Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 87 Arrived at Niangzi Pass, and solved the Black Water River stronghold on the way. Ding Wei was happy

the other side.

After Xu Yang took over the armored train, he first sent a telegram to Li Yunlong, and then used the radio station of the Kojima Squadron to send a telegram to the battalion commander Hikawa Okasaka and the regiment commander Kasahara Koizumi each, saying that the stronghold was under attack, and then drove the armored train straight to Niangziguan Railway Station.

These undercover agents of the Eighth Route Army are all elite veterans. They not only have rich combat experience, but also have all kinds of arms and artillery.

For example, machine gunners, artillerymen, car soldiers and so on.

The professional skills are not very sophisticated, but they can be used.

Driving a train is neither easy nor difficult. After the driver fumbles around for a while, he is able to start the train.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! —”

The iron wheels of the train rolled heavily on the rails, making a series of dull thumping sounds.

The Taohe stronghold and the Niangziguan stronghold are 30 kilometers apart, with the Heishuihe stronghold in between.

As a large stronghold, the Heishui River stronghold originally had a squadron of Japanese garrison stationed there. Another squadron of troops was dispatched this afternoon, plus a battalion of the Imperial Army. The total force now exceeds 800 people.

The equipment is also extremely sophisticated. Not to mention the light machine guns and grenade launchers, there are 4 Type heavy machine guns alone, in addition to two Type light mortars and one Type infantry gun.

All the trees and weeds within a radius of 300 meters had been cleared away when the outpost was built, along with rocks and earth mounds.

This means that there is no shelter within a range of 300 meters for the Eighth Route Army soldiers to hide.

The maximum range of the Flying Thunder Cannon is just 300 meters, while the maximum range of the heavy machine gun, Type light mortar, or Type infantry gun far exceeds this distance.

Ding Wei tried to advance the attack position to within 300 meters. However, due to the large size of the Flying Thunder Cannon, it was very conspicuous and was countered by the Japanese fire before it was deployed.

In order to deal with the attacks of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese not only sent reinforcements to major strongholds, but also replenished a large amount of ammunition, which meant that the Japanese did not have to worry about the problem of ammunition at all.

Almost as soon as the searchlight spotted the attacking Eighth Route Army, the Japanese opened fire at full force and attacked them fiercely.

Ding Wei commanded the New 1st Regiment and launched several consecutive attacks, but they were all suppressed by the powerful firepower of the Japanese. Not only did they suffer many casualties, but it was also difficult to approach even the Japanese's outer positions.

At this moment, a strong light suddenly shone from the distance of the railway track, followed by the whistle of a train about to enter the station and the "clang" sound of the wheels rolling over the rails.

The New 1st Regiment was not equipped with a radio, so Ding Wei did not know that Xu Yang had captured the enemy's armored train. When he saw the armored train approaching quickly, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

In contrast, the Japanese soldiers in the Heishui River stronghold all had ferocious smiles on their faces.

"Signalman, contact the armored train immediately and ask for tactical guidance. Then everyone should prepare to attack and wipe out these damn Eighth Route Army soldiers!"

The commander of the Black Water River stronghold was Nobuo Kameda, with the rank of captain.

This guy is a radical who wants to make progress very much. If it weren't for the commander Yoshio Shinozuka's repeated orders to hold the stronghold and not attack, he would have ordered a counterattack long ago.

Now, the arrival of the armored train further fueled his desire for progress.

"Hi Yi!"

The signalman nearby responded and quickly operated the radio to send the message.

On the armored train.

Xu Yang looked at the translated telegram in his hand, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he operated the radio to reply to Kameda Nobuo.

Then he turned to Tian Shuisheng beside him and said, "Shuisheng, the Japanese at the Blackwater River stronghold asked me to provide them with tactical guidance and cooperate with them to defeat the New 1st Regiment."

The expression on Tian Shuisheng's face suddenly became interesting.

Xu Yang put away the smile on his face, and changed the subject and said: "Since the Japanese like to look for death in the toilet, let them do it!"

"Pass on my order, prepare for battle, and the gunners must destroy the enemy's headquarters as soon as possible to prevent the enemy from leaking the news that the armored train was hijacked.

The largest turret is the enemy's headquarters, and the radio station is on the lowest floor."

Be prepared for battle.

at the same time.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the Heishui River stronghold were also on high alert, ready to attack at any time.

Suddenly, several artillery shells came crashing down, accompanied by a ball of fire rising from the ground, and the largest artillery tower collapsed instantly.

Some of the Japanese soldiers in the artillery tower were killed on the spot, and some were buried alive inside. Bricks and stones were flying, smoke and dust filled the sky, and the scene was in a mess.

