Watanabe thought about it carefully and found no other better way. He decided to accept Gao Cang's suggestion and divide his troops into three groups.
Watanabe said: "Okay, let me inform you now."
He sent the communications staff who followed him to call the three brigade captains and gave them the marching route and the time to assemble in Maiba Town. Then the three infantry brigade went into action separately. Watanabe, Takakura and others followed one of the infantry brigade.
Tanaka was able to fulfill his responsibilities. He had promised to stay and deal with the surveillance posts sent by Xu Dalong. He divided an infantry squad given to him by Watanabe into three teams, each with the special high school personnel he brought. The commander set up an ambush in the direction of the three infantry brigades, hoping to catch the people sent by Xu Dalong to follow them.
Not to mention, Tanaka's method is very effective. The people sent by Xu Dalong have been monitoring the actions of the Japanese army. After the Japanese troops started taking action, they continued to follow. Because of the darkness, they did not notice the people left in ambush in Tianzhong. When they saw the black shadows rushing toward them, they realized it and hurriedly shot at the black figures.
The ambushing Japanese troops opened fire on them. A special operations team member and a guerrilla guide were shot and sacrificed, and the walkie-talkies they carried also fell into the hands of the Japanese troops.
When the lurking Japanese special education personnel saw that the following guerrillas were eliminated, they reported the news to Tanaka.
Tanaka was very happy to hear this and informed Gao Cang and Watanabe of the good news. Hearing that the guerrilla surveillance post had been knocked down, Watanabe felt much better and was full of energy. He urged the troops to speed up their march and strive to reach Maiba Town as soon as possible.
However, the Japanese army still underestimated Xu Dalong. They thought they had knocked down the surveillance posts of Xu Dalong's faction, but they didn't know that the surveillance posts of Xu Dalong's faction were always divided into two groups. Behind the two surveillance posts they knocked down, there was a special forces member and a guerrilla. The guide is to prevent something from happening to a group of surveillance posts. When they saw a battle taking place ahead, they could tell from the flash of their guns that the Japanese army was in large numbers.
The two knew that they could not rescue their comrades in front, so they could only hide quietly with grief and indignation, and continued to track after the Japanese troops left. They reported what happened to Xu Dalong.
The Japanese army that eliminated the two guerrilla surveillance posts joined Tanaka and handed over the captured walkie-talkie.
Tanaka is also very smart, hoping to use the walkie-talkie to confuse Xu Dalong, or at least hope to determine his location by talking to Xu Dalong.
It's a pity that he didn't know the connection between Xu Dalong and the special operations team members at all. He used special operations terms, which Tanaka couldn't understand at all.
Although Tianzhong and Xu Dalong were using the same channel, they did not dare to speak rashly after listening for a long time. He knew very well that as soon as he opened his mouth, his secret would be exposed. However, Tian Zhongxin was still relatively relieved. After all, Xu Dalong's surveillance team had been killed, and Xu Dalong was now blind and deaf. It would not be that easy to attack the Japanese army again.
After Xu Dalong received the report from the surviving surveillance team, he learned that the Japanese army had divided into three groups, one of which continued along the road towards Maiba Town. ….
Xu Dalong was worried. When the entire Japanese infantry regiment was gathered together and it was difficult to eat them, he heard that the Japanese dared to divide their troops. This was an elusive opportunity. He hurriedly contacted several other guerrilla groups and asked them to join him and attack one of the Japanese troops.
The main force of the guerrillas was deployed in the Maiba Town area. They were originally preparing to attack the Japanese army in stages. After they heard Xu Dalong's call, the main force of the guerrillas, including Li Qiulin, immediately began a rapid march.
At this time, the morale of the guerrillas was high. Although they heard that the enemy was powerful, they were confident that under Xu Dalong's command, they would be able to win the battle.
Rapid march is a high-intensity exercise. Supported by the confidence of victory, the guerrillas were all very excited and did not feel tired at all.
Xu Dalong also gave full consideration to how to fight this battle well next. He knew that although the Japanese army had been divided into three groups, their strength was comparable.
