The Eighth Route Army set up a lookout post on a small dirt bag more than ten meters above the ground.
Lying on this observation post, you can clearly see the movements of the Japanese on the highway.
Two platoon leaders and a soldier from the reconnaissance company directly under the new regiment were lying on the observation post.
Seeing the Japanese cavalry regiment pass by, followed by Japanese infantry, as well as a large number of cars and armored vehicles, the soldier couldn't help but take a breath: "Platoon commander, how many Japanese are there here!"
"How many Japs?" the platoon leader said calmly, "It would shock you to tell me. The number of Japs we want to ambush this time exceeds 10,000."
"Ten thousand Japanese soldiers!" The soldier continued to be shocked, "No wonder, the independent regiment and the new second regiment brother troops are here."
"Platoon leader, I saw two Japanese major generals." The soldier put down his telescope and said.
"Where is it?" the platoon leader was startled and quickly raised his telescope to look.
Both of them were lying on the ground in the snow. The platoon leader was holding a semi-automatic sniper rifle disguised with a white cloth strip, and the soldier acted as his observer.
Following the direction indicated by the soldier, the platoon leader raised his telescope and looked, and sure enough he saw two Japanese tall horses and two Japanese officers wearing the rank of major general.
The soldier said in a pitiful tone: "If Political Commissar Zhao's big sniper was in my hands, I could kill two Japanese major generals with one shot."
The two Japanese major generals were riding horses and would soon reach the front of their observation posts.
Their location was about 1,000 miles from the road, and the semi-automatic sniper rifles in their hands could not reach them.
Political Commissar Zhao used a sniper to kill two Japanese officers at Niangziguan, which became a myth and record of the Eighth Route Army. No one has broken it to this day.
With Zhao Gang's encouragement and Boss Chen providing a large amount of training bullets, a large number of sharpshooters emerged from the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
"Your boy has shooting talent, but Political Commissar Zhao is not easy to surpass." The platoon leader said, "Even if I give you that big sniper, it's impossible for your boy to have that kind of marksmanship."
The soldier said: "If I can't do it now, it doesn't mean I won't do it in the future."
"You're quite ambitious," the platoon leader said, not wanting to dampen the soldier's enthusiasm, "Give me the walkie-talkie."
"yes."
The platoon leader took the walkie-talkie from the soldier, then opened the communication channel of the walkie-talkie and called: "Regiment headquarters, regiment headquarters, call regiment headquarters..."
Immediately, the platoon leader reported the location of the two Japanese major generals to the regiment headquarters.
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"Report to the leader, observation post No. 9 found two Japanese major generals."
After the general staff received the news, Wang Dehou immediately reported the information to Li Yunlong.
"Major General, there are still two"
Li Yunlong's heart skipped a beat, and he found the location of Observation Post No. 9 on the map.
According to the map, Observation Post No. 9 is located almost at the entrance of the large ambush position.
In other words, as soon as the two Japanese major generals entered the ambush position, they were discovered by the Eighth Route Army's observation post.
These two Japanese major generals did not ride in cars, but rode horses. In addition, they were not accompanied by cavalry. They were among a group of infantry and could easily be discovered by the observation posts of the new regiment.
Xing Zhiguo said: "These two Japanese major generals should be Major General Ito Shinpei, commander of the first brigade of the first division, and major general Yoshio An Teng, commander of the second brigade."
Li Yunlong nodded, there were only two major generals in the first division, who else could it be if they weren't the two?
"God is trying to make us, Lao Li, rich."
Captain Li's mouth curled up slightly.
To kill a major general, the price is an opportunity for air support or a heavy howitzer.
Two Japanese major generals appeared at once, and these two Japanese major generals had already entered the Eighth Route Army's ambush circle!
The fat meat has already reached his mouth. Now Li Yunlong only needs to roll his tongue to lick the fat meat into his mouth and then eat it into his stomach.
In this ambush, a total of 10,000 main troops were used. Even if only these two Japanese major generals were killed, the battle would not be a loss.
"Give me the order."
"The observation post always reports the location of these two Japanese major generals to the regiment headquarters."
"After all the Japs entered the ambush circle, the heavy artillery battalion took the lead in firing at the positions of the two Japs major generals."
In order to kill the two Japanese major generals, Li Yunlong prepared to use the remaining millimeter howitzers of the heavy artillery battalion to shell the position of the Japanese major generals.
"Hey hey hey..."
Captain Li smiled, but his smile was a little cold:
"If you put multiple millimeter howitzers on the Japanese side, you can form a heavy artillery regiment, which is enough for these two Japanese major generals."
Wang Dehou immediately asked the combat staff to notify the observation posts along the way and report the positions of the two Japanese major generals at all times.
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An hour passed quickly.
