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Chapter 323, Landmines in the way

"Battalion Commander, is this landmine really as dangerous as you say?"

Facing the questioning from the soldiers below, the commander of the second battalion couldn't hold back his face, "What do I mean by suspension, the regiment commander personally handed over the mines to me.

Specially reminded that a landmine is worth a submachine gun, and the power must be maximized.I have to write a report to the head of the team when I run out.

If the landmines were mediocre, would the team leader take them so seriously? "

The soldiers nodded thoughtfully, what the battalion commander said was indeed reasonable.

However, landmines can cause damage within a range of 100 meters, which is too exaggerated in their opinion.

The average distance at which soldiers throw grenades is about 70 meters.

If someone can throw the landmines, wouldn't even themselves be affected.

Of course, having felt the heavy weight of the landmines, they just imagined that no one can throw a four-kilogram landmine as a grenade.

Then wait and see!
The Second Battalion Commander personally buried the mines and patted the dust in his hands.

Of the five S-shaped landmines, two are set to be passively triggered, and three are set to be manually detonated.

Mixed with a dozen ordinary landmines, it's enough for a little devil to drink a pot.

On the hillside not far away, a small red flag was waving, and the fourth company commander reminded: "Battle Commander, the devil is here."

"Quick, hide."

The second battalion commander yelled and led his men up the hill to hide in the bushes on the side of the mountain road.

Through the inside line, they learned the news that the Japanese army was going to attack today.

Originally, the original plan should have been to send a small number of soldiers to plant landmines and fire cold shots to harass the Japanese army.

However, because he wanted to test the power of the S-type landmines, the second battalion commander led a company and deliberately guarded the devil's only way.

Test the power of the landmines, and give the little devils a head-on blow so that they can have a long memory.

At the end of the mountain road, the figure of the Japanese army gradually appeared. The second battalion commander chuckled twice, full of anticipation in his heart.

……

From the southwest direction, it was the leader of the Guitian Alliance who led the troops into the mountain to encircle and suppress.

The mountain road is difficult, and the war horse is obviously not a suitable means of transportation. He is riding a short mule.

Originally a pair of short bandy legs, paired with a short mule, really complement each other.

"Kameta-kun, if you are advancing so mightily, you may encounter an ambush from the Eight Routes. Should we slow down and advance bit by bit?"

Lieutenant Zuo Hebian, the chief of staff of the wing, reminded.

The troops are now striding forward, as if they are going to hurry, and it doesn't look like they are going to mop up at all.

Especially when you know that the enemy is very powerful, it is very unwise to do so.

Kameda Dazuo said casually: "Ambush on the mountain road, and the eighth road will also use some tricks.

But don't worry, the reconnaissance plane has already circled here in the morning, and no large groups of enemies have been found.

At most, there are sporadic resistances, and you and I can't explain to the general just because a few people delay the speed of the sweep. "

He led two almost full infantry brigades, with a total of more than 2000 people.

A few people or a dozen people are nothing for such a team.

Moreover, in the exchange of fire three days ago, Kameda had already weighed the enemy's strength.

He wanted to say that if the combat effectiveness of the new second regiment was only like this, it would be too inaccurate.

Perhaps it is those guys who failed, in order to reduce their guilt, they constantly exaggerated the enemy.

That's what made them so famous.

Anyway, Kameda is not afraid of the opponent, and even wants to find the enemy quickly and make a name for himself.

Whether it is the reward for the head of this person, or the appreciation of the commander and even many generals, it is worth fighting for him.

Persuasion was fruitless, and Chief of Staff Hebian had no choice but to wait and see how the situation changed.

I hope that everything will go as smoothly as Da Zuo said.

……

The second battalion commander lying on the bushes, wearing a straw hat on his head and a submachine gun by his side, stared at the approaching little devil without blinking his eyes.

The little devil knew that the mission of this trip was to encircle and suppress, so he was quite vigilant.

The vanguard was an infantry squad, which opened up an extremely loose front. Everyone raised their guns and observed the surroundings vigilantly, watching out for ambushes from all directions.

The three crooked machine guns in the team were equipped with a sufficient number of bullets, and they kept shooting at suspicious places on the mountain road for fire detection.

Some less-experienced anti-Japanese armed forces often showed their feet during the fire reconnaissance of the Japanese army and lost the suddenness of the ambush.

The experienced fighters of the new second regiment naturally don't have that kind of problem.

The soldiers lowered their heads one after another, hiding behind the soil layer, avoiding the possibility of being injured by stray bullets.

