"I think the key to conquering Baoding City still lies on the south-bound railway."
Huang Yu pointed to the railway lines running through the entire Baoding on the map and analyzed them.
"In the past, the special operations teams only made small fuss, destroying only a few hundred meters of railway lines each time, and then led the Baoding garrison to go into action and surround and annihilate them at all costs."
"If we destroy more than ten kilometers of railway line at once, the railway will be disrupted for more than half a month."
"The Japanese troops in Baoding will definitely go crazy."
"Maybe Okamura Neji will come to Baoding again."
"The more anxious they are, the more vulnerabilities will be exposed on the battlefield, and the more opportunities we will have."
"I'm going to attack the railway line..." Li Yunlong rushed to answer.
Kong Jie saw Li Yunlong's little thoughts at a glance and immediately retorted: "Old Li..."
"You can't go too far if you want to take advantage."
"There are a large amount of ammunition and supplies stored in the strongholds and outposts along the railway. The result of taking down a stronghold is no less than our annihilation of a reinforced squadron on the battlefield."
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"You kid really dare to think about it."
"If you wrap up all the gun towers and outposts along the railway, wouldn't all the benefits go into your pocket?"
"I know you very well."
"He has always been a master who can only get in but not get out."
"The Duer Regiment is also short of ammunition supplies, so we can kill half of them each."
Li Yunlong didn't feel embarrassed when his old comrade discovered his little idea. He responded shamelessly and naturally: "Half is half..."
"How about we compete."
"Just spend one night to see who can capture the most gun towers and outposts, and who can blow up the railway commander."
Not to be outdone, Kong Jie replied: "Okay, let's do it..."
Seeing that the two regiment leaders had already assigned tasks, Huang Yu couldn't resist them, so he nodded and replied, "Then I will be responsible for monitoring the Baoding garrison."
"The troops left the battle before dawn and spread out to hide."
"Start the operation at eight o'clock tomorrow night."
"Fight all night first."
"The next step of action will be determined based on the reaction of the Baoding garrison."
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At the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping, Neji Okamura was about to go crazy.
He smashed almost everything in the room that could be thrown. Unable to get out of his anger, he took out his command knife and chopped off the corner of the table.
His original plan was to use the minimum cost to make Major General Fujita retreat in the face of difficulties, give up his position as commander of the Baoding garrison, and slap the Kwantung Army in the face.
As a result, the Kwantung Army was beaten in the face, and the Baoding garrison also suffered losses of three brigades.
During the last major raid, the Baoding garrison suffered heavy casualties.
Now three more brigades have been defeated, and their already insufficient strength has suddenly become even smaller.
Even if Major General Kawasaki succeeds in taking over as commander of the Baoding garrison, it will be difficult to turn the tide under such circumstances, defeat the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, and ensure the safety of the southbound railway.
"Report..." Major General Kawasaki appeared at the door of the war room covered in dust.
He strode up to Okamura Neiji and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have been ordered to report here due to my humble position. Please give me your instructions..."
"I should have guessed the purpose of calling you here, right?" Neji Okamura didn't expect Major General Kawasaki to come so quickly. He didn't waste any words and asked directly.
"Hayi..."
Major General Kawasaki nodded and replied boldly: "The Baoding garrison lost two infantry brigades in one night, and the railway was also seriously damaged by the attack of the Eighth Route Army in the wing."
"Even if the commander doesn't summon him, he still has to come over and report the information."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong dispatched at least two main regiments to attack our army's southbound railway."
"Excluding losses, the Baoding garrison only has three full infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, one chariot brigade, and one heavy artillery brigade."
"Half of the troops will stay in Baoding, and at most 2,000 troops will be deployed to protect the southbound railway."
"There is a serious shortage of troops."
"The Baoding garrison alone will certainly not be able to eliminate the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army operating along the railway."
Neji Okamura said with great satisfaction: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle."
"You are better than Fujita-kun in recognizing your own shortcomings and not making rash advances."
"That's why I called you here."
Speaking of this, Okamura Neiji suddenly waved to the chief of staff: "Except you and Kawasaki-kun, everyone else should go out first..."
After everyone left and the war room was surrounded by guards, Okamura Neji spoke again.
"After coordination, the Kwantung Army agreed to reinforce us with another mixed brigade."
"The three forward brigades are already in place and are on standby at the Peking Railway Station."
"I plan to use them to hit the wings and catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise."
"The specific combat plan is as follows..."
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On the 30-kilometer railway line northeast of Baoding, a military column was slowly heading south, breathing black smoke.
The machine guns mounted on the roof of the first and last carriages fired at the surroundings from time to time, and the two rapid-fire cannons roared continuously.
Under their intimidation, the army marched south from Peiping and walked for more than 100 kilometers without encountering any attack.
"Rumble..."
Amidst the thunderous explosion, a ball of fire suddenly rose one kilometer directly in front of the military column. The dazzling fire was twenty or thirty meters high, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
The little Japanese driver was so frightened that he quickly braked and slowed down, and at the same time sounded the military train's alarm bell.
A row of machine gun barrels quickly protruded from the shooting holes on the front and rear carriages, aiming at the surroundings, ready to fire at any time.
The military column stopped less than a hundred meters away from the explosion point.
The railway where the explosion point was located has been blown up, and the two rails were split into two and stood up like twists.
If the military column had not stopped, it would have crashed into it at high speed.
The huge inertia will definitely cause the military train to rush off the railway track, roll over on both sides of the railway, and cause the vehicle to crash and people to die.
"Da da da... boom boom..."
Intense gunfire soon erupted from the two carriages before and after the military column.
Less than four hundred meters away from the military train, a large number of figures suddenly appeared, carrying various weapons, and rushed towards the train in a line of skirmishers.
The little devils escorting the car were trying their best to intercept and prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching the military column.
"Rumble..."
Several more violent explosions sounded on the railway.
Several large holes were blown out of the two carriages where the little devil escorted the car, and black smoke billowed out from the holes. The sound of gunfire was also 70% to 80% less than before, and only six or seven machine guns were still firing.
This little firepower obviously couldn't stop the Eighth Route Army rushing towards the military columns all over the mountains and plains.
Soon the military column was surrounded by hundreds of Eighth Route Army regiments.
The remaining six or seven machine guns of the escort unit also misfired in the second round of shelling by the mountain artillery.
The Eighth Route Army was no longer a threat. The soldiers divided into separate groups and went straight to the compartments of the military train.
The attack distance has also dropped sharply from three to four hundred meters to the current seventy or eighty meters.
Another quick assault can kill the hunting deer and occupy the army column.
"Haha... well done..." Directly behind the attacking troops, Li Yunlong held up a telescope to observe the battle, cheering as he watched.
"The mountain cannon is indeed a mountain cannon, and the carriage is like a paper lake in front of them."
"The little devil escorting the car is over, the troops rush forward and transfer the loot."
"We, Li Yunlong, finally captured a military column and must transport all the loot back."
