Chapter IV Mine Warfare

"Chief of Staff Zhao, you can now make a call to the headquarters of the 88th Division of the Central Military Academy to verify my identity. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "Zhang Chengdao, he is not afraid of this, Zhang Cheng exists, but he is dead, and he replaces him."

"No need, I've seen what Japanese and traitors are like, talents like you, they will never let you be a spy." Zhao Weibin shook his head and said.

"Chief of Staff Zhao, I think it's better to make a phone call, so that everyone can feel at ease." Zhang Chengdao.

Zhao Weibin thought about it, nodded, and motioned to the communications corps to ask for the phone number of the 88th Division.

"Hey, the 88th Division of the Central Military Academy, I'm Sun Yuanliang, who are you?" A thick Sichuan accent came from the other end of the phone.

"Master Sun, I'm Zhao Weibin of the 122nd Division!"

"It's Chief of Staff Zhao, what's the matter, why did you call me?" Sun Yuanliang asked strangely.

"My department is sheltering a lieutenant colonel battalion commander named Zhang Cheng in Dangtu, he said that he is a member of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of your 88th Division, I want to verify?"

"Chief of Staff Zhao, a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander, you still can't help a major general chief of staff to call me personally to verify, right?"

"In a battle, he killed several Japanese strikers and got some intelligence information, so he ......"

"Oh, there's such a thing?" Sun Yuanliang on the other end of the phone was shocked.

"For the sake of prudence, Zhao made this call and asked Master Sun for verification, is there such a person?" Of course, Zhao Weibin would not tell the other party about Zhang Cheng's seizure of the radio station and the code book, otherwise, these things would definitely have to be handed over.

"Wait a minute, I'll check the roster, I'll call you later!" Sun Yuanliang put down the phone, quickly called his adjutant, and asked him to check the file roster of the Second Brigade, while picking up the phone, he asked for the phone number of the Second Brigade and the Second Regiment.

"Zhang Cheng, didn't he die in the blocking battle?"

"Killed, are you sure?"

"I'm not sure, when retreating, their battalion stayed behind to cover the retreat of the large army, and someone saw him fall to the ground, and they didn't know if he was dead or not."

"Is that not sure that he must have died?"

"That's the case, it was too chaotic at the time, I didn't find him when I returned to the building, maybe he didn't die but was stunned by the shell, is he still alive?" Zhu Chi, the second head of the regiment, asked excitedly.

"Not sure yet." After speaking, Sun Yuanliang hung up the phone directly.

"Division, I found it, is there a man named Zhang Cheng, or the commander of the first battalion of the second brigade and the second regiment of our 88th Division, graduated from the seventh infantry section of the Central Military Academy, a native of Zhejiang," the adjutant knocked on the door and came in to admonish.

The people in the photo are a little familiar, but I can't remember when and where I saw them, since they are their own soldiers, it is best to be alive.

But in case......

Sun Yuanliang didn't dare to be careless, and felt that it was better to go by himself.

The soldier's intuition, Zhao Weibin called the 88th Division, just to verify the identity of a lieutenant colonel, and said intelligence, this information is not so simple, right?

"Adjutant, call a guard squad and go out with me." Sun Yuanliang picked up Zhang Cheng's archives, grabbed the military coat on the chair and ordered.

"Master, at this time, are you still going out?"

"Long-winded, lead the horse!"

After coming out of the command post in the southern suburbs, Sun Yuanliang first made a phone call to Zhao Weibin and told him that there was indeed Zhang Cheng, and he was indeed the battalion commander of the 2nd Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the 88th Division.

"It's confirmed, Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, there is no problem with your identity." Zhao Weibin put down the phone and said solemnly.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Zhang Cheng, a lieutenant colonel, belongs to the grassroots officers, and has no access to high-level military secrets at all.

The status is not high, and the value is not great.

Even if it is a spy, it will only work for one or two battles at most, and once exposed, there is only a dead end.

As long as you are not Japanese, traitors will be so hardworking, there is only one possibility, raised by Japanese parents since childhood.

Is it possible?

If the Japanese are willing to use such talents on the battlefield, they will play a greater role outside the battlefield.

Therefore, Zhao Weibin basically has no problem judging Zhang Cheng's identity.

"Chief of Staff Zhao, this is a military map I captured from the top soldiers of the Japanese army, you can see, their mechanized troops are advancing rapidly along the road, and the speed is very fast, but their large forces are left behind."

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, how did you find out?"

"This Japanese spearhead squad is responsible for reconnaissance missions, providing guidance to large troops, and is also disguised as Chinese, but they do not carry enough individual rations, and need to loot civilians on the way to fill their stomachs, if their large army is behind, why do this?" Zhang Cheng analyzed.

