In this way, Sakata Daisa's ass was in the sound of a group of subordinates, and soon an hour passed. The avant-garde troops of the army have slowly approached the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, and at the same time, the main peak of Shenxian Mountain can already be seen in the distance. However, at this moment, the marching procession suddenly stopped.

"Baga, why did the troops stop advancing, go and see," Sakata, who was still smiling just now, immediately said dissatisfied, seeing the marching column that suddenly stopped and was jammed. Pointing to a herald beside him, he ordered.

"Hi" The herald who received the order, riding a war horse, quickly ran towards the vanguard of the puppet army of the army, and within a few minutes, he saw the herald walking towards him with the puppet army division commander Wang Deli.

"Baga, Commander Wang, why did the troops stop advancing. Don't you know that if we delay here for one more minute, Shunping County, which is being besieged by the Eighth Route Army, will have one more chance of falling? Baga, are you sneaking through the Eighth Route Army and wanting to deliberately delay our marching time" Seeing the division commander Wang Deli in front of him, although his military rank was the same as his own, he was an officer of the imperial army, and he was essentially a level higher than this puppet army officer. Therefore, Sakata Dazuo faced the division commander Wang Deli in front of him, without any politeness, and scolded with his head and face.

"Your Excellency, you have thought too much, how could I get in touch with the Eighth Route Army, you should know that I don't know how many heads of the Eighth Route Army are in my hands. Do you think the Eighth Route Army will be in contact with an enemy officer who has a deep hatred? "The division commander Wang Deli did not think of his puppet army, and became a real lackey of himself. Instead, he didn't mean to bow his head, and asked rhetorically.

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang, I appreciate your surname very much, and it is said that what this imperial army needs is not a lackey, a coward. It's about a flesh-and-blood soldier like you, very good. Wang Sang, I know that you will not get through the Eighth Route Army under any circumstances, please tell me what happened in front and why the troops stopped advancing. ”

As the co-captain of the Yue Army, a senior officer, Sakata Dazuo is usually used to hearing the flattery of those Han annihilation puppet armies and seeing the dog's face of those people. So for Wang Deli's humble return, there was no disgust, but it was refreshing, and finally met a puppet army officer who gave a testimonial. Therefore, for Wang Deli's answer, although the officers around him looked at him with hostility. But he didn't get angry, but said with a smile. wanted to make friends with this alternative guard officer, obviously very satisfied with Wang Deli's answer.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for the compliment, I'm honored that as for the reason why the troops stopped advancing, I think Your Excellency Daisaku should know where we are now! The front is the Immortal Mountain, since ancient times, the Immortal Mountain is a very favorable ambush battlefield, I am worried that there will be an ambush by the Eighth Route Army inside, so I ordered the troops to stop advancing, send troops to conduct reconnaissance first, and then continue to move forward after the reconnaissance is clear" Wang Deli still replied lukewarmly, obviously still had no good impression of Sakata Daizo in front of him, although he had just broken a few good words about himself.

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang is very cautious, but the current Shunping County has the possibility of falling at any time, we can't delay too much time, you know, the valley in front is a full 5 kilometers away, if the reconnaissance force is clear, it will take at least two hours, the imperial army in Shunping County can't afford to wait, Wang Sang thinks about whether there is any other way, let the troops quickly pass through the valley in front of him" Listening to Wang Deli's words, Sakata Dazuo nodded appreciatively, and then asked.

"Your Excellency, it's not that there is no way, it's just that I need the help of the Imperial Army," Wang Deli replied.

"Wang Sang, please speak," Sakata hurriedly asked, knowing that the most important thing for him now is the matter of time.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, you see, there are a total of four commanding heights in the Immortal Mountain in front. As long as we send enough troops to occupy the four commanding heights, even if we encounter an ambush by the Eighth Route Army, we can use powerful firepower to carry out a powerful counterattack at the four commanding heights and attack the Eighth Route Army that ambushed us. In this way, we can pass through the Immortal Mountain smoothly under the cover of the commanding heights troops. It's just that Wang Deli hesitated for a moment and didn't continue.

"Wang Sang, please continue," Seeing that Wang Deli suddenly stopped, Sakata, who was very interested in the plan, hurriedly asked.

"Yes, Your Excellency, if we really occupy the four heights and encounter the ambush of the Eighth Route Army, then these four heights will definitely become the focus of contention between the enemy and us. Then, on the four heights, there will definitely be a tough battle, a vicious battle. And this tough battle can only be completed by well-trained and well-armed soldiers. Your Excellency Dasaku should also know that the training of our puppet army is very inadequate, not to mention the low combat effectiveness, and more importantly, the lack of ammunition, and the lack of suitable heavy weapons, which is not suitable for such a battle at all. So, I said that this plan needs the cooperation of the Imperial Army. If this is not the case, we will have to wait until the reconnaissance unit has a signal of safety. Wang Deli quickly finished his plan.

