Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 21 Finally fooled

After the Japanese soldiers in the ambush circle formed a circular fortification with their trucks under a hail of bullets, Chen Chengxing only felt a headache.

After the Japs used carts to form fortifications, the penetrating power of rifles and light machine guns was no longer sufficient to cause serious casualties.

In this case, only heavy machine guns and artillery can pose a fatal threat to it.

In order to destroy the baggage carts, the heavy machine guns needed a huge number of bullets, which the New Second Regiment could not afford at all.

As for artillery, the New Second Regiment now only has one Type 20 82mm mortar.

Although mortars have many advantages and are powerful enough, they have one biggest drawback, which is that their hit rate is not that high.

The Japanese had formed several circular fortifications, and the radius of each fortification was not large. Given the current level of the artillery of the New Second Regiment, it was quite difficult to accurately hit the circle.

At this moment, Chen Chengxing was extremely envious of Li Yunlong. The New 1st Regiment was truly full of talented people.

"Captain, how about I lead the charge?" Xu Wu said anxiously.

Now, whether in the south or the north, the gunfire has become more and more intense. I guess the battle has entered a white-hot stage.

Although the ammunition problem of the New Second Regiment was temporarily solved due to the successful ambush of the Japanese baggage train last time, if it continues like this, it will do more harm than good to the New Second Regiment.

Over time, even if the Japanese reinforcements did not arrive, their ammunition would be almost exhausted. How would they fight the next battle? They could not just go back to the three-gun charge again.

"No, we can't charge now. Charging now would be like throwing our lives into the muzzles of guns." Chen Chengxing shook his head.

Although the Japanese baggage train below would definitely be captured as soon as the charge was sounded, the casualties of the New Second Regiment would probably not be small.

This goes against Chen Chengxing's original intention of laying an ambush. Chen Chengxing wanted to make the New Second Regiment grow stronger, not to exchange his life for equipment.

In Chen Chengxing's eyes, veterans are more important than supplies.

"Well, you take the 2nd Company to support the 1st Company." Chen Chengxing said after thinking for a while.

"Your next mission is very important. I need you to make the position look like it's broken but not really. You can neither let the Japanese vanguard troops rush into the battlefield, nor let them completely lose hope." Chen Chengxing instructed.

"What's the use of this?" Xu Wu didn't quite understand Chen Chengxing's plan.

"There's no time to explain. Just go now." Chen Chengxing waved his hand.

"Yes!"

After Xu Wu left, Chen Chengxing immediately ordered: "Monk, go tell the flag bearer to pass on the order to the third battalion commander. If the Japanese baggage train breaks out from the north, do not stop it. All he has to do is kill as many Japanese as possible."

"Eh!"

Chen Chengxing turned his gaze back to the battlefield, and now he was waiting for an opportunity to come.

As Xu Wu rushed to the southern hilltop position, the situation changed immediately.

The originally very solid position began to shake under the attack of the Japanese.

Yasui Yuzo was overjoyed when he saw this.

"Yoshi, the enemy can't hold on any longer! Second Infantry Squadron, launch the attack immediately!"

"Taoci, give it to me!"

Yuzo Yasui ordered his troops to follow up and launch an attack immediately, trying to take advantage of the situation to defeat the first company's position.

However, things did not develop as Yasui Yuzo had expected. With the arrival of reinforcements, although the position on the hill seemed to be unable to hold, it never collapsed, and the Japanese soldiers never actually landed on the position.

At this time, the Japanese baggage soldiers hiding in the circular baggage position also discovered the situation of the vanguard troops.

"Hey, good job to the vanguard!" The Japanese squad leader who took over the command said excitedly. Although they have now formed a temporary defensive position with the baggage cart, the Japanese squad leader knows very well that if the enemy launches a strong attack, they will not be able to hold on.

The only options left for the Japanese squad leader now are to break out or wait for support from the escort troops and then counterattack the enemy positions.

Now the blocking position in the south is about to be broken through, and the escort troops will be able to join the battlefield soon!

However, the Japanese squad leader's excitement lasted less than 10 minutes before disappearing.

Just like 10 minutes ago, the southern position was still shaky, as if it could be broken through with a little more effort.

But the situation on my side has changed.
Seeing that the Japanese were still holding out there waiting for reinforcements and were not willing to fall for his trick, Chen Chengxing decided to give them some tactical tricks.

"Order the mortars and heavy machine guns to aim at the Japanese's circular position, and shoot slowly to force the Japanese out of the cave!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

With the addition of heavy machine guns and mortars, the soldiers of the Japanese supply team immediately felt the pressure doubled.

This is completely different from the previous light machine guns and rifles.

Especially the mortar. Although not every shell can produce an effect, once it falls into the circular fortification, the people inside will basically be killed.

"Baga, we can't wait any longer." The Japanese squad leader gritted his teeth.

They don't know much about the current situation of the enemy. If the enemy has enough artillery shells, they can knock down their positions one by one like cracking walnuts.

In this situation, breaking out is the best option. After all, the other side only has one cannon and one heavy machine gun. When you break out in a scattered manner, it is impossible for the other side to take care of everyone.

The Japanese squad leader put the whistle hanging around his neck into his mouth and began to use the whistle to convey the order to break out in a dispersed manner.

Let the soldiers in each fortification choose to break out to the south or north according to the distance. As long as they can meet up with the escort troops, they can move forward quickly.

"Drive the mules and horses to cover our movements!"

"Hayaku!"

After blowing the whistle, the Japanese squad leader picked up the whip and whipped the mules and horses nearby.

He wanted to use horses and carts as cover to help the baggage train rush across the mountain pass.

With the escort troops as support, the probability of them breaking out is very high.

Chen Chengxing was overjoyed when he saw the devil's actions: "The devil has come out of the hole!"

"Pass on my order, hit the horses first! Then hit the people!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

They set up an ambush to seize the enemy's baggage. If they let them take everything away, it would be a waste of effort.

As long as the mules and horses were killed, the baggage could be preserved and the Japanese who were trying to break through could lose their cover. When they reached the north and south exits, there would be great gifts waiting for them.

The Japanese supply team ignored the fact that the horses were killed and the supply wagons were stuck. They just focused on charging forward and no one wanted to rush to transport the supplies.

Even the traitor who had worked the hardest before kept silent. Working hard and risking one's life are two different things. Working hard might get you a reward, but risking one's life would only get you a notice, or maybe even no notice at all.

Using the cover of mules and horses, the Japanese supply team successfully rushed to the north and south exits.

"Hey, the exit is right in front of us! Go!"

However, unlike what they imagined, the originally shaky position suddenly erupted with fierce firepower.

This burst of rapid firepower not only killed a lot of the Japanese baggage train on the spot, but also defeated the Japanese vanguard troops that were attacking to cover the retreat of the baggage train.

"Damn it! We've fallen into a trap!" The faces of Yuzo Yasui and the Japanese squad leader of the supply team changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)