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

Shinozuka Yoshio immediately flew into a rage and said, "Useless trash, what a bunch of useless trash!"

After a pause, the old devil calmed down his anger and shouted to the head of the communications department, Toyotomi Jiro, "Toyotomi, call the 2nd Infantry Regiment immediately and order them not to leave the city to fight back, but just defend Yangquan County!

At the same time, order the 3rd Infantry Regiment to depart from Shouyang immediately to support Yangquan! This order is extremely urgent, and no one can make mistakes! "

"What? Could the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army still be in danger?"

After hearing what Shinozuka Yoshio said, not only the Chief of Communications Jiro Toyotomi, but also the Chief of Staff Hideyoshi Kusuyama were stunned.

The two old Japanese soldiers really couldn’t imagine what danger the 22nd Infantry Regiment could be in.
Even though the Yangquan locust army had less than 2000 people, they were still not something that a mere 5000 Eighth Route Army could deal with.

You know, 2000 locust soldiers are enough to defeat 20000 central troops.

Moreover, the 22nd Infantry Regiment is still defending the city, and daybreak is about to break. By then, the Locust Army's air force can be dispatched, and the Eighth Route Army will lose all its advantages.

When that time really comes, there will be no need to even send in reinforcements, as the Eighth Route Army will retreat without a fight.

It was obvious that the 9th Brigade of the Locust Army would not be able to reach Yangquan before dawn.

In other words, if the 22nd Infantry Regiment could not hold out until dawn, sending more reinforcements would be useless.

On the contrary, if the 22nd Infantry Regiment could hold out until dawn, the immediate crisis would be resolved on its own, and there would be no need to send reinforcements.

It's totally meaningless!

Seeing Toyotomi Jiro standing there in a daze, Shinozuka Yoshio said with a sullen face: "Baka! Why aren't you going yet?"

"Hi Yi!"

Toyotomi Jiro bowed heavily and was about to turn around and leave.

Although he felt that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka's order was completely meaningless, he did not dare to disobey his order at this time.

Just as Toyotomi Jiro took two steps out, Shinozuka Yoshio called him back, "Wait a moment."

Toyotomi Jiro turned around and looked at Shinozuka Yoshio in confusion: "Commander, do you have any other instructions?"

"Send a telegram to the First Air Regiment and send them out urgently to reinforce Yangquan, especially to destroy the armored train!"

"Hi Yi!"

Toyotomi Jiro bowed his head again. He waited for a moment, and after making sure that Shinozuka Yoshio had no other instructions, he turned around and left again.

Kusunokichi asked in confusion, "Commander, there is still about an hour until dawn. Isn't it too early to dispatch the air force now?"

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "The reason why the Locust Army's air force rarely goes out at night is not because they can't take off or land, but because they can't find the target at night.

Although there is still an hour until dawn, don't forget that it is almost an hour's journey from here to Yangquan."

"Hey! Your Excellency the Commander is wise! It is I who am stupid."

Hideyoshi Kusuyama bowed his head again and gave a loud flattery, which immediately made Yoshio Shinozuka's heavy mood improve a little.

……

Headquarters of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

After more than an hour of simulation, the brigade leaders finally confirmed the feasibility of Xu Yang's plan to attack Yangquan County.

The chief of staff said: "Commander, with the armored train in hand, it will not be difficult for our army to enter Yangquan City and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city.

But we also have to guard against the Japanese reinforcements.

There are quite a few Japanese troops in Pingding County, including the 22nd Battalion of the 3nd Infantry Regiment, and there is also a rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army in Shouyang County.

Although this regiment had suffered heavy losses at Cangyun Ridge, the New 1st Regiment only destroyed the enemy's regiment headquarters and killed the enemy's regiment commander, and did not cause much damage to its soldiers, at least not to the root.

After several months of recuperation, even though the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army had not recovered its former strength, it was still an extremely powerful force.

If we allow them to successfully reach Linyangquan for reinforcement, even if we send out all our elite troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat them."

The brigade commander nodded in agreement, "Chief of Staff, your concerns are not unreasonable. Since Li Yunlong and his men are so courageous, they have successfully destroyed all the enemy's strongholds from Yangquan to Niangziguan.

Then how could I, as the brigade commander, hold them back?

Pass on my order. All the newly formed regiments of the 386th Brigade, the county battalion, the district squad, and the militia team must all gather urgently and destroy the railway from Shouyang to Yangquan step by step to block the enemy's advance.

Not a single enemy may be allowed to enter Yangquan before noon."

The Chief of Staff was puzzled and asked, "The newly formed regiment, county battalion, and district squad of the 386th Brigade alone may not be enough to stop the Japanese 3rd Infantry Regiment.

