On June 9, 1938, a major event occurred that shocked China and the world.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from capturing Zhengzhou along the Longhai Line and threatening the hinterland of the Central Plains and Wuhan, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, who was preparing to move the capital to Chongqing, ordered the New Eighth Division to blow up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou.

Suddenly, the rolling Yellow River water rushed towards the entire eastern Henan Plain like a galloping wild horse.

Large areas of land in eastern Henan, western Anhui, and northern Jiangsu have been ravaged by the Yellow River water, forming a yellow flood zone of nearly 300,000 square kilometers.

Countless villages and towns were submerged, hundreds of thousands of people drowned in the floods, and tens of millions of people were displaced and made homeless. This has brought great suffering to the people of Henan, and this suffering will continue in the next few years.

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The national army's move to replace troops with water trapped tens of thousands of Japanese troops marching westward along the Longhai Line into a vast swamp, and countless mechanized equipment was trapped in the mire.

Because the Longhai line was flooded by the Yellow River, the Japanese troops on the front line did not receive any supplies for a long time, and even competed with each other for food. The morale of the troops fell to an unprecedented low.

Also because of the obstruction of the Yellow River Flood Zone, the Japanese offensive was successfully blocked. Zhengzhou was occupied along the Longhai Line, and the offensive plan to go to Wuhan was disrupted. China and Japan formed an east-west confrontation across the Yellow River Flood Zone.

After that, the Japanese army gave up its strategic attempt to move south from the Central Plains, and instead concentrated its troops on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, preparing to go up the river to seize Wuhan and force the Nationalist Government to surrender.

Although the Huayuankou Jedi successfully blocked the Japanese army, it also brought serious disasters to the Chinese people, which is one of the great tragedies in the history of our nation’s Anti-Japanese War.

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June 12, West Bank of Weishan Lake.

"There is one of our intelligence officers at Zaozhuang Railway Station. He passed on a message to us yesterday. In two days, a military train from North China will pass by Zaozhuang. I don't know what the military train's specific equipment is. He only told us

The Japanese at our station attach great importance to this military train."

Jiang Dong, Xie Chengrui, Hong Zhenhai and Wang Zhisheng gathered together for a meeting.

After listening to Hong Zhenhai's words, Jiang Dong whispered:

"Coming from North China? Nine times out of ten, they are carrying Japanese arms!"

Hong Zhenhai shook his head, "If it's just arms, the intelligence officer won't explain it specifically. Because most of the trains that pass by every day are loaded with arms, and I think this car is also carrying other things."

Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui's frown deepened, and they both thought of the same thing:

Gas bomb!

Because chemical weapons and bacteriological weapons are explicitly prohibited internationally, the little devils will only be secretive when doing these things.

Thinking of this, Jiang Dong immediately decided to intercept this military column, so that the little devil could not harm more friendly brothers.

"I decided to choose this military train as an appetizer. After the train is driven down, I will know what the little devil is up to."

Hong Zhenhai and Wang Zhisheng rubbed their hands excitedly. As long as they could knock down the general column, all the weapons and ammunition on it would belong to the Weishan Lake detachment, and they could rest assured and help the team.

"Brigade commander, do you want me to order the first and second regiments to disembark now?" Xie Chengrui asked.

"No hurry!" Jiang Dong looked at Hong Zhenhai and the two of them, "First tell me about the defense situation of the Japanese railway and the strength of the troops everywhere!"

This time, Wang Zhisheng answered Jiangdong’s question, “Similar to previous investigations, only one brigade of Japanese troops was stationed in Zaozhuang and Yixian County. Most of the troops were concentrated at the train station. Both the city and the countryside were mainly defended by puppet troops.

." He paused,

"There are armored vehicles patrolling the railway, with intervals of one hour each time. There are little devils guarding important bridges and tunnel entrances, with the number ranging from 5 to 20. Once the firefight begins, we have at most half an hour. After half an hour,

The patrol armored vehicles will arrive."

Jiangdong listened carefully. At this stage, the Japanese army did not pay much attention to the occupied areas. Their main forces were placed on the frontal battlefield, hoping to end the battle in China as quickly as possible.

This left the Japanese army with an empty force in the rear. They could only try their best to control various transportation arteries and train a large number of puppet troops to serve them. In fact, the Japanese army's rule over the occupied areas was still in a very chaotic state.

As a person of later generations, Jiangdong often looks at problems from a macro perspective, which allows him to see the face of the Japanese army better and find a way to break the paper tiger of the Japanese army more quickly.

After listening to the information brought by Hong Zhenhai and the two men, Jiang Dong's plan gradually matured. He said to Hong Wang and the two men:

"We have decided on this train. You two will contact the intelligence agent again and try to get the specific time when the train leaves Zaozhuang Railway Station. Also, find someone who is familiar with the local situation to guide us. I want to choose

A suitable place for engagement."

"Okay!" Hong and Wang stood up, and Hong Zhenhai said to Wang Zhisheng:

"You go and contact the intelligence officer at the station. I will stay and lead the way for Brigadier Jiang and others."

