Watching the Japs marching with arrogant footwork during the Dragon Boat Festival, you knew the battle was safe.
As the old saying goes, a proud soldier will be defeated.
These little devils had just returned from a victorious battle and were about to arrive in An County, so they had no precautions.
I have never seen such easy-to-fight Japanese during the Dragon Boat Festival. The Japanese infantry marched in four columns on the road. In the middle and rear of the column were the Japanese supply trucks.
Behind the supply truck, six artillery pieces were hung, two of which were 150 mm caliber howitzers.
The commander of the Japs, Colonel Akasaka, was riding a tall horse, and beside him were a dozen Japs officers who were also riding horses. They walked leisurely and pointed at the nearby terrain.
Akasaka said: "Let me just say, there is no place suitable for an ambush on this road. Take the terrain here as an example. There is only a very short ridge 150 meters to our left, although it is a forest.
, but with the superb shooting skills of our Imperial Japanese Army, our enemies could not get any advantage at all.
If you look at our right side, there is also a forest, and there is no high ground. It would be stupid for the enemy to set up an ambush here.
What's more, this place is less than five kilometers away from Lai'an County. Once we are attacked, the Endo Brigade will come to support us, and our enemies will be attacked from both sides.
Five minutes, less than five minutes, I can guarantee that we can easily defeat our enemy, and within ten minutes, we will end this battle without any suspense.
Hum, I thought that at that time, at least 90% of our enemies would die under the iron hoof of the Imperial Japanese Army!"
"Sir Akasaka, your analysis is so thorough."
"Your Excellency, it is our honor to follow you. If we had met a military wizard like you that Dragon Boat Festival, I am afraid that I would have become a dead soul under your sword."
"That's what Koizumi-kun said!"
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A few Japanese officers were still flattering, but little did they know that dozens of heavy artillery, mortars, grenades, more than 300 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 800 submachine guns, etc., had already been aimed at the little Japanese for a long time.
A one kilometer march.
Duanwu smiled and pulled out the flare gun, gently pulled the trigger, and then a red flare rose up like a bright light.
When the ambush soldiers on the left and right saw the signal flare rising into the sky, they opened fire almost simultaneously.
The first thing fired was an artillery shell. A 120mm howitzer directly hit a Japanese truck pulling a large-caliber artillery piece.
The bomb weighing more than 30 kilograms exploded, and its power can be imagined. In the huge explosion, the truck was blown to pieces, and the howitzer weighing five or six tons was also thrown away.
None of the Japanese soldiers nearby were spared, and many of them were blown away in the explosion.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. When the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment, Zhou Weiguo's 522nd Regiment, and the Hutoushan Independent Regiment opened fire at the same time, it was like a strong wind and rain falling within thirty seconds, and it was accompanied by
The hail kind.
The Japanese suffered heavy losses in an instant, probably more than Duanwu expected.
Although the combined strength of Duanwu's three regiments was only about 1,600 or 700, Duanwu and others had too many automatic weapons.
There are more than 800 submachine guns, more than 300 machine guns of various types, and almost everyone has an automatic weapon.
And especially the Independent Regiment of Dragon Boat Festival and the 522nd Regiment of Zhou Weiguo, almost all members are equipped with automatic weapons.
With such a terrifying amount of ammunition, coupled with dozens of various types of artillery fire, the Akasaka brigade was instantly defeated.
Lieutenant Colonel Akasaka was also beaten off his horse, and this shot was fired by Danwu, otherwise he would have been beaten to a pulp by this time.
Old Abacus held a telescope and said with a smile: "Tuanzuo, your marksmanship has deteriorated."
"kindness!"
Danwu responded, but did not fire a second shot because he wanted to give Akasaka a chance to send a telegram.
Sure enough, under the protection of dozens of guards, Akasaka, who survived the disaster, hid behind a truck and a small slope washed by rain, and prepared to generate electricity and call for help.
There was a truck blocking the road on the right, and a pit on the left. A dozen Japanese soldiers were hiding here and were finally safe for the time being.
At this time, Akasaka actually felt a sense of joy about surviving a disaster, because many Japanese were either killed by artillery shells or shot to death by bullets flying out of the woods.
And if someone hadn't shot his hat off and caused him to fall off his horse, he might have been a dead man by now.
But his men were not so lucky. They suffered heavy losses in the attack in an instant. I am afraid that nearly half of the Japs were killed or beaten to death in the first wave of attacks.
The surviving Japs were still resisting, but they no longer had the arrogance they had before. They lay on the ground like a group of frightened rats, lingering for breath.
But no one knows how long we can last like this, because the enemy's artillery fire is still bombarding us, and enemy bullets are still coming in waves.
Even the cowardly Japanese have begun to cry bitterly, because everyone knows that they may all die on this land in China today.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Akasaka was helpless. They were attacked by the enemy at the place where they were least likely to be attacked. And so far, he couldn't guess how many enemies he had because there were intensive gunshots everywhere.
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The gunshots were roughly divided into two types: machine guns and submachine guns. Akasaka's ears were deafened when he heard them so densely.
But at this time, Akasaka understood one thing. It was probably the Dragon Boat Festival that attacked them.
Because only Duanwu had the ability and courage to take action when the two brigades were so close to each other.
But this is too scary, right? They are all automatic weapons. How can we fight this battle?
Of course, Akasaka would never have imagined that he was actually tricked by Matsui Iwane, because he sent most of the automatic weapons in Dragon Boat Festival, but how could Matsui Iwane spread such a shameful thing everywhere?
So the front-line troops didn't know about this at all, otherwise they wouldn't be so stupid and unprepared.
Akasaka was puzzled, but as a commander his reason allowed him to react quickly and send a message to Lai'an County for help.
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At the same time, the Japs in Lai'an County had heard explosions and gunshots, and they were reporting the incident to Endo.
Endo looks very young, with fair skin like a woman's. His eyes are always hidden under the brim of his hat, and his cold and handsome expression makes his subordinates report calmly in front of him even if they are panicked.
After listening to the report, Endo closed his eyes slightly because he was thinking about who was responsible for the sudden explosions and gunshots.
"The Dragon Boat Festival is coming."
Endo suddenly opened his eyes and showed a confident smile, because his battle for fame was finally about to begin! ...