It's daybreak.
Baishiling, Yang Yuanshan's temporary headquarters.
Han Yang brought him a bowl of hot paste.
"Batalion Commander, it's time for breakfast."
When Yang Yuanshan took it over and took a look, he looked disgusted. This thing looked too much like the stuff his family used to feed pigs when he was a child, which made him lose his appetite.
"What the hell is this?
Can't you give me a bowl of hot water and let me eat some dry food? "
"Haha, this is our pancake boiled in hot water!
The soldiers slept in the trenches all night, and it was difficult to digest dry flour pancakes, so I asked the cook to boil the flour pancakes in a pot. Although the taste was not as good, eating them would warm the stomach. "
Han Yang smiled and explained.
After following Yang Yuanshan for such a long time, he has discovered that Yang Yuanshan is not only very particular about hygiene, but also somewhat picky about food.
He just wanted to eat some meat when he had nothing to do. He couldn't stomach food that didn't look good.
"Fine."
Yang Yuanshan was helpless.
Nowadays, on the battlefield, one cannot ask for so much.
In addition, he was also hungry, so he immediately took the big bowl, snored loudly, and finished the bowl of batter in a few minutes.
The texture and taste are simply indescribable!
…
After eating and wiping his mouth, Yang Yuanshan asked seriously:
"Is there any news from the scouts? Has Yuci's little devil left the city?"
“Not yet, I think it won’t be that soon.
Captain Kong and the others just took action last night, didn't they? The telegram for help from Shouxian County was sent out, and it was estimated that the little Japanese would need at least one night to respond. "
Yang Yuanshan nodded, and then said:
"I estimate that the Japs will leave the city this morning, and then arrive at our location at noon or afternoon. You have to let the soldiers hide.
Especially the artillery company must calibrate the shooting points in advance, and fire the artillery as soon as the little devil arrives at the designated position, destroying the little devil's artillery first.
Once the little devils lose their artillery, we can use our firepower advantage to bully them.
Understand? "
"Understood! Don't worry, battalion commander.
Yesterday I saw Ding Yongkuan leading people to calculate and shoot Zhu Yuan. "
Han Yang nodded.
Now the commander of the first artillery company, Wang Gensheng, has not recovered from his injury. Now the deputy company commander Ding Yongkuan is in charge of the affairs of the first artillery company.
"good!"
…
At noon, the position was still quiet.
Yang Yuanshan also sent out Wang Xikui's sharpshooter squad to find sniper positions, preparing to snipe the Japs' officers, gunners, and machine gunners.
At this time, a correspondent suddenly rushed over on a bicycle and reported:
"Battal Commander, the Japanese reinforcements from the direction of Shuiquan have come out, and they are expected to arrive at Huaishugou in one hour."
"Okay. How many people are there? Are there any heavy weapons?"
Yang Yuanshan asked eagerly.
He still has a guard company reserve team in hand. If there are more reinforcements coming out of Shuiquan direction, then he will send the guard company to Huaishugou for support.
In He Yunfu's hands, there are two infantry companies with 700 people and an artillery company with 350 people. It is still somewhat difficult to deal with more than one brigade of imps.
Especially the fourth company is still a newly formed company. Although the main cadres are also removed from other companies, Yang Yuanshan still does not trust their combat effectiveness.
"Six to seven hundred little Japs and a regiment of two Japs.
The heavy weapons only have some heavy machine guns, no artillery! "
"Okay, it seems that Lao He can eat this piece of fat steadily."
Yang Yuanshan was overjoyed when he heard this.
I know in my heart that I am afraid that the Japs are currently in the direction of Shuiquan. Their troops are indeed extremely empty, so they cannot even send out a full brigade.
He immediately said to the correspondent:
"Repay He Yunfu quickly and let them eat these little devils in one go without mercy!"
"yes!"
After sending this correspondent away, Yang Yuanshan called another correspondent:
"Go to Shouxian County and inform Commander Kong that they can break the city. The little devil's reinforcements have been dispatched."
The battle plan he had discussed with Kong Jie before was to let the New Second Regiment fight slowly and eliminate the Japs' effective forces as much as possible, without breaking through Shouxian County and allowing the Japs' reinforcements to arrive.
Now that Shuiquan's reinforcements have come out of the cave, the New Second Regiment can close the net.
He thought that Yuci's reinforcements must have come out, but the news has not yet come. With the strength of the New Second Regiment, it is estimated that it will take several hours to start breaking through the city with all its strength. It will definitely be enough for Yuci's little devils to advance to this point. location.
"yes!"
The correspondent immediately agreed and set off on his bicycle.
