Chenjialing, the ambush formation of the Sixth Company of the Independent Battalion
This time, Yan Haoyu set up the ambush position in an unnamed mountain valley one kilometer behind Chenjialing. Chenjialing was the place where the Japanese were most wary. No matter how careless the Japanese were, they had to be vigilant when passing through Chenjialing;
The location chosen by Yan Haoyu is far inferior to Chenjialing, but the biggest advantage of this location is what we often call "darkness under the lamp". When the Japanese carefully walk through Chenjialing, it is easy to relax their vigilance, and then continue to Liuzhen with a wide view. It's not suitable for an ambush.
The only exception is the Wuming Mountain Cove. It is only one kilometer past Chenjialing and then there is a big turn, entering the Wuming Mountain Cove. After leaving the Wuming Mountain Cove, there is a flat plain. This blind spot is only a few hundred meters, and it is easy to be caught. If people are negligent, it is often called the blind spot of vision, it is dark under the light!
After the Kuroda brigade received the baggage train, they headed all the way to Liuzhen. Since they had just come from Liuzhen without incident, Kuroda was still a little careless.
Soon they arrived at Chenjialing. Kuroda stopped the baggage convoy, and then sent a cavalry squadron to occupy Chenjialing. After ensuring that it was safe, the large force set off and carefully passed through Chenjialing. The memory left for the Japanese here was not very good!
Even Kuroda, an arrogant guy, had to be cautious in front of Chen Jialing, fearing being beaten.
"Your Excellency Baron, the troops have passed through Chenjialing safely. There is a smooth plain ahead. Do we still need to search and advance?"
Lieutenant Commander Kuroda likes to be called by his title and aristocratic character, so in the entire Kuroda Brigade, anyone with a little bit of discernment will respectfully address him as "Baron".
As expected, Kuroda's mood improved a lot, and he said pleasantly to the signal soldier who came to ask for instructions:
"Yoshi, inform Mr. Sasaki to speed up the search. Your Excellency the General and the warriors are still waiting for this batch of supplies!"
Kuroda was also very cunning. He didn't say that there was no need to search, and he would be responsible if something happened. He also said that the general was pressing for supplies, and left the rest to Captain Sasaki himself.
It was Sasaki who was scolded for missing time!
Sure enough, Captain Sasaki, who was responsible for the search task, accelerated the search a lot after receiving Kuroda's order. He just dealt with it and left, delaying the general's important event. He, a small captain, could not bear the responsibility.
Unnamed mountain valley, Sixth Company ambush position
The reconnaissance squad has reported the Japs' movements to Yan Haoyu. Within ten minutes at the latest, the Japs's baggage team will enter the ambush circle. This news makes Yan Haoyu and others very excited;
After waiting for several days, they finally arrived!
"Old Yan, you are so good. You are sure that the Japanese will come."
"Liu Company Commander, please stop praising me, I'm so easy to be proud of!"
After Yan Hao finished speaking, he said to everyone:
"Comrades, hide yourself, don't be discovered by the Japanese!"
"The grenades are all ready. Take the sound of my gun as a signal. With three grenades for each person, we will go to the enemy's car to greet the enemy."
After receiving the order, everyone took off the safety of the cantaloupe grenade and prepared for the attack.
After a while, the Japanese search squadron appeared as scheduled. Perhaps because the terrain here was relatively complicated, Sasaki stopped deliberately and conducted fire reconnaissance with a machine gun at the location of the Sixth Company;
This is a common trick used by the Japanese, and some inexperienced troops may be deceived by them.
"Ta-ta-ta!"
"Ta-ta-ta!"
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Other search soldiers also conducted fire reconnaissance in all directions. Sasaki nodded with great satisfaction, then mounted his horse, waved his hand, and continued to move forward.
A few minutes later, the Japanese army entered the ambush circle. The first one to enter was Kuroda's cavalry group. Hundreds of cavalry drove through the ambush circle in a mighty manner;
Next came the Japanese baggage convoy, starting with a truck transporting the escort squadron, followed by three baggage trucks in the middle, and finally an escort vehicle.
There are only five cars, and it seems that all the big meat has been eaten by the Tigers!
Yan Haoyu pulled the trigger decisively, and the sound of the gun was an order!
Two companies of more than 400 people each threw a grenade at the Japanese company...
"Enemy attack!"
"Bagaya Road..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Hundreds of cantaloupe grenades rained down on five transport vehicles, not even the troop transport vehicles, and even a small number were thrown into the cavalry queue.
The Japs suffered heavy losses in the first round of explosions, and then came the second and third rounds. Thousands of grenades were thrown into the Japs group in less than a minute, a real grenade attack!
"What a waste!"
Liu Zhe secretly despised it in his heart.
The explosion of the grenade caused the ammunition on the baggage truck to explode, and the truck was deformed by the explosion!
The miserable Yoshino squadron was wiped out by grenades, with each vehicle receiving an average of hundreds of grenades, and some were even distributed by the cavalry brigade;
Since the focus of the ambush was the Japanese baggage convoy, the casualties of the cavalry brigade were not large, that is, twenty or thirty cavalry were killed or wounded;
Not many of the Yoshino squadron could stand up, and three trucks of supplies were burned to the ground.
"beat!"
After throwing the grenades, he started to call the Japanese cavalry with his guns. Lieutenant Commander Kuroda also realized from the continuous explosions that he was ambushed!
Kuroda's first reaction was to order a retreat. The supplies had been blown up by the Eighth Route Army, and there was no point in continuing the fight;
The key point is that they are cavalry and cannot go up the mountain to fight the despicable attackers. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall and evacuate quickly.
"Blow the charge!"
Following Yan Haoyu's order, loud military bugles sounded in the valley, followed by hundreds of people shouting to kill. The echo in the valley sounded like thousands of soldiers and horses were ambushed.
The frightened Kuroda brigade fled quickly, leaving behind fifty or sixty corpses.
The remaining soldiers of the Yoshino Squadron without horses were completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army who rushed down. In this battle, 58 Japanese cavalry were eliminated, 32 horses and 52 Type 44 lances were captured;
Five transport vehicles were blown up, 127 Japanese escort squadron members including the driver were wiped out, and the remaining two squadrons of the Yoshino squadron were completely wiped out.
One truck of ammunition and two trucks of grain were blown up, and 5 usable crooked machine guns, 8 grenades, more than 80 38-guns, more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition, more than 500 cantaloupe grenades, and others were seized. Some supplies.
The weapons and ammunition of the Sixth Company and the Artillery Company were replenished. It turned out that many people in the Artillery Company only had three grenades in hand;
Now, everyone has a gun, one platoon continues to carry 16 "Wei Yixiao" flying thunder cannons, and the other two platoons can temporarily be used as infantry platoons.
Yan Haoyu had five infantry platoons in his hands, which was a considerable force. He chose to continue to lurk and stand by.
"Company Commander Liu, I have drafted a telegram to report the situation here to the battalion commander and ask for instructions on the next step. Take a look at it. If you have no objection, sign it and send it to the battalion commander in our two names."
Liu Zhe took the telegram from Yan Haoyu and read it carefully, then signed his name on it and handed it back to Yan Haoyu;
Yan Haoyu took it and signed it, then handed it to the signal corps to send to the battalion headquarters.
They continue to wait for new instructions...
