Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

When talking about railways in Shanxi, everyone will definitely think of the Zhengtai Railway, this legendary railway. Many battles of our army in history were fought around this railway.

Naturally, Zhao Tianyang also proposed the idea of ​​trying out this railway.

But when he told Li Yunlong about this idea, he was met with ridicule.

"Although the Zhengtai Railway is indeed very close to us, the Japanese army patrols very closely, almost every half an hour."

"Besides, the Japanese army is fighting fiercely in Taiyuan right now, and they will not allow this lifeline to have any problems. If we go there, we might stir up a hornet's nest, so it is not very suitable."

Zhao Tianyang felt the difference between imagination and reality when his first suggestion was rejected.

"But Brother Tianyang's idea is also very good. I think Zhengtai is not suitable. We can go to the Pingsui Railway."

Zhao Tianyang didn't know what was so good about his idea, but he appreciated Li Yunlong's kindness in helping him out, so he and everyone else looked at the map that Li Yunlong pointed to.

“It’s a bit far.”

Zhang Dabiao muttered in a low voice.

"It's a bit far, but it's not impossible to go. This railway runs from Beijing in the east to Baotou in the west, and it just passes through Shanxi. The most important thing is that the inspection is very weak."

"There are only a few small Japanese strongholds along the way. With our current strength, if they really dare to come out, we can easily take care of them."

“It’s indeed a good fit.”

Zhao Tianyang nodded.

"Okay, since brother Zhao Tianyang thinks it's suitable, let's practice with it."

Zhao Tianyang was a little speechless about Li Yunlong's repeated attempts to give him a way out, but he was not the kind of person who couldn't speak.

"Zhang Dabiao, take the previous battalion and the bullets and mines prepared in the past few days, and set off first. I will follow with the engineering platoon."

"Yes."

Zhang Dabiao grinned and replied that no matter what they did this time, he would be happy as long as there was a fight.

“I hope he won’t be disappointed then.”

Seeing Zhang Dabiao laughing happily, Zhao Tianyang thought silently that this time he was just going to pry the railroad tracks, and he would rather avoid fighting than fight.

"Captain, can you let me ride it?"

On the way to the Pingsui Railway, Li Ergou, who was sitting in the bed of a tricycle, looked eagerly at Li Yunlong, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

Since the rails are made of iron after all, in order to pull them back on a large scale, Zhao Tianyang used the captured sidecars to modify a three-wheeled vehicle.

You know what, after testing, this modified tricycle is more than enough to carry 1600 kilograms of cargo, and its maximum load capacity is 2000 kilograms of cargo, which can be said to be very capable.

"Hehe, think about it, it's no problem. As long as you can bring me a few more sections of railroad tracks today, I will teach you."

Li Yunlong looked ahead and answered casually that he had just learned how to drive this thing and could not dare to be careless.

"Really!"

"I'm not going to lie to you. I'm going to tell you this. If you can fill up this car today, I'll teach you how to drive a tricycle."

"Great."

Li Ergou looked at his companions who were squeezed in the truck bed and shouted excitedly: "Brothers, did you hear that? The regiment commander said that as long as we fill up this truck, he will teach us how to drive a tricycle."

"understood."

"I heard it, I heard it."

The voice that answered him was weak.

The crowd, already dizzy from the crowd, had no mood to respond to him, but in order to learn how to drive, they still forced themselves to agree with him a word or two.

The road Li Yunlong took was explored in advance by Zhang Dabiao. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese, he chose a dirt road.

Sometimes they had to take the kind of mountain roads that were barely drivable. By the time Li Yunlong drove the car to their destination, a poplar forest, everyone in the engineering platoon felt dizzy and was about to vomit.

"Captain, this car is really convenient. It can carry so many people at a time."

Seeing that the people from the engineering platoon could get here without walking, Zhang Dabiao and the people from the first battalion were extremely envious.

"Don't be envious. Hurry up and give the people in the engineering platoon some water. Don't let them vomit."

Li Yunlong didn't feel much as he was driving in the front, but the people sitting in the back of the car were miserable, and each of them felt like they were about to die.

"Oh, right away. Sergeant Zhang, hurry up and give the brothers some water."

Zhang Dabiao glanced at the members of the engineering platoon who didn't want to move in the truck bed, and seeing that some of them had turned pale, he quickly gave instructions to the cook squad leader of the first battalion.

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"Captain, have some water."

"How's the reconnaissance going?"

