Chapter Seventy-Six: Do It Again.
After a forty-minute rapid march in the mountains, Zhang Dabiao led the spy company to the vicinity of Cangyunling.
At this time, eleven months have passed since the end of the battle of the new regiment in Cangyunling, but there are still traces of the original war, craters, trenches, machine gun positions, individual bunkers, and communication trenches, although most of them have collapsed, but the whole is still clearly visible.
In less than a year, the traces of the war have not been completely erased.
Looking at these familiar bunkers in front of him, an inexplicable feeling emerged from Zhang Dabiao's heart.
For him, the battle of Cangyunling was just an inconspicuous battle in his more than ten years of war career, the scale was inconspicuous, and the process was not very dangerous.
The new regiment has been fighting with Li Yunlong for more than a year, and they have killed more devils.
However, the particularity of Cangyunling for him lies in the fact that the big boss Chen Fan, they met it for the first time here, and Bantian was also the beginning of the first business, and since then, they have grown rapidly, and now only a battalion under him Zhang Dabiao can have a tough confrontation with a brigade of devils without relying on the position and geographical advantages.
This was unimaginable before.
The all-independent regiment can even call the devil a full wing.
Wang Gensheng, who arrived ahead of schedule, had already completed a comprehensive reconnaissance of Cangyunling, and he reported to Zhang Dabiao: "I went to look at the peak, and there was no trace of the devil's convoy on the road. ”
Zhang Dabiao nodded, looked at the pocket watch in his hand, and looked calm: "According to the speed of the devil's convoy, there should be less than half an hour to get here, let's wait here." ”
Then, he looked around at the nearby positions and frowned: "However, this place is really not easy to ambush." ”
Cangyunling belongs to the high-slope terrain, suitable for occupying the commanding heights of the position defense, but ambushes, the troops can hardly hide, although there is the original position, but the devils can find the ambush as long as a little reconnaissance, and the time is not enough for them to expand the latent position.
Once the devils find out that there is an ambush, this group of devils will definitely turn around and leave.
Wang Gensheng spread out the map, looked at the surrounding terrain, and scratched his head: "The roads around here are flat slopes on both sides, and they are not suitable for ambushes, but unfortunately there is not enough time to plant bombs on the road." ”
Otherwise, if you plant some explosives on the road, dozens of large lumps or shells will be bundled together, and all armored vehicles will be blown to pieces.
However, this trick also has certain requirements for the terrain, the devil convoy is fast, and the detonation requirements are relatively high, and people must be pulled and detonated with ropes nearby to ensure the effect.
Zhang Dabiao looked at the surrounding terrain again, and when he saw the dirt slope in the distance, which was the place where the pillar shot to kill Sakata, and then looked at the position of the new regiment after the breakthrough, his eyes suddenly showed a look of thought.
"You say." Zhang Dabiao said: "If Miyano Michiichi that old devil comes, where will he go first?" ”
"It goes without saying."
Wang Gensheng replied without thinking: "It must have been to the headquarters of Sakata, we even took away the body of the little devil in Sakata, and the little devil didn't even have a place to sweep the grave." ”
"Yes."
Zhang Dabiao nodded, and his tone was affirmative: "The little devil will definitely go to the Sakata headquarters first, then, we will follow the tactics of a year ago and bombard them again." ”
He pointed to the breakthrough in the distance, where was the place where Wang Chengzhu became famous in the first battle: "Let's let the artillery unit lurk behind the dirt slope over there, now there are two 82 mortars, and the power is much greater than before, wait for the devil convoy to come, hehehehe······"
"Just send this old devil and his beloved Bantian to the west in one place, and there is a companion on the Huangquan Road."
"That's a good idea."
Wang Gensheng's eyes lit up.
"Let's go."
Just do it, Zhang Dabiao immediately led the spy company to the dirt slope.
"This is it, the artillery will be hidden here later."
Standing on the dirt slope, stepping on the position of the mortar on the pillar back then, and looking at the bottom of the slope behind him, Zhang Dabiao's tone was satisfied.
Although this place is not as concealed as a special service company, it is easy to ambush two artillery squads, and it is only a little more than a kilometer away from the target, and the accuracy is also guaranteed.
Although there is no pillar as a top gunner now, the gunners in the artillery squad brought this time are not bad, and besides, the mortar accuracy of the independent regiment is much better than that of the country's own goods back then, and the power is not incomparable.
He found the accompanying artillery gunner and pointed to the Sakata command post where there were still traces in the distance: "Here, how about shelling that col over there, no problem, right?" ”
The two gunners gave a thumbs up for a moment to measure the range, nodded one after another, and their tones were full of confidence:
"Surely."
What could be wrong with this?
