sjar Chapter 501 Cancellation of Operation
Chapter 501 Cancellation of Operation
Hu Zi nodded without saying anything.
Because he understood that even Yuan Shuai did not dare to take action on this rescue mission, which would definitely be extremely difficult, and he could not guarantee whether he could come back alive.
On the distant hillside, several Japanese scouts were lying on a hillside far behind the Black Tiger Village.
Seeing the large army coming out from the back mountain, several Japanese soldiers curled their lips into a sly smile and hurried back to report the situation.
Five kilometers behind Zhenlongkou, a large group of Japanese soldiers were hiding.
Originally, the Japs only wanted to use the baggage train as bait to lure the Hongfei Regiment and the Black Tiger Army so that they could capture them in one fell swoop.
But who knew that it only attracted more than 200 people from Xiao Liangcai.
The Japanese immediately changed their battle plan and arranged people to surround Xiao Liangcai and others. Instead of continuing the attack, they set up an ambush outside.
At the same time, due to the lack of troops, Brigade Commander Tian Gu sent a battalion of Japanese soldiers to stay in a place called Moon Bay and hide there.
If the Black Tiger Army wants to launch a surprise attack from the rear of Zhenlongkou, this brigade will attack the Black Tiger Army from the rear. At that time, the two-pronged attack will be able to wipe out all the Black Tiger Army.
When the Japanese captain Shan Qingyifu learned that the Black Wolf Army had sent out more than a thousand people, he frowned and gritted his teeth and cursed.
"Bakayaloo, why are there only so few people coming out?"
"It is said that there are more than 8,000 people in the Black Tiger Camp. If only more than 1,000 people come out, there are still 7,000 people inside!"
Shan Qing Yifu couldn't help swallowing.
It turned out that after so many people died, Brigade Commander Tian Gu reported to his superiors that there were more than 8,000 people in the Black Tiger Camp.
As a result, according to the Japanese intelligence, there were actually more than 8,000 people in the Black Tiger Camp!
And there are only more than a thousand of them here.
If the Black Tiger Army sent a large force to attack Zhenlongkou from behind, his thousand men would not be strong enough even if they wanted to launch an attack from behind.
The cunning man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly called Brigade Commander Tanaya and made a bold suggestion.
After hearing this, Brigade Commander Tian Gu was immediately excited and agreed to this battle plan...
At noon, Zhao Zilong and his troops were rapidly approaching Pingyuan City.
Just as Yuan Shuai said.
After Pingyuan City was looted by them, the Japanese immediately sent troops to garrison Pingyuan City to ensure the safety of Pingyuan City and prevent the Black Tiger Army and the National Army from passing through Pingyuan City to attack the large force in front of them.
The Japanese not only sent a battalion, but also deployed four tanks and four 75 field guns.
The Black Tiger Army was not well-informed and had no idea that there were 75mm field guns in the Japanese county town.
Zhao Zilong led his men to the hillside. He saw the Japanese on the city wall from more than a thousand meters away and couldn't help swallowing.
"Damn, there are so many Japanese soldiers on the city wall! It seems that the Japanese did send a lot of people over here!"
"Notify the artillery to fire at a distance! Only use two guns to bombard first to test the enemy's artillery fire! Everyone else stay back and wait!"
The artillery behind them was more than a thousand meters away from them and more than two thousand meters away from the city wall.
When the artillery heard the news, they quickly hid their cannons in the valley behind the hillside and fired at the Japanese city wall according to the coordinates provided by Zhao Zilong.
Two consecutive shells flew towards the city wall.
One of the shells exploded outside the city wall, directly detonating several mines outside the city wall.
Another shell flew into the city wall and exploded, but did not hit the Japanese.
But these two shells also frightened the Japanese on the city wall so much that their faces turned pale and they broke out in cold sweat.
"Bagayalu, there is a sneak attack. Notify the artillery and kill their artillery."
The 75 field artillery in the county town took quick action.
Although they could not see the exact location of Zhao Zilong's artillery, they quickly estimated the direction and distance and fired two shells.
The shells landed on the top of the hill and exploded. Although they did not hit the Black Tiger Army, the two shells still scared the Black Tiger Army greatly.
"Damn, it's a 75mm field gun!"
"Two 75mm field guns, we're done for! We only brought mortars!"
"Master, what should we do now?"
Several men looked at Zhao Zilong nervously.
Zhao Zilong gritted his teeth helplessly and said.
"Since there are 75mm field guns in the county town, there must be a lot of Japanese soldiers!"
"Master, the Japanese are leaving the city. They are tanks. Two tanks are coming out!"
One of his men pointed in the direction of the city gate and shouted in panic.
"Damn it! Even the tanks have been sent here. Retreat immediately! The operation is cancelled! Retreat immediately, retreat, retreat!"
Although Zhao Zilong was very unwilling, he had to retreat.
At the same time, he asked the signalman to quickly inform He Huzi of Heihuzhai.
When the Black Tiger Camp learned the news, they quickly ordered Zhao Zilong to withdraw and at the same time contacted Hu Zi and asked him to withdraw quickly.
But Hu Zi's men were riding war horses, and the signalman did not turn on the radio.
Therefore, Hu Zi did not receive the message, but continued to run towards the wild dog quickly.
The Japanese had already set up an ambush here at Yegou Chong.
Seeing the cavalry coming, all the Japanese soldiers grinned maliciously.
"Yoshi, they finally got fooled!"
"Get ready for battle!"
The Japanese regiment commander was extremely excited when he saw the cavalry.
However, after waiting for a while, he only saw more than 200 cavalrymen, with no cavalry or infantry behind them.
This made the smiles on the Japanese regiment's faces suddenly freeze.
"Baga, we've been waiting for so long, but only two hundred cavalrymen have arrived! Tell them to let them in!"
Hu Zi's men quickly rushed into Ye Gou Chong.
Wild dogs rushed in, and Xiao Liangcai took the survivors and hid on a hillside.
But his team of more than 200 people had been beaten down to only about 50 people.
Dou Jiande was also killed by the Japanese artillery shells.
Among the more than fifty people, half were wounded.
Even Xiao Liangcai was injured.
Seeing the cavalry coming, all the desperate eyes suddenly flashed with a ray of hope.
Xiao Liangcai quickly shouted loudly and asked the cavalry to rush here.
"Captain Xiao, what's going on?"
Seeing the people here, Hu Zi hurriedly asked.
"Don't mention it. The Japanese vehicles were full of Japanese soldiers. After we entered the ambush, our team suffered heavy casualties. Finally, we came to this hillside. By the way, didn't you encounter any Japanese when you came in?"
Xiao Liangcai's face was full of confusion.
"No, we didn't encounter any devils along the way."
"It's over, we're all doomed! After we reached this hillside, the Japs surrounded us and stopped attacking. It seems that the Japs wanted to use us as bait to lure you over for support! I wanted to contact you again and tell you not to come over, but the radio was blown up! Take your people out quickly, leave!"
"Look at what you said. I'm here to save people. I'm already here, how can I leave alone? If we have to leave, let's leave together. We have war horses, more than 200 war horses, and another 30-odd war horses that have no riders. They are there to take you away!"