Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 232: Laying Out Explosives

When the Northern and Southern armies were digging trenches, the 203rd Regiment naturally harassed them. General-purpose machine guns occasionally fired at the positions of the Northern and Southern Allied Forces, and snipers also specifically targeted the engineers in the trenches and the soldiers on the opposite positions.

The constant harassment by the Nanshan Army annoyed the North-South Allied Forces on the first line of defense, and their work on digging trenches was also disrupted.

However, the North-South Allied Forces were determined. Although they lost countless engineers, they still insisted on digging and successfully dug the trench by dusk.

Due to the tight time schedule, after the four longitudinal trenches were dug to a distance of 300 meters, the North-South Allied Forces only dug a horizontal trench for their soldiers to enter and attack the Nanshan Army.

At the front-line command post, the commander of the 73rd Division said: "Let's dig a horizontal trench tonight, and continue digging tomorrow while attacking the Nanshan Army."

"Okay." The commander of the 312th Division had no objection to this.

The two men were not worried about the Nanshan Army's night attack. Having learned from previous lessons, they had not yet sent soldiers into the trenches, and planned to send soldiers into the trenches when the attack began tomorrow.

Xue He observed the situation in the trench not far away for a while, and said to himself: "Will the enemy not send people into the trench tonight?"

"What's wrong, Commander?" The chief of staff asked after hearing Xue He mumbling.

Xue He came back to his senses, a smile appeared on his lips. Facing the chief of staff's inquiring eyes, he waved his hands and said, "No, nothing."

Xue He then went to the division headquarters in the rear to find Li Zhongwu and reported his ideas.

After hearing this, Li Zhongwu immediately stood up and took Xue He straight to Fang Jian's headquarters.

After listening to the reports from Li Zhongwu and Xue He, Fang Jian also smiled and said, "Okay, I will send a special operations team to handle this matter. Just cooperate with me."

When Xue He heard about the special operations team, he suddenly became solemn. After three years of development, the special operations team had grown to a size of over a thousand people.

They are rigorously trained, quick in action, good at hiding, and very adept at small-scale battles with their sophisticated equipment.

The fact that Francis Jian dispatched a special forces team to handle the incident shows how seriously he took the matter.

Xue He's suggestion was to take advantage of the fact that the Northern and Southern armies did not send anyone into the trenches at night, and they would sneak in to lay mines, explosives, etc. to give the enemy a surprise.

Fang Jian asked someone to call Wei Hanzhou over and briefly introduced the task: "Hanzhou, how about it, can you carry out this task?"

"Commander, please don't underestimate me. This is just a small matter and there is no technical content involved." Wei Hanzhou said with a flushed face.

The most important thing here is to place the bombs, not the mines. Burying the mines is not difficult, but the bombs have to be wired so that they are not discovered by the North-South Allied Forces. This is a delicate job.

Of course, there are people in the special forces who are skilled in blasting, and this kind of work is not difficult for them, but there are still some difficulties in carrying out the mission in the dark night.

After listening to Fang Jian's introduction, Wei Hanzhou patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Commander, our special forces are best at carrying out difficult tasks, and we will definitely get this done."

Fang Jian gave a few more instructions, and Wei Hanzhou selected two hundred special forces members and rushed to the second front with Xue He.

"How is it? What are the losses of the 204th Regiment?" After the two left, Fang Jian looked at Li Zhongwu and asked.

Li Zhongwu said: "More than 204 soldiers of the 1100th Regiment were killed in the battle, and there were more than wounded. The rest of the soldiers were all injured."

Fang Jian sighed. The 204th Regiment was also extremely brave. With more than people, they resisted the attack of four divisions of the Northern and Southern armies. Although they suffered heavy losses, they also caused many casualties to the Northern and Southern armies.

Of course, the 204th Regiment’s achievement was closely related to the terrain in which it was located. If it were located in another place, it might not have been able to inflict such casualties on the enemy.

In the early hours of the morning, Wei Hanzhou led the special forces team and slowly approached the trenches dug by the Northern and Southern armies in the dark.

After entering the trench, everyone began to act according to their assigned tasks.

Of course, mines cannot be placed randomly. They are placed on the edges of the roads in four longitudinal trenches. They can easily be stepped on by the enemy when they retreat in a panic, but are not easy to detonate during normal marches.

In the horizontal position, it is also arranged at the back of the road. When the bomb explodes and the enemy is in a panic, it is easy for them to step on the mines.

Under the cover of night, the special forces team was divided into two parts, one part laid four longitudinal trench mines, and the other part laid explosives.

As for the mines in the horizontal trenches, they have to be deployed before retreating, otherwise it would be a disaster if our own people stepped on them.

It took an hour to successfully bury the explosives, but it would take some time to arrange the detonating wire. The detonating wire was buried underground and buried in the second position of the Nanshan Army through the two wings.

The fuses were laid, and the mines in the vertical trenches were also laid. Wei Hanzhou commanded the group that laid the explosives to retreat, and the rest of the group quickly evacuated after laying the mines in the horizontal trenches.

The whole operation went smoothly. When Wei Hanzhou led his men back, it was already past four in the morning.

Xue He, who was responding to Wei Hanzhou, asked, "Captain Wei, is the arrangement complete?"

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and the