Zhenmu Wuji Dazuo wiped his Dazuo command sword with a cloth and asked in a solemn voice.
He comes from a Japanese martial arts family and is a famous assassination master in the military. Later he will use this knife to chop off Balu's head.
"Not a single fish was caught." Iwasaki Toyoji paused and said, "We lost more than a dozen imperial soldiers, and Captain Abe Ritaro was also shattered."
"N...Ni?"
Takeji Jinmei paused while wiping his sword, and the sword danced in his hand. In a flash of cold light, the blade was placed on Iwasaki Toyoji's neck.
"What happened?"
They didn't catch any fish from the Eighth Route Army, but instead killed more than a dozen soldiers, including a squadron leader.
Coupled with the harassment and sneak attacks along the way, Zhenmu Wuji felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to wipe people's necks with a sword, especially the necks of Eighth Route Army.
"The Eighth Route Army used iron barrels to set off firecrackers to create noise. Our soldiers thought it was the Eighth Route Army firing machine guns."
"Captain Rintaro Abe triggered the booby trap laid by Eighth Route Army, and then the jade broke into pieces!"
Iwasaki Toyoji was sweating coldly. He was afraid that Ozuo would accidentally wipe off his neck, so he spoke cautiously.
"Interesting!" Takeji Jinmei put the sword back into its scabbard, "Iwasaki-kun, please withdraw all the soldiers who are ambushing you. They should be sleepy too."
Iwasaki Toyoji was shocked and said: "But what if the Eighth Route Army comes to harass and sneak attack again?"
Zhenmu Wuji sounded confident: "The Eighth Route Army will harass and sneak attack again, that's for sure, but that's it."
Iwasaki Yuantuji nodded. The Eighth Route Army did not eat up the strength of the 225th Regiment, so they resorted to such dirty methods as harassment and sneak attacks.
If the Eighth Route Army had the strength to eat up the 225th Wing, would they still do this?
They are just a bunch of rats, nothing to be afraid of.
Takeji Tsumuji continued.
"Set off firecrackers in iron buckets is just a little trick, not worth mentioning."
"The Eighth Route Army wanted to use this method to harass us and not let us rest, so that the imperial soldiers would be exhausted physically and mentally. In this way, even if they reach Liao County, they will only be exhausted."
"What's more, our ambush has been exposed, so the Eighth Route Army is even less likely to be fooled."
"If we don't let the soldiers go back to their tents to rest, they will be falling into the Eighth Route Army's conspiracy."
"Let the soldiers go back to their tents to rest immediately, ignore the harassment from the Eighth Route Army, and gather enough energy to prepare for tomorrow's battle."
"Also, be sure to put more guard posts around the camp!"
"Hai!" Iwasaki Toyoji paused, turned around and gave the order.
…
The temporary command post of the New Regiment three kilometers away from Moshi'ao.
Monk Wei grinned and reported to Li Yunlong:
"Reporting to the captain, you are really good at predicting things. The Japanese have hidden an ambush around the millstone concave area."
"They were all lured out by our three iron barrels and several strings of firecrackers. The Japanese also triggered the booby traps set by Wang Gensheng and had a midnight snack."
At this time, Lu Yingjun led a squadron of sharp swords to monitor the Japanese around Moshiwa.
Lu Yingjun carries a radio and will notify him as soon as possible if any important situation is discovered.
Li Yunlong said: "Monk, go back and tell your captain that every half an hour to an hour, use firecrackers and thunderbolts to greet the Japanese. Don't let the little Japanese sleep too comfortably."
"Hello!"
Wei Dayong saluted with a military salute, turned around and walked out.
After Wei Dayong left, Zhao Gang stared at the map and said: "Moshiwa is only a dozen kilometers away from Heshun County. Once the fighting starts here, the Japs from Heshun County will definitely send troops to rescue them. Although there are not many Japs in Heshun County, they will
It’s always a hidden danger.”
"There is no need to guard against the Japanese in Heshun County."
Li Yunlong said: "There are only more than 500 Japs in Heshun County. The Japs still have to defend the city. The maximum number of troops that can be dispatched for rescue is no more than 300."
"We don't seek to annihilate all the Japs this time, we just want to kill as many Japs as possible."
"After all, this business is mainly based on the number of Japs. If you can kill more than 2,000 Japs, it will be considered a success!"
At this time, Cao Sanlian walked in, and Li Yunlong asked: "Old Cao, are the mountain artillery ready?"
Cao Sanlian nodded and said: "Old Li, everything is ready. The artillery position has been constructed and the shooting parameters are aligned with the millstone concavity."
"This is the first time for us, Mr. Cao, to command 40 mountain artillery pieces at the same time."
"Lao Li, when do you plan to start the general attack? My cannons are already hungry and thirsty."
The mountain artillery position was selected in advance, about 4 kilometers away from Moshi Hollow, and the shooting parameters had been calculated in advance. However, it would have to wait for the test firing before the observer could correct the shooting parameters to achieve the maximum killing effect. The range of Li Yunlong's M2 mortar was
1800 meters, you need to get close to the Japanese camp to fire.
"Then just be patient for a while, it's not time yet."
Li Yunlong took out a pocket watch seized from the Japanese and looked at it before saying.
"Okay, then I'll go back to the artillery position first and contact you via the radio later."
After finishing speaking, Cao Sanlian turned around and walked out.
Li Yunlong sent a precision map and 100 camouflage nets to the brigade headquarters and division headquarters respectively.
