Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 325 Dragnet!

The entire ambush battlefield was from Yaotou Village to Guandi Temple on the Baijin Highway, stretching for fifteen kilometers.

In most ambush areas, soldiers can just throw grenades onto the road and then open fire at close range.

The first minute of firepower killed a large number of defenseless Japanese and puppet troops.

However, not all ambush areas allow grenades to be thrown onto the road.

The watershed village where the Eighth Route Army's Jinzhong base and the 386th Brigade met was a small basin.

The Baijin Highway passes by the left side of Fenshuiling Village, and the villagers of Fenshuiling Village had already evacuated.

The officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment were responsible for ambushing the Japanese in Fenshuiling Village.

On the road to the left of the village, a large number of Japanese baggage troops had just passed by. Now it was a Japanese infantry regiment marching at a fast pace, and there were heavy equipment such as small trucks, tanks, armored vehicles, etc. among the troops.

The Japanese were completely defenseless.

As three red flares were launched from the direction of the regiment headquarters, Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan, with a fierce expression, shouted the order: "Fire!"

The dry grass on the ambush position was lifted up in an instant, and rows of black gun barrels appeared. Then all kinds of firepower were opened at the Japanese, and machine guns spewed out flames.

Da da da……

clap clap clap...

A dense rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese soldiers, who were caught off guard and fell down in a large number in an instant in the blood mist.

Contrary to Shen Quan and the soldiers' expectations, these Japanese soldiers were all elite. Those who survived the first wave of bullets reacted quickly. They rolled and crawled to avoid the rain of bullets from the side, while pointing their guns to both sides and opened fire.

The machine guns on the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles roared wildly, suppressing the machine gun positions on both sides with firepower.

The rest of the Japs quickly covered the machine gun group and the grenade launcher group and began to set up light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.

“I’ve met my match.”

A sneer appeared on Shen Quan's lips.

He quickly walked to a heavy machine gun and personally operated a Maxim heavy machine gun with wheels, holding the weight of the Maxim heavy machine gun with both hands. As the Maxim shook, flames spewed out of the muzzle, and bullets turned into streams of light and shot towards the Japanese.

Although the independent regiment is not currently equipped with MG42 general-purpose machine guns.

However, they were equipped with a considerable number of Maxim heavy machine guns, each of which was equipped with 8000 rounds of ammunition, enough to make the barrel smoke.

The Maxim heavy machine gun was steady and accurate in Shen Quan's hands. It instantly suppressed two Japanese fire points and killed seven or eight Japanese soldiers.

A machine gun bullet was fired towards Shen Quan. Shen Quan quickly bent down to avoid it. The bullet grazed his scalp. Several other bullets penetrated the mud in front of him, kicking up a cloud of mud mist.

It was the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles that were firing at him, and he was immediately suppressed and unable to raise his head.

Seeing this, Shen Quan yelled, "Bazooka, take out the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles!"

In fact, the bazooka team was firing, but because the ambush position was more than 230 meters away from the highway and the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were on the move, the bazooka's hit rate was not high.

Then, Shen Quan quickly walked to another position and took a bazooka from the soldier.

Aiming at a moving Japanese tank, the Japanese tank was moving and fireworks were bursting from the tank's muzzle.

After predicting the movement trajectory of the Japanese truck, Shen Quan opened the safety and quickly pulled the trigger.

The rocket, with its tail trail, penetrated directly into the Japanese tank, and then there was a loud bang, and the Japanese inside were blown to pieces in the metal turbulence. The tank puffed a few times, and then there was a loud bang, and a ball of fire rose up, and flames shot up into the sky for a while.

The explosion of the shell caused by the rocket launcher ignited the fuel in the tank's fuel tank, causing an explosion.

After throwing the bazooka to the rocket launcher soldier, Shen Quan picked up the PPSh submachine gun and fired at the Japanese.

"Beat me hard!"

Shen Quan spoke in a fierce tone. After emptying the magazine of his submachine gun, he pushed aside a soldier from a machine gun company and personally operated a 20mm machine gun to fire at the Japanese armored vehicles.

One after another, the 20mm shells lashed at the Japanese armored vehicles like whips, instantly sending sparks flying from the vehicles. The shells instantly penetrated into the Japanese armored vehicles, smashing the Japanese inside into pieces of meat.

Boom boom boom...

Explosions rose in the Japanese formation and 82mm mortars were firing.

The soldiers fought bravely and soon suppressed the Japanese firepower.

"Baga, how dare the Eighth Route Army ambush the Locust Army here?"

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

"How could the Eighth Route Army ambush the Locust Army here?"

"The Eighth Route Army's firepower is quite strong!"

"The locust army's firepower has been suppressed? This is impossible!"

At this time, in Watershed Village, the atmosphere changed from being furious when they were ambushed to being in disbelief now.

The mentality of the 108th Division Commander Motojiro Taniguchi has undergone subtle changes.

At the beginning of the battle, Taniguchi Motojiro thought he was ambushed by a small group of Eighth Route Army guerrillas and did not take it too seriously. After all, it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to know the Japanese battle plan in advance and set up an ambush here.

The Eighth Route Army does not have the necessary strength to wipe out the Japanese 108th Division.

