Before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, the guerrilla detachment and Hu Biao's troops who ambushed the two armies successfully transferred supplies and left. The troops that advanced along the railway and highway to Zaozhuang failed to save the end of the capture of Zaozhuang City.

After the first Japanese reinforcements sent by the first branch arrived at the railway line where the army was in trouble, they were still plagued by thunder. After some casualties, they finally arrived at the ambush battlefield where people went to the empty car and saw the numerous dead bodies discarded on the roadside.

Looking at the two derailed and bombed troops, as well as the bunkers that were completely blown up, the Japanese troops who came to support also knew that all the supplies on the two troops disappeared. If nothing unexpected happens, they should have been moved away by the ambush troops.

The first Japanese brigade captain who came to reinforce the army, looked at the bombed army and said in confusion: "According to the list of materials provided by the logistics forces, this army should have carried a lot of heavy artillery, why are these heavy artillery gone?"

"Captain, these heavy artillery should have been transported away, right?"

"Baga! You have to know that this is a railway line, and it is one or two kilometers away from the nearest highway. Such a bulky heavy artillery requires lifting equipment when transporting. Even if manpower can carry it, how can we carry the heavy artillery away?"

If both infantry artillery and mortar can be disassembled, soldiers with some strength can carry or carry it. In contrast, large-caliber heavy artillery requires a car to be used when transporting. It is naturally difficult to pull it away from the railway.

If the Japanese found the bombed heavy artillery at the scene, they would not be surprised. It would be normal for the heavy artillery to be pulled away and the ambush troops to blow it up. But now, these heavy artillery disappeared.

The strangest thing is that although a large number of troops can be seen walking along the railway, the Japanese army responsible for reconnaissance still did not see any traces of dragging heavy artillery. On the nearest road, there were traces of cars walking through.

After checking the scene, I confirmed that there was nothing to restrain the two troops. The infantry captain who led the team immediately sent a telegram to Jinan. I learned that the supplies on the troops were all transported, and the baggage troops were also very troubled.

The loss of the supplies from the two armies will undoubtedly greatly increase the difficulty of their supply. The supplies from these two armies were originally planned to be transported to the main divisions that fought on the front line. Now that the supplies are being stolen, they can only find other ways to replenish them.

After receiving a telegram from the infantry brigade, the Japanese troops stationed in Jinan who were fighting on the front line, including the Japanese baggage units responsible for providing supplies, were very troubled. The most troublesome thing was that the railways in Zaozhuang were destroyed extremely seriously.

Some generals even couldn't help but curse when they saw the railway damage report sent: "Baga! These damn destroyers!"

In the eyes of the Japanese generals, this railway artery connecting the north and south is extremely important for the Japanese army to invade China. Compared with the speed of construction, it is undoubtedly easier to destroy. If you want to repair it again, you need to invest huge manpower and material resources.

At present, many Japanese generals knew clearly that as their front line continued to extend, the Japanese army's demand for combat materials was also increasing. Although they had grabbed a large amount of supplies from the occupied areas, they still could not supply combat troops.

More combat materials were required to be produced from the rear by the Japanese army and then transported to the front line. Earlier, in order to repair the railway, the bombed Zaozhuang coal mine was never restored. This high-quality coal was also extremely important to the Japanese army.

Now that the railway has been blown up again, even if the coal mine is repaired, the produced coal is still unable to be transported out. It can be said that the recent series of destructive actions in Zaozhuang have caused great damage to the Japanese army's plan to plunder resources.

Considering that the railway had no remedial value, the Japanese generals in Jinan quickly ordered the reinforced infantry brigade to hurry to Zaozhuang City, which had lost contact. If the rebel troops were found, they would launch an attack on the spot and bite the attacker.

After receiving a telegram from Jinan, the infantry captain led the team thought for a while and said, "Leave a squadron here to restrain the body of the Jade Broken Warrior. The rest of the troops followed me to march towards Zaozhuang City. Colonel Takeda is afraid that there will be a lot of danger!"

"Is it too dangerous to leave a squadron? We are not sure whether there are any hidden enemies nearby. If we leave and the ambushing enemy launches another raid, it will be troublesome to stay in the squadron."

Regarding his subordinates' concerns, the infantry captain looked at the sky and said quickly: "Don't worry! Now there are less than two hours left before dawn. Unless the attackers are not afraid of death, they will definitely be fleeing wildly at this time.

After robbing so many of our supplies, they will definitely need to spend time moving them into the mountains to hide them. If they dare to launch an attack, they will have to be in danger of being entangled by us, then chasing us or even encircled by us.

The enemy commander who can plan this ambush army plan should not be so stupid. The order remains unchanged. If the left-behind squadron is attacked by the enemy, we must stick to the aid. Our reinforcements will continue to come from all over the place!"

