Bai Shujie asked about the situation in Tongliao City, and Wang Dashan scolded fiercely: "After our battalion entered the city last night, we first found Zhang Shusen's headquarters, and then took control of the original barracks. In order to escape for their lives, these deflated calves left all their heavy weapons behind. I didn't even bring a slightly heavier 81 mortar, it seems that they were all prepared for the little devils! ”

"After a night of cleaning, 36 Makqin heavy machine guns with 1.28 million rounds of ammunition have been found. There are also 18 new Liao 13 heavy machine guns with 600,000 rounds of ammunition. 81 mortars, 18 shells, 2400 rounds. There were also 120 boxes of wooden-handled grenades, and the black explosives looked like a little over two tons. ”

Bai Shujie said with a gloomy face: "Shi Liancheng, when those workers and masters come, you will have people move the Liao 13 heavy machine gun to the top of the train, and let the workers weld a few chassis that can be rotated to fix the heavy machine gun." Later, I will talk carefully to the masters, and we must make sure that the heavy machine gun can shake its head up and down, left and right. ”

"Find a group of fighters and learn to drive a train with the masters. I can figure out forward, backward, and brake as soon as possible, and I will be of great use! In addition, these six armored trains hurriedly arranged for people to count the weapons and ammunition in the cars. At the same time, in all units, find out the fighters who can use artillery and get acquainted with these heavy guns! ”

"Wang Dashan, you quickly clean up Zhang Shusen's property and give those railway workers some living allowances. If we have a car, we will bring back all the heavy weapons we don't need. We can't stay here for a long time, three days at most, and we will leave after the ironclad train is renovated. ”

After the welder came over, Bai Shujie carefully explained the parts that needed to be processed, as well as the amplitude requirements for the heavy machine gun to rotate in four directions.

After the six masters discussed carefully together, they said to Bai Shujie: "If that's the case, you can ask the stationmaster to bring twenty bearings for wagons." We promise that you can meet all the requirements you say, and this job is not difficult. As for the base you mentioned, you can do it with four I-beams, and then weld the wagon iron plate on it, and it is convenient to move on it. ”

In this way, Bai Shujie installed a total of six Makqin heavy machine guns in two rows on the first wagon and the first wagon of Zuihou, and the cartridge belt box was also welded to the side. Not only is it capable of shooting at the ground, but more importantly, it is capable of shooting at the air, and it is also capable of shooting with a rotation of 360 degrees.

Originally, it was intended to use a Japanese-style heavy machine gun, but considering that the 30-round ammunition plate was not suitable, Zuihou still used the Maxim heavy machine gun. This old man heavy machine gun is a cloth bag for ammunition, a magazine bag of 333 rounds, and the bullet bag can also be connected. As long as the cooling pipe is guaranteed to have water, it can shoot continuously, with a rate of fire of 500-600 rounds per minute.

Because these six masters are skilled and willing to use their brains, the progress of the construction is very fast. Bai Shujie originally wanted to transform three trains, but Zuihou simply transformed all six armored trains in place at once. In the future, it will be mobile anti-aircraft fire along the railway line and support weapons against the enemy's fortifications.

After two days of intense renovation, 12 heavy machine guns were installed on the roof of each armored train. Bai Shujie selected 144 shooters from the special battalion, took care of one machine gun for each two, and prepared 20,000 rounds of ammunition. Bai Shujie also gave them a brief introduction to the operation skills that need to increase the amount of advance for aiming at high-speed moving objects.

The first role of these 12 heavy machine guns is prevention and control, and the main opponent is the plane of the little devil. The second is fire support on the ground, which must be able to shoot accurately on high-speed moving trains. These fighters had experience shooting on horseback, and the train was smoother than on horseback, so they quickly developed a certain accuracy.

After a detailed inventory by the special battalion, the armored train of the little devils has Type 92 heavy machine guns in the front and rear wagons, and there are 6 machine guns arranged in three directions, and each wagon currently has 120,000 rounds of ammunition.

The two wagons in the middle, the fourth wagon, are mounted on a 75-mm rapid-fire gun with 12,000 rounds of shells. The fifth wagon, mounted on a Type 89 105-mm field cannon, currently has a reserve of 1,800 shells. Inside the fourth and fifth wagons, there were 8 light machine guns to take care of the two flanks of the train.

After three days of practical training, each company of the special battalion was basically able to fully control an armored train. Because no one else has ever seen such a big guy as a 105mm field cannon, let alone a complicated operating procedure. Bai Shujie had no choice but to personally serve as an instructor, temporarily carry out assault training for all the soldiers, and then select gunners with artillery potential.

Zuihou, Bai Shujie decided to let the second brigade protect the three armored trains to return to Fuxin, and at the same time bring back the horses of the special battalion. He led the special battalion to continue north, preparing to go to Nenjiang to see the situation.

Originally, Hou Zide wanted to replace Bai Shujie in command, but he couldn't resist Bai Shujie's insistence. After Zuihou left the radio, he loaded all the arms left by Zhang Shusen onto the train, took the six welders who strongly wanted to join the army, and embarked on the journey back to Fuxin.

was busy until noon on November 3, 1931, Bai Shujie asked Shi Liancheng to order the troops to change into the clothes of the Japanese army that had been prepared for a long time, and hung the plaster flag on the armored train, and then filled the train with water, filled it with coal and gave the order to pull out!

