In response to the two ambushes of the Japanese army marching into Henan, the first thing that started was a small ambush in Zhengzhou. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The Japanese infantry brigade that drove from Zhongmu to Zhengzhou still failed to enter the city in front of the reconnaissance battalion, even if it was rushing overnight.

From the first time the infantry brigade was attacked by cold guns and cannons, the expression of the brigade commander who led the team was a little solemn. Because he had already guessed that this was a small elite unit of the Eighth Route Army, which launched an attack and harassment war against its brigade.

Naturally, there is only one purpose, and that is to delay their arrival in Zhengzhou. So at this time, is Zhengzhou City still in the hands of the National * Army, or has it fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army?

If it was the former, the commander of the Japanese brigade believed that after they arrived in Zhengzhou, he believed that the city of Zhengzhou would be easily captured. If it is the latter, they want to occupy Zhengzhou, but they are afraid that they will pay an unimaginable price.

Realizing this, the brigade commander quickly said: "Send a report to the division commander to inform me that our unit encountered an ambush by many elite small units of the Eighth Route Army on the way to the march. Please ask the division commander whether our department will continue to advance to Zhengzhou as planned. ”

As the commander of the brigade, he naturally knew some of the circumstances of the Eighth Route Army's troops. If they can't capture Zhengzhou City in time, there is a danger that they will be copied by the Eighth Route Army. At that time, their division was in danger of being encircled.

It's just that they didn't receive an order from the division commander, and their brigade could only continue to march towards Zhengzhou. But he still felt the need to inform him in time for this kind of reminder. Otherwise, if there is such an accident, then their division will be really dangerous.

After receiving the telegram from the infantry brigade, Tu Feiyuan also frowned and said, "Na! How could the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrive in Zhengzhou so quickly? Send a report to the special high school to inquire about the situation in Zhengzhou.

According to our aircraft reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army should be farther away from Zhengzhou than we are. At this time, they attacked with a small force, just to buy time for their main force to rush to Zhengzhou. Order the infantry brigade and continue to advance as planned! ”

In this attack on Zhengzhou, Tu Feiyuan had already realized that his opponent was no longer Jiang Dingwen's troops, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army that crossed the border from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. For this reason, he was also very concerned about the intelligence of the Eighth Route Army.

Even before attacking Zhengzhou, he specially contacted Itagaki in the hope that the two troops would be able to cooperate at that time. Itagaki also promised that in due course, he would launch some attacks to support him.

It's just that what Tu Feiyuan didn't expect was that when the Nationalist Government had just made a decision to abandon Zhengzhou and protect the place south of Luoyang. The Eighth Route Army was so quick that it threw three divisions of troops into Henan.

It can also be seen from this point that the Eighth Route Army now has the strength to not lose to the Central Army. It's just that some of their low-key development strategies in the past, and the fact that the Japanese army ignored their existence, caused today's predicament.

As for the Japanese troops in North China, they also did not dare to act rashly at this time. You must know that there are now a large number of Eighth Route Army active in all parts of North China. The transfer of the main force of any city may lead to the recovery of the city by the Eighth Route Army.

For this reason, Tu Feiyuan can only rely on the troops of the Central China Front. But the current situation is that the situation in central China is also somewhat unstable. If the war continues to intensify, it will be equally miserable for the Japanese army.

After all, they had just fought the Battle of Wuhan a few days ago, and the troops had taken some rest. But how can the materials consumed in this war be made up in a short period of time?

Without supplies, how can front-line combat units ensure their combat effectiveness? At present, most of the materials reserved by the Central China Front Army are placed on the three divisions and regiments that are responsible for the attack, and the other divisions and regiments naturally have to be replenished later.

Once the whole of Central China is fighting, the number of troops who will ask for supplies from the front army will increase. If they can't get the supplies that the troops need, how can they let them wipe out the armed forces behind enemy lines that are causing local chaos?

Receiving an order from Tohihara to move on, the brigade commander could only order the troops to move on. By the early hours of the morning, they arrived at the ambush area of the reconnaissance battalion, which had already arranged this last ambush circle.

Seeing that they were still leading with sharp soldiers, the rest of the main force followed it, and several blockers who were hidden on a slope also moved their wrists slightly. At this time, the morning dawn temperature in Henan is still relatively low.

What's more, these blockers have been lying here since last night, and their hands and feet seem to be a little frozen. Now that the little devils are about to step into the minefield, they are about to start preparing to shoot those sappers!

The previous cold guns and cold artillery did cause some casualties to the marching infantry brigades. But for the Japanese brigades that were ordered to advance towards Zhengzhou, their speed was also not hindered too much.

Even after learning that Zhengzhou City is still under the jurisdiction of the garrison brigade, there is only some news that the Eighth Route Army is assisting in defending the city and is building blocking fortifications outside the city. The 14th Division became more and more concerned about when they would be able to arrive in Zhengzhou.

The Japanese squadron, which served as the spearhead, also stared carefully at the open area ahead. In their opinion, such an open area does not seem suitable for ambushes. But this night, they have already suffered a lot, and they still have to be careful.

