Zhou and Wen waited for more than ten minutes, and sure enough, they saw rumbling smoke floating in the distance, and the Japanese train finally arrived.
Moreover, the place Xu Dacheng chose has another advantage. It happens to be an uphill road. Although this area is a plain area, the terrain will always have some ups and downs, which makes the Japanese train unable to speed up.
However, as the train got closer and closer, Zhou Wen's brows furrowed and his expression became a little solemn.
And Xu Dacheng's eyes widened. He had never seen this type of train before. The locomotive was wrapped in thick iron sheets, and there were only 6 carriages at the back, all of which were lined with steel plates. , only revealing the dark windows.
The most bizarre thing is that there is actually two artillery mounted on one carriage, one behind the other. At a glance, you can tell that they are 75 mm caliber field guns.
Zhou Wen said: "It's not easy to deal with, it's the little devil's armored train."
Of course Zhou Wen knew about the Japs armored train, but he didn't expect that he would run into it today, which would make it difficult to fight. With the power of the 81mm mortar, even the use of heavy bombs is unlikely to cause any fatal damage to this armored train, and the shells blasting on the rails will not damage the solid rails unless they are blown up by several consecutive shots. On an impact point.
Although it can be done at Xu Dacheng's level, you are afraid that the little devil will not give you enough time to bombard. You must know that the two field guns on the armored train are not vegetarian, and the accuracy and power of their direct-fire guns are not Damn it, it's going to be dangerous once you fire it off.
And now Lei Dahai is taking more than 500 villagers from Qiantang Village to cross the railway. Even if the armored train is stopped, there are at least a hundred Japanese soldiers on the train. They launch an attack under the cover of artillery and heavy machine guns. It's not something Zhou Wen can resist.
You must know that the armored train not only has artillery, but also dozens of light and heavy machine guns, and they are all protected by thick armor. No matter how accurate Zhou Wen is with one gun, he cannot withstand so much firepower.
What Zhou Wen didn't know was that after the September 18th Incident, the little devils discovered that their control along the railway was very loose and they were often attacked by the Chinese army. In order to maintain the safety along the railway and prevent destruction by the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, The Japanese Army urgently developed a "temporary armored train" consisting of 12 carriages in 1932.
Although it contains the word "temporary", this is a special armored train equipped with heavy artillery and powerful.
Originally, the 12-car armored train was equipped with one 105 mm and 150 mm caliber howitzer, as well as several anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. However, during use, it was found that the vehicle was too bulky, had limited speed and endurance, and was extremely inflexible. Later, a few carriages carrying large-caliber heavy guns and anti-aircraft guns were removed. Anyway, the Chinese Air Force can basically be ignored, right?
But even so, the armored train with 6 carriages is not something Zhou Wen can fight against now. Zhou Wen estimates that the steel plates wrapped in these carriages are at least 10 mm thick, unless they bring the mountain cannon and use 6 75mm Snyder infantry Cannons are used to fire and attack, and armor-piercing bullets are required to knock this behemoth down.
Zhou Wen looked at the slowly approaching armored train with a telescope and said to Xu Dacheng: "Dacheng, whether we can save these people today depends entirely on your methods."
Xu Dacheng is a heartless master. The bigger the occasion, the more excited he becomes. He won't be nervous at all. He opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Haha, it's up to me today. I want you to Let the little devils know what a cannon god is, and if you don’t beat these dogs until their faces are full of peach blossoms, they won’t know why the flowers are so red.”
Zhou Wen knows this guy's nature, and the more he is like this, the less likely he is to praise him, otherwise he may not be able to hit accurately once he gets the upper hand.
Zhou Wen looked at Xu Dacheng with a half-smile and said, "Then you know what to blow up first and what to blow up later? What's the key point?"
Xu Dacheng looked at the telescope for a few seconds, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Don't I usually blow up wherever you say?"
"Young man, you'll have a tough mouth even if the duck is dead."
Zhou Wen cursed, but he knew that time was urgent now, so he didn't care about this guy.
He pointed at the front of the train and said: "Look, the entire front of the train is like a sealed can. There is only one flaw, which is the big chimney. If you can shoot the cannonball in, this little Japanese armored train will be trapped."
Then he pointed to a carriage in the middle and said: "Fortunately, the little devil's artillery does not have a turret. Your next two shots must knock out these two artillery. Then we mount the horse and run. If the little devil's infantry dares If they get out of the car and chase them, they are seeking death."
Yes, Zhou Wen was right. Fortunately, the two artillery pieces on the Japanese train were only surrounded by protective steel plates, but the gun emplacements were not covered with roofs. This gave Xu Dacheng a chance to fire a fatal shot.
If in the later period, the Japanese army's improved Type 94 armored train has all the artillery installed in the armored turret, then it will be a real iron turtle. Now Zhou Wen's Xu Dacheng has no way to destroy it.
Now Zhou Wen still has a question: How did the Japanese army discover that there was a problem and actually sent out a killer weapon like an armored train.
What he didn't know was that just after Yin Dongzhenyi led the troops to set off, Captain Yamada of the 3rd Garrison Brigade reported to Jinzhou Base Camp the situation of Japanese attacks along the railway.
During this period, a large number of weapons and ammunition were to be transported from the Northeast to Chengde. In order to ensure the safety of the military trains, the Japanese army dispatched armored trains from Jinzhou early in the morning. At the Lingyuan Railway Station behind the armored train, there were many people parked. Three military columns were waiting for the armored train to clear the traffic before setting off.
Just then, the Japanese driver at the front of the train spotted the small white flag fluttering in the wind in the center of the railway ahead.
"What? What does this mean?"
The Japanese driver was a little confused and subconsciously slowed down the car, while the other driver picked up the phone.
"What the heck..."
At this time, the Japanese commander, who was sitting on the comfortable leather sofa in the command car and sipping tea, ordered the train to stop after listening to his subordinates' report, and made all the cars ready for battle.
After all, there was an attack in this area last night, so there was no guarantee that Chinese troops would be present.
At this time, the Japanese Army Major Commander had a somewhat excited light in his eyes, and a ferocious look on his face.
Yossi, I have been lonely for a long time, and finally the blind Chinese army came forward. They have never tasted the power of the armored trains of the Imperial Japanese Empire.
