Chapter 1519 The mute eats Coptis chinensis, the pain can't be said
The hesitant expression on the chief of staff's face was slowly replaced by determination, and he was persuaded by his regimental commander.
It is too dangerous to walk on the mountain road, and the remaining mules and horses will definitely not be saved.
Once there are no mules and horses, the food sent by the troops to Hunyuan City will definitely decrease sharply, and they may not be able to last even two days.
Taking other official routes is too slow. By the time the food is delivered to Hunyuan City, the army will have collapsed and disappeared, which makes no sense.
Only by forcefully passing through here can the troops complete their mission on time.
He bit the bullet and ordered: "Then let's take a gamble."
"Follow me to the front. I will personally negotiate with the Eighth Route Army and force our way through."
"If the minefield is also fake, then we made the right bet."
"If the minefield is real, we will think of other ways."
At the Eighth Route Army checkpoint, a company of the Eighth Route Army stood ready, with heavy machine guns mounted on the position, pointing directly at the Shanxi-Sui Army on the road.
On the high ground behind the level, the artillery fire has stopped, leaving only a few sporadic gunshots.
Troops are constantly rushing over from the high ground to join the checkpoint defenders.
The chief of staff carries the rank of colonel on his shoulders and attracts everyone's attention as soon as he appears.
An Eighth Route Army cadre walked out of the checkpoint, carrying a box of artillery on his waist, and strode over: "Hello, sir, we are officers and soldiers of the First Company of the Eighth Route Army Garrison Regiment. We are ordered to defend this place to prevent anyone from getting injured by entering the minefield deployed by the Japanese and puppet agents last night. Please sir.
instruct!"
After finishing speaking, the company commander also saluted the chief of staff with a military salute, which made the chief of staff stunned for a while and unable to find any fault with him.
The garrison also honored themselves as commanders, indicating that even if they were dissatisfied with the Jinsui Army's behavior of seizing their base, they were keeping it to themselves and had no intention of showing it.
That would be much easier to handle. The chief of staff looked at the other party and ordered with a serious look on his face.
"We are going to Hunyuan County under orders from the war zone. We must pass here immediately. Please let your army pass."
"But there is a minefield ahead, and there are mines everywhere. We only cleared less than ten meters." The company commander reminded.
The chief of staff replied: "We must pass even if there are minefields. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. Even if we are asked to die on the top of the mountain, brothers will not frown. I order you to open the level and let us pass."
The company commander did not refuse: "Sir, I can execute the order and open the level, but if something happens to your army in the minefield, it has nothing to do with us. After all, I have warned you several times."
After finishing speaking, the company commander actually took out a letter of commitment and handed it over: "This is a letter of commitment explaining the situation. If you sign it, we will let you go."
"It clearly states that there are minefields arranged by Japanese and puppet spies ahead. The commander refused to listen to our Eighth Route Army's obstruction and insisted on passing through the minefield. If an accident occurs during the march, it has nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army."
Even the letter of commitment was prepared in advance, and a fool could guess that this was a trap set by the Eighth Route Army.
The chief of staff really didn't want to sign, but he did force them to let him go. If he didn't sign, it would be on the Eighth Route Army's side. If something happened, he wouldn't be able to clean it up even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
After signing and fingerprinting, it turned out that the Eighth Route Army soldiers in the checkpoint had indeed not broken their promise.
It's very refreshing to open the level.
In order to avoid accidents, the garrison at the checkpoint also retreated 50 meters to both sides of the road to remain vigilant.
The Eighth Route Army's cheerfulness once again shocked the chief of staff.
They would definitely not fail in setting up such a big plan, so there is only one possibility for them to let it go so readily now.
There must be something ahead for them to rely on.
After passing the level, there is only an endless minefield in front of you, which proves that this minefield must be real.
Passing the real mine field forced me to retreat and take a more dangerous mountain road.
The more he thought about the chief of staff, the more he felt that his analysis was true, but he would never be reconciled until he saw the mine explode.
In the end, I decided to continue gambling. If I really encountered a minefield, it would not be too late to retreat.
"Everyone, pass the checkpoint quickly and move on." The division commander began to give orders.
"The master is in urgent need of the food we carry, and it must be delivered to Hunyuan County as soon as possible!"
"Rumble..."
The forward troops stepped on a landmine less than twenty meters into the minefield. Black smoke rose from the ground. At least three soldiers lay on the ground wailing.
"Is there really a landmine?" What the chief of staff was most worried about happened, and he subconsciously shouted.
The commander of the first company of the garrison who had just advised them to take a detour came over and reported: "Sir, your forward troops are quite lucky."
"Listening to the sound, the mine that exploded just now should be a stone shell mine filled with black powder. It was produced by the guerrillas in the base area. The explosion was loud and there was a lot of black smoke, but the power was very small."
As soon as he finished speaking, the forward company commander ran over panting heavily: "Chief of Staff, the mines our brothers stepped on were made of stone, and the mine detectors we equipped had no reaction at all."
"Although the power is not as powerful as the iron mine, it still injured three of our brothers."
"All of them had injuries to their legs and feet, and they had to be carried on stretchers before they could continue marching."
"Then carry it!" the chief of staff ordered angrily.
He was very aggrieved now and had no place to vent his anger.
If a mine explodes, it means the minefield is real.
What just exploded was a stone shell mine. The forward company would not be so lucky next time.
If it encounters an iron-shell mine or a chain mine, the casualties of the troops will be huge, and people may even die.
At this time, the commander of the first company of the garrison continued to speak: "Sir, the density of mines in front is higher. If the troops continue to advance, the casualties will definitely increase. I suggest that your army retreat immediately, turn around and take a small road to bypass here."
"Or we can wait until we clear the mines on the road before leaving."
"Those agents were so cunning. No one expected that they would sneak attack on the ammunition depot and steal so many of our landmines."
"Sir, if you want to blame, blame those Japanese and puppet army spies."
"But they have already paid the price for their stupid behavior. I have just received news that more than thirty spies and Japanese and puppet stragglers hiding in the highlands have been killed. No one has escaped the net. Most of the bullets we lost have also been found.
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The chief of staff wanted to curse: "That bullshit Japanese and puppet army spies are all fake. The minefields and battles were all caused by your Eighth Route Army. You must be responsible for the newly injured soldiers of the Jinsui Army."
But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
There is no evidence that these words are false accusations, and he has just signed a letter of commitment. Even if the lawsuit goes to a war zone or even Chongqing, he will not be his opponent.
A sentence suddenly came to mind: A mute who eats Coptis chinensis cannot express his suffering.
I knew in my heart that all this was a setup by the Eighth Route Army, but there was nothing I could do about it.
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