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The smoke slowly dissipated, and large pits appeared on the ground, and hot air rose on the blackened ground.

"Boom, boom..." The continuous explosions sounded again in the center of the city. It was another Japanese man who saw the corpse hanging miserably on the wooden shelf wearing only a crotch, including their "beloved" corpses. He immediately stepped forward and sorted out in anger and sad manner. Unexpectedly, there was a trigger device under one of the shelves, and hundreds of kilograms of explosives were buried in the entire center of the street.

Screams and screams came one after another, and there was chaos. The Japanese who entered the city had not seen the shadow of the enemy and had already suffered hundreds of casualties in two major explosions. The Japanese squadron leader who came from Guzhen County was even blown away and separated from his head and turned into rotten pieces of meat.

If you want to come, come big and have technical content. Yang Tianfeng only sets a few traps in the city. The time is limited, so it is naturally impossible to set them on the road and on the doors everywhere. However, because it is less, the explosives are used for a large amount and very sinister. After nothing happened at the beginning, the Japanese relaxed their vigilance, but the effect was very good.

After the series of explosions, the Japanese army became cautious in the city, and all the plants and trees were soldiers, which undoubtedly delayed the time for gathering and pursuing.

When Xu and Beng's Japanese army arrived, Yamashita Yukinosuke, who had the highest official title, gathered his troops and issued a chasing order. This was related to the honor of the Jinzi Army, and its strength was nearly 1,000, which also gave Yamashita Yukinosuke great confidence.

The standard organization of a Japanese brigade is 1,100 people, including: a thirty-man brigade, a 110-man transport squadron (carts and mules and horses). Some brigades merged their transport squadrons into the wing. Four infantry squadrons (some only have three); one machine gun squadron, twelve heavy machine guns (some have only eight); one gun platoon, equipped with two 70mm Type 92 infantry cannons, and a very small army is equipped with a 122-man gun company and four infantry cannons.

The Japanese army arrived in Sucheng one after another, and the heavy weapons were temporarily equipped with different ones. There were five heavy machine guns, five mortars, three infantry artillery, and more than 30 cars. In addition to the casualties in the city, the total force was still nearly 700. Although it was less than the standard organization of one brigade, it exceeded the general temporary organization (sometimes four or five hundred people were also called brigades).

According to the comparison of troops during the battle in the early stages of the War of Resistance Against Japan, a Japanese brigade could compete with a division of the National × Army (miscellaneous army or weaker combat). The entire army of the Third Column was not enough for one division, and it also belonged to local guerrilla forces. Yukiosuke Yamashita naturally felt that he had a good chance of winning.

As for how the hundreds of imperial troops in Suzu Castle were destroyed, Yamashita Yukiosuke couldn't figure it out, but he didn't think that the enemy was doing it with his true strength, so he must have used some conspiracy.

A small team was left to guard the city, and Yamashita Konosuke led more than 600 Japanese soldiers in a car, drove out of the west gate, and chased them away.

Yamashita Konosuke was very sure of the plot. Not only was he a series of explosions in the city, but he also soon saw it again.

With a "bang!", the left front wheel of a car suddenly fell into a pit, covered with snow, and it was impossible to see from the outside. In the cab, two Japanese were dizzy and the Japanese in the car also fell into a ball.

A strong explosion sounded loudly under the car. As the huge airflow penetrated, the car was overturned and fell to the side. A car of Japanese soldiers were either killed or injured, and they screamed.

It is not easy to dig pits in the snow and ice. Yang Tianfeng’s requirement for burying mines is to have a small amount of materials. Ordinary landmines, coupled with the captured explosives, are extremely powerful.

The long convoy had to stop and deal with the emergency. The car was scrapped, and more than 20 Locust soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, and a shadow was cast on the Japanese's heart.

It would be great if there were tanks to open the way! Yamashita Konosuke was suddenly frightened by his own thoughts. Suzuki had quite a few troops, but there were tanks! How did the enemy do it? How could he break the city in a short time and give an annihilation strike to the defenders?

After gritting his teeth, Yamashita Yukinosuke decided to continue pursuing. Was it a joke that he was scared by this mine? Of course, protective measures must be taken. Yamashita Yukinosuke left a squad to take care of the wounded and replaced it with the front-end car, with only one driver on the car. In this way, if you encounter another attack, you will avoid unnecessary casualties.

The convoy started again, but stopped after a few hundred meters. The front car did not encounter landmines, but the tire was pierced. Change the car and continue moving forward. Yamashita's face was already so gloomy that it was almost twisting out of water.

The front car stopped again, and the shrunken tires were self-evident, and the Japanese also discovered the reason.

"Haya!" Yamashita Yukiosuke looked at the four-corner nails in his hand, gritted his teeth and sweared.

This little thing looks inconspicuous and is difficult to find in the snow, but it makes the locust army climb like a turtle. It is precisely because this thing is extremely simple in structure and can also be built with an ordinary blacksmith shop. It is estimated that there will be many on the road ahead.