At a distance of only 1.3 kilometers, it is still a fixed-point shelling, and as a gunner who has fired more than 400 rounds of live ammunition in the past six months, if he still can't hit it, then he doesn't need to be a gunner, so he can carry a bayonet and fight with a devil.
At this moment, the soldier in charge of reconnaissance in the distance waved a signal flag and sent a message.
"Here we are."
Wang Gensheng's tone was full of surprise, and he waved his fist fiercely: "The little devil convoy is here, and it is estimated that it will come up in fifteen minutes." ”
"Haha."
Zhang Dabiao was also overjoyed, the apprehension in his heart was finally put down, and he also had the idea of gambling at first: "Intelligence is really easy to use, no wonder the little devil likes to send spies so much." ”
"Whether our mission is successful or not depends on you."
Zhang Dabiao patted the shoulders of the two gunners: "There is still fifteen minutes of preparation time, you two think about it carefully, it is best to kill the devil in the first round of shelling." ”
"As for the others, just lurk in the original position, and when the devil is ready, they will definitely rush over in a hurry, and they can just rely on the original position to block it."
"Camp Commander Zhang, then rest assured."
The two gunners patted their chests: "This old devil, let's guarantee that the first round of mortar will blow him up, and there will not even be a corpse left." ”
Then the two took out the map and coordinate ruler from their carry-on backpacks and began to measure and position.
The gunner who came over with the spy company was the two most elite gunners in the artillery company, and he himself had some cultural background, and after more than half a year of training, he was already a qualified and excellent gunner, and he was naturally proficient in the basic skills of the gunner.
Compared with thumb ranging, the distance measurement on a map accurate to the meter level is much more accurate, and there is also a field correction error, according to the artillery table Zhuyuan shelling, it is also higher than the visual shelling of the target.
The rest of the artillery fighters, too, began to dig artillery bunkers.
During this period, the rest of the special service company came to the position built by the new regiment in Cangyunling with big mules.
After everything was ready, Wang Gensheng and Zhang Dabiao and the two artillery squads were lying on the dirt slope, and the buzzing sound could already be heard at this time.
"You say."
Listening to the sound of the engine getting closer and closer, Zhang Dabiao suddenly said to Wang Gensheng: "If there was no Boss Chen Fan at the beginning, would our head of the regiment still break through head-on and kill the old devil of Bantian?" ”
"Do you need to say that?"
Wang Gensheng didn't think about it: "Our regiment leader, he has been beaten all day, will he do nothing and turn around and leave?" ”
"Hahaha..."
After saying that, the two laughed at the same time.
"Here we are."
With Zhang Dabiao's low voice, the sound of the buzzing engine decreased, and a team of devils appeared in the distance between the mountain roads, the most conspicuous of which was the bald devil in the middle.
This group of people really went straight to Sakata's original command post as Zhang Dabiao speculated.
"There is actually a devil Dazuo, this time the harvest is not small."
Holding the binoculars and looking at the wave of devils in the distance, Zhang Dabiao licked his lips and smiled gloomily:
"Hey, hey, hey·····"
"Ready..."
With a low groan, down the hill, the gunners of the two 82 mortars took out the shells from the ammunition boxes and unscrewed the fuses.
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Cangyunling, in the ranks of the Japanese army.
Rejecting the personal escort of the escort team, Miyano Michiichi insisted on walking in front of the team until he was ambushed by Sakata's original headquarters, and the captain of the escort team quickly arranged for people to scatter around.
"This is it."
Osa of the Intelligence Section pointed to a remnant of a civil bunker nearby.
Judging by the collapsed and decaying wooden beams, it is clear that the area has been shelled.
"Is it here that Sakata-kun was martyred?"
Michiichi Miyano spoke in a low tone with sadness.
Sakata was pinned on him by high hopes, and originally planned to focus on training, and in the future, when the new division was formed, he was promoted to the position of division commander, and even the road was paved, and Sakata was also very powerful, and the Battle of Xinkou played a record that satisfied the base camp.
Unexpectedly, it was actually in this small Cangyun Ridge······
Fortunately, there is also a major general of Hattori's direct ministers, so that he will not be left without suitable excellent subordinates.
At this time, no one dared to go back to Miyano Daoyi, and all the devils bowed their heads with a sad look.
Just as he was about to say something, an intelligence staff officer ran over, his steps flustered, and his tone was hurried: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Shinozuka's urgent telegram." ”
"Huh?"
Miyano Michi, who was immersed in grief, frowned, and it was obvious that his dissatisfaction was interrupted:
"Read."
Looking at the gloomy face of the chief of staff, the staff officer who came to report swallowed his saliva, feeling very regretful, and his back was faintly cold. Why did you come to report this very, very bad information?
Gritting his teeth, the staff officer said in a resolute tone:
"Lieutenant General Shinozuka telegraphed that Major General Hattori and the observation group were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and martyred with all their members."
