To the south of Qixia Town, Qingniu Mountain.
There was silence on the second company's position.
Since the scouts had just reported quickly and the Japs' armored train was about to arrive, He Yunfu ordered everyone on the position, except the observation post, to hide in the anti-gun holes and not to show their heads.
And in order to be sufficiently concealed, after the trenches were dug, He Yunfu even asked the soldiers to dig a lot of weeds from a distance and place them on the position to cover the traces of the trenches. It can be said that they have done enough camouflage!
Since all the soldiers of the second company kept their mouths tightly closed and did not make any sound, even the birds began to land on the position, looking for food.
However, this tranquility was soon broken by the vibration coming from the railway tracks down the hillside.
The steam engine of the armored train kept making a wheezing sound, and the wheels of the train crushed against the rails, making a huge noise.
Hearing this sound, the soldiers of the Second Company of the Special Agent Battalion all understood that the Japs were coming.
Everyone's palms holding the guns couldn't help but sweat.
…
Suddenly, a burst of heavy machine gun fire came. The soldiers of the second company were all startled. They thought the company commander had ordered to fire, and they immediately got out of the anti-gun hole and started shooting.
But he was blocked by the deep voices of the squad leader and platoon leader:
“Don’t even move—!
Stay calm!
Don't make a sound!
This is the little devil's fire reconnaissance! "
…
At this time, the second company commander He Yunfu hid behind a clump of weeds and carefully observed the enemy with a telescope.
I saw an armored train emitting black smoke coming from west to east. The armored train was not very fast, but the two giant cannons with long barrels at the front and rear still exuded great intimidation.
In the artillery battery, the power of the two 75mm cannons fired was enough to shock He Yunfu.
But now, when he saw the caliber of the barrels of the two cannons of the little devil, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He understood that if these two cannons were fired, the power would be enough to scare the soldiers of the second company.
The caliber of these two guns is much larger than the 75mm cannon in the camp!
In addition to these two cannons, He Yunfu also saw that there were 1 to 4 heavy machine guns on the top of almost every carriage on this train. There were more than 20 heavy machine guns in a total of 12 carriages. The firepower was simply horrible!
Seeing the little devil's attitude, He Yunfu couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he had sent people to plant a large amount of explosives under the railway tracks in advance.
Otherwise, if they don't have a first-mover advantage in the fight with the Japs later, with such powerful firepower from the Japs, the Second Company will probably suffer heavy losses even if they rely on fortifications.
In addition to these heavy firepower, He Yunfu also observed that the armor of the little devil's armored train was extremely thick at first glance. It was estimated that ordinary rifle bullets would be difficult to penetrate. He immediately ordered the soldiers next to him to whisper the order in the trench:
"When you fire later, aim at the windows and shooting holes of the little devil's armored train. Don't fire your guns randomly. This damn armor can probably stop our rifle bullets!"
At the same time, they also sent people to the artillery positions to inform Wang Gensheng:
"Artillery company, give priority to destroying the cannons of the little devil!
Shoot quickly and don't give the little devil any chance to fight back! "
After this arrangement, the little devil's armored train also arrived on the railway track where He Yunfu had planted explosives. He Yunfu immediately ordered:
"Detonate!"
As he gave the order, a small red flag beside him waved down a few times. Then, in a hidden anti-gun cave built behind a huge rock beside the railway, a soldier from the Second Company suddenly pressed the button The detonator!
This was an electric ignition detonator connected via wires to multiple explosive packets buried under the tracks.
As he pressed the detonator, three dull loud noises suddenly came——
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
I saw the little devil's armored train jumping three feet into the air as if it was being arched up from the ground by some terrible monster, and then fell heavily again. The three carriages that were hit by the explosives were blown up on the spot, causing glass to fly everywhere. , iron sheets were flying everywhere, and he fell to the ground.
"Enemy attack!"
"Fight back!"
The frightened shouts of the little devil came from the armored train.
However, at this time, the artillerymen from the artillery position of the special agent battalion in the distance fired "bang bang bang".
Wang Gensheng followed He Yunfu's command and ordered all artillery to fire saturation bombardments at the two giant cannons at the front and rear of the armored train.
"Bang...boo...boom!"
"Bang...boo...boom!"
"Bang...boo...boom!"
The sound of shells exploding one after another resounded throughout the battlefield. A total of three rapid-fire rounds from two cannons, four mountain cannons and eight Type 92 infantry cannons frightened the little Japanese on the armored train until their faces turned pale.
…
As the artillery began to bombard, He Yunfu ordered all the soldiers of the second company to immediately rely on the trenches and start shooting at the little Japanese who were frantically escaping from the armored train.
"Snap hook!"
"Snap hook!"
There was a loud sound of gunfire like popping beans.
"Duh duh duh..."
Two batteries of six Type 92 heavy machine guns also began to spit out tongues of fire crazily, sending the panicked little devil back to his hometown.
However, He Yunfu felt very sorry to see that although the little devil's armored train had stopped, only the middle three sections had been blown up. He did not expect that the little devil's armored train was so powerful, with three explosive bags weighing dozens of kilograms. None of them could blow these 12 trains into the sky.
After seeing many little devils escaping from the armored train, they began to rely on the strong armor of the armored train to fight back on the hillside. Bullets were shot towards the position like raindrops. He couldn't help but frown, knowing that today's battle might not be successful. Good fight.
