Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 272: Speed ​​​​up
"Sir, the Hase baggage train was attacked!" Yamaoka Michifumi reported hurriedly.

"All team members have been killed, supplies have been looted, and even the trucks have been destroyed!"

"What happened? Where was he robbed?" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned.

These are the materials that the 4th and 9th Brigades are preparing to use to experiment with the 'new iron-rolling three-layer formation tactics'.

The robbery of this batch of supplies means that the performance time of the two brigades will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Takeshita Shun's special forces had no time to show off the private goods they had smuggled.

"It's in the canyon near Dengshi Village." reported Yamaoka Michifumi.

Although this area is not nominally a security zone, it was relatively safe in the past.

At most, there will be small-scale guerrilla activities.

No one expected that a large group of Eighth Route Army would suddenly appear here.

"Mr. Yamaoka, where is the observation group now?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked after thinking for a while.

Now that the supplies have not arrived, the 4th and 9th Brigades cannot exert their full strength.

That way there would be no way to buy time for the special forces.

Therefore, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to wait for a few days and transfer a batch of supplies from Taiyuan for replenishment.

As for revenge, let’s talk about it after the exhibition match.

"We are now heading to Heyuan County, and according to the plan, we will continue to head towards the Huting stronghold tomorrow." said Yamaoka Michifumi.

"Well, send a message to Heyuan County. After the observation group arrives in Heyuan County, let them wait there temporarily."

"Order all troops in the strongholds in northwest Shanxi to immediately conduct a sweep of the area under their jurisdiction."

"This must never happen again."

"Also send a message to Takeshita-kun and ask the special forces to suspend their operations."

"Their current position is relatively close to the Eighth Route Army. Once exposed, they will most likely be surrounded and annihilated."

"Hai!"

Looking at Michifumi Yamaoka's back, Yoshio Shinozuka was not too worried about the safety of the observation group.

During this visit, the observation group was placed in an absolutely safe inner security area.

These officers are the elite of the North China Front Army and must not be lost.

At this time, no one could have imagined that someone would choose to pull a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.

Chen Chengxing led the 1st Battalion and 4 infantry companies and marched towards the core area of the Japanese.

In order to avoid being exposed, Chen Chengxing and the soldiers changed into casual clothes.

The soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary people and marched separately.

In order to prevent anyone from falling behind, Chen Chengxing also set up several meeting points along the route.

The number of people must be counted at each meeting point before setting off again.

At night, with the help of local government and militia.

Chen Chengxing led a battalion and took advantage of the cover of night to pass through several blockade lines of the Japanese and arrived at their destination.

Standing on a hilltop, Chen Chengxing looked at Xinlong Village not far away.

Xinlong Village is located in the enemy-occupied area, and there are many strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops around it.

Even at the east end of Xinlong Village, there was a Japanese artillery tower.

According to intelligence, there should be a squad of Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet troops in this artillery tower.

"Brother Chengxing, could you help me solve this problem?" Chu Yunfei asked.

He said he really didn't understand what Chen Chengxing meant.

Hundreds of people took great risks and crossed several blockades.

Go deep into the core area of the Japanese just to destroy a gun tower?

"Brother Yunfei, don't be anxious. You will understand after you finish reading it." Chen Chengxing said.

Chen Chengxing only inferred that the observation group would go here, but he did not dare to guarantee it.

If I make a big promise now, I won’t be able to take it back.

"Okay, then I'll see what tricks Brother Cheng Xing has." Chu Yunfei said.

"It's almost dawn now. We can't be exposed easily. Let's go to Nanguan Village first." Chen Chengxing said.

Nanguan Village is located in the south of Xinlong Village. It has a strong mass base, which is conducive to the concealment of troops.

"Captain Chen, welcome, welcome!"

The militia captain Ding Qiang held Chen Chengxing's hand and shook it continuously.

They were behind enemy lines and could not easily see the main forces of the Eighth Route Army.

"Captain Ding, I'm sorry to trouble you all this time." Chen Chengxing said.

