I am a wolf warrior

At this time, the entire Yangquan County was still immersed in sleep.

There are only a small number of pedestrians on the street, and most of them are in a hurry.

Since the Japanese army occupied the county seat of Yangquan, it can be said that all industries have withered, and the weather has deteriorated greatly.

When Hideo Maeda, surrounded by Isamu Kimura and Sosuke Kitahara, boarded the watchtower on the side of the railway crossing, the eastern sky was slightly pale.

With the help of binoculars, the situation outside the city can already be vaguely seen.

Sure enough, countless Eighth Route Army troops were rushing to repair fortifications in the wilderness north of the city, preparing tools for attacking the city.

The Eighth Route Army was still very cautious. Even if it was the attacker, it still built fortifications meticulously in accordance with the infantry drills, and the defense was the Japanese army in the city.

Maeda Hideo roughly estimated that there were at least a thousand people just outside the north gate.

Kitahara Sosuke said in a deep voice, "General, the other three directions are similar."

"So there are really more than 5000 people!" Maeda Hideo said in a deep voice, "And looking at the actions of the Eighth Route Army, it seems that they are not just trying to contain my 4th Brigade, but are really planning to attack Yangquan County."

"Yes, it seems that the Eighth Route Army is really planning to attack Yangquan County." Kimura Yong also changed his previous judgment, and said worriedly, "On the position outside the north gate, there are four heavy machine guns in the open. There are countless light machine guns, and there seems to be mortar positions, such powerful firepower, I am afraid it will not be just a show."

Maeda Hideo nodded and said, "There is no doubt that the main force of the Eighth Route Army must be outside the city!"

"However, Tuba Road is Tuba Road after all, and I don't understand the essence of siege." Kimura Yong said.

Maeda Xiu said thoughtfully: "Mr. Kimura, do you mean that the Eighth Route Army didn't encircle the Three Queyi?"

"Yes." Kimura Yong nodded and said, "Sun Tzu's art of war has a saying, the poor should not pursue, and the encirclement must be lacking. Like the Eighth Route Army, it is the most stupid choice to encircle all sides without leaving a gap. It is really for them. The ancestors are ashamed, as a Chinese, they have not even read their ancestors' military books."

"No." Maeda Hideo waved his hand and said, "The Eighth Route Army did nothing wrong."

"Nani, didn't you make a mistake?" Kimura Yong was stunned for a moment and asked, "What did the brigade commander say?"

Maeda Hideo pointed to the railway extending from outside the city to Yangquan City and said, "Isamu Kimura, haven't you noticed that besides the four gates in Yangquan County, does Yangquan County have a fifth gate?"

"Railway?" Kimura Isamu was stunned.

The Zhengtai Railway did not pass through Yangquan County.

When the railway was first built, a branch road was built to extend southward into Yangquan County, and then a gap was opened in the northeast corner of the city wall to enter the city and connect to the railway station.

The whole structure resembles an upside-down "person".

The two characters of "人" are inverted, one leading to Taiyuan, the other leading to Zhengding, and the bottom is Yangquan County.

Therefore, in addition to the four city gates in Yangquan County, there is a gap in the northeast corner, with a total of five exits!

"Yes, the railway." Maeda Xiu nodded, "So, the Eighth Route Army didn't blaspheme their ancestors, and didn't make the low-level mistake of besieging divisions. They still left a way for the imperial army to survive."

"Baga!" Kimura was so courageous that his face was ashen, and he said angrily, "This is a great insult to the imperial army! I suggest that this exit be blocked immediately to strengthen the determination of the imperial army soldiers in the city to defend the city!"

"Nani? Defend the city?" Maeda Hideo said coldly, "Kimura-kun, do you think the imperial army should stick to the city?"

"Isn't it right?" Kimura Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and said blankly, "Brigade Commander, do we still want to take the initiative to attack?"

"Of course we will attack."

