The Japs' tactical literacy was quite high. When they were suddenly attacked, the Japs who were still alive jumped out of the trucks and used the trucks as obstacles to fight back on the spot;
Some of the tough ones even launched a counterattack under the organization of the officers to the place where the first battalion was ambushed. As a result, they were intercepted by a dense rain of bullets. Most of them were killed or injured and they retreated back to the perimeter of the convoy to defend themselves.
After the first round of raids, two of the Japanese's three tanks were blown up, leaving only the first command vehicle of the 1st Battalion that broke down after being deliberately put under water. Major Okamura was slightly injured, and Captain Tomasa was knocked unconscious. .
Six of the nine trucks that were targeted were destroyed, and more than 30% of the Japanese soldiers riding on them were killed or injured. Including the losses during the counterattack, the Japanese casualties exceeded a hundred people, and the remaining dozens of Japanese soldiers were still resisting;
In order to confuse the Japanese, the first battalion only used one Czech light machine gun and a company of small arms, giving the Japanese the illusion that it was a group of broken troops.
The 1st Battalion did not launch an attack, but just fired at the Japs from a distance. Since there were more than a dozen trucks of supplies, they were not afraid of them running away. In addition to fishing, showing weakness also gave the Japs the confidence to hold on to the supplies, so as not to force them. The dog jumped over the wall to explode supplies.
While the two sides were fighting fiercely, Major Okamura had already reacted. He tried to shake the unconscious Captain Dongzheng awake. After discussion, the two decided to seek help from Kunshan City, which was nearest to them.
Their tanks carried radios, and they made emergency response plans before setting off, but they didn't expect that a broken army would actually dare to attack their huge convoy;
The telegram was quickly sent, and all that was left was to wait for reinforcements. Major Okamura was just a baggage officer and had never experienced actual combat. Listening to the intensive gunfire, he asked Captain Tomasa in panic:
"Dong Zhengjun, the Chinese offensive is very fierce and the imperial army has suffered heavy losses. Can you hold on until reinforcements arrive?"
Captain Dongzheng was also a little fooled, but after all, he was the squadron leader of the field division, and his battlefield adaptability was much stronger than that of Major Okamura, the baggage corps. He looked at the frightened Oka with disdain. The village sergeant said confidently:
"Okamura-kun, don't worry, this is just a group of stragglers, about two to three hundred people in number, they don't have any heavy weapons, they just rely on sneak attacks to take advantage;
Now that the warriors have reacted, they use cars as obstacles and stick to the spot. The Chinese have no ability to get close to the convoy.
This place is less than ten kilometers away from Kunshan City. There are still hundreds of imperial troops in the city. There is no problem in sending a reinforced squadron to support them. As long as they persist for an hour, the reinforcements will arrive. When the time comes, the inside and outside will cooperate to annihilate this group of defeated troops in one fell swoop. "
After listening to Captain Tomasa's analysis, Major Okamura felt somewhat confident. As long as he kept this batch of supplies, he would not have to take responsibility;
Once this batch of supplies was lost, he had no choice but to commit seppuku, which was why he was so nervous because his life was at stake.
Although Captain Dongzheng said it lightly, he was still a little scared in his heart. He couldn't run away even if the supplies were lost. Only by holding on until the reinforcements arrived could he be considered completely safe;
He could no longer stay in the command vehicle and had to return to his command position as long as he was still alive. He pushed open the door of the chariot and climbed out with difficulty;
Then he used skillful tactical movements to rush to a machine gun and began to direct the machine gun fire to return fire.
In Kunshan City, the Kunshan garrison brigade was very shocked after receiving the message requesting help from the baggage train team. The captain Aoki Junxiong said angrily:
"Bagaya Road, Kunshan's public security must be rectified vigorously. These defeated soldiers are getting more and more courageous. They dare to attack the imperial army's transport convoy. They are dead!"
The Kunshan Garrison Brigade is affiliated to the 16th Division. Although it is organized as a brigade, due to heavy casualties in previous continuous operations, there are only more than 500 troops available for combat, and more than 200 wounded are being treated in the city.
Let them stay in Kunshan, more importantly, let them rest here and make plans after the injured recover and return to the team.
Kunshan City is located in the rear, less than a hundred kilometers away from the area where the two sides are fighting fiercely. War materials transported from the rear are stored in the city and transported to the front line by transport teams on a regular basis;
At the same time, a large number of wounded on the front lines were also evacuated to the city for treatment, so there was also a large field hospital in the city, which not only stocked a large amount of combat supplies, but also a large amount of medicine. The Aoki Brigade also had a heavy defense task.
After careful consideration, Major Aoki decided to send two relatively uniform squadrons of about 300 people to support the transport team, leaving more than 200 people to defend Kunshan City;
Kunshan City has a city wall to rely on. It is no problem for more than 200 people to defend the city. If they are attacked, they can also mobilize lightly wounded people to join the battle. As long as they persist for half a day, the main force can return to support.
In Aoki's view, in the entire Kunshan area, no defeated army could break through the Kunshan City defended by more than 300 people in half a day (plus the lightly wounded). With this confidence, he boldly sent out two The squadron's reinforcements quickly reinforced the baggage train in the vehicles of the transport team.
