Chapter 90 Emergency
The other side.
Under the cover of night, after several hours of long-distance raid, the independent battalion arrived at the mountains and forests two kilometers away from the Sakata Regiment's defense zone.
This is the meeting point agreed upon by Yang Lin and the reconnaissance company!
"Cuckoo! Cuckoo..."
Soon, the calls of several cuckoos were heard from the depths of the woods.
Hou Meng, who spoke first, listened attentively for a moment, and then responded: "Cuckoo! Cuckoo..."
Soon, two scouts in plain clothes emerged from the depths of the dense forest ahead.
"Battalion commander! Company commander!"
When the two saw Yang Lin and Hou Meng, they immediately stood up and saluted to greet them.
Yang Lin nodded and asked, "What's the situation of the Sakata Unit?"
The leading scout said: "Report to the battalion commander, everything is normal!"
"very good!"
Yang Lin nodded with satisfaction.
Prior to this, the reconnaissance company had already figured out the Sakata Regiment's troop strength and firepower deployment, as well as their activity patterns and the locations of their light and dark sentries.
However, to be safe.
Yang Lin did not launch an immediate action. He ordered the troops to rest for a while in the forest. He, led by several scouts and a monk, went to the outskirts of the Sakata Regiment's base to scout the area.
After some reconnaissance, Yang Lin discovered that the situation was exactly as reported by the reconnaissance company. Since this place was already deep in the Japanese-occupied area, the Sakata Regiment's defense was quite lax.
Apart from some necessary sentry posts, there are not too many sentry posts set up on the periphery.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Even the patrol officers had gone somewhere to keep warm and sleep.
However, the Japanese dug a circle of trenches along the periphery of Luo Village and set up a circle of barbed wire outside.
This is a fine tradition of the Japanese. No matter where they are stationed or camping, they will dig trenches around the camp. The nickname of East Asian Groundhog is not given for nothing!
The entire Luo Village had been transformed into a military camp by the Japanese. Several 10-meter-high watchtowers were built with wood around the camp.
A Type 92 heavy machine gun was deployed on each watchtower, with the muzzle looking down at the surroundings.
Yang Lin concentrated and thought for a moment, and soon came up with a plan to defeat the enemy.
"Monk, you lead the brothers to continue to monitor the Japs' every move here. If the situation changes, report to me immediately!"
After saying that, Yang Lin turned around and headed back to the woods where the main force was resting.
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After returning to the woods, Yang Lin immediately called all of his company commanders over.
He first gave a brief introduction to the situation of the Japs, and then said: "In order to reduce casualties and maximize the results of the battle.
My plan is to sneak into the enemy camp and carry out a secret massacre of the remnants of the Sakata Regiment at night, catching them off guard!
Of course, the prerequisite is to quietly destroy the Japanese sentry tower and control the heavy machine gun on it."
The third company commander Zhou Yun's eyes lit up and he said, "Great idea, battalion commander. The Japanese are still fast asleep. If we show up at their barracks quietly, we only need a few grenades to wipe them out easily!"
"Um!"
Yang Lin nodded, and then continued: "The biggest difficulty of this plan is that we must act at the same time and attack the devils in each barracks!"
"Otherwise, if we alert the other devils, we will not only lose the initiative, but the entire plan may even fail!"
"Now let me tell you about the specific action plan..."
Several company commanders listened attentively, and they all put in their best efforts, wanting to do a great job in the next battle and show themselves well.
Only Zhao Yuting felt a little disappointed, because if it was a surprise attack, his artillery company would be useless.
“Da da da… Da da da…”
“Pah! Pah pah pah…”
Suddenly, bursts of rapid gunfire came from the direction of the Japanese camp.
"what happened?"
Yang Lin, Ma Gan and others were all shocked.
"Could it be that the brothers of the reconnaissance company were discovered by the Japanese and a firefight broke out?"
"no!"
Yang Lin shook his head: "The gunshots are very chaotic, there are Czech-style, Hanyang-made, even old sleeves, and some other weapons and equipment.
This is neither the equipment of the devils nor the equipment of our independent battalion!"
"That is?"
Ma Gan quickly thought of something and said, "Captain, besides my independent battalion, is there anyone else who has also targeted the Sakata Regiment?"
"Don't rule out this possibility!"
After a pause, Yang Lin continued, "However, this armed force is poorly equipped. If they attack the Sakata Regiment with their own strength, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg!"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, the monk hurried over.
"Captain, Captain, something terrible has happened...something terrible has happened..."
Yang Lin's face darkened and he asked, "What's going on?"
The monk reported while panting: "An unidentified armed force suddenly launched an attack on the Sakata Brigade's base!"
Yang Lin asked: "Do you know their identities and numbers? "
"They are all wearing ordinary civilian clothes. They don't look like regular soldiers!"
"The weapons in their hands are also varied , even bird guns and earth cannons."
After a pause, the monk continued, “However, they fought very bravely, as if they had an irreconcilable hatred with the Japanese.
Pushing a wooden cart full of burning firewood, he rushed directly to the gate of the Japanese camp! "
"There are probably about two or three hundred people!"
"Two or three hundred people?"
"Could it be the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army?"
Ma Gan and others all looked puzzled.
With only two or three hundred people, they dare to confront the Sakata Corps head-on. Are they so bold?
"They can't be the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army!"
Yang Lin shook his head: "The Eighth Route Army has strict discipline, even the guerrillas are no exception.
Besides, they are not fools.
So it is impossible to do something that is self-destructive and futile even though you know you can't win! "
After a pause, Yang Lin continued, "I don't care who they are. As long as they are fighting the Japanese, they are my independent battalion's friendly forces and my brothers, Yang Lin!"
"Everyone, get ready for battle!"
"Set off!"
Following Yang Lin's order, the independent battalion immediately rushed towards the direction where the gunshots came from in company and platoon units.
