Chapter 409 Devils Clearing Mine
"boom"
"boom"
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The constant explosions destroyed the luck in Murakami's heart. He realized that this seemingly new village was very dangerous.
It is even said that this is not a village at all. If it were an ordinary village, it would not be able to set up a thunder for doing this. It is wrong, and there is also the sound of mine explosions.
"Captain of the Squadron, we may have been trapped by the Tu Eighth Route Army. This should not be a village for ordinary villagers. It is very likely to be a camp of the Tu Eighth Route Army!" Murakami Masao looked at Miyamoto Ichiro beside him. He lowered his head, waiting for Miyamoto Ichiro's scolding.
Failure to realize this in advance is undoubtedly his mistake, and it is normal to be scolded.
Miyamotoichiro did not scold him, but he directly ordered: "Let the three teams stop exploring forward and withdraw the same way."
Knowing that this area has thunders and landmines arranged by the Eighth Route Army, Miyamotoichiro knew that he could not continue to explore. He only had such a large number of troops in his hand. If he really wanted to break all of them here, he would probably be punished by the captain after he went back.
After giving the order to retreat, Miyamoto Ichiro obviously became much more alert. He looked around from time to time, but was worried that his life would be threatened!
Compared with Miyamoto Ichiro, Murakami Masao was much calmer. He noticed the changes in Miyamoto Ichiro and silently transferred several Japanese to Miyamoto Ichiro to protect Miyamoto Ichiro's safety. He himself also looked around with vigilance and was able to stay by Miyamoto Ichiro. Murakami Masao and Miyamoto Ichiro were still quite different in some aspects.
After all three infantry squads were withdrawn, Miyamoto Ichiro and Murakami Masao were relieved. With so many warriors of the Japanese Empire staying by their side, their lives were guaranteed. Just looking at the village not far away, Miyamoto Ichiro hesitated a little, he didn't know what he should do.
"Captain, that village may have been stationed in the Eighth Route Army before. Maybe we can find traces of the Eighth Route Army in it." Murakami Shinshen couldn't help but speak.
Miyamoto Ichiro looked calm and he was somewhat capable of becoming the squadron leader. Miyamoto Ichiro had already seen this, but he didn't have much idea of someone to investigate. At the beginning of the investigation, he encountered the thunder and landmines arranged by the Tujiao Route Army. If he continued to investigate, he would know how many casualties would be?
"Okay, then let's try to investigate and let the engineers start to clear mines first!" Miyamotoichiro said.
An engineer team took out a mine detector and started the mine clearance work. They spread out and covered a radius of five meters. Demining does not mean that all the mines and mines need to be found. It only takes a successful discharge of a road that allows the Japanese troops to pass through.
Seeing that the mine clearance work began, the other Japanese in the infantry squadron each found places to establish simple positions to prevent attacks from occurring in the Eighth Route Army. It has to be said that under the command of Miyamotoichiro, this Japanese infantry squadron became much more cautious, and it was precisely this cautious that the Japanese in the infantry squadron did not have too many casualties.
Miyamoto Ichiro looked at all this with satisfaction. Considering that he and others extended their base in the Eighth Route Army, he also ordered his soldiers to dig trenches. While there was no battle now, digging out the trenches in advance would undoubtedly ensure the greatest safety.
Regardless of whether the excavated trenches can be used, it doesn’t matter. Miyamotoichiro only wants to ensure his own safety to the greatest extent. If you want to defend this area, you can only hold on to enough time by digging the trenches.
Constantly checking the situation around him, Miyamoto Ichiro thought about how he would deal with the attack when the Turkish Eighth Route Army launched an attack. Miyamoto Ichiro thought very carefully. He might not be good at attacking, but he has put in a lot of effort in defense to register. Even if he was besieged by the Turkish Eighth Route Army, as long as there were no more than two regiments, then Miyamoto Ichiro would have the confidence to stick to it.
"boom"
Suddenly, another explosion sounded, and a mine-sweeping Japanese engineer accidentally triggered a thunderbolt. Because the distance was too close, he died directly. The minesweeping device in the Japanese hand was blown away directly. Judging from its appearance, it should be impossible to continue using it.
After the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the remaining mine-sweeping engineers continued to start mine-sweeping. They were already cautious and became more careful at this time.
