"Is everything clear?!"
Liu Bo and the company and platoon leaders nodded in unison, "I understand, commander!"
Li Yunlong waved his hand, "I understand, then hurry up and execute the order!"
As the order was passed to each soldier, the battalion sprang into action.
Liu Bo led the first and second companies across the highway to a hundred meters to the west, parallel to the highway, and began to dig hidden trenches.
At this time, the winter wheat in the field has been harvested by the villagers, and there is only short wheat stubble on the ground. At that time, it is only necessary to cover the trench with a marching quilt, and then spread a layer of loose soil and wheat stubble to hide it from the sight of the little Japanese.
On the east side of the road, Li Yunlong arranged the machine gun teams of the Third Company and the Fire Support Company two hundred meters away, between the road and the woods.
Their task was to maintain continuous firepower, and after the little Japanese was driven to the east side, they would be suppressed in the drainage ditch.
In order to prevent the little Japanese from escaping along the drainage ditch to the north and south, Li Yunlong also sent people to plant a large number of landmines at the north and south ends of the drainage ditch.
The fire support company's four 81mm mortars and six 60-mm mortars were lined up in the woods, and all the branches in the shooting range had been cleared.
The company commander and several gunners personally measured all the distances and directions, calculated the shooting elements, and adjusted the muzzle height and offset.
Ensure that every mortar can accurately launch shells into the drainage ditch.
The ten sniping warriors selected suitable sniping locations along the edge of the grove.
With a sniper rifle with a scope in hand, each of them can guarantee a hit at a distance of four hundred meters.
Generally speaking, the marksmanship of the little Japanese infantry has the highest hit rate within two hundred meters.
But this time, the kid from the Kwantung Army came. I heard that the Kwantung Army was all elite, so let him zoom in to 300 meters. The snipers still maintained a huge advantage.
Two hours later, it was completely dark and all the preparations for the first battalion were completed.
After eating their rations, the soldiers began to take turns to rest, restore their physical strength and energy, and recharge their batteries for tomorrow's battle.
As time goes by, the night gradually fades away, and a wisp of light shines on the sky, dispersing the wisps of mist.
At five o'clock in the morning, in Pingyao County, following the order from Puxi Major, the transport convoy began to set off.
Xu Gaoxiang, who had been paying close attention to their movements, immediately sent the news to Li Yunlong when the transport convoy started to leave.
Far away in the woods between Xizhai Village and Zhongzipo, Li Yunlong, who was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed to rest, was awakened by the communicator in his arms.
After receiving the message from Xu Gaoxiang, Li Yunlong perked up and said, "Monk, monk, let me know and cheer up everyone. In less than half an hour, the little devil's transport convoy is coming!"
As the order was conveyed, all the soldiers of the first battalion cheered up and waited with bated breath for the arrival of the Little Japanese convoy.
About twenty minutes later, a light appeared from the north side of the road, and soon they came to the ambush circle of the 1st Battalion.
The leader was a light armored vehicle with three machine gun perforations, and the rear of the convoy was also a light armored vehicle of the same type.
"boom!"
The armored vehicle detonated the mine.
Under the violent explosion, the entire body of the armored vehicle shook and was submerged in the earth and fire.
The driver in the car endured the violent shock and subconsciously stepped on the brakes.
The trucks in the convoy behind them all chose to brake suddenly.
"It's an attack! Back up the car, back up the car!" This group of little devils reacted quickly and immediately reversed the car and left.
Unfortunately, the 1st Battalion had been waiting for a long time. The 1st and 2nd companies on the west side took off their camouflage at the same moment as the explosion.
The Super Bazooka was already ready to fire. After aiming at the target, the rocket roared towards the convoy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
There were four explosions one after another, and the two armored vehicles that could have been used as major killers had no chance to play their due role and turned into two piles of burning scrap metal.
The roads in front and behind were blocked, and the little devil was in a panic. The soldiers accompanying him on the truck quickly jumped out of the car and moved forward.
Major Puxi did not stay on the armored vehicle this time, so he escaped. "Counterattack! Counterattack!"
The little Japanese moved very quickly and immediately relied on trucks to form crossfire and launch a counterattack.
However, the enemy's firepower was unexpectedly strong. The first company and the second company launched a firepower attack, and hit them with overwhelming bullets.
The ground was like boiling water, throwing up clouds of dust. Bullets hit the truck, making a tinkling sound and sparks flying everywhere.
More than a hundred little Japs were pushed directly back to the east side of the highway. More than twenty little Japs chose to lie on the road, relying on the cover of the trucks, to take the lead in launching a counterattack.
Following Major Puxi's shouting, many little Japs tried to remove gas bombs and mortars from the four trucks in the middle.
At the same time, ten snipers four hundred meters away on the east side of the road began to attack.
"Bang! Bang!..."
A series of crisp gunshots rang out, and several little devils who stood up to approach the truck fell to the ground one after another.
And they are all shot from behind, very accurate!
Major Puxi was stunned at first, and then his expression changed drastically. The Kwantung Army had suffered a lot from the Soviet army. He immediately realized that there were snipers!
"Sniper! Sniper!"
These little devils from the Kwantung Army knew how powerful snipers were and did not blindly get up and approach the truck again. They knew well that they would die if they tried.
At this time, the third company and fire support company located meters on both sides also began to attack.
Under attack from both sides, even the little devils lying on the road had to crawl into the ditch on the roadside.
However, I have to say that this group of little Japanese soldiers from the Kwantung Army are indeed of high quality. In just a few minutes, they not only made an effective counterattack, but also caused certain casualties to the first battalion.
As for the little Japanese, except for the sniper attack that caused more than a dozen casualties, the first battalion's firepower was fierce, but the harvest was very small.
Although the casualties were small, the parties were completely suppressed and unable to move. Moreover, they now lacked the means to deal with enemy snipers. Rifles and two machine guns alone could not deal with these snipers.
Major Puxi immediately chose to ask for help. Major Takeshita was shocked when he received the call for help. If this chemical unit was destroyed so close to the county seat, his future would be over!
Major Takeshita immediately mobilized the military police brigade from Pingyao County and Han Huicheng's corps to support them.
At the same time, Major Akai was notified of the situation. After receiving the news, Colonel Akai immediately gathered the entire infantry brigade and quickly set off for support.
At the ambush point, in the small woods, Li Yunlong looked at the little Japs who had all hid in the drainage ditch, and methodically relied on the defense of the drainage ditch to launch a strong counterattack.
"Humph, the Kwantung Army is indeed extraordinary!"
"But you still have to drink our Lao Li's foot-washing water!"
Li Yunlong looked back at the mortar position, "Captain Shi, blow up these sons of bitches for me!"
After receiving the order, ten mortars opened fire in unison. Before the first mortar shell fell, the second shell had already followed.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
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