After more than 20 minutes of cleanup by the engineering squadron, the entire road was finally restored to traffic. After receiving the order from the wing commander, he asked his infantry brigade to serve as an advance guard, act as bait, attract cunning sneak attackers, and finally eliminate them.
.Major Jingchuan, the captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion, immediately accepted this task without any hesitation, which could lead to the complete destruction of the 1st Infantry Battalion at any time...
After all, the destruction of the two avant-garde squadrons all came from his First Battalion... Seeing his troops paying more than half of the price before reaching their final destination and engaging in real battles, Major Jingchuan can be said to be
Very angry. He wanted revenge more than anyone else on the so-called sneak attackers, the more than a thousand commanders and fighters of the Third Brigade of the Advance Detachment...
As a result, the two infantry squadrons, plus the troops directly under the brigade, totaled thirty trucks full of soldiers. Under the orders of the brigade captain, Major Jingchuan, they began to act as the vanguard of the entire force, and walked step by step towards their own destruction.
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Because, what Captain Matsuda and other Japanese officers did not expect was that in the two battles that had just ambushed his vanguard squadron, his opponent Li Guodong tightly dispatched less than a quarter of the entire brigade... Even though
The Japs came with twice the force, and Li Guodong also had enough ability to assemble enough troops to annihilate this vanguard force in the shortest possible time...
"Captain, captain, the Japs have changed their formation... This time, thirty large trucks were sent, loaded with more than 500 Japs soldiers, as their vanguard..." Just as the Japanese vanguard had just set off,
The intelligence personnel responsible for the investigation immediately reported the latest enemy situation to Li Guodong's ears...
"It seems that this little devil Colonel Matsuda also knows how to have a long memory. He knows that sending a squadron is like sending a sheep out of the tiger's mouth, and there will be no return. He actually tripled the number of troops in one go. Come on, everyone.
Let’s discuss how we should deal with the little devils from these three squadrons..." Li Guodong smiled and focused his attention on the squadron leaders in front of him...
"Of course we still use landmines... Captain, of the 2,000 landmines sent by the commander, we have only used less than one-tenth of them so far. By then, we will have mined the entire road, which is so long.
There are so many mines on a section of road. Just by clearing the mines little by little, we will have enough time to drag them until tomorrow morning..." Squadron Leader Wang Youzhi was the first to speak...
"Captain Wang, you can stand and talk without pain... Your first and second squadrons have just wiped out an infantry squadron each. It can be said that the results are brilliant. But our third and fourth squadrons and the reconnaissance squadron, so far, but
They haven't opened yet... All the landmines are planted. At most, they can only slow down the advance of the little devils, but they will not have the effect of killing a large number of their effective forces..." The captain of the third squadron said with a jealous face...
"Haha, Captain Zhou, what do you think? How should we deal with these three squadrons and more than 500 little Japs..." Li Guodong smiled and asked...
"Reporting to the captain, my opinion is very simple. Assemble enough troops, and with the cooperation of mines, we will conduct an ambush battle for the little Japs, and strive to annihilate these more than 500 Japs soldiers..." The leader of the third squadron thought
Nothing like it, blurted out...
"Ambush war? This method is good, but it is very dangerous... There are thirty trucks. Even if we lay mines, no matter how accurate the calculation is, we can't figure out the specific location of each truck...
At that time, the first round of explosions of the landmines we planted on the road could kill one-fifth of the Japs, which was already pretty good... It would take at least ten minutes to completely wipe out the remaining 400 Japs.
...However, it is impossible for the main force of the Japs to give us so much time... It is difficult to handle..." Li Guodong shook his head and said...
"Captain, we don't have time. We can buy time ourselves. At that time, we can send a certain amount of troops to directly intersperse between the Japanese advance guard and the main force to cut off their connection... As long as the captain gives the order, I will take it with me
All the officers and men of the Third Squadron are determined to hold off the main force of the Japs for ten minutes..." The captain of the Third Squadron continued...
"No, the commander's order is very clear. Although we have to stop the Japs until tomorrow morning, we must control the casualties of the troops... If you do what you say, your Third Squadron will face more than two thousand Japs.
How many people will be left after ten minutes of blocking the Japanese attack? Don’t even think about this method, it will definitely not work..." Li Guodong did not even think about it, and vetoed it firmly...
"Captain, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible or not..." Just when everyone fell into silence again, Li Qiang, the captain of the 4th Squadron, said...
"Uh? Captain Li, what's the solution? Tell me quickly..." In an instant, several people's eyes focused on Li Qiang at the same time...
"Captain, my idea is very simple. We will replace the troops responsible for blocking the main force of the Japanese army with mines... At that time, as long as we can use mines to blow up the front few trucks of the main force of the Japanese army, we will be able to delay their trucks.
Marching speed. If their infantry dismounts and marches in a hurry, then we will place mines in front of and around them to hinder their forward speed... I believe that as long as our mines are arranged properly, it is entirely possible to block the main force of the Japanese army for at least ten
Minutes..." Li Qiang said confidently...
