After the Kumamoto Division advanced to Daping Town at the foot of Qingniuling, they stopped advancing and stationed themselves on the spot.
Moreover, the Kumamoto Division learned the lessons of the Iida detachment and did not concentrate on garrisoning. In addition to the division headquarters and directly affiliated regiments stationed in Dahei Town and the periphery, the four infantry regiments were based on the brigade, along the Qingniu The mountains of the ridge separated the camps, and a dozen or so camps were built at the western foot of Qingniuling.
Even if they are stationed separately, they are more likely to be penetrated and attacked by the Wolf Fang. Naosaburo Okabe does not hesitate to do so, because although the centralized garrison can avoid the Wolf Fang attack, he will be bombarded by clusters of unscrupulous artillery. If the Daimeishan Independent Regiment once again transfers hundreds of heartless cannons, the Kumamoto Division will become the second in the Iida Detachment!
In the first two days, the Kumamoto Division only focused on building fortifications, preferring to be a tortoise.
The old devil Okabe Naosaburo's mind is still very clear. He knows very well that the current combat mission of the Kumamoto Division is not to rush into Damei Mountain and devour the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment in one go, but to advance to the western foot of Damei Mountain. Then they set fire to the mountain, and waited until all the virgin forests in Damei Mountain were burned away before attacking.
Only in this way can the threat of Wolf Fang be minimized.
Therefore, after advancing to the foot of Qingniuling, the Kumamoto Division stopped advancing and began to focus on building fortifications to prevent the Dameishan Independent Regiment from counterattacking. It was not until the fortifications were initially completed that they began to send small groups of troops to try. Set fire to the mountain, but the arson operation did not go smoothly because of the powerful sniper attack from Langya.
Because there is a hilly area between the station of the Kumamoto Division and the Qingniuling Mountains.
The width of this hilly area is about five to ten miles. Only by crossing these hills can one reach the foot of Qingniuling to set fire. However, the Wolf Fang is entrenched in this hilly area, and the arsonists sent by the Kumamoto Division If the troops want to reach the foot of Qingniuling and set fire to the mountain, they must break through the blockade of Langya.
At the beginning, the strategy adopted by the Kumamoto Division was to send more small units to infiltrate.
However, in just half a day, Naosaburo Okabe discovered that this strategy did not work, because small groups of troops simply could not penetrate the Wolf Fang's blockade. No matter how many small groups of troops you sent, they would never come back in the end. So, Naosaburo Okabe decisively changed his strategy and sent large troops to set fires in the mountains. There were fewer arson sites, but they were safe.
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At this moment, Xu Rui, Xiao Taohong, Hua Niu and Fei Gou were in ambush on a hill.
Xiao Taohong is the leader of the third sniper team, and Hua Niu and Wengou are members of the third sniper team.
The more than fifty members of the Wolf Fang Team have now been divided into more than a dozen combat groups, distributed in the hilly areas between Daping Town and Qingniuling, specializing in sniping against Japanese arson troops.
In the morning, Xu Rui and his team had already sniped and killed two Japanese teams.
At this moment, Xiao Taohong was playing with her radio, Hua Niu was doing some tricks, Xu Rui was closing his eyes and concentrating, and only the plague dog climbed up a big tree and looked forward through the gaps in the leaves.
It was at noon, the sun rose to the sky, making the forest warm, and there was no wind. Xu Rui lay on a pile of soft pine needles and fell asleep in a daze. In the past few days, Xu Rui barely slept a wink. Now that he finally had a moment of free time, why not seize the time to take a nap
Xu Rui was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard someone calling him softly.
Then the shouting became clearer and the person regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, Xu Rui saw Xiao Taohong right in front of him, shaking him gently while shouting: "Uncle, uncle?"
Xu Rui groaned, sat up and asked, "Xiao Taohong, what's wrong?"
Xiao Taohong said: "The political commissar called and said that Luo Zhongyi, the chief of staff of the Central Jiangsu Military Region, has already led a special agent team to our military division and will arrive in Meixian County tomorrow evening at the latest."
"Really?" Xu Rui was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Now I feel relieved."
Seeing that Xu Rui was happy, Xiao Taohong was also happy and said happily: "Uncle, you don't have to worry now. With the special agent team of the Suzhong Military Region, Meixian County will be safe."
"Well, it's safe." Xu Rui nodded and said, "Now we can let go and play with the Kumamoto Division."
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, a thumb-sized pine cone suddenly fell from a high place and landed in the grass in front of Xu Rui. It made a soft pop sound. When Xu Rui and Xiao Taohong looked up, they saw something crawling on the ground. The plague dog on sentry duty on the treetops was uttering a series of tactical sign language directly below: There are Japs coming, at least an infantry brigade!
"At least one brigade?" Xu Rui's heart moved slightly and said, "It seems that the little Japs have learned their lesson and no longer send small groups of troops to die, but instead send large groups to set fire. However, Naosaburo Okabe If this old devil thought he could break through the Wolf Fang blockade, he would be too naive to go to Qingniu Ridge and set fire to it."
After saying that, Xu Rui shouted in a low voice: "Get ready to fight!"
