My Bright Sword Logistics Career

Chapter 61 This is called poor information!
Xicha Township.

An ordinary mountain village in southeastern Shanxi.

early morning.

Ragged clothes, haggard hair, yellow and thin faces, and indifferent eyes, the people of Xicha Township walked out of the dilapidated earth and stone houses on worn-out straw sandals and started a busy day.

At a glance, all that remains of Xicha Township at this time is desolation and dilapidation.

Even for those rich peasants, there is not a trace of new cloth on their bodies, but there are fewer patches, their bodies are cleaner, and their faces are less disheveled.

Or, there are still a few livestock left in the home.

After experiencing natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and epidemics, and decades of war and turmoil, as well as banditry and exorbitant taxes, Xicha Township's clan village structure that has evolved over hundreds of years has been dilapidated, and agricultural production has almost collapsed.

"You son of a bitch!"

On the hill to the left of Xicha Township, a dozen or so people were looking at the dilapidated village in the distance, and one of the young men clenched his fists fiercely.

Before the devils came, although life in Xicha Township was not easy, but relying on the dry land on the mountain, the people in the village still had a way to survive. But here they are doing burning, killing, looting and cruelty.

Expropriation and extortion are even more serious than before, and there are two devils who bully others. The life of the villagers is getting worse day by day, and many villagers are forced to flee.

"It won't be a few days for the devil to jump around, and it won't be long before Balu will come to our village."

Said a middle-aged man in his 30s with an old shell gun pinned to his waist.

This is obviously the captain.

"So what if it comes!"

The words of the middle-aged man did not cheer up a few people, and one of them even poured cold water:

"Have you ever beaten a devil?"

"In Yangpo, which is more than 30 miles away from our village, there are more than 500 devils. They have machine guns and cannons. It is said that nearly a thousand soldiers from the Central Army, Jinsui Army, and many of us are detained in the Yangpo stronghold. people."

"They came and made a fuss and then left. We are the ones who are unlucky."

Although they are guerrillas, but in the current situation, the devils have an absolute advantage. It is inevitable that some people will be frustrated and have resentment in their hearts. It is impossible for everyone to be a strong-willed fighter, and more of them are ordinary people.

"It's different this time."

The captain continued:

"It's the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

"The main force?"

The expressions of several people changed suddenly.

"Yes, the main force!"

The captain nodded, emphasizing his tone:
"More than 100 people, with several machine guns! A few days ago, Liu Mazi, the leader of the Second Devils, died at their hands, and he was stationed in our village!"

"Great!"

Everyone suddenly became excited.

Although the main force of the Eighth Route Army still couldn't beat the devils, it was absolutely no problem to deal with small groups of devil soldiers and second devils. This would save the village a lot of trouble.

Although life is hard, it is not that there is no way out.

"What we have to do is to collect information on the devil's transport team."

The captain looked around at his guerrilla teammates.

That night, more than 100 independent regiment fighters from the first battalion and second company of the independent regiment entered Xicha Township.

···
the next day.

Yangpo stronghold.

"Nani?"

Early in the morning, Nohara Jin, the team leader, received a message from Xicha Township:
"More than 100 eight roads have arrived in Xicha Township?"

"Still planning to ambush my convoy?"

Shin Nohara immediately came to the map and looked at the map around the Yangpo stronghold with serious eyes.

His brigade was stationed at the Yangpo stronghold. In addition to gathering, controlling, and surrendering prisoners of war, the most important thing was to ensure the smooth flow of surrounding roads and support the surrounding locust army fortresses and small strongholds.

The prison cage plan gradually advanced, and the locust army occupied more and more villages. One by one, artillery towers and bunkers followed the roads and stationed deep into the villages, dividing, encircling, and devouring the so-called Eighth Route Army bases, which greatly weakened the enemy's strength.

But every stronghold must have locust troops stationed, and not too few, or they will be pulled out by the Eighth Route Army, but there is no way to have too many, the locust army is seriously insufficient.

The transport team that transports supplies for these data is the weakest point of the locust army.

The serious shortage of troops made it impossible for the locust army to send a large-scale transport team, usually more than half the size of a small team, that is, more than 20 people, or even less, plus a part of the Imperial Association Army, to transport supplies to various strongholds by road.

He doesn't look down on the Eighth Route Regular Army with more than 100 people, but it is a huge threat to the transport team.

Once this group of people successfully harass the transportation team, it will greatly affect the security around the Yangpo stronghold. At that time, he may not be able to keep the captain.

It is impossible for the transport team to increase the escort force.

He can only find a way to get rid of this group of regular Eighth Route Army.

"court death!"

Shin Nohara flashed a sharp light, but then frowned deeply.

Even the so-called regular army of the Eighth Route Army with more than 100 people is completely ignored by him. The brigade under his command can be defeated by sending out a squadron at will.

But the problem is that this group of people is very slippery and will not fight a decisive battle with the locust army at all. According to past experience, once his large force passes by, the group of eight roads who are familiar with the local terrain will definitely run away immediately, and will not come back until he withdraws.

Then, look for an opportunity to ambush the transport team, leaving him helpless.

"You mean, they plan to come out in seven days to ambush my convoy?"

Shin Nohara looked at the newly promoted squadron leader of the Royal Association Army who had been reporting.

"Hi."

Pretending to be hilarious, the second devil said flatteringly:

"I have an informant in the local guerrillas in Xicha Township. According to the information I got, the new group of Eighth Route Army is very powerful, with ten machine guns. They asked the local guerrillas to inquire about information and prepare to go out in seven days to ambush the locust army. transport fleet."

