Half an hour later, all the soldiers of the county brigade, except for the second company and third platoon, gathered at the west gate of Jingxing County.
Not long after, Liu Yu and Wu Hongbo arrived in front of the team riding a tall horse brought from the Japanese headquarters.
After dismounting, Liu Yu glanced at his soldiers, and when he saw Zhang Erxi, his face suddenly became full of black lines.
"Zhang Erxi, why are you carrying a mortar? Can you do it?"
Zhang Erxi said quickly: "Uncle Jiang and Brother Er Dou are meeting. I will learn how to fuck with them later. I want to learn!"
Liu Yu curled his lips helplessly: "Don't cause trouble when the fight breaks out later. Just make sure the shells are thrown on the enemy's heads!"
An ace scout actually wants to play with mortars. He is really not doing his job!
Zhang Er was delighted to see that his captain agreed, and he was immediately overjoyed: "Yes!"
Liu Yu ignored him and started mobilizing the soldiers before the war.
"Comrades, the little devils came out in force this time just to beat us! Although we let us dig out their lair, I still feel uncomfortable! I think that if this group of devils dare to come to cause trouble, they must pay the price. ! You said, right?!"
"yes!!!"
Although everyone is tired, they are still full of energy!
"Okay! Without further ado, the target is Mianhe Bridge, five miles away in the southwest. Let's set off!"
Following Liu Yu's order, the county brigade soldiers once again dragged their tired bodies towards the target.
As for the dozen Japs inside Jingxing Railway Station, Liu Yu simply ignored them.
Just like what Liu Yu said before, even if Jingxing Station is destroyed, the Japanese will be able to recover within a month or two.
Unless we can completely occupy Jingxing County and then completely cut off the Zhengtai Line, it still has some strategic significance.
To complete this task, Liu Yu's county brigade will definitely not be able to do it, even if it involves transferring the entire 129th Division.
The Japanese deployed a total of two divisions, namely the 110th Division and the 108th Division, in Shimen, Handan, and Xingtai, in order to better protect the Pinghan and Zhengtai railway lines. As for Zhengding, there is Jingxing Gorge to the west. If the Eighth Route Army troops want to get out from here, they have to capture Jingxing first, and then they have to face the garrison of a field regiment belonging to the 110th Division stationed near the Zhengding Railway Station. troops.
By the same token, if something goes wrong in Jingxing, Shimen's 110th Division and Xingtai's 108th Division can immediately board the train and follow the railway directly to the outskirts of Jingxing County. At the same time, the Japs here in Shanxi cannot ignore them, saying that the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade will definitely come up to risk their lives.
In other words, if we take down Jingxing, we will face the siege of at least two divisions and one brigade, with more than 50,000 Japanese troops!
Who can bear it?
Unless we can capture Niangziguan to the west of Jingxing and Tumenguan to the east, and block both ends, we will be able to defend Jingxing. But the required strength is at least one brigade, and Liu Yu's county brigade will definitely not be able to do it.
But then again, if Liu Yu had a division in his hands now, he would definitely go east out of Jingxing Canyon and attack Zhengding directly.
Destroying the Zhengding Railway Station would cause pain in the balls of the Japanese Central China Front Army and the North China First Army stationed in Shanxi for several months. In this way, General Xue Yue's life will be much easier in the subsequent defense battle of Changsha.
It's a pity that Liu Yu is too weak now and cannot maximize the results. He must give up after defeating Jingxing.
At the same time, the reason why they did not attack the dozen Japanese soldiers at the train station was to keep them alive so that they could help Liu Yu give a wrong message to the returning Japanese troops.
The county brigade quickly disappeared from sight. Immediately afterwards, a large number of people were walking out of the city at the city gate. Carriages, donkey carts, wheelbarrows and other vehicles loaded with military supplies were using their fastest speeds. At a fast speed, he ran towards the outside of the city.
Myolie Yang's work efficiency is also worthy of praise. It only took half an hour to raise enough transportation vehicles and hired a large number of people to help her transport supplies.
