in2ebook Chapter 273
Chapter 273
We can definitely compete with this Japanese army.
So, Captain He immediately took his men and conducted repeated reconnaissance on horseback in the mountainous area between Lingqiu and Guangling.
After careful reconnaissance and discussion, it was decided to ambush the Japanese army on the highway.
The ambush site was chosen in a ravine called Shimenyu between Zhangjiawan and Shaojiazhuang, not far from the mountainous area between Guangling and Lingqiu.
Because of the terrain, the highway here is completely surrounded by two large mountains, forming a dangerous throat. In addition, the mountains on both sides are overgrown with weeds, which is very conducive to the concealment of large troops.
When Captain He arrived at the ambush site with the entire regiment's soldiers, they began to discuss the ambush positions of each battalion.
According to the information from the scouts ahead, this half of the Japanese battalion was accompanied by an artillery squadron.
If this Japanese artillery squadron could be eliminated in advance, then this half battalion of Japanese troops would be a piece of meat in the mouth of the 719th Regiment.
After repeated discussions with several battalion commanders, it was decided that each battalion would tightly control the mountain pass and set up a huge "pocket formation" in a dangerous and narrow ravine less than 1 kilometer long.
At the same time, the first battalion took charge of the main attack, and the entire battalion was ambushed in the ditch below the hillside. Once the first wave of ambush started, the first battalion immediately rushed towards the Japanese army.
The second battalion was responsible for assisting and ambushed behind the mountain on the east side. After the ambush started, it immediately joined the battle to reinforce the first battalion.
The third battalion served as the reserve, lying in ambush behind the second battalion and waiting for orders.
After the battle started, the mission of the Third Battalion was to climb to the high ground northwest of Zhangjiawan, rely on the terrain to hold the high ground from a high position, and search and kill the Japanese who broke through.
At the same time, the special forces company began laying mines on both sides of the road.
The order to attack was given by the sound of mine explosions, and the attack began.
After arranging the combat mission, each battalion began to build ambush positions according to the preset combat plan, waiting for the passage of this half-battalion of Japanese troops.
19 p.m.
At this time, the sky had begun to darken.
Soon, news came from the observation post ahead that the Japanese army was marching towards the ambush direction.
Then, Captain He saw through the telescope that not far away, under the gray sky, the dust on the ground began to fly.
At the same time, Japanese military vehicles began to drive in from the north, and the plaster flags on the vehicles were faintly visible.
Driving at the front of the entire Japanese army was a search vehicle with a machine gun mounted on top. It fired a round of shots at regular intervals along the way to conduct fire reconnaissance.
After seeing this situation, Captain He immediately ordered his troops to refrain from firing. This was a common tactic of the Japanese army. For Captain He, this situation had become common since he had dealt with the Japanese last year.
At this time, the battalion at the forefront of the position was so scared that its ambush position was not far from the Japanese army that Captain He's throat was raised.
Suddenly, Captain He saw that the Japanese search vehicle continued to move towards the mountain pass on the north side of Zhangjiawan after conducting fire reconnaissance. Then, the Japanese reconnaissance vehicle suddenly stopped after reaching the mountain pass, and several Japanese soldiers jumped out of the vehicle.
Afterwards, Captain He saw that a shepherd was brought to the front of the Japanese army convoy by the Japanese soldiers. Then a Japanese soldier wearing the uniform of a major, accompanied by a traitor translator, asked the locals whether there were any Eighth Route Army soldiers nearby.
The fellow who was grazing sheep looked at the Japs, hid his hatred in his eyes, and timidly nodded and bowed to the Japanese major, and then told him that there were no Eighth Route Army nearby.
Originally, the traitor translator wanted to let this fellow villager lead the way, but he was stopped by the major next to him.
The reason was that the imperial army had to march quickly and for the sake of secrecy, they could not take him with them, so they let him go.