Most of the supplies used by the Japanese army for raids were in Taiyuan. Okamura Neiji did not order the supplies hoarded in Taiyuan to be transported back to Peiping.
Because Taiyuan is relatively safe, if Taiyuan is lost, the entire Shanxi will probably be taken back by the Eighth Route Army.
Current intelligence from various sources shows that the Eighth Route Army has no plans to attack Taiyuan.
These supplies can also come in handy during the next sweep, but transporting them back and forth is too troublesome.
But Datong is different. Datong is relatively close to the defense area of the New Regiment, and the 23rd Division and the 25th Division have already left Datong. Putting combat materials in Datong is equivalent to putting it on Li Yunlong's lips. A piece of fat.
Okamura Neiji is very powerful. With the current strength of the new group, it is not difficult to capture Datong.
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at the same time.
To the east of Datong, there is the Miaoergou section of the Pingsui Railway.
More than 70 members of the Swordsmen wearing civilian military uniforms arrived here under the leadership of captain Duan Peng.
Some of these team members carried broadswords and spears on their backs and held Hanyang-made weapons in their hands, looking like guerrillas.
Li Yunlong's order to the Sword Squadron was to pretend to be guerrillas and sabotage the railway. Of course, it was all a show.
"Captain, this is Miaoergou." An old bird in charge of reconnaissance said to Duan Peng.
Beside Duan Peng, several captains stood with guns.
Everyone looked down and saw that there were still traces of the battle in Miaoergou, but the bombed rails, sleepers and roadbeds had been repaired by the Japanese engineers, and even the scraps of the bombed cannons had been taken away by the Japanese. .
"right here?"
A sneer appeared on Duan Peng's lips. He carefully examined the terrain of Miaoergou and felt that this was a perfect location for an ambush.
Due to climate reasons and soil erosion, the mountains in the north lack vegetation and expose rocks. When viewed from a distance, the mountains appear iron-grey, gloomy, cold, and monotonous in color.
Such mountains cannot support people and are very barren. People's ability to survive in mountainous areas is limited, and there are few natural shelters. The broken mountains complicate mountain roads and restrict the movement of troops. In Li Yunlong's words, these birds are all A mountain that doesn’t shit, you need to be fucked as much as you want.
The mountains here are not big but very steep. The troops can hide on the reverse slope of the mountain, wait until the enemy train enters the encirclement, blow up the rails, and then enter the ambush position.
"This position is really good!" Vice-captain Wang Xikui also sneered.
After Wang Xikui led Wang Yousheng to kill Major General Miura Saburo, a center left and a large left, he was promoted to the captain of the Sharp Sword Squadron.
Moreover, he received the commission personally from Li Yunlong on his way to northern Shanxi.
Duan Peng gave an order: "Get to work!"
"The veteran is on guard!" Wang Xikui shouted loudly, "The rookie is on duty."
Following the orders given by Duan Peng and Wang Xikui, more than 70 team members suddenly dispersed. The veterans were responsible for occupying the commanding heights to guard, while the rookies were responsible for holding explosive bags to the railway tracks to plant mines and explosives.
In addition, there were more than 10 veterans and rookies who, under the leadership of Li Changshun, infiltrated into Datong City to collect intelligence.
Not long after, two bundles of explosives were buried under the tracks.
Duan Peng and Wang Xikui personally went down the railway track to check that there were no problems with the explosives planted by the rookies, and then returned to the reverse slope of the mountain to ambush.
About half an hour later, a railway patrol team composed of Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers came from a distance and approached with rifles in hand.
Duan Peng and Wang Xikui had received news in advance from the scouts' walkie-talkies that there were 13 Japanese soldiers and 17 puppet soldiers. Among them, the Japanese soldiers had a Type 96 light machine gun, and the puppet soldiers were not equipped with machine guns.
Soon, the Japanese and puppet troops arrived at the location where the explosives were buried.
"Pull the string!"
Duan Peng shouted low, and Wang Yousheng beside him suddenly pulled back the match rope in his hand.
boom! boom!
Two violent explosions sounded almost at the same time, and several Japanese soldiers were knocked to the ground. The remaining Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers quickly fell to both sides and crawled to avoid it.
"Fire!"
Duan Peng gave another order, and the soldiers shot at the Japanese with their rifles.
Sparse gunfire rang out, and all the Japanese were quickly shot dead. The remaining puppet soldiers were so frightened that they all lay on the ground and did not dare to move, let alone raise their guns to shoot.
The battle lasted very short, and after there was no gunfire from below, Duan Peng gave another order, and everyone rushed down the hillside with Hanyang weapons, bayonets and spears.
Upon seeing this, a wounded Japanese soldier got up from the ground, screamed, and came forward with a rifle.
Wang Xikui threw the spear in his hand at the wounded Japanese soldier. With a popping sound, the spear passed through the Japanese soldier's body, stabbing him to the core. The Japanese soldier's eyes suddenly bulged, as if he was full of strength. He was drained and fell to the ground.
The team members were holding bayonets. No matter whether they were dead or not, they wanted to stab the Japanese first.
Then the team member holding a big knife chopped off the Japanese's neck.
With a popping sound, the Japanese head rolled down beside the railway.
Wang Xikui first stirred the spear into the Japs' body twice, completely smashing the Japs' internal organs. Then he pulled out the spear with a pop, turned to the puppet soldiers lying on the ground and pretended to be dead, and shouted sternly: "If you want to live, use the gun." Place it on the ground, stand up, and raise your hands above your head!”
After the puppet soldiers stood up, Wang Xikui said loudly: "Stand over there and line up in two rows!"
