Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

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Chapter 593 Excited Kong Jie

"Commander, telegram from headquarters!"

Somewhere in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, Yang Wanli rushed to Kong Jie's lounge, where Kong Jie was reading a book.

Hearing Yang Wanli's words, Kong Jie closed the book and said, "Let's attack Boli?"

Hearing this, Yang Wanli was stunned for a moment, then looked at Kong Jie in surprise and asked, "Commander, how did you know?"

"I told you to read more, but you didn't. The biggest advantage of our position is that we can attack Birobidzhan. Otherwise, Li Yunlong wouldn't have abandoned tens of thousands of us in the Lesser Khingan Mountains and ignored us!"

Ever since Kong Jie deduced that his mission target might be Birobidzhan, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, he had gathered the soldiers in the army who were best at mountain warfare and headed to the vicinity of the Tangwang River first.

Kong Jie's own command center also moved a distance eastward from Shengshan Fortress, waiting for the telegram from the headquarters.

"It's a telegram!"

When he heard that he had to read a book, Yang Wanli touched his head, handed the telegram to Kong Jie, and stopped talking.

"It's just as I expected. Let's attack Khabarovsk. Our target is that old devil, Mei Jing Meijiro!"

As Kong Jie spoke, he quickly walked to the map and asked, "What's the situation in Khabarovsk?"

"The Japanese Far Eastern Front Army in Khabarovsk has all moved south, and the vanguard has arrived in Jiamusi!"

Kong Jie stared at the enemy and friendly situation diagram on the map, picked up his pipe, took a deep puff, and said, "It's exciting, exciting, this battle is exciting, the whole of North China, the four northeastern provinces, and even Far East Siberia are in chaos!"

"The Japs are fighting the Russians, and we are fighting the Kwantung Army. It's a very lively fight!"

"Commander, then we..."

"Order the Mountain Brigade to march towards Khabarovsk according to my orders. Order the rest of the troops, except for the First Division to remain at the fortress, to advance eastward immediately, heading for Khabarovsk!"

"Tell the soldiers that we are going to break into Khabarovsk and capture Meikyo Mijiro alive!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Yes!"

Kong Jie's troops began to rush towards Birobidzhan overnight.

Five o'clock in the morning, Jinzhou.

"Commander, there are still ten kilometers to Jinzhou. Should we get off the train and walk?"

Shen Quan's troops took a train from Chaoyang directly to Jinzhou, with unimpeded travel along the way.

Shen Quan was initially worried that the Japanese would damage the railway tracks, preventing his troops from reaching Jinzhou quickly. However, the train continued to travel at a speed of over 20 kilometers per hour, and the tracks remained intact.

At this time, there are only ten kilometers left to Jinzhou. If we go a little further, we will drive directly into Jinzhou Railway Station.

"As long as the Japs don't blow up the railway, we'll keep moving forward. The Japs aren't afraid of us taking the train, so why should we be afraid?"

Shen Quan was extremely calm at this time.

"Yes!"

"Commander, the Japanese didn't blow up the railway. Could they be plotting something?"

Zhang Yuanshan, the head of the guard regiment beside him, asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yuanshan was the soldier who captured Matsui Ishigeng. After sending him to the Taihang Mountain base, he stayed there for training and was later promoted to company commander. He then made meritorious service in subsequent battles and rose through the ranks to become the commander of the Chahar Column's guard regiment. Ma Weiguo, who had captured Matsui Ishigeng with him, was already the commander of a cavalry regiment at this time.

"I don't think it's a conspiracy, but rather the Japs have forgotten. Don't forget, the Japs in Jinzhou only have one battalion, and they're desperate for reinforcements. The reinforcements from Huludao and Panjin all have to take the train. How dare they blow up the railway now?"

"Commander, what if..."

"There's no room for any contingencies. We have over 4,000 people. Even if the enemy troops in Jinzhou are reinforced by the enemy troops in Huludao, they only have two battalions of troops. If we can't take Jinzhou quickly, it will be very difficult for us to take Jinzhou once the defenders from Panjin and other areas arrive!"

"Jinzhou is a very important location, and it's related to the entire subsequent battle situation. If I can't take Jinzhou, the commander will kill me. Rather than let the commander kill me, I'd rather die in Jinzhou!"

After hearing Shen Quan's words, Zhang Yuanshan stopped asking questions and turned around to arrange for the soldiers of the guard regiment to start checking their weapons and equipment and prepare for battle.

Meanwhile, outside Jinzhou, the Japanese and puppet troops were working overtime to build trenches and reinforce fortifications. Sandbags were being moved onto the city walls and piled into machine gun positions.