Seeing the two people discussing and reaching an agreement, Jiang Dong said to Xie Chengrui:

"Inform the first and second regiments to land tonight and tell them to take all their belongings with them. We will not go back this time!"

"Yes, I know!"

After everyone left separately, Jiangdong asked Xiaodouzi:

"Has Chen Zhengyue come back?"

"Not yet, they have been out for almost two days, and they will probably be back tonight."

"Yeah." Jiang Dong nodded. He didn't dare to believe all of Hong Zhenhai's news. He was more willing to believe the situation reported by the Hunter Squadron.

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That night, the entire Independence Brigade quietly left Weishan Island.

After the vengeance meeting and the heroic hymn movement, the brothers were eager to fight. Knowing that they were going to fight the Japanese this time, everyone was extremely excited and ready to show off their skills.

At dawn, all members of the Independent Brigade landed ashore and hid in the reeds on the shore. At the same time, the hunter squadron that went out to investigate the enemy's situation also returned at this time.

It had been two days and two nights without a wink of sleep. Although Chen Zhengyue looked tired at the moment, her energy was indeed very good.

The whole team has gone through rigorous training, and this small test cannot stop them. As long as they rest for a few hours, they can perform new tasks again.

"Come on if you're tired." Jiang Dong poured a glass of water for Chen Zhengyue.

After Chen Zhengyue drank the water, he began to introduce the situation, "We have investigated all the way from Taierzhuang to Zaozhuang, and indeed we have not seen a large army of Japs. The largest group of Japs we encountered only had 50 people, and there were a similar number of others.

The puppet troops followed. There were not only armored vehicles on the railway, but also small Japanese patrols. They were in groups of about 20 people, and each group was 2 kilometers apart. This was true day and night..."

Chen Zhengyue reported the situation detected by the Hunter Squadron to Jiangdong in detail. Jiangdong then compared the information one by one with what he had in hand. After a long time, he asked:

"To the south, near Taierzhuang, are there any important bridges or tunnels?"

"The brigade commander wants to destroy the little devil's railway?"

"Well, the requirements are not high, as long as the little devil can't repair it in two or three days, is there such a place?"

Chen Zhengyue tilted his head and recalled, "There is a small bridge about sixty kilometers south. The bridge head is guarded by twenty Japanese and fifty puppet troops. If this bridge is blown up, the railway will be paralyzed for at least two days."

"Oh, roughly where is it?" Jiangdong spread out the map and asked.

"At this!"

Jiang Dong made a mark on the place where Chen Zhengyue pointed, and Jiang Dong calculated the distance from Zaozhuang. At the same time, he estimated the marching speed of the Japanese army in his mind. Two minutes later, he solemnly asked:

"Xiao Chen, I'll give you twenty team members, can you blow up this bridge for me?"

Chen Zhengyue did not miss any of the two sports that he carried out these days. Like all the brothers, he had long been looking forward to a battle and answered without hesitation:

"I only need ten brothers from the Hunter Squadron. With our abilities, we can resolve the battle within 10 minutes!"

Jiang Dong smiled and patted Chen Zhengyue on the shoulder. Twenty little devils and ten team members were indeed enough. As for the forty or fifty puppet troops, without the care of their imperial fathers and mothers, they would definitely not pose much of a threat.

"Okay, it's settled. You go back and rest first. I'll have someone call you when we set off."

"Yes!" Chen Zhengyue saluted and left.

Jiangdong stayed alone at the headquarters, and he used this time to perfect the plan in his mind. This situation affected the whole body, and after disrupting the little devil's lair, he still had to find a way to escape with the whole brigade.

At noon on the second day, Wang Zhisheng brought definite news.

The Little Japanese army will arrive in Zaozhuang around 6 pm today and stay at Zaozhuang Railway Station for an hour.

After discussing with several guerrillas, Wang Zhenhai proposed a location for Jiangdong to ambush the Japanese military column.

"This place is about 20 kilometers away from Zaozhuang. Japanese reinforcements from the north and south can arrive in an hour at the fastest. We can withdraw as soon as the battle is over!"

Based on the situation reported by the Hunter Squadron, Jiang Dong also felt that this place was a good location for an ambush, and immediately ordered:

"We set off at dusk and arrived at the ambush position in two hours. The first regiment was responsible for the main attack and destroyed the railway tracks first after dark. The second regiment was divided into two teams and protruded to the north and south of the railway line to block possible Japanese reinforcements."

After hearing the order, all the officers looked excited. It was finally time for them to show off their skills.

That afternoon, a team of several thousand people rushed out of the reeds as if they appeared out of thin air, and quickly rushed to the ambush site under the cover of darkness.

Thanks to the rest and training on Weishan Island, the soldiers' physical strength increased by 20% compared with before. Coupled with the high morale, the team moved very fast and arrived at the ambush position around 7:30 pm.
Chapter completed!