"Little devil, grandpa gives you something good to eat!"
On the third line of defense, there were only thirty soldiers, all of whom were party members, each holding a detonating device, and each of them had a look of resignation on their face.
The leading cadre squatted in the trench and looked around. Each person was four or five meters apart. The detonator in his hand was connected to the wire and extended towards the second position in front. There was no clue on the ground.
"Comrades, are you afraid of death?"
"Don't be afraid!"
"I'm afraid I won't be here anymore!"
"Hey!" The leading cadre suddenly slapped himself hard in the face and shouted loudly: "Detonate!"
"Detonate!"
"Detonate!"
"Detonate!"
The orders were conveyed quickly and centrally to the soldiers on both sides, each sound louder and firmer than the last.
"Boom, boom!"
As soon as Tojo Toshio turned on the radio, there was a huge roar in his ears. Even if he was in a medium tank, he could feel the rolling air waves sweeping over his skin.
In an instant, the world was spinning, and his whole internal organs felt like they had been hit hard, and he felt so dizzy that he seemed to have risen to the sky.
The situation outside was even more miserable, like a hell on earth. One second, the Japanese army was proud of occupying the Eighth Route Army position, but the next second, the area was completely enveloped in a sea of fire.
A huge roar erupted around the second position, followed by flames and shrapnel flying across the sky. More than a thousand Japanese soldiers were torn into pieces. More than 30 Japanese tanks jumped ten feet high and rolled on the ground after falling.
This was a gift carefully prepared by Li Yunlong for the Japanese. There were 3,000 landmines and 2,000 five-kilogram explosive packs within one mile of the second position.
As the war progressed, the Eighth Route Army's arsenal could produce more and more weapons and equipment, and its output became larger and larger. When fighting the Japanese army, there was no longer a need to carry explosives to blow up Japanese tanks.
However, the old tradition of using mines and explosive charges has not been lost. Arranging mine arrays to destroy the enemy is undoubtedly the easiest way.
"Hey, it's so easy for us, Old Li, to take advantage of us!" Li Yunlong admired the beautiful scenery in front of him through the artillery mirror, and did not forget to notify the commander of the 11th Regiment, Lieutenant General Qin Yue, to bring back the commanders and soldiers responsible for the detonation.
"Brigadier, don't worry, I have already made arrangements!"
"Brigade Commander, you really clearly planned the little Japs' plan. You took advantage of the Japs to underestimate the enemy and rushed in. Then you hit him hard!"
When Qin Yuezhong saw that Li Yunlong was in a good mood, he grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears and flattered him.
Li Yunlong was also quite proud. He knew well that even if the Japanese army shelled the front-line positions and inadvertently detonated the mines and explosive charges buried underground, they would never be able to achieve the effect of detonating at the same time, so it would not cause much harm to their own personnel.
of casualties.
On the other hand, once the little devil got into the trap, the scene would be... It's a pity that there were not many people.
"It's getting dark soon, so the Japanese army probably won't launch another attack, but at night, we must be more vigilant!" Li Yunlong warned.
"yes!"
The front-line position in charge of the 11th Regiment is divided into five small positions at the front and rear. Each position is about two miles apart. This distance can be achieved. Even if the front troops retreat, the rear troops can use heavy machine guns to fire on the pursuing enemies.
suppress.
However, the thirty officers and soldiers responsible for detonating the explosion were in a trench only about 500 meters away from the mine array. Although they got into the anti-gun hole immediately after the detonation, the huge momentum generated by the mine array could easily cause internal injuries to the soldiers.
"Quick, quick!"
The stretcher team responsible for transporting the wounded poured into the third position through the traffic trench. One of them lay down at the front of the trench and glanced in the direction of the Japanese.
"Hey, dear, this movement is quite big. I can't see a single living person in sight. The Japanese tanks were blown to pieces!"
"Stop talking nonsense and come here to help!"
The minds of the officers and men responsible for detonating the explosion went blank, and they could not hear any movement from the outside world. In more severe cases, blood oozed from their mouths and noses, and they fell unconscious. Finally, they were transported by a stretcher team and returned to the rear.
The main force of the 11th Regiment moved into the second and first positions through the traffic trenches, passing through the minefield area. The battle-hardened commanders and soldiers covered their mouths and noses with towels.
The Japanese army paid a heavy price for their arrogance. An infantry brigade under the Guards Division and a search wing under the Tank Teaching Brigade were reimbursed at once.
There was no blood, no broken limbs, just charred earth, a pungent smell filled the air, the Japanese tanks were still burning, and there was no movement inside.
"Don't look at it. With the little things we have buried, there is no way the Japs can survive!"
"Hey, the Japanese infantry outside didn't suffer much before they died, but the ones inside the tanks were miserable!"
Yamashita Fengwen had just returned to the tent where the headquarters was located, and his mood had calmed down a little. Suddenly he heard another noise and thought it was the Eighth Route Army's shelling that had started again.
"Nani? Does the Eighth Route Army in Shangqiu still have heavy artillery?"
The adjutant quickly went to find out the situation. Not long after, Akira Muto, the commander of the Guards Division, and Hideo Yamaji walked in anxiously. Both of them looked gloomy, like the bottom of a pot.
