A deserted farmland not far from Wangzhuang was the battlefield chosen by Wang Ping for the Japanese.
Although darkness enveloped the entire area, Zhong Chenggong could still see the surrounding terrain clearly for the first time.
Both sides of the road are vast stretches of wasteland. Not to mention the Japanese ambush, there is not even a place to hide soldiers.
After being stunned for a long time, he turned to Wang Ping and asked: "Captain, are you sure you are not mistaken? You plan to fight the Japanese here!"
"Yes, it's right here!" Wang Ping affirmed.
Zhong Chenggong immediately reminded: "But, regiment commander, there is no terrain for an ambush here! Are you planning to dig tunnels and trenches to hide troops again?"
"Chief of Staff, you are wrong. This time we will not ambush the Japanese, but attack directly!" Wang Ping shook his head and gave an astonishing reply.
Zhong Chenggong thought he heard wrongly at first.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he asked with a shocked look on his face: "Captain, we only have a few people to attack the Japanese!"
"Even if the Japs only have more than 200 people, they still have nearly a thousand Imperial Army troops!"
"Also, their heavy machine guns, mortars, infantry artillery, mountain artillery...these heavy weapons are all there. If you attack them directly, wouldn't that mean you will die?"
"Captain, don't be impulsive. If you really can't kill them, let them go into Linfen City. The worst is that we will find another opportunity to fight them in the future. As long as the troops are there, we have a chance. If the troops are gone, there will be no chance at all!"
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Wang Ping answered confidently: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, look at when I, Wang Ping, have suffered losses in battles."
Then he shouted behind him: "Hong Ruijun, hasn't your guard company arrived yet?"
"Here we are, Captain, the security company has brought everything you asked for!"
"Then get ready for battle. The reconnaissance platoon just reported that the Japanese are coming in half an hour!"
For more than a thousand days, the puppet troops dragged their exhausted bodies and continued to advance.
Suddenly, a series of gunshots rang out at the front of the team. Not long after, a second lieutenant rushed over: "Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking the way ahead!"
The captain reacted quickly and directly ordered: "The 1st Battalion of the Imperial Association Army, launch an attack immediately and break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position!"
"Chief of Staff, you bring a heavy machine gun squadron, a mortar squadron, and an infantry squad to supervise the battle. We must break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position within half an hour!"
"The others rest on the spot and replenish their strength!"
Soon, there was an intensive firefight ahead.
The captain, protected by guards, had just sat down to rest when a burst of gunfire came from behind him.
"Click, click, click... bang, bang, bang..." The sound of gunfire was intensive, including rifles and machine guns, and even the sound of grenade explosions.
The captain suddenly stood up from his seat, raised his binoculars and looked behind him at the place where the gunshots were fired.
"Baga, it's the Eighth Route Army. They are attacking an Imperial Association military camp behind our palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a captain of the Imperial Association Army rushed over: "Taijun, the Eighth Route Army is attacking us, with strong firepower, and we have suffered heavy losses. Please ask Taijun to send troops for reinforcements!"
The Imperial Army at the rear was said to be a battalion, but in fact it was only two companies.
Judging from the gunshots that came, there were indeed the sounds of many light machine guns firing together.
Therefore, the captain of the Imperial Army in front of him did not tell lies, did not lie or exaggerate the military situation.
He frowned and made a judgment: "There are Eighth Route Army blocking troops in front and Eighth Route Army attacking troops behind. They must want to keep us here!"
"The reason why they destroy the highway during the day is to drag us until night, and then attack us when the escort planes leave!"
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning!"
"Adjutant, you deploy an infantry squad and a company from the Second Battalion of the Imperial Association Army to immediately reinforce the rearguard and repel them!"
"Hi!" The adjutant led the troops away without much suspicion.
Every move of the Japanese, including their troop movements, did not escape the eyes of the troops directly under the new regiment.
At this time, the captain would never believe that two pairs of eyes were staring at him motionless in the wasteland less than twenty meters east of him.
Ordinary tunnels and trenches cannot hide from the Imperial Army's reconnaissance, but one or two specially disguised individual bunkers can still escape.
As soon as the Japanese mobilized their troops, the two team members passed the information through the phone to Wang Ping's ears in the back.
"Captain, the Japs in front of us only have one infantry squad, one infantry artillery squad, and one mountain artillery squadron, less than 120 Japs. There are also more than 300 puppet troops, which should be two puppet companies.
And a regiment!" Li Wen, a member of the direct team, ran over and reported with excitement on his face.
"Our opportunity has come!" Wang Ping shouted with eyes shining.
"The direct team, reconnaissance platoon, and guard company will all participate in the next battle. Remember to wear gas masks and bring all the remaining machine guns in the regiment!"
"The artillery company, fire in two minutes, shoot out the 60 pepper shells I asked the guard company to bring, and keep the remaining 40 rounds for spare!"
Zhong Chenggong had already guessed how Wang Ping would attack.
An excited and confident smile appeared on his face: "Captain, this is a good idea. It is impossible for the puppet army to be equipped with gas masks. Even if the Japanese carry gas masks with them, after our chili powder shells hit them, the puppet army will also
Make a mess of the devils."
"When the time comes we take the opportunity to kill them, and we will definitely be able to kill them!"
The captain didn't pay much attention to the battle between the forward and the rearguard.
The reinforcements brought heavy machine guns and mortars, which will definitely help the Imperial Army end the battle quickly.
The only thing he is worried about now is whether the new regiment has any conspiracy that he doesn't know about. In the opinion of the captain, the ongoing battle is too childish and a bit unlike Wang Ping's fighting style.
"Woooooooo..." Suddenly, the scream of cannonballs streaking across the sky came over.
The captain's face changed, and then he showed an expression of sudden realization: "Baga, I thought of it!"
"Artillery, the Eighth Route Army still has artillery, and the combat mortars at the front and rear have not participated in the battle. Their real target is us!"
"Get ready for battle immediately, the Eighth Route Army is going to attack us directly!"
"Mountain artillery, infantry artillery, counterattack immediately and kill their artillery!"
The guard troops reacted the fastest, dragging the captain and firing towards the side of the road.
However, the shells that hit with a scream did not explode.
"Could it be a dumb bomb...or maybe the shell was not equipped with a fuse..." Many Japanese and puppet soldiers were rejoicing and had this idea in their minds.
But within a few seconds, they realized that they were overthinking.
Pungent and choking red smoke suddenly emerged from the tail of the mortar shell and quickly spread to the surrounding area.
"Ahem, cough, cough... Baga, it's a poison gas bomb. Everyone, please put on your gas masks!" the Japanese who reacted quickly shouted loudly.
But they soon discovered that they did not have the gas masks with them.
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