Banmao is the only way from Xinbo to Degang, if you want to take a detour, you have to go out of seven or eight days' journey, a winding mountain road, through the high and low peaks on both sides, uneven peaks, the mountains are densely forested, shrubs, the terrain is not very steep, but more than 20 miles long mountain road, a guy is not a problem to fit in more than 100,000 people.

What's more, it is the natural ravines and cracks washed out by the perennial rain, the large and small caves are connected, the terrain is not dangerous and complex, ambush tens of thousands of people, a trivial matter, and artillery and other heavy weapons, there is no need to taboo the problem of the firing boundary, it is a good place for natural ambushes, any commander with troops, passing through here, unless it is a straw bag or there is no fear, otherwise, will be extremely careful to send sharp soldiers to search, and then, as quickly as possible.

Choosing to set up an ambush in this place, Colonel Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the corps, and several brigade commanders, from the bottom of their hearts, did not agree with the approach of Commander Tang Qiusheng, the reason is very simple, Banmao is the best place to ambush, but because of this, the Japanese Nomura troops will definitely be extra careful when they pass through Guò.

Once a small group of top-notch troops is dispatched to search along both sides of the mountain road, it is not difficult to find that the troops, artillery, and tank positions that are lying in ambush along the mountain, in that case, the ambush battle will become an offensive and defensive battle, not to mention delaying time, it will also increase the casualties of the troops, and it is not in line with the plan of completely annihilating the Japanese army.

For Zhao Yuhe, the commanders at all levels of the Sulu Mobile Corps, they are very admired, aside from his own plainness and ability, that is, as the first chief of staff of the independent division, he has worked by the side of the division commander for the longest time, and all the brigade commanders attach importance to the opinions of the chief of staff.

Tang Qiusheng has his own unique opinion, he has the psychology of Nomura Toshihiko who is eager to return to Degang, because time is very urgent for the Japanese army, and the Japanese army in Degang, as long as they are still resisting stubbornly, such a return is imperative, and Nomura has no time to think too much about it.

His only purpose is to rush to Degang as much as possible, and more importantly, the Japanese army under Nomura's department, since crossing the Yudun River, has been unimpeded all the way, which also fuels his arrogant heart, when he passes Guò, nothing happens, and when he goes back, what can go wrong This is to take advantage of Nomura's blind spot in thinking.

A meticulous and reasonable analysis opened everyone's minds, and the most touching was the chief of staff Zhao Yuhe, who found a phenomenon, the Tang brothers all have a common characteristic, a bold adventure based on careful analysis, Tang Qiusheng is like this, Tang Qiuquan is also like this, as for the soul of the independent division, the division commander Tang Qiuli, every battle must have an unexpected approach, and the effect is wonderful.

After unifying the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps, they were in Banmao, making solid preparations for ambushing the Japanese army, spreading a big net, waiting for Nomura, a big fish that was going back, to take the bait.

Sure enough, as Tang Qiusheng expected, as soon as the Battle of Degang began, Nomura received Ito's strict order to immediately return to the reinforcement of the Nagumo troops, and a day later, the reconnaissance unit reported that the Japanese army had left Xinbo and was on the way back to Degang.

This kind of tactical reconnaissance looks decent, quite frightening, more than 200 small monsters like skin boxes, all over the ground, after a while, the heavy machine guns on the car "cluck" to the woods and hillsides on both sides, firing a few shuttle bullets, followed behind, every once in a while, repeated, the bark flies, leaves and broken branches fall one after another.

After receiving the report, Tang Qiusheng immediately ordered the troops to enter the pre-battle preparations, and he prepared a big gift for the Japanese army's small tank, also called the infantry tactical reconnaissance assault vehicle, along the mountain road, several kilometers long minefield, two tank brigades, with four infantry regiments, placed in the front and rear of the Japanese army's ranks, responsible for putting the Japanese army in their pockets.

The rest of the troops were ambushed on the high ground on both sides of Banmao Mountain, and several brigade artillery regiments and three rocket artillery battalions had already observed the coordinates and fired at Zhuyuan in advance, and Tang Qiusheng's request for the artillery unit was that the first artillery bombardment must cover the Japanese army's marching columns, and after 30 minutes of rapid artillery fire, the tanks should be used as the lead to assault the Japanese troops, and the battle would end in three hours.

After the Banmao ambush was ready, Tang Qiusheng sent a telegram to the division commander to report on the preparations for the battle, which was not originally a requirement of the division commander, and Tang Qiusheng, as the deputy commander of the independent division, could independently decide on a certain aspect of the campaign, and the reason for doing so was to give Degang and bear the pressure of the main force of the Japanese army

The younger brother who entered the pressure, a guarantee, the Japanese army that returned to the reinforcements, will never have a soldier or a car, and will arrive at Degang.