Immediately afterwards, large amounts of bullets and fire poured down and covered the area.

"Puff puff!"

“Puff, puff, puff!—”

Many Japanese soldiers' bodies were pierced by bullets, their flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they were torn into pieces, and screams were heard one after another.

Confused!
The Japs were all stunned!

"Baga! What's going on?"

“What are these damn red deer doing and why are they shooting at us?”

"No! They are not the Locust Army. The armored train must have been captured by the Chinese Army!"

"Counterattack covertly! Quick counterattack covertly!"

After realizing what was happening, a large number of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the armored train parked beside the railway tracks.

They charged forward while constantly pulling the trigger.

"Snap! Snap, Snap, Snap!"

"Da Da Da, Da Da Da Da!——"

A large number of bullets hit the outer armor of the train, but apart from splashing large sparks, not even a hair on the train was damaged.

On the other hand, the Japanese were cut like leeks by a knife. They were mowed down one after another by the oncoming hail of bullets. In the blink of an eye, dozens of them fell down with screams.

The remaining Japanese soldiers did not dare to continue their charge.

The soldiers of the New 1st Regiment were equally confused.

The moment he saw the armored train, Ding Wei called a halt to the attack and even made plans to retreat.

The battalion commander stared blankly at the destroyed Japanese artillery tower and asked, "Captain, what's going on? Why are the Japanese fighting among themselves?"

Ding Wei quickly responded: "It's not an internal conflict, it's that the Japanese armored train was captured by our army."

"Pass my order, get ready for battle!"

"Yes!"

The battalion commander responded loudly and quickly passed the order down.

A few minutes later, the last Japanese artillery tower collapsed in flames.

"Bugler! Blow the charge!"

Several buglers immediately jumped out of the bunker, puffed up their cheeks and blew the loud charge horns.

“Beep, beep, beep, beep!—”

Thousands of soldiers from the New 1st Regiment immediately rushed forward with guns raised and roaring. "Comrades, charge! Kill!"

Under the powerful offensive of the armored train, more than half of the Japanese and puppet troops in the Heishui River stronghold had suffered casualties. The machine gun firepower had become the primary target of the armored train because all of it was deployed in the artillery towers and bunkers. It was now completely destroyed.

With only the rifles in their hands, they were unable to stop the fierce and surging offensive of the New 1st Regiment. The puppet soldiers were simply frightened and began to think of a way to retreat. Not only did they not open fire in retaliation, they even turned against the enemy and launched a sneak attack on the Japanese in an attempt to make up for their mistake.

Soon, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment crossed the barbed wire one after another, rushed into the Heishui River stronghold, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.

The battle was already a foregone conclusion at this point. Even though the Japs' bayonet fighting ability was far stronger than that of the Eighth Route Army, in the face of the absolute disparity in troop strength, no matter how strong their bayonet fighting ability was, it was doomed to be useless.

What's more, there are hundreds of puppet soldiers holding them back.

……

After Ding Wei took control of the situation, he wanted to go forward to say thank you, but before he got close to the railroad tracks, the armored train started slowly, then continued to accelerate, and continued to move eastward towards Niangzi Pass.

Ding Wei could only give up the idea and plan to thank him in person next time.

Ten minutes later.

Niangziguan.

On top of the independent regiment's observation post, Monk Wei suddenly shouted excitedly: "Captain, there are lights!"

Li Yunlong asked: "What kind of light?"

“Train lights!” Monk Wei shouted at the top of his voice, “I saw the train lights!”

"There? Where?" Li Yunlong also became excited: "Where are the train lights? Why can't I see them?"

Monk Wei: "Wrong direction, west, towards Yangquan!"

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang immediately turned around, and Li even snatched the six-fold telescope from Zhao's hand.

"Old Li, why did you steal my telescope again?"

"Nonsense, there is only one telescope in the regiment headquarters, so of course I, the military chief, should go first! Besides, this situation is not caused by you. If you were not so conscious and always reported it, the extra telescopes would have been robbed by the brigade commander. Why would I have to fight with you for it?"

Zhao Gang stopped talking. This was really shooting himself in the foot. He thought to himself that after the battle, even if he continued to hand over the spoils, he would have to leave behind one more telescope.

Li Yunlong stood at the observation post and looked to the west, and sure enough, he saw a beam of light shining between the mountains.

Just by looking at the brightness of the light, Lao Li knew that it must be the train's searchlight.

"Hahaha! The Lone Wolf Staff Officer is here!"

After saying that, Li Yunlong put away the smile on his face, and said loudly with a stern face: "Pass my order, all regiments put on bayonets and prepare to attack!"

