Wei Dayong had laid a large number of explosives on roads, railways, important culverts, and bridges in advance, and had surveyed several important ambush locations, ready to sabotage the Japanese troop transport plan at any time.
Captain Minatomura was the staff officer of the Intelligence Section of the Japanese 145th Division. Since the scheduled march sequence was for the 145th Division to take the lead, Captain Minatomura was given the responsibility of conducting reconnaissance along the troop transport route.
The Japanese army went from Peiping to Taiyuan. All other passages had been occupied by the anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party. They could only choose Yucheng and Lingao City.
After all, this was still a Japanese-occupied area. After Captain Minato and others entered Shanxi from Hebei, they entered the defense area of the 32nd Japanese garrison division in Yucheng. Chiba Xunyi had received a notice from the front army in advance, requesting the 32nd garrison division to send people to assist Captain Minato and others in their survey operations.
To be honest, Qianye Xunyi was very afraid of this. After Yan Guiwu heard about this incident, he intentionally or unintentionally threatened Qianye Xunyi.
Yan Guiwu spoke in a very humble manner, showed great respect for Qianye Xunyi, and was particularly loyal. But what he said made Qianye Xunyi murmur in his heart.
Over the years, he has witnessed with his own eyes how Xu Dalong and his others have developed and grown from a small guerrilla group, whether it is the Japanese Chahar Expeditionary Army, the 37th, 109th, 110th, and 112th Divisions, which One is Xu Dalong and their opponents? The arrogant 108th Division and the 8th Division were beaten to the point of annihilation. The 8th Division was the top-ranked veteran field division of the Japanese army, and it was no match for Xu Dalong.
The defense area of the 32nd Division is close to the Mawushan base area, but it has lived very peacefully over the years. Why? This is because the 32nd Garrison Division has never looked for trouble with Xu Dalong and the others. It has turned a blind eye to the activities of the Eighth Route Army in the defense area of the 32nd Garrison Division. There are even economic interests between the two parties. . Only then did the 32nd garrison division survive, and life was relatively comfortable.
Chiba Xunyi himself knew what the strength of the 32nd Guarding Division was. Facing the tyrannical strength of the Mawushan Military Division, they could not survive even one day.
The troops of the Mawushan Military Division are really terrifying. They have huge troops, tank troops, aviation troops, powerful cavalry troops, and a terrifying special operations brigade. They have a variety of new artillery, and a A thermobaric bomb can kill thousands of people with one bomb, and a rocket launcher can wipe out an infantry brigade of the Japanese army in one salvo. What is even more frightening is the overwhelming and majestic aura of victory possessed by the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers in the Mawushan Military Division.
Faced with such a powerful opponent, Qianye Xunqi had no idea of making a contribution early in the morning. He just wanted to keep his position as division commander safely, work for another one or two years, and then transfer to the rear. It would be best if he could He was transferred back to China and stayed there until retirement to enjoy family happiness with his family.
Now the Japanese 145th Division and 146th Division are going to Taiyuan through their own defense zone. Even a fool knows that these two divisions entered Shanxi to fight. The Eighth Route Army will definitely not sit idly by and let them go safely. After passing the defense area guarding the 32nd Division, they will definitely destroy the roads and railways along the roads, and they may even engage in a large-scale battle with the Japanese army.
Chiba Xunyi absolutely did not believe that the 145th and 146th divisions, which had just been formed in China, could defeat the troops of Xu Dalong's Mawushan Military Division.
They were either destroyed or routed. When the time comes, the Eighth Route Army will also take care of the 32nd garrison division. The result is really too bad.
In order to avoid such a tragedy, Chiba Xunyi believed that it was best for the Japanese army to cancel the troop transport plan. In other words, if the Japanese army has the ability, they should not go to the defense area guarding the 32nd Division.
He discussed with the chief of staff that when receiving Captain Minato and others, he threatened them and asked them to pass the news to the division commander of the 14th and 5th Divisions, saying that the Eighth Route Army activities were rampant in this area, especially Xu Dalong's troops. Don't mess with them. It's better to persuade them to cancel the original plan to transport troops.
Chiba Xunyi also knew that the plan was not formulated by the 145th Division, but by the North China Front Army and the First Army stationed in Shanxi. He certainly does not have the ability to stop this plan, but he can pass the dangerous signal to the 145th Division and let them question the troop transport plan formulated by their superiors. After all, they are the main implementers of the troop transport plan.
