Chapter 898 Tactical Deception
"Dadadada...Boomboo..." A small-scale blockade battle that occurred in front of the Japanese army was soon over. More than 80 national-saviors carried the bodies and wounded and evacuated from the position in a panic and entered the forest not far away.
An infantry platoon behind the hall retreated and turned around and fired, provoking the Japanese and puppet troops that had occupied the blocking positions, and forcing them to divide their troops to pursue them!
At the foot of the mountain, the Japanese captain who was directly commanding the attack could see the opponent's purpose at a glance, and looked at the chief of staff to analyze: "Sir, the way of blocking the National Salvation Army today is completely different from yesterday!"
"Yesterday, the local troops pretended to be the main force, and wanted to scare us through their determination to fight to the end and slow down our marching speed. But their combat effectiveness was too poor. No matter how hard the heroic imperial army was, they could not stand a single blow!"
"Today's blocking seems to have become the main force pretending to be a local force, retreating with one blow, and posing an illusion of defeat on the battlefield to induce us to divide our troops to pursue!"
"Although they performed well, I can still tell whether they were really defeated or fake defeated!"
"The retreating national rescue army looks messy, but it is in chaos and orderly, and very organized: there are troops in front of the investigation, the main force protects the wounded and acts in the center, and a platoon of troops provokes behind the palace, and I especially hope that we will chase them!"
The Chief of Staff witnessed the entire battle process and immediately responded: "The National Salvation Army has no tricks to us!"
"The tricks that scared us yesterday did not work. Today we can only change the tactics, force us to divide our troops to chase them through provocation, and then drag us into the quagmire of mobile warfare!"
"This is the hinterland of the National Salvation Army, and there are traps that really do us everywhere!"
"If we are deceived, the dispersed troops will most likely be dragged into the mountains by a few national rescue troops, and then slow down our marching speed!"
"But the National Salvation Army underestimates our determination to take down their logistics agencies and arsenal!"
"As long as we destroy the command system and material reserves of the National Salvation Army, and then destroy their arsenal, the National Salvation Army that had just attacked us will become a group of scattered soldiers without foundation. Even if we don't attack, they will be trapped in the mountains because they have no food to eat and no ammunition available."
"The aviation army just sent a telegram: "The logistics agencies and arsenal of the National Salvation Army are still retreating into the mountains in a frantically. In another six hours, it will be difficult to find them!"
"Notify the offensive troops to continue moving forward, and don't care about the attack on our national rescue troops along the way, and don't care about their provocation!"
"When we encounter a sneak attack on our National Savior Army, we directly use firepower to repel the troops. The troops will continue to advance. We must block the target of the raid outside the mountains. It is best to destroy the National Savior Army's logistics agencies and field hospitals before dark!"
In the wild wolf valley ambushing the position, more than 3,000 soldiers were like more than 3,000 hungry wolves ready to go, quietly lurking in the grass and the trenches behind the camouflage.
The Japanese plane has arrived in Yelangyu three times.
It is very suitable for ambushing here. Every time you come, the plane will hover around the Wild Wolf Valley twice before flying away.
In the forest less than one kilometer away from Yelang Valley, dozens of soldiers stared at the surroundings with vigilance, not letting go of the movements of every grass and tree in their field of vision.
A temporary semi-underground bunker was built in the densest place of the forest with logs and sandbags. After Zhou Cheng inspected the position, he returned here before he could sit firmly. The radio signal lights on the side began to flash...
The radio operator ran to Zhou Cheng ten minutes later: "Captain! The telecommunications team monitoring the Japanese and puppet troops sent a telegram. The Japanese and puppet troops were entering the trap as planned and found no clues!"
"No other scouts were sent except for one squadron's forward troops!"
"The march speed is very fast, and the search of the forward squadron is very careless. When encountering suspicious targets, only conduct fire reconnaissance. After no problem, advance directly and do not conduct close-in reconnaissance!"
Zhou Cheng was amused after hearing this: "Our opponent began to get anxious!"
"They want to block our logistics agencies and arsenals outside the mountains, otherwise they wouldn't have been so unscrupulous!"
"The ambush troops are hiding very well. If they are standing five meters away, they may not be able to find them!"
"Today, the Japanese army only conducts fire reconnaissance, and their chances of exposure are even lower!"
"Notify all participating troops that no one can fire in advance until they see the signal flares fired by the command center!"
"The Japanese vanguard troops will conduct fire reconnaissance on the high ground on both sides of the valley. Everyone must stabilize it, especially several independent battalions, so that they can turn off all weapon insurance to prevent the fire from getting out of nervousness!"
On the Shimen battlefield, after a night of fighting, the gunfire in Shimen City completely stopped.
In addition to the guerrillas, militias and ordinary people mobilized by the division headquarters in the base area, all the people in Shimen City who had the strength were mobilized to transport supplies outside the city...
At 8 o'clock in the morning, in order to prevent Japanese bombing, in addition to local troops and guerrillas, all ordinary people were transferred outside the city to hide.
Until this time, the Japanese still did not know the fact that the stone gate had been lost.
"Weng Wu..." Three planes slowly appeared above the stone gate from far to near.
The guerrillas and local troops who were transporting supplies on the street immediately hid in the houses on both sides, and the Japanese military flags lying on the top of the city were also re-erected as soon as possible.
Hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers in Japanese uniforms rushed to the top of the city, raised their weapons and fired guns outside the city...
"Boom..." Several shells flew to the open space outside the city at the same time, and several balls of rolling black smoke rose...
After Shimen was conquered by the National Rescue Army, several Japanese and puppet troops who reinforced Shimen did not retreat immediately, and still attacked desperately!
The division commander who learned the news immediately realized that the news of the conquering of the stone gate had not yet been spread.
In order to gain more time for the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops to eliminate the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops, the division headquarters decided to use the tricks and draw two local troops to play the role of the national rescue army and the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city, and continue to "fight" around the city wall, making the Japanese army mistakenly believe that Shimen County is still in their hands. The reason why the contact was interrupted was just a problem with the radio station.
The effect is very good.
The dense exchange of fire and the Japanese military flag erected on the top of the city successfully deceived the Japanese scouts who touched the stone gate.
For a whole night, except for two reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army, who were ambushed at the beginning, they had to break through and retreat. The other reinforcements had no idea of retreating and kept moving forward bravely.
It's dawn now, and there are still a lot of supplies in the city that have not been transferred out. The division headquarters decided to take the risk of performing a show for the Japanese plane.
As long as they can successfully deceive them, the Eighth Route Army can at least half a day to transfer and seize them!
The Japanese pilots were not vegetarians. After seeing the firefighting scene on the ground, they did not retreat immediately. They kept lowering the flight altitude to confirm whether the ground troops were really "Imperial Army"...
"Don't be in trouble, the Japanese don't know that we are the Eighth Route Army, otherwise they would have launched an attack long ago!" Seeing the planes in the sky flying lower and lower, many soldiers showed panic expressions on their faces, and the battalion commander led the team immediately reminded them.
He rushed to the city tower and held the Japanese military flag in his hand, waving to the plane while ordering.
"Hold up the other Japanese military flags and waved them to the plane, cheering me. Never be confused, as it will be exposed..."
Chapter completed!