Bandit Camp

Chapter 149 The Battle Begins
Just after dawn, the Japanese army launched the first round of shelling, targeting the mountain pass on the west side of the Erlang Mountain Valley.

At the mountain pass, the bandit battalion built three circular fortifications on the hillsides on both sides. Yesterday, the brothers added several camouflage fortifications above, below and in the middle of the three fortifications. trouble.

But Matsui Ichiro was extremely well prepared, especially in terms of ammunition. His basic ammunition capacity turned out to be three bases.Since there are enough shells, all the positions will be bombed together.

For a while, the hillsides on both sides of the pass were filled with fire and smoke.

The artillery fire lasted for about 5 minutes, after which the Japanese army launched the first round of tentative attacks.

At 200 meters, there was no movement on the hillside.

At 100 meters, the hillside is still peaceful.

A second lieutenant of the Japanese army who directed this tentative attack stopped, picked up a telescope and carefully observed the hillsides on both sides, but found no signs of defense.

After carefully advancing 50 meters forward, the vanguard soldiers have reached the foot of the mountain. If there are still enemy troops on the ground, this is the best time to stop them.

However, the hillsides on both sides are already extremely quiet.

Has the enemy already abandoned the positions on both sides?The second lieutenant of the Japanese army thought so, but he was still not careless.

According to the pre-war commander's deployment, this attack was only a tentative attack, or a false attack. Although the troops participating in this attack reached 50 people on each side, it looked like a real attack, but in fact it was only It was used as a bait for the second round of shelling by the Japanese army.

This strategy was Takahashi's suggestion to Ichiro Matsui. He said to Ichiro Matsui at the time: "Ye Tufei is very cunning. He will not put his soldiers on the ground to meet the artillery fire of the empire with flesh and blood. His soldiers must be lurking." Outside the position, when our infantry launches an attack, they will compete with us for speed, as long as they enter the position one step earlier than the imperial soldiers, they will cause greater damage to our imperial infantry."

Matsui Ichiro asked Nobu Takahashi how to deal with it. Nobu Takahashi smiled faintly and said, "Feint attack, stop attacking when you reach the foot of the mountain, and use artillery fire to cover it a second time!"

But now, the soldiers had reached the foot of the mountain, but the enemy army still remained silent, and the second lieutenant was a little at a loss.

Behind him, the Japanese squadron leader issued an order to move on.

One hundred Japanese infantrymen, in groups of five, climbed up the hillside scattered, and they were about to enter the first defensive position.

At this time, the charge horn suddenly sounded on the top of the mountain!

The second lieutenant of the Japanese army turned pale with fright, and quickly commanded the troops to quickly retreat to the foot of the mountain.

However, the charge horn rang several times, but no one came down to kill.

However, Little Japan did not dare to neglect, and carried out a second round of artillery coverage.

Pity the hillsides on both sides, which received thousands of shells in vain, but did not leave a trace of flesh and blood.

After the second round of shelling, the same hundred Japanese soldiers charged up the hillside again.It's just that this time they didn't have to be cautious as last time, but howled and rushed to the top of the mountain.

Now it's all right, there are four or fifty people crowded on the small flat ground on the top of the mountain, which is dense enough.

Ye Tufei finally made a move, he pressed the mine detonator himself.

A series of explosions sounded simultaneously from the tops of the mountains on both sides. The explosions were so violent that even the bandit camp brothers who were ambushing on the mountainside at the back couldn't bear it.

After detonating the minefield on the top of the mountain, Ye Tufei waved his hand and quietly retreated with the dozen or so brothers who were ambushing on the mountainside.On the other side of the mountain, Zhang Luohui and Luo Zhonggang also quietly descended the mountain with seven or eight brothers.

This is Ye Tufei's method to deal with Gao Qiaoxin. If Ye Tufei knew that Gao Qiaoxin lost the command of this operation due to punishment, he would definitely arrange for his brothers to sneak back to the position while taking advantage of the chaos on the top of the mountain. If so, That will definitely do more damage to Little Japan.

After all, Matsui Ichiro is not Takahashi Nobu, not as cautious as Takahashi Nobu, nor as suspicious as Takahashi Nobu. He saw that the imperial warriors who had reached the top of the mountain were hit, and immediately ordered the second wave of offensive echelons to quickly rush to the hillside, in order to Soldiers who meet the first wave.

After the response, less than half of the first wave of [-] soldiers were able to move freely, and the remaining half were either dead or injured.

Ichiro Matsui was very annoyed by this result without even seeing a shadow of a gangster.Only then did I think of why Gao Qiaoxin was so cautious about this Ye Tufei. It seemed that he had to re-examine this group of bandits, otherwise, it was very likely that his success would fall by the wayside.

Annoyance is short-lived.

After all, the imperial army successfully took down the entrance to the valley passage. As long as they stick to the strategic policy of step by step, they will be able to drive this group of bandits out of Erlang Mountain smoothly.

Thinking of this, Matsui Ichiro showed a sinister smile, ordered the soldiers to rest for a while, and then continued to move forward.

All the way forward, there was no resistance at all.