It is a pity that the Japanese 145th Division and 146th Division have just come from the island country. What the officers and soldiers of the divisions hear every day at home is how majestic the island country’s Yellow Army is fighting in China and how vulnerable the enemy is. All of them had their nostrils pointed upward, extremely arrogant.
Captain Minato and others listened to the well-intentioned reminder from the intelligence section chief of the 32nd garrison division, and completely dismissed it. Instead, they laughed at the 32nd garrison division for being timid and fearful, tarnishing the reputation of the island country's yellow army for being invincible.
Captain Minato and others had a very positive attitude, even a little fanatical, and worked tirelessly all day long. It's no wonder that they are eager to make achievements and are eager to start the Shanxi battlefield immediately.
Chiba Xunichi and the Chief of Staff had nothing to do about this. They knew very well that if they allowed Captain Minato and his gang to toss around life and death, the 32nd Garrison Division would be implicated.
After careful discussion, the two decided to give Captain Minato and others a hard time. Of course, this matter could not be handled by the people guarding the 32nd Division, so they called Yan Guiwu, hinting Yan Guiwu in and out of words, asking them to reveal the news to Xu Dalong and secretly deal with Gangcun and others.
Yan Guiwu secretly had contacts with Xu Dalong, and with Qianye Xunyi's clever mind, he must have noticed it. But doing so was beneficial to the defense of the 32nd Division, so he had always turned a blind eye, and even hoped that Yan Guiwu would continue to maintain this tacit relationship with Xu Dalong.
Yan Guiwu knew Qianye Xunyi too well, and he basically couldn't play with his own mind. Qianye Xunyi's hint, Yan Guiwu remained calm on the surface, but he already had an idea in his heart.
After he returned to his division headquarters, he called Wang Shuhuai and asked him to secretly inform Xu Dalong of the mission of Captain Gangcun and others, as well as their whereabouts.
On the surface, the 32nd garrison division was very cooperative with the actions of Captain Minato and others. They provided them with food, accommodation, and transportation. They also sent soldiers who were familiar with the situation to serve as their guides, and sent a squad of soldiers to protect their safety. .
On this day, Captain Minato and his party left Yucheng in two military trucks and conducted reconnaissance along the highway in the direction of Taiyuan.
They encountered a Japanese army interception in Daliushu Village, 30 kilometers away from Yucheng. These Japanese troops set up a checkpoint here, set up railings on the road, and had a machine gun position made of sandbags on both sides of the road. All that can be seen is a Type 92 heavy machine gun, two crooked machine guns, and the number of soldiers exceeds half a squad.
The Japanese soldiers at the checkpoint saw the vehicle in which Minato and others were riding and ordered them to stop for inspection. Captain Minato and others negotiated with the Japanese troops blocking the road, but they did not listen at all and insisted on getting out of the car for inspection.
Captain Minato was very helpless and had to order everyone to get out of the car with bare hands and let the Japanese officers and soldiers inspect them. At this time, Captain Minato Minato and his soldiers felt that the officers and soldiers guarding the 32nd Division were too rude, and planned to protest after returning.
Captain Minato and others, a total of seven people, plus a squad of soldiers escorting them, totaled 20 people. They lined up on the road and were surrounded by more than 30 heavily armed Japanese soldiers. Those men were armed with sharp bayonets, and when they were pointed at them, they stabbed them.
Captain Minato and others were unable to resist at all, and most of them were stabbed to death on the spot. Captain Minato and two officers were retained and taken away for interrogation.
These ferocious Japanese troops were naturally disguised as members of the special operations brigade. They received the news from Wang Shuhuai in advance and gave Captain Minato and others a big deal.
After the special operations team killed this group of Japanese soldiers, they cleaned up the scene without leaving any traces.
The working group led by Captain Minatomura disappeared mysteriously. After receiving the report, Chiba Xunichi pretended to be very angry and sent someone to search for Captain Minatomura and others. However, no clues were found, so he reported the situation to the Japanese 145th Army. The division was briefed.
When reporting, of course he would not say that what happened to Minato and others happened in his own defense area, but that they had left their own defense area and continued to conduct reconnaissance along the roads and railways, and that the 32nd Garrison Division sent troops to investigate them. Protection, but all the soldiers sent to protect him disappeared. They speculated that these people should have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
The 145th Division was very angry when they heard the bad news. They reported the matter to the North China Front Army Headquarters and accused the garrison of the 32nd Division of poor protection.