Of course, she relied on those French currencies and Japanese yen to make a fortune. If she relies solely on words, her current work ability is far inferior to those of senior political cadres.
As for the Japanese military tickets, Liu Yu had them burned directly when they were first seized. Keeping such things would harm the Chinese people.
The team transporting supplies was very long, stretching for three miles.
If it weren't for these supplies, Liu Yu wouldn't have squeezed the physical strength of his soldiers to ambush the Japanese.
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Twenty minutes later, Mianhe Bridge.
This running and marching was definitely incomparable to the one in the morning. The soldiers were running entirely by will at this time, and they couldn't go faster even if they wanted to.
As soon as he arrived at the bridge on the south bank of the Mian River, Liu Yu breathed heavily and ordered: "The reconnaissance team is out for reconnaissance. Wu Hongbo, lead the rest of the people to ambush along both sides of the official road. Anyone carrying explosives will follow me." !”
With that said, without waiting for their response, Liu Yu picked up a detonator and a large roll of wire and ran towards Mianhe Bridge.
These things were all found in the Japanese warehouse. As an excellent combat engineer in his previous life, Liu Yu was particularly excited when he saw explosives and detonators.
Demolition and construction are his true calling!
Being familiar with the road, it only took Liu Yu a few minutes to place the explosives, then holding the detonator and dragging the wire back to the ambush position.
The terrain on both sides of the official road is slightly lower than other places, but facing the official road can be considered condescending.
The ambush positions arranged by Wu Hongbo were also very particular. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns were arranged staggeredly. Each machine gun was oriented at a certain angle to the official road. The cross fire network formed by it had no blind spots at all.
Liu Yu looked at the situation of the ambush position, nodded with satisfaction, then sat down on the ground holding the detonator, slowly lay down, and let out a long breath.
However, before he could take a few breaths, he saw a person running over from a distance.
Li Ergou ran to Liu Yu and reported in a low voice: "Captain, the Japanese truck is here. Just speak!"
What a coincidence, they arrived just after the ambush was set up. Liu Yu's good luck and Sato's bad luck almost echoed each other.
"Ready to fight!"
"Ready to fight......"
"Ready to fight......"
Liu Yu's orders were passed down from level to level, accompanied by bursts of sounds of gun bolts being pulled.
At this time, Liu Yu said again: "If you pass it on, the sound of the explosion is an order. Once I explode, everyone will be beaten hard by me without saving bullets!"
"..."
As soon as the order was passed down, the thumping sound of the hand-cranked diesel engines of this era could be heard in the ears of the soldiers of the county brigade.
Liu Yu lay on the ground and raised his telescope to take a look. Well, the Japanese's position is really handsome...
The Japanese convoy was led by two side trucks, followed by 20 trucks.
Each truck is about fifteen meters apart, and the entire convoy stretches for more than a mile!
Fortunately, Wu Hongbo took this situation into consideration and set up the ambush circle large enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate such a long convoy.
The reason why Liu Yu felt that the Japs were in a good position was because in order to rush on their way, all the Japs soldiers crowded into the truck. There were more than 20 Japs crammed into the bed of each truck, making it very crowded.
At this time, Kazuo Sato was sitting in the truck at the front.
The old Japanese was very anxious at the moment, because three telegrams had been sent to him from Jingxing Station, one of which was two hours ago, saying that a group of the Eighth Route Army had invaded Jingxing City.
The second letter was from forty minutes ago, saying that the Eighth Route Army had left the city and was missing at this time.
The third letter was from half an hour ago. It said that about a platoon of the Eighth Route Army was escorting a transport team out of Jingxing City. The team was filled with various military supplies.
The three telegrams made Sato Kazuo so angry that he almost fainted.
With such a big basket out of the way, he knew that his military career was over. The only thing he could do now was to go back quickly, stop the Eighth Route Army's transportation team, and try to save the supplies.
At the same time, just as Liu Yu expected, Sato ordered the station not to report to the brigade headquarters beyond the level, hoping to temporarily wrap the fire with paper. Before going to court-martial, he wanted to personally find that group of Eighth Route Army soldiers and cut them into pieces!
