"Quick, quick! We only have half an hour! One of the officers kept urging, and groups of soldiers kept running past him, and then quickly entered the predetermined position.

This is a battalion under the jurisdiction of the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Jinsui Military Region, which was ordered to sabotage the Datong-Shanyin section of the Tongpu Railway.

Compared with the base areas such as Jin-Cha-Ji and Shanxi-Hebei, Lu-Henan, which can be supported by Jizhong, the strength of the Jinsui Military Region is relatively weak. On the contrary, the Japanese puppet army in this area is very strong. In particular, in the Datong area, there were not only Japanese puppet regular troops, but also Japanese puppet police and a large number of armed expatriates, which blocked the railway extremely tightly.

Due to the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, the destruction of the Tongpu Railway cannot be violently demolished like the Pinghan Line, nor can it be as calm as the Zhengtai Line. To fight a war here, you have to be fast. Attack fast, blast fast, retreat fast!

According to the pre-war staff operations, the operation divided the battalion into nine combat units. Among them, there are three alert groups, two reinforcement groups, one blasting group, one transport group, one cover group, and one attack and disturbance group.

It didn't take long for red flags to fly on both the north and south sides of the headquarters.

The staff officer put down the binoculars and said happily: "Battalion commander, the reinforcement team is ready!" ”

After a while, a small flag also appeared on the eastern heights, which was the raiding group. There is also one on the west side, and that is the cover group. The battalion commander raised his wrist and looked at it, and the minute hand just jumped two squares.

"Order the demolition team to act immediately!"

The demolition team, consisting of sappers, immediately rushed to the railway line, the first team dug the pit, the second team buried the explosives, and the third team inspected. Ten minutes later, a total of more than a dozen blasting points have been completed. This is also a lesson learned from previous experiences, and intermittently destroying multiple places in the same place can distort the entire section of the railway, making it more difficult to repair. And it's also very economical with explosives.

Seeing that the preparations had been completed, the leader of the demolition team breathed a sigh of relief and immediately waved a small flag in the direction of the headquarters.

The staff officer hurriedly reported: "Battalion commander, the blasting operation is ready, please instruct!" ”

The battalion commander bowed his head slightly and waved his big hand. Commanded: "Blast! ”

Boom, boom, boom...... The originally completed railway was suddenly blown into several pieces. The long railroad tracks twisted like pythons, and from time to time there were terrifying sounds between the rails, and then they crashed on the roadbed.

Before the smoke of the explosion cleared, seven or eight large trucks of the transport group rushed up. Dozens of fighters neatly loaded the blown rails onto the cart. Then it went straight to the base area. The arsenal in the Jinsui base area is also much stronger than the parallel space. These rails have been treated. Soon it will become grenades, mines, or spare parts for Czech machine guns (barrels and springs can only be made by the Ping'an County Arsenal for the time being).

The staff officer waved his arm excitedly and said happily: "Battalion commander." Two more times and we'll be able to finish ahead of schedule! ”

The battalion commander nodded and was about to speak, when suddenly, there was a whirring motor sound from the north. It turned out that the Japanese army's railway patrol team had arrived. Like the Eighth Route Army, they also spread their eyelines near the railway. Moreover, there are cars and motorcycles that can be maneuvered, and often when the Eighth Route Army has just started to break the road, their patrol team can come to it.

The staff officer looked at it and said with some disdain: "The little devil is going downhill, and it is five minutes later than we expected!" ”

The battalion commander smiled and said, "It's so tossed every day, and the people who are beaten with iron can't stand it!" ”

A company commander who was on a cover mission hurriedly ran over and said excitedly: "Battalion commander, there are not many devils who have come back this time, only one squadron, do you want to beat him for a dog day." ”

The battalion commander was also a little moved when he heard this, and asked, "What do you say, Xiao Cui?" ”

Staff Officer Cui thought for a moment and said, "If it is left in Jizhong, it doesn't matter if the devils of a squadron fight it." However, we are still weak now, so it is recommended not to fight! ”

The Eighth Route Army, including the former Red Army, was a guerrilla in nature, and there were almost no regular staff operations within the troops. Even if some generals understand, they can't do it if they want to do it in an environment where they generally do not receive formal military education. Although some units are also very combative, they are ultimately flawed. In small-scale, low-intensity battles, it is fine, but when the scale is large and the battle situation is complicated, there will be problems such as command failure and disconnection between the front and the back. In the words of Division Commander Liu, "as soon as there are more troops, the sheep will be herded." This was the consequence of the extensive management of the Eighth Route Army.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of several "regularized brigades" of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible, Zheng Weiguo specially provided them with a group of staff officers with military academy backgrounds to help them carry out team building and tactical training. Like this Staff Officer Cui, who used to be an officer of the Northeast Army, was supported to the 358 Brigade after graduating from the Jizhong Military Academy to help them complete the regularization of the army.

