Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 3077 Kitashirakawa Minami fell into the trap!

The Japanese communications soldier jogged back to the radio station and quickly sent out the telegram as ordered by Prince Bai.

Before long, the radio's indicator light began to flash. The communications soldier quickly copied down the message, and after decryption, a look of relief appeared on his face. He then hurriedly ran to report to Prince Bei Bai.

"Your Highness, the air force squadron reports that the reconnaissance aircraft have already conducted reconnaissance of the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base. From the air, everything at the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base is normal. Some soldiers are training, and some are resting. There are no signs of large-scale gatherings or unusual mobilizations."

Upon hearing the report, Prince Beibai's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but he was still somewhat uneasy and asked, "What about Tugou? Has he replied yet?"

The communications soldier quickly replied, "Your Highness, the Tugou side has just responded as well. They said that there are currently no obvious signs of escape within the Anti-Japanese Brigade, and they will report any unusual activity immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Beibai's lips curled into a smug smile. He turned to his chief of staff and said, "It seems we were overthinking it. Tu Gou and his men did a good job. The Anti-Japanese Brigade didn't even notice our actions. Lu Hang's reconnaissance also confirmed this; they're still comfortably staying in their own lair."

The chief of staff hurriedly nodded and bowed in agreement, saying, "Your Highness is wise. How could those anti-Japanese elements possibly be a match for us? We will definitely wipe them out this time and make a great contribution to the Empire."

Prince Bei Bai laughed triumphantly, then loudly commanded, "All troops, listen to my order! Continue advancing towards Luoxia Valley! We must cross Luoxia Valley as quickly as possible, then head straight for Phoenix Mountain and completely annihilate the Anti-Japanese Brigade!"

Upon hearing the order, the Japanese soldiers scrambled to their feet. Although still exhausted, the thought of the impending victory spurred them on. They reorganized their equipment and continued their march along the mountain path.

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Meanwhile, in Sunset Valley, everything was ready.

Ma Shanpao, Long Qianyan, and Du Yanlong have already modified the minefield according to Duanwu's requirements, and are just waiting for the Japanese to come to them.

"Captain, the Japanese are almost here!"

Just then, Ma Hu arrived with his men to meet up with Duanwu.

Duanwu smiled and said, "Very good, let's proceed according to plan. This time, the Japanese First Division has only sent two infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one supply battalion, plus a headquarters, as well as headquarters guards, military police, etc., totaling more than 12,000 men. We will use the minefield in Luoxia Valley to divide it in two, first to rescue the villagers, and then to wipe out the Japanese."

"Yes!"

The men accepted the order and immediately split up to lie in ambush.

Time passed by, and about twenty minutes later, the faint sound of a truck engine could be heard from outside the valley.

Before long, several Japanese trucks slowly appeared at the entrance of the valley, the trucks crowded with haggard-looking, terrified civilians.

Many of these civilians still bore scars, clearly indicating that they had suffered cruel torture at the hands of the Japanese army.

Behind the truck, a company of Japanese infantry followed closely. They jumped off the truck; some guarded the civilians, while others went to scout into Luoxia Valley.

The leader of the team was the Japanese company commander, Tamura.

He rode a tall Japanese horse, looking around.

Upon entering the valley, he suddenly pulled on the reins, and the horse reared up, neighed, and then stopped.

Tamura frowned and mumbled something to the squad leaders beside him. Then, the squad leaders led their soldiers to scatter to both sides of the valley entrance to conduct reconnaissance.

These Japanese soldiers were well-trained and possessed a method for rapid searching. Time passed slowly, and the valley entrance remained silent, save for the rustling of the wind through the grass.

After a thorough investigation, the Japanese soldiers found nothing unusual.

They all returned to their Japanese company commander and reported that they had not found any enemy ambush.

Upon hearing this, the Japanese company commander smiled with satisfaction. He waved his hand and shouted, "Attention everyone, continue advancing!"

The trucks carrying the civilians slowly started moving and, escorted by Japanese soldiers, drove into Luoxia Valley.

The Japanese army following behind, seeing that the vanguard had entered the valley, also quickened their pace and followed closely.

In an instant, dust filled the valley, and the sound of Japanese soldiers' footsteps, horses' hooves, and trucks broke the tranquility of the valley.

As Duanwu watched the Japanese soldiers gradually enter the ambush area, he secretly calculated the best time to detonate the explosives.

When the vanguard of the Japanese army had completely left Luoxia Valley, and most of the Japanese soldiers had entered Luoxia Valley, Duanwu finally pulled the signal gun.

With a bang, a red signal flare shot into the sky, blooming into a dazzling spark in mid-air.

Upon seeing the signal flare, Ma Shanpao, Long Qianyan, One-Eyed Dragon, and the others immediately sprang into action. They swiftly detonated the landmines, and instantly, deafening explosions echoed from the west, middle, and east sides of the valley.

The first explosion occurred on the west side of the valley, where numerous landmines detonated, sending flames soaring into the sky and the immense impact tearing the ground apart.

Huge chunks of earth and rocks were blasted into the air, shooting everywhere like cannonballs.

A Japanese soldier was standing on a truck when, before he could react, a rock that had been blown into the air slammed into his head.

With a loud "pop," his head exploded like a ripe watermelon, splattering brain matter and blood everywhere.

His body swayed, then he fell straight off the truck, his limbs still twitching.

Immediately afterwards, landmines in the middle of the valley also exploded one after another.

The landmines planted here are even more powerful, and the fireballs produced by the explosions can reach several meters high.

A truck traveling in the middle of Sunset Valley was lifted up by the explosion of a landmine. After tumbling several times in the air, the truck crashed heavily to the ground.

The Japanese soldiers on the truck were so frightened by the sudden turn of events that they screamed, but before they could react, the truck slammed them down, and at least half of them were crushed to death by the overturned truck.

The truck's cargo compartment was also severely deformed by the explosion, and some of the surviving Japanese soldiers were trapped inside, with blood constantly seeping out from the gaps in the cargo compartment.

The Japanese soldiers around the truck were in an even more gruesome state; some were blown to pieces, with only half of their bodies left writhing painfully on the ground.

Others were thrown away by the powerful blast wave, crashing into the rocks beside them, their heads smashed to pieces, white brain matter mixed with red blood, a horrifying sight.

Kitashirakawa Minami, riding his horse, was thrown from his horse by the force of the explosion in the middle. He scrambled to his feet, but before he could even regain his footing, the minefield on the east side of the valley also exploded in succession!