Red Rock Cliff, the place where Ma Zheng's headquarters ambushed the Takeda Brigade last time.

Unlike the last time when the pockets were laid out in a hurry, this time Ma Zheng's headquarters built a large number of fortifications here, whether it was on both sides of the mountain road or the road at the bottom of the valley, the Eighth Route Army did tricks, and now Ma Zheng has taken two brigades of nearly 3,000 people to ambush, just waiting for Sakai Ho, the old fox, to enter the urn.

Compared with the arrogant Sadao Takeda, Sakai Hoji is much more cautious at this time, they have been fighting with the Eighth Route Army for a while, and they also have a certain understanding of the routines of the Eighth Route Army, knowing that the Eighth Route Army is best at night raids and ambushes. Especially on the mountain road, it is easy to be ambushed by the dirt road.

Because of this, he put the cavalry squadron at the forefront, and once there was an ambush by the Eighth Route Army, the first to be attacked would definitely be the cavalry squadron. Although this has the meaning of using the cavalry squadron as bait, compared with the safety of the large army, the loss of more than 100 cavalry is still very slight.

Moreover, the cavalry is fast, and once attacked, it can quickly leave the battlefield, and the casualties will definitely not be too large.

Ma Zheng lay on the hillside, his eyes tightly closed, and although the war was imminent, there was a slight snoring in his nose.

It's not that he's tired, it's a habit. This habit is something he has cultivated since later generations, no matter what the environment, as long as the battle is over, he must seize the time to rest and recuperate.

At this moment, Xu Hu gently came to Ma Zheng's side and said, "Detachment leader, there is a situation!" ”

"What's the situation?" Ma Zheng opened his eyes in an instant, and asked consciously at the same time.

"Look over there!"

Following the direction of Xu Hu's finger, Xu Yinglong saw a series of fast-moving torches, which were too far away and dark to see what they were even with the help of a telescope.

"It should be the cavalry of the Japanese army, and the infantry is not so fast!" Ma Zheng said in a deep voice.

"So what are we going to do?" Xu Hu asked in a deep voice.

"Tell the soldiers, don't shoot, let go of the Japanese cavalry, we are going to fight the Japanese infantry!" Ma Zheng said.

"Detachment leader, what if the Japanese cavalry returns to meet their infantry, our plan to annihilate the little devils may be frustrated?" Xu Hu said in a deep voice.

"But if we open fire now, the little devils' infantry will stop and not leave, and it will be even harder to hit them. As for the answer, let's answer, as long as we finish the first round, there won't be many little devils left, and even if we can escape, it's just a remnant, and it's not a problem. Ma Zheng said.

"Yes!"

Soon the Japanese cavalry came to the mouth of the valley, perhaps because they saw the dangerous terrain here, so the Japanese cavalry actually stopped, and then about a dozen cavalry slowly entered the valley, and as they went, they used machine guns to strafe the cliffs on both sides.

The crisp sound of gunfire was even more piercing in the night, and although all the warriors were hiding behind rocks, there were still unlucky people who were shot. Fortunately, Ma Zheng had taught them before, the more they had to be patient in this situation, otherwise one person's howl would probably affect the entire battle.

After several minutes of fire reconnaissance and no anomalies, the Japanese cavalry began to pass on a large scale, and after passing through the valley, they galloped forward again.

Less than twenty minutes after the Japanese cavalry, the infantry of the brigade drove over, with more than a dozen cars at the head, soldiers running with them in the middle, and more than 20 mule and horse carts behind them.

Ma Zheng gently wiped the shell gun in his hand, although he captured a few Wang Ba boxes last time, but after trying a few times, Ma Zheng felt that the barge gun was still easy to use, so he gave the Wang Ba box to Xu Hu, and he continued to use the barge gun himself.

The bullets were loaded, and the eyes were fixed on the approaching Japanese troops, while all the fighters were ordered to be ready for battle.

Since the cavalry troops had already opened the aisle, the Japanese army did not arrange for the sharp soldiers to explore the road, but the large troops drove directly in.

Soon the Japanese army entered the ambush circle, and after all the troops at the rear came in, Ma Zheng decisively pulled the trigger, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Fight!" ”

With Ma Zheng's order, dozens of warriors pulled the fuse in their hands at the same time, only to hear a series of explosions suddenly resounding in the valley. At the same time, the fighters on both sides of the mountain road threw all the grenades in their hands according to the predetermined tactics.

