Predator Reborn

Chapter 563: Heaven is going to kill me

During the retreat and subsequent demining, they faced various kinds of landmines that were everywhere and extremely strange. The entire Yansong Regiment paid a huge price of 1,189 killed and 350 injured. Although the entire Yansong Regiment did not encounter any

The resistance of the Eighth Route Army, however, cost the entire regiment more than half of its casualties in order to occupy the entire Baishan County...

"Asshole, Baga, the Eighth Route Army is dead... Hurry, report to the division commander immediately and truthfully report the specific situation of our army..." Looking at the casualty data in his hand, Colonel Iwamatsu cursed loudly...

At this moment, an infantry regiment under the personal command of the division commander, Lieutenant General Sato, after a day's carpet search, was less than five kilometers away from Baishan County... However, in order to ensure that the Eighth Route Army launched a night attack, Sato

The lieutenant general decisively ordered the troops to stop advancing, set up fortifications on the spot, and wait for daybreak to continue the search...

However, just as Lieutenant General Sato dragged his tired body into his own tent and was about to rest, a burst of rapid footsteps followed and reached his ears. Then, the tent door curtain

It was opened, and the anxious-looking chief of staff of the division appeared in front of him with a telegram...

"Division Commander, something happened... Colonel Iwamatsu just sent an urgent message..."

"Nani, Iwamatsu-kun, Chief of Staff, what happened? Did the Iwamatsu Regiment let go of the Eighth Route Army troops again..." Lieutenant General Sato immediately stood up from his seat, frowning and asked...

"Division Commander, the situation is like this. After a day of blanket search, Yansong Regiment has successfully arrived at Baishan County. However, after investigation, Baishan County was empty and not a single Chinese soldier was found. More importantly,

During the search in the county, the Yansong Regiment was hit by a large number of landmines, and more than half of the troops were lost..."

"What, how is it possible? Baishan County is empty, how is it possible..." Lieutenant General Sato couldn't help but exclaimed and quickly asked...

"Hi, Division Commander, the situation is completely true. Currently, the Yansong Regiment is stationed in Baishan County. Moreover, all the strategic materials in the county have been moved away and are missing. Please make an early decision, Division Commander..." Staff Officer

Chang replied affirmatively...

"How could this happen? Did we fall into a trap? It's impossible. According to the combat effectiveness of the Chinese, if you want to completely wipe out an infantry regiment of mine, you must gather at least twice the strength. And last night, only a few hundred Chinese soldiers broke through

, they must still be in our encirclement... The cunning Chinese people must be hiding in the area that we haven't had time to search... Quick, send a telegram to each combat unit immediately to ask if anything has been discovered during the day's search.

"Hurry..." Lieutenant General Sato ordered firmly...

"Hai, division commander..."

A few minutes later, while Lieutenant General Sato was waiting anxiously, the figure of the Chief of Staff finally appeared in the tent again.

"Chief of Staff, have any combat units discovered anything..." Seeing the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sato asked eagerly...

"Division Commander, according to the callbacks from various combat units, nothing was found during the day's search..." Facing the expectant division commander in front of him, the chief of staff shook his head and replied...

"Baga...how could this happen? Did the cunning Chinese disappear out of thin air? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Order all units to end their rest immediately and continue searching for me. All combat units must arrive at Baishan within two hours.

County seat, hurry up..." After a brief shock, Sato ordered decisively...

As the order was issued, the Japanese soldiers, who had just rested for less than an hour, had to lift up torches. Driven by commanders at all levels, they dragged their tired bodies and joined the search again.

Among the ranks…

As time passed, one search unit after another slowly arrived at Baishan County. However, these units all had the same result. During the search, nothing was found, not even an Eighth Route Army soldier.

No shadow was seen...

Two hours later, Lieutenant General Sato, the division commander who was at the forefront of the entire army's defense, also entered the Baishan County town where more than 40,000 Japanese troops gathered under the protection of a group of guards...

Entering the temporary headquarters, after hearing the reports from the captains of each infantry regiment, Lieutenant General Sato was already mentally prepared to be fooled, but after listening to everyone's reports, he still looked livid...

Facing the division commander who said nothing and had a livid look on his face, who could explode at any time, seven or eight regiment captains closed their mouths at the same time. They were deeply afraid that their words would turn the anger in the division commander's heart at this moment.

It was drawn to him. The atmosphere in the entire command center gradually became more and more serious...

However, at this moment, a stunned communications staff officer, seemingly unaware of the tense atmosphere in the headquarters, rushed straight into the headquarters and reported loudly: "Report to the division commander, Mengshan Guzi Temple Stronghold

urgent telegram…"

Just when the staff thought that the communications staff in front of him would bear the anger of the division commander, an accident happened. After a brief silence, Lieutenant General Sato did not get angry, but surprised everyone.

Outside, I asked the communications staff officer in front of me...

"What happened at the Guzi Temple stronghold?"

