Time passed by, and the sun had risen. On the spy camp position, the soldiers were all hiding in the trenches, waiting for the arrival of the little Japs.
The air seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Yang Yuanshan and Li Yunlong were lying on the hillside on the left side of the position, observing the road in the distance with binoculars.
In the distance, smoke and dust rose, and the Japanese army arrived.
A small group of Japanese soldiers and a regiment of two Japanese soldiers, totaling two thousand people, were marching on this road with considerable momentum.
Yang Yuanshan estimated that it would take less than 20 minutes at most before the two armies would officially engage in battle!
Li Yunlong used his binoculars to see the little Japanese commander on horseback, and couldn't help but mutter:
"Is this little devil so awesome? He seems to be a lieutenant?"
Yang Yuanshan also saw this little Japanese officer sitting on a horse, showing off his power, and thought to himself: Lieutenant Colonel? That's a 75mm mountain cannon!
It's a pity that there is no Barrett, otherwise it would be great to just let Wang Xikui take advantage of this idiot.
Maybe the little devil would be irritated immediately, and then rush up to deliver food to the anti-aircraft gun without any thought.
…
At this moment, Lieutenant Commander Yokoyama Yoshihiro was riding on a horse and leading his team on the mountain road. He kept listening to the news coming back from the leading soldiers in front, frowning slightly.
As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, he has clearly felt the smell of gunpowder in the air.
Looking up and around, I saw no one on the ridges on both sides of the mountain road, but there seemed to be hidden murderous intent.
He immediately ordered:
"Heavy machine gun, forward with fire reconnaissance!"
"yes!"
The leader of the heavy machine gun team led his men and ran forward with the heavy machine gun. He found a place with a good shooting range, set up the heavy machine gun, and started shooting at the ridges on both sides.
"Duh duh duh..."
There was a sound like a woodpecker pecking wood, and heavy machine gun bullets shot the vegetation on the ridges on both sides.
Of course, this torment was fruitless. Not to mention that the secret service battalion did not ambush on the mountain ridge. Even if it did, it would still dig trenches. The little devil's simple fire reconnaissance could not deal with the secret service battalion at all.
Of course, the reason why the little devils like to do this is because they use this method to deal with Yan Laocheng's Jinsui Army and Lao Chang's troops.
Their troops are very poorly organized and disciplined. Many of the soldiers are strong men who have been recruited to the battlefield for the first time. They are often alerted by a wave of fire reconnaissance by the Japs, which directly leads to the entire army being exposed and losing the suddenness of the ambush. .
Seeing that the fire reconnaissance yielded no results, the anxious Yokoyama Yoshihiro immediately ordered the team to continue marching.
The squadron leader Keita Ogura next to him couldn't help but suggest:
"Your Excellency Captain, I feel that Tubal Road will definitely ambush us. Should we let the Locust Alliance Army go forward?
Give the Locust Army warriors time to expand after being attacked? "
"Yoshi, Ogura-kun, I agree with you, Tubalu must be ambushing us somewhere ahead.
But I don’t want those losers from the Locust Alliance to stand in front of us. If they escape, they will only disrupt our formation. "
Yokoyama Yoshihiro nodded in agreement with Ogura Keita's words.
His heart was filled with contempt for the Locust Alliance Army.
"But your Excellency, Captain, are we just going to plunge into the ambush on Tubal Road like this?"
“Hmph, the Killing Tiger Pass we passed yesterday is the most dangerous place on this stretch of road.
If there is an ambush there, we will definitely have to pay a lot of losses if we want to pass.
However, the commander of Tubal Road did not ambush us there, which shows that after the bloody battle with the Xiachuan Brigade, their strength was extremely weak and they could not rush there in a hurry to ambush us, so what else do we have to fear?
As long as Tubalu doesn't show up, as long as they dare to show up, my warriors will definitely crush them into powder! "
Yokoyama Yoshihiro is arrogant and authentic.
He always believes that the combat effectiveness of the Locust Army is the strongest among the armies of all countries in the world today!
Even if the Locust Army warriors fail, they will cause heavy losses to the enemy!
Although Tubalu defeated the Xiachuan Brigade, he must have suffered great losses and consumed a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. That's why he was so confident and prepared to take advantage of the situation.
Although Ogura Keita was still very uneasy, he didn't say anything else.
After all, His Excellency Captain Hengshan is not a good-tempered person, so it is better to stop in moderation.
…
Soon, they came within the range of the cannon and mountain artillery of the secret service camp.
The Miss 75 cannon has a range of more than 8,000 meters, while the Type 41 75mm mountain cannon has a range of 7,000 meters.
In order to ambush the little Japs, the artillery company Gao Yuanzhi marked out the shooting at Zhu Yuan in advance, and then placed observers in hidden places on the mountain ridge.
When the little devil used the artillery pulled by the cart to enter the firing position that had been calibrated in advance, the observer immediately quietly raised a red flag.
On the artillery position, Gao Yuanzhi, who had been observing with a telescope, saw this flag and immediately ordered:
"Cannon, mountain cannon, fire! Fire quickly!"
Following his order, the gunners who had already made all preparations immediately pulled the gun ropes. There were only a few "bang", "bang" and "bang" sounds, and the six cannons popped out of the chamber and headed towards the little Japanese. The artillery smashed away.
