At about ten o'clock in the evening, the new group, led by Li Yunlong, approached the vicinity of Yangquan Railway Station.
Lv Yingjun, captain of the Sharp Sword Squadron, brought his team members to join them.
In a woods, the members of the Sharp Sword Squadron were hiding in the dark, and Lu Yingjun reported to Li Yunlong the situation of the detected enemy.
A group of battalion commanders and direct company commanders were also listening.
"We captured a puppet company commander during the day."
"This kid has a very tough mouth. He had two teeth knocked out by a monk before he was willing to confess."
"There are more than 2,300 Japanese troops stationed in Yangquan City, all of whom are part of the Japanese Fourth Brigade and a regiment of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the puppet army."
"The Japanese have a tank squadron, the exact number of tanks is unclear, and there is also an artillery brigade."
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes when he heard this. The little devil is quite rich. He actually has a tank squadron and an artillery brigade.
"Where is the train station? What is the troop strength and deployment situation at the train station?" Li Yunlong said calmly.
The first battle of the new regiment will start at Yangquan Railway Station, destroy the Yangquan Railway Station, annihilate the enemy troops at the railway station, and prevent the enemies of Yangquan from reinforcing along the railway.
Lu Yingjun already had a clear understanding of the troop and firepower deployment at Yangquan Railway Station.
"There is a Japanese squad stationed at Yangquan Railway Station, plus a company of puppet troops, about 180 people, two cannon towers, and four machine guns."
As Lu Yingjun spoke, he drew a sketch on the ground with branches and marked the locations of the two gun towers.
Yangquan Railway Station is very close to Yangquan, and it is rarely attacked by the Eighth Route Army, so the Japanese troops deployed here are not many, and the military strength and firepower are similar to those of medium-sized strongholds.
Li Yunlong nodded. Taking the train station was very easy for the New Regiment. It only took one battalion to take it easily.
Each company of the infantry battalion of the new regiment is now equipped with machine guns, bazookas and 60mm mortars.
The soldiers of the new regiment accumulated a lot of experience in attacking strongholds in the battle to uproot the strongholds on the Baijin Railway and Yuliao Highway.
The artillery towers that the Japanese and puppet troops relied on were difficult to use in front of the New Regiment. The firepower and troops at the railway station were even easier to fight than the Japanese strongholds.
"By the way, there are two armored patrol cars, but the Japanese usually drive them out to patrol along the railway at night." Lu Yingjun added.
"There is nothing to fear about the Japanese patrol car. If the Japanese drive out tonight, they will not be able to drive back. If it is inside the train station, it will be blown up." Li Yunlong said in a disdainful tone.
Haha... More than 20 regiments launched attacks on more than 100 strongholds on the Zhengtai Railway. After tonight, the Zhengtai Railway section, the lifeline of the Japanese in North China, will be paralyzed.
"It's just an armored patrol car. It just bullies the guerrillas. If it encounters our new group, a rocket will smash it to pieces."
Zhang Dabiao was very confident. After killing the Japanese tank regiment last time, he was not afraid of facing Japanese tanks or armored vehicles again.
Li Yunlong stared at the sketch drawn by Lu Yingjun and said, "Draw out Yangquan and the road from Yangquan to the train station."
At that moment, Lu Yingjun started drawing again on the ground. After a while, a sketch was drawn. Li Yunlong saw the sketch clearly through the dim moonlight.
Li Yunlong pointed to the branch and said.
"The distance from Yangquan to the train station is about 3 kilometers. It's not far, but it's not close."
"I will make the following combat arrangements."
"At midnight, Sanying Yang attacked the train station to draw out the Japanese in Yangquan City."
"The First and Second Battalions are ambushing on both sides from Yangquan to the train station. Once the Japanese reinforcements rushing to the train station come in, they will open fire immediately."
"After the fight is over, don't tangle with the enemy and retreat to Lion Rock immediately."
"As soon as the fire started here, the Third Battalion immediately captured the train station, destroyed it, and then withdrew to Lion Rock."
"Let's not reveal our trump cards first, and don't use the machine guns and mountain cannons yet."
"The artillery camp should stay in the woods here and don't go there. The cavalry battalion is responsible for protecting the artillery camp."
"Once the battle starts, the guard company, machine gun company and heavy machine gun company will immediately seize the Lion Rock."
"Do you all understand your respective tasks?"
"Understood!" everyone shouted in unison.
"Then get ready to go."
Li Yunlong whispered, and everyone turned around and walked towards their respective units. Only Sun Desheng squatted still.
"Captain, our cavalry battalion also wants to participate in the battle." Seeing Li Yunlong stand up, Sun Desheng quickly stood up and said.
"This battle is different. This battle is either an offensive battle or a positional battle. You cavalry are not suitable." Li Yunlong waved his hand.
"Our cavalry can also fight fortified battles and positional battles, no worse than their infantry." Sun Desheng insisted.
"Why are you so stupid? If you ask me to protect the artillery, I will protect the artillery. If you start talking nonsense with me again, I will remove you from your post." Li Yunlong cursed.
Sun Desheng did not dare to say anything anymore, and looked at Li Yunlong with a look of aggrievedness and fear.
Li Yunlong said to Sun Desheng again.
"I won't go into details about how important the Mountain Artillery Battalion is to our new regiment."
"Take this battle as an example. The Japanese artillery will definitely bombard our new regiment's position tomorrow."
"The key to winning this battle is to have the artillery battalions carry out long-range artillery strikes on the Japanese artillery positions."
