Predator Reborn

Chapter 287: Mines show their power

At three o'clock in the morning, when the entire Japanese camp fell into silence, a company of the Eighth Route Army began to take action. The soldiers carried mines on their backs, and under the cover of night, quietly crawled to less than 100 meters from the entrance of the Japanese camp.

stopped at a distance. Under the command of the company commander, everyone ordered dozens of iron shells, stone shells, and clay pot mines they brought and buried them at the entrance of the Japanese military camp, and then left a squad of soldiers to conduct

Observe that the remaining soldiers retreated quietly.

Early the next morning, just as a glimmer of dawn dawned in the east, the quiet Japanese military camp began to slowly become noisy. After a night of rest, almost every soldier felt refreshed.

Under the orderly organization of the superior officers, each squadron and group began to have breakfast. In less than half an hour, the soldiers in the entire military camp had finished their breakfast and were waiting for the order to set off.

"Assemble...Baga...the division commander ordered that all units assemble immediately and prepare to go...get ready to go..." Soon, the loud voice of the messenger was remembered in the chaotic military camp.

.Suddenly, under the command of each squadron captain, group captain, and wing captain, more than 10,000 troops gathered together in an orderly manner. The heavy baggage soldiers quickly hitched the mules and horses to the heavy baggage vehicles.

Above, the artillery unit hung cannons covered with gun jackets on the backs of cars and mules.

"Vanguard squadron, set off immediately..." Soon, the voice of the messenger came again from the entire team. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of a squadron serving as the vanguard, led by the squadron leader, walked out of the military camp. Passed by

After a night's rest, almost every soldier's face was radiant and he walked out of the temporary camp with high morale and walked to his next destination.

"Boom..." Just when the avant-garde squadron walked less than 100 meters out of the camp, a huge explosion sounded at the front of the avant-garde squadron, breaking the dreams of all the soldiers. Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of thick smoke.

, covering the dozen or so soldiers at the front of the vanguard squadron.

"Baga, the enemy is attacking... take cover, take cover quickly..." Upon hearing the explosion, the squadron leader's first reaction was that he had been attacked by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, and he quickly ordered.

"Report to the squadron leader, our soldiers have stepped on a mine, and there are mines on the road ahead..." When the smoke cleared, a squad leader who ran to the front of the team to investigate the situation ran to the squadron leader panting and reported.

"Baga, why are there landmines at the entrance of our barracks? Bageya Road, report to the squad leader immediately...request engineering support." After hearing the squad leader's words, a burst of unknown anger rushed into his heart, and the squadron leader gave a loud order.

road.

"Hi, your Excellency, squadron leader..." The squad leader hurriedly reported the situation to his squad leader. Soon, a squad of engineers, carrying mine detectors on their backs, came to the vanguard squadron. Dozens of little Japanese engineers did not hesitate.

, took the equipment, dragged the bodies of several soldiers and the wounded next to the explosion point, and began to detect mines.

The three mine detectors extended forward bit by bit. In less than a minute, the three engineers detected a distance of 5 meters. At a distance of 5 meters, the mine detectors barely responded at all, and just then

These engineers thought that there were no more mines on the road, and when they breathed a sigh of relief, another huge explosion sounded, and a little Japanese engineer was thrown into the sky together with the mine detector in his hand.

"Ding dong..." There were several sounds, and the mine detector that had been distorted by the explosion, together with the broken limbs of the Japanese engineer who had been blown to pieces, fell to the ground. And the two people next to the explosion point

The engineers were also knocked to the ground by the huge air wave generated by the mine explosion. The flying shrapnel from the mine easily tore through their military uniforms and wounded their bodies...

"Ah Bageya Road. How could this happen..." The smoke cleared. The two little Japanese engineers lay on the ground one after another, covering their legs, and began to howl like ghosts and wolf howls, telling the soldiers behind them.

The pain from the wounds on the body.

"Baga... Bageya Road, shut up, otherwise you will die..." Seeing that his engineers were blown to the ground again by landmines, the leader of the engineering team took a sharp breath.

Liangqi walked to the side of the wailing soldier, frowned and cursed loudly. Immediately, the two Japanese engineer soldiers who saw the squad leader's murderous eyes immediately gritted their teeth and stopped wailing.

"Yoshi, the warriors of the empire are not afraid of any pain..." Seeing the two soldiers stop howling, the team leader nodded with satisfaction and began to check the wounds of the two soldiers.

"Captain Matsuda, what's wrong? Didn't the mine detector just detect the road surface? Why are there still mines?" Seeing the Japanese engineer being knocked to the ground by the mine, the captain of the vanguard squadron was also shocked and curious.

followed.

"Nani, I don't know why? I need to check their wounds to determine the shrapnel in the wounds..." Seeing the wounds on the soldiers, the squad leader replied. Ignoring the moving red flesh, the squad leader

He fiercely pulled out a piece of shrapnel from the wound and frowned.

"Squadron Commander, this mine is made of a practical clay pot. The mine detector in our hands has no effect at all... Now we have to carry out manual demining. The speed will be very slow. Please forgive me, Squadron Leader."

