Chapter 718 The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind
"Battal Commander, how about we divide our troops to protect these work teams!" the instructor reminded hesitantly!
Huang Sheng refused decisively: "No!"
"The troops must not be divided until these hidden enemies are completely eliminated!"
"According to intelligence, before our attack, every village and town in Laiyuan had maintenance committees and traitor armed forces working for the Japs!"
"Lingqiu City is so big, there must be five to six hundred people in total!"
"Now that they are hiding in the dark and we are in the open, dividing our forces at this time is to give them each opportunity to defeat us!"
"And no one knows if there are any little devils among these hidden enemies!"
"If there is, we divide our forces again, then we are seeking death!"
The instructor became anxious and immediately asked: "What should we do? We can't ignore the safety of the work team!"
"Of course we need to take care of it!" Huang Sheng replied with certainty!
Then a pair of eyes began to shine: "Fishing instructor, you should know that since these enemies are hiding around us, then I will put out bait to fish them out, and then gather together to annihilate them!"
"We will take action tomorrow and use the action team as bait to attract the enemy!"
"The main force follows the bait. Once the enemy appears, immediately surround it and gather together to annihilate it!"
"As long as we eliminate one or two groups of enemies and make the people believe that we can help them get rid of these local snakes and scourges, I believe that people will definitely stand up and help us!"
Huang Sheng received the good news at five o'clock in the afternoon the next day!
The Seventh Company won the first battle, using fishing tactics to kill a group of maintenance thugs and six traitors!
"Batalion Commander, your method works!"
The instructor's nerves that had been tense all day finally relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief and said.
Although this result is very small, the fact that the army can achieve victory is of great significance to the situation in front of a battle that cannot break the situation!
"Report……"
As soon as he finished speaking, the report sounded at the door again, and the orderly soldiers of the Eighth Company also rushed in with smiles on their faces!
"Report to the battalion commander and instructor! We used fishing tactics to successfully eliminate eight enemies today at noon. They were all traitors who worked for the Japs!"
Two pieces of good news came one after another, showing that my fishing method is really effective!
Huang Sheng no longer hesitated and ordered decisively: "Tell your company commander to continue fighting with the same tactics tomorrow!"
"If the enemy is fooled, destroy them resolutely! If the enemy is not fooled, assist the work team to occupy a village and completely control the village!"
An hour later, Jiulian also sent good news!
Huang Sheng had a peaceful sleep for the first time in several days!
At the same time, Huang Sheng's fishing tactics also spread to Laiyuan City!
The method of using traitorous spies to attack the Eighth Route Army and prevent the Eighth Route Army from establishing base areas has just taken effect. The Japanese will definitely not watch the Eighth Route Army crush it!
"Bageya Road, cunning Eighth Route Army, this time I will not only defeat you and make it impossible for you to achieve your goal, but also make you lose your troops, lose your wife and lose your troops!" After listening to the report of his subordinates, the Japanese garrison in Laiyuan City
The commander directly cursed with a murderous expression!
"Sir, what should we do!" The squadron captains under his command all looked eager to try and wanted to get out now!
Although the retreat a few days ago was ordered by the military, giving up so many strongholds without firing a single shot was a shame in the eyes of the proud Japanese army!
So everyone was holding back their anger on the way back and had nowhere to vent their anger!
After the commander finished scolding them, they immediately realized that the commander would not take this matter lightly, and they smelled the atmosphere of war!
The commander did not hide anything and replied with a sneer: "There is an old saying in China, which is that the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows. Today the Imperial Army of Japan will be the oriole!"
"The First Infantry Squadron and the Second Infantry Squadron, bring all the equipment and ammunition, and each squadron will bring three heavy mortars, secretly leave the city, and kill the two Eighth Route Army armies closest to the county seat!"
"Remember, when you leave the city, you can't go through the city gate, just climb over the wall and go out!"
"The garrison must have arranged scouts outside the city. As long as we open the city gate, they will know that we have troops going out. Not only will they not be able to be this oriole, but they may turn into a mantis and be wiped out by the garrison in the city.
outside!"
At dawn, a six-person work team set off from Dongzhuang and headed along the highway towards Yougang Village, ten kilometers away!
That's the second village they want to control!
Two kilometers away from the village, when the work team was no longer visible, groups of Eighth Route Army troops gathered towards the entrance of Dongzhuang Village one after another!
In less than a minute, a reinforced company of nearly two hundred people was assembled and then headed towards Yougang Village in full force!
"Bang bang... bang bang bang..."
After walking for less than an hour, gunfire rang out on the road ahead!
"The work team must have been attacked...the enemy has taken the bait again!" the company commander leading the team judged with his eyes shining!
Then he began to give orders: "One row of left wing will outflank, the second row of right wing will outflank, others follow me on the road, set off now, kill the enemy, rescue team!"
The team of nearly two hundred people quickly divided into three and rushed to the battlefield!
On the high ground two kilometers away, a Japanese captain stood on top and witnessed all this with his own eyes!
