Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 568: Xiangtangpu Ambush (1)

Tang Qiuquan, captain of the **Division's special warfare detachment, suddenly returned after losing contact with the division for more than five months. Tang Qiuli was overjoyed. Tang Qiusheng heard that his cousin was back and hurried over. He was careful

Mei Ting has already arranged for the cooking team to prepare delicious meals for the soldiers who have returned from afar.

She also specially asked the cooking team to add some dishes so that the Tang brothers and Shan Hu could have a good talk. Tang Qiuli was quite satisfied with his wife's arrangement. Mei Ting was busy preparing the meals. During the meal

, Shanhu was full of curiosity about Qiuquan's journey of thousands of miles, and kept asking, how did you find this place?

After Qiuquan and the others killed the Japanese special forces that were chasing after them in the dense forest of Tongjiang, they concealed their whereabouts, turned around and headed west, heading straight towards Qiqihar, leaving behind two regiments of Japanese troops in the large forest of Tongjiang.

Searching for anti-Japanese elements all over the world, they blew up a Japanese army baggage transfer station near Qiqihar Lindian.

Then, continue westward, enter the eastern Mongolian region, cross the Mongolian Plateau, go south from the Qingshui River area, cross the Great Wall, cross the Yellow River from Pianguan, and enter Shanxi Province. Follow the sound of cannons all the way, and I will meet you. No.

But Shan Hu, Tang Qiuli and Tang Qiusheng were also dazzled by what they heard. How long is this route?

Shanhu sighed and said: "Brother Qiuquan, you have gone through the same old road this time, and the soles of your feet are worn thin, right?" Qiuquan smiled, it was not as hard as you said, before entering the eastern Mongolia region

Previously, we took down one of the Japs’ military depots and got a dozen cars, as well as ammunition and supplies. We rode in the cars all the way, ate canned Japanese beef, and received good hospitality along the way. Do you think it was hard?

Shan Hu had a look of disbelief. Why did he drive away in a car so arrogantly? In 1938, the Japanese army had just expanded its power to the Mongolian Plateau. The Japanese base camp at that time focused on North China and Songhu.

, troops are also concentrated in these two directions. Those who maintain local security are local forces supported by the Japanese, and most of them are traitors.

Qiuquan and the others were wearing Japanese military uniforms and riding in Japanese cars. In addition, almost every soldier could speak a few words of Japanese, and more than a hundred of them were quite fluent in Japanese. They looked like a Japanese field force.

When the master came, he wanted to take out his heart to honor the imperial army. Of course Qiuquan and the others were treated with the highest courtesy.

Moreover, what shocked Tang Qiuli and the others was that the troops led by Qiuquan traveled thousands of kilometers and not only did not reduce their number, but also doubled in size. They were all experienced hunters from the Northeastern forests, and there was one among them.

There are beards who specialize in fighting the Japanese army. They all have special skills and are born to be special forces.

After dinner, Qiuquan smiled and told Tang Qiuli, "Bring two gifts for the teacher." Gifts? Tang Qiuli didn't understand that Brother Qiuquan was still in the mood to prepare gifts, so Qiuquan didn't explain and brought them with him.

A few of them arrived at the room where the soldiers were eating. They came in and saw that there were more than 1,800 people in a large dining room. They were all familiar with the soldiers of the guard brigade and the soldiers of the special operations detachment. The rest

There were more than 900 people there, all unfamiliar faces.

This is Brother Qiuquan's new soldier. Tang Qiuli smiled and nodded to everyone. The soldiers all stood at attention and saluted, shouting loudly: "Hello, sir." His voice was loud and full of energy.

Those unfamiliar faces, obviously without any special training, stood up unevenly, and there was a whisper in the room.

Obviously, Tang Qiuli's young face surprised these new soldiers. They never expected that this young man in his early twenties would be the top commander of the Army Division whom the old soldiers talked about all the way. After the buzzing stopped,

, there is more awe in the eyes of these new warriors

The eyes of these veterans can make these veterans admire them from the bottom of their hearts. They are definitely not ordinary people. These unruly new soldiers have seen the skills of veterans such as the special operations detachment and the guard brigade along the way. Their own skills are far behind.

So, obey the orders obediently.

On the floor of the room, there were two gunny bags. I didn't know what they contained. They were still squirming. Looking at Tang Qiuli's confused eyes, Qiuquan motioned to the soldiers to open the gunny bags. Tang Qiuli was happy to see them.

What kind of gift are they? They are two Japanese officers who were gagged. Their military ranks are not high, one is a colonel and the other is a lieutenant colonel. They surrounded more than 60,000 Japanese troops at once. There are more than a dozen major generals alone. They are still rare.

Damn it, since when did Brother Qiuquan start to like to joke?

Seeing Tang Qiuli's expression, Qiuquan seemed to be very disdainful, and he also smiled, pointing at the two unlucky Japanese officers and said: "This colonel's name is Matsushita Seiichi, and this lieutenant colonel's Chinese name is Xu Fu. The division commander must be feeling

interest"

Tang Qiuli was agitated, his scalp tightened, and he had an indescribable feeling. These two guys were the perpetrators of the Su City murder case. They had issued a death order themselves, but why did Brother Qiuquan take it out? The thing is simple to say.

When Qiuquan and others were chasing the troops, they saw many such notices and leaflets along the way, and Qiuquan became interested.