The Japanese army is scattered, but each route has at least one infantry brigade. Especially the Japanese army they are going to fight has an infantry brigade, including the wing headquarters and the direct-affiliated team, with a strength of more than 1,300 people, and is very powerful. Even if it was an ambush, relying on dozens of special forces members under his command, plus the guerrilla detachment, most of which were new recruits, it would be impossible to devour the Japanese army in one go.
Therefore, the goal set in this battle is to consume as many Japanese troops as possible. Xu Dalong did not plan for total annihilation. When arranging his troops, he decided to adopt the tactics of sparrow warfare. He used the brigade as a unit to fight independently and attack in all directions, leaving the enemy confused and forced to fight. This way, he could Effectively restricting the Japanese army from exerting their combat effectiveness, thereby causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army.
Large groups of Japanese troops are marching. This time, in order to avoid an ambush, the Japanese army followed suit and sent an infantry squad in front of the marching group to serve as a guard.
At this time, Xu Dalong sent a new surveillance post in the direction of the Japanese army's advance. He quickly discovered the situation of the Japanese marching brigade and reported the situation to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong only had one brigade of guerrillas at hand at this time, and he had no advantage in terms of military strength or firepower. With such strength, if they attack the Japanese marching brigade, although they can cause more damage to the Japanese army, once they are entangled by the Japanese army, they themselves will be very risky. As the saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to bite off more than you can chew.
Xu Dalong gave up the idea of attacking the Japanese marching brigade and decided to target the enemy's infantry squad that served as the vanguard. To this end, he readjusted his deployment.
Xu Dalong first ordered Li Qiulin's troops to move closer to him, and the two brigades joined together, and then made specific battle arrangements.
The Japanese army finally appeared. The first one to appear was an infantry squad serving as the vanguard. Although those Japanese soldiers were in the vanguard and were very vigilant, they were still mentally paralyzed and somewhat underestimated the enemy. After all, they were followed by a large group of Japanese soldiers. If they were attacked, they would be rescued immediately.
Therefore, in order to speed up the march, the Japanese soldiers still lined up in a relatively neat queue and ran forward. ….
Seeing the Japs' vanguard troops entering the ambush circle, Xu Dalong fired the first shot at the Japs' queue with the help of the faint moonlight.
The sound of gunfire was an order, and the guerrillas from the two groups immediately opened fire and attacked the Japanese infantry squad. In order to give full play to his firepower, Xu Dalong set up an inverted triangle ambush position. The guerrillas could shoot without any scruples without worrying about hurting their own people.
The Japanese officers and soldiers of the 19th Regiment had also fought with the guerrillas. In their impression, the guerrillas lacked weapons and ammunition. They often fired a few shots before coming up to fight the Japanese with bayonets, or turning around and running away. Although they have heard that part of the Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated and weapons and ammunition fell into the hands of the guerrillas, the long-term impression still makes it difficult for them to change this idea. This is also the main reason why they dare to march forward in queues on the road. It was this idea of underestimating the enemy that caused the Japanese soldiers to suffer a great loss.
There were more than 500 people in the two brigades participating in the ambush battle. Everyone had a gun, and each person had an average of more than 50 rounds of ammunition. They also have a total of 6 light machine guns, each of which is equipped with more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
Before the battle started, Xu Dalong told all the team members participating in the battle that once the battle started, they should not think about saving bullets, but shoot out the most bullets in the shortest time, and use the fastest time to annihilate the enemies in front.
Therefore, as soon as the battle began, the special forces and guerrillas fired a large number of bullets at the Japanese infantry squad like a heavy rain.
Under the rain of bullets, an infantry squad of Japanese soldiers lost more than four-fifths almost instantly.
In order not to give the enemy time to breathe, Xu Dalong gave the order to charge less than a minute after the battle started.
More than 500 special forces and guerrillas rushed onto the road to eliminate the remaining Japanese troops.
The Japanese army also maintained a high degree of vigilance during the march. After the vanguard troops were attacked, they immediately charged forward.
Front, trying to rescue the infantry team that was attacked in the front.
