In order to hunt down the guerrillas, four battalions of puppet troops and two squadrons of Japs commanded by Major Tanigawa made a fuss in the defense zone with a radius of dozens of miles.
Although they urgently mobilized some search dogs from Huaiyin to assist in the search mission, unfortunately, the effect was minimal and five search dogs were killed.
The brothers of the 1st Special Forces Squadron of Lieyan were as smart as monkeys. They would move when they smelled something wrong. They would never stay in one place for more than two hours, and the Japanese and puppet troops would miss them every time.
The two sides chased each other and played a hide-and-seek game within a radius of dozens of miles. Once the Japanese and puppet troops relaxed their search, the brothers of the Lieyan 1st Special Operations Squadron came out to cause explosions and sabotage, leaving the Japanese behind.
The puppet troops were exhausted.
Seeing that the search dogs were ineffective, and when Major Tanichuan was in a state of distress, Liu Heitan, the commander of the puppet army, made a suggestion to Tanichuan, that is, to change the current hunting tactics of being led by others, and to change from passive to active.
The method proposed by Liu Heitan, the commander of the puppet army, to change from passive to active is also very simple, that is, to throw out bait to lure the guerrillas over, and then surround and annihilate them.
Liu Heitan's suggestion was quickly adopted by Major Tanichuan, and he immediately ordered Liu Heitan to release the news. In view of the frequent guerrilla activities, he would go to the No. 5 Granary in the west to inspect the garrison work in one day.
And because a large number of troops were sent out to hunt down the guerrillas, there were very few guards accompanying him when he patrolled.
Major Tanigawa believed that after the guerrillas got the news, they would never miss the opportunity to attack him.
When Major Tanigawa announced that he was going to the No. 5 Grain Depot to inspect the defense work, he secretly gathered a squadron of Japanese soldiers and another battalion of puppet troops from various strongholds, preparing to encircle and annihilate the guerrillas while they waited for work.
The news released by Liu Heitan that the Japanese Major was going to inspect the No. 5 Grain Depot was quickly learned by the brothers in the intelligence team of Lieyan's 1st Special Operations Squadron, and they quickly reported it to the commander of Lieyan's 1st Special Operations Squadron, Grizzly Xiong.
"This is a good opportunity. If we kill this Major, our attack will be complete."
After hearing this information, the brothers of Lieyan's 1st Special Operations Squadron were very excited.
Following Yang Ling's orders, they came out to seek trouble on the Japs. Although they killed and injured many Japs, they also destroyed several of their strongholds.
However, they always felt that they were still not relieved. It was almost time to go back to the mountain, and they were thinking of doing something big again.
However, the Japs everywhere are now on heightened alert, and if there is any sign of trouble, the Japs and the puppet army's mobile troops will quickly reinforce them. It can be said that they have nowhere to say anything now.
Now they suddenly heard that the Japanese Major was going out for inspection. It took no effort to find a way out of the iron shoes, and the opportunity suddenly appeared in front of them.
Major Tanigawa is the highest commander of the Japs in this nearby area. If he is killed, it will be a huge blow to the Japanese and puppet troops, and their mission of this attack can be considered to be successfully completed.
"map."
As the commander of the 1st Special Forces Squadron of the Flames, Grizzly was excited, but did not show it. He was prepared to think about it first and make a decision before taking action.
Soon, a brother from the intelligence investigation team laid a simple map on the ground, and the brother from the intelligence team pointed out the location of the No. 5 grain depot.
"Tell me about the situation around the grain depot."
"The No. 5 Grain Depot is more than 20 miles away from the blockade. There are five villages around it. The nearest stronghold from the grain depot is five miles away and is guarded by a platoon of puppet troops." The brothers of the intelligence investigation team were familiar with the information they would obtain.
The intelligence is briefly described.
"How many defenders are there at No. 5 Grain Depot?" Grizzly Bear asked.
"There are more than 50 puppet troops in a reinforced platoon, and there are also two Japanese combat teams with more than 20 people."
"With our strength, we can completely eat them." A leader of the Flame Special Warfare Squadron said confidently.
What Grizzly is worried about is not the defenders of the No. 5 Grain Depot, but the Japanese Major's bodyguards. If there are too many people, once a fight breaks out, the battle cannot be resolved in a short time, and reinforcements from Japanese and puppet troops from various places will come, which will be very troublesome.
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"Do you know how many guards the Japanese Major will bring this time?"
The brother from the reconnaissance intelligence team replied: "Now the Japs and puppet troops are hunting us all over the mountains and plains. Now the Japs' command post can only command the mobile strength of a small team, and people have to be left to guard the command post."
The brother paused and said, "So we judge that the Japanese Major's escort will never exceed two squads. If we strengthen the escort, we will only add some puppet troops to follow. The puppet troops' combat effectiveness is low and there is nothing to fear."
After hearing the analysis of the brothers from the intelligence investigation team, Grizzly Xiong nodded and said: "You should find out the security situation of the Japanese Major as soon as possible, and conduct an investigation at the same time to see if there is any ambush that can be set up on the way from the Japanese Command Post to the No. 5 Grain Depot.
location."
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the brothers of the intelligence reconnaissance team immediately split into two groups and took action, while Grizzly Bear prepared the rest of the brothers for battle.
That night, the brothers of the intelligence investigation team got back the intelligence from various places. Grizzly Bear and several Lieutenant Flame team captains got together to study the feasibility of an ambush.
In the end, Grizzly Xiong and the others decided to make the final move, and after killing the Japs' major, they turned back to Xiaoqingshan for business.
That night, Lieyan's 1st Special Forces Squadron did not go out to attack the Japanese strongholds as before, and spent the entire next day recharging their energy.
The guerrillas who used to attack the Japanese and puppet troops every day rarely became quiet, but the Japanese and puppet troops were not used to it.
After receiving the news that there were no guerrillas, the Japanese Major Tanichuan also sneered. He guessed that the guerrillas must be dormant somewhere now, ready to pounce on him and take a bite at any time while he was out inspecting.
"Order, the mobile unit will act as planned!" Soon, the Japanese commander Major Tanichuan issued the order.
Following the order of the Japanese commander Major Tanichuan, a Japanese squadron and a puppet military camp that had been secretly assembled went to their respective predetermined locations in batches according to the original plan, preparing to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the guerrillas that might appear at any time.
action.
While the Japanese and puppet troops were operating secretly, dozens of officers and soldiers from the Lieyan First Special Operations Squadron, led by Commander Grizzly Xiong, headed for the predetermined ambush area.
The location where they set up an ambush was at a corner of the road three kilometers away from the No. 5 Grain Depot. The green gauze tents in the fields on both sides of the road provided them with excellent cover.
Commander Grizzly placed the first and second flame squads on the left side of the road, the third special operations squad on the right side of the road, the fourth special operations squad was responsible for protecting the retreat route, the fire team seized a favorable position, and the demolition team was responsible for burying
Mines and snipers are responsible for long-range support.
Under the cover of night, the brothers quickly completed various preparations. Before dawn, they took the time to rest and prepare for the next day's battle.