I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

At eight o'clock in the evening, the assault teams that had a chance began to fish in the direction of the stronghold. Explosive packs and time bombs were standard equipment, and they would not force it if there was no chance. They could not expose the campaign objectives because of temporary gains and losses. Before nine o'clock in the evening, blasting combinations were set up in fifteen strongholds.

At exactly nine o'clock, the entire Jitai Line was in bloom.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The first thing to explode was the time bomb that had been set, and the explosion of the time bomb detonated the explosive packs attached around the stronghold.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The violent explosion caused bricks and stones to fly everywhere, the stronghold suffered serious damage, and the rocket launcher opened fire.

Tsk! Tsk, tsk, tsk!

The rocket, with white smoke and flames, penetrated into the stronghold that was blown up by the explosive pack, and the Japanese who were about to counterattack let out ghostly howls.

The strongholds that had no chance to be blown up were a little more difficult to attack, and could only be bombarded with rocket launchers. Fortunately, the strongholds were all old brick and stone structures and could not withstand a few explosions of rocket launchers. There were five snipers guarding each shooting hole. Regardless of whether they fired or not, regardless of whether there were Japanese soldiers or not, bullets whizzed into the shooting holes. The machine guns could not be fired, and the stronghold became a toothless tiger. After several rounds of explosions, it was doomed to collapse.

The guerrillas of the Lunan Detachment who were waiting to attack the railway line were stunned. How could they attack the strongholds and bunkers like this? The strongholds that had made them live a miserable life in the past were like paper in their hands. No wonder a team as strong as theirs could only participate in the attack. They were fighting a different battle. And those strongholds and bunkers obviously had no shortage of light and heavy machine guns! It would be a pity to bury them like this!

The stronghold was successfully captured, and the guerrillas rushed forward and launched a major attack on the railway line, some removing screws, lifting rails, and burning sleepers. The Jitai Line was bustling with activity.

The telephone lines had been cut off long ago, so they could only send telegrams for help. The telegrams for help were sent to the garrisons in Jinan and Taishan. The garrison officer Ya Ma was stunned. It was normal for one or two strongholds to be attacked, but what was the situation with more than ten strongholds asking for help? Was this a sign of overturning the Jinan-Taishan line?

The defenders in the two places did not dare to delay and immediately gathered their forces and set out. They cautiously did not choose to go by train. The defenders in Jinan dispatched an infantry regiment and the defenders in Taishan dispatched an infantry battalion to quickly advance along the railway line to provide support. The commanders instructed before leaving that the Jinpu line must not be lost and this sneak attack must be stopped at any cost.

On the Jinpu Line south of Mount Tai and north of Xuzhou, the defenders in the luxurious bunkers were a little panicked. A large number of armed forces appeared around them. Everything else was fine, but the ubiquitous snipers made them miserable. They would run away after firing a shot, and there was no movement when artillery shells were fired at them.

Just after a short while, the bullets came again. The machine gunners in the firing holes suffered heavy losses. Some machine gunners in the bunkers could not help but start their machine guns, causing dust to fly in the area east of the railway line. With a whoosh, the machine gunner was shot again.

Any abnormality means something is wrong, and the persons in charge of each stronghold did not dare to delay. They immediately called the nearest cities, Qufu, Zouxian, Tengxian, Lincheng, including Xuzhou in the southernmost part. All the defenders were immediately dispatched to provide rapid support along the roads west of the railway line. They had to move out whether to fight or not. If the Jinpu Line was lost, all the defenders would be in great trouble.

In the city of Peking, Tada Shun had not rested yet, he was watching a Peking Opera performance in the Zhonghe Garden on Qianmen Street. There were only a handful of people sitting in the theater with more than a thousand seats, all of them were high-ranking officers of the Japanese Army's North China Expeditionary Force. The old devils loved Chinese opera, especially Peking Opera, and had gathered a group of famous actors to perform on stage tonight, ready to satisfy their addiction to opera. When the performance was at its climax, a staff officer rushed in. Tada Shun's heart skipped a beat, because his subordinates would never dare to disturb him unless it was an extremely critical situation.

"Your Excellency General, the Jinpu Line section from Jinan to Taishan was attacked. The enemy is large in scale. The defenders of Jinan and Taishan have gone to support. In addition, the enemy in the Jinpu Line section from Taishan to Xuzhou is also ready to move. Many strongholds have already exchanged fire with the enemy. The defenders of the central cities are providing full support."

"Baga!"

There was no movement on the stage, and the officers in the audience looked shocked.

"Baga! Baga! Baga."

Tada Shun was about to explode with anger, Leng Qiang, you really don't want to stop! I have gathered a few prominent roles, can't you let me watch this good show to the end?

"Go back, quickly."

The Japanese officer ran away, followed by the guards, leaving the actors and stagehands looking at each other in bewilderment. What was going on? Was the Emperor dead?

After returning to the headquarters, Tada Shun immediately checked the telegrams sent from various places, all of which were requests for tactical guidance. The Jinpu Line and the Jitai Line were in chaos. Fortunately, the Jinpu Line had not yet launched a real attack, but the bunkers in various places had been hit hard. The team suspected of cold guns was consuming troops and was ready to launch an attack.

In a panic, Tada Shun forced himself to calm down. The defense situation of the Jinpu Line north of Mount Tai and south of Xuzhou was just like that. It was not that he had not considered it. Bin Shanyuan also explained it before he left. It was just that he could not take care of it for a while. He did not expect that a cold gun would take advantage of the opportunity and attack directly. Tada Shun was furious. Why? Why didn't he take action for more than a year? He had to wait until he took office to take action. Was it a demonstration? Or was there some premeditated plan?

Tada Shun didn't believe that Leng Qiang's team dared to attack the luxurious defense system of the Jinpu Line. He had deduced it countless times. Even if Leng Qiang's team had strong firepower, they would have to pay a heavy price to take down the bunker system. Tada Shun understood Leng Qiang and would not fight a battle that would result in such losses.

"Order"!

"Send a telegram to General Watanabe Hiroshi in Jinan, ordering him to continue to assemble the Jinan garrison, march southward to provide support, and unite with the forward infantry regiment to quickly break through the enemy's blocking positions. The troops that destroyed the railway line must be eliminated."

"Send a telegram to the garrisons in Teng County, Zou County, and Qufu, ordering them not to support the railway line, but to march north quickly by truck or on horseback, and not to go along the east side of the railway line. Instead, follow the west side to quickly reinforce the railway line north of Mount Tai."

Tada Shun had a very sharp vision. There was no need to worry about the Taishan to Xuzhou section of the Jinpu Line. No matter how strong the cold gun troops were, it was probably just a feint attack to cover the attack on the Jitai Line. There was no need to worry about them at all. Just let them fight. As long as they didn't charge and didn't break through the barbed wire and mine array, there was really no need to be afraid.

Tada Shun's consideration was very thoughtful, but he did not take into account the number of troops needed to break through the Jitai line. In his eyes, one or two thousand people were already the limit, and there might even be several hundred special operations troops. No matter how many troops there were, heavy troops would have to be sent to annihilate them. It would have been fine if they were making trouble south of Mount Tai, but now the defense there was tight and there was no chance, and they were about to run to Jinan city. This was intolerable, so he had to wipe out the sneak attack troops and let them feel the pain of the cold gun, and let them know that the tiger's butt cannot be touched.