I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

It is said that the commander of the Japanese 1st Infantry Brigade, Yoshino Hideki, led three or four hundred people and ran wildly in the dense artillery fire.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at the place where the tank regiment was destroyed during the day.

The road here was originally blocked by dozens of burned and exploded tanks.

Since the armistice in the evening, Saburo Nakazawa arranged a lot of manpower and took great pains to push most of the tanks to both sides of the highway and open up the road.

——He was prepared to continue the attack after daybreak.

So now that Yoshino Hideki brought people here, they were not left with no way out.

There are only three or four hundred meters between here and the position of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment.

If we launch a charge immediately, it will only take a few minutes at most to get through.

But seeing that his soldiers were running out of breath, Yoshino Hideki decided to stabilize his position first, so he shouted:
"Warriors, stop immediately and rest on the spot for 5 minutes."

Then he turned around and asked his chief of staff, Jiro Uchiyama:
"Uchiyama-kun, you said that we should just rush over as a whole, launch a surprise attack, and capture the Eighth Route Army's position.

Or should we send someone to test the situation on the other side first?"

Uchiyama Jiro heard this, thought for a moment, and immediately replied:
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, I feel that we should not alert the enemy and should attack with all our strength."

“Yoshi!
It seems that you agree with the judgment of the division commander that there are not many troops left on the Tubalu position?"

Yoshino Hideki nodded.

"Yes. Your Excellency, the brigade commander, should be able to see that there are battles going on everywhere on both sides of this several-kilometer-long road.

It is estimated that the number of troops deployed by the Eighth Route Army is at least 30,000.

With such a huge force, there is a great possibility that they have drained out all the blocking forces in Huangping Town!
At most, only a few sentinels were left to keep watch.

Now, once we send people to test the waters, it will be impossible to completely avoid their sentinels.

At that time, the commander of the Eighth Route Army would definitely quickly mobilize the attacking troops to retreat and defend.

In this way, the troops of our two squadrons will not be able to influence the outcome of the battle tonight!

We cannot achieve the goal that the division commander wants our small unit to achieve, to defeat the enemy and win the battle."

Hearing what he said, Yoshino Hideki nodded slightly.

He understood what the other party meant. Nakazawa Saburo sent them here not to gain a small advantage, but to turn the entire battle situation around with a single move.

Therefore, if they were to attack now, there was actually only one way they could go—

If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!
Thinking of this, Yoshino Hideki couldn't help but sweat in his palms.

He had originally fantasized that after joining the reserve force, he would be able to live with his wife and children. But now it seems that this is just wishful thinking.

I couldn't help cursing in my heart: You bastard Nakazawa Saburo, you want me to die!
Damn bastard!
Seeing that he didn't say anything and his expression was changing from mood to mood, Uchiyama Jiro thought he had some other good ideas, so he asked quickly:

"Mr. Commander, what do you think?"

Yoshino Hideki came back to his senses and shook his head:
"Uchiyama-kun, I think your idea is absolutely correct.

So later, please lead a squadron in front, and I will lead a squadron in the back. We will rush into the Eighth Route Army's position as quickly as possible, and then set fire to the town to disrupt the Eighth Route Army's morale!"

Upon hearing this, Jiro Uchiyama secretly groaned in his heart.

I thought to myself: I’m just a chief of staff!
Shouldn't you be the one leading the charge?
But the heads can be cut off and the blood can be shed, but the imperial warriors cannot give in and fear death.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this thought out loud.

So, I could only put on a fearless expression, bowed and agreed:

"Hi!"

……

After they had made up their minds, they looked at their watches silently.

Soon, 5 minutes passed, and the Japanese soldiers stopped resting and began to check their equipment.

Although they were originally non-combat personnel of the division headquarters, they had completed basic training in the past, so they were not at a loss at this moment.

When everyone was ready, Yoshino Hideki drew his officer's sword from his waist, swung it forward, and gave a decisive order:

"Warriors, take action immediately and eliminate the damn Tubalu!

It’s a black card! Kill it—”

Following his order, the Japanese soldiers immediately rushed forward roaring, showing quite a bit of momentum.

……

There was silence at the position of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment.

It formed a sharp contrast with the noise coming from the Japanese in the east.

