The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

师团属的炮兵联队，也是由1个75野炮大队跟2个75山炮大队组成，单单师团属的重炮就有36门。

There are also regiment-level artillery. There are 119 cannons on the Type tanks, not counting the grenade launchers. The number of artillery fire has exceeded that of the independent regiment!
It’s worthy of being a Type C division!

Zhang Wu sighed in his heart, looking at the map work done by other company-level cadres and above, combined with the intelligence from the brigade commander read out by Zhao Gang, as well as the situation of the independent regiment itself, and with the help of Li Yunlong's wisdom, he quickly thought of a suitable ambush point.

Not long after he made up his mind, other cadres at the company level and above also started discussions.

When the cadres had almost finished their discussion, Li Yunlong asked casually:
"How about this battle? How should we fight it?"

The third battalion commander, Wang Huaibao, spoke first:

"Captain, if we want to destroy such a large-scale Japanese division, especially when there are two other divisions also participating in the mopping-up operation, I think it's best not to get too close to us, otherwise the Japanese reinforcements will arrive too quickly!

We can set the ambush site at Woniu Ridge in Xinzhou.

Woniu Ridge is 50 kilometers long and is the only way from Xinzhou to Heyuan County. It is suitable for our 2 people to deploy. The mountains on both sides are also relatively steep, and it is difficult for the Japanese to push their iron turtle up. There is a mountain stream where soldiers are hidden after 700 meters, which is enough for 2 people to hide.

The Japanese have more heavy firepower than us, and the battle line is long. If we want to capture the Iron Turtle, we have to rely on Zhang Wu to fight. The casualties caused by the Japanese artillery regiment are too great..."

"You said the battle line is long, so we have to shorten the time it takes for Zhang Wu to beat the Iron Turtle. We can't put it in a place like Woniu Ridge, which is almost a straight line!"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the second battalion commander:

"What's more, Xinzhou is too far away from us, and too close to the Tongpu Line railway. If we fail to quickly destroy the Maruyama Division, the other two divisions will be able to quickly support us via the railway. The danger is too great!"

As he spoke, he pointed to Duancang Mountain in Feng County and began to talk about what he thought was the best place:
"I think it should be placed in Duancang Mountain in Feng County. This is also the only way for the Maruyama Division. It is close to us, so we can bring our Iron Turtle to ambush the Japanese and advance quickly.

Moreover, Duancang Mountain is 30 kilometers long. There are places to hide soldiers in the deep mountains. There are also two 180-degree bends in the middle, which can greatly shorten the time for Zhang Wu to attack the Japanese Iron Turtle. After killing the Japanese, we can also drive the captured Iron Turtle back.

At the same time, Duan Cang Mountain is also far away from the Tongpu Line..."

"Forget it, it's far away from the Tongpu Line, but too close to Heyuan County!"

His words were also interrupted by Shen Quan, who directly refuted:
“You have to take the other two groups of Japanese troops into consideration, especially the 41st Division in the Taiyuan area. Passing through Ping’an County is Heyuan County.

By the time the Maruyama Division reached Feng County, the 50st Division had already reached Heyuan County. It is less than kilometers from Heyuan County to Duancang Mountain. If we set up an ambush at Duancang Mountain, we will be attacked from both sides by the Japanese!"

After a pause, Shen Quan continued:

"I think the ambush should be set at Wupangou in Fu'an. Although the mountains on both sides of Wupangou are only 200 meters away from the road and the slope is relatively gentle, this place is far away from the Tongpu Line and is not close to Heyuan County.

Moreover, Wupangou has 5 big bends, which can shorten the time it takes for our Zhang Wu to fight the Japanese Iron Turtle. It is also suitable for our Iron Turtle to start advancing directly after suppressing the Japanese artillery, which can greatly reduce the time to completely wipe out the Japanese!
There are three mountain streams 600 meters away where soldiers can hide. With camouflage, it will be no problem to avoid the Japanese's close reconnaissance! "

His idea coincided with Zhang Dabiao's, and Zhang Dabiao gave him a thumbs up and nodded in praise:

"Sure, Old Shen. You're very accurate in this regard. I also think Wupangou is the most suitable place to ambush the Maruyama Division."

Shen Quan smacked his lips:

“The location is good, but there is one thing: the road network here is well connected!
It's easy for us to kill the Japanese, but if we want to take back the captured Japanese weapons, we will be easily intercepted by the 41st Division!"

"What kind of question do I take, just this?"

