In the early morning of 21 February, the sky had just brightened, and in accordance with Major Meyer's orders, the commander of the second company, Captain Cook, led his men on a long journey of outflanking.

It was a short and circuitous journey that saw Captain Cook and his men walk for nearly a day.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Cook stood in front of the Yubang ferry, looking at the raging Dalong River, and a trace of excitement flashed on his tired face.

Great, there was no encounter with the Japanese army halfway, and the roundabout action achieved a surprise effect.

After looking across the bank for a while, Captain Cook summoned his platoon commanders, divided their positions, and built fortifications on the spot.

After arranging the task, the operator came to report and had already contacted the battalion headquarters, and the battalion headquarters' instructions were to stay on the spot and then wait for the next order.

Captain Cook put away the telegram and then led the herald around the ferry, familiarizing himself with the terrain near the ferry.

In the midst of the busyness, as night fell, Captain Cook returned to a small piece of ground northwest of the ferry, where the company headquarters could clearly see all the activity on the ferry.

In the early hours of the morning, just after one o'clock, two dark shadows hurried up to the high ground and woke up Captain Cook in the tent.

Captain Cook got out of his tent and followed a long line down the high ground and straight for the vicinity of the ferry.

Bending over and jumping into a double foxhole on the bank of the river, Captain Cook took out his binoculars and looked across the bank.

In the hazy light, you can vaguely see groups of figures moving on the east bank of the Dalong River.

The figure on the opposite side seemed to be unaware that there was someone on the other side, and the activity was very bold.

Captain Cook stared at the opposite bank for a while, and then said: "On the opposite side should be Japanese reinforcements, or supply troops, inform the platoons, prepare for battle, and use flares as a signal." ”

The heralds took advantage of the cover of night to quietly run through the positions of each platoon, and there was an atmosphere of solemnity in the originally quiet night.

While Captain Cook and his men were preparing for battle, the movement of the figures on the other side of the bank was no longer limited to the shore, but also the neighing of horses and the roar of truck engines.

The figure on the opposite bank lowered the boat on the Dalong River, then jumped on the boat and rowed the boat to the west bank.

"Steady, steady, let them get closer······ Okay, now is it. ”

When the boat at the front was only more than thirty meters away from the shore, Captain Cook waved his arms vigorously.

The two heralds standing beside him pulled the trigger and fired two flares into the sky.

Covered by the glow of flares, the sneaky figure on the river was invisible and exposed to the sight of the German soldiers.

The sound of MG42 machine gun fire rang out, and tracer bullets tore through the night and flung like an electric whip into the river.

Under the whipping of machine-gun bullets, the Japanese soldiers in the boat convulsed and fell to the ground.

With an eerie whistling sound, 50-mm mortar shells fell, setting off white columns of water on the surface of the water.

The sharp shrapnel killed and injured the Japanese soldiers on the nearby river, and in panic, the Japanese troops on the boat tried to dodge, but the confusion caused the ship's center of gravity to lose balance.

The boat capsized on the river, and the Japanese soldiers on the boat fell into the river like dumplings, and most of the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water were dragged to the bottom by the heavy equipment on their bodies.

The surviving Japanese soldiers were then fired at assault rifles and semi-automatic rifles, and blood gushed from the corpses, staining large swathes of the river red, and accompanying the corpses downstream with the river.

This is not a supply force, it is a combat unit, or a hybrid of a combat unit and a supply force.

Captain Cook scrutinized the battlefield for a while, and although the troops had the advantage of the ambush, there was not a smile on his face.

The Japanese troops on the other side reacted quickly and quickly organized suppressive fire.

In the dark light, five or six dazzling fires first shone brightly, and then rapidly increased to fifteen or sixteen, and still counting rapidly.

With a characteristic whistling sound, a series of fires erupted from the German positions, and Japanese grenadiers and mortars joined the battle.

German machine guns and mortars then pointed their targets at the opposite bank and fired at the Japanese across the Dalong River.

The battle lasted more than ten minutes, and Captain Cook saw that all the Japanese troops on the river were wiped out, and then asked his troops to stop firing.

The west bank of the Dalong River returned to darkness, and the Japanese continued to shoot blindly for several minutes before stopping firing.

Captain Cook called a herald.