On the little devil's side, they heard the sound of artillery in the distance and the whistling sound of artillery shells cutting through the air. The officers suddenly shouted in horror:
"Bombardment, avoid the bombardment!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
A series of explosions of artillery shells drowned out their roars, followed by countless miserable howls.
"Ah...my leg was blown off!"
"My stomach hurts!"
"My hand, where did my hand go?"
…
Captain Yoshihiro Yokoyama quickly jumped off his horse and shouted:
"Artillery, quick, quick, deploy!
Bomb the artillery positions on Tubal Road! "
However, at this time, the squadron leader Keita Ogura next to him couldn't help but said:
"Your Excellency, Captain, look at the trajectory of the Tubal artillery shells. Their artillery positions are at least 6 kilometers away!
Our infantry guns are out of reach, and only two mountain guns can fire! "
"Baga! Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Yokoyama Zenhiro slapped him, causing the guy to spin around in circles.
Ever since he left Heyuan County, this guy has been talking too much, as if he is the only one who is smart. It is really disgusting!
"I don't dare to be humble!"
Keita Ogura was beaten and felt extremely wronged, but he did not dare to say a harsh word and could only admit his mistake honestly.
After beating the man, Yokoyama Yoshihiro breathed a sigh of relief and saw the artillery shells from all directions were still flying over continuously, six at a time. He immediately knew that the opponent had six artillery pieces.
As a professional military student who graduated from mainland China, he made a mental calculation and knew that just as Keita Ogura said, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army were probably set up at least 6 kilometers away. Among the 6 guns on his side, there were only 2 41 The Japanese 75mm mountain cannon could hit the opponent, which made me very angry.
Since when did the Locust Army fight against Tubal Road and be bullied by the opponent's artillery fire?
This is simply unreasonable.
But right now, it is not an option to sit back and wait for death while watching our side being beaten passively.
He immediately gritted his teeth and said:
"Quick, quick, the whole army speeds up, rush to the front, and engage in an artillery battle with Tubal Road!"
Upon hearing this order, the little Japanese officers immediately ordered the soldiers to move forward at full speed.
But the soldiers in the artillery were in dire straits. Now the artillery shells from the secret service battalion were hitting them crazily. How could they run away?
Are we going to abandon the artillery?
Are military regulations and discipline child's play?
The little devil's artillery squadron leader could only bite the bullet and order the soldiers to rescue the artillery and then rush forward.
However, at this time, a steady stream of shells were still falling, making them cry for father and mother.
In the end, they finally rescued a mountain cannon and an infantry cannon at the cost of more than half of the casualties.
The others were all blown up by the spy battalion.
The little devils moved very quickly, but the Locust Alliance Army behind them moved slowly.
As soon as the regiment leader Tian Wenshan saw someone ambushing the little devil, he immediately shouted:
"Get down! Avoid the cannon!"
Then he lay on the ground motionless.
His subordinates also followed the same example, lying on the ground unable to get up, as if there was a magnet on the ground.
He Daliang, a battalion commander next to Tian Wenshan, couldn't help but ask:
"Captain, the princes have already charged, shall we?"
"What the hell, do you want to rush over and die?
Didn't you see how fierce the enemy's artillery fire was? "
Tian Wenshan looked like he was looking at a fool.
If it weren't for the inconvenience of lying on the ground, he would have kicked this idiot away. If he wanted to die, don't hold him back!
"But, Commander, Taijun wants to scold us, right?"
"Humph, what's the point of scolding?
Want a piece of meat?
This makes it clear that the main force of Master Ba is ambushing Taijun. If the Taijuns are going to win later, we can just rush forward and beat the drum.
If Master Ba is going to win, we'll run away, do you understand? "
Although he despised this idiot for not being smart, Tian Wenshan still gave him a few words because he had shown great respect to him in the past.
Hearing this, He Daliang immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and thought to himself: The leader is still very cunning, no wonder he has been able to be so cool for so many years!
However, although they wanted to hide behind and watch the show, the little devil would not let them go.
Seeing the group of Locust Alliance troops rushing forward in defiance of military orders, a little Japanese squad leader who was behind the escort immediately rushed over with a command knife waving and ordered:
"Hurry up, charge, or you'll die!"
When Tian Wenshan heard this, he did not resist and nodded quickly:
"Yes Yes!
Taijun, we'll rush right away! "
Then he crawled forward on all fours, shouting as he crawled:
"Brothers, go ahead and defeat these hateful gangsters!
Cut off their heads and use them as balls! "
The little devil team leader was still very satisfied with his statement, and immediately nodded and returned to his team.
I didn't notice at all that Tian Wenshan's progress was very fast except for the first few steps, but it was like a turtle crawling behind him.
And those people under his command also followed suit and fished on the battlefield.
…
The observers of the secret service battalion on the mountain ridge saw the little Japs escaping from the bombardment anchor points that had been calibrated in advance, and quickly raised their flags one after another to convey the message.
Gao Yuanzhi immediately ordered the artillerymen to adjust the bombardment of Zhuyuan, and continuously poured artillery shells into the ranks of the little Japanese.
The explosion made the little devil scream repeatedly.
(End of chapter)
