After the Japanese encirclement and suppression troops lost many organic infantry squads, they also became vigilant.
Starting with squadrons or even reinforced squadrons, they continued to burn, kill and loot the base areas of the First Military Division, forcing out the main force of the First Military Division hidden in the mountains.
"Commander, we must teach the Japanese a lesson. If they continue to kill like this, the newly established base will definitely be destroyed!" The chief of staff, who had received the latest intelligence from the Japanese army, said with a worried look.
Yang Chengwu, whose eyes had never left the map, first shot out two rays of light, and then answered with certainty: "It's him, eat it, I think the Japanese dare to come out in squadron units!"
Looking in the direction of Yang Cheng's finger, the worried expression on the chief of staff's face immediately turned into shock. Then he took a deep breath and reminded: "Commander, this is the strongest among the Japanese encirclement and suppression troops. It has been strengthened by a whole
The squadron has infantry, heavy machine guns, and artillery. Will you be embarrassed if you attack them?"
Yang Chengwu readily admitted: "Yes, this Japanese army is the strongest, with a total strength of three hundred people. However, don't forget, they are also the Japanese army that committed the most bestiality in our base area. Don't kill them."
They are not enough to make the common people angry, nor can they teach the Japanese a lesson they will never forget."
Having said this, the angry expression on Yang Chengwu's face softened a lot, and then he pointed at the map and analyzed: "This is a good place for an ambush. I plan to dispatch the first division group to ambush this group of devils. The second division group will use battalions as units to block the attack.
The little Japanese will reinforce the troops and try to end the battle within three hours."
"Then we don't have any troops?" the chief of staff reminded with a worried look.
"The base area is new. Our intelligence network here is not perfect yet, and there is no way to monitor every place. If a Japanese enemy touches our headquarters, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Yang Chengwu replied confidently: "No problem, isn't there Wang Ping's security company?"
"Besides, this battle must be fought for us. One is to teach the Japanese a lesson, and the other is to improve the morale of all soldiers and civilians in the military division. Although we have killed and injured hundreds of Japanese in the past few days, they are all
Small fights have no influence. Now, there must be a big and influential battle to knock out the influence of our Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, even if we win this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, we will not gain the support of the people in the base area.
support!"
The chief of staff thought for a full minute before replying firmly: "Then fight, commander. I will arrange for the staff to formulate a specific combat plan and eat these devils!"
In the next day, the military division was like a war machine, operating rapidly.
At this time, there were less than two hours before the ambush battle started, and all the ambush troops were in place, waiting for the Japanese to enter the urn and eat them in one bite.
Under this situation, the temporary headquarters was also very busy. Several combat staff officers went in and out of the headquarters, summarizing the latest situation on the battlefield to Yang Chengwu and the chief of staff.
At this critical moment, a staff officer rushed into the headquarters with a panic face and reported.
"Commander, Chief of Staff, emergency? A Japanese search squadron suddenly changed direction and headed towards the headquarters. It's still ten kilometers away from here!"
"Are they the Japs we want to ambush?" the chief of staff frowned and asked immediately.
The staff officer shook his head and replied: "No, they are neither the Japs we want to ambush nor the Japs we want to stop. This squadron was searching for us in another direction of the county. This morning for some unknown reason, it suddenly turned around and came towards us.
high speed!"
"Is it possible that our combat plan has been exposed?" the chief of staff asked subconsciously.
"No! If the combat plan is exposed, it is impossible for the Japs to send just one squadron. If I were the captain of the Japs unit, I would definitely not miss this opportunity to annihilate us here!" Yang Chengwu shook his head and answered with certainty.
"Then who are the Japs in this squadron?" the chief of staff asked with a frown.
"The Japs must have smelled some clues and knew what important targets our village had, and then they rushed towards us with a desperate attitude!" Yang Chengwu replied after thinking about it.
The chief of staff also agreed with this idea. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued to say with a worried look: "The ambush will start in less than two hours, and the Japanese who are coming to kill us will be here in two hours."
.Commander, we must transfer the headquarters immediately!"
"But now we need to take command of the ambush battle. The hasty transfer of the headquarters will definitely affect the frontline battle. After all, the frontline phone lines are all signed here!"
After Yang Chengwu frowned and thought for almost a minute, he immediately decided: "There is a way! Chief of Staff, you and the headquarters will be transferred immediately. I will take a few people to the frontline positions to direct the operations in person. The guard company will set off immediately, attacking the slow Japanese troops along the way.
Speed up and buy time for the headquarters to transfer!"
The chief of staff wanted to refuse and replace Yang Chengwu on the front line.
However, he swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips. On the battlefield, the commander's character of being true to his word is well known. Now that the commander has given an order, it is almost impossible to change it.
So, this scene appeared on the battlefield.
The guard company led by Wang Ping and the Japanese infantry squadron marched towards the same point, Zhoucun.
Due to lack of equipment, the guard company finally rushed to Zhoucun ahead of the Japanese.
"Captain Wang, I am the captain of the Zhoucun guerrillas, and I have been ordered to cooperate with you to stop the Japanese!" As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, a middle-aged man came out with five or six villagers.
"How is the situation with the Japanese?" Wang Ping, who was breathing heavily, asked directly without being polite.
"There are still two miles away from our village. There are two hundred Japs in total, and they are also equipped with three-stop heavy machine guns!" the guerrilla leader replied quickly.
"The Japanese are too strong. We cannot fight head-on. We must find ways to outwit them! Captain Wang, have the villagers in your village been evacuated?" Wang Ping frowned and asked immediately.
The guerrilla leader quickly replied: "It has been moved. I don't know how Company Commander Wang plans to fight!"
Wang Ping frowned and replied: "First think of a way to give the Japanese a powerful blow, eat some of their troops, and equip the guard company with all the equipment!"
After thinking for nearly a minute, Wang Ping immediately ordered: "I remember there is a mountain road between Zhoucun and Songshu Ridge. We will ambush the Japanese there! Try to eat one of their infantry squads!"
"Deputy Company Commander Zeng, I will give you ten riflemen. When the Japs arrive in Zhoucun, they will sneak up on them from a distance and try to lure the Japs into detaching a force to chase you. As long as the Japs send troops, you will lead them to the ambush circle!"
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"The others will follow me to prepare an ambush circle for the Japanese, and we will eat them as soon as their pursuit troops arrive!"