Seeing the garrison group split up and rush towards the battlefield, a sneer flashed across the captain's lips!
Put down the telescope and start giving orders: "The troops are ready for battle!"
"The first team led a heavy machine gun to outflank the left wing, the second team led a heavy machine gun to outflank the right wing, the artillery team, the third team and the remaining heavy machine gun pressed against me head on!"
"The troops use the sound of cannons as a signal to launch an attack on time. If the cannons are not fired, no one can expose the target in advance!"
"Bang bang...ta da da..."
The speed of the garrison was very fast. In less than ten minutes, a huge encirclement was formed!
The company commander closest to the battlefield fires first to attract the enemy's attention and reduce the combat pressure on the work team!
The dozen traitor agents were obviously frightened by the reinforcements arriving so quickly, and their firepower was weakened at that time!
But they responded quickly!
They had never thought of fighting to the end. Seeing that the situation was not good, they put away their weapons and began to retreat!
"The troops are pressing forward. There are two platoons blocking the front, and they will definitely not be able to escape!" the company commander ordered decisively!
After all, these people are not a real army. A dozen of them were quickly surrounded and fell into a desperate situation!
The Japanese squadron leader followed the team and kept approaching the battlefield!
At this moment, they have formed a larger encirclement around the battlefield!
Seeing people being killed continuously in the encirclement, the squadron leader still looked indifferent. The deputy captain couldn't help but remind: "Sir, if we don't open fire, those people in the encirclement will be killed!"
"Although they are not the imperial army, they are working for the imperial army after all!"
The squadron leader shook his head and refused: "No, wait a minute!"
"Our encirclement is too large and our troops are too dispersed. If the Eighth Route Army concentrates its forces to break out, it only takes one assault to break out, and the ambush will turn into a rout. This result is not what the commander wants!"
"The troops continue to approach the battlefield and narrow the encirclement!"
"The artillery can set up artillery. Three heavy mortars and three light mortars are all set up. Aim at crowded places on the battlefield. Try to get a round of firepower to kill half of their troops, disrupt them, and lose the chance to break out.
ability!"
"As for those Chinese people in the encirclement, if they die, they will die, there is no need to regret it!"
"On the surface they are fighting for the imperial army, but in fact they are fighting for themselves to protect their property, status, and wealth in Laiyuan!"
"Because our enemies are all the Eighth Route Army, they are so willing to obey the orders of the imperial army!"
"If there are no common interests and enemies, these people will definitely work against the imperial army!"
"And their death may not be of any benefit to the imperial army!"
"China lacks everything except people!"
"In addition to them, there are countless Chinese people in Laiyuan who want to work for the imperial army!"
"They are dead. The best thing the imperial army can do is support a group of people to come up, lest these people continue to grow and develop, and finally become entrenched in the local area, unable to get rid of them, and escape the control of the imperial army, which will be troublesome!"
The Japanese squadron leader not only knows how to fight, but also has a certain political vision!
After listening to the squadron leader’s analysis, the deputy showed a dumbfounded and shocked expression!
Then he slowly became enlightened and said in a very flattering manner: "Sir, you are wise, you are very considerate. I don't think so much about this humble position!"
"Da da da……"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of machine gun fire came over!
The expression on the squadron leader's face suddenly darkened: "It's our machine guns shooting, some troops must have been exposed!"
"We can fight now, otherwise the Eighth Route Army will definitely be on guard!"
"The artillery fires, let's start fighting!"
"Rumble..."
The dull sound of shelling soon sounded behind me, and as soon as the screams reached my ears, a large amount of black smoke rose from the battlefield a few hundred meters away, followed closely by the sound of explosions!
On the battlefield, the terrain is very complex, with low hills and ravines everywhere, but the heavy mortar still displays its power to the fullest!
During the explosion, the Eighth Route Army troops within a radius of more than ten meters fell down, and then there was no movement!
Under the gaze of the squadron leader, a heavy mortar shell hit, at least one squad of the Eighth Route Army was wiped out!
As soon as the artillery fired, gunshots also rang out, including the sound of light and heavy machine gun fire and the sound of rifle shooting, surrounding the entire battlefield!
A smile slowly appeared on the squadron leader’s lips!
He was very satisfied with the effect of the surprise attack in front of him and shouted loudly: "The artillery fired two more rounds of shells, and then the heavy machine guns provided cover. The troops began to assault forward, continue to narrow the encirclement, and eliminate the remaining Eighth Route Army!"
The company commander was stunned. He saw soldiers around him being blown over, screaming and turned into corpses, and his face turned pale!
No matter how hard you calculate, you never realize that this is also a trap set by the Japanese, and they want to annihilate them all!
Seeing the Japanese attack and the encirclement shrinking, he knew that the Japanese did not have much time left for him!
Although I really want to fight the Japanese to the death here and avenge the sacrifice of my subordinates!
But reason calmed him down.
With the idea that the Seventh Company could not be defeated by his own hands, the company commander finally made the decision to break out!