The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 102 Yan Laoxi'er's mines are so useful!
He Wei, who was fighting fiercely with a gun, didn't know that he had already killed a major, and the person he killed was not an ordinary major, but a veteran of the Japanese Army Tank Corps. However, he had no way of knowing now. .

After killing Shukichi Hyakutake, the situation on the battlefield changed slightly. He Wei ordered the Type [-] heavy machine guns in the first row to shoot at Japanese tanks. He himself also picked up a large-caliber heavy machine gun and opened fire. As a result, The [-]nd mortar platoon that was led also joined in the fun, and actually organized two [-]nd mortars to fire at the Japanese tanks.

As the Japanese tanks remained stationary and fired frantically at the combat artillery platoon's position, the experienced Sergeant Xu organized two [-] mortars to fire once and once after carefully observing and aiming. Fired more than a dozen shells, and this extremely rare method of using mortars to fight tanks actually produced very good results.

The first shell actually hit Hyakutake Shukichi's car, killing the driver of the car, which indirectly contributed to the death of Hyakutake Shukichi. The other two hit bombs actually hit the same Type [-] heavy-duty vehicle. One shot of the armored vehicle destroyed the on-board light machine gun on the turret of the Type [-] heavy armored vehicle, and the other shot killed the driver with shrapnel. Those mortar shells that missed also exploded near the Japanese tanks, densely The shrapnel and continuous explosions also scared the remaining Japanese tanks into running around.

The 82mm mortars equipped by the Chinese army are equipped with anti-personnel shells. Due to their backward industry, they are more like extra-large shrapnel shells. They have no destructive effect on decent civil fortifications, let alone fighting a war. The vehicle, but Sergeant Xu relied on continuous rapid fire to cause so much damage to the Japanese tank with shrapnel!
Just when He Wei was confused, the Japanese infantry finally made a substantial move.

Terada Akizo, captain of the [-]st Infantry Battalion, had just ended a quarrel with Oyama Suketa, captain of the [-]nd Infantry Battalion. Terada Akizo's face turned red and his blood pressure skyrocketed. From the moment the Chinese army opened fire until now , it was his people who were passively beaten all the time. Terada Qiuzan watched helplessly as the first squadron was pinned to the ground and beaten in various ways. More than one squadron was dismissed without even seeing the Chinese army. His eyes were red. Terada Qiuzo will immediately rush forward with the remainder of the [-]rd Infantry Squadron and the Heavy Machine Gun Squadron, which serve as the reserve for the entire brigade.

Perhaps he was a fan of the authorities, but it was clear to onlookers that Oyama Suketa, the captain of the Second Infantry Battalion, felt that something was not right from the beginning, so just when Terada Akizo, the captain of the First Infantry Battalion, was about to launch a charge, Oyama Suketa immediately stopped him and gave him The reason given, and at the same time what made him feel something was wrong, was the Chinese army's bunker. After such a long battle, it can be found that the light and heavy machine gun firepower in the Chinese army's bunker was quite fierce.

However, through constant observation, it can be clearly seen that most of the bunkers of the Chinese army do not seem to be firing at all. Those bunkers that are firing fiercely at the first infantry group account for the total number of bunkers that can be observed on the Chinese army's positions. Probably less than half.

Although the two squadrons of the Second Infantry Battalion deployed on the front line were accidentally killed by He Wei's large-caliber heavy machine gun, more than 20 people were killed. However, these casualties were not at all relevant to the field offensive capabilities of the two infantry squadrons. The reason why the Second Infantry Battalion, which was supposed to advance hand in hand with the two infantry squadrons of the First Infantry Battalion, cowered was because Oyama Suketa realized that something was wrong and suppressed the two infantry squadrons of the Second Infantry Battalion on the front line.

Although Oyama Suketa temporarily stopped Terada Qiuzo's reckless reinforcements, he did not completely convince Terada Qiuzo. Seeing that his soldiers fell under the machine gun fire of the Chinese army every minute, Terada Qiuzo fought with him on the spot. Oyama Suketa quarreled on the spot. One was eager to provide reinforcements to his subordinates who were being beaten, and the other was full of doubts and feared that the Chinese army would have backup options.