The leader of the engineering team raised a piece of pottery in his hand and said.

"Clay pot mines... Bage Ya Road, the cunning ones on the Eighth Route... Captain Matsuda, please organize the engineers to clear the mines as soon as possible. I will report this situation to the division commander immediately." After listening to the words of the engineer team, Zhong

The captain also frowned and cursed loudly.

"Hey, our engineering team will definitely clear a safe passage for the main force in the shortest possible time." Captain Matsui immediately replied.

"Yours, send them to the rear for treatment. The second demining team, all demining by hand, hurry up..." After saying that, Captain Matsui began to assign tasks to the dozens of engineers under his command.

"Baga, what happened to the avant-garde squadron? Why are they still blocked at the entrance of the military camp? Chief of staff, send someone over immediately to take a look..." I saw that my order had been issued for more than ten minutes, and the entire army

Still motionless. He raised his telescope and saw that his vanguard squadron had all blocked the door of the military camp for some unknown reason. Seeing this and looking at the sun getting higher and higher in the sky, the division commander Seishiro Itagaki

Jiang frowned and said dissatisfied.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander..." Soon, he saw the Chief of Staff coming to him with a captain and a squadron leader.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division. I am the captain of the avant-garde squadron. A large number of mines were laid at the entrance of our barracks by the Eighth Route Army. The avant-garde squadron just stepped on the mines and lost three imperial soldiers. The troops are now unable to pass. Just now the engineers

During the demining process, the team discovered that these mines were all made of clay pots and stones. Our mine detectors did not work at all. Now the engineering team is organizing engineers to conduct manual demining, which takes about an hour.

., Please forgive me, Commander..." said the avant-garde squadron leader.

"Baga...the cunning Eighth Route Army actually used stones and clay pots to make landmines, Baga. No, the demining time is too long. We don't have that long. Order Nagano Yu-Lang Colonel, commander of the 11th Vanguard Regiment

Concentrate all the grenades and use artillery fire to create a safe passage for me. No matter how much it costs, the vanguard squadron must set off within half an hour." Seishiro Itagaki ordered loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, the avant-garde squadron will definitely set off within half an hour. Please rest assured, Division Commander." After speaking, the squadron leader of the avant-garde squadron turned around and ran towards his troops, preparing to organize artillery fire to clear the way.

Artillery fire opened the way for the troops to advance.

"Boom, boom, boom..." With the division commander's order, the 9th Regiment Captain Yeyou-Lang Dazuo did not dare to neglect. He immediately gathered a group of nearly 30 grenade launchers and pointed them at the road in front of him.

Artillery fire coverage began. Immediately, under the explosion of these grenades, various mines buried on the road were detonated one after another... In less than ten minutes, the Japanese avant-garde squadron used artillery fire to clear a safe passage out, and five

More than a dozen landmines were almost detonated by these grenades. Only a few landmines luckily escaped the Japanese grenade bombardment, causing a lot of damage to the Japanese vanguard squadron.

In this way, although the more than fifty landmines of the Second Battalion did not cause many casualties to the Japanese army (only 14 people were killed, 4 were seriously injured, and 13 were lightly injured), they did a good job in damaging the morale of the Japanese army. At the same time, let

The main force of the Japanese army, which numbered more than 10,000 people, was delayed in the military camp for at least half an hour. It can be said that they only made a profit without losing any money.

More importantly, during the half-hour delay of the Japanese army, the Second Battalion, which was responsible for delaying the Japanese army's march, was not idle. Instead, it began to destroy the road in company units. In one morning, less than one

Within an hour, about two kilometers of roads were completely destroyed by the soldiers. And in the middle of these roads, a landmine was buried from time to time, waiting for the little devils to take the bait.

At this time, after using artillery shells to create a safe passage, the main force of the Japanese army finally walked out of the camp where they camped last night. The entire army, more than 10,000 people, stretched for several kilometers, and embarked on the road to Jinzhong County.

However, the good times did not last long. Just when everyone thought it would be a smooth journey today, the vanguard squadron at the front of the team stopped again. At the same time, the squadron leader rode a horse and quickly came to the division command center in the center of the team.

location.

"Bageya Road, why did the troops stop advancing... We have been delayed for more than half an hour. We order the vanguard squadron to advance immediately... Hurry..." I saw the stopped troops and the divisions sitting in the car.

The commander frowned and ordered loudly to the chief of staff beside him. However, before the chief of staff could reply, a squadron leader riding a horse came to the side of the division commander Seishiro Itagaki.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the road leading to Jinzhong County has been completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, and the troops are unable to advance. Please give me your instructions, Division Commander..." He gave a military salute to the squadron leader and reported immediately.

"Nani, the road was destroyed..." the division commander said in disbelief, turning to look at the chief of staff beside him.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this must be the work of the cunning Eighth Route Army. They wanted to organize our Imperial Army to invade their base areas, but they even thought of destroying the road. It's really hateful, Your Excellency, Division Commander, I request the transfer of the Engineer Corps

As the vanguard of the army, the team is responsible for clearing a road for the artillery and baggage of the main force." Seeing the questioning look in the division commander's eyes, the chief of staff quickly answered.

