449 As expected there is a conspiracy
While sending troops to reinforce the railway station, Major General Honda told Major Eguchi about the judgment of the brigade command on how many troops the offensive troops have and related information.
Originally, the Grandmaster of Ekou planned to use the fortifications in the railway station and the National Salvation Army to resist to the end, and how long it could last.
The brigade commander reported the enemy situation and made him have a sudden inspiration, thinking of a way to persevere at the minimum cost until the reinforcements reach the train station.
Since the main force of the National Salvation Army did not move, there were only more than 1,000 troops attacking the railway station. If we could find a way to severely damage the National Salvation Army attacking the railway station and kill them in large quantities, they had a living force. After the troops were lost, no matter how fierce the attack artillery fire of the National Salvation Army attacked, we would not be able to capture the railway station.
And if you want to kill them in large quantities at the lowest cost, the most difficult problem is artillery.
As long as the artillery threat outside the railway station is lifted, the two sides will fight head-on with light weapons only, and with the combat effectiveness of their subordinates, they will definitely kill the national rescue army to suffer heavy casualties.
The Jiangkou Grandmaster thought of street fighting and put the attacking troops of the National Rescue Army into the railway station before disposing of them.
At that time, the enemy and us fought together. No matter how powerful the artillery outside the railway station was, they could only stare at them and could not shell the railway station unless they even exploded their own people.
So Major General Honda only arranged more than 400 people on the periphery defense line.
The spy company stationed more than 200 people in front of the defense, and each of the other three directions stationed a reinforcement team.
The remaining troops were all scattered in every corner of the railway station, preparing to fight a street battle with the National Salvation Army based on the houses and ruins in the railway station. When the troops of both sides fought together, the artillery battalion brought by the National Salvation Army lost its function, and the two sides could only fight in the railway station with light weapons.
The spy broke through the defense line outside the railway station and continued to assault into the station.
"Dongdongdongdong..."
As soon as he rushed in thirty or forty meters, a group of ruins in front suddenly jumped out of a flame tongue that was nearly two feet long. Bullets whizzed over and instantly turned the three soldiers in front into sieves. Without even saying a word, he died on the spot. His eyes were wide open, showing a look of dying with his eyes closed.
Including Shen Liwen, the soldiers behind quickly lay down. Some hid in the ruins and raised their guns to fight back. Some people put the machine gun on the broken wall and stared at the location of the heavy machine guns and fired...
"Boom..." Two explosions suddenly sounded not far from Shen Liwen. In the splashing flames, a rifleman and a machine gun team were killed one after another.
"There are ghosts hiding on our flanks and throwing grenades. Find them immediately and kill them..." Shen Liwen quickly ordered.
After saying that, he turned his attention to the heavy machine gun position in front.
The Japanese were very smart and used the ruins to block a bunker in front of the heavy machine gun, leaving only a shooting hole for the heavy machine gun to fire.
Because the shooting hole is very small, it is difficult for the bullets fired by everyone to accurately pass through the shooting hole and hit the Japanese behind the bunker.
The three crooked handles around him shot out nearly a hundred bullets. The heavy machine gun hiding behind the bunker was still unaffected and continued to shoot at the spies...
Outside the train station, when the heavy machine gun blocking the spy company fired, Zhou Cheng realized that something he was worried about had happened.
He frowned and analyzed: "I understand. The Japanese army wants to put us into the railway station to fight street battles. When the troops of both sides fight together, the artillery battalion will lose its function, and both sides can only rely on light weapons to fight."
"The Japanese army belongs to the defensive side, and we are on the offensive side, and the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. If we fight rashly, we will definitely suffer a great loss!"
"Immediately notify the spy company commander Chen, the troops stop attacking and retreat to the outer line of defense we just occupied."
"The other three main companies must also notify you. After occupying the Japanese's outer defense line, the troops immediately turn off the offensive to defend, and all company commanders come to the secret service company to report."
"If the Japanese army wants to fight street battles with us, we will use street battles to deal with them."
Chen Liwen hid behind a pile of ruins. Just as he was about to order the grenade launcher to cover and shoot, the regiment headquarters correspondent suddenly appeared behind him. Under the cover of the ruins, he dodged left and right and ran towards him.
"Company Commander Chen, the regiment commander ordered the spy company to stop the attack and retreat to defend the just occupied outer defense line. The regiment commander will come over to teach you a new tactic to deal with the street battles of the Japanese."
Chen Liwen is worried about the Japanese's new battle.
After the troops were attacked by two grenades just now, the two nearest infantry squads immediately took action, trying to destroy them in the hiding point.
But the Japanese were too cunning. When the counterattack troops surrounded them, the two Japanese had already disappeared.
Not only that, the encircled troops were also shot several times by other Japanese when they retreated, and lost two more soldiers.
Usually, the country-saving army used cold guns and cold cannons to attack the Japanese. Today, it suddenly turned around. The Japanese actually used the cold guns they had always looked down upon to rescue the Japanese.
After reporting to Chen Liwen, he didn't know what to do for a moment when he faced this unexpected situation that he had never encountered before. Fortunately, the regiment commander issued a retreat order at this time, otherwise he would have to lead his troops here and fight the Japanese to the end.
When Zhou Cheng alternately retreated to the defense line he had just taken down, he was already waiting there.
Chen Liwen immediately walked over and apologized: "Captain, the spy company has not been dealt with properly, I'll ask for punishment!"
