Chapter 14: Luring the Enemy

Seeing the puppet army rushing forward with a whining and shouting, and retreating in an uproar, there was no expression on Miyato's cold face, and he did not pursue Wei Fucai's guilt for acting without authorization, but a sinister smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

The Zhina people, stupid and cowardly, and the death of more incompetent fellows can save a lot of food for the imperial army. Moreover, he also wanted to test the enemy's strength by using the attack of the puppet army.

But if the puppet army dies too much, it's not what Miyato wants to see. After two attacks, he believed that the enemy's firepower was not strong, and as long as the imperial army provided some fire support, and then let the puppet army attack the top of the mountain, there was still a chance of victory.

He stopped Wei Fucai's frenzied move, ordered Wei Fucai to reorganize his troops and prepare to attack again, and ordered his men to set up three mortars and a few crooked machine guns.

The plan formulated by Yang Tianfeng was to hide his strength and show weakness to the enemy. From the beginning of the attack on Huangkou Town, he did not pull out all the troops. This time, there were not many troops guarding the hill, only about 100 people, only two machine guns remained, and there were no grenadiers or mortars.

Seeing that the enemy at the foot of the mountain was preparing to bombard, Yang Tianfeng immediately ordered the soldiers to start retreating, and the goal had been basically achieved, and there was no need to be shelled here again.

"Boom!" With a bang, a mortar shell hit, blowing up the top of the mountain, sending rubble and dust, followed by "Boom! In the light of the fire, pine branches, stone flakes, and dirt were splashed everywhere. After a few hurried shots, the whole mountain turned into a world of smoke, and the dust stirred the smell of gunpowder, so that people could not even breathe.

"Da Da Da ......" machine guns and rifles, like a torrent of rain and hail, before the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, more than 100 puppet soldiers crawled up like a flock of sheep, while climbing upwards to shoot guns, a few pistol-wielding officers in the ranks kept howling, kicking and beating soldiers......

Attacked the top of the mountain, Wei Fucai's good mood did not last long, there were a lot of broken bricks and trees on the top of the mountain, not to mention the enemy, not even a corpse was found, is this also a victory?

Standing on a large rock, Miyato looked around with a telescope and finally stopped. The enemy did not flee to Huangkou Town, but were fleeing separately into the mountains and forests.

Cunning and cunning, the muscles on Miyato's face jumped twice, and then sneered again. The commander of this Zhina army was quite smart, avoiding the artillery bombardment of the imperial army, and knew that if he retreated directly to Huangkou Town, there would be no danger on the road, and it was likely to break up under the pursuit and blows of the imperial army. Can you escape defeat by retreating into the mountains and forests?

"Taijun, the enemy has been defeated, we can go straight to Huangkou Town." Wei Fucai leaned over, nodded and said.

Miyato shook his head, stretched out his hand, and said, "The enemy, and the main force, is fleeing into the mountains and forests, but as soon as we leave, they will come out again." ”

Wei Fucai held up the binoculars and looked at it, blinked his eyes and asked tentatively, "Taijun, let's go into the mountains to search?" ”

Miyato took off his military hat, touched his bald head oozing beads of sweat, and said with a sneer: "The enemy hid in the mountains and forests, thinking that in this way they would avoid our attacks, save their strength, and then wait for an opportunity to harass the place. The idea is good, but it underestimates the courage and perseverance of the imperial army. We are to pursue them and destroy them once and for all. ”

Wei Fucai hurriedly complimented him with a smile: "Taijun Gaojian, this gang of bandits fled in panic, and it is a good time to eliminate them. ”

"Yo Xi!" Miyato nodded and ordered, "Wei's, you pursue from the south, I pursue from the north, and when I encounter the enemy, entangle them, and, um-" He made a gesture with his hands together, and then asked, "Do you understand?" ”

"Understood, understood." Wei Fucai nodded again and again, turned around and went down to arrange.

Gong Teng was a little uneasy, so he sent a squad of devils to act with Wei Fucai, and he took other devils and transferred more than 100 imperial troops to assist and marched towards the mountains and forests.

It stands to reason that Miyato's arrangement is decent and there is no problem, but he has overlooked an important issue. There is nothing wrong with dividing troops on flat land, but this is a mountainous area, the terrain is very complicated, and the order is blindly given without considering the actual situation, God knows when the outflanking men and horses will be able to succeed in a roundabout way.

The Japanese puppet army opened up the formation, and the two groups of men and horses pressed forward along the mountain beam. In order to show more in front of the Japanese, Wei Fucai kept urging the troops to step up their advance.

Phew, a crisp gunshot reverberated in the mountains and forests, Wei Fucai jumped off his horse in fright, and the puppet army in front of the team shot indiscriminately, but where the attacker was, no one could see clearly, only a dead body lying on the ground was proving to people that something had indeed happened just now.

This is the power of a sniper, and it is not easy to find a well-concealed sniper in an environment with dense vegetation, dense mountains and rocks, and a complex environment. Familiarize yourself with the terrain in advance, set up sniper positions and retreat routes, even if it is a small trench or a small ditch, which also provides great convenience for snipers.

The invisible threat of death is the most demoralizing, and the sniper team formed by Xu Dayan and others specializes in attacking enemy soldiers who are walking in front, which is a kind of psychological warfare. After several attacks, enemy soldiers will think that walking in the front is suicidal, and even if they dare not refuse to act, they will become passive and slow, thus effectively reducing the enemy's initiative to advance.

The troops led by Miyato were treated in the same way, with looming attackers, elusive bullets, and constant casualties. made Miyato thunderous, had to slow down, sent a team of sharp soldiers to open the way, and moved forward vigilantly.

Hey, Miyato angrily kicked a small stone away, he hated such a tactic, because it would not be able to exert the power of the Empire* army at all.

He hated the vile and timid sneak attackers, especially after seeing two more soldiers lose their combat effectiveness due to casualties. Couldn't the Chinese army fight with dignity? They are like nasty mosquitoes, buzzing around, and when they have the opportunity to come up and suck blood, they are extremely annoying.

Conducting offensive operations in mountainous terrain is difficult and requires a significant cost. Soldiers in mountain warfare must not only fight the enemy, but also bravely face the operational difficulties caused by the brutal terrain. These conditions require that junior officers must exercise strong leadership, not only by leading by example, but also by being mentally strong.

Miyato was confident in himself and his squad, and at the same time, he believed that such harassing attacks would not be able to stop the advance of the Empire* army. The frequent activities of the enemy show that they are poor in donkey skills, weak in heart, and afraid, and it is really wishful thinking to frighten the imperial army in this way.