Eighteenth Army Headquarters
"Chief of General Staff, telegram from the 386th Brigade." A staff officer handed the newly arrived telegram to the Chief of General Staff.
The chief of general staff received the telegram and read it. It read: You can have a good year this year.
The chief of general staff suddenly became extremely excited. This was the successful receipt of Wu Zehe's machine parts.
"Lao Peng, there is good news from Brigadier Chen." The Chief of General Staff came over to report the good news to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
The deputy commander-in-chief at this moment was still looking down at the map.
He wanted to see what kind of strategy Wu Ze would have.
Until now, he hasn't seen it yet.
"Have Xiao Wu and the machine parts been received?" The deputy commander raised his head and saw the smile of the chief of general staff.
"Yes." The chief of general staff nodded, "Xiao Wu has been lurking behind enemy lines for several months. It is a great blessing to be able to come back intact."
"In this way, we can indeed have a good year this year." The deputy commander smiled and pointed at the map: "Li Yunlong is in big trouble over there. Xiao Wu should have a strategy to deal with it, but I'm here Right now, I haven’t figured it out yet.”
The Chief of General Staff chuckled: "Why don't you bring Xiao Wu back now? He's on the road. We'll know when he comes back. Although Yoshio Shinozuka has drawn troops from four brigades, the road is blocked due to heavy snow. The Japanese want to surround and annihilate Li Yunlong, but they can’t do it that fast.”
"Maybe..." the deputy commander pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe Brigadier Chen has brought Wu Ze to the headquarters."
If Wu Ze had really planned the plan in advance, Brigadier Chen would definitely ask Wu Ze for advice when he learned about Li Yunlong's big trouble.
Once he learns the strategy from Wu Ze, Brigadier Chen will most likely bring Wu Ze to the headquarters immediately.
"As long as Brigadier Chen and Wu Ze come over, then Li Yunlong doesn't have to worry." The Chief of General Staff looked at the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, "Deputy Commander-in-Chief, when the machine is back, you really want this guy Li Yunlong to be your new boss." As the brigade commander of the first brigade, it’s okay for this guy to be a brigade commander if he doesn’t pass the cultural studies. Let him be the brigade commander. If people don’t keep an eye on him, he will easily cause trouble.”
"The establishment of the new first brigade still belongs to the 129th Division. Brigade Commander Chen of the 386th Brigade can no longer suppress this boy Li Yunlong. Isn't there also Old Liu of the 129th Division? That is Li Yunlong's teacher. What are you worried about?" The commander-in-chief was very calm, "If this kid Li Yunlong doesn't have a long memory and really causes some trouble, then let him be promoted to the head of the regiment again!"
"What are your plans for Xiao Wu?" the chief of general staff asked again.
"Needless to say, you must enter our headquarters." The deputy commander didn't want to say anything.
"But according to the information sent back by Yinshan, Xiao Wu also has considerable accomplishments in military industry. He can improve the Japanese Army's Type 96 light machine gun." said the Chief of General Staff.
"That's easy to say. Xiao Wu can also supervise the military industry. On the one hand, he can help the headquarters with suggestions and on the other hand, he can supervise the construction of the military industry without any delay." said the deputy commander.
"That will be a bit hard, Xiao Wu."
"Let's have a good talk with him when he comes back." The deputy commander-in-chief certainly knew that on the one hand, he had to ask Wu Zeliu to survey the headquarters, and on the other hand, he also had to supervise the military construction. This was indeed a big burden.
But there is no way, the 18th Army really lacks top talents like Wu Ze.
The headquarters' advice is very important, and military industry construction is also very important.
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"Battal Commander, what are we doing, trying to build the Little Japs' Shota Line Railway?"
Zhang Dabiao led a battalion of 2,000 troops to the edge of the Zhengtai Line Railway in the Fourth Brigade Defense Area, and the company commander asked.
The new group of Japanese soldiers who want to loot the Zhengtai Line are on the machine. This has not yet been known to the soldiers below.
To make it happen by accident, it must be kept secret.
Otherwise, the New Regiment, which has thousands of soldiers under its command, is a talkative person, and would be known by enemy spies afterwards, which would not be conducive to Zhong Ze's lurking.
"The Little Japs' Zhengtai Line Railway is their main transportation artery. If we destroy it for him, it will also be beneficial to next year's frontal battlefield." Zhang Dabiao said, "The more trouble the Little Japs have on the frontal battlefield, the greater the pressure on our rear. Small."
