Chapter 28 Massacre
The Japanese marched very quickly and soon arrived at the entrance to the mountain area.
When the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment who were ambushing on the hill saw the Japanese troops, they all held grenades in their palms and pulled the fuse in the other hand.
As long as the regiment commander Ding Wei gave the order, they would immediately pull the fuse and throw the grenade out with all their might.
The machine gunners also raised their guns and pointed them at the road below the mountain.
However, at this moment, the Japanese convoy braked and stopped.
This made the soldiers feel a little overwhelmed and they began to feel uneasy.
Sun Desheng was impatient. He turned his head and asked in confusion, "Captain Yang, why did the Japanese suddenly stop? Did they discover us?"
Ding Wei said: "It is impossible for the Japanese to find us, otherwise they would definitely choose to take a detour instead of going through this way."
"They probably stopped because they found the terrain here to be complicated and they were afraid of being ambushed."
Yang Lin agreed: "Captain Ding is right."
Sun Desheng asked again: "What should we do now?"
Ding Wei said: "Wait a minute, Wanjia Town is in a state of emergency, we can't afford to waste time with these little devils."
"Um!"
Sun Desheng nodded and stopped talking.
…
On the other side, Kato Daitaka noticed that the convoy suddenly stopped. He frowned and stood up from the truck bed.
At this time, a Japanese second lieutenant came hurriedly from the front with a saber slung over his shoulder.
Kato Taiyo scolded him , "Kobayashi-kun, what's going on? Why did you stop suddenly?"
The Japanese second lieutenant said: "Captain, the terrain of the mountainous area ahead is quite complicated. If the enemy sets an ambush here, the situation may be bad."
"So, should we wait for the Imperial Army and let them explore the way ahead, or send a few scouts to scout ahead?"
"This is a waste of time." Kato Taiying thought for a moment and said, "Use firepower for reconnaissance!"
"yes!"
The Japanese second lieutenant bowed his head suddenly, then turned and left.
"Da da da! Tu tu tu!"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!—"
Soon, fierce gunfire rang out in the valley, and dense bullets poured down on the hillsides on both sides of the road like a torrential rain.
Ding Wei had dealt with the Japanese many times, so he was very familiar with their tactics. He said to Sun Desheng beside him: "This is the Japanese fire reconnaissance. Tell the brothers not to be exposed!"
"yes!"
Sun Desheng took the order and left.
…
Entrance to the mountain area.
The Japanese fired for a while but found nothing unusual.
Kato Taiying sat back in the sidecar and shouted to the messenger beside him: "Pass my order, keep going and get through this mountainous area quickly!"
"Hi!"
After the order was conveyed, the Japanese drivers started their vehicles and continued to drive forward.
Seeing this scene, all the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment hiding on the mountain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As the convoy passed by, Ding Wei seemed to think of something and frowned slightly: "Hey, why are there so few Japanese soldiers? According to the scouts in Qinghe Town , the enemy is clearly out in full force, so where are the Imperial Army?"
Yang Lin laughed and asked, "Do those imperial army travel on foot?"
Ding Wei said without hesitation, "Yes!"
Yang Lin said again: "Captain Ding, you are smart all your life but stupid for a moment. How can the two legs of the Imperial Army outrun the wheels of the Japanese?
He must be catching up with us now."
Ding Wei smiled to hide his embarrassment, and then said to Sun Desheng who had just returned: "Sun Desheng, tell the brothers to wait until the Imperial Army enters the ambush circle before taking action.
Of course, the premise is that the Japanese vanguard has not yet left the ambush circle! "
"yes!"
Sun Desheng nodded heavily and ran quickly along the ridge towards the exit of the mountain area.
This nameless mountain area is two or three miles long and wide from north to south, and the Japanese wasted some time when they conducted fire reconnaissance at the entrance.
Therefore, when the Japanese vanguard was about to reach the exit, the Imperial Army that arrived later also plunged into the ambush of the New 1st Regiment.
"Get started!"
Following Sun Desheng's order, the demolition expert decisively detonated several mines buried on the road.
"boom!"
“Boom boom boom!——”
The explosion suddenly resounded.
Several military trucks driving ahead were lifted up by the huge shock wave generated by the explosion.
The wheels and parts were covered with sparks and flew everywhere.
The gasoline in the car trunk ignited and exploded, with the flames rising to more than 10 meters high.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers sitting in the car were instantly blown to pieces, with bloody limbs and arms scattered everywhere.
"Bagayaloo!"
The Japanese drivers behind shouted and slammed on the brakes.
"laugh!--"
Because of inertia, the Japanese soldiers in the carriage could not stand steadily and were crowded together, staggering here and there.
Several Japanese soldiers sitting in the sidecar of the three-wheeled vehicle were thrown out directly.
"Baga! There's an ambush!"
Kato Taiyo got up from the ground and roared angrily: "Everyone, don't panic, get ready to fight, quickly!"
After the car stopped, the Japanese jumped out from the back of the car one after another.
Some people ran to the sides of the road, using the mountains and rocks as cover, while others directly used cars as cover, preparing to open fire and fight back.
However, at this moment, a large number of grenades suddenly flew down from the mountain like free hail.
"boom!"
“Boom boom boom!——”
Hundreds of grenades exploded suddenly, and many Japanese soldiers were blown away and killed on the spot before they could pull the trigger.
“Baga! Break out, break out!”
Some surviving Japanese soldiers tried to run towards the exit of the valley, but at this moment, a burst of fierce gunfire was heard from the mountain.
Dense bullets poured down like a torrential rain, forming a dense network of death firepower at the foot of the mountain, completely cutting off the Japanese's escape route.
Massacre, this is a massacre!
The battle started suddenly and ended quickly.
The Japanese soldiers in Kato's squadron were wiped out near the exit of the mountain area before they even had time to organize a decent counterattack.
