Chapter 74 The Moon Army sets a trap
The Yamamoto special agent team was severely damaged and defeated in the Yangcun area. Is that a severe slap in the face of the First Army Lieutenant General Commander Yoshio Shinozuka?
After learning that there were not only Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment but also Li Yunlong's New Regiment in the Yangcun area, the First Army immediately mobilized its troops.
The fourth brigade was independently formed into a machine gun brigade and a mortar brigade directly under the army.
In addition, there are the Fujita Battalion of the 36th Division, the Ishikawa Battalion of the 37th Division, and a field artillery squadron of the independent third brigade.
Regarding whether Chu Yunfei's regiment, Li Yunlong's regiment, and the First Army have been completely eliminated, about 9,000 Yuan troops have been assembled.
In addition, more than 4,000 troops from the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army were quickly mobilized to advance towards the Yangcun area.
Yoshio Shinozuka assembled more than 10,000 puppet troops in one go, preparing to launch a large-scale operation in the Yangcun area.
Of course, as the Moon Army continued to attack cities and fortresses, they had a large number of occupied areas, and their problem of insufficient troops was directly exposed.
Therefore, every time the Moon Army launches a large-scale offensive operation, it needs to give up some occupied areas in order to gather troops.
The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade is currently responsible for the defense of the occupied areas in eastern Shanxi. With all their forces assembled, they naturally cannot abandon all occupied areas.
Then the First Army needs to coordinate other units to take over the defense, so that the independent mixed fourth brigade can be mobilized to participate in the battle.
Only now the independent mixed fourth brigade has been assembled one after another, but it will take time for them to reach the front line.
The First Army of Bu Nao has already begun combat deployment, and the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army was the first to arrive at the Yangcun area.
And as Fujita Battalion and Ishikawa Battalion were in place one after another, a trap was set up at the First Army Headquarters.
The puppet cavalry battalion was directly exposed, and they were used as bait by the First Army and placed in Wanjia Town.
There are more than 300 puppet cavalry. Is this bait very attractive?
In the view of the First Army Headquarters, whether the Shanxi-Sui Army or the Eighth Route Army was different, they would definitely be very interested in the bait.
Just ask them to send troops to carry out combat operations, and then the First Army's plan will succeed.
In other areas of Wanjia Town, can you hide the approximately 7,000 troops of Fujita Battalion, Ishikawa Battalion and the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army?
Once there are troops on the hook in Wanjia Town, those troops will quickly encircle them from all directions and quickly eat them up.
Whether the Fujita Battalion or the Ishikawa Battalion will strengthen their brigade.
The two field brigades were strengthened with two infantry artillery pieces on their original basis.
This means that at this time, each of their brigade has four infantry cannons!
The Lunar Army Type 92 infantry has excellent artillery performance, and has a series of names such as small steel cannon and ghost cannon.
Li Yunlong captured a 92 infantry gun in the battle of Cangyunling. Can it be regarded as a treasure?
The infantry cannon was so polished that Lao Li wished he could sleep with it in his arms like his wife!
This shows how powerful that infantry gun can be.
Two field brigades and eight infantry artillery pieces. In the eyes of the Moon Army, any unit that attacks the puppet cavalry battalion will be their meal!
Moreover, in Wanjia Town, the puppet cavalry battalion also knew whether it was a decoy.
So they are lax on the surface, but can they be on high alert externally?
More than 300 cavalrymen took turns to rest, and more than 100 people always maintained the ability to participate in the battle at any time.
Even if the cavalry was attacked, they would still be able to fight on horseback immediately.
Even if they attack the enemy, they can still quickly evacuate the battlefield by relying on the mobility of their horses.
The Moon Army is not a fool either, especially if their staff members are all of high quality.
Cangyunling and Yangcun were defeated miserably in two battles. How could they not pay high attention to it?
The trap in Wanjia Town was set up perfectly by the First Army Headquarters.
"Suiran Chu Yunfei's regiment and Li Yunlong's regiment started fighting in Wanjia Town at the same time. They also have the ability to respond to mistakes."
"It's fine if they don't bite the bait of the Royal Association Cavalry Battalion. Just beg them to bite. No matter how many Bu'an and others there are, they will be annihilated."
"Of course, even if they don't bite the bait, they couldn't escape the fate of being completely annihilated before."
After the First Army Headquarters formulated relevant combat plans, Major General Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi said with confidence.
Before I knew it, the rising moon rose in the east, and rays of sunlight shone on the ground.
Wanjia Town was quiet. After careful consideration, Chen Ziyun did not give the order to attack.
The first artillery company, guard company, and second infantry battalion have been dispersed and hidden.
At the same time, the security company has dispatched personnel to put on makeup and expand the scope of search and investigation.
Chen Ziyun, Wu Ziqiang and other officers gathered together to discuss. They requested that the original battle plan be changed based on the situation on the scene.
After all, can I use bait in Wanjia Town? If I can directly bite the bait, there will be problems.
At nine o'clock in the afternoon, the Wanjia Town puppet cavalry battalion was dispatched, and dozens of their cavalry advanced towards the Yangcun area again.
That group of cavalry went to the Yangcun area, not only seeking the positions of the 358th Regiment and the New Regiment for reconnaissance, but it also acted as a lure.
After all, for Li Yunlong and others, the more than 300 puppet cavalry were simply a feast on their lips.
Everyone wants to eat it in one bite to increase their own strength.
"Chen Tuanfu, there are some good things around Wanjia Town."
"They investigated carefully and found that many people in the villages did not come out."
"Moreover, fortifications have been built directly in some places. There are likely to be a large number of puppet troops ambushing nearby."
At three o'clock in the morning, Chu Yu, the commander of the guard company, came to Chen Ziyun, and he immediately reported.
Did Chu Yu personally lead the team in that makeup investigation?
"Obviously, the puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town is not a bait."
"If we ask if we can move that bait, the nearby Moon puppet troops will definitely swarm in."
"Now they and the Yue puppet army are in the dark. Whoever takes action first will take the initiative to be exposed."
"The number of puppet troops is unknown, but it looks like they must be quite large."
"It's quite a distance from where the regiment's main force is stationed. If we don't get cut off by them, we'll be besieged."
"The puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town, let's not touch them yet."
After Chen Ziyun listened to the report, he looked at the map, thought for a while, and then spoke directly.
When Wu Ziqiang and other officers heard that Chen Ziyun had stopped attacking the puppet cavalry camp, they all froze in place.
After all, the mission given to them by the regiment headquarters is to ask for the Eastern Puppet Army Cavalry Battalion!
Chen Ziyun stopped fighting and the troops just went back like that. They had no way to explain to Chu Yunfei!
"Chen Tuanfu, let's go back like this, over there at the Tuanzuo..."
"If you ask for permission and return without success, Qian Bojun and others will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack."
The officers hesitated for a moment and then spoke immediately.
Chen Ziyun, however, smiled slightly. He pointed at the location of Qingshan Town on the map and said, "Let's go to Qingshan Town and lure the tiger away from the mountain!"
(End of chapter)
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