Chapter 0282 The exchange of prisoners of war, Sasaki has entered the pit again!
"What method did Tuanzuo use to delay the little devil for so long?"
Daozi lay down about fifty meters away from where Duanwu was, observing with a telescope.
He originally thought that Danzao would encounter some danger, but Sasaki kept pestering Danzao as if he was humbly asking for advice.
Daozi even thought that Sasaki would be settled by Danzao's words.
This kind of thing is difficult to say. He has been following Duanwu for a while, and he has seen with his own eyes that the man used his roar to kill the souls of the soldiers one by one.
It's the same with him, his soul has never been in himself, it's all in the group. As long as the group gives the order, he dares to break into the knife mountain and the oil pan.
The same goes for Sun Shiyu and the other two artillerymen further away. Their palms were sweating as they waited, but they still didn't get the chance to appear.
Little did they know, Dragon Boat Festival was brewing another big plan at this time.
This plan was also impromptu. At first, Dragon Boat Festival just wanted to delay time.
But during the conversation with Sasaki, he had new inspiration.
Therefore, he had to instill something in Sasaki that he hoped Sasaki would remember deeply.
He blamed his intelligence network for the battle outside Changshu City. He also wanted to spread this incident away from Sasaki and use this to hide his identity as a time traveler.
This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival must make the spy network beautiful.
Although Sasaki was doubtful at first, he became a little scared when Danwu talked about encircling and annihilating the 38th Regiment. If Danwu repeated his old tricks, wouldn't he be in danger?
At this time, all the troops are on the road. If a large number of Chinese soldiers attack by surprise at this time, it will be difficult for him to retreat unscathed.
Of course, Dragon Boat Festival naturally thought of this, but it was a pity that Dragon Boat Festival did not have enough troops.
Because just imagine, how many total troops did Dragon Boat Festival use in this battle?
Danwu once told Sasaki that the 79th Brigade of the 40th Division and his independent regiment, etc., totaled more than 2,400 people.
But this is not right, Danwu is deceiving Sasaki. Otherwise, if there are so many people, it is inevitable to ambush Sasaki.
The 79th Brigade of the 40th Division does not have that many people at all. Even if the independent regiment is included, there are only about 1,300 people at most.
So here Danwu deceived Sasaki.
But even so, when the 38th Regiment was surrounded and annihilated, the total force reached nearly 4,000 men.
Four thousand people versus the remnants of the Japanese 38th Regiment, only more than 500 people. This is a battle of nearly ten to one. It is difficult not to win the Dragon Boat Festival!
However, why did the Japanese 38th Regiment, which originally had more than 3,500 people, only have so few people left at the end of the battle?
In fact, it is easy to understand. The 38th Regiment was not beaten to a pulp by Dragon Boat Festival in one battle, but was divided into three stages:
First, on the high ground outside Changshu City, Dragon Boat Festival completely wiped out the village brigade. The total strength of the village brigade was more than 980 people.
The old Japanese in the village first used artillery to test the right-wing position outside Changshu City, but because the Dragon Boat Festival ordered people to dig the trenches deeper, the Japanese artillery lost its effect.
So the Japanese from the same village sent two more Japanese squadrons to test the strength of Changshu's right-wing position.
But in the end, the Dragon Boat Festival ordered the defenders to stay still, and only waited for the two squadrons of the Japs to approach, then mobilized a battalion of troops to carry out a surprise attack.
Under the bombing of grenades, the two squadrons in this village suffered heavy damage. A Japanese squadron of more than one squadron was killed in front of the position in the explosion and machine gun fire. The remaining Japanese soldiers realized that something was wrong and hurriedly retreated.
The frontline troops on the right wing, that is, a battalion that raided the Japanese army, pursued them.
At this time, the Japanese in the village decisively ordered the artillery to fire to save their retreating men.
But at this moment, four large-caliber howitzers had already aimed at his artillery position.
The village's artillery position turned into a sea of flames in just an instant. And following that, his entire position was enveloped by the artillery bombardment of the 44th Division.
The village brigade suffered heavy casualties and was about to retreat, but unexpectedly, early in the Dragon Boat Festival, two infantry battalions were sent to the left and right to outflank the village brigade.
These four battalions, plus the battalion on the right wing chasing the Japanese, total about 2,400 men.
After being bombarded continuously, the remaining troops of the Japanese in this village were only a little more than one squadron.
Therefore, it is a matter of course that our village team is eaten by the Dragon Boat Festival.
Next, Duanwu sent a distress telegram in the name of his village to the captain of the 38th Regiment, MCC.
When MCC Cang Dang saw the telegram, he doubted that it was a fraud, because before that, he had already had a plan with the Japanese in the village.