After taking two sips, Li Yunlong put down the kettle and asked.

"It's almost there. There are very few Japanese soldiers patrolling this railway line. Basically, we can only see one every two or three hours."

"And every time we patrolled, there was only one Japanese detachment, about 10 Japanese soldiers."

"Ah."

Li Yunlong nodded, walked out of the obstructing woods, raised his telescope and observed the railway not far away.

Pingsui Railway is an important railway trunk line connecting Beijing and Suiyuan.

It is also an important railway for transporting coal out of Shanxi. Li Yunlong could still see some fallen coal ore in the grass.

If we can rob a few trainloads of coal and bring them back, the arsenal will probably not be short of coal, Li Yunlong thought, stroking his chin.

"What do you think, Captain? I was right, wasn't there anyone on this stretch of railway for a long time?"

"Well, that's it. Tell everyone to have a good rest. At night, have the men of the first battalion guard ten miles to both sides. Today we will dismantle the twenty miles of railway and return."

Li Yunlong put down the telescope and said.

"Captain, what should we do if the devils come to inspect?"

Zhang Dabiao asked.

"It's best to solve it quietly. If guns are fired, retreat immediately and use bullet mines to cover your retreat."

"understood."

Zhang Dabiao nodded.

Li Yunlong then returned to the woods and checked on the people in the engineering platoon. Seeing that they had calmed down a lot under the shade of the trees, he felt relieved.

They are the main force tonight, so don't let motion sickness let them ruin their efforts.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the moonlight was clear, and under the moonlight, the engineers were working hard.

Because of the practice in the past few days, they are now very proficient at this job. With just a push and a pry, a railroad spike is pried up.

"Captain, this wood is also a good thing. Do you want to take it back with you?"

Seeing that only a little mark was left on the wood after the crowbar was used, Li Ergou couldn't help but be tempted. This thing must be very strong to be used to make furniture.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work. Wait and see if there is any extra space. If there is, take it. If not, each of you should take one."

Li Yunlong was also very envious of the sleepers. Zhao Tianyang told him that this thing could be used to make a rifle buttstock, and it could also be made into a cannon, something called an elm cannon.

"Oh, okay."

Li Ergou nodded twice and continued to wrestle with the railroad tracks with the crowbar.

A section of railroad track is 12 meters long, weighs 30 kilograms per meter, and has 4 iron nails. Li Ergou only needs six minutes to dismantle it.

After prying up the nail, there is no need to worry about it and continue walking towards the next section of the railway track.

In just two hours, they stripped away all the 20-mile railway. They were very happy with the stripping, but they encountered difficulties when they were preparing to transport it back.

One railroad track weighs 360 kilograms, and twenty miles of railroad tracks would weigh 150 tons. How can they carry them all?

"Captain, this is not a big deal. I am almost exhausted."

Li Ergou was lying on the ground, panting and speaking to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong felt a little bit troubled looking at the railroad tracks all over the ground. He was careless and thought that he could load all the items into one truck.

"Huzi, go call Zhang Dabiao over."

Li Yunlong said to the guard.

"Yes."

"Captain, you called me?"

Soon Zhang Dabiao came running over.

"How is it? Did the devil not find out?"

Li Yunlong asked.

"not yet."

Zhang Dabiao shook his head, not knowing what was going on. There were still a few Japanese soldiers patrolling during the day, but at night there was not a single one to be seen.

"That's good. Go and set up some bullet mines, then leave a few soldiers on guard, and pull everyone else over to lift the rails."

"Oh."

Zhang Dabiao glanced at the brothers in the engineering platoon who were lying on the ground and nodded.

Soon, with the help of a battalion of soldiers, all the rails were lifted into the poplar forest.

"What should we do, Captain?"

Seeing that the tricycle was already full, but there were still a lot of rails left on the ground, Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but look at Li Yunlong with a headache.

"What else can we do? Four people will carry one and bury the rest on the dirt road. We'll come back to get them in two days."

So Zhang Dabiao and his men started digging a pit again, preparing to bury the railroad tracks that could not be taken away. As for whether they would be discovered by the Japanese, he could only say that he would do his best and leave the rest to fate.

Half an hour later, Li Yunlong rode a tricycle and began to retreat with everyone.

Less than an hour after they left, several gunshots were heard on the railroad tracks. Those were the sounds of bullet mines being triggered.

"Baka, the Chinese are so cunning."

A team leader roared as he looked at his teammate who was holding his legs and wailing on the ground.