Northern Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army's pre-ambush position.
Wang Fafa, who received the telegram from the regiment headquarters, ordered the soldiers to rest in the first half of the night and led the soldiers towards the ambush point Miaoergou in the second half of the night.
There were not many Japanese patrolling the railway, and there were no gun towers or bunkers nearby.
In about an hour, a small armored train will patrol by.
After the patrol car passed by, the 7th Battalion of the New Regiment Division, led by Zhao Youliang, headed towards the top of Hill 4 on the opposite side.
It didn't take long for each battalion and regiment to ambush again on the hills on both sides of the railway.
Before dawn, a continuous autumn rain began to fall in the sky. The soldiers' clothes were quickly soaked by the autumn rain, but all the soldiers remained motionless.
Soon, news came from the 716th Regiment responsible for blocking the attack that they had arrived at the designated location.
There are not many Japs in Gaoyang County, only one Japs squadron and several hundred puppet troops, but there are still a lot of Japs in Datong. In addition to the crippled 3rd Brigade, there is also an infantryman transferred from the Mongolian Army. The gang of devils.
About five to six thousand people guarded Datong, because Datong was an important material transfer base for the Japanese army's raid on northwest Shanxi.
A large amount of combat supplies were hoarded in Datong. This time, the Japanese prepared 100,000 people to continuously raid the combat supplies for more than a month.
However, Okamura Neiji, an old devil, was very cautious and did not put his eggs in one basket. Half of the combat supplies were in Datong and half of the combat supplies were in Taiyuan.
Originally, the mission of the two battalions of the Sixth and Seventh Divisions was to ambush the Japanese logistics supply lines. The troops of the Sixth Division ambush the Japanese transportation team coming out of Datong, and the troops of the Seventh Division ambushed the Japanese transportation team coming out of Taiyuan.
But I didn't expect that the Japanese would transfer a heavy artillery unit from Manchuria to northwest Shanxi.
Therefore, Li Yunlong had no choice but to send two battalions, the Sixth Division and the Seventh Division, to northern Shanxi to ambush the Japanese heavy artillery regiment and infantry regiment.
Fortunately, Li Yunlong had the foresight, otherwise it would still be difficult to complete this task with only the three regiments of the 2nd Independent Brigade.
It's getting light.
Wang Fafa looked at the watch on his hand and saw that the time had come to half past six.
Calculating the time, the Japanese convoy should be arriving soon.
At this moment, the high-power walkie-talkie beside the correspondent heard the sound of electric current. He quickly picked up the microphone and called in a low voice:
"This is the command headquarters!"
"What did you say?"
"Okay, I'll report to the battalion commander right now!"
After hanging up the call, the correspondent reported to Wang Fafa: "Report to the battalion commander, the scouts just reported that the Japanese convoy has arrived, 13 kilometers away, 2 heavy armored trains, 2 trains!"
Wang Fafa's expression was shocked and his eyes were stern: "Finally we are here, give me my order, all regiments and battalions are ready to fight!"
As the correspondent relayed orders to the regiment and battalion headquarters on the walkie-talkie.
Orders from regiment headquarters and battalion headquarters were issued, and each squad and platoon leader immediately whispered to his squad and platoon orders to prepare for battle.
The sound of rattling gun bolts suddenly became loud.
About 20 minutes later, all the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters participating in the ambush heard the sound of a train whistle.
By this time it was broad daylight.
After a while, a Japanese heavy-armored train appeared in the field of vision, rushing towards Miaoergou.
Next came two Japanese military columns, and at the end there was a Japanese heavy armored train.
With regard to the firepower and troop configuration of the 5th escort heavy artillery regiment, if the two battalions of the new regiment did not participate in the ambush, it would be difficult for the 2nd Independent Brigade to complete the task of blowing up the Japanese heavy artillery.
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The last Type 94 armored train was the Wind Chaser.
The Type 94 armored train has a total of 8 carriages and is equipped with 10 7.7mm heavy machine guns, 2 75mm anti-aircraft guns, and 2 105mm cannons.
The firepower is powerful.
Although it has strong firepower and looks quite big, the armor protection is not very strong. The armor thickness of the owner is 10 mm, and the armor thickness in unimportant positions is 6 mm.
Although the armor is not thick, such a big guy is terrifying when activated, and it has omnidirectional firepower.
It is not easy for the Chinese army to attack it, let alone destroy it. They have to walk around when they see it.
But this film includes a new regiment. Last year, Li Yunlong led his troops at Niangziguan and destroyed the Japanese Kamikaze armored train with long-range shelling.
at this time.
In the command car of the Chasing Wind train, the captain of the 5th heavy artillery regiment, Mitsuru Takahashi, and the captain of the 3rd infantry regiment, Seiichi Yamashita, were sitting together drinking tea.
