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The ambush set by Huang Jingfu was to divide the troops equally...... It chose an arc-shaped road as an ambush and divided six infantry companies into three sections on the protrusion, two infantry companies in each section, two fire companies in the middle of the three sections, and battalion companies as reserves.

Regarding Huang Jingfu's arrangement, Zhang Chi still agrees.

According to the common people's thinking, such an ambush should be set up on both sides of the road, so that the Japanese army can be flanked on both sides and the Japanese army has no way to escape.

However, this tactic is clearly not in keeping with the terrain and the gas tactics and environment that will be carried out......

The terrain is flat on both sides of the road, and if you are ambushed on both sides of the road, bullets and shells will hit your own people.

Tactically and environmentally, gas masks must be worn as soon as the gas is struck, and the upcoming battle is likely to be in the dark of night, if both sides are flanked by the central road at the same time...... In this case, the visual distance is extremely short, and it is very likely to cause accidental injuries and even cause a chaotic battle.

These problems are largely absent from ambushes on the side of the road...... The opposite side must be the enemy, and you can completely let go of the fight.

At 10:10 p.m., the troops had already prepared for the ambush.

The northeast is relatively flat, and such a place is not suitable for ambushes, especially for large forces...... You can see the head at a glance, not to mention cars and tanks, and it's hard to hide even people.

Fortunately, it was a snowy day at this time, and the snow in the sky was of great help, and the troops of the two battalions of more than 1,700 people, as long as they lay on their stomachs in the snow and did not move, they could not find anything in a short time.

Even Zhang Chi still had time to hide the two Type 97 tanks.

At 5:20 a.m., the mortar units were all in position and set up the Zhuyuan.

The mortar unit used the mortars of the Japanese army brought out by Zhang Chi and others from the "research institute...... Poison gas shells were produced according to the caliber of Japanese mortars, so it was safer to fire from Japanese mortars. This made the mortar units a little nervous...... After all, they haven't used the devil's mortar for a while (they have been used in the domestic battlefield before), and they haven't fought the artillery, so whether they can hit it accurately or not depends entirely on feeling.

But Zhang Chi told them that this was not the point...... Gas bombs don't have to be accurate to be useful, as long as they explode nearby to spread the gas.

This could not help but make the fighters of the mortar unit breathe a sigh of relief, if this is the case, they are still sure that they can do it.

At 5:30 a.m., gas bombs were distributed to the mortar units in batches, and the soldiers on the front line checked the equipment, especially the gas masks, again.

The reason for the distribution of poison gas bombs at this time was because they were worried that the soldiers would inevitably be nervous or negligent because they had not touched such bombs before.

However, this concern turned out to be unfounded...... The soldiers were negligent about this "gas bomb", and when they heard the name, their hearts twitched inexplicably, and then they would soon think of the tragic situation of their comrades-in-arms and civilians who had died from poison gas bombs in the past, so where did they dare to be careless.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the devil to come up.

But the soldiers lay in the snow and waited left and right, until the sky was bright, and there was no sign of the devil...... To be exact, there are devils, but they are all small troops gathered from towns and villages to Qiqihar, as well as logistics supply convoys, and the convoy that went back from the direction of Qiqihar was the convoy transporting the wounded and corpses, and the convoy drove all the way to drip blood, making the road turn a dazzling blood red.

"Master!" As time passed, Huang Jingfu, who was lying next to Zhang Chi, couldn't help but ask: "Has the situation changed?" Why hasn't the devil's 54th Brigade come up yet?! ”

Zhang Chi also felt strange, and the information he got said that he would arrive before dawn, but now more than an hour has passed.

There is no problem in letting the soldiers lie in for a long time, and the soldiers of the expeditionary force who have been trained are still able to have this stamina. But this brings us to another difficulty...... Lurking motionless in the snow, even if the soldiers can persevere with perseverance, it is inevitable that they will suffer frostbite or even freeze to death after a long time. For example, Huang Jingfu's voice trembled a little when he spoke...... In fact, even Zhang Chi himself couldn't stand it anymore.

What was the reason why the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army had not come up by this time?

Is it that they have passed? Or do you know that there are Chinese troops in ambush on the road? Or is it going the other way?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi slowly turned his head and whispered to the communication soldier hiding in the tunnel: "Send the situation to Staff Officer Liang!" ”

"Yes!" The communications corps understood and immediately inquired about the situation with the staff officer on the power generation.

After a while, he received a call back from Staff Officer Liang.

It turned out that the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army had already rushed to Longjiang at this time, but because the battle situation in the direction of Qiqihar was favorable to the Japanese army, and the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army marched rapidly for several days, Hosokawa Tadayasu ordered the 54th Brigade to temporarily rest in Longjiang, and it was estimated that it would not rush to Qiqihar until the evening.

As soon as they heard this information, Zhang Chi and Huang Jingfu couldn't help but be stunned...... It will not rush to Qiqihar until the evening, does that mean that the expeditionary force will lurk here for a whole day? At that time, even if the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army came up, the soldiers of the expeditionary force were already too cold to get up and attack!

Zhang Chi was so angry in his heart, this painstaking plan has been planned for so long and deployed for so long, and it seems that it is about to succeed but there is such an accident?!

Moreover, this battle can even be said to be a matter of life and death for the entire expeditionary force...... If the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army could not be severely damaged, Qiqihar would most likely not be able to hold it, and the entire front would fall like dominoes.

Do you just admit defeat?

No, Zhang Chi can't afford to lose!

But what now?

Attack Longjiang? That's a brigade of the Japanese army, and the strength is several times more than that of the second and third battalions! Even if such a rash attack can catch the Japanese army by surprise, it will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 500!

"Master's ......" Huang Jingfu gasped and said, "Otherwise, let's withdraw first, rest for a while, and then come up to set up an ambush!" ”

"No!" Zhang Chi shook his head, this will make a lot of marks on the snow, and it is difficult for the devil not to suspect it.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said: "The plan remains the same, let's lure the snake out of the hole!" ”

(To be continued.) )