After all, these troops do not have any decent weapons and equipment.

Moreover, if the 3rd Infantry Regiment's reinforcements are blocked, the Japanese army is likely to send more troops."

The brigade commander nodded and said, "Well, your concerns are not unreasonable, Chief of Staff. In this case, we will report to the division headquarters and ask the division commander to send friendly troops to assist our brigade in attacking Yangquan."

"Yes."

The chief of staff responded and then asked tentatively, "What about the battle plan for attacking Yangquan?"

Without even thinking, the brigade commander waved his hand and said, "Just say that this is a battle plan I personally formulated based on the current situation in order to further expand the results of the battle."

The brigade commander did this not to compete for the credit of Xu Yang, Li Yunlong and others, but to protect them.

After all, acting without authorization without permission, especially for such an important matter as attacking the county town, the consequences would not be something Xu Yang, Li Yunlong and others could bear.

Even if the final battle plan could be carried out smoothly and achieve the expected results, it would be difficult for them to receive any major rewards and they might even be punished.

The Eighth Route Army has strict discipline. Merits are merits and mistakes are mistakes. These are two different things.

This is also the biggest reason why Li Yunlong was stripped of his position as the leader of the New 1st Regiment and sent to the clothing factory even though he defeated the Sakata Regiment in Cangyun Ridge and killed the Sakata Regiment Commander.

The brigade commander naturally could not let his subordinates make the same mistake again. Not only did they not receive any commendation, they were also punished.

Even if Li Yunlong and others didn't care, they just wanted the Japanese to die.

But as an old leader, he cannot ignore the future of his subordinates.

"Yes!"

The chief of staff agreed again and turned away to send a telegram to convey the order.

The brigade commander added: "Signalman!"

"Have!"

A signalman immediately ran in from outside and saluted the brigade commander with his chest puffed out and his stomach in.

The brigade commander picked up a folder and handed it to the other party: "This is the intelligence information about Hikawa Okazaka. Go to Yangquan and hand it over to the Lone Wolf Staff Officer as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The signalman responded with a yes, then turned around, went out, mounted his horse, and headed straight for Yangquan.

……

The Eighth Route Army cooperated very well.

In fact, in addition to the main regiments responsible for attacking the major strongholds along the Zhengtai Railway, the 129th Division also arranged a large number of reserve troops. Their mission was not only to reinforce the main regiments, but also to block and prevent the Japanese army from reinforcing.

Therefore, almost as soon as the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army left Shouyang County by train, it was immediately blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army had placed a large number of explosive packs under the railroad tracks in advance. As soon as the Japanese train reached the minefield, the Eighth Route Army's demolition experts decisively detonated the mines and explosive packs that had been buried in advance.

Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky and explosions were heard everywhere.

The railroad tracks were cut, and the train rushed straight out due to inertia, derailed and overturned on the side. Countless Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot, and the Japanese soldiers who were not killed in the carriage were also crowded together, and people and horses were in chaos for a while.

The two newly formed regiments in charge of blocking the enemy would not give up the opportunity to strike hard at the enemy's downfall. They immediately rushed forward and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese soldiers inside the carriage.

"Da da da!"

"Tu Tu Tu!"

“Pah, pah, pah, pah!——”

In an instant, dense rain of bullets poured down on the overturned Japanese train like free hail.

This ordinary freight train was not bulletproof, and the carriages were soon riddled with holes from the hail of bullets, taking with them the Japanese soldiers inside the carriages, who were also riddled with bullets.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers were knocked unconscious and crowded in the narrow carriage. They could not even touch their weapons for a while. They were like turtles in a jar, lambs to be slaughtered, and living targets. They were completely unable to launch even the slightest counterattack against the Eighth Route Army soldiers who swarmed up.

In order to expand the results of the battle, some Eighth Route Army soldiers pulled the pin of the grenades and threw them into the carriage through the windows.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

The devastating explosion resounded throughout the entire train, and some glass windows that were not originally broken were destroyed by the shock wave and shattered and flew everywhere.

The nearly enclosed space in the carriage also allows the explosive destructive power of the grenade to be maximized.

Countless Japanese soldiers were either killed on the spot or hit by shrapnel, becoming like hedgehogs with blood all over their bodies.

After several rounds of bombing, the Japanese soldiers who were not killed were injured internally and were dying. They could no longer pose any threat to the attacking Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The entire battle, from the time the Eighth Route Army's demolition experts detonated the mines and explosive packs to the complete annihilation of thousands of Japanese soldiers, took less than 5 minutes.

This can be said to be a miracle, as it took the shortest time, killed the most Japanese soldiers, and had no casualties at all.

Although Xu Yang, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and others did not participate in it, they also made indispensable contributions.

