Chapter 31 The Ambush on the Banks of Guantian
In order to paralyze the Japanese army, when Zhang Tianquan led his troops to evacuate Qianjiawan, he left behind a mountain artillery regiment to "bluff." This mountain artillery regiment has now become the most effective unit in Liu Kui's hands.
The mountain artillery regiment belongs to the 13th Division, and is equipped with self-propelled howitzers of 120 mm caliber. The commander of the regiment, Gan Qinling, was decisive, and after discovering that a large number of Japanese troops had landed, Zhilu Dao was not enough to snipe with the strength in his hands alone, and he might even explain the mountain artillery regiment, so he decisively chose to retreat.
After Liu Kui came to Huawu with more than 1,000 women's soldiers, he first sent scouts to establish an early warning line in Xujia Village, Haojialong, Guantianban, and Xin'an Village, and then began to investigate the surrounding terrain, and finally, he set up a 500-meter-long sniper position between Huawu and Guantian.
At half past six o'clock, Gan Qinling appeared in Xin'an with a mountain artillery regiment, and at about six fifty o'clock, a Japanese advance of a brigade size followed closely the sight of the cadets who entered Xin'an to reconnoitre.
This information was uploaded to Liu Kui, and he immediately discussed with Gan Qinling and decided to fight an ambush on the bank of Guantian against the Japanese army. "Originally, I wanted to use the fortress cannon, but now that I have you, I don't need to bother them!" He said to Gan Qinling. Gan Qinling was chased all the way by the little devil, although it was impossible to pose a threat to them with the little devil's walking speed, but this still made him feel a little aggrieved. He waved his right hand and said, "Don't worry, although our caliber is not as big as the fortress cannon, there are more of them, and it is more convenient to aim, enough for the little devil to drink a pot!" ”
The two female soldiers of Xin'an withdrew, and the mountain artillery regiment continued to march towards the Madang Fort, and then set up a firing position in Dalong.
The 3rd Brigade of the 44th Wing of the 11th Division was the forward of the Japanese forces on the south bank, and the leader of the group was Shirakawa Koyi Shaosa. Shirakawa Xiaoyi took more than a thousand devils to follow the track tracks left by the self-propelled guns all the way, and after arriving at Xincun, he expected that it was not far from the fortress, so he ordered the troops to suspend their advance, and then sent a few powerful men to the village to catch a few locals to inquire about the situation.
After the Cadet Army took over the defense of Madang, the first task done by the political department was to evacuate the local villagers. Therefore, now the villages around Madang, the villagers have long been evacuated to the rear. Shirakawa Xiaoyi's several right-hand men naturally found nothing.
None of the local people were caught, and not even a cat or dog was seen, and Shirakawa Xiaoyi knew that the Daoist Soldier Army had implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness. This is both unexpected and reasonable, because this time the opponent of the imperial army is Ouyang Yun, who has the "imperial nemesis".
I don't know when Lu Dao began, Ouyang Yun's "anti-Japanese heroes" became the "imperial nemesis", and in the hearts of Bai Chuan and other young officers of the Japanese army, defeating Ouyang Yun has also become their greatest ideal and pursuit.
"The people of China will definitely set up a sniper position nearby!" Although he did not receive any information about the terrain from the local population, Shirakawa made the right judgment. Standing on a tree that had been blown down, he picked up his binoculars and looked ahead. The continuous shelling of the Japanese army in the past few days did not cause substantial damage to the Madang Fort, but completely destroyed the concealment measures of the fort, so he soon found a fortress battery with two black cannon barrels exposed. Putting down the binoculars and estimating the distance, he was more sure of his judgment, and then ordered to search and advance in squadrons. In order to avoid being ambushed, the squadrons need to keep a certain distance from each other.
When Bai Chuan picked up the telescope to observe the terrain, Liu Kui also picked up the telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese army. He said to Lin Bing next to him: "The little devil who leads the team is a ghost, let the sisters pay attention to concealment." Fight a beautiful ambush battle to frustrate the little devil's spirit, which will be beneficial for our next battle. ”
Lin Bing nodded, and then ran down.
Currently, there are female soldiers in many of China's armed forces. However, it is the only one that has a system like the Cadet Army, and it is not a small scale. At the beginning of the establishment of the Niangzi Yunwei Regiment, there was only about one battalion of men, but since its development, it has the scale of a brigade. It is precisely because it has developed so fast that the combat strength of the various regiments of the Women's Army is quite different because of the number of veterans. This is also the reason why Ouyang Yun is particularly uneasy about it - the adaptability of female soldiers to the battlefield is much worse than that of male soldiers. Of course, once a female soldier grows up, her performance on the battlefield sometimes even surpasses that of a male soldier. But the problem is that their growth is destined to be a long process with a very high elimination rate.
As a team of devils appeared in front of the female soldiers, those veterans who had killed or fought were fine, and those recruits, some of them student soldiers, their disadvantages were immediately reflected. The little devils were still five or six hundred meters away from them, and many of the female soldiers could not control their emotional tension, their faces began to fade, and their hands and feet trembled.
This scene made Liu Kui and Lin Bing both worried and helpless. Liu Kui frowned and gritted his teeth for a while, and finally felt relieved, and said to Hua Ming, the group guide: "Let the instructors give psychological counseling, I'm worried, this ambush may be yellow!" ”
Hua Ming's regimental guidance, battalion guidance, and company guidance have actually started to do psychological work for female soldiers since they came out of the fortress, but now it seems that their work is far from enough.
Shirakawa personally took a squadron of devils and walked in the middle of the formation. The closer he got to the fortress, the more uneasy he became, which made him more vigilant. From time to time, he picked up his binoculars and looked around for a while, and his caution finally came into play as the troops advanced to the river pit, which was only two hundred meters away from the bank of Guantian.
A female soldier named Li Xiaochun finally couldn't control her nervousness, and suddenly got up from her hiding place at this time, and then turned around and rushed to a low-lying area behind.
A colorful figure suddenly stood up from the green, and then disappeared into it, which was enough vigilance for Shirakawa, and he immediately shouted: "Stop! Lie down! ”
"Wow!" The little devil lay down neatly.
Shirakawa picked up the binoculars and looked over, but found nothing unusual. He smiled coldly, beckoned to the squadron leader Renzaburo Shinno, pointed to the place where Li Xiaochun was hiding just now, and said, "Use a mortar to shoot two shots there!" ”
"Hay!" Shinno responded and immediately arranged for the mortar to fire.
Li Xiaochun got up too loudly, at least for the comrades around her. When Liu Kui saw this scene, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The little devil was only a hundred meters away from the ambush circle, and in just a few minutes, the ambush could be launched. Now, however, it can only be launched in advance.