The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 1837: Their Own Layout

In fact, neither Mo Jianchen nor Wu Ziqi noticed it, or they could not hear the gunshots nearby, and there had been no gunshots in the distance for some time.

Nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers formed a scattered formation and surrounded a circular hill.

Then the problem is coming.

No matter how small the circular hill is, the outer edge will definitely not be small. How could nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers surround this hill?

  But the Japanese army surrounded them!

All their soldiers were scattered, with the closest ones more than ten meters apart and the farthest ones forty or fifty meters apart, each of them acting as if they were fighting alone.

However, there were more than 200 puppet soldiers behind the Japanese army, but the puppet soldiers were gathered together. It was because of their lack of combat effectiveness that they huddled together for warmth.

The Japanese and puppet troops were about three or four hundred meters away from the hill, and all their rifles were aimed at the low hill in front of them.

However, no matter how many troops were surrounding the area, they could not see who was on the hill ahead.

It would be fine if there were only bare areas with short grass that couldn't hide people, but even in places with bushes and trees, where the Japanese and puppet troops had been observing for some time, there was no one there either.

  However, their commander, the wounded Japanese officer, firmly believed that the person he wanted to kill, Shang Zhen, was among these hills!

Because a Japanese signalman sent him a letter from Shuiquan Town, the Shang Zhen they were hunting down this time was just outside Shuiquan Town.

Considering the resistance they had encountered in this area, the Japanese commander had every reason to believe that Shang Zhen was already surrounded by him.

The reason why he dared to disperse all his soldiers and even fight alone was because of two reasons.

First, he firmly believed that the number of soldiers led by Shang Zhen would never exceed one platoon.

If he was not familiar with Shang Zhen's tactics at the beginning, then at least now, he thought he knew it well.

Since his team was attacked by the Northeast Army during this period, they have been attacked by small groups of troops. The firepower of the attacks hurt them a lot, but the results they achieved were very small.

After dealing with the endless small-scale attacks, he had finally caught Shang Zhen and trapped him among the hills. How could he let him escape?

Second, he has full confidence in the fighting capabilities of his men.

The Imperial Japanese Army under his command are all veterans with strong individual combat capabilities.

Judging from previous battles, even if a considerable number of the squadron leaders, deputy team leaders, squad leaders, detachment leaders, and sergeants were killed, or even if the commander himself unfortunately died in battle, the soldiers would still fight.

And this time I also gave the order that the merit would be calculated based on the number of Chinese soldiers killed!

According to the information obtained by the Imperial Japanese Army, Shang Zhen and his men killed too many elites of the Imperial Japanese Army.

The Japanese military leaders only recently learned about the existence of a team like Shang Zhen, and were naturally extremely furious when they found out.

So this time the Japanese army's coming to steal food was just a cover. Their real purpose was to annihilate Shang Zhen's troops.

To put it another way, even if only a few escape, it would be a great achievement if we can wipe out most of them.

Now the Japanese commander is waiting for the troops that attacked Shuiquan Town to withdraw.

But at this moment, he was becoming impatient as he heard the increasingly intense gunfire coming from the direction of Shuiquan Town.

Only then did he realize that there must be a lot of Chinese troops in Shuiquan Town!

  However, if we understand it from the opposite perspective, the more intense the gunshots in Shuiquan Town are, doesn’t it prove that Shang Zhen’s gang does not have many people!

After thinking for a while, the Japanese commander finally decided to take action.

So he waved his uninjured left hand and soldiers came over. He gave an order and the signalman ran in the direction of the puppet army.

At this time, Shang Zhen was with Cheng Peng, Qian Chuan'er and several platoon leaders. They were lying behind the ridge of the hill, whispering and discussing something.

Shang Zhen naturally had his own judgment on the battle situation.

We have the advantage on our side. The Japanese and puppet troops should not know that we actually have half a battalion of troops here. If we use them properly, we should be able to deal a huge blow to the Japanese and puppet troops.

