12dz Chapter 300 Destroying the Train Station
Chapter 300 Destroying the Train Station
300 Destroy the train station
Just when the Xiaguan ferry was attacked by the Japanese.
Dozens of kilometers downstream in the waters of Zhenjiang, the fleet carrying the 209th Division has already arrived.
At this time, it was almost dawn.
The Japanese patrol team in Zhenjiang City discovered this huge fleet appearing on the river.
"Baga, it's a Chinese fleet.
The Chinese launched a surprise attack.
Quick, assemble the troops.
Inform Commander Matsui that we need backup."
A Japanese colonel defending Zhenjiang was also shocked after receiving the report from the Japanese patrol.
Because, at that time, there were only two battalions of Japanese devils in Zhenjiang City.
Half of them were baggage troops.
This amount of troops is enough to suppress the people and defend the railway station.
However, it was definitely not enough to face the 209th Division of the National Army coming over the river.
Boom boom boom!
The Japanese on the shore began to bombard the 209th Division coming over the river.
"Commander, the devils have discovered us.
Now, the front fleet can speed up and rush ashore.
Order the first regiment to land first and build a forward position on the shore within half an hour.
Ensure the smooth landing of the large force."
After seeing this scene, Zhang Fa immediately looked at his commander Sun Mingxu and expressed his proposal.
"can!"
After Sun Mingxu nodded, the order was given.
"Brothers, rush!"
The first batch of ships, carrying the 209st Regiment of the th Division, soon came under the Japanese artillery fire.
Rushing to the shore, teams of national army soldiers rushed down from the boat.
Launch a charge towards the Japanese troops blocking them on the shore.
The Japanese defenders in Zhenjiang that blocked the 209th Division consisted of only one battalion.
The artillery fire was just a few Type 92 infantry guns and a few 75mm mountain guns.
With such limited firepower and manpower, how could they possibly stop the landing of more than 209 people from the th Division?
As the regiment landed, after a charge, the Japanese infantry battalion that was blocking the attack was defeated.
Build forward positions on the shore and carry out vigilance.
Protect the majority of the rear and reach shore safely.
By daybreak, Sun Mingxu's 209th Division had all landed less than ten miles away from Zhenjiang.
At this time, at the Japanese headquarters, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane also received the report from the Zhenjiang defenders.
I see. There is such a National Army unit, taking the water route again.
He went around behind them and stabbed them hard in the back.
This time, Ye Qingshan directly chose to let the 209th Division launch a surprise attack on Zhenjiang.
This is the enemy's logistics supply line and an important hub on the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway.
After completing the landing, Sun Mingxu immediately summoned the leaders of his four main regiments and issued combat missions.
“This time, the first mission Commander Ye gave us was to destroy the Zhenjiang Railway Station.
At present, there are only about two thousand Japanese defenders in Zhenjiang City.
Therefore, it is not difficult to destroy Zhenjiang Railway Station.
This task is given to the group.
After the meeting, you will rush to Zhenjiang Railway Station as fast as you can and destroy it."
Zhang Fa pointed to the location of Zhenjiang Railway Station on the map and said to the leader of the regiment.
"Yes."
The leader of a group responded.
"Second Regiment, you will establish a blocking line along the west of the railway line and north of Weijia Village.
If the Japanese armored vehicles and support troops arrived from the west.
You have to carry out a blocking attack.
If the Japanese take the railway line, the support troops will arrive quickly.
They will definitely arrive in an hour at most.
You must not let the Japanese reinforcements pass.
We must hold out for at least half a day and receive orders from the division headquarters before we can retreat."
"Yes!"
“Third Regiment, you are responsible for mobilizing the local people east of Weijia Village.
I tore up the entire dozen-mile stretch of railway from Weijia Village to Zhenjiang.
I want to make it impossible for the Japanese to repair this railway line in a short period of time."
There was a cruel look in Zhang Fa's eyes.
"Yes!"
“The 4th Regiment is the reserve force, and the division’s direct guard battalion is conducting reconnaissance to the east.
You guys go back and prepare.
In fifteen minutes, let’s go!
Remember, start retreating at 2pm, do not linger on, and meet up at Nijiazhuang, south of Zhenjiang."
"Yes!"
As the tasks were assigned according to the rules, commanders at all levels immediately returned to their units.
Soon, the more than 209 people of the th Division who had landed dispersed into several groups and rushed towards their respective targets.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the 209st Regiment of the th Division launched an attack on Zhenjiang Railway Station.
"Hold on. You must hold on to the train station."
The colonel, the Japanese commander in Zhenjiang City, went straight to the train station upon learning that the national army had gone straight to the train station.
I knew things were bad.
Sure enough, this time the National Army detoured behind enemy lines and targeted the train station on the Nanjing-Shanghai railway line.
Even so, the Japanese colonel gave the order to the more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers guarding the railway station to hold their ground to the death.
However, facing a fierce attack from a group.
They couldn't hold out for long.
"Baga, Yanshang Yishu, listen to me carefully.
Even if you all die in battle, you must defend the train station.
Commander Matsui has sent reinforcements, it will take at most an hour.
Reinforcements will arrive...
Hello, hello! "
The telephone line has been cut off by Kuomintang soldiers.
The Japanese colonel also realized this and hung up the phone in anger.
Zhang Fa did not allow the 209th Division to split its forces to attack other Japanese troops hiding in the city.
If they really go to fight, they can easily take Zhenjiang City.
But that means nothing to them.
Instead, it will delay the movement of their army.
After all, after experiencing the brutal street fighting in Jinling.
No one knows better than them how difficult street fighting is.
Even so, there were only a few hundred Japanese devils in Zhenjiang city at that time.
However, it would take at least half a day to annihilate these hundreds of Japanese devils in the city.
Totally unnecessary.
Even if they took Zhenjiang, they would leave within a few hours.
Before that, Ye Qingshan formulated a plan for the 209th Division to bypass the enemy and attack the Japanese railway supply line.
Someone proposed this to the headquarters' operations staff.
The 209th Division can destroy the Japanese Zhenjiang Railway Station, capture Zhenjiang, and then defend Zhenjiang to the death.
It can also cut off the enemy's Nanjing-Shanghai railway supply line.
But this plan was rejected by Ye Qingshan.
In Ye Qingshan's opinion, defending Zhenjiang to the death is not a wise choice.
If the 209th Division was really surrounded behind enemy lines, it would only be a matter of time before it was completely wiped out by the Japanese invaders who kept coming from all directions.
When fighting behind enemy lines, the most important thing is mobility and flexibility.
Run away after fighting, never fight to the end.
This was also what Sun Mingxu and Zhang Fa said before they led their troops to set off.
Ye Qingshan’s instructions to the two of them.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, most of the more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers defending Zhenjiang Railway Station were wiped out.
Only a small number were left, and they hid in several nearby buildings, defending with their lives.
"Don't worry about those remaining Japanese soldiers, they are no longer a threat.
Blow up the Japanese train station immediately.
Then retreat.”
The leader of the first regiment was very clear-headed and knew that their main purpose of coming this time was to destroy the train station.
Rather than killing the devils.