Chapter 696 Dahuangzhuang Ambush Battle
"An army? How big is it?"
Mr. Yan was also very curious, what kind of huge army did the Japs need to use a large brigade to eliminate?
You must know that if a division of the Jinsui Army were to fight a single brigade of the Japanese army, they would not be able to win.
"I don't know!" said the intelligence officer.
Since the Japanese army occupied the Hutong area, they have not paid attention to anything in Wangxian County. In such a poor place, the Jinsui Army also believes that there is no need to spend their precious manpower and financial resources.
Therefore, when it comes to what is happening on the boundary of Wangxian County, Mr. Yan and the others have a blind eye and know nothing.
If it hadn't been for the Japanese army suddenly mobilizing a brigade of troops from Pingcheng to Wangxian County, Mr. Yan still wouldn't have known that there was an army operating within the boundaries of Wangxian County.
"Investigate the size of this force and its commander. It would be best if it can be put to good use by us!"
Mr. Yan also wanted to make a profitable business. If he could bring this army under his command, he would not have to provide them with supplies, but he could also allow them to fight the Japanese army in the name of the Jinsui Army, killing two birds with one stone.
It's a pity that Zhao Zhiguo, who was driven away by Mr. Yan, has been moving around Wangxian County.
If Mr. Yan knew that Zhao Zhiguo was making trouble in Wangxian County and made the little devil feel like dying, Mr. Yan would probably have his eyes widened and couldn't believe it.
Under General Yan's order, the Jinsui Army had to send people to the Wangxian area to find out the troops fighting the Japanese army.
The sky is getting brighter, and the eyes shine on the quiet village. The local people are still busy with their daily livelihood.
They did not know that a Chinese army was ambushing outside their village, and a Japanese army was advancing towards Dahuang Village.
The Japanese army only sent a small team, which was just a bait for the little devils.
Zhao Zhiguo also knew very well that if they did not take a bite of the bait released by the Japs, they would not be able to lure the Japs cavalry out.
Since we are going to fight, we must inflict pain on this small team of little devils.
The sun is getting higher and higher, and the sun is shining warmly on the bodies of the soldiers.
When the little devil appeared in their sight, the soldiers cheered up instantly.
"Wait for my order and get rid of the Japanese machine gunners first."
The soldiers in these two platoons did not have a machine gun. Once the Japanese army opened fire, they could not suppress the Japanese army's firepower, so Zhao Zhiguo had to deal with the Japanese machine gunners as soon as possible.
At the same time, they also asked the little devil to let the news out, so he could not kill the Japanese squad leader.
"Bang"
As the Japanese army got closer and closer, Zhao Zhiguo opened fire decisively, knocking down the Japanese machine gunner first.
"Bang bang bang bang"
Zhao Zhiguo and others took the lead in launching the attack.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, the team leader Xiaojiazi thought that the opponent's force was small. After all, there was no sound of machine gunfire. He did not call for help immediately. Instead, he asked other soldiers to take over the machine gun to suppress the fire and cover their charge.
Captain Xiaoguizi believed that with just these few Chinese soldiers, they could wipe out the opponent by themselves without the need for their cavalry squadron to take action.
However, Zhao Zhiguo kept staring at the Japanese machine gun. Before the other Japanese soldiers could get close to the machine gun, they became Zhao Zhiguo's dead souls.
Seeing seven or eight soldiers fell in front of the machine gun, the Japanese squad leader realized the seriousness of the problem.
However, the Japanese captain who refused to admit defeat still wanted to try to launch a counterattack against Zhao Zhiguo and the others, believing that without machine guns, they could capture the opponent's position and defeat them.
"attack!"
The Japanese squad leader ignored the machine guns and directly ordered the troops to charge.
But when the little devils approached, they were greeted by grenades falling from the sky.
"Boom boom boom"
The sound of gunshots and explosions alarmed the villagers of Dahuangzhuang. The people hid in their homes, closed their doors, and did not dare to go out.
The little Japanese was beaten to a pulp, and when the Japanese squad leader came to his senses, he saw the corpses of his men scattered all over the ground.
In the first round of fighting, they lost half of their troops.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the Japs immediately sent a telegram to Wang County asking for help, and then stood still, waiting for their reinforcements to arrive.
The Japanese troops in Wang County have been waiting for news about the appearance of Zhao Zhiguo and his troops for the past few days.
The cavalry had long been eager to fight and wanted to use their own horses to trample Zhao Zhiguo's troops so that the Chinese people could see the majesty of their cavalry.
The cavalry set off clouds of dust and smoke on the road and galloped all the way to Dahuang Village.
Qin Dongsheng led his troops to ambush on both sides of the road. Seeing the dust and smoke in the distance, he knew that the Japanese cavalry had already been dispatched. It was estimated that it would not be long before the Japanese army would send large troops to reinforce their cavalry.
"Give me the order, everyone should be well hidden and cannot be discovered by the Japanese army."
Qin Dongsheng and the others watched the Japanese cavalry pass in front of them.
Near Dahuangzhuang, Zhao Zhiguo and others did not launch an attack on the Japanese army.
After the Japanese squad moved to defense, Zhao Zhiguo kept observing the distance with a telescope. As soon as he found the Japanese cavalry approaching, he must order a retreat and let the soldiers move closer to the machine gun positions.
Half an hour later, dust and smoke in the distance caught Zhao Zhiguo's attention. It was obviously the movement of Japanese cavalry.
"The Japanese cavalry is coming, retreat!"
The Japanese cavalry was very fast and reached Xiaohuangzhuang in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Zhiguo was not willing to fight, and directly ordered a retreat, waiting for the Japanese cavalry to pursue them.
But when the Japanese cavalry squadron arrived on the battlefield, they only saw sixty or seventy Chinese soldiers running for their lives in a field not far away.
The little devil's cavalry squadron leader did not take these sixty or seventy Chinese soldiers seriously at all. He believed that as long as he ordered a charge, in one round, these two platoons of Chinese soldiers would become nutrients in the fields.
"We'll be hunting soon, whoever grabs it belongs to whomever!" the cavalry squadron leader said to his men.
They have a cavalry squadron of more than 200 people. Facing 60 or 70 Chinese soldiers, it is simply not enough.
Moreover, seeing that they were not running very fast, the captain of the Little Devil Squadron actually slowly arranged his troops to line up in a straight formation, letting Zhao Zhiguo and the others run a few dozen meters before giving the order to charge.
When the machine gunners lying in ambush in the woods saw the Japanese cavalry appearing, they pulled the bolts of their rifles and loaded their bullets.
Seeing that his prey had already run a distance of two to three hundred meters, the Japanese squadron leader ordered his troops to charge.
The iron hooves of the war horse stepped on the soft soil, beating the ground like rolling thunder from far away in summer.
The Japanese cavalry cheered on horseback, seemingly treating Zhao Zhiguo and the others as playthings.
Chapter completed!