Maeda Hideo said in a deep voice, "Haven't you heard that offense is the best defense?"

"But, our mobile force has only one brigade!" Kimura Yu said, "Even including all the personnel in the brigade headquarters and the two wing headquarters, there are only more than 2000 people."

"2000 people is enough." Hideo Maeda said with a snort, "When we first entered Shanxi, we had only half a division, and we dared to attack the Chinese Army with more than 5000 divisions. Now the Eighth Route Army only has [-] people. Mr. Kimura Are you afraid?"

Kimura Yong frowned and said: "Brigade Commander, this is different. The Eighth Route Army is much more difficult than the Central Army and the Jinsui Army."

"You only know one thing, not the other." Maeda Hideo said coldly, "You should really listen to Yamamoto-kun's analysis on the changes in the combat power of the Eighth Route Army."

"Yamamoto-kun?" Kimura Yu frowned, "Yamamoto Kazuki?"

Maeda Hideo said: "Although Kazuki Yamamoto is annoying, his analysis of the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is still very pertinent. He said that the evolution of the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness can be roughly divided into three stages!"

"The first stage was from the 12th year of Showa (1937) to the beginning of the 13th year of Showa. The Eighth Route Army in this stage was at its peak of combat effectiveness, because at that time the Eighth Route Army had not yet undergone a large-scale expansion, and all its officers and soldiers had just finished the brutal Long March. All the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled have been eliminated, and the rest are basically the essence!"

"The second stage is from the middle of Showa 13 to the beginning of this year. Due to the massive expansion of the Eighth Route Army in this stage, a large number of new recruits have been recruited, elite veterans and weapons and equipment have been diluted, so the combat effectiveness has declined precipitously. It is precisely because of this that the Eighth Route Army basically did not conduct any major offensive operations during this period.”

"And now, the Eighth Route Army has entered the third stage."

"At this stage, the Eighth Route Army has been trained through ambushes, sparrow warfare, and sneak attacks on small strongholds. Its combat effectiveness is recovering, and the recovery speed is extremely fast!"

"Sodes." Kimura Yong said with deep confidence, "This offensive operation, the Eighth Route Army's ability to pull out more than 100 secondary strongholds along Zhengtai Road in one night is enough to prove this point."

Maeda Hide said: "But their combat effectiveness is still far from the peak period in Showa 12 years."

"Understood!" Kimura Yong suddenly said, "Thus, although the Eighth Route Army outside the city has a large number of troops and although its weapons and equipment have been strengthened to a certain extent, its combat effectiveness is still not to be feared."

"Another reason is that the Eighth Route Army committed suicide!"

Maeda Hideo let out a smirk, and said again: "The commander of the Eighth Route Army outside the city did not make the mistake of encircling the division, but he made another more fatal mistake, dividing the troops!"

"Divide the troops?" Kimura Yong looked at a loss.

"The Eighth Route Army shouldn't divide its troops." Maeda Hideo said with a smirk, "If the Eighth Route Army's 5000 men gather in one group and start a decisive battle with the Imperial Army, the situation will be really troublesome."

"But now the Eighth Route Army is divided into four, encircling four directions respectively."

"Hmph, so there are only 2000-[-] people in each direction."

"The imperial army only needs to leave a small amount of troops to contain the other three directions, and then concentrate the main forces to form a one-to-one balance with the Eighth Route Army in a certain direction!"

"The strength of the two sides is equal, but whether it is equipment or the quality of the soldiers, the imperial army has an absolute advantage. I really can't imagine how to lose this battle?"

"Sodesney!" Kimura Yu suddenly said.

Based on the analysis of the head of the brigade, it is really difficult for them to lose this battle.

Maeda Hideo shouted: "Order, use one squadron each to contain the enemies at the East Gate, West Gate, and South Gate. The Okazuo Battalion will attack along the railway with the 4th Independent Armored Vehicle Squadron, and defeat the enemies at the North Gate within an hour!"

