Chapter 32: Web
At dusk, the setting sun is blood-red.
The Moon Valley is sandwiched between two peaks, and the valley is shaped like a crescent moon. A small path winds through the valley all the way to the northwest.
"What a dangerous place."
The second battalion commander, Chen Qingfeng, looked around and exclaimed in admiration.
"How do you know this place? Are you sure the missing Japanese soldiers will pass through here?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "A few days ago, when everyone was digging fortifications, I had nothing to do, so I wandered around. I know everything about the area within a radius of 30 miles in Xiaotangshan."
Chen Qingfeng was startled and asked, "Then how do you know that the missing Japanese soldiers will pass through this place?"
Liu Zhengfeng said confidently: "We have blocked the way for this group of Japanese troops. We have more people and our firepower is similar to theirs. They know that a head-on fight will not work, so they have to take a detour. This path in front of us is their only choice. We will ambush on the peaks on both sides of the Moon Valley and attack them by surprise."
Chen Qingfeng frowned and said, "They disappeared a long time ago, leaving two hours earlier than us. If they have already passed here, then our ambush is meaningless."
Chen Qingfeng's words touched everyone's heart, and everyone had the same question.
Liu Zhengfeng said: "Although the Japanese army set out two hours earlier than us, they needed to avoid the surveillance of the Third Regiment and they were walking through the wilderness. The journey was a hundred times more difficult than ours. We took a shortcut, so of course we arrived earlier than them."
Everyone shook their heads in disbelief.
Liu Zhengfeng said: "Then let's speak with facts."
He walked forward, squatted down, and pointed to the path covered with weeds.
"Look, everyone. The weeds on this path are growing vigorously and green. There are no signs of being trampled. This means that no one has been here in the past two days. If dozens of people had passed by, then this path would have been a mess. Don't you agree?"
Everyone suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly. Those who had complained and doubted Liu Zhengfeng just now had to be convinced.
Although Chen Qingfeng felt uncomfortable, he had to admit that this soldier's ability far exceeded his own. No wonder the division commander valued him so much.
He no longer hesitated and, in accordance with Liu Zhengfeng's request, began to ambush on the peaks on both sides of the valley, rationally deploying firepower to ensure cross-fire coverage.
Liu Zhengfeng still acted alone, away from the main force, chose a commanding height, and quietly waited for the arrival of the enemy.
Everyone quickly disappeared on the mountain peak, and the mountain was empty and silent, as if no one had ever been there.
Less than half an hour later, the sound of running footsteps suddenly came from the front of Yuelianggou, coming from far away and becoming clearer and clearer.
Chen Qingfeng looked through the telescope and clearly saw dozens of well-equipped Japanese soldiers running quickly from the path below. He couldn't help but sigh softly. This Liu Zhengfeng was really a man of foresight and had planned everything out. Fortunately, he was one of their own and not the enemy.
Hu Tiande looked at the approaching Japanese soldiers and said softly to Wu Erdan beside him: "Erdan, tell me... is he a human or a ghost?"
A smile appeared on Wu Erdan's face. Of course he knew who "he" Hu Tiande was talking about.
"Squad leader, are you officials jealous of Brother Liu? You are more jealous of him than any of you, right?"
Hu Tiande gave Wu Erdan a fierce look and said, "Nonsense, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
Wu Erdan was very disappointed and felt very aggrieved. He was clearly telling the truth, but the squad leader refused to admit it. He felt really difficult.
Everyone held their breath, loaded their bullets, and waited for the order to fire. A murderous aura filled the valley.
Chen Qingfeng looked nervous, with sweat oozing from his palms. This group of Japanese troops were about to enter the ambush circle, but unexpectedly, they suddenly stopped advancing. A Japanese soldier who looked like a commander had a suspicious look on his face and raised his telescope to look at the mountains on both sides.
Oh no, has he discovered me? Chen Qingfeng's heart trembled, and he shrank back, fearing that he would be discovered by the enemy.
In fact, the Japanese army did not discover the ambush, it was just that the Japanese commander Yanagisawa was suspicious.
A Japanese second lieutenant saw Yanagisawa ordered to stop advancing and asked in surprise: "Major, did you find anything?"
Liu Shengze shook his head and carefully looked at the two sides of the valley in front of him again, with a look of doubt on his face.
"Musashi-kun, don't you feel anything is wrong? Like you feel danger or something like that?"
The lieutenant looked at the mountains on both sides, shook his head and said, "Major, I'm sorry, there are so many mountains here, I don't feel that this place is any different from other places."
Liu Shengze nodded and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I don't know why, I always feel that this place is very dangerous, and I feel a little uneasy."
The lieutenant was silent for a while, then said, "Major, you have been through many battles and are more experienced than us. Maybe you are right. To be on the safe side, how about we use machine guns to conduct fire reconnaissance?"
"No."
Liu Shengze flatly rejected the lieutenant's proposal and said, "Musashi-kun, machine gun fire will attract a large number of enemies. We are few in number, and if our whereabouts are exposed, it will mean a catastrophe."
The second lieutenant officer scratched his head, looking puzzled: "Major, what should we do?"
Liu Shengze kept looking around, hesitant. After a while, his face darkened and he seemed to have made up his mind.
"Everyone, listen to my orders. Run through the valley ahead. No one is allowed to stay. Those who disobey my orders will be punished by military law."
Yanagisawa waved his right hand forward , and the Japanese soldiers began to run forward and entered the ambush circle.
Chen Qingfeng looked nervous, his eyes fixed on the Japanese troops passing through the valley. According to the agreement, Liu Zhengfeng fired the first shot, which was also the signal for the troops to start the attack.
The only sounds in the valley were the running footsteps and breathing of the Japanese soldiers, and no other sounds.
"boom."
Suddenly a gunshot was heard in the valley, and a bullet whistled from a distance, like the god of death wielding his scythe.
The Japanese commander Yanagisawa suddenly fell backwards. The bullet entered his forehead and came out from the back of his head. Blood flowed out and slowly seeped into the soil.
The Japanese second lieutenant officer was horrified, looking at Yanagisawa lying on the ground with horror, and screamed: "Major, Major..."
At this time, countless Chinese soldiers suddenly appeared on the hillsides on both sides of the attacked the Japanese troops in the valley. Rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers fired at the same time. For a while, there were loud gunshots and artillery sounds. The Japanese troops in the valley were caught off guard and immediately became chaotic.
The Japanese army was completely stunned by the sudden attack. Although they tried desperately to organize a counterattack, fighting a desperate battle, they were powerless under the dense rain of bullets.
Although the Japanese army had five Type 99 light machine guns and four grenade launchers, they had no time to deploy these weapons and their operators were killed by random gunfire. The entire battle was over in less than ten minutes.
The battle was fought vigorously, and the soldiers rushed down the hillside happily to clean up the battlefield.
At this time, the sky had not yet darkened, but the casualties of the battle had already been counted. Only five of their own people were slightly injured, and no one died. Chen Qingfeng was stunned. Such a beautiful victory was unprecedented for him.