Although the battalion commander was a little unwilling, he still waved his hand and said: "Then don't fight first, and drag the little devil for a while!" ”

As he spoke, a fierce burst of gunfire was heard from the north. It turned out that the reinforcements from the north had already exchanged fire with the Japanese army. The battalion instructor was directing the troops to continue to sabotage the railway, and when he heard the sound, he hurried over and asked, "Battalion commander, the little devil has arrived, let's withdraw too!" ”

The battalion commander snorted and said, "Okay, notify all companies to plan their actions according to the plan and withdraw!" ”

After receiving the order, the reinforcements quickly disengaged with the Japanese and moved according to the predetermined route. But the Japanese had no intention of letting them go. The Japanese army in the northwest of Jin Province had never suffered much blow, so they were very arrogant and chased after their buttocks. The two teams chased and fled, and soon came to the scene of the explosion.

When the Japanese commander saw the destroyed railway, he was furious, raised his command knife and shouted: "Kill it!" ”

"Onboard!" When the Japanese soldiers saw that the soldiers were only trying to escape, their morale was even higher, and they howled and pursued desperately.

The reinforcements were not in a hurry, they withdrew for a while while fighting, and suddenly passed quickly in front of the ambushed position of the covering group. The Japanese liked to engage in parallel pursuits, and as a result, they exposed all the flanks to the covering group, and were beaten by a burst of machine guns and grenades. The reinforcement troops that had already withdrawn took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, which frightened the Japanese army and quickly retracted and prepared to defend on the spot. Unexpectedly, Balu's move was just a feint, and he quickly transferred it by taking this opportunity.

"Yaga!" The Japanese commander was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded. The rest of the soldiers were also frustrated. Since the Eighth Route Army began to sabotage the railways on a large scale, they have been forced to go back and forth to "clear up". But the Eighth Route Army didn't fight with them at all. Each time a short section of the railway was destroyed, it was immediately withdrawn. Although the Japanese army had cars and trains, they were unable to defend all the railway lines. Every time it couldn't catch up and couldn't hit, the railway was destroyed more and more dilapidated. The Tongpu Railway alone was cut into more than 100 sections.

Bang! A bullet flew out of nowhere, and the commander fell headlong to the ground. The depraved Japanese army shot everywhere, but there was no shadow of a sharpshooter for a long time. This was done by the raiding group, and their main task was to delay and prevent the Japanese army from resuming the railway. If there is an important target such as a Japanese officer, he will naturally not let it go.

Kucha, Kucha, woowoo...... Despite the war, a passenger train departed from Taiyuan. Their destination was Yangquan. Both places have large numbers of Japanese expatriates. and Japanese-funded companies. In addition, they are all important material distribution centers in Jinzhong, so the passenger flow is very large.

A well-dressed passenger sat in a window seat and silently watched out the window. Suddenly, a bare hill caught his eye, it was three lonely trees.

Bang. Bang! Suddenly, several gunshots rang out from the carriages in front of and behind. The passengers screamed in fright. Several Japanese police officers wanted to come forward to maintain order. Unexpectedly, several big men suddenly jumped out of the crowd, took out daggers and stabbed them. Several police officers were quickly pushed to the ground. Some of the Japanese soldiers who were on board were quickly killed.

A big man in civilian clothes shouted: "Don't kill them all, you have to capture a few prisoners!" ”

Everyone was stunned and hurriedly went to find the devil with panting. Where else can I find it? In the end, only a few Japanese women were found, and there were some second-class devils who worked in Japanese-funded enterprises.

"Fuck, how did you kill them all! How did Lao Tzu explain to you before the action! The company commander was angry and annoyed, and scolded his mother on impulse.

The captain of the operation sneered: "Company commander, it's all to blame the comrades for their quick hands!" ”

The company commander glared angrily, but he was helpless.

It didn't take long for the train to stop as well. Hundreds of soldiers suddenly burst out from both sides of the railroad and surrounded the entire train. A staff officer stepped forward and said, "Report! Battalion commander, the train is already completely controlled by us! ”

The battalion commander hurriedly asked, "How many Japanese prisoners have you found?" ”

The company commander in civilian clothes hurriedly ran over and said uprightly: "Report to the battalion commander, the little devil resisted too much, and for the sake of the safety of the passengers, he didn't leave anyone alive." ”

"Not a single one?"

