Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2554 The troops are approaching Jiapiqiao!
Five kilometers away, two Japanese troop carriers were driving on a winding mountain road.

Because the mountain road was rugged and it was night, their speed was not very fast.

They also didn't believe that any enemy could reach Jiapiqiao before them.

When they received the order, their enemies had just left Sancai Town, and the distance between Sancai Town and Jiapiqiao was at least 20 kilometers, but they only had about 12 kilometers of mountain road.

So they were certain that even if their enemies could fly, they would not be faster than them.

So they walked slowly and steadily along the winding mountain road.

But suddenly, all the Japanese soldiers heard a strange vibration similar to sound.

The sound is not very strong, but the vibration is like someone blowing wind at your eardrum.

All the Japanese soldiers were stunned at this moment, with surprise written all over their faces.

They all turned their eyes towards the direction where the explosion came from, because something inexplicably told them what happened in that direction.

Five kilometers away, a spark of fire was clearly visible, and their eyes even imagined the appearance of smoke.

After a moment of stunned silence, the Japanese soldiers quickly came to their senses. A tall and thin Japanese soldier narrowed his eyes and speculated: "It looks like an explosion, but why is it here? Could it be that our people were ambushed?"

Another short and fat Japanese soldier shook his head to express his disagreement: "Impossible, there is only one Imperial Army unit away from Jiapiqiao, and the scale of the explosion was not very large. It's very strange, why would there be an explosion in the mountains?"

However, at this moment, the Japanese officer standing on the car and observing with a telescope sneered and said:

“Don’t guess, it was the enemy who blew up the truck they had abandoned.

Humph, Chinese people are always like this, destroying things they can't use. How petty. "

It turned out that the Japanese officer had seen the destroyed truck through a telescope and analyzed that their enemy had blown up the truck for unknown reasons.

The reason may be that the truck broke down or it ran out of gas.

But whether it broke down or the truck ran out of gas, he thought the Chinese were stupid.

Because such an explosion would be enough to expose their whereabouts.

The Japanese officer smiled contemptuously, then patted the cab of the truck and ordered, "Full speed ahead, target - Jiapiqiao. Now that they have exposed their position, they will never escape our pursuit again."

"Hi!"

The Japanese driver responded loudly, and immediately two Japanese trucks headed rapidly towards Jiapiqiao.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese arrived at Jiapiqiao first, and the Japanese officers quickly ordered the deployment of defenses.

He stood on a high ground, holding a command knife, scanning the surrounding terrain like an eagle.

The Japs quickly dispersed. Some occupied commanding heights and set up machine guns to form a cross-fire network; others dug simple shelters on both sides of the ditch; and another part was responsible for reconnaissance nearby to ensure that there was no other place to bypass their defense line.

"You must be careful. The Chinese are very cunning. Be alert."

The Japanese officer was patrolling and encouraging his men.

Because he heard that he had a lot of enemies, probably more than a hundred.

Of course, this was all false information from Major Tanaka.

Although Sancai Town said that they did not find many enemies.

But Tanaka also believed that his enemies numbered at least a hundred people.

So the Japanese officer who led the troops to Jiapiqiao at this time also thought that he might have many enemies. But he didn't take it seriously. In his opinion, since the disappearance of the Anti-Japanese Brigade and the Independent Regiment, there were no decent armed forces nearby. It was just that the enemy had more people.

"Hi!"

The Japanese soldiers all agreed and quickened their movements.

They were digging simple fortifications and camouflaging themselves near firing points.

So it is not groundless to say that the Japanese are well-trained.

At least they did an impeccable job with their fortifications.

The Japanese officer took out a telescope and looked around.

He felt that his enemies would not come so quickly.

But if he could spot their enemy in advance, he would have a chance to take the initiative.

He also felt that he couldn't keep the torch burning all the time, as it would be very easy to be exposed.

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So he ordered: "Complete the fortifications as quickly as possible, and then turn off the lights. In the dark, we light torches, which will be living targets for the enemy.

Also, pass the order down to me, after the fortifications are completed, all soldiers will take turns to rest, but their weapons must be ready at all times.

We don't know when the enemy will arrive. They may arrive quickly or slowly. We can't keep our nerves high or we will get mentally fatigued."

The messenger quickly conveyed the order, and the Japanese positions at the entrance of Jiapiqiao immediately entered a highly tense yet orderly state of preparation for battle.

In the darkness of the night, only the occasional chirping of insects and the gurgling sound of water in the distant mountain stream broke the suffocating silence.

On a night like this, every second seems to be stretched, and every sound of the wind may be a precursor to a battle.

The Japs were quietly waiting for their enemies, but they didn't know that their enemies were still two kilometers away!
Duanwu, Liuge and Yingzi had already expected that the Japanese would occupy Jiapiqiao before them, so they were not in a hurry.

What's more, there is no point in being anxious. The weights they are carrying are very heavy, and even if they are all martial artists, they cannot move so quickly among the mountains and forests.

What's more, since they knew that the Japanese had entered the mountains, they needed to maintain their physical strength and be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

As the Sixth Brother walked, he asked Xiang Duanwu, "Where do you think they will ambush us?"

Duanwu shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. The road conditions in Jiapigou are complicated. Even if the Japanese are hiding in the woods and shooting from behind, it's possible."

The Sixth Brother thought for a while and said, "When we get to Jiapiqiao, I'll go scout and see where the Japanese are."

But at this moment, Duanwu suddenly stopped.

The sixth brother asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Duanwu said: "Maybe the Japs will choose to fight a positional war with us."

The Sixth Brother asked back: "Why do you think so?"

Duanwu said: "First, the Japs are best at positional warfare, offensive and defensive warfare. They will not give up their strengths to fight jungle warfare.

If the Japanese want to fight a jungle war, it will be beneficial to us.

Secondly, the Japanese have reinforcements. Rather than risking a jungle battle, it is better to block the entrance to Jiapiqiao Valley so that we cannot get through anyway."

After Duanwu said this, Sixth Brother also thought that this was the case. He asked back:
"Then what should we do? We only have two machine guns left, and half a box of machine gun bullets. We don't know how many Japanese ambushes there are. If reinforcements surround us from behind, we will be in great danger."