Focusing only on the slopes and bushes ahead, but ignoring the road beneath them, will also pose a deadly threat to them. In addition, it was early in the morning, and they couldn't see too far under the fog.

Just when one of the Japanese soldiers felt that his feet suddenly stepped on the air. Feel a loud bang, when the whole person is lifted into the air. The squad of spearheads marching behind him was also shrouded in the sound of explosions.

Step on the front and blow up the back, this kind of mine-laying technology is also the originality of the reconnaissance brigade!

'Yaga! There are mines! ’

The Japanese soldiers, who had been frightened by cold guns and cannons earlier, seemed to have forgotten that the reconnaissance brigade had an even more terrifying trick. That is, he likes to lay mines, but this time the reconnaissance brigade came too quickly, so naturally it could not carry too many mines.

But even so, this time, when the reconnaissance battalion came to carry out the interdiction attack, it still carried hundreds of anti-infantry mines. The highway in front of you is a few hundred meters away, and there are three kinds of mines: continuous, tripping, and stepping on the road.

An explosion sounded, and some of the spikes quickly fell to the ground. It's just a pity that it doesn't seem safe to lie on the ground. Beneath the seemingly flat ground, a huge wave was also set off from time to time, blowing their entire bodies away.

The screams seemed very pleasant to the officers and men of the reconnaissance battalion who had been waiting for a long time in the early morning. And the reconnaissance battalion in the ambush position was also woken up by these explosions. Tell them that it's time to start preparing for battle.

The Japanese brigade, which was following the advance of the spearhead, heard the sound of explosions coming from the front, and immediately a large group rushed to support. When they arrived, they learned that the spearhead had encountered a mine.

'Bring up the engineer brigade and immediately carry out mine clearance. The rest of the troops carried out a cordoned search in the surrounding area. Also see if there are other safe paths that allow us to move on. ’

The captain of the Japanese infantry brigade who rushed to support him felt a little angry when he saw the tragic situation of the top soldiers, but he also knew that it would take time to clear the mines. But now time seems to be very precious to them!

While waiting for the sappers to come to clear the mines, the infantry brigade also began to search in all directions. But the sound of explosions sounded from time to time made the captain of the Japanese infantry group realize that the minefield area laid by the Eighth Route Army seemed to be larger than he imagined.

This is despite the fact that a small number of mines have been laid in some of the surrounding fields. But this kind of buried mines, one by one, also made the Japanese soldiers searching for fear. For fear that if they hit the ground, they will step on a terrified mine.

By the time the engineer brigade arrived on order and began to carry out minesweepers on the highway with minesweepers. A few gunshots rang out, and several minesweepers at the head of the platoon immediately fell to the ground.

The Japanese infantrymen who stayed behind immediately said: "Baga, there are snipers!" ”

For the infantry, it is this sniper that they are most afraid of. Snipers use rifles that have a longer range than the rifles they use. This means that snipers can shoot them from a distance, but they are powerless to resist.

The crisp sound of gunfire caused the number of fallen Japanese sappers and infantry on the road to increase rapidly. Seeing this, the infantry captain immediately said: "Set up the artillery, drive these damn snipers away for me!" ”

Under its command, the mortar crews of the infantry brigade also soon began to erect mortars. Even if they didn't know exactly where the snipers were because of the fog, it didn't affect them from carrying out covered shelling.

Rounds of mortars smashed over like scattered flowers, and the originally orderly sniper shots seemed to have been somewhat reduced and affected. Seeing this, the sappers could only bite the bullet and continue to carry out demining.

But in the midst of the cannonballs, there was still a crisp sound of gunfire. After every shot, there is always a sapper to fall. The sappers who walk in the front are undoubtedly the easiest to get shot.

Gradually, some of the sappers did not dare to step forward easily. There is no way to get forward, which means that the mines in front of you will not be clean. But for this situation, the captain of the engineer brigade was also a little helpless.

After all, it was impossible for him to let these sappers under him insist on looking for death even though they knew they were dead. The top priority is to find these snipers who shot the sappers and drive them away or blow them up!

Hearing the request of the engineer brigade commander, the infantry brigade commander could only say: "Report the situation here to the brigade commander." The artillery power of our brigade is not enough, and we need a squadron of infantry artillery for tactical guidance! ”

It seems to realize that the lethality of mortar * guns seems to be somewhat insufficient. The captain of the infantry brigade felt that in this case he could only let the infantry artillery squadron of the brigade and regiment come over. Only in this way can these snipers who are hiding in the shadows be expelled.

Just wait until the infantry artillery takes up positions and begins to prepare for the shelling. The cold gunshots, which had been heard from time to time before, seemed to calm down all of a sudden. And to the blood of the infantry captain, the number of mines buried on the road does not seem to be very large.

This means that a small demining will delay them for almost an hour. Thinking of this, the captain of the infantry brigade also felt that the enemy they were dealing with this time was really not a good thing! (To be continued.) )