In order to avoid triggering the mines arranged by the Eighth Route Army, these mine-sweeping engineers became very slow in their mine-sweeping speed, and they might only take a minute or two to take a step forward. It is related to their own safety, and they dare not be careless. Of course, these Japanese mine-sweeping engineers dared to do this because they knew the character of Miyamoto Ichiro and knew that they would not be punished by Miyamoto Ichiro.
Among the entire Japanese soldiers in the infantry squadron, they knew a little about the thoughts of some squadron leader Miyamotoichiro. Unless there is really no way out, Miyamotoichiro will definitely give priority to saving his life.
As expected by the mine-sweeping engineers, the squadron leader Miyamotoichiro also saw their slow mine-sweeping speed, and there was no sign of anyone.
The other Japanese soldiers seemed to have not seen this at all. They were busy with their own affairs, perhaps because they often dug trenches, so these Japanese soldiers digged trenches very quickly. At the same time, while digging trenches, these Japanese soldiers were still talking and laughing, as if they were not on the battlefield at all.
Less than a thousand meters away from the Japanese, a soldier was holding a telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese. After seeing the relaxed appearance of these Japanese, the soldiers were a little confused. What was going on with this Japanese army? After asking other soldiers to send the news about the Japanese army to Liu Gen, the soldier continued to observe these things.
The location of the soldiers is a small valley. It is difficult to detect the Japanese troops here by observing them.
Not far from this soldier, there were several other soldiers. They were a reconnaissance team, specifically used to observe the movements of the Japanese troops. These soldiers could clearly see the Japanese's every move. They were a little lucky, and they were very glad that Liu Gen did not choose to fight with this Japanese troops. Otherwise, with this Japanese troops being cautious, if they really fought with this Japanese troops, it would be difficult to gain too much advantage.
"boom"
A landmine disguised by the soldiers avoided the investigation of the Japanese engineers. The Japanese engineer who stepped on the mine was blown away directly. When the Japanese soldier landed on the ground, only miserable wailing was left.
When the Japanese mine-sweeping engineer saw this scene, he felt obviously panic on his face, but under the scolding of the team leader, he quickly stood up and continued to explore ahead. As for the Japanese soldier who was wailing, there would be Japanese soldiers who would take him for treatment. However, before the rescued Japanese soldiers arrived, the Japanese soldier who had been wailing in pain had no rest.
I don’t need to go and see, and I know what happened to this Japanese soldier. I was hit by a landmine on the front and the chances of surviving were too small.
The mine-sweeping engineers were still constantly exploring and realizing that the Eighth Route Army of China had done a lot of concealment in laying out landmines. They became even more nervous when clearing mines. As long as there were any abnormalities, they would conduct several investigations to ensure their own safety.
Such cautious mine clearance speed was very slow, but the Japanese engineers did this and played a big role. Several landmines were found by them and successfully eliminated.
Seeing that the mine clearance work was going smoothly, Miyamoto Ichiro relaxed a lot. When the engineers completed the mine clearance work and found a safe road that allowed the troops to pass, there would be no problems. Perhaps the engineers' mine clearance work seemed a bit slow, but Miyamoto Ichiro didn't care. He just needed to be safe enough.
Even if the large army behind us arrived, Miyamoto Ichiro would have a suitable reason to deal with it. When he returned to the dug out trenches, he picked up the dinner sent by the soldiers and started eating.
As night fell, the infantry squadron led by Miyamotoichiro had completed the camping work. However, there were not many Japanese soldiers who actually rested in the camp. Most Japanese soldiers chose to rest in the trenches. Only by staying in the trenches would they have a sense of security.
Miyamotoichiro's infantry squadron had also fought with the Turkish Eighth Route Army troops. The Japanese soldiers of the infantry squadron all knew clearly the cunning aspects of the Turkish Eighth Route Army. In the night, the Turkish Eighth Route Army troops were the most likely to launch an attack. Even if they could not launch a large-scale attack, the Turkish Eighth Route Army troops would harassment certainly, so that the Japanese soldiers could not get a good enough rest at night.
"Order the soldiers to be alert in three groups. When they encounter an attack from the Eighth Route Army, they should hold on in the positions and not pursue them." Miyamotoichiro ordered.
Soon, Miyamoto Ichiro's orders reached every Japanese soldier's ears, and the Japanese soldiers naturally had no objection. They were garrison troops, not combat troops on the front line. If it was not necessary, they would not want to fight against the Turkish Eighth Route Force.
