…… The right bank of the river.

The battle between the Japanese Xiuhe Squadron and the 1st and 3rd Companies continued.

The two sides held their own positions and engaged in a firepower exchange.

Although the first and third companies occupied a certain advantage in strength and did not fall behind in equipment, the little devils relied on the natural soil slope as a cover, and the first and third company commanders did not dare to order a fierce attack in order to avoid unnecessary casualties among the troops.

Both sides are still holding on.

Time flies quickly.

The corners of the mouth of the devil squadron leader Xiu and Ichiro on the opposite side already had a faint smile on their mouths.

He saw the situation in front of him very clearly, and as time went on, the advantage of this war would gradually tilt in favor of the Imperial forces.

Not long ago, news came from the headquarters of the stronghold that His Excellency Shao Zuo had sent a large number of reinforcements and was rushing to the right bank of the river.

Xiu and Ichiro knew very well that they only needed to hold on to the danger, drag the group of Dirt Eight Road in front of them, hold on until the reinforcements arrived, and then unite the reinforcements to carry out a two-sided attack to eliminate the Dirt Eight Road in front of him in one fell swoop.

So this old devil is not in a hurry at all.

After the two sides started a positional battle, except for the initial firepower of each other's attacks, it was more ferocious.

As time passed, both sides realized that there was no way to win or lose in such a fight, and the firepower gradually weakened until it stopped.

For the time being, a standoff situation has begun.

On the hill not far away, the commander of the first company and the commander of the third company had already met.

The two of them were a little anxious at the moment, the devil in front of them was holding on to the danger, and they carried a large amount of sophisticated equipment, and the firepower configuration was extremely strong.

It is difficult to avoid your own casualties in a short period of time, and still be able to break through the enemy's fortifications and destroy this little devil.

However, the combat mission issued by the battalion commander this time was that the first and third companies would take the lead in destroying the devil's transport team, and the second company sent to block and send reinforcements for this purpose was already lurking in the middle of the road.

If the task here is not completed in a hurry, once the devil's reinforcements start a confrontation with the second company.

The second company is not strong enough and is likely to fall into hardship.

Every additional delay means that the troops will have to sacrifice more.

And if the battle on the side of the 1st and 3rd companies is not over, the 2nd company will definitely not withdraw from the blocking battle.

In a hurry, after looking at the dirt slope a few hundred meters away, the little devils leisurely set up all kinds of light and heavy machine guns, as if waiting for the Eighth Route Army to take the initiative to attack.

The commander of the third company spat on the ground fiercely.

"These little devils raised by bitches, think this is going to kill us?"

"Lao Zhou, I don't think it's as good as this, you lead the soldiers of the first company to continue to spend time here with the little devils, and I am afraid it will be very difficult for the second company to block and send reinforcements.

I immediately led the soldiers of my third company to reinforce the past, and I will knock down the reinforcements of the devils first! ”

This seems to be a way to do it.

Anyway, the little devil seems to have made up his mind to spend time with the soldiers on the edge of this big river.

But after thinking for a while, the company commander shook his head: "Lao Yu, the goal of this battle is to directly defeat the mechanized troops reinforced by the devils, or even the tank troops, which is unrealistic.

The meaning of the battalion headquarters is that the main task this time is to defeat the transport team of the devil and completely cut off the water supply line of the Huting stronghold.

In addition, let's go here to the area of the second ambush, the distance is not close, and when you rush over, I can't say that the daylily is cold.

Therefore, I think the most important thing for us at the moment is to defeat the transport force of the devils first, and once the battle on our side is over, the comrades of the second company can withdraw from the blocking battle at any time. ”

"But how to fight the situation in front of you?" The third company commander said with a headache.

The first company commander thought about it, and suddenly thought about it: "Lao Yu, I have a good idea, and the suggestion you just said reminded me."

We might as well be like this, like this, like this......"

The commander of the first company attached to the ear of the third company commander and said, and after hearing it, the third company was overjoyed and said: "Okay, you old Zhou, this idea is really amazing!" I think this will work! ”

The two of them made up their minds.

……

The battle on the right bank of the river lasted more than ten minutes, and the reinforcements from the Huting stronghold had already arrived a kilometer away from the stronghold.

According to the reinforcement plan of the devil Shaosa Furukawa.

This time it was divided into three reinforcements, with the cavalry unit taking the lead, the tank squad carrying out the second echelon of firepower reinforcement, and then the mechanized combat unit completely harvesting and destroying the ambush of the earth.

In Furukawa's opinion, the strength of the reinforcements he sent was absolutely sufficient, and all the reinforcements were flexible and mobile.

