Chapter 930 The Simplest Ambush (1)

The Japanese troops came over, in two columns.

They were so brazen and arrogant that they didn't even pay attention to the small highlands on both sides.

This Japanese army certainly has pride, simply because they are the famous Fifth Division.

However, due to the lack of Chinese military intelligence, sometimes it is difficult to figure out the numbers of Japanese troops, so they simply call them by the names of their commanders. For example, the current commander of the Japanese Fifth Division is called Seishiro Itagaki, so this division is also called Seishiro Itagaki. It was called the Itagaki Division by the Chinese army.

There are halos behind the melons on the heads of gods and Buddhas, and there are also halos behind the melons on the heads of the Itagaki division.

From the perspective of the Japanese Empire, the Itagaki Division was one of the seven earliest divisions formed by the Japanese army and one of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

From a war perspective, their aura is even better!

This division first existed during the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War. It defeated the Huai army of the Qing Dynasty in Korea, captured Pyongyang, and drove the Qing army across the Yalu River.

In the Russo-Japanese War ten years later, they fought successively in the Liaoyang, Shahe, and Fengtian battles, and finally stationed in Manchuria. Therefore, they occupied the three eastern provinces in the September 18th Incident.

When they got here, someone thought that it was the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Yes, it’s the Japanese Kwantung Army!

The Japanese Kwantung Army is the elite of the Japanese Army and is known as the so-called "Flower of the Army". This title of "Flower of the Army" was first created by the 21st Brigade of this division.

After occupying the Northeast, as the all-out Anti-Japanese War started after the July 7th Incident, the Sakagaki Division began to massacre all directions.

The Battle of Nankou had it, the Battle of Xinkou had it, and this time when the Japanese army decided to capture Xuzhou and there was no progress on the southern front, it became the pioneer of the Japanese army on the northern front.

So far, the Itagaki Division has rarely suffered defeats. It has suffered only once, and that was when the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army killed a guy at Pingxingguan.

However, the 115th Division only attacked its baggage troops. Even if it stumbled a person, and Bullegalka was bald or had a black eye, it would only cause the Itagaki Division to lose. It's just a minor setback, not a physical injury at all.

And the Japanese troops who are now going to reinforce LY City are also holding back their anger.

The Chinese army has limited intelligence on the Japanese army, but the Japanese army has always lacked intelligence on the Chinese army. Who says there are so many traitors in China nowadays?

The Fifth Division, Itagaki Division, the so-called Steel Army of the Japanese army, faced the Fortieth Army of the Chinese army, the so-called miscellaneous army, but they never expected that this miscellaneous army would be more difficult than the Central Army. Fighting, fighting to the death means not retreating, entire companies, entire platoons, and entire battalions die in battle. That’s really a situation where people are in the same position and where people are dying!

But it happened that it rained again the day before yesterday and the roads were slippery. Their thin-skinned tanks would slip when they hit the muddy ground, they couldn't climb the slopes, and their guns couldn't fire accurately.

The Chinese army kept shooting at them in the waist-deep trench, while the Japanese army staggered up the slope.

What big advantage can the Japanese army take in this situation? The originally imagined quick-decision battle turned out to be a war of attrition. How could the Itagaki division endure this? Then continue to increase the number of troops.

There are vicious dogs in the house and they are called watchdogs. Those watchdogs that have not been beaten are really fierce. And the same is true for this Japanese army at this time. They have so many brilliant achievements, how can they turn this ordinary dog ​​into another? The march is in sight.

What's more, they got accurate information that the Forty Army had already contracted across the board to protect the city of LY, so how could they take the "small fish and shrimps" of the Chinese army that might be dispersed?

It’s just that they don’t know that there is a Chinese proverb, which is quite long, and it’s called “There are strong winds and waves coming, so why can a boat in a small river capsize?”

Because at this moment, behind the ridges of the highlands on both sides, all the Chinese soldiers had taken cover.

On the side of the village close to where Shang Zhen and the others came from, there were more than sixty recruits and veterans, and on the other side, there were more than twenty people led by Shang Zhen.

But no matter how many people there were, none of them had guns, and all they had in their hands were grenades and grenades.

There were not many grenades left, but there were still some captured grenades, but only two of them were spread out in one person's hand.

Shang Zhen's request to the soldiers in this battle is very simple, that is, you don't need to shoot, you just need to throw out the grenades in your hands!

Even if you can't throw the grenade far, as long as you can climb down the hillside, it will be fine!

The premise of all this is that the grenade must pull the string, and the grenade must hit the little hat!

Setting such combat requirements is really difficult for Shang Zhen.

In Shang Zhen's eyes, Hao Xiazilian's combat quality as a veteran was only average. Compared with his subordinates, he was still far behind. As for the new recruits, he couldn't set too high standards. As long as he could throw grenades, If there is an explosion, that is a good anti-Japanese warrior!

The high ground on both sides was quiet, no one poked his head out, and the Japanese army naturally couldn't see anything.

Shang Zhen also left two observation points on the highlands on both sides, including himself. The observation points were still disguised, and their eyes were only just exposed.

More than 200 Japanese troops really came. Even though the Japanese troops lined up in two columns, Shang Zhen and his group only had about eighty people in total. Even if they were lined up, there would be no Japanese column leader.

And Shang Zhen had no intention of "eating" the Japanese army at all. If he really had that idea, it would be a shame.

From a combat perspective, Shang Zhen just wants a victory.

From the perspective of battle loss ratio or trading, Shang Zhen just wants to make a steady profit without losing money.

At this time, Shang Zhen's sharp eyes were staring at a patch of withered grass on the highland ridge. The more than 200 Japanese troops in front had already passed by. The ones in the middle overlapped with the ambush circles they had set up on both sides. The Japanese troops behind had not yet entered. Ambush circle.

But at this moment, Shang Zhen retracted his head and looked to the left and right. The soldiers on his side were all looking at him.

If we are too close to the Japanese army and the soldiers cannot show their heads, why not use Shang Zhen as a signal flag?

Shang Zhen could see excitement, nervousness, and even fear in the eyes of those soldiers, but it didn't matter. As long as after this battle, Shang Zhen could guarantee that these soldiers, whether veterans or recruits, although they may not have They have the qualities of soldiers, but they will definitely have the spirit of anti-Japanese warriors!

Shang Zhen slowly raised the grenade with the pin removed in his hand, and then he slammed the cap of the grenade onto the butt of the rifle next to him!

And this is the signal for the action to begin!