Compared with the main force of the new 67th Army, it has always been under the attention of many people, and most of the movements in ordinary times will fall under the observation of others. If www.biquge.info you want to conceal your development strength, you naturally need to think of more ways.

But for those who died and were wounded, most of them became guerrillas scattered around the country. Of course, there are also armed independent battalions scattered all over the place, and their movements appear to be relatively stealthy and free.

Ever since the New 67th Army had been in Huaibin City, there had been an independent battalion operating here to protect the guerrillas scattered throughout the villages. In fact, the troops of the Eighth Route Army here are far less than an independent battalion.

When the Central China Dispatch Army began to mobilize the Third Division and planned to continue the offensive from Fuyang, the small detachments of the Eighth Route Army, which had entered Anhui in the name of the Wugong Corps, were already scattered in the urban-rural areas occupied by the Japanese army and the nearby mountainous areas.

The arrival of these military engineering teams is mostly in the name of the escort team, to fight those squires who have taken refuge in the little devils, and from time to time they also look for troubles that have been incorporated into the puppet army, and rarely disturb the Japanese garrison in the county seat.

With the existence of these martial engineering teams, the Third Division was actually under the supervision of the Eighth Route Army on the way into Fuyang. The news that the 3rd Division had finished its rest and began to march towards Huaibin was soon reported to He Zhengdao.

He Zhengdao, who was already in the mountains near Huaibin and had established an operational command center, looked at the telegram just sent by the communicator, and He Zhengdao also smiled and said: "It seems that the little devils are also quite fast, I think they know that we are coming!" ”

Chief of Staff Luo Ruiqing also smiled and said: "The little devil's intelligence gathering ability here is still very strong!" Our march last night, though we didn't let them know. But the daytime march can't hide from them! ”

'Yes! If you want to be a little devil in this battle, it is estimated that it is not easy. Some tricks are used for the first time, and if you want to use them again, I'm afraid it won't be easy. However, this is now our territory.

Send a telegram to the 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment so that they can start the operation. Starting today, a complete blockade will be implemented on the road from Fuyang to Huaibin. Let the car regiment load a cart of mines for them, and let the reconnaissance regiment entertain the little devils who come from afar.

Ordered our guerrillas near the highway to do a good job of evacuating the people. The mistakes made last time should not be repeated this time in any case. The task of harassment was entrusted to the reconnaissance regiment, and the surveillance was entrusted to the guerrillas.

As long as the little devils do not enter the village to attack and harass the people, the guerrillas are not allowed to attack the Japanese army without authorization. As soon as the Japanese deviate from their marching route, let the reconnaissance group find a way to unite with the guerrillas to encircle and annihilate them.

In a word, the little devils take the highway, and they have to try their best to make them not happy. If the little devils don't take the road, they have to find a way to drive them back to the road. Only in this way can the safety of the people along the route be ensured. ’

With He Zhengdao's order, a car loaded with mines also set off from Huaibin at night to various ambush points along the way. The mines on the vehicles were also distributed to the troops.

Although he had not been in Dabie Mountain for a long time, when He Zhengdao went south, the most stockpiled of the troops was landmines. At least in Ho's view, landmines are the best, most cost-effective, and most troublesome defensive weapon for the enemy.

Even with the progress of the arsenal in the research and development of mine fuses, ceramic mines and stone mines, which were developed during the Anti-Japanese War, have also been developed one after another. Not to mention the cheap cost, it also makes the little devils unguardable.

Some mines are being used in actual combat, and even the minesweepers of the little devils are not able to detect it at all. The minesweeper they used to sweep mines, completely lost its effectiveness. Many professional mine-clearing jobs have died on such special mines.

With He Zhengdao's order issued, the forward troops of the Japanese Third Division had just walked out of Fuyang. The infantry brigade in charge of fighting the vanguard, looking at the several soldiers who were blown away, looked very dissatisfied and angry.

Said directly: "Eight Geya Road!" How can there be mines here? Didn't a caravan pass by just now? ”

'Captain, I guess it's something that the Eighth Route Guerrilla did. Most of these guerrillas are in groups of three or five, and they know that we are going to attack Xinyang, so they use mines in the hope of stopping the advance of our large army, right? ’

'Are the sappers sent?' ’

'It's gone! Minesweeping is underway! ’

Just as the team leader asked, the sappers in charge of mine clearance were also quick to remove or detonate several detected mines. After some inspection, the leader of the engineer squad reported: "Captain, the mines have been cleared!" ”

'Yo! Order the troops, move on! ’

Seeing that the sappers were so quick to clear the mines on the road, the infantry captain who acted as the vanguard still seemed very satisfied. This also shows that there are not many people who plant landmines, and the number of mines carried is naturally not large.