Takahashi Mitsuru Daizuo said: "Onomonosuke Daizuo of the 6th Flying Group of the 2nd Flying Division is a good friend of mine. Before coming to North China, I heard from him that this time the 2nd Flying Division had more than 100 Imperial aircraft. , all were destroyed.”
"So, this time we go to the pass to fight without air support."
"Hmph! I've heard about this too." Yamashita Makoto snorted coldly, "The Imperial Air Force is a bunch of rubbish. They were completely wiped out by more than 40 enemy planes."
As the captain of the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, Yamashita Seiichi is very arrogant.
However, he has the capital to be arrogant. As the most elite division of the Japanese army, the 1st Division has first-class equipment and extremely powerful combat effectiveness.
This time he went to North China to support the operation. Although the duty of the 3rd Infantry Regiment was to protect the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment, if there was an opportunity to make meritorious service, he would never give up.
Now he is only one step away from being promoted to major general with meritorious deeds.
"You can't say that." Takahashi Manzo said, "Almost all the Imperial Air Forces who participated in the air battle were destroyed. They tried their best, but this group of enemy planes of unknown origin is a bit of a headache."
"If we are targeted by this group of enemy planes, we will probably suffer heavy losses."
"I think this is why General Okamura Neji asked us to set off from Zhangjiakou in the middle of the night."
Two Type 94 armored trains are equipped with four Type 88 75mm anti-aircraft guns, and the other two military trains are also equipped with some 20mm anti-aircraft guns to guard against sudden appearance of aircraft.
Yamashita Seiichi didn't refute any more and took a sip of hot tea, feeling relaxed all over.
Now all he could think about was meritorious service, besides meritorious service, he wanted to have a fight with the Eighth Route Army immediately.
Takahashi Manzo also picked up the tea cup and blew into the tea that had just been brewed with boiling water. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion in his ears, causing his hand to shake suddenly, and the boiling water and lips came. a close contact.
"Hi, Baga!"
The tea cup fell on the floor of the Type 94 armored train. Takahashi Manzo screamed, and then couldn't help but curse.
"Ask the Flagate armored train immediately, what happened?"
Although Yamashita Seiichi was crazy, his reaction speed was not slow. In just a moment, he judged that something must have happened to the Hakaze armored train.
"Moxi moxi..."
"alert!"
"The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!"
The armored train Chasing the Wind immediately began to slow down, and the Japanese in each carriage also responded quickly.
A Japanese communications officer reported: "Report to Dazuo, Qifeng cannot be reached!"
"Nani?" Yamashita Seiichi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately ordered, "Report the matter to the North China Front Command immediately and request tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
The Japanese communications soldier picked up the radio and started calling.
At this moment, explosions and gunshots like fried beans suddenly came from the front, and the convoy was ambushed by the enemy!
Takahashi Mitsuru's expression changed drastically, but Yamashita Seiichi's eyes shone brightly.
"Takahashi-kun, here's your chance to make a contribution!"
Judging from the sound of gunfire and explosions, there were many soldiers coming, but the Japanese army was not a vegetarian, not to mention that they were still troops of the 1st Division.
The 1st Division, which had just finished its special performance, was at its peak both in terms of combat effectiveness and morale.
"It's the Eighth Route Army ambushing us!"
At this time, the Japanese who were responsible for observation in the upper level of the command car ran down and reported to Yamashita Seiichi and Takahashi Manzo.
"I knew it was the Eighth Route Army!"
"Send the order, 5th Infantry Regiment, counterattack across the board!"
Yamashita Makoto was furious and his eyes widened.
A group of peasant troops and Tubalu who couldn't even get together guns dared to ambush the troops of the 1st Division, the most elite division of the Empire of Japan. I simply don't know how to write the word "death"?
Yamashita Seiichi still knew something about the Eighth Route Army. Troops such as the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were relatively capable troops, especially the New First Regiment, which had a record of defeating the Japanese second-line divisions.
But as for the other Eighth Route Army troops, Yamashita Seiichi didn't take them seriously.
At this time, the New First Regiment, New Second Regiment and Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army were surrounded by five divisions of locust troops.
The Eighth Route Army that ambushed the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment this time must not be the troops of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army.
Since they are not the Eighth Route Army of these three regiments, Yamashita Seiichi is ready to go on a killing spree to show these Eighth Route Army troops what it means to be the most elite unit of the Japanese army.
"Hi!"
The Japanese communications soldier suddenly paused, turned around, and picked up the radio to deliver the order.
Afterwards, Yamashita Seiichi and Takahashi Mitsou quickly walked to the second floor of the command car, ready to observe the battle situation.
…
Time goes back one minute.
As the Japanese's 2 armored trains and 2 trains entered the ambush circle.
Wang found that the battalion commander issued the attack order without hesitation.