"Baga, your conscience is very bad, and you even let the excellent soldiers of the Imperial Army go to the most dangerous place to die, and you are dead." Before Sakata Daisa could speak, the captain of the first brigade next to him couldn't help but wonder when the excellent imperial army was the turn of the puppet army. Moreover, the most dangerous tasks must be entrusted to the Imperial Army, and they themselves have to complete the easiest tasks. Thinking of this, the captain of the first brigade couldn't help but scold, and at the same time, he took out his adjutant knife and slashed at Wang Deli in front of him.

"Baga" was just when the captain's command knife was about to slash Wang Deli's head, and the people present exclaimed, a loud scolding sounded, followed by a loud metal collision sound reached everyone's ears. Because the captain used too much force, his adjutant knife was suddenly blocked back, and for a while, the gravity was unstable, and he fell off the war horse with an "ah" sound, causing a burst of laughter among the officers and officers around him, and even Wang Deli, who was sweating profusely who had just been frightened, couldn't help laughing.

"Bageyalu, who is it? I'm going to kill him" Lying on the ground in embarrassment, the captain who had eaten a mouthful of dirt had not yet reacted from the shock just now, and scolded loudly, the more he scolded, the more ugly it became.

And it was the wing captain Sakata Daisa, who had just blocked a knife for Wang Deli, after listening to the scolding of the first captain, his face slowly turned snow-white, and a pair of angry eyes stared at the first captain who slowly got up from the ground.

In the non-stop scolding of the first captain, Wing Captain Sakata Osa finally couldn't help it, jumped off the war horse, and came to the captain of the first brigade who had just climbed up is a slap. "Ba Ge Yalu, your dead and dead Baga" Soon, the head of the first captain quickly turned into a pig's head under the movement of Captain Sakata.

It wasn't until this time that the captain of the first brigade knew that he was the co-captain in front of him who he had just scolded, that is, his direct boss Sakata Daisa. And the one who just blocked his knife is also the captain of Sakata United. Thinking of this, the first captain could no longer care about the hot pain on his face, and began to beg for mercy loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Captain is very correct in your criticism, please forgive Your Excellency Wing Captain" Finally, maybe it was Sakata Daisa's hands that hurt, or maybe it was the First Captain's plea for mercy that worked. Sakata Daisa snorted coldly, mounted his own war horse, and no longer paid attention to the first captain who had been beaten into a pig's head by himself.

"Thank you for your life-saving grace just now, as long as Dazuo is useful to my place, I will definitely go to the soup and fire, and I will not hesitate"

Wang Deli, who had just escaped his life from the knife of the captain of the first brigade of the army, saw that the captain of the wing, Sakata Daisa, had personally saved him and gave the captain of the first brigade a serious punishment. Wang Deli couldn't help but feel excited. You know, since the invasion of China, basically the Chinese should not be looked down upon, even if they are division commanders, as long as they provoke themselves unhappy, they can find a reason to kill themselves. And because of his remarks just now, he has attracted the love of Wing Captain Sakata Daisa, can Commander Wang Deli, who has been bullied by himself, be unhappy?

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang, you're welcome. You are all fighting with us for the sake of the empire and for the great cause of the empire. Just out of appreciation for you. Wang Sang, I have to admire you, you are an excellent commander. Listening to Wang Deli's words, Wing Captain Sakata Daisa's face looked a little better, and he patted Wang Deli on the shoulder in front of him and said.

"Hey, it is my Wang Deli's honor to serve the empire and the imperial army" After listening to Sakata Daisa's words, Wang Deli didn't know why he would say such a thing

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang, I remember your words. When we return victoriously, I will definitely want Your Excellency Commander to explain your merits, so that Your Excellency Commander can reward you well. You must lead the troops well," the wing captain said with a smile, in his eyes, the division commander Wang Deli in front of him will definitely become a pillar of the empire in the future.

"Thank you for the compliment, I will definitely work hard and live up to His Excellency's expectations." Division Commander Wang Deli, this time with his feet together, saluted Sakata Daisa in front of him. He didn't know that he had invisibly become a real hardcore lackey of the Yue Army. This also adds a lot of trouble to the upcoming ambush battle.

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang, I appreciate your tactics very much, after the observation and research I have just made, I have decided to adopt your tactics, send troops to occupy the four commanding heights of Shenxian Mountain, and then the whole army quickly passes through this dangerous area. Wang Sang, you have just come closest to the Immortal Mountain, according to your estimates, how many troops are needed for the four commanding heights. Wing Captain Sakata Daisa immediately began to discuss the current situation.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander, I also think that this tactic is the most beneficial for us at the moment. According to my calculations, the area of the three heights is not too large. In addition, we must have sufficient troops and firepower. I think the best force we can send is one squadron per high ground, plus some long-range attack firepower such as heavy machine guns and mortars. The total strength of a brigade is required for the four heights. Wang Deli analyzed the co-captain Wang Deli in detail and put forward his own suggestions.

"Yo Xi, Wang Sang's analysis is very reasonable. I agree with you" After listening to Wang Deli's words, Captain Sakata replied appreciatively.

"Hey, it's my honor to serve the Great Empire."

"Matsumoto-kun, because of your recklessness just now, you almost killed a military talent who was very useful to the Empire, and in order to make up for your mistake just now, I have decided to give you a mission that has always been important. There is no confidence to finish the baga and raise your head. The co-captain smiled at Wang Deli and turned to look at Matsumoto Shaosa, the captain of the 1st Brigade who was lowering his pig-like head.

