"Dadada..."

A series of familiar stragglers suddenly sounded at a Japanese and puppet military police position outside the mining area. It was the sound of the Japanese guard post firing at the suspicious target.

A long shot had just been completed. Two machine gun fire tongues suddenly appeared behind the bushes less than 100 meters away from the warning position. The dense "da da da da..." sound quickly spread throughout the battlefield.

Before the three Japanese lying on the alert position could move, they were covered by the rain of bullets flying towards them. They screamed and fell to the ground, and the machine gun also fell to the side without any movement.

The sudden gunfire sound was like igniting the fuse of the entire battle, causing dense firefighting to occur in other directions of the mining area.

In the mining area, the captain of the Japanese garrison was about to fall asleep, but before he could close his eyes, he heard gunshots and explosions coming from the stronghold.

He got up from the bed with a wheel, put on his military uniform and ran to the war room.

The fire outside the mining area was getting louder and denser, with a large number of shell explosions mixed in between. As a veteran in the battlefield, the captain of the brigade could tell with his ears that his opponent's strength was no less than a regiment, and his steps under his feet were accelerating a lot without realizing it.

This is the situation he has always dreamed of.

The reason why the guard posts and patrol teams were reduced during the day was to confuse the enemy and let them come over to attack the coal mines, but they didn't expect that they would actually come.

The deputy captain was even more excited than the captain. He felt that his chance to make contributions had been made.

As long as you can seize the fighter jet in front of you, cooperate with the captain to severely damage or kill the enemies attacking the mining area, you will definitely have the opportunity to become the captain with your military achievements, and you will never have to stay in the position of deputy captain to be angry again.

When the captain walked into the war room, he was busy contacting the troops on the position to understand the battle situation and collect the enemy situation.

When he saw the captain walking towards him, he immediately told him what he had just found: "Report to the commander, I have a rough understanding. The south, west and east of the mining area were all attacked by the enemy. The opponent's attacking firepower was very strong, and he was equipped with a large number of mortars and mountain cannons. The attacking troops in each direction were more than 800!"

"The outer line of the mining area has been completely lost, and the enemy is attacking our first line of defense with all its might!"

"But because the opponent is equipped with a large number of direct-fired artillery, the castle and artillery tower we built on the first line of defense will definitely not last long, and we must send troops to reinforce us immediately!"

The captain ordered on the spot: "Notify all the remaining troops in the mining area to enter the position, leaving only the machine gun team in the castle and artillery tower, and all the riflesmen retreated to the ground position, relying on the trenches to slow the enemy's attack speed, and reduce our losses after the castle and artillery tower were destroyed!"

"The radio operator immediately sent a telegram to the mixed brigade in Jingxing City!"

"Our unit was attacked by at least two main groups of the enemy. The opponent was equipped with a large number of artillery and was very powerful. Please send troops to reinforce the mining area immediately and encircle the enemies in the mining area. Try to cooperate with the two troops and eliminate all enemies inside and outside."

"Dididi...Dididi..."

At the base of the Japanese mixed brigade, a harsh gathering whistle suddenly rang outside the barracks. In less than five minutes, a team of fully armed Japanese soldiers rushed out of the barracks. They first assembled in infantry squadrons, and then gathered with other infantry squadrons under the command of the squadron leader. They turned into an infantry squadron and followed the squadron leader and then joined the other infantry squadrons. Finally, they trained in the garrison to form an infantry squadron...

After another twenty minutes, four infantry brigades of Japanese soldiers rushed to the city gate one after another, dragging artillery and light machine guns, and rushed out of Jingxing County, and marched towards the mining area.

The brigade commander Major General Zhongshan personally led the team, sitting in an armored vehicle, holding the command knife in both hands, staring at the front with a calm face.

"Report to the general, the first line of defense in the mining area has been broken by the enemy, and the garrison in the mining area has retreated to the second line of defense to continue fighting. They hope we will join the battle soon!" The messenger reported that he was riding a war horse and catching up with the brigade commander's car.

Major General Zhongshan snorted and analyzed: "It seems that we have encountered a tough problem this time!"

"Although the combat effectiveness of the garrison in the mining area is not as good as ours, they have built a large number of permanent firepower points in the mining area. They have lost the first line of defense in just over an hour. It can be seen that the enemy's ability to attack is stronger than we imagined!"

"The Jingxing Coal Mine has been lost twice. The current mining area was rebuilt at a huge cost by the Empire. It must not be lost for the third time, otherwise we are all sinners of the Empire."

"Order the troops to go a little faster, and don't send the guard post, and march directly to the mining area!"