"So, the mission of your cavalry battalion is more important than that of the infantry. If anything happens to the artillery battalion, labor and management will skin you."
Because there are no trees on Lion Mountain, even if the mountain artillery camp is located on the reverse slope, the Japanese cannons cannot hit it, but don't forget that the Japanese still have airplanes.
If the mountain artillery camp is located on the reverse slope of Lion Rock, a bomb dropped by a bomber can wipe out the entire mountain artillery camp.
Therefore, Li Yunlong had no choice but to place the mountain artillery battalion in a distant place and hide it first, waiting for the opportunity to use precise methods to deal a harsh blow to the Japanese at the critical moment.
"Yes!" Sun Desheng said proudly, "The cavalry battalion guarantees to complete its mission!"
After saying that, Sun Desheng quickly returned to his command position.
The surroundings fell silent, and time passed slowly in suffocating waiting.
It was 11:30 p.m. in the dead of night, and only the barking of dogs in the distance could be heard.
Under the cover of darkness, each unit of the new regiment moved toward the designated location, and the grenades on their waists collided with each other and made a slight tinkling sound.
Wang Qiang is a scoundrel from Shangzhuang Village. He spends his days idle and ignorant. When he gets up at night, he suddenly hears strange noises outside his hut.
Through the gap in the hut, he saw all gray figures walking quickly on the road outside.
When the Japanese in the city shot eight soldiers, he had seen it from a distance and recognized the clothes.
The eight-pronged team passed by quickly, but Wang Qiang's mind became active and his eyes darted around.
Finally, unable to resist the temptation of being rewarded with 100 yuan for reporting the Eighth Route Army's whereabouts, Wang Qiang tiptoed out of the hut and knocked on the door of the traitor Yang Fugui's house in the same village.
Hearing that the main force of the Eighth Route Army passed through the village, Yang Fugui immediately took Wang Qiang to find the Japanese. As a result, he was held down like a butchered pig as soon as he left the village.
It was the special forces of the Sword Squadron who held down the traitor.
After all, this is an enemy-occupied area, and large troops passing by the village will inevitably leak news. Therefore, Lu Yingjun had already sent team members to guard the intersections leading to Yangquan, the Japs stronghold, and the train station to prevent anyone from tipping off the Japs.
The Sharp Sword Squadron was covering in secret, and each unit successfully arrived at the designated position without any leaks.
Outside the train station, Zhao Gang raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said, "Lao Li, it's time."
Li Yunlong raised the rifle in his hand and pulled the trigger without hesitation. A sudden gunshot broke the tranquility of the night.
The sound of gunshots was the signal for an attack, and the gunshots outside the train station immediately rang out like exploding beans.
"Fire!" the third battalion commander shouted.
The five mortars and eight grenade launchers on the third battalion's artillery position opened fire immediately.
Since it is a sheep attack, the bigger the formation, the better.
After a muffled sound, a row of artillery shells and grenades fell into the train station almost simultaneously. The train station was immediately enveloped in flames and smoke.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the train station were attacked and fell into a panic, but they quickly reacted.
The Japanese machine guns in the turret screamed wildly, long tongues of flame spewed out from the shooting holes, and machine gun bullets poured out.
Some Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers rushed out of the train station, shooting and running towards the foxholes around the train station.
The machine gunners of the third battalion immediately took care of the Japanese and puppet soldiers who ran out. Under the dense rain of bullets, more than a dozen Japanese and puppet soldiers fell down. The Japanese and puppet soldiers behind saw this and quickly retreated.
At the entrance of the train station, on a circular machine gun position surrounded by sandbags, the Japanese machine gunner held a crooked light machine gun and fired outwards.
The next moment, a mortar shell fell, accurately falling into the circular position. With a bang, the three Japanese inside were killed on the spot.
After five minutes, Li Yunlong estimated that the Japanese at the train station must have asked for help.
Even if they didn't ask for help, the Japs in Yangquan would have already heard such a loud noise.
"Third Battalion Commander, it's time, take the train station for me." Li Yunlong turned to Chen Dugu and said.
"Yes, leader!" Chen Dugu responded.
"Knock off the Japanese searchlight for me."
"Bazooka, fire it up."
Chen Dugu roared, and the sharpshooters of the third battalion aimed at the Japanese searchlight. With the sound of a gunshot, the Japanese searchlight shattered.
A group of bazooka soldiers moved towards the Japanese artillery tower from the flank.
One machine gun was killed, and there were only two machine guns in the Japanese turret in the front, one light machine gun and one heavy machine gun.
The Japs machine gunners in the turret only fired at the areas where there were flames outside based on their senses. They had no idea that Lao Liu was quietly approaching the turret.
At a distance of about 200 meters, the grenadier soldier stopped and lay down on the ground, and silently began loading rockets.
The most enjoyable part about using a rocket launcher to hit the enemy turrets is that you don't have to cross the trenches dug by the enemy, and the barbed wire fence can carry out long-distance bombardment.
The machine gun fire attracted the fire from the Japanese gun towers, and the bazooka soldiers brought rocket launchers to launch rocket attacks from the flanks. The machine gunners and bazooka soldiers of each battalion and company had already cooperated in a tacit understanding.
A rocket trailing flames followed a dark red trajectory in the night sky and hit the Japanese gun tower on the opposite side at high speed.
boom!
In the huge explosion, the Japanese artillery tower was torn apart by rockets like a piece of wood, with rubble and bricks falling everywhere.