"Hey, please give the battle order from Your Excellency the Wing Commander, and I, Matsumoto, will definitely make up for the mistakes I have just made and clear the way for the whole army to move forward." Listening to the words of the wing leader, Matsumoto's katana spirit was suddenly aroused, and he raised his head like a pig's head and replied loudly.

"Yo Xi, Matsumoto-kun, you have to work hard to wash away the shame you just received." Sakata nodded in reply, seemingly completely oblivious to what had just happened.

"Hey, please assign the task to Your Excellency the Wing Commander, I, Matsumoto, will definitely not disgrace the Wing and resolutely complete the task." Matsumoto replied in the affirmative.

"Order the First Brigade, each of the four squadrons carrying a heavy machine gun squad and a mortar squadron, to set off immediately, occupy the four commanding heights of Shenxian Mountain, cover the troops through Shenxian Mountain, and then retreat." Sakata Dasa ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency Daisaku, the Matsumoto Brigade guarantees to complete the mission." Matsumoto gave a military salute to the co-captain in front of him and turned his head towards his troops. Soon, a troop of nearly 1,000 people expelled the marching army of the Yue army, directly divided into four armies, and inserted themselves into the four commanding heights of Shenxian Mountain.

Of course, everything was watched by Liu Hua and Li Qing, the chief of staff, who were guarding the main peak of Immortal Mountain. At first, when they saw that the marching column of the Yue army suddenly stopped at the pocket mouth of their ambush position, the two of them couldn't help but be nervous, fearing that the Yue army would find their ambush position.

However, then, when the 1st Regiment of the Puppet Army, which was at the forefront of the entire marching army, transferred about two companies of troops from the troops, divided the troops into two roads, and walked towards the mountain beams on both sides of the road, Liu Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the devil was worried about the ambush of the Eighth Route Army here, so he sent scouts to search first. Because before the war, Liu Hua and others had already considered this problem, so the entire ambush plan was very carefully arranged.

In order to prevent the army from discovering the ambush of the Eighth Route Army, all the soldiers hid in the trenches when the army entered the ambush position, and concealed it, as long as the scouts of the army did not approach a distance of one or two meters, they could not see anything clearly. Therefore, seeing that the enemy had sent a reconnaissance unit, Liu Hua and Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief together.

Of course, in the past it was less than five minutes. When a brigade of nearly 1,000 heavily armed troops suddenly opened out of the middle of the enemy's marching column, Liu Hua's heart was once again kicked to the throat. However, in the end, there was a false alarm. Because a brigade of the Imperial Army a few kilometers away, after entering the Shenxian Mountain, quickly divided into four routes and occupied the four highlands of the Shenxian Mountain. And this has long been within the consideration of Liu Hua and the chief of staff.

Finally, the four reinforced squadrons that served as the cover of the Yue army successfully occupied the four high grounds, and after checking the high ground and not finding any suspicious ones, the Yue army quickly sent all the signals to the main force that they were safe. The main force of the Yue Army, which had stayed at the Shenxian Mountain Pass for about ten minutes, finally continued their march after seeing the safety signal, and walked into the cauldron prepared for them by the Eighth Route Army step by step into their road to death.

"Pass the order, everyone be ready for battle, and no one is allowed to fire in advance" Seeing that the main force of the marching army moved again, and the puppet army of a regiment of the advance guard of the army had entered his ambush circle, Liu Hua hurriedly ordered to the combat staff officer behind him. At the same time, the operational staff officers reached every operational command headquarters that could be reached through field telephone in the fastest possible time.

As a result, when the army slowly entered the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, the entire Eighth Route Army's nearly 10,000 troops were quietly hidden in the hidden trenches, motionless, and the artillery position one kilometer away was also quiet. The pre-war atmosphere permeated every corner of the mountain.

Finally, the artillery of the army slowly entered the ambush circle, followed by the two brigades behind the palace of the army. Watching the army slowly surrounded by our army,. Liu Hua's hands holding the telescope were already shaking, and he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. Finally, the Yue army completely entered its own ambush circle.

Through the telescope, Liu Hua could clearly see that after the rear guard of the Yue army entered the ambush circle, the soldiers of the third battalion of the scattered regiment, which were the rapid response furnaces blocking the retreat of the Yue army, were slowly moving towards the rear of the Yue army under the leadership of the battalion commander and with the help of the cover of the terrain. The army didn't know that at this time, their back road had been blocked by a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army.

"Start," Liu Hua ordered excitedly. Immediately, the entire temporary command remembered the order to start a series of scurrying. One by one, the orders that began were transmitted to the commanders at the forefront through telephone lines. Of course, it was not the infantry that fired first, it was still the artillery. After receiving the order, the artillery did not have any melancholy, and immediately uncovered the concealment that covered the artillery, and with the order of Chen Guangrong, the commander of the artillery regiment, nearly 100 mortars of various kinds, and mountain artillery roared together. Hundreds of shells of all kinds, with a loud whistling sound, smashed the marching brigade of the army, which was still not alert.

(To be continued)