Li Yunlong was obviously also considering Wupangou. He was very satisfied that Shen Quan could think of this, and he had already considered the problems that Shen Quan could not consider:

"Now Fu'an has been recovered and is our territory. Even if we can't use the road, we can still mobilize the masses and carry these dozens of iron turtles back.

What's more, if we don't leave this loophole, how could the Japanese let us seize these iron turtles with peace of mind?

In the future, when we counterattack those big cities heavily guarded by the Japanese, whether it is siege or street fighting, these iron turtles will be of great use!"

Counterattack big cities?
Hearing this, Zhang Wu's eyes lit up. It seemed that Li Yunlong was already thinking about the next battle!

This is a good thing. The bigger the city, the more it is his home ground. Then, the special forces team will be able to play a greater role!
However, in this battle he had to upgrade as quickly as possible, expand his field of vision, increase his attack power, and expand his attack range, so that he could better fight the Japanese in street battles.

He was thinking about this when Li Yunlong nodded to Shen Quan and said:

"Sure enough, Shen Quan. After such a long time, your technical and tactical abilities have not decreased but increased. Well done, you are a soldier of mine, Li Yunlong!
After this battle is over, I will promote you and make you the deputy chief of staff, how about that? "

Deputy Chief of Staff!

Shen Quan's eyes lit up. The deputy chief of staff was also at the deputy regimental level. He instantly felt like a daughter-in-law who had finally become a mother-in-law. After looking at Zhang Dabiao with pride, he quickly stood at attention and saluted:

"Thank you, Commander. From now on, I, Shen Quan, will fight with you and kill all the Japanese devils!"

"Ok!"

Li Yunlong patted Shen Quan on the shoulder, then turned to Zhang Wu and said:

"Zhang Wu, what do you think of setting the ambush site in Wupangou?"

Seeing Li Yunlong's inquiring look, Zhang Wu said directly:

"I think this position is pretty good, and Shen Quan's analysis is very comprehensive. As long as we can mobilize the masses and solve the problem of seizing the Iron Turtle, everything else will be fine!"

At this point, he suddenly realized the deep meaning of Li Yunlong's words, and patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, Captain. I have no place to spend all the money I was awarded before, so I might as well share it with the people!
The people have helped us so much, we can’t let them suffer any loss!
Fengxian and Fu'an have been recovered, and it's time to let them live a good life for a few days!"

"Haha, you are really conscious!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhang Wu's arm with satisfaction, and then said:
"I don't want much, just 5 dollars from you. I can give you some of the captured Japanese beef cans later, which will be enough to reward the people!
The remaining money will be used to marry you!"

Zhang Wu waved his hands repeatedly:
"Captain, you can take them all. I don't have the energy to think about whether I have a wife or not. The Japanese are still here. If we don't kill them all, it would be best if we can reach their homeland. I won't think about having a wife!
How does that saying go? Yes, if we don’t get rid of the Japanese pirates, how can we have a home?”

His words made the cadres feel embarrassed, and they all started to make a fuss:

"What, Zhang Wu, you're not even afraid of the Japs, but you're afraid of women?"

"That's right. With Zhang Wu's looks, abilities, and achievements, he can't marry an ordinary woman. Only a rich lady from a big city can be worthy of Zhang Wu!"

"I think that big foreign girl last time was pretty good. Didn't she write about our Zhang Wu on the radio? She must have fallen in love with our Zhang Wu!"

"That's right. You can ask the brigade commander and the division commander to write a letter to her and ask her to come back and marry Zhang Wu!"

Li Yunlong couldn't help but joked:
"I think it's okay. We can also be considered to be combining domestic and foreign forces!"

"Ha ha!"

All the cadres in the regiment headquarters laughed.

Knowing they were joking, Zhang Wu didn't care. But because of their teasing, he couldn't help but think of the days when he learned foreign languages ​​with Anna.

The feeling can be described by Brother Jia Qian’s words, which is very appropriate!
When the cadres had almost finished making a fuss, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said with a serious look:
"Alright, enough of the nonsense, I'm going to start assigning specific combat tasks!"

Hearing this, everyone stopped smiling, stood at attention and looked at Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong first looked at the battalion and company commanders of all infantry battalions:

"Wupangou runs east-west, with the specific ambush points placed on the four bends in the middle, which is enough to accommodate the entire Maruyama Division's 15500 men.

