It seemed that Ding Yi was making a gamble. However, the course of the war showed that even if it was a gamble, he made the right bet. When Langya's scouts were in the north between Sandu Town and Sidu Town in Xiushui County When more than one brigade of Japanese troops were discovered in the mountains and forests, Ding Yi knew that he could complete the task entrusted by the commander-in-chief. Junci Nakajima was not an ordinary little devil. He used the tactics of virtual and real very well. When they were in Sandu Town, they actually did not send troops to attack again, but went around the mountain road to the west of Sandu Town. Nakajima explained to his subordinates the reason why he let go of Sandu Town and also wanted to let go of Sidu Town: " When we appeared in Luoping, the Chinese people were most nervous. They must be worried that the troops on the north bank of Xiushui would be cut off. We just went in the opposite direction. Have you noticed? If we can capture Xiushui County, then , our troops in this area are connected in a line." He drew a line between Tongcheng and Xiushui on the map, and then said: "In this way, the Chinese people have to worry about us sending troops from Xiushui to attack other countries. In the rear, they can only deploy heavy troops for defense. The China Army has just experienced internal strife and has low combat effectiveness. As a result, Yamada-kun and the others have an opportunity..." Objectively speaking, Nakajima's strategy does have a certain degree of pertinence. But he didn't expect that his opponent had changed from the former Northeastern Army's student army to the most elite Langya of the student army. There were more than a thousand Langya, and the number was not large. It seemed that they were not enough to affect a war. However, Considering that Langya is best at fighting special warfare, in fact, from the moment Langya was dispatched, the Nakajima Alliance has been at a disadvantage.
While Nakajima was explaining his combat intentions to his subordinates and feeling proud of them, Ding Yi was also laying out tactics to his subordinates. The place he chose to encircle and annihilate the Nakajima regiment was a valley southwest of Sidu Town. The reason why we chose this place was a decision made from the perspective of Zhongdao with full reference to the local terrain characteristics. Xiushui County is close to the upper reaches of Xiushui and is located on the south bank of Xiushui. The Zhongdao regiment came from the northeast because of the war. The vehicle troops simply cannot quickly pass through the relatively wide Xiushui River in the northeast of Xiushui County, so they can only take the western route, go around to Shanghang or Hangkou, and then march towards Xiushui from there, Sidu Town and There are only a few mountain roads between Shanghang and Hangkou, and only one of these mountain roads can pass chariots and mule carts. The two ends of this mountain road near Sidu Town and Shanghang are relatively ordinary, but in the middle it is There is a valley. After the frontline scouts reported back the valley and surrounding terrain, Ding Yi made the decision to bury the Nakajima Regiment here. "We have three hours at most. After excluding the hour and a half on the road, in fact, We only have one and a half hours to prepare for battle, so I hope that everyone will cheer me up from now on, and I hope that all of us can go back to Guangzhou alive after the war." Ding Yi finally said to several regiment commanders (group captains) ) said,
In order to fully confuse the Xuebing Army and the local guerrillas, Nakajima not only changed his combat method of killing every village and spared the three and four capitals, but also specifically changed his marching habits. Instead of marching day and night, he chose to Setting off at noon, sitting in a new bean tank, Nakajima looked at the mountainous terrain on both sides through the viewing window with binoculars from time to time. He was full of expectations for the next battle. Around two o'clock in the afternoon, he was He closed his eyes and fell asleep to recuperate. Suddenly, the car stopped with a violent tremor. He opened his eyes and asked the adjutant Kurihara Koharu sitting in front: "What's going on? Is there another obstructive terrain?"
Ding Yi chose to set up an ambush in the "Burial of Bones" Valley after first sending out scouts to conduct an actual inspection. Nakajima chose this path through the same method because there had been a situation where a rock blocked the way before. Shima thought the same problem had arisen again. Before Kurihara Koharu could answer, a voice came from the car radio: "The hawk's eye calls the eagle, the eagle's eye calls the eagle." Kurihara respectfully took off the microphone and handed it to him. Nakajima, Nakajima took it and put it next to his cheek, and replied: "Shan Ying received it, what's going on?"
"Report, we found a valley ahead, the terrain is very suitable for setting up an ambush..."
Nakajima frowned: "Why didn't you report it before?"
"We didn't arrive here at that time."
Nakajima gritted his teeth and turned to ask Kurihara: "How far is it from Shanghang?"
Kurihara held a map in his hand. He opened it and looked at it and said: "There are still about six kilometers."
"It's far from Hangkou."
"It's about ten kilometers, but the road is quite difficult to walk."
"There are no regular Chinese troops nearby."
"Yes."
"Do you think the Chinese guerrillas dare to set up an ambush here?"
"I thought they didn't have the guts."
Through these questions and answers, Nakajima built up his confidence and said to Hua Mai: "Send a few people to check it out. Remember, no shooting is allowed. If there is any abnormality, report it. If there is no abnormality, you can continue to investigate forward."
"Hai."
There are more than ten leading Japanese reconnaissance soldiers codenamed "Eagle Eye", led by a sergeant named Xiangchi Ichiro. Xiangchi is a veteran and has been on the Chinese battlefield for six years. The reason why he was able to survive after more than a hundred battles was because he had a premonition of danger that far exceeded that of ordinary people. The camouflage and lurking skills of the Wolf Fangs were unquestionable. Therefore, although Xiang Chi felt palpitations, he He looked left and right with the telescope and found nothing unusual, which made him wonder: Could it be that his feeling was wrong? In line with the idea of rather trusting him than trusting him, he still reported it to Nakajima, and after getting After Nakajima's reply, he sent a few capable men to climb the hills on both sides of the valley where people were most likely to be hiding, hoping to find out the situation. There were many hills in northwest Jiangxi, and the mountains were not steep, so a few Japanese soldiers had no trouble. They climbed up to the top of the mountain. Then, they looked around for a while to confirm that there was nothing abnormal, and then waved to Xiangchi to indicate "everything is normal".
Having explored the top of the mountain where the most likely hiding place was, Xiangchi no longer suspected him. He waved a few of his men down, then led the team through the valley and continued to explore ahead.
While waiting for his men to explore the situation on the top of the mountain, Xiangchi climbed onto a rock on the left side of the valley near the mountain. What he never expected was that in the gap between the rock and the mountain, behind the hornet's nest that he was afraid of, was There is one Langya hiding, and on the hills where he specially sent his men to explore, there are a total of more than thirty Langya lurking.