Devil's Army

Chapter 1576: Planning a surprise attack on the transport team

Major Kojima's exploratory attack was blocked, and he became much more obedient for a while.

Commander Michijiro Umezu did not pursue the matter of Major Kojima's frustrated attack.

He didn't care if a hundred soldiers died. It was a good thing to let the commander of the Suihua City troops understand the devil troops' combat style, tactics and combat effectiveness.

Next, Commander Umezu Yoshijiro continued to stockpile strategic materials.

This time, he concentrated the forces of two and a half divisions to fight a decisive battle with the devil troops in Harbin, and the strategic materials required were not a small number.

Leng Feng did not order his troops to continue attacking the Japanese troops around Harbin. He now had three brigades of more than 30,000 men to deal with two and a half divisions of the Japanese army, more than 50,000 men. The pressure was enormous.

Fortunately, they had air superiority and their aviation force provided them with great support, making up for their lack of manpower.

Moreover, after this period of continuous fighting, the First Army's ammunition and supplies were clearly insufficient.

Since the railway from Harbin to Tieling County had not been repaired yet, the strategic materials of the tribal logistics department could only be transported from Tieling County to the First Army Material Warehouse in Siping City, and then transported by trucks to Harbin and Dunhua City, Liaoning Province.

This also gave the Japanese army an opportunity to take advantage.

Japanese scouts throughout Xinjing and Harbin quickly discovered the First Army's logistics transport line.

The demonic forces occupied Tieling County and Siping City for a long time, and the joint military and civilian defense and control measures were effective, with adequate security measures in place. This made it difficult for the Japanese to launch a surprise attack.

Major Kojima volunteered to lead an elite force to intercept supplies while they were being transported from Siping City to Harbin or Dunhua City.

All supplies transported from Siping City to Harbin or Dunhua County must pass through Xinjing.

After repeated discussions, Major Kojima decided to set the ambush site on a dirt road in Mishazi Town outside the new capital.

The dirt road here is crowded, barely allowing two trucks to pass side by side, and it is uphill, so the trucks are not going very fast.

Another advantage is that the uphill path is lined with trees on both sides, making it easy to hide soldiers.

The most important point is that there is a mountain road in the woods of Mishazi Town that can bypass Xinjing and reach the southern suburbs of Harbin. However, this section of the mountain road is very difficult to walk on and the baggage cannot pass through.

Moreover, the transportation of weapons and supplies from Suihua City to the southern suburbs via Harbin was fraught with risks. If they were not careful, they would be discovered by Harbin's devilish troops.

Fortunately, they have been in Harbin for many years and have colluded with many gangs.

Soon, a horse caravan from Harbin took over the job and asked them to deliver the weapons and ammunition to the designated place as long as the money was in place.

After clearing the way, Major Kojima began to select troops to carry out the mission.

In the evening of that day, a disguised Japanese army squad arrived at a hill in Gujiatun, a southern suburb of Harbin, where few people walked.

The caravan's transport team has not arrived yet.

The captain dispersed the guard posts, and the other team members sat in a valley on the hill, waiting for the caravan to deliver weapons and ammunition.

At this time, an old herbal farmer came to the nearby area to collect herbs. He was very surprised why so many people came to this desolate wilderness where there were usually few people.

These people were obviously very vigilant and kept looking around.

The old herbalist became more cautious. He quickly climbed up a big tree and hid there to observe.

He thought these people looked like soldiers, but he didn't notice that they were carrying any weapons.

At this time, the sound of dense horse hooves was heard from the west side of the hill.