Battalions 1-4 will cut off the rear, Battalions 5-8 will cut off the front, and the other 9 battalions will be dispersed in the middle. After receiving the signal from me, they will open fire at the same time. We don't seek to cause too many casualties, but we must divide the Japanese into 4 sections as soon as possible so that the front and rear cannot be connected! "

"Yes!"

All the battalion and company commanders of the infantry battalions once again answered with their chests puffed out.

Li Yunlong then looked at the battalion commander of the grenade launcher:
"You should still form groups of three guns and companies, dispersed behind the battalions, to provide close-range artillery support.

The smoke bombs are ready. Whether it is for the arrival of the Japanese planes or for the cover of Zhang Wu's return, they must be replaced in place at the first possible moment. There can be no delay!"

"Yes!"

All the battalion and company commanders of grenade launchers stood at attention and accepted the order with their chests puffed out.

Li Yunlong looked at Liang Shuisheng again:
"Shuisheng, you should keep your artillery battalions 2 kilometers away. After completing the three waves of bombardment, send one field artillery battalion and two mountain artillery battalions to suppress the Japanese artillery regiment, buying time for Zhang Wu to fight the Iron Turtle.

The other artillery battalions were divided into groups of four to suppress the Japanese mountain artillery, rapid-fire artillery, infantry artillery, and anti-tank guns.

After a pause, he asked again:
"If we need to make a temporary adjustment, how long will it take for each of your artillery battalions?"

Liang Shuisheng assured confidently:
"Don't worry, Commander. Our artillery battalion has always had the least casualties and was the first to reorganize. We still have more than a month of training time. I can definitely make temporary adjustments to the rapid-fire artillery in 1 minute, the infantry artillery in 1 minutes, and the field artillery and mountain artillery in 2 minutes, regardless of whether it is a salvo or a single-gun bombardment!"

"Well done!"

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the battalion commanders of other infantry battalions:

"See? The coordination between your battalions and the adjustment of firepower within each battalion must be done just like the artillery battalion, in the shortest possible time!"

"Yes!"

The battalion and company commanders of the artillery and infantry battalions all stood at attention with their chests puffed out.

Li Yunlong hummed with satisfaction, and then called the captains of the armored company, the submachine gun company, and the captain of the special forces team, Wei Dayong, to come forward, and then pointed to a point next to the entrance of Wupangou and said:

"You wait here. I will post messengers along the way. Once Zhang Wu has destroyed the Japanese artillery regiment and the nearby mountain artillery, rapid-fire artillery, and anti-tank guns have suppressed them, you will move from here to Wupangou to advance in coordination with infantry and tanks!"

"Yes!" They all stood at attention and accepted the order.

Li Yunlong finally looked at Zhang Wu:
"Zhang Wu, your attack speed has increased. I will give you 500 rounds of bullets this time, and I will have each battalion prepare another 500 rounds for you.

You should first attack the Japanese headquarters and Iron Turtle, and then come back to kill the Japanese artillery regiment, the artillery squadrons and anti-tank guns of other infantry regiments to create conditions for our Iron Turtle to advance.

In this battle, our regiment has fewer artillery pieces than the Japanese. To reduce casualties and wipe out the Maruyama Regiment as soon as possible, we have to rely on you!"

This remark resonated with the other battalion and company commanders, who all nodded in agreement with Zhang Wu:

"Yes, Zhang Wu, you are the most powerful weapon of our independent group!"

"That's right. With Zhang Wu here, no Japanese devils can cause any trouble!"

"That's right, our battalion gave us 800 rounds of Zhang Wubei!"

Seeing their looks, Zhang Wu smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, Commander. I won't let the Japanese get ahead of us. We're ambushing and fighting in the mountains. We are the Japanese' ancestors. Is it okay for them to disrespect them?"

"Well, I trust you the most!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhang Wu on the shoulder, then glanced at everyone and reminded:
"In addition to drawing out three more machine guns to form a machine gun trap, each infantry battalion should rush to Zhang Wu's side if the Japanese planes dare to dive. The front-line commanders and fighters must also put away their small command movements, because the Japanese have sharpshooters!

We have spotted a sharpshooter. Let’s notify the grenade launcher company behind us first…”

Before he could finish his words, Zhang Wu interrupted him:

"Captain, while I'm fighting the little Japanese bastard, I'll also find the little Japanese sharpshooter and kill him, to prevent them from causing more casualties to our regiment!"

Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Will it delay your time to go back and suppress the Japanese artillery regiment? Compared with the artillery regiment, the casualties caused by a few sharpshooters are much smaller!"

"will not!"

Zhang Wu waved his hand directly:

"Now that my attack range is large, it's easy!"

