Chapter 32 The ambush begins

It was already bright when they arrived at Tieyanpo. Under the leadership of commanders at all levels, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment became familiar with their respective reverse slope attack positions and then entered the mountain stream where the soldiers were hiding to rest.

Zhang Wuze, wearing a ghillie suit and carrying a Carl 98K, was looking for a suitable sniping point.

According to the Japanese marching habits, the infantry artillery would definitely be placed at the end. The New 1st Regiment was attacking with more than half of the troops, so he had to choose a position in the middle and back where he could hit the infantry artillery.

Moreover, his position cannot be too far away from the main force.

Even though he changed his gun and his range became longer, Li Yunlong's reminder was not groundless. The larger the size of the Japanese army, the more observers they had!

If the Japanese really noticed him, even if they were 800 meters away, it would only take one artillery shell to kill him!
After much deliberation, he finally chose a location 200 meters away from the road.

This location radiates to a long section of highway. There are many rocks and bushes in the front to block the view, and there is a small path in the back leading to the mountains on both sides for easy transfer.

The most important thing is that there is a cave next to it, which is very close and you can jump in.

The walls of the cave are very thick and can definitely withstand the bombardment of 50mm grenade launchers and even 70mm infantry guns!

Even Li Yunlong nodded when he saw this cave:
"Hey, you really know how to choose!"

For the next two days, the New 1st Regiment waited patiently while Zhang Wu practiced the leap at the sniper point.

It doesn’t matter if it looks good or not, as long as it’s fast!

On the morning of the third day, scouts from the Futeng Battalion finally appeared.

It was the same as Gu Dashan’s analysis. Because they were very close to the air intake, they ran to the middle of the slope, took a look at the mountain, and left in a hurry.

When the scouts disappeared, Li Yunlong waved his hand and all the soldiers quickly entered their respective positions and made final preparations before the attack.

The same is true for Zhang Wu.

He opened the [lock] and [telescope], pulled the bolt to load the bullet, took out all the bullets, and placed them in the most convenient position for loading. He glanced at the cave next to him, rehearsed the rush in his mind, then stretched out his gun and looked in the direction where the Fukano Battalion was coming from.

He didn't have to wait long. Four motorcycles took the lead with machine guns mounted on the front of the motorcycles, and they started to fire routinely at the hills on both sides.

Then came four infantry squadrons, interspersed with two machine gun squadrons, and finally two infantry guns towed by trucks.

Looking at the disassembled Type 16 heavy machine guns on the machine gun squadron's mule cart, Zhang Wu was secretly shocked. There were of them!
Add to that the 4 Type 36 rifles, 36 grenade launchers of the four infantry squadrons, and the two Type 2 infantry guns of the artillery squad, and this firepower...

No wonder Li Yunlong is so cautious!

Swallowing his saliva unconsciously, Zhang Wu gripped his rifle tightly, rehearsed the jump in his mind again, then calmed himself and began looking for Lieutenant Colonel Fukado.

Soon he found Lieutenant Colonel Fukado in the passenger seat of the first truck.

He immediately pointed the gun at him and followed him under the guidance of the [lock]. Zhang Wu raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He must kill this fattest Japanese soldier with his own hands!

In addition to him, Zhang Wu also marked a major in the rear vehicle and three captains following in the middle of the infantry team.

At this time, Li Yunlong was also staring at the Japanese troops.

almost!

When two infantry squadrons and one machine gun squadron passed the crescent, he fired a flare into the air:

"beat!"

The signal flares flashed red in the air and emitted a shrill sound, heralding the end of the Fukano Squadron.

Grenades, mortar shells, and bullets of various types formed a rain of bullets in the air, shooting towards the Japanese, taking away the lives of hundreds of them in an instant.

Zhang Wu was not slow either. When he saw the red flash in the sky, he pulled the trigger immediately.

Snapped

The 7.92mm rifle bullet had a very fast initial velocity. Lieutenant Colonel Fukado had just barely conscious and had not yet reacted when the bullet pierced his head.

[Ding, kill a Japanese lieutenant colonel and gain 120 experience points. (LV2: 1103/2000)]

"It's really fat!"

Zhang Wu's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled the bolt to reload the bullet, aiming at the major he had marked earlier.

But what he didn't expect was that the major reacted very quickly and in just a moment, he had already hidden under the car window.

Damn it!
Unsure whether he could penetrate the truck's engine and kill the major from 600 meters away, Zhang Wu cursed inwardly and immediately shifted his gun to aim at the three captains he had marked earlier.

He had to catch as many goodies as possible before the Japanese reacted, as he would have to deal with the Japanese's heavy firepower later and could not waste time on a major.

Finding a captain shouting loudly under a carriage, Zhang Wu shot him at the half of his head that was exposed.

Snapped

The captain had just ordered his men to unload the heavy machine guns from the vehicle, but before he could urge them to do so, he was shot in the head and went to meet their emperor ahead of time.

[Ding, kill a Japanese captain and gain 60 experience points. (LV2: 1163/2000)]

The other two captains did not escape either. Zhang Wu shot them all to death with one shot. Then he shifted his gun and aimed at the Japanese infantry gun.

Whoever unloads the gun will be killed!
Just as he was attacking the infantry gunners, the Japanese soldiers from the Fukado Battalion, the main force of the Takeuchi Company, were well-trained and reacted quickly after being caught off guard at first.

Under the command of commanders at all levels, they relied on mule and horse carts, mule and horse carcasses, motorcycles, trucks and other shelters, used the Type 22 rifles and grenade launchers that could be used directly to stabilize their positions, and quickly assembled heavy machine guns.

After their heavy machine guns were assembled, they formed a high-low firepower network with the light machine guns. In just a few minutes, they not only reversed the disadvantage, but also gradually suppressed the New 1st Regiment.

There was no way around it. They already had a lot of heavy weapons, and the ratio of heavy machine guns was 16:5, which was three times that of the New 3st Regiment!
Seeing that they had the advantage, they began to concentrate their firepower to focus on attacking the 5th Battalion in the middle, intending to end the situation where the front and rear could not take care of each other, form a heavy punch, and even ambush the New st Regiment.

This time the 5th Battalion was in trouble.

The 5th Battalion already had a lot of new recruits, and their on-the-spot reactions were the slowest. Li Yunlong originally wanted them to support both sides, so how could they withstand the concentrated attacks of the Japanese?
Soon, more than half of the 5th Battalion suffered casualties and was overwhelmed.

Seeing this situation, Li Yunlong was extremely anxious, but firepower was in short supply everywhere and could not be withdrawn at all.

The most effective weapon against heavy machine guns was the cannon. He began to have Wang Chengzhu disassemble the three cannon platoons and make adjustments:

"Zhu Zi, let the second platoon help me deal with the Japanese with heavy machine guns!"

"Zhu Zi, you are f**king blind! Tell the first platoon to blow up the Japanese grenade launchers for me!"

"Zhu Zi, have the third row's artillery fire shift to the fifth battalion, hurry up!"

"Zhu Zi, you hit it wrong..."

But Wang Chengzhu's artillery company had only been established for a short time, and they simply could not fire quickly wherever Li Yunlong pointed. Moreover, the more anxious they were, the more mistakes they made, and the worse the support effect became!

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