Of course, the 32nd Garrison Division did not take the blame. It was said that the area surrounding the 32nd Garrison Division was the anti-Japanese base area of the Eighth Route Army. Captain Minato and others refused to listen to dissuasion and insisted on going for reconnaissance. As a result, they disappeared and also implicated the 32nd Garrison Division. The officers and soldiers of the 32nd Division also disappeared. They also protested to their superiors, demanding that Captain Minato and others take responsibility for the missing soldiers guarding the 32nd Division.
The headquarters of the First Shanxi Army also received a notification from the North China Front that Captain Minato and others were missing in Shanxi and asked them to assist in the investigation.
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't take this seriously at all. He knew very well what kind of character Xu Dalong's group was. The Japanese army is going to send heavy troops to fight in Shanxi. It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to not get the news. It is inevitable that they will carry out sabotage. It is absolutely normal to kill Captain Minato and others.
Therefore, he did not blame Chiba Xunichi at all, but only notified the 145th Division to send people to take over the work of Captain Minato and others, and asked them to obey the 32nd Guarding Division in the defense area of the 32nd Guarding Division. The management of the division is not allowed to leave the defense area without authorization and enter the underground party's anti-Japanese base areas.
The Japanese 14th and 5th Division came to North China with confidence and were about to go to Shanxi to display their ambitions. The disappearance of Captain Minato and others was like a blow to their head, and their arrogance suddenly weakened a lot. However, they still maintained a high level of enthusiasm at this time, and immediately sent another intelligence officer, Major Yamada, to lead people to Yucheng.
This time it was even more outrageous. The working group led by Major Yamada disappeared again on the border of Shanxi and Hebei before entering the defense area of the 32nd Division.
That's not the defense area guarding the 32nd Division. If anything happens, it can't be blamed on Chiba Xunyi. Of course, this news was also secretly released by Qianye Xunyi through Yan Guiwu. Wei Dayong was naturally not polite and directly dealt with Major Yamada and others.
As the reconnaissance teams were wiped out one after another, the Japanese army's troop transport plan was also repeatedly delayed. The island country's domestic coal reserves were about to be exhausted. The Japanese base camp requested the North China Front to control Yangquan and Datong as soon as possible and resume the plunder of coal resources.
The North China Front could not wait any longer, so it gave orders to the 145th Division and the 146th Division to drive directly to Shanxi.
The underground party organization in Peiping had been monitoring the movements of the two Japanese divisions. When they saw them dispatching, they quickly passed on the information.
After Li Changshui received the telegram, he immediately asked the commander for instructions, and then sent the telegram to Xu Dalong.
The Mawushan Military Division was ready for battle. Li Yunlong personally led the main force of the New First Brigade and the Independent Brigade, accompanied by one unit each of the Quick Reaction Brigade and the Artillery Brigade, heading towards Yucheng.
The 189th Brigade of the Japanese 145th Division used railway transportation, and the leading force was an infantry brigade. For safety reasons, the railway garrison also sent an armored train to clear the way in front of the train.
The officers and soldiers of the special operations brigade saved face for the 32nd garrison division. Just as the Japanese troops were heading to Shanxi and before entering Shanxi, a violent explosion occurred in a culvert. Due to the use of a large amount of high explosives, the heavy The armored train was overturned, and hundreds of Japanese officers and soldiers on the train were either killed or injured.
Seeing something happened to the armored train in front, the military train following behind had to stop. Just as the Japanese officers and soldiers got off the train in a chaotic manner, a violent explosion suddenly occurred on the railway track. As a result, six carriages were blown apart. Hundreds of Japanese officers and soldiers were blown to pieces on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on both sides of the highway. These Eighth Route Army troops carried a large number of light and heavy machine guns. The Japanese soldiers who had just jumped out of the car were knocked to the ground. Others were blocked in the carriage and could not get out at all. The Japanese officers and soldiers rode in stuffy tank cars. The carriages were made of a layer of iron and a layer of wooden boards, which could block ordinary bullets. But it couldn't stop the bullets of the heavy machine gun. As a result, there were bullet holes everywhere. The Japanese inside had nowhere to hide and suffered heavy casualties.
Because the Japanese officers and soldiers were blocked in the carriage. The special operations team members were armed with rocket launchers and 82mm recoilless rifles. They took the opportunity to approach the train and fired artillery shells and rockets at the carriage.
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