"Before attacking the mine, we must first solve a place."

Jiang Dong looked at the officers in front of him and said,

"That's Zaozhuang. The second set of Zaozhuang is different from the first time. This time we have to completely control Zaozhuang City and completely expel or eliminate the Japanese troops in the city."

Every time a combat meeting was held, Jiangdong's expression was always extremely serious, and his tone was full of inconsistent momentum.

"There are more than 10,000 miners in Zhongxing Coal Mine, among them are ordinary people and prisoners of the National Army. After capturing the coal mine, these people must be evacuated to Zaozhuang City as soon as possible, rest until tomorrow, and decide their stay based on the wishes of the miners."

"After occupying Zhongxing Coal Mine, the troops still have a lot of work to do, and they cannot distribute too much force to attack Zaozhuang."

"So I decided to leave the mission of Zaozhuang in World War II to a group of hero battalions to complete. The hero battalions are models of the entire army. I believe they have enough ability to deal with two or three hundred Japanese devils."

After Jiangdong's speech, one of the officers stood up.

"Please rest assured that the Hero Battalion will never let the brigade commander down. We will occupy Zaozhuang in the shortest time!"

The person who spoke was the current battalion commander of the Hero Battalion, Jia Dalin!

Jia Dalin grew up as a machine gun squad leader. He never fell into the battles of Songhu, Nanjing, Huaihe, Taierzhuang, and Independent Brigade.

At the same time, he is also one of the few veterans surviving former Heroes Company, with rich battlefield experience and the ability to stand alone.

Jiangdong walked up and held Jia Dalin's arm.

"You are in the hero camp now, and you will be a hero group and heroic troops in the future. Sooner or later, you will learn to fight independently. This second battle against Zaozhuang is a training for you and your brothers. Take advantage of the opportunity. I look forward to your good news."

Heroes! Heroes!

Jia Dalin's face flushed and his heart was extremely excited.

He will develop and grow the hero camp with the last wishes of the dead brothers and become an invincible blade to massacre the Japanese.

"Yes!" His voice was extremely firm.

Jiang Dong nodded slightly, "As soon as the sky is dark, you can set off immediately!"

After explaining the mission of Zaozhuang in World War II, Jiangdong walked back to the upper position.

"The purpose of our battle is to completely paralyze the Zhongxing Coal Mine and make the Japanese unable to dig a shovel of coal within three to five years!"

Lao Ma, who was sitting at the end of the team, looked unbearable when he heard this. An old miner like him almost watched the development of Zhongxing Coal Mine from scratch to today.

This coal mine contains so much Chinese hard work!

But,

In order to resist the war and prevent the Japanese from stealing national resources, they had to destroy it.

Jiang Dong noticed the expression on Lao Ma's face, and he said in a firm tone:

"The Zhongxing Coal Mine is destroyed now to better fight against the Japanese in the War of Resistance. When we drive out the invaders in the future, we will mobilize better equipment and better talents to come and reopen coal mines to contribute to the construction of New China."

Everyone nodded, no longer hesitated.

"The entire coal mine covers a vast area and has complex departments. In order to completely paralyze it, the troops will have a lot of work."

Jiangdong looked at the watch and it was three or four hours before dark.

"The battle time for attacking the mine is set at 8 pm. When the time comes, each unit must break through the Japanese army's peripheral defense line as fast as possible. Do not exceed half an hour before and after the periphery battle. After half an hour, I will see the troops attacking the hinterland of the mine."

He pointed to the mark command on the map:

"After attacking the mine, the first regiment was responsible for three mines and repair shops, and the mine must be completely sealed with explosives."

Zhang Shengqing stood up and looked at the mine map, keeping Jiangdong's orders in his heart.

"Also, after blocking the mine, the heavy equipment around the mine must be disposed of. ZTE coal mine relies on these equipment to mine coal and transport coal. As long as these heavy equipment are destroyed, it will be difficult for the Japanese to reopen the coal mine. This must not be forgotten!"

"Yes, I've recorded it!" Zhang Shengqing nodded solemnly.

Jiangdong looked at He Dingyuan and Feng Jinzhang again,

"The task of the Second Regiment is to control the living areas of miners, the mine manager's building, the comfort center and other places, and to rescue the miners and prisoners of war as soon as possible."

"When you meet a Japanese, no matter whether he is a soldier or a technician, kill them all." Jiang Dong's tone was cold.

"If there are any resistances, kill the traitors! Those who surrender will first send someone to guard the matter, and then settle the accounts with them after the major matter is resolved."