Of the 110 bicycles, Yang Yuanshan gave 100 to Wei Dayong, and the remaining 10 are now used as important means of transportation and are used by the soldiers in the communication squad to communicate messages.
…
Sure enough, less than half an hour after this correspondent left, a scout reported from the west:
"Battal Commander, Yuci's little Japs have dispatched a brigade, carrying two mountain cannons and two Type 92 infantry cannons, and are coming here.
The speed is very fast, it is expected to be here in less than 2 hours. "
"Okay! Another brigade. It seems that our special agent battalion is about to annihilate the fifth complete brigade of little Japanese.
Hahaha, the absolute nemesis of the brigade! "
Yang Yuanshan was happy.
…
Speaking of Huaishugou, He Yunfu couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he learned that the little Japanese and the second Japanese came out together, with a total of more than 1,700 people.
He quickly called his three company commanders—Li Dahe, Wang Quanfa, and Gao Yuanzhi—to discuss it.
In the end, it was agreed upon that the artillery fire first, cut off the head and tail, and hit the waist.
Gao Yuanzhi's second artillery company is equipped with 4 Type 92 infantry cannons, 3 Type 97 90mm light mortars, and 5 Type 97 81mm direct-firing infantry cannons. The firepower of these 12 guns is enough to explode a small enemy. The devil cries for father and mother.
Just after they made all preparations, the small Japanese army also appeared in front of them.
The commander of the little devil is Major Shizuji Mitani, captain of the newly reorganized first battalion of the 225th Regiment. This man is currently riding on a horse, looking at the terrain ahead with a telescope, and can't help but feel guilty.
He quickly waved his hand to signal the entire army to stop, then pointed to the ravine ahead and asked Jiang Tiangui, the leader of the 1st Regiment of the Third Group of the Locust Alliance Army:
"Jiang Sang, where is the position ahead? Why is the terrain so dangerous? There seems to be an ambush?"
Jiang Tiangui is a native of Jin. He has been in Shuiquan for a year or two and is very familiar with the geography. He quickly replied:
"Taijun Sangu, this place is called Huaishugou. Look at the hillside over there, which is covered with pagoda trees, hence the name.
There is no way there is an ambush here! "
"Yoshi. Why?"
Mitani Shizuji was puzzled.
"Taijun Sangu, look at the southern slopes which are all covered with locust trees. If the enemy were to ambush here, there would be no ideal shooting range.
If the enemy ambushes on the northern hillside, we only need to retreat into the locust trees on the southern hillside, and the enemy will be unable to do anything to us.
I think Tubal Road can't be so stupid as to ambush us here, right? "
"Yo Xi, Jiang Sang's words make sense."
Mitani Shizuji nodded repeatedly.
Then he waved his hand and ordered:
"Quick, quick, keep moving forward, we must reach Shouxian County within 3 hours!"
…
In the trench on the hillside, when He Yunfu used his binoculars to see the little Japanese commander ordering the team to stop, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
I thought my ambush had been discovered by the enemy.
Unexpectedly, the other party just pointed fingers for a few minutes and then ordered the team to continue walking.
He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately whispered the order in the trench:
"Don't move or make a sound, wait for the artillery to fire first!"
…
After a while, the little devil's team reached the middle of Huaishugou.
A stone half a man's height lies in the middle of the road.
Several people from the team of little devils hurriedly ran out, preparing to push the stone to the side of the road so as not to block the way of the captain.
However, as soon as they moved the stone, they heard a loud "boom" and a landmine exploded.
"Baga! Mine!"
The little devils shouted in horror.
Then there were screams, and these people were all injured by the fragments of the mines and the debris caused by the explosion, and fell to the ground miserably.
But their nightmare was not over yet. Following the sound of a landmine exploding, suddenly there was a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sound in the sky.
"Nani?
shelling——
Get down! "
The little devils screamed in fear, and then fell to the ground shivering like frightened rabbits.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
A series of explosions sounded, shattering their queue into chaos.
They are not elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time. They are just temporary vagabonds and expatriates. Now facing the bombardment, they cannot avoid the bombardment in an orderly manner as required by previous training.
In the middle and rear of the team, Captain Mitsuya Shizuji heard the sound of the cannon and became furious. He whipped Jiang Tiangui in the face with a horse whip and cursed angrily:
"Baga! You bastard!
Didn't you say there was no ambush?
What's this? "
Jiang Tiangui was beaten, his face was throbbing with pain, his face fell to the ground, and he was so angry that he wanted to shoot the old devil in front of him.
But he still lacked courage, so he jumped off his horse and replied:
"Tai...Taijun, I...I don't know either!
Let's think of a way quickly. There are artillery on Tubal Road. They must be the main force. Let's run! "
At this time, the heavy machine guns of the secret service battalion soldiers also rang.