The two Japanese Major Generals Ito Shinpei and Onteng Yoshio had no idea that they had been targeted by multiple millimeter heavy artillery.
Instead of noticing the danger, the two old devils felt very comfortable. Looking at the endless snow, they even wanted to compose a poem.
Ito Shinpei smiled and said: "Although the weather here is relatively cold, it is far worse than outside the border."
"Yes." An Tengyinan said with a smile, "I don't know what the North China Front Army and the First Army did. They couldn't even defeat a group of peasants with mud-legged Tubal Road. They were first transferred from our Kwantung Army.
Three divisions, and our first division was transferred to the pass. The new Eighth Route Regiment in northwest Shanxi is so difficult to deal with."
"Who knows, I heard from my classmate Kazuki Yamamoto that the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi has very strong firepower and sufficient logistics supplies. It is normal that the First Army is not an opponent."
Ito Shinpei said:
"An enemy worthy of being our first division's opponent should not be an ordinary person."
"Yamamoto Kazuki" Yoshio Anten asked, "That's the Yamamoto Colonel who was sent to Germany to study, but devoted himself to studying special operations and wasted the empire's resources."
Kazuki Yamamoto and Shinpei Ito were classmates at the Imperial Japanese Army University.
At that time, Yamamoto Kazuki and the special agent team were also affiliated with the First Division, but with the rank of lieutenant colonel. They formed reinforcements with the artillery unit of the First Division to participate in the Battle of Nomonkan, but the battle ended before they reached the battlefield.
later.
Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team were spotted by Shinozuka Yoshio, and Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team were transferred to the First Army and promoted to the rank of colonel.
Then Yoshio Shinozuka sent the Yamamoto special team to Daxia Bay to sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
While the two were talking, a Japanese officer with the rank of major on his shoulder rode up and chased after him.
This Japanese officer wearing the rank of Major is named Ma Yuan Shinichi, and he is a combat staff officer at the division headquarters.
"Mabuchi-kun." Ito Shinpei stopped his horse and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Ma Yuanxin cheered and said: "For the safety of the two major generals, the chief of staff, Colonel Shinno, asked me to invite you to the armored vehicle. This area already belongs to the northwest of Shanxi. The two major generals are riding horses and marching on the road.
The danger was that Major General Masabu Hirata, deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, was shot dead by an Eighth Route Army sniper kilometers away."
Yoshio Andeng and Shinpei Ito's pupils shrank slightly when they heard this. They looked at each other and saw a look of shock in each other's eyes.
.shooting a major general from a kilometer away
What level of sniper is this and what level of weapon is it?
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at the same time.
The location is approximately kilometers from the highway.
On the artillery position of the heavy artillery battalion of the New Regiment, the 2mm howitzers had already deployed their gun mounts and raised their barrels.
"Axis... distance in kilometers..."
"Ruler..."
"left……"
When the two Japanese major generals stopped, the artillery observer in front used a walkie-talkie to convey the shooting to the heavy artillery battalion.
As the command was issued, the soldiers suddenly waved the command flag in their hands.
The millimeter howitzers shook in unison, and as the strong wind stirred up the snow and splashed it, masses of orange-red fireworks burst out from the muzzles.
High-explosive artillery shells with a caliber of several millimeters soared into the sky driven by the propellant, streaked across the sky in slow arcs, and finally swooped down, hitting the direction of the two Japanese major generals.
…
Although Ito Shinpei and Andeng Yoshio were dissatisfied with the First Division Chief of Staff Shinno Kazuhiro.
Because their military rank is major general, while Niino Ichiho's military rank is colonel, this is why they did not ride in the armored vehicle with Niino Ichiho.
But for the sake of their own safety, they decided to dismount and find an armored vehicle to ride on.
Sitting in an armored vehicle, even if there is a sniper somewhere, and the sniper's sniper rifle is powerful and can penetrate the armor of the armored vehicle, you still have to lock the target.
After much thought, Ito Shinpei and Andeng Yoshio felt that armored vehicles were safer.
At this moment, some strange whistling sounds appeared in the air, and the sound passed over the endless snow field, from far to near.
The two major generals Ito Shinpei and Andeng Yoshio had experienced battles for a long time, and their faces turned pale in an instant. As professional soldiers, they certainly knew that this sound was the sound of high-speed projectiles piercing the air.
And judging by the whistling sound, there were a lot of shells.
Ito Shinpei and Andeng Yoshio couldn't help but shrink their anus.
He was about to dismount and lie down, but it was already too late, as the first round of shells had already fallen on the road and its vicinity.
Boom boom boom...
Amidst the explosion that shook the earth and the mountains, the entire highway and its vicinity were filled with smoke, and shrapnel flew across the road.
A German millimeter artillery shell from the heavy artillery battalion's running group landed on the position of the two major generals Ito Shinpei and Andeng Yoshio, turning the two Japanese major generals, one Japanese major, and three army horses into a pink mist.
