At 23 o'clock on August 20, 1940, a new regiment ambushed the position.

Although it was late at night, the soldiers of the whole regiment were still in good spirits, and their attention was not affected in the slightest by staying up late.

In order not to expose the target, the soldiers of the whole regiment can only make do with some cookcake rolls and pickles tonight, after all, no matter how powerful the cooks are, they can't make anything delicious without firing.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang from the Jingcheng Coal Mine in the southwest, and the tremor was felt even in the mountains a few miles away. After a few more minutes, the fire was half red in the sky, and black smoke even drifted to their positions.

The battalion commander who was eating supper was a little uncomfortable with the pungent sour smell. He mechanically stuffed the cake into his mouth while looking into the distance in shock.

"My good man, why is this movement so big, I thought it was the earth dragon turning over."

"Our Commander Yang is still so powerful, once he personally goes down to command the battle, no matter what the task is, it is as simple as chopping melons and vegetables."

It stands to reason that as a member of the sabotage operation, Ding Wei should be very happy after learning that the friendly forces have won a phased victory in the Jingcheng Coal Mine.

But now he frowned and looked southwest, as if there was an enemy there at any moment.

"Inform the battalions, prepare for battle, the enemy's reinforcements are estimated to be coming soon."

The communicator, who received the order, immediately rushed to the standby position.

After a while, the telephone in Ding Wei's hand suddenly rang. The new regiment was only assigned two new communicators, and in order to be able to obtain the enemy's movements in time, he gave the other one to the reconnaissance platoon.

"Commander, there are big fish appearing, and there are at least a thousand of these devils. Even the truck and the three jumpers were pulled out, and this time our group could have a beautiful meal. ”

Before the other party finished saying this, Ding Wei raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the end of the road in the distance.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the devils, the new group knocked out all the street lights in advance.

Because of the distance and the sky, even with the blessing of the telescope, I can't see it very clearly.

However, he still vaguely saw that several lights gradually appeared on the mountain road. It's been three years since I fought the devil, and everyone knows that the singular number of headlights represents a sidecar.

After careful observation for a while, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of Ding Wei's mouth.

Under normal circumstances, each sidecar motorcycle will carry three devils, and their division of labor is very clear.

One devil is in charge of driving, and one devil is in charge of observers. There was also a devil in the car with a crooked machine gun, which was their point of fire.

Under normal circumstances, these open-road crews will sweep a bullet bucket first, regardless of 3721, when passing a turn or facing an area suitable for ambush.

Even some old devils who are too steady, will let the soldiers shoot at targets such as dry haystacks, focusing on a single character.

After all, the devil carries a lot of ammunition, and as long as there is a harvest once in ten times, it is blood, which is much less than the cost of training a qualified soldier.

The reason why Ding Wei laughed was because the enemy did not shoot indiscriminately on both sides of the road this time, and even the soldiers who were in charge of guarding the roadside in the past did not make arrangements.

This means one thing, that is, the situation is very urgent, and this group of reinforced devils doesn't care about investigating the danger at all.

Five minutes later, the gang was about to enter the ambush section of the new regiment. Under the moonlight, the convoy was so fast that it seemed to be completely unaware of the fact that uneven roads could lead to overturns.

In the originally silent valley, the loud sound of the engine echoed, and this distance could already allow Ding Wei to see the infantry squadron following behind the truck.

Under the light provided by torches and flashlights, he could even see the tiredness and chaotic footsteps on Xiao Ri's face.

At this moment, the motorcycle at the front of the devil pressed a new set of mines.

Unfortunately, the quality of the mine was very mediocre, only three enemies were killed, but this also forced the reinforcements of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade to stop.

After the convoy stopped, the sappers, at the urging of the squad leader, came to the minefield ahead with mine detectors.

In order to ensure the accuracy of minesweeping, and also to minimize the area of bombing, these devils even use the way of crawling to slide on the ground with a search reel.

