On the road, soldiers from the Japanese 41st Brigade Matsushita Brigade advanced.
As usual, the puppet troops were at the forefront. This time, a regiment of Li Shouxin's security army followed the team, numbering about 1,500. The leader was Jin Shaoshan, who was also a fierce bandit in Rehe Province. He was carrying
He was responsible for many murders.
Behind the puppet soldiers, who were holding their rifles and looking around, were followed by the Japanese machine gunners. Four Type 92 heavy machine guns were carried by the machine gunners, and ammunition and other items followed behind.
Further back, there were all the infantry. They formed a neat queue and marched towards Meiling Town with neat steps under the command of their respective leaders.
Further behind is the artillery brigade. Within their formation are several mountain field guns, ready to suppress fire and open gaps during the siege. They will play an important role then.
Captain Panasonic Brigade rode on his tall horse and looked around the surrounding environment. Seeing that the terrain here was flat and there was no way to set up an ambush, he felt relieved and began to plan how to attack Meiling Town.
Although Meiling Town is only a town in name, it has a population of 70,000 to 80,000 and covers an area of several square kilometers. There is a towering town wall built at the entrance of the town, which is several meters wide and can be used to garrison people. There are also several
A sentry tower further enhanced the town's firepower.
As for the door, it is made of the trunk of a century-old tree, with a thickness of half a meter. It takes a lot of effort to open such a thick wooden door.
"So, it seems that it will depend on the power of the mountain artillery unit." The commander of the Matsushita Brigade lowered his head and pondered the tactics after the war. He had basically determined in his mind the tactics of mountain artillery coverage and tank assault.
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At this time, there was a commotion in front, which disturbed Panasonic's thoughts. He shouted angrily to the messenger next to him, "Go and see what happened in front."
The messenger hurried down and ran back quickly, panting and saying, "Brigade commander, go and take a look. There is a sign erected in front with some words written on it."
"Baga, what's all this fuss about? What's so strange about a brand?" Matsushita cursed angrily, and then said, "Is such a trivial matter worth delaying our progress? Send my order and the team will continue to move forward."
The messenger had a look of embarrassment on his face, and he said hesitantly, "Commander of the brigade, what the sign says is - this is a minefield, don't be surprised if you are blown up."
"What?"
This thing was so strange that Panasonic couldn't help but be surprised. He hurriedly rode to the front of the team to see what was going on.
At the front of the team was the Third Regiment of Jin Shaoshan’s Security Army. They were all wearing khaki military uniforms, with their hats tilted and their eyes squinting. They looked like bandits descending from the mountain. But at this time, they all gathered together and headed towards the direction.
Pointing at places in the distance.
"What's going on?" Panasonic came to Jin Shaoshan and turned to look at the big fat man.
Jin Shaoshan shook his big head, and then said in confusion, "Panasonic Taijun, I don't know either. I walked here with someone and saw this sign."
Following the direction pointed by Jin Shaoshan, Panasonic looked around and saw a sign on the roadside not far in front of him with some words written on it.
"This is a minefield, don't be surprised if you are killed by the explosion!"
Taking off the telescope, Panasonic clearly saw the writing on the sign through it, and couldn't help but be furious, "Baga, a group of armed villagers dared to scare the Japanese Imperial Army like this."
"Taijun, I think we should be more cautious. If there is a mine, your life will be lost if you go in." Jin Shaoshan is a habitual gangster, fierce and cautious, so he suggested, "How about we don't go in first and send
People go in and take a look."
Jin Shaoshan meant to send engineers in to explore the road. Isn't it clear? But Panasonic was different from what he thought. He nodded and waved his hand, "You're right, the security army sent some people in to check."
look."
"You idiot, aren't you treating us like human beings?" When Jin Shaoshan heard this, he couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart. He didn't expect that the Japanese would really have this idea and use the security forces as cannon fodder.
But there was no other way. They had been ordered to become puppet soldiers and work for the Japs, and now they had no choice but to listen to the Japs. Jin Shaoshan frowned and ordered, "Tang San, take a few people in and take a look."
"Master, this -" Tang San couldn't help but shrink his neck, looking very reluctant.
Jin Shaoshan's eyes widened, and he raised his leg and kicked it, "What are you doing? Go ahead if I tell you to."
Tang San had no choice but to curse under his breath, and then led his squad towards the sign. As he walked, he secretly cursed Jin Shaoshan and the Japanese.
More than a dozen people came to the sign cautiously. After a moment of hesitation, they saw the Japs raising their guns at their backs, so they had no choice but to walk behind the sign fearfully.
We walked on the road tremblingly, with solid soil under our feet. All of us felt our legs and feet were shaking a little. As we walked, we prayed to the gods, Buddhas, and gods passing by in our hearts, "God, please protect me from this disaster."
They cautiously went deep for dozens of meters, but nothing happened. Several people were now happy. They turned around and waved to Jin Shaoshan and Matsushita, "The boss, Taijun, it's okay, come in."
Seeing that more than a dozen people were fine, Panasonic and Jin Shaoshan were relieved. They waved their hands and ordered the team to move forward. They returned to their positions and continued to direct the team to move forward.
Seeing that all the puppet troops had entered the minefield, and the Japs had also reached the edge of the minefield, several scouts from the special agent battalion who were lying on the hills were happy. They had already held the remote-controlled detonating devices in their hands, and were waiting for the Japs to enter and then detonate.
Woolen cloth.
At this moment, the Japs below suddenly stopped again. The Japanese officer seemed to be muttering something, and then the Japs' team changed. Four teams became two teams. This time, the team more than doubled in length.
There were obviously fewer Japanese entering the minefield.
"What should we do?" Seeing that the puppet troops in front were about to walk out of the minefield, and the Japanese soldiers behind them still had not entered the minefield, several soldiers were a little anxious. The order they received was to delay the Japanese soldiers from reaching Meizhou as long as possible.
The time in Lingzhen can provide more sufficient preparation time for the troops to prepare for war.
After seeing that the Japanese officer had entered the minefield, the reconnaissance platoon leader in charge gritted his teeth and issued the order, "Explode!"
The six scouts pressed the detonation button almost at the same time, and immediately the red lights on the detonator lit up.
At the same time, dazzling sparks exploded on the road under the hills. The violent explosion made the earth tremble slightly, and the rising smoke and dust clouds covered half of the sky.
These landmines are all high-explosive landmines, which are much more powerful than ordinary ones. The security forces walking at the front received the heaviest blow. In the blink of an eye, one-third of the team was blown away. Among the remaining people
Many were injured and fell to the ground groaning in pain.
The Japanese troops following the puppet troops suffered fewer casualties, but many were killed and injured and fell in a pool of blood on the ground.
The leader of the Matsushita Brigade was also hit by the explosion. A steel ball penetrated his ear and calf, leaving two transparent holes in his body. Blood spurted out like it was free of charge.
He was protected and evacuated from the minefield, and someone immediately gave Panasonic Brigade Commander the blast wound to stop the bleeding.
Sitting on a stretcher carried by several soldiers, Panasonic looked at the miserable scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel angry, "Baga, these Chinese people deserve to be killed. They actually cost me a brigade of troops."
Just now, after he lengthened the team, there were not too many Japanese soldiers entering the minefield and the distance between them was relatively large, so the casualties were smaller.
Even so, four to five hundred Japanese were blown away by this mine.