Preparations commence for BoB campaign game - part 1

Ambush on the Harbin-Suifenho railway, west of Mulingchan (Republic of China)

Playing Area: 36" x 36"

Terrain: Straight railway line running N/S. Telegraph poles along the rail line. Woodland flanking rail line. Cleared area to either side of the track, in front of the treeline.

Scenario Terrain: Obstruction upon rail line, centre of length.

Brazilian Expeditionary Force

. CinC: Pistol: +0

. 10x Brazilian Soldiers: C3/M4: Rifles, Grenades/Rifle grenades, 1x LMG

. 5x Brazilian Soldiers: C3/M4: Rifles, Grenades

. 2x Engineers: C3/M3: sapper armour (equivalent to leader saving roll)

Possible reinforcements (after turn 3, plus dice roll success of 5+/1d6):

. 2iC: Pistol: +0

. 5x Brazilian Soldiers: C3/M4: Rifles, Grenades, 1x LMG

Objectives:

. Clear the obstruction of the rail line.

. Engineers survive.

Deployment area:

. Start in the gaming area, along the rail line near their own table edge. Not in the woods. Positioned logically as best as possible.

Chinese forces of Warlord Zhao Lingwei

. Warlord Zhao Lingwei: Big Sword: +1

. 2iC: Pistol: +0

. 10x Chinese Soldiers: C4/M4: Rifles, 1x LMG

. 5x Chinese Soldiers: C4/M4: Close Order & Poor shots : Rifles 

. 5x Chinese Dare-to-Die: C3/M3: Big Swords, Grenades, Pistols

. Chinese Sniper: C3/M3

Objective:

. Rout the foreign devils

Deployment area:

. 10 Chinese soldiers (LMG) start in an ambush, in the woods to one side of the rail line obstruction. Hidden until discovered, or open fire. 2iC attached.

. The Sniper starts in an ambush, in the woods opposite the above. Hidden until opens fire.

. The rest start in woods towards their own table edge. Positioned logically as best as possible, out of sight of Brazilians.

MANCHURIAN RAILWAY SABOTAGE EXPLAINED [NRW BoB Campaign - solo diversion]

Warlord Zhao Lingwei Issues Stern 

Warning to Foreign Armies

FROM OUR NORTHERN CORRESPONDENT

MULINGCHAN, 18th this month

The mystery surrounding the abrupt halt of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force on the outskirts of Mulingchan has been partially lifted following the circulation of a proclamation attributed to the Manchurian commander Zhao Lingwei, a regional military strongman whose influence is said to extend along the Harbin–Suifenho railway corridor.

According to local sources, the disruption of rail traffic was not the work of Bolshevik irregulars, nor of Japanese agents, but rather a calculated operation carried out by an elite detachment known colloquially as the Iron Fang — a hand-picked guard unit personally loyal to Zhao himself. Witnesses report disciplined troops armed with pistols and long swords appearing briefly along the line before vanishing into the forests, leaving rails obstructed and signalling equipment disabled with professional efficiency.

In his statement, Zhao Lingwei declared that foreign military forces transiting Manchuria without invitation would no longer be tolerated, accusing the Brazilian Expeditionary Force of acting — knowingly or otherwise — as a “shield and screen for the ambitions of the so‑called Harbin Imperialist Russians.”

“Manchuria has suffered enough from armies who claim neutrality while clearing the road for others,” the proclamation reads.

“Those who travel our railways in armoured trains and foreign uniforms must understand that they do not pass unseen, nor unjudged.”

Zhao further warned that any force allowing itself to be “guided, supplied, or directed by émigré Russian officers and capital interests clustered around Harbin” risked becoming an instrument of renewed domination in the region — a fate he claimed to be resisting in the name of Chinese sovereignty and local order.

While the Brazilians have made no official response, observers note that the wording of Zhao’s declaration leaves open the possibility of future negotiations, should the South American contingent demonstrate independence from Russian influence and restraint in its movements.

For now, however, the message is unmistakable: the rails beyond Mulingchan are no longer neutral ground, and Zhao Lingwei’s Iron Fang Detachment stands ready to enforce his will with steel and fire.