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Chapter 277 Another Lieutenant General and Commander!

This steel behemoth is the Japanese Army's Type [-] "Kamikaze" armored train.

The Type 8 armored train has a total of [-] carriages, and each carriage is equipped with heavy firepower.

There are 10 Type 105 heavy machine guns, 2 75mm cannons, and 2 1mm anti-aircraft guns. This Kamikaze armored train has also been modified to add a 150mm howitzer.

The firepower is very powerful.

This armored train, not to mention the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, even the main force of the Eighth Route Army can't afford to mess with it.

It was built by the South Manchuria Railway Company in 1934 for the Japanese army to defend against the Soviet Union and control the railway line.

Masahani Hirata, who carried the rank of Major General on his shoulders, was sitting on the leather sofa in the command car, holding the major general command saber with his eyes closed.

The interior of the command car is very luxurious, and the communication is also very complete. Not only is there a telephone, but even the radio and radio station are fully equipped.

"Your Excellency, Niangziguan has arrived."

Major Hisaji Nonaka, the guard officer, walked up to Masahani Hirata and paused.

Masahani Hirata slowly opened his eyes. Compared with the inherent coldness and determination on the expressions of other Japanese military officers, this old devil's expression still showed a sinister look.

"Have you arrived at Niangziguan?"

"Hi!" Hisaji Nonaka nodded.

Hirata Zhengban said: "Then get out of the car."

This time Hirata was sentenced to Niangziguan, in order to inspect the reconstruction of the Zhengtai Railway on behalf of Tada Jun, and urge the First Army to speed up the construction.

On behalf of Hayao Tada, he greeted the head of the Second Guard Division and the first batch of officers and soldiers.

Railway transportation was extremely important to the Japanese army. Without railway materials, it would be difficult to transport them in. Without materials, it would be impossible to organize a sweep.

The first task of the Second Guards Division in Shanxi was to take over the Zhengtai Railway to ensure that the Zhengtai Railway was repaired as soon as possible.

The 37th Division was transferred back to the Yuncheng area to continue to besiege the Central Army of Zhongtiao Mountain and wait for follow-up replenishment of troops.

The door of the command car was pushed open, and a cold current entered the command car in an instant, causing the temperature inside the warm car to drop sharply.

However, this cold current didn't seem to have the slightest impact on Hirata Masan, and the cold, resolute and ruthless expression on his face did not fluctuate or change at all.

Although he felt very cold, as a major general of the Japanese Empire, he had to hold it up and maintain the demeanor and demeanor that a major general should have.

Walking out of the command car with the command saber in his hand, Masahani Hirata saw a group of Japanese officers raising their hands to salute him in unison, while Niangziguan was surrounded by a vast expanse of whiteness.

Hirata Shokan raised his hand in return.

"General, I am Bangu Mingxian, the supreme commander of the Niangziguan Garrison. Lunch is ready. General, please move."

Afterwards, Itaya Mingxian Zhongzuo Xiang Hirata made the first sentence.

"No hurry." Masahani Hirata asked, "How long will Lieutenant General Muto of the Second Guards Division arrive?"

"There are still about 10 minutes." Itaya Mingxian said, "Lieutenant General Muto will lead the 3nd Guards Division [-]rd Guards Infantry Regiment to arrive soon!"

Hirata Masahani said: "Then I'll wait for Lieutenant General Muto here."

"Hi!" Itaya Mingxian didn't dare to say more, and quickly nodded.

"Mr. Itaya, where has the railway of your first army been repaired?"

Masahani Hirata asked, "How long will it take for the Zhengtai Railway to be fully open to traffic?"

Itaya Mingxian said: "At present, the construction has almost reached Yangquan, and Taiyuan is also sending engineers and civilians to Yangquan to repair the railway. It is expected that it will be fully open to traffic in mid-January next year."

It is now mid-December, and there is still one month before the opening of the Zhengtai Railway. This speed is not bad.

Masahani Hirata said again: "I heard...the Kwantung Army brigade that was supplementing your First Army was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army on the way, and all jade pieces were shattered. What's going on?"

"This..." Itaya Mingxian said in an awkward tone, "I don't know what's going on."

……

On Mianshan.

Although both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang saw the devil's large armored train stop at Niangziguan Railway Station.

But what was embarrassing was that Hirata Masanori walked off the platform from the other side, and the two of them were using artillery scopes and scopes in their direction, so they couldn't see the target at all.

So the two didn't know whether the target was in this car at all.

However, this large Devils armored train is not very long, as long as the target gets out of the range of the armored train, he can see it.

But after waiting for a while, the target did not come out, so Zhao Gang frowned:

"Old Li, this old devil won't just take a second look and leave, will he? Then our business is going to be ruined?"

In such a big battle, both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang agreed that there was a high probability that their sniper target would be in this car.

If he is not in the car, he has probably already got off the train. It is very likely that he is on the platform of the train station on the other side of the large armored train at this time.

Wouldn't it be a waste of work if the old devil Pingtian came to Niangziguan for a few glances and then got in the car and slipped away?
On Li Yunlong's face, there was also a rare look of confusion.

The target got off the platform on the other side, and he couldn't snipe if he couldn't see the target.

Now either continue to wait, or order the Shanpao Battalion to blow up the railway station and the devil armored train, and then fire a red signal flare to order the infantry to attack Niangziguan.

The Niangziguan Japanese army was wiped out within half an hour.