"Not a single one!"

The battalion commander flew up and scolded: "You are sincere!" The brigade commander personally spoke, let's take a few prisoners and go back, what if we can't complete the task? ”

The company commander hurriedly smiled and said, "Battalion commander, do you want to go to the turret again?" ”

The battalion commander scolded in annoyance: "Get out! ”

The staff officer persuaded: "Battalion commander, forget it if you don't catch it this time." There are a lot of Japanese strongholds in this area, and we have to move immediately. ”

The battalion commander was helpless, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, act immediately!" He glared at the company commander again and scolded: "Look how I clean you up when I go back!" ”

The passengers were driven down, and a detachment of sappers stepped forward to load explosives on the boiler. It didn't take long for a loud bang to be heard, and the whole train shook violently, and suddenly rolled on its side on the tracks, and the front of the locomotive was even more smashed. The situation is more difficult to repair than blowing up several railroads. In parallel space, the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong used this method to force the Pinghan Line to be interrupted for a week.

According to Feng Kun's intelligence, the Japanese army had extremely limited locomotives (i.e., locomotives). In addition, Japan's domestic production capacity is insufficient, so it has to go to the United States to buy it. When Zheng Weiguo learned of this situation, he immediately ordered to intensify the crackdown on locomotives. Not only military trains, but also ordinary passenger cars could not be spared, and if one was found and one was killed, the railway transportation of the Japanese army would be completely destroyed.

The treatment of passenger cars is quite gentle, if it is a Japanese military train or truck, the troops are not so polite. It is common to place a small cannon near the railway line and suddenly open fire when you see a train. If the Japanese blockade is tight, you can also bring a few guns and grenades. This artifact is not very powerful, but it can cause great damage to the boilers of the steam locomotive.

The steam engine on the train is pressurized, and it itself has to bear a lot of internal pressure, and as long as the external damage reaches a certain level, it is very likely to explode. As soon as the boiler exploded, the entire locomotive was destroyed. In the past few days, all sections of China Railway have reported losses, so anxious that the president of North China Communications Co., Ltd., Kobayashi Noxiong, almost jumped off the building.

The Japanese occupation forces of North China Communications Co., Ltd. were established in 38 and controlled the railway and road transportation throughout North China. Its headquarters is located at No. 17 Chang'an Street, Beiping (now the VIP Building of Beijing Hotel). Although ostensibly a Sino-Japanese joint venture. But in essence, it is a Japanese state-owned company. Its business is subordinate to the South Manchuria Railway Public Transport Company, and administratively under the jurisdiction of the North China Development Corporation, the general hub of Japan's economic control in North China.

Knowing that the railways in various places had been greatly damaged, Kobayashi Noo couldn't sit still anymore and hurriedly ran to Tada Jun to cry. Tada Jun said angrily: "Kobayashi-kun, I know the situation, you go back first, and I will deal with it." ”

This answer obviously did not satisfy President Kobayashi, and he was still chattering and pleading: "Your Excellency, Commander, please send troops immediately, otherwise Huatie will be completely destroyed in the hands of the Zhina!" ”

"Yaga!" Tada Jun finally broke out. "You bastard. I am the commander of the North China Front! How to fight, do you still need guidance as a businessman? ”

"Hook door puller! I ask for your forgiveness! President Kobayashi was taken aback, and finally didn't dare to entangle, so he had to bow his head and apologize. Then he took his leave and left.

Noo Kobayashi had just left. Chief of Staff Yamashita Bongfumi strode in. Saluted: "Your Excellency Commander, I seem to have seen President Kobayashi of North China Communications Co., Ltd. just now. ”

Tada Jun smiled bitterly: "Yes, it's him!" The destruction of the railroad by the people of China is indeed beyond my imagination. If only they had done it earlier. I'm afraid we won't be able to hit Wuhan! ”

In the past, all departments of the national army did not pay attention to the destruction of the railway, such as during the Battle of Lanfeng, the national army of Zhongtiao Mountain besieged the 20th Division on a large scale and almost starved 20,000 devils to death in the stronghold. However, such a good opportunity did not take the opportunity to destroy the railway, which led to the Japanese army quickly reinforcing the 20th Division after the end of the Battle of Lanfeng, and drove the national army into the mountains.

