Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

The battalion and company commanders shouted at the top of their voices.

"it is good!"

Chu Feng nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and said, "Go down and make preparations!"

Following Chu Feng's order, Daxigou was crowded with people. Everyone started to get busy, each doing their own job and working hard, without any sign of chaos.

Soon, an hour and a half later, the ambush position was set up.

The kitchen staff also boiled water and delivered hot meals to the battlefield.

At the temporary command center, Chu Feng, Ge Dayong, Wang Tiezhu, Major General Zhang of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, Commander Yang Wu of the Eighth Route Army and others were eating and chatting.

Now everything is ready, all that’s left is for the Japanese to take the bait.

Time passed little by little, and before I knew it, it was 4:50 in the afternoon.

The soldiers of the special forces battalion responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance had successfully returned to Daxigou three minutes ago.

Chu Feng and others were at the temporary command post. Through telescopes, they could see that the Japanese troops in the distance were marching towards them in a mighty force. The leading squadron was less than 500 meters away from the ambush circle.

"If nothing else, the weapons and equipment of these devils are just great!"

Regimental Commander Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh, "Although we haven't fought the Japs yet and don't know their true strength, their weapons and equipment are far beyond the reach of the Eighth Route Army."

After hearing what Captain Yang Wu said, Chu Feng, Major General Zhang and others did not say anything.

Perhaps among all the armies in the world, the Japanese weapons and equipment can be considered second-rate at best, but in Asia, they are definitely the undisputed best.

Even the German-equipped divisions built by the Nationalist government at a high price were only on par with the Japanese troops, but how many German-equipped divisions were there?

Under everyone's gaze, the Japanese vanguard rushed into the ambush circle first.

This Japanese unit continued the arrogance of the Meichuan Battalion and still did not conduct any field reconnaissance, but only carried out a simple fire reconnaissance.

"Colonel, should we conduct some reconnaissance?"

Colonel Yu Kikumoto, who was moving with the main force, suddenly heard these words from his deputy.

"Need not!"

Upon hearing this proposal, Colonel Kikumoto Yu subconsciously rejected it, saying, "The intelligence clearly states that this is a local security group. Last time, they only had the advantage of terrain and numbers."

"We have more than 4,000 people. How can these Chinese resist?" Colonel Takeshi Kikumoto showed great confidence in this battle.

"well!"

After hearing the captain's words, the deputy felt that he was worrying too much. He nodded and said, "Your Excellency, after we take over Chu Family Fort, should we let the soldiers move around freely for a day?"

"well!"

Colonel Kikumoto Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "I think it's possible. The warriors have been fighting all the time and haven't had a chance to relax. If we can win this time, we can let everyone relax."

While the two old Japanese soldiers were talking, the main force also began to dive into the ambush circle. With the fire reconnaissance of the vanguard, the marching speed of the main force also accelerated.

"Report to the regiment commander, all Japanese troops have entered our ambush circle!"

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese vanguard is still 300 meters away from the first battalion's position!"

"Two hundred meters!"

"One hundred and fifty meters!"

In the temporary command center, Chu Feng heard the combat staff's report. When he heard that they were only 150 meters away, he suddenly waved his hand and said, "Start fighting!"

Following Chu Feng's order, a soldier took out the signal gun from his waist and fired a shot into the air.

"Snapped!"

A gunshot rang out and a red flare soared into the air.

The moment they saw the signal flare, the soldiers holding the detonators in their arms pressed the button without hesitation.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!"

"Boom! Boom!"

"..."

There was a loud explosion, and red flames came out from the ground. A large number of Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard were blown into the sky by the shock wave, while some were filled with shrapnel and died in pain.

The explosion occurred in a minefield while the Japanese were flying in a homemade plane.

The officers and soldiers lying in ambush around no longer hesitated and stuck their heads out one after another. Light and heavy machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, grenades, grenade launchers, as well as the battalion's Type 92 infantry guns and 82mm mortars all opened fire.

"Da da da!!!"

"Chu tu tu tu tu!!"

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"Bang~Boom!!! Bang~Boom!!!"

The barrage of steel enveloped the panicked Japanese soldiers, continuously reaping their lives.

"idiot!!!"

Faced with the sudden attack, the commander of the 11th Regiment, Colonel Takeshi Kikumoto, immediately dismounted and lay on the ground to avoid stray bullets and injuries, while he couldn't help cursing.

You know, just a few minutes ago he confidently stated that the Shanxi-Northern Anti-Japanese Independent Regiment would not attack them, and he was very confident in his own strength, but he was slapped in the face a few minutes later.

"Quick, send a telegram to the brigade commander and tell him that we were ambushed by Chinese troops in the direction of Daxigou."

Although they were ambushed and the enemy's firepower was unexpected, it was still within the tolerance range of Colonel Kikumoto Takeshi.

But when he finished saying this, the next moment, a humming sound suddenly came from the sky.

"Um?!!!"

The sound made Colonel Kikumoto Yu subconsciously raise his head, a little surprised, but then his face changed drastically and he blurted out: "Avoid, avoid, enemy artillery fire!!!"

But under the suppression of gunfire, his voice could not be heard.

"Boom!!! Boom!!!"

"boom!!!"

The belated 36 120mm heavy mortars finally joined the battlefield a dozen seconds after the battle broke out.

One shell after another drew a graceful arc in the sky, the bullets tore through the air with a sharp and terrifying whistling sound, and plunged into the ranks of the Japanese soldiers in the ambush position.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

Balls of flames shot up into the sky, and every time a 120mm shell exploded, the shock wave and shrapnel would sweep across the surroundings.

You should know that the killing radius of the 120mm heavy mortar, known as the Big Sprayer, reaches an astonishing 34 meters.

Thirty-six artillery pieces opened fire at the same time. In less than five minutes, more than three hundred heavy artillery shells hit the ambush position, plowing through the Japanese army columns in the ambush position.

"hiss!"

"Wow, it's a large-caliber artillery piece, what power!!!"

"With just this barrage of artillery fire, the Japanese must have been completely stunned!"

"Whether it was the First Battle of Shanghai or the Battle of the Great Wall, the Japs always used artillery to bully us. Now, they're going to get a taste of what it's like to be bombed!"

The artillery battalion's performance made Major General Zhang of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Commander Yang Wu of the Eighth Route Army excited and dance with joy.

It's not that they are not cunning or inexperienced, but the effect of the large-caliber artillery fire, especially the thirty-six large-caliber artillery pieces of an artillery regiment firing at the same time, the effect is simply explosive.

Chu Feng didn't say anything, but the smile on his lips also expressed his inner excitement at this moment.

Just when Chu Feng and the others were excited and in high spirits, Colonel Kikumoto Yu, who was bombed, looked dazed: "Baga, it's impossible, how can the Chinese army have so many artillery pieces?"

Since the September 18th Incident, Colonel Kikumoto Takeshi had fought against Chinese troops many times, but this was the first time he encountered such fierce artillery fire. He was a little bit unbelievable and was directly stunned.