Perhaps this could save him from committing seppuku. If he could find some connections, he might be able to keep his current military rank and transfer to the reserve force.
But if you want to be promoted in the future, there is little hope.
However, it was his stupid decision that directly led to the serious consequences that followed.
The vehicle swayed all the way and finally arrived at the Mianhe Bridge.
After the two side trucks in front passed smoothly, the trucks behind did not slow down. Each driver stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the county seat, every Japanese was in a hurry.
Because there are not only military supplies in the county, but also the wealth they have collected in these days!
However, just when Kazuo Sato's car drove onto the Mianhe Bridge, Liu Yu, who was on the slope next to him, quickly pressed the detonator.
"boom!!!"
Four explosive packs, weighing several dozen kilograms, detonated simultaneously, sending that section of the bridge flying upwards, as well as Sato Kazuo's vehicle.
The vehicle behind saw this situation and quickly stepped on the brakes.
At the same time as the explosion sounded, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on the slopes on both sides of the driveway. They raised their guns and started beating the Japanese in the car below!
Otherwise, the Japs stand handsome. In this case, there is no need to aim, just hit the car. At a distance of about 60 meters, one bullet might be able to penetrate several gourds.
Those light and heavy machine guns were even more powerful. They strictly followed Liu Yu's instructions and never saved ammunition. The main shooter of each machine gun position held the trigger and refused to let go.
The recoil of the machine gun made their hands numb and adrenaline surged at the same time!
What, a burst?
Get out of here!
For a time, the officialdom was like purgatory!
The beeps next to Liu Yu's ears kept ringing, but at this moment he couldn't care about the system. After his consciousness entered the system and muted it, he threw away the detonator in his hand, picked up the shell gun next to him, locked the gun case, and opened it. Speed and slow machine, roll call the Japanese below!
Killing the Japanese is such a joy!
"Fight back, Ha Ya Ku!"
Although the firepower of the county brigade was very intensive, this round of attacks only killed less than half of the Japanese troops.
As expected of veterans of the Japs, they had a strong will to fight. Under the call of an officer, they used the corpses of their companions as cover, set up their guns and fired at the Eighth Route Army on the slopes on both sides.
Although the officer was shot in the head by Ma Chao as soon as he finished shouting, his last shout also caused losses to the county brigade.
Because they had fought too aggressively just now, the machine gun firepower of the county brigade was slightly weakened at this time.
After all, this is not a drama, and the soldiers of the county brigade are not the protagonists. They need to change their bullets.
The marksmanship of the Japs veterans was really impressive. The first round of counterattack caused casualties to the county brigade!
At the same time, the light machine guns placed by the Japanese on the roof of the truck also began to spit out fiery snakes. A few grenadiers even set up grenades on the truck bed and fired a round of grenades at the county brigade's position, causing the county brigade to The casualties of the brigade further increased.
As for the new recruits in the county brigade, when they saw their comrades falling down beside them, they began to be afraid, and their hands were shaking when loading bullets. In this case, the continuity of their firepower was naturally not strong.
Liu Yu saw this, and of course he was very anxious, so he heard him yell at the top of his lungs: "Grenade!"
"Jiang Fengchun, where is your fucking mortar?!"
As he said that, he took out a grenade, pulled the safety pin, knocked it on the ground, and threw it out with all his strength.
"boom!"
The grenade was fortunately thrown into the bed of a truck, immediately causing the machine gun to misfire.
The veterans of the county brigade also reacted and took out grenades and threw them out.
Fortunately, he was condescending, and basically all the grenades were thrown on the official road. But after all, not everyone has Liu Yu's arm strength and luck, and most of the grenades miss a long way.
But fortunately, the county brigade had more people, more grenades, and five people. A total of more than a thousand grenades were thrown out in a very short time, and there were always a few thrown into the enemy pile.
In addition, Jiang Fengchun's three mortars finally began to show off their power. After a heavy bombardment, the gunfire below was finally reduced a lot.