After a night, neither Miyamoto Ichiro and the Japanese in the infantry squadron were able to rest well. Guns and explosions sounded from time to time at night, making them unbearable. But in order to prevent this from being a tempting plan for Tu Eighth Route Army, Miyamoto Ichiro prohibited the Japanese soldiers from pursuing them. Unless the 8th Route Army really approached the position, the Japanese soldiers would not easily fight back.
The soldiers who attacked the Japanese at night were slightly stunned when they found that the Japanese troops had no reaction. These Japanese were probably too cautious. If it weren't for Liu Gen's instructions, the soldiers responsible for the harassing would probably quietly touch the vicinity of the Japanese positions. In the eyes of the soldiers, the Japanese would not dare to fight back, they would definitely be timid and their combat effectiveness would not be too strong.
In the early morning, the soldiers who raided the Japanese troops quietly left and continued to stay here. They were easily discovered by the Japanese troops.
This Japanese infantry squadron was very cautious, but the soldiers knew that it was because the Japanese didn't know how many troops they had. When the Japanese troops saw that they were not large in numbers, they would definitely launch an attack without hesitation. Of course, there were still several soldiers responsible for detecting the Japanese movements here. They received an order from Liu Gen to let them pay close attention to the Japanese movements.
"Squadron Captain, are you awake?" Miyama Ichiro opened his eyes and saw Murakami staying by his side, which made him feel much more at ease.
After Murakami Masao waited for Miyato Ichiro to put on his clothes, he handed the prepared toiletries to Miyato Ichiro. He was able to become the deputy captain of the infantry squadron and was inseparable from Miyato Ichiro's promotion. Knowing that Miyato Ichiro likes to enjoy it, Murakami Masao became the deputy captain of the infantry squadron and kept flattering, which made Miyato Ichiro very comfortable.
After washing up, Miyamotoichiro felt much more comfortable. He enjoyed the breakfast with a Japanese soldier.
"Murakami, you don't have to do this every day. It's too hard. You are the deputy captain of our infantry squadron. Just leave this to the soldiers to do this." Miyamoto Ichiro looked at Murakami Masao in front of him and said with a little hypocritical attitude.
Murakami Shin-sho shook his head quickly and said loudly: "It is my honor to take care of the squadron leader. Squadron leader, please don't say such things, it's not hard at all."
Seeing that Murakami Masao was so sensible, Miyamoto Ichiro patted Murakami Masao on the shoulder with satisfaction. He liked the squadron leader who was so sensible.
"After the soldiers had breakfast, they asked the engineers to continue to clear mines, strive to complete the mines in the shortest time, and open up a safe road for the troops!" said Miyamotoichiro.
Murakami Masho's face looked a little ugly. He was silent for a moment before speaking: "Squadron Captain, I'm afraid the mine-clearing work will not be completed so easily. Last night, several engineers were injured in the attack of the Eighth Route Army of Turkish last night."
"The engineer was injured? What's going on? Wasn't the attack of the Eighth Route Army last night still a long distance?" Miyama Ichiro asked with a frown.
Without mine-sweeping engineers, it is impossible to send out mines arranged by the Eighth Route Army. As for the artillery fire coverage with the carried mortar, the main area needs to be blown up, otherwise there will be a lot of mines arranged by the Eighth Route Army. It is just that the shells carried by the infantry squadron are still far behind. Even if you want to do this, it is still a lot worse.
"Baga! Come and find the uninjured engineers, and find out if there are any other soldiers who know how to clear mines. As long as they can complete the minesweeping work, I will ask them for credit from the captain!" said Miyamotoichiro.
Ten minutes later, some soldiers appeared in front of Miyamotoichiro, and there were still some Japanese soldiers in the infantry squadron who wanted to make meritorious contributions. Even though these Japanese soldiers knew the dangers of mine-sweeping work, they still chose to stand up. In the eyes of these Japanese soldiers, mine-sweeping is not that difficult, and the Eighth Route Army cannot arrange too many landmines.
"Very good! You are all warriors of the Great Japanese Empire. I will report your achievements to the captain! Go, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor!" Miyamotoichiro exclaimed loudly.
Murakami looked at all this expressionlessly. How could he be influenced by these words, who knew Miyamoto Ichiro's personality clearly? Murakami Masamo knew that Miyamoto Ichiro's squadron leader had no determination to make everything for His Majesty the Emperor, so he could only let these ordinary soldiers go.
Chapter completed!