Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 24: Disguised Ambush
A squad of Japanese soldiers consisted of no more than fifty or sixty people, consisting of three infantry squads and a grenade launcher squad, totaling fifty or sixty people.

A Japanese squadron is composed of three teams, in addition to an artillery team, equipped with a Type 97 mortar or a Type 92 infantry gun. The specific configuration is based on the environment or battlefield requirements, so the firepower is very strong, and the number of people can reach 150 or even 200.

So it is obvious that such a number of people is not something that Wang Gensheng's Third Battalion, which only has a few dozen people, can deal with.

If Wang Gensheng’s Third Battalion was a fully staffed Third Battalion, or a super reinforced battalion like Qian Bojun’s.

Not to mention the Japanese soldiers from a squadron, Wang Gensheng even dared to fight the Japanese soldiers from a battalion.

Li Xiu, who was standing by, saw that Wang Gensheng fell silent after hearing the number of the Japanese patrol team. He also understood in his heart that he might have to take his sister away from Lijia Village and seek refuge.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Gensheng decided to report the information to Kong Jie, the commander of the New Second Regiment, to see what Kong Jie thought and whether to fight.

After all, although Wang Gensheng’s Third Battalion has only a few dozen people, Kong Jie’s New Second Regiment has more than 500 people!
If we set up an ambush in advance and launch a successful ambush, there is still a great chance of taking down this Japanese squadron.

After making the decision, Wang Gensheng noticed that Li Xiu had been staring at him, and he immediately said without hiding anything:

"I have to go back and report to our regiment commander before I can make a decision. But regardless of whether we fight or not, Lijia Village had better be prepared to evacuate at any time."

So I won't take you back to the New Second Regiment this time. You should assist the villagers of Lijia Village to prepare for retreat at any time. As he said this, Wang Gensheng handed the turtle box that he had seized from the chairman of the Lijia Village Maintenance Association to Li Xiu, and briefly explained to Li Xiu how to use this pistol. Then he took the people from the Third Battalion and quickly returned to Wangjia Village.

But before going back, Wang Gensheng asked Li Xiu to take him to find the way and asked Li Xiu to point out the usual marching route of the Japanese inspection squadron.

Of course, during this period, Wang Gensheng also took Li Xiu into the Japanese bunker next to Lijia Village, making Li Xiu believe that he had really taken down the Japanese bunker.

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"From here, to here, and then to this bunker, this line is the marching route of the Japanese patrol squadron!"

As Wang Gensheng spoke, he drew the marching route of the Japanese patrol squadron on the map.

However, after Kong Jie saw the marching route map of the Japanese inspection team, he couldn't help but frowned, and then said to Wang Gensheng:
"This battle is going to be tough! There's no suitable ambush location on the Japanese patrol squadron's marching route map. The terrain is completely flat!"

As we all know, the best terrain for an ambush is a narrow passage with impassable cliffs on both sides. If rocks fall from both sides, the enemy will be trapped.

At the very least, there must be a hillside on both sides of the road, or at least a forest or something.

However, the Japanese marching route that Li Xiu pointed out to Wang Gensheng had no forest, let alone a narrow passage.

Wang Gensheng understood that under the circumstances, it would be impossible for Kong Jie to lead 500 people to fight against the Japanese squadron.

But Wang Gensheng also understood that if he didn't fight a good battle this time, it would be even more difficult to make Lijia Village or the nearby villages trust the Eighth Route Army.

If you can't gain the trust of the nearby villagers, it will be extremely difficult to recruit soldiers or do other things.

Looking at the map, Wang Gensheng began to recall the anti-Japanese war dramas he had seen before his time travel, especially the tactics used to deal with the Japanese invaders. Then, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head, and he said to Kong Jie:

"Captain, I have a great place for an ambush. What if we put on Japanese uniforms, disguise ourselves as Japanese soldiers, and stay in this bunker and wait for the Japanese patrol squadron to arrive?"

But Kong Jie shook his head slightly and said:
"Your method is feasible, but a small Japanese squadron has considerable firepower. They also have Type 92 infantry guns or Type 97 large-caliber mortars. These are not so easy to deal with. They might even blow the bunker down! Besides, how could a small bunker possibly hold 500 people?"

Wang Gensheng also thought of a solution to Kong Jie's concerns. He pointed to the location of the bunker on the map and said:

"There is a circle of trenches 80 meters away from the outer perimeter of the bunker, so we can let most of the soldiers enter the trenches and ambush in the trenches. Of course, in order to prevent the enemy from noticing, we can deepen the trenches overnight.

Then, cover it with wooden boards, and then cover it with mud! This way, the Japanese won't be able to see that there are a large number of soldiers lurking under the trench. After the Japanese patrol squadron has crossed the trench and entered the inner circle, launch the attack.

After listening to Wang Gensheng's disguised ambush tactics, Kong Jie became more and more excited.

He immediately made the decision:

"Alright! Your disguised ambush is a good idea. Without further ado, let's follow your plan. I will immediately gather the entire regiment and advance towards the bunker in Lijia Village overnight."

He was naturally very excited that Kong Jie supported his combat plan, so after dinner that night, Kong Jie led more than 500 people from the New Second Regiment towards the Lijia Village bunker.

As for the instruction from above that no more than one battalion of troops should be deployed, otherwise a report would be required, Kong Jie said that what was meant by no more than one battalion? His five hundred men were just a reinforced battalion. Does that mean a reinforced battalion is not considered a battalion?

Besides, the New Second Regiment didn’t have a radio, so by the time they sent people to report, it would have been dawn, so how could they have set up an ambush?

That's right, we have to go that night. After all, deepening the trench, laying wooden boards, and covering it with mud as camouflage all take time.

Because they were in a hurry, they only deepened the trench by half a meter, which was just enough space for the soldiers to lie down inside.

And it is not deepened throughout the whole circle, but deepened every few sections.

Then wooden stakes were driven in and wooden boards were laid. The wooden boards were naturally the door panels for the villagers of Lijia Village.

Of course, in order to prevent any informers in Lijia Village, Kong Jie also arranged a platoon to watch over everyone in Lijia Village.

Finally, all preparations were completed in the middle of the night. More than 400 people were ambushed in the trench, and only 50 people were arranged to squeeze into the bunker.

The bunker building, which originally seemed very spacious for thirteen people, became very crowded when fifty more people were squeezed in.

As for Wang Gensheng, he was arranged in the bunker. Although the top floor of the bunker was vulnerable to attack, it had a 360-degree view and a higher geographical location.

In this way, Wang Gensheng will be able to throw grenades better, get more heat flow, and thus make his body stronger.

(End of this chapter)