After several fruitless arguments, the two chose a compromise tactical plan. They are still staying put and quietly watching the situation on the front line. Once the suppressive firepower of the Chinese army weakens, the second brigade will attack on the front line. The two infantry squadrons on the front line will immediately launch an assault to reinforce the two squadrons of the First Battalion.

Now, as He Wei turned his main attack firepower to Japanese tanks, the pressure on the Japanese infantry on the battlefield plummeted. As this opportunity came, Terada Akizo immediately loudly urged Oyama Suketa next to him to launch an attack. He jumped up and commanded the second brigade to rush upward instead of Suketa Oyama.

Even though he had a hundred reluctances, it was a determined tactical plan after all. What’s more, if he kept standing still and watched the first group of friendly troops being beaten, he would not be able to explain to the commander of the company after the battle. In this way, Oyama Suketa was worried. The order to attack was issued to the second brigade.

Boom
What kicked off the attack of the second group was two Type [-] infantry cannons. Although the combat experience of the first group had shown that the infantry artillery was unable to cause any actual damage to the Chinese army's bunkers, in order to provide support to the infantry as much as possible. In principle, the infantry gunners of the Second Infantry Battalion still tried their best to fire at the Chinese army's positions.

The [-]-type [-] rapid-fire guns assigned to the second brigade also fired one after another.

"Creep, move forward!"

The two squadrons on the front line of the Second Battalion did not choose to charge quickly. Instead, they all lay down and crawled forward to avoid the machine gun firepower of the Chinese army. In just 3 minutes, the two infantry squadrons advancing in tandem advanced to the point where they were in front of the infantry. The two infantry squadrons of the [-]st Battalion were level with each other.

Of course, this also means that the main force of the two Japanese infantry brigades, the troops attacking on the front line, have all entered the minefields pre-arranged by He Wei.

"Quickly dig a prone and firing bunker to form a foxhole."

"Second brigade, if you don't want to die, dig shooting fortifications and bunkers quickly."

Although the soldiers of the First Battalion were dissatisfied with the friendly Second Battalion that had just arrived on the front line, they still sent them kind and well-intentioned reminders, telling the newly arrived Second Battalion what they should do most now. whats the matter.

The current fire suppression against the Japanese infantry is actually a few tanks with backward performance and slow firing rate.
Jin made imitation Type [-] heavy machine guns and a few Czech-style light machine guns that could be fired and rested for a while. Perhaps the Japanese soldiers never imagined that the weapons they were firing at were the equipment used by their grandfathers.Faced with the sudden reduction in the suppressive firepower of the Chinese army, the Japanese infantry on the front line showed good tactical literacy. They seized this opportunity to rescue wounded soldiers, prepare for assault and blasting of bunkers, set up light and heavy machine guns, and try their best to Possible lying bunkers were constructed and expanded into foxholes. For a time, four Japanese infantry squadrons were shrouded in the dust of soil work.

Akiyama Yoshiyun is a private in the 16st Squadron of the Infantry Regiment No. 360. A few months ago, he was an ordinary farmer in Xinfa Field. His daily life was to work, non-stop, even if he was a family Working non-stop for [-] days and five days a year, his life was still very tense. When he realized that labor could not change the fate and situation of himself and his family, he suddenly thought of the richest local businessman.

The businessman's favorite thing on weekdays was to brag about his various feats while serving in the army. According to the businessman, when he was doing compulsory military service in the Infantry Regiment No. 16, it happened to coincide with the Sino-Japanese War. He had quite a feat in the war, which was most commendable and something this businessman always talked about. There were three main things. The first thing was when the No. 16 Infantry Regiment landed in Shandong, the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty. Participated in the siege of the Beiyang Navy in Weihaiwei. During a fierce battle, the warships of the Beiyang Navy suddenly sailed to the coast and launched a fierce bombardment of the No. 16 Regiment that was fighting the Qing Army. This businessman The infantry brigade he was in was bombarded by the Beiyang Navy's large-caliber ship artillery and suffered heavy casualties. At this time, he was not afraid of the danger. When his comrades around him were killed and injured one after another, he was not afraid of the danger and carried the injured brigade captain to a safe area, and was awarded the honor for this. Recognition from the captain.

The second thing is that in a battle with the Qing Army, he once used the Murata-style single-shot rifle in his hand to kill ten Qing Army soldiers in a row, and then used a bayonet to kill ten Qing Army soldiers in a row in hand-to-hand combat. This was not over yet. After that, he pursued the victory and chased a hundred Qing army soldiers alone. Of course, in the many speeches that the businessman chattered about, there were multiple versions of the number of enemies killed, and this was just the smallest one. Version.

