Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

However, the field fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army were eventually destroyed and occupied by the Japanese army.

As for the artillery shells wasted in repelling the Eighth Route Army's attack, Colonel Kurofuji didn't care at all.

A regular Japanese field regiment was equipped with 1 to 2 artillery squadrons, and the artillery shells they carried were quite sufficient, even enough for 1 to 3 days of combat.

Not to mention a team like his 113th Regiment, which was reorganized from a field artillery regiment.

"Do the Eighth Route Army want to use up all our artillery shells in this way? This is ridiculous!"

Kurofuji's words were full of sarcasm. If it weren't for the urgent order from the headquarters, requiring the 113th Regiment to advance quickly and reinforce the Yamazaki Battalion.

He even considered leading his troops directly to attack the core area of ​​the independent regiment's base.

Since the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment had established the Shouyang Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base for some time, there must be some important military bases such as arsenals and field hospitals within their core defense area.

Hei Teng is still very interested in destroying these military bases and wiping out the main force of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.

He was not as worried as Yoshio Shinozuka.

He also didn't think that a small Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment had the strength to destroy his 113th Regiment.

"Keep advancing, speed up, and if you encounter similar resistance from the Eighth Route Army again, destroy them with artillery fire and quickly move towards Lijiaopo!"

Kurofuji gave the order, feeling quite disdainful of the Yamazaki Battalion in his heart.

The call for help came so awkwardly.

It really brought shame to the soldiers of the Empire of Japan.

The main force of the Japanese continued to advance, and the speed increased again.

Not long after, the advancing Japanese army once again encountered blockades by the Eighth Route Army along the way.

That was the second line of defense built by the Independent Regiment in that direction.

The Japanese had no martial ethics at all. Relying on their artillery advantage, they used infantry guns and 75mm mountain guns to forcibly bombard the area. After the bombardment, they directly launched a charge and easily captured the second-line defense fortifications of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment again.

At this point, not only the commander, Colonel Kurofuji, but even the ordinary Japanese soldiers of the 113th Regiment had smug looks on their faces.

What is this Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment?

That’s all!

When a similar battle was fought for the fourth time, the Japanese army once again easily won the victory and occupied the enemy's Eighth Route Army's fortifications.

The entire Japanese 113th Regiment has completely entered the center line of the independent regiment's defense zone.

The advancing Japanese soldiers were obviously becoming more and more arrogant and complacent.

Not far away, there was a large wheat field, which completely blocked the advance path of the Japanese 113th Regiment. The wheat ears were not very high, probably just above the knees of an adult.

It is obvious that such a low wheat field cannot hide troops.

The Japanese scouts did not find any trace of the enemy in the wheat fields.

After observing through a telescope, Hei Teng did not feel any threat. He maliciously arranged for the soldiers to trample and destroy the wheat ears when passing through the wheat fields, leaving nothing for the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese continued to advance, with the vanguard walking in the front to investigate the situation. Behind them was the Japanese advance reconnaissance unit, with the little Japanese soldiers carrying mine detectors as they advanced in the search.

Always beware of the mines laid by the Eighth Route Army.

During the previous advance, the Japanese accidentally stepped on some landmines buried along the way by the Eighth Route Army, killing some Japanese soldiers.

In the Japanese army's impression, this was the most likely trap to fall into when entering the Eighth Route Army base.

Looking from afar, it seemed calm and peaceful, with a breeze blowing past. The unripe ears of wheat in the fields were shaking their heads, creating a peaceful scene.

Just when the old Japanese soldier Hei Teng was thinking about the next attack of the Eighth Route Army, or where the ambush might be.

Sudden.

Boom——

When the Japanese army passed through a large area of ​​wheat fields, in order to speed up the pace of passing through the wheat fields, they advanced forward in a parallel straight line.

Weird explosions were heard from multiple locations.

What followed was a series of howling and screaming like pigs being slaughtered.

Colonel Kurofuji quickly came to his senses and looked over. He saw that after the strange explosion, a large amount of lead bullets seemed to be sprayed out, which broke the wheat ears around the explosion area into pieces and caused a large area to fall down with a crash.

The Japanese soldiers who were caught in the range of the lead bullets covered their faces or bodies, rolled on the ground, and wailed in pain.

"idiot!"

Hei Teng couldn't help but curse angrily. With these explosions, he had lost twenty to thirty soldiers in the blink of an eye. In addition, the number of injured soldiers was even greater, almost exceeding a hundred.

This seemed to be a special mine buried by the Eighth Route Army. The engineers in the front row used mine detectors to detect and move forward, but they did not find anything.

It's really weird.

——It was the independent regiment’s small arsenal that produced the black technology under the guidance of Kong Jie, the directional anti-infantry mine marked with the words “this side faces the enemy”.

The soldiers deployed them in this wheat field to block the advance of the Japanese army.

The effect is indeed extraordinary.

The soldiers who were hiding on a hill not far away and secretly observing this scene couldn't help but cheer.

Do these stupid Japs think it’s safe to break through in this more open direction?

Such open areas are indeed not suitable for the Eighth Route Army to carry out ambushes, but they are very suitable for sneak attacks with directional anti-personnel mines and other types of mines.

For example, the bullet mine that Kong Jie specially made by hand, which is very simple to make.

——A small landmine can be easily made with a small bamboo tube, a bullet, and a small steel nail. When a Japanese soldier steps on it, the steel needle triggers the primer of the bullet, and the bullet fires and flies forward, directly piercing the sole of the Japanese soldier's foot.

Although the mortality rate was not high, it was possible that the Japanese soldiers who were simply unlucky would be killed on the spot if the bullet pierced their feet and then their throats.

But the disability rate is extremely exaggerated.

The Japanese soldier's foot was shot through and he became a wounded soldier. He had to drag down 1 or 2 Japanese soldiers to rescue and support him, which was even more effective than killing a Japanese soldier.

Directional anti-personnel mines like this, as well as bullet mines that are simple to manufacture and made of readily available and abundant materials, were buried everywhere in the areas where the Japanese army continued to advance.

Even Kong Jie couldn't help but feel a headache when he was arranging the soldiers to lay these mines along the way.

"After the battle is over, it will be a problem for us to clear these mines!"

But now I can’t care so much.

These mines, which even the Eighth Route Army, which is responsible for laying the mines, are a headache for the Japanese. They are enough to cause a lot of trouble for the Japanese.

really.

Following the powerful explosion of the directional anti-personnel mines, many Japanese soldiers who were gradually advancing were hit by the bullet mines buried in the wheat fields.

The fired bullet flew out and pierced directly through the devil's foot.

One of them was even unlucky enough to have a bullet pierce his throat and die on the spot.

The wind blew and the beautiful green wheat fields swayed. Suddenly, they looked like a hell of traps. The Japanese soldiers were so scared that they stopped where they were and dared not move forward.