A day later, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Qiusheng was in the headquarters and received a call from the forward troops, "The front of the corps refers to the Japanese vanguard of about a wing, under the cover of that kind of small tanks, quickly pass through the ambush circle of our department and march to the depths of Banmao Mountain," Tang Qiusheng asked: "What is the distance between the vanguard of the Japanese army and the main force?" ”

"The report pointed out that it was about five kilometers," Tang Qiusheng frowned slightly, this guy Nomura is quite cautious, five kilometers is just a safe distance, you can fight or withdraw, but since you are here, how can there be such a cheap thing.

Tang Qiusheng said: "Order, according to the predetermined plan, your brigade will fire ten minutes ahead of the other troops, remember, the firepower must be fierce, drive the main force of the Japanese army to the depths of the ambush circle, concentrate the artillery shelling, create favorable conditions, pay attention, prevent the Japanese from turning around." ”

In fact, it's not that Nomura is cautious, he didn't think about it at all, he would be hit in any way along the way, and when he came over, there was nothing, and he could go back the same way, and there would be problems? The vanguard troops sent out made the same mistake as him, their legs and feet were too fast, and they were not dragged down by the baggage and logistics troops of the brigade, and they went into battle lightly, and like a gust of wind, they blew through the ambush circle of the 1st Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which was in the first position.

After more than 30 minutes, the Japanese army's brigade came up, probably because the vanguard of the Japanese army was in the vanguard and the complex terrain of Banmao Mountain, which did not arouse any suspicion from the Japanese commander, and only cared about hurrying with his head bored, only the chief of staff of Nomura was somewhat uneasy.

He turned his head to lean on the car seat, and said to Lieutenant General Toshihiko Nomura, who was pretending to sleep, "Your Excellency Commander, the terrain of Mt. Banmao is very complicated, and a small search force should be sent to conduct a careful search along both sides of the road, and then, whether to order the troops, at certain intervals, to pass guò in turn, so as not to be ambushed by the Shina troops." ”

Nomura's eyes were half-open, and his tone was as light as boiled water, "If you do this more, Commander-in-Chief Ito strictly ordered, we must rush to Degang within twenty-four hours, such a waste of time, we can't afford to delay, what's more, two days ago, when we passed Guò, we had already searched carefully, and there was no trace of an ambush by the soldiers of China, and the people of China were not so smart, and they expected that we would return suddenly, and set up an ambush in advance, order the main force, speed up the march, and keep up with the vanguard." ”

After speaking, Nomura closed his eyes and continued to be half-asleep, even if the chief of staff was deflated, he also knew that his boss was in a bad mood, since he received the order from Commander-in-Chief Ito, he was like a mad dog, catching whoever bites whom, and several small staff officers who don't have long eyes have eaten a hard meal of big ear scrapers.

But in the heart of the chief of staff, there was always a feeling of uneasiness, the three-way troops, only the Nanyun troops in the middle, were attacked by the Shina troops, and they suffered heavy losses, as the vanguard troops, the strength was even less than the Nanyun troops, but there was nothing, let alone the soldiers of the branch, and even the living people with two legs, they didn't see a single one, which was not normal in itself.

Before the chief of staff could smell anything, an earth-shattering loud noise suddenly erupted in the direction of the rear guard of the Japanese troops, and it could be seen from a distance that the thick black smoke cloud instantly enveloped a large area of forests and hills, and Nomura jumped out of the car with unprecedented speed and agility, and the chief of staff who was several years younger than him was all neat.

After hiding on a rock, Nomura asked sharply, "What's going on?" The communications officer hurriedly replied: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, General Takashima, commander of the 21st Guards Division, that the 133rd Wing, the rear guard of the division, has been ambushed by the Shina army, and the enemy's artillery fire is unprecedentedly fierce, and the road to Simbo has been blocked.

Nomura's muscles tightened, "I was really hit by the crow's #mouth of the chief of staff, and the cunning Shina man was ambushed on his way back to Nangumo," Nomura immediately ordered: "Advance guard troops, immediately attack the high ground on both sides, and the brigade quickly passes through Guò Banmao Mountain." ”

Nomura had a good idea, using the avant-garde troops to open the gap, and the main force took the opportunity to stand out, and he also knew that once he was entangled by the Shina ambush troops, not only would he not be able to reach Degang on time, but it was still unknown whether the troops would be able to get out in the end.

Seeing that Tang Qiusheng would give him such an opportunity, the vanguard of the Japanese army was just about to deploy, and suddenly, the ground under his feet, as if it was held up by a huge force, suddenly became angry, and then, the huge explosion sounded and shook the mountain peaks, Tang Qiusheng, who was a few kilometers away from the battlefield, all grinned secretly, "Engineer troops, how many explosives and mines have been buried, the power of this explosion."

force, I'm afraid that even a mountain can be overturned. ”

The Japanese infantry reconnaissance assault vehicle, like a toy, was thrown high into the air, and before it hit the ground, it disintegrated in the air and scattered into parts and broken steel shafts.

The strike had just begun, and the smoke and loud noise after the explosion of mines and explosives had not yet dissipated, and the artillery of the Sulu Mobile Corps joined the second round of firepower.