"Don't worry, Captain Chen. The villagers are very happy to hear that you are coming."

"Everyone is ready. Comrades, just have your meal at the homes of your fellow villagers."

Ever since they heard that the main force was coming here to fight the Japanese, the people of Nanguan Village have been very excited.

The Japanese artillery tower in Xinlong Village was often used by the Japanese and puppet troops inside to rob and commit all kinds of atrocities.

The people around here have long hated them.

This time the main force is coming, and finally someone can give them some vent to their anger.

No matter how many Japanese devils they could kill, as long as some of them died, they would be happy.

"Thank you very much, fellow villagers." Chen Chengxing nodded.

During the day today, the large group of people must not leave the house easily, and they must eat and drink in the house.

"Xu Wu, tell the comrades that after eating the canned food, the cans must be taken away or buried deep, so as not to cause trouble to the villagers." Chen Chengxing turned his head and instructed.

The Eighth Route Army never took a single penny from the masses, so the meal money must have been paid by Chen Chengxing.

However, the soldiers will definitely invite the villagers to eat the canned food they have just seized.

The cans must not be left behind at that time, otherwise if the Japanese see them, there is a great possibility that they will massacre the entire village.

"Yes!" Xu Wu immediately conveyed what Chen Chengxing had instructed.

The soldiers dispersed among the villagers, and Chen Chengxing naturally lived in Ding Qiang's house.

In the room, Ding Qiang provided Chen Chengxing with another piece of information.

"Captain Chen, there have been frequent Japanese vehicles traveling on the southwest highway of Xinlong Village these days."

"In the morning, several trucks carrying supplies went southwest, and in the afternoon, several trucks came back with loot."

"Oh? Do the Japanese have any escort troops?" Chen Chengxing asked. "According to my observation, there is no escort team, only a few Japanese drivers driving the vehicles for transportation." Ding Qiang said.

This road was in enemy-occupied territory and had bunkers as support, so the Japanese were unusually lax in their vigilance.

"However, I heard that the puppet army in Heyuan County said that starting tomorrow, Heyuan County will enter a state of martial law," Ding Qiang added.

"Really? Looks like it really came."

This information made Chen Chengxing even more certain that the Japanese observation group had to go through here, otherwise Heyuan County would not have entered a state of martial law.

After daybreak, Chen Chengxing took Chu Yunfei and Xu Wu, and once again disguised themselves as ordinary people, preparing to investigate the scene.

When they arrived at the southwest road of Xinlong Village, Chen Chengxing was overjoyed.

"Brother Chengxing, you are really lucky." Chu Yun said with a smile.

Although the terrain in the Xinlong Village area is relatively flat, it also has ups and downs.

Due to years of rain erosion, a deep ditch two or three meters deep and twenty to thirty meters wide has formed here.

This deep ditch is the main road where people walk on daily basis.

The road built by the Japanese also passes through here.

Although the ditch is only two or three meters deep, there are steep walls on both sides that are easy to descend but difficult to climb up, which is enough for an ambush of a battalion.

"Let's go and take a walk." Chen Chengxing continued walking forward with his hands in his pockets.

Once an exchange of fire breaks out here, the Japs will certainly provide crazy support.

Therefore, the speed of this battle must be fast. Not only must we fight quickly, but we must also retreat quickly.

"The terrain has been surveyed."

Chen Chengxing piled up a simple sand table with earth on the threshing ground and explained his ambush plan to the platoon leaders of each company.

"Look at this deep ditch. The highway passes through the bottom of the ditch."

"As long as we can trap the devils in this ditch, we can encircle and annihilate the enemy."

"I have decided that the 1st Company, with the strength of a platoon, will, with the cooperation of the militia, take control of the enemy's Xinlong Village artillery tower."

"The other two platoons are lying in ambush at the entrance of the village to intercept and prevent the Japanese from driving their cars through."

The Xinlong Village artillery tower was Chen Chengxing's biggest opponent in this ambush.

