War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 565 is absolutely amazing (thanks to the 'book friends' for the reward!)

The Japs are not fools!

It's really not.

Otherwise, Ben Zhengduocai would not have sent only one regiment to attack Xinkou. He should have launched a large-scale attack.

In fact, Ben Zhengduocai was also waiting, and kept in touch with the rear every day. It was not until the 1st, 15th and 16th Mixed Brigades sent back news that the entire Chahar Corps had assembled that he let his men set the trap.

"Warriors of the Locust Army!"

In the Japanese army camp, countless Japanese soldiers gathered together and lined up in the open field, while Ben Zhengduocai was also roaring and giving an emotional speech: "This is a fair duel!"

"This is the moment to show your Bushido spirit!"

"I need you to go into the forest and destroy the enemy forces that have been harassing us all day long. Make them completely obliterated in the long river of history and become a part of our glory!"

"Now, the 1st, 15th, and 16th Mixed Brigades have divided into three directions and controlled them all in the area outside Xinkou. Our 2nd Mixed Brigade will stop these people from returning to Xinkou and let the defenders of Xinkou watch their troops being annihilated!"

"If they dare to come to reinforce us, we will take advantage of the situation to capture Xinkou..."

"If they stay at the Xinkou defense line like cowards, they will have no choice but to watch their comrades die miserably!"

This is a nation that is most adept at confusing concepts. They often mention things like "fair battle" and "open confrontation", but in reality they use three mixed brigades to encircle and suppress three enemy regiments.

Even the Koreans, who were ruled by them for many years and only gained a foothold thanks to their handsome father, have learned this habit. They talk about morality and justice all the time, but act like despicable people on the field. As a result, the organizers have to keep a close eye on these people whenever there is a competition with them, so as not to be criticized by sports fans all over the world.

And yet they call these things upright!
In the Northeast, this is called shamelessness!
However, the battlefield is not determined by cursing...

"set off!"

Ben Zheng Duocai waved his arms towards the forest, and countless Japanese soldiers turned around under the command of the regiment commander and trotted out of the barracks. At that moment, Ben Zheng Duocai seemed to see something, looked in the direction of Xinkou, and said to the air: "Xu Chaoyang, your Xinkou position is mine!" Then, a smile appeared on his face.

……

Ru Yuekou headed for the forest in the direction of Xinkou. The Japanese abandoned their cars and marched quickly on the narrow roads in the forest. Several squadrons rushed along the mountain gaps between Liangshan, and there were officers behind them urging them...

"quick!"

"Our reconnaissance planes have already located the enemy. They are hiding in the gaps between the mountains where bombing and artillery fire are inconvenient. As long as we block them, the 2nd Mixed Brigade will cut off their way back, and the great victory of the first battle of Xinkou will fall into the hands of our 1st Mixed Brigade. Hurry!"

In the countless crevices between the mountains, the Japanese soldiers were struggling to advance along the narrow paths between the mountains like yellow mud soup. While they kept complaining, they did not stop, but instead wished they could block every passage in the mountains and forests.

Are you saying that the Japs have no strategy or tactics and only know how to use artillery bombardment and infantry charges?
If this were true, how could the war of resistance last for so many years?
In fact, the Japs not only knew tactics and strategies. At that time, at least on the Chinese battlefield at that time, they were the only ones among both the enemy and us who had experience in commanding and fighting large-scale troop operations. Even many of our generals learned the common sense of commanding and fighting large-scale troop operations from their army schools, but rarely had the opportunity to put it into practice.

The large-scale troop combat here does not refer to a force of several thousand people, but starts from tens of thousands of people.

This is definitely not an exaggeration. Nowadays, all the military academies in various places, including Whampoa, teach some common sense of small-unit combat. They don't even have the time to talk about large-scale troop combat, because those officers have already gone to the battlefield. The first batch of students at Whampoa went to the front line after 46 speeches in eight months. How could they have the time to learn large-scale troop combat?
The warlords' fighting before that probably couldn't even be considered an introduction to large-scale troop operations. In some precious video footage, the combat troops in the warlords' fighting were as lazy as those cutting corn in the fields, and there were many soldiers smoking next to ammunition boxes!

But at this time, the Japanese elite troops, who were known for their rigidity, had all grown up in the artillery fire, and many commanders had commanded large-scale troop operations more than once. From this point of view alone, the level of the two troops is not just explained by the two aspects of weapons and ammunition, and the quality of individual soldiers. In terms of the actual combat experience of large-scale troops, the two sides also have an insurmountable gap.

Therefore, the Japanese did not choose to attack the Xinkou defense line with more solid fortifications, but chose to attack the troops responsible for harassment, hoping to win the first victory from the enemy through this battle, boost morale, and then launch the decisive battle of Xinkou. This is called planning!

But they met Xu Chaoyang, a man who had been a soldier, a special agent, and a member of a regiment, and who almost scared someone to death in Zhuri River!

This kid has seldom been away from the fighting since he arrived at the Anti-Japanese battlefield. He is so sensitive that he would pay attention to the slightest disturbance... because he is poor and cannot afford any loss!

"Come on!"

At the command of the Japanese, the machine gun crew of Ono Squadron rushed out of the valley with their Type 99 rifles. When they rushed to a small plain surrounded by several high mountains, they still saw signs of human life in front of them. The footprints all over the ground, the trees that had been built, and the mats made of weeds and branches all proved something.

"Report, we missed!"

At the same time that Ono led the large force to charge over, the Japanese rushed out from several directions from the cracks in the mountains. When they gathered on this narrow plain, looking at the holes made by people sleeping in the grass, they did not see any traces of a lit bonfire. No wonder the scouts had not found them in the mountains for so long!

In early October, this group of people camped in the mountains without lighting a campfire...

Ono looked at everything in front of him and couldn't understand how these people could endure sleeping in the open air under the night wind!

He suddenly felt that this group of people seemed to be different from the propaganda on the island. They were not all pampered and useless soldiers who would collapse at the first blow. Otherwise, how could they survive in such a harsh environment?

"what is this?"

Ono picked up half a piece of steamed bread residue from the ground in front of him. The steamed bread was as hard as a rock. When he pinched off a piece and put it into his mouth, the cornmeal hurt his throat when he swallowed it... This was the most unpalatable food Ono had ever eaten in this land!
"Pooh!"

Ono suddenly spat out something to the side, then walked back...bang!

It seemed like something was broken by his kick, and Ono turned around - boom!

A grenade suddenly exploded in the grass, and the firelight shone in his eyes extremely clearly!

……

"I said your trick doesn't work. It's what we used to catch birds when we were kids. How can it really fool the Japanese?"

"Ammunition is so scarce right now? You still secretly left a grenade to tie the trip wire. Do you know that if you throw a grenade, it can kill three or four Japanese soldiers on the battlefield?"

A young soldier lowered his head and responded: "Squad leader, don't blame me. You've been scolding me all the way."

"Why don't I scold you to death!"

boom!
Suddenly, there was an explosion in the valley behind him. The squad leader turned around in surprise and looked behind him. He muttered inexplicably, "What an idiot! He stepped on the trip wire?"

His surprised expression - absolutely amazing.

　Thanks to brother 'book friend 20241019154516833' for the reward. Thank you very much.

　　Same old routine, eat and continue.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)