There are constant figures running around in the wilderness.
He came to Gao Yidao who was lying in the wilderness holding a telescope: "Report, the puppet troops in the west are digging trenches and building fortifications."
Gao Yidao never left his telescope: "Continue to observe and figure out the specific layout of the trench fortifications!"
"Yes!" The scout gave a flat-chested salute, turned around and ran away.
Another soldier reported: "Report, there are several teams coming over from the puppet army. They are not large. They should be in squad units, a bit like reconnaissance."
Gao Yidao immediately became more interested: "Inform the platoon leader and send someone to pretend to be a puppet soldier. Try to find a way to defeat them without using the gun as much as possible!"
"yes!"
Gao Yidao turned his head: "How far are they from us, Captain?"
"It's right behind. We'll be there in ten minutes!" a soldier next to him reported immediately.
ten minutes later.
Commander Lu looked at the bonfires dotted under the moonlight in the west: "Have you figured out the size of the enemy?"
Gao Yidao lowered his voice: "I caught a few tongues of the puppet troops. The raids by the puppet troops have not changed much from the previous two days. The puppet troops spread out during the day, in squad units, advancing westward in parallel at a distance of three to five hundred meters, and concentrated at nightfall." In nearby villages, the people were gathered in the village for lectures and our underground workers were searched and arrested.
There is probably about a company of troops stationed in each village. At night, the puppet troops are arranged to take turns to set up secret sentries in the wilderness. Regardless of day or night, when small groups of guerrillas are found, the puppet troops will be concentrated to pursue and suppress them. However, there is only one situation where the puppet troops are digging. Trenches and fortifications. "
Commander Lu nodded: "How many puppet troops did Zhao Tie and the others attract?"
Wu Yan next to him immediately reported: "Almost two companies!"
"You have done a good job in reconnaissance!" Commander Lu praised him and immediately ordered: "Since you two companies are rushing to be the main attacker, and now the puppet troops are there, this time regardless of priority, how should we fight? You don’t need me to say anything more, right?”
Gao Yidao, who was standing next to him, immediately spoke: "I will lead an assault on the open area to the north of the village to the west. You guys will attack from the south and west of the village, defeating and breaking through the puppet defense line in one fell swoop!"
Under the moonlight, Hu Yi suddenly asked: "Did you just say that the puppet troops were digging trenches and building fortifications?"
What's there to be afraid of in the puppet army's fortifications? I don't think they would even know if we were in front of them!
"Don't forget, the puppet troops in front were formerly the national army. They were repairing the fortifications in the dark. So our whereabouts have probably been exposed."
"What do you mean?"
"I think we need to find another place to break through the puppet defense line."
"Is there a difference?"
"Don't forget, I defended my position and you never won once!" Hu Yi was referring to his many sandbox duels with Gao Yidao.
"You can do it. The Kuomintang's defense is so weak. How come it doesn't falter in front of the Japanese?" Gao Yidao got angry when he thought about those things and inadvertently used swear words.
Captain Lu knew very well about Erlian and Ninth Company: "It really should be moved to another place. We still have to pick the soft ones for this persimmon!"
"Report, an unknown number of enemies were found in the east, including cars and motorcycles!" After a creaking sound, a second company soldier jumped off the bicycle.
This guy is really not afraid of falling into a ditch. The moonlight is weak and he can't see the road clearly. He dares to pedal that high-tech gadget as hard as he can.
What? Gao Yidao was stunned.
Hu Yi was relieved instead. He had always had a bad feeling. Finally he knew where it came from. He sent a small puppet army to sweep it away. A large number of Japanese soldiers used cars, mules and horses to maneuver. This was a common tactic used by Japanese soldiers!
Just like one main attack and two wings outflanking, it is a standard tactic.
In the dark night, it is not difficult to deal with such mobile Japanese troops. After all, this is a wilderness, and cars cannot go anywhere!
