Dingcheng.
It is only over a hundred miles away from Shicheng and only over a hundred miles away from Baocheng, another important town. It is exactly in the middle. There are more than ten county towns within a hundred miles, which can be said to be a core transportation hub.
Most of the logistics materials transported by road from Pingjin to the front line will pass through here, and will stay for a period of time before being distributed to more than a dozen surrounding counties.
Under normal circumstances, both Shicheng and Baocheng have division or brigade-level garrisons. Together with the gendarmerie brigades from surrounding counties, Dingcheng can be said to be impregnable.
Due to the intersection of highways and railways, Dingcheng's logistics transfer center is not in the city, but at a station outside the city. There is a large team of little Japs guarding the transfer center.
Although the area near the station cannot be said to be three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, it is not far away. There are also some bunkers built in the middle. Together with the laborers responsible for the transportation work of the entire transfer station, the little devils have kept records for management. The stranger thought It's difficult to get in and work as a laborer.
He was tightly controlled inside and out, and there was no flaw at all under normal circumstances.
Precisely because of his sound management methods, Maeda Shaozuo, the captain of the Japanese defense team, lived a very comfortable life. He basically lived in the city listening to music.
That night was no exception. Maeda Shaozuo was seventy-nine drunk and went to Cuihua Tower by a familiar road.
"Xiao Man, I'm going to rest here tonight, aren't you happy?" Master Maeda walked in, took off his command knife and tortoise box and put them aside, looking at the man named Xiao Man with a somewhat wretched smile. Man's woman said.
"Tai-kun Maeda, I'm not feeling well today, so I may not be able to serve you." Xiaoman frowned slightly, but quickly responded in a sweet voice.
"It's okay, it's okay. I specialize in treating all kinds of discomforts, and I'm sure to get rid of the disease at hand." Master Maeda stepped forward and grabbed Xiaoman's little hand, while taking out a few coins from his pocket, "Don't worry, I understand the rules, Xiaoman , we have known each other for so long, you should understand me."
As one of the top names in Cuihua House, Xiaoman really doesn't have any ill will towards Maeda Shaozuo. Even the leader of the Japanese Army dared to come here to have sex for free. Xiaoman has never met a person who understands the rules like Maeda Shaozuo. Little devil.
"Maeda Tai-kun, but it's really inconvenient for me today. That thing is here. How about I go drink with Tai-kun."
"It's okay, drink, it's okay to drink. Just call Xiaocui over later." Maeda Shaozuo looked at Xiaoman, stretched out his hand and pinched it lightly a few times, smiling obscenely.
There is no shortage of women here, but none of the other women are as good-looking as Xiaoman. It seems pretty good to have Xiaocui to deal with while looking at Xiaoman.
Maeda Shaozuo never thought that other people's gentleness was the Tomb of Heroes, but his gentleness would save his life tonight.
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While Tian Shaozuo was drinking wine, the Ping An cluster had divided into four groups and rushed towards the transfer center in Dingcheng.
Gao Jianwu kept staring at the movement of the heavy artillery brigade in his mind. According to the trajectory displayed by the intelligence system, the train carrying the heavy artillery brigade should arrive at the transfer center almost at the same time as him.
For Li Yunlong and the others, this battle was to destroy a Japs logistics transfer center station, but for Gao Jianwu, the only goal was to destroy the heavy artillery brigade.
This is one of the six heavy artillery brigades of the Little Devils. Usually it is their turn to appear only in major battles. With 48 150mm howitzers, they can break through even strong cities like Jinyang, not to mention county towns!
In the county town, the rhythm is that one volley is all it takes.
The biggest purpose of Lieutenant General Setani's mobilization was not to attack those mountainous counties occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Those actually had no strategic value, and taking them back now was just to save face.
He was planning to use heavy artillery in conjunction with the Third Division of Chariots to form an iron fist and push across the entire Taihang base area.
With the Third Tank Division and the Heavy Artillery Brigade joining forces, no matter what defensive formation the Eighth Route Army put up, it was of no use. The 150mm howitzer of the Heavy Artillery Brigade more than ten kilometers away could turn all defenses into ruins.
This was the result of Lieutenant General Seya's re-evaluation of the strength of the Eighth Route Army after seeing the annihilation of the independent mixed second brigade and the 138th Regiment.
In the view of Lieutenant General Setani, the Eighth Route Army already has the ability to confront a division or brigade of the Locust Army head-on. In order to ensure safety, under the impact of the third division of tanks, coupled with the ability of the heavy artillery brigade to attack difficult positions, even if The Eighth Route Army dug strong positions to no avail.
Moreover, the heavy artillery brigade is also the trump card secretly mobilized by Lieutenant General Setani. In the frontline headquarters, no more than 5 people know this information now.
In other words, even some generals at the brigade commander level don't know about this yet.
Such a secret, Lieutenant General Segu Bingfeng targeted the Ping An cluster of Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu who were in the limelight.
According to the battle plan conceived by Lieutenant General Setani, he will set up a trap to force the Ping An Cluster to engage in a positional battle with the Locust Army. He will use a brigade as a bait to attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and then the Third Tank Division and The heavy artillery brigade struck hard and annihilated the security cluster at the lowest cost.
