Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 241 The Japanese support arrives

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and immediately ordered the three companies and the artillery company to get ready.

He planned to use the camp gate as a base to fight the devils.

Naturally, after fighting a decisive battle, he was running low on ammunition, and the spoils he had just captured were just a drop in the bucket.

But when it comes to this, there is nothing I can do.

His intelligence network had just been established, and he had no idea of ​​Lingqiu's defense situation, so he could only respond hastily.

"Changfeng, has the Japanese reinforcement arrived?"

Seeing several companies of soldiers building defensive positions, Zhao Ziqing no longer had the heart to talk to Zhang Guofu and went straight to Gu Changfeng to ask.

Gu Changfeng nodded slightly and said, "A regiment of the Japanese, plus a lot of puppet troops, will be here in a few minutes."

Hearing this, Zhao Ziqing looked at Zhang Guofu who had followed him and asked, "Brother Zhang, do you have the courage to fight the devils again?"

Zhang Guofu smiled, patted his chest and said: "If it weren't for you, these brothers in the prisoner-of-war camp would have died sooner or later."

"Now that we have been given the opportunity, we must fight the devils head-on. The worst that can happen is that we die on the battlefield."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Lin also came forward and said: "This brother is right, we have a deep hatred with the devils."

"Now that we have weapons, we must fight the devils. I'll sign up to join."

He was planning to talk to the people who rescued them, but he happened to hear a few people talking and spoke up.

Zhao Ziqing said with satisfaction: "Okay, everyone hurry up, the Japanese will be here soon."

Led by two Shanxi-Suiyuan Army battalion commanders, the prisoners of war at the camp gate gradually became orderly.

A few minutes later, Nagakura Shunsuke stopped three kilometers away from the prisoner-of-war camp.

There was no other reason except that the sound of gunfire in the prisoner-of-war camp had completely disappeared, which gave him a bad feeling.

"Yano-kun, send a team to investigate and contact the Amagi Unit."

The cautious Nagakura Shunsuke did not choose to attack at the first time. He had to understand the situation inside first.

As he gave the order, a small Japanese squad soon broke away from the army and began to explore inside.

Gu Changfeng did not deploy any troops at the entrance, so the Japanese squad easily passed through the narrow road and arrived outside the camp gate.

Bang bang bang!

The snipers opened fire one after another, and in an instant only four or five people were left in the Japanese squad.

A few minutes later, the Japanese soldiers who fled back in panic were brought before Nagakura Shunsuke.

"Report to the commander, the Chinese have already set up defenses at the camp gate."

The Japanese squad leader didn't say much. He didn't know much and ran away the moment he heard the gunshots.

Yano, the staff officer, also received the news and reported to Nagakura Shunsuke:

"The Amagi unit must have been annihilated. There's no response from inside."

Nagakura Shunsuke was dumbfounded. Two battalions of imperial warriors and an artillery squadron garrison were completely wiped out in just over an hour?

If you tell anyone about it, the division commander will scold you to death. Who would dare to believe it?

"Baga, how did Tian Cheng, that idiot, lead his troops? He couldn't even hold out for two hours in such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack place?"

Nagakura Shunsuke cursed angrily,

He didn't know that the special forces team launched a surprise attack on the prisoner-of-war camp from the cliff, and Amagi Shichiro lost command before he could even react.

In addition, a large number of Japanese officers were killed, and the Japanese soldiers had no decent commander.

Otherwise, two battalions would not have been wiped out in such a short time.

Captain Yano thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"

"Order the warriors to attack immediately. I want all the Chinese inside to die!" Nagakura Shunsuke shouted angrily.

Captain Yano hesitated and said, "Your Excellency, this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the two rocky mountains at the entrance are difficult to climb. Should we..."

Although he didn't finish his words, Nagakura Shunsuke already understood what the staff officer meant.