"Well, fine then, I'll give you the Sharpshooter!"

Li Yunlong nodded to Zhang Wu, then glanced at everyone and finally said:
"The others will intensify their training in the next month. After this month, they will have to stay in combat readiness at all times. The Japanese Maruyama Division will be fully formed in a month. No one knows whether they will raid in advance. We must be prepared for the Japanese to move out in advance."

Seeing everyone nod in agreement, he waved his hand:

"Alright, let's all go down and train. I'll let you know the specific departure time in advance!"

"Yes!"

After everyone stood at attention and saluted, they filed out.

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang next to him:
"Lao Zhao, contact the county brigade in Fu'an first and ask them to organize the masses to prepare for our ambush on the Japanese and help us carry the captured iron turtles back from the mountains. Tell them that there are 5 yuan, the wages for the Japanese canned beef.

In addition, the weapons and equipment buried by Zhang Wu must be retrieved as soon as possible. It would be great if we could expand the company as well!

Before we set off, you should cover our logistics and civilians into the mountains to prevent the Japanese from finding this place and raiding our lair. When the time comes, I will hand over my direct company to you!"

Zhao Gang nodded:
"Don't worry, leave all these matters to me!"

Next, Li Yunlong took charge of training, while Zhao Gang contacted the county brigade in Fu'an and asked them to cooperate. At the same time, he arranged for the soldiers to retrieve the buried weapons and equipment and expanded the troops by one company.

It was not until 40 days later that the brigade commander's telegram was suddenly sent to the independent regiment.

After reading the telegram handed over by Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong started to curse angrily:
"Damn it, the Japs' plan really came ahead of schedule!"

Zhao Gang sighed:
"Fortunately, you thought one step further. Our regiment can set off at any time. Even if the Japanese set off 10 days earlier, we still have time!"

"Ok!"

Li Yunlong nodded and called the messenger to give the order:
"Pass the order down. There will be no training today. Issue ammunition and have the logistics department prepare 20 days of dry food and water. We will set out tonight!
The journey will take 5 days, and I don’t know if I need to make any adjustments, so there’s no harm in going there early! ”

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

The Japanese are here early?

When Zhang Wu received the notice to go to the logistics department to collect ammunition and set off tonight, he understood immediately. After receiving 500 rounds of 7.62mm rifle bullets, he packed his equipment and went to sleep with his clothes on.

When it was evening and he had dinner, he heard the assembly call. He immediately dressed neatly, picked up his Mosin-Nagant and rushed to the assembly point.

When they arrived at the assembly point and all the soldiers of the independent regiment were present, Li Yunlong made a brief pre-war mobilization.

In fact, he didn't have to do anything. The two consecutive encouragements had already made the soldiers eager to fight the Japanese.

He had just opened his mouth to say a few words when the soldiers began to rub their hands and shout.

Morale is available!

Nodding with satisfaction, Li Yunlong stated the specific destination and then asked Zhang Dabiao to lead the vanguard troops to leave Shimenbao in batches. Under the cover of night, they drove tanks and armored vehicles straight to Wupangou.

There was no conversation on the way. After five days of forced march, hiding during the day and moving at night, the independent regiment arrived at Wupangou in Fu'an.

The soldiers were first arranged to rest on the spot, and Li Yunlong led all officers and soldiers above the company level to walk through the entire Wupangou.

After finding no major discrepancies with the map, and making contingency plans in case the Japanese discovered the ambush in advance and the 11-17th Battalion was dispatched to block the attack, he ordered the officers and soldiers to familiarize themselves with their respective positions, arrange firepower points, camouflage the mountain streams where the soldiers were hidden, and so on.

The armored company also took the submachine gun company and the special forces team into the place where the troops were hidden, to make arrangements and camouflage to prevent reconnaissance by the Japanese.

After doing this, Li Yunlong took Liang Shuisheng's artillery battalion commanders and walked through the ambush section again, marking the artillery elements in advance according to the Japanese's marching habits.

Zhang Wu was also not idle. He carried his Mosin-Nagant and began to look for a suitable sniping point.

He mainly attacked the Japanese division headquarters and artillery regiment, and focused on the rear of the 1-4th Battalion.

After searching for a long time, he found that he was 300 meters away from the highway. There were many rocks and bushes in front of him, and there was a small path behind him that could be used to quickly detour to the positions of the independent regiment on the reverse slope. There was also a groove like an eagle's beak next to him that could be used to avoid the Japanese artillery fire and air bombing, and serve as his sniper point.