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Coming across was the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 13th Infantry Regiment, led by the commander Hidemitsu Nakano himself.
The old devil Nakano Hidemitsu was also quite unlucky. He failed to achieve any decent results at Erguniang Slope. Instead, Sano Torata's 23rd Infantry Regiment occupied Shan County. This made the self-esteemed Nakano Hidemitsu very unlucky. I felt that my face was dull, because the 13th Infantry Regiment was the top main force of the Kumamoto Division.
However, what annoyed Nakano Hidemitsu even more was yet to come.
After Sano Torata's 23rd Infantry Regiment occupied Shanxian County without a fight, Nakano Hidemitsu immediately asked Okabe Naosaburo to fight and asked to be the pioneer of the division. Okabe Naosaburo liked this kind of courageous fighting for the first place. He was so energetic that he immediately nodded and agreed to Nakano Hidemitsu's request to fight.
However, the reality is very cruel.
When the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment advanced to the vicinity of Daping Town, the subordinate First Infantry Battalion advanced too aggressively and widened the distance from the main force of the regiment. As a result, the Dameishan Independent Regiment seized the opportunity and launched a annihilation battle. By the time Nakano Hidemitsu led the main force of the regiment to arrive, the First Infantry Battalion had been basically wiped out.
Because of this, Hidemitsu Nakano was scolded by Naosaburo Okabe.
The only good thing is that the Kumamoto Division brought two supplementary regiments together this time, so the lost strength of the 13th Infantry Regiment was quickly replenished. However, Nakano Hidemitsu's honor will not be restored so quickly, so , Nakano Hideko was holding back all his energy and wanted to perform in the next arson operation.
Seeing that they were about to enter the hilly area where the Wolf Fang was ambushed, Hinata Shitaka, the captain of the second infantry battalion, handed over the saber he was wearing to his adjutant. However, he changed his coat, boots, military rank, etc. before setting off for the expedition. Well, this is also an effective strategy summed up by the Japanese army due to the power of the Wolf Fang.
It's really because Langya's marksmanship is so terrible. As soon as he enters the mountainous area, he wears a woolen coat, long riding boots, a saber with a ribbon on his waist, and an officer with the rank of lieutenant or even aide-de-camp on his collar and shoulder straps. It's easy to become a Langya. Prey, some people have made incomplete statistics. In the battle with Langya, the death rate of junior officers is much higher than that of lieutenants, and the death rate of lieutenants is higher than that of soldiers.
Therefore, in order to protect the officers more effectively, Naosaburo Okabe issued an order. Before entering the mountains, all officers must change into ordinary equipment. They are not allowed to wear woolen coats, long riding boots, or ribbon sabers. They were not even allowed to carry Southern-style pistols, but had to carry a 38-gun like ordinary soldiers.
Hinata Shigao's saber was given by Hirohito. This kid was reluctant to leave it in the military camp and took it with him privately. However, seeing that he was about to fight with Lang Ya, this kid didn't dare to bring his own saber anymore. He gave the adjutant the saber. He didn't want to become the first target of Langya because of the saber.
It must be admitted that this order from Naosaburo Okabe is still very effective.
Because in the past two days, the officer death rate of the Kumamoto Division has dropped significantly.
Hyuga Shiga handed the saber to his adjutant, then walked a few steps quickly to follow Hidemitsu Nakano, and whispered: "Captain, we are about to enter the Wolf Fang ambush area not far ahead."
Nakano Hidemitsu hummed and said, "Order the forward team to be more vigilant."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden gunshot on the ridge ahead. The next moment, the gunshots rang out. Nakano Hideko and Hinata Shiga looked intently and saw only fifty or so members of the forward team. The officers and soldiers were either lying down or squatting, and they were firing fiercely at the mountain ridge ahead. The dense rain of bullets made the branches and leaves of the dead grass and trees on the mountain fly.
However, there was still no one on the ridge opposite, and the Qingqing forward team was simply shooting indiscriminately.
However, just when Nakano Hidemitsu was about to order a ceasefire, the officers and soldiers of the forward team fell down one after another. In less than half a cup of tea, more than a dozen officers and soldiers fell into a pool of blood, and after they fell to the ground, they fell into a pool of blood. The motionless look is obviously dangerous. Yes, there is almost no one left alive under the wolf-toothed gun!
Baga, Hidemitsu Nakano cursed and said angrily: "Where are these damn wolf fangs hiding?"
"It should be on the ridge in front." Hinata Shigao said with certainty. "The reason why the forward team aimed at the ridge in front of them and shot was that they judged the approximate direction from the characteristics of the impact point. However, Langya used All of them were rifles equipped with silencers, so it was impossible to determine the exact location.”
"Baga Yalu." Nakano Hidemitsu said angrily, "The wolf fang is already difficult enough, but if you add a rifle with a silencer, how can we fight this battle?" With a muffled snort, Nakano Hidemitsu continued. , "Hyuga Shi-san, you lead an infantry squadron to quietly outflank them from behind. You must find these wolf fangs and kill them!"
"Hai." Hinata nodded and turned around. (To be continued.)