Once the battle starts, those damn dirt roads, even if they want to escape, will not be able to run past the four legs of the war horse, and it will be impossible to run past the tracks and wheels.

In addition, the large area to the west of the Huting stronghold is relatively flat and open, which is suitable for the Japanese army to give full play to its advantages in firepower and mobility.

……

This cavalry squadron was originally a cavalry unit subordinate to the Fourth Brigade of the Japanese Army, and as one of the five major arms of the Japanese army, the devil's reliance on cavalry was almost second only to infantry

This time it was also suddenly attacked by a team of the Eighth Route Army in winter, and the devil was worried that this cavalry unit would be raided by the Eighth Route Army, so he temporarily transferred the horse farm to the Huting stronghold.

Leading the team was the squadron leader of the Devil Cavalry Squadron.

This squadron of 144 people, plus 135 Oriental horses, was responsible for reinforcements this time, so naturally there was no elite out.

It's just that under the leadership of the leader of the devil squadron, he brought more than 80 horses.

Later, one of the Japanese tank squads stationed at the Huting stronghold this time, with two tanks, assisted in the battle.

Finally, there is a mechanized combat squadron composed of more than a dozen Japanese-style military transport trucks, plus No. 1560 little devils.

When Li Yunlong was thinking about how to fish out the Tiger Pavilion stronghold, which was covered in a hard shell, out of the turtle shell, and then smashed the head of the king with a hammer.

The old devil Furukawa also thought about the plan, set a trap, and eat the ambush troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The two sides have never met, but this life-and-death struggle has begun.

Around 9:40.

Under the raging cold wind, the cold brought by this winter that has not passed away is still overwhelming.

The little devils who came over all the way couldn't help but shiver on their horses, in the carriages, and in the tank bodies.

The soldiers of the second company who were ambushed halfway have been crouching on both sides of the mountain road, patiently waiting for the arrival of the devils.

The second company commander's upper and lower teeth have been constantly fighting, and he scolded in a low voice: "Damn it, this little devil won't come again, I'm afraid we're going to freeze into popsicles!" ”

He took out the pocket watch in his pocket and looked at it, muttering: "According to the time, the battle between the first company and the third company is estimated to have been going on for nearly half an hour, and if the devil sends additional reinforcements, he should be about to arrive at our ambush circle." ”

"Signal Soldiers!"

"Here!"

"Inform the squad leaders to let the soldiers cheer me up, the devil should be here soon, and the battle will start in a while, and we will be hot when we move."

"Yes!"

Just when the warriors were fighting with the little devils on the one hand, and the bitter cold on the other.

The scout soldiers sent out in advance bent their waists, and under the cover of the mountain, quickly returned from the mountain road, and when they saw the commander of the second company, they gasped for white smoke and reported: "Report...... Captain...... The devil is coming! ”

"Damn, this little devil of the dog day, it's finally here."

Hearing this, the second company commander suddenly showed joy, and then he asked, "What is the specific situation?" ”

As the violent rise and fall of his chest slowed slightly, the little warrior gradually calmed down.

"Company commander, according to our speculation, this should be the vanguard of the devils, there are seven or eight little devils, all on horseback, it should be the cavalry of the devils to explore the way.

They are not slow, and it will take less than a few minutes to reach our ambush circle.

The little devil in the first place seems to be very far away from the main force of the follow-up devils, and we can't detect the situation of the follow-up little devils for the time being. ”

"Got it, continue to strengthen reconnaissance, and report any situation immediately!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the gradually solemn look on the face of the second company commander, the deputy company commander on the side said: "Lao Wang, our waiting devil reinforcements are about to arrive, why are you still worried?" ”

The corners of the company commander's mouth showed some bitterness, "This is the case, but the devil is obviously much more cunning than we think."

The first is just some cavalry to explore the way, so what is the situation with the devil reinforcements who are following behind? ”

The deputy company commander smiled: "What do you care about him so much?"

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover it.

The devil's cavalry scouts let him go first, and when the devil's follow-up main force fell into our ambush circle, let's launch an ambush and defeat the devil's reinforcements. ”

Seeing that the deputy company commander said it arrogantly, the second company commander also laughed: "This is also true, the fight is over, when did Lao Tzu become so hesitant?" ”

As soon as the conversation changed, the commander of the second company specially instructed: "There are many types of devils stationed in the Huting stronghold, not only cavalry, infantry, but even tank troops and mechanized warfare troops.

The troops that the devil came to reinforce this time may also be multi-arms, so we must strike at them in a targeted manner.

