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Chapter 541 Chapter 540, Just for the train axle...

"How about we follow Comrade Youshun's suggestion? Once this matter is decided, it is highly likely that the First Division and the 385th Brigade will send troops to the railway line. Therefore, the team we send to attack the train is more for training than for combat, so let the Third Division do it!"

Zhao Danian's words had the final say. The three team leaders stopped arguing and everyone agreed to this strategy.

It's just attacking a train. Strictly speaking, it's not that difficult. Just wait for the train to come, detonate the explosives, blow up the train, then block the Japanese reinforcements at the two ends of the railway track and take away the supplies on the train.

Therefore, the key here is to block the reinforcements from the two strongholds, which is not difficult. Once the First Division and the 385th Brigade get involved, then blocking the reinforcements from both ends will be their responsibility, and the guerrillas will just have to attack the trains.

The matter was settled, and Chen Changsheng happily went back to Ceyu Town to reorganize the team and strengthen training. At the same time, the second team expanded the defense area eastward and included Ceyu Town in the defense range.

In Liangjia Village, the cavalry company has been dispatched, the special forces have also gone out for reconnaissance, and the newly formed heavy mortar company has also conducted pre-combat training under the leadership of Comrade Wang Zixian, and also sent observers to follow the special forces to survey and map new fences. It is worth mentioning that in order to strengthen the close combat defense of the artillery company, Lai Fu, a former guerrilla fighter, became the deputy company commander of the artillery company and was responsible for leading the guard platoon of the artillery company.

Just as we were actively preparing for war and planning to give the devils a blow before the New Year, Zhu Xingyu called the First Division and the 385th Brigade to inform them of the matter and ask if they were interested in getting involved? Of course, that was what he meant, not what he said. What Zhu Xingyu said was that the Liangjia Village Arsenal was short of materials and needed...

In short, some conditions were put forward, and it was promised that mortars could be produced once the materials were available, and the matter was settled.

A small meeting was held at the first division headquarters. Several district leaders sat together and expressed their opinions on the matter.

Commander Qin was the first to speak. He was not interested in anything else, but he was very fond of mortars. So after learning that the Liangjia Village Arsenal would soon be able to manufacture mortars, he said directly: "We must fight, and we must ensure that the train axles are successfully delivered! It's time to expand our mortar company in Division 1!"

Then, Political Commissar Gao said: "The Japanese have been making a lot of moves recently. This is probably the preparation before a sweep. We can fight them and test their movements."

Both leaders agreed, and naturally the regiment commanders under them had no objections. The next step was to discuss sending out troops.

As for the 385th Brigade, they originally requested to go to southern Hebei, and they stayed here to rest before the New Year. As a result, when the phone call came, Brigade Commander Chen became interested. He had already tasted the sweetness of the heavy pressure, so he naturally didn't mind fighting the Japanese while resting. Isn't it just fighting the Japanese? What's the difference between fighting the Japanese in southern Hebei and fighting the Japanese on the Zhengtai Line? Fight!
Then, when the call came back, Zhu Xingyu knew that both sides agreed to fight the Japanese train together.

Well, originally I just wanted to get some train axles, but before I could do anything, the situation got bigger and bigger, so much so that even the headquarters knew about the battle plan. In the headquarters office, the deputy commander-in-chief laughed when he saw the guerrilla organization list that Minister Zhang brought over.

"Haha, Squad One, Squad Two, Squad Three... If you change the name, no one will know that you have three battalions? But it's good this way. The guerrillas are strong to begin with, so it's better to cover up their tracks, so that the devil won't pay attention to them as the first to stick out! It's like shooting a train... Are you imitating the Hundred Regiments Campaign?" "Then give orders to all districts to strengthen defenses, pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, and guard against the devil's spring sweep! The old devil Okamura Neiji is not a simple guy. His three-light policy of burning everything, killing everything, and looting everything has caused great damage to our base. It's time to take the initiative!"

"Recently, the 36th Division, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, and the 110th Division stationed in Shimen City have all been mobilized, but I don't know where the enemy's attack point will be. Letting the Beishan guerrillas fight will actually expose the enemy's strategic intentions, which will make it easier to fight!"

"Boss, if the Beishan guerrillas fight like this, will the arsenal be exposed?" This is what Minister Zhang was worried about.

"No! The Japanese now know the location of our headquarters' arsenal, and their target is also here! Moreover, the Japanese would never dream that we not only have an arsenal in the mountains, but also have an arsenal right under their noses! Even if the Japanese find out, so what? Why did I put the 385th Brigade to the east of the guerrillas for a temporary rest? To guard against them!" said the deputy commander-in-chief.

"Then let's do this. In the name of our logistics department, we will send a telegram to Liangjia Village and agree that they can solve some of the raw material source problems on their own!" Minister Zhang said.

"Haha, okay, just send it to them like this! But we still have to provide the necessary support. This time, let's send some of the forged mortar barrel blanks! If we send 30 blanks, we can at least have 20 more heavy mortars in the north! With artillery, we won't be afraid of the enemy's attacks!" said the deputy commander-in-chief.

"By the way, the independent regiment has already set out for southern Hebei. Should the headquarters dispatch some more troops over?" asked the chief of staff.

"The Independent Regiment, the New 1st Regiment, and the New 2nd Regiment have all gone to Jizhong, so let's mobilize a few regiments here. The enemy's spring raid is likely to target our arsenal!"

After the meeting at the headquarters, Minister Zhang sent a telegram to the guerrillas in the name of the logistics department, which was an endorsement from the headquarters to the guerrillas' actions. After all, there are too many ways to solve part of the material source by yourself, including hitting the train.

After everything was discussed, the guerrillas, the First Division, and the 385th Brigade began to mobilize troops, organize manpower, look for opportunities to fight, and determine the time to take action.

And time, in such preparations, passed from the end of January to the beginning of February of 42, and in the blink of an eye it was the early morning of the Little New Year in the north.

"I heard that the Japanese don't celebrate the New Year, but we have to! Today is the Little New Year, so let's fight the Japanese today and celebrate the Little New Year!" In Zhaojiayu Village, not far from the Zhengtai Line, Chen Changsheng gave a brief pre-war mobilization to the soldiers of the Third Squadron. Then, everyone ran towards the direction of the railway track.

(End of this chapter)