Devil's Army

Chapter 1787: Blocking the Japanese Army in Zhengzhou 1

The Second Brigade Commander arranged two regiments to set up ambushes on two main sections of the road from Zhengzhou to Luoyang, and the other two regiments quietly surrounded the Japanese troops in Luoyang.

Sure enough, shortly after the Second Brigade, the Third Regiment, and the Fourth Regiment launched an attack on the Japanese troops in Luoyang, the Japanese troops in Zhengzhou hurried over to support them.

At that time, there was an important railway line connecting Zhengzhou to Luoyang: the Longhai Railway Line, and there was also a Zhengluo Highway.

Li, the brigade commander of the Third Brigade, arranged the First and Second Regiments and the brigade's directly subordinate troops to bury explosives and ambush under the railway tracks in the Xingyang to Gongyi section (the Mangshan hilly area).

The area is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. The railway line passes between the low hills and river valleys of the Mangshan Mountain. Both sides are mostly loess slopes, and the vegetation is mainly shrubs and weeds.

At the same time, this section of railway has many bends and slopes. When Japanese trains reach here, their speed will slow down and their vision will be limited, making them easy targets for ambush.

More than two regiments of the Third Brigade were lying in ambush in the bushes around the corner.

The 3rd and 4th Regiments of the 3rd Brigade tore up the railway tracks from Gongyi to Yanshi (the transition zone between the Yiluo River valley and the mountains).

After heading west from Gongyi, the railway needs to cross the mountain edge on the north side of the Yiluo River Valley. Some sections are close to the mountain and the river, with steep mountains on one side and rivers or mudflats on the other.

When the Japanese train reached this point, the maneuvering space of the train and the escort troops was limited.

Soldiers from the 3rd and 4th Regiments of the 3rd Brigade set up ambushes along the narrow passes or tunnels on one side of the mountain, blocking the railway line and relying on the mountains to block Japanese reinforcements.

A regiment of the Second Brigade set up an ambush in the mountainous canyon area along the Gongyi section of the northern line of the Zhengluo Highway.

At that time, when the northern line of the Zhengluo Highway passed through Gongyi, it had to cross the low mountain gorges at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain (such as Shecun and Jiajinkou areas). The mountains here are steep, the roads are narrow, the slopes on both sides are densely vegetated, and the road has many bends and steep slopes.

The Second Regiment of the Second Brigade set up an ambush along the hilly pass of the Xinmi-Dengfeng section of the southern line of the Zhengluo Highway.

When the southern line of the Zhengluo Highway passes through the southwest of Xinmi (such as Niudian and Pingmo) to the north of Dengfeng (such as Ludian and Daye), it passes through the hilly passes of the remnants of Mount Songshan. Some sections of the road are flanked by high plateaus or gullies, and the road surface is only wide enough for single lane traffic, and there is a lack of open vision.

Moreover, the "Heishi Pass" near Ludian Town in Dengfeng (not the Heishi Pass in Luoyang, a small local pass) has high ground on both sides overlooking the highway.

The Second Regiment deployed machine gun fire points and rocket troops here to block the advance of the Japanese army.

The Japanese troops from Zhengzhou successfully reached the railway section from Xingyang to Gongyi.

Hidden in ambush behind the slope, in the mountains covered with bushes and grass, soldiers from the first and second regiments watched the Japanese army columns and armored vehicles pass by.

When the Japanese army's military trains and armored vehicles all passed through the Xingyang to Gongyi railway section, a regiment of soldiers cut up the tracks for their retreat.

When the Japanese military train passed Gongyi and arrived at the Yanshi section, the Japanese train driver was surprised to find that the tracks in front had been torn off.

The Japanese train driver slammed on the brakes.

The Japanese soldiers in the train were thrown to the ground, but due to inertia, the Japanese train still rushed out of the torn tracks and crashed into the mountain.

An armored vehicle following closely behind was unable to brake in time and crashed into the back of the military train, destroying the vehicle and killing all on board.

The other four armored vehicles braked suddenly and barely stopped.

Without waiting for the Japanese soldiers to recover, the soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Regiments of the 3rd Brigade, who were ambushed in the mountains in the valley north of the Yiluo River, opened fire fiercely at the Japanese military train.

Fierce gunfire and explosions were heard along the railway line that stretched for several kilometers.

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