Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 397 Militia Company Ambush

More than ten kilometers away from Gaojia Town, the Qiantian Regiment, which had wreaked havoc in the surrounding villages, turned back again and prepared to split up and go into the mountains.

The Chida Regiment, which had been replenished with baggage soldiers, did not suffer much loss, and the three infantry battalions were still fully staffed.

The smarter Sadao Chida never went to the front line of the battlefield, and almost always played a supporting role in the back.

But he still has to carry out the mission, such as bullying the Chinese people...

After his recent observations, he was sure that the people in the nearby villages were all in the mountains, so he planned to send his troops into the mountains.

In the command center, as his orders were passed down, the Japanese squadrons began to move one after another.

Half an hour later, the Japanese squadrons started to set out one after another, heading deep into the mountains.

"Reporting to the company commander, the brothers who were scouting outside sent back news that hundreds of Japanese soldiers have arrived, and it seems they are heading towards us..."

After hearing the report, Huang Xiaoer stood up and asked Yang Xiquan: "There are so many devils. What should we do? Should we fight them or not?"

The original plan was to bully the small Japanese troops, but looking at the current situation, if the Japanese are coming for them, then they will have to fight with the Japanese even if they don't want to fight.

Once the Japanese invaders enter the mountains, the risks to the people will increase greatly.

"Report to the company commander, the Japanese have entered the village."

Before Yang Xiquan could confirm, news of the Japs came again. Without thinking too much, Yang Xiquan said directly: "Captain Huang, let's go over and take a look."

Two squadrons of Japanese soldiers came to Huangjia Village. Their mission was to sneak into the mountains in batches to search for civilians.

In order to avoid accidents, Sadao Chida left a battalion ready to provide support at any time.

"Mr. Jingguchi, it seems that there are no Chinese people here just like before. Let's go into the mountains!"

Squadron Leader Saburo Tanaka spoke.

The two squadron leaders were riding on tall horses at this time, looking very showy.

The Qiantian Regiment entered Gaojia Town from the mountains and forests, so these Japanese soldiers almost lost the advantage of mechanized marching and had to rely entirely on walking. After a few days, they were very tired.

The Japanese soldiers watched the two squadron leaders stop and did not dare to move. They could only watch with envy.

"Tanaka-kun, this time our entire regiment went out and burned down some Chinese people's houses, without even seeing a single prostitute."

"After we enter the mountains, I will kill all these Chinese people and take all the beautiful girls back to work!"

Iguchi Takaji said coldly that as a field force, they did not get any credit, but were instead sent out to cause trouble for ordinary people. It was true that he was unhappy about it.

"Yoshi, Iguchi-kun, what you said is exactly what I want. Then order the warriors to set off!"

Saburo Tanaka had a smile on his face, like a smiling tiger, completely different from the ferocious look shown by Iguchi.

The Japanese soldiers received the order and began to march into the mountains under the leadership of their squad leader.

There was no problem passing the village, but when the front row of Japanese soldiers entered the path leading into the mountains, the explosion occurred.

boom!

The three Japanese soldiers who were completely unprepared were blown to pieces by the booby trap. Two of them died on the spot, and the other one was lying on the ground wailing!

The militiamen prepared a welcome gift for the Japanese. The booby traps they set before they came back were not set, but now that they are back, they naturally have to rearrange them.

"Bagayalu, the enemy is attacking, kill the chicken!"

Jingkou, who was riding on a horse, roared miserably.

He was indeed a little too nervous. After the explosion in front, there was no other movement at all, which made Tanaka look at him strangely.

"Mr. Iguchi, these are just mines laid by the Chinese. Keep going."

After saying this, Tanaka Saburo turned around and told the Japanese soldier next to him: "You go to the front and tell the warriors to be careful."

"Hey!" The Japanese soldier immediately bowed and took the order to go forward.

The Japanese were careful, but Yang Xiquan, who was holding a telescope in the mountains, was very happy because the minefield they had laid was right in front of the Japanese march.

There is only this one small path in the entire Huangjia Village. If the Japanese take a detour into the mountains, their minefield will be of no use at all.

But things are different now. The Japs are too arrogant, so bad luck is inevitable.

Boom boom boom!

When the Japs walked to the edge of a slope, the firecrackers came.

This minefield was a chain array of dozens of mines. When the explosion sounded, more than 30 Japanese devils successfully returned to their aunt's arms.

No matter how careful the Japanese were, they only paid attention to the grass or branches and did not notice the danger underground at all.

The Chida Regiment did not bring any engineers with them, so when the explosion ended, the Japanese were dumbfounded.

Da da da!

Boom boom boom!

The Japanese soldiers who reacted became angry and started firing bullets and shells at the surroundings as if they were free.

What a pity, it's just a waste of bullets.

Yang Xiquan had no time to deploy too many people here, so he only left two soldiers to detonate the minefield, and the others were all in the mountains and forests.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

Iguchi Takaji was furious. He drew his command sword, rode his horse forward and personally commanded the troops to attack!

"Prepare!"

Yang Xiquan pulled the bolt of his gun. At this time, the Japanese were still seven or eight hundred meters away from the entrance to the mountain in front of them.

When the soldiers heard the order, they followed suit and began to prepare.

There were quite a few militiamen on the mountain. In order to cause trouble for the Japanese, Yang Xiquan and Huang Xiaoer brought out most of the militiamen, about 800 people in total. Of course, not all of them were deployed here.

In fact, the entire Gaojia Town militia company and Huangjia Village only had a little over a thousand men.

If they had not followed the Third Battalion to block the enemy, there would actually be more militiamen in Gaojia Town.

boom!

A bullet fired from Yang Xiquan's gun, and a Japanese soldier fell to the ground on the spot.

Then the whole forest was filled with the sound of gunfire like frying beans. When the Japanese heard the gunshots, their already tense bodies reacted instantly and they fell directly to the ground. The battle between the two sides officially began.

Da da da!

The machine guns ambushed on the mountain also started firing, spraying bullets at the Japanese soldiers below the mountain.

After battlefield training, these militiamen have indeed made great progress. They can fight the fierce Japanese devils in a very capable manner and are no longer the group of people who vomit when they see a corpse.

The two militia companies and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were quite powerful, and many Japanese were killed in one go.

Tanaka Saburo couldn't help it anymore. His smile changed instantly and he shouted angrily: "Bakayalo! Fire! Destroy these Chinese!"

In just a few minutes, nearly a squadron was killed or injured. Together with those killed in the previous explosion, half of the squadron was gone. If they continue like this, can they still find the Chinese people alive?

He couldn't stand this situation. Their two squadrons had four mortars...