"Hai!" Kimura Yong paused heavily, his expression excited.

Chapter 119 Li Yunlong is going to heaven!

When Wang Ye returned from inspection and went up to the second floor of the command car, Li Yunlong was observing Yangquan County through the periscope.

At this time, the location where the armored train stops is still relatively hidden, and there is a piece of dirt between Yangquan County, so the devils in Yangquan County cannot see the armored train behind the forest, but Li Yunlong can pass through the periscope that is higher than the dirt. , Observing every move of the Japanese army at the north gate of Yangquan County and the railway crossing.

Zhao Gang sat on the leather sofa next to him with a worried expression on his face.

Until now, Zhao Gang had no confidence in Yangquan's battle.

Even if they have the strength of four regiments and the powerful artillery support of armored trains, even if the 4th Brigade has only about 2000 people left, Zhao Gang still feels that the chances of winning are not great.

The main reason is that the Eighth Route Army has never had experience in this area.

Experience is something that cannot be applied mechanically, let alone without it.

Seeing Wang Ye coming up, Zhao Gang asked, "Xiao Wang, is there anything unusual?"

"Nothing unusual." Wang Ye said with a smile, "Since we took down more than 100 small strongholds along Zhengtai Road and cut the telephone lines, those traitors who maintained the chairman have all gone into hiding one by one."

"It's fine if there is no abnormality." Zhao Gang said, "If there is a traitor who runs to inform..."

"Hey, Lao Zhao, just relax." Li Yunlong really couldn't listen anymore, and said, "Sun Desheng's cavalry company has been scattered, and even a fly can't get through."

"Those traitors and second ghosts want to inform, wait for the next life."

After a pause, Li Yunlong suddenly said again: "Now I'm worried about the devil's plane."

Zhao Gang turned his head to look at the sky outside the window, and said, "Yes, it's already dawn. The Devil's plane at Taiyuan Airport may fly over Yangquan at any time. If the Devil's reconnaissance plane finds the armored train, it will be troublesome."

According to Wang Ye's plan, the key to the Yangquan battle was the firepower of the armored train.

"Leader, political commissar, there is no trouble." Wang Ye said, "If you find it, you will find it."

"When you discover it, you discover it?" Zhao Gang was stunned for a moment and said, "Doesn't discovery mean that it is destroyed? This is what you said."

"That's right, I said that discovery means being destroyed." Wang Ye nodded and said again, "But time doesn't go so fast."

After a pause, he said again: "The devil's reconnaissance plane takes off from Taiyuan Wusu Airport, and it takes about half an hour to fly to Yangquan, and then conduct reconnaissance."

"Then, it will take another half an hour to fly back and report to Taiyuan Airport."

"Then Taiyuan Airport will report to the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, and then the commander of the First Army will issue an order, and Taiyuan Airport will dispatch bombers to Yangquan to bomb. This will take at least another hour."

"It will take at least two hours for such a toss, and the battle will be over by then."

"The 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army has long been eaten by us, and even the armored train can withdraw from the battlefield."

"It's easy for you to say." Zhao Gang said suspiciously, "Can you eat the Japanese 4th Brigade in two hours?"

"Here we come!" While he was speaking, Li Yunlong suddenly called out, "The devils are coming out, the shit is really coming out of the railway crossing! The first is tanks! There are also armored vehicles!"

"What about the number of troops?" Wang Ye also became excited.

Li Yunlong said: "I can't see clearly, the tail is still in the city."

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "But it is estimated that there are thousands of people, a large team!"

"Then it should be the main force of the 4th Brigade!" Wang Ye said, grabbing the phone and said, "This is the command compartment. The locomotive starts immediately, let's go!"

Accompanied by a long "puff" sound of deflation,

The armored train that was originally parked on the rails began to start slowly, and the steel wheels ran over the junction of the rails, making a clicking sound from time to time, but the frequency was not fast.

