On the surface, there are not many people patrolling and defending along the railway.
But every two miles or so, shacks were built next to the railway, and the people in the village directly let their dogs patrol the railway line!
The Japanese were hiding in nearby villages, ready to deal with abnormal situations on the railway.
The security forces searched further afield and organized young people to form the "Railway Self-Defense Force"!
Villagers near the railway were also mobilized by the Japanese and divided into areas to keep sentries around the clock.
The requirements for the villagers are very simple. They only need to hide at various intersections in the wilderness and report any abnormal situations directly to the traitors in the maintenance committee of each village. The traitors will then report to the blockhouses near the railway. The railway guards of each county will then analyze the information. Analyze and take countermeasures.
In this way, as long as the guerrillas enter within ten miles of the railway line, they will be discovered immediately.
This trick of the Japanese was quite insidious. They paid and provided food to the common people to act as informants, and they were not afraid of the guerrillas attacking the villagers who were sentrying out.
Although most of the people on the plains did flee, there were still a lot of people left by the railway, because it was relatively easy to find a chance to survive by relying on the railway.
Those who are physically strong can go to nearby stations to carry the Japanese, or follow the young Japanese to maintain the railway.
People who are in poor health can get half a catty of coarse grains at the end of the day by serving as sentries for the Japanese.
The Japs along the railway line seemed to have suddenly changed their sexual orientation. They asked the maintenance traitors to spread goodwill everywhere, telling the villagers that this time the imperial army would not seize food or arrest husbands. In order to improve everyone's environment, they also sent people to give the villagers haircuts. !
Not only that, they also sent food to the villagers and even brought a lot of dogs!
Strong young men can join the Railway Self-Defense Force as long as they have someone as a guarantee, and in the future they can follow the imperial army and eat imperial food!
The requirements are simple: take your dog for two walks on the railway line in the evening.
The dog still has food!
But there is one thing, the dog must be taken care of. If the dog dies, the whole family will die!
I heard that I need to go to the train station.
The soldiers of the Ninth Battalion were more excited than worried.
Going to the train station was something I had never dreamed of doing.
Even if he didn't win, he could brag to his comrades for half a month when he returned to the mountain and didn't even know whether the train was round or flat.
With the battalion commander personally commanding him, let alone the train station, he could even hit the Japanese North China Headquarters at this time!
Captain Geng took a deep breath. The night wind was cold, and his mind seemed to be brighter.
The work team has an important task, escorting personnel and supplies across the transportation line, so it has a very detailed understanding of the enemy's situation near the railway line.
Late at night.
The moonlight was weak, and the empty wilderness made people feel uneasy.
The sound of chickens and dogs barking could be heard from time to time in the distant village.
A searchlight on the top of the turret stood some distance away from the railway, shooting out a dazzling beam of light that cut across the plain land.
Searchlights were connected in a series, and the end could not be seen at a glance.
A group of black figures held rifles and hunched over, trotting forward all the way. There was no loud clattering of footsteps. When the searchlight swept over, the black figures were all lying on the ground waiting.
At the front of the team, a dozen black figures swaggered towards the train station.
I can’t even remember how many spy spots the Japanese sent out for spying were removed in succession!
So far, there have been no surprises, and it’s a good start!
Most of the villagers who were temporarily recruited dozed off in the second half of the night.
Occasionally, I meet people who are awake. How dare they shout loudly when they see the "imperial army" approaching?
Not to mention ringing the gong around your waist!
Watching another train passing quickly on the railway, Li Xiang followed closely and left the team.
Now we have to start preparing to cut the telephone wires on the north and south power poles of the station!
There were more than a dozen imperial troops in front, with the leader carrying a plaster flag. Perhaps the imperial troops were tired and their formation was a bit lazy.
More than twenty Imperial Army soldiers followed closely behind.
The puppet soldiers on the guard post outside the station turned on the searchlight, and the bright light illuminated the team strutting in from a distance.
"It seems like the imperial army?"
The puppet soldier behind the machine gun yawned: "Hurry and swing the searchlight aside..."
"Why..."
"The night before yesterday, Er Leizi shined a searchlight on the imperial army and dazzled the imperial army's eyes. He was slapped several times by the gangster, and several of his teeth were knocked loose..."
"I'm just saying...the company commander scolded him for not opening his eyes. So that's what happened..."
"Your kid was sleeping during the day and didn't see that scene. If it hadn't been for the translator, Taijun might have chopped off the heads of the two scoundrels?"
"Why, are we following the orders of the imperial army?"
"The imperial army was originally hiding in the dark to search for guerrillas. They had a happy night without catching a single guerrilla. They were already feeling unhappy. Wouldn't they be asking for bad luck by provoking them?"
"Thank you for reminding me. I'll treat you to a drink after dawn."
"This is what you said. I want two kilograms of pig head meat."
"Hehe, this is nothing."
The machine gunner shook his head: "What a pity. It's been more than half a year, and the guerrillas have never come to our place to move around."
The puppet soldier who turned the searchlight was stunned for a moment: "What? Everyone hopes that the guerrillas will not come looking for us. What do you mean by that?"
"You're young. If the guerrillas don't come, I won't have a chance to fire this machine gun..."
"Isn't this a good thing? Everyone has food to eat and money to receive..."
"You know nothing. If the machine gun doesn't fire, how can I get bullets to sell?"
"Huh? Can you still do this?"
"You don't know, five bullets can be sold for an ocean on the black market."
"Hey, let's put it this way, we brothers are all rich people, and I have twenty rounds on me..."
"The Imperial Army is really stingy. They have no mission and they have to turn in their ammunition every day after being laid off."
...
Although the train station is not big, the length from north to south is still nearly two miles.
Only part of the lights on the platform were on, and under the moonlit night, one could barely make out a long stretch of warehouses next to the platform.
It is not an important material supply station. It usually only circulates some food and livestock here.
If you cross the blockade ditch directly, it will take a lot of time, and it will be easily discovered by villagers patrolling with dogs.
Getting closer and closer to the turret, the team walked a long distance, and the chaotic footsteps seemed to become much more orderly.
About three hundred meters ahead is the railway!
"Fix the bayonet!" Ma Liang ordered in a low voice.
The sound of metal clanging and rubbing was heard.
"We are here to attract the attention of the enemy in the gun tower. The reconnaissance squad took the opportunity to cross the blockade and capture the gun tower. Be careful and try not to make any noise..."
"A squad of soldiers immediately broke away from the team and quickly crawled on the ground."
Ma Liang took the lead on the road and deliberately stood outside the blockhouse on the east side of the railway line of the station, neither moving forward nor retreating.
The Japanese in the turret looked at the imperial army in the distance.
The station originally had a company of security troops and an Imperial Army infantry squad. Perhaps because not even a guerrilla was seen in this area for half a year, the Imperial Army withdrew nearly half of its troops.
There was only one squad of Japanese soldiers left at the station.
The important military column has already moved south, and before dawn, only one truck should pass through.
Therefore, the remaining Japanese soldiers had no intention of continuing the vigil and handed over the hard work directly to the Imperial Association Army.
He took his men to the station building behind the station and fell asleep directly.
Tomorrow night, it will be their turn to go out and carry out the search mission. They have to maintain their strength today.
The puppet soldiers on the turret finally couldn't help it and shouted at the team in the distance: "...Hey, Taijun, can you guys get through? I can arrange for someone to lower the suspension bridge..."
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