"Ironclad trains?" Qiao Youhua frowned when he heard this, this thing is a big killer, although it can only move on the railway line, it can be loaded with one hundred and fifty mm large-caliber heavy artillery, and even two hundred and forty mm super-large caliber heavy artillery.

According to the historical information mastered by Qiao Youhua, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this kind of ironclad train was not used by devils in the customs area, but it was used the most in the northeast region, used to patrol the railway line, and was the most effective weapon of mass destruction.

Of course, there are many reasons for this, mainly because the most prosperous area of China's railways at that time was the Northeast, and the heavy industry base of the entire Northeast region accounted for two-thirds of the country.

Generally speaking, such an ironclad train, supplemented by a patrol composed of some cavalry and mobile troops, within five kilometers of the railway line, is invincible.

Without him, it's really because the firepower of the ironclad train is too powerful, an ironclad train is equipped with a few heavy guns at will, and the firepower is almost as powerful as an ordinary Japanese division, not to mention the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces that are not enough bullets.

Fortunately, China's railways are not as developed as those in Europe at the same time, otherwise the devil's railway killer will have a great use, of course, although there are not as many railway lines in North China as in Manchuria, but it is better than the Jiangnan region where the water network is all over the country.

Now that the Japanese army is attacking Shanxi, it is not surprising that the Japanese army's ironclad train appeared on the Zhengtai Railway, and it is strange how this ironclad train could stay in such an obscure small place as Lingwu Town.

Puzzled, Qiao Youhua immediately decided: "Haidong, you lead the army to wait here, and I will go to the front with Yidao to take a look." ”

"Yes, be careful." Jiang Haidong nodded happily.

Qiao Youhua immediately turned over and got on his horse, and under the support of Liu Yidao and more than a dozen other scout cavalry, he ran towards the direction of Lingwu Town.

The distance of five kilometers is for Qiao Youhua, who is riding a war horse, in the blink of an eye, and when they come to Lingwu Town, about two kilometers away, Qiao Youhua and the others dismount and quietly approach the railway line on foot.

Fortunately, the sorghum fields here had not yet been harvested, and they relied on the sorghum cover of the superior to get close to the railway line.

Liu Yidao took advantage of Qiao Youhua to raise the binoculars and hurriedly pointed to the direction of the station not far ahead: "Captain, look, the devil's ironclad train is stopping over there." ”

As far as the telescope could see, an armored train consisting of three flatbed trains was quietly parked in the station, and the flatbed train was surrounded by a steel apron more than a meter high, enough to withstand most of the gunfire.

The three flatbed wagons are now covered with gray leather covers, which are uneven, and it can be judged that those large-caliber guns should be underneath.

There are two turrets and a number of pillboxes built around the station, and there are also devils and puppet soldiers patrolling back and forth from time to time on the railway line outside the station.

The road across the railway was even barricaded by the devils, and sandbags and other fortifications were built on both sides of the roadblock, and two light machine guns were erected.

It seems that if you want to get through guò from here, you have to kill all the Japanese puppet army defenders in this town, if there is no ironclad train, Qiao Youhua will not hesitate to order the troops to launch a surprise attack, kill the defenders here, and then pass guò.

But now it can't be unsafe, because once the surprise attack fails, and the devil's ironclad train reacts, then his own attacking troops will have to withstand the bombardment of several super-large caliber heavy artillery.

If that's the case, the three or four hundred people under my command may not be enough for those giant artillery with a caliber of more than 200 millimeters to bombard a few rounds.

Anyone who has served as a soldier knows that when a huge artillery piece of more than 200 millimeters is bombarded with a single shot, the explosion can kill at least 50 to 100 meters, and in such an open plain area, if you really take such a shot, you have to reimburse at least one platoon of troops.

"Captain, what are we going to do?" Liu Yidao saw Qiao Youhua's brows furrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but ask with a pensive face.

Qiao Youhua put away the binoculars and turned around and walked: "Go back first, let's make the next battle plan, we must be cautious in this battle!" ”

Soon, they returned to the woods, and Qiao Youhua told Jiang Haidong and the others about the situation they had detected.

The faces of the three of them were also quite solemn, Jiang Haidong said: "I just don't know if the devil's ironclad train is temporarily stopped, if so, we can wait, after all, our goal is Nanjing, there is no need to fight the little devil here, reduce unnecessary battles and preserve combat power, it is the first choice for us." ”

"Haidong, what you said is easy, we are now out of the base, it can be said that there is no store in front of the village, it is not a good idea to be so cat in this wood, in case it is discovered by the devils in the town, quietly use the large-caliber heavy artillery on the ironclad train to fire a salvo at the forest.

We don't have a place to cry. Wu Ming couldn't help but say. That's just five kilometers, which is definitely within the effective range of those heavy guns with a caliber of more than one hundred and twenty millimeters.

"What do you think we should do with the four eyes?" Ma Biao asked.

"What to do has to listen to the captain!" Wu Ming scolded Qiao Youhua and found that Qiao Youhua was drawing something on the ground.

After two minutes, the three of them understood that Qiao Youhua was drawing a simple map on the ground, which may not be incomprehensible to ordinary soldiers, but for the three super soldier kings, it is still not a problem.

Including Liu Yidao, who went to the field to reconnoitre, can also understand a little, Qiao Youhua painted the situation of the station on the ground.

Qiao Youhua pointed to the map he had drawn with his hand and said, "You see, the devils have built two turrets and six pillboxes on both sides of the railway, covering the road across the railway and both sides of the railway within the range of their effective firepower.

If we were to launch a strong attack, they would be able to spot us two miles away, and if the devil's ironclad train reacted, we would have to be bombarded with heavy artillery. ”

"Captain, can you divide the troops into two ways and send a small force to bypass the railway line and make a detour to the rear of the devils to attack? In this way, the odds of winning are not greater! Liu Yidao thought back to the terrain and said.

Qiao Youhua shook his head: "Bypass the railway, that is the town, attack from the other side of the town, the distance is too far, it is impossible to respond to our frontal attack, the devils and the Japanese puppet army are gathered near the station."

The focus of our attack is still on this station, as long as we can capture the station, then it will not be a problem to pass through the town of Guò. ”

After a pause, Qiao Youhua said again: "The Battle of Songhu is coming to an end, and the Battle of Nanjing believes that it will break out soon, and there is not much time left for us, we can't delay it any longer, we must go south as soon as possible and rush to Nanjing to participate in the war, otherwise this qiē will become meaningless." ”

Jiang Haidong stared at the map drawn by Qiao Youhua and muttered: "In that case, we will only launch a surprise attack at night, compared to the daytime, the chance of success at night is much greater, it is best to select a group of skilled players, quietly touch the devil's turret and pillbox, and then seize the ironclad train."

As long as our people get close to the ironclad train, the devils will have no chance to exert the power of heavy artillery. ”

Qiao Youhua nodded approvingly: "That's right, I think so too, you go to your respective squadrons to select a group of soldiers with outstanding marksmanship and skills, and I will personally lead them to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese stronghold at night!" ”

"Yes!" The decision has been made, and everyone does not say much, but they all get up and go to prepare.