When heading towards the village in the mountainous area not far away, the puppet company commander who led the team was muttering in his heart.
During this period, the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was very rampant. It often took the initiative to harass various strongholds, and even wandered around with infantry cannons.
They were so scared that no one dared to leave the stronghold.
At present, the Japanese army asked their Imperial Army to penetrate deep into the guerrilla area of the Eighth Route Army and actively attack the villages in the guerrilla area of the Eighth Route Army.
But if we really do this, isn't it because the birthday girl always hangs himself because he thinks his life is too long?
Walking on the road, a little far away from the Japanese troops watching from behind, the puppet company commander immediately told the platoon leaders around him: "Tell brothers, keep your eyes open for me. In this village, I It looks like there will most likely be an ambush from all directions, so when they hear the gunshots, they all run back."
A platoon leader asked, "Company commander, many villages in the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla zone have militiamen. What if the ambush is just the militia troops?"
The puppet company commander cursed: "Idiot, you don't care if he is the Eighth Route Army, as long as the gunfire rings, we will treat it as the Eighth Route Army."
Having said this, the puppet company commander swallowed, with deep fear in his eyes, "Even if it is a militia, it is still a militia of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army. Any regiment of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army, regardless of whether it is an independent regiment or a new regiment." The first group and the new second group are not easy to mess with..."
"Don't you know how badly the little devils were beaten by the three regiments of the Iron Triangle in this spring sweep? Let's not talk about the little devils, but let's talk about the Eighth Mixed Brigade of our Imperial Association Army. I don't know which one it is. I made a mistake and provoked the Independent Regiment. As a result, thousands of troops were directly destroyed by artillery by the Independent Regiment, and the whole army was almost annihilated."
"You have a tough head. Can it be tougher than the head of the 8th Mixed Brigade? Can it be tougher than the head of the Imperial Army?"
"Didn't you see that in that small village, the Japanese troops behind us didn't dare to advance rashly, so they used us as cannon fodder?"
"Before we set off this time, the leader of the group told us in private that even if we are forced by the Japanese, if we don't mess with this Iron Triangle, we can save ourselves from not knowing how we will die."
"Do you hear everything clearly?"
"Yes -" several puppet army platoon leaders responded quickly.
At dusk, more than a hundred puppet troops continued to approach the village. When they were less than three hundred meters away from the village, several gunshots suddenly rang out, completely breaking the dead silence in the mountains and forests at dusk.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Although he didn't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army who fired the gun, the puppet company commander's face changed drastically and he quickly gave the order to retreat.
Several platoon commanders, who had been frightened to their core by the puppet company commander's previous alarmism, immediately issued orders.
The more than one hundred puppet troops came slowly, but when they returned, each one was faster than the last. They wished they had two more legs.
In the forest on the left side of the village, a few militia soldiers crawling in the bushes were dumbfounded when they looked at the puppet soldiers running away.
Because the distance was quite far, everyone missed the last few shots.
But what happened to these puppet troops, and why did they withdraw all at once?
at the same time.
The faces of the two Japanese squadron leaders who were conducting reconnaissance with binoculars from behind changed slightly.
Sure enough, there are eight ways.
But the gunshots sounded really sparse, and after a few shots they became quiet again.
Looking over, I could only see the Imperial Army troops fleeing back in panic.
"Report to Taijun that there is... an ambush. The main force of the Eighth Route Army... is ambushing in the village!"
The puppet company commander ran back in a hurry and said breathlessly, with a look of horror on his face, which did not look like he was faking it.
"idiot!"
The Japanese squadron leader Dong Lun Taoshui yelled loudly. He was not stupid. The company commander of the Imperial Association Army was clearly afraid of death. The gunshots that had been fired earlier were sparse and could not be the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
About to continue to have attacks.
Suddenly there were bursts of gunfire, coming from all directions in the distant area.
Upon hearing this, the faces of Japanese squadron leader Dong Lun Taoshui and another Japanese squadron leader Ito changed again.
The puppet company commander was overjoyed in his heart, and he was lucky enough to speak again: "Taijun, you are really the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"
Before he finished speaking, a Japanese communications soldier hurriedly arrived and reported: "Sir, violent gunshots were heard from the east direction of many strongholds."
Another Japanese communications troop arrived and reported: "Sir, a large number of Eighth Route Army figures have appeared near many strongholds in the west."
Dong Lun Taoshui, the leader of the Japanese squadron, shouted angrily: "Baga, have you found out exactly what kind of army this is?"
