Along the Zhengtai Railway, after four infantry brigades under the Honda Fed were in place one after another, Chief of Staff Chen Zhengyu lost the opportunity to continue raiding the railway. He could only use artillery to conduct long-distance sneak attacks every day, and fired a few shells at the Japanese station and railway lines before retreating...

Although the results of the battle were very small, the Japanese were still busy fighting, which greatly reduced their speed of repairing the railway.

After receiving a telegram from Tang Yufeng asking him to fight another big battle, Chen Zhengyu wanted to refuse.

The Japanese devils of four infantry brigades were all stationed along the railway line. They were strong in combat, well-equipped, and became more and more familiar with the tactics and tactics of the National Salvation Army.

At this time, fighting under their noses, any accident may bring devastating blows to the first and fourth battalions.

But the generator that the team leader is working on is too important.

With it, the arsenal continuously produces bullets from its source of energy, greatly increasing the combat potential of the National Salvation Army.

In order to have a better future for the national rescue army and no longer worry about ammunition in the future, Chen Zhengyu decided to fight for it, even if he lost the strength of a battalion for this, he would be willing to do so.

After the four infantry brigades were transferred to the Zhengtai Railway, the mountainous and hilly sections along the line became their focus of defense because they were more likely to be attacked.

The railway station located on the plain has built many artillery towers and castles, and is rarely attacked in surprise, but there are not many Japanese defenses.

Of course, this does not mean how big the Japanese defense is, but because they have such confidence.

Even if there is no strengthening defense, the railway station always hosts a strengthening team and more than 100 Imperial Army troops.

Relying on the artillery tower and the castle, they guarded the station with the equipment level of the surrounding Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army, it would be difficult for them to capture the station in a short time if they deployed a reinforced type.

The main force closest to the station is in the mountains five or six kilometers away. After an hour of marching, he can reach the battlefield, surround the enemies attacking the station, and then gather and annihilate them.

Therefore, the Japanese not only did not worry about the attack on the station, but they were also a little looking forward to the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army attacking the station.

In that case, the station will become the bait in the hands of the Japanese, sticking to the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army that attacked the station, and waiting for the reinforcements to come from all directions before gathering and annihilation.

Chen Zhengyu and the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army both knew the purpose of the Japanese, so although there were not many troops stationed at the railway station within their range of activities, in order not to give the Japanese a chance to take advantage of the Japanese, both sides rarely touched the bait at the railway station.

Chen Zhengyu decided to go the other way, so he started with the train station that was used as bait by the Japanese and caught them off guard.

Not only that, he also decided to lead a long journey of more than 20 kilometers to the activity area of ​​the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

It turns out that railway stations of the same size will also be stationed with different troops due to different opponents.

The National Salvation Army was well equipped and equipped with a lot of siege artillery, which resulted in the number of troops stations garrisons at the railway station within the scope of the National Salvation Army being twice as good as normal.

The Eighth Route Army had poor equipment and no siege artillery. The number of troops stations in their range of activities was exactly the same as before.

The huge gap in force of two times means that it is difficult for you to escape from the nearby railway station.

However, if you lead troops into the Eighth Route Army defense zone and attack the railway station with the independent regiment, you will also achieve the purpose of attracting the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops. You can also fight quickly because there are few troops stationed at the railway station and retreat unscathed.

The main Japanese troops gathered along the Zhengtai Railway. The garrisons trapped the county town and restored their combat effectiveness. The previous enemy-occupied areas were temporarily abandoned by the Japanese. Chen Zhengyu easily rushed to the activity area of ​​the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army...

At the command of the Yangquan Japanese Army Brigade, Major General Honda has been under great pressure these days. For the first time, he felt the difficulty of Yangquan Mixed Brigade Commander.

Every day, I receive a questioning call from the military headquarters to ask about the restoration of the Zhengtai Railway and when will it be opened to traffic...

But the speed of repair of the railway is not particularly ideal.

Although he transferred all the Honda United to the railway line, so that the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army had no chance to directly send troops to attack the railway line like before and continue to destroy the railway, their cold guns and cold artillery still made the road repair team tirelessly.

If the other party's luck is good enough and a round of shells hits the railway line, perhaps the road construction team's busy work will be wasted.

In this case, it is difficult for road construction teams to repair the railway within the specified time.

But the time given to him is determined. What Major General Honda can do is to press down this deadline layer by layer and force the road repair team to complete the task on time.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the entire Yangquan was shrouded in the night.

The vast county town is empty, and there is no ordinary people in the streets and alleys except patrols.

The brigade command center was not as lively as daytime, and gradually became quiet. Only a few staff officers on duty were left in the combat room, looking sleepy.

Major General Honda did not go to rest, and the huge pressure made him feel sleepy at all.

Just like during the day, sit next to the table and study the map.

The Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army are the culprits of their tremendous pressure. Only by killing them completely can you have a good life.

Now that the garrison has not yet formed its combat effectiveness, the Honda United is busy protecting the Zhengtai Railway, and it is not possible to deal with them yet.