Beside Wang Xikui, there were more than a dozen team members with fierce faces, staring at the puppet soldiers.
This group of puppet troops walked in front of the Japanese as cannon fodder. Duan Peng waited for the puppet troops to pass by before letting Wang Yousheng pull the string, so the puppet troops had almost no casualties.
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In just one encounter, all thirteen Japanese were killed or shot.
And in order to distinguish the fake from the real, the team members did not hit the Japanese on the head, but shot the Japanese on the body.
Although the guns in their hands are not good, these team members are all sharpshooters after all. At such a close range, they can hit almost wherever they want.
"Damn it, if I follow my temper, I will definitely kill you..."
"When you get back, tell the devils that there is a wrongdoer and a debtor. It was me, the Second Independent Detachment of Northern Shanxi, who did this. Let the devils come to us if they want."
Wang Xikui was furious when he saw the two slumped rows of puppet troops, but the Eighth Route Army had discipline not to kill prisoners.
"If labor and management encounter you again, labor and management will definitely chop off your heads!" After another lecture, Wang Xikui shouted: "Get out!"
Upon hearing this, the puppet soldiers dispersed as if they had been granted amnesty.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers would definitely not dare to go. If they go back, they will die. If the Japanese accompanying them are dead, but they are still alive, the Japanese will definitely think that they are colluding with the Eighth Route guerrillas.
Duan Peng led his team members to quickly clean up the battlefield, and then retreated neatly.
In the following days, Duan Peng and his team members began to roam around under the banner of the Second Independent Detachment of Northern Shanxi, specifically to harass the Japanese strongholds and railway lines, coming and going without a trace.
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Datong, 3rd Brigade Headquarters.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the North China Front Army Headquarters called again to urge us to immediately transport the combat supplies stored in Datong back to Taiyuan."
A combat staff officer reported to Yin Sanxiong, commander of the 3rd Brigade.
Seeing Yin Sanxiong again, his expression changed slightly.
A few days ago, the North China Front issued an order to the 3rd Brigade. However, because the railway was damaged by guerrillas, the supplies had been loaded at Datong Station, but Yin Sanxiong did not dare to order the train to start again.
This time the Japanese army raided northwestern Shanxi and prepared three battle supplies, which was 30,000 tons of combat supplies.
Among them, 20,000 tons of combat materials are in Taiyuan, 10,000 tons of combat materials are in Datong, and about 5,000 tons of combat materials are currently stockpiled at Datong Station.
This batch of combat supplies is a hot potato in the hands of Zhongjian Yin Sanxiong.
There are too many people who are thinking about this batch of supplies. Of course, the one who is most afraid of seeing Yin Sanxiong again is the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
In the past, the Eighth Route Guerrilla Group often harassed and damaged railways. Even if the railway tracks were blown up, as long as the bridges were not blown up, engineers could repair them in just a few hours.
But this time it was different. The engineers had just repaired a bombed railway, and another patrol was ambushed and the railway was blown up.
"Hasn't the First Infantry Brigade eliminated that guerrilla group yet?" Yin Sanxiong asked in a deep voice when he saw Yin Sanxiong looking at the combat staff.
In just a few days, more than a dozen patrol teams were attacked, the Japanese suffered more than 100 casualties, and more than 20 railway tracks were blown up.
Under such circumstances, Yin Sanxiong did not dare to order the military train transporting combat supplies to depart.
Once the military column is attacked by guerrillas halfway, the problem will be serious.
"Not yet!" the combat staff officer lowered his head and replied, "After investigation, this guerrilla group is called the Second Independent Detachment of Northern Shanxi. It has been carrying out attacks in northern Shanxi recently."
"idiot!"
Seeing Yin Sanxiong again, he cursed angrily and sat back on his chair:
"Call back to Commander Okacun. The Pingsui Railway was attacked by the Eighth Route guerrillas and was forced to be interrupted. After the Pingsui Railway resumes traffic, the combat supplies will be sent to Peiping immediately!"
"Hi!" The combat staff officer recorded the contents of the telegram and gave it to Yin Sanxiong to sign before bowing his head and turning to leave.
Suddenly, seeing Yin Sanxiong again, he seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly stood up from his chair and walked to the map to look at it.
The old devil smelled something unusual.
Then he quickly walked to the table, grabbed the phone, and turned the handle hard.
The call was connected, and Chongjian Yin Sanxiong put the phone to his ear: "Moxi Moxi, this is Chongjian Yin Sanxiong. Please ask the chief of staff to meet me at the brigade headquarters immediately."
After saying that, he hung up the phone with a bang.
About 10 minutes later, Yoshiji Toda, chief of staff of the 3rd Brigade, walked into the office quickly, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Brigade Commander, are you looking for me?"
Seeing Yin Sanxiong staring at the map again, he turned around with a frown and looked at Toda Yoshiji: "Toda-kun, you immediately order the scouts to disperse and warn in the direction of the Eighth Route New Regiment."
Toda Yoshiji was suddenly startled: "Captain of the brigade, do you mean that the Eighth Route New Regiment is going to attack Datong?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected." Seeing Yin Sanxiong again, he said, "Guerrillas have frequently attacked railways and patrols recently. I suspect it is Li Yunlong's fault. We must be prepared first."
"Hi!"
Toda Yoshiji also realized the seriousness of the problem, paused, turned around and left quickly.
Looking at Toda Yoshiji's back, Yin Sanxiong's face turned gloomy when he saw him again.
Hope is just an illusion.
When the order comes next month, you can leave this damn place!