What did a brigade from this village do when they went to Changshu? They went to conduct fire reconnaissance, or to draw out the enemy troops in the city.
Once the enemy troops in the city are mobilized, Zhongyecang will lead two other infantry regiments to immediately reinforce them and surround and annihilate the enemy troops in the city outside Changshu City.
Because the Japanese also knew that Changshu's defenses were very strong and it would not be easy for them to defeat them. That's why they came up with such a plan. They sent a brigade to conduct a feint attack. If necessary, they could show weakness and draw out the enemy forces in the city.
So when he received the fake distress message from the Dragon Boat Festival, MCCcang rushed to Changshu with light weapons without giving it a second thought.
But what he didn't expect was that the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind. There had been an ambush outside the city during the Dragon Boat Festival. This ambush was Xie Jinyuan and Sun Bo'an.
These two people, along with a large group of people, kept watching the little devil's every move.
So when most of the Japs' troops left in a hurry, they knew their opportunity had come.
Seizing Japanese artillery and bombarding the Japanese army was something they had done before in the Battle of Xiejiaqiao, so they were familiar with it. What's more, with the Dragon Boat Festival radio station as their command, Xie Jinyuan and others couldn't make any mistakes.
So in this battle, the Japs' artillery, including heavy machine gunners, baggage troops, and an infantry squadron were all wiped out by the Independent Regiment and the 79th Brigade.
In this battle, a total of more than 600 enemy troops were annihilated. A large number of Japanese heavy weapons were seized, paving the way for the subsequent annihilation of the 38th Regiment.
Zhongyecang brought nine infantry squadrons of Japanese soldiers, plus an artillery squadron, as well as some officers and guards from the headquarters, totaling more than 1,800 people.
When he arrived outside Changshu City, the village's brigade had been wiped out. And the corpse of the village was hung on a tree during the Dragon Boat Festival. The angry Zhongyecang flew into a rage and vowed to avenge the Japanese in the village.
But when the old Japanese saw that there was only one company of troops on the position, he was surprised.
Because there are more than 980 people in our village's brigade! It is simply impossible to be wiped out by an enemy company for no reason.
Therefore, MCC set up a formation at the foot of the mountain, and sent two squadrons of Japs to the left and right to protect its two wings. It also used two squadrons to conduct a tentative attack on the enemy troops on the top of the mountain.
And at the same time, MCC ordered the artillery to bombard Duanwu and others.
Duanwu was well prepared. He mobilized all the mortars of the 44th Division in advance and launched an artillery battle with the Japanese artillery.
This battle was extremely fierce. Especially the artillery, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Moreover, the two squadrons of Japs sent by Zhongye Cang to feint attack were also frustrated in their attack and retreated halfway up the mountain.
The defeat of the battle made the old Japanese Zhongyecang even more angry. After losing his mortars, he mobilized grenade launchers and prepared to attack the mountain.
Once the Japanese plan succeeds, the ambush of the 44th Division behind the mountain will be exposed, or there will be heavy casualties.
Therefore, at this time, Cheng Wanli and all the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 3rd Regiment of the 44th Division used their own lives to crush Zhongyecang's conspiracy. As a result, very few of the two Japanese squadrons responsible for the feint attack were left.
At the same time, Xie Jinyuan used the heavy artillery that had just captured the Japanese army to bombard the Japanese positions.
The 150mm cannon is enough to destroy everything in front of him. With just one shot, dozens of Japanese soldiers will go back to see their Amaterasu.
Therefore, under the attack of heavy artillery, the Chinese army in MCC suffered heavy losses. The Japanese soldiers multiplied geometrically and continued to disappear.
MCC guessed that there was a problem with his heavy artillery unit, and ordered the Japanese troops on his right to return to the defense to recapture his heavy artillery. And he took his remaining troops, as well as the Japanese troops on his left, to launch an attack on the top of the mountain.
This rendered Chinese artillery useless.
He believes that no matter how crazy the Chinese are, they will not blow up their own people, right?
It's just that his ideals are very full, but the reality is very skinny.
Not only were more people killed during his charge, but more than 2,000 Chinese officers and soldiers were killed from the top of the mountain.
And just behind him, the 79th Brigade suddenly came out, making his troops unable to look at each other.
At that time, MCC was extremely desperate. In the end, he died tragically under the knife of Dragon Boat Festival. The two squadrons he sent back to seize the heavy artillery were also killed in the cross fire net of Xie Jinyuan's heavy machine gun company.
In front of the battlefield.
Therefore, the annihilation of the enemy's 38th Regiment during the Dragon Boat Festival was not accomplished in one fell swoop. Instead, it required the rapid encirclement and annihilation by multiple large forces to achieve this incredible victory.