The communications soldier said: "The other party does not have a military flag, so the number cannot be determined, but they are all wearing uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. They look like a regular combat unit of the Eighth Route Army."
Donglun Taoshui nodded, looked at the Japanese squadron leader Ito aside, and said: "Ito-kun, one of our missions this time is to test the strength of the new Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Now that the Eighth Route Army has taken the initiative to launch an attack, it is a waste of time. Let’s spend more time luring them into action.”
"We appeared near the base of the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The New Second Regiment must have received the news. If they attack, they should target us. But what is going on with the current attack? How does it look like an attack? Going to the surrounding strongholds?"
Ito shook his head. He still couldn't guess the Eighth Route Army's intentions.
In the end, considering that they were out of the control range of the stronghold and vulnerable to an ambush by the Eighth Route Army troops, Donglun Taoshui and Ito led the Japanese and puppet troops back to the central area surrounded by the stronghold.
Then, what these two old devils didn't expect was that the Eighth Route Army's attack intensified.
A large number of Eighth Route Army figures appeared in large and small strongholds around the area.
Under the increasingly darker dusk, one can vaguely see the figures of the Eighth Route Army appearing. They are waiting around the base, out of the range of the Japanese guns and artillery. As long as the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold dare to leave the stronghold, they will be attacked. Launch a charge and swarm them forward.
The sound of gunfire surrounded them, and gradually detoured from the two wings. The gunfire seemed to draw a big circle, and it was about to completely surround the Japanese and puppet troops.
As Dong Lun Taoshui's mind raced, he thought of something, and his expression changed drastically: "No, Mr. Ito, these eight forces want to surround and annihilate us!"
…
But on the other side, amid the chaotic gunshots, he focused his vision on a local area.
On the outskirts of the New Second Regiment's guerrilla area, outside the firing range of a medium-sized Japanese stronghold, a large number of Eighth Route Army figures suddenly appeared.
Because the sky was getting darker and they were not too close, the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold could only vaguely see the figures of the Eighth Route Army appearing one after another, but the specific situation could not be clearly seen.
But the large number of figures seemed to be heading towards the surrounding stronghold, so that the Japanese and puppet soldiers in the stronghold were panicked.
Especially these days in the New Second Regiment, the soldiers just wander around with their infantry cannons. Gu Xi
The Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold all believed that the New Second Regiment had enough offensive artillery and could easily defeat any stronghold with its huge advantage.
At present, a large number of Eighth Route Army figures appeared around the stronghold. The Japanese and puppet troops had no idea about the specific firepower configuration, and they could only huddle in the stronghold and tremble.
In fact, if the little devil has the courage to leave the stronghold and rush to the place to conduct actual exploration, he will be surprised to find out.
The so-called large number of Eighth Route Army troops were just scarecrows inserted outside the range of the Japanese strongholds, wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms and Eighth Route Army caps.
In addition, behind these scarecrows, there are a small number of militia soldiers, pulling the ropes tied behind the scarecrows back and forth, making the scarecrows shake. From a distance, at first glance, they do look like big living people.
No wonder the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold believed it to be true.
It turned out that this was the reason why Li Yunlong had the confidence to use a battalion of troops to fight two squadrons plus a puppet legion of Japanese and puppet troops in an encirclement and annihilation war.
"Hey, speaking of it, I learned this method from the local troops of the Independent Regiment. News came back that it was from the Independent Regiment that comrades from the local troops built scarecrows to scare the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold. I thought about it, This method is absolutely damn good."
Li Yunlong smiled proudly when he saw the effective strategy of suspecting soldiers.
Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, analyzed from the side: "Captain, with these large living people disguised as scarecrows surrounding the Japanese strongholds, we were able to frighten the largest number of Japanese and puppet troops with the smallest number of troops.
In addition, some time ago, we used infantry artillery to harass the Japanese stronghold. Now that the sky is dark, the little Japanese and puppet soldiers in the stronghold will never dare to leave the stronghold easily. "
Zhao Gang, who also followed the battle this time and witnessed Li Yunlong's so-called clever plan, suddenly realized:
"You are so good, Mr. Li, you are absolutely amazing. In this way, the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold will not dare to move."
"With our large formation, the Japs from those two squadrons will probably think that we are going to wipe out all the surrounding strongholds in one fell swoop and finally encircle and annihilate them."
"In addition, the Japs know that we have a large number of offensive artillery on hand, and hiding in the stronghold is asking for death. In this case, the Japs of the two squadrons are unlikely to hide in a certain stronghold, and most of them will panic. Withdrew to the county seat."
