There is a lush forest growing about five or six kilometers south of Beidaying!
In the north, broad-leaved forests are the most common, especially in the northeast, where pine and poplar trees are the most common. You can see the shadows of these two trees in almost every forest!
This forest is a typical mixture of pine and poplar trees. The tall pine trees seem to be towering, reaching straight into the sky, and the huge crowns stretch out, like giant umbrellas!
The area of the forest is not large, that is, more than 100 meters long and 300 to 400 meters wide. However, the forest is full of mixed vines and weeds, so the sight inside will be greatly affected!
At night, the woods in the distance were dark, like a dark cloud, and like a huge black hole, no matter what entered, it would be swallowed up!
This is what Uraharu Ogawara of the First Battalion of the Independent Defense Force saw in the telescope!
Riding astride his blue ocean horse, Ogawara Uraharu's straight military uniform and the tightly tied disciplinary buckle all show his rigorous Kwantung Army style!
It has to be said that the Kwantung Army, the elite force of the Japanese army, had quite strong combat qualities. Whether it was military appearance and discipline, or the combat effectiveness of weapons and equipment, there were not many armies in Asia at that time that could compete with it!
Uraharu Ogawara, a graduate of the 45th batch of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, majored in infantry command courses. He was also one of the top students in the school at the time. He has a unique combat command style. He is best at regular warfare, commanding the army to break through from the front.
Because of his excellent command of operations, Ogawara Uraharu was promoted to captain of the independent garrison within five years, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Next to him were several squadron captains from the First Battalion. They were all waiting for orders from their commanders. Seeing that he was silent in thought, they asked, "Captain, why did you stop the team from advancing? Captain Shimamoto...
Are you waiting for us to support you?"
Ogawara Uraharu put down the telescope, then pulled off the white gloves on his hands, dusted off his shoulders, and then said slowly, "Back in the Army Sergeant School, what was Article 141 of the Infantry Training Code?
"
Several squadron leaders were also graduates of the Japanese Army Sergeant School, and some even graduated earlier than Ogawara Uraharu, but they were not promoted as quickly as him and instead became his subordinates.
Hearing Ogawara Uraharu ask this question, several people hurriedly straightened their backs on horseback, and then read loudly the content of Article 141 of the Army Drill Code.
Seeing that the squadron leaders all memorized the memorandum, Ogawara Uraharu nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "Then take a look at this forest, what do you think?"
Several squadron leaders raised their binoculars and carefully observed the situation in the woods again, and then exclaimed together, "The situation in this woods is not quite right!"
"Yes, you see, there is no sound in the woods, not even a sound of animals, it is like a lifeless area, and I seem to smell a trace of death. Although it is not obvious, it makes me feel scared.
!" Ogawara Uraharu said slowly, and while speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the woods, pointing out several places where he suspected there were problems.
After listening to his story, several squadron leaders understood what the problem was, and they all nodded in admiration, "Gao, it's you, the squadron leader, who has discovered such a cunning trick of the Chinese people!"
"This is nothing. The Chinese people have already mentioned it in Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-Six Strategies. It's just that they themselves have discarded the essence of these predecessors, and our Empire of Japan is good at learning from and absorbing it, turning it into
Our own things!" Ogawara Uraharu seemed unmoved by the praise of several of his subordinates. He just waved his hand casually and asked them to stop. "Now, I order the first squadron to move to the left, and the first squadron moves to the left.
The second squadron moved to the right, the third squadron pressed forward, and the formation was a frontal combat formation. The artillery launched an attack, shelling the direction I pointed out just now!"
"What, captain, since you know that the Chinese are ambushing, why do you still attack by force?" Several squadron leaders were all taken aback and hurriedly tried to persuade them.
Ogawara Uraharu smiled confidently. He waved his arm and pointed directly at the forest in front, "The fighting power of the Chinese people is low. Even ten of us can't defeat one of us. I just want to break through them from the front and let them know in their hearts."
The Imperial Japanese Army is invincible. From now on, it will run away when it sees us!"
It turns out that he wanted to conduct psychological warfare and create a psychological shadow with the Chinese army that the Japanese army was invincible, so that the resistance to future battles could be greatly reduced!
Only then did the several squadron leaders understand the intention of their group leader, so no one objected anymore and they hurried down to prepare!
After receiving the order, the artillery detachment of the First Battalion of the Independent Guard immediately set up two Type 92 infantry cannons in an open space about a hundred meters away from the woods. They nervously adjusted the benchmarks to align the impact points of the shells.
Those positions.
The three squadrons of Japanese infantry dispersed as planned, arranging from the left, center and right in order, assuming a storming posture, almost covering the width of the forest of about 100 meters!
With a swipe sound, the Japanese commander pulled out his sharp command knife, then suddenly slashed it forward and upward, shouting, "Forward!"
Click, click, click, the 38 rifle was raised, the bayonet on the tip of the gun pointed straight ahead, the Japanese infantry from three squadrons lined up neatly, marching in neat steps, pressing towards the woods opposite like a sea wave
.
--boom--!
The Japanese artillery fired first. As the artillerymen pulled the belt hard, the two Type 92 infantry cannons trembled violently, and a ball of fire spurted out from behind the gun. At the same time, a flame was also sprayed out from the muzzle, and then the sky
There was a piercing scream!
There were two loud bangs, and two places in the woods were exploded. The tall pine trees slowly fell down with a rumble, causing other trees to crackle and the ground to tremble slightly!
"Captain, look -" a Japanese sergeant pointed at an object that looked like a human body that was blown up in the woods in the distance, and shouted happily.
"Haha, as expected, the Chinese have an ambush there!" Ogawara Uraharu also laughed, seeming to be happy that his guess was correct!
"Bang bang bang!"
As if they knew they were exposed, there were chaotic gunshots in the woods, and then they retreated deep into the woods. They probably knew that the ambush had failed and planned to withdraw!
"Charge, don't let the Chinese escape!" the Japanese commander issued the order almost simultaneously, and then urged the soldiers to move forward quickly to pursue those who retreated.
Under the urging of the Japanese commander, the Japanese soldiers rushed towards the woods like a tide, rushing into the woods in the blink of an eye.
Ogawara Uraharu sat on his Japanese horse and watched the charge of his men. He was very happy for their bravery, but he didn't know why he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"Did I make a mistake in my judgment somewhere?" Ogawara Uraharu directed his infantry to attack again and again while thinking nervously about what went wrong with him!