The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2235: Ambush of the Independent Brigade

The Japanese army really came out to attack the Independent Brigade. In front of them were more than 500 puppet soldiers, who were Commander Wang's men. Behind them was a squadron of the Japanese army. Together with those carrying baggage and supplies, there were nearly a thousand people!

To be honest, the Japanese army never took this independent brigade seriously. They knew that they had no combat effectiveness, but each of them was good at escaping, and they didn't want to deal with them, which would be a thankless task.

But who would have thought that this independent brigade would dare to seize a stronghold on their rear supply line? Isn't this tantamount to touching the tiger's butt?

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the independent brigade captured eight of them and even sent a traitor to deliver a letter to them, asking them to redeem them with guns, ammunition and cash!

This was really intolerable, so the Japanese army dispatched a squadron to join Commander Wang's puppet army to attack.

They decided to achieve their goal in one battle. Even if they couldn't destroy this so-called independent brigade, they would at least severely damage their vitality!

It’s not that the Japanese army underestimated this independent brigade. They knew that this independent brigade would run away if they saw their shadows from afar, so how could they fight with them?

So did the independent brigade really not dare to fight the Japanese army?

According to a person who was newly promoted to the commander of the new recruit company of the independent brigade, if you see the Japanese, you can run and fight! Brigade commander, why don't you tell them not to see the Japanese?

We must have at least a thousand people who can shoot guns. Let's find a good location to ambush. Even if only one person shoots at the Japanese, even if it's just a blind shot, we can kill dozens, right?

There are only about 200 Japanese soldiers in a squadron. Commander Wang has that kind of relationship with you. Do you think the campaign against the Japanese can continue?

What does it mean to listen to others' advice and eat a full meal? Shang Zhen's words really made the fat brigade commander happy.

As for the reason here, just as Shang Zhen said when he went to find Shang Zhen, can he hand Shang Zhen over?

No, Shang Zhen and his company of new recruits killed more Japanese soldiers than their brigade had killed in all these years! It would be too shameful to hand over a meritorious official, wouldn't that make him a traitor?

Could he hand over the eight Japanese prisoners to the Japanese army?

also can not!

He initially followed Shang Zhen's advice and dared to pass the message to the Japanese army asking them to redeem the items with money, in order to make a fortune.

Now that he has not made any money, but has voluntarily sent the hostages back to the Japanese army, he feels so painful!

So, the final result was that he listened to Shang Zhen's advice again and decided to fight the Japanese army to see what happens!

To be honest, he had a very close relationship with Commander Wang. He received the news before the Japanese punitive force even left the house, and then he went to settle accounts with Shang Zhen.

Shang Zhen's words made him realize what he was thinking. He quickly convened a combat meeting and called together all the officers above the rank of company commander in their brigade.

I swear to God, the people under his command have never been so anxious when seeing the fat brigade commander fighting the Japanese in all these years!

The meeting of the Fat Brigade Commander was very simple and took less than half an hour!

The reason is that he does not need to listen to the opinions of his subordinates; he only says that the officers below are responsible for listening.

Where to ambush and how to fight, that's all.

If there is anything else to say, it is that we gave the people below an hour to cook and eat, and they must set off on time at 4 pm!

An officer asked why they were in such a hurry. The fat brigade commander replied, "How can we take supplies with guns? A man can only shoot a few bullets and come back!"

Anyone who dares to procrastinate and not leave on time will be killed by me!

Well, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the fat brigade commander really organized thousands of people to set out from the base.

After a night's march, they were lying in ambush at daybreak on both sides of the road leading to their brigade.

This is also the junction of their defense zone and Commander Wang’s defense zone.

The two sides are too familiar with each other, and they know exactly where Commander Wang has his base. If they go any further, Commander Wang will find them!

The terrain here is really good, and it was Shang Zhen who chose it.

The last time Shang Zhen and his men passed through Commander Wang's territory on their way to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army, Shang Zhen also took a look at the terrain there. He fell in love with the terrain here at that time.

There are high grounds on both sides of the road, each ranging from one hundred to two hundred meters away from the road. There are not many trees on the hills, and the slopes are quite steep. In any case, it is unlikely that Japanese scouts would climb to the top to see if there is an ambush.