Thinking of this, Yamashita Yukinosuke felt very unfortunate and helpless. Do you want to get off the car and become an infantryman? That is why it is called a quick pursuit, which is very suitable to call it a farewell.

"Your Excellency." The staff officer saw Yamashita's hesitation and whispered to the side: "Hiyi felt that he could send infantry to reconnaissance and search in front, and the convoy could slow down behind to reduce losses. When dawn, the air force would come. In order to avoid air strikes, the enemy's retreat speed would inevitably decrease, so we could increase our speed and chase."

Yamashita Yukinosuke thought for a while and nodded in praise, "Yo Xi!"

Slow first and then fast, and Yukiosuke Yamashita also figured it out.

The enemy buried mines and nails, which means they were afraid of the pursuit of the locust army. However, the cold weather was cold, and the enemy's tricks would definitely not be set too much. Infantry searched and advanced forward, of course there would be some losses. However, cars could be preserved, so they maintained their maneuverability. After dawn, the planes delayed the enemy's retreat, and waited for the right time to speed up and chased them, which might not be impossible to catch up with the enemy.

Even if I can't catch up with the enemy, I have tried my best and have an explanation to the above. If I'm scared away by a mine or a few nails, how can I make sense?

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At this time, Yang Tianfeng had already arrived at Sipu Town, which was more than 30 miles away from Sucheng. According to the average walking speed of five kilometers per hour for people, it was not fast. There was no way, and the large number of people evacuated were walking, so as the troops behind the temple, it was naturally slower.

I guess the enemy won’t get up too fast. Night is safer for the military and civilians. It’s hard to bear it after dawn.

From the time of sending the telegram and the distance between Chen Detachment and Guo Detachment and Sucheng, Yang Tianfeng calculated that they were not too far away. He contacted the two detachments and calculated on the map for a while. Yang Tianfeng and the staff members believed that at noon tomorrow, the Chen Detachment would arrive here at noon tomorrow, while Guo Detachment had some variables because there were enemy strongholds along the way, but it would not be too late.

Yang Tianfeng did not issue orders to the various departments, but reconsidered with the staff in front of the map.

"According to the telegram sent by the troops responsible for blocking harassing and monitoring the enemy's actions, the Japanese are chasing them, but the speed is not fast, so you can calculate the time by walking." Yang Tianfeng pointed to the map, "There are more than 600 Japanese, which are the most numerous enemies encountered by the Third Column." After pausing, he habitually tapped the table with his fingers a few times, and said in a deep voice: "I want to annihilate this group of chasing the enemy, at least to severely damage them."

Tong Zhihe grinned and said, "Sir, it's not that Bei Zhi is timid and afraid of war or Japanese. It's that you are in the army, which is of great importance. Why not do this? Bei Zhi leads his troops to stay in Sipu to fight the enemy in decisively. You first go to Wupu Township and wait for the Chen Detachment to come, and then lead a brigade to siege the Japanese."

"Sir." Staff Officer Xu Zhiqiang also had different opinions, "Appropriate blockade is inevitable, but if you want to fight against the Japanese head-on, should you be more cautious?"

"This group of Japanese soldiers came to help in a hurry. Although they could barely be called a brigade, they would definitely not carry much weapons and ammunition." Yang Tianfeng explained patiently: "And this is probably the limit that the surrounding Japanese can mobilize, or that they are close to the limit of their mobile forces. As long as they can annihilate or severely damage this rash pursuer, we do not have to retreat, but can continue to implement the original plan of eastward advance and open up the situation in Suxian. Even if we cannot capture Sucheng again, the Japanese may not be able to draw too many troops to attack in the short term."

Everyone fell into thinking and thought that what Yang Tianfeng said was reasonable. If they just retreated like this, then this group of Japanese soldiers would always be a threat. They had to have heavy troops to defend Su, and the big and small roads of Yong. If they paid the price and defeated the pursuers, they could only maintain appropriate forces to launch guerrilla warfare in the villages of Suxian County, gradually consume the enemy, and trap the enemy at this point in the county.

"You can punch one punch so that you won't be able to come." Yang Tianfeng made up his mind, stood up suddenly, waved his arm hard, "Just in this Sipu Town, fight against the enemy with street fighting, wait for the army to come, bloom inside and outside, and attack the Japanese."

Tong Zhihe nodded, and fought with the Japanese devils in the wild. How to build fortifications in the freezing world? If you use ready-made house barriers, it is naturally the best choice. Moreover, although street fighting is cruel, it is the best tactic that can best offset the Japanese devils' field skills.

"If it is a street battle, according to the size of this town, I think it is better to use a large brigade of troops." Tong Zhihe put forward his own suggestions.

A brigade of more than 500 people is indeed very suitable. Yang Tianfeng said with a slight head and said, "The troops in the town shall be subject to a brigade. You can draw personnel and weapons immediately to let them take the time to rest."

"Yes, I'll go and arrange it right away." Tong Zhihe turned around and wanted to leave.
Chapter completed!