Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

The railway entrance and exit of Jinzhong Railway Station actually follow the same road. After the train enters the station, it will change a locomotive again, so that it can drive backwards out of Jinzhong County.

Of course, some trains simply have two locomotives, one at the front and one at the front, which is more convenient.

The railway station is a very important strategic point of the Japanese 9th Infantry Brigade, so Hattori Naotomi sent a large number of troops to guard the railway station, as well as the entrance and exit of the railway.

So far, the railway station and railway import and export are still in the hands of the Japanese army.

Of course, this was mainly because Wang Chengzhu didn't let the new second regiment attack with all its strength, not that the new second regiment didn't have the strength to take it down.

The main reason is that Wang Chengzhu wanted to lure the devils to break through, and put the battlefield outside the city, or around the city wall on the edge of the county, so that accidental injuries to civilians could be reduced.

At that time, the time came to 5 o'clock in the morning. Although the eastern sky was a little white, the whole land was still shrouded in night.

Standing on a high place, although the outline of the entire county can be seen clearly, the specific situation inside the city cannot be seen clearly.

That is to say, when a grenade or shell explodes, the situation at a certain point can be seen clearly through the flashing light.

Of course, Wang Chengzhu could actually launch flares, but it would be too extravagant to use flares for continuous lighting. Not to mention Wang Chengzhu, even Naochen Hattori did not have such a family background.

In addition, although the flare can illuminate, it is actually a double-edged sword, because not only you can see the enemy, but the enemy can also see you.

On a high point on a slope outside Dongcheng, Wang Chengzhu was looking into Jinzhong city.

At this time, Wang Shugen, the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion, suddenly ran over in a hurry, stood up and saluted him and reported: "Report! Commander, Xinyi regiment, independent regiment and 772 regiment have successively sent news that they are in Fenghuangling, Ma'er respectively. Ridge and Jinwu Mountain defeated and severely damaged the reinforcements of the devils who came from the direction of Taiyuan."

"Through the devil's officer certificate and soldier certificate, it was discovered that the reinforcements from the center were the main force of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, and the reinforcements from the left were the 3rd Armored Vehicle Battalion and the 8st Infantry Battalion of the 1th Independent Mixed Brigade. Go right The next reinforcement is our old rival, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment."

Hearing the news, Wang Chengzhu's eyes lit up immediately: "The news that the devil's reinforcements were severely injured must have reached the ears of Shinozuka Yoshio, and if nothing else happens, he should ask Hattori Naomi to prepare to break out.

Of course, it is also possible that he was allowed to stick to Jinzhong County. "

"But no matter what you choose, Naotomi Hattori and his 9th Brigade are doomed, and the Devil Emperor will not be able to save him!"

At this time, Yao Zhiyuan, the commander of the communication company, also ran over suddenly, stood up and saluted Wang Chengzhu, and reported: "Report, the New Second Regiment just called and said that the Japanese army concentrated their forces to launch a counterattack in the direction of the west gate. Commander Kong speculated that it should be It is the Japanese 9th Brigade in the city who wants to break through."

"However, Commander Kong said that most of the devil's main force was disguised by the puppet troops of the security regiment, so Commander Kong speculated that this should be a suspicious soldier sent by Naoko Hattori to attract the attention of our army. strength, thereby covering their main force to break through. …

In other words, the main force of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army is about to break through. Commander Kong told you to prepare! "

Wang Chengzhu nodded: "Tell Commander Cheng, just say I know, and then call the 771st Regiment, 769th Regiment, and 4th Brigade, and tell them that the Japanese 9th Brigade is ready to break through, so they are prepared , open attack and covert defense!"

"Yes!"

Yao Zhiyuan promised, then turned and left.

Xu Hailang, the deputy commander and first battalion commander, asked, "Commander, from which direction do you think the devils will break out?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Since the devils have deployed their suspects to the west of the city, according to normal logic, they will probably break out from the east of the city.

In other words, they will break out from the east gate or the railway exit. "

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu continued: "Among them, four city gates have been occupied and controlled by us, and we have even pushed into a large area of ​​the city.

Therefore, if you want to break out from the east gate of each city gate, you need to break through my family's control area, which is relatively difficult. "

"And the railway exit is still under the control of the Japanese army. If you break out from this direction, you can directly protrude outside the city, and the difficulty is relatively much smaller."

Xu Hailang: "We understand the principle that the army must be surrounded, and most of the devils also understand it. Although we do not have the troops fully exposed in this direction, in the previous siege battle, the devils have already known that we also deployed a large number of troops in this direction. Forced.

But we didn't attack the city from this direction, which would probably arouse the vigilance of the devils. "

Wang Chengzhu: "It is inevitable for devils to be vigilant, but they have no choice. Even if they know that there is a trap set by us in this direction, they have only one choice to jump inside!"

After a pause, Wang Chengzhu changed the subject and continued: "Of course, it is not ruled out that Hattori Naotomi will not follow the routine, but no matter which direction they break through from, the final result will only be a dead end!"

"Order the battalion and company to prepare for battle immediately!"

"Yes!"

Xu Hailang agreed abruptly, then turned around and left to deliver the order himself.

……

The screen is pulled to Jinzhong city.

Headquarters of the 9th Japanese Infantry Brigade.

Chief of Staff Yasuda Shinobu said with a look of surprise: "What? Your Excellency, brigade commander, you said that we should take the train to break through?
Is this too risky? Once the Eighth Route Army blows up the railway, our entire army will be wiped out. "

Hattori Naotomi said: "Although this is a bit risky, it is our only chance to break out of the siege, and only by taking the train can we break out of the city at the first time."

After a pause, Naotomi Hattori added: "Besides, I just ordered the scouts to observe, at least the railroad tracks one kilometer outside the city were not blown up by the Eighth Route Army.

The armored train stopped about 3 kilometers outside the city, so I speculate that the Eighth Route Army definitely did not blow up the railway.

In this way, we can approach the armored train in the shortest possible time and destroy it.

Of course, as long as we pay more attention, even if the Eighth Route Army blows up the railway tracks within this range, we can give an early warning and stop the train without worrying about derailment! "

Hearing what Hattori Naotomi said, Yasuda also felt that taking the train to break out of the siege was the best choice right now, so he didn't say anything more at the moment.

Then, Hattori Naotomi left behind three squadrons to contain the Eighth Route Army in the south, north and east of the city, while he himself led the main force of the 9th Brigade and the remnants of the armored vehicle squadron, rushing towards the train station in a hurry.

Everything was carried out under the cover of night. In order to prevent being discovered by the Eighth Route Army, they didn't even turn on the lights of the train station, as well as the lights of tanks and armored vehicles...