freenovelworld Chapter 457 This is not a good place for an ambush
Chapter 457 This is not a good place for an ambush
"A good place to set up an ambush?!"
Tan Guohao gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Jiudaowan is indeed a good place to set up an ambush, but don't forget that the position where you just fired is called Zhenlongkou, which occupies a high point. That place is no more than 75 meters away from the entire Jiudaowan, which is completely within the maximum range of the Japanese infantry guns and mortars. What's more, the Japanese also have 105 field guns and howitzers!"
"As long as the devils set up artillery in that place, all the shells can cover the entire Jiudaowan! If you let us ambush here, it means we are waiting here to become cannon fodder!"
"Do you know what the local people say about breaking the bend? It's because as long as we set up artillery at Zhenlongkou, the entire Jiudaowan will be broken!"
Hearing this, everyone whispered and nodded continuously.
They were all familiar with this place. If there wasn't a high point on the road in the distance - Zhenlongkou, this place would indeed be a good ambush circle.
The nine bends can separate all the Japanese troops into the nine bends. As long as mines are buried on both sides of the road and light and heavy machine guns are set up on the hillside, all the Japanese troops entering the Jiudaowan can be killed.
But they were facing the Tiangu Detachment, a force of more than 10,000 people. With so many people walking on the road, it was unknown how long the road would have to be.
Even if some of the Japanese soldiers of the Tiangu Detachment were killed by them, there was still at least a force of nearly 10,000 people.
A team of about 10,000 people is enough to stretch from Jiudaowan to the position where Yuan Shuai and his men just opened fire with tanks.
In other words, the Japanese troops in front entered Jiudaowan, and many of the Japanese troops behind were far away in Jiudaowan.
What's more, the Japanese also have a 75 field artillery battalion, a 105 howitzer battalion, and many infantry guns and mortars.
Once these gun mounts are in Zhenlongkou, Jiudaowan will be entirely within the range of the Japanese artillery.
The Japanese artillery shells carried out a comprehensive bombing on Jiudaowan, and all the people in Jiudaowan would be killed without a burial place.
Fu Hongfei couldn't help but persuade him.
"Brother Yuan Shuai, what Brigade Commander Tan said makes sense. If the Japanese come from the front, we can certainly set up an ambush here. But the Japanese are coming from the back. Once the Japanese artillery occupies the high ground and covers this place, none of us here will be able to escape!"
"Yes, General Yuan, in my opinion, we should retreat quickly before the Japanese catch up with us!"
Fu Yidao also quickly agreed.
Yuan Shuai smiled calmly.
"You are all right. As long as we occupy Zhenlongkou, not to mention Jiudaowan, even the several kilometers around Zhenlongkou will be covered by artillery fire. So why should we let the devils occupy it? Why can't we occupy it?"
Tan Guohao was almost crying with anger.
"We will occupy it. If I still have a reorganized brigade, I will certainly occupy it. But you know very well that my people, including yours, only have more than 2,000 people. We are also responsible for the ambush at Jiudaowan. How many people can we have left to occupy Zhenlongkou? The Japanese are the Tiangu Detachment. Even if we kill an infantry battalion, a tank squadron and a baggage train, they still have at least 10,000 troops! Even if we occupy it, the Japanese can counterattack and take Zhenlongkou!"
Yuan Shuai took out his bayonet and squatted on the ground, drawing a map with the bayonet while speaking.
"Zhenlongkou is estimated to be about two kilometers away from the entire Jiudaowan, but this is the straight-line distance, not the actual route distance. I have made a preliminary calculation. Each bend in Jiudaowan is estimated to be about two hundred meters. There are nine bends, and the estimated distance is about one thousand eight hundred to two thousand meters. Add the more than one thousand meters of the road behind, and the length of the route from Zhenlongkou to Jiudaowan is estimated to be more than three thousand meters."
"I calculated that it was 2,500 meters. On a road like this, at least three people can run side by side, with a distance of one meter between each row of people. That's how many people are there for 3,000 meters? That's 9,000 people. There are at least 5,000 to 6,000 people here at Jiudaowan! That means nearly half of the people are at Jiudaowan!"
"The enemy's infantry guns and mortars will move with the brigade, so half of the enemy's infantry guns and mortars will be in our ambush circle! Of course, the enemy's 75mm field guns and 105mm howitzers are very heavy, and they will definitely be dragged at the back of the team. What's more, Zhenlongkou is a slope. It is estimated that at this time, the enemy's 75mm field guns and howitzers should be below the slope, and they are also living halfway up the slope!"
"As long as we divide our troops into three groups, one group will be responsible for Jiudaowan, one group will be responsible for Zhenlongkou, and one group will attack the Japanese's 75mm field guns and 105mm howitzers. How many guns can the Japanese put in Zhenlongkou?"
"Besides, what are our cannons used for? Can't we place our cannons at Zhenlongkou?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in astonishment.
Fu Yidao even slapped his thigh and gave Yuan Shuai a thumbs up.
"Damn it, why didn't I think of this? This move is too amazing!"
"Brother, I think it's okay, just beat him up like this!"
Fu Hongfei also nodded with a red face.
"That's right. The biggest threat to the Tiangu Detachment right now is their artillery. Especially the 75mm field guns and 105mm howitzers! But there are two hillsides on each wing of Zhenlongkou. As long as our people set up the mortars on the hillsides, they can cover a range of meters in both directions of Zhenlongkou!"
"Moreover, as long as we take down the Japanese 75mm field guns and 105mm howitzers, the Japanese will be almost without artillery support!"
After saying that, the two of them immediately looked at Tan Guohao.
Tan Guohao coughed a few times awkwardly and angrily cursed at Yuan Shuai.
"Yuan Shuai, can you please tell me your plan in one breath next time? You made me worry for nothing!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
He had strongly opposed it before, but now after listening to Yuan Shuai's plan, he suddenly understood.
Yuan Shuai said with a smile.
"I haven't announced the specific plan yet!"
"Then tell me now, tell me now!"
Tan Guohao urged impatiently.
Yuan Shuai laid out the entire detailed plan, and everyone became extremely excited, giving him a thumbs up.
Yuan Shuai didn't have time to start, so he quickly ordered the team to split up.
The tanks continued to move forward and deployed in a relatively open field not far ahead, with their guns aimed at the roads in front of Jiudaowan. Even if they fired, they could avoid accidentally injuring their own people.
Here in Jiudaowan, the team placed cluster grenades on both sides of the road and connected them to the middle of the mountain with ropes.
On the hillside, everyone was hidden and even their guns were detonated.
There are more than 900 people deployed in the entire Jiudaowan, with 100 people at each bend, and they are stationed on the hillsides on both sides of the road.
The brothers of the New Sixth Army are still in charge here.
The remaining members of the New Sixth Army all came to Zhenlongkou with mortars and artillery shells.
Yuan Shuai's Black Wolf Army left three brothers in charge of one of the tanks to block the road after the battle, and the rest of the people went to Zhenlongkou...