North line, Henglingguan, busy with traffic
The supplies delivered from Pingyang entered Zhongtiao Mountain from Hengling Pass and were transported to Yuanqu City via the Hengling-Yuanqu Avenue to ensure the logistics needs of the more than 20,000 troops of the Northern Route Army.
Since there are still many broken Chinese troops scattered in the mountainous areas of the northern line, in order to ensure the safety of this batch of vital supplies, the Japanese sent a field brigade to escort them, plus hundreds of heavy troops to transport the baggage. With a powerful escort force, you don't have to worry about being attacked by defeated troops.
Since the road condition of Hengling-Yuanqu Avenue was very good, the Japanese sent more than 20 trucks and more than 60 mules and horses to transport this batch of supplies, which was enough for the Northern Route Army for half a month of operations.
Major Tomizawa Yuzhi looked at this mighty baggage army and was not happy at all. As the captain of a field brigade in the empire, he was reduced to being with the baggage captain Shimizu Masahiro. Tomizawa felt unhappy from head to toe, and even Major Qingshui also disliked him.
Although the two of them are both majors, their temperaments are worlds apart.
A man who commands thousands of imperial field warriors and has hundreds of lowly Koreans under his command. What humiliates him the most is that the brigade commander has designated Major Shimizu as the person in charge, and he is responsible for cooperating!
"Bagaya road!"
Major Tomizawa couldn't help but utter a national curse again, and he didn't know who he was scolding.
It was not easy for Major Qingshui to ask. He could feel the dissatisfaction in Major Tomizawa's heart, but there was no room for failure in this mission, so he could only give way to Fuze. He said with a smile on his face:
"Mr. Fuze, this batch of supplies is of great importance. There are many broken Chinese troops along the way. Please help with the defense!"
After Major Qingshui finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Major Tomizawa. His posture was very low, which gave him enough respect. Major Tomizawa didn't want to go too far. He snorted lightly in his nostrils, turned around and left. .
After Major Tomizawa left, the smile on Major Shimizu's face disappeared, and his eyes looked at Major Tomizawa with more disdain.
Major Tomizawa had emotions, but he did not dare to be sloppy when it came to protection. Major Qingshui was right in saying that there was no room for loss in this batch of supplies. Something went wrong, which affected the North Route Army's operations and made him commit seppuku. They are already merciful!
Tomize didn't want to commit seppuku yet, so he could only suppress his unhappiness and concentrate on arranging protection;
After passing Hengling Pass, we entered the war zone. Although there were no organized Chinese troops on the northern front, scattered broken troops would still cost lives.
Tomize's brigade had a cavalry squad, and he arranged for this squad to be used as a search unit. The first squadron was responsible for opening the road in front, the second squadron stood on the truck transporting supplies to protect the supplies along the way, and the third squadron was at the rear to guard the formation.
They planned to arrive at Yuanqu City before dark and control their marching speed at 3-5 kilometers per hour.
At ten o'clock in the morning, all the convoys passed Hengling Pass and headed straight for Yuanqu City.
At the beginning, the Japanese were still very cautious. The cavalry team searched a few hundred meters on both sides of the highway, and a small number of broken troops were also driven away or eliminated by them.
There were indeed a few groups of defeated soldiers who wanted to attack them along the way, but they were so scared that they gave up when they saw the strength of the Japanese. Thousands of Japanese soldiers were beyond their control, and they did not dare to act rashly without more than 5,000 soldiers.
It was past noon in a flash, and the Japanese found an open area to camp for dinner. Major Tomizawa was in a much better mood, and even took the initiative to come over and discuss with Major Shimizu about speeding up the march.
"Fu Zejun, we are now less than 20 kilometers away from Yuanqu City. If we follow the current speed, we can reach Yuanqu City before 6 p.m.;
If the speed is increased, the search effect of the search team will be reduced, and the probability of being attacked by Chinese troops will increase. My opinion is still-"
"Qingshui-kun, you are in charge, you have the final say!"