"Put on the bayonets and attack?" Zhao Gang looked at Lao Li in astonishment and said, "Lao Li, the Japs' outer firepower points haven't been cleared yet. If we launch an attack directly, won't the soldiers be sitting ducks for the Japs' machine guns?"

"This time it's different!" Li Yunlong laughed and said, "This time our independent regiment also has its own artillery unit, so we can fight a powerful battle!"

With the powerful firepower of the armored train, is it still necessary to clear the periphery?
It's just a waste of time, isn't it?
When you encounter the Japanese fortifications and firepower points, just bombard them with cannons!
The 105mm caliber howitzer lowered the firing angle and kept it as flat as possible. No turret could withstand a single shot.

If there is, then give it another fucking shot!
The soldiers of the communications platoon split up and passed on the order.

……

Almost at the same time.

The Japanese and puppet troops at the Niangziguan stronghold also discovered the arrival of the armored train.

"Sir, the Locust Army's armored train has arrived!" The orderly rushed out and ran in to report.

Kato Yingnan looked at the time on his watch and said, "The train is half an hour late. I guess they dealt with the invading Tubalu when they passed the Black Water River stronghold!"

After saying that, the old Japanese left the command center with two guards and came to the platform of the train station, intending to personally welcome the arrival of the armored train.

A beam of bright light shone across the artillery tower to the west of the train station. Just this beam of light almost illuminated the entire Niangzi Pass stronghold as if it were daytime.

Because the command center was located on the east side of the platform, Kato Takao had to face the light when he walked over, so he could only raise his hands to cover his eyes.

While blocking the bright light, he cursed: "Baga! These idiots on the armored train, don't they know it's rude to shine the light directly into other people's eyes?"

A guard said weakly, "Sir, it seems that we are facing the lights of the armored train."

Kato Yingnan turned around and glared at him: "Baka! Don't I know?"

Another guard said, "Sir, the armored train seems to be slowing down."

Kato Yingnan was feeling unhappy, and upon hearing this, he cursed, "Baga! You idiot, the train is about to enter the station, and you are not going to slow down, are you going to rush through the Niangzi Pass at full speed?"

The guard said, "Sir, what I mean is that the armored train slowed down too early and too fast. According to the current situation, it seems that the train cannot enter the station and will probably stop a kilometer away."

"What?" Kato Yingnan was stunned when he heard that. He observed for a while under the strong light and found that it was just as the guard reported, the train would stop if it did not enter the station.

This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

However, this old devil has not yet realized the danger.

"Baga! What the hell are these idiots doing?"

The guard said again: "Sir, maybe the coal on the train has run out."

Kato Yingnan rubbed his stinging eyes and said unhappily, "Taohe Outpost is only 30 kilometers away from Niangzi Pass. The train will always add coal at Taohe Outpost. How could it be possible that it was burned out so quickly?"

The guard thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that there is some kind of malfunction in the train?"

"That's possible."

When he thought about how his eyes were almost blinded, Kato Yingnan secretly made up his mind that unless the other party apologized to him and begged him, he would forbid the station's maintenance personnel to provide help to the other party.

……

The train slowly slowed down and stopped completely about one kilometer away from Niangziguan Railway Station. The headlights were not turned off, shining brightly on the station ahead.

Moreover, due to the terrain of Niangziguan Railway Station, the railway enters the station at an angle of about 45 degrees, which means that the train is at an angle of about degrees, diagonally facing the station base, rather than the front of the train facing the station base directly.

Tian Shuisheng was still not satisfied with the battle at Heishui River. He was so excited about the bombing that he asked in confusion, "Captain, why did you stop? Wouldn't it be better to drive directly into the enemy's station and kill all the enemy and puppet troops in the station with a rapid fire attack like we did at the Heishui River stronghold before?"

"You think you can kill the Japanese in the station with a sudden attack? You are dreaming!" Xu Yang said angrily, "Do you really think you can do whatever you want after robbing the Japanese armored train?"

Niu Dazhuang: "Captain, it's night time now."

Shi Yibiao: "Isn't it? There are 4 105mm caliber howitzers on the train. In addition, there are more than a dozen Type heavy machine guns and countless Type light machine guns.

What's more, we have the weapons in our hands."

"With such powerful firepower, what can the Japanese use to resist?"

Tian Shuisheng: "Yes, Captain. And that's what we did when we were at the Blackwater River stronghold before.

It only took one round of attack to defeat the Japanese, and after that it was a one-sided massacre.

Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve had such a great time fighting the Japanese.”

When Tian Shuisheng thought about bombarding the enemy's artillery towers and mowing down the enemy soldiers with heavy machine guns like mowing wheat, he couldn't help but get excited...

(End of this chapter)