They maintain a serpentine maneuver in order to clear a minefield access path that can be advanced by one person, and then gradually widen the safety zone to the sides.

Moreover, the leader of the engineer squad of this reinforcement force obviously knew the tactical habits of the Eighth Route Army very well.

The old oilman also sent people to clear mines in the ravines on both sides of the road, so as to prevent soldiers from being driven to the preset minefields in search of cover in the event of a surprise attack.

Looking at the mines that the comrades had worked so hard to plant, one by one were marked by the devils, a soldier of the third company of the first battalion clenched the FM-24/29 in his hand with some unwillingness.

Now the little days have come to a standstill, and the enemy under those torches and flashlights is like a live target, he said to the company commander beside him with some puzzlement:

"Why don't you fight yet, can't you let the enemy clear all our minefields, I feel sorry for me."

Faced with the question of his own machine gunner, the commander of the third company glanced at the other party with some hatred.

"Let them sweep away, we have to play with them today. The regiment received an order to drag the devil's reinforcements, this minefield is 100 meters long, I'll see how much time the devil has. ”

"Let's just watch the excitement honestly, what's so distressing about a bunch of broken mines, you kid has a good time."

The machine gunner was obviously a new recruit, and his qi cultivation skills were not yet in place, and he said a little stubbornly:

"Watching the excitement? Let me give them a shuttle isn't it more lively. I haven't done this new machine gun yet, I heard that it's still French. ”

After hearing this, the commander of the third company looked at the nearby soldiers. Almost everyone is in high spirits, as if it only takes a spark to ignite.

"A bunch of recruits, be honest with me! Relax with the new rifle, the new weapon is not insured! Don't go off! ”

"No one is allowed to shoot without my orders!"

As it turned out, there was nothing wrong with Ding Wei's arrangement.

These soldiers led by Yoshishige Mizuhara were blocked by the minefield for more than half an hour, and the angry old devil pumped several big fights against his subordinates.

Seeing that the minefield was immediately dealt with by the devils, Ding Wei's eyes flashed and he was ready to give the order to attack. In the time when the mines were just cleared, the devils almost relaxed their vigilance because they were not attacked.

Now launch an attack and you can definitely catch them off guard!

"Call me! Fight to the death! Light and heavy machine guns do not need to save ammunition! The grenadier mortar also let go of me to beat these sons of bitches! ”

After hearing the order, the fighters armed with rifles pulled the bolt bullets one after another to load. Shoot at the devils with full firepower, all of them are semi-automatic.

In an instant, the muzzle fireworks on the sortie position rolled up all over the sky, and the overwhelming rain of bullets shrouded the devil.

The heavy machine-gun positions on both sides of the road also showed their fangs.

Six Type 92 heavy machine guns continued to fire at the place where the devils were concentrated, and the elite co-shooter and ammunition man took turns to assist in reloading, and the interval between each bullet plate was no more than one second.

At this moment, the intersecting firepower net almost enveloped the audience, and the familiar woodpecker voice in the past has now become a talisman for the little days.

At the same time, one 82-mm mortar and four 60-mm mortars opened fire at the same time.

Since Ding Wei was sure that the devils would definitely clear the mines first, the shelling of Zhuyuan was calculated at the ambush stage. The gunners took one shell after another and fired a wave of perfectly coordinated rapid fire.

In just one round of attacks, a third of the devil's dozen trucks were blown up on the spot.

The ambush location chosen by Commander Yang was a must, and he and the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon had personally experimented with it, and there was no suitable cover for this section of the valley road.

The small ditch that seems to be able to work from the starting point, in the new ferocious and condescending blow, can't save the lives of a few devils.

In the face of the storm and sudden impact, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade could only use the body to fight back hastily. This is also due to the fact that the infantry squadron is closer to the trucks, otherwise it will be beaten into a sieve on the way to the transfer.

But the 97-type trucks couldn't protect the devils, and most of the steel in Xiaori was taken away by the navy red deer, which led to the limited resources that the army could allot.