"Yes, captain, Lao Li's method is good. Not only does it not connect to the Internet, it can also block the Japs' reinforcements... At that time, we will lay mines around the main force of the Japs and directly in front of them. Even if they are trapped, they can also
They were trapped for ten minutes. I think this method is completely feasible... Captain, let's do it..." The captain of the third squadron immediately agreed...
"Okay, Li Qiang, you have thought of such a good idea...Okay, since there is such a good opportunity, the enemy has put all the fat on our lips. If we don't eat, it will be free. Now I
Order..." Seeing the eager expressions on the faces of several squadron leaders, Li Guodong said decisively...
"The 1234th Squadron, with the cooperation of mines, set up an ambush battlefield on the spot, preparing to ambush the Japanese vanguard. The reconnaissance squadron immediately took the mines and rushed to the road about 900 meters away from here to lay out a U
Minefield, no matter what, must hold the main force of the Japs in place for at least ten minutes..."
"Yes, Captain..."
In the marching column of the main force of the Japanese army, Captain Matsuda and a group of officers were sitting in the back of a truck, chatting and laughing, pointing at the scenery on both sides of the road, and it was unusually comfortable. Because, here
At this moment, he believed that after adjusting the army's march, as long as cunning attackers dared to reveal his whereabouts, he would be confident enough to wipe out these cunning attackers and save the lives of those shattered imperial warriors.
They wanted to take revenge. Thinking of this, Colonel Matsuda felt happy for a while, and his whole mood improved a lot unconsciously...
However, less than ten minutes after he was happy, a deafening explosion came to his ears from the marching column of the vanguard one kilometer away... However, Matsuda in the truck compartment
Colonel, after just a brief moment of surprise, a look of excitement immediately appeared on his face...
"Yoshi, the cunning sneak has finally taken the bait. Today, I want you to know that the Imperial Japanese Army is sacrosanct... Chief of Staff, order the troops to speed up their march immediately, reinforce the vanguard, and prepare to annihilate these cunning
Sneak attackers, avenging the Imperial warriors..." Colonel Matsuda couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart and ordered loudly...
"Hi…."
"Rumble..." Immediately, a huge roar of cars reached everyone's ears. The marching speed of the entire convoy also gradually increased as the roar continued to increase...
"Boom, boom, boom... squeak... squeak..." However, before Colonel Matsuda had time to be happy for even a minute, another huge explosion came to his ears... followed closely by a burst of explosions.
A sharp sound of truck braking reached everyone's ears... In the entire carriage, several combat staff members, including Colonel Matsuda and the chief of staff, were suddenly thrown into a ball under the influence of inertia...
"Baga, what happened? Why didn't the convoy continue to move forward? What was the explosion just now..." He stood up from the carriage and looked at the convoy huddled behind him. Not far away, he heard the sound of more and more
The sound of gunfire became denser. Colonel Matsuda, the commander of the regiment, roared loudly at the dizzy combat staff beside him who also fell...
"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the convoy encountered a landmine in front of it. The three trucks at the front were completely destroyed. The soldiers in the carriages were also seriously injured... At present, the entire highway has been completely blocked. In a short period of time, the convoy was completely blocked.
It is impossible to continue to pass, please make a decision immediately..." Just when the staff officer was scolded by Colonel Matsuda, a squadron leader hurried over and reported fearfully...
"What, the convoy encountered a mine... How is it possible? Why didn't the vanguard encounter a mine? How is it possible? It's impossible..." Facing the squadron leader's answer, Colonel Matsuda looked incredulous and asked what happened...
"Hai, your Excellency the captain, according to reconnaissance, the enemy is not using trigger mines, but explosive mines, which are artificially controlled... At present, the entire highway has been completely blocked by car wreckage. It will take at least ten minutes.
, the engineering squadron can repair the entire road..." the squadron leader continued to answer...
"Nani, man-made mines... Baghya Road, the enemy is very cunning. They want to use mines to block our way and prevent us from reinforcing the vanguard... No, we must not let the cunning attackers,
To achieve this goal... order the Second Infantry Battalion to get off the vehicle immediately and reinforce the vanguard troops by means of a forced march. Quickly..." Listening to the increasingly fierce sound of gunfire not far away, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Matsuda, no longer cared about his image as an officer.
He roared loudly at the chief of staff in front of him...
"Second Brigade, get out of the car immediately and reinforce the vanguard troops...Quickly, the first group assemble on the horses and run forward..." It must be said that the eliteness of the Japanese Kwantung Army was quickly reflected here. Right in Matsuda
Less than two minutes after the Colonel's order was issued, nearly a thousand soldiers of the Second Infantry Brigade were assembled and ready to go...
"Warriors, the time has come to show your loyalty to the empire. Now I order all of you to run forward and reinforce the vanguard...kill them all..." The captain quickly drew out his command knife and ordered loudly.
