Chapter 33 Chapter Seven "Operation Tarzan" (1)

1 The Qianli Longhai Railway runs from Lanzhou, Gansu in the west to Lianyungang, Jiangsu in the east, like a steel artery running across the land of China.There is an inconspicuous fourth-class station on the east line of the railway called Luowangzhai Railway Station. It is only a dozen kilometers away from Kaifeng City. It is a satellite station of Kaifeng Railway Station. It usually only stops for passengers and trucks, so the station has only one station master. and several employees.When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the railway transportation was in short supply, especially after the battle of Xuzhou started in early 1938, the superiors sent a garrison team to the station to ensure the safety of the railway.However, Luowangzhai Railway Station is located in the back of the Central Plains, and is adjacent to the densely populated Luowangzhai Village. The garrison basically has nothing to do, and they are very lax in standing guard.

In May, the wheat fields start to turn from green to yellow, indicating that a good harvest season is coming.The clanging of the wheels repeated itself, crushing the night and ushering in the dawn of the morning glow. This morning, the eastern sky just showed a hint of gray. The yawning station master walked out of the office on time as usual, lit up the signal light in his hand, and prepared to pick up the station. There is a train coming into the station in ten minutes. At this time, a group of Japanese soldiers in yellow uniforms suddenly appeared on the platform. To the unsuspecting railroad employees, it was nothing short of miraculous.According to reports from superiors, the Japanese should be hundreds of miles away in Xuzhou, while Kaifeng City is close at hand, the railway is running as usual, and the peaceful days are still going on. No, the Japanese are coming.Could it be that they came out of the ground?The signal light in the station master's hand fell to the ground.The garrison paid the price for their carelessness, and the sentry was killed by the enemy in his sleep.

The Japanese occupied the train station, put on the gray cloth military uniforms of the Chinese defenders, and forced the station master to issue a safety signal to the train.At this time, a troop carrier was entering the station. The Chinese officers and soldiers in the car never dreamed that this small rear station had tragically fallen into the hands of the enemy. They all left their weapons on the car, and then got out of the car empty-handed to drink water and wash their faces. legs and feet.And those defensive players who were not well disguised either hid in the station, or mixed in the crowd in twos and threes.In fact, these enemies will show their feet as soon as they speak.However, on such a seemingly ordinary late spring morning, the Chinese officers and soldiers who had traveled long distances were all tired and sleepy, and no one had any doubts about this fourth-class small school that had fallen into the enemy's hands.At that time, an officer wanted to go to the toilet, and the guard asked the guard to lead the way. Of course, the fake guard did not dare to disobey the order.But a dramatic scene happened when the officer released his hands. Instead of standing at attention and saluting, the Japanese bowed habitually.The officer gave him a strange look, and muttered: This kid!How do you look like a bird with the Japanese?

At eight o'clock in the morning, the captain of the garrison who lived in Kaifeng drove a patrol car slowly into the station as usual, and he saw that the subordinates saluting him all became very strange overnight.Just when he was wondering, a sinister bayonet was inserted into his body from behind. When he realized that this was a group of vicious enemies, life was abandoning him.He never figured out until his death, how did this fatal mistake come about? Later that day, a military train dispatched from Kaifeng discovered an abnormal situation ahead of the railway, and the highly vigilant driver braked in time to avoid a major casualty accident caused by a train overturning.Unexpectedly, when the engineers rushed to repair the railway, they were suddenly shot by machine guns from the station and the village. Only then did the headquarters learn that the Luowangzhai Railway Station had been attacked by the enemy, and the Longhai Railway was interrupted.

This unexpected enemy situation was immediately transmitted to Wuhan via radio waves. 2 When the enemy's information reached the base camp, Chiang Kai-shek was entertaining guests at the East Lake Mansion. That night, the Chairman was in a good mood, with a rare smile on his lips, and he gave an impromptu speech on the situation of the War of Resistance with great interest.The chairman’s guests are all foreign soldiers in neat uniforms. They come from two big countries with different social systems and camps. What they have in common is that they are all friends and supporters of the Nationalist government. They came to China to help China in the war of resistance. The political stances and ideologies of the foreigners themselves are very opposite, and they are even hostile to each other. They are the pilots of the US Air Force Aiding China and the commanders of the Soviet Air Force Volunteer Corps.

As the host, Chiang Kai-shek had a very clear attitude. No matter what country, person, or political ideology, as long as he stood by the Nationalist government to help fight against Japanese imperialist aggression, he would welcome them all.In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, China was in a difficult international situation, and the Japanese invaded without sanction. The most important international ally of the National Government during this period was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.Moscow not only publicly condemned Japan's aggression, but also sent elite aviation volunteers to support China's war of resistance.From the bottom of his heart, Chiang Kai-shek did not like Stalin, the leader of the Communist Party, but national interests were above all else, so he had to compromise. He regarded Red Army commanders from socialist countries as honored guests and appointed them as military advisers to the Nationalist government.

But Chiang Kai-shek didn't like the British and American whites in his bones. The descendants of these European colonists were all domineering and superior, as if they were born to be the masters of the world.Although the British and American governments refused to aid China, some people and individuals with a sense of justice and a spirit of freedom spontaneously went to China to fight against Japan, and Air Force Captain Claire Chennault was one of them.Captain Chennault is a full-fledged and controversial pilot who is regarded as an unwelcome alternative in the U.S. Air Force and ordered to retire early by his superiors. He came to China with an ambitious adventure plan, eager to realize his own Heroes dream.His air plan was valued by Chiang Kai-shek. To be precise, it was because Mrs. Chiang’s wife, Ms. Soong Mei-ling, had eyes for heroes, so the little retired U.S. Air Force captain was able to become a guest of the Nationalist government. Air Force advisor.This year, the future hero of the U.S. Air Force, Chennault, was already forty-eight years old, and he was still an unknown person who had achieved nothing. At this time, he was about to realize his famous "Flying Tigers Project" and thus ascend to the coveted throne of general.There are still several years.

Soon the two groups of foreign soldiers were arguing over how to use fighter tactics and air strike power.Because of cultural traditions and social systems, the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union had quite different understandings of war. Chennault paid more attention to aircraft performance and individual technology, while Soviet advisers emphasized the cooperation of aircraft groups and the use of collective tactics.Chiang Kai-shek is like a kind and kind patriarch, he listens patiently to both parties' opinions, nods and smiles noncommittally, while his wife Song Meiling acts as a temporary interpreter for her husband.The chairman is willing to make others center on him, and he also likes these foreigners arguing endlessly in front of him like children.At this time, the head of the guard quietly came in to report that the chief of staff had an important military report, so the master stood up and left the living room.