Shang Zhen had a dream, and in his dream he dreamed of his mother.
His mother looked at him in the dream and said: "Live well, you will be a motherless child from now on, thinking about finding a wife for yourself!"
Shang Zhen remembered his mother's warm embrace when he was a child.
Subconsciously, he thought, is this his mother saying goodbye to him and leaving?
So he cried, and when he cried he woke up.
It was already early October, and the night had become cooler. He subconsciously felt that his hand was empty and reached out to touch it. At this time, he touched his rifle, and he felt a sense of security.
Not knowing what the enemy and we were doing in the dark night, and whether he would go to the battlefield tomorrow, Shang Zhen thought about it randomly and couldn't sleep for a while.
At this time, Jinzhou City was also completely dark.
Jinzhou is a name, but in fact its administrative specifications are only counties, and some are also called Jinxian.
Of course, Jinzhou City has a city wall. At this time, the city wall is as tall as a giant beast under the starry sky.
The puppet army Zhang Xuecheng's troops are launching an attack on Jinzhou City. Since it is night, there is no light in Jinzhou City.
But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves, which was not urgent but dull, came from the edge of Jinzhou City.
After a while, horses appeared one after another on both sides of the railway. The horses walked very slowly, and the sound of iron friction and dragging was heard from behind.
What was being dragged behind the herd of horses was a behemoth that was twenty to thirty meters long and four or five meters in height.
That's an armored train!
Jinzhou is the throat connecting North China and Northeast China. It is an important node of the Beining Railway. Of course, there is a railway.
As the Northeastern Army, which was once able to compete with the Central Army of the Nationalist Government, was financially powerful, it also had armored trains.
The so-called armored train can be understood as an armored vehicle that can drive on the railway, which is used to patrol the railway and protect railway safety.
The armored train not only has heavy machine guns on it, but also cannons on it.
No matter how small the caliber of a cannon is, it is still a cannon. In terms of power, it is not comparable to that of a heavy machine gun.
No one made light in the darkness, but there were whispers, and there were quite a few of them.
The horses trudged forward, breathing heavily, pulling a behemoth like an armored train. It was unknown how many horses the Northeast Army used.
"It's such a pity for these war horses." Someone sighed in the darkness. It was an officer of the Northeast Army's Cavalry Brigade.
The cavalry regards the war horse as its partner, which is meant to charge into battle with them.
War horses need speed rather than weight. Using war horses to drag armored trains is undoubtedly a kind of harm to war horses.
However, the situation dictated that in order to maintain confidentiality, the Northeast Army in the city did not use civilian mules and horses.
"It would be nice to have an old cow." Hearing the officer sigh, the adjutant next to him sighed.
But it's useless to say this. They have already thought of a strategy to kill the enemy. They can't requisition the mules and horses of the people, let alone the cattle.
In the darkness, under the starry sky, the war horse that could have galloped on the battlefield dragged the behemoth forward and finally left Jinzhou City.
But just after traveling a mile, although the horse moved forward hard, the armored train behind it stopped moving.
It turns out that this is a gentle slope. No one knows how heavy the armored train is. The horses must not be able to drag it.
An order came in a low voice in the darkness: "Use people to pull and use people to push! The armored vehicle must be pushed to the woods!"
So amidst the bustle, there was the muffled sound of many people exerting force in the darkness.
But after many people reached out, the armored vehicle stopped again after traveling a certain distance, and they still couldn't drag it.
The officers discussed it, and after a while, someone came out of the crowd and ran to the north of Jinzhou City. In front of them was the defense area of Zhang Lianjie's camp.
Half an hour later, Zhang Lianjie issued an order in a forest: "Greet each other, don't make any noise, everyone get up and take action!"
The soldiers woke up, and some of them only asked in a low voice what actions they should take before being reprimanded by the officers.
"Xiao Er," Li Fushun called in a low voice.
Li Fushun fulfilled his duty as an elder brother without hesitation.
The last time he broke out of the siege at Beida Camp, Shang Zhen was left at the back. If Shang Zhen hadn't stabbed two Japanese soldiers with a bayonet, he might not have been able to escape.
Although Li Fushun knew that he could not protect Shang Zhen forever, he would never forget what his mother told him when he returned home.
"I'm here, Third Brother." To Li Fushun's expectation, Shang Zhen's voice whispered in his ear.
Li Fushun was relieved. After a while, Zhang Lianjie's camp set off under the starlight above their heads. The direction they were heading was the railway line outside Jinzhou City.
Amidst the mixed sounds of running, Ma Erhuzi muttered in a low voice: "You don't know how to mess with people in the middle of the night?"
"I couldn't sleep at all. I heard they were going to pull some armored car." Shang Zhen, who was running with Ma Erhuzi, said in a low voice.
Although the two of them spoke softly, another scolding voice came from the front: "Shut up!" That was the voice of Mr. Wang.
Finally, when Zhang Lianjie's battalion arrived at the armored train that could not move forward, everyone joined in the dragging process.
This time the armored train moved.
An hour later, the armored train finally stopped at a section of road with trees on both sides.
By this time, there was already a sound of gasping in the darkness, and the gasping sounds were from horses and humans.
People are not allowed to talk because they are very close to Zhang Xuecheng, the puppet army in front.
The horses also don't neigh, simply because all the horses' mouths were restrained with strips of cloth or rope before leaving the city.
However, although they were very tired, the soldiers of the Northeast Army in the dark were excited.
The armored train is powered by coal and steam. It can move on its own but has to be pulled by horse-drawn men. Why? Anyone can guess it as long as they are not stupid (nié).
At this time, the officers were already discussing the next course of action in low voices.
Someone was saying in the darkness: "Battle Commander Zhang, since your team is the closest and we can't bother each other, then the task of attracting Zhang Xuecheng to attack will be left to you!"
Although the words were very polite, they were actually orders, so a respectful "yes" came from Zhang Lianjie.
