Chapter 57: Landmine Warfare

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  As the Japanese army's attack method changed, the special warfare team could no longer be easily defeated one by one like before.

  A team of 12 people, even if two or three snipers work together, cannot be completely eliminated in a short period of time. Unless a large number of snipers gather to take action at the same time.

  But then it wouldn't be a sniper shot, but rather an assault!

  Qin Yang had no intention of engaging in a war of attrition with them, as his own people were extremely precious to him, and losing one would be heartbreaking. This time out, he had already lost so many people, now he wanted to minimize the sacrifice as much as possible.

  And he still has an ace up his sleeve.

  The Kamikaze Corps made relatively smooth progress this time, at least without being shot by snipers from hidden places like last time. However, the landmines laid by the special forces were a real headache for them.

  Mine warfare was one of the most important combat methods for Chinese military and civilians during the Anti-Japanese War. Due to a lack of weapons, landmines, which were easy to manufacture, became an important weapon at that time.

  Landmines during the Anti-Japanese War were relatively simple and crude, mostly made of iron, stones, wooden or bamboo tubes. Some special landmines were particularly creative and unusual, such as chemical mines and stone mines, jump mines.

  The chemical thunder is a special landmine made by the Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, which uses the principle of chemical reaction between sulfuric acid and zha medicine to trigger an explosion. The specific method is to open the lid of the landmine in places where Japanese engineers may pass through, put a piece of wax paper on the mouth, pour a few drops of sulfuric acid, cover the lid, and bury it carefully. When the enemy digs out the landmine, they can easily break the conventional fuse with their technology, then put the landmine on a car, everything seems normal. However, when the car starts moving and shaking, the sulfuric acid flows into the landmine from the side of the wax paper, causing the zha medicine to explode, sending the Japanese soldiers in the car flying. The Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area's special trick had left the Japanese army baffled (they never figured out how to bring one back for research without it exploding), so they had to stipulate that discovered landmines could only be destroyed and not brought back.

  Shi Lei, also known as "Tian Nu San Hua", was originally a substitute for regular landmines made by local guerrilla forces due to the lack of steel. Unexpectedly, it was found that this type of landmine could not be detected by the Japanese army (no metal), and the broken stones after explosion caused great damage, so it became popular at that time.

  The so-called "jumping thunder", is actually a bamboo tube or wooden barrel, with explosives installed at the bottom and a hand grenade placed on top, filled with sawdust in between. After the explosives are detonated, the hand grenade will be propelled out of the ground and fired in mid-air, making it impossible for the Japanese army to find cover.

  Because these two types of landmines are particularly hazardous, the Japanese Army provided detailed explanations of their structures in order to reduce casualties among troops during "sweeping warfare".

  By modern times, the Chinese military's research and tactical level of landmines had become increasingly mature, even internationally renowned. Many countries that had previously experienced friction with China had suffered enough from landmines.

  Perhaps it was the Japanese Kamikaze squadron's bad luck that they encountered Qin Yang, who had traveled back from modern times. Qin Yang not only brought advanced special warfare technology and ideas but also introduced modern guerrilla ideology to them. As a result, the special forces mastered guerrilla tactics far beyond their current level of development.

  Special operations personnel can use simple materials to make a variety of practical landmines in a very short period of time, and use them to effectively kill the enemy.

  The Kamikaze team entered the jungle and encountered a very embarrassing situation. There were no people in sight, but landmines could be lurking under their feet, above their heads, or beside them at any moment, waiting for their "visit".

  A member of the Kamikaze special forces was walking cautiously forward, carefully observing the situation on the ground. The special attacker who had been walking in front of him just now had already lost both legs in a landmine and was now lying outside the forest wailing.

  "I don't intend to end up like him, it's too terrifying!" The special forces member shuddered at the thought of his miserable state.

  The primary purpose of general-purpose infantry mines is to cause casualties rather than kill. The production of a large number of wounded can directly affect many aspects of the team's logistics and mobility, which is equivalent to indirectly putting a burden on the team, possibly better than simply killing.

  His left foot landed on a pile of withered branches, which collapsed under the heavy pressure and made a cracking sound. The Japanese kamikaze pilot's face changed color, and his fallen foot dared not to lift up again.

  "Landmine!"

  Sweat flowed down his face.

  Judging from experience, this should be a landmine. As long as I don't lift my foot, nothing should happen.

  Crouching down, the Japanese kamikaze member carefully parted the fallen leaves and floating soil around his feet, then pulled out a combat dagger from his waist and lightly dug around his feet. Soon, a landmine emitting a faint blue glow appeared before his eyes. His legs didn't dare to relax, his right hand searched for the fuse plug of the landmine and forcefully pulled it out.

  The Japanese devil lifted his foot, wiped the sweat from his forehead, bent down and picked up the landmine in the pit. Suddenly, a thin line below caught his attention. He lowered his head and followed the direction of the thin line to find the second landmine, only to discover that it was a linked mine.

  "Ah!" The Japanese kamikaze pilot let out a cry of despair.

  "Boom!"

  The second landmine blew the little devil into the sky.

