Lieutenant General Ito felt tremendous pressure, and so did Wang Ping.
The Japanese army's fierce counterattack on the battlefield once again reduced Wang Ping's troops by two platoons.
Such a powerful ambush firepower can be called a perfect layout, and it is also the night battle and ambush battle that the Eighth Route Army is best at...the troops still suffered such heavy losses. Wang Ping could not imagine that after the Japanese arrived in Linfen, they would have to fight new frontal battles.
How much does it cost to have a group?
"Captain, it's almost dawn, and the engineer company is also here. Should we start setting up the battlefield and find a way to kill the Japanese engineer team..." Wang Ping said nothing with a sullen face, and Li Wen next to him couldn't help but ask.
"Deployment..." Wang Ping quickly reacted.
"Company Commander Chen buried all the remaining heavy artillery shells and explosives on the road to form a two-hundred-meter explosive point. He detonated these heavy artillery shells and explosives through electrical detonation and killed all the Japanese who entered this section of the road. Engineering
All vehicles destroyed!"
"Captain, please rest assured. When the engineer company came, they brought all the wires and explosives we had in stock. We will definitely be able to prepare a big surprise for the Japanese on the highway!" Chen Jianqiao answered confidently.
Then he asked: "Where to arrange it...or in front of the little devil's station?"
"No... stay farther away..." Wang Ping shook his head in denial.
"The Japanese must have known that we can use blasting to destroy the tanks in their hands. Therefore, when they start marching at dawn, they will be very cautious. We do not rule out the possibility of using mine detectors to check the road surface!"
"Deploy it at a location twenty kilometers away from their station, and the arrangement must match the degree of damage to the road~"
"The damage to the section of road where minefields are deployed should be deeper. Let all Japanese engineers concentrate on that section of road as much as possible!"
"Also, all blasting points can only be arranged on the edge of the road, not in the middle of the road. And they have to be buried deep, otherwise they will come out as soon as their engineering vehicles smash them!"
At the Japanese army station, 30,000 little Japanese soldiers had all gotten up and were packing their tents. They were busy and orderly.
The tent where Lieutenant General Ito was staying was not packed. At six o'clock in the morning, all officers under his command and above were summoned to the headquarters.
Seeing that Lieutenant General Ito's face was not good-looking, everyone remained silent.
"Everyone, everyone should be aware of the battle last night... The cunning Eighth Route Army planted explosives and heavy artillery on the battlefield in advance, destroying five of our tanks in total, and also wiped out nearly a thousand of our imperial troops, giving us a head-on blow...
To be honest, I was very shocked. I never thought that a regiment of the Eighth Route Army would have the courage to launch a sneak attack on our 30,000 Imperial Army, and it was successful... This is simply a shame for the Imperial Army and a shame for our division..."
Seeing Lieutenant General Ito getting more and more angry as he talked, the heads of the dozen or so captains were lowered even lower now, and they wished they could just shrink their necks into their military coats.
The subordinates did not speak, Lieutenant General Ito could only continue to speak!
"In order to wash away this shame and let the Eighth Route Army know the powerful combat effectiveness of our division... I have decided that in the next battle with the Eighth Route Army, our division will not leave any prisoners, and all the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out..."
"In their so-called base areas, if they encounter Chinese people who dare to resist, they will all be wiped out. I want them to know the military power of the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan and kill their courage to resist the Imperial Army so that they will never have the courage to betray again.
Imperial Army!"
When he said this, Lieutenant General Ito showed a murderous expression.
More than a dozen captains responded in unison: "Hi..."
Lieutenant General Ito looked much better and quickly turned his attention to the Chief of Staff: "The Eighth Route Army can plant explosives and heavy artillery shells on the battlefield to destroy our tanks, then it is possible to use the same method on the road we are marching on today.
Continue to destroy our tanks...Has your general staff thought of a solution? I don't want the tank brigade to suffer any more losses before it enters Linfen..."
"Hi..." the chief of staff replied immediately.
"The next highway must have been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. I plan to order the engineering team to clear mines and repair the highway at the same time... This way, we can ensure that there are no explosives on the highway!"
"Can the speed keep up?" This is the question that Lieutenant General Ito is most concerned about!
"It will be half slower than yesterday... In order to ensure safety, no corner of the road can be missed, and we can only move forward by clearing mines bit by bit..."
"No...it's too slow..." Before the Chief of Staff finished speaking, Lieutenant General Ito interrupted and objected.
He frowned and hesitated for a few seconds before making a decision: "The demining engineers can be divided into several groups. Each group is responsible for a section of a hundred meters long road. In this way, hundreds of meters of road can be cleared at a time. The speed
It will be several times faster..."
"The general is wise, I will make arrangements as soon as I can..." the chief of staff replied with a flash of light.
More than an hour later, the Japanese forward troops set off, together with the engineering squadron. The engineering squadron responsible for demining, more than 80 little Japanese engineers, walked at the front carrying mine detectors. Once on the road, they were divided into
The five teams were dispersed on a nearly 500-meter-long section of the road and were clearing mines at the same time. The middle and both sides of the road were not spared any places where mines might be buried...
Two kilometers away, every move of the Japs did not escape the eyes of Wang Ping and Li Wen.
In order to cooperate with the engineer company in preparing a big gift for the Japanese, all the troops from the assault battalion and the guard battalion passed away. Now Wang Ping was left with the direct team and the reconnaissance platoon, with a total strength of less than 60 people.
"Captain, the little Japs are too cautious. According to this kind of demining at that time, the artillery shells planted by the engineer company will definitely be discovered by them in advance!"
"Then kill these engineers who are clearing mines..." Wang Ping said there was no other way.
There are Japanese planes cruising overhead, and there are a large number of Japanese cavalry patrolling and guarding around. If we attack rashly, if one mistake is made, the attacking troops will not be able to come back.
Although he had only been in contact with these Japanese troops for one day, Wang Ping had secretly warned himself in his heart to try to avoid fighting with the Japanese during the day, even sneak attacks and guerrilla warfare...
Thinking of this, Wang Ping showed an expression of regret on his face.
"I was too impulsive last night... If I had known it would be like this today, I would rather not eliminate those little devils than expose the engineer company last night~"
"The Japanese are too cautious. They are simply targeting our engineering company and guarding against our engineering company!"
"We must find a way to destroy these demining engineers, even if we have to pay some losses..."
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