Two Japanese military columns stopped at the station one after another.
The train door was pushed open with a clang, and rows of Japanese jumped out of the train.
Takao Maeda, captain of the 7th Japanese Tank Regiment, wears a yellow jersey, wears the rank of Daizuo, and carries a Daizuo saber at his waist.
Surrounded by Adjutant Minamoto Yoshiyoshi, Chief of Staff Masao Takahashi and several combat staff officers, he stepped onto the platform.
The stationmaster Hanatani Ryosaku, accompanied by several soldiers, was in charge of greeting him. When they saw Takao Maeda getting off the train, a group of Japanese soldiers quickly raised their hands and saluted.
Ryosaku Hanatani stopped by Takao Maeda and said: "Your Excellency, General Shinozuka called us. Because the railway bridge ahead was blown up, your department needs to change to Tongpu Highway to Taiyuan."
After a pause, Hanagani Ryosaku took another map from the soldier behind him: "This is the Tongpu Kilometer Map."
Maeda Takao just nodded slightly, with a calm look on his face, but a pair of small eyes that were cold and cruel, indicating that this person had a cold and fierce personality.
"Thank you!" Chief of Staff Masao Takahashi took the map and put it away.
Adjutant Yuan Yiyong waved his hand back and said sternly: "Get the tank off the train, hahaha, hahaha!"
The Japanese tank soldiers who were neatly lined up on the platform behind them turned around to find their own tanks and got into the tanks.
The tank is fixed to the train with iron chains. You only need to loosen the iron chain to drive the tank directly from the train onto the platform.
Hanagani Ryosaku said: "The train station has prepared a sumptuous lunch for His Excellency Da Zuo and the soldiers. Please move to the cafeteria."
"Good work!"
Maeda Takao Dazuo then nodded slightly and said.
"please!"
Ryosaku Hanatani took a step back, bowed slightly, stretched out his hand and said.
Maeda Takao then headed to the canteen surrounded by a group of officers.
In the cafeteria, Grand Zuo Takao Maeda asked Ryosaku Hanatani: "There are more than 1,000 soldiers in our unit, and there are also heavy supplies."
"Are my soldiers going to Taiyuan on foot?"
"There are also these heavy supplies. Do they have to wait until the train is opened to be transported to the battlefield?"
The so-called baggage supplies include the fuel needed for tanks, as well as artillery shells and machine gun shells.
Huagu Liangzuo then paused and said:
"Your Excellency Da Zuo, the train station has prepared 30 94 trucks, which can be used to transport heavy supplies and soldiers."
"Yo Xi!" Maeda Takao nodded.
30 trucks will definitely not be able to load all the supplies and soldiers, and the remaining soldiers can sit on the tanks.
…
Chu Yunfei took Fang Ligong, Sun Ming and the security squad to Hulugou on horseback.
After the general tied up his horse and left a guard to guard him, everyone arrived 1.5 kilometers away from Hulugou.
After finding a hillside with higher terrain and lying down, Chu Yunfei raised his binoculars and looked towards Hulugou.
Through the field of view of the telescope, Chu Yunfei saw the green area of Hulugou. If he hadn't known it in advance, he would never have been able to tell that there was an ambush there.
Chu Yunfei's eyes narrowed: "More than 2,000 people are all covered with weeds and branches. What a huge formation!"
"It's worth the effort of the Eighth Route Army to go to enemy-occupied areas to ambush." Fang Ligong said, "I'm afraid it's a big piece of fat. It's a pity. It would be great if our 358th regiment could eat this piece of fat."
"Tuanzuo, look there." Sun Ming, who was beside Chu Yunfei, pointed to a large green area 500 meters ahead.
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong quickly raised their telescopes and looked over.
Surrounded by the standard Jin loess terrain, the mountains and fields are all yellow and bare, and a large expanse of green is incompatible with the exposed rocks and brown loess.
"Where is the Eighth Route Army ambushed?"
Fang Ligong quickly adjusted the magnification of the telescope, looked intently, and then said.
Chu Yunfei's eyes darkened and he looked thoughtful. After a moment, he laughed and said, "They are guarding against our 358th Regiment."
Fang Ligong looked embarrassed. He even suggested a trick: the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army had already taken precautions.
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At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the Seventh Regiment of Japanese Chariots arrived.
More than 50 tanks drove over, causing dust to fly as their tracks rolled.
At the front is the 1st Squadron of the 7th Tank Regiment. The 1st Squadron is a light tank squadron. It has a headquarters team and three tank teams, equipped with all Type 95 tanks. The team headquarters is equipped with 4 vehicles.
The remaining squads have 3 vehicles each, for a total of 13 95 light tanks.
Although Yuanping Railway Station gave 30 trucks to the 7th Tank Regiment, the trucks of the little devils are just like the tanks. Some of the devils are sitting on the top of the tanks, looking like iron hedgehogs.
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The members of the sharp sword unit on the mountain in front signed to Lu Yingjun.
Lu Yingjun then climbed up to Li Yunlong and whispered: "Regiment leader, political commissar, the Japanese are here, about 50 tanks and 30 trucks."
"Finally here!" Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed. From time to time, sporadic Japanese trucks passed by on the road. In the six or seven hours since they had been lying in wait here, two Japanese convoys had already passed by.