But you can study them yourself, formulate a combat plan in advance, and launch an attack as soon as the troops make free of their hands, so as not to give them a chance to react.

"Dingling..."

The phone in the war room suddenly rang, and the confused staff officer on duty was awakened suddenly and rushed to the next to the phone.

Major General Honda frowned, but did not look up. If the other party called because of an emergency, the staff officer on duty would definitely report to him as soon as possible and continue to lower his head to study the map on the table.

"Report to General, something happened to the Zhengtai Railway again." As soon as the duty officer put down the phone, he ran to Honda Shao, and spoke nervously and anxiously.

"A train station northeast of Yangquan was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The garrison sent a reinforcement squadron to reinforce. As a result, the reinforcement squadron was ambushed halfway and the entire army was destroyed."

"There is another problem. After the Zhengtai Railway was interrupted, a military train heading to Shijiazhuang was temporarily parked at this railway station, which was loaded with a large amount of cotton and cotton cloth for making military uniforms. Once it fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, they could make at least 10,000 sets of winter military uniforms!"

"The garrison hopes that we can draw a field infantry brigade to kill..."

Major General Honda quickly found the railway station where the Yangquan Independent Regiment was attacking, and cursed dissatisfied and said, "What does the railway garrison do for? Didn't they make them more vigilant? Moreover, the Eighth Route Army did not even have artillery to siege the city, so how could such a large railway station be put into crisis!"

The staff officer on duty quickly reported: "General calm down..."

"The garrison reported that the Eighth Route Army attacking the railway station was equipped with at least two infantry artillery pieces. At the beginning of the attack, it used artillery to destroy two castles outside the railway station. If the Eighth Route Army was not equipped with attack artillery, no matter how to move a battalion, it would be impossible to get close to our railway station."

"The Yangquan Independent Regiment is also equipped with siege artillery?" Major General Honda could not sit still and stared at the staff on duty to ask.

"Hayi... the railway garrison said this on the phone just now!" The staff officer on duty answered quickly.

The National Saving Army was equipped with a large number of attack artillery and had strong combat effectiveness. In order to protect the Zhengtai Railway, the three infantry brigades of the Honda Fed were guarding the National Saving Army activity area.

The Eighth Route Army had no ability to attack and was good at sneak attacks and fighting mobile warfare. He only transferred an infantry brigade to protect the railway line within the scope of the Yangquan Independent Regiment.

If the Eighth Route Army also equipped the attack artillery, every railway station and artillery tower within their range of activities might be attacked. A large brigade of soldiers would definitely be fewer. If you guard this section of the railway, you would ignore the railways in other places, resulting in the Yangquan section of the Zhengtai Railway being full of loopholes and finally the Eighth Route Army exploited loopholes.

It's like the train station that was attacked tonight.

For Major General Honda, after the railway station was captured by the Eighth Route Army, in addition to losing a whole army of cotton and cotton cloth, the railways around the railway station would definitely suffer a devastating blow.

The road repair team will find it difficult to repair the Zhengtai Railway within the specified time. If another one or two kilometers long railway line in the Yangquan section is completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, they will have no chance to repair the Zhengtai Railway within the specified time.

The more Major General Honda thought about it, the heavier his expression became. He was very anxious and ordered: "Give an order to the Second Battalion of the Honda United, and let them march to reinforce the Yangquan section of the Zhengtai Railway."

"They defended the railway line to the three or four brigades!"

"The first brigade active in the Yangquan section of the Zhengtai Railway immediately reinforces the battlefield and regains the railway station, so that they can destroy less railways. If possible, take back some of the cotton and cotton cloth they stolen, and destroy their attack artillery. However, the reinforcements must not go deep into the Eighth Route Army base alone, and the range of activities cannot exceed five kilometers on both sides of the railway line."

When the Honda United team west of Jingxing Coal Mine was being led by Chen Zhengyu, the Guard Company and the Spy Company were ready to attack the mine.

All the weeds and trees around the mine were emptied by the Japanese, and bright searchlights swept around the mine to prevent people from approaching the mine...

This is a common method for the Japanese and puppet troops to defend strongholds and artillery towers.

The National Salvation Army has seen a lot, so there have been some solutions.

The attacking troops wore hats made of thatched, with branches and thatched on their backs. When the searchlight swept to other places, the soldiers quickly approached the mine.

When the searchlight was sweeping towards everyone, they lay on the ground and remained moving, integrating with the surrounding environment.

As long as the troops were not too close to the mine, the Japanese would not see the enemies that had touched their noses.

"Boom..." Two cannons sounded behind the soldiers, which meant that the attack tonight's official start.

Before the Japanese who operated the searchlights on the top of the castle could react, a violent explosion rang under their feet.

In the splashing flames, a big hole was instantly blown out of the outer wall of the castle, and the Japanese who were hiding inside to rest were blown up to death and were killed and injured, screaming...
Chapter completed!