Predator Reborn

Chapter 123 The Battle of Xiangtangpu (2)

Looking at the plan in front of him, Liu Hua read it carefully, "The second regiment and one battalion. The new second regiment and one battalion are under the unified command of Gao Yuan, the commander of the second regiment. They set up a blocking position in Majiawa to block the attack from Licheng to Dongyangguan direction.

The reinforcements dispatched, one battalion of the third regiment and one battalion of the new third regiment, were under the unified command of Wang Nanhu, commander of the third regiment, and set up a blocking position at Chunshuling to block the reinforcements sent from the direction of Shexian County. Each of the two blocking positions sent a mountain artillery.

The company assisted in the defense, and all remaining troops, a total of eight battalions, were under the unified command of the headquarters commander, and an ambush position was set up in Xiangtangpu to ambush the Japanese convoy...

"Okay, that's it. Also, in addition to leaving a certain number of troops along the way to detect the enemy's situation, the special operations brigade will immediately return all the remaining troops to build a cavalry battalion and two baggage companies as the reserve team of the entire army." Liu Hua looked at it.

After finishing the battle plan, he nodded with satisfaction, because this battle plan has a good grasp of the distribution of troops, especially the mixed force. Almost every soldier plays his part...

Soon, this supplemented combat plan was distributed to cadres at the battalion level and above. Troops at all levels who received the order began to take action. Since it was only the 14th, the Japanese convoy would have to pass through Xiangtang as early as the morning after tomorrow.

The soldiers had enough time to set up their positions, distribute ammunition, and make preparations before the battle.

After the combat order was issued, Liu Hua led a platoon of guards and quietly approached Xiangtangpu. Since it was almost night, the busy road gradually became quiet. Liu Hua held up his binoculars and observed carefully, but it was like a special brigade.

According to the investigation, Xiangtangpu is indeed a natural ambush battlefield. The entire road is winding and winding at the foot of mountains. It can be imagined that standing on the road, you can only see a hundred meters in front and back at most.

As for farther distances, you can't see them. Flying insects are helpful for troops to intersperse and divide.

The very next morning, the Staff Office handed Liu Hua a detailed deployment of troops for the ambush battle. The troops, firearms, and heavy weapons were all marked in detail. It was obvious that the Staff Office prepared a detailed plan for this battle.

A lot of effort was put into it. Since mountain artillery was not suitable for use in ambush battles, the staff office allocated all 24 mortars from four regiments of the army and deployed them in a centralized manner. As the latest weapon of the independent brigade, Tianlei,

They were separated and arranged several kilometers along the road, with thunderbolts placed every 500 meters, because everyone believed that if a shell dropped, all the Japanese within 100 meters would definitely go back to see the emperor.

Thinking of the power of the Thunderbolt, Liu Hua suddenly thought of detonating the explosive pack. As soon as he said it, everyone applauded, and just like that, nearly 50 rounds of Thunderbolt shells were fired from the artillerymen amidst the shouts and curses of the artillery battalion commander Chen Guangrong.

The battalion was led out. With the help of experienced engineers, 50 explosive bags were buried on the hillsides on both sides of the road. Since the troops seized a large number of telephone wires some time ago, these buried explosive bags were sent to the streets one after another.

Even if there were no telephone wires and electric detonators converted from telephones, at least one grenade was specially arranged to point at him.

Seeing such an ambush position, every officer on the staff looked at each other. Everyone knows the power of explosive packets. If 50 explosive packets along the way were detonated at once, you can imagine what the Japanese would become and how many of them would be left.

The Japanese resisted. Thinking of this, everyone understood why the commander had the courage to attack more than 2,000 elite Japanese troops with less than 5,000 troops, surrounded by heavy local troops.

With enough time, the troops arranged the entire position perfectly. Observing from the road, it was completely impossible to tell that nearly three regiments of troops were hidden here.

And just after the Eighth Route Army finished setting up their positions, the Japanese captain, Lieutenant General Moriki, was sitting confidently in a tent in the temporary camp. He was enjoying a sumptuous dinner that only officers could enjoy, and drinking special sake. After a day

Although he was very tired during the march, Morimu was very excited. Because he was lucky enough to be transferred to the rear to transport supplies, and he did not have to go to the front line to fight in the hail of bullets. Although thinking this way, it was not in line with the dignity of an imperial warrior, but as a professor

Lieutenant Colonel Moriki, who was born in Japan, still hates fighting on the front line. What's more, not only does he have sufficient supplies of supplies in the rear, but he now commands a force that far exceeds a brigade.

What's more important is that you can hardly encounter the powerful enemies on the front line in the rear. The enemies you encounter are untrained bandit guerrillas, and for these enemies, you only need to pay a small price to get them.

Great military exploits. After all, military exploits are what every samurai wants. Thinking of these easy-to-obtain completions, Lieutenant Colonel Moriki felt excited because of the bandit guerrillas that he had grown up to run around.