When the Japanese's first security car equipped with the Qifeng A train arrived at the explosive site, the engineer soldier responsible for the detonation turned the handle of the detonator modified from the phone in his hand and suddenly pressed it.
The electricity is instantly transmitted to the detonator buried under the railway track. The detonator generates explosive energy and detonates the explosive instantly.
The command car in the middle of the Japanese heavy armored train suddenly erupted with a loud noise that shook mountains.
Along with a shock wave visible to the naked eye, a large ball of fire and thick smoke suddenly rose.
The Japs' command carriage was blown to pieces, and fragments of the carriage parts and broken bodies of the Japs fell down one after another.
The rails were blown apart, and the other carriages of the Haikaze armored train derailed under the influence of inertia and slid forward for a while before stopping, but they did not roll over.
In order not to be exposed, the soldiers hid on the back of the mountain at first.
As the explosion sounded, the horn for an ambush attack was sounded.
The soldiers climbed up to the commanding heights from the back of the mountain and opened fire on the Japanese convoy with fierce eyes!
The sound of gunshots suddenly sounded like fried beans in the ravine. The Japanese opened the door and jumped out. Under the intensive firepower, they fell in rows like cutting wheat in an instant.
Boom boom boom…
The bazooka rocket launcher in the hand of the bazooka soldier fired, and a trail of contrails hit the Japanese armored train Haikaze directly.
Although there are no mountain cannons and howitzers, the power of the bazooka rockets is comparable to that of a 105mm howitzer, coupled with excellent armor-piercing capabilities.
This little devil's thin-skinned armored train is no different from Zhihu's in the face of rockets.
In addition, the Japanese armored train was derailed and stopped there. The distance of tens of meters was like a target for the rocket launcher soldiers.
The Japanese who were not killed in the armored train were still in a state of confusion. Just as they came to their senses, they were blown to pieces in the fierce explosion.
Not long after, the Haikaze armored train was bombarded by 10 bazookas and burst into flames.
Complete reimbursement.
At this time, the 20mm machine gun was set up and fired.
"Let's go and support the brothers in the 5th Regiment!"
Seeing that the Japanese's heavy armored train had been destroyed and the rails had been blown up, the platoon leader responsible for leading the team issued an order.
"yes!"
Under the leadership of the company commander, the rocket launcher soldiers and machine artillery soldiers quickly moved their positions and came to Highland No. 2.
The 4th and 5th regiments of the 2nd Independence Brigade were responsible for ambush attacks on Highlands 1 and 2 respectively. Their main task was to deal with the Japanese's 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment.
At this time, the battle had begun. Although the equipment of the 4th and 5th regiments was relatively poor and their firepower was relatively sparse, the trains were basically filled with Japanese artillery, and the individual equipment of the Japanese artillery was even worse.
The 5th Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment has more than 2,300 people, including the regiment headquarters and 3 artillery brigades. This time it carries 20 150mm cannons and 10 240mm heavy cannons.
All these cannons are in carriages without iron sheets, but they are wrapped in tarpaulins, but based on their outlines, you can tell at a glance that there must be cannons under the tarpaulins.
At this time, the artillerymen of the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment pushed open the iron doors and jumped out of the train, but what greeted the Japanese were rows of bullets.
The Japanese artillerymen with guns set up their guns and fought back towards the top of the mountain.
The bombardiers of the 4th and 5th regiments threw grenades downwards to suppress them.
Most of these grenades are produced in the Huangyadong Arsenal. With Boss Chen providing a production line for smokeless gunpowder, the power of the grenades produced by the Huangyadong Arsenal has been greatly improved.
Not only is it powerful, but its output has also been greatly improved, and it is no longer made in the border areas that everyone dislikes.
Boom boom boom…
Explosions continued to rise around the train, accompanied by shrapnel flying across the train. The sound of explosions and the screams of the Japanese were intertwined.
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Responsible for dealing with the 5th Japanese Infantry Regiment are the 6th and 7th Battalions of the 6th Division of the New Regiment.
The Japanese 5th Infantry Regiment has a total strength of more than 3,700 people, all on one train.
The Japs reacted very quickly. The moment the train stopped, the train door was pushed open, but no Japs jumped off.
The Japanese machine guns and rapid-fire cannons were set up at the carriage door. The moment the train door was pushed open, the Japanese machine gunners and artillerymen immediately opened fire on the hills on both sides.
At the same time, the 20mm anti-aircraft gun and Type 92 heavy machine gun on the roof of the train also fired simultaneously.
Since the Sixth and Seventh Battalions had just come up from the back of the mountain, most of the firepower had not yet been launched, which really allowed the Japanese to suppress the firepower.
Taking advantage of the firepower being suppressed for a moment, the Japanese infantry jumped from the train with screams.