With a flash of sword light, nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers rushed out of the convoy with roars and rushed toward the battlefield nearly a kilometer away.
"Boom, boom, boom..." However, just when the densely packed Japanese soldiers had just rushed out less than thirty meters, a series of explosions sounded in the dense formation. In an instant, nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers rushed at the front.
The soldiers were immediately enveloped in the smoke generated by the mine explosion...
"Baga, what happened ahead..." Looking at the road shrouded in gunpowder smoke, the commander of the regiment quickly ran towards the front of the convoy. At the same time, he asked loudly to the chief of staff beside him...
"Captain, I am reporting to you, your Excellency, that the troops stepped on a serial mine deployed by the enemy in front of the convoy. The nearly one hundred imperial soldiers charging at the front were almost completely killed or injured in the serial explosion of more than a dozen mines...Second
The brigade requested engineers to clear mines..." A combat staff officer hurried over and reported...
"Engineering demining? No, the enemy does not have much time left for us. The vanguard force has already reached a critical moment of life and death... Order the troops to continue charging for me. They must rush through the mine formation in front of them and reinforce the vanguard force..." Captain Matsuda
Colonel ordered with a firm look on his face...
"Hi, Your Excellency Colonel, the troops will launch a charge immediately to reinforce the vanguard troops..."
"Kill to death...boom, boom, boom..." "Warriors, for the sake of the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, kill to reinforce the avant-garde troops...boom, boom, boom..." Just like this, right in front of the convoy, Japanese soldiers were flying one by one.
The infantry team rushed out of their position with slogans in their mouths. However, the shocking slogans they shouted were, without exception, covered by the sound of huge mine explosions...
A few minutes passed. Although the second group lost an entire infantry squadron, it only advanced less than a hundred meters...
"Captain, we can't continue to charge like this. If we continue to charge, the price we pay will be far greater than the annihilation of the vanguard by the enemy... I suggest that the troops bypass the road and advance from the mountains and forests on both sides to provide reinforcements.
Vanguard troops..." Looking at the troops one after another, they were completely lost in the explosion of landmines... The wing chief of staff immediately turned to the wing commander next to him, who was also very heartbroken, and suggested loudly...
"Cunning sneak attackers, I will definitely make you pay the price...order the Second Squadron to bypass the road, advance through the woods on both sides of the road, and run to reinforce the vanguard troops. Be quick..." Colonel Matsuda, the commander of the company, held his hand tightly.
Fist, with a pair of red eyes, loudly ordered...
"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain..."
"Second Squadron, retreat immediately... Go around the road and go through the woods..." As orders were issued, the remaining 700 or so Japanese soldiers of the Second Infantry Brigade were immediately divided into two groups under the leadership of the captain.
The road went into the woods and grass on both sides of the road...
However, what they didn't expect was that in the woods and grass on both sides of the road, the reconnaissance squadron not only laid a large number of mines. At the same time, they also used a large number of grenades and hand grenades to lay out everywhere for the little devils in the woods, almost
Countless large numbers of booby traps…
Just as more than 700 Japanese soldiers rushed into the woods, explosions one after another began to ring again on both sides of the road. In less than a few minutes, the captain of the second brigade returned with smoke on his face.
On the highway, I came in front of Colonel Matsuda, the commander of the company with an angry look on his face...
"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the enemy has also deployed a large number of landmines and booby traps on both sides of the road. In just a few minutes, our Second Infantry Brigade has suffered more than a hundred casualties. If this continues, there will be no
By the time the troops arrive on the battlefield, they will lose all their casualties... I humbly request Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, to immediately send out engineering troops to clear mines..."
"Baga, cunning sneak attackers, what do they want to do? Do they want to completely wipe out my First Infantry Brigade... Impossible, absolutely impossible..." However, just after Colonel Matsuda finished speaking, he was still thinking
The battlefield with fierce gunfire has slowly quieted down...
"Ah...Bagaya Road...Baga...you are dead, why can't we reinforce the vanguard troops in time, why...I want to kill you..." Listening to the increasingly faint sound on the battlefield not far away
The sound of gunfire continued until the sound of gunfire completely stopped. Captain Matsuda immediately understood what was happening. He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He squeezed the collar of the captain in front of him with both hands and roared loudly...
"Co-captain, please calm down, co-captain... This is because our enemies are too cunning... Please calm down, co-captain, and take care of yourself. Next, there are more important tasks waiting for us to complete. Please take care, co-captain."
..." Looking at the commander in front of him who seemed to be going crazy, the chief of staff quickly advised...
"Bastards, cunning sneak attackers, all dead... Order the second brigade to retreat immediately and clean up the wounded. Engineer squadron, immediately conduct mine clearance, must clear the entire march route in the shortest possible time..." A few minutes
After the roar, Colonel Matsuda, perhaps because he was tired, finally calmed down slowly and ordered helplessly to the officers in front of him...