It was five o'clock in the morning, the sky dawned very early in midsummer, and a red sun had just peeked out of the horizon. The 8th Independent Brigade, which had been traveling all night, was exhausted and needed to stop and replenish energy.
Lieutenant Commander Arai was exhausted even sitting on his horse, let alone marching on foot. The infantrymen had traveled more than 30 kilometers in one night. Many of them marched mechanically in a daze. This should be the time when a person's physiological function is the most exhausted. This is also the time when vigilance is at its worst.
The cavalry squadron's search was more like a formality, just a formality. They passed by Demoman Zhou Cannon without any notice.
Including Major General Harada, everyone was eager to return home. They didn't even notice that the entire 8th Brigade had entered an open area shaped like a gourd belly. The mountains on both sides were like black, the wasteland was like ink, and the road passed through the canyon. Going forward, you will enter the Yuci Plain, only a dozen kilometers away from Yuci City.
Major General Harada was in a very good mood. He was about to arrive at Yuci City. He had already received a telegram from Yuci City. The Eighth Route Army's offensive at night was very fierce, but it was withstood by the heroic imperial army, causing heavy casualties. , but there is no problem in holding on until dark.
After Harada was in a good mood, he began to have the desire to talk again:
"Arai-kun, Chuxiong is depressed this time. On the one hand, they overestimated the Eighth Route Army's ability to attack fortresses. On the other hand, he never expected that the Imperial Army would fight back overnight;
Now we are only a dozen kilometers away from Yuci City, and we can arrive at Yuci City around ten o'clock in the morning. Now Chu Xiong should be thinking about where to escape! "
His Excellency Mr. Arai Nakasami, the commander of the brigade, was in the middle of a conversation and said in a very amusing way:
"Your Excellency General, the main force of Chuxiong went deep into the security area of the Imperial Army this time, and they did not carry much food and ammunition. They originally planned to capture Yuci City for supplies, but now the plan has failed. The situation is indeed not optimistic for them. .”
"Yo Xi, it is a great joy in life to be able to make Chu Xiong return home in defeat, and to escape from danger!
Send the order, speed up the march, quickly! "
Harada was already eager to return home, and kept urging him. After all, rescuing troops was like putting out fire, and it was hard for others to say much.
After the cavalry squadron passed by, the eight Type 95 light tanks of the chariot squadron rumbled over. If they hadn't brought spare fuel and went back and forth like this, they would have been lying down long ago!
Zhou Dapao, who was lurking dozens of meters away, stared at the first Iron Bastard with his eyes fixed on it. The cowhide had already been blown out, but he didn't dare to make any mistakes, otherwise he would not be able to speak loudly in the Tigers in the future.
"Ten, nine, eight...three, two, one"
When the track of the first tank was about to hit the detonation point, Zhou Dapao decisively pressed the detonation switch of the electromagnetic bomb!
"Boom boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions sounded, and the ground was shaking. This time, the "Tiger" No. 1 Squadron buried all 30 picric acid explosive bags. They dug a pit every 50 meters and buried two high-explosive bombs with a 5-kilogram charge. Medicine bags, connected in series, stretch for hundreds of meters.
The violent explosion not only swallowed up the tank squadron, but also loaded some infantry into it. Five of the eight Japanese tanks were blown down on the spot, blocking the road.
The Japanese infantry were also killed and hundreds of others were injured. More than a dozen large craters were blasted on the road, completely cutting off the Japanese traffic lines.
The power of the explosion was so terrifying that Major General Harada, who was thousands of meters away, also fell off his horse and fell flat on his face. His demeanor as a famous general was gone, Wan cursed;
"Bagayalu, what kind of work?"
Colonel Arai was also beaten to a pulp, and he couldn't figure out what happened for the time being. He must have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army!
"Your Excellency General, the tank squadron was hit by a violent explosion from the direction. It should be an eight-pronged sneak attack."
Harada was about to scold the Eighth Route Army guerrillas for being shameless, when Chuan's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and his eyes were filled with fear...
"Baga, enemy attack!"
A large number of black things flew from the ridge a few hundred meters away and slammed into the Japanese marching army.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions sounded, shrapnel flew across the sky, and the figure of the God of Death floated in the air!
More than a dozen Wei Yixiao artillery shells covered the Japs cluster targets with artillery fire from a position four to five hundred meters away. The unsuspecting Japs suffered heavy casualties and their bodies were spread all over the ground.
"Boom boom boom..."
The Eighth Route Army's artillery smashed into the Japanese as if they were free of charge. Every explosion of an explosive pack took away a large number of Japanese soldiers' lives. The formation was so dense that it was simply massacre.
After being under fire from two vehicles, the Japanese infantry, under the command of officers at all levels, jumped off the road and began to go around from both sides. Their purpose was to seize the commanding heights on both wings;
In a valley like this, when you are ambushed, if you cannot regain the commanding heights, you will have to be beaten passively. The combat experience of the Japanese officers is fully reflected.
If it were the suffering army, either rushing forward in a swarm or retreating, this would be a death-seeking operation.
There must be a large number of blocking troops waiting in front, otherwise they would not have such a large formation, and if they rush forward, they will only run into the opponent's fire net;
Besides, even if the infantry can project forward, what will happen to the baggage?
How long can the troops last without baggage?
Not to mention retreating. This is an army of thousands of people. It can easily turn into a rout. If the opponent kills you from behind, it will be a crushing defeat!
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
When the Japanese attacked the flanking ridge, they were intercepted by a large amount of machine gun fire, at least seventy or eighty of them. Bullets were thrown at the Japanese group like a violent storm;
"Boom boom boom boom..."
More than a dozen Wei Yixiao cannons continued to throw explosive packets at the Japanese, blowing up a large area. The Japanese counterattacks were driven back time and time again, leaving corpses everywhere!
"boom!"
The three Type 95 tanks that the Japanese broke down also began to bombard the Eighth Route Army artillery position. One Wei Yixiao cannon was overturned, and several combatants fell in a pool of blood. As the Japanese counterattacked, many independent brigade troops also began to appear. Casualties, war is like this, and the Japanese cannot just be beaten.
After the Japanese failed to attack the Eighth Route Army's positions twice in a row, they also began to build a defense line on the spot to stabilize their position first.
The Independent Brigade has a terrain advantage and has only two battalions, one for each regiment, with a total strength of more than 1,600 troops;
There is also a camp in Yuci City to contain the Japanese in the city.
In terms of firepower, Wei Yixiao had sixteen cannons, and he also had an artillery battalion of eight Wei Shen cannons in his hand. This was why Chu Xiong dared to use more than 1,600 men to ambush four or five thousand Japanese!
After Yan Haoyu led the artillery battalion to sneak attack the 8th Brigade, it seemed to have disappeared. In fact, the artillery battalion had rushed over overnight to join Chu Xiong. The highlight of this ambush was still waiting for them;
They are waiting for their chance!
"Yan Haoyu, the main force of the Japs has set up camp below and has huddled up. It's time for the artillery battalion to come on stage!
How many more shells are there? "
On the ridge on the left wing, Chu Xiong put down his telescope and asked.
"Brigadier, the sneak attack on the Japanese baggage and brigade headquarters only lasted three rounds. There are still enough shells left for five rounds!"
Chu Xiong said without thinking:
"Five rounds, 240 rounds of artillery shells, then fire them all, hit them all on the Japs' heads, and set off another fireworks for the Japs!"