The Japanese used the height of the artillery tower to attack the New Second Regiment that was participating in the battle.

If there was a grenade launcher in the artillery tower, the New 2nd Regiment would be completely under the enemy's artillery fire.

If you want to successfully complete the attack, suppressing the enemy's artillery tower is of utmost importance.

Previously, when fighting in Zhengshan Town, the New Second Regiment used light machine guns to suppress the enemy's firing holes.

We can continue to use this trick this time.

"Companies 2 and 3 will ambush on both sides of the road and strike the enemy in the waist."

"The 4th Company is responsible for cutting off the enemy's retreat route. Once the enemy enters the ambush circle, we will immediately tighten the trap."

"On the one hand, we must prevent the Japanese from escaping, and on the other hand, we must prevent possible Japanese reinforcements from coming to support us."

After Chen Chengxing finished speaking, everyone looked at each other.

"Captain, we are just fighting a transport convoy. Isn't this too noisy?"

"We are now in the core area of the devil. If we cause a commotion in the devil's belly, wouldn't that alert the devil and expose our whereabouts?"

"It will be difficult to withdraw at that time."

No one at the scene knew Chen Chengxing’s real plan.

I just thought he had heard Ding Qiang's information and was preparing to rob the Japanese of their supplies again.

In everyone's opinion, this is not worth the cost, as the New Second Regiment is not short of supplies now.

"Not only are we in the enemy's belly, but the enemy has already pressed its belly against the muzzle of our gun," said Chen Chengxing.

"You live in Nanguan Village, don't you realize that the people are already filled with righteous indignation?"

"If we don't teach the devil a lesson, they will only become more rampant!"

"Besides, as long as we cut the Gordian knot and defeat the Japanese with lightning speed, why would we have to worry about not being able to retreat?"

"This place is very close to the Japanese county town. The Japanese would never expect that we would ambush them right under their noses."

"Of course, if we can't win the battle quickly, the Japanese will send reinforcements quickly, and then we will not only fail to gain any advantage, but will also suffer a great loss."

"So in this battle, everyone must attack and charge hard, fight and retreat quickly, we just grab a handful and run!"

Seeing that Chen Chengxing had made up his mind, everyone had nothing to say and could only start preparing.

Chu Yunfei next to him was slightly thoughtful.

In his opinion, Chen Chengxing was definitely not someone who would lead his troops to take risks just to vent his anger.

It’s just that the officers under the New Second Regiment have been influenced by Chen Chengxing’s invincibility for a long time and would not think in this way.

Chu Yunfei was sure that Chen Chengxing definitely did not want to attack the transport team.

However, he still couldn't tell what Chen Chengxing really wanted to fight.

It was three o'clock in the morning.

After having a hearty snack, the soldiers entered the preset positions in advance.

This ambush may last for a long time. If we don’t eat well, we may not be able to withstand it.

After quietly arriving at the position, the soldiers used sorghum stalks and corn stalks in the fields as camouflage.

They are now completely under the eyes of the Japanese and will be exposed if they are not careful.

"Captain, should you retreat?" Wei Dayong said with a headache.

Chen Chengxing now has a towel wrapped around his head and is made up to look like a farmer carrying firewood. He is sitting on a large rock at the edge of the ditch.

There was a light machine gun hidden in the firewood pile nearby.

Although this place is relatively hidden, it is still possible to be attacked by the Japanese on the road.

"Don't worry, I just want to see how many Japanese soldiers there are." Chen Chengxing didn't even turn his head.

If the Japanese have more people, he will give up the ambush; if they have fewer people, he will fight quickly and decisively.

Although Chen Chengxing wanted the rewarded skills, it did not mean he would put his troops in danger.

Seeing that Chen Chengxing ignored him, Wei Dayong was so anxious that his scalp was about to burst.

If anything happens to Chen Chengxing, I will definitely be in trouble.

But he is just a small guard, and his words are useless. It would be better if the political commissar was here.

(End of this chapter)