Gao Xiaoshan didn't mean to change Zhou Wen's tactics.
He already knew Zhou Wen's ambition to compare the number of sniper kills with some Finn (what he didn't know was that the Finn was still hunting in the mountains and snow for a living), and Zhou Wen had worked hard for everyone over the years, and As a father and a mother, Gao Xiaoshan also felt sorry for this good brother, so he would naturally not have any objection to Zhou Wen's rare desire to let himself go.
The key is that now the mercenary group is fully fledged and the command system at all levels has been established. As long as Zhou Wen grasps the strategic direction, he no longer needs to worry too much about how to fight and what method to use.
Even for this overall defense operation at Lengkou Pass, as long as the campaign goal of firmly holding Lengkou Pass and inflicting heavy casualties on the Japanese army was determined, and Zhao Changshu, Meng Yuting, Chen Wanli and Gao Xiaoshan were there, the specific command was unclear. How many things has he done to Zhou Wen?
That's why Gao Xiaoshan discussed with Chen Wanli and refined Zhou Wen's rough plan into a planned and coordinated free operation, which mobilized all the strength of the mercenary group.
At this time, Team 1 led by Gao Xiaoshan detoured to a peak on the right side of the Japanese forward brigade. He knew through the headset that Team Li Hu had broken away and retreated, and now it was up to him to take over Team Li's responsibility to monitor the movements of the Japanese army.
The vegetation on this unknown mountain peak is sparse, and the entire mountain is covered with white snow. A homemade paper visor is tied to the telescope on the high hill. Wearing a white cloak, we observe the slowly advancing Japanese troops from a distance.
At this time, Cui Dayong, the second best gunner of the mercenary group lying next to him, was also observing with a telescope. Not long after, he saw him saying eagerly: "Brother Shanzi, do you want to fire a shot? I see there are several Japanese troops in the middle." For officers on horseback, the straight-line distance is only about 1 kilometer, and I can blast them into the sky with a heavy bomb."
Gao Xiaoshan said angrily: "It's great that you can shoot them down, but if you scare the Japanese, they will all move forward as a group, so it will be difficult to fight later."
Cui Dayong said with saliva on his face: "The scholar said that we can fight freely. It would be a pity not to take advantage of such a good opportunity!"
Gao Xiaoshan turned around and said solemnly: "Dayong, this is why you can't be the commander. Think about it, if the Japanese army marches in a group, with artillery support behind them, you may face a heavy counterattack by the Japanese if you want to sneak attack, even if They don't have a clear target, but if they fire randomly in one direction, someone among us will inevitably be shot. The scholar asked us to kill the enemy while trying to avoid casualties as much as possible. Don't just think about it when you think about the problem in the future. You have to have an overall view of yourself.”
Although Cui Dayong is now as good as Xu Dacheng in his artillery skills, he is relatively simple-minded and has an impatient temper. In addition, he has been following an arrogant man like Xu Dacheng for a long time, and he has a lot of arrogance in him. problems.
This is also the reason why Gao Xiaoshan wants to take him with him, because he is afraid that others will not be able to control him and cause this guy to cause trouble.
Cui Dayong naturally did not dare to disobey Gao Xiaoshan, so he could only keep silent.
At this time, in Gao Xiaoshan's telescope, he saw that the Japanese army group suddenly stopped, and several mounted officers dismounted, as if they were discussing something. Gao Xiaoshan's expectant heart began to beat.
Sure enough, not long after, a Japanese troop broke away from the large group and ran towards the foot of the snow-capped mountains.
It's done, the Japanese have divided their forces as scheduled, and there is still a whole squadron of troops. The big fish has finally arrived.
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Captain Yazawa Yuki, the squadron leader of the 3rd Squadron of the Japanese 183rd Brigade (the 1st Brigade of the 14th Brigade), was born in a fisherman family in Hokkaido. He did not feel any discomfort with the cold weather in northern China, but his mood at the moment was different. Not very good.
The 3rd Squadron, which fought continuously in Rehe for more than ten days, achieved the feat of annihilating and capturing thousands of enemies without any casualties.
But just ten minutes ago, the 1st Squadron, which was sent out as the vanguard, was killed and wounded more than 20 people in an instant. Even his right-hand man, the squad leader, Second Lieutenant Yoki Moriguchi, was killed by the despicable Chinese Being beaten to death by a cold gunman not only aroused great anger in him, but also cast a shadow over his heart.
He had vaguely heard the news that the entire Yoneyama brigade was destroyed a few days ago. Although Shangfeng did not come forward to confirm it, the mixed 14th brigade composed of Hokkaido soldiers passed the news very quickly among fellow villagers, at least Yazawa Isamu Shu knew the truth of this news very well in his heart. At least until now, he had never seen any acquaintances from Shu's brigade under Mishan.
He had some doubts in his heart that the Chinese gunmen in the mountains ahead were not ordinary anti-Japanese volunteers, but probably the regular Chinese army. Otherwise, they would not be able to shoot so accurately.
So just now he suggested to the battalion commander, Major Osamu Hasegawa, to ask the 1st Squadron to follow them 500 meters behind their squadron to prevent a large Chinese army from setting up an ambush ahead.
However, the captain of the battalion, Major Osamu Hasegawa, immediately rejected his suggestion and reprimanded him: "Captain Yazawa, how could you be intimidated by a few Chinese stragglers? For any enemy who dares to challenge the imperial army, you Your job is not to identify the enemy, but to lead your soldiers on them and tear them apart."
In fact, it cannot be said that the captain of the brigade, Major Osamu Hasegawa, is too arrogant, because previous intelligence shows that in addition to Lengkou Pass, China's 32nd Army is already defending, and their main force is placed in Qian'an County, 20 kilometers away.
There are only a few remnants of the Northeast Army that retreated into the Pass in other directions. Do they still have the guts to leave the strong and dangerous Great Wall Fortress and travel dozens of kilometers to fight the imperial army in the field?
How could the mixed 14th Brigade, which was responsible for conquering the Great Wall defense line first and opening an assault opening for the large army, slow down its advance for the sake of a few small Chinese troops with accurate marksmanship? That was simply an insult to the imperial army.
Therefore, sending a reorganized squadron to eliminate and expel the small Chinese troops harassing the front is considered to be a sign of respect for these Chinese.
Therefore, although Captain Yazawa Yuki had some concerns, he just told each team to keep a certain distance and moved towards the place where the vanguard team was attacked.
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In a forest about 30 kilometers away from Lengkou Pass, which is the No. 3 secret camp that Zhou Wen had set up before, brothers from several other teams except Team 1 reunited again, and there was another brother. Someone we didn't expect also appeared here.
