Inside the Douzhuang stronghold, an extremely exciting scene was staged.
A puppet soldier climbed into the turret and knelt down in front of Suzuki Sadji.
"Taijun, the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army has seized all the people, weapons and equipment. Even Taijun Chida was captured by the Eighth Route Army!" The puppet soldier who reported the news had tears streaming down his face. He who didn't know it thought his new father was dead.
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After hearing this news, Suzuki Sadaki, who was originally waiting for Fushimi Miya Mingyi to be ransomed, would send troops to encircle and suppress him, as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, and was stunned for a long time.
The Japanese chief of staff, Benichiro, rushed to the puppet army, grabbed the puppet soldier by the collar, and asked sternly: "Baga, is what you said true?"
"Taijun, even if you lend me 10,000 courages, you wouldn't dare to deceive the imperial army!"
"Then why can you come back?"
"This, this" the puppet soldier was speechless when asked. This puppet soldier was specially kindly released by Zhou Weihan to report the news.
"I saw something was wrong, so I came back quickly to inform Taijun of this important situation!" The puppet soldier rolled his eyes and gave a barely reasonable excuse.
At this time, Suzuki Teiji, who had regained consciousness, kicked him to the ground, then took out his pistol and shot the puppet soldier lying on the ground to death with one shot.
"Bagaya Road, Mr. Sakamoto, order the troops to attack immediately. The Eighth Route Army is carrying baggage and the marching speed will not be too fast. They will not be able to escape!" An angry Suzuki Sadashi gave the order regardless.
"Hey!" Ichiro Sakamoto did not persuade. He knew that the First Independent Mixed Brigade was in urgent need of a big victory to wash away the humiliation caused by the Eighth Route Army many times.
As the order was issued, the little devils hidden in the mountains and forests showed their fangs, quickly assembled at the Douzhuang stronghold in squadron units, and then marched toward the southeast in a mighty manner.
The more than 2,000 Japanese troops did not chase in vehicles. They just marched on two legs in the plain area and quickly arrived to the west of Beigaodi.
A squadron serving as the vanguard quickly encountered an attack from the First Division of the Second Battalion of the New Regiment.
The situation ahead was reported to the Japanese command headquarters.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, our unit was blocked by a small group of Eighth Route Army troops in Beigaodi, and the squadron leader is directing the battle!" a Japanese soldier reported.
After hearing this, Suzuki Teiji was not angry but happy: "Yusi, deal with the blocking enemy immediately!"
"Hi!"
"Sakamoto-kun, the situation ahead shows that the Eighth Route Army has not gone far yet. We cannot delay here. The main force of the imperial army will immediately bypass the battlefield and continue the pursuit. We must not let the Eighth Route Army escape!"
"Hi!" Ichiro Sakamoto responded.
Then most of the Japanese army quickly turned south and continued to pursue eastward. Suzuki Teiji was very confident that the remaining squadron was enough to deal with the small group of Eighth Route Army responsible for blocking the attack.
When the Japanese troops reached the foot of the mountain where the trading place was, they followed the ruts left behind and tried to continue their pursuit eastward.
At this time, the fourth and fifth battalions of the new regiment were deployed on the mountain, with a total of more than 900 soldiers and more than 1,000 recruits. More than 2,000 people were distributed on the stepped position. They could only wait for the Japanese army to continue to pursue and enter the ambush.
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"Come on, I can't wait any longer!" Li Yunlong held a telescope and observed every move of the little devil at the foot of the mountain.
The two mountain artillery batteries accompanying the army, the twelve temporarily strengthened Type 92 infantry guns, and the new regiment artillery battery were all deployed on various artillery positions on the mountain.
Two artillery companies with a total of twelve mountain guns were deployed on two positions on the top of the mountain, and the remaining dozen infantry guns and mortars were deployed on the mountainside.
Shen Yulin, commander of the mountain artillery company who once shined in the Battle of Changzhi, was entrusted by Zhou Weihan with the important task of commanding the artillery alone during this ambush battle, and was responsible for coordinating and commanding all artillery positions.
The battle was about to start, but Zhou Weihan remained calm and held the makeshift phone: "Hello, I'm Zhou Weihan!"
"Chief, I am Shen Yulin!"
"All artillery positions are ready!"
"Reporting to the commander, the coordinates and directions of each artillery position have been calculated. We are just waiting for the little devil to come over and let the little devil have a taste of the power of our Eighth Route Army artillery!" Shen Yulin on the other end of the phone replied sonorously.
"Okay, I'm waiting to see the artillery performance!" Zhou Weihan immediately hung up the phone.
At the foot of the mountain, Suzuki Teji, who personally surveyed the scene, had preconceived notions and subconsciously thought that the Eighth Route Army was eager to return to the base with its baggage. He did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would once again set up a heavy ambush.
On the other hand, Ichiro Sakamoto was observing the situation on the mountain with a telescope: "Commander of the brigade, there may be an Eighth Route Army blocking force on the mountain. Should we send troops up the mountain to search?"
"No, even if there is an ambush, it will only be a small force. We don't want to fight. Remember, rescuing Fushimi Palace, regaining weapons and equipment, and destroying the main force of the Eighth Route Army are our goals!"
"Order the troops to continue the pursuit!"
"Hi!"
I saw a large group of Japanese troops following the path taken by the transport team and entering the ambush circle carefully prepared by Zhou Weihan.
"Bang!" followed by a gunshot.
Artillerymen at various artillery positions on the mountain quickly reloaded their bombs and launched artillery bombardments in the predetermined directions.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The Japanese troops eager to pursue at the foot of the mountain suddenly fell into a sea of fire.
The middle part of the Japanese marching team was hit by fierce artillery fire. The Japanese marching team was immediately divided into two pieces, and then the artillery fire continued to extend to both ends.
What followed was a dense rain of ammunition that enveloped the Japs who were escaping hastily down the mountain. All the forty heavy rifles of the new regiment were placed on the mountain by Li Yunlong, plus the eighteen heavy machine guns of the new recruits.
"Okay, I'm waiting to see the artillery performance!" Zhou Weihan immediately hung up the phone.
At the foot of the mountain, Suzuki Teji, who personally surveyed the scene, had preconceived notions and subconsciously thought that the Eighth Route Army was eager to return to the base with its baggage. He did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would once again set up a heavy ambush.
On the other hand, Ichiro Sakamoto was observing the situation on the mountain with a telescope: "Commander of the brigade, there may be an Eighth Route Army blocking force on the mountain. Should we send troops up the mountain to search?"
"No, even if there is an ambush, it will only be a small force. We don't want to fight. Remember, rescuing Fushimi Palace, regaining weapons and equipment, and destroying the main force of the Eighth Route Army are our goals!"
"Order the troops to continue the pursuit!"
"Hi!"
I saw a large group of Japanese troops following the path taken by the transport team and entering the ambush circle carefully prepared by Zhou Weihan.
"Bang!" followed by a gunshot.
Artillerymen at various artillery positions on the mountain quickly reloaded their bombs and launched artillery bombardments in the predetermined directions.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The Japanese troops eager to pursue at the foot of the mountain suddenly fell into a sea of fire.
The middle part of the Japanese marching team was hit by fierce artillery fire. The Japanese marching team was immediately divided into two pieces, and then the artillery fire continued to extend to both ends.
What followed was a dense rain of ammunition that enveloped the Japs who were escaping hastily down the mountain. All the forty heavy rifles of the new regiment were placed on the mountain by Li Yunlong, plus the eighteen heavy machine guns of the new recruits.