"Hi!"

With the final say in the infantry captain, the other subordinates did not dare to say anything. On the way to Zaozhuang, the Japanese infantry brigade that arrived in Zaozhuang in advance soon arrived at the battlefield after the ambush on the road.

I saw hundreds of Japanese corpses stripped naked and discarded by the highway, and numerous destroyed cars. Looking at the road with craters everywhere, the infantry captain who led the team also looked extremely serious.

He pondered: "It seems that the information provided by Colonel Takeda is correct! The ambushing their troops may really be the main force of the Chinese army. Judging from the craters exploded by these shells, the other party should have used a 75-caliber mountain cannon."

"Captain, does this situation need to be reported?"

"No need! Leave two teams here, and are still responsible for consolidating the bodies of the warriors, and the rest of the troops continue to advance towards Zaozhuang!"

Although I knew it was a bit risky to leave two teams, I saw these Japanese corpses that were sorely left with only the crotch cloth that the infantry captain really didn't want this scene to be seen by too many people. It was reasonable to leave the troops to collect the corpses.

The continuous view of such scenes made the officers and soldiers of the infantry brigade who came to reinforce the situation also became more vigilant. When the infantry brigade arrived at Zaozhuang City, they soon saw the bombed city gate and the relatively quiet Zaozhuang City.

Standing at the city gate, the infantry captain also said carefully: "Why is the city so quiet?"

"Your Captain, the enemy should have left?"

"There should be Chinese people in that city! It was dawn at this time, so it was logical that Chinese people should have people up!"

"Why send a team to the city to check the situation first?"

"Yeah! Then draw a small team into the city to check the situation, and the rest of the troops are on standby and guard!"

"Hi!"

In order to ensure the safety of the troops, the Japanese brigade captain still did not grab the time, but chose a relatively safe way of marching and arrived at Zaozhuang City when it was dawn. In his opinion, the enemy who attacked Zaozhuang after dawn should have evacuated.

In addition, even if fighting is needed, dawn has more battlefield advantages for infantry brigades coming to reinforce. When they are rushing over in darkness, who knows if they will encounter ambush?

The garrison troops stationed in Zaozhuang have suffered almost the same losses. The infantry captain who led the team does not want to take over his infantry brigade. As the first unit to arrive in Zaozhuang, he has already won the first meritorious service and does not want to take risks for his meritorious service.

After checking the traces of fire exchange left by the two battlefields of the army attack and the road ambush, the infantry captain knew that the strength of the troops that were causing the attack was probably very difficult. In addition, they had an unknown number of artillery, and the threat was also very great.

You know, in order to seize the time to hurry up, the infantry brigade that came to rescue only carried a few mortars. If they were really surrounded by a main division with artillery troops, their infantry brigade would not last long.

Too greedy will only make the gains less than the loss. The infantry captain who led the team knows this truth!

While sending a reconnaissance team to the city to check the situation, the infantry captain, who is for safety, sent several reconnaissance teams to check the city gates. This kind of inspection also ensures that there are no ambushes around.

The Japanese squad in charge of the inspection soon discovered traces left by artillery installations on several nearby open spaces. Looking at these abandoned artillery positions, the infantry captain became more and more certain, and it was a very wise choice to act cautiously.

Thinking of the countless shell craters found on the road before, the infantry captain said with a more serious expression: "This powerful and mysterious rebellious armed force can escape our reconnaissance and infiltrate into Zaozhuang, which is indeed terrible!"

"Yes! If you don't solve this infiltrated resistance force, Zaozhuang will never be calm!"

For the Japanese officers who reinforced Zaozhuang, they knew very well that the troops responsible for defending the rear were mostly slightly inferior compared to the combat troops sent to the front line. In the counties in the occupied areas, the number of Japanese garrison troops was not large.

Even in a military city like Zaozhuang, the number of garrison troops arranged earlier was less than one infantry corps. Perhaps it was because of the lack of troops that the attackers found an opportunity and implemented the tactic of dividing and annihilation of the Zaozhuang garrison.

If the Japanese army had sufficient troops and arranged a regiment of troops in Zaozhuang. Even if a main division of the Anti-Japanese War infiltrated into Zaozhuang, it would be impossible to conquer Zaozhuang overnight. In the final analysis, the garrison troops had too few troops!

As the reconnaissance team entering the city quickly sent people back to inform that no enemies were found in the city. The infantry brigade who was staying outside the city soon entered Zaozhuang City and regained the fallen Zaozhuang City that had been overnight.

Looking at the anti-Japanese war slogans and notices posted on the walls of the streets in the city, the infantry captain said thoughtfully: "Is it the Turkish Eighth Route Army who sneaked into our anti-Japanese war troops? When did the Turkish Eighth Route Army have such combat strength?"
Chapter completed!