Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 24 Going to Taiyuan

"Lao Luo, there is something I want you to do." Chen Chengxing suddenly said.

"Ah? What's the matter?" Luo Ping turned around in surprise.

"With the fall of Niangzi Pass, Taiyuan's flank is threatened. The Guo army in Xinkou will inevitably retreat. And I estimate that Taiyuan will not be able to hold on for a few days. Yan Xishan will definitely continue to retreat southward. I want you to take a team to Taiyuan." Chen Chengxing said.

"Taiyuan? With our small bodies, we can't defend Taiyuan even if we fill it, right?" Luo Ping didn't understand what Chen Chengxing meant.

"Who asked you to defend the city? How could I let you go to a place where even hundreds of thousands of Guo soldiers couldn't defend it?" Chen Chengxing said.

"My reason for asking you to go to Taiyuan is very simple. If Taiyuan falls, the Taiyuan Arsenal will have to be evacuated. By then, a large number of workers will surely be scattered all over the place."

"When the time comes, try to recruit as many workers and technicians as possible from the arsenal. We will need them in the future," Chen Chengxing instructed.

Although Chen Chengxing didn't know the specific things that would happen in the future, the general direction of establishing a base and launching guerrilla warfare would definitely not be wrong.

When fighting behind enemy lines, weapons supply is of paramount importance. If the New Second Regiment had an arsenal, even if it didn't have any equipment, it would be much easier to fight.

The workers of Taiyuan Arsenal can be said to be a group of extremely professional people in China today.

As long as these people can be recruited, most of the logistics problems of the New Second Regiment can be solved.

"Workers from the arsenal? That's easy. How many do you need?" Luo Ping asked.

According to his understanding, the organization had organized a workers' self-defense force in Taiyuan, and there must be people from the arsenal among them.

"The more the better. No matter what their level is, just bring as many as you can." Chen Chengxing said the more the better.

Even if so many people are not needed at that time, they can be arranged to serve as soldiers in various battalions. Workers are already excellent soldiers.

"Okay." Luo Ping nodded.

After Luo Ping separated from Chen Chengxing, he went straight to the logistics supply team.

The clothes of the fruit soldiers who had joined the new Second Regiment were collected by the logistics department after they were changed, and were prepared to be re-dyed and reused.

Now I can use these clothes as a disguise.

If Yan Xishan would evacuate Taiyuan as the regiment commander said, then Taiyuan would inevitably be in chaos. By using the name of the Guo Army, they could avoid attracting attention in Taiyuan.

After watching Luo Ping leave with dozens of people, Chen Chengxing led the New Second Regiment to continue moving forward. It was more than 50 kilometers from Niugou Village to Wanjiabao, and it would take them at least a day to travel the distance.

On the night of November 11, Chen Chengxing led the New Second Regiment to ambush at Shaohukou and waited quietly.

"Captain, will the Japanese really come? The scouts did not see any trains passing by at night yesterday and the day before yesterday." Xu Wu whispered aside.

The war in the Xinkou direction has not yet ended. There are still many Guo army troops in the area north of Fu'an, and the Tongpu Railway is still under threat from the Guo army.

In order to ensure safety, the Japanese generally would not start the train at night when visibility was poor.

"It should be correct. I saw relevant information in the documents seized before. There should be a military train transporting supplies to the front line in the next few days." Chen Chengxing said.

This time, the system released intelligence in the form of a captured document, which was given by the Japanese to the puppet army in Suicheng, asking them to assist in the defense.

Among the reinforcements requested by the Japanese supply team at Yanmen Pass, there were soldiers from this puppet army. For some reason, someone carried this document.

When Xu Wu heard Chen Chengxing say that he had a source of intelligence, he stopped talking and began to wait quietly.

At 12 o'clock, Xu Wu, who was originally a little drowsy, suddenly heard the "clang, clang" sound of a train.

Xu Wu's spirits were immediately lifted.

The Japanese train is really coming! "Order all troops, after the mine explodes, the whole army will charge immediately and kill the Japanese before they can build a position." Chen Chengxing ordered.

Once the mine explodes, the train will inevitably derail, regardless of whether the locomotive can be destroyed or not.

By then, no matter how quickly the escort team in the car reacted, it would be impossible for them to get off the train and set up a position before the train stopped completely.

However, the New Second Regiment could rush out before the train stopped. As long as they could block the Japanese in the carriage, they could kill them however they wanted.

After all, this is not an armored train. The iron sheet of this carriage cannot block the bullet fire. If it doesn't work, just throw a few grenades. The lethality of the shock wave in the enclosed space will be doubled.

However, the premise of all this is speed. If you are slow, casualties will inevitably occur by the time the Japanese react.

"Don't worry, Commander. I have given you all the instructions. As soon as the charge sounds, we will be able to surround the train within one minute and resolve the battle within two minutes!" Xu Wu said affirmatively.

According to the regiment commander, the Japanese only have one squad of troops this time, and even with just over 1 Japanese soldiers, they are not enough for an entire battalion to defeat on their own.

If it weren't for transporting supplies, it's impossible for all members of the New Second Regiment to be here.

"boom!!"

A minute later, the Japanese locomotive was lifted half a meter high with a huge explosion, and then it tilted its head and rushed off the track.

"Charge!"

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

The bugler immediately blew the charge with all his might.

“Kill!~”

"Kill!~"

As the charge sounded, the New Second Regiment leaped up and rushed down the hillside quickly.

"Quick! Surround the train and fire at the last carriage!" Chen Chengxing ordered loudly.

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
"Da da da", "Da da da", "Da da da".
There are no windows in the freight train carriages, and the interior cannot be seen from the outside. Normally, no one would know which carriage the escort team is in.

But now Chen Chengxing can only say sorry, there is no solution to hanging B.

The Japanese soldiers in the carriage were in trouble. They were already dizzy from the fall, and before they could react, they heard loud shouts outside the carriage, followed by a burst of gunfire from light and heavy machine guns.

When the shooting stopped and the soldiers of the New Second Regiment carefully opened the door, there was not a single piece of good meat left among the Japanese in the carriage.

"Check to see if there are any survivors, send them on their way, and the rest of you rush to transport supplies!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

When the explosion was heard here, the nearest Guozhuang Station would definitely have heard it. I'm afraid they have already called Fu'an.

It won’t be long before reinforcements from Fu’an arrive, and the New Second Regiment must race against time.

Just as Chen Chengxing was taking the lead in transporting supplies, his attention was suddenly attracted.

"Old Zeng! Zeng Cheng!" Chen Chengxing shouted.

Zeng Cheng, who was helping the logistics team transport supplies, ran over immediately when he heard Chen Chengxing calling him.

"Captain, are you looking for me?"

"Lao Zeng, tell the comrades in the engineering company to stop helping the baggage train. Take your men and remove the train axles for me immediately!"

(End of this chapter)