The ambush troops commanded by Hong Linfeng took action, and the gunfire was very intensive.
Even though I was nearly two kilometers away, I could still hear it clearly.
Li Hao could even imagine the tragic scene of more than 40 Japanese and puppet troops being swept into a sieve by nine machine guns.
But there was no smile on his face, instead he looked serious.
He quickly raised his binoculars and stared at the Japanese and puppet troops on the road at the foot of the mountain.
The Japanese who were following the puppet troops were the first to react.
An infantry squadron subconsciously held the rifle on its back in its hand, and then rushed forward in small groups, bypassing the puppet troops in front.
The puppet troops in front of them were not spared. Under the orders of several Japanese soldiers, they also joined the reinforcements and rushed forward desperately.
Although the speed of reinforcements cannot keep up with the Japs, because the reinforcements are not far away, there will not be a big gap.
The artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons behind were not idle either. A heavy machine gun squad, a mortar squad, and dozens of Japanese soldiers quickly started running, and under the protection of another infantry squadron, they rushed towards the battlefield with murderous intent.
"These are the real elites of the Japanese!" Li Hao frowned and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"The reaction speed on the battlefield is fast, the various units cooperate well, and the physical strength is good. Fortunately, we have no intention of confronting them head-on, otherwise we will definitely suffer a big loss.
Then he ordered Xiao Yuan, the guard platoon leader beside him: "We will withdraw...the reconnaissance squad will stay, continue to monitor every move of the Japanese and puppet troops on the road, and follow them. We must pay attention to concealment and don't be discovered. If there is any situation, immediately
Send someone back to our hiding place to report."
On the border of Lingqiu, in the woods next to the highway, more than two hundred guerrillas were lurking here, waiting for the Japanese and puppet troops to enter Lingqiu.
It was already dark when Li Hao returned here.
As soon as he returned to the tent and lit the candle, Hong Linfeng rushed in panting heavily.
"Captain, the ambush battle went well!"
"Although I didn't rush directly to the battlefield, I can be sure of one thing: more than a dozen Japanese soldiers in the vanguard are dead, and not a single one is left alive!"
"After retreating, I saw that the Japanese reinforcements were not pursuing me, so I turned around and went back to see if I still had a chance!"
"No wonder I came back now!" Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he asked: "If I guessed correctly, after the forward was attacked, the Japanese army must have changed their marching method. They would no longer send forward troops, and everyone would huddle together and continue to move forward!"
"Captain, you are really a roundworm in the little devil's belly. Your judgment is absolutely correct..." Hong Linfeng said with emotion.
"The Japanese are too cautious. They suffered only one loss and then turned into a coward!"
Li Hao frowned and replied: "Not only are they cautious, but their combat effectiveness is also very strong, at least more powerful than the Lingqiu garrison we encountered before!"
"As for being shy, it's because they know that our Eighth Route Army has not eaten up their strength in one bite, and then they dare not send forward troops. Otherwise, they will not dare not send forward troops no matter how great their losses are!"
Hong Linfeng responded with a look of approval: "It's true!"
"If our strength is strong enough, now is indeed the best opportunity to ambush them!"
"The whole army is huddled together, and no forward troops are sent. Just prepare a pocket formation big enough to eat them!"
"The biggest problem is that our strength is too weak. We can't even put a gap in their teeth, let alone ambush them and eat them!"
After saying that, Hong Linfeng stared at Li Hao and asked.
"Captain, how are we going to fight tonight?"
"This is the first time that the Japanese and puppet troops are fighting against us. They definitely don't understand us. Why don't we use the old method of attacking them at night and then luring them deep into the enemy's territory to kill any counterattack troops they may send?"
Li Hao hesitated and replied: "There is no problem in luring the enemy deep, but we still need to think carefully about how to attack at night!"
"Under the cover of night, raid the guard posts placed by the Japanese army around the station, then retreat after hitting them, and lure out the Japanese and puppet troops in the station!" Hong Linfeng suggested without thinking about it.
He has used this style of play several times, and it has never failed him. He has almost never failed!
"No!" Li Hao shook his head and refused.
"The combat effectiveness of this enemy is stronger than those we have encountered before, and they are more cautious. Your method will probably not work!"
"If I were a Japanese commander, and I had a surplus of troops, for the sake of safety, I would definitely place a large number of light and dark sentries around the station to prevent enemy sneak attacks!"
"We can see the sentry on the surface, but we can't see the hidden sentinel."
"The raiding force will be discovered by the enemy's hidden sentry before they reach the vicinity of the guard post. Then the position will be exposed, and the enemy will launch a counter-surprise attack!"
"Dark whistle!"
Hong Linfeng was no stranger. During the Red Army's Long March, in order to guard against sneak attacks by White Gouzi, hidden sentries would be set up every time the troops set up camp.
On several occasions when Bai Gouzi made sneak attacks, hidden sentries detected the enemy's situation in advance, which gave the main force a lot of preparation time and prevented the main force from being caught off guard due to enemy surprise attacks.
If the Japanese really had secret posts set up around the temporary base, then the raiding force would really have no way to get past them and get closer to the Japanese and puppet army base.
The expectant expression on his face was immediately replaced by solemnity.
Then he looked at Li Hao, wanting to see some clues and solutions from his face!
A flash of confidence quickly flashed across Li Hao's serious face, and then he answered.
"Lao Hong, your thinking is still too limited. It's still stuck in the pure infantry combat of the Red Army."
"Don't forget, in addition to infantry, we also have artillery!"
"Infantry can only attack the enemy at close range, but artillery does not have so many limitations. It can easily attack them one kilometer away from the station!"
"It's settled: the artillery platoon will sneak attack the Japanese and puppet troops' temporary station tonight, and all other infantry will protect the artillery platoon and kill the Japanese and puppet troops who may attack!"
The temporary station of the Japanese and puppet troops tonight is in a wilderness next to the highway, less than ten kilometers away from the guerrillas' lurking point.
For more than two thousand days, the puppet troops were stationed around the tent where the headquarters was located, forming a huge garrison with a diameter of more than two hundred meters.
Inside the camp, there were huge blazing bonfires everywhere, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers were all sitting around the bonfire, waiting for dinner.
Inside the tent in the middle of the camp, the lights are bright.
The captain, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe, sat on the main seat with a serious look on his face. Several squadron commanders and puppet army commanders sat on both sides, sitting upright, waiting for Watanabe to lecture.
"Oda-kun, have the troops set up their temporary base tonight?" Lieutenant Commander Watanabe asked.
"Hi~" Captain Oda, the deputy captain, replied quickly.
The 2nd Squadron and the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Association Army are on guard tonight. In addition to the guard posts and patrols, I have also arranged more than 20 hidden sentries around according to your order, captain. Each hidden sentry has two sentries, and they take turns to be on duty at night!
"
"Except for those in humble positions, no one knows the location of these secret posts. They will definitely protect the station from enemy sneak attacks. Not even a fly can get close to the station!"
"Yoshi~"
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe’s serious face finally showed a satisfied smile!
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