Hu Yi immediately suggested: "Immediately send people to lay mines on the road, and at the same time dig out the road to delay the Japanese mobile troops. All troops should turn north, bypass the position of the security forces in Xinglong Town, and wait for opportunities to attack westward!"
Hu Yi's suggestion turned into an order in everyone's ears!
Captain Lu nodded without saying a word. Gao Yidao tried to refute but couldn't find a reason. Wu Yan felt that it didn't matter where he broke through the enemy's mopping up line, but in his heart he disagreed with Hu Yi's statement about the strong combat effectiveness of the security forces in Xinglong Town. Although Hao Ping's Third Company once suffered heavy losses at the hands of the puppet troops. He believed that was because the Third Company itself had poor combat effectiveness!
In the wilderness.
The platoon leader of the second company and more than a hundred people hid in a ditch in the wilderness.
"What are you talking about? There are a large number of Japanese behind us?"
"There are motorcycles and cars. They must be Japanese. I heard from the scout that they are quite large!"
"Why hasn't the company commander given the order to attack?"
"How did I know?" After the messenger finished speaking, he turned around and ran away.
The observation post held up the telescope and lowered his voice: "The puppet army team is divided into three lines, two lines are heading towards our defense line, and one line is towards the south company. The middle line is closest to us, 400 meters, size, one squad."
Three groups of puppet troops came from the west, and the sentries in front kept retreating.
It can be said that he is a patrol, but he does not walk directly from the station to do this, unless he changes his sentry eastward at night!
However, along the way, we only caught two groups of puppet sentries and fired their guns. Could it be that the earlier gunshots aroused the suspicion of the puppet soldiers?
If we take action, it is absolutely impossible not to fire the gun. After being exposed, the puppet troops in the west will rush out of the village. The puppet troops are numerous and powerful, and it will become a chase battle. If we take the initiative to attack, it will become a tough battle. If we cannot break through the puppet troops in one fell swoop, The army line will eventually be attacked from two sides by the Japanese from the east, leaving no room for maneuver, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Perhaps due to studying at the Anti-Japanese University, the grassroots commanders no longer follow orders and basically have some ideas of their own. Although it still needs time to test, even the squad leaders are beginning to benefit from the words and deeds.
They may even put forward their own views on combat. Perhaps their views are naive or even blind. Once the culture of continuous learning in combat takes root and takes root, it is only a matter of time before it grows.
The Japanese captain was sitting in the car. In the darkness along the way, figures would appear from time to time and climb into the cab of the car to whisper a few words to the captain.
It is less than ten miles away from the Imperial Alliance Army's defense line.
The car lights pierced the darkness. The captain did not let the car stop. He planned to approach the 8th Route and gather his troops.
There is the Imperial Alliance Army's defense line to the west. No matter what the purpose of this group of Eighth Route Army appearing here, he still wants to run away now?
It's too late!
Thinking of the Tubal Independent Regiment that had been hiding in the mountains, Maeda tried his best to solve the scabies disease that had not been solved for several years. He was about to eliminate it with his own hands, and the captain's face began to look hideous.
Eight miles away, based on the car's speed of 30 kilometers per hour in the dark, it only takes eight minutes!
The captain's heart was beating fast. After such a feat, he would be promoted to major just around the corner!
There are only seven miles left, and the Imperial Alliance Army's defense line in the distance can already be seen in the telescope! Seven minutes later, the Eighth Route Army will be destroyed!
"Report, due east, the enemy convoy is one mile away, and the mines on the road are ready!" A voice trembled with excitement.
"Be sure to wait for the motorcycle to pass by and then activate the mine immediately. The machine gun team must shoot down the machine gun on the Japanese motorcycle as soon as possible!" A second company platoon leader lying on the roadside looked at the long road on the east to west road. There was a flash of light, the engine was roaring, and the voice was trembling as he forced himself to calm down.
"Report, three ditches have been dug on the road, and mines have been buried in the ditches! The Japanese will never be able to cross the ditch in a short time!"
"Report, there are mines hanging in the wilderness on both sides of the road!"
The captain's eyes were red: six miles, six minutes.