The trenches and communication trenches outside the city were also widened. In addition, minefields were laid out on the outskirts of the city, as well as some equipment to prevent infantry charges.

"Captain, Shen Quan's troops are mostly cavalry. If we defend like this, we should be able to stop their attack!"

On the walls of Jinzhou, the captain of the Japanese infantry battalion stationed in Jinzhou looked at the fortifications outside the city with satisfaction: "Yoshi, you did a great job. I will report your achievements to the headquarters. As long as we can defend Jinzhou, you will be the first to be credited!"

"Hayi, thank you for your cultivation, Captain!"

"Where are our reinforcements?"

"Report, the reinforcements from Huludao set off by train a few hours ago. They should arrive in Jinzhou soon!"

Hearing this, the captain of the Japanese infantry battalion looked at another railway, frowned, and asked, "Have you destroyed the railway from Chaoyang to Jinzhou?"

"Not yet. Our people are building fortifications..."

The Japanese captain was about to order the railway to be destroyed when a Japanese signalman ran over and said, "Report, Captain, the reinforcements from Huludao, the 3rd Infantry Battalion, will arrive at Jinzhou Railway Station in 15 minutes!"

"Wow, the Third Infantry Battalion is indeed fast, worthy of being the elite force of the Empire!"

Hearing this, the Japanese captain smiled, then glanced at the defensive positions outside and said, "With the addition of the Third Infantry Battalion, defending Jinzhou will be a piece of cake. Let's go and welcome the Third Infantry Battalion!"

"Hayi!"

The captain of the Japanese infantry battalion, along with the puppet army leader and a group of people, quickly left the Jinzhou city wall and rushed towards the railway station in the east of Jinzhou city.

By the time these people arrived in the east from the west of the city, more than ten minutes had passed. On the platform of the train station, some Japanese soldiers were already preparing to greet them.

"Five minutes until arrival!"

The staff at the train station ran to the Japanese captain and reported in a low voice.

"Oh, I see!"

But at this moment, the sound of train wheels hitting rails came from the distance.

"Besides, besides, besides..."

Chapter 594 Capture

"Didn't you say it would take five minutes?"

The Japanese captain said with a frown.

"Maybe it's early. Trains are often late or early!"

A Japanese officer beside him responded in a low voice.

The Japanese captain frowned and looked into the distance. This explanation did make sense.

There was no light on the distant railroad tracks, but sounds could be heard. A train was heading towards the station, and the train was moving quite fast.

"Commander, the driver is asking, we're one kilometer from Jinzhou Station. Do you want to go straight in?"

"Pit in! Notify everyone and prepare for battle!"

Shen Quan took out his Browning pistol, which was a weapon seized from Matsui Ishigen. Shen Quan had always kept it with him as a sidearm.

"Yes!"

Seeing that the commander had already drawn his gun, Zhang Yuanshan said nothing more. He picked up the walkie-talkie and began to notify the soldiers in each carriage to prepare for battle.

The soldiers in the carriage checked their weapons and ammunition for the last time and prepared for battle.

The train entered Jinzhou Station. The locomotive driver looked nervously at the platform and found dozens of Japanese soldiers waiting in line.

"The devils seem to be waiting for someone!"

"Anyway, it's not us. There's no machine guns waiting for us, which means there's no ambush. Get ready to blow the whistle and spray white mist!"

"Yes!"

The locomotive's co-driver quickly pulled the air release valve. Instantly, a large plume of white steam emanated from the locomotive, spreading backwards and quickly covering half the platform. Simultaneously, the train slowed down, finally coming to a steady stop on the platform.

"Captain, this is not a train from Huludao, it's a train from Chaoyang!"

At this moment, the dispatcher at Jinzhou Railway Station suddenly realized that something was wrong and shouted a warning to the Japanese captain.

"Nani?"

The Japanese on the platform heard the shouting, but didn't hear clearly what was said. They frowned and wanted to continue asking what happened.

But at this moment, someone suddenly heard the sound of metal hitting the ground. Looking towards the source of the sound, they saw dozens of round objects rolling onto the platform.

"Grenade!"

A Japanese soldier cried out in surprise.

"Where did the grenade come from?"

Some Japanese soldiers were wondering where the grenade came from when an explosion was heard.

"boom!"

"..."

Dozens of grenades exploded almost at the same time, instantly killing all the Japanese on the platform.

The moment the explosion ended, one soldier after another rushed off the train.

"Control the station!"

"Check for the devils on the ground!"

“No one alive!”

"Alternate cover!"