Suddenly, the explosions in the valley came one after another, and the explosions were not over, and the long and short guns of the Eighth Route Army lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain road all opened fire, and the dense bullets poured out with the soldiers' hatred for the Japanese army, and the Japanese soldiers who escaped the explosion were shot and killed in a dizziness.

However, the Japanese counterattack was also quite rapid, and under the command of Sakai Hoji, the remaining Japanese soldiers began to return fire using cars and the bodies of the dead as cover.

Sakai knew that they had to rush out, or they would all be exposed to the fire of the Shina army when the smoke cleared, and immediately ordered the remaining troops to rush to the mouth of the valley immediately.

Although many people were shot along the way, under the cover of smoke, Sakai Hoji and the others still saw the mouth of the valley. But at this moment, a large number of soldiers in tattered military uniforms rushed down from both sides of the valley and blocked their way.

Sakai Hoji suddenly fell into an ice cave, and he knew very well what would be the outcome that awaited them as long as the dirt eight roads behind him chased him. Thinking that he was about to become the first general of the Great Japanese Empire to die in battle, and at the same time the first general to be killed by Tsuchihachi, Sakai Hoji suddenly looked like ashes.

However, at this moment, a dense gunfire suddenly came from behind Tubalu, followed by a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and hundreds of war horses instantly broke through the defense line of Tubalu.

It's a cavalry squadron! Seeing the cavalry squadron that had returned in time, Sakai Hoji suddenly had a feeling of tears in his eyes, and the command knife in his hand pointed forward and shouted loudly: "Kill, rush out!" ”

A "snap" of a gunshot, and a bullet accurately hit Sakai Hoji's command knife, knocking his command knife directly to the ground. If it hadn't been for the fact that his guards pulled Sakai Pickaxe in an emergency, I'm afraid that the shot hit him right in the head.

Without bothering to recover his command knife, the frightened Sakai Hoji rushed forward under the escort of the guards, and then was pulled onto his horse by a captain, and then quickly rushed out of the valley.

The battle ended quickly, and Ma Zheng, the Japanese army who had escaped, did not continue to pursue, firstly, because he could not catch up, and secondly, it was unnecessary. He had already seen just now that there were less than 200 Japanese soldiers who had escaped, and the rest were all explained here.

Moreover, now that it is almost dawn, we must hurry up and clean up the battlefield, otherwise they will be beaten when the Japanese planes come.

What's more, so many materials seized this time are still in the mountains outside Hades Mountain, and they must be rushed back as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a pity if they were snatched back by the little devils or bombed by planes.

Soon the battlefield was cleaned up, and then Ma Zheng took everyone back to Hades Mountain in triumph.

At the same time, under Ma Zheng's order, a large number of cars full of supplies also rushed from Erlong Mountain, which was not far away, to Hades Mountain. Because although the terrain of Erlong Mountain is also dangerous, there are no decent fortifications. The most important thing is that there are no hiding holes to resist the Japanese air force, and there is no large area of woods nearby, and once the car is exposed to the Japanese plane, it will be blown into scrap metal in a few minutes.

As soon as the morning dawned, the Japanese planes really came, and they flew away after bombing Hades indiscriminately. However, for Ma Zheng's subordinates, who had been prepared for a long time, the damage caused by the bombing was nothing more than those broken wooden houses on the hill, but there were no casualties among the personnel.

Soon the results of the battle were counted, and they annihilated more than 2,700 Japanese soldiers in this battle, of which 321 were captured. In addition, 5,000 or 6,000 38 large covers and more than 200 light and heavy machine guns were captured, in addition to more than 50 artillery pieces of various calibers, including 12 Type 90 field guns. A large part of it was taken from that military line, and the rest was captured from the battlefield.

The casualties of this war horse Zheng department were not small, with more than 510 killed and 387 wounded. The main casualties were caused by the street fighting during the Hongsha Dam, and more than 200 people were lost in that battle, and the rest were caused by the Japanese army's attack on the mountain and ambush warfare at night.

Although the casualties were not small, they were bearable compared to the results of the war. What's more, after this battle, the Japanese army in Chanan will definitely not dare to provoke them again in a short period of time.