War is the most unreasonable thing. A bullet pierced through the soil and directly drilled a hole in the shoulder of the second battalion commander.

The severe pain is unbearable for most people, and they will immediately cry out in pain.

The Second Battalion Commander didn't say a word, he gritted his teeth and held back.

He cursed secretly in his heart: "Damn, it's really evil, but I just found Lao Tzu."

The bullet will not inflict more damage because you are an ordinary soldier, nor will it relieve the pain of the second battalion commander because of his higher status.

The deputy of the fourth company next to him saw the cold sweat dripping from the battalion commander's forehead in pain, and he didn't say a word.

This **** is a real man, he was amazed in his heart, and his movements were not slow.

He took out his first aid kit, sprinkled the hemostatic powder on the battalion commander's wound, and wrapped it with a bandage.

During this period, the Second Battalion Commander fixed his eyes on the devils, watching them step by step into the minefield, as if he had forgotten all the pain.

"coming."

His lips trembled slightly, and the sound he made was unrecognizable.

The seven or eight devils who passed by did not touch the landmine.

But the devil, who was holding a machine gun and shooting, was not so lucky, and stepped on an S-shaped mine.

With a dull explosion, the propellant of the landmine shot the mine out of the ground, more than one meter high.

The devil who stepped on the landmine was stunned for a moment when he saw the black thing that had jumped between his chest and abdomen.

He had never seen such a thing before, and a thought flashed in his mind: "Isn't this a landmine?"

The people around cast amazed gazes, and seemed to have the same doubts.

Several experienced sergeants reacted faster and rushed to the ground immediately.No matter what it is, it's okay to fall first.

The moment seemed to freeze.

About half a second later, the warhead, loaded with 360 steel balls and containing nearly three kilograms of TNT explosives, exploded.

The explosion gave power to the steel balls, and they became deadly projectiles, like celestial maiden scattered flowers, which were shot horizontally around at a deadly speed.

There is no dead angle in 360 degrees, and the entire search team, the furthest away from the landmine is no more than 50 meters away, all covered by projectiles, and immediately suffered a devastating blow.

The second battalion commander was dumbfounded, the regiment leader really didn't fool him, this thing is too terrible, a small team is gone.

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.

At this moment, the pain was also forgotten by him.

The soldiers were stunned and shocked by this tragic scene and the power of the S-shaped landmine.

Seeing this situation, the Japanese soldiers following behind the vanguard fell down neatly one by one.

Probably also fear of being attacked in the same way.

"what happened?"

A major raised his head and asked.

Covered by the crowd, they didn't see clearly what the explosion was.I just heard a loud explosion, and then the vanguard fell down both actively and passively.

No one dared to stand up now, and the wounded kept wailing.

It was as if they had been hit by heavy artillery shells.

Major squatted halfway, observing the surrounding situation, he suspected that there must be Balu watching them.

He didn't dare to show his head, and pointed to two soldiers to check.

For a large team, the transmission of information takes time.

The explosion alarmed Kameda Colonel, and he jumped off the mule immediately in fright, but he didn't know what happened ahead.

You can only order your subordinates to prepare for battle.

After a while, the people in front figured out the situation from the survivors. It was a landmine that jumped out of the ground.

Kameda was surprised when he heard this, his eyes widened: "What, are you telling me a joke?
You tell me, what mines pop out of the ground?

What kind of landmine can affect a small team? "

The eight-way landmine is filled with black powder, and its power has never been very good. Whoever steps on it will be unlucky, and at most it will affect a few people around.

The power of the S-type landmine and the way it explodes are simply not the same weapon as that kind of landmine.

Kameda is the most knowledgeable person in the entire alliance, but he has never heard of, let alone seen such a weapon.

He did not want to believe that such a weapon existed at all.

But the facts are in front of him, he has to believe it if he doesn't believe it.

Of the 55 people in the leading team, more than 30 people died suddenly on the spot, and the remaining or so, half of them were injured, with steel balls all over their thighs and waists.

It must be resolved.

Kameda Dazuo became ruthless, and ordered to his opponent: "I must find the enemy for me and tear it up!"

……

The deputy of the fourth company recovered from the shock of the explosion. Looking at the tragic scene, he couldn't believe that it was caused by a small landmine they had planted before.

It's just too expensive, otherwise more landmines will be planted, and the little devil will be finished.

"Battalion Commander, the Devils should dispatch minesweepers."

"They must clear mines, let's watch first." The second battalion commander told the soldiers next to him: "No one is allowed to start looting without my order."

I didn't feel pain when I was too nervous just now, but now I realized that the injured shoulder hurts badly.