"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, immediately order the commander of the 5th Engineer Regiment, Colonel Wada Kaoji, to lead the troops to the front of the troops to pave the way and prepare for the advance of the main force." Itagaki Seishiro was satisfied.

He nodded and agreed.

"Hi, your Excellency, division commander, I will go and deliver the order right away." After the chief of staff finished speaking, he turned around and rode his horse towards the cavalry regiment behind the army. Soon, under the leadership of the regiment commander, Colonel Wada Kaoji,

More than 2,000 soldiers from the Engineer Regiment, carrying shovels and other digging tools, ran towards the front of the team.

The main force of the Japanese army, which stretched for several kilometers, stopped because the engineering unit needed time to repair the road. In small groups, they began to rest and recuperate. Immediately, a strange scene appeared on the road. 16,000 Japanese soldiers sat on the road.

While chatting on the ground, more than 2,000 engineers carried shovels and worked hard on the road that stretched for several kilometers.

However, will the Second Battalion of the *** Regiment let these little Japanese engineers repair these destroyed roads so easily? The answer is no.

Just when more than 2,000 Japs from the Engineer Regiment, led by their respective squad leaders, were swarming toward the completely destroyed highway, a huge mine explosion sounded on the highway.

.And immediately afterwards, more than a dozen explosions sounded one after another. In an instant, the little devils who were swarming towards the road were stunned by these dozen explosions and fell to the ground.

"How come there are landmines on Bageya Road... Hurry, notify the engineering troops to come and clear the mines. Also, report this matter to the division commander immediately, hurry up..." I saw a group of my own engineering unit.

More than a hundred soldiers were suddenly enveloped in the smoke of more than a dozen explosions of landmines. The commander of the regiment, Colonel Wada Kaoji, had red eyes and loudly ordered to the ordering soldiers beside him.

But soon, just as the soldiers were cleaning up the bodies of the soldiers killed in the explosion and the wounded, the messenger who had just left less than ten minutes ran back in frustration.

"Nani, why didn't the engineers come over? What are your orders from the division commander?" Seeing the frustrated messenger, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Wada Kaoji, asked in confusion.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander of the Division, the Division Commander ordered our Engineer Regiment to build the road within half an hour at any cost. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor will personally apologize... Your Excellency, Commander of the Division, we will not have a single

Support from engineers." The ordering soldier replied dejectedly.

"Baga... Your Excellency, the division commander, are you going to let the heroic imperial troops go to the front to go to the mines, Bagya Road..." After listening to the order of the messenger, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Wada Kaoji, was annoyed, but he still

It had to be carried out unconditionally. However, fortunately, when the second battalion commander learned that the Japanese army used artillery fire to detonate landmines at the entrance of the military camp, he knew that laying dense mines would not cause huge casualties to the Japanese army.

It will also be a waste of leisurely mines in hand.

Therefore, the Second Battalion only planted less than 30 landmines on this two-kilometer section of road. After the entire engineering regiment once again suffered more than a hundred casualties, it finally cleared all the landmine threats on the entire road and began to

Build roads.

Twenty minutes later, although the road was not as smooth as before it was destroyed, it was enough to pass the army's baggage trucks and artillery. After the engineer wing suffered more than 200 casualties, it successfully completed the task of division commander Seishiro Itagaki.

tasks assigned to them.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the engineer regiment has successfully completed its mission and the troops can continue to move forward." The messenger ran to Seishiro Itagaki and reported.

"Yo Xi, Wada-kun is a good person. When this siege is over, I will report the achievements of the Engineer Regiment to the superiors truthfully. Order, the avant-garde squadron continues to open the way in front, and the Engineer Regiment follows the avant-garde squadron.

Behind...when you encounter roads damaged by the Eighth Route Army, repair them immediately." Division Commander Seishiro Itagaki nodded with satisfaction and ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander..."

In this way, the Japanese army, which had been delayed for half an hour, once again embarked on its own journey and slowly drove towards Jinzhong County... However, the soldiers of the Second Battalion let them go so easily

Is there a battalion that has not yet shown up? Where are they hiding?

Due to two encounters with landmines, the main force of the Japanese army was delayed for more than an hour. Faced with the strict order of the division commander, the troops were required to march quickly between noon to reduce the delayed time.

Make up for it all. Although a rush march can quickly make up for the lost time, such a rush march creates great difficulties for the cavalry regiments patrolling around the main force. Many of them are less than 500 meters away from the road.

The hilltops, river valleys, etc. were all ignored by these limited cavalry. This gave the first battalion, which was tasked with harassing the tired Japanese army, a good opportunity.

At this time, on a hilltop less than 500 meters away from the road at the foot of the Japanese army, the heavy machine gun platoon of the battalion headquarters, led by the battalion commander himself, was quietly ambushing on the hilltop, staring closely not far away.

A densely packed Japanese marching group was waiting for the battalion commander's order.