The shovel was building roads very quickly, so Lieutenant General Ito, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was not in a hurry. Except for constantly ordering the cavalry troops to strengthen their vigilance, he did not issue any other orders.
As soon as six o'clock in the afternoon arrived, the troops had traveled nearly 30 kilometers.
"Division Commander, today's march is nearly ten kilometers less than we expected. Why don't we drive another two hours to make up for the ten kilometers missing!" the chief of staff walked up to Lieutenant General Ito and reminded him in a low voice.
"No, the troops will stop advancing, camp on the spot, and start again tomorrow... As for the ten kilometers missed, it will cost us an extra day on the march!" Lieutenant General Ito refused without hesitation.
Seeing the incomprehensible expression on the chief of staff's face, Lieutenant General Ito suddenly smiled and asked.
"Are you wondering why my courage suddenly became so small? I am not as arrogant as the front line, and I don't take the Chinese army seriously at all!"
The chief of staff immediately showed an embarrassed expression, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
Lieutenant General Ito did not pursue this issue and explained: "This is the first time our division has fought against the Eighth Route Army. Before we understand the combat style and strength of the new regiment, I don't want the soldiers to take risks!
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"Also, according to my understanding of the Eighth Route Army, night fighting is what they are best at. At night, our air superiority and firepower advantage cannot be exerted. Therefore, we must try to avoid fighting at night, which is to overcome our own shortcomings.
The leader of the enemy is a taboo for military strategists!"
"It's not that I'm afraid of the Eighth Route Army, but I don't want the soldiers to die before they even reach Linfen City. The soldiers under our command are all elites of the imperial army. Even if they die, they will die on the front battlefield, not by sneak attacks and cold shots of the Eighth Route Army.
It’s not worth it to kill him with a cold gun!”
The chief of staff looked suddenly enlightened and replied: "The division commander is wise and has learned from his humble position. Now go and issue the order to camp on the spot."
"Captain, the Japs have stopped, and 30,000 elite troops are camping along the highway..." Li Wen reported with a solemn look.
Throughout the day, the Japanese troops were as vigilant as ever and did not give themselves any chance to sneak attack on them.
Wang Ping's face became more solemn: "The leader of the Japanese division is more cautious and difficult to deal with than we thought! He stopped marching before it got dark, which is obviously to prevent us from attacking them at night... Li Wen, this time we encountered
Opponent!"
Then he made a very decisive decision: "We can't wait any longer! Since the Japanese won't give us a chance, then we will create our own opportunities!"
"Li Wen, Tang Guangxin, and Deputy Company Commanders Zhang and Company Commanders Yang, let's cooperate with each other tonight and give them a good beating to let the Japanese know that our new regiment is here. It is absolutely impossible to go to Linfen unimpeded!"
Taking advantage of the darkness to attack the Japanese camp, Li Wen would do it even if Wang Ping didn't give the order.
Although the Japanese were very vigilant, the direct team was not a vegetarian either. As long as he was not afraid of alerting the enemy, Li Wen had many ways to deal with them. What's more, there was also the founder of the Eighth Route Army Special Forces in front of him, so Li Wen was even more concerned about it.
However, Li Wen's face did not show the enthusiastic expression before the battle like Tang Guangxin and others did, but still looked worried.
"But, Commander, what about the Japanese Engineer Regiment and the shovels they equipped?"
"If these two threats are not resolved, the highway that Captain Yang and his colleagues have worked so hard to destroy will become ineffective!"
Wang Ping replied solemnly: "The Japanese have engineers and soldiers, and we also have engineers and soldiers!"
"I guessed in the morning that the Japs might not give us a chance to sneak attack on them, and then I sent a telegram and asked the political commissar to transfer the engineer platoon over. If we transport it by car at night, it should arrive at three o'clock in the morning. We'll wait.
Tomorrow, everyone will know how one of our engineering companies can kill a Japanese engineering regiment..."
At ten o'clock in the evening, the Japanese army's garrison, which stretched for several kilometers, slowly became quiet.
Most of the Japs were huddled in tents to rest. Outside the tents were piles of blazing bonfires, patrols, and machine gun bunkers a hundred meters apart, warning everyone who wanted to get close that this was an important military area.
They can't get close. Otherwise, the light and heavy machine guns mounted behind the machine gun bunker will definitely beat the enemy into a sieve.
"Captain, there are Japanese sentries in front, one open sentry and two hidden sentries, working together... The fifty meters behind is the only way for the Japanese patrols to pass, and a patrol will pass there every ten minutes..."
"More than a hundred meters behind are the machine gun bunkers arranged by the Japanese around the station. Each bunker has several little Japs..."
"Can you find a way to erase the Japanese sentinels in front of you..." Li Wen asked with a frown.
The subordinate shook his head and replied: "It's almost impossible..."
"The Japs are too vigilant. Their light and dark sentries are arranged in a triangle, twenty meters apart from each other. Unless we attack at the same time, the Japs at other sentries will definitely fire warning shots. And if we don't kill the front clear sentry, we won't be able to do it at all.
There is no way to get close to the two hidden sentries at the back!"
"Then let's attack directly!" Li Wen decided to use the most direct and violent means to deal with these Japs.
"Assaulters, get as close as possible to the Japs' posts. As soon as my gun fires, the first team will be responsible for the Japs at the front three posts, the second team will be responsible for the three posts on the left, and the third team will be responsible for the three posts on the right..."
"After taking the sentry post, quickly attack the Japs station. The sniper is responsible for killing the Japs machine gunners in the nearby machine gun bunker, and the fireman provides fire cover!"
"However, as soon as they receive my retreat order and see my retreat signal, the three detachments must immediately break away from the battle and retreat backwards."
"You must remember that our mission is not to eliminate how many Japanese soldiers, but to lure the enemy and force the Japanese soldiers to send troops out of their base to encircle and suppress us. As long as they leave their base, we have plenty of ways to deal with them!"
"Da da da……"
The assault hand held the submachine gun and automatic pistol in his hand, and suddenly fired, and dense bullets suddenly flew towards the Japanese sentry post more than ten meters away.
No matter whether the Japanese were lying down or squatting, they could not escape the hail of bullets and were beaten into pieces in an instant.
"Assault..." A group of three assaulters jumped up from the hidden grass like leopards and rushed towards the road.
"The Japs patrol is coming, open fire and kill them~" The little Japs on patrol reacted the fastest and rushed over with a machine gun and a rifle. The leader of the first team only frowned and gave the order to fire.
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This time, in addition to submachine guns and automatic pistols joining the battle, the firemen at the back also held light machine guns in their arms and fired at the little Japs who had entered the field of vision.
The firefight was too close, and the dense bullets killed four or five little Japs at once.
The remaining little Japs fell to the ground, raised their rifles, and fought back. The machine gunner put his machine gun on the ground and fired.
"The firemen cover, the assault hands press over, and use grenades to greet them!" the squad leader continued to order.
At this time, the disadvantage of single-shot rifles in close-range firefights became apparent. Facing the commandos who were dodging and approaching them in the night, all the bullets they fired were empty.
The Japanese became anxious and shouted for machine gun fire.
However, their machine gunners had been suppressed by the two machine guns equipped by the fire team, and they did not even have a chance to raise their heads and shoot, let alone provide them with fire support.
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon, explosions sounded on the battlefield.
Three grenades exploded in the air. Although the Japanese were lying on the ground, holding their heads, the grenade fragments falling from the sky still drilled several bloody holes in their backs!
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