"Then when will we take action?" asked the first company commander.
Zhang Dabiao lowered his head and looked at the time. There were still two hours until the Japanese troops arrived.
Zhang Dabiao said: "Don't rush, let's wait a moment. Once we attack the Zhengtai Railway, we will definitely alert the Japanese. If there is a Japanese train coming on this railway, once the Japanese train learns that the railway is being attacked, it will definitely not come. …”
Before Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, the first company commander laughed and said: "The battalion commander is going to destroy the railway when the Japanese train appears. At that time, he can also grab a Japanese train for robbery."
"Yeah, it depends on our luck." Zhang Dabiao said, "If this train is empty, then our new group will be unlucky and deserve to be empty. But if the train is full of Japanese military supplies, haha Haha, then it’s time for our new group to make a fortune.”
The first company commander heard this and looked forward to it: "I hope it's not empty. Our new regiment must have a good year!"
The Fourth Brigade's section of the Zhengtai Line is impenetrable for defense.
At certain distances, there are bunkers or gun towers.
Outside the bunker or turret, there is a barbed wire fence and a trench.
The commanding heights along the road are all controlled by Japanese machine guns.
If the conditions of the Eighteenth Group Army were the same as before, the price would be very high if they wanted to carry out the attack.
But it's different now. The new group has enough weapons to attack the enemy.
As long as the artillery quickly knocked out the fire points of the bunker towers on the railway line, the steel mesh and trenches could not stop the new regiment.
The front of a certain Japanese army train
"Mr. Ohashi, it's almost twelve o'clock. You can go and rest. I'll drive." A chubby Japanese guy came to change the shift.
The Japanese driver who was driving the train yawned: "I'm so exhausted, I can finally rest."
"Mr. Daqiao, you can sleep until you wake up naturally." The chubby Japanese said, "Now we have reached the defense area of the 4th Brigade. The war has not spread to the railway yet. We can successfully transport the machinery to Taiyuan Station."
"It's better not to be careless." The Japanese driver said, "It is said that this is the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. It has thousands of people and weapons for attacking. If they really attack the Zhengtai Railway, the defenses on the railway will not be able to stop them. .”
…
While the Japanese driver and the chubby Japanese were chatting, they were preparing to change their shift.
Zhang Dabiao noticed that the Japanese troops were arriving as scheduled, and immediately said: "Wang Chengzhu, fire for me immediately, blow up the railway immediately, and then blow up the firepower points of the bunkers and gun towers on the railway."
"Don't worry." Wang Chengzhu responded.
Soon, several artillery pieces roared.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
Several shells roared and landed on the railway line with great accuracy.
Several potholes were quickly blasted into the railway line, the rails were bent, and sleepers, sand and gravel were flying everywhere.
"Baga!" Seeing the railway ahead being blown up, the Japanese driver cursed and braked in an emergency!
Chi!
The heavy military column braked suddenly, causing countless sparks to fly from the friction between the wheels and the rails. The military column was like a running giant beast, unwilling to roar to a stop.
Due to the emergency brake of the train, the Japanese escort soldiers on the train were caught off guard. Some fell hard to the ground with bloody heads, and some hit the hard carriage. Big bumps immediately appeared on their heads and they were dizzy.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
…
The firepower of the bunker on the railway was the machine gun, which immediately spit out tongues of fire and fired wildly at suspicious places.
"Report immediately, report immediately. The Tubal Road attacked the Zhengtai Railway and forced the troops to stop! Call for support, call for support!" Inside the bunker, the Japanese liaison soldiers made emergency calls like crazy for help.
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"Haha, battalion commander, it looks like it's time for our new group to make a fortune!"
The first company commander saw the huge movement of the Japanese military column braking suddenly, and there were sparks flying all the way along the railway track. This showed that the military column was very heavy and was definitely fully loaded!
"Yes, it seems we are in good luck." Zhang Dabiao nodded and urged Wang Chengzhu: "Wang Chengzhu, why are you moving so slowly? Hurry up and destroy the bunker firepower points on the railway line. I'm going to get ready to work."
"What's the rush? The muzzle needs to be recalibrated!" Wang Chengzhu responded while instructing the artillerymen to quickly readjust the shooting angle.
