Half a month passed in a flash.

The Zhengtai Railway, which was destroyed by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, was repaired and reopened to traffic after several months of non-stop work by the devil sappers.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

Chief of Staff Hideyoshi Kusuyama reported to Yoshio Shinozuka:

"After the Zhengtai Railway was reopened to traffic, a total of 4 trains departed from Shimen City to Taiyuan, including 2 passenger cars and 2 coal cars, which were not attacked by the Eighth Route Army."

"Could it be that the Eighth Route has not received information about military columns and ammunition supplies?"

Yoshio Shinozuka also frowned slightly, his eyes thoughtful.

Although the traffic was resumed, Yoshio Shinozuka was still cautious and did not immediately order the military train loaded with ammunition and supplies to depart.

Let's first test what countermeasures will be taken by the Eighth Road.

But there was no movement at all on the eight roads, which made Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusuyama a little confused.

Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "According to the information from the mobile brigades, during this time, some unknown suspicious elements appeared around their station, and it was very likely that they were scouts of the Eighth Route Army. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "It is normal for the Eighth Route Scouts to appear around the mobile brigade station, but it would be abnormal if there were no scouts from the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Nanshan Hideyoshi echoed, "I just don't know if the Eighth Route Army is scouting our mobile brigade or looking for a location to attack the military column?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka glanced at Hideyoshi Kusuyama in surprise, thinking that this brother is more suspicious than me, the commander.

However, this is a good thing for the imperial army, and the more suspicious it is, the more trustworthy it is, and it also makes the Eighth Road have no chance to take advantage of.

Recently, the pressure on Yoshio Shinozuka has been too great, and he didn't even have a staff officer present to discuss such an important matter.

It's not that he Yoshio Shinozuka is energetic and doesn't need staff assistance by his side, but he doesn't know who else he can trust besides Kusuyama Hideyoshi.

"It's very simple to know if the Eighth Route knows the information of the military train." Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Just test the eight roads." ”

Nanshan Hideyoshi's expression moved slightly, and he asked, "Your Excellency, commander, what do you mean... Ready to take out the bait? ”

"Not bad!" Shinozuka Yoshio said, "At present, the Zhengtai Railway has resumed traffic, and the second batch of ammunition and materials is about to arrive, if this batch of ammunition and materials is also hoarded in Baoding and Shimen City Railway Station, if it is blown up by the Eighth Road, then the loss of our First Army will be great, don't forget, Li Yunlong has a mysterious special force in his hands." ”

Nanshan Hideyoshi's eyes flashed when he heard this: "That's right, special forces like to do this kind of work the most." ”

The two analyzed based on intelligence and Kazuki Yamamoto's investigation report.

The Reaper sniper who sniped out 4 Japanese officers and 2 Japanese soldiers with three shots is likely to be Li Yunlong's mysterious special forces.

And the weapon that can shoot people into two at a distance of 1.7 kilometers is impossible for Balu to make, and it is a mysterious aid channel from Li Yunlong.

At present, with the intelligence capabilities of the Japanese army, it is not even possible to find out the detailed information about Li Yunlong.

Not to mention Chen Feng, who has not shown his face a few times, he only found out the name of Chen Feng and the way to aid the eight roads as an airdrop, and nothing else was found.

At this time, the Japanese military intelligence had already put the focus of the investigation on Chen Feng's airfield and the passage for assistance.

Hideyoshi Kusuyama continued: "There is an old Chinese saying that eggs cannot be put in one basket, and I think that the ammunition and supplies of these three columns should be transported to Taiyuan first. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka perked up: "Nanshan-kun, you think so too, then go and give orders." ”

"In addition, vaguely pass on news to the underground party, so that the Eighth Road knows that there is about to be a military train departing from Shimen City."

"Hey!" Nanshan Hideyoshi was stunned and said, "Your Excellency Commander, I'll do it." ”

At that moment, Kusuyama Hideyoshi walked quickly to the communication room.

When he arrived at the communications room, he took all the personnel, including the communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai, on vacation.

Telegraph personnel from elsewhere were then transferred to take over the work of the communications room.

It didn't take long for Kusunoyama Hideyoshi's order to be sent by telegram.

Then, Kusuyama Hideyoshi returned to the commander's office and said with a pause: "Your Excellency the commander, the order has been issued. ”

"At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the first military train carrying ammunition and supplies will depart from the Shimen City Railway Station."

"After arriving at the Jingcheng Railway Station, it stopped, and the military train in charge of the bait set off from Jingcheng County and headed for Taiyuan."

"In addition, an order has been issued to the special high class, and the personnel of the special high class will let the underground party of the Eighth Road know the news without leaving a trace."

"In addition, the aviation fuel and aerial bombs required by the 9th Flying Team have been prepared, and they can take off at any time to help."