Akiyama Yoshiyun didn't care much about the first two things. What concerned him the most was the third legendary past incident of this businessman. This businessman often said that if he had not joined the Imperial Army and if there had not been the Sino-Japanese War, he would not have been able to survive. He has today's Wan Guan family wealth, because his industry and business depended on various antiques, antiques, gold and silver jewelry plundered from the Qing Dynasty.

Every time this person finished telling his great achievements and legendary stories, he would inevitably give some encouragement to the young people listening to the stories, and would definitely add a sentence: Go join the army. The Chinese army is just made of paper. There is nothing in this world. There is nothing better and more interesting than war.

Not willing to spend the rest of his life in the fields, Akiyama Yoshiyoshi took the initiative to go to the regiment area of ​​​​the No. 16 Infantry Regiment in Xinfatian and proposed to join the Imperial Army, and he was accepted the next day. After receiving the notice of enlistment, he embarked on a journey to China after receiving several months of recruit training in the area of ​​the No. 16 Infantry Regiment.

After many twists and turns, he was finally officially added to the Infantry Regiment No. 16 a few days ago. What he saw along the way made him more and more convinced that what the businessman said was true. China is simply a paradise. There is a vast land here. , wealth everywhere, abundant products, beautiful women, Akiyama Yiyun became more and more convinced that if he wanted to get rich and change his destiny, he could only rely on war.

At this time, even though his companions were constantly being killed around him, Akiyama Yiyun remained as calm as a veteran, unmoved, and used all his strength to dig a prone fire bunker with an engineering shovel. As long as the bunker was dug, he could shoot. You can survive, and you can get rich only if you survive.

In order to achieve the great goal of making a fortune, Akiyama Yiyun kept digging. Suddenly, what the engineer shovel encountered was no longer soft soil, but a sharp impact, as if it hit something hard. Akiyama Yiyun put down the engineer shovel. , began to use his hands to remove the sand and soil on the hard object. When it was cleaned up, what caught Akiyama Yiyun's eyes was a big black ball like a big watermelon. On this big black ball, there were five long handles tied to it. Grenades, as a new recruit, Akiyama Yoshiyun did not know or understand the weapon of landmines, but he did recognize the grenades tied to the landmines. He knew that they were the grenades of the Chinese army.

"Qiu Shan, Qiu Shan, what are you still doing? Keep digging for cover, bastard, hurry up."

Chief Cao's urging came to his ears. Qiu Shan realized that something was wrong and immediately said to Chief Cao: "Chief Cao, I dug something. Come and take a look."

The Chief Cao cursed "bastard" and immediately crawled over skillfully. But when he saw what Akiyama Yiyun dug up, Chief Cao turned pale. After a long time, he shouted two words: "Landmines!"

That's right, this private who wanted to make a fortune dug up the mine array created by He Wei. To be precise, in this minefield, there were not only a hundred large mines weighing [-] kilograms, but He Wei at that time. In order to increase the power of the landmines, Wei tied five additional long-handled grenades made in Shanxi to each landmine, one hundred large landmines, and [-] long-handled grenades, which together created this land that was about to be filled with blood. A death zone filled with fire.

In the command post of the Sixth Company, He Wei, who had achieved his tactical goal, was sitting calmly in front of the command table. On the table, there was a square detonator. As long as the handle switch on it was pressed, current would pass through the detonating wire. After detonating this minefield of death, other people in the command post also held their breaths when they saw He Wei was about to detonate the mine, and looked at He Wei with longing, expectation and a little fear.

He Wei did not detonate immediately, but walked to the shooting port. He took one last look at the Japanese army, and then raised his right hand in a wicked way to the level of his head, and waved it. Others were surprised and confused. In his eyes, he softly said something that others could not understand.

"Farewell, invaders."

After saying that, he turned around again and decisively pressed the handle on the detonator. An arc of current was conducted along the detonating wire buried deep in the ground to the mine array 150 meters in front of the position. Then, on the ground in the distance, A dazzling yellow light lit up, and immediately, a column of yellow and black smoke rose from the ground, leaping straight into the sky with a roar.

(End of this chapter)