"Yes, the Japanese, kill! Resisting traitors, kill!"

He Dingyuan and Feng Jinzhang stood up and yelled to accept the order.

Jiangdong also said to logistics directors Wang Xueqin and Li Zhaoqin:

"The logistics team and the prisoner camp cooperated with the Second Regiment to operate together. Your mission is to organize the evacuation of miners and prisoners of war. As I said just now, there are more than 10,000 people in the entire mine. You must evacuate all of these more than 10,000 people so that they do not affect the sabotage operations of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment to the mine."

"After the personnel evacuated the mine, they were immediately taken to Zaozhuang to settle down!"

Wang Xueqin took a deep breath. The task assigned by the brigade commander was not simple, but he still responded with confidence.

Jiangdong looked around everyone,

"If everything goes well, the Zhongxing Coal Mine will be completely paralyzed before dawn. One more thing the troops have to do before retreating is to blow up the railways and trains around the Zhongxing Coal Mine. If the Japanese want to dig coal, it depends on whether they have so much money to rebuild."

There are three special coal transport railway lines around Zhongxing Coal Mine. These railways were built by the Qing government, Beiyang warlords, and the National Government for great efforts. Once destroyed, even if the Japanese can dig out the coal, they will not be transported away.

At this point, the entire combat plan has been explained clearly.

"Brig Commander?" Wang Xueqin said with a frown.

"We don't have much explosives in our hands, we have to blow up mines and railways, so we're afraid it's not enough!"

Jiangdong, Xie Chengrui, Wu Zhan and others were all stunned. They really ignored this issue when they formulated the combat plan.

For a moment,

Everyone in the command center frowned, and the air around them was half cold.

"Sir..." A slightly cautious voice rang at the end of the team.

"There are explosives in the mines, a lot of…"

The person who spoke was the old miner Lao Ma. The officers in the room didn't remember that there was explosives stored in the mine.

"Bang!"

Jiang Dong slapped his forehead heavily, "Haha... it's really a mystery to the authorities, and the bystanders are clear. Digging coal requires explosives. I haven't even remembered such a simple question."

The frozen atmosphere just now swept away, and everyone's mood became relaxed again.

Jiangdong walked to Lao Ma and asked:

"How many old miners like you outside the mine? Can you find more than a dozen?"

Old Ma was a little restrained. He rubbed his hands and thought about it before saying:

"There are many villages far away, but I'm afraid that time will take too long. If it's close, you should be able to find it."

"Okay!" Jiang Dong looked at Wang Liang,

"You go with Lao Ma, and at least ten people familiar with the mines will come for me. After the people come, they will be divided into different troops, and they will serve as guides to lead the first and second regiments to their respective goals. Of course, the first thing is to take down the mine warehouse, so that we can continue to act with the explosives inside."

"Okay, I'll go find someone with Lao Ma now."

Wang Liang agreed neatly.

"Now the meeting is over. You can go and prepare separately. At 8 o'clock tonight, the attack will start on time!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

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At 7:30 pm, outside Zaozhuang.

The sky was completely dark, and the searchlights on the Zaozhuang City Tower in the distance were shaking constantly.

It is like a firefly in the dark, pointing out the attack direction for the long-awaited hunter.

Hundreds of brothers in the Hero Camp lay quietly on the ground, and they were ready for all attacks.

"Battery Commander, most of the people defending outside the city wall and on the city wall are puppet troops, and the Japanese are less than 10% of them."

The investigator whispered, "The Japanese are not in sufficient strength, and some of the command centers stationed in the city are supervising workers at the railway station."

Zaozhuang is not a big city. The city walls are low and damaged in many places, so the attack is not difficult.

The only threat is the few crooked handles placed on the city tower, because the position is high and the shooting range is wide. If you attack strongly, you will definitely cause major casualties.

The Hunter Squadron has gone to perform other tasks, otherwise these threats can be eliminated.

Jia Dalin shook his head and put aside the idea of ​​relying on others in his heart.

"The time for the large army to fight the mines is 8 o'clock, and it is very close to 8 o'clock. We must take action as soon as possible."

He looked at his commanders,

"After a while, the Second Company and the Third Company will attack from both north and south to attract the firepower of the Japanese in the city. The First Company will take this opportunity to attack the city gates, clear out the enemies outside the city as quickly as possible, break into the city, and attack the Japanese command center."

"yes!"

Jia Dalin thought about it and said:

"As long as the first company attacks into the city, the second company and the third company will become the main attack and deal with the enemy on the city wall."
To be continued...