Yamashita Fengwen said with some self-reproach: "It's all to blame for the poor consideration of the subordinates, from the Zheng Huzi in Jizhong to destroy the Pinghan line, they should have thought of it, their goal is the railway!" ”

Tada Jun sighed and muttered, "Hey, this trick is really vicious!" Yamashita-kun, do you know how much we have lost these days? ”

Yamashita Fengwen thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid there are tens of millions!" He also explained: "I am referring to the cost of repairing the railway. ”

Tada Jun shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Adding a zero to your number is almost a real loss." ”

Yamashita was taken aback and said, "Is there 100 million yen?" ”

Tada nodded, "This is still the most conservative estimate, and it does not take into account the losses related to the destruction of the railway, such as the shutdown of enterprises, the destruction of resources, the cost of repairs, and the huge amount of money required to send troops." He said distressedly: "The base camp and various departments in the country are sending telegrams, Yamashita-kun, what do you think I should do now?" ”

Yamashita Fengwen thought for a moment and asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency, do you want to send heavy troops to clear the Chinese army, but are you afraid of military defeat?" ”

Tada Jun said in a deep voice: "Not bad! Those chaebols in the country, as well as those in the military department, are short-sighted. I thought it was 37 years. According to intelligence, although fighting has broken out in all parts of North China, the three main forces of the most elite Jizhong have not been dispatched! I have studied their combat effectiveness, and the combat effectiveness of these six divisions is at least equivalent to two of our divisions! ”

He asked, "What if we attack rashly and are severely damaged by the enemy?" Yamashita-kun, can you imagine such consequences? ”

Yamashita Fengwen's face changed slightly, and he was silent for a long time, and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have thought of a way, maybe I can give it a try." ”

Tada Jun said dissatisfiedly: "If you have anything to say, do you still need to do this in front of me?" ”

"Hello!" Yamashita Fengwen bowed and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, what do you think Zheng Huzi in Jizhong is moving for?" ”

Tada replied, "There is no doubt that he must be trying to hide in the shadows and give us a fatal blow!" However, the periphery of Jizhong is so big, there are too many places where they can do it, who knows where they will start it? ”

Yamashita Fengwen smiled slightly and said, "In that case, why don't we help the people choose the best place?" ”

Tada Jun asked rhetorically, "For example?" ”

Yamashita Fengwen strode to the wall, tore open the curtain of the 1/100,000 map of North China with a hula, pointed at the upper right with a small wooden stick, and said loudly: "This is it, Your Excellency!" ”

Tada Jun looked in the direction he pointed, his eyes couldn't help but shrink suddenly, he glanced at Yamashita Fengwen with a smile, and asked, "Yamashita-kun, are you going to let me use my example as bait?" It turned out that the place that Yamashita Fengwen was referring to was Beiping.

Yamashita Bongbun bowed again and replied calmly, "I think this is the best choice, not only to catch a big fish, but also to temporarily resist criticism from the country." ”

Tada Jun nodded and did not speak.

Yamashita Fengwen persuaded again: "Your Excellency, Commander, you can't hesitate any longer. If all the railways in North China are stripped away, even if you recover Baotou, you will be punished by the military department! ”

Tada Jun was shocked when he heard this, and finally nodded after being silent for a long time.

In Lixian County, Hebei Province, Chief of Staff Zhou is reporting to Zheng Weiguo on the recent battle situation.

Zheng Weiguo suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon and asked: "The Japanese army's actions in recent times seem to be a little strange, the vanguard of the 10th Division has already arrived in Handan, but the large army has not continued to go north. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said with a smile: "The reason is very simple, after the supply line of the Japanese army was cut off, there was already a problem with logistics supply. Scattered everywhere, they can also loot nearby, and if they are gathered in one place, they will run out of food for a week at most. ”

Zheng Weiguo's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "In this case, we have a chance to fight a war of annihilation?" Your staff will study it carefully to see if it is possible to eat the Japanese army. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was puzzled and said, "General Seat, aren't you planning to coerce Pingjin and then coerce the Japanese army to withdraw from Baotou?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, it's best if it can be like this." But now Beiping, Tianjin, Baoding, and Zhangjiakou are heavily garrisoned. Several major railways were smashed to pieces by us, and we didn't see these troop movements, obviously guarding against us. I'm worried that after a long time, Chief Fu won't be able to hold on! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou's mood suddenly became heavy, and he said anxiously: "Yes, Baotou!" ”

As he was talking, Chief of Staff Cai Wenzhi suddenly rushed over and said excitedly: "The general seat, the staff seat, the Japanese troops in Beiping and Baoding have all been dispatched!" ”

"What!" Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly stood up when they heard this, with a look of surprise in their eyes. (To be continued......)

PS: God thunders vigorously, for fear of power failure!