"Yo Xi."

Nohara Shin frowned immediately.

Since the other party was unwilling to fight the imperial army decisively, he used the luggage transport team to lure this group of guerrillas out, and then annihilated them in one fell swoop.

"I will arrange a transport team to deliver supplies to the villages in seven days."

Shin Nohara looked at the second devil beside him:
"You release the news and let the guerrillas know."

"Taijun, could it be a trap?"

The newly promoted Captain of the Second Devil Squadron is a well-known gangster in the surrounding area, with a lot of 'fame'. He was wanted by various places in the past, and he is vigilant and suspicious by nature. He dared to come out only after holding the devil's thigh.

A few days ago, Liu Mazi, the former squadron leader of the puppet army, was killed by Wang Gensheng's booby trap, so he took the opportunity to take the position.

"trap?"

Shin Nohara ticked the corner of his mouth:
"I can't ask for it."

"Would you like it?"

The second devil was taken aback.

Although the Imperial Army is strong, the Eighth Route Army is not weak either. A few months ago, the captain of Sakata Alliance was killed by the Eighth Route Army.

"do not worry."

Seeing that this new subordinate seemed to be still worried, Shin Nohara explained in a rare way, his tone was full of confidence:

"The Eighth Route Regular Army does have such a little strength. If they concentrate more than ten times the superior force and occupy a favorable terrain, they can indeed defeat our locust army. When encountering stupid and aggressive commanders, they may even severely damage our locust army."

"But the terrain around Yangpo is relatively flat, there are no narrow mountains, few canyons, suitable for ambushes, and I won't just go straight into it stupidly."

"Moreover, I have a brigade of imperial warriors in my stronghold, and some of them are left to guard the prisoners. After the fortifications are garrisoned, 350 people can also be dispatched, two full squadrons and one artillery squadron."

"Unless there are three to five main regiments coming from the eighth route, unless I foolishly enter mountain valleys and other terrains suitable for ambushes without scouting, otherwise, there will be no problems."

"What Mr. Nohara said is reasonable, it's because his humble position is too timid."

The two devils nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Go and carry out the order."

Nohara Susumu is very satisfied with the new dog leg.

···
"Near Yangpo, there are not many places suitable for ambushes, only three."

At the same time, in Yangcun, Li Yunlong was holding a combat meeting in the Independent Regiment Headquarters.

Leader Li pointed to the self-government map and spoke first. Surrounding him were Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, Kong Jie, Shen Quan and other independent regiment and battalion-level cadres, as well as several newly formed regiment staff.

There is also the second battalion commander of the new regiment.

The new regiment sent to support this time is the second battalion, with a total of 370 troops.

"Little Yang Po is arrogant, but he is not an idiot."

"It's not the early days of the Anti-Japanese War."

Li Yunlong continued:
"We sent a company of troops to garrison near Xicha Township. When we released news that we were going to attack the devil's transport team, the devil would definitely guess whether this was a decoy or whether there would be a large army ambushing."

"The commander of the little devil must be careful."

"I speculate that the devils in the Yangpo stronghold will dispatch more than two squadrons, and even add the [-]-type infantry artillery, to deal with the first battalion and second company in Xicha Township, and passing through these three places is suitable for ambush When we are in the position, we must repeatedly investigate to ensure safety."

Everyone nodded in unison, agreeing with Li Yunlong's statement.

The little devils are arrogant and arrogant. After the first battalion and the second company are stationed in Xicha Township, the devils in the Yangpo stronghold, Iron Nails, will be dispatched to exterminate them.

"so···"

Li Yunlong's tone was proud:

"Our ambush location is here."

With that said, he pointed to a location on the map and continued:

"This is called a shovel slope."

"One side of the shoveling slope is a mountain, and the other side is open land. The open land leading to Xicha Township passes through here."

"The last time I went to the Yangpo stronghold, I went to see it myself. The mountain on the shoveling slope is low in height, with a gentle slope. The top of the mountain is relatively far from the road, and it lacks shelter and bunkers. It is almost equivalent to flat terrain."

"From a common sense analysis, this place is not suitable for ambush."

"but···"

"Hey hey..."

"It's different now."

Leader Li smiled more and more proudly at this time:

"Although the troops participating in the ambush this time are only two battalions, plus one company, the total strength is only about [-]."

"But the 700-man army is all equipped with 98K Mauser rifles, seventy Czech machine guns, five Maxim heavy machine guns, nine 60mm mortars, and ample ammunition."

"In terms of firepower, it is more than our previous six main regiments, and three times that of the devils from the Yangpo stronghold."

"We have an absolute firepower advantage."

"With our absolute superiority in firepower, we can completely ambush the devils on the shovel slope."

"The artillery company and the heavy machine gun company took the high ground on one side of the road as their positions, taking advantage of their range, condescending, suppressing the devils' firepower, breaking up the devils' clusters, and providing support for the infantry to wipe out the devils."

"Even if the devils from the Yangpo stronghold cannot be wiped out, they can still be severely injured and wiped out most of them, making them unable to support the battle in the Yangpo stronghold."

"The devil never thought that we would ambush on the shoveling slope, and would definitely pass here in a dense formation. Even if the devil brought the [-]-type infantry artillery, under the continuous intensive firepower suppression, there would be no chance to use it. .”

"We know the devil's strength, but the devil doesn't know our strength at all."

"This is called..."

Although Li Yunlong tried his best to control it, the complacency in his tone was obvious, even the monk could hear it:

"Poor information!"

(End of this chapter)