"Boom, boom, boom..." The advancing Japanese army stepped on the serial mines prepared by the guerrillas again.
The 30-meter-long road was suddenly shrouded in smoke from a series of thunderstorms.
However, because the formation of the forward troops was too scattered, the seemingly powerful serial mines did not cause many casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Less than twenty Japanese and puppet soldiers fell dead or injured on the road.
"Baga, engineers will go to the front to clear mines immediately. It doesn't matter if you go slower. But I don't want to see any more imperial troops die in the hands of mines on Tubal Road!" the Japanese captain ordered with aggrieved and angry expression.
After spending nearly an hour walking along this stretch of road, three villages appeared directly in front of the captain.
"The first squadron, the first battalion of the Imperial Army Regiment, the first squadron of the mortar squadron, the first squadron of the heavy machine gun squadron, sweep the villages to the east!"
"The second squadron, the second battalion of the Imperial Association Army, will sweep the village directly to the north. The third infantry squadron, the third battalion of the Imperial Association Army, will sweep the village to the west. The other troops will stay put and reinforce the mopping up troops under attack at any time?" the captain said.
He ordered with a serious face.
Soon, the three-way mopping up force returned in vain amid sporadic gunfire, bringing back many wounded and dead bodies.
Although the captain was very angry, he knew one thing very well: "As long as you fight, there will be sacrifices. After all, your opponent, the Independent Regiment, is not a vegetarian."
Fortunately, the current imperial army is no longer what it used to be. Faced with the guerrilla warfare on Tubal Road, even if it cannot completely counterattack, it can at least reduce casualties to a minimum.
That night, the atmosphere at the independent regiment headquarters was very bad.
Because there was no specific way to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops, everyone in the entire command headquarters felt tremendous pressure.
Especially the group leader Wang Ping, whose frown never relaxed, spent the whole day staring at the map without thinking about food or food.
"Captain, the results of today's battles of the 23rd Battalion have been tallied up. Also, the Japs' four-pronged raiding force has stopped now. Just like last night, they still chose the village as their base. The security is very tight and they can't find any sneak attack on them.
Chance."
If the night attack fails, the political commissar can only pin his hopes on guerrilla warfare during the day.
He stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Are the Japanese casualties heavy? Do the total casualties of the four-pronged raiding force exceed 500 people?"
Zeng Quan shook his head helplessly and replied: "No! The regiment leader is right. The Japanese are already familiar with our guerrilla warfare routines, and they also have some countermeasures. At the end of the day, they only killed and wounded about 300 Japanese and puppet troops, and
I also suffered nearly a hundred casualties!”
Cheng Xiao frowned and said worriedly: "No, we can't continue to be so passive. Leader, we must change the current passive situation."
At this time, Wang Ping finally spoke.
"Chief of Staff, immediately mark all the Japanese military positions for two consecutive nights!"
Soon, eight circles appeared on the map. Wang Ping stared at the six points with two pairs of puzzled eyes for another five minutes before replying: "Keep waiting. Tomorrow night when the Japanese army stops, they will also place the village where the station is located."
Mark them out. There are only eight camps now, and we can’t yet determine the pattern of the enemy’s camps!”
"Captain, have you thought of a solution?" Zeng Quan asked immediately.
"We're not sure yet whether it's feasible. We'll know it tomorrow night!" Wang Ping answered mysteriously.
The next night, as soon as the chief of staff received the telegram from the 23rd Battalion, he marked the location of the Japanese and puppet troops that night on the map, then stared at Wang Ping and asked.
"Captain, the position has been announced. It's your choice!"
"Don't worry yet!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
Then he stared at the map and said to Zeng Quan and Cheng Xiao: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, there are twelve points on the map now. Can you use these twelve points to deduce where these Japanese and puppet troops will be stationed tomorrow night?"
Several villages!”
"Yes, definitely possible!" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao affirmed immediately, with a very firm tone.
"Under our harassment all the way, the Japanese and puppet troops march at a fixed speed every day, so it is not difficult to determine where they will be stationed tomorrow night."
"Of course, even if the Japanese and puppet troops move more or less by then, we can also lay landmines on the road to drive the Japanese and puppet troops to the camp where we want them to camp, unless they don't want to use the village to camp and directly camp in the open space.
Camp in the open air!”
After speaking, Cheng Xiao and Zeng Quan marked four points on the map.
Wang Ping nodded and replied: "It's almost ten! Political commissar, chief of staff, what are the characteristics of these four points?"
Zeng Quan replied with a look of confusion: "What's the special feature? They are still less than 20 kilometers apart from each other. No matter if any point is attacked, the troops nearby can arrive within four hours!"
"No!" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao suddenly retorted, his eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and then explained.
"The two Japanese troops in the middle will definitely not be able to reinforce each other within four hours! Although the straight-line distance between them is no more than 20 kilometers, they are all hills and separated by a river."
"Not to mention anything else, the march alone is nearly forty kilometers. If we blow up the bridge over the river and send a troop to harass them along the way and prevent them from crossing the river, they will not be able to reach their friendly neighbors even if they walk all night.
Troop station!"
"Really, as long as there is one company and mines, there will be no problem in holding the Japanese until dark!" Zeng Quan also reacted.
Cheng Xiao seemed to have thought of something at this time, and then stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Captain, are you planning to use the terrain here to ambush the Japanese!"
"No, an ambush will definitely not work! No matter which side of the river we ambush, the Japs from other stations will be able to quickly reinforce us! There are nearly 3,000 troops mopping up the little Japs along the way. Even if we take out all the assets of the Independent Regiment, it is impossible.
Kill them in a short time and clear out the troops along the way!"
Wang Ping replied with an arrogant look: "If you can't kill them in a short time, then kill them in one night!"
Then, regardless of the incomprehension and stunned look on their faces, he continued to shout: "And this time I not only want to kill the little Japs and sweep away the troops all the way, my goal is to eat them and sweep away the troops all the way!"
"It's impossible. With the strength of our independent regiment, we can't kill all the Japanese troops. It's a delusion to kill them in two sweeps at once!" Cheng Xiao has always been very supportive of Wang Ping. But this time he chose to refuse.
It's because Wang Ping's appetite is so big that he simply doesn't consider reality, and it's impossible to achieve.
The expression on Wang Ping's face did not change because of Cheng Xiao's rejection, and he was still as confident as ever.
He continued to the two people: "The road distance between Huangtuling Village and Hongqiao Village is less than 20 kilometers. I plan to eat the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in these two villages tomorrow night!"
"How to eat them, Captain, don't be impulsive!" Seeing Wang Ping's indifference, Cheng Xiao became anxious and quickly reminded him.