  In the jungle, similar things kept happening from time to time, with wounded Japanese soldiers being carried out of the jungle one after another. Most were injured in their lower limbs, but some were also injured in the head, which should be the work of a grenade or a jumping mine.

  Mine warfare, a tactic that was supposed to play an important role only after 1942, was brought on stage ahead of schedule with the appearance of Qin Yang and showed its charm.

  From then on, landmines left an indelible shadow in the hearts of the Kamikaze Corps.

  Ishibei stood outside the jungle, his face pale as he stared at the jungle in front of him.

  The fighting up to now has not been very smooth for the Japanese army, and it can even be said that it has been quite unsmooth.

  The special attack unit has already lost nearly 200 people, which is one-third of the total number of special attack units. Ishibashi cannot imagine how Yamamoto Kazuo will react when he hears this news.

  "Maybe I'll cut my belly open!" he thought.

  But now he can't afford to consider those things, what he has to do is capture those Chinese soldiers to give Yamamoto Isoroku and the Kamikaze Special Attack Force an explanation.

  Ishiwatari gazed at the newly arrived First Conscripted Manchukuo Chende Guard Unit and coldly gave the order: "The Kamikaze Special Attack Unit, step down. It's time for you to show your loyalty to the Great Empire of Japan!"

  The leader of the guard team had a sour face, didn't expect to encounter such a bad thing as soon as he came, but after looking at Shi Bingwei's unhappy face, he could only let the fake army go up.

  The fake soldiers hugged their guns and cautiously made their way into the thicket.

  The sound of landmines has become much less frequent. After all, Qin Yang and the others had limited supplies to begin with, and after going through so much trouble, there weren't many left. So the landmine war was basically over.

  If this goes on, the special forces will soon be in a head-on confrontation with Japanese soldiers and puppet troops, engaging in positional warfare. Before Della wakes up from her injuries in the mountain village, they must block the Japanese soldiers outside the mountain village.

  "Captain, what should we do?" Tie Tou asked.

  The special forces had already withdrawn to the mountain pass outside the forest after the sniper attack and burying the landmines, where they were observing the movements in the woods from a commanding height.

  Seeing a large number of fake troops pouring into the forest, Qin Yang and his men knew that they could no longer hold back the Japanese army's attack with landmines alone.

  With guns in hand, special troops are ready to fight against the devils.

  Qin Yang put down his binoculars and calmly said: "Never mind, since they're in such a hurry, then bring out the big dish I've prepared!"

  Tie Tou and the others didn't understand Qin Yang's meaning.

  Qin Yang whispered something in Tie Tou's ear, and Tie Tou's eyes grew wider and wider, eventually staring roundly.

  After listening to Qin Yang's orders, Tie Tou stretched out his thumb at Qin Yang: "Great, Instructor, you're getting more and more sinister!"

  Qin Yang heard this and slapped him on the back of his head, scolding with a smile: "Get out, you little brat is getting more and more unruly!"

  Tie Tou turned around and ran down towards the mountain pass, rubbing his bald head and chuckling as he went.

  Qin Yang turned around and walked towards the village, he knew today's battle had ended.

  The special forces members all left with him in tow.

  ……

  He Tie had already arrived at the edge of the forest and was observing his surroundings.

  The jungle was filled with the sounds of rustling, and footsteps could be heard from a distance, but they wouldn't arrive here for a while. The puppet soldiers were extremely cautious due to their fear of death, taking small steps and using long poles to probe the ground before proceeding, even pushing aside branches that lay across their path before daring to pass through.

  They have been scared off by landmines.

  At their current pace of grinding work, this nearly five-kilometer-deep forest is estimated to be able to walk out in three hours, which is not bad.

  The enemy won't be here for a while, Tie Tou put his mind at ease, he took out the lighter from his backpack and lit it with a snap.

  "You little devils, let's give you a taste of roasted pig head!" Tie Tou sneered, holding the lighter close to a pile of dry leaves on the ground.

  It's been a winter without snow here, the weather is dry to the extreme, and with thick fallen leaves covering the ground, as soon as the metal lighter fell, flames rose up and quickly spread in all directions.

  The northern trees, mostly poplar and willow, but still mixed with many pine and cypress, were quickly ignited under the burning of fallen leaves and twigs, crackling and popping as they burned.

  A wall of flame suddenly appeared in front of Tie Xiong and advanced into the thicket.

  The special terrain of Yamaguchi turned the east wind into a southeast wind. The flames, assisted by the wind, burned more and more fiercely, gradually forming a prairie fire.

  Under the slanting sunlight, half of the sky was dyed red by the raging flames, thick smoke rose from the flames and spread in the air, forming a layer of black clouds.

  Iron Head was afraid that the fire would be too small and the Japanese army would bypass it, so he quickly moved to several other places and set a few more fires.

  At a glance, the entire mountain pass outside was ablaze!

  Tie Tou picked up a burning branch from the place on fire, threw it forcefully towards the distant forest, and laughed as he ran towards the mountain pass: "In the past, there was Zhuge Liang's fire attack on Bo Wang, today I, Tie Tou, will do a fire attack on the little devils, haha!"

  Behind him, a three or four li wide wall of flames was like a huge fishing net slowly closing in on the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops.

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