Xu Dalong had already made careful arrangements. After firing two magazines from the six light machine guns at the Japanese infantry squad, he immediately turned to the following Japanese infantry brigade and used firepower to block their way forward, killing the main force of the guerrillas. Get rid of the Japanese vanguard squad and buy time.
Since it was at night, it was easier to hide, so the ambush site set by Xu Dalong was only a few dozen meters away from the road. After Xu Dalong gave the order to charge, more than 500 special forces and guerrillas rushed onto the road in a very short time. Like a flood, they quickly submerged the remaining Japanese troops, then quickly cleaned the battlefield and quickly evacuated. The entire battle lasted less than three minutes.
In order to avoid Japanese retaliation, Xu Dalong ordered the troops to evacuate quickly according to the pre-planned plan. The machine gun team also began to evacuate. As they ran, they turned back and fired at the Japanese troops with their machine guns. The Japanese army had to dodge, thus temporarily halting the pursuit. In this way, the guerrillas were quickly out of danger and disappeared into the vast night. ….
This battle came so suddenly. In just a few minutes, the Japanese army lost another infantry squad, and all their weapons and ammunition were taken away by the guerrillas. The Japanese marching group also encountered enemy machine gun fire, and the number of casualties exceeded 20.
The battle came so suddenly, and the enemy retreated so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the guerrillas disappeared without a trace, and a dead silence returned to the battlefield. Like a dream, the loss of more than 80 Japanese officers and soldiers, although not a serious injury, cast a shadow on the hearts of all officers and soldiers.
They looked at the dark night, wondering where greater danger was waiting for them.
Gao Cang and Tanaka were extremely angry. They wished they could catch those damn guerrillas and cut them to pieces. But looking at the dark wilderness, their wishes could not be realized at all. Their anger, which had nowhere to vent, caused them great pain.
Watanabe felt very depressed, and he felt that continuing like this was not an option. If he continued to march at night, he didn't know what kind of blow he would encounter.
Watanabe made up his mind and ordered the troops to stop advancing and build a defense line in place to prevent the guerrillas from attacking again. At the same time, the signal corps was ordered to notify the other two infantry brigades and ask them to stay on guard to guard against guerrilla attacks and wait until dawn before making plans.
Gao Cang and Tanaka felt that if things continued like this, Xu Dalong and the others would definitely escape. Even the logistics staff in Maiba Town would probably be able to evacuate calmly. In this case, the Japanese army's operation would be in vain, and the significance of the attack would be lost.
They wanted to persuade Watanabe to continue marching, but seeing Watanabe's depressed look, they knew it was impossible to persuade him, so they had to keep silent. Fortunately, it was already 5 o'clock in the morning, so they had no choice but to wait patiently.
Just when the Japanese army sent out a guard post and prepared to camp on the spot, a large number of bullets were fired from the right side of the highway. This was when another brigade of guerrillas arrived, and they launched an attack on the Japanese troops who were resting on the road.
When the Japanese troops formed a fighting formation and fought back, they had already withdrawn. The entire battle lasted only one minute and ended quickly.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were very angry and hoped to catch up with these guerrillas and eliminate them. But in the vast darkness, they quickly lost track of the guerrillas. In order to avoid an ambush, they could only leave a guard post and then retreat to the road.
While the Japanese troops were counting their casualties, another heavy barrage of bullets was fired from the left side of the highway.
This time the guerrillas appeared at the left rear of the Japanese marching brigade. Since the Japanese army had set up security posts in advance, these guerrillas were discovered by the Japanese security posts 100 meters away from the Japanese marching group.
These guerrillas had no choice but to shoot at the Japanese marching brigade on the road from a distance. From such a long distance, they couldn't see clearly where the Japanese troops were. Fortunately, the Japanese troops were large in number, and the bullets fired blindly still caused some casualties to them.
This attack came so suddenly and ended just as quickly. The Japanese army organized a counterattack, and it was still a
Nothing to gain.
The effect of these two attacks was not very significant because the Japanese military had taken precautions in advance. However, despite this, 26 Japanese officers and soldiers still died. 39314983.
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