Matsui Ichiro couldn't help feeling a little flustered. If it was Nobu Takahashi, he would definitely stop the team and send out a scout troop to investigate the situation ahead before making a decision.

But Matsui Ichiro was used to the tactics of rushing and rushing. Seeing that the surrounding environment did not look like an ambush, he held back the feeling of panic and ordered the troops to move on.

On the top of the phoenix, Ye Tufei held a binoculars and observed the movements of the Japanese army, but seeing the Japanese army rushing straight in without hesitation, Ye Tufei frowned, and said to himself: "Did Takahashi take the wrong medicine? How did he become so aggressive?"

However, this abnormality did not arouse Ye Tufei's idea. Now, his attention is all on the Phoenix Peak.

If the mine attack on the hilltops on both sides of the mountain pass can only be regarded as an appetizer for Little Japan, then Ye Tufei's arrangement on the top of Phoenix is ​​the first main course for Little Japan.

Both warring parties were familiar with the terrain of the Phoenix Peak. This 'convex' terrain limited the power of the Japanese artillery fire, and the casualties would be too great if they used infantry to attack.

Last time, Shin Takahashi used the Imperial Alliance Army as a meat shield to attack, but Ye Tufei didn't take the initiative to fight, which made Shin Takahashi climb to the top of Phoenix smoothly.

But this time, not only Matsui Ichiro rejected this method, but even the head of the division did not agree to use the Imperial Association Army as a human shield.The reason why the two rejected Takahashi's suggestion was not because of the explosive spirit of Bushido, or because they cherished the lives of the Imperial Association Army, but because Matsui Ichiro worried that the participation of the Imperial Association Army would cause weakness. Being defeated, the formation of a wave of routs will cause even greater trouble to the imperial army.

The strategy adopted by Matsui Ichiro is gas bombs, which is exactly the same as Koizumi Masao's method at the beginning.

A year and a half ago, Masao Koizumi used gas bombs to attack the Phoenix Peak twice, but he was chased down by the brothers of Zhongyi Hall before he could gain a firm foothold.This time, Matsui Ichiro carried far more gas bombs than Koizumi Masao. He was fully sure that all the gangsters guarding the Phoenix Peak would be poisoned to death, or at least they would lose their combat effectiveness due to poisoning.

However, Matsui Ichiro never expected that half a year ago, Ye Tufei had told Zhang Luohui to make a lot of gas masks.

Although the gas mask designed by Ye Tufei is relatively simple in terms of production technology, but in terms of design principles, it is ahead of the contemporary level.The stubborn Zhang Luohui was also stupid at the time, and he spent as much as Guo Zhonglin gave him. As a result, he produced nearly [-] such gas masks at once.

The brothers in the Bandit Battalion each wore one and there were still hundreds left.

Ye Tufei considered that Little Japan might use gas bombs to attack, so he asked his brothers to prepare gas masks early.

In addition, Ye Tufei also prepared several condiments for the main dish that Little Japan will enjoy at Fenghuangding.

The first condiment is to use gunpowder for firecrackers mixed with sawdust to cover the only way to Phoenix Peak - Fenghuang Ridge.This kind of gunpowder mixed with sawdust will burn as long as it meets a little spark, and the burning speed is extremely fast. If you accidentally fall down, the gunpowder mixed with sawdust will be all over your body, and you can imagine the consequences How serious will it be.

The second condiment is a poison that is extremely harmful to the skin.From Fenghuangling to Fenghuangding, there is a rocky step that is as high as a person in the middle. If you want to go up, it is difficult to climb up to Fenghuangding without grabbing the edges and corners of the rock with your hands.For this reason, the flat sparrow made a poison that burns and swells the skin when it touches it, and this poison is now smeared on those rocks.

If Little Japan did not use gas bombs, then they could also enjoy the third condiment, the gas bombs of the bandit camp-the soil/bomb mixed with a lot of chili noodles.

As for the main dish, it is the hand-to-hand combat that best embodies the courage and bravery of an army!

The Bandit Battalion is no longer what it used to be. The special warfare brigade with a hundred or so people alone can wipe out a small Japanese squadron with its hand-to-hand combat capabilities.

But the main course of hand-to-hand combat that Ye Tufei prepared for Little Japan is not just a simple hand-to-hand fight. As long as Little Japan dares to use gas bombs, the brothers in the bandit camp will use a special hand-to-hand combat method to let Little Japan enjoy it. This great dish.

Now, the vanguard of Little Japan has arrived at the foot of Fenghuang Ridge.

Matsui Ichiro knew very well that the Phoenix Peak in front of him was something he had to take down. From Gao Qiaoxin's mouth, he also had some understanding of the special terrain of the Phoenix Summit, knowing that the 'convex' shaped terrain would form a dead angle for artillery fire.Therefore, he decided to use gas bombs as soon as he came up.

However, the current wind seems to be a bit strong, which is not conducive to the effect of the gas bomb.

Matsui Ichiro decided to wait a little longer, and wait for the wind to subside before launching an attack.

This wait is several hours.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the wind became much weaker. Matsui Ichiro decided to immediately launch an attack on Phoenix Peak.

In an instant, hundreds of poison gas bombs fell on the top of the Phoenix.

(End of this chapter)