The two of them looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, Muto Akira said: "Commander, the leading attacking force suffered a defeat and was all broken into pieces!"
"Nani?" Yamashita Fengwen's eyes went dark when he heard this. In less than an hour since the war started, the Kwantung Army's headquarters had been damaged twice in succession.
A brigade of infantry is dead if it dies, but the number of tanks of the search regiment accounts for one-fifth of the entire brigade. The tank training of the Japanese officers and soldiers of the brigade is all the hard work of Yamashita Fengfumi.
Yamashita Fengwen strode out of the headquarters and looked in the direction of the battlefield with a telescope. He saw only billowing black smoke and no trace of a living person.
"Why don't you send someone up to check the situation?"
The old devil was also full of energy and blood, and he actually said such stupid words. Hideo Yamaji explained: "Commander, judging from the momentum just now, there is no chance that the officers and soldiers in the tank will be spared, let alone the infantry who have no protection at all.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Our army has not yet discovered the location of the Eighth Route Army artillery. If we continue to send troops at this time, it will only increase casualties!"
After receiving a blow to the head, several senior Japanese officers present realized that the 16th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army guarding Shangqiu was unusual. Not only did it possess large-scale artillery, but its commander was also extremely cunning.
The most serious damage this time was the tank teaching brigade, which directly eliminated the artillery regiment and search regiment. The most important thing is that the regiment flag is gone. This is something Yamaji Hideo cannot bear.
Facing his old boss, Yamashita Fengwen, Yamaji Hideo complained again and again: "Commander, the Eighth Route Army in Shangqiu has obviously been prepared for a long time. I don't understand why we can't dispatch an aviation formation to continue bombing Shangqiu!"
"The next battle will be extremely brutal. Do we really want the warriors of the empire to die in vain?"
When everyone heard this, their expressions suddenly changed. Nobuhiro Okayama, the commander of the 57th Division on the side, immediately retorted: "Major General Hideo Yamaji, you can't question the decision-making of a distinguished army general like this!"
Yamaji Hideo also realized his gaffe and quickly explained: "Sorry, I was too impatient!"
Only when you are anxious will you speak your mind. Yamashita Fengwen forced a smile on his face: "I don't need to say much about the empire's military deployment. Although our army has suffered some losses now, it still has the upper hand and its morale is high. How can we give up easily?
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Hideo Yamaji's expression changed drastically as he was labeled as someone who gave up easily. He also had trouble saying that Tojo Toshio would definitely die and could not die again. If he didn't take the opportunity to show his kindness to Tojo Hideki, there might not be enough time to ease the relationship after the war.
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"The fighting is over for now. Please return to your respective command positions!"
Muto Akira and Yamaji Hideo left. The commander of the 57th Division, Okayama Nobuhiro, was truly one of our own. Yamashita Tomofumi's face was gloomy, and he suddenly pulled out his command knife and cut the wooden rack for hanging clothes in the tent into two pieces.
"Commander, I'm afraid they have other ideas and should pay more attention to it. As the division commander of the Guards Division, Muto Akira is supposed to be someone trusted by His Majesty the Emperor. How could this happen?"
Nobuhiro Okayama didn't need to remind him, Tomofumi Yamashita knew that the appointment between the two of them was agreed upon: "His Majesty the Emperor has many people he trusts, doesn't Tojo Hideki too?"
"Once some people are released for too long, they will have more ideas!"
"Okayama-kun, I will continue to send the Guards Division to take the lead tomorrow. You should take the opportunity to observe the Eighth Route Army's tactics!"
In the confrontation with Tojo Hideki, Yamashita Tomofumi used all his political resources and put all his wealth on it.
However, Hideki Tojo held great power, and even if some friends were willing to help, they did not dare to openly assist him until the outcome of the domestic struggle was decided.
When dispatching a flight formation to bomb Shangqiu, Yamashita Fengfumi had already thought about it, but one part of the Kwantung Army flight group was transferred to the Southern Army, and the other part needed to guard against the Soviet Union.
There were very few flying formations of the North China Front Army. Only the China Expeditionary Force headquarters still had aircraft that could be dispatched, but they declined because they needed to bomb the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
In the final analysis, it was Prime Minister Hideki Tojo who was exerting influence, forcing Yamashita Tomofumi to be in a difficult situation and being constrained everywhere.
Doihara Kenji had a wide range of sources of information among the frontline combat troops, and the situation on the Shangqiu battlefield quickly reached Kenji Doihara's ears through telegrams.
"Haha, Yamashita Fengfumi really played a good hand. His suffering this time has just begun!"
Doihara Ken was playing with a piece of jade the size of a goose egg in his second hand, with a trace of blood inside. It was just found by his men from Xuzhou City, and it was very suitable for the old Japanese.
"Since the intelligence team previously deployed in Shangqiu can operate normally, let's contact Gu Feng tonight and ask him to always pay attention to the movements of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Hi!" the adjutant responded immediately.
"Yamashita-kun, I don't know how long you can hold on, but you can rest assured that I will be there to support you once you leave!"