The pseudo-officer surnamed Pang quickly nodded and bowed and said: "Yes, there is a place called Wazikou not far ahead. It used to be a small village, a low-lying land. It was washed away by flash floods in the early years. Now it has become a vast area.
It’s a ruined wasteland, but it’s no problem to take shelter from the wind. When we entered the customs in the past, we would stop our horses there to rest.”
"Xinxi! Pang Sang, lead the way quickly. After the imperial army rests, they will directly attack Lengkou Pass. After the victory, I will personally ask for credit for you."
"Thank you, Taijun. Thank you, Taijun. I will lead the way now."
Seeing the figure of the pseudo-officer named Pang happily running away, Mishanxiashu suppressed his contempt and disgust for this coward who betrayed his country and nation. He turned around and ordered the messengers around him to send troops to the adjourned 4th Squadron.
Send a signal to get them to move closer to the center as quickly as possible.
It has to be said that the Japanese army is indeed well-trained. Even though they knew that there was no main force of the Chinese army ahead, the marching column of the Mishan advance team still strictly abided by the regulations of the infantry drill. At the front was a small team of leading detectives.
Road, 200 meters behind is the main force of the 1st Squadron, then the 2nd Squadron, the Group Headquarters, the Machine Gun Squadron, the Mountain Artillery Squadron, the Transport Squadron, the 3rd Squadron, and finally the 4th Squadron.
The entire team stretches for nearly 2 kilometers. The advantage of this is that when the enemy blocks or ambushes, the troops can spread out in any direction within 2 kilometers to seize the commanding heights on both wings. The heavy machine gun squadron and the heavy machine gun squadron located in the middle and rear of the team can
The mountain artillery team can complete fire support preparations within 5 minutes.
The Japanese troops in a squadron at the rear were responsible for ensuring that the rear route of the brigade was clear, and at the same time, they also divided their troops according to the battlefield situation to carry out roundabout outflanking, attacking the enemy's weak areas from the flanks, and creating conditions for the entire army's counterattack.
However, for these seemingly simple and easy-to-understand reasonable tactics to truly meet the tactical requirements, they need long and rigorous training. They also require officers and non-commissioned officers at all levels to have high tactical literacy and command capabilities. The most important thing is the individual strength of the soldiers.
Soldier quality and execution ability.
The Japanese army of this period was an army that could achieve the ultimate in these aspects, even compared to the German army that was invincible throughout Europe in the early days of World War II.
This is also the fundamental reason why after the outbreak of the Pacific War, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were able to sweep across the entire Southeast Asia, and hundreds of thousands of American and British troops were defeated and fled in panic.
To talk about the shortcomings of the Japanese army, it is actually the gap with the United States, Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and other countries in terms of mechanization, artillery and tanks. However, facing the poorer and weaker Chinese army, it has an all-round crushing advantage.
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Therefore, during the entire Anti-Japanese War, it was very difficult for the Chinese army to ambush and annihilate a fully formed brigade of the Japanese army on the march.
If there are too many troops setting up an ambush, they will be easily discovered in advance. If there are too few people setting up an ambush, not only will the ambush fail, but they will also be easily caught by the Japanese army from the front and sideways, resulting in being counter-surrounded.
At this time, Mi Shanxiashu was standing on a high ground by the roadside. Looking at his powerful men, he felt a little complacent. Especially when he thought of the Battle of Rehe he had just experienced, his own beast brigade was so devastating.
Under the offensive, wherever he went, the enemy troops all fled, and there was no enemy under his command. He didn't know how much glory and merit he would have in the future waiting for him to win.
Just when Mishanxiashu was full of confidence and fighting spirit for the future, he didn't know that a team of hunters specializing in hunting wild beasts was quietly waiting for the arrival of the wild beast group not far ahead.
This hunter team is of course Zhou Wen's mercenary group, which is now the advance detachment of the Model Brigade.
It turned out that as early as the night of February 27, Zhou Wen led the detachment to set off ahead of the main force of the model brigade. Along the way, the commander personally came forward to negotiate with the Peking Branch of the Military Commission. In addition, Marshal Zhang of the Peking Branch was completely unaware of the rapid collapse of the situation in Jehol.
Contrary to expectations, all of his main forces are now outside the pass. There is no time to retreat to the pass in a short period of time. Moreover, the retreat of the remnants of the Northeastern Army in Rehe is in danger of being blocked outside the Great Wall.
Therefore, any troops that can arrive at the Great Wall defense line in advance are tantamount to a life-saving straw for him. Of course, he gives the green light to the advance detachment to go north.
As a result, the advance detachment took two military trains and arrived at Luanxian Station on the Beining Line in the afternoon of March 1st. At Zhou Wen's request and the order of the Peking Branch, Luanxian Station had been guarded by the county's security team.
Martial law is enforced in advance, and no one is allowed to enter.
Two hours later, with snowflakes flying in the dusk sky, more than a thousand people from the advance detachment boarded thirty-eight trucks unloaded from the train, with all tires tied with anti-skid chains, and drove towards Jianchang Camp.
Arriving one kilometer away from Jianchang Camp in the middle of the night, Zhou Wen ordered the entire advance detachment to get out of the car, and the car returned to Luanxian Station under the escort of the transportation team, waiting for the arrival of the model brigade.
After sorting out the equipment and combat supplies, the advance detachment of more than a thousand people marched on foot carrying weapons and equipment.
This reflects the effect of the mercenary group's weapons and equipment and long-term training.
All Schneider mountain guns and mortars have been disassembled into parts that can be carried by humans. Marching more than ten kilometers on mountain roads is no difficulty for these soldiers. In addition to carrying their own weapons and equipment, all officers and soldiers also need to add artillery shells or explosives.
Zhou Wen is no exception.
The team still arrived at the trailhead leading to the outside of the pass where Xiaoshui's uncle Wan Tiangui once took Zhou Wen through before dawn as scheduled.
Zhou Wen's purpose was to hide the news of the advance detachment's arrival at Lengkou from everyone, including of course his own people.
The Japanese have always attached great importance to intelligence collection. In the Battle of Jehol, which involved hundreds of thousands of people, the Japanese would definitely send countless intelligence personnel inside the Chinese defense lines to collect information on the mobilization of the Chinese troops in the rear.
No one knows now how many Japanese spies will be investigating the situation of passing troops in Lulong, Qian'an and other counties along the way from Luan County to Jianchang Camp.
Zhou Wen, on the other hand, led the advance detachment and set off in the dark, circumnavigating the towns along the way without stopping.
He just planned that this time the advance detachment would go out to fight without being noticed, not only to hide it from the Japanese army, but also to keep it secret from his own people. At present, the only people who know that he is about to go out to fight are the Marshal and Zhao Changshu, and even Peiping
Marshal Zhang of the branch was also kept in the dark.
Zhou Wen can basically be sure that there are Japanese intelligence personnel in Marshal Zhang's headquarters. Otherwise, every Japanese attack in the Battle of Jehol would not have been so smooth. The Japanese army must be well aware of Marshal Zhang's defensive deployment.
Therefore, Zhou Wen had to hide his secrets and cross the border to prevent the Japanese troops who came to attack Lengkou Pass from being alert at all.
When Zhou Wen saw the familiar path in the dark night, he was already sure that he had a first move in the upcoming battle against the Great Wall.
And this is also the first time since the September 18th Incident that the Chinese army has taken the upper hand in a confrontation with the Japanese army.