Along the way, everyone was not idle, some learned to drive a train, and some were familiar with operating heavy machine guns to shoot in the air on a moving train. Under the supervision of Bai Shujie, the temporarily trained heavy gunners repeatedly practiced the operating procedures of the 105mm field cannon.

Fortunately, there were little devils' plaster flags hanging on the front of the car, and there was no trouble on the way. When passing through some small stations, the refueling of coal and water is also very smooth. After a day and a night of continuous travel, until about two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, I was finally able to hear the rumbling of artillery from time to time in front.

Baizhu came out of the wagon and came to the first armored train's Zuihou wagon, keeping the trains behind 500 meters apart. Then slow down the speed and get ready for battle! After everything was ordered, he picked up the binoculars and stood on the roof of the car to observe the battle situation in front of him.

The front was about six kilometers full of smoke and dust, and the blocking position on the opposite side was in the middle of the railway, and then the two flanks were dispersed, and the entire width of the defense was more than a kilometer. The attacking force was divided into two groups, and the west side was on Bai Shujie's left, which should be Zhang Haipeng's troops. The east side is also on the right, which should be a little devil.

After seeing the situation clearly, Bai Shujie gave the first order to the 105mm field cannon: "Target, six kilometers of Japanese positions in front of the right!" One test shot, ready, fire! ”

"Tom!" The cannon on the first train roared. Immediately after that, the three columns also drew scoops according to the gourd, and the three shells flew out in turn. Novices operate guns, basically fooling around.

Bai Shujie looked at it with a telescope and hurriedly shouted: "It's two kilometers away!" They all hit the opposite side of the Nenjiang River and almost injured our own people! Take it back a little! Second test shot, prepare, fire! ”

"Tom-boom!"

This time it was a good fight, the three shells did not go far, and they exploded more than 300 meters behind the little devil's position, forming three large craters, and overturning the two machine gun positions of the little devil!

Bai Shujie hurriedly gave an order: "No need to correct, five salvos!" Fire! He thought to himself, Lao Tzu is a layman**, as long as there is one who is almost seven or eight out of ten, at least he can scare the little devil to death!

15 shells hit it, and it really hit it crookedly! Bai Shujie saw a guy with a command knife in the telescope, who was standing far behind the position, but he didn't expect to be directly bombarded into the sky!

Just as Bai Shujie was grinning, there was a boom, and a cannonball exploded not far from him! The fierce anger came to his face, almost tearing him off the roof of the car!

Artillery positions of little devils! Bai Shujie was shocked, and looked for the past along the bullet point, on the slope of the mountain five kilometers to the east!

Bai Shujie immediately shouted: "Five kilometers to the east, the artillery position of the little devil!" The train advanced five hundred meters, quickly adjust the artillery and knock out the artillery position of the little devils! "A few of the deputy gunners looked at it with the artillery sight glasses, and then all the people were in a hurry, and the cannon finally began to turn around.

It's too late, it's too soon!

Just when the three cannons on Bai Shujie's side were discharged, two shells also flew from the opposite side! Fortunately, fortunately, the train moved forward, and two shells flew past Bai Shujie's side! However, three of his shells also missed!

The artillery battle lasted about five minutes. Bai Shujie's three cannons and the two cannons of the little devil collided. Because Bai Shujie's side is a moving target, and there is no movement law. Zuihou punched the old master to death, and the two cannons of the little devil were detonated because of the shells at the Zuihou juncture, and the entire artillery position was blown up to the sky!

However, the cannon of the second armored train was hit by the close-range explosion of the little devil shell, and two fighters died on the spot!

It's too late to grieve! As soon as Bai Shujie saw that the little devil's artillery position had been knocked out, he immediately ordered the armored train to advance, enter the Nenjiang bridgehead, and occupy the little devil's position!

At this time, the 105mm heavy gun was useless, and the 75 rapid-fire gun began to roar! As the train advanced, the heavy machine guns of the three armored trains also opened fire one after the other! When the armored train reaches the vicinity of the bridgehead, within 1500 meters on both sides of the railway, there will never be a single enemy in sight!

Dead! The whole battlefield was a dead silence! Both sides were stunned by what was happening in front of them!

The armored train of the Great Japanese Empire, flying the plaster flag, actually helped the Chinese army to resist the Japanese! Not only completely destroyed the forward positions of the little devils, but also knocked out the artillery positions of the little devils!

The remnants of the little devils in the east desperately waved the flag and asked who the armored train was. For this accidental attack incident, Bai Shujie and others were also asked to bear all the consequences.

What does the little devil's flag mean, but unfortunately no one on Bai Shujie's side can understand it. Seeing that the other party kept gesturing, Bai Shujie became more and more upset the more he looked at it, and directly ordered the heavy machine gun to knock out the little devil's signal soldier.

Bai Shujie saw that the enemy's forward position was already in shambles, and immediately issued a second order: "The train slowly retreats, all rapid-fire guns extend to fire, and all heavy machine guns turn around." Before the enemy comes to his senses, he can kill as many as he can, and drive the little devils and dog traitors back to Lao Tzu! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.