The puppet army and the Japanese army are in appearance but not in spirit. If they can grasp this point, at least those puppet troops will not become the help of the Japanese army. Their own disadvantages are that they do not have as many troops as the Japanese puppet army, and the quality of the soldiers is not as good as theirs. Now they cannot force a breakthrough. If they force a breakthrough, they will also suffer losses.

However, Shang Zhen had of course guessed that the remaining Japanese and puppet troops had already rushed to Shuiquan Town, and once the Japanese and puppet troops on the other side turned around, they would form a joint attack on their half of the battalion.

If that were the case, they might not be able to break out of the enemy's encirclement.

So the Japanese commander was thinking of a solution, and Shang Zhen was also thinking of a solution.

So what solution did Shang Zhen come up with?

This can be seen from the surprised looks in the eyes of Cheng Peng and the others who came before him. Shang Zhen’s idea this time is somewhat unexpected.

"What do you think of my idea?" After Shang Zhen finished speaking, he looked at his subordinates.

Cheng Peng, Qian Chuan'er and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment, Cheng Peng said, "We'll do whatever you say.

But you have to think carefully. If we concentrate our forces to break out now, there shouldn't be too many casualties.

But if I follow your approach, it’s hard to say what will happen.”

After Cheng Peng finished speaking, he looked at Qian Chuaner and the others. They all looked at him and Shang Zhen in silence, but it was obvious that what Cheng Peng said was exactly what they were worried about.

Shang Zhen didn't say anything, and after a while he said, "It turns out that when there were only seven or eight people including me, Uncle Wang and Chen Hanwen, I always felt that I was too weak.

We knew that the Japanese devils were harming the people, but we were too weak to do anything, or could only do very little.

For example, if there are still only a few people now, they can only run away when they see a large group of Japanese invaders.

But things are different now.

After all, I am a battalion commander and I have hundreds of people under my command. So I think we should be able to do bigger things, kill more enemies and protect more civilians.

  Otherwise, what's the point of me being the battalion commander?

Don’t think that there are too many Japanese invaders this time. As long as we injure and maim more of them, they may not dare to stay in Shuiquan Town.

In fact, this little devil is an isolated force deep in the enemy's territory, but our own strength is very limited. But don't forget that there are also the Eighth Route Army and Zhao Tieying's regiment around us. Do the little devils really dare to stay here for a long time?"

"How do you know Zhao Tieying and the others are nearby?" Cheng Peng and Qian Chuan'er were all surprised.

"I haven't told you yet, but I ran into Zhao Mingxuan and the others in town.

  Zhao Mingxuan brought his men into Shuiquan Town. Do you think Zhao Tieying will be far away?

If we can cripple this group of Japanese soldiers, do you think our Captain Zhao will miss this opportunity to make a contribution?" Shang Zhen said.

"Wouldn't that be a bargain for Zhao Tieying?" Qian Chuan'er was a little dissatisfied.

  "It doesn't matter who fights the Japanese devils?" Shang Zhen laughed. He also felt that what he said was a bit too high-minded, but then he added, "No matter what his merits are, as long as I am not under his jurisdiction, how can he become a division commander?

Besides, is the regiment commander a very important official? There are so many of them, and this is his first batch. "

Shang Zhen used a "what" to replace another word, and those who understand will naturally understand.

"Since that's what you said, let's fight. But even if Zhao Tieying can take advantage of the situation, we can't suffer too much loss." Cheng Peng expressed his opinion.

Naturally, others also said yes.

Next, when Shang Zhen and his men were deploying their troops in the hilly circle using the hills as cover, the puppet army commander was called before the Japanese commander.

"You men, attack!" the Japanese commander said to the regiment commander, pointing at the hill.

  What else could the group leader do except imitate the Japanese way of saying "Hi"?

But as he bent down to bow, he felt puzzled. If the Japanese ordered their troops to attack, then they should attack. Why didn't they just send a messenger to deliver the order? Why did they call him over specifically?

And then he got the answer to his confusion, because when he straightened up, the Japanese commander said, "You, stay here."

The pseudo-corps commander's expression changed involuntarily.