"The main enemy forces must be in the mining area. Even if the troops are arranged to fight and block, as long as we are carried into a group and do not divide the troops, they will not do anything to us!"

With the command of the brigade commander, the speed of the Japanese mixed brigade suddenly increased, just like a group of hungry wolves who smelled blood, heading straight to the mine area.

The five kilometers in front of the Mixed Brigade is a rare open area, just like a big pot being mounted among the mountains. The only way for the Japanese to reinforce the mine area is just passing through the bottom of the pot.

Because the pot is very large, with a length of more than three kilometers and a width of more than 1,500 meters, if the ambush is ambushed on the high ground along the pot, except for heavy machine guns and mortars that can threaten soldiers on the road from a long distance, the inch guns will not completely threaten the safety of the road.

So this big pot looks very suitable for ambushing, but it is actually very difficult, and requires a large number of troops, which requires at least seven or eight thousand people to surround the pocket array.

In the eyes of the Japanese army, no matter who attacks Jingxing coal mines, they will concentrate their main forces on the battlefield of attack and can only distribute a small part of their troops to attack aid.

There are definitely not so many troops ambushing reinforcements here.

But this is all for ordinary troops.

If you encounter Zhou Cheng, this is not a problem. Because what Zhou Cheng likes to do the most is to fight unexpected battles that the enemy cannot imagine.

Only in this way can the National Salvation Army take the initiative on the battlefield, catch the enemy off guard, and achieve the greatest results with the minimum cost.

The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the mining area are weak, and the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Jingxing County are strong, so the reinforcements sent will definitely be very strong.

Normal people would choose to pick up persimmons and get time for the main force by hitting aid and taking down Jingxing Coal Mine.

Zhou Cheng's idea was exactly the opposite, and he directly bypassed the mining area and targeted the Japanese reinforcements.

By attacking Jingxing coal mines, the Japanese mixed brigade sent troops to reinforce the battlefield, gathered the main force to ambush the reinforcements and ate the reinforcements.

At this moment, he was leading his troops to ambush on the edge of the pot, like a monster with a bloody mouth, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army.

While waiting anxiously, the investigators finally brought Zhou Cheng the latest news about the Japanese reinforcements.

"Report to the regiment commander, there are four infantry brigades in the Japanese reinforcements, plus artillery and other technical troops to cooperate in combat, the total strength is about 4,500."

"The entire army formed a four-way column and marched forward quickly because they equipped six mountain cannons and eight infantry cannons, and brought a lot of mules and horses to help pull the shells, which led to the entire team pulling almost 1,500 meters long, and it could enter our pocket array in at most half an hour!"

Zhou Cheng turned his head and looked at Tan Fei, the captain of the Pacification Guard Team, who was standing beside him, and asked: "Have the blocking troops arranged?"

"Whether our raid plan can be successful, whether the blocking troops can block the Japanese is the key."

"The more Japanese and puppet troops gathered in front of the blocking position, the more enemies we will kill in the first round of assault, and the smoother the subsequent battle will be!"

Tan Fei promised: "Please rest assured that the regiment commander is notoriously powerful in my first battalion's attack. Even without artillery fire cover, they can still use light and heavy machine guns to block the Japanese attack at least half an hour!"

Zhou Cheng quickly shook his head: "I don't want to have half an hour. As long as they can block the Japanese army for twenty minutes, they will be considered completing the mission!"

After saying that, he turned his attention to the deep mountains of Fang Wenshan, the commander of the Armored Battalion: "Tonight is the first battle after the establishment of the Armored Battalion. All the soldiers of the regiment are staring at you. Are you sure to kill the Japanese and the fallen water!"

Fang Wenshan had been unable to wait any longer, and wanted to drive a chariot to the Japanese position and kill everyone. He faced Zhou Cheng's slightly worried gaze and promised loudly: "Please rest assured, I will win in the first battle, and the armored assault battalion will not disappoint everyone."

Zhou Cheng didn't say much to Fang Wenshan, after all, he was the most professional to command armored troops to fight.

Turning his head to look at Tao Yongsheng and Shen Liwen with anticipation on the other side: "You two have a mission, either!"

"After the counter-assault starts, the armored assault battalion will rely on its powerful assault capabilities and protection capabilities to fight out first, destroy the Japanese formation and blocking positions, and put them in chaos."

"But the strength of the armored assault battalion is limited, so there must be not many Japanese devils that can be killed during the assault."

"So the task of severely damaging the main force of the Japanese army will still fall on you."

"After the armored assault battalion broke down the formation of the Japanese, the cavalry troops followed and defeated the infantry squadrons and infantry squadrons that were still gathering together. The more chaotic the Japanese on the battlefield, the better. By the way, the results of the battle were expanded and the more Japanese they could kill as many as possible."

