The whole land of Zhili was in complete chaos. On May 1, when Xiao Letian returned to China, the Japanese Liu Yixin began his military operation against the capital.
All conspiracies were completely lifted from tonight, with the Yongding River feint attack, the explosion at Yangcun Station, and even the Tianjin Guard failed tonight. Chonghou lost the Tianjin Guard without firing a single shot.
One Ronglu is insidious, the other Chonghou is coward, this pair has caused great harm to the Guanwai Army, and at the same time, it has also plunged Zai Chun in the capital into a place of no return.
Hunchun's train was destroyed in Yangcun, and then the second reinforcement train found Hunchun and fought an unsuccessful blocking battle.
The third train did not get any news, because once the train started, you would not be able to catch up with it in the middle of the night due to the communication conditions at the time.
Maybe telegrams can be sent to some small stations to wait for the arrival of the train, but you can't determine the specific location of the train. It was such a trouble in the era without radio!
The Jingwu Heroes Association also tried every means to notify the third train behind them, but several telegrams came to no avail. Either there was someone below blocking them, or there was a problem and the train could not be found.
The telegram was in the hands of the intelligence personnel, but they just didn't know how to send it to the train, so the military train could only move forward according to the normal plan and get closer to the huge ambush circle of Tianjin Guard.
The last telegram closest to the train was sent to Junliangcheng Station. It is funny and ironic to say that at the moment when the Chinese intelligence officers had just received the telegram and were about to light the red signal light.
The roaring military train had just rushed across the platform, and the intelligence officer screamed at the train with his throat broken, and ran to catch up, but the human throat was nowhere compared to the roar of the steam engine.
No matter how fast his legs were, he could never catch up with the speeding train. He collapsed on the ground and gasped, "It's broken, it's broken...it's too late. Send a report to the industrial zone immediately!"
"Send a report to the Railway Corps Headquarters, send a report to King Luo Tian! Tianjin Guard has been lost, has been lost..."
The train was speeding across the plains of Zhili. The soldiers in the carriage looked at the darkness outside through the cracks in the iron plates. Although they could not see clearly, the occasional lights from the villages and the ripples of moonlight rising from the river could point things out to some extent. direction.
There are four battalions of troops in one truck. Hunchun headquarters has several reinforced battalions, all with more than 500 people. These four battalions have a total of 2,000 soldiers.
Together with a batch of weapons and ammunition, this military column was packed to the brim.
There were also some veterans in the carriage who had participated in the battle against the Rakshasa ghosts. They had their own battlefield instincts and muttered as they looked at the unbelievably calm scenery outside.
"It's so sinister, it looks like this battle isn't going to be that easy!"
The train moved forward with green lights all the way. For tonight's military train mission, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has stopped all passenger and cargo transportation tasks, and all road sections have been given to these trains transporting troops.
The speeding train will not even slow down when passing some small stations. Only large stations such as Tangshan, Tanggu Industrial Zone, Tianjin, etc. will slow down slightly.
Soon the train saw the city wall of Tianjin Wei. At this time, the train passed by the city wall. In order not to damage the defensive ability of the city wall, the place where the train passed was specially transformed into a train gate that did not allow pedestrians to pass through.
We also built an urn city, which is two sets of defense systems and two city gates for protection. Of course, the city gates are not open most of the time. There are barbed wires, fences and defenders on both sides. The guards keep the common people and suspicious elements away. Go through here.
The train driver was already very familiar with this route. He looked at the green signal light ahead without any doubts. The train slowed down slightly and passed through the two city gates.
The train conductor glanced sideways at the appearance of the city wall. There was no difference, except that there seemed to be more soldiers guarding it. However, this was a war period, and more soldiers were normal.
The Beijing-Tianjin Railway passes through the outer city of Tianjin Wei and takes the east and north banks of the Haihe River. This leaves the trouble of building a railway bridge over the Haihe River.
The railway does not go through the foreign concession area, nor does it pass through the inner city. In this era, the east and north banks of the Haihe River are still very desolate crop fields. In the past, the train did not need to slow down here at all.
But today is different. After passing through the city gate, all the signal flares along the way are yellow and red, indicating that if there is a problem ahead, please stop at any time!
The train driver must drive in accordance with the regulations. When he sees the fault light, he immediately brakes. There is a violent collision at the connection between the carriages, and bursts of sparks are emitted from the friction between the wheels and the rails.
The loud noise and vibration woke up the sleeping soldiers in the carriage. The officer on duty at the front of the carriage shouted loudly, "What's going on? Why are you slowing down?"
"Sir... there is a malfunction light. There is a problem with the railway ahead. The train cannot run. You have to stop at the nearest station..."
"Tianjin Station is just ahead, please stop temporarily..."
"Damn it, how could a good railway break down? Has this happened before?"
"Yes, but very few...but we have to be responsible for the lives of people riding in the car. According to the rules and signals on the road, we have to obey, otherwise we won't be able to survive if something goes wrong!"
A layman did not dare to command an expert. The officer carefully looked at the situation outside and saw the faint lights and the outline of the train station in front. The surrounding villages and shacks on both sides of the railway were also very quiet.
There is no reason to prevent the train from stopping, but these four battalion leaders are the elites of Hunchun, and they are very cautious in handling things. The train can be stopped, but the necessary security is indispensable.
"Everyone is here...temporarily parked at Tianjin Station...get ready for battle...load live ammunition!"
Cars one after another received the order, and the soldiers rubbed their eyes and quickly woke up from their sleep. Then there was a sound of gun bolts being pulled, and bright yellow copper-cased bullets were loaded into the barrels of the guns.
The sharp bayonets were installed one by one, and the heavy machine gunners also removed the oilcloth that had been filled with water. The four of them were ready to rush off the train and set up defenses!
Huff, huff... huff... The train slowed down slowly, and the dimly lit platform gradually approached. The train driver looked out through the glass window. Several station attendants stood on the platform like wax figures, looking at them with very strange expressions. A little unnatural.
"Damn it, did these guys lose money playing cards? Are they so angry?" After saying that, the driver wiped the dirt on the glass with his sleeves.
At this moment, the iron carriages opened one by one, and the soldiers started jumping down with rifles in hand. The conductor was also ready to get off the train to ask about the situation.
At this moment, the train driver who was polishing the glass suddenly discovered something strange. He saw the presence of the Qing green soldiers behind the station attendant.
It stands to reason that it is not unusual for a train station to have soldiers on duty, especially now during the war.
But why the fuck did these Green Camp soldiers have their bayonets mounted? And everyone is staring at the station attendant and the train? Moreover, there were a lot of people. Usually three or five soldiers would be enough to show off, but now there was one standing next to a pillar, and dozens of people could be seen from a distance.
"Something's wrong...hey...what's wrong with you?" The driver was so tired of life that he actually opened the window and poked his head out to ask the station attendant!
This was a serious question. A station employee wearing a dark blue uniform suddenly ran over with a pale face, "Don't... don't stop the car... the rebels have occupied Tianjin... they have occupied the train station..."
ah! Everyone exclaimed, and then gunfire rang out!
Bang bang... The running station attendant was shot twice in the heart. Blood arrows flew out of his chest, and his body fell to the platform with a thud.