If it weren't for Gao Jianwu's intelligence system, Lieutenant General Setani's dirty trick might really cause Gao Jianwu and the others a lot of trouble.
After all, the Eighth Route Army rarely encountered heavy artillery, and even 105mm howitzers were rarely encountered. After all, except for a few early battles, most of the Eighth Route Army fought sporadic battles, and the enemies they faced were targeted at squadrons and below. .
Artillery with a caliber above 75 mm will basically not appear at this level of combat.
That is to say, it was the emergence of Gao Jianwu that attracted the little Japanese field regiment equipped with 105 mm caliber artillery.
But with the help of Gao Jianwu, Lieutenant General Setani's plan was destined to come to nothing.
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At the same time, the Little Japanese's heavy artillery brigade was heading to Dingcheng on two trains. According to the plan, they would arrive at Dingcheng Railway Station around 8 pm, and then they would settle for food and lodging near the station and replenish some supplies. Drive to Shicheng.
Major General Kurai of the Heavy Artillery Brigade looked at his watch and saw that he would arrive in more than half an hour.
Major General Kurai stood up, moved his hands and feet, and looked at the darkening sky outside the train. On the track ahead, the train spurted out a billowing white column, which seemed to disappear into an endless mouth of darkness.
"Kurai-kun, what are you thinking about?" Chief of Staff Ishita Daizuo's voice came to my ears.
"Ishita-kun, are you saying that General Setani really couldn't control the situation when he mobilized our heavy artillery brigade to the front?" Major General Kurai said quietly.
"From the current situation, it is like this. At least this is a good reason." Ishita Daizuo said.
"But, Mr. Ishita, don't you think that our heavy artillery brigade is a burden in the mountainous areas? Although truck towing can barely move the 150mm howitzer, there are some places in the mountainous areas that our trucks cannot go to. When the heavy artillery brigade faces the mountain guerrillas, it is purely It's superfluous." Major General Kurai said without looking back as he looked at the big trees flying away one after another outside.
"Kurai-kun, do you want to say that General Setani's drunkard intentions are not actually responsible for this raid?" Ishita Daizuo asked cautiously.
"Ishita-kun, we have been old friends for many years. I heard that Operation Plan No. 5 has been formulated. This time we will divide our troops into two groups, one from Jin to Shaanxi, and the other from Henan and Hubei to Sichuan. General Setani I'm afraid we have our eyes on the commander of the army that entered Shaanxi from Jin Dynasty. Our visit this time is probably not just to clean up Tuba Road. It is more to lay out the No. 5 combat plan. After the mopping up, we will take the opportunity to invade Shaanxi. Our goal To destroy a famous city like Chang'an."
"That's where the government's main force of 500,000 people defends. That's where we can use our skills."
"I am afraid that by transferring us here in advance, we want to fulfill our position as the head coach of this army."
Hearing such news for the first time, Ishita Zuo was stunned for a while before he slowly realized that the importance of the heavy artillery brigade was comparable to that of a division. Although Major General Kurai was one level lower than the division, he was still strategically important. Its function is higher than that of an ordinary division. You must know that the empire has only formed 6 heavy artillery brigades.
The news about Major General Kurai is obviously coming from the top management.
But is the struggle for power among the upper echelons of the empire so fierce now?
Ishita Zuo was a little confused. He had always been a staff officer and had never been the general of an army on his own.
"Then how are we going to get along?" Ishita Ozuo asked.
"What else can I do? I'm just going with the flow." Major General Kurai said somewhat dullly.
Earlier, the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force was killed in an artillery attack. The new chief of staff, Lieutenant General Seya, was sent from the base camp. He was young and energetic and had a strong background. He jumped out to serve as the main attack in this counter-mopping operation. He vaguely wanted to seize the chief officer of the No. 5 combat plan. The opportunity, that is an eternal opportunity for Lieutenant General Seya to be promoted to general.
As long as he leads a large army into Shaanxi and defeats the hundreds of thousands of troops defending Chang'an, it will be a great achievement and he will be qualified to serve as the commander of the front army.
It's just that breaking the plan in advance is a waste of people and money. The heavy artillery brigade's encirclement and suppression of the Tubal guerrillas is almost a joke.
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It was 9:50 at night. Gao Jianwu quietly moved to the vicinity of the station. Looking at the two trains parked on the railway track in the distance, a stone fell in his heart.
He looked around, matched the terrain with the map in his mind, and quickly found a warehouse near the train.
"Commandos and artillerymen follow me to seize the warehouse; Dalei and Lao Lu, you separate into two groups and set up a blocking position in the warehouse in front. You must block the attacking Japs." Gao Jianwu didn't talk nonsense. After a brief explanation, the team They started to act separately.
With the commando team and the artillery team transformed into infantry, Gao Jianwu took the lead and headed towards the warehouse.
However, about 500 meters away from the warehouse, they encountered a patrol of the Little Japs. Gao Jianwu did not hesitate to shoot directly.
As soon as the gunfire rang out here, the little devils immediately sounded the alarm, and the little devils defending all around began to rush towards the side of the gunshots!
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