"Yo Xi!" Yoshio Shinozuka said happily, "Next, it's up to you to see if you don't take the bait on the eighth road." ”

"Yes!" Nanshan Hideyoshi said in a gloomy tone, "If the Eighth Road is hooked, then the two elite brigades of the Imperial Army on the bait train, more than 140 light and heavy machine guns, 24 battle defense guns, and one elite brigade of the Imperial Army every 10 kilometers, as well as the 9th Flying Team, will definitely make the Eighth Road have a wonderful day." ”

"If the Eighth Route does not take the bait, it proves that we have a false alarm, and the Eighth Route does not know about the ammunition and materials of the division and regiment at all, and has not prepared in advance, so we can transport it boldly and with confidence."

With only one day, it is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route to be ready to rob the military train and transport so quickly.

It was not even possible to mobilize a large number of troops and civilians to arrive at the Zhengtai Railway, let alone reconnoiter the terrain in advance, formulate battle plans, and make emergency preparations.

This time, in order to catch the fish of the eight roads, Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusunayama also took great pains.

Not only were 2 elite brigades, more than 140 light and heavy machine guns, and 24 anti-aircraft guns arranged on the decoy train.

Each car of the decoy train was reinforced with steel plates, which could not be penetrated by bullets from the outside, while light and heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft guns inside could be shot through the shooting holes.

In addition, there is a Type 94 armored train and 2 ironclad cars to escort it.

There are also elite mobile brigades and aviation units deployed on the Zhengtai Railway to support them at any time.

This firepower, this support, Principal Chang had to be silent when he saw it, and Yan Laoxi would cry when he saw it.

Eight roads to rob this train, will definitely suffer a big loss.

……

"At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, there will be a military train full of ammunition and supplies, which will depart from Shimen City to Taiyuan?"

The intelligence revealed by the spy personnel of the Devil's Special High School was transmitted to the headquarters by the comrades of the hidden front without knowing the inside story.

After listening to the chief of staff's dictation, the boss looked at the information in the chief of staff's hand, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"That's what the intelligence says." The chief of staff nodded, "Boss, are you doubting the authenticity of this information?" ”

"Not in doubt." The boss waved his hand and said, "I just feel that something is wrong, but I can't say it." ”

The chief of staff pondered for a moment when he heard this: "This information may be false, or it may be true. ”

"How?" The boss asked with a stunned expression.

"Boss, your feeling is actually right." The chief of staff said: "Boss, think about it carefully, it has been more than half a month since the three military trains of the Japanese army transporting ammunition and materials arrived in Shimen City and Baoding, and the comrades on our hidden front have not received even a little news. ”

"You mean." The boss asked in a deep voice, "Is this the intelligence that the Japanese army deliberately transmitted to us?" ”

"I don't rule it out." The chief of staff nodded and said, "According to this line of thought, either Yoshio Shinozuka is playing with the lights and deliberately transmitting information at this juncture, so that we suspect that it is false information, and the military train transporting ammunition and materials is really being driven to Taiyuan." ”

The boss followed the words of the chief of staff and said: "Either this is a trap and deliberately seduces our Eighth Route Army to take the bait." ”

The chief of staff smiled slightly: "But fortunately, we have special forces..."

"Li Yunlong sent a telegram saying that his special forces had infiltrated the Shimen City Railway Station and Baoding Railway Station, and had connected with our comrades working in the railway station, and that every military train transporting ammunition and supplies had a special mark."

"Moreover, Li Yunlong's special forces brought three pairs of artillery mirrors and built a monitoring point 2 kilometers away from the railway station."

"Whether it's the little devil playing the trick of black under the lamp, or playing the trick of fishing, it can't escape our eyes."

"Good!" The boss looked satisfied, everything was under control, and said: "But I still have to order the 386 Brigade to prepare for the attack, just in case the old devil Yoshio Shinozuka plays with us in the dark." ”

"Good!"

At that moment, the chief of staff took out a pen and paper and prepared a telegram to the 386 Brigade.

The telegram detailed the enemy's intelligence, as well as the guesses and orders of the headquarters, and then ordered the telegraph operator to send it out quickly.

……

In the middle of the Taihang Mountains.

Geumsan.

Several of the main regiments of the 386 Brigade have been here for 2 days.

It is located about 26 kilometers south of Niangzi Pass.

Moreover, it belongs to the sphere of influence of the Eighth Route Army base area, and it is difficult for devils to find a large-scale garrison here.

In addition to the main forces, there were also a large number of militias and huge transport convoys of the Taiyue Military Region that had been assembled.

Each person only brought 6 days of dry food, and if it was another 4 days, the army train carrying ammunition and supplies would not have entered Shanxi.

The main regiment of the 386 Brigade and these militiamen, civilians and convoys had to return with a feather.

After receiving the telegram from the headquarters, the brigade commander immediately ordered all units to move according to the original plan, and all combat units arrived at their designated positions in the second half of the night.

Quietly waiting for the arrival of the devil army.