All the soldiers were sleeping in the anti-artillery caves, except for the second battalion commander He Yunfu, who was observing the situation in the east with a telescope.

At this moment, a sentry suddenly ran back from the front of the position and reported to him:

"Battalion Commander, a group of Japs are rushing over from where they just pushed away the tanks!

About 2 squadrons!"

He Yunfu was shocked when he heard that the Japanese were rushing towards him.

When he heard that the other side only had two squadrons, he immediately sneered:
"This little Japanese is like an old man eating arsenic - are you tired of living?

Just two squadrons, dare you rush towards us?"

The sentry laughed when he heard this:
"Hey, Captain, maybe the Japanese were stunned by the attack from the 4th and 5th Battalions and ran in the wrong direction?"

Running in the wrong direction?

Is this okay?
He Yunfu couldn't help but be speechless at the sentry's wild imagination.

He asked immediately:

"Did they bring any heavy weapons?"

"I only saw three or four heavy machine guns, no artillery!"

The sentry answered sternly.

"Good guy!

With such little strength, they dare to charge at us. It seems that they think our Second Battalion is a pushover!"

He Yunfu sighed, and then whispered an order to the communicator beside him:
"Order everyone to take their positions immediately and prepare to deal with the Japanese.

Attention, without my order, do not open fire or make loud noises to scare the Japs away!"

"Yes!"

The messengers agreed in unison, and then went to their respective camps to pass on the message.

……

Zheng Fu, the guard next to He Yunfu, couldn't help but remind him:
"Battalion Commander, the Japs are coming, are we still dithering?
Don't let them rush into our trenches later!"

He Yunfu waved his hand and explained:
"You forgot that there are mines in front of our position!

It’s not easy for the Japanese to rush over.

Don’t panic! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Fu nodded repeatedly. A slight smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, as if he saw the Japanese soldiers being blown to pieces and screaming in misery in the minefield.

……

As He Yunfu's order was conveyed, the soldiers of the Second Battalion crawled out of the anti-artillery holes one after another, lay down at the edge of the trenches, and prepared to open fire.

At this time, the Japanese had already stepped on the mines in front of their positions.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

After a series of explosions, a dozen of the fastest Japanese soldiers, who had stepped on the German-made S-shaped mines that could fly into the air, lay on the ground, covering their lower bodies and screaming.

"Baga! There's a mine!"

"Ah - it hurts! Medic, save me -"

"Damn it! My brother is gone—"

……

Seeing this, Jiro Uchiyama, who was walking in front, immediately felt a chill in his crotch and was terrified.

He quickly ordered:

"Everyone stop! Hurry!"

Then he rushed to the back and reported to Yoshino Hideki:

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this is bad!

The Eighth Route Army buried a large number of mines on the road!

These mines are extremely vicious. Once triggered, they will fly into the air and explode the warriors' vital parts!"

Of course, Yoshino Hideki also heard the explosions coming from the front. He originally thought that the opponent was firing small-caliber artillery, but he didn't expect it to be a landmine, and such a vicious one at that. He frowned immediately.

Right now he doesn't have any engineers who can clear mines!
But at this point, a few landmines obviously cannot stop them from moving forward.

He thought for a moment and realized that the explosion of the mine would surely alert the enemy's sentry posts. There was no point in remaining silent, so he gave the order:
"Uchiyama-kun, order the grenade throwers to fire at the road ahead and blast a safe path for me!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiyama Jiro quickly reminded:
"What? Grenade launcher mine clearance?
Such a big noise will definitely attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army’s guard posts!

Didn't you just say that in order to avoid attracting their attention, we can't even send a small force to conduct a test?"

"There are artillery fire everywhere now, so the noise from our grenade launchers may not attract attention.

Worth a gamble!
Even if we really attract attention, as long as we are fast enough, the Eighth Route Army reinforcements will not be able to return in time!
Victory will still belong to our great locust army!"

Yoshino Hideki explained.

Uchiyama Jiro was of course very dissatisfied with this, but he did not dare to confront the other party head-on. He quickly expressed his resistance in a roundabout way:
"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, we don't have many grenade launchers and shells. I'm afraid we can't clear all the mines!"

