When people were unlucky, they were really unlucky. The two enhanced elite infantry brigades sent by the Kwantung Army to raid the base of the 'Young Iron Blood Army', no matter how they looked at it, seemed to be in bad luck.
Xiuyan was located in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula. It was a Manchu settlement and was under the jurisdiction of the puppet Andong Province of Manchuria. Xiuyan territory is full of mountains, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, the main mountain range belongs to the Changbai Mountain range. Xiuyan was not only mountainous, but it also had abundant rainfall due to the influence of the monsoons. The rivers in the territory were crisscrossed, which was extremely unfavorable for the movement of large troops and mechanized troops. Therefore, the Kwantung Army headquarters formulated such a battle plan of "encircling from all sides and blooming in the center". However, this seemingly feasible plan not only neglected the strength of the Young Iron Blood Army, but also ignored an important factor, which was the season.
December was the period when the cold current from the north converged with the warm and humid air currents on the ocean. Rain and snow could happen at any time. As a result, the two elite infantry brigades that had just crossed rivers and hills and entered the Shuangmiaogou area in the south of Xiuyan were very honored to welcome the last heavy snow of 1936. Although the 3000 soldiers of the two elite infantry battalions were all selected elites with strong willpower, it was almost impossible to march in the snow with a large number of artillery and supplies, let alone in the deep mountains and forests.
After the two commanders communicated with each other, they sent a message almost at the same time to Lieutenant General Saburo Kobayashi, the commander of the 20th Division, who was in charge of the operation to encircle and suppress the Young Iron Blood Army. They suggested that the operation be canceled and that the Young Iron Blood Army be trapped in the dense forest. However, Lieutenant General Saburo Kobayashi, who had just arrived in the northeast from Japan and was eager to make contributions, could not stop the operation plan because of a "small difficulty"? Thus, a very stern telegram was sent to the two commanders of the colonel regiment. Although the two of them could not meet, it was conceivable that the expressions on their faces were probably the same.
Military orders could not be disobeyed. The two colonel regiment commanders who were familiar with jungle warfare chose the same method at the same time, which was to abandon the mountain cannons and infantry cannons carried by the artillery squadron and only carry a dozen 60mm mortars and grenade launchers. Even the Type 92 heavy machine guns were hidden together with the mountain cannons and infantry cannons. They would take them back when they returned. Thus, the 3000 soldiers only carried a few days 'worth of supplies and set off lightly towards Shuangmiaogou, south of Xiuyan.
Ever since he learned that the Young Iron Blood Army had become a part of the Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Vanguard Association led by Brother Ma Jun, Old Knife, who had long worshipped Brother Ma Jun, was very excited. While he was glad that the " Young Iron-Blooded Army " finally had a backer, he also kept in mind the instructions of " Brother Ma Jun." Other than going out to carry out missions, he would insist on carrying the " Jeggarev Machine Gun " given to him by " Brother Ma Jun " and patrolling around the secret camp with the " Secret Camp Guards " every day.
After the Japanese's 'encirclement and suppression' began, Old Knife became even more concerned. Not only did they strengthen the patrols, but they also increased the number of sentries. In order to strengthen the firepower, each hidden sentry was equipped with a " Jeggarev machine gun " to increase their resistance in the event of an emergency and buy time for reinforcements.
After investigation, Zhao Dong and the others already knew the enemy's intentions. As Ma Jun expected, the Japanese really wanted to sneak attack the secret camp of the " Young Iron Blood Army." In response to the surprise attack tactic of the Japanese, Zhao Dong, Old Knife, Zhao Wei, Liu Zhuangfei, Bai Junshi, Tang Xueguang, and several other leaders of the Young Iron Blood Army discussed and formulated a battle plan of 'blocking the south and attacking the north'. The mission of the " Old Knife " was to lead the " Secret Camp Guards " to block the elite Japanese infantry brigade coming from the south. Meanwhile, Zhao Dong and the rest led the remaining 1,000 soldiers north to meet the enemy. They were using the advantageous terrain of Jiadaogou in the north to set up an ambush and eliminate the Japanese on the north road.
Although the Secret Camp Guards only had a hundred and twenty people, Old Knife accepted the mission without hesitation. Old Knife was a sly old fox who looked honest but was cunning. He knew very well what Zhao Dong meant. He wanted him to hold back the Japanese soldiers on the south road and prevent them from meeting up with the Japanese soldiers on the north road. Although there were only a hundred and twenty people in his 'Secret Camp Guardians', they were well-equipped and had good knowledge of the terrain. They were good at snowboarding, so they could play to their advantage in such a cold and snowy environment.
