The organization of the Expeditionary Force was organized according to the organization of the US Marine Corps. One battalion had five companies, namely three infantry companies, one firepower company and one battalion headquarters company. The total number was about 900 (one company had about 200 people).

The ambush set up by Huang Jingfu is to distribute the troops evenly... It chose an arc-shaped road as the ambush point, and divided the six infantry companies into three parts on the protruding surface, each part of two infantry companies lined up in one line, the two firepower companies were arranged in the middle of the three parts, and the battalion company was used as the reserve team.

Zhang Chi still agrees with Huang Jingfu's arrangement.

If the general idea is that ambushing like this should be set up on both sides of the highway, so that the Japanese army can attack on both sides and leave the Japanese army with no way to escape.

However, this tactic is obviously inconsistent with the terrain and the gas tactics to be implemented and the environment...

On the terrain, both sides of the road are flat. If you are ambushed on both sides of the road, bullets and shells will hit your own people.

In terms of tactics and environment, you have to wear a gas mask when you fight the poison gas. Moreover, the coming battle is likely to be in the dark. If both sides attack the central highway at the same time... In this situation with a very short visual distance, it is very likely to cause accidental injuries or even a chaos.

These problems are basically not present if you ambush on one side of the road... The enemy on the opposite side must be the enemy, so you can completely let go of the fight.

At five o'clock, the troops had already done the ambush work.

The terrain of the Northeast is relatively flat, and such places were not suitable for ambushing, especially the ambushing of large troops... I could see the head at a glance, let alone cars and tanks, it was difficult for even people to hide.

Fortunately, it was a snowy day at this time, and the snow in the sky helped a lot. The troops of the two battalions had more than 1,700 people. As long as they lay in the snow and did not move, they would be white in a short while and they would be able to find nothing.

Zhang Chi even had time to hide the two Type 97 tanks.

At 5:20, the artillery forces were all in place and the various corpses were set up.

The mortar force used the Japanese mortars brought out by Zhang Chi and others from the "Research Institute"... The poisonous gas bombs were produced according to the caliber of the Japanese mortar, so it is safer to fire with the Japanese mortars. This made the mortar force a little nervous... After all, they have not used the Japanese mortars for a while (it was used in the domestic battlefield before), and there are no more artillery shots. Whether they can shoot accurately can only be based on their feelings.

But Zhang Chi told them that this is not the point... The poison gas bomb does not have to be fired accurately to be useful. As long as it is shot nearby and explodes, it can spread the poison gas out.

This made the soldiers of the combustible artillery units breathe a sigh of relief. If this is the case, they are still sure to do it.

At 5:30, poison gas bombs were distributed to the artillery force in batches, and the soldiers on the front line checked their equipment again, especially gas masks.

The reason why the poison gas bomb was distributed at this time was because the soldiers were worried that they would inevitably be nervous or neglected to have accidents because they had never been exposed to such bombs before.

However, afterwards, this worry was redundant... The soldiers were negligent about this "poisonous gas bomb". When they heard this name, they twitched inexplicably, and then they would soon think of the tragic situation of the comrades who died of poisonous gas bombs and the people they had seen in their past, so they dared not be careful.

Everything was ready, just waiting for the Japanese to come up.

But the soldiers were lying in the snow and waiting around, waiting until it was dawn and there was no sign of the Japanese... To be precise, there were Japanese, but they were small troops gathered from towns to Qiqihar, as well as logistics supply convoys. The ones heading back from Qiqihar were the convoys that transported the wounded and the bodies. The convoys drove all the way and dripped blood, making the road turn dazzling blood red.

"Master!" As time passed by minute by minute, Huang Jingfu, who was lying beside Zhang Chi, couldn't help but ask: "Has the situation changed? Why didn't the 54th Brigade of the Japanese come up yet?!"

Zhang Chi also felt strange. The information he received said that he would arrive before dawn, but more than an hour has passed now.

It is okay to let the soldiers lurk for a long time. The soldiers of the Expeditionary Force who have received strict training still have this endurance. But this will face another difficulty... lurking motionlessly in the snow. Even if the soldiers can persist with perseverance, they will inevitably be frostbite or even freezing to death over time. For example, Huang Jingfu's voice was a little trembling... In fact, even Zhang Chi himself couldn't stand it.

What is the reason why the 54th Japanese Brigade has not yet arrived at this time?

Have they passed? Or did they know that there was a squadron ambushing the road? Or were they taking another road?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi slowly turned his head and whispered to the communications soldier hiding in the tunnel: "Send the situation to Staff Liang!"

"Yes!" The correspondent soldier understood and immediately asked Staff Liang about the situation.

After a while, I received a call from Staff Liang.

It turned out that the 54th Japanese Brigade had arrived in Longjiang at this time, but because the battle situation in the direction of Qiqihar was beneficial to the Japanese army, and the 54th Japanese Brigade marched urgently for several consecutive days, Tadaoyashi Hosokawa ordered the 54th Brigade to temporarily rest in Longjiang, and it was estimated that it would not rush to Qiqihar until the evening.

When Zhang Chi and Huang Jingfu heard this information, they were stunned... They would not rush to Qiqihar until night. That means that the Expeditionary Force would lurk here all day long? Even if the 54th Japanese Brigade came up at that time, the Expeditionary Force soldiers were already frozen and could not get up to attack!

Zhang Chi was so angry. This thoughtful plan had been deployed for so long and so long, but it was about to succeed but such an accident happened?!

Moreover, this battle can even be said to be related to the life and death of the entire expeditionary army... If the Japanese 54th Brigade cannot be severely damaged, Qiqihar is likely to be unable to defend it, so the entire front will fall like a domino.

Did you just admit defeat?

No, Zhang Chi can’t afford to lose!

But what can I do now?

Attacking Longjiang? That's a brigade of the Japanese army, with several times more troops than the second and third battalions! Even if you can catch the Japanese army off guard by attacking rashly, you will kill one thousand enemies and lose five hundred of them!

"Master's seat..." Huang Jingfu said in a cold air: "Or, let's take it down first, rest for a while before coming up to set up an ambush!"

"No!" Zhang Chi shook his head. It would make a lot of traces on the snow, and it would be difficult for the Japanese to doubt it.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said, "The plan remains unchanged, let's lead the snake out of the hole!"
Chapter completed!