Since there were more than 300 Japanese soldiers, their transport vehicles were simply not enough, so they could only advance half by car and half by running;
Relying on high mobility, a squadron of Japanese soldiers riding in the car can arrive at the ambush point for reinforcements within half an hour, and another squadron will arrive shortly afterwards, thus ensuring timely rescue.
Aoki's abacus was good. Following his order, seven or eight military vehicles pulled a hundred or so Japanese soldiers and set out first, rushing toward the ambush point with murderous intent. Another hundred or so Japanese soldiers ran to follow;
As soon as they left the city gate, they were informed by the scouts of the reconnaissance platoon, and then passed to the ambush point through the radio. Since several radios had been captured before, Luo Ying also equipped one for the reconnaissance platoon to facilitate the rapid transmission of information.
Coming from a later generation, he is well aware of the importance of information. If possible, he would like to equip battalions and even companies with radio stations, but now there are only 4 radio stations in the whole regiment, and it is not possible to have them in every battalion;
Currently, there is one for the reconnaissance platoon, one for the regiment, and the remaining two are mobile. Whichever unit performs the mission alone will be temporarily assigned to it. In this ambush battle, one was assigned to the first battalion that acted alone.
The Second Battalion, Third Battalion, and mortar platoon were ambushed in Wangjiawan. The Flying Thunder Artillery Platoon and Infantry Artillery Platoon served as reserve teams together with the directly affiliated teams.
Wangjiawan was the ambush point chosen by Luo Ying. The terrain here is like a concave curved bow, with a river on the back of the bow, and the road was built along the river;
There is a rice field at the bowstring, which has been harvested and has a wide view. Adjacent to the rice field is a wasteland with low hillsides and natural trenches. It is less than a hundred meters away from the road. The second battalion is ambushing here, and the third battalion is ambushing here. He was lying in wait at both ends and was responsible for tying the pockets.
The mortar platoon was ambushed on a hill a few hundred meters away. The first company of the second battalion buried two explosives in the middle of the back of the bow. The reconnaissance squad detonated the explosives hidden in the weed ditch on the side of the road. The purpose was to Blow up the cars at the front and rear and paralyze the entire convoy. Such high mobility is completely restricted.
After receiving the news from the reconnaissance platoon that the Japanese were dispatched, Luo Ying asked the correspondent to inform everyone to prepare and wait for the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
A few minutes later, the Japanese convoy was the first to arrive, with the infantry lagging behind a few hundred meters. The convoy marching in this era was affected by road conditions and was not very fast. The speed was about 20 kilometers per hour. This was already the speed of rescuing troops like putting out a fire. .
Qian Jin, the reconnaissance squad leader of the First Company of the Second Battalion, was responsible for blowing up the front of the Japs' car. He was hiding in the thatch two meters below the road;
The bomb uses a pull-type detonation method, which is somewhat dangerous as a demolitionist, but he doesn't care at all. As long as he can blow up the Japs' car, it's worth taking the risk.
With the lesson learned from the surprise attack on the baggage train, the Japanese sent several three-wheeled motorcycles to clear the way. Each motorcycle had a crooked machine gun on the front. They were used as a search unit. As long as suspicious targets were found along the way, they would Even the defenseless people were not spared.
Seeing the Japanese motorcycle entering the ambush area, Qian Jin hid his body more tightly to avoid being discovered by the Japanese;
After the Japanese reconnaissance team entered Wangjiawan, they saw that the terrain inside was not suitable for an ambush and relaxed their vigilance. However, they still used the machine guns on the truck to shoot everywhere. Even the hiding position of Luo Ying and others was also under fire. Reconnaissance, bullets hit the top of the trench where they were hiding in the dust.
Each Japanese soldier finished his work with satisfaction after firing out a bucket. Time was tight, and rescuing troops was like putting out fires. It was just a routine matter for them, and they would be scolded if they delayed for a long time.
The Japanese commander who led the team was also very patient. He waited until the reconnaissance team left Wangjiawan before ordering the convoy to enter with confidence;
Like a hunter waiting for his prey to arrive, Qian Jin patiently waited for the Japanese convoy to drive into Wangjiawan, with a faint smile hanging on his lips.
The Japs' lead car was about to hit the detonation point. Qian Jin tightened the detonation rope decisively after taking enough precautions. Hearing a huge bang, the Japs' lead car was overturned without any suspense. The dozen or so Japanese soldiers on board were either dead or injured;
At the same time, another blasting point at the rear also detonated successfully, but the timing was not good enough. The car only exploded and broke down, and the Japanese in the car suffered little casualties;
The Japs' commander was very cunning. He chose to sit in the cab of the third car, so he did not suffer any harm.
The explosion was the order to fire. As soon as the Japanese convoy stopped, the mortar platoon a few hundred meters away opened fire. Several mortars roared into the Japanese convoy, and groups of Japanese were knocked down. Death means injury.
"Bagaya Road, enemy attack!"
The Japanese who were attacked spontaneously jumped out of the car and prepared to resist. Luo Ying gave the order to attack in time:
"Brothers, fight!"
