Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2926 A word to wake up the dreamer!

At the same time as the Japanese troops from Songyuan arrived at the Hukou outpost, the reconnaissance team of the Anti-Japanese Brigade also arrived at the woods three kilometers away from the Hukou outpost.

Suddenly, a scout discovered something unusual in the direction of the Hukou outpost, and he immediately signaled his teammates to stop.

The team leader immediately stepped forward, took out a telescope, and carefully scouted the direction of the tiger's mouth.

At this time, there were many Japanese figures swaying in the Hukou outpost, which had originally become ruins.

They quickly determined that the Japanese vanguard had already arrived here in advance and occupied the place, and were sending troops to scout everywhere.

After learning of this situation, the reconnaissance team did not dare to delay and immediately sent a telegram to the team headquarters to report the situation.

After receiving the intelligence, the signalman of the Anti-Japanese Battalion ran to report to Duanwu as quickly as possible: "Report to the Captain! The scouts have discovered that the vanguard of the Japanese has arrived at the ruins of the Hukou Outpost!"

After hearing the report, Duanwu actually laughed, because his previous analysis was correct. The Japanese Army's Second Division took the route of the Hukou Outpost.

He immediately gave the order: "Go and call Deputy Captain Pan, Long Qianyan, Ma Shanpao, Ma Hu, Jiang Li and others to the conference room. I want to hold an emergency combat meeting!"

"Yes!"

The signalman received the order and quickly ran out of the meeting room.

Duanwu was looking at the topographic map near the Hukou outpost in the conference room, guessing the enemy's attack route.

However, at this time, Ma Pingan was the first to arrive at the meeting room, followed by Long Qianyan, Ma Hu, Jiang Li, Ma Shanpao, Li Zhenshan and others.

Seeing that most people had arrived, Duanwu immediately said, "The scouts have just sent us important intelligence, confirming that the only way for the Japanese Second Division to attack Fenghuang Mountain is through the Hukou Sentry Post. But now, this Hukou Sentry Post has been occupied by the devils. If we want to ambush the Japanese, we must choose another ambush location."

Everyone gathered around the map and started a heated discussion. Some thought they could set up an ambush near Phoenix Mountain, where the terrain was complex and once the enemy entered Phoenix Mountain, it would be difficult to transport even heavy weapons.

Others suggested looking for a suitable ambush point near Sanchongguan, because Sanchongguan has a dangerous terrain and if the ambush is successful, it will deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army.

But some people refuted, and Long Qianyan was one of them: "Captain, I think that although the terrain at the foot of Phoenix Mountain is favorable, the enemy's vigilance will be very high. And the Japanese may not go there. What's more, a large army group like this will have engineers. They can build roads through mountains and bridges across rivers, so heavy weapons may not be impossible to transport in."

Ma Ping'an also nodded and agreed, "Yes, Captain. Not only Phoenix Mountain, but even Sanchongguan may not be able to ambush the Japanese successfully. The Japanese suffered a loss before Sanchongguan. I don't think the Japanese will go here again. And there is no need to go here."

Ma Shanpao retorted: "Captain Pan, you said the Japs won't go through Sanchong Pass, so why is he investigating the direction of Sanchong Pass? I think the Japs may split their forces into two groups."

Ma Ping'an guessed: "Perhaps, they want to cut off the connection between the Anti-Japanese Brigade and Laoyeling? After all, the Japanese have done this before." Duanwu nodded slightly, thinking that Ma Ping'an was right. Maruyama was very likely to take the old path of Kujo Palace Kita and cut off the connection between the Anti-Japanese Brigade and Laoyeling.

Therefore, the direction of the triple checkpoint is still important.

Fortunately, Duanwu had already ordered the One-Eyed Dragon and the black-clad troops to continue ambush there.

And they prepared enough food for three days.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished their discussion, Duanwu gave everyone an in-depth analysis: "There are black-clad troops at Sanchongguan and new recruits at Laoyeling. We can put them aside for now. And then, the Japanese only have one way to go, which is the main road from the Tiger Mouth Post to Phoenix Mountain.

The Japanese may split up their forces, with some heading for Sanchongguan to cut off the connection between our anti-Japanese brigade and Laoyeling. Most of the main forces will advance from the main road to Fenghuang Mountain. And they will split up their forces again and encircle our anti-Japanese base along the left and right roads.

In other words, the enemy's offensive posture is now very clear. The rest depends on how we fight this battle!
Everyone, tell me, which unit of the Japanese should we attack first, and where should we ambush them so that we have a higher chance of success?"

Ma Ping'an spoke first: "Captain, look here, this place is called Wuziling, the mountains are steep and the trees are dense, it is very suitable for the area. When the main force of the Japanese army marches here, their speed will inevitably slow down, and their vision will be blocked. We can give the Japanese a head-on blow here and annihilate part of their forces."

But at this time, Long Qianyan frowned and thought for a moment before saying: "Captain Pan, although Wuziling is good, the Japanese are not fools. The terrain here is so complicated, how can they not be on guard? If they send engineers to explore the way ahead, our mines may be removed before they can play a big role.

I think it would be better to set up an ambush near the open area behind Wuziling. When the Japanese think they are safe after passing Wuziling and relax their vigilance, we can suddenly launch an attack and catch them off guard. Besides, there are trees around the open area, which is convenient for us to hide and move. "

But at this time, Ma Shanpao shook his head and said, "Long Qianyan, although this open area meets the terrain characteristics of our previous ambushes, the number of the Japanese is large, and it is impossible for all the enemies to enter the ambush circle. Once the Japanese react and quickly launch a counterattack, not only will our ambush fail, but we may also be surrounded.

So I think Wuziling is still suitable. If the Japanese are not so cautious and the mine explodes, we can take advantage of the chaos to attack and get as much as we can. The Japanese can't catch up with us at all!"

Long Qianyan retorted: "That won't work. The terrain of Wuziling is too complicated, and it's obvious that the Second Division came prepared, with engineers. The mines can be found easily!"

Ma Shanpao said: "Before, I didn't see any Japanese engineers!"

Long Qianyan said: "That's because we caught the Japanese by surprise."

Ma Shanpao said: "Then we can also catch the Japanese by surprise now."

Long Qianyan said anxiously: "Why don't you understand? This time the Japanese have already made preparations and will definitely target our minefields."

Ma Shanpao said nonchalantly, "I think you are just making up stories about the Japanese. Wuziling is so large, how could the Japanese know where we laid the mines?"

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Long Qianyan and Ma Shanpao were arguing with each other until they were red in the face!
Duanwu was laughing on the side, but Ma Hu sighed and said, "Stop arguing, the two of you. The main force of the devil is not easy to move. Can we consider other devils? Didn't the captain say that the devils are likely to split up. Can't we ambush their small forces?"