the team members who were lying in the grass and did not dare to raise their heads.

Until the ironclad chariot went away, the team leaders breathed a sigh of relief and said: "MD, I'm scared to death!" ”

'Alright, be quiet!' Be vigilant! It is estimated that a train will come soon, and the first group is ready to board the train! ’

'Yes, Captain! ’

In order to ensure that when the guerrillas fight, there will be no big problems. Zhao Tiehu transferred several military backbones from the detachment directly under him to join the guerrillas as the grassroots commanders of the guerrillas and manage these guerrillas who had just changed their identities.

Fortunately, most of the guerrillas who were absorbed into the ranks were not bad in nature. After nearly a month of training, he also looks like a soldier. They knew that in battle, they had to obey the orders of their commanders.

Moreover, with the expansion of the guerrilla zone of the task force, the villages where some of the team members were located were brought under the jurisdiction of the guerrillas. Although it was rare to hear that the Eighth Route Army would take revenge on the people, these team members were somewhat worried.

If they dare to betray the Eighth Route Army, will their families under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas be punished? After all, the Eighth Route Army is not merciful in killing little devils and traitors!

While everyone was waiting, the first train finally appeared, looking at the carriages towed by the train, there were wagons with open roofs, and there were also fully enclosed carriages. There are also certain risks associated with this kind of train.

Because no one knows whether the carriage is filled with goods or people. Fortunately, today's task is relatively simple, more to train the team members and run in the mutual cooperation between the teams.

'Be careful, you guys! If you see a car without a padlock, don't get in easily. Let's take a look at what the open goods are, as long as they are useful to us, we will throw those goods down later, do you hear clearly? ’

'Clear! ’

'Good, on! ’

When the train entered the place where the team members were lurking, the locomotive began to turn, and several team shooters quickly caught up with the train. It didn't take long for the team members to board the train after grabbing something to climb.

The team leader, who had been staring at several team members, was relieved to see the team members safely board the train and disappear from front of him, but also a little worried about whether the team members would be able to safely leave the supplies off the train next.

After sending off a group of team members, the team leader also picked a train and followed the team members to successfully climb the slowing down train. Looking at the padlocked carriage, the team leader lying on the roof of the carriage was also very worried: "Can this lock be opened?" ”

'I don't know, but I can try!' You pull me, I'll try it first! ’

A team member who is good at picking locks, finds the lock-picking tool he carries with him, and his body is almost half-hung to open the lock. On the roof of the carriage, two team members grabbed his feet and promised not to let him fall.

Even if the train is not fast at this time, if you accidentally fall down, you will be seriously injured if you don't die. The hairy monkeys engaged in pickpocketing trains, many people fall to their deaths on the railway line every year.

From a risk perspective, pickpocketing is not an easy job. It can be said that this is also a life-threatening life that needs to be careful at all times by tying your head to the waistband of your pants. Therefore, it is particularly important for the team members to form a tacit cooperation.

'That's it! Open up, pull me up! ’

Hearing that the locked compartment was successfully opened, the two team members used force at the same time to pull the half-suspended unlocked team members back to the roof of the carriage. And the next two team members took out the wire they were carrying, and pulled it along the door handle of the carriage to both sides.

When the door was opened, and it was not found that there was any danger, the team leader in charge of the command said, "You guys are watching, I'll go down and take a look first!" If the contents are good, we will move the contents of this carriage tonight. ”

'Well, Captain, be careful! ’

After flipping into the carriage from the roof of the carriage, he took out the fire fold he was carrying, and the team leader took a closer look at the contents of the carriage. I was disappointed to find that the carriage was full of flour, but I also knew that it was a good thing.

After all, white flour is also a relatively expensive thing for many ordinary people. For many people in the north, it is already a very happy thing to come and eat a meal of white noodles once in a while.

After confirming that all the carriages were white, the team leader called the rest of the team members down one after another. Reclose the open compartment door, revealing a crack in the door to check the situation, and wait quietly to arrive at the intended location.

In order to move as many supplies as possible, while there was still some time, the team leader asked the team members to pile up bread bags at the door of the car. Once you get to the place where you throw something, you can also throw as many things out as you can in the shortest possible time.

It didn't take long for the train to slow down again and start turning, and after knowing that it had arrived at the intended place, the team leader opened the carriage door and said, "Start carrying supplies, quickly!" Throw the flour out of the carriage as fast as you can. ”

As the bread bags were quickly tossed out by the crowd, the flour piled up in the carriage also quickly decreased. When the train was about to enter the straight line, even if the flour was not finished, the team leader still gave the order to jump out of the train and retreat.

Before getting off the bus, the team leader also did not forget and asked the car door to be locked again. In this way, passing by the next train station, as long as the little devil does not open the carriage, he will not find that the things in the carriage have been lost.

By the time everyone jumped out of the car safely and returned to the intended location, the team members who had been lurking there had already begun to pick up the flour bags that had been thrown down. The guerrillas were very satisfied with tonight's harvest.

The most satisfying thing for the team members is that tonight is safe. The victory in the first battle undoubtedly gave the railway guerrillas a good start. For the little devils, they are afraid that they will often face the embarrassment of losing goods in the future!