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Northeast corner of Yangquan County, crossing.

At the beginning, a section of the city wall at the northeast corner was broken to repair the railway. Later, after the railway was repaired, it was impossible to restore it, and it was impossible to cover the city gate, so the gap remained.

Later, for the convenience of traffic, roads were built beside the railway.

Slowly, the north gate was abandoned, and the railway crossing side became the main passage instead.

At this moment, Type [-] light tanks and Type [-] armored vehicles were slowly coming out of the railway crossing one after another.

Standing on the watchtower at the railway crossing, Maeda Hideo and Kimura Isamu could clearly see the majestic queue of the 4th Squadron of Independent Armored Vehicles.

There was originally an armored vehicle squadron, which was the armored vehicle squadron of the Black Island United.

Yesterday, in order to strengthen the defensive force of Shouyang County, Maeda Hideo temporarily assigned it to Shouyang's Yamazaki Brigade, so now there is only one 4th Squadron of armored vehicles left.

However, a squadron of armored vehicles is enough.

Together with the four infantry squadrons of the Gangzuo Brigade, it was enough to defeat the Eighth Route in the north of the city.

Maeda Hideo was even thinking about whether after defeating the Eighth Route Army in the north of the city, he would do another clockwise sweep to defeat the Eighth Route Army in the east, south, and west of the city as well?

Through the field of vision of the telescope, Hideo Maeda and Isamu Kimura could clearly see that the Eighth Route Army in the north of the city, who were rushing to repair the trench fortifications, entered the trench one after another.

However, due to the short time, the trenches dug were very shallow.

So these Eighth Route Army can only half-squat, the posture is very awkward.

Seeing this, Yuki Kimura sneered and laughed: "Tuba Road is really beyond its control. Are they planning to use these trenches that can only be squatted and shot to stop the attack of the Imperial Army's armored vehicles?"

"Not necessarily." Maeda Xiu shook his head and said, "Tuba Road is much braver than the Jinsui Army and the Central Army. In previous battles, the Eighth Route Army had repeatedly used explosives or bundles of grenades to attack the armored troops of the Imperial Army. Suicide attacks have been launched, and they have been successful again and again, no accidents, the same suicide attacks should be used this time."

After a pause, he continued: "Order the 4th Squadron of Independent Armored Vehicles to deploy one word at a time. The Type [-] light tank is in front and the [-]st armored vehicle is behind. The death squads of the Eighth Route Army launched suicide attacks on our tanks."

"Hai!" Kimura Yuu nodded.

Orders were quickly given by semaphore.

After receiving the order from Maeda Hideo, the 4th Squadron of Independent Armored Vehicles quickly changed its formation. Six Type 6 light tanks were deployed in the front line, and the five Type 5 armored vehicles were about 30 meters behind. The tanks will not block the field of fire of the rear armored vehicles.

Looking at this attack formation, Maeda Hideo showed a smile on his face.

It was also at this time that Maeda Xiucai suddenly realized that the Eighth Route Army had actually made a second fatal mistake, which was choosing the wrong battlefield.

The northern suburb of Yangquan County is a large open area.

It is very conducive to the deployment and assault of armored forces.

Maeda Hideo seemed to have seen that the Eighth Route Army's defensive position was cut to pieces by the 4th Squadron of Independent Armored Vehicles, and the Gangzuo Battalion rushed forward, and the Eighth Route Army collapsed in an instant.

In this battle, it is really difficult for the 4th Brigade to lose.

"Soga!" Kimura Yong was also excited.

However, at this moment, a long siren suddenly sounded in the distance: "Woo..."

"Huh?" The expression on Maeda Hideo's face suddenly froze, and he said, "The sound of the siren?"

"Is there a train coming in?" Kimura Isamu also had a dazed expression on his face, "The one from Taiyuan or Zhengding? A freight car or a passenger car? Why didn't you report it?"

The two old devils raised their heads subconsciously and looked back.