When they arrived at the outskirts of the encirclement, the troops from Ma Chaoyang's Second Brigade were the first to see them. They were all familiar with the captain of the special operations detachment. Seeing the constant bombardment of the Japanese troops and the panic of the Japanese soldiers in the encirclement, they also knew about Panasonic.

The alliance was in the encirclement, so Qiuquan used his brain.

With more than forty soldiers who were proficient in Japanese, they took advantage of the chaos and found that the Japanese army had been disrupted. Qiuquan and the others had unimpeded access and kept asking around. They took these two guys out without much effort.

It is fitting that Xu Fu was unlucky because he had already returned to Peiping and was a Japanese spy.

The agency, Xiao Lin, the head of the intelligence section under Yamaguchi, couldn't bear Yamaguchi's humiliation and committed suicide in anger. The secret service sent Xu Fu to take over the unlucky man's position. The reason was that Xu Fu was familiar with the situation in the Taihang Mountains and could better assist the chief of staff.

Your Excellency, the operations of the ** Division troops.

Xu Fu finally arrived at Wuxiang. Before he could fulfill his duties, he caught up with Yamaguchi and retreated all the way. He happened to be caught by Qiuquan. Perhaps, there was God's will in the dark, so that this heinous criminal could be killed.

This guy couldn't escape from Tang Qiuli's grasp, so he came all the way from Peiping to die.

Tang Qiuli looked at them fiercely for a while, the murderous look in his eyes piercing their already lost hearts, making these two guys frightened, and then ordered them to be sent to Huangya Cave, where they would be well guarded, and wait here.

After the battle, I was taken to Sucheng for public trial. I want to give an explanation to the people of Sucheng.

Several people returned to the headquarters and continued to study how to deal with the Japanese army's march. No one had a very good way. Qiuquan, on the other hand, remained thoughtfully silent. After a while, he proposed a plan to use the Japanese advance troops to

Using small teams as units, with a reconnaissance pattern extending several kilometers on both sides, in the ambush area, quietly kill some of them and replace them with our soldiers, sending a safe signal to the main force of the Japanese army, and the troops will ambush under our control

area.

Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. He immediately searched for Xiangtangpu on the map. This place name fell into his eyes. Yes, an ambush was set up here. Xiangtangpu was a house with less than a hundred households.

The small village is on the south bank of the Qingzhang River, past Licheng. The terrain is flat and there is no strong terrain for an ambush. The Japanese army will not be suspicious. In addition, there is a signal that the leading troops have passed safely, and they can completely catch them by surprise.

Several people carefully reviewed the plan, taking into account all the details. Tang Qiuquan's special operations detachment was tasked with solving the small Japanese army, and soldiers who were proficient in Japanese were selected for execution. Then, Tang Qiuli issued new orders to the ambush troops.

, all troops should immediately evacuate the original ambush area and move to the Xiangtang ambush. They can carry out the first round of strike missions with two brigades of troops, while the remaining troops are hidden in the mountains behind the village.

The artillery units must have their coordinates calibrated in advance, and after the ambush begins, they will conduct uninterrupted artillery bombardments. All units must be careful to eliminate all traces of the original ambush positions and never expose the whereabouts of the units. After receiving the order, each unit will use the

Under the cover of night, they quickly moved towards the new ambush location and moved hundreds of thousands of people without any delay. This is also one of the basic skills of the troops of the ** Division.

Tang Qiuli was not fighting a battle of annihilation this time. Therefore, he did not deploy troops to take the Japanese army's retreat. With 120,000 troops, he was not sure of total annihilation against the Japanese army of 100,000 troops. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers should not be underestimated. If they could not be annihilated quickly,

The battle for this Japanese army was in a stalemate. When other Japanese troops came for reinforcements, they had no choice but to order a retreat. Isn't it like eating raw food in a pot?

At about nine o'clock in the morning on January 10, the west gate of Shexian County opened wide. First a group of Japanese cavalry came out, and then a long line of Japanese cars drove out and headed straight for Xiangtangpu. The reconnaissance troops monitoring the movements of the Japanese troops quickly reported the situation

Report to command.

Yamaguchi was trapped in the encirclement, counting the days on his fingers every day, hoping for reinforcements to arrive soon. He really couldn't hold on anymore. The supplies he brought from Wuxiang were used up the day before yesterday. As a last resort, Yamaguchi had to order the killing of horses to satisfy his hunger.

Complete Commander's

Riding on horses, followed by mules and horses of the artillery unit, there were tens of thousands of people. The horses were enough to feed several meals. The total area was so big that even fuel could not be found. His dignified Major General Chief of Staff of the North China Expedition Army could only

They were given a piece of bloody raw horse meat to satisfy their hunger.

As for the soldiers under my command, they even ate horse hides. Despite this, as of yesterday, the troops had completely run out of food. The ** division troops were still shelling day and night, and soldiers fell to the shells every minute.

, last night alone, hundreds of soldiers froze to death. It would be better for Yamaguchi to wait for a cannonball to blow him up than to suffer here. However, he was lucky enough to have a good life, and the cannonballs could not reach him.

, just endure the pain like this

After waiting for five days with impatience, Yamaguchi felt that all his life's waiting and expectation had been concentrated in these five days. Today, he finally heard the good news. A telegram was sent from the headquarters of the dispatched army. The newly formed Second Army was

We have left Shexian and are heading towards Licheng to attack. If everything goes well, we can join the rescue force tomorrow morning.

Yamaguchi held the telegram and burst into tears. Amaterasu appeared, and his sudden voice of "Long live His Majesty the Emperor" frightened the already numb officers.

(To be continued)