"Nani?"
"What did you say?"
Michichi Miyano's originally gloomy face suddenly turned pale, and his body almost couldn't stand steadily.
The other devils also looked at the staff officers, all with incredible eyes.
Something happened to the observation group?
And it's all the jade pieces?
More than 120 lieutenant officers of the North China Front, and a major general, all of them were shattered?
"Hey."
The staff officer lowered his head fiercely: "The observation group was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army on the road near the Huting stronghold, and all members of the army were martyred. ”
"Yaga."
Miyano Michiichi finally reacted, kicked the staff officer, kicked him several meters away, and then roared hoarsely: "What's the matter? What's going on with Yoshio Shinozuka? ”
"Who did it?"
"Kill him for me."
"Who does the security? Let him commit suicide by seppuku. ”
Michiichi Miyano roared incoherently.
"At present, I only know that it was the hand of the Eighth Route Army."
The staff officer stood up with difficulty, bowed his head and replied: "However, Lieutenant General Shinozuka speculates that it was Li Yunlong's hand, and judging from the traces left by the battlefield, this possibility is very high."
"Li Yunlong."
Taking a deep breath, Michichi Miyano regained his composure: "That Li Yunlong who killed Sakata Daisa here?" ”
After all, he is a lieutenant general, and the devil who can climb to this position cannot have a bad quality in his heart, he quickly controlled his emotions and suppressed his anger and killing intent in his heart.
"Hey."
The staff officer continued to bow his head and responded: "This is it." ”
"Order Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, and Yamamoto Kazuki Daisa."
Miyano Michi's tone was cold, and he used his full name: "Be sure to kill this person, at all costs, and report to me every month, and I will let the imperial intelligence department cooperate." ”
"Hey."
The staff officer breathed a sigh of relief.
After speaking, Miyano Michiichi looked at the last command post of Sakata Nobutei at his feet, as well as the remaining corner of the imperial military uniform, suddenly squinted his eyes, and asked, "Do you know the specific situation at that time?" ”
"Hey."
Intelligence Dazuo hurriedly responded:
"I've seen the post-incident operational investigation report of the Sakata Wing."
"The Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out of the position and broke through the position for 500 meters with superior forces, originally the imperial army had blocked the attack of the Eighth Route Army, but I didn't expect that after they occupied the dirt slope over there, they used it as an artillery position to shell the command post of Sakata Daisa."
"Sakata Osa was too deep into the front line to supervise the war, so he was shelled."
After all, he is a person who is engaged in intelligence, and he uses very appropriate words, trying his best to beautify Sakata Nobutei's actions.
As he spoke, the intelligence dazuo pointed to the dirt slope in the distance.
Before coming, he deliberately took advantage of the night to call up the information of the previous battle of Cangyunling, and wrote it down overnight, and even wrote down the topographic map of the position, so that he could know what happened.
It's just that this intelligence officer has just looked over, and he saw the dirt slope in the distance, accompanied by the burst of firelight, two black objects suddenly burst out, followed by two violent roars.
"Shelling, it's mortars."
"Lie down, hide."
Intelligence Dazuo was stunned, and the captain of the devil squad in charge of guarding his face changed greatly when he heard the voice.
As a devil who survived the front line, he was very familiar with the sound of mortars, and as soon as the sound came into his ears, he reacted immediately.
It's just that it's too late.
The distance of one point and three kilometers left for the devil's reaction time was too short, and the devil's squad leader had just knocked Lieutenant General Miyano Michiichi to the ground, and a violent forehead explosion wave spread around them, and the Sakata command post, which had been silent for eleven months, ushered in gunpowder smoke again.
And this time it's even more violent.
Under the dirt slope in the distance, the gunner watched the explosion in the distance, and the sound was steady.
"Cannonballs."
Behind him, the ammunition man took out the mortar shells that had been prepared long ago from the ammunition box and handed them to the gunner.
Boom Boom...
After a full minute of shelling, the original command post in Sakata was almost blown up, and the dust spread hundreds of meters away to form a yellow cloud, and Zhang Dabiao ordered the shelling to stop.
"It's supposed to be dead, right?"
Wang Gensheng looked over, and because of the obscuration of dust, they couldn't see the situation in the distance.
After a long silence, the floating dust dissipated, and everyone saw that the devil convoy was desperately rushing towards the artillery position as if they had gone crazy.
This posture is like a jade shatter charge.
In the face of the devil troops who rushed over with a shout, Zhang Dabiao unhurriedly broke the head of the shell gun, and showed a mouthful of white teeth, smiling very happily:
"Hey, hey, it seems that the old devil Miyano should be dead, otherwise the little devil wouldn't be so crazy."
Then, his tone changed, full of murderous intent:
"Then send them on their way."