But the troops marched less than a kilometer, and the vanguard team responsible for exploring the way again sounded several explosions of mines. The troops, who followed the advance, were once again ordered to stop their advance. The reason is that there are mines on the road ahead.

Again, after the sappers probed, it didn't take long for the sappers to detonate the mines. The highway seems to be open again. But every time a mine is found, it takes at least an hour to clear the mine and move on.

After all, minesweeping is a meticulous job, and a single omission can overlook a mine. In this way, the troops are likely to suffer losses as they march. It is faster and faster to detonate the mines without digging up them.

The fact that there can be stop-and-go one after another is also a very demoralizing thing for the marching troops. Each time, the other side planted more than a dozen mines, but they were distributed on the road of hundreds of meters.

And triggering a mine often leads to the death or injury of several soldiers. After walking like this for a long time, the captain of the Japanese infantry group soon saw the wing commander who was advancing with him, and rushed up from the rear with a dissatisfied face.

With a dissatisfied expression, he said: "Baga, it took half a day to set off, and you didn't even walk ten kilometers." In this case, how long will it take for our main force to arrive in Xinyang? You're moving too slowly! ”

In the face of the reprimand of the wing commander, the team leader also said helplessly: "Wing leader, the enemy has planted mines on the road, and he has adopted a rather shameless way of laying mines. Every other stretch of the road is planted with a batch of mines, and we have cleared nearly 10 batches of mines today. ”

'Na! Mines, does our enemy want to use this way to stop the advance of our large forces? ’

As the captain of the wing, after hearing the captain's report, he also knew that this thing was used well, and it was indeed a defensive weapon. The lethality of landmines often leads to non-combat attrition of troops.

After all, a mine has a lot of fragments, and if it is detonated, any soldier who is relatively close will be injured. One wounded person often needs to be cared for by two combatants.

As a result, the situation with non-combat attrition of troops will become very serious. Most importantly, this kind of injuries and explosions from time to time really affect the morale of the military. That's why this captain will say that this tactic is very shameless.

'Yaga! Adjust a car from the rear and give it a few extra tires. The road was cleared by car, and the sappers immediately cleared the mines. In this way, you will be able to reduce your casualties and speed up your travel. ’

Upon seeing the mines taken out by the sappers, most of them were light anti-infantry mines. The co-captain quickly thought of a way to open the way with a car. In this way, casualties can be avoided at least to a certain extent.

Even if the tires of the car may explode, it is still more convenient to have a few tires than to cause casualties to the troops. That tire is detonated, and after the mines are cleared, just replace it with a good tire.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance detachment who were waiting for the Japanese army at the minefield saw that the little devil let a car take the lead, and soon thought of what the little devil had planned. couldn't help but scold: "The little devil is really yin!" ”

'fart! If you want to use a car to ride the mines, then I'll give you some big ones! Go to someone, tell the squad in front of you, and let them bury a big guy in front. I want to use a car to open the way, but there are no doors! ’

As a result, the little devil forward brigade that had just tasted a car minesweeper and only changed one tire, but there were no casualties among the soldiers, naturally seemed very happy. felt that this move broke the mine attack of the Eighth Route Army.

It's just that he didn't have to be happy for long, and the infantryman, who was following the car a hundred meters away, suddenly heard a loud noise in front. The slow-moving car was directly blown over. Just know, things are in trouble!

'Yaga! What kind of mine is that, and how can it be so powerful? ’

'It should be an anti-tank mine!' Yaga, how can these people have such mines? ’

Compared with infantry mines, anti-tank mines are undoubtedly a little more technical. At least for many officers and men of the Third Division who have been fighting in China for a long time, they rarely see that anti-tank mines have been used on the battlefield.

If the Eighth Route Army was equipped with anti-tank mines, then their idea of using cars to run mines could only be shattered. Next, the Japanese officers and soldiers who were responsible for leading the way had to worry about the possibility that they might step on a mine on the road.

This also means that the soldier who acts as a pioneer needs to be especially careful every step forward. If they are not careful, they may be injured or even killed by landmines.

With such fear, the speed of the vanguard to explore the way will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Knowing this situation, looking at the driver who was killed, the infantry brigade was undoubtedly very angry.

But no matter how angry he was, he couldn't help it, and the troops who followed and advanced behind him were almost crowded together. If they don't distance themselves a little more, it is estimated that the co-captain will come up and curse again.

In desperation, the infantry captain could only continue to order the troops to advance. After traveling some distance, they suddenly found that there were no mines on the road. This made the captain of the infantry brigade happy again, thinking that there were no mines in the hands of the Eighth Route Army? (To be continued.) )