Tomizawa left angrily without waiting for Major Shimizu to finish what he said, thinking to himself as he walked:
"Lowly people shouldn't give them more face!"
Qingshui watched Major Tomizawa leave with a smile on his face. To deal with such an arrogant person, he would not give in on matters of principle.
After Fuze returned, he scolded the cavalry squad leader. It was the kind of scolding that had no reason, and the rest was left to his own devices.
The captain of the cavalry squad, Seida Yamauchi, was also a smart man. After being scolded, the search speed in the afternoon was obviously accelerated a lot, and the marching speed naturally increased.
A few kilometers away, the Snow Leopard Special Forces led by Zhou Weiguo had long been eyeing this group of devils. Small fights could no longer satisfy his appetite.
The reconnaissance team continuously reported the situation of the Japanese to him. He already had a good idea of the enemy's situation. All that was left was to formulate a battle plan.
The Snow Leopard Squadron has a full strength of 150 people. Most of the members were obtained by Chu Xiong from the 129th Division when he attacked local tycoons. At that time, he asked for 200 people from Commander Liu, and returned 50 people. More than 20 people were sacrificed in previous battles, and 127 people were left in the end. people;
Most of them were given to the Snow Leopard Squadron, and some backbones were transferred from other squadrons, plus the players brought by Zhou Weiguo, to form the fourth squadron, the Snow Leopard Squadron.
This time when they came out to perform the mission, their squadron carried a 12-barreled 107mm Weishen cannon, 36 artillery shells, 20 7.5kg electromagnetic bombs and 30 3.5kg high-explosive time bombs.
In addition, they also carried three Mulan rocket launchers and corresponding artillery shells. In order to facilitate the carrying of this equipment, they also brought several mules and horses.
Zhou Weiguo gathered the three team leaders and demolition expert Yang Kaiwen together to deploy the mission. A few people gathered around to plot against the Japanese. This was almost their biggest hobby, especially the demolition expert Yang Kaiwen. Preparing feasts for the Japanese was his forte...
In less than half an hour, Yang Kaiwen led more than a dozen team members to bury the bomb. The roadside bomb was only an auxiliary, and Wei Shenpao did the main job.
"Fuze is covered by artillery fire! I just like what the brigade commander said."
Yang Kai looked at his masterpiece on the highway and couldn't help but feel proud. It was so right to join the Eighth Route Army!
"Comrades, the Japanese are coming, retreat!"
More than a dozen figures ran towards the mountains on both sides, leaving only Yang Kaiwen and a deputy responsible for detonating.
The ambush site chosen by Zhou Weiguo was located in a depression. The mountains on both sides were more than 300 meters away from the road. They were bare and could not hide many troops.
Soon after Yang Kaiwen and others hid, the Japanese cavalry team entered the ambush area. Team leader Yamauchi Chengda stopped his horse and carefully observed the mountains on both sides of the road with binoculars. They were all bare and sparsely covered with piles of shrubs.
"Sergeant Ozawa, take your detachment to the opposite mountain ridge to search. You need to hurry up. You and I can't afford it if the captain gets angry."
Yamauchi Seidai was still very cautious and sent Ozawa with a dozen cavalry to check the mountains on both sides. After ten minutes, Ozawa and others returned and reported that there was nothing abnormal, so he was relieved.
After confirming that there was no problem, the cavalry team continued their search.
After another ten minutes, a rumbling sound came from a distance. A convoy of more than twenty trucks entered the ambush area first, followed by dozens of large trucks. The entire queue was 3 kilometers long.
When the convoy entered the blasting area, Yang Kaiwen, who was lurking in a hiding place dozens of meters away, pressed the detonator.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions sounded and thick smoke engulfed the convoy. Yang Kaiwen took advantage of the Japanese chaos and quickly retreated to a safe area.
"Bagaya Road, enemy attack!"