"Well, that makes sense!"

"They didn't dare to walk along the main road, but took the small road close to the main road, which shows that they are afraid of being identified, but they have to complete the task assigned by the above, so they will be bumped into by me, before this, they looted and slaughtered a village, the means are so cruel and outrageous, Song Hu is the only survivor of the slaughtered village!" Zhang Cheng said with excited eyes.

"Dog's day Jap!"

"You must slaughter these man-eating beasts!"

"Brute ......"

For a time, everyone in the command headquarters was filled with righteous indignation.

Song Hu is not a soldier, Zhao Weibin and others can still see that Song Hu's identity indirectly proves that Zhang Cheng cannot be a spy of the Japanese army.

"Therefore, I judge that their large army is still at least in Wuhu for a generation, and the striker is very likely to appear around Dangtu, and the task of this group of devils should be to stop our army from descending, or to prevent our army from supporting Nanjing in the south."

"Well, the vanguard of the Japanese army is generally about a reinforced squadron, with no more than three hundred troops and a small number of heavy weapons......"

Everyone, you say a word, I say a word, and the ambush plan is being formulated in this way.

"There are less than five hours before dawn, everyone will do what Lieutenant Colonel Zhang said, and at the same time order the second regiment to take over the position of the first regiment, be fast!" Zhao Weibin is also a decisive person, and quickly issued a combat order!

"Senza, do you want to inform the master?"

"No need, let's talk about it after the fight!" Zhao Weibin shook his hand, a small ambush battle, no need to ask for instructions, if everything depends on asking for instructions, how can the battle be fought?

When Liu Zhongming heard Zhao Weibin say this, he no longer insisted, and quickly went out to gather his team.

"Staff Officer Wang, summon the chief officers of our regiment at and above the company level to come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, be quick, can you do it within a quarter of an hour?"

"Yes!"

The headquarters quickly got busy, moving tables and stools, and soon, a simple conference room was opened.

Zhang Cheng also ordered someone to find a small blackboard, and later, he would explain some simple ambush tactics.

Time is tight.

After analyzing the content of the telegram sent back by the Japanese army's elite squad before that, Zhang Cheng drafted a reply in accordance with the Japanese army's habits.

Soon, the Japanese called back.

The telegram shows that a reinforced squadron of the 1st Brigade of the Noda Wing of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army has already left Wuhu, but the Japanese army is coming too fast, and the Japanese brigade is still far south of Wuhu, even if it is a rapid march, it will take a day to arrive at Dangtu.

So, there was plenty of time for this battle.

As soon as the intelligence from both sides is recruited, the battle will be much more certain.

This is good news, whether this ambush is fought or not, at least everyone has the bottom in their hearts, knowing where the Japanese army has arrived and when it will come.

The company-level commanders of the first regiment arrived one after another, and the morale of the officers and men was not high, and one by one they looked listless, some of their clothes were not buttoned properly, and they even smelled a smell of alcohol.

"Now that an urgent military meeting is being held, have all the battalions and companies arrived?" Liu Zhongming asked.

"Tuanzao, it's just the commander of the artillery company."

Why didn't he come? Liu Zhongming frowned and asked.

"Report to the regiment, our company commander Jiang is not feeling well, let me come instead of him." A young lieutenant shouted.

"It's uncomfortable, he's drinking ......" Liu Zhongming was about to go crazy, but as soon as he saw Zhang Cheng, he subconsciously pinched his words, if this is all his own family, he will be scolded, Zhang Chengke is still from the 88th Division, this ugly family can't be publicized, so I still put up with it.

Of course, Zhang Cheng understands that this kind of thing is not uncommon, especially in local units with poor military discipline, and they are not willing to break it at the moment.

"Let me introduce, this is Lieutenant Colonel Zhang of the 88th Division of the Central Military Academy!" Liu Zhongming invited Zhang Cheng to the middle position and solemnly introduced.

Zhang Cheng saluted a military salute!

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang will temporarily serve as the commander of my first regiment, and this emergency combat meeting will also be convened by him, everyone is welcome!" Zhao Weibin solemnly announced.

Bang Bang ......

The applause was somewhat sparse.

I called people over in the middle of the night, I was reluctant, and Zhang Cheng was not his own person, a lieutenant colonel staff officer of the 88th Division, who came here to pretend to be a big head?

"I know that I am not very reluctant to call you here now, but as soldiers, we should have this awareness, no matter day or night, as long as it is the needs of the country and the nation, we must always be sober!"