After accepting the mission," Old Knife " immediately got his team members ready to set off. All 120 of them put on white cotton coats and white cloaks, as well as exquisite ski equipment. In order to strengthen the firepower, he brought 20 " Zigalev machine guns " and countless grenades. Seeing that his team members were fully armed, full of energy, and standing in front of him with their heads held high, Old Knife carried the machine gun on his back and shouted,""Let's go!" He climbed onto his snowboard, held the poles with both hands, and arched his body as he dashed out like an arrow. More than 120 members of the Secret Camp Guard followed closely behind. They formed a long silver line on the snow and flew south.
The elite infantry brigade of the Japanese army on the south road spent a lot of effort and spent a day to walk less than 20 miles. Seeing that they were still ten miles away from Nanshuangmiaogou, they knew that they would not be able to make it before dark. The Japanese regiment sighed and put down the map in their hands. They turned around and said to the lieutenant commander,"It's impossible to reach Nanshuangmiaogou before dark. Cancel the plan to camp in Nanshuangmiaogou. The mountains were high and the forest was dense. They had to be on high alert to prevent the 'Young Iron Blood Army' from ambushing them!”The lieutenant commander respectfully replied with his legs together,"Ha Yi." Then, he turned around and arranged for the troops to cut down trees, build tents, and prepare to set up camp. The commander of the Japanese regiment held his katana and looked up at the snowy mountain. He cursed helplessly in a low voice. It was unknown whether he was cursing the terrible weather or the commander, Lieutenant General Saburo Kobayashi. After venting the unhappiness in his chest, the commander of the Japanese regiment led the staff officers and guards to the temporary camp that was being built.
The night was hazy, and the cold wind whistled in the quiet forest. The snow-white Old Knife was lying next to a rock covered in snow, quietly looking at the Japanese camp. It had to be said that the temporary military camp built by the Japanese was very scientific. They had felled large trees to make antlers around the camp. The bonfires lit by dry branches were piled outside the " wall ". The " gates " of the tents were all facing the center of the camp, making it difficult for people to see the situation inside the camp clearly. The sentries were divided into groups of three, and there were four groups of sentries per shift. They would rotate every half an hour. Two machine gun positions were set up on both ends of the camp using trees. Each machine gun position had two " Taisho 11th Style " light machine guns. The rotation time of the machine gunners was staggered with the rotation time of the sentries, which further reduced the time for the " sneak attack ".
"What the f * ck, cunning Japanese!”，" Old Knife " muttered softly. He turned around and waved his hand. A few white figures were lying on the snow. Using the snow and trees as cover, they cleverly avoided the fire from the bonfire and slowly crawled toward the Japanese's machine gun position. The two fastest soldiers stopped behind two big trees less than 30 meters away from the Japanese's machine gun position. They reached out and took out two long-handled grenades. They nodded at each other and pulled off the fire rope at the same time. After silently counting three times, they threw the smoking long-handled grenades at the Japanese's machine gun position at the same time. By the time the Japanese sentries realized what was going on, it was already too late. Two powerful grenades exploded at the same time in the Japanese's machine gun position. The powerful shock wave directly blew the four machine gunners up and they fell to the snow.
The awakened Japanese soldiers quickly rushed out of the tent, fully armed. Under the command of the Japanese officer, they rushed behind the " antlers " made of trees and fired blindly in all directions. Old Knife sneered. Seeing that his machine gunners were already in position, he also set up his machine gun and aimed at the Japanese soldiers who were still running out of the tent. He shouted,"Fire!" Twenty " Jeggalev machine guns " spewed out dazzling flames at the same time, knocking the devils in the camp upside down and screaming. Under the cover of the machine guns, the few soldiers who attacked the Japanese machine gun positions successfully returned to their own camp. Before the Japanese's artillery fire was ready to return fire, Old Knife put away his machine gun and shouted,""Take turns to cover, retreat!"
The soldiers were all elite soldiers who had been through hundreds of battles. They moved very quickly and in unison, not dragging their feet. After hearing the order, he immediately boarded the snowboard and retreated into the forest behind him. By the time the Japanese regiment commander and the lieutenant commander commanded the mortars to start firing at the enemy's position, all the members of the secret camp guards had already quietly circled around the edge of the mountain ridge under the leadership of Old Knife to the other side of the temporary camp built by the Japanese.
Upon hearing the explosion of the mortar shells, Old Knife and the soldiers looked at each other and grinned. Then, they waved their hands, and the Japanese machine gun position flew into the sky again. After firing a barrage of bullets at the Japanese soldiers, they left behind the dead and injured Japanese soldiers. Taking advantage of the dark sky, when the Japanese soldiers did not dare to pursue, the 120 soldiers calmly set off on their way back to the camp.
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