Chapter 694 The real goal
A piece of abandoned farmland not far from Wangzhuang is the battlefield chosen by Wang Ping for the Japanese.
Although the night shrouded the entire area, Zhong Chenggong still saw the surrounding terrain clearly as soon as possible.
There are endless wastelands on both sides of the road. Not to mention fighting Japanese ambush, there is not even a place to hide soldiers.
He was stunned for a long time before asking Wang Ping: "Captain, you are sure you are not wrong and plan to fight the Japanese here!"
"That's right, it's here!" Wang Ping affirmed.
Zhong Chenggong immediately reminded: "But, regiment commander, there is no ambush here at all! Are you planning to dig tunnels and trenches to hide the soldiers!"
"Chief of Staff, you are wrong. This time we won't attack the Japanese ambush, we will attack directly!" Wang Ping shook his head and gave an amazing answer.
At first, Zhong Chenggong thought he had heard it wrong.
He hesitated for a few seconds before asking in shock: "Captain, we will only attack the Japanese!"
"Even if there are only more than 200 Japanese soldiers, they still have nearly a thousand Imperial Army!"
"Also, their heavy machine guns, mortars, infantry cannons, mountain cannons... are all these heavy weapons, and they attack them directly. Wouldn't that be killed?"
"Captain, don't be impulsive. If you really can't kill them, just let them go into Linfen City. At worst, we can find opportunities to attack them in the future. As long as the troops are there, we will have a chance. If the troops are gone, there will be no chance!"
Wang Ping replied confidently: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, see when I, Wang Ping, suffered a loss in the war."
Then he shouted to the back: "Hong Ruijun, has your guard company not arrived yet?"
"Here, Commander, the guard company has brought all the things you want!"
"Then prepare for combat. The reconnaissance platoon just reported that in half an hour, the Japanese are coming!"
More than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops dragged their tired bodies and continued to move forward.
Suddenly, a string of gunfire sounded at the front of the team, and not long after, a second lieutenant rushed over: "Sir, there is the Eighth Route Army blocking the road in front!"
The captain responded quickly and directly ordered: "The First Battalion of the Imperial Army, immediately launch an attack and break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position!"
"Chief of Staff, if you bring heavy machine gun squadrons, mortar squadrons, and an infantry squadron to supervise the battle, you must break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position within half an hour!"
"Others rest on the spot to replenish their energy!"
Soon, a dense exchange of fire sounded in front of him.
The captain was protected by the guards and just sat down to rest, there was also a burst of gunfire behind him.
"Dadadada...Boomboo..." The gunshots were very dense, including rifles and machine guns, and even the sound of grenade explosions were mixed in.
The captain stood up from his seat, raised his telescope and looked at the place where the gun was fired behind him.
"Baga, it is the Eighth Route Army. They are attacking an Imperial Army camp behind our palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a captain of the Imperial Army rushed over: "Taijun, the Eighth Route Army is attacking us, with strong firepower and we have suffered heavy losses. Please send troops to reinforce us!"
The Imperial Army behind the palace said it was one battalion, but in fact it only had two companies.
Judging from the gunfire coming, there are indeed many light machine guns firing together.
Therefore, the captain of the Imperial Army in front of him did not tell lies, there was no lie or exaggeration of military information.
He frowned and made a judgment: "There are Eighth Route Army blocking troops in front and Eighth Route Army attacking troops in back. They must be trying to keep us here!"
"The reason why we destroy the road during the day is to drag us until night and attack us when the escort plane leaves!"
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning!"
"Adminton, you can draw a small infantry squad, then draw a company from the Second Battalion of the Imperial Army, and immediately reinforce the rear guards and repel them!"
"Hi!" The adjutant led the troops away without much doubt.
The Japanese's every move, including their troops, did not escape the eyes of the new regiment's direct team.
At this time, the captain would never believe it. Just in the wasteland less than twenty meters east of him, his eyes were staring at him motionlessly.
Ordinary tunnels and trenches cannot escape the reconnaissance of the Imperial Army, but one or two individual bunkers that have been specially disguised can still escape.
As soon as the Japanese dispatched their troops, the two team members transmitted the information to Wang Ping's ears behind through the telephone.
"Captain, there is only one infantry squad, one infantry artillery squadron, and one mountain artillery squadron. There are less than one hundred and twenty Japanese. There are more than three hundred puppet troops, which should be two puppet army companies and one regiment headquarters!" Li Wen, the direct team, ran over to report with excitement on his face.
"Our opportunity is here!" Wang Ping shouted with his eyes lit up.
"The direct team, the reconnaissance platoon, the guard company, all participate in the next battle. Remember to wear gas masks and bring all the remaining machine guns in the regiment!"
"Architecture Company, fire the artillery in two minutes, and shoot out sixty of the pepper shells brought by the guard company, leaving the remaining forty for spare!"
Zhong Chenggong had already guessed how Wang Ping attacked.
He also showed an excited and confident smile on his face: "Captain, you have a good method. The puppet army cannot be equipped with a gas mask. Even if the Japanese carry a gas mask with them, after our chili powder shells are shot, the puppet army will mess up the Japanese."
"We will take the opportunity to kill them at that time and we will definitely kill them!"
Born to the battle between the forward and the defender, the captain didn't take it too seriously.
The reinforcements brought heavy machine guns and mortars over, which would definitely help the Imperial Army to end the battle quickly.
The only thing he was worried about now was whether there was any conspiracy that he didn't know about in the new 1st regiment. In the opinion of the captain, the battle was too young and a bit unlike Wang Ping's combat style.
"Woooooooo..." Suddenly, the scream of shells passing through the sky came.
The captain's face changed, and then he showed a sudden enlightenment: "Baga, I thought of it!"
"The artillery, the Eighth Route Army, and the combat mortars in front and behind did not participate in the war. Their real target is us!"
"Be ready for combat right away, the Eighth Route Army will attack us directly!"
"Mountain cannons, infantry cannons, fight back immediately and kill their artillery!"
The guards responded the fastest and dragged the captain to the side of the road.
However, the shells hit with a scream did not explode.
"Is it a dud bullet... or a shell that did not contain a fuse..." Many Japanese and puppet soldiers were glad, and this idea came to 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 around.
"Ahem... Baga, it's a poison gas bomb, everyone should put on a gas mask!" The fast-reacting Japanese shouted loudly.
But soon they found out that they did not carry the gas mask with them.
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