Even the vast majority of tanks are small crispy, not to mention the 1.5-ton trucks built by Isuzu.

Just the bullets that pierced the wooden body reaped the lives of many little devils.

Even if a few parts can block rifle bullets, the heavy machine gun will teach them how to behave, not to mention the mortar shells that come at them from time to time.

Now the firepower of the new regiment far exceeds that of the ordinary backbone regiment, and can even be comparable to some of the main regiments, after all, this is the result of the double blessing of Li Yunlong and Huang He.

The days when you had to rush to fight with bayonets after a round of firepower were forever left in the winter of 39.

Ding Wei looked at the devil struggling in the sea of fire, and his whole face turned red with excitement. It was the first time he had seen a new group with full firepower, and he took the chief of staff by the arm and shouted:

"Enjoyable! It's so enjoyable! That's what a war is! When the raid is over, we invite the three heroes of Dabie Mountain to drink! ”

Only five minutes had passed before the reinforcements of the 8th Separate Mixed Brigade were completely defeated. More than 1,000 people were distributed in four directions, and the tight pockets made it impossible for the devils to escape.

But now there is another variable, and that is the presence of a major general in this unit. Under the command of Yoshishige Mizuhara, the devils forcibly gathered the strength of one and a half squadrons.

The Type 92 infantry guns they had transferred from the city defense unit had broken one in the first round of attacks, but even one would pose a considerable threat to the new regiment.

Under the fire of grenadiers and barrel guns, the devils rushed towards the tail attack position. The soldiers of these B divisions and regiments actually briefly exerted the combat effectiveness of the same standing or A divisions.

The crazy assault of Xiao Ri made the chief of staff a little frightened, but Ding Wei kept his hand behind. He looked at it with disdain, those who were obviously the devil assault troops with needles.

"The enemy is attacking fiercely, as if they have gone crazy. It seems that they have received a death order to fight so hard, and the Jingcheng Coal Mine is really important to them. ”

"I want to see which devil is more powerful than our elite veterans!"

"Commando! Give it to me! ”

With the order of his regimental commander, dozens of sturdy soldiers rushed over with cats, each armed with two shell guns and a lot of offensive grenades.

These are the best of the best of the new group, and each one of them is a warrior who has crawled out of the pile of the dead.

In the face of the devils' desperate fight, the commando team directly threw hundreds of grenades. With a wave of charges from the tail attack troops, it directly extinguished the hope of Xiaori.

At the same time, the final phase of the battle officially began.

Under the premise of strong firepower, the new regiment is also very particular about the firepower structure of positioning and arrangement. Units at all levels cooperate tacitly, not only suppressing the devils, but also not wasting firepower.

The ambush was fought so far, only Mizuhara Yoshishige forcibly organized a wave of counterattacks, and the rest of the enemy was scattered by machine guns and mortar grenadiers.

With the superiority of troops and firepower, coupled with the cemetery carefully selected by Commander Yang for the devils, the entire ambush battle only took forty-five minutes in total.

By the time Ding Wei and the chief of staff came down from their temporary command posts, the fighters had already surrounded the last dozen or so enemies. Although it is difficult to catch devil captives, you still have to try when you have the chance.

Anyway, the enemy didn't surrender, and if he dared to resist, he would be killed. With so many pairs of eyes watching, unless these people are Deidara, it is impossible for them to make a little splash.

When the two first arrived at the scene, the three battalion commanders came over excitedly. In order to tell the good news to his own regiment commander, the first battalion commander even pulled his own wound.

"Captain! We're really rich this time! If you don't know, the brigade commander will have to rob you! ”

"Let's not talk about light and heavy machine guns, we also captured two Type 92 infantry guns here! The devil must have been stupid with a needle, and he didn't blow up the cannon. ”

"Although one of them is broken, the logistics department can fix it! And there are quite a few shells! ”

As soon as these words were finished, the second battalion commander squeezed him away, and then continued to add:

"There's also a big general over there, and a major general is surrounded by us! Even if you can't take prisoners, you're a big fish! Commander, go and have a look. ”

This is not a fuss on the part of the three battalion commanders, after all, it is already the command frame of a brigade.

