Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 14 Close the door and beat the dog
The first battalion fought and retreated along the way, slowly moving towards the designated location according to the route planned in advance by Wang Feng.

A squadron of Japanese soldiers behind us were biting very closely.

The other three squadrons were just like wild cats smelling blood.

He quickly changed direction, trying to take a shortcut to intercept the first battalion in front.

At the same time, the main force of the 414th Regiment.

In just half an hour, Wang Feng sent as many as twelve telegrams to Zhang Hu.

Without exception, all of them are command and combat content.

Zhao Fangyuan trotted over, put his heels together and stood at attention, saying, "Commander, the Second Battalion has arrived at the designated ambush location."

"Please issue combat instructions!"

Wang Feng consciously withdrew from the three-dimensional combat map.

He waved his hand and said: "Bury all the infantry mines at the bottom of the valley. Remember not to bury them at the exits, so that all the Japanese can be let in."

"Build machine gun positions as quickly as possible, block every corner of the valley, and ensure a strong firepower network."

"Hurry up and act!"

At present, the First Battalion is less than 1.5 kilometers away from here, and has been leading the Japanese in circles in the mountains.

"Yes!"

Zhao Fangyuan spoke in a decisive manner and went down immediately to implement the arrangements.

After the fully-strength first battalion left, only about 414 people were left in the th Regiment.

It is obviously difficult for such a small number of people to build solid fortifications in a short period of time.

In the end, there was an extreme shortage of manpower.

Even Zhao Fangyuan rolled up his sleeves, picked up a crowbar and jumped directly into the pit.

At present, the three squadrons of the Japanese have completed the merger and gathered together.

They followed closely behind the first battalion and kept chasing them.

Another squadron was also gradually approaching from the flank.

Along the way, the 1st Battalion discarded a large number of old rifles along the way.

This forced the Japanese commander to firmly believe that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops before them had been defeated and had thrown away their weapons and armor.

Wang Feng couldn't help but sweat as he watched the slowly approaching Japanese soldiers on the three-dimensional combat map.

Judging from the current situation, it will take at least an hour to set up the ambush position.

"Send a message to Zhang Hu. He must hold me back for an hour and a half no matter what!"

An hour and a half later, hundreds of soldiers from a battalion filed in along the narrow path.

The Japanese pursuers behind him stopped about five or six hundred meters away.

"Commander, I have completed the mission."

After seeing Wang Feng, Zhang Hu fell to the ground panting and gasping for breath.

"Hide quickly, quickly!"

Zhao Fangyuan stood aside and shouted to the soldiers of the first battalion who had not yet entered the designated position.

At this time, the encirclement has been set up.

The whole system is very complete.

Even the steps of the first battalion entering the valley were reserved in advance.

We will never let the Japanese troops notice any mistakes.

The third camp is located outside the valley.

After the ambush in the valley begins, immediately occupy the pass out of the valley.

Close the door and beat the dog.

We will never leave any way out for the Japanese.

Wang Feng stood in the temporary command center, observing the every move of the Japanese troops outside the valley through the three-dimensional combat map in his mind.

Through analysis of the Japanese captain's movements and lip movements.

The most likely thing is that he is hesitating.

After all, anyone who knows a little about military affairs knows that the terrain of the valley in front of us is an excellent ambush site.

The Japanese army hesitated in front of the valley and did not advance, obviously weighing the pros and cons.

But Wang Feng was not panicked.

The previous order to the first battalion to throw weapons while running was already realistic enough.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army was full of arrogance and did not take the Chinese army seriously at all.

After all, from the perspective of the Japanese army, up to now, they have not suffered a single defeat in the entire campaign of aggression against China.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, the Japanese troops outside the valley took action.

At the critical moment, Captain Akihiro Kawai appeared to be extremely cautious.

Only one squadron was sent slowly into the valley, while the remaining three squadrons waited outside the valley.

In the command room, Wang Feng kept his composure and kept tapping his knuckles on the table.

Zhao Fangyuan walked in and said, "Commander, the Japanese have entered the valley." "I know. Order all troops to stay put for the time being and set up all heavy machine gun positions near the valley entrance."

