"Report to the group, the little devils have regrouped and are chasing us again."
Just when Duanwu was about to find the little devil to buy equipment, the little devil came to his door again.
Duanwu nodded and smiled: "Check the weapons and equipment and prepare for battle."
"yes!"
Zhao Weidong responded, and then quickly passed on the order.
The troops quickly dispersed, waiting for the little devil to get in by himself.
Most of the Japanese 10th Division and 40th Regiment were new recruits, and their commanders had just been transferred. They were not used to fighting the Dragon Boat Festival. After repelling the Dragon Boat Festival, they gathered again and the ending followed.
Of course, they thought they had just defeated the Dragon Boat Festival, but little did they know that the Dragon Boat Festival just retreated temporarily when they saw that there was no benefit.
Moreover, the little devils simply thought that their enemies had escaped. After chasing for two kilometers and seeing no movement, I became bolder again.
However, why did the Japanese 40th Regiment insist on holding on to the Dragon Boat Festival?
The reason is simple, it was the order given by Kitashirakawarai. It's just that Kitashirakawa's order was to ambush Dragon Boat Festival and annihilate Dragon Boat Festival and the reinforcements rushing to Bengbu in one fell swoop. But the Japanese commander not only failed to ambush successfully, but also let Duanwu escape.
And who is Kitashirakawarai? In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a devil. As long as he is slightly displeased, his life will be in danger, not to mention that if an infantry regiment fails to ambush, the commander will move without even thinking about it.
So it makes sense why, after encountering successive setbacks, the Japs still pursued them, even though they knew that it was very difficult for the infantry to catch up with the cavalry.
Because if they can't catch the Dragon Boat Festival, they will die, so they can only take a gamble.
It's a pity that they don't understand Dragon Boat Festival's fighting style. Dragon Boat Festival will not keep running away. The Japanese who chase him will not have a good end. As long as he sees the opportunity, Dragon Boat Festival will bite the little Japanese until he is killed.
Duanwu and Zhao Weidong still divided their forces into two groups to ambush the Japanese.
This is common sense for ambushing the enemy, because if you ambush along one direction of the road, the Japanese will rely on the other side of the road to launch a counterattack.
Once the Japanese counterattack, the Chinese troops responsible for the ambush will definitely suffer a great loss.
Because you can imagine that in an ambush, especially when there is insufficient firepower, the Japanese will suffer losses, but they will not lose all, and then rely on the road to launch a counterattack, which forms a positional war.
But what little devils are least afraid of is positional warfare. First, they have specialized training and know how to fight positional warfare and how to fight with minimal losses. The second is the Japanese's shooting skills and the accuracy of the Type 38 rifle.
In addition, the Japs have heavy firepower support, so it is simply impossible for the Chinese to gain advantage in positional warfare.
Therefore, in a conventional ambush, ambushes must be ambushed on both sides of the road. Once the ambush begins, crossfire will form from two directions, making it impossible for the Japanese to hide.
Moreover, this kind of ambush is always tried and true. Even if the little devil knows everything, once he encounters such an ambush, he can only retreat to save his life.
So in the next second, Dragon Boat Festival taught the Japanese another lesson. When a red signal flare took off, the ambush soldiers on the left and right fired almost at the same time, directly cutting off the Japanese's pursuit force from one third.
In other words, this time is different from the last ambush.
After being ambushed by the Japanese at Dragon Boat Festival, he backhand ambushed the Japanese again. That time, Dragon Boat Festival only attacked his forward troops, causing the Japanese to lose nearly a squadron.
But at that time, Duanwu retreated quickly because he did not know the specific number of Japanese soldiers and was afraid that Japanese soldiers might ambush them and surrounded the cavalry camp.
So Duanwu quickly retreated to distance himself, and sent scouts to investigate the specific number of enemies, as well as their weapons and equipment.
Afterwards, the scouts came back to report, saying that judging from the configuration of the Japanese, there should be two brigades, and it seemed that they were not full.
But it is not yet clear which army is the Japanese.
But this is enough for Dragon Boat Festival. Although he can't eat one mouthful of less than two brigades, he can eat one-third of him. And if the Japanese are stupid enough, it is possible to eat half of him. .
Therefore, Duanwu made a bold decision to cut off the Japanese at seven inches, and with lightning speed, he would be stunned directly, causing their brains to short-circuit and unable to make correct judgments. They even mistakenly thought that the large Chinese troops had arrived.
And sure enough, after encountering the sudden attack, the Japanese became frightened. They even forgot the counterattack strategies they had used in training and how to deal with the unexpected situation of an ambush.
They were running around. The Japs in front wanted to retreat, but the Japs behind wanted to rush over. As a result, the devils collided with each other, and no one had a chance to escape.
The Japanese fell to the ground one by one, letting out shrill screams.
Such screams in the hazy night were frightening to hear.
The same goes for the commander of the little devil. He shrank his neck and bowed his body, for fear that a stray bullet would identify its owner and make a hole in his head.
He carefully pulled out the sword, and then boldly ordered his men to rescue people.
But at this time, the old devil himself did not move, because if he rushed forward when the enemy's situation was unknown, he would most likely not be able to come back.
Of course, the Japs' commander also understands this, but it's just like gambling. Once you get into it, it's hard to quit.
The same goes for the Japanese commander at this time. After successive defeats, he wanted to win too much. So even though he knew that the losses might be further expanded, he still ordered the Japanese soldiers to rush forward desperately.
But this is in conflict with the battle plan formulated by Duanwu.
The Dragon Boat Festival battle plan was to cut off one-third of the Japanese marching team, making the Japanese mistakenly believe that they were attacked by the main Chinese force, and then quickly retreated, abandoning the forward troops.
But he didn't want the enemy to lose his sight, so he ordered the enemy to charge into the woods regardless of the cost.
At this time, Dragon Boat Festival did not want to fight hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.
First, his cavalry battalion has just been established, and the training of the troops has not yet been completed. What's more, they have few spears. Even if they have sabers, they will not have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.
Because the little devil's Type 38 rifle is too long, just like a spear. And this is why the little devil has an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.
Secondly, not only did the little devils have an advantage in weapons, but their unique stabbing skills were beyond the reach of the cavalry battalion at this time.
In addition, the Japanese had a sufficient numerical advantage, so once the two sides started a hand-to-hand battle, there was only one result, and that was that the cavalry battalion would suffer heavy losses.
Seeing this, Dragon Boat Festival didn't even think about it. A green signal flare was fired, and the cavalry battalion quickly broke away from the battle without any delay.
I never struggle with the Dragon Boat Festival. My battle plan has been formulated and must be completed. That's stupid. When the war situation turns unfavorable, if you still stick to the old rules, it will definitely kill not only one person or a few people.
For example, if the cavalry battalion in the Dragon Boat Festival started a hand-to-hand battle with the Japanese now, the only thing waiting for the Dragon Boat Festival would be "heavy losses"! .....