Especially those heavy machine guns on the armored train. Although the train was bombed just now, causing many machine gunners to fall under the car and causing many casualties, the little devils were well-trained, and soon other machine gunners climbed up and began to operate the heavy machine guns. The machine guns fired back.
At first, one or two heavy machine guns opened fire, and then quickly expanded to five or six. The bullets were pouring down on the Second Company's position, and the soldiers of the Second Company had to shrink back carefully.
If they hadn't been protected by trenches, the casualties would have been very heavy!
…
In the little devil's armored train, Captain Shimokawa Narumi, Lieutenant Commander, was drinking wine, humming songs, eating canned beef, and was very comfortable waiting for the train to arrive near Qixia Town.
Unexpectedly, just when he was about to reach his destination, three loud noises not only caused his wine to fall to the ground, but he himself was unable to sit still and rolled to the ground. His straight military uniform was splashed with wine. Wet and looked very embarrassed.
"Baga! Tubal Road is cunning and cunning!"
He cursed angrily.
You don't need to think about it to know that with such a violent explosion, the armored train must have been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
He shouted as he ran desperately toward the outside of the armored train:
"Quick, quick, fight back!
Heavy artillery, fire!
Blast these damn bastards into powder! "
However, the three explosions just now not only blew up the three middle carriages to the ground, but also caused the gunners, ammunition handlers, observers and other personnel of the two heavy guns at the front and rear of the train to all roll off the train and fall. His head was broken and his head was bleeding.
Now, for a while, we wanted to launch a bombardment, but we couldn't do it.
In addition to asking the artillery to open fire, he also ordered the telegraph operator:
"Send a report to your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, informing us that we were ambushed by Tubal Road less than two kilometers away from Qixia Town. The enemy has more than ten artillery pieces. We request the aviation force to dispatch and blow up the artillery position on Tubal Road!"
"Hi!"
Order the commanders of each squadron under his command:
"Quickly count the casualties and fight back with all your strength. I will smash these Tubal Roadmen into thousands of pieces!"
Order the artillery squadron:
"Quickly unload the cannons, find the commanding heights, set up artillery positions, and blow up these nasty earth rats!"
…
When the battle at the Qingniu Mountain position was already underway, Yang Yuanshan was hurriedly running here with several guards.
When he was about to arrive, he heard the loud sound of explosives blowing up the railway tracks, and he immediately understood that the Japs were already here, and He Yunfu had already taken action.
Hearing the explosion, he walked a little faster and quickly arrived at the battlefield. He hid behind a big rock and looked down with a telescope.
I saw three carriages in the middle of the armored train of the little Japs were blown over. There were many little Japs inside and behind the armored train, firing guns at the position of the secret service company.
However, because they were suddenly attacked, they were still clearly at a disadvantage, being weighed down by bullets from the soldiers of the Second Company and unable to lift their heads.
But the extremely strong armored train also helped them a lot. The bullets of the soldiers of the second company hit it, but they just flew around and could not easily hurt them.
Especially those little Japs hiding in armored trains and shooting out of the shooting holes were even more unscrupulous.
What's even more frightening is that the heavy machine guns on the top of the train have begun to regain their shooting capabilities more and more, and they are shooting at the position of the second company.
The bullets were like raindrops, causing gravel and weeds to fly in the Second Company's position.
…
As soon as he saw this situation, Yang Yuanshan felt something was wrong.
Although the Second Company was in a commanding position, their marksmanship was not as good as that of the Little Japs, and their numbers seemed not to be as good as that of the Little Japs. If the fight continued like this, it would be difficult to eliminate the opponent in a short period of time.
Once the delay is delayed until the Japanese bombers come to help, it will be troublesome.
He immediately asked Zhang Xiaohe to call He Yunfu.
"Batalion Commander, why are you here? It's too dangerous here.
The two heavy cannons of the little devil haven't reacted yet. If the other party can still fire, our fortifications may not be able to withstand it!
Although I asked Gensheng to shoot at these two cannons, it is hard to say whether they can blow up the armor of the little Japanese cannon! "
He Yunfu bent down and trotted all the way to Yang Yuanshan.
Yang Yuanshan didn't have time to greet him, so he stared at him with burning eyes and asked:
"Old He, how many do you estimate there are in this group of little devils?"
"I observed that there are two sections of the armored train of Little Devil that should carry a large number of infantry. It is estimated that they are at least 4 squadrons or more.
We haven't seen their heavy weapons yet, but the artillery and heavy machine guns on this armored train alone are difficult to deal with! "
He Yunfu said, his heart heavy.
He had estimated the difficulty of this task before, but he did not expect it to be so difficult!
"Okay. Are you sure you can take them down?"
Hearing this, He Yunfu immediately smiled bitterly.
"Battal Commander, the bulletproof effect of the little Japanese's armored train is too good. Our heavy machine gun can barely penetrate the little Japanese's armor. The rifle bullets will not hit the shooting hole or glass, so it is of little use!"
Yang Yuanshan immediately understood that He Yunfu was no longer sure.
He thought for a moment and said immediately:
"Okay, you guys, hold on for a while. I'll go to Li Dahe and let them attack the little devil from behind, so that the little devil will be attacked from both sides!
In addition, I estimate that Han Yang's side will have at most three hours to resolve the battle. At that time, I will order them to come here to support. "
"yes!"
(End of chapter)
