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Chapter 578: Directional Mine

At this time, the Japanese formation had been completely disrupted. Seeing this, the captain at the back could only order the troops to withdraw, and then sent another squadron to continue the attack, without giving us any time to rest.

The battalion commander took advantage of the enemy's retreat and transferred three platoons from the reserve to the front line, and also transported a large amount of ammunition to replenish what the soldiers had consumed previously. At the same time, all the wounded were transported to the temporary hospital in the rear for rescue.

At first, some lightly wounded soldiers did not want to leave. After all, the army often emphasized that soldiers with minor injuries should not leave the front line. Some soldiers only had arm injuries, which would not affect their ability to throw grenades and kill the enemy in the subsequent battle.

Upon seeing this, the company commanders immediately criticized the situation in a stern tone, and specifically told everyone to go down and recuperate well, and at least bandage the injured areas well, so that there would be plenty of opportunities to defeat the Japanese.

About twenty minutes later, the Japanese organized another attack. Looking at the sky, it would be dark in an hour. This was the last attack of the day. If they failed, they would have to wait until tomorrow.

The captains of the three infantry battalions belonging to the Shuitian Regiment were also very determined. They directly deployed two squadrons of troops and launched a wave-like attack to continuously impact our positions.

We also used infantry and artillery coordinated barrage advancement tactics, using Type 92 infantry guns and mountain artillery to bombard our positions. The Japanese soldiers behind us stepped on the explosion points of the shells and rushed forward desperately. Even if they were swept by our light and heavy machine guns in a large area, we could not stop the desperate attack of the Japanese infantry.

The First Battalion of the New Second Regiment was a little overwhelmed by this level of attack. The positions of the Second and Third Companies were once pushed back to about ten meters by the Japanese, and they were about to rush over the positions. Our defending soldiers also suffered many casualties.

Finally, with no other choice, the battalion commander had to reveal another trump card. He ordered the engineers to detonate the directional mines that had been buried near the frontline positions. The rain of bullets produced by the explosion of forty-five mines directly enveloped the enemy's attacking troops. Within fifty meters away from our position, basically no Japanese soldiers were left alive.

This wiped out an enemy squadron's strength in one fell swoop. The most important thing was that it disrupted the enemy's offensive rhythm. The Japanese soldiers behind were frightened when they saw this, and they didn't dare to launch another charge. Who knew if there were any more horrible things like this waiting for us ahead.

We had originally buried a hundred directional mines on the front line, but many of them were detonated by artillery shells and grenades in the previous battle. However, even with only half of them left, we had achieved brilliant results.

Seeing this situation, Captain Shuitian realized that they could not capture the position of the New 2nd Regiment today. In addition, his soldiers were also shocked by the scene just now and had no strength to fight anymore, so he simply ordered the troops to withdraw and rest.

After seeing the Japanese retreat, the battalion commander finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Japanese were really crazy this time and almost broke through their position. If all the directional mines were activated and still couldn't stop the enemy's crazy attack, then he could only order all the soldiers to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

However, even if we really had to fight the enemy with bayonets, we would not be afraid. This was mainly due to the fact that a large number of animals had emerged in our base in recent months, allowing the soldiers to have oily meals every day.

With the improved food, the soldiers' bodies naturally became stronger. There were many subjects that they did not dare to train before due to malnutrition, but now they can train boldly. The soldiers' individual qualities have also been significantly improved.

In addition, during the break in the battle just now, our soldiers took the opportunity to eat a piece of compressed biscuit. Now they have plenty of strength, so they may not lose even if they fight the Japanese with bayonets.

What's more, the automatic rapid-fire firearms of the New Second Regiment were much stronger than those of the Japanese, especially the large number of Mauser pistols, which would give them a considerable advantage in bayonet fights.

After the Japanese retreated, the commander of a battalion hurriedly asked the reserve troops in the rear to take over the position and replaced the three companies that had just gone through a hard battle to have a good rest.

Kong Jie also transferred troops from three companies to supplement the first battalion to keep it fully staffed. According to regulations, the first battalion must hold out until tomorrow afternoon.

Next, the engineering company entered the scene and quickly reinforced the fortifications that had just been destroyed by the enemy's fierce artillery fire. They also installed a large number of mines on the front line. At the same time, taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese would not launch a large-scale attack tonight, they used a large amount of steel bars and cement to directly pour the fortifications.

Today, because time was tight and we had to be prepared for the Japanese attack at any time, fortifications were built as quickly as possible. Our defense capabilities were average, especially unable to withstand the bombardment of the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery. This was also the reason why we suffered heavy casualties in the daytime battle.

There are still at least twelve hours until dawn tomorrow. The engineering company of the New Second Regiment can fully utilize this time to at least build a defensive fortification that can withstand direct bombardment from the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun.

During the day, Zhao Jiayu's Industrial Zone Transport Team, following the Independent Regiment, also came to the rear of the New Second Regiment's position. This time they brought 50 tons of cement, one ton of thumb-thick steel bars, and various other materials for building fortifications.

The industrial products produced by themselves are very luxurious. If it were in the past, it is estimated that the entire Eighth Route Army would not be able to find ten tons of finished cement.

In order to open up the material transportation line, the Logistics Department has a material transfer station every 20 kilometers. Thanks to the large number of transport tricycles produced in our industrial zone, transporting materials has become much more convenient.

In an emergency, we can take out supplies from the strategic warehouses we built earlier and transport them by tricycle. It will take more than two hours to travel 20 kilometers.

Once the driver and supplies arrive at the destination, other people will take over and continue riding their bicycles to the next destination. This cycle can be repeated to quickly transport supplies to the front line.

It has been proven that this mode of transportation consumes the least energy. It only requires strong riders and can ride on the roads that ordinary people take. There is no need to build roads that can accommodate cars.

It can also transport in small batches, such as ten to twenty tricycles, and it can also disguise itself as a civilian transport team to transport daily necessities, so as not to attract the attention of those interested.

One vehicle can transport 300 kilograms, so 20 vehicles can transport about 6 tons at a time. If it is 100 tons, it will only require more than 20 transport teams.

At the same time, things like cement can be completely handed over to civilian transport teams. Those people transport cement everywhere on tricycles every day and have the most proficient skills in this area, and their efficiency will be much higher.

This is also the reason why Kong Hao went against all odds and put a large number of tricycles into the hands of the public at low prices. This can greatly help our troops at critical moments.

Now, there are more than 10,000 transport tricycles for the common people in the Taiyue Military Region base alone. They use them to transport goods to support their families in peacetime and help transport supplies to the front line in wartime. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.

When civilian riders heard that they could help the troops in this way, they all signed up to participate. Many even did not ask for anything and brought their own dry food to participate. This is also the confidence that our front-line troops dared to confront the Japanese head-on.