"Mortar units ready."

Wang Feng consciously withdrew from the three-dimensional map and made some changes to the current troop deployment.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly.

The most important military qualities for an excellent commander are the ability to respond on the spot and the ability to keenly capture battle information.

Zhao Fangyuan stood at attention and said, "Yes!"

After seeing the micro-control ability of his own regiment commander, he did not have any doubts and resolutely carried out the order.

Consciousness returns to the three-dimensional combat map.

A Japanese squadron acting as the vanguard looked around for a long time after entering the valley.

Also fired exploratory shots in different directions.

No abnormalities were found.

The large Japanese army slowly entered the valley.

After discovering the footprints left by the first battalion's "rout", they immediately pursued forward.

But there is a minefield ahead.

The minefield was arranged with great care to prevent the Japanese troops from stopping their advance as soon as they struck a mine, resulting in all the mines in the rear being wasted.

When Wang Feng was directing his soldiers to lay mines, he specifically emphasized that the minefield should be arranged sparsely.

There are fewer thunders in the valley and more thunders on both sides near the hillsides.

boom!
The Japanese troops were also very cunning, in order to reduce losses in possible ambushes.

After entering the valley, the Japanese soldiers' formation was extremely scattered. When the first soldier stepped on a mine, the soldier walking in front was already in the center of the minefield.

There was a sudden thunderclap, and intensive gunfire suddenly rang out on both sides of the valley.

Da da da!
The mortar company also began to fire salvos.

For a moment, the Japanese troops at the bottom of the valley were in chaos.

Akihiro Kawai reacted quickly: "Enemy attack, the first and second squadrons counterattack, the third squadron provides cover, and the fourth squadron seizes the valley exit!"

The Japanese soldiers have very strong organizational skills.

In a blink of an eye, the troops restored order.

Without even the commander saying anything, they formed small groups, twos or three, taking turns to cover each other and began to attack both sides of the hillside.

At this time, the minefield set up by Wang Feng took effect.

The troops of the 414th Regiment on the hillside deliberately released water to allow the Japanese army to attack.

But the further up the hill you go, the denser the mines become.
boom! boom! boom!
Due to the continuous explosion of mines, the Japanese troops at the bottom of the valley were forced to slow down their attack.

The fourth squadron located in the rear retreated quickly, trying to seize the only pass out of the valley.

The heavy machine gun position whose position was temporarily adjusted by Wang Feng played a role.

Intensive gunfire rang out, weaving a huge firepower network on the road leading to the pass.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, the third battalion quickly rushed in from outside the valley.

Faced with encirclement and annihilation from three directions, even though the Japanese troops were extremely elite, they gradually showed signs of decline.

The gunfire in the valley lasted for more than two hours before gradually stopping.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and traces of black gunpowder could be seen everywhere on the ground.

Wang Feng walked slowly to the bottom of the valley, his leather boots stepping on the corpse of a Japanese soldier.

This battle was fruitful.

They killed more than 600 enemies and suffered more than 400 casualties.

Even though the arrangements for this annihilation war were so perfect in every aspect, the troops still suffered such heavy losses.

The military quality of Japanese soldiers in the early stages of the war can be seen.

More than 500 rifles, bullets and a number of grenades were seized.

Most importantly, two Type 92 infantry guns were found among the wreckage of the Japanese army.

The reason why it was found in the wreckage.

This is because this type of infantry gun can be disassembled into multiple parts for use.

It is extremely convenient to transport in mountain warfare.

This can be seen through the three-dimensional combat map.

After a brutal encirclement and annihilation battle, although each unit suffered heavy losses, the overall degree of organization was still greater than 50%.

After observing for these days, I found that this coefficient has a lot to do with morale, soldier fatigue, and logistical supply levels.

Once the degree of organization falls below 30 percent, the number of deserters in the army begins to increase.

If it is less than 20 percent, local collapse will begin to occur.

If it’s less than 10 percent, it would be a total defeat.

(End of this chapter)