Sappers, often inconspicuous in the army, and even most of the time, they are in obscurity as paving stones, construction workers.

But this in no way means that the lethality of the sappers is low. On the contrary, when they have advanced equipment in their hands, as long as they use it properly, the destructive power they exert is often jaw-dropping!

At the foot of the Dongxian Ridge, on the side of the first line of defense, half of the mountain suddenly trembled, as if an eight-magnitude earthquake had erupted!

All the people on the ridge could feel a gloomy force erupt from under the surface, like a meteorite impact, bringing unparalleled violent kinetic energy and impact! The tyrannical power made the hearts of the soldiers in the trenches involuntarily clogged.

At the foot of the mountain, Okuyama Yoshisho Shaozuo, who was watching from the sidelines, seemed to have been pushed hard, and his body shook violently, almost falling.

The trees used to block its path next to it trembled in unison, and many pine needles were shaken down by short and rapid oscillations, scattering a magnificent green rain in the air.

It's just that no one has time to appreciate this kind of beauty. Their vision was completely obscured by a wall of smoke and dust that suddenly rose into the air!

"Boom!"

A dull explosion of thunder erupts from under the ground! The sloping surface of hundreds of meters long rises sharply forward and upward at the same time. In an instant, it can rush out of the shock wave of thousands of meters, showing a circular oscillation against the surface of the ground, and fiercely plundering all vegetation.

Countless loose sand, soil layers, and broken plant occupations were frantically swept and frozen, and the wind and waves formed condensed in the air into a surround like a sea tide, and rushed hundreds of meters away.

Captain Hayashi Jiushi, whose body was still in mid-air, was completely covered by a wet earth color in front of him. Only one thought crossed his mind: "It's not fair!" ”

his body. Together with a dozen people who were about to cross the dividing line. As well as others in the rear who are struggling to sprint. Like the leaves in the wind, lose all your weight and rush backwards!

Terrifying kinetic energy, in an instant, kneaded their musculoskeletal into mud. The pervasive shock wave preemptively destroys its visceral tissues. One step slower is a layer of rubble that has been blown up, and countless steel needles buried horizontally and vertically on the surface!

The entire squadron was swallowed up in an instant!

Countless broken steel needles, like a dense stream of bullets. Shooting aimlessly, the furthest one actually landed in front of Okuyama Yoshiaki, poking a hole in his shoulder.

Okuyama Shaozo looked at the world with straight eyes, his mouth was wide open, he couldn't make a sound at all, and he didn't seem to feel pain at all.

Until the guard soldiers next to him pounced on him and crushed him to the ground, the clattering rubble and steel fragments smashed down messily, and the sound of collision was endless.

He angrily pushed the guard away, his eyes shattering and trying to search the hillside where there was nothing but smoke and dust. No one can be seen.

The machine-gun fire that strafed there stopped. Rifle sniping also stopped, as if the battlefield had suddenly cooled and frozen. But everybody knows. The two warring parties, who were about to meet, exploded with a bang, and only half of them remained!

Huang Lebo was so shocked that he mixed garlic under his feet, and almost gnawed off a mouthful of mud.

But he didn't care too much, he covered his helmet and looked out, and saw that there was no little devil rushing out of the smoke, and he smashed his fist on the cover with excitement: "Well done!" It's still this thing grandma's energy! It's just too powerful...... I said, those sappers are too charged! ”

At the moment of the explosion, he thought that the entire mountain was going to collapse.

The sapper platoon commander, who was still holding the detonator switch in his hand, tilted the corners of his mouth and ignored him. If Huang Laoba had seen the movie footage that the sappers watched, he would never have been so amazed.

In those films, there are countless spectacular scenes where a mountain collapses at every turn. Compared to the groundbreaking battle, where is this!

The Japanese brigade headquarters in the distance, but no one dared to think so.

Yoshimasa Oshima seems to have been given a slap in the face! The terrible sound of the explosion made people think that it had blown up the arsenal. Rows of sand and dust in the air, but it clearly shows that this is a man-made spectacular scene. It's just that the people who are involved are their elite warriors!

Vicious directional blasting! Sticking to the fundamentals of the mountain stone, the bottom layer is a thick steel plate with strength, and the curved surface is aimed at the front to ensure that the impact force of the explosion is concentrated in the special direction and fan-shaped spreading!

The one-meter-thick layer of sand and gravel, the countless natural striking units, and the carbon steel nail plate with a very brittle surface, the combined destruction is much more powerful and sharp than a simple directional mine. The point is that the sappers buried more than 100 kilograms of quercus in one fell swoop, purely by exchanging names for explosive power.

As a result, it was very effective!

No matter if you rush in front or fall behind, as long as it is within a radius of 100 meters, no one can run away!

Similar to Captain Lin Jiushi, who was first killed on the spot by the shock wave and qi wave, but ensured that his body was basically intact, he was considered a lucky one.