"Fire!" Wang Chengzhu gave the order.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
The artillery shells roared away, and the four bunkers were blown into bricks flying in the sky. Another artillery shell missed the target.
"Damn it, you loser, you wasted a shell!" Wang Chengzhu scolded the artilleryman, "You should be lucky that the regiment commander is not here, otherwise you will have to be scolded by the regiment commander."
"I didn't get scolded by the regiment leader, so now I won't get scolded by you." Zhang Dabiao turned back to look at Wang Chengzhu: "Hold on, let's do two more rounds!"
There are a lot of bunkers and turrets on this railway line, only one-third of them have been blown up now.
They have to be destroyed before Zhang Dabiao can go up to work.
Anyway, there is plenty of time, and we cannot rush to let the soldiers go over and rob the military columns with Japanese machine guns.
"It's none of your business!" Wang Chengzhu retorted and asked the artillerymen to quickly adjust the muzzle again.
"Fire!" Soon, Wang Chengzhu shouted again.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
This time, the shells hit accurately and five bunkers were destroyed.
"That's right." Wang Chengzhu said with satisfaction, "Our artillery shells are precious. Every time we fire one, we lose one. We must hit every cannonball as accurately as possible."
Wang Chengzhu didn't know yet that there was important military machinery on top of the Japanese army column that had been forced to a halt.
After being captured, the 18th Group Army will not only gain the valuable ability to produce bullets, but also can produce artillery shells.
From now on, the 18th Group Army's artillery shells will no longer be missing every time they are fired. We can make them in our own arsenal.
"Wang Chengzhu, don't be impatient, hurry up and do another round." Zhang Dabiao urged again.
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
A new round of artillery bombardment was carried out again, and all the bunker fire points on this section of the railway line were destroyed.
"Wang Chengzhu, you have to prevent the little devil's iron bastards from getting reinforcements." Zhang Dabiao was about to lead his troops and reminded Wang Chengzhu.
This iron bastard is the armored car on the Little Devil Railway, which can be quickly reinforced by relying on the railway.
This armored vehicle is covered with armor, is invulnerable to bullets, and has strong firepower, so it is called the Iron Bastard.
"Da Biao, don't worry, go and loot the Japanese troops. If the Iron Bastard comes over, I will ask him to flip the cover!" Wang Chengzhu responded to Zhang Dabiao while ordering the artillery to move the artillery.
To prevent reinforcements from the Iron Bastards, the best way is to destroy the distant railway.
In this way, if the railway breaks down, the Iron Bastard will not be able to drive over.
"First company commander, take your men and guard the left and right ends for me, and block the Japanese reinforcements coming in!" Zhang Dabiao ordered the first company commander.
The Japanese troops were going to be looted here. If the Japanese high-level officials knew about it, they would definitely ask the Japanese soldiers from the bunker firepower point on the nearby railway to come out for reinforcements.
Although there are not many, they are still a threat.
"Got it." The first company commander led his men to quickly set up defenses.
"The rest of you, come with me to make a fortune, come on!" Zhang Dabiao led the rest of the people and quickly approached the Japanese troops who were forced to stop.
Although the escort soldiers on the Japanese military column were slightly reduced due to the emergency stop of the military column and were not in combat, most of them were still able to fight.
They used the iron sheet of the military column as a cover and launched a tenacious blockade towards Zhang Dabiao's troops.
"Bring me the heavy machine gun!" Zhang Dabiao ordered the heavy machine gun to provide fire support.
The bullets of the heavy machine gun have strong penetrating power and can penetrate the thin iron sheet of the Japanese army columns.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
…
The heavy machine guns roared, and the Japanese soldiers on the military column were quickly cleared, and soon they were all wiped out.
Zhang Dabiao led his troops to charge smoothly to the edge of the military column. The agile soldiers behind him climbed into the carriage and quickly opened the door of the military column.
"Battal Commander, what are these iron lumps?"
"I originally thought that the little devil's train was transporting food, clothing, or ammunition, but I didn't expect that it was actually these black lumps of iron."
"It seems like we are going to run out of votes."
…
The soldiers under Zhang Dabiao did not know anything about goods or machinery. Many of them were still regretting that what was transported on the Japanese army train was not arms, not food, or at least cotton clothes. The result was some iron lumps.