"The Japanese are coming soon, stay hidden!" Zhao Gang shouted.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were with the First Battalion, lying in ambush on the left side near the exit. They were covered with grass and branches to hide themselves. Although the Japanese truck could not be seen, the sound of the tank's motor could already be heard.
The soldiers of the first battalion lowered their heads and buried their bodies under the grass and branches.
At the same time, there was a loud clicking sound.
Zhao Gang originally disagreed with Li Yunlong directly being on the front line, but he had no choice but to dissuade him at all, so he had to place his Barrett beside Li Yunlong, and the two of them stayed at the front line together.
…
At the same time, it is 1.5 kilometers behind Hulugou.
Sensing the movement on Tongpu Highway, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong raised their binoculars to take a look.
Seeing this, the two people were stunned on the spot.
An incredible look appeared on Fang Ligong's face: "Look, regiment leader, there are so many tanks, there should be enough for a tank regiment."
Chu Yunfei's expression was also a bit shocked: "It's almost a tank regiment."
Fang Ligong said: "The target of the Eighth Route Army should not be this group of Japanese soldiers. The few troops and crude weapons and ammunition that the Eighth Route Army has are not enough to fill the teeth of this group of Japanese soldiers."
After a pause, Fang Ligong continued: "But the strange thing is, why do the Japanese tanks not go by railway but by road?"
Chu Yunfei nodded slightly and continued to observe.
Adjutant Sun Ming said: "I think the Eighth Route Army's target is this group of Japs."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Fang Ligong adjusted his glasses and said, "Only if the commander of the Eighth Route Army is crazy, he would provoke the Japanese tank regiment."
"Adjutant Sun." Chu Yunfei asked, "Why do you see him?"
Sun Ming said.
"There was a Japanese convoy passing by just now, but the Eighth Route Army did not take action."
"And I received information yesterday that the Jinggou Bridge on the Tongpu Railway was bombed the night before. A Japanese Army train was blown up. It should have been done by the Eighth Route Army."
"It cannot be ruled out that the Eighth Route Army deliberately blew up the bridge to force the Japanese tank regiment to switch to the road. Fortunately, they ambushed them halfway."
"Adjutant Sun, what you said makes some sense, but it's not that Fang looks down on the Eighth Route Army." Fang Ligong sneered, "Why did the Eighth Route Army ambush the tank regiment? Just with their few broken guns?"
"If Chief of Staff Fang doesn't believe it," Sun Ming said with a smile, "We can make a bet."
"What are you betting on?" Fang Ligong asked.
"I'll bet on your horse card." Sun Ming said.
"Then what if you lose?" Fang Ligong asked.
"If I lose." Sun Ming patted the holster on his waist and said, "My revolver belongs to Chief of Staff Fang."
"Okay!" Fang Ligong said, "Then please ask everyone to be a witness."
After laughing, Chu Yunfei said: "No problem, I will be the witness."
While a few people were talking, the leading tank of the Japanese team had already entered the ditch with great swagger.
Maeda Takao did not even send vanguard troops and reconnaissance tanks.
As for the ambush, Takao Maeda never thought about it at all.
This place is a public security area and there are basically no Chinese military activities.
Secondly, he has enough confidence in the several tank squadrons under his command.
Maeda Takao believes that even if his tank regiment is ambushed by the Chinese army, and the Chinese army has almost no anti-tank weapons and means, with the powerful firepower and defense of the tanks, it can easily defeat the Chinese army. With the strength of the Chinese army,
A few broken guns can't do anything to them.
Even Takao Maeda and his tank crews were somewhat expecting the Eighth Route Army to ambush them.
Hulugou is a standard ambush terrain, with gentle slopes on both sides, a long and narrow road in the middle, and slopes suitable for concealment on both sides.
The Japanese tanks and convoys were too long. The front tank was about to drive out of the exit, but there were still more than ten stuck vehicles at the entrance that had not yet entered the ditch.
Li Yunlong knew he couldn't wait any longer. With a wave of his hand, Duan Peng immediately took off his disguise, revealing Wei Dayong and a rocket launcher underneath.
Because when the rocket is launched, there is a back-spray of high-pressure gunpowder gas that is about 1 meter long. Once it encounters an obstacle, it may turn back and burn the shooter. There must be no people or obstructions behind the rocket launcher.
Wei Dayong had already aimed at the first tank, made a good prediction, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation.
A weird scream sounded, and the rocket dragged a long tail flame and flew towards the Type 95 tank at the front of the Japs.
boom!
The Japanese tank was hit instantly, a huge explosion of fireball shot up, and dozens of Japanese soldiers sitting on the roof of the tank were blown up into the sky.
At the same time, several soldiers fired pre-laid mines.
Ten large German-made cluster grenades tied together and mines modified from explosive packs are quite powerful. There are more than a dozen modified mines like this.
But after all, it is not a specialized anti-tank mine. At this time, there are three Japanese tanks right under the modified mine.
Boom boom boom…
With a series of explosions, these three Japanese tanks shot up huge fireballs, and dozens of Japanese were blown up into the sky.
The sudden situation caused the entire tank convoy to stop in place, and the Japanese on the roof of the tank jumped off one after another.
The camouflage grass on both sides was lifted in an instant, and rows of weapons appeared, among which machine guns and rocket launchers were the most eye-catching.