At the Japanese Army's Sakata Regiment position, more than a dozen Japanese servicemen set up a temporary headquarters with wood and straw nets.
The communications soldier erected a long pole at the commanding heights and raised an antenna high.
As soon as the headquarters and antenna were set up, the Japanese communications soldiers quickly turned on the radio and radio, and the radio began to beep.
Wing Commander Nobute Sakata stood on the ladder and looked through the telescope at the Higashimura Squadron, which was conducting a probing attack and pounced towards the Eighth Route Position.
There was a look of pride on his face.
The Bantian Regiment of the Fourth Brigade is known as the elite of the Japanese army. In the Battle of Xinkou, one regiment defeated two divisions of the Chinese army.
There are not many troops that can be called elite at the moment. Just like the troops that are called ace, just hearing it can make the opponent tremble.
Nobuyuki Sakata did not take the beggar-like Eighth Route Army seriously.
In his opinion, this army of unseen peasants hardly counted as an army.
They are dressed in rags like beggars, and they get worried when winter comes. Their government doesn't even give them decent military uniforms.
A captured 38 rifle is considered first-class equipment. Most soldiers still use the old Hanyang sleeves produced by Hanyang Arsenal at the end of the 19th century.
The accuracy of this kind of rifle is very poor, and jamming is common. Even with such an inferior weapon, some Eighth Route Army soldiers were only given one to two soldiers, and each soldier could not hold 5 rounds of ammunition. Some soldiers even Cold weapons such as broadswords and spears are still used.
It is simply a joke that such an army dares to fight against the so-called elite Sakata Regiment.
When the Dongcun Squadron tests the defensive deployment of the troops in front, he can wipe out all eight groups with just one brigade and chop off the heads of all these Chinese soldiers!
Nobuyuki Sakata saw the East Village Squadron jumping off the slope. After passing the slope, they were close to the Eighth Route Army's position.
Immediately afterwards, there was a violent explosion from behind the slope. Nobuyuki Sakata quickly increased the magnification of his telescope and focused his eyes.
But he only saw smoke rising from behind the slope. Was the East Village Squadron ambushed?
But Sakata Nobutetsu was not too worried. With the powerful combat capabilities of the Tomura Squadron, he believed that even if he was ambushed by an eight-pronged attack, he would be able to retreat calmly.
But not long after, Sakata Nobutsu was dumbfounded. Only a dozen or so imperial soldiers from the East Village Squadron fled back in embarrassment.
Nobuyuki Sakata's mind was filled with questions, what's going on?
His doubts did not last long. A Japanese soldier who had escaped in embarrassment was brought to the headquarters for questioning.
"Report to the captain!" The Japanese soldier turned pale and paused, "The Dongcun Squadron entered the mine array on the 8th Route. The Dongcun Squadron Captain and other soldiers were all smashed to pieces!"
"Nani?" Sakata Nobutsu's face was filled with disbelief and his eyes widened, "All the jade pieces were broken into pieces?"
The Japanese soldier suddenly paused: "Hi!"
Nobuyuki Sakata couldn't help but murmured to himself: "What kind of mine is it that almost all the East Village Squadron was shattered?"
"This kind of landmine is very powerful!" said the Japanese soldier. "When it explodes, it explodes into a large area. We don't even have a chance to react!"
"Got it!" Sakata Nobutsu waved his hand violently, and the Japanese soldiers were taken away.
When he picked up the telescope again and looked at the main peak position of Cangyun Ridge opposite, Nobutsu Sakata had a solemn look on his face.
Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo, the adjutant of the Sakata Regiment, came over with the telegram and paused: "Report to the Regiment Commander, the brigade commander is sending an urgent message!"
Nobuyuki Sakata shouted without looking back: "Read it!"
"Hi!" Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo nodded, then picked up the telegram and read, "According to reliable information, the enemy in front of you is the main force of the 129th Division of the Chinese 18th Group Army. The North China Front Army Headquarters orders your unit to attack at 12 noon. When we occupy the main peak of Cangyun Ridge, we must completely wipe out the enemy defenders and prevent a single person from slipping through the net. His Majesty the Emperor will carry it on board, and the Imperial Japanese Army will carry it on board!"
"Captain!" Lieutenant Commander Uratomo said, "The enemy doesn't seem to have any heavy weapons except for powerful mines. They only have a few mortars at most. In my opinion, one brigade is enough to wipe out this enemy!"
"On the main peak position of Cangyun Ridge." Nobuzhe Sakata asked, "Which unit of the Eighth Route Army is it?"
Ura Yuzhong Jordan was the first to say: "The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army!"
Nobuyuki Sakata turned around suddenly and asked angrily: "I'm asking which regiment of the 129th Division!"
"Well..." Lieutenant Commander Uratomo looked embarrassed, "It's not clear yet. So far, we haven't captured a single prisoner!"
"Baga!" Sakata Nobutsu shouted, "We just lost a squadron, and we don't even know the number of the enemy we are facing. It's simply ridiculous!"
Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo paused quickly: "Hi!"
After a pause, Sakata Nobutsuru continued: "Uratomo-kun, have you noticed that the commander of this Eighth Route Army is very expert in deploying troops and formations? I conclude that this commander of the Eighth Route Army is a veteran in defensive warfare, and his circular formation is very well constructed. It has characteristics. The combination of foxholes and trenches is quite systematic, and the configuration of light and heavy machine guns is also very particular. Especially in such a short period of time, minefields were arranged outside the forward position. Their minefields almost annihilated the 5th Squadron. !”
Sakata Nobutsu's eyes narrowed: "This person is not simple!"
"What the commander said makes sense!" Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo echoed, "It's not surprising that the Chinese army deployed minefields during combat, but the opponent hastily switched from an encounter to a defensive battle, and actually laid them out in such a short period of time. Minefields are especially valuable!”
"Tell the attacking troops!" Sakata Nobutsu shouted sharply, "It's best to capture this person alive. I want to see what kind of person this person is!?"
"At the same time, order the artillery squadron to move forward and fire at the enemy's minefield to clear the way for the attacking troops!"
"But..." Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo said hesitantly, "There may be wounded soldiers from the 5th Squadron in the mine field. Do we have to abandon them?"
"If the enemy's minefields are not destroyed, our attacking troops will suffer heavy casualties!" Sakata Nobutsu said without any doubt, "Uratomo-kun, execute the order!"
"Hi!" Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo suddenly nodded and walked back.
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The main peak position of Cangyun Ridge.
Looking at the minefield littered with corpses, Li Yunlong lay down behind the sandbags and spoke loudly to the soldiers.
"Did you see that?"
"Little devils are human beings too, and they will die if they step on a landmine!"
"What the hell elite?"
"I'm fighting the elite!"
The soldiers listened to the morale-boosting words of the regiment leader and then looked at the minefield where the corpses of Japanese soldiers lay on the ground, with excited expressions.
Later, Li Yunlong asked: "Zhang Dabiao, have the division headquarters and field hospital been moved?"
"Report to the head of the regiment!" Zhang Dabiao said, "The division headquarters and field hospitals have all been moved!"
"This time, I can finally let go and fight the Japanese." Li Yunlong chuckled, "Bantian United, damn, I finally got caught. This time I will fight for my two old comrades. Sakata is such a bastard, I have to chop off his head if he speaks evil words!"