When the smoke cleared after the first round of shells exploded, two major generals, a major and three army horses disappeared without a trace.
Because it was covered by artillery fire, there was no test firing in advance, but the precise method was used to determine the firing elements.
If you are poor, you will strike accurately, if you are rich, you will be covered by artillery fire.
As soon as the heavy artillery battalion opened fire, dozens or hundreds of signal guns on each ambush position were fired almost simultaneously. As a string of red signal flares rose into the air, the ambush soldiers jumped up from the ambush position.
The infantrymen approached the road with their firearms in hand, and the artillerymen quickly set up mortars and fired at the Japanese on the road in the distance.
Not long after, shells fired from cannons of various calibers landed near the road from different directions, and the metal projectiles with the smell of death made a horrifying sound.
The battle begins.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Xing Zhiguo walked out of the cave to the top of the mountain to observe the battlefield situation.
Wang Dehou stayed behind at the headquarters to coordinate and command the battlefield. If he encountered a situation that he could not decide, he would use the walkie-talkie to call Li Yunlong.
The location where they are located is the highest mountain nearby, dozens of meters high. From here, they can almost overlook the entire battlefield.
Everyone quickly raised it and looked away at the battlefield.
On a seven-kilometer-long front, multiple artillery fires were seen firing at the same time. The shells formed dense orange-red trajectories like spider webs over the snow. The entire six-to-seven-kilometer road and the Japanese on the road were plunged into a sea of smoke and fire.
Two guards set up a pair of artillery mirrors. Li Yunlong leaned in front of the artillery mirror and looked at the battlefield, with a stern look on his face that revealed a ruthless killing intent.
A combat staff officer held a camera, looked at Li Yunlong's side and face, and pressed the shutter with a click.
A picture of Commander Li personally visiting the front line to watch the battle was forever frozen.
Immediately afterwards, the combat staff took a camera and took a picture of Zhao Gang, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others.
"Haha, I want to recite a poem about this situation."
Looking at this grand fireworks show, the head of the Confucius Institute was very excited:
"It's a big scene when you look at it from a distance, and it's a big scene when you look at it up close. It's really a big scene, it's really a big scene."
"What a fool." Ding Wei heard this and cursed, "Old Kong, who taught you to write poetry like this?"
"I think my poems are bad." Kong Jie retorted, "Then come up with one."
Ding Wei said angrily: "What time has it been? Who is still in the mood to write poetry?"
"The Japanese cavalry unit has started running and is coming towards us." Kong Jie suddenly said, "Isn't it the Japanese cavalry who discovered the location of our headquarters?"
"Probably not." Li Yunlong shook his head, "Pass my order, the new cavalry battalion of the first regiment, the cavalry battalion of the independent regiment, the cavalry battalion of the independent regiment, and the cavalry battalion of the new second regiment will fight against the Japanese cavalry unit."
The Japanese cavalry regiment also came under artillery fire, but it was cavalry after all. It ran much faster than the infantry and was quickly out of the range of the artillery fire.
The cavalry companies of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were also expanded into cavalry battalions. However, the cavalry battalions of their two regiments only had multiple cavalrymen and did not reach the size of a cavalry regiment.
However, with the strength of the cavalry battalion and the cavalry battalion, the total cavalry strength reached cavalry.
All Eighth Route Army cavalry participating in the battle used modified semi-automatic carbines and Yunlong knives that could suppress Japanese cavalry swords. The Yunlong knives were engraved with the words "Kill the Japanese and destroy the bandits".
The Japanese Cavalry Regiment only had a few cavalry, and had just been bombed twice.
The Eighth Route Army cavalry was hiding in the nearby woods and had long been ordered to attack. At this time, it was less than a kilometer away from the Japanese cavalry.
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Datong.
Inside the Japanese military headquarters.
"Division Commander!"
A staff officer hurriedly ran in:
"The Locust Army heading to northwest Shanxi was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. Chief of Staff Niye Colonel asked for tactical guidance!"
"Which regiment was ambushed?"
Mizuo Nakazawa, the commander of the first division who was playing chess with Shigenori Kuroda, the commander of the first division, frowned slightly.
Mitsuo Nakazawa had expected to be ambushed and harassed on a small scale.
Could it be that an infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, an additional processing regiment and a heavy supply regiment, a regiment of nearly 10,000 elite locust troops, could not cope with an Eighth Route Army ambush?
Also requested tactical guidance
Shinno-kun is a waste.
"Not one regiment was ambushed, but all regiments were ambushed at the same time. The enemy's firepower was very fierce!"
The Japanese staff member lowered his head and answered.
"Nani" Nakazawa Mizuo stood up suddenly, with an unbelievable look of shock on his face, "How is this possible that all the regiments were ambushed?"