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Chapter 240 Chapter 239, the Japs have arrived, a bit careless.

As the sun set in the west, the sky was filled with red clouds, which dyed Jigong Ridge with a layer of gold and also dyed the Japanese on Jigong Ridge with a layer of blood.

Sakata Nobutsu had already arrived at Jigongling from Mianyang Mountain, and was now staring at a shotgun that was barely put together. That's right, because of the hasty evacuation, the 4th Battalion left behind a lot of weapons on Jigongling, and this shotgun was naturally left behind by the 4th Battalion. However, after a series of artillery bombardments, the shotgun had been torn into pieces.

It was not easy for the Japanese, as they were able to piece together the general structure of this shotgun from various parts. This also allowed Sakata Nobutsu to understand what this powerful close-range weapon of the Eighth Route Army was.

"Such a simple and extremely crude weapon can actually cause great damage to the attacking troops in close combat! It must be said that there are still some wise talents in this ancient country of China! It's a pity that their industrial base is too weak and the country is too corrupt to allow some wise people to exist!"

"And this is the best news for our empire! Well, let the transport team send this weapon to Ping'an County and display it. It is of no use to us! Map..."

Taking the map handed over by the regiment staff, Sakata Nobutsu took a careful look at it and asked, "What's the news from the search team? Have they found the retreat route of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Report, there are three routes from here. They are to the north to Baijing Town, extending all the way to Jiuguan and Jingxing; to the east to Liangjia Village, and then extending all the way to Qigeng Village; to the south is Tianjiazhai, extending all the way to the hinterland of Taihang Mountain." The staff officer took a red and blue pencil and accurately marked three lines on the map, and then said: "The information given by the search team is the east and south directions!"

"Yo, I know you want to show off, but next time just get to the point!" Sakata Nobutsu was not angry at his men's chatter, but said, "The Eighth Route Army likes to divide their forces to fight, in order to disperse our main force and reduce our forces. But this time, I don't plan to follow the Eighth Route Army's rhythm!"

"Order: The Third Battalion will dispatch one infantry company, two companies from the Imperial Army, and four machine gun groups from the machine gun company to form a pursuit team to pursue the Eighth Route Army in the direction of Tianjiazhai to the south. Have them stop at Tianjiazhai, destroy it, and then attack southwards! The rest of the main force will follow me to the east and destroy Liangjia Village!"

After Sakata Nobutsu finished speaking, he looked around and said, "I want to keep Baijing Town, because it is the only way to connect Ping'an County to Tongjingxing! But these villages around here are no longer necessary to exist! So, destroy them all!"

"Ha Yi!" A group of Japanese officers, with their backs to the setting sun, bowed their heads and saluted in unison.

It is 5 kilometers from Liangjia Village to Weijia Village, but not so far to Jigongling, which is only about 3 kilometers. When the temporary pursuit team of the Japanese went south, their main force followed this ancient mountain road all the way east and finally saw Liangjia Village under the sunset.

Looking at the village covered in a layer of gold, Nobutsu Sakata led the regiment headquarters, subordinate units and artillery units to stop on a hill about 1 kilometer away from Liangjia Village. He ordered the 3rd Battalion to advance 400 meters, and then each formed an attack formation.

When the Japanese invaders entered the village, it was not as disorganized as shown in TV dramas. They had a set of procedures... Of course, there were also times and places to consider.

At this time, the Japanese were chasing the 4th Battalion that was evacuating, and there might be troops from the Eighth Route Army in the village, so the Japanese had to be very careful. After the battle array was set up, and even 10 mountain guns and infantry guns were set up, Sakata Nobutsu pointed in the direction of the village and shouted: "Ito, send out your troops and take that village! If you encounter resistance, destroy them all! If there is no resistance, kill them all!"

"Ha!" Captain Ito, who was riding on a warhorse, bowed his head, then urged his horse to his main force: "Nosuke Matsushita, take your squadron and attack the village immediately! Heavy machine gun squadron, be prepared to suppress fire! The rest of the troops, get ready!" "Hayi..." After going through the whole process, the sun had completely set below the horizon, but it would still be a long time before it was completely dark.

Logically speaking, it is not appropriate to launch an attack at this time. But the devils believed that a group of defeated Eighth Route Army would not be able to stop the main attack! So, since there is a village ahead, why not spend the night in the village? Therefore, neither Captain Matsushita nor the devils he led took the Liangjia Village ahead seriously.

The devils were coming, and all of this was seen by Zhao Danian and his men. At this time, Zhao Danian, Xing Weiguo, and all the main cadres of the guerrillas gathered at the wall position on the west side of the village, watching the devils coming from afar.

"This Japanese team is marching in a disorganized manner. They don't take us seriously at all." Zhu Xingyu's voice trembled, and anyone could hear his excitement.

"Perhaps, the Japanese have no idea what's about to happen to them?" Xiao Fengyun added, and everyone could hear his excitement.

"Everyone, be ready... Wait until the Japanese get within 100 meters of the village before opening fire. Follow the sound of my gunfire! Everyone, be ready..." Zhao Danian gave the final order to the guerrillas guarding the front line.

"You don't need to join the battle temporarily, so stay in the bunker honestly and don't show up without orders. Do you hear me?" Li Yuexuan, holding a semi-automatic gun, was giving orders to the artillery squad.

The devils are coming, the devils are really coming, the devils are finally coming! Therefore, it is inevitable that everyone is excited, and it is natural to be nervous. According to Zhao Danian's order, it is obvious that he intends to get closer and then destroy these devils in one fell swoop. Then, light and heavy machine guns are of course the main force, and semi-automatic is a weapon to kill the enemy!

Finally, a mortar? That's used to deal with the enemy's mountain artillery and infantry artillery! A grenade launcher? Li Yuexuan didn't care about the arrangements of the other platoon leaders. Anyway, he ordered Jiang Daquan not to move for the time being and wait for the opportunity to fight.

Therefore, Jiang Daquan and his brother Jiang Dazhong were hiding in their combat positions at this time, each holding a Type 38 rifle, waiting for the battle to come.

Waiting is hard! Especially the waiting before the battle, it is even more frustrating. Fortunately, we are all veterans and we still have some patience.

"The Japanese have reached the minefield!" Someone said this from inside the village wall.

Boom... As if to verify the correctness of this sentence, a Japanese soldier really stepped on a landmine.

(End of this chapter)