The news of the evacuation from the airport was told to all the officers and soldiers on the first day, so everyone did not panic. After confirming that there were no Japanese troops nearby, everyone began to make preparations, mainly guns and ammunition. There was nothing else to bring.
Early in the morning, the troops had gathered at the north side of the airport. Artillery supplies, the wounded in the hospital, and the soldiers of the expeditionary army were in the middle. The 2nd Battalion was in the front, the 1st Battalion was behind, and the 3rd Battalion was on both sides. They formed an evacuation force of more than 4,000 people.
After the preparations were completed, the reconnaissance company set off first and scouted along the way. Then, the entire army began to evacuate. Zhou Heng stayed behind and found the engineer company and the soldiers who had received engineer training in the expeditionary army.
"If we leave just like that, it would be too easy for the Japanese, so we have to prepare some good things for them. These are the mines we found in the British warehouse. Now, I'll give you two hours to bury these mines near the airport and in various places.
Wait until they come here and let them enjoy themselves. Oh right, don't go to the artillery position. I've asked Liu Laosan to bury hundreds of kilograms of explosives under the seven 25-pound cannons. When they think they've got something and push the cannons, hehe.”At this point, Zhou Heng smiled sinisterly.
Zhou Heng was well-prepared with a total of 1,000 mines. These mines were not the ones that could kill people in an instant. Instead, they were the very insidious mines from the 70s and 80s that Zhou Heng had spent a huge sum of money to buy from the system.
For example, there was a very weak landmine. If a person stepped on it, it would only blow up one foot. There would be no problem above the knee, but it would become a leg. It would not be able to fight and would need someone to raise it. If the Japanese did not raise it, it would definitely affect morale.
There was also a jumping grenade. When one stepped on it, the grenade would jump up. It was not very powerful and did not fly very high. It just happened to be in the abdomen. If it exploded, it would cause one's descendants to die. It was very sinister. Zhou Heng liked this very much and wanted to give one to every Japanese. That way, there would only be eunuchs and women in the Wei Nation.
Then there were the steel ball mines. One explosion would cover a large area. When you saw your teammates all injured and lying on the ground, all of them were blown up into a bloody mess. If they didn't die, they would be wailing in pain. That would definitely be a huge shock and make people afraid. War wasn't as simple as killing people. It was also important to reduce the morale of the other party.
Landmines were very dangerous. If they were not trained, it was easy for them to get into trouble. Most of these engineers had learned how to install mines, so Zhou Heng let them do it. As for the airport runway, he had already informed the aviation team that there would be planes coming to blow up the runway in a while.
After receiving the mines, the engineers were overjoyed. They began to place them everywhere in the airport, behind the door, under the supplies, in the canteen, in the fortifications, under the bed, buried in the soil, and so on. In short, they placed them wherever they saw no danger.
After setting off the mines, Zhou Heng followed the engineer company to chase after the main force. Today was a rare sunny day, and the Japanese finally focused their attention on the airport.
According to the information they received, there were about 2,000 Chinese soldiers stationed at the airport. They had strong firepower and combat strength, so they had to be careful.
Most of the Japanese commanders were very disdainful of this news. In their impression, the Chinese army would only run and surrender. Whether it was in China or Myanmar, they would chase after the Chinese army. There was no strong fighting force.
However, an airfield was on their way to attack, so it was impossible for them not to attack and take it. Therefore, the Japanese troops around them began to gather and prepare to attack the airfield. There were more than two teams, but they were very scattered. It would take time for them to gather completely.
Takeuchi United was the first to arrive near the airport. There was no other reason. They were the closest and the first to suffer. Two squadrons were annihilated near the airport. Takeuchi Ryoyama was so angry that he slapped Tachibana Kishio more than ten times. His face had not recovered for the past three days.
Originally, he had wanted to execute Norio Tachibana. After all, he had abandoned his troops and fled without permission. However, seeing that he was a junior of his Army University and that the Tachibana family had a good relationship with his family, he did not execute him. Instead, he let him redeem himself by continuing to attack the airport and take it. If he could not take it down, he would cut open his stomach to apologize.
At noon, less than three hours after the 3rd Regiment had evacuated, the runway of the airport was completely bombed. The Takeuchi United Team finally arrived at the airport. They were not in a hurry to attack, but instead scouted the periphery of the airport. The entire airport was quiet, and there was not a single person in the telescope. They did not encounter any scouts from the 3rd Regiment at the periphery.
This made Takeuchi Daisuke and Tachibana Kishio a little bewildered. They did not know if this was a trap or if the person had escaped, so they decided to send a small team to investigate. Soon, they received news that there was no one at the airport!
" Baka, that damned Chinese pig actually ran away so quickly. Dammit, dammit, Sir Takeuchi, please allow me to pursue him immediately."”The 3rd Regiment had escaped. Tachibana was furious and immediately wanted to chase after the unit that had ruined his reputation.
However, Takeuchi Lianshan only waved his hand and said," There's no hurry to chase after them. We chased them too hard and lacked heavy firepower, which was why we were ambushed. We occupied the airport and asked the air force to send us heavy weapons. Only then can we properly teach those Chinese people a lesson. So, let's go to the airport first and let the other troops chase after them."”
Not daring to disobey the order, Nozomi Tachibana could only order his troops to enter the airport and prepare to repair the airport runway so that the air force could transport supplies and heavy weapons.
However, this decision caused them to suffer unimaginable losses. In the next hour, the Takeuchi Regiments seemed to have experienced a baptism of hell. The surviving soldiers of the Takeuchi Regiments would not forget the airport that was like a battlefield even decades later.
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