"Hai, the garrison at Guzimiao stronghold sent an urgent message. The stronghold was attacked by a large number of anti-alliance armed forces. Because the enemy is equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, the stronghold has fallen into a precarious situation and may fall at any time. Please ask your Excellency, the division commander.

Send reinforcements immediately..."

"Go out. If there is any situation, report it immediately..." Regarding the contents of the telegram, Lieutenant General Sato nodded and said...

Looking at the communications staff officer leaving, he looked at the group of silent commanders in the headquarters. Lieutenant General Sato let out a long sigh and asked: "Gentlemen, you are all the best in the Empire of Japan.

Senior officers, given the current situation, what do you think our army should do now?"

Seeing in front of him the division commander who looked like he had aged several years after receiving a series of continuous blows, the chief of staff quickly broke the silence in the headquarters and said...

"Division commander, I think that our army has fallen into the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. If nothing unexpected happens, the main force of China at this time will definitely gather in the Mengshan area and attack our various strongholds in the Mengshan area. Therefore, I think that

, our army should immediately return reinforcements, reinforce Mengshan, and repel the attack of the main force of China..."

"Yoshi, do you have any other ideas?" Sato nodded and continued to ask...

"Hai, no more..."

"Very good, let's do as the chief of staff said. The troops will rest and replenish ammunition immediately. In two hours, they will return to Mengshan to aid..." Sato ordered decisively, with a fierce murderous look on his face again...

However, just as the group captains had just left, another communications staff officer stumbled into the headquarters. Before Lieutenant General Sato could ask a question, the communications staff officer in front of him said impatiently...

"The division commander, Dabei Village, and Dongxing Village strongholds simultaneously sent telegrams asking for help. The strongholds were attacked by the main force of China. The main force of China has a large number of heavy artillery, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. The stronghold may be lost at any time..."

"That's enough, get out of here. Don't you have any good news to report to me in your communications department?" In the huge headquarters, he saw the lonely communications staff officer in front of him. Sato finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart and faced

The communications officer in front of him roared loudly...

"Hai, division commander... please calm down, division commander..."

"Get out... Why don't you get out, otherwise, you will die..." Seeing the communications staff officer standing in front of him, still motionless in the face of his anger, Sato asked loudly...

"Hai, division commander, I still have something to report on my humble duty. I ask the division commander to take warning and take care of yourself..." |

"Say..." Sato blushed and said helplessly to the communications staff officer in front of him...

"In the process of contacting various strongholds in the Mengshan area, we have lost contact with the Xiaolonggang stronghold and the Guzi Temple stronghold. If nothing else happens, the two strongholds have been occupied by the main Chinese troops. Please make an early decision, Division Commander...

” replied the communications staff officer.

"go out…"

Looking at the communications staff officer who was leaving quickly, Lieutenant General Sato turned his gaze to the chief of staff who was also in shock in front of him, and then asked...

"Chief of Staff, facing the severe situation in the Mengshan area, what should our army do?"

"Division Commander, if the Xiaolonggang and Guzimiao strongholds are occupied by the Eighth Route Army, then the more than thirty heavy artillery pieces and a large amount of ammunition of the field artillery wing of the 22nd Division will definitely fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has so many

With the heavy weapons, the attack will be overwhelming. In addition, in the entire Mengshan area, except for the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the three infantry regiments, the remaining more than 40,000 people are all Manchurian Army soldiers with low combat effectiveness.

….These soldiers, facing the well-equipped Eighth Route Army with heavy artillery, will have only one outcome… Therefore, I humbly ask the division commander to be mentally prepared for the fall of Mengshan…” Faced with such a bad situation, the Chief of Staff answered truthfully.

…

"That's all. I hope that the remaining strongholds in the Mengshan area can hold on until the main force of our army returns to support... Chief of Staff, immediately issue orders to all combat units in the county. The troops will shorten their rest time and return to the Mengshan area in an hour.

..." Lieutenant General Sato shook his head and said...

An hour later, although after several days of forced marches and searches, every kid had a tired look on his face. However, as the most elite unit of the Japanese army, the Kwantung Army of the Army, with its good training and military literacy,

It is better to have these soldiers assemble as soon as possible and get ready to go...

Looking at the more than 40,000 well-equipped and well-trained soldiers in front of him, Lieutenant General Sato, who was hit by bad news one after another and lost his spirit, felt a little comforted. Then, he gave an order to the chief of staff beside him.

Order to return aid to Mengshan...

Immediately, the Japanese soldiers lined up in six columns, carrying their own weapons and ammunition, left the deserted Baishan County in a mighty manner. However, the fate of the 40,000 Japanese main force seemed to end here.

it's over…

Within an hour of the troops entering Baishan County for rest and recuperation, more than a thousand special forces members and thousands of guerrilla fighters were already in all passable places within a radius of several kilometers with Baishan County as the center.