After determining the location and telling Li Yunlong, Zhang Wu went into the mountain stream where the soldiers were hiding to rest.

After three nights of familiarization and preparation, the other soldiers also entered the mountain stream where the soldiers were hiding to rest.

After arranging the long-range observation post and the messenger, Li Yunlong walked through the entire position and camouflage again. After finding nothing missed, he entered the mountain stream where the soldiers were hiding.

In this way, two days passed in a flash, and finally the day came for the Maruyama Division to arrive.

I hope the Japanese planes won’t be so lucky!
Zhang Wu got up early, washed and ate, then loaded bullets into the magazine of the Mosin-Nagant while praying silently.

In the past two days, the Japanese planes have frequently flown over and continuously conducted reconnaissance on the route from Xinzhou to Heyuan County, especially the Wupangou, which is a must-pass route. Five times a day is considered a small number.

Now they are camouflaged and the planes can't detect them. The only thing we are afraid of is that when they enter the position, the planes will come and the ambush will turn into a blocking operation!
After filling the magazine of the Mosin-Nagant, Zhang Wu activated all his skills, closed his eyes and waited for the arrival of the Japanese.

After waiting for a long time, until after noon, when the Japanese planes had passed over their heads four times, the [warning] finally sounded in his mind:
[Warning, warning, the west direction will be threatened, type: enemy, please respond as soon as possible! Warning, warning...]

coming!

Zhang Wu opened his eyes instantly, and after quickly pulling the bolt to load the bullet, he was ready to enter the position at any time.

With the help of a remote observation post, Li Yunlong received the news earlier than Zhang Wu. He took out a telescope and looked through the gaps in the camouflage. After the Japanese scouts had searched carefully and found no evidence of the Independent Regiment's camouflage and left, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to quickly enter the position.

Zhang Wu also followed the soldiers, quickly entered his own position, and pointed his gun towards the west.

This time he didn't have to wait long, and soon, the large force of the Maruyama Division came into his field of vision.

Please don’t let the Japanese planes come at this time!
Looking at the infantry, mule-drawn carriages, trucks, tanks, armored vehicles, machine gunners, grenade launchers, tank drivers, anti-tank gunners, second lieutenants, first lieutenants, majors, and rows and rows of Japanese soldiers passing by, Zhang Wu swallowed unconsciously and prayed again:
Even if they come, we have to wait until all the Japanese enter the ambush circle!
It seemed that his prayers had worked, or it seemed that the Japanese planes had just flown back and had not arrived for the second time so quickly. After the first three regiments, each with 6 tanks and 3 armored vehicles, had passed, the Japanese brigade headquarters, 12 tanks, 6 armored vehicles, as well as the guard battalion and field artillery regiment all entered the ambush circle.

Very good!
With a secret relief in his heart, Zhang Wu first marked out all the high-ranking Japanese soldiers in the armored vehicle, and then found the shooting angle of Lieutenant General Maruyama. While the muzzle of the gun moved with him, he anxiously waited for Li Yunlong's attack signal.

almost!

He didn't have to wait long. After seeing all the Japanese soldiers enter the ambush circle, Li Yunlong took out the signal gun he had prepared long ago and fired a shot into the sky:
"beat!"

吱

The red flare rose into the air, making a shrill sound, officially sounding the death knell for the Maruyama Division!
Da da da, tong tong, boom boom boom

The soldiers of the independent regiment, who had already aimed at their respective targets, all pulled the triggers of their weapons. For a moment, bullets and shells of various types formed a dense rain of bullets in the air, which poured down like a bucket and hit the Japanese in an instant, taking away one or two thousand lives of the Japanese in one wave and dividing the entire division into four sections.

Zhang Wu was faster. When he saw the flash of fire from the muzzle of Li Yunlong's gun, he pulled the trigger immediately.

Snapped

The 7.62mm rifle bullet arrived in an instant, and Lieutenant General Maruyama was resting his eyes with a smug look on his face in the armored vehicle. He was promoted from major general to lieutenant general and was in charge of a division. He had reached a level that many Japanese major generals would never be able to achieve in their entire lives!
To be honest, he should thank Zhang Wu. If Zhang Wu had not killed so many lieutenant generals and major generals, how could he have been promoted?
While he was thinking about these things, Zhang Wu shot him in the head, and he repaid Zhang Wu's favor with his life.

[Ding, kill a Japanese lieutenant general, gain experience 720. (908/16000)]

(End of this chapter)