The ones in the back who were smashed into meat sauce by large and small stones are miserable!

In any case, when the smoke was quickly blown away by the mountain wind, the messy corpses scattered all over the mountains confirmed that their most pessimistic conjecture had come true. One squadron, all annihilated!

The squadron on the other side, the impact posture braked suddenly! Everyone below the squadron leader trembled involuntarily, and then turned around in a panic and fled with their lives!

This is not a battle that can be fought with courage alone. If they continue to move forward, then the fate of the second squadron will be their example.

The battlefield, after a messy burst of gunfire, was completely silent.

The people on the mountain never seem to have zài. The people under the mountain also never seem to attack. Hundreds of meters away from each other, hiding behind delicate or rudimentary bunkers, looking at each other from afar with various eyes.

"Major General......."

The chief of staff, Shi Shaozuo, was colorless, and subconsciously called out loudly to Yoshimasa Oshima.

In exchange, there was a silent, cold gaze, and a shout that made him fall into an ice cave: "Shaozuo, are you scared?" ”

Shi Shaozuo shook his head decisively: "No!" But Your Excellency, you can't fight like this anymore! I'd rather take a detour from the right side, or cross the river in advance! It's a little tougher, but at least it's ....... ”

The latter words, under the sharp gaze of Yoshimasa Oshima, he couldn't go on.

"The soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army must never, absolutely not have the idea of retreating in the face of difficulties. Shaozuo, I forgive you for being cowardly for the first time, but I don't want another time! ”

Oshima Yoshimasa's arrogance and arrogance made it almost difficult for him to accept that under his own command, there would be such an unacceptable defeat result.

The enemy in front is strong, yes, but so what? As long as you can rush over, even if you are crushed, you will not hesitate!

"Our duty is to open a clear path for the main forces in the rear, and any idea of retreating until the task is completed is superfluous and unnecessary."

Oshima Yoshimasa's cold voice spread throughout the headquarters, and finally, he slapped Shi Shaozo Okagai on the shoulder: "You are the chief of staff, you should know how difficult our situation is. We don't have enough food to support the long journey! ”

Yes, the worst problem, they didn't eat.

All the way ahead, there is always a limit to what can be collected, and some must be reserved for the troops behind. So they basically eat wherever they go. If you arrive in Huangzhou, then it is not a big problem to make up for the grain for the next few days.

Right now? Obviously, don't expect that.

Why does the command repeatedly demand the accuracy of the approach time? They really don't have that much more supplies to support a longer battle!

Only fast, only fast, faster advance, before the enemy has more strength to replenish, defeat the defenders of Pyongyang, and achieve the final victory.

Yoshimasa Oshima still has an information that has not been revealed. Before departure, he already knew that the Admiralty had begun a new operation. After receiving the new warship replenishment from Chile, they had to return to the battlefield after several days of joint training with the help of most of the sailors.

When the battle of the army starts, they will also advance from the sea and solve the Qing naval division that will inevitably move at one time. At that time, the glory of the empire will come!

The army must not lose to the navy. He, Yoshimasa Oshima, must also be the one standing at the top of the Imperial Merit Roll!

Taking a deep breath, he pointed to the battlefield where the smoke cleared and shouted, "Keep attacking there!" It is impossible for the enemy to plant explosives twice. The cliffs that have opened up are also conducive to our impact approaching. Hmph, you can take advantage of any location on the battlefield, this time, they are the ones who created zào for us! ”

"Attack!"

The two squadrons of the second echelon, one of which was separated and continued forward.

At their feet were the corpses of the second squadron of Captain Hayashi Jiushi's command, which had been mixed with a huge amount of dirt and sand, and another squadron that had been scattered earlier. The thick layer of soil is very soft, and there is a faint smoke, and when you step on it, I don't know if it's a piece of meat or what, in short, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.

It's still good. To make matters worse, the broken steel needles, mixed in it, pierced their soles and were still fine. Although the leg can be lifted this time, the barb is still hooked in the flesh. The pain is unbearable.

Although there are not many people injured in this way, the screams are still very demoralizing.

Gradually, the fresh soil layer became thicker and thicker, and they approached again. The steep rock wall, inlaid with many crumbling steel plates, was ahead.

The sonorous heavy machine-gun explosions recurred, and messy large-caliber bullets flew indiscriminately, sometimes bouncing into the loose crowd, taking a life. But the overall lethality doesn't seem to be strong!

This is the 10th squadron, and the squadron leader, Captain Soichiro Wakatsuki, leads the charge, and in his hand, he also has a rifle. He still had a firm hope that he would be able to drink the blood of the enemies above him.

Although, until now, he hasn't seen a single figure of the other party. (To be continued......)

PS: ps: At nine o'clock, the call finally came. It's a shame that I haven't been working full this month, or I'll have to cry to death!