"Look at you, what do you all look like?" Zhang Cheng slammed the table, "Come on, bring in cold water and let them sober up!" ”

This time Zhao Weibin and Liu Zhongming were taken aback, they didn't understand what Zhang Cheng wanted to do, and they didn't say hello in advance.

A group of soldiers came in from the outside with washbasins.

"Wash yourself, give you two minutes!" Zhang Cheng shouted, "If I were your boss, I would have stripped off your military clothes and gotten out of here as soon as possible." ”

"What are you doing in a daze, embarrassed!" Liu Zhongming slapped the table with a red face, these guys, this time they are really embarrassed by themselves, and the face of the Sichuan army.

Soldiers, there is still a sense of honor, these people have a lot of problems, but they are still honest, quickly wash their cheeks with cold water, tidy up their military appearance, and instantly change their mental outlook a lot.

Zhang Chengyi waved his hand and removed the cold water.

"It's a quarter past two in the morning, I called everyone here to prepare for an ambush by the Japanese army, I wonder if you have the courage to follow me to him once?" Zhang Cheng's gaze swept over everyone's cheeks.

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, our Sichuan army has no bad seeds!"

"Fuck the fucking bitch-bred Oriental devil!"

"The surname is Zhang, you have a kind, and I ...... you"

“……”

"Okay, if you don't want to, you can quit, Zhang is not reluctant, but those who stay must obey my command, understand?"

"Understood!"

"Be louder, haven't you woken up yet?"

"Understood!"

"I would like to first listen to the strength and weapons and equipment of each battalion, starting with the first battalion, first introduce myself, one person for a minute, concise and to the point." Zhang Cheng commanded.

"The commander of the first battalion, our battalion has 334 people, with 183 rifles, Hanyang, Zhongzheng, and 38 types, two pistols, box guns, and German masturbators...... 3,000 bullets, an average of less than 10 rounds per person......"

"Second Battalion Commander ......"

In about half an hour, Zhang Cheng roughly grasped the personnel and weapons and equipment of the 1045 regiment.

The quality of the soldiers, as can be seen from their military commanders, needless to say, the weapons and equipment are very poor, and the weapons of the Japanese army in land warfare were at the level of second- to third-rate at that time.

The equipment of the Sichuan army is not as good as that of the opponent, and there is a great shortage of ammunition, especially the lack of heavy firepower, a company of heavy machine guns is equipped with two, and a squadron of the Japanese army is equipped with at least four or more heavy machine guns, and they also have grenadiers and mortars and other weapons.

Both in quantity and quality, the Japanese army far outnumbered the Chinese troops, not to mention heavy weapons.

It is no wonder that the Japanese army shouted that one Japanese soldier could reach three Chinese soldiers, which was not arrogant, but actually so.

Quality can't be spelled, only quantity can be spelled.

The entire regiment of 1,045 people, including the reconnaissance company, communications platoon, mortar platoon, and health squad, adds up to more than 1,300 people.

The Japanese army had only one reinforced squadron, and even with the help of tanks, the total strength would not exceed three hundred.

One thousand three hundred against three hundred.

In terms of the comparison of troops, this battle can definitely be fought.

Zhang Cheng's mind quickly calculated the problem of weapon allocation and the use of troops.

"From now on, the heavy machine guns of the second and third battalions are all concentrated in the first battalion, this ambush, the first battalion serves as the main attack, the second battalion and the third battalion serve as the flanks from the left and right respectively, the mortar company is equipped with the first battalion, the cavalry platoon, reconnaissance along the road, pay attention to air defense, the engineer platoon and I lay mines on the road and the front of the position, how many are planted, don't be afraid to lose all your money......"

"Commander Liu, our regiment has too few bullets, less than ten rounds per soldier, so if you fight like this, you will have to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese army in less than three minutes?" Zhang Chengdao.

"This ammunition problem ......," Liu Zhongming looked at Zhao Weibin with a sneering face.

"I'll send you 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the quartermaster department of the division headquarters, but don't run out of them for me, take it easy." Zhao Weibin said.

"Thank you for taking a seat!" Liu Zhongming raised his eyebrows with a touch of joy. The ambush position was selected in Zhangjiatun.

A glimmer of morning light appeared in the east, turning from gray to white, from white to yellow, from yellow to orange, and the fog gradually dispersed and visibility gradually increased.

After breakfast.

Zhang Cheng led Song Hu and a platoon of engineers, nearly 60 people, carrying the 400 mines, to lay mines on the major roads near Zhangjiatun.

The sun was shining at this time.