"The mobile camp finally comes out. Your mission is to eliminate the Japanese scattered soldiers and scattered soldiers who were defeated by the armored battalion and cavalry battalion!"

"The Fourth Independent Battalion followed behind the Mobile Battalion and killed it, and eliminated the remaining Japanese who had not been killed by the Mobile Battalion."

"The fifth independent sixth battalion, the sixth battalion, lurking on both wings of the pocket formation, holds the troops without moving. After the armored battalion starts to take action, the troops advance together and attack slowly, establish temporary defense lines on both sides of the highway, and eliminate all the Japanese who want to break through."

"The remaining two battalions of the pacification garrison are responsible for cutting off the Japanese's retreat..."

"As long as we cooperate well, this battle tonight will definitely wipe out all the Japanese who entered the pocket array!"

At this time, the leading Japanese army had already arrived at the edge of the pocket formation.

Out of caution, these Japanese devils did not continue to move forward and immediately sent someone to report the situation to the brigade commander.

"The terrain in front is very suitable for ambushing. Our captain asked whether to send someone to search the high ground on both sides of the highway and confirm safety before continuing to move forward!" The messenger found Major General Nakamoto and reported it.

After hearing this, Major General Nakamoto denied without hesitation: "The troops continue to move forward without sending people to search and delay time."

"I know the terrain in front very well. It seems to be a good place to attack ambush, but if you really want to use it, you will find that it is not that simple. The enemy needs at least seven or eight thousand people to arrange the pocket array."

"Do you think the enemy attacking the coal mine may have divided seven or eight thousand people to ambush us?"

The captain walking beside him immediately praised: "The brigade commander is wise!"

"The telegram sent to us by the mining area said that the enemy had two regiments of troops. It would be nice to draw two battalions to block us. Even if the enemy wanted to use the terrain in front to attack us, they would have no soldiers to use!"

Major General Nakamoto nodded to his subordinates and replied in agreement: "Miyono Jun is right. It is one thing for everyone to be cautious, but you can't overestimate your opponent because of caution. Look down on yourself. In that case, you will definitely miss many fighter jets!"

"And Jingxing Coal Mine is already in danger. When we send someone to search for the terrain in front, the coal mine may have been captured by the enemy."

"The current Jingxing coal mine was spent a huge price to resume production. If it was captured by the enemy for the third time, the huge amount of funds invested by the empire in Jingxing coal mine would be wasted."

"If someone says that our reinforcements are not good, everyone here needs to be in charge!"

"Tell me the order: the troops continue to advance and march through the valley ahead!"

In just half an hour, more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers entered the pocket formation.

Major General Nakamoto was sitting in the co-pilot of the armored vehicle, looking at the dark mountains around him with a serious look on his face.

Although it was 100% certain that there was no ambush troops here just now, after actually entering the valley, my heart was still full of concerns.

In case of a misjudgment, more than 4,000 troops, including himself, will become a piece of fat in the enemy's mouth and eat whatever they want.

As the chariot shaking and advancing quickly, Major General Nakamoto was always nervous and prayed in his heart that there were no ambush troops around and that the reinforcements would pass through the valley quickly.

I was afraid that something would happen, and a "da da da..." machine gun shooting sounded suddenly at the front of the team.

Major General Nakamoto was shocked and jumped out of the armored vehicle as quickly as a conditioned reflex.

The guards' response is even faster.

Major General Nakamoto had just landed on the ground, and more than a dozen guards had rushed to him and used their bodies to block bullets that might be shot at the brigade commander, very dedicated.

"Enemy attacks, the troops set up positions on the spot and counterattack immediately!" It was not until then that an order came out of Nakamoto's mouth.

However, the tragic scene of the troops being ambushed did not appear, and no soldiers around him screamed after being shot...

The high ground on both sides of the team was still quiet, and no ambush appeared.

Although the gunshots in my ears became more and more intense, they all came from the front of the team.

Major General Nakamoto suddenly realized that he had made a wrong judgment, and his face turned red in an instant, which was very embarrassing.

The captain responded very quickly and immediately rescued the siege: "The brigade commander, there are enemy blocking troops in front of him, and they want to slow down our reinforcements on the battlefield."

The brigade commander took the opportunity to answer the conversation and relieve his embarrassment: "Judged from the gunfire, there are no more than one battalion of enemies to block us, and there are no heavy weapons!"

"Order Miyano's brigade to launch a strong attack on the enemy's blocking position immediately, and open a breakthrough within ten minutes!"

After saying that, he raised his telescope.
Chapter completed!