"Immediately go and let the radio send a report to the battalion headquarters that a large number of Japanese troops have appeared on the east bank of the Yubang Ferry, and after a battle, we have eliminated about a company of the enemy."

The herald turned and left, and Captain Cook took out his binoculars and continued to observe movement on the other side.

By this time, the effect of the flares had long since disappeared, and in the dim light, Captain Cook could only see darkness on the other side, as if the Japanese troops had disappeared en masse.

In the quiet confrontation, time flew by, and when the hands of the watch pointed to 2:30, Captain Cook suddenly heard a thunderclap from the opposite bank.

On the ground more than 200 meters behind the foxhole where he was located, two flames suddenly burst out.

The sound of explosions and fires quickly caught Captain Cook's eye.

What kind of cannon is this? At least 75 mm caliber.

Captain Cook was in his suspicion when two flames erupted again from the rear of the position, the closer one just over twenty meters away from his foxhole.

Before Captain Cook could react, two larger shells landed on the position of the second company.

Captain Cook stared at where the fire had risen.

The two fires just now should have been caused by shells of a caliber of more than 100 millimeters, no, they should be 150 millimeters.

It seems like I'm in big trouble.

Soon, a thunderstorm-like roar was heard from the other side, confirming Captain Cook's thoughts.

After the school shooting, the official shelling of the Japanese army began.

Shells rained down on the Captain Cook's position.

Waves of hot air rushed into the foxholes and struck Captain Cook in the face.

Sharp shrapnel flew in all directions, cutting off large branches and leaves, and the thick trees were also cut off.

The foxholes, which had unfortunately been hit by shells, were even more bloody, and flames and steel covered the German positions.

Cowering in the foxhole, Captain Cook's fighting spirit was burning.

This is at least the firepower of an artillery regiment, and the number of Japanese infantry on the opposite side will certainly not be less than one regiment, and they must not be allowed to cross the river, they must be blocked here.

When Captain Cook's headquarters was under fire from the baptism of artillery, a group of Japanese troops suddenly emerged on the east bank of the Dalong River upstream of Bang Ferry.

The Japanese infantry threw the assault boat into the river, then jumped on the assault boat and rowed quickly towards the opposite bank.

Downstream of the Yubang Ferry, the same scene also appeared.

I don't know how long later, Captain Cook suddenly noticed that the stormy shelling had stopped, and he hurriedly took out a telegram he had just written and handed it to the herald in the same foxhole.

"Quick, send this telegram to the battalion headquarters at once."

As soon as the herald jumped out of the foxhole with a telegram with a judgment of the strength of the Japanese troops, Captain Cook heard shouts from nearby.

"The Japanese came up, they crossed the river from somewhere else."

When Captain Cook's headquarters was in a bitter battle, the enemy situation in the area of Yubang Ferry first flew into the hands of Major Meyer, and then flew all the way to the headquarters of the expeditionary force through the regimental headquarters and divisional headquarters.

Spudent was woken from his sleep by the adjutant and hurried to the headquarters.

After reading the telegram that Mandolfil handed him, Stepent thought for a few seconds, and then asked, "What are your plans?" ”

"I think that the Yubang area can be used to carry out our predetermined battle plan, to lure and annihilate a group of Japanese troops here, and now that a large number of the main Japanese army has arrived here, it is a good time for us to carry out that plan."

Bootdent said, "You're talking about the King's Pesticide Plan formulated by General Rosen?" This is indeed a good time. It's just that the name is strange and why it's called that. ”

Mandolfer's eyes flashed with a strange light, and then he said: "General Rosen regards the Japanese as pests, and we are pesticides, which are specially used to kill pests, so we are called King Pesticide." ”

Stepent didn't notice the strangeness in Mandol's eyes, and said to himself: "I see, but this name is very unserious and a little funny, let's change the name." ”

"If the name is changed, I'm afraid General Rosen will be very unhappy. Considering he's recovering from an injury, it's better not to let him get emotional. ”

Stepent thought for a moment, sighed and said, "Well, let's use the original name." A telegram was sent to the relevant troops, and the king pesticide plan was launched. ”

Half an hour later, a telegram was sent from Major Meyer.

The content of the telegram was that Captain Cook immediately led his men to withdraw from their positions and let the Japanese cross the river.