He took out a few painkillers from the first aid kit he was carrying, stuffed them into the water and swallowed them dryly.

"Commander, why don't you withdraw first, and we can do it here." The fourth company commander seized the opportunity and approached, persuading the second battalion commander to withdraw first to see the wounded.

One of their tasks is to delay the advance speed of the Japanese army, and it will definitely take a lot of time.

There is no need for the battalion commander to continue to spend time here.

The second battalion commander glanced at the bandaged wound, pretending to be relaxed and said with a smile: "This small injury is nothing, just treat it as a mosquito bite."

It is an old tradition of the Eighth Route Army that minor injuries cannot go to the front line.

Soldiers who fought desperately did not leave the line of fire when they were seriously injured, and persisted until the last moment to perish with the enemy.

If he withdrew because of a hole in his shoulder, he would look down on him.

"OK then!"

The fourth company commander knew he couldn't be persuaded, so he didn't persuade him. He was just about to return to his position.

There was a rumbling cannon.

The little devil didn't know where Balu was hiding, and in order to retaliate, he directly bombarded this area indiscriminately.

The fourth company commander quickly got down on the ground, cursing in his mouth: "These little devils are crazy!"

A cannonball landed not far away, and the dust that was raised fell down in a rustle, making people feel ashamed.

Such aimless shelling poses a certain threat, but it is not great.But those kicked up broken stones hit people, it hurts enough.

The Second Battalion Commander covered the wound on his shoulder, bared his teeth and wanted to scold his mother.What a pity to stick to his place!

Immediately afterwards, he grinned again, and the little devil made a fuss out of control.It just illustrates the landmine, which brought them fear, anger.

The more you behave like this, the more incompetent you appear.

The devil's shells are also numerous, and it is impossible to keep hitting them.

The Eighth Route Army did not show up, and they couldn't even find someone to seek revenge.We can only send mine-sweeping soldiers to find out the mines first and then clear the way.

The deputy of the Fourth Company wiped the dirt off his mouth and said softly, "Commander, the devil's minesweepers are dispatched."

"Don't worry, let's get rid of this wave of minesweepers, and the little devil won't even think about leaving."

The second battalion commander climbed back to his position and watched more than 30 enemy mine-sweeping soldiers walking towards the minefield bit by bit with mine detectors.

The shell of the S-type landmine is metal, and the steel ball inside is also metal, so naturally it cannot escape the search of metal minesweepers.

However, this landmine has two trigger methods, one is passive trigger, and the other is active detonation.

Seeing that the mine sweepers had walked into the coverage area of ​​the mines, the second battalion commander sneered and pulled the rope.

With a bang, an S-shaped landmine jumped into the air, giving the enemy only half a second to react, and all 360 steel balls were shot out.

Exactly the same as last time, when the minesweeper heard the first explosion, those who reacted quickly fell down immediately, and those who reacted slowly became sieves.

"Battalion Commander, more than half of that bomb was blown up, and the rest of the devils are up and clearing mines again." The deputy of the fourth company said.

"Then have another one."

As he spoke, the second battalion commander pulled another rope.

This time, there are only a few devils left who can stand up.But they didn't dare to stand up anymore, and chose to climb back directly.

"Hmph, wise choice."

The second battalion commander loosened the trip rope in his hand, five or six little devils, he really didn't want to exchange an S-shaped mine for a shuttle of bullets.

Although the regiment leader told him that it would not be a loss if such a landmine killed three devils, and if there were more, it would be a profit.

There are only a few mine-sweeping soldiers left, who can't and dare not sweep.

Kameda Dazuo scolded two bastards in a row, but he had no choice but to keep his eyes open, and the mines couldn't be solved, could it be that he could just sit here?
Chief of Staff He Bian said: "Master, why don't you send people back to collect some cattle and sheep now, and then bring in some from the Imperial Association Army."

Cattle and sheep = imperial association army = mines.

This time they did not take the Imperial Association Army to sweep, mainly because the Imperial Association Army has not performed well these days.

Unable to cope with the th Route New Second Regiment, which is bursting with combat effectiveness, it can only be a burden and a waste of food.

But there is no waste in the world, only people who don't know how to use waste.

The lives of the imperial army are precious, and they cannot go to landmines.

But you can send the Royal Association Army.

Anyway, they have always been doing that kind of job. They can recruit people to serve as the Imperial Army if they are given rations with guns, and they don't have to feel bad when they die.

Mr. Kameda said to the telegrapher beside him: "Didn't you hear what the Chief of Staff said? Quick, send a telegram to call someone."

(End of this chapter)