Commanders with the rank of major general, as long as they are not straw bales of some preserved fruits, are the top military talents of a country. Not to mention Dazuo, who is also the backbone of the army.

What's more, from the beginning of the war to the present, there have not been many days for the Eighth Route Army to kill people above the rank of major general, only eight in total.

When Ding Wei walked over, the soldiers immediately made way for him. And when the devils saw that the Lord was coming, they began to communicate in the muttering bird language.

After a while, a devil translator stood up. This person had an inexplicable arrogance, as if it was the Eighth Route Army that was surrounded. He said to Ding Wei in the dialect of oysters:

"Our Major General has a proposal, I wonder if Your Excellency has the courage of a soldier to have a one-on-one decisive battle with us."

"If Your Excellency doesn't agree, we can't do anything, after all, the soldiers of the Republic of China can't do the same as the samurai of our brother country."

As if to embolden the interpreter, the officers behind him drew their own katana swords.

This scene really made Ding Wei laugh, he never expected that these enemies would die, and they could still play like this. What age is it now, and medieval duels are still played.

But it seems that there should be no chance of being captured. These bastards can't do anything else, and almost everyone is proficient in suicide. Thinking of this, Ding Wei pointed directly at Mizuhara Yoshishige and motioned for the other party to come out and fight alone.

Although this old devil didn't expect that he would be the first to appear, the other party had already given him a chance, and he decided to use the sword technique he had been practicing day and night to defend his last dignity.

After the duel officially began, the old devil tried all kinds of steps in his steps, and the katana in his hand was about to dance out of a flower. But the commander of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side did not move, carrying a large blade as if in a daze.

After more than ten seconds, Mizuhara Yoshishige completely lost his patience, and he rushed towards Ding Wei, the katana shining sharply in the middle of the night.

At this moment, Ding Wei directly pulled out his shell gun. Three shots were fired in a row under everyone's shocked gaze, and Mizuhara Yoshiko was beaten to the core.

The old devil who fell to the ground forced his last breath, and he swallowed his breath after scolding a few words in Japanese. At the same time, the interpreter plucked up the courage to speak out the last words of his major general.

"Bastard Eighth Route Army, why did you use a gun? You don't talk about martial arts! This is a sacred duel. ”

Ding Wei looked at the other party's corpse and smiled evilly. He blew out the smoke of gunpowder that did not exist at the muzzle of the gun, and uttered the classic words he had learned from the Yellow River.

"This trick is called American-style juhe. If you're willing to surrender, maybe you'll see this trick more often in the future. ”

"Little devil, I'll tell you now, what is murder and punishment."

The remaining few devil officers, when they saw that the commander of their brigade was dead, immediately prepared to come up with a katana and fight hard. These little days with brain problems all died under the guns of a new group of accurate shooters.

It is worth mentioning that that Dazuo actually sneaked into the melon grenade behind his waist, intending to imitate Deidara to explode is art. But in the face of the highly alert fighters, they were instantly beaten into a sieve.

When the battle was completely over, Ding Wei picked up the command knife of Mizuhara Yoshishige and that big sake. He glanced around and looked at all the excited warriors.

"Everyone clean up the battlefield! Help the wounded! Don't be reluctant to use the medical kit, the logistics department will send it after you go back, life is the most important! ”

"All that is seized, everything that can be taken away! Not a single bullet can be left for the devil! When the time comes, exchange weapons for pork and eat! ”

After a short and efficient count, the new regiment suffered 170 casualties this time.

Of these, twenty-four were seriously wounded and forty-seven were killed. In addition, half of the ammunition reserves of the whole regiment were paid, and the support troops of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade were successfully eliminated.

(End of chapter)