Because if they had not attacked Yangquan County, posing a huge threat to the Japanese troops in Yangquan, the Japanese in Shouyang would not have been so anxious to rush to support them by train.

However, there was only an infantry battalion from the Japanese Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment on the train.

Due to limited transportation capacity, the new regiment commander Nobuo Kameda was leading two other infantry battalions along the Shota Highway and had just left the city.

When he heard the overwhelming explosion, the old Japanese's face suddenly became gloomy.

"Baga! Where did the explosion come from?"

The team that was originally marching stopped because of the explosion and went into alert.

A Japanese lieutenant colonel ran over and reported to Kameda Nobuo who was sitting in the sidecar, "Captain, it's in the direction of the railway tracks."

"The direction of the railway tracks?" Kameda Nobuo frowned and asked, "Could it be that the locust army's train was attacked by the Chinese Eighth Route Army?"

"Not good! Move forward at full speed immediately and rush to reinforce!"

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese major bowed his head heavily, then turned around and left to quickly convey the order of the regiment commander Nobuo Kameda.

Immediately afterwards, the troops set out again, heading straight towards the direction where the explosion came from.

However, when their large force arrived at the scene, all they had left were the broken rails and a train riddled with holes.

There were also thousands of Japanese soldiers who died in ugly ways on the train.

"Baga! Damn it! Damn those Chinese Eighth Route Army soldiers!"

Seeing this scene, Nobuo Kameda was so angry that his face turned blue. At the same time, he was somewhat relieved that he did not take the train, otherwise he would have died here.

Immediately, the old Japanese soldier led his troops to continue their march, and according to the original plan, he led his troops along the Zhengtai Highway straight towards Yangquan.

As a result, they had not gone far before they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

Nobuo Kameda was full of anger and had no place to vent it, so naturally he attacked the Eighth Route Army fiercely.

Unfortunately, the Eighth Route Army did not engage in direct combat with them at all. Instead, they divided their troops into small units and deployed them in echelons along the Zhengtai Highway in company and platoon forms.

Moreover, each company and platoon has two front lines, the first line only deploys individual soldiers, and the second line deploys light and heavy machine guns.

In particular, having just won a battle, the newly formed regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was originally poorly equipped, seized a large number of weapons and ammunition from the Japanese, which greatly enhanced their strength.

This tactic not only annoyed the Japanese, but also caused heavy casualties to the enemy due to the increased firepower.

However, they were not carried away by their immediate victory. They knew when to stop and continued to fight against the Japanese. After a while, they would retreat into the nearby fields and forests and would never fight to the end.

However, Nobuo Kameda was so angry that he seemed to have forgotten the order to reinforce Yangquan. He only wanted to kill the fleeing Eighth Route Army in front of him, and then chased them further and further away.

It was not until his subordinates reminded him again and again that the old Japanese reluctantly withdrew his troops and stopped pursuing, but this wasted a lot of time.

Moreover, every time they advanced a certain distance, the Kameda Regiment would be blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

First, he attacked alone, then pretended to be defeated and retreated.

When the main force of the Japanese invaders found that the Eighth Route Army was about to collapse, they decisively pursued them, preparing to completely defeat the blocking Eighth Route Army.

Then, the Japs suffered heavy losses on the Eighth Route Army's second front line.

Faced with the crossfire network built by the Eighth Route Army's light and heavy machine guns, the Japanese infantry who launched the attack immediately fell down in rows, suffering heavy casualties.

So the Japs quickly brought in heavy machine guns, mortars and infantry guns.

Unfortunately, however, the Eighth Route Army still used the old tactics and had no intention of fighting. By the time the Japanese had finally carried heavy machine guns, mortars and infantry guns weighing dozens or even hundreds of kilograms to the hilltops on both sides, they found that the Eighth Route Army had already slipped away.

But both sides of the Zhengtai Highway are covered with hills of various sizes and covered with trees.

By the time the Japanese had deployed their firepower, the Eighth Route Army soldiers had already disappeared into the mountains and forests.

The Japanese could only open fire symbolically to vent their anger, but naturally they gained nothing. Apart from destroying some flowers and plants on the hillside, they did not hurt a single hair of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

This made Nobuo Kameda extremely annoyed. It was like punching cotton. He had a thousand pounds of strength but was unable to exert any force at all.

However, what made the old devil even more depressed was yet to come.

Because every time they advanced a certain distance, they would be blocked by the Eighth Route Army. It was still the same recipe and the same taste.

If you ignore them, the Eighth Route Army will be like flies, buzzing in your ears all the time and biting you from time to time.

But when you wanted to start a fight with him, he had already run away, almost causing Kameda Nobuo to suffer internal injuries... (End of this chapter)