Liujiawa is indeed a good place for an ambush. It is a naturally formed semi-calabash depression, and the only road winds from Hulukou all the way through Huludu.

As long as the Japanese convoy comes in, seals the gourd at the back, blows up the leading vehicle at the front, and blocks both ends, no one can escape.

After Chu Xiong inspected the terrain on the spot, he decided to set up the ambush point here.

This was the first ambush battle fought by the Seventh Company against the Japanese. Chu Xiong believed that it was necessary to gather the backbones for careful deployment, not only to defeat the enemy, but also to fight beautifully.

"Comrades, the Japs are not like white dogs. They have a very strong will to fight. Even if there is only one wounded soldier left, he will find a way to support him, so don't expect to capture the prisoners and deal with them all!"

"When ambushing, you must first knock out the leading vehicle and the trailing vehicle. The leading vehicle must be bombed with a cluster grenade as a roadside bomb. This is safer.

The explosion of a bomb is the clarion call for attack. As soon as the explosion is heard, all grenades must be thrown out within one minute, and the machine guns should be fully fired. Don't worry about the ammunition!"

"The grenades are watched at the ambush point. As soon as the Japs get together, they will blast them. Each squad is assigned a machine gunner and commander with the best marksmanship who specializes in fighting Japs. The machine gun positions should be set up at the impact points on both sides.

Go ahead and suppress the Japanese with all your strength..."

"The first and second platoons are responsible for ambushing on both sides. We must give full play to the advantage of flanking firepower and set up a third-down ambush position. The third platoon is responsible for pinning pockets at the mouth of the gourd. No one can be spared!"

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Chu Xiong made targeted arrangements for every detail of the ambush battle. Today's Japs have not been ambushed very often and are very crazy, but you still have to be careful. One mistake in the battle may cause a large number of casualties.

For example, at Pingxing Pass, the commanding heights of Laoye Temple were ignored in advance, resulting in a large number of unnecessary casualties. If the soldiers had not recaptured Laoye Temple with their lives, the battle would have been a failure.

"That's all I have to say, do comrades have anything to add?"

After Chu Xiong completed the deployment, he once again asked several key members of the squad.

Several key members put forward some suggestions on some details, all of which were adopted by Long Qianli.

After the meeting, each platoon set up ambush positions according to the combat plan. Everything was ready except for the east wind. The table was laid out and it was time for the host and guest to come.

The host and guest of the Japanese made Chu Xiong and Seventh Company wait for nearly a day. What a big show!

"Company commander, the Japanese have come out of their lair. There are seven or eight large trucks. There are a lot of people. Do you want to fight?"

Zhou Yong, the squad leader in charge of the investigation, came over to report.

When Chu Xiong heard this, he realized that this was just a table of banquets and two tables of guests. Maybe there was a Japanese soldier from the squadron.

It is impossible for everything to go as expected in an ambush, and it is normal for some emergencies to occur. A squadron of Japanese soldiers is a little more than expected, but it is still within the tolerance range.

If there were more than a dozen cars, Chu Xiong would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word.

The essence of guerrilla warfare has always been:

If you win, fight, if you don't win, leave.

"Zhou Yong, continue to keep an eye on the Japanese, follow the plan, and fight!"

Chu Xiong chose without hesitation and let the two tables of guests in together.

A few kilometers away, the Japanese supply convoy was heading straight for Liujiawa at a speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour.

The team was led by Captain Masao Watanabe, who was sitting in the cab of the first truck. Next to him was Captain Ichiro Iguchi, the logistics staff officer.

Iguchi Ichiro is a staff officer of the 106th Regiment, and he is a fellow soldier of Masao Watanabe who escorts supplies.

The 106th Regiment was in urgent need of this batch of supplies, so it sent Ichiro Iguchi to the supply depot to urge them. In order to ensure the safety of this batch of supplies, the supply depot sent Captain Watanabe and two teams of Imperial Army troops to escort them.

Watanabe was a fanatical militarist. In his opinion, sending half a squadron of warriors to escort supplies in the rear area was a bit of a fuss.

His squadron is a field squadron and should be used to expand territory for the emperor, rather than serve as an escort team.

"Watanabe-kun, I heard that during the battle against Luzhou, your squadron defeated a regiment of the Central China Army and annihilated an enemy battalion. It was truly a model for our generation!"

Captain Iguchi could naturally see Watanabe's reluctance, so he picked a topic that Watanabe was interested in to resolve the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Iguchi-kun, you are very flattering. You are all opening up new territories for His Majesty the Emperor. China's army is just like rubbish. It will collapse at the first touch. There is nothing to show off by defeating a regiment!"

Although Watanabe spoke lightly, the expression on his face betrayed him. Everyone likes to hear good things, not to mention that it was his shining moment.

"Watanabe-kun, having said that, not everyone can achieve a glorious record of one against ten!"

The mouth of the well still has a somewhat sour taste, which makes Watanabe enjoy it very much.

There were more smiles on his face, and the atmosphere of the conversation between the two instantly became much better. Watanabe also gave Iguchi a rare compliment.

"Watanabe-kun, we are about to pass Liujiawa. The terrain there is a bit complicated. Should we stop the convoy at Xingkou first and send a search team to investigate before entering?"

Out of professional sensitivity, Iguchi gave Watanabe a suggestion.

"Jingguchi-kun, there's no need. I know the terrain inside Liujiawa. It's too narrow and can't accommodate many people. We have half a squadron of warriors to protect us. Even if a few bandits come, it won't matter."

Watanabe's words reassured Iguchi a lot. Even if dozens of little fleas came, they were no match for Watanabe's squadron.

In fact, Jingguchi didn't believe that anyone would dare to ambush his heavily guarded convoy. Now that the entire Chinese regular army in southeastern Shanxi had been wiped out by the imperial army, a few defeated troops could not make any waves.

Watanabe and Iguchi's arrogance is normal, and they have never suffered losses from the Eighth Route Army.

Arrogance comes from confidence in one's own strength. The Japs' convoy was led by two three-wheeled motorcycles, and then the two vehicles were filled with escorting Japs. A Taisho 11-year-old light machine gun was mounted on the roof of the car.

Following them were five vehicles carrying supplies, and the last vehicle had dozens of Japanese escorts.

The two motorcycles responsible for the search mission each had a light machine gun mounted on them. The motorcycles stopped before they even entered the hoist mouth.

The machine gunners on the car fired several bursts at the bushes on both sides of the gourd's mouth. This was a common investigation method used by the Japanese search team. Many rookies with little experience or poor psychological quality would be fooled by the Japanese.

After knocking out a funnel of bullets, the Japanese search soldiers continued to move forward with confidence.

After the motorcycles enter Liujiawa, several shuttles will still come from a certain distance, and fire detection will be carried out wherever they think it is suspicious.

Captain Jingguchi deliberately slowed down the convoy, and kept listening to the search team's motorcycles passing Liujiawa before the Japanese army entered Hulukou in a swaggering manner.

"Damn, the Japs are so damn cunning, I was almost bitten by the Japs' machine gun!"

The third platoon lurking in Hulukou responsible for tying pockets was still inexperienced. The lurking point was too close to the road. If it wasn't for luck, the third platoon leader would have been hit by the enemy's machine gun.

"Comrades, the Japanese have been in for a few minutes. Follow me and tie your pockets!"
Chapter completed!