Northern Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army's preparatory ambush position.
After receiving the telegram from the regiment headquarters, Wang Fafa ordered the soldiers to rest in the first half of the night and led the soldiers towards the ambush point Miaoergou in the second half of the night.
There were not many Japanese patrolling the railway, and there were no gun towers or bunkers nearby.
In about an hour, a small armored train will patrol by.
After the patrol car passed by, the 7th Battalion of the New Regiment Division, led by Zhao Youliang, headed towards the top of Hill 4 on the opposite side.
It didn't take long for each battalion and regiment to ambush again on the hills on both sides of the railway.
Before dawn, a continuous autumn rain began to fall in the sky. The soldiers' clothes were soon soaked by the autumn rain, but all the soldiers remained motionless.
Soon, news came from the 716th Regiment responsible for blocking the attack that they had arrived at the designated location.
There are not many Japs in Gaoyang County, only one Japs squadron and several hundred puppet troops, but there are still a lot of Japs in Datong. In addition to the crippled 3rd Brigade, there is also an infantry transferred from the Mongolian Army.
Team of devils.
About five to six thousand people guarded Datong, because Datong was an important material transfer base for the Japanese army's raid on northwest Shanxi.
A large amount of combat supplies were hoarded in Datong. The Japanese prepared 100,000 people this time to continuously raid the combat supplies for more than a month.
However, Okamura Neiji, an old devil, was very cautious and did not put all his eggs in one basket. Half of the combat supplies were in Datong and half of the combat supplies were in Taiyuan.
Originally, the mission of the two battalions of the Sixth Division and the Seventh Division was to ambush the Japanese logistics supply line. The troops of the Sixth Division ambush the Japanese transport team coming out of Datong, and the troops of the Seventh Division ambushed the Japanese transport team coming out of Taiyuan.
But I never thought that the Japanese would transfer a heavy artillery unit from Manchuria to northwestern Shanxi.
Therefore, Li Yunlong had no choice but to send two battalions, the Sixth Division and the Seventh Division, to northern Shanxi to ambush the Japanese heavy artillery regiment and infantry regiment.
Fortunately, Li Yunlong had the foresight, otherwise it would still be difficult to complete this task with only three regiments traveling alone.
The sky is getting brighter.
Wang Fafa looked at the watch on his hand and saw that the time had reached half past six.
Calculating the time, the Japanese convoy should be arriving soon.
At this moment, the high-power walkie-talkie next to the correspondent came from the buzzing sound of electricity. He quickly picked up the microphone and called in a low voice:
"This is the headquarters!"
"What did you say?"
"Okay, I'll report to the battalion commander right now!"
After hanging up the call, the correspondent reported to Wang Fa: "Report to the battalion commander, the scouts just reported that the Japanese convoy has arrived, 13 kilometers away, a heavy armored train, a train!"
Wang Fafa's expression was shocked and his eyes were stern: "Finally we are here, give me the order, all regiments and battalions are ready to fight!"
As the correspondent relayed orders to the regiment and battalion headquarters on the walkie-talkie.
Orders were issued from regiment headquarters and battalion headquarters, and each squad and platoon leader immediately whispered to his squad and platoon orders to prepare for battle.
The rattling sound of gun bolts suddenly filled the air.
About 0 minutes later, all the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters participating in the ambush heard the sound of a train whistle.
By this time it was already broad daylight.
After a while, a Japanese heavy-armored train appeared in the field of vision, rushing towards Miaoergou.
Next came two Japanese military columns, and at the end there was a Japanese heavy armored train.
With regard to the firepower and troop allocation of the escort heavy artillery regiment, if the two battalions of the new regiment did not participate in the ambush, it would be difficult for the independent brigade to complete the task of blowing up the Japanese heavy artillery.
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The last Type 94 armored train was Chasing the Wind.
The Type 94 armored train has a total of 8 carriages and is equipped with 10 7.7mm heavy machine guns, a 7mm anti-aircraft gun, and a 10mm cannon.
The firepower is quite powerful.
