Chapter 19 Preparing to ambush the enemy

Ding Wei and Political Commissar He took Jiang Tian out of the village and looked around on the highest mountain: "Comrade Xiao Jiang, look, the Japanese are in our southeast direction, and they will rush towards us from Nanyan and Hexi directions. Their military strength is at least twice ours, and both weapons and soldiers are of higher quality than us. It can be said that it is difficult for us to win this battle. The most realistic strategy is to retreat immediately, withdraw from Zhaozhuang before the enemy pounces on us, and retain our combat effectiveness."

While Ding Wei was talking, his eyes kept looking at Jiang Tiandao.

Jiang Tiandao naturally knew what he meant, so he was not in a hurry to speak, but was waiting for his next sentence.

Sure enough, after Ding Wei deliberately put forward so many difficulties, he found that Jiang Tiandao had no reaction. He had no choice but to speak: "But I want to fight this battle. In the past six months, our soldiers were chased by the Japanese and drilled in the valley, and gradually lost the fighting spirit and confidence in revolution. Even though Lao Li led everyone to fight against the enemy last time and successfully defeated some of the Japanese arrogance, it also made our team pay a bloody price. It can be said that the team is filled with a sense of disappointment. If we continue to retreat, then this pessimism will continue to grow, and it will become stronger and stronger, until it affects the revolutionary confidence of our team."

Finally, Jiang Tiandao looked up at Ding Wei: "Captain Ding, just say it, what should we do?"

Ding Wei looked into his eyes: "I want to fight, and I want to fight a good battle with the Japanese! I will defeat the Japanese's arrogance and also fight out the confidence of our team. Otherwise, sooner or later, our team has not yet perished, but its confidence has already perished."

Political Commissar He said: "Yes, Captain Ding is right. The battle is about strength, but it is also about confidence. We cannot watch our team lose confidence in winning, so we must fight this battle, and we must win!" As he said that, he glanced at Ding Wei and patted his hand on Jiang Tiandao's shoulder: "Comrade Xiao Jiang, now this burden is on you, because you are the key to whether we can win this battle this time!"

These two people are worthy of being officials. A few simple words made Jiang Tiandao feel excited and a heroic sense of mission surged in his heart.

Without thinking, he patted his chest and said, "Captain Ding, Political Commissar He, just tell me what arrangements you have. Since I have come to this team, I am your soldier, and I will listen to you no matter what I do!"

"Okay!" Ding Wei's eyes shining, looking at the sniper rifle on his shoulder and said, "We are indeed not as good as the Japanese in terms of hardware, but we have you and you, the sharpshooter, are our greatest capital." He pointed to the undulating ravine in front of him and said, "Look, although the Japanese are crowded and well-equipped, we are in a hilly area, and there are ravines and trees everywhere, which are easy to hide, so their advantages are not that obvious."

"Besides, we have you, a sharpshooter, who can ambush in a critical place and give the enemy a heavy blow." Political Commissar He said. "The enemy must not have a sharpshooter like you in our team. At that time, you just need to ambush in the dark and defeat the Japanese commander, and you can defeat the enemy's confidence. In this way, we will win this battle!"

Jiang Tiandao nodded as he listened. He admired the two commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army. Although this was still in the 1940s, their combat philosophy was no less than that of future generations. He knew that he would use the terrain and his own advantages to fight against the enemy.

"Okay, Commander Ding and Political Commissar He, I promise to complete the task!" Jiang Tiandao accepted this glorious and arduous task without saying anything.

Since we have come to this era, we have to give everything we have for this era. As a descendant of China, when they are bullied by foreign countries in their own territory, they only have to do one thing.

That is to say nothing, use your fists and your life to defend your mother!

Ding Wei and Political Commissar He both showed joyful expressions on their faces. Such soldiers were exactly what they wanted. They understood all the truth without any mobilization, and they could exert their maximum energy anytime and anywhere.

"Okay, the Japanese are coming soon. All you have to do now is to find your ambush point and lie down, and give them a heavy blow when the enemy appears!"

Ding Wei and Political Commissar He left after giving orders, while Jiang Tiandao carried his sniper rifle and dried food to enter the Japanese's only path to Zhaozhuang, Yehugou, looking for a suitable ambush point and preparing to ambush the enemy.

Yehugou is very far from Zhaozhuang, more than ten kilometers away.

Yehugou is a valley that lies across the border between Zhaozhuang and the Japanese base camp. If the Japanese want to sweep Zhaozhuang, they must pass through Yehugou. Once they pass through Yehugou, there will be no barriers in Zhaozhuang behind them.

Jiang Tiandao stood on the mountain and kept patrolling around, looking for the best ambush place.

Sometimes the ambush point and the ambush point cannot be the best unified. As the name suggests, the best ambush point is to allow you to ambush the most hidden and prevent the enemy from discovering yourself. However, the ambush point has an additional responsibility, that is, attack.

It not only requires itself to protect itself well, but more importantly, it also needs to be in an absolutely favorable attack position. This location must be high and have a good vision, so that all the actions of the Japanese can be seen, so that it can be more beneficial to sniper the enemy.

Of course, it is not the highest place, but the best ambush point, because it is easy to be discovered by the enemy in a too conspicuous place and is easily the target of the enemy's attack. You should know that the Japanese not only have rifles and machine guns, but also have larger weapons of killing, that is, mortars. If they discover your ambush point and keep throwing shells over, then you will not have the energy to ambush the enemy.

So Jiang Tiandao kept searching on the mountains, lying down and gestured with guns. After searching for several hours, he found three suitable ambush points.

The last sniper must not just find an ambush point for yourself. Because in battle, you may expose your position at any time, and you must be ready to move to the next safe place at any time. If you only stay in one place, you can only eat the enemy's cannon fodder.

Jiang Tiandao found three ambush points but was still not satisfied. He climbed to the highest place and looked around, hoping to find a better ambush point.

It was almost dusk, and the setting sun shone from the west, covering the entire mountain with a layer of golden clothes.

At this time, Jiang Tiandao suddenly stared at a village opposite and stopped moving.
Chapter completed!