Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Ma Hu's words woke people up, because yes, the Japanese army would have engineers to escort them to target the minefields of the anti-Japanese brigade. They couldn't equip every unit with engineers to explore the way, right?
Ma Pingan was the first to react and said, "Yes, Captain Ma is right. Isn't the captain's previous combat strategy to pick the weak ones first? Then anger the devils and make them crazy. Then we can use our tricks."

After hearing this, Jiang Li nodded slightly: "The deputy captain is right. Instead of going to the main force of the devil to run into a snag, we might as well eat up some of the small devils first."

Ma Shanpao also echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, I just wanted to blow all the Japanese into the sky at once."

Duanwu saw that everyone had almost finished discussing it, so he said:

Everyone finally hit the point. There were too many Japanese soldiers. If they stayed together, it would be hard to deal with them. It all depended on whether they would split up. If they did, it would be their doom.

Everyone acted according to the original plan. Chunjiang's first and second teams will still serve as the main force. Li Zhenshan's new recruits will carry a large number of mines to cooperate in the battle, so everyone should get ready! "

"Yes!"

Everyone took the order and started to prepare, waiting for the Japanese Second Division to arrive at the Hukou outpost.

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As time passed, the clouds in the sky seemed to be burned by a raging fire, gradually changing from brilliant orange-red to dark purple-red, and then slowly being swallowed up by the thick twilight.

The afterglow of the setting sun was like a layer of gauze, dyeing the mountains and forests dark red. The surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the mountain breeze occasionally blowing through, making a humming sound, as if it were a low prelude before the war drums sounded.

Finally, in the evening, a noisy sound of footsteps and vehicles was heard in the distance.

The sound came from far away and became closer, like the sound of thunder, breaking the silence in the mountains and forests.

The large force of the Japanese Second Division marched towards the Hukou outpost in a mighty manner.

Walking at the front of the team was Maruyama, riding on a tall Oriental horse, his eyes revealing an unparalleled arrogance.

Perhaps because he had been riding in the car for too long, he felt a little stuffy, so he changed to riding a horse to look at the scenery in the distance.

At this moment, there was a look of confidence in his victory on his face.

He thought that in front of his Second Division, the Anti-Japanese Brigade was just a group of rabble and was not to be feared at all.

Following closely behind Maruyama were the vanguard of the Japanese army. They were a little tired at this time, and their originally neat steps were a little messy, but they were still energetic and held their heads high.

In the team, military trucks roared forward carrying heavy loads, raising a cloud of dust.

The Japanese soldiers sitting in the truck's cabin, some smoking, some chatting, occasionally making a few shrill laughs, they were more relaxed than those soldiers who could only walk.

As the team advanced, the Japanese tank and artillery units also slowly drove over, and the noise only stopped at the Hukou outpost.

At this time, a Japanese officer shouted to set up camp, and one Japanese military tent after another was quickly built next to the ruins.

Maruyama stood in front of the makeshift headquarters, looking at the busy soldiers with a smug smile on his face. He crossed his arms and said loudly to the staff officer beside him: "This Tiger's Mouth Post is already in our hands. Next, we have to quickly take over Phoenix Mountain like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves and completely eliminate those anti-Japanese elements!"

The staff officer nodded and agreed: "General, you are wise! Under your command, our attack went very smoothly, and we captured the Tiger's Mouth Outpost early. Otherwise, if the enemy occupied this place, we would inevitably have to fight a fierce battle!"

"Hahaha!"

Maruyama laughed loudly, then walked into the headquarters and began to study the next battle plan. He also listened to the report of the first Japanese soldier who arrived at the Tiger's Mouth Outpost.

After hearing that everything was normal in the direction of Phoenix Mountain and Sanchongguan, Maruyama nodded with satisfaction, asked the other party to withdraw, and then left only the military staff to work with him to formulate tomorrow's battle plan.

This was also Maruyama's cleverness. He knew that the anti-Japanese brigade was good at night attacks, so he deliberately avoided marching at night and occupied the Hukou outpost in advance.

In this way, even if the enemy knew his marching route, they would not be able to launch a surprise attack on him at least at night.

He could rest at the Hukou outpost for one night and then go directly to Fenghuang Mountain the next day to engage in a decisive battle with the main force of the anti-Japanese brigade.

This was Maruyama's beautiful wish, but he didn't know that Duanwu had already arrived at the Hukou outpost and was watching all this with the help of a telescope in the woods two kilometers away from the Hukou outpost.

Duanwu put down the telescope and his expression gradually became solemn.

Through the telescope, he clearly saw the number of Japanese soldiers in the Hukou outpost, the densely packed tents, the constantly shuttling soldiers, the Japanese tanks and large-caliber cannons. All of these made him realize that the number and firepower configuration of the Japanese Second Division they were facing this time were far beyond his imagination.

He knew clearly that if the Anti-Japanese Brigade encountered the Japanese army head-on, it would undoubtedly be like an egg hitting a rock. Facing the enemy's powerful firepower, the entire Anti-Japanese Brigade might not be able to last even five minutes.

When he thought of this, Duanwu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Ma Ping'an stood beside Duanwu, also observing the situation at the Hukou outpost through a telescope, and his expression became very solemn.

Seeing Duanwu put down the telescope, he quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Captain, there are too many enemies. Our anti-Japanese brigade is like a handful of sand that can be easily thrown away by the enemy. Do you have any battle ideas now? Otherwise, we have to find a way to avoid their edge and change our strategy."

Duanwu did not answer immediately. After a long while, Duanwu slowly spoke: "The Japs are numerous and powerful. We definitely cannot fight them head-on. Judging from the current situation, the old Japs Maruyama wants to rest at the Tiger's Mouth Post for one night and attack Phoenix Mountain tomorrow. We must make good use of this time difference and surprise them when they are most relaxed."

Ma Ping'an's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Captain, do you have a plan? Tell me quickly."

Duanwu nodded, picked up a branch, and drew a simple topographic map of the area around the Hukou outpost on the ground. Then he pointed to his sketch and said with a smile, "You see, although the Japs' camp seems to be well-planned, it also has loopholes. Their artillery and tank units are concentrated on the east side of the camp, which gives us an opportunity."

Ma Pingan asked in surprise: "What opportunity?"

Because the enemy's tanks, artillery, baggage, etc. were all on the east side of the Japanese camp, which meant that there was no chance unless the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Brigade had three heads and six arms to get to those tanks and artillery.

But is this possible? Even if you add up Chunjianghao's first and second teams, there are less than 2,500 people, right? If we rush over, won't we be engulfed by the Japanese? (End of this chapter)