This distance is just right for the "old guns" of the independent brigade. If it is farther away from the road, not to mention the soldiers of the independent brigade, even Shang Zhen can't hit the Japanese army, because the gun is too old and outdated, and the bullets will not work when they are one or two hundred meters away!

He is the fat brigade commander’s old partner. His chief of staff didn’t understand the fat brigade commander’s approach. When they ambushed on the mountains on both sides of the road, he asked the fat brigade commander: "Commander, can we do it? Why don’t we run away as soon as we see the shadow of the Japanese?" Yes, you heard it right. The chief of staff calls the brigade commander the commander. Even the wooden sign with black letters in front of their brigade headquarters says "Independent Brigade Headquarters", so there is nothing wrong with calling him the commander!

"Hehe." The fat brigade commander liked the fact that the chief of staff called him commander in private, so he smiled smugly, "Why let them see the shadow of the Japs?" Then he shouted, "Pass on my order, everyone retreat and hide in a place where they can't see the road. Anyone who dares to show his head will be punished by military law!"

Although the fat brigade commander's order was a bit strange, his men were happy to carry it out and hid behind the high ridge. The brigade commander didn't allow them to see the road anyway, so if there were really Japanese troops on the road, they wouldn't be able to see them.

It didn’t matter whether they saw the Japanese or not, because even if they saw their marksmanship they might not be able to hit them.

As for the fact that the Japanese army couldn't see them, then they were safe, because everyone knew that the Japanese army's shooting skills were much more accurate than theirs!

They were a motley crowd to begin with, and they were marching all night long, so many soldiers retreated back and simply took a nap!

"You can sleep, but I have to keep an eye on those who are not asleep. If anyone gets sleepy and dares to run to the other side of the road to pee, I will shoot him!" an officer of the independent brigade shouted.

Look! This is the Independent Brigade, a mediocre unit that can't even be considered a second-line unit.

The sun slowly rose and time passed by little by little, but for the sleeping soldiers, the time passed too quickly.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, the sleeping soldiers were finally woken up by others.

When they woke up, they were always told the same thing: "Don't talk, don't shout, the Japs are coming!"

All of a sudden, all the sleeping soldiers sat up.

Fortunately, the ridge of the hill behind them was high, so they couldn't see the other end of the road even if they sat up.

At this time, their superior's order came down again: "Stop making noise, be alert, I'll give you two minutes, don't be confused anymore!"

At this time, the soldier with good ears heard the faint sound of horses neighing from the other end of the road below.

"Fuck, how many Japs are here?" A soldier was scaring himself.

"What the hell are you afraid of! Those coming are Commander Wang's men, and the Japanese devils are behind them!" Their company commander immediately comforted them.

As soon as they heard that they were Commander Wang's men, the soldiers were not so nervous anymore. Everyone knew that Commander Wang had a close relationship with their brigade commander. Even their superiors had said during a meeting that if they saw Commander Wang's men, they should shoot into the air!

And in fact, that was exactly what happened. When Commander Wang’s men saw them, they also fired their guns into the sky!

"Alright, all of you, crawl forward, but don't show your heads!

See? The brigade commander is over there. When the first shot is fired there, all of us should crawl out and shoot at the Japs!

Do you know what the Japs are? You can only shoot those wearing yellow clothes, and each person can only fire three times. The bullets are loaded now, remember, don't shoot Brigade Commander Wang's men!" The company commander began to give orders again.

As for the company commanders of other companies in the independent brigade, they were of course also giving orders. The orders were basically the same, except that they were given at different times.

"You still say there are no Japs?" a soldier muttered as he pulled the bolt of his rifle.

But his companion next to him touched him, and when he looked up, the company commander was staring at him!

More than ten minutes passed like this, and the soldiers had no idea what was happening on the other side of the road, so they could only lie there and wait.

Suddenly, gunshots were heard at a certain point in their ambush area!

The sound of gunfire was an order. In an instant, thousands of soldiers climbed up from the heights on both sides of the road. When they raised their heads and looked at the road, they had no time to care about the situation of the puppet troops passing in front of them due to urgency or tension. But right below their ambush circle were the khaki-colored Japanese troops!

"Hit them for me! Beat them to death. There are so many of us, we can still kill a few of them!" An officer shouted!