Zhang Cheng took Song Hu and the sappers to platoon on a road that little devils must pass to attack Dangtu County, and buried mines! Among them, Zhang Cheng buried a lot of tricks.

Zhang Cheng taught the engineer platoon and Song Hu how to bury mines, and after burying a few of them, they became familiar with it, but at this critical time, Zhang Cheng was setting up the detonation device, which was good.

Zhang Cheng is a person who has seen "mine warfare", and in addition to the technology he obtained from studying mines when he was a special forces soldier in his previous life, Zhang Cheng took the mines he asked for from the regiment and simply modified them into more than 30 kinds of mines, such as pulling mines, stepping mines, tripping mines, clip mines, plum blossom mines, true and false mother mines, T-shaped mines, and flying mines.

This is not the end, Zhang Cheng even planted the trick of laying mines from pre-buried to exploding in flight, from a single mine-laying to a large-scale mine array. The main road near the large and small intersections, hillsides, forests, river loops, melon fields, vegetable gardens...... Mines were laid everywhere.

Now, as long as the little devil comes, as long as the little devil walks into this minefield, Zhang Cheng dares to guarantee that this little devil will definitely not even see anyone, but he will be half killed by this mine!

However, due to the variety of modified products, the difficulty of installation will also increase, and the degree of danger will also be greatly increased. Therefore, when it comes to installation, the requirements are not low, and the speed is much slower.

"Brother Zhang, if we bury so many mines, will the kid be blown up?" Song Hu saw that Zhang Cheng asked them to put the large and small intersections, hillsides, forests, river loops, melon fields, and vegetable gardens near the road...... Mines were laid everywhere. Only then did he ask suspiciously.

This little devil was blown up and won't go any other way? That little devil went another way, this is a bit thunderous and not buried in vain?

Zhang Cheng smiled slightly, and watched the sixty or so people he brought with him lay mines all over the surrounding places, and he was even more happy.

Under the leadership of several battalion commanders, all the weapons and ammunition were brought to the repaired trenches and bunkers. Those guns were also put into positions and hidden.

Right now. Everything is ready, just waiting for the arrival of the little devil!

After Zhang Cheng and Regiment Commander Liu had deployed everything, they were resting in the war room.

Suddenly.

A soldier shouted and ran into the war room, saying, "Oh no, no, commander, the little devil is coming!" It's only three miles away! In a few moments, we will be in our minefield! ”

"Okay, the little devil of the dog day is finally here!" After hearing this, Regiment Commander Liu not only did not rush but became happy, "Staff Officer Wang, inform the whole regiment, enter the position, and prepare for battle!" ”

"Hahahaha...... Little devil, you're fucking waiting, your grandfather is going to clean you up! ”

"Haha, Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, okay! The little devil of dog day is finally here, we have all been preparing for so long, and we are looking forward to this day! "After Commander Liu asked Staff Officer Wang to inform the whole regiment, the more he thought about it, the happier he became, he had been preparing for so long, and he was afraid that the little devil would not come.

Right now. On the avenue a few kilometers away from Zhangjiatun! The dust was flying, like a herd of migrating bison. The whole road is full of human figures, looking at the length of 300 meters, it is like a long dragon, full of little devils.

To say, the little devil is really enough to make a lot of money this time, more than 1,000 people, at first glance, people are like ants, and there are so many people who can't help but feel numb when they look at it!

in the midst of this crowd. There are also dozens of cars on the way.

On top of these cars, there are mostly light and heavy artillery. Among them, there are 70mm Type 92 infantry guns, Type 97 90mm light mortars, Type 99 105mm mountain guns, Meiji 38 Type 105mm howitzers, Meiji 38 Type 120mm field howitzers, and Type 96 150mm field howitzers...... This formation is really not light!

Zhang Cheng led Song Hu and the people of the engineer platoon from the path. Climbed a hill, this is an absolute commanding height, and here is not only offensive and defensible, the most important thing is to retreat.

About 500 meters ahead is a minefield. Even if the little devil kills him, Zhang Cheng is not afraid. There are hundreds of mines here, and the little devil doesn't have wings, if the fuck wants to fly over, it's better in the next life!

Not to mention, behind this hill. As long as Zhang Cheng retreated a little, and then crossed a forest, he arrived at a position prepared by the whole regiment of soldiers to hunt and kill little devils. With the whole group of people here, Zhang Cheng is even more afraid!

At this time, Zhang Cheng took Song Hu and others to lie on the mountain bag. I saw that Zhang Cheng's expression was very indifferent, and his eyes were slightly squinted, and he saw the little devil on the road from a distance.

