Nishiyama Masao certainly took this into consideration and said, "Tada-kun, your worries are completely unnecessary."

"According to reliable intelligence, the China Eighth Route Army's telegraph machines are only equipped at the brigade level. Therefore, not to mention Wang Chengzhu's independent battalion, even his superior New Regiment is not equipped with radio stations."

"So, if Wang Chengzhu wants to request reinforcements, he can only send people on horseback to the regiment headquarters."

"The distance between Wangjiacun and the headquarters of the New First Regiment is more than 80 kilometers, and this round trip is 160 kilometers."

"Do you think the China Eighth Route Army could march 160 kilometers in one night without cars as a means of transportation?"

Ichiro Tada shook his head: "Not to mention the China Eighth Route Army, even our Imperial Japanese Army cannot march 160 kilometers in one night without taking a car."

After a pause, the old devil changed his voice and continued: "It's just... Your Excellency, brigade commander, this independent battalion is very different from other Eighth Route Army, and their battalion commander Wang Chengzhu is a cunning guy. We must not be careless.

ah.

Even if we can destroy them, if the casualties caused by the imperial army are too great, it will be a failure for us."

Nishiyama Masao smiled confidently and said: "Don't worry, Tada-kun, I have brought the secret weapons of the imperial army with me this time. No matter how cunning Wang Chengzhu is, he will only die in the end!"

Ichiro Tada: "Secret weapon? Is it?"

"good!"

Nishiyama Masao nodded heavily, and Tada Ichiro finally felt relieved...

As soon as the Japanese 4th Brigade took action, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company passed the news back to Wangjiacun.

It is worth mentioning that there are many locations suitable for ambush on the road from Wanjia Town to Wangjia Village. However, these locations can ambush at most one brigade of Japanese soldiers, and cannot ambush more than one brigade.

Wang Chengzhu's plan was to wipe out the entire Japanese 4th Brigade, so they did not set up ambushes on the road to stop them.

Instead, the main battlefield was placed outside Wangjiacun.

In this way, we can also gain enough time and space for the arrival of the main force of the new regiment, the independent regiment, the 772nd regiment and the 771st regiment.

…

4 hours later.

Wangjia Village Independent Battalion Department.

Wang Chengzhu is studying the sand table terrain map and carefully checking whether there are any flaws in his deployment.

At this time, reconnaissance company commander Wang Shugen hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Battal Commander, according to reports from the scouts at the front, the leading troops of the Japanese 4th Brigade have passed by Hexi Township and are heading towards our base!

We expect to arrive at the outskirts of Wangjiacun in another 10 minutes!" Wang Shugen stood up and saluted to report.

Hearing this, Wang Chengzhu's inner fighting spirit was instantly aroused. He picked up the gun hanging on the wall and said, "Let's go to the forward position!"

"yes!"

Wang Shugen nodded, and then he and Monk Wei led a squad of guards to leave the battalion headquarters in a hurry and headed towards the forward position outside the village.

…

Outside the boundary of Wangjiacun.

When Wang Chengzhu and Wang Shugen arrived at the forward position of the Second Company.

A leading force at the brigade level of the Japanese army has entered the defense area of ​​the independent battalion and is currently engaged in a fierce battle with Tian Shuisheng's second company!

The soldiers of the second company, under the command of company commander Tian Shuisheng and the platoon leaders, were relying on the fortifications that had been built to engage in fierce exchanges of fire with the Japanese army.

The position was filled with gunfire and shells flying everywhere.

The Second Company has not yet completed its recruitment, and although its strength is only over 300, it is far inferior to that of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.

However, they had built strong defenses in advance and were now relying on favorable terrain to block the attack.

Even if the Japanese army could not be defeated, it would not be easy for the Japanese to break through their defense line.

Wang Chengzhu did not directly participate in the battle, because he is now the commander of a battalion and needs to have an overview of the overall situation. If not necessary, he should stay in the command position and command the entire battalion!

Now that we have arrived at the command post of the Second Company, it is already the greatest encouragement to the soldiers of the Second Company!

Wang Shugen stood in the command post and observed the battle situation with a telescope for a while. He couldn't help but wonder: "Batalion Commander, that's not right. The Japanese have clearly dispatched a brigade of troops. Logically speaking, they should wait for the entire army to arrive before launching an attack."

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But why are these devils so impatient?"

Wang Chengzhu thought for a while and said: "I don't understand the intention of the little devil at the moment, but the little devil has always been arrogant, especially after being separated from the command of his superiors, the lower-level officers below will often be like wild horses that run wild and like to make their own decisions.

, act without authorization.

For example, during the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese Dispatch Army Headquarters issued an order to the troops below not to pursue pursuit across the Taihu Lake area, but to consolidate the occupied area first.

However, the little Japs below completely ignored this order and chased the defeated troops in the Third Theater Zone to the outside of Jinling City before giving up."

"So, if my guess is correct, this Japs vanguard should want to take the lead and show off."

What Wang Chengzhu speculated is absolutely true.

This Japanese vanguard force was the 4th Battalion under the newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment. The captain was named Haruki Sanada, so the 4th Battalion was also called the Sanada Battalion.

The grievances between the Independent Battalion and the Japanese's newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment need no further elaboration.

Before setting off, Haruki Sanada had learned from Kasahara Koizumi and Nishiyama Masao that the independent battalion had been reduced by more than half in previous battles, and its combat effectiveness had been reduced by more than half.

Therefore, the little devil immediately realized that this was a revenge, and it was also an excellent opportunity to express himself and make a mark.

So Haruki Sanada took the initiative to serve as the vanguard, and when he arrived at the forward position of the independent battalion, he decisively launched an attack.

Inside the Second Company's forward command post.

After listening to Wang Chengzhu's speculation, Wang Shugen asked: "Batalion Commander, what should we do now?"

Wang Chengzhu's face sank and he said: "These little devils are so arrogant, of course we have to teach them a lesson!

Lao Liu, your artillery battery is about to use full firepower to eliminate as many of the enemy's effective forces as possible."

"yes!"

Liu Qiang agreed with a bang, then turned around and left the forward command post, running quickly towards the artillery position.

Wang Chengzhu turned to the third company commander Chen Xi and the fourth company commander Wang Dali and ordered: "Xizi, Dali, you lead the third company immediately, the fourth company will outflank me from the left and right wings, and the second company will eat this Japanese!"

"Yes!" Chen Xi and Wang Dali agreed, and then left the forward command post. They led the third and fourth companies respectively to leave the second-line position and outflank them from the left and right wings.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

Soon, the prepared artillery battery opened up its firepower, pouring hot shells into the crowd of Japanese.
Chapter completed!