How could Yoshino Hideki not know this?
But now, it is obviously too late for him to go back to Saburo Nakazawa and ask the engineering troops to come and clear the mines.

Moreover, he thought that since the other party had given him the non-combat personnel of the division headquarters, it was likely that the engineering corps had already been sent out.

Even if I go back to ask for help, I will probably just get scolded and there will be no good result.

Then, he rolled his eyes and gave the order with a grim look:

"Order all the wounded to follow where the shells landed and crawl forward!"

As soon as he said this, Uchiyama Jiro screamed:

"What? Let the wounded??? This——"

He thought to himself: This guy is too cruel, he is simply not a human being!
This bastard isn't afraid that the warriors will turn against him on the battlefield???

Of course Yoshino Hideki knew that his order was outrageous.

But he still responded confidently:

"As a samurai, as a warrior of the Imperial Army, I swear my blood to serve His Majesty the Heavenly Locust. What's wrong with that???
Not only the warriors, but I am also ready to serve your majesty loyally!"

Hearing his words, dozens of Japanese soldiers around him suddenly became excited.

Many people even stood up and shouted at once:
"Mr. Brigade Commander, let me go clear the mines!
The Tubalu thought they could stop us with a small mine. I want to let them see the bravery of our army warriors!"

This is what is meant by "a general is prepared to die, and a soldier has no desire to live".

Yoshino Hideki was naturally very satisfied with their reaction.

This is the qualified cannon fodder!!!
The empire needs such slaves... no, talents!
Jiro Uchiyama looked at these soldiers as if they were fools and thought to himself: What a stupid bunch of idiots!
He deserved to die miserably!
……

Since Yoshino Hideki had decided on the strategy, Uchiyama Jiro had no choice but to risk his life to carry it out.

Under his dispatch and arrangement, the grenade throwers in their two squadrons began to carry out staggered artillery bombardment on the road ahead, extending from near to far.

After the shelling, the soldiers who had just been injured by landmines began to roll forward with all their might, using their bodies to trigger as many landmines as possible and wade through a path.

These people were not all fooled by the spirit of Bushido. They were just forced to do so because they were pointed at the backs with bayonets by the supervision team arranged by Jiro Uchiyama.

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well die with some honor.

In this way, perhaps the family members can get some preferential treatment.

Soon, they triggered a number of mines that had escaped the grenade launcher bombardment, and were severely injured by the explosions. There was not a single piece of healthy flesh on their bodies!
It's almost like being tortured to death!
Even though they could barely be considered tough guys, they couldn't help but scream at this moment.

The shrill wailing made all the Japanese soldiers look pale.

They are not so afraid of death, but dying in such a tragic way is indeed a bit scary!

Even those guys who were clamoring to be loyal to His Majesty Tianhuang just now were silent now.

No matter how determined you are to be loyal to Tianhuang, you cannot bear to hear such screams!
Seeing this, Uchiyama Jiro could only curse Yoshino Hideki in his heart for his stupid decision. At the same time, he gritted his teeth and ordered the supervisory team to threaten those guys who were only concerned with screaming and not crawling forward to explore the way:
"Hurry up, keep going!
Otherwise, we will execute you by military law!"

Hearing the threats from the supervision team, most of the wounded soldiers who were half dead after being blown up by landmines had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue to struggle forward.

But there are also a few who just give up and shout at them:
"it hurts--

Hurry up, give me a quick death! Thank you very much! "

The Japanese soldiers who were temporarily selected as supervisors of the battle were suddenly in a very difficult situation regarding this person who was seeking death on his own initiative.

After all, they were non-combatants before. How could they have seen such a scene?
For a moment, I couldn't bring myself to do it.

They all looked at Uchiyama Jiro.

When Jiro Uchiyama saw their blame-shifting looks, he became so angry that his face turned red.

He suddenly drew out the command knife from his waist and slashed at the wounded soldiers who were giving up.

After executing them in no time, he coldly ordered the supervisors:
“It is our honor to have the opportunity to serve His Majesty Tian Huang.

The next group responsible for clearing landmines will be you!"

After hearing this, the soldiers all looked bitter.

Some people even wanted to shoot him directly with a black gun.

...(End of chapter)