If he really wanted to attack, he couldn't form a formation at all. If he rushed forward densely, the enemy would just deploy some heavy machine guns for defense, and he would be courting death if he went up.

"Yano-kun, contact the brigade headquarters, report the situation here, and request guidance from the brigade commander."

Nagakura Shunsuke had no choice. He also thought about using the artillery squadron, but you have it on your side and they also have it on their side.

You still can't find the location of the enemy artillery, which puts him in a dilemma.

In fact, Gu Changfeng really took advantage of the situation. One reason was that the Japanese were careless and did not heavily guard the entrance.

He successfully set up the artillery position, and by the time the Japanese artillerymen reacted, Gu Changfeng had already led his team into the camp gate.

The second point is that the special forces came down from the sky and attacked the Japanese from the rear, which led to the complete annihilation of the Tiancheng League.

Otherwise, given the terrain and defense strength here, it would be almost impossible to wipe them out in a short time.

Lingqiu City,

Shibuya Ryuji was angry when he was woken up again, and slapped the subordinates who woke him up.

It was the most sleepy time, and he was called up twice in a row, and his anger was rising rapidly.

The main reason was that he didn't think that the garrison of the prisoner-of-war camp would be unable to wait for reinforcements, so the second lieutenant who woke him up suffered.

The second lieutenant felt very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to say anything. He bent over and let Shibuya Takaharu vent.

After a few slaps, Major General Shibuya Ryuji calmed down a bit. He looked at the second lieutenant and asked, "What happened? Didn't the Nagakura Regiment go out?"

The Japanese second lieutenant said truthfully, "Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Nagakura Regiment sent a telegram saying that the prisoner-of-war camp has been captured by the Chinese. Please provide the next battle plan."

"What?" Shibuya Ryuji looked incredulous.

He knew before that there were not many Chinese attacking the POW camp, and given the camp's garrison, it was impossible for them to be wiped out in such a short time.

Which link went wrong?

After being stunned for a few minutes, Shibuya Ryuji finally accepted the fact and gave the order after thinking for a while.

"Have the Nagakura Regiment surround the Chinese inside, and order the military police to immediately send out support."

Given the terrain of the prisoner-of-war camp, he did not give the order to attack.

He knew very well that such a blind attack would be a death sentence, so he planned to trap the Chinese inside to death.

With the food reserves in the prisoner-of-war camp, the food will run out in three days. By then, he won't even need to attack, the prisoners inside will riot, and they can just sit back and reap the benefits.

After receiving the order, Nagakura Shunsuke felt relieved and immediately ordered two battalions to go around the mountain from the left two sides. He planned to block the last retreat route of the Chinese inside.

He knew clearly after receiving the intelligence that a small Chinese team was coming down from the top of the cliff.

Based on his current analysis, it is very likely that the two battalions inside were completely wiped out due to being caught off guard.

The Japanese's action this time was quickly seen by the scouts who were observing the Japanese from a distance, who immediately telegraphed it to Gu Changfeng in the prisoner-of-war camp.

After receiving the news, Gu Changfeng immediately understood the Japanese intentions, and he went straight to Zhao Ziqing to tell him.

"The Japanese must have received news that one of our men had come down from the cliff, so they were trying to trap us and prevent us from escaping."

"Tell me what you think." Zhao Ziqing was very direct.

He observed the terrain here when he was going down the cliff. Apart from going out from the front, the only way was the cliff behind.

The cliff on the left is connected to the back and is even steeper, making it impossible to walk. There is a mining area on the right, making it even more impossible to walk.

"It will take the Japanese at least two hours to form an encirclement. Now, you must immediately move up from here and block the Japanese from climbing up the mountain. We will gradually transport our troops up."

Gu Changfeng expressed his thoughts.

Since the Japanese were not prepared to fight him head-on, he could only move his position. He couldn't let the Japanese trap him, otherwise he would be in real trouble.

Thousands of mouths to feed, trapped for a few days, there will be chaos even without the Japanese attack.