Since nearly a month of combat supplies were escorted to the front line this time, the North China Headquarters paid special attention to it and requested that the troops be escorted in time to annihilate the entire army, and the safety of this batch of ammunition should also be ensured. Therefore, in order to ensure that this batch of ammunition would be safe when attacked

To avoid being detonated, the logistics department covered the ammunition in each vehicle with a thick quilt and poured water on it. In this cold winter, the quilt with water quickly turned into a thick quilt.

The ice cubes, Morimu believes, are protected by these frozen quilts. Bullets and shrapnel are of no use at all unless artillery shells hit them directly. But who of the bandits along the way has a cannon? The answer is no.

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So today, when he encountered a group of bandits (local guerrillas) who took the opportunity to rob, Morimu was not worried about the ammunition in the car despite bullets flying randomly on the car. He decisively ordered a squadron of soldiers to bring a cannon to the front.

Went to exterminate this group of bandits, and the results were very impressive. After a dozen shells fell, the group of bandits disappeared. A lot of bandits' equipment was also mixed up to receive military honors...

Senmu felt particularly happy when he thought about the powerful firepower and sufficient supplies he had. He slept peacefully, looking forward to meeting some enemies tomorrow and increasing his military exploits.

The next day, March 16, the weather was very good. The rising sun drove away the chill from the soldiers who slept in the trenches all night. Everyone moved their frozen hands and feet. It was very pleasant.

Soon, the steaming breakfasts prepared by the cooking teams of each battalion were delivered to the positions. The soldiers ate breakfast with confidence to replenish their physical strength. After the meal, they continued to lie down in the trenches to rest and recharge their batteries.

The Japanese convoy also slowly drove out of the temporary camp with the rising sun. There were exactly 200 cars. Except for the first two cars, which were loaded with Japanese soldiers and served as the vanguard of the convoy, the rest

The cars were all loaded with ammunition. As a precaution, each car was strictly in compliance with the regulations. There was a distance of nearly 15 meters between each car. There was also a squad of Japanese troops sandwiched between every two cars. Mountain artillery

, mortars, and heavy machine guns were all carried on horseback and followed behind the car. It took nearly half an hour from the time the car set off until they all left the camp.

Japanese Captain Morita was sitting in the driver's seat of a car, leisurely admiring the scenery outside the car window. He was not worried about the safety of the convoy at all. You must know that he has more than 2,000 troops and that Eighth Route Army.

Dare to move yourself.

However, the journey was uneventful. After nearly 2 hours of marching, there was no accident. Suddenly, the car Morimu was sitting in stopped at the side of the road. "Nani?" Morimu opened his eyes and looked at him in confusion.

Driver. Following the driver's gaze, Morimu saw a communications soldier standing outside the car.

"Baga, what's going on?" Senmu asked dissatisfiedly to the signal soldier in front of him.

"Reporting to Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, the leading Maori team reported the difficult terrain ahead. Can the convoy pause for a while and wait for the Maori team to complete the investigation before advancing?" Seeing the unhappy Mori Mu, the signal corpsman replied nervously.

"Baga, Maori's stupidity, we have so many warriors in the Imperial Japanese Army, are we still afraid of the ambush of the Eighth Route Army soldiers? I very much hope that the Eighth Route Army soldiers can ambush my convoy. In this way, I can command the elite imperial army to destroy them.

.Tell Second Lieutenant Maori to open the road quickly, we must get to the next county tonight. Otherwise, we will have to sleep in the wild again tonight." After listening to the signal soldier's report, Morimu was annoyed by Maori's timidity, but after all, Maori

For the sake of the supplies of the imperial army, he waved his hand and asked the signal soldiers to convey the order.

"Hi", the signal soldier saw the Lieutenant Colonel waving his hand to convey the order, and immediately relaxed his nervousness and ran towards the front of the team.

After catching up with the leading team and telling Second Lieutenant Maori exactly what the Lieutenant Colonel said, Second Lieutenant Maori was also ashamed of his cowardice. As a samurai of the empire, he was afraid of the ambush of the cowardly Eighth Route Army soldiers. It was simply ridiculous. Quickly, stop.

The team continues to move forward.

The mountain pass that Lieutenant Maori had just stayed at was the ambush position - the mountain pass of Xiangtangpu. On the mountain next to the road, two companies of the Second Regiment and three mortars of a mortar platoon were ambushed.

, be ready to close the door and beat the dog at any time to block the enemy's retreat.

Liu Hua had been standing at the command post staring at the Japanese convoy in the distance. When he saw the Japanese convoy stopping at the mountain pass, Liu Hua's heart was raised and he was sweating profusely, fearing that the Japanese army would discover his ambush plan.

However, not long after, Liu Hua felt relieved, because the Japanese convoy began to move again, and 200 cars slowly drove into Xiangtangpu under the guidance of the first two cars.

With 200 cars, plus their length and the 15 meters between cars, the entire convoy stretches for nearly 4 kilometers. Fortunately, the roads along Xiangtangpu are long enough to accommodate the entire Japanese convoy. In the entire 4 kilometers long

On the front line, Liu Hua only had less than 4,000 troops. It was impossible to completely encircle the 4,000-meter defense line. He could only carry out key defenses, intersperse on the battlefield, divide, encircle and eliminate the enemy's escort troops.