Although it has strong firepower and looks quite big, its armor protection is not very strong. The armor thickness of the owner is 10 mm, and the armor thickness in unimportant locations is 6 mm.
Although the armor is not thick, such a big guy is terrifying when activated, and it also has omnidirectional firepower.
It's not easy for the Chinese team to attack it, let alone destroy it. They have to walk around when they see it.
But this film includes the New Regiment. Last year, Li Yunlong led his troops at Niangzi Pass and destroyed the Japanese Kamikaze armored train with long-range shelling.
at this time.
In the command car of the train "Chasing the Wind", the commander of the Heavy Artillery Regiment, Mitsuru Takahashi, and the commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Seiichi Yamashita, were sitting together drinking tea.
Takahashi Manzo Daizuo said: "Onomonosuke Daizuo of the 6th Flying Division of the 6th Flying Division is my good friend. Before coming to North China, I heard him say that all the more than 100 Imperial aircraft of the 6th Flying Division this time
All were destroyed.”
"So, this time we go to the pass to fight without air support."
"Hmph! I've heard about this too." Yamashita Makoto snorted coldly, "The Imperial Air Force is a bunch of rubbish. They were completely wiped out by more than 40 enemy planes."
As the captain of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division, Yamashita Seiichi is very arrogant.
However, he has the capital to be arrogant. As the most elite division of the Japanese army, the 1st Division has first-class equipment and extremely powerful combat effectiveness.
This time he went to North China to support the operation. Although the duty of the 3rd Infantry Regiment was to protect the 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, he would never give up if there was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
Now he only has to make meritorious service before being promoted to major general.
"You can't say that." Takahashi Mitsou said, "Almost all the Imperial Air Forces who participated in the air battle were destroyed. They tried their best, but this group of enemy planes of unknown origin is a bit of a headache."
"If we are targeted by these enemy planes, we will probably suffer heavy losses."
"I think this is also the reason why General Okamura Neji asked us to set off from Zhangjiakou in the middle of the night."
The two Type 94 armored trains are equipped with four Type 88 7mm anti-aircraft guns, and the other two military trains are also equipped with some 0mm anti-aircraft guns to protect against sudden appearance of aircraft.
Yamashita Seiichi didn't refute any more. He took a sip of hot tea and felt comfortable all over.
Now all he could think about was meritorious service, besides meritorious service, he wanted to have a fight with the Eighth Route Army right away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Takahashi Manzo also picked up the teacup and blew on the tea that had just been brewed with boiling water, but then there was a sudden explosion in his ears, which made him
His hand suddenly shook, and the boiling water came into close contact with his lips.
"Hi, Baga!"
The tea cup fell on the floor of the Type 94 armored train. Takahashi Manzo screamed, and then couldn't help but curse.
"Immediately ask the Haikaze armored train, what happened?"
Although Yamashita Seiichi was crazy, his reaction speed was not slow. In just a moment, he judged that something must have happened to the Hakaze armored train.
"Moxi Moxi..."
"alert!"
"The enemy is attacking, prepare to fight!"
The armored train Chasing the Wind immediately began to slow down, and the Japanese in each carriage also responded quickly.
A Japanese communications officer reported: "Report to Dazuo, Qifeng cannot be contacted!"
"Nani?" Yamashita Seiichi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately ordered, "Immediately report this matter to the North China Front Army Headquarters and request tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
The Japanese communications soldier picked up the radio and started calling.
At this moment, explosions and gunshots like fried beans suddenly came from the front, and the convoy was ambushed by the enemy!
Takahashi Mitsuru's expression changed drastically, but Yamashita Seiichi's eyes shone brightly.
"Takahashi-kun, here's your chance to make a contribution!"
Judging from the sound of gunfire and explosions, there were quite a few coming, but the Japanese army was not a vegetarian, not to mention that they were still troops of the 1st Division.
The 1st Division, which has just finished its special performance, is at its peak both in terms of combat effectiveness and morale.
"It's the Eighth Route Army ambushing us!"
At this time, the Japanese who were responsible for observation on the upper level of the command car ran down and reported to Yamashita Seiichi and Takahashi Mitsuru.
To be continued...