There are quite a few people here this time. Zhang Cheng saw the scene in front of him. Not only is there nothing to fear, but the corners of the mouth are raised anyway. couldn't help but smile, he thought to himself: "Little devil of dog day, look how to clean you up!" Haha, but it's damn good, I'm thinking about having a good fight with the little devil! ”

"Brother Zhang, I'm a mother-in-law! There are a lot of people here with these fucking little devils! Song Hu looked at the formation of the little devil and couldn't help but sigh, "What the hell, what are you putting in those cars?" They all look amazing! ”

Hearing Song Hu say this, everyone looked at the little devil's car one after another, only to see the dust, which was not too clear.

But who is Zhang Cheng, at this glance, he can see the cannon on the little devil's car clearly.

Zhang Cheng saw it in his eyes, but his heart was extremely calm, and he thought: "Hey, okay, okay, give Lao Tzu such a big gift on dog days." Yes, yes, this gift will be accepted by Lao Tzu unceremoniously after a while! ”

Zhang Cheng saw the devil's artillery, but he was not afraid. Who is Zhang Cheng! At this moment, even if the little devil's tank comes, Zhang Cheng can have a way to rush up and blow him up.

"Brother Zhang, the devil is going into a minefield!" Song Hu smiled slightly, haha, now the little devil has entered the minefield, which means that the little devil has already stepped into hell with half a foot!

"Haha, Brother Zhang, the little devil is going to take a dirt plane! I'm looking forward to it, we're going to blow up these shit days first! Song Hu was also very happy, but he had planted a mine all morning!

Now that he finally sees that the fruits of his hard work for a day are finally about to reap the life of the little devil, it is strange that Song Hu can not be happy!

At this moment, the little devil is about to enter the minefield, and everyone present is happy.

Zhang Cheng calmly looked at the little devil entering the minefield, only to see his eyes narrowed slightly, a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered: "Little devil, come on." Come on, Lao Tzu carefully laid a big thunderstorm for you, and I promise to satisfy you! If you are not satisfied, you will be able to return the goods within seven days! However, if you fucking want to return it, then wait for the next life! ”

One second, two seconds, three seconds......

Three minutes later, ten of the little devils' cars had entered the minefield, and nearly three hundred devils had also entered the minefield.

Zhang Cheng looked at it very kindly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even stronger!

"Lieutenant Colonel Zhang, why hasn't our mine exploded yet? Isn't it broken? No, we're all buried well in the morning, how the hell is this possible? The engineer platoon commander looked at Zhang Cheng and couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw that the thunder hadn't exploded.

Zhang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the car in front of the little devil, only to see the car moving forward. Zhang Cheng looked at the car and muttered a count: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two......"

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

When the car in front of the little devil just drove to the place where there was a small pine tree on the side of the road, Zhang Cheng had already counted one!

Zhang Cheng's voice has not fallen, and it is at this moment! Only a few wild sounds of "boom" were heard, and the little devil went to the minefield where the humanoid dragon stepped into Zhangjiatun, and all the mines exploded.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

The sound is like thunder, deafening!

This burst of random bombing, and the truck in front of the little devil was the first to be blown up. Then I heard a "bang", and the car fell to the ground again.

The car was equipped with a Type 99 105mm mountain gun. There were also a lot of shells on it, and the car fell with this heavy blow, and then the mines exploded like this.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

The 24-round Type 99 105mm mountain gun shells on the car were exploded by mines that rang out from all directions, and they were immediately detonated. "Boom, boom, boom", these loud noises are like thunder before the heavy rain is coming! Suddenly, the entire Guan Shan Ridge was shrouded in this big explosion!

The soldiers of the regiment who were waiting in the trench to fight heard this loud noise, and they couldn't help but cry out excitedly, "Oh...... The little devil has fallen for us! Haha, this little devil has fallen into our ambush......"

"Hahahaha, the little devil was given a 'pit' by the 'big pit' we dug! Hahahaha......"

As soon as the mines and the shells of the 24-round Type 99 105mm mountain guns on the first car of the little devil exploded, the little devil was affected by the ten cars that entered the minefield, and nearly 300 devils!

After this explosion, the 300 or so little devils who entered the minefield will be miserable!

Although the power of the mines is not great, even if a hundred are added together, it is not enough to beat these three hundred little devils miserably! But this time it was Tianzhu Zhang Cheng, and this mine actually blew up the shell on the devil's car. Or a cannonball with a caliber of 105mm, so the power is different!

This time, the three hundred or so people in front of the little devil were bombed by this. Suddenly attrition is more than eight or nine times out of ten!