But Duanwu couldn't say that to Sasaki. He told Sasaki that there were 2,400 people who attacked the Japanese heavy artillery unit, plus the 3,000 main force in Changshu, so it would be easy to take down the 38th Regiment.
When Sasaki heard this, he took a breath. Because based on this calculation, Changshu's military strength is likely to exceed 5,000. Adding the reinforcements brought by the Dragon Boat Festival, that is more than 7,000 and nearly 8,000.
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If these people were to mobilize and set an ambush for themselves in this mountain, the consequences would be disastrous.
Sasaki winked at Muranoo on the side and signaled him to spread out his troops immediately to avoid being attacked.
At this time, Duanwu smiled and said: "Sasaki, don't be nervous. I'm not coming to you at this time to ambush you. Because you, a small 30th Brigade, really haven't been taken seriously by me. I'm here this time,
I want to do a business deal with you."
"Business? What kind of business can we do?"
Sasaki was surprised, because it was obvious that China and Japan were fighting to the death on the battlefield, but at this time, Danwu wanted to do business with him. Isn't it strange?
He even felt that Duanwu was really a lunatic. At this time, the officers on the front line were eager to draw a clear line with the Japanese, but Duanwu wanted to do business with him. He was not afraid of being pointed at his spine and called a traitor.
Of course, Sasaki will not care about the reputation of Dragon Boat Festival. Instead, he will ask clearly what kind of business it is.
But it was obvious that he didn't keep calm. He thought about it in his mind and asked directly.
Perhaps Sasaki never thought that one day he would be so stupid? In the short confrontation, he was completely defeated and fell into the Dragon Boat Festival trap again.
Duanwu smiled secretly in his heart, but showed no expression on the surface. With a kind smile on his face, he said slowly: "Not all of the 38th Regiment were killed, and there are still 156 prisoners of war. If Sasaki comes out,
If the price is high enough, I might consider returning these people to you, hehehe!"
"Commissioner, isn't this inappropriate?"
When Chen Yong heard this, he quickly stopped him. Because after these prisoners of war were released, they would most likely continue to invade China. They were all well-trained soldiers, and they could continue fighting if they picked up their guns.
But at this time, Duanwu waved his hand because he had his own opinion.
In other words, Duan Wu did this for a reason. First, he wanted to find an excuse for his sudden interception of the Japanese army. And second, he wanted to exchange Chinese prisoners of war from the Japanese army.
Compared with the Japanese prisoners of war, the treatment of Chinese prisoners of war is not even the slightest bit worse. They may be killed by the Japanese army at any time.
So if you have the opportunity to save people, save a few more. After all, after these people are rescued, they can also become China's national defense force.
However, we cannot say this directly during the Dragon Boat Festival. Because the devils, how can they let the Chinese people get what they want?
They may even use this as a threat, but I’m not sure.
So Duanwu signaled Chen Yong not to speak. Otherwise, his plan would be disrupted.
At the same time, Sasaki was thinking.
Should the soldiers of the empire not save him? If he said no, what would the soldiers behind him think? Would they say that he, the commander, was cold-blooded?
So the Dragon Boat Festival did pose a problem for Sasaki.
Sasaki thought for a long time and finally said: "What are the conditions?"
Duanwu smiled: "One soldier, two gold bars, or an 81mm caliber mortar plus 10 rounds of artillery shells. A heavy machine gun will also do, with 3,000 rounds of bullets. Or a 150mm caliber cannon. This is better...
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Sasaki was speechless and even wanted to spit out Dragon Boat Festival. He thought to himself: Why don't you go and grab it? Is a prisoner of war worth so much money?
What's more, giving heavy weapons to your enemies? Isn't this a fool's errand?
But the more than 150 soldiers of the empire also have good combat effectiveness. If they can come back alive, they can immediately form a well-trained combat force.
It's just that the price offered by Dragon Boat Festival was too high, which he couldn't accept.
Sasaki looked at Muranofu. The old devil rolled his eyes and lowered his voice and said: "Sir, the prisoners of war we detained in Shimo Village have not yet been executed. How about we do a prisoner exchange?"
Sasaki nodded, because there were nearly 400 prisoners of war in Shimo Village. Calculating this, he actually had more chips than Dragon Boat Festival.
"Hehehe!"
Sasaki didn't say anything. He smiled sinisterly at first, and then said: "Your Excellency Duanwu, I have more than 400 Chinese prisoners of war in my hands. If you count it like this, I'm afraid you will have to ask for my money, hahaha! Hahaha.
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ps: I also wrote a super big chapter in the book to try, and it feels pretty good. I will continue tomorrow, brothers, please support me, thank you!