Zhang Dabiao rubbed his hands excitedly and yelled: "Hahaha, it's our turn to get rich. These are ammunition-making machines. With them, we can produce ammunition ourselves. Don't be stunned. Take the time to move it for me." Walk!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were all stunned:
"Battal Commander, is this a machine for making arms?"
"Battal Commander, are you kidding us? These iron bumps are all treasures?"
"Battalion Commander, if you say this, not only did we not lose money, but we also made a fortune. From now on, can we produce weapons and ammunition ourselves?"
…
"Yes, these are treasures among treasures. With it, our team will have its own ammunition in the future." Zhang Dabiao said excitedly, "We no longer have to use what is made in the border area with poor quality like before. , its lethality is poor, and it often delays things."
"Since it's a treasure, hurry up and move it."
"We won't exchange such a treasure, even if it's a gold ingot."
"It's great. These iron lumps can be used to produce ammunition. This is God's blessing on our new group."
"We can't thank God for this, we have to thank the Japanese for giving us the hope of producing our own ammunition."
"I still need a wife. I don't know which devil would be kind enough to take care of her again."
"There are Japanese women on this military column. You sent your wife to go and see for yourself?"
"I'm looking at a ghost. Those ghost girls have such pale faces, they look like ghosts. Don't hurt me."
"Hahahahahaha."
…
The soldiers of the new regiment worked enthusiastically to transport the machines and joked at the same time. Their morale was extremely high.
The common people who came up from behind immediately joined in.
The machines were quickly emptied.
"Batalion Commander, this train cannot be moved, will we be destroyed by the Japanese?" someone asked Zhang Dabiao.
"Remove everything that can be removed from the train, especially metal." Zhang Dabiao ordered.
Even if the machine is taken back, if you want to produce ammunition and weapons, you will still need metal raw materials such as steel.
"Battal Commander, what is metal?"
"It's just iron, steel, etc." Zhang Dabiao explained,
"Battal Commander, do the railroad tracks count?"
"Forget it, the extra people will help me dig up the little devil's railroad tracks and take them back!" Zhang Dabiao didn't want to say anything.
Speaking of which, the little devil's rails are really good things. They are all made of steel!
"Battal Commander, do you want to take away the sleepers?"
"It's so cold in this winter, we need firewood to keep warm when we go home." Zhang Dabiao glared, "If we don't take such good wood back home, wouldn't it be in vain?"
"Battal Commander, there are too many sleepers and rails here, little devil, and we don't have enough manpower?"
"It's okay. I have sent the cavalry communications troops to ask for help from the regiment commander. The regiment commander will send someone over soon to help."
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"Captain, the cavalry correspondent from the first battalion is here." Wei Dayong peeled the peanuts and pointed to Li Yunlong the cavalry correspondent who was riding over.
Li Yunlong raided all the way and seized a lot, and peanuts were one of them.
Wei Dayong liked to eat peanuts, so he grabbed a few handfuls.
If Li Yunlong hadn't allowed Wei Dayong to drink, the monk would have been almost drunk.
"Yes, I saw it." Li Yunlong nodded.
"Report to the commander, the First Battalion discovered a Japanese army column on the railway. The battalion commander said that it was full of military machinery. The first battalion and the people are seizing the time to move it. However, the number of rails and sleepers is large and there are not enough manpower. Please send some manpower. Go over and help." The cavalry communications soldier rode up to Li Yunlong, dismounted, saluted, and panted heavily to report.
"I got it." Li Yunlong nodded and said to the second battalion commander: "Second battalion commander, please bring someone over immediately. The main thing is to get more rails. This is an important raw material for making ammunition. We can't make steel ourselves now. We can only pull more from the Japanese railway."
"Yes." The second battalion commander, along with some people, went over immediately.
"Give Cheng Xiazi the power and ask him to send additional manpower to help immediately." Li Yunlong said to the radio soldier again.
"Yes." The radio soldier responded and immediately generated electricity.
"Captain, why don't we go over to the first battalion and have a look?" Wei Dayong asked, "This is a machine that can make weapons and ammunition. It is so important..."
Li Yunlong interrupted: "I took my things home. I have plenty of time to look at them slowly. Now hurry up and continue to sweep away the oil and water from the Fourth Brigade!"
Four Japanese brigades have already sent troops for reinforcements. Li Yunlong still has to find a way to deal with them. He must continue to move outside and provide cover for Zhang Dabiao.
