I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 682: There are mines in the river

The Japanese regiment commander thought that his infantry battalion had already set out and began to attack the National Army's second front line.

That's why there was no time to send him a telegram, and he didn't take it too seriously.

The winter rain today was a bit heavy, and the muddy road made it difficult for them to move fast.

Just as they were about to reach the hill, the Japanese scouts ahead came back.

When Captain Takahashi took a first look, he felt that the expressions of those soldiers looked abnormal.

I don’t know if it was because of the cold weather or if something happened to them, but their faces were extremely pale.

"Report to the commander, there is an accident in the troops ahead.

The soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion and the 1st Artillery Battalion may have all been killed.”

"Damn it, what do you mean by maybe it's already broken?"

"Snapped."

"Hi."

The Japanese scout, who was hit by a big hole, lowered his head and looked at the ground.

He just looked at the small bubbles formed by the falling rain, but did not dare to refute.

"Sir, if you just go and take a look for yourself, you will know that I am not lying."

Takahashi went to the ferry crossing on Yougang River with a squadron of guards.

He did not go directly to the scene, but stood on the small hill and observed carefully below.

It was indeed impossible to judge the truth from the brilliant scene at the artillery position below.

The scout was right. With no one alive, all they could do was make uneasy guesses.

"Nani, what happened? Why was the artillery position destroyed?"

Takahashi's telescope was looking forward, towards the Oil Port River.

There were a few Japanese soldiers' bodies hanging on the shore by branches, and there seemed to be a dazzling red flowing.

He then looked towards the position ahead, where his captain had once occupied the place, which had now been razed to the ground.

In the camera, there were pieces of flesh that were blown to pieces and torn yellow military uniforms.

A lot of red was carried by the rain and slowly flowed into the Yougang River.

If the destruction of the artillery position was caused by the explosion of its own artillery shells.

What about his First Infantry Battalion on the opposite side?

"Bakayalu, why can't a living person come and explain this to me?"

This artillery battalion is the artillery regiment of the division, which was specially provided to support him.

It is for the purpose of achieving a successful start at the Yougang River Ferry today.

It was a good start for the Changsha Campaign of the entire 40th Division.

But what was the result? For some unknown reason, the two brigades were destroyed.

If I can't find out the truth of the matter, I'm afraid my only fate will be to commit suicide by seppuku. I can go now.

"Order the follow-up troops to advance quickly. The escort squadron will follow me to the riverside to find out the truth behind the artillery battalion's destruction."

When Takahashi and the escort squadron arrived at the river, they looked at the messy position.

In addition to the scattered bodies of the imperial soldiers, there were also boxes of shells that had not yet exploded scattered on the battlefield.

At this moment, Takahashi knew that it must be the improper operation of the artillery that caused the tragic explosion of the artillery shell.

Takahashi finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't have to take the blame for the destruction of the artillery battalion.

These shells that did not explode could prove everything for him.

If it was Takahashi's improper protection, the artillery battalion would have been destroyed.

Then these shells will not remain on the position.

The nationalist troops on the opposite side had already swam across the river and snatched away the shells, or at least blew them all up.

All he needs to do now is to conceal the loss of his infantry battalion, and there is a high probability that he will not be asked to commit suicide.

Takahashi raised the telescope and continued to observe, and suddenly he discovered something strange.

There was a corpse of an imperial soldier in the river, stuck in the middle of the Yougang River, as if it was caught by something.

Takahashi took a closer look at the body and it seemed to be tied up by a rope.

"Nani, why is there a rope in the river?"

He followed the rope and saw that one end of the rope was connected to the other side of the river.

And the other end of the rope seemed to be heading towards the artillery position.

And now, that rope looks like a wire...

"idiot……"

Captain Takahashi had just said the last two words of his life.

Right in front of his follow-up troops, the detonated shells were sent back to their home island of Japan.

It turned out that this was the "military advisor" from the militia division who gave the 20th Army advice.

Rather than risking danger and spending time and effort to send people to the other side of the Yougang River to grab the unexploded shells.

It would be better to give the Japs a ruthless blow and directly detonate those shells.

They’ll kill as many as they can. Their main feature is that they’re not picky eaters.

The Japanese soldiers who came over from behind were all stunned. Their regiment commander died in battle.

And Takahashi’s own guard squadron was also killed inexplicably?

The remaining two captains discussed it and decided that with the limited number of people in their two battalions.

It is probably impossible to force a crossing of the Yougang River.

All the rubber boats were lost with the destruction of the First Battalion.

Moreover, the Kuomintang positions opposite them were eerily quiet.

This is what the militia division’s military adviser said: For the enemy, silence without sound is the greatest terror in their hearts.

Therefore, the two captains could only apply for tactical guidance from their brigade commanders before making a decision.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Second Regiment and the Artillery Battalion arrived.

Along with them came an engineering battalion and rubber boats.

Unfortunately, the rubber boats sent by the brigade commander for support arrived and they were unable to cross the river.

Because the rain is getting heavier today, the river water is surging and accompanied by strong winds.

Their six rubber boats were capsized by strong winds as soon as they were launched into the water.

An entire squad of Japanese soldiers on the rubber boat fell into the icy water and were swept away by the river, their lives unknown.

The Japanese engineering captain refused to believe it, so he connected six rubber boats together and put them into the water again.

The purpose of connecting the six rubber boats together is to increase the weight of the rubber boats themselves and avoid capsizing again.

But not long after entering the water, as luck would have it, they encountered two mines that were floating downstream from upstream.

It still has the same appearance as the Qing Dynasty Navy’s mines from the last century.

Tragedy struck. The two mines floated close to the ship and exploded as if they were written in a script.

This scene made the Japanese engineering captain so angry that he stood there cursing.

We were just crossing a river, how come there were naval mines?

These are the kind of mines that existed in a certain Qing Dynasty navy in the last century. This is unscientific.

Looking at the continuous losses of two squads of imperial soldiers.

The Japanese regiment commander had to order a temporary halt to the attack on the other side of the river.

Wait for their brigade commander to give the next tactical guidance before making a decision.

Just like that, it was already dark at this time, and facing the surging river water, the Japanese army had to temporarily cancel the overnight crossing of the river.

At this time, the Japanese also began to become suspicious because the invisible enemy was too scary.

That very evening, the Ninth War Zone was already a sea of ​​joy.

Because they had successfully deciphered the telegrams between the Japanese troops.

According to the Japanese themselves, their losses in today's river crossing battle were extremely heavy.