Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

The headquarters quickly sent a confirmation message. According to the information from the Taiyuan underground party, Asaka Naruhiko was indeed going to take the railway.

After Li Yunlong sobered up, he called a meeting of the task force cadres to discuss and determine the combat plan.

First of all, the plan of sneaking onto the train to assassinate him face to face was ruled out. Because Asaka Naruhiko was riding on a special military train, his personal guards would not allow strangers to get close to him.

The second option was long-range artillery strikes. Given the tight defense of Taiyuan City, the alert range along the railway was likely to exceed the range of the 81mm mortars they carried.

Moreover, even if it is within range, the accuracy will definitely be greatly reduced. Not to mention whether it can hit the target, even if it hits, it cannot be a fatal blow.

The third option was to blow up the bridge! Between Taiyuan and Datong, there was a place called Ershilipu, where there happened to be a railway bridge.

The bridge was at least ten meters above the water. If the bridge was blown up, the military train would fall into the river. At the same time, a large amount of explosives were placed on the river surface. It would be difficult for Asaka Yasuhiko to survive!

After voting, the third option was unanimously passed.

Li Yunlong made the decision and submitted the plan to the headquarters, which was quickly approved.

"Zhang Xuan, Monk Wei, each lead a squad of soldiers to conduct reconnaissance on the railway bridge at Shierlipu!"

"Wang Meng, draw up a battle plan!"

"Yes!"

Wang Meng already has a preliminary plan.

Sneak into the railway bridge the night before, and install explosives after the Japanese have inspected it. Then convert a walkie-talkie into a detonating device and detonate it remotely.

Then, a large amount of TNT explosives were installed underwater, and then detonated directly when the military train fell into the river.

Li Yunlong agreed to this plan and waited for Zhang Xuan and Monk Wei to bring back the information before he could make the plan more detailed.

With the military motorcycle, Henry Zhang and Monk Wei quickly returned to Zhangjiazhuang.

Li Yunlong looked at their worried faces and knew that the situation of the railway bridge was a bit complicated.

"Captain, the railway bridge is the enemy's main defense point. There are electrified barbed wire fences on both sides of the bridge, and mines are buried on the riverbanks on both sides."

Monk Wei then added.

"There used to be a squadron of Japanese soldiers defending the area, but another squadron has been transferred in these two days. If we want to kill the Japanese soldiers quietly, it is almost impossible."

Li Yunlong's brows tightened, he was caught in a dilemma. Did he really have to attack by force?

"We can't attack by force! How deep is the river? What's the water quality like?"

"It's about five or six meters, the water is very muddy, and I can't see what's going on below."

Another plan came to Wang Meng's mind. Since he couldn't reach the railway bridge through the riverbed, he could only go through the water.

Soldiers who are familiar with water were asked to carry explosives and go into the water from a distance. Then they would lurk under the water to the railway bridge and climb up along the bridge piers to install the explosives.

There is no artificial scuba, and you can only breathe through a hose.

Li Yunlong and Wang Meng did it right away. They found a pond to conduct the experiment. After several modifications, they were able to stay in the water for more than ten minutes.

"Well, if we go downstream from upstream, it will take more than ten minutes. Once we reach the blind spot just below the railway bridge, the soldiers can take a break."

"Okay, Mengzi, then you pick the person, and remember to make sure everything is perfect!"

Monk Wei and Zhang Xuan argued over the matter, and finally decided that Zhang Xuan would take the blasting experts to install explosives under the bridge deck, while Monk Wei would take the soldiers to install a large amount of explosives underwater to ensure that nothing would go wrong.

On the second night, just after dark, Li Yunlong and Wang Meng took all the soldiers and supplies and sneaked to the vicinity of the Ershilipu Railway Bridge on motorcycles.

Li Yunlong and Wang Meng raised their binoculars and saw that the security zone around the railway had been extended to one kilometer. Every few miles there was a checkpoint and temporary stronghold of a squad of Japanese soldiers or a company of puppet troops.

"Damn it, the Japanese have spent a lot of money this time. It seems that the Japanese and puppet troops from the surrounding towns have surrounded the railway."

"That's right, only the royal family can enjoy this treatment."

According to the observations from the previous day, the Japanese would check the railway bridge every night and morning. According to the Japanese's nature, they would check it again before the military train passed the railway bridge the next day.

Except for the necessary sentry posts, all the soldiers of the independent regiment's advance team rested and recuperated.

Li Yunlong and Wang Meng did not sleep all night, staring at the railway bridge, fearing that Asaka Naruhiko would run away early.

In fact, the Taiyuan Command also suggested that Asaka Naruhiko escape in the dark to prevent assassination. However, Asaka Naruhiko regarded himself as an iron-blooded soldier and was very disdainful of such things that insulted the spirit of Bushido.

"Baga, can't both brigades protect my safety?!"

"Hayi!"

Early in the morning of the third day, Asaka Naruhiko put on a military uniform and had a chrysanthemum tattooed on his chest, symbolizing the royal family.

After publicly bidding farewell to the Japanese garrison in Taiyuan City, Asaka Yasuhiko went to the train station and boarded the military train.

Li Yunlong also quickly received a telegram from headquarters.

"The mouse has entered the cage, farmer, please pay attention!"

"Hahaha, I've finally waited for this. Brothers, whether or not you can be written into a book depends on today. Cheer up!"

Li Yunlong saw through the telescope that the Japanese had completed the final inspection, so he waved his hand and the soldiers carrying TNT explosives went into the water one by one.

Everything went smoothly for Zhang Xuan, who only emerged after diving just below the bridge.

"Reckless man, I'm already under the bridge, can we move?"

Zhang Meng raised the telescope and saw that the Japanese on the bridge began to tidy up their appearance. It seemed that they attached great importance to this dog pigeon.

"Taoist, you can move, but be careful and shoot if necessary!"

"Roger that!"

Zhang Xuan loaded his pistol, tore off the waterproof cloth covering the explosives, climbed up along the bridge pier with the blasting expert, and installed the explosives according to the established plan.

"Reckless man, the installation is complete, please test the remote control device!"

Wang Meng pressed the walkie-talkie, and Zhang Xuan's modified walkie-talkie flashed sparks.

"The test is normal, let's withdraw!"

"be careful!"

Before leaving, Zhang Xuan took out a marker from his pocket and left his own mark on the explosives: Little dove, your grandpa Zhang Xuan will send you to heaven!

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Xuan was very satisfied. He clapped his hands, slid down along the bridge pier, dived to the bottom of the water, followed the water flow downstream and reached the shore.

Monk Wei was also doing well. He covered almost all the water surface under the bridge with explosives, ensuring that he would have a charcoal-grilled turtledove.

When Li Yunlong and Wang Meng heard the sound of a train whistle, their hearts beat faster than their throats and their palms began to sweat unconsciously.

A black military train, trailing white smoke, finally came into their sight.

Zhang Xuan raised his telescope and saw a Japanese soldier climbing down the bridge to conduct a final inspection.

"not good!"