The fork was the only way from Anhua County to Wanjia Town.
The main force of the Long Valley Brigade and the main force of the puppet 8th Mixed Brigade were lying in ambush in the nearby wheat fields.
The artillery and heavy machine gun positions in the rear had been constructed and camouflaged.
Seeing that there was less than two hours left until the time given by the intelligence report, a Japanese signalman rushed to the front of Hasegawa and stood at attention.
"Sir, the Wan Jia Town garrison team has sent an urgent message. Armed forces are attacking Wan Jia Town and are about to break into the arms warehouse. The garrison team is requesting reinforcements.”
"Nani?" Assistant Minister Haseya's expression changed drastically, and he said in disbelief,""Where did this Chinese army come from?”
Su Qinghe, the brigade commander of the puppet 8th mixed brigade, also understood a little Japanese, and his expression immediately changed.
His entire family was in Wan Family Town. If something really happened, then with what he had done after becoming a puppet soldier, his entire family would not be able to survive.
There were only two battalions left in Wanjia Town. One was an infantry battalion, and the other was a cavalry battalion that couldn't fight in cities or ambushes. Together with a small team from the Japanese army, there were only a few hundred people in total.
Su Qinghe didn't say anything, but he heard the soldier who came to report further,""The garrison team said in the telegram that there are many enemies attacking Wan Jia Town, and their combat strength is very strong. The garrison team can only hold on for an hour at most.”
"Baka…damn Chinese soldiers.”At noon, Hasegawa cursed at the two bodies fiercely and immediately turned back to give an order to the orderly,""Immediately order all infantry squadrons, heavy machine gun squadrons, and artillery squadrons to withdraw from the ambush position and return to Wan Jia Town as quickly as possible. The supply squadron will follow closely behind. Hurry up…"
Su Qinghe also heard Lieutenant General Haseya's order and immediately gave the order to retreat from the ambush position.
Compared to ambushing the Jin Suijun, returning to Wan Jia Town immediately was a foolproof plan.
Because the weapons warehouse in Wan Jia Town was filled with a month's supply of ammunition for a brigade, there were also 92 infantry cannons, many shells, and a large number of guns and ammunition. If these things fell into the hands of the anti-Japanese armed forces, it would be meaningless to destroy an infantry regiment of the Jinsui Army.
In a short while, the Japanese and puppet soldiers hiding in the wheat fields walked out one after another and walked onto the road in a mess. Under the command of the officers at all levels, they quickly formed up. In less than ten minutes, the team had already formed into four columns and was about to march back to Wan Jia Town.
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Wild Donkey Ridge.
It was a must-pass on the way to Wan Family Town. On both sides were continuous hills that were only 20 to 30 meters high.
Small hills like this were very common in northwestern Shanxi.
It was also the golden season, and the millet on both sides of the road was growing luxuriously.
Xu Jinxi's 1st Battalion was lying in ambush in this long stretch of farmland. Behind the small hill of the Wild Donkey Ridge in the distance, the artillery company was also nervously waiting for the order to fire.
About 200 meters away from the road was a good place to ambush. If they were closer to the road, it would be difficult to escape the Japanese's reconnaissance.
In the midst of leisure, a few scattered ghosts walked over from afar, and even further away, smoke and dust rose from the ground.
Xu Jinxi put down the binoculars and said to the company commanders beside him,""The Japanese are here."
It would be a lie if the people present said that they were not nervous. They had been in the army for so long and had never encountered such a nervous moment.
The 1st Battalion, the artillery company, and all the soldiers in the regiment who could fight numbered only 500.
However, there were more than 2,000 people to be ambushed. Among them, there were more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers.
On the road in the distance, there were thousands of Japanese soldiers. Their pace was very fast, and there were even more puppet soldiers behind them. There were at least one to two thousand people. Other than the infantry on foot, there were six trucks in the Japanese team. Behind the trucks were ninety-two infantry cannons.
"Battalion Commander, are we really going to fight?" A company commander behind Xu Jinxi asked in a low voice.
"Why? Are you afraid?" Xu Jinxi turned around with a gloomy face and said,"Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier, not to mention we have the support of the artillery.”
At this point, Xu Jinxi pointed at the terrifying weapon hidden in the wheat field not far away--the M2 Browning heavy machine gun.
12.7 The Browning heavy machine gun was a nightmare for the infantry. The body of the person who was shot would be torn apart by the powerful bullets.
This type of heavy machine gun was also the only type of heavy machine gun in the world that had been used in the 21st century since before World War II and had never been eliminated.
In Li Yunfei's words, if this type of heavy machine gun was replaced with armor-piercing bullets, it could easily penetrate the Japanese's small tanks.
"Battalion Commander, I'm not afraid. I'm just worried that I won't be able to complete the mission given to me by the regiment commander. If I let a Japanese go, the regiment commander will be in danger in Wan Jia Town.”The captain shook his head firmly and said.
Under Li Yunfei's halo, the morale of 337 was highly consolidated, and they had the demeanor of an iron-blooded soldier.
However, under normal circumstances, a Japanese infantry brigade would have four infantry squadrons, each with 150 infantrymen. In addition to the four infantry squadrons, there would be an artillery squadron, a heavy machine gun squadron, a logistics squadron, a communications team, and a health team. The total number of combatants and non-combatants was more than 1100!
There were only about 500 people from the 1st Battalion lying in ambush here. Could they really wipe them all out?
In fact, Xu Jinxi himself was also very suspicious, but Li Yunfei said that it was absolutely possible. Although Xu Jinxi was very grateful for Li Yunfei's trust, he did not have much confidence in completing the task.
In Xu Jinxi's view, this was a crazy ambush.
He was a soldier, so he couldn't deal with Li Yunfei's orders.
Moreover, it was too late to retreat now. The Japanese were already in front of them.
As Xu Jinxi spoke, the Japanese team that was walking at the front of the Japanese team suddenly lay down. Then, they assumed a posture of facing the enemy. They set up their weapons and fired wildly at the wheat fields on both sides.
This was not because the Japanese had gone crazy or discovered an ambush. It was just a routine fire reconnaissance.
What made Xu Jinxi feel at ease was that after ten days of intense training, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion were all very calm and did not expose themselves because of nervousness.
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