, all were buried with various dense mines. It can be said that the Japanese army has been completely surrounded by more than 30,000 land mines...

Sure enough, just when a squadron of the Japanese forward troops, with more than a hundred Japanese soldiers, had just walked out of the county less than 500 meters away, a series of explosions sounded in the quiet night. Followed by a burst of tragic soldiers.

The cry reached the ears of Sato and the captains of the alliance who were standing on the city wall and looking at their troops...

"Baga, what happened ahead..." He raised the telescope in his hand and saw dozens of Imperial Army soldiers lying motionless on the ground on the road five hundred meters away, illuminated by the firelight caused by the explosion.

It seems that they have been killed. There are dozens of soldiers rolling back and forth on the ground, screaming incessantly. Lieutenant General Sato frowned and asked...

At this moment, a squadron leader with a face filled with gunpowder smoke stumbled up to the city wall. Facing the senior officers in front of him, he replied eagerly: "Report to the division commander, mines. The troops encountered a mine in front.

The forward squadron stepped on the serial mines laid by the enemy, and the troops suffered heavy losses. At least one squadron lost its combat capability..."...

"Nani? Mines, how is it possible? Why didn't the troops step on the mines when they entered Baishan County... It must be an accident. The troops are ordered to continue moving forward without any stop..." Lieutenant General Sato shook his head and gave a decisive order

road…

After all, within a radius of more than ten kilometers outside the city, there had just been a blanket search by my own troops. Just over an hour later, how could a large number of landmines suddenly appear? If landmines appeared, it could only be an accident...

However, what he didn't expect was that nearly a thousand special forces members and thousands of guerrillas had been following them. Wherever they went, mines were buried. And just over an hour later,

Within a short period of time, thousands of soldiers were fully capable of laying nearly 10,000 landmines in all the traffic arteries around the county...

"Hai, the troops will advance soon..." The squadron leader hurriedly rushed down the city wall and commanded the troops to continue advancing...

However, what made the squadron leader and all the senior Japanese officers on the city wall despair was that just when the forward squadron, which had lost one-third of its strength, once again advanced less than thirty meters, there were another series of explosions.

There was a sound on the more than ten meters long road...

As the explosion sounded, the entire forward squadron, which was only a few dozen meters long, was photographed in four columns, and was immediately enveloped in the smoke generated by the explosion...

"Baga, what happened? Why are there still landmines? Order the troops to abandon the road and pass through the farmland on both sides of the road. Quickly..." Lieutenant General Sato ordered decisively while being shocked...

"Boom, boom, boom..." However, what made Lieutenant General Sato feel desperate was that in the next ten minutes or so, whether the troops were marching from the fields on both sides of the road or from the woods on both sides of the road, the explosion of landmines

It keeps ringing in my ears.

In just ten minutes, amidst the explosions of more than twenty landmines, the strength of a squadron was completely lost. What's more important is that in this squadron, at least one hundred soldiers were

Because his legs were broken by the explosion, he had to use a stretcher to continue moving forward...

Plus the soldiers needed to take care of these injuries, plus the soldiers who died in battle. In the explosion of more than ten minutes, he lost two infantry squadrons, and nearly 400 soldiers lost their combat ability...

"Baga, what's going on? How could this happen? When did so many landmines appear outside the city? Order the troops to stop advancing and immediately send out a small group of troops to search around the county. A safe passage must be opened within an hour.

, Hurry..." After hearing the chief of staff's report, Lieutenant General Sato's body couldn't help but start to tremble, and he ordered loudly...

"Hai, division commander..."

During this hour of waiting, the sound of explosions one after another outside the city reached the ears of Lieutenant General Sato inside the city. Sato, who was already impatient, became even more anxious and couldn't help but start to blast at the city wall.

Pacing up and down...

Finally, as time passed by, the troops sent out to explore the road returned to the city gate one after another. However, to the disappointment of all the officers, almost every troop that returned came back.

The strength of each unit has been reduced by almost half. More importantly, there are still a large number of injuries and illnesses, which were carried back on stretchers...

"Reporting to the division commander, after investigation, we have found that mines are scattered around Baishan County, that is, around our army. Our 40,000 Imperial Army troops have been surrounded by landmines in Baishan County..."

Although, listening to the constant explosions outside the city and looking at the troops with more than half of their casualties, Sato had already had a premonition of being surrounded. However, after hearing this fact with his own ears, this age has reached

The Japanese lieutenant general in his fifties still couldn't help the shock and anger in his heart...

"Baga, does God want to kill me, does God want to kill me, Sato..." After an angry roar, in everyone's shocked eyes, a mouthful of blood immediately spurted out from Sato's mouth. Then, the weak man

The old man fell to the ground with a pale face and fell into a coma...

"Division commander, division commander...Military doctor, hurry up, call the military doctor right away..." Seeing the division commander vomiting blood in front of him and suddenly falling into a coma, a group of senior officers on the city wall couldn't help but fall into panic...