However, as the battle continued, it seemed that the ambush was indeed carried out by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and they just happened to ambush the headquarters of the 108th Division.

At the beginning of the ambush, the guard troops quickly covered the division headquarters and the observation group and hid in the watershed village.

"Taniguchi-kun, is this also Colonel Yamamoto's plan?"

On the side, listening to the dense gunfire and explosions, the old Japanese soldier Rensuke Isogai had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, but was instead a little excited.

The battle broke out as soon as we entered southeastern Shanxi. It was exciting!

In the eyes of Lianjie Isogai, there was a brigade and an artillery regiment in front, an infantry regiment beside him, an infantry regiment behind him, and more than 20,000 locust soldiers around him.

If the division headquarters and the observation group were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, wouldn't the 108th Division be too useless?

"This is definitely not Colonel Yamamoto's plan!"

"My 108th Division Headquarters was ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Taniguchi Motojiro, who had been severely beaten by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, tensed up as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Isogai Lianjie said, "Hurry up and send your troops to reinforce us."

Before Taniguchi Motojiro could call out, Saito Yoshio came over and reported with a grim expression, "Division Commander, except for the Cavalry Battalion, the 105th Regiment, and the Engineer Regiment, all other units have been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. All regiment and battalion commanders, please request tactical guidance from division headquarters!"

"What did you say?" Taniguchi Motojiro grabbed Saito Yoshio's collar, "This is impossible!"

Isogai Lianjie ordered his staff officer to bring a map. After examining it, his heart sank, and his expression and tone were solemn. "Taniguchi-kun, something is wrong! The Eighth Route Army has set up a heavy ambush over an area at least 15 kilometers long. Your 108th Division is in big trouble."

Taniguchi Motojiro said coldly: "Lieutenant General Isotani, your observation group is in big trouble too."

Isogai Lianjie looked at the solemn-looking members of the observation group and turned back to say, "If our observation group were to perish here, you, Taniguchi-kun, would also be held responsible."

Taniguchi Motojiro snorted coldly, "Since your entire observation group was destroyed, didn't my 108th Division headquarters also die?"

Rensuke Isogai was speechless. Now the 108th Division Headquarters and the observation group were on the same boat, and no one could survive alone.

Then, Taniguchi Motojiro turned to look at Saito Yoshio: "Saito-kun, immediately order all regiments to move closer to the division headquarters. Order the Engineer Regiment, the 105th Infantry Regiment, and the Cavalry Battalion to attack the Eighth Route Army. Then report to the First Army Headquarters that our unit has been ambushed and request tactical guidance!"

"Hi!"

Yoshio Saito quickly asked the telegraph operator of the communications team to convey orders and request tactical guidance.

However, these orders from Taniguchi Motojiro caused great trouble for himself and Isogai Rensuke.

……

Taiyuan.

inner city.

First Army Headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Ren'ya Mutaguchi were playing chess again. The aroma of tea lingered in the headquarters office, and the two old Japanese were talking and laughing.

"General."

At this moment, the communications staff officer, Lieutenant Colonel Toshimatsu Kasai, hurried in. Because he was in too much of a hurry, his foot tripped over the threshold and he fell hard.

But Kasai Toshimatsu quickly got up, walked quickly to Shinozuka Yoshio and Mutaguchi Renya, and bowed his head and said, "General, Chief of Staff, the 108th Division..."

At this point, Kasai Toshimatsu paused for a moment, but Shinozuka Yoshio's face darkened. "Kasai-kun, how can you be so reckless? You should stay calm. The sky won't fall. What happened to the 108th Division?"

"Hi." Kasai Toshimatsu immediately reported, "The 108th Division was ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army on the Baijin Highway!"

Shinozuka Yoshio's hand, about to make a move, paused in mid-air. He turned and asked, "The Baijin Highway is a guerrilla zone. How could the main force of the Eighth Route Army be there? What is the strength of the Eighth Route Army?"

Mutaguchi Ren'ya, who was standing by, also looked at Kasai Toshimatsu with curiosity.

Neither of the two old devils realized the seriousness of the problem.

Even if the Eighth Route Army dispatched several thousand main forces to ambush the 108th Division, it would only be seeking death.

"The Eighth Route Army has tens of thousands of troops!"

Kasai Toshimatsu regained his composure from his shock:
"Except for the Engineer Regiment, the 108th Regiment, and the Cavalry Battalion, the rest of the 105th Division is in an ambush. Lieutenant General Taniguchi requests tactical guidance."

"Tens of thousands of people?" Shinozuka Yoshio stood up suddenly, his face full of disbelief. "That's impossible!"

"So," Mutaguchi Ren'ya's expression suddenly changed, "the 108th Division Headquarters and the Observation Group are also in the ambush circle of the main force of the Eighth Route Army?"

Kasai Toshimatsu pointed to the map on the wall and said, "Yes, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is very strong. Currently, the 108th Division Headquarters and the Observation Group are in Fenshuiling Village on the Baijin Highway. They are surrounded by enemies."

Hearing this, Mutaguchi Ren'ya's mouth curled up slightly.

"Baka." This scene happened to be seen by Shinozuka Yoshio, who immediately cursed, "Mutaguchi-kun, what are you laughing at?"

(End of this chapter)