"Duh duh duh..."
The sound like a woodpecker made the little devils on the mountain road cry for their fathers and mothers and scream in agony.
In addition to heavy machine guns, there are also Czech light machine guns, 38-type guns, grenade launchers, etc., with full firepower, and bullets are fired towards the valley as if they are free.
Mitani Shizuji no longer dared to sit on the horse. He dismounted in a flash, lay on the ground and shouted:
"Telegraph operator, hurry up and send a message to the commander!
They said that we were ambushed by the main force of at least one regiment on Tubal Road in Huaishugou. The enemy had more than ten artillery pieces. Please ask for tactical guidance! "
After ordering the telegraph operator, he shouted loudly:
"All the troops, hurry up and fight back!
Heavy machine gun, find the commanding heights and fight back! "
Although the little devil was panicking, he still managed to shoot at the hillside after hearing his shouting.
Several heavy machine guns also began to find places to set up and opened fire.
However, their army, composed of rogues and expatriates, was naturally not very good at shooting. Although they reluctantly started firing, it was just a joke to the soldiers of the secret service battalion hiding in the trenches.
No threat at all.
At this time, Mitani Shizuji shouted to Jiang Tiangui again:
"Jiang Sang, order your men to charge up the hillside and defeat Tuba Road!"
When Jiang Tiangui heard this, he wanted to scold his mother and thought to himself: You bitch, didn't you see that this hillside is so steep? How to climb?
You should run away quickly!
He shouted while lying on his stomach and backing up:
"Taijun Mitani, the artillery fire on Tubal Road is too fierce. The few 60mm mortars in our regiment can't hit Tubal Road!
Let's quickly retreat to the locust trees on the southern hillside. As long as we enter the forest, Tubal Road will not be able to do anything to us! "
Mitani Shizuji became angry when he heard this and cursed:
"Baga! Jiang Sang, do you dare to disobey orders?"
At this time, Jiang Tiangui was already more than ten meters away from him, and he was not afraid of him and continued to reply:
"Taijun, it's not that you don't obey orders, but you can't die in vain!"
After saying this, he suddenly jumped up and ran towards the south hillside, shouting as he ran:
"Brothers of the first regiment, run quickly and enter the woods!"
The first regiment of the Third Group of the Locust Alliance Army was reorganized from the local security group under his leadership, Jiang Tiangui, so they naturally obeyed his orders.
As soon as they heard his shout, thousands of people in the regiment immediately threw down their burdens and ran away, much faster than rabbits.
Jiang Tiangui blended in with the crowd and felt safe all of a sudden.
Mitani Shizuji saw that this group of Locust Alliance soldiers did not obey the order and ran away. Suddenly his eyes widened with anger and he cursed angrily:
"Baga! Bastard! You are all going to die!"
If it weren't for the constant sound of exploding artillery shells, flying shrapnel, and heavy rain of bullets around him, he would have had to order his men to kill all these guys!
How dare you run in front of him? This is simply unreasonable!
If you want to run, you have to wait for him, the captain, to run first!
At this time, a squadron leader next to him crawled over and asked loudly:
"Your Excellency Captain, what should we do?
The firepower of Tubal Road is too strong and it relies on trenches, so the Locust Army warriors cannot effectively counterattack!
If we continue, we will all be crushed! "
Mitani Shizuji looked up and observed the situation on the battlefield, and immediately saw that a heavy machine gun of his own brigade was blown into the sky by an enemy shell. The machine gunner's broken limbs were flying around, and blood was scattered everywhere.
Seeing this situation, he trembled in his heart and thought: Everyone knows that my subordinates are all composed of ronai and expatriates, and have no combat effectiveness. If I transfer now, I won't be held accountable by the commander of the company afterwards, right?
Thinking of this, he immediately shouted:
"Heavy machine gun cover, everyone else, turn in immediately, go into the woods over there, hurry up!"
Upon hearing this order, the little Japanese soldiers present felt as if they had been granted amnesty and were very surprised.
When the Locust Alliance Army just ran away, they wanted to follow them!
However, due to the strict military discipline, no action was taken.
Now that you have the order from the Captain, what are you waiting for?
Turn around and run away!
The battlefield is so terrible that they just want to go back and apply for retirement immediately - if allowed!
It's obvious that I'm just a wanderer!
Fighting and risking your life on the battlefield are not the same thing!
But the heavy machine gunners and ammunition handlers wanted to cry. The captain's order was to tell them to die!
They couldn't wait to turn their guns immediately and kill this son of a bitch, Captain Sangu. He was so unbecoming of a human being!
…
(End of chapter)
