Chapter 343 Go behind enemy lines
There are two types of railways in Weisen State. One is the main line with a gauge of 1500mm, which connects major cities and resource-based villages and towns like Hongniba Songmu Village. It runs on steam. The train has a load capacity of 100 tons and a speed of 30 kilometers per hour; the other is a narrow-gauge branch line with a gauge of 750mm, which mainly solves the transportation problems in villages. It runs a horse-drawn train, usually two round trips a day, and there are small stations that can also be used. Immediately, there are recent rumors that it will soon be replaced with a steam engine for tractors.
Today is a military mission. After receiving the notice, the train station immediately unloaded all the flatbed trucks that were loading lumber, and surrounded it with wooden frames and canvas to form a temporary passenger car.
The village has a militia squad of twelve people, and there are thirteen people in total including Huozhenplozi. Everyone is sitting on the floor chatting. Some people are full of expectations for the upcoming war, and some are so nervous that they want to Find something to do.
The train stopped from time to time, and militiamen from other villages waited by the roadside after receiving orders, and they all gathered in Langnar City.
Huo Zhenplozi looked at the list in his hand to make himself less nervous. There were 4 people in this platoon, including himself and a veterinarian who had passed the first aid certificate. There were now 36 people in the car except himself, and everyone was there. They are all from nearby villages and are refugees who fled ten years ago.
The squad leaders of each squad are soldiers from the city defense army of Langnar City. Each of them brings two veterans and a medical soldier whose specialty is treating mules to join when they are gathering at the military camp outside the city. Then get the equipment.
Unlike other teams, the platoon leaders are all non-commissioned officers of the city defense army, but the platoon leader of this platoon is a civilian.
Huo Zhenplozi couldn't help it. He beat a group of people to the ground after drinking too much that day, and no one was dissatisfied.
The train soon arrived at the station outside Langnar. Huozhenplotz was waiting by the door for someone to come and check the number of people and numbers. The others took their luggage and got off the train after checking.
The staff officer in charge of picking him up at the station was also a militiaman wearing a navy blue uniform. He was a beer merchant and knew Hozenplotz. As soon as he saw him standing in front of the car door, he told him to wait and then go find someone.
A group of people quickly ran over to the platform, including the squad leader, veterans and medics of the platoon, as well as an officer from the city defense army.
The officer asked Hozenplozzi to quickly organize the team, and then immediately go to the train on the opposite platform to leave before dusk.
Huo Zhenplozi felt something was fishy, so he said: "We haven't received our equipment yet."
The officer said: "We will collect it when we get to the place. They are all good guys. ”
Huo Zhenplozi felt that people like him had been specially assigned tasks by the superiors.
This platoon trains together for ten days every year, and organizes half-day shooting training every month. Everyone is familiar with it, and quickly organized the queue on the platform to board another train.
Dinner was eaten in the car. Each person had a plate of noodles with red tomato and minced meat sauce, and mushroom and cabbage soup made from dehydrated soup packets.
The train went all the way north, stopping at stations to wait for people to wait for the train. A few hours later, it arrived outside a dock in the north of Weissensee. Everyone got off the train at a temporary platform built of soil and stones. The military camp was there. Railway side.
The people who picked up the car here were all regular troops wearing dark gray military uniforms. Huo Zhenpuloz and others were quickly taken to the military camp and arranged in a long large tent.
As soon as they put down their backpacks, someone called them to collect weapons. This time, what they received was not a revolver, but the first-generation single-shot pea gun used by the regular army.
Everyone was talking in low voices, and Huozhenpouloz felt that his platoon was going to participate in some big operation.
It was past dusk after collecting all the equipment, and I was worrying about the early morning alone. I missed the bathing time. The cafeteria was closed and only provided boiling water. However, when I returned to the tent, I saw a few baskets of still warm meat buns inside.
The soldiers could eat and rest. Huozhenplozi had just finished eating half of his buns when he was called to arrange tasks.
Hozhenpouloz came to the tent and found that there was only one person inside, wearing dark green outdoor sports clothes called "hunter clothes", and he knew him.
"Congressman Hoffman, I didn't expect to see you here." He hurried over to say hello. This man is famous for having four wives and is also a member of the Weissenburg City Council. Hoffmann laughed when he saw the person coming: "It turns out to be Congressman Huo Zhenploz. I'm relieved to have your cooperation this time."
These two people each represent ten The victims who came to Wesson several years ago were representative of the migrant workers who had come to Wesson in recent years. Frederick intended to set an example with them. He would go to them when holding industrial and commercial symposiums over the years, and they got to know each other. .
Huozhenplotz thought that his platoon really had a special mission, so he asked: "What are we going to do?"
At this time someone came in, Metzger Holding a black briefcase, Hozhenpouloz immediately saluted when he saw that he was an officer of the regular army.
Hoffman has been in business for so many years and has become accustomed to all aspects of social interaction. His factory is not far from the building bought by the Metzger family, so it is natural for him to know this famous figure in the military.
After the two saluted, he introduced to Huozhenplotz: "This is the 'Emperor Killer' Metzger."
Huozhenplotz was in awe, although he was very There were eight pig-killers named "Metzger," but there was only one Metzger who killed the emperor.
Metzger said with a smile: "That's because the principal commanded wisely and his colleagues fought effectively. I just happened to meet him."
"Our mission in this battle is quite special. The staff directly Assign your platoon to my command, and I will ask you, the 'big thief' who is famous in the Rhine River, to do more."
Huo Zhenplozi shook his head hurriedly and kept saying, "I haven't been a bandit for many years..."
Originally, only a few people knew his identity before coming to Wesenland, and no one leaked it, but When I got married many years ago, my father-in-law, who did not agree to the marriage, broke the news and even made it into the newspapers.
The commotion was well known at the time, but it was Frederick who took action in the end and characterized the incident with the article "Bad lords turn good men into demons, and good lords turn demons into good men."
Metzger smiled and called the two of them to the table in the tent. He took out a map from his briefcase and laid it out. He turned to Hozenplotz and asked: "Your people are all Can you walk on mountain roads?"
Huo Zhenplozi immediately replied: "Sir, most of our young men are forest rangers, loggers and hunters in the mountains, and they spend most of the year in the mountains. ”
Metzger nodded, pointed to a place in the middle of the Principality of Franconia and said: "Our mission is to get here without disturbing the enemy. The first task is to blow up the mountain here and block the river below."
Then he drew a small circle on the map: "The second task is to control the roads in this area and prevent the enemy's grain transport convoy from passing by."
"Our people There are less than a hundred of you, and this area is mountainous, so the task is very heavy."
Then Hoffman pointed to the place circled by Metzger on the map and said, "My. My hometown is here, and I know that there is a mountain path opened by hunters to get here. I used to take this road when I went home, and I could avoid the tax cards along the way."
Huo Zhenploz looked. You can get a rough idea from the map. Now the enemy camps are scattered on several hills, which can echo each other. There is a small river more than 30 meters wide flowing through it. Fetching water is not a problem.
There is a narrow valley in the upper reaches of this small river. If the mud and rocks are blasted properly, the river can be cut off, and the enemy's camp will be short of water.
In addition to one main road behind the enemy camp, there are several roads that can pass carriages. Three of them pass through the mountainous area near the blasting point. They must be blocked if they want to cut off food and grass.
(End of this chapter)