The brigade commander handed over 20 mountain guns to the division headquarters and asked for two radios from the division commander, so Cao Sanlian also had a radio.
…
The Japanese soldiers were ordered to go back to their tents to sleep.
But the Japanese were not careless and basically slept with their guns in their hands.
After all, this is already in the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area.
The harassment and sneak attacks by the cavalry battalion during the day had already made the Japanese feel a little frustrated.
Coupled with the exhaustion of a long day of marching, the Japanese quickly fell asleep.
But just half an hour after sleeping, there were crackling sounds around the camp, accompanied by explosions.
The sudden sound awakened the Japanese soldiers, who subconsciously rushed out with their rifles in hand.
The commander of the town, Wu Zhi Dazuo, came forward and personally ordered the Japanese to return to their tents and continue sleeping.
The movement outside the camp lasted for a few minutes, but after more than half an hour, the movement started again.
The sound of thunder and firecrackers resembled the sound of machine gun fire and grenade explosions.
The Japanese who had just been squinting for a while were suddenly awakened again.
But this time the Japanese didn't pay any attention to it. In order to have a good night's sleep, many Japanese used cotton to stuff their ears to block out the noise from outside.
No matter how much noise the Sword Squadron and the Cavalry Battalion made outside, there was silence in the Japanese camp.
Thunderbolts and firecrackers were well prepared, and the soldiers of the Sword Squadron and the Cavalry Battalion made a movement about every 40 minutes.
Each time, firecrackers and thunderbolts were set off one kilometer away from the Japanese camp.
Moreover, the time and location of setting off firecrackers and thunderbolts were different every time, making the Japanese confused about the pattern.
This lasted until three o'clock in the morning, when the Eighth Route Army started setting off firecrackers and thunderbolts around the Japanese camp.
What was different from the previous times was that this time when the thunderbolts started to be released, more than 50 members of the Sword Squadron had already approached the Japanese camp and started hunting Japanese sentries.
The dense sound of firecrackers and thunderous thunder well covered up the firing sounds of submachine guns and 38-gauge rifles.
After the Sharp Sword Squadron killed the Japanese sentries, none of the Japanese in the Moshi'ao camp noticed it at all.
After clearing out the Japanese sentries, the New Regiment's First Battalion, Second Battalion, Third Battalion, Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, and Machine Gun Battalion took advantage of the darkness to approach the Japanese camp.
More than 2,000 soldiers from five battalions set up their weapons on the slopes around the Moshi Concave Basin.
The black muzzle of the gun looked down at the snoring Japanese camp, just waiting for Li Yunlong's order.
Lu Yingjun turned on the radio, put the microphone to his mouth in one hand, and the receiver to his ear in the other, and called out to Li Yunlong in a low voice: "Dong Yao Dong Yao!"
In the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong was lying on the bench and fast asleep. Next to him, Zhao Gang was sitting in front of the radio, intently waiting for news from Lu Yingjun.
At 3:20, the long-awaited call finally appeared: "Dong Yao Dong Yao!"
Li Yunlong was woken up by Zhao Gang. He jumped up, threw himself in front of the radio communication machine, grabbed the microphone and asked: "I am Dongyao. Have you cast the net? Have you cast the net?"
Lu Yingjun's voice came through the receiver: "The fishing net has been cast, do you want to start catching fish?"
Li Yunlong looked overjoyed. Everything was going according to his plan. All the fish were already in the net. It would be up to him to see how many fish he could catch with the net.
"The general attack begins!"
In the last sentence, Li Yunlong gave the general offensive order in plain language without hesitation.
Cao Sanlian and Wang Chengzhu were also on the radio channel and responded immediately.
"Dongsan received it!"
"Dongsi received it!"
Boom! Boom! Immediately afterwards, the mountain artillery group began to fire concentrated fire, and the dark night sky was instantly filled with dark red shell trails.
In Moshi'ao, before the shells from the mountain artillery group could fly over, Lu Yingjun put down the receiver and microphone and said to Li Changshun beside him: "Changshun, fire the signal bomb!"
"Yes!" Li Changshun took out a flare gun, loaded a flare into the gun, and pulled the trigger.
Chirp!
"Nani?" A Japanese soldier who had gotten up to urinate at night raised his head when he heard the voice, staring blankly at the rising green signal flare.
Then, the sharp whistling sound of artillery shells rang in the enemy's ears.
This Japanese soldier was also an elite veteran and was very sensitive to the whistling sound of artillery shells. He could roughly judge the point of impact just by listening to the sound of the artillery shells flying.
This elite Japanese veteran judged in his mind almost reflexively that the artillery shells were heading towards the camp.
The Japs veteran's face immediately changed, his eyes looked horrified, and he shouted loudly to defend against artillery fire, but it was already too late.
The high-speed projectiles cut through the air, with a sharp whistling sound, and the first batch of artillery shells had already crashed into the Japanese camp.
Amidst the explosions that shook the earth and the mountains, the entire Japanese camp was filled with smoke, shrapnel flew across, and the first round of artillery fire covered it accurately.
Around the camp, more than 40 mortars began to operate. With a continuous rapid and muffled sound, 40 mortars soared into the air, arced through the air, and then crashed down towards the Japanese camp.
Many tents were directly hit by shells. When the smoke cleared, the tents and the Japanese sleeping inside were gone.
As the continuous shells fell, and with the continuous loud noises like thunder, the entire Japs camp was suddenly plunged into flames and smoke, with flesh and blood flying everywhere. The Japs were really badly bombed this time.