"The Japanese are too cunning. They hid in the dark and attacked us. They ran away after fighting and did not bother us. We were not familiar with the terrain inside the train station, nor did we know where the Japanese were hiding. When they rushed in, they started to be beaten passively. They had no chance to fight back!"
"The spy lost an infantry squad in just a few minutes after rushing in. I was helpless and I still haven't thought of a way to counterattack!"
Zhou Cheng comforted, "Don't worry, I will teach you how to destroy the street fighting of the Japanese when the other company commanders arrive."
"The Japanese army wanted to make our artillery battalion useless through street fighting. That was their wishful thinking. They forgot that artillery could not only cover artillery fire at the railway station, but also put bayonets on cannons and attack them at close range!"
On the Zhengtai Railway fifteen kilometers away from the railway station, dozens of cavalry gathered on the rails. Some soldiers waved shovels to dig out the gravel under the rails. Some soldiers directly used their hands to plan them. Some soldiers arranged explosive packs under the rails and sleepers, which were very busy.
Under normal circumstances, an armored vehicle patrolls the rails every few dozen minutes, and a large number of patrol teams follow the railway line to guard the railway line.
Although dozens of cavalry run fast and have strong maneuverability, they are not equipped with heavy weapons and are generally difficult to get close to the railway.
But the situation was special tonight. After the railway station was attacked, in order to prevent the troops garrisoned along the railway were defeated by the national rescue troops, all the armored vehicles and patrol teams retreated to the railway station to enhance the strength of the railway station garrison, resulting in the garrisoned along the railways on both sides of the railway station being empty.
After leaving the railway station, the two cavalry platoons felt as if they were in a deserted state and quickly arrived at the designated location of the Chief of Staff along the railway line.
"Boom...doudu..."
The sound of the rapid movement of the army slowly reached their ears, and the railway tracks under everyone's feet began to tremble.
The deputy company commander of the cavalry company team was very anxious to order: "A little faster, the Japanese army will be coming soon!"
"Deputy Company Commander... My explosive pack is arranged here!" a squad leader shouted dozens of meters away.
"Leave two soldiers to follow my order to ignite the fire, and the others retreat..." The deputy company commander immediately ordered.
Half a minute later, the explosives at the remaining two explosion sites were also arranged. I saw that all the troops had evacuated the railway, leaving only six soldiers responsible for ignition.
When the army with headlights also appeared at the end of the railway, the deputy company commander decisively ordered: "The Japanese army is here, ignite the fire immediately, and retreat..."
The long fuse of the explosive pack quickly emerged a little spark and quickly approached the explosive pack along the lead.
The two soldiers in charge of ignition spread their legs and ran towards the hiding point of the army, at a very fast speed.
"Boom..." The sound of the train began to sound behind them, getting closer and closer.
The deputy company commander just rushed into the hiding site, and the explosives buried under the rails exploded.
Huge fireballs rose from the ground, and the broken sleeper, flying everywhere like flowers, the railway tracks were also blown into twists, and the explosives were buried directly into a big pit two meters deep.
At this moment, the army had rushed to less than thirty meters away from the explosion point.
The driver, who was frightened, quickly braked, and a large number of sparks flashed between the rails and the wheels, making a harsh friction sound.
But the brake distance of the army was too close. Although the fast-moving army was reduced by half of its speed, it still rushed out of the railroad tracks from the blasting point under the action of huge inertia and crashed into the ravine beside it.
"Good collision..." Seeing the first carriage that collided with the front of the car a hundred meters away, the deputy company commander of the cavalry company couldn't help but applaud.
The carriage was destroyed by collision and deformed. The Japanese in the carriage must have been confused. Someone was injured. This was not the 150 kilograms of explosives that he had just detonated.
Before the military lineup could hear it, soldiers jumped out of it, holding guns and staring at the surroundings with a vigilant look on their faces.
Then I saw dozens of Japanese soldiers coming out of the second carriage and rushed towards the front of the car under the leadership of an officer.
Someone went to rescue the wounded in the first carriage, and some went to check the front of the car and the broken rails.
As the deputy company commander expected, the Japanese army carried at least ten wounded people out of the first carriage.
The Chief of Staff of the Japanese led the team to appear and walked out of the car with a calm face.
"Report to the commander, the railway ahead was blown up and it was very damaged. We need to replace the new rails. We cannot repair them. The front of the car was also blown up. Two soldiers in the first car were killed, and eight people were injured and unable to participate in the next battle."
"Bageya Road!" The chief of staff clenched his fists and cursed: "This must be a good thing for the National Salvation Army. I know that we will send troops to reinforce the railway station and send people to ambush here in advance. When our army arrives, it suddenly detonates explosives to stop us from reinforce the railway station."
The captain of the first brigade came over and asked, "Sir, the railway was bombed and the front of the car was damaged. We will definitely not be able to continue taking the military train to reinforce the railway station. What should we do next? Please make a decision as soon as possible!"
"All the troops got off the car, we marched quickly!" The Chief of Staff made a decision quickly.
"There are only a dozen kilometers left here across the railway station. We can kill us in two hours of marching. The troops get off the train immediately and set off now!"
The captain hesitated for a moment and reminded: "What should the artillery do?"
"We can take the railway, but the mountain cannons cannot do it, they must take the highway!"
The Chief of Staff did not think for too long and quickly made a decision: "The artillery does not move, you leave an infantry squadron to protect them, and send a telegram to the brigade command center, asking them to send railway workers to repair the railway immediately, and they will set out after the railway is restored, and we will go first!"
Chapter completed!