Chapter 23: Bluffing
The pine ridge, which is completely shrouded in night, can be said to be out of sight. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Perhaps in case the bandits might launch a night attack on themselves, the patrol camp at the foot of the main peak of Pine Ridge was full of bonfires burning with raging fires. The small barracks, no doubt, were lit as if by day by these bonfires.
In this case, the bandit will be spotted as soon as he is close to 30 meters of the camp.
And just when the patrol battalion, as usual, sat back and rested.
On a small hill more than 500 meters away from the barracks, more than 100 Yangjiazhai bandits were digging trenches and building blocking positions under the command of Yang Xingguo.
As for the top of the hill dozens of meters behind the position, the wooden mountain cannon that Wang Hu single-handedly built had already raised his long barrel. As for the direction in which the muzzle of the gun is facing, there is no doubt that it is the patrol battalion barracks.
When there was still almost an hour before dawn, Yang Xingguo directly found Wang Hu and ordered......
"Second master, this place will be handed over to you for the time being, and the trench must be dug a little deeper, otherwise there will be no way to hide people......"
"I took the sharpshooter squad and the reconnaissance squad to the front, and sent all the gifts I had prepared for two days to the patrol battalion barracks, so that the patrol battalion could have a good taste of the power of our wooden cannons......
After speaking, Yang Xingguo took dozens of bandits, and under the cover of night, quickly touched the patrol camp barracks.
Twenty minutes later, a group of more than 20 people stopped directly about 50 meters away from the barracks.
Under the command of Yang Xingguo, the disassembled catapult was assembled in only five minutes.
A ten-pound bag of explosives was also placed in the catapult shot
Ignite the dynamite pack and pull the catapult arm together with several bandits.
The explosives bag that was braving Mars was immediately thrown high and flew to the patrol battalion barracks dozens of meters away......
One second, two seconds...... The explosive bag that braved the sparks flew in the air for four or five seconds before it smashed heavily into the patrol battalion barracks.
And at the moment when Mars disappeared from everyone's eyes, an orange-red flame suddenly rose from the patrol camp barracks. Immediately after, a deafening explosion reached everyone's ears......
"It exploded...... It really exploded...... The explosives package concocted by the big boss really exploded in the patrol camp barracks...... "More than 20 bandits who followed Yang Xingguo, after hearing the explosion, invariably had the same idea in their hearts.
However, their shock and incredulity did not last long, and they were awakened by Yang Xingguo's next order......
"What are you doing here...... Keep throwing me explosives packs, and don't forget to light the inque...... Leave five explosive packs for spare, and the remaining four are all thrown into the patrol battalion barracks......"
From the moment the first explosive package exploded, the small patrol battalion barracks were thrown into chaos.
The commander of Luo Wenshan and the two pipe belts, the first reaction was that the barracks were hit by artillery fire.
Because, in their understanding, only the explosion of an artillery shell will have such power.
Although they didn't know why the shells exploded in their barracks, they still reacted immediately, trying to pacify their subordinates who had fallen into chaos in the barracks and avoid the artillery fire......
However, with the explosion of the second and third explosive packets, this pacification did not play any role in the panicked patrol battalion.
The only thing that made Luo Wenshan feel fortunate was that his opponent only fired five shells and stopped.
The chaotic barracks also completely stabilized after dawn.
Just when Luo Wenshan, the commander of the patrol battalion, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the casualties reported by the two pipe bands one after another once again made Luo Wenshan feel like vomiting blood.
Because when the explosive package exploded, more than 300 people in the patrol battalion were completely exposed to the barracks without any concealment. In addition, in the barracks, the patrol battalion of more than 300 officers and soldiers is too dense.
Each of the five explosive packets that exploded one after the other caused almost 20 casualties to the patrol.
In other words, at this moment, the patrol battalion of 500 people can continue to fight, and there are only more than 200 people, not even half of what it was before the troops were dispatched...
"How so...... Who the hell is it, who fired at us, haven't you two found out......" Luo Wenshan, who looked aggrieved and angry, was like an angry lion, roaring loudly at the two pipe belts.
Just when the two pipe bands didn't know how to answer, a subordinate of the pro-guard team suddenly broke in and reported.
"My lord, someone just shot a letter with a bow and arrow, please look at ......it."
Luo Wenshan, whose heart was shrouded in anger, did not hesitate, and directly began to browse the letters.
After reading it, a trace of unprecedented shock appeared on Luo Wenshan's face.
Then, without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and ordered: "Quick, follow me to the gate of the barracks...... I know whose artillery was that attacked us last night......"
After speaking, Luo Wenshan rushed out of the military tent regardless of it.
When Wang Hu's wooden cannon on the top of the mountain faintly reflected Luo Wenshan's field of vision, Luo Wenshan directly believed the content of the letter in his hand.
A wry smile quickly flashed from his face, and Luo Wenshan said while handing the letter to the two pipe belts: "I really didn't expect that a small Yangjiazhai would have a Japanese backstage...... Such a large-caliber artillery is not even equipped with our patrol battalion, and a small bandit den is even equipped with ......"
At this time, it doesn't need to be explained that everyone knows it.
This letter is in the hands of Yang Xingguo. In order to force the patrol battalion out of the barracks and make the patrol battalion further believe that it was equipped with heavy artillery, Yang Xingguo directly carried the Japanese out.
told Luo Wenshan that his backstage was Japanese, and the artillery in his hand was also Japanese...... If you don't leave Songshuling, Yangjiazhai will use artillery to blow up the patrol battalion into a piece of waste, and when the time comes, none of the patrol battalion will survive......
Of course, in order to compensate for the loss of Yangjiazhai, the patrol battalion must leave all the grain and grass baggage, all the war horses, all the Mosin Nagant rifles and ammunition equipped, otherwise, even if they retreat now, Yangjiazhai will continue to attack them and wipe them out on the way to retreat.
Luo Wenshan, the commander of the patrol battalion, as long as he still has a little sense, he will not agree to Yang Xingguo's lion to open his mouth.
Because, after doing so, even if Luo Wenshan returned to Anshan County alive, he would be guillotined by the imperial court if he was defeated.
However, Yang Xingguo, who wrote this letter, did not expect to scare the patrol battalion away through such a letter.
In Yang Xingguo's view, as long as Luo Wenshan can be convinced, continuing to stay in the barracks is to die. If you want to live, you have to leave the barracks, and this is considered to be the goal.
Because, as long as the patrol battalion leaves the turtle shell of the barracks, Yang Xingguo has a way to deal with him.