The information received by Kitashirakawa Ai was a step late, and all members of the Yoshino Squadron had entered combat status.
They relied on a mountain ridge on the south side of the road from Fengyang County to Bengbu as a bunker. They only waited for Duanwu and others to pass by the road in front of him, and then launched an ambush.
But Duanwu had long known the location of these little devils, and he pretended to send a cavalry of more than thirty people to explore the way.
When a Japanese soldier saw the cavalry coming, he asked for instructions: "Sir, shall we fight?"
Captain Yoshino stretched out an index finger and waved it in front of the Japanese soldiers, and said confidently: "No, no, no, this is just the Dragon Boat Festival's reconnaissance force, let them go, the one we want to kill is Dragon Boat Festival Do you understand? That is a headache even for the Shanghai Expeditionary Force Headquarters. So as long as our ambush is successful, everyone will get a lot of credit."
"Yoohee!"
The Japanese soldiers were very happy, because at last they were not in vain after freezing all night in the mountains.
They let the scouts pass and then stood ready.
I just don’t know why, but the scout didn’t come back after he passed.
But Yoshino thought that perhaps the cavalry had gone farther away for reconnaissance.
He ordered other Japanese soldiers to obey his orders, and no one should shoot without his orders.
Time passed by, and the Dragon Boat Festival team finally approached.
The leader, a young officer, was swaying on his horse as if he were taking in the scenery. Yoshino sneered when he saw it, and thought to himself: That's it? He has no sense of precaution at all, and has no idea how he won the battles before. He is simply a piece of shit, worse than a recruit of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Ji Ye was laughing in his heart, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the swaying team suddenly stopped, and then pulled out two 75mm mountain cannons from the back of the team, and the artillerymen of the Northeast Army also moved their mortars. In front of the Yoshino Japs' position.
Yoshino's eyes widened and he was very surprised, because what did the Chinese army mean? Have you discovered them?
But Yoshino thinks this is impossible? He spent the night in the mountains. How could the Chinese discover them?
He didn't believe it and even suspected that the Chinese were just trying to intimidate them. Because the little devils also have this habit, that is, during the march, if they are afraid that the enemy will ambush them, they will shoot them randomly with machine guns.
He felt that this must be the case. Their enemies were also afraid that they would be ambushed, so they placed their cannons there and fired randomly.
"Don't be afraid. This is a tentative shelling by the enemy. They suspect there is an ambush here and cannot confirm it at all. As long as we don't make a sound, they will walk over without any precautions. Do you understand?"
Yoshino encouraged each of the timid Japanese. Because everyone knows that as soon as the cannon goes off, it's time to gamble on luck.
The shells came out of the barrel, and no one could guess where they would land.
A veteran once said that if the enemy fires and the first round of shells falls and you are not dead, then you should lie down in the crater after the first round of shelling so that the enemy's shells can no longer hit you.
Of course, this is just a probability.
It can be said that most of this theory is feasible.
Because after the artillery fires, the artillery itself will move due to recoil, which results in two shells rarely hitting the same crater.
Moreover, the gunpowder content in the shells is also similar, which further increases the probability that the two shells will not fall into the same crater.
However, some people will win if they buy lottery tickets, so sometimes if you gamble on this probability, you will often die miserably.
In other words, when the enemy is firing, no place is safe. Even if you are hiding in a bomb shelter, there is a chance of being buried alive.
But at this time, the little devils were betting that the Chinese did not know their specific location and were only conducting exploratory shelling.
But little did they know that Duanwu had known their location for a long time, and this bombardment was just to bury them.
The first round of shelling hit the Japs' position. The Japs had no trenches and all lay on the back of the hillside. When the soil on the hillside was blown over, the five Japs also flew out.
Then came the second one. Although this shell did not hit the ridge directly, it was fired by a mortar. It landed behind the Japanese and exploded. The mud, rocks and flying shrapnel raised hit the three Japanese.
The Japanese soldiers screamed, and Yoshino yelled loudly. Because Yoshino still believed that the bombardment of Dragon Boat Festival was just a test, and he was still thinking about how to ambush and assassinate Dragon Boat Festival.
He ordered all the Japs not to move, even if they were blown to death on the top of the mountain, they should behave like a warrior.
The little devil believed it and lay motionless behind the ridge, waiting to be blown up.
Why are you so polite during the Dragon Boat Festival? Order the artillery to flatten the mountain ridge first.
However, at this moment, Wang Tong frowned and said: "Commissioner, it's a waste of artillery shells for us to fight like this. The Japanese don't have many people. I can solve the battle by letting one of my companies rush forward."
Duanwu turned around and asked with a smile: "Aren't your soldiers' lives worth less than a few cannonballs?"
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Wang Tong was immediately stunned by Duanwu's question, because he had never thought about this question. He was stunned for a moment, but then said: "Commissioner, that's not how the account is calculated. We don't have many artillery shells. When we attacked Bengbu, it was a tough battle. If there was no artillery fire to suppress the enemy, I think it would be difficult for us to attack. Enter Bengbu City.
Yesterday, you brought back two mountain cannons. I was still thinking that now I have a chance to attack Bengbu City. With these two mountain cannons, we will kill at least half as many people. But now that all the shells have been fired, I'm afraid more people will die when we get to Bengbu City. "
Hearing this, Duanwu nodded, as if he had listened, but said nothing, and had no intention of stopping the bombardment.
Wang Tong was really helpless, because Duanwu was the highest commander here, not to mention that he was famous for fighting, so he could only watch.
But Wang Tong was watching at this time, but the Yoshino Japs couldn't stand it anymore. This was not a tentative bombardment at all, but people had already known their location and wanted to blow them up alive.
Moreover, within five minutes of the shelling, there were less than fifty men left in his squadron, including those who died last night.
He couldn't stay here anymore and ordered: "Withdraw, withdraw, the enemy has discovered us. Baga, is this Dragon Boat Festival really a god? He discovered the secrets we hid."
Yoshino cursed loudly and ran westward along the mountain ridge with his body bent. Because at this time, if he doesn't run away, he will really stay where he is and become cannon fodder! .....