Li Yunlong said happily: "This is our opportunity. The mountain road to the north of the stronghold is the only way for the Japanese to retreat to the county. Let's ambush the Japanese here.
In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding strongholds did not dare to move. The Japanese had no reinforcements. The only reinforcements were from the county.
It takes at least three hours to get here.
By the time the Japanese reinforcements arrive, I will have already eaten this Japanese puppet army down to the bones. "
…
Everything was as Li Yunlong had guessed. Donglun Taoshui and Jing Teng judged that the Eighth Route Army was preparing to wipe out the surrounding strongholds in one fell swoop, and finally encircle and annihilate their troops. They were so frightened that they quickly moved towards the county seat.
But at this time, the surrounding strongholds, large and small, had long been besieged and turned into decorations due to Li Yunlong's trick of using scarecrows as soldiers.
For this reason, even when Li Yunlong led two companies to weave through the gaps between the strongholds, the Japanese and puppet troops in these strongholds were not aware of it at all.
In this way, Dong Lun Taoshui and Ito led two Japanese squadrons and smoothly fell into the ambush set by Li Yunlong.
At this time, darkness gradually fell.
The Japanese and puppet troops were suddenly ambushed.
The ambush firepower of the New Second Regiment was extremely fierce, far exceeding the Japanese and puppet troops' understanding of the firepower configuration of the Eighth Route Army's conventional combat units.
Under the dim moonlight, the Japanese and puppet troops who were ambushed knew nothing about the ambushed Eighth Route Army team. They could probably guess that it was the team of the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but how many people were there in the Eighth Route Army, how to deploy the ambush, and what was the firepower configuration? , but I don’t know anything about these.
In addition, all the surrounding strongholds, large and small, were besieged by the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army seemed to be aiming to uproot all the strongholds in the area at once and encircle and annihilate his Donglun Taosui and Ito's troops in one fell swoop.
Such a rampant large-scale military operation made the Japanese even doubt whether it was a joint combat operation by the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army.
In this way, Donglun Taosui and Fujii's clearing defense line collapsed. After stepping into the ambush circle and encountering the fierce firepower attack of the New Second Regiment, the first thing they thought of was not to counterattack on the spot, but to flee in panic.
"Immediately make a strategic move toward the county seat!"
Facing the firepower of the ambush, Donglun Taoshui hurriedly ordered.
The call for help had been sent out a long time ago, and the Japs with radio equipment in some surrounding strongholds naturally received the call.
But there is no way, now the Japanese and puppet troops in various strongholds are like mud Buddhas crossing the river, and they cannot protect themselves.
The outside is surrounded by a large number of Eighth Route Army troops. Who dares to leave the stronghold easily?
At that time, some Japs were not afraid of death and wanted to provide reinforcements and led the team to rush out of the stronghold. However, there were sudden crackling gunshots in the direction of the figures not far away, which frightened the Japs who had rushed out of the stronghold and retracted. Established stronghold fortifications.
... When the soldiers who were manning the scarecrow formation saw the Japanese rushing out of their stronghold, they immediately lit firecrackers placed in iron barrels, making a sound similar to gunshots to scare the Japanese and puppet troops.
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The dark night outside the stronghold is like a tiger that has opened its bloody mouth and devours people.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers sat obediently in the stronghold, no longer daring to show their heads. They just listened with fear to the sound of gunfire from the distance that became increasingly fierce. After less than half an hour, it gradually stopped until it returned to calm.
The little Japanese and the puppet army knew that it was the squadron of Captain Donglun Taoshui and Captain Ito who had come to support from the county seat, plus an imperial association regiment.
But now it seems that they are all finished and have been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
…
On the mountain road where the ambush took place, Zhang Dabiao led his men to quickly survey the battlefield, and then returned and reported to Li Yunlong: "Captain, there are more Japanese and puppet troops than us. Even if we run hard, we can't stop them. Nearly a third of them have escaped." , all the remaining Japanese were wiped out, and more than two hundred puppet soldiers were captured."
"The Japanese escaped in such a hurry that they didn't have time to take away any heavy weapons. We didn't have time to destroy some grenade launchers and light machine guns, but we successfully captured them."
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "Well done, Da Biao, pass the order and leave one platoon to continue cleaning the battlefield. The others will carry out the next combat action according to the plan."
"Oh, by the way, after the battle is over, take away all the corpses of the Japanese if you have time. I still have business to do!"
Zhang Dabiao: "..."
"In addition, bring me all the officers in the captured puppet army. They can be of great use."
"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao responded...
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