All combat groups must give special explanations, and we must consciously hide and retain firepower.

If the devil's tank does not appear, our anti-tank fire must not be exposed, and if the devil's large-scale infantry does not appear, our heavy machine gun fortifications will not be allowed to show their heads easily. ”

"Okay, I'll go and explain!" The deputy company commander nodded.

As the brief conversation ended, the entire snow-covered mountain road and dirt slope returned to its original dead silence again.

It wasn't until five or six minutes later that there was a faint sound of horses' hooves stomping, coming from far and near.

After a few moments, the voice became clearer.

A small group of devil cavalry, seven or eight little devils, riding Oriental horses, stepped on a series of horseshoe prints on the snow-covered mountain road, which gradually appeared in the field of vision of the warriors.

Cao Ruo, the devil soldier who led the team, noticed something, and when he was about to enter the ambush circle set by the soldiers, he tightly tightened the reins of the horse, and stopped the war horse with a Japanese greeting.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

A devil Wu Chang rode his horse to the side and asked.

Jun Cao looked at the two sides of the mountain road not far away, the gradually rising terrain, frowned and said, "Do you think the terrain here is very suitable for ambushes?"

It looks like a bloody mouth full of fangs, just waiting for us to jump into it ourselves! ”

Wu Chang was silent......

If he understands the essence of sinicization, he will definitely scold two sentences:

Damn, you probably look like a bloody mouth. Along the way, there are at least four or five such places that you have described as that.

But who makes the family a chief?

The captain had no choice but to wave his hand helplessly at the two soldiers beside him.

Da Da Da –

The next moment, the gunshots rang out, and the two devils who rode out of the horse held two crooked light machine guns and carried out fire reconnaissance on both sides of the mountain road.

For a time, the snow-covered trees on both sides of the mountain road broke and the snow was splashed everywhere.

After the gunshots, there was still a dead silence, and there was no movement.

Captain Wu asked, "Sir, what about now?" ”

Jun Cao nodded, with a smile on his face: "Yanxi, it seems that there is no dirt road here, continue to set off!" ”

"Hey!"

Looking at the devil cavalry squad that rushed out from the range of the soldiers' ambush circle, the second company commander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, even in this unusually cold weather, his brain was nervous, and cold sweat appeared.

Just now, the little devil suddenly stopped, and also carried out fire reconnaissance on the ambush areas on both sides, which really scared the second company commander.

He thought that this little devil had a dog nose and smelled a special smell!

If this devil's reconnaissance team is exposed in advance, then this ambush battle will be difficult to fight.

Fortunately.

The little devil seems to be just scouting as usual.

As for the machine-gun fire reconnaissance of the devils, it is naturally impossible to easily expose the soldiers in ambush.

The second company commander, who was already wary of the little devil playing such a game, just arranged individual observation posts at the position of the forward attack and kept an eye on the situation.

The main force of the ambush is placed behind the side of the hillside on both sides, and can be transferred to the forward offensive position at any time and put into battle.

Therefore, it is impossible for the reconnaissance firepower of the devil to hit the main force of the ambush.

As the devil cavalry detachment gradually moved away, another four or five minutes passed, and the sound of horses' hooves came from afar again.

And this time the sound of horses' hooves is much louder than the previous ones.

"Company commander, it seems that the main cavalry force of the devil has arrived!"

The second company commander nodded, and then saw the scouts at the front hurrying back.

Seeing the second company commander, the little soldier hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Report to the company commander, the devil's cavalry is about seventy or eighty people, and it is rapidly approaching us." ”

This time, the devil's cavalry was fast.

Perhaps these little devils felt that since there were leading reconnaissance cavalry who had explored the road and conducted fire reconnaissance along the way.

Then there is naturally no possibility of being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army on this road, so the speed of the march is very fast.

Actually, this is one of the reasons.

On the other hand, it was the devil captain who acted out of caution.

Even the vanguard cavalry reconnaissance detachment had already reconnoitred along the way.

Whenever he encountered such terrain as the second company chose to ambush, this devil captain would still give the order to let the cavalry troops pass through these areas that he thought were very dangerous as quickly as possible.

So, with the voice of the signal soldier fell.

The commander of the second company had even heard the sound of horses' hooves gradually becoming clearer.

The commander of the second company, who did not hesitate any longer, immediately ordered: "All ambush detachments are ready to go into battle immediately, remember, once the cavalry fighting devils adjusts the angle of shooting, machine guns, rifles, and grenades are all very good."

Our 50 cannons and bazookas are all hidden for me, so don't expose them in advance.

I have a hunch that there are big fish in the back! ”

"Yes!"

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