But there is another problem, what if the target is not on this armored train?
Seeing the entanglement on Li Yunlong's face, Zhao Gang said in a low voice, "Old Li, what should we do now, you have an idea."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "Wait a minute, if Hirata was in this armored car and took so much trouble to get to Niangziguan, he probably wouldn't leave so quickly."

After a pause, Li Yunlong whispered to Lu Yingjun beside him:
"Lu Yingjun, you immediately notify the Shanpao Battalion that all the Shanpao's shots will be aimed at the devil's railway station."

"The shells are loaded, and you will follow my order to fire later."

Once Zhao Gang shoots, no matter whether he hits the target or not, the devil will definitely hear the sound of the large-caliber sniper rifle.

Based on the sound of the gunshots, the devils will definitely find that there are gunmen ambushing on the mountain here.

The heavy artillery on that armored train was too much of a threat to them. Judging from the caliber, the guns on the Devils armored train were bigger than the 75mm mountain guns equipped by the new regiment.

That was really a big explosion, not to mention the devil's mortars and infantry guns covering this place with artillery fire.

If you want to avoid being bombed, you can only strike first.

"Yes!" Lu Yingjun responded in a low voice.

Then he picked up the receiver of the radio communicator and notified the position of the Shanpao Battalion a few kilometers away.

In the past, the cannons of the Shanpao Battalion had their own targets. Some attacked the devils' bunkers and artillery towers, some attacked the devils' barracks, and some attacked the devils' railway station.

However, the devils dispatched an armored train, and Li Yunlong had to concentrate his artillery fire to destroy this big guy.

In addition, once Li Yunlong finds that the armored train of the devil is moving, he can order the Shanpao Battalion to fire without hesitation.

After destroying the devil's armored train and the train station, let the Shanpao battalion adjust the shooting elements and blow up the bunkers, gun towers, and devil's barracks.

At the same time, the first battalion and the second battalion were ordered to attack Niangziguan Station.

However, more than 400 devils were added to Niangziguan in the morning. It may not be so easy to take down Niangziguan Station and wipe out all the devils within half an hour.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang continued to wait for the target to appear.

After about 10 minutes, a siren sounded in the distance, and Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang raised their binoculars to look over.

I saw another train coming from the railway track in the direction of Jingxing County. The chimney of the locomotive was full of smoke, and it was honking from a long distance away.

At this time, the train had already started to slow down, just like the armored train, it was chugging into Niangziguan Station.

Not long after, the train pulled into Niangziguan Station and stopped at another platform of the railway station.

The train door was pushed open, and a large number of devils rushed down from the train. Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Lu Yingjun who saw this scene all looked at each other in blank dismay.

Has the plan of the new regiment been leaked?
But if Xinyituan's plan leaked out, the devil must have gone straight to Mianshan.

What the hell is the devil doing?
A few people didn't know why, so they continued to observe.

……

"Your Excellency, division chief, the lady is here!"

"Major General Hirata, Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front, is waiting for you outside."

In a train carriage in the middle, Okada Motoji, the deputy officer of the 2nd Konoe Division, said to the division commander Akira Muto.

"Then see you."

Akira Muto nodded, then got up and said.

Although the other party is a major general and he is a lieutenant general, the other party is the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front Army and someone close to Tada Hayao.

It's hard to justify not giving face to the other party.

The 2nd Guards Division is composed of the Guards Division, one of the 17 permanent divisions.

From the original four-unit Guards Division, it was expanded into the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 Guards, a total of three Guards Divisions.

近卫第2师团下辖第3、第4、第5联队，以及近卫侦察联队、第2近卫野战炮兵联队、第2近卫野战工联队。

Because it was expanded from the permanent divisions, although the combat effectiveness of the 2nd Guards Division is not as good as those of the permanent divisions.

But the combat power is much stronger than those divisions with three singles.

The first to arrive in Shanxi was the 3rd Guards Regiment and Division Headquarters in front of us.

The next five alliances will arrive one after another.

Akira Muto first took the 3rd Regiment to Yangquan by train, and then took an armored vehicle to Taiyuan to meet Yoshio Shinozuka.

When Akira Muto got out of the car, Yoshiro Numa, the captain of the 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment, was already waiting in front of the door of the car, and the security forces were already in place.

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

Seeing Akira Muto get off the car, Yoshiro Iumuma and a group of devil officers hurriedly raised their hands to salute.

With a cold expression on his face, Akira Muto raised his hand and returned a military salute, his eyes swept around, and finally fixed his gaze on the direction of the armored train.

In the direction of the armored train, a group of Japanese military officers was walking towards his position along the platform with sabers in their arms.

The leader is Masanichi Hirata with the rank of major general on his shoulders.

……

"Some devil came out of the train, it seems to be a lieutenant general?"

"It's not Hirata's verdict."

In the artillery mirror, Li Datuan saw a devil officer coming out of the carriage door, his tone was pleasantly surprised at first, and then a little disappointed.

This is the benefit of the 16x artillery lens, and the 8x lens is still far behind.

For example, if you use a telescope to watch birds, you can see a bird on a tree with an 8x mirror, and you can see the bird's feathers with a 16x mirror.

However, the larger the magnification, the smaller the field of view, and the picture is unstable and easily shakes. However, the artillery mirror in front of Li Yunlong is installed on a tripod, which is very stable.

At this time, whether it was Akira Muto's face or the military rank on his shoulders, he was clearly seen by Chief Li.

"Where is it?" Zhao Gang was still asking.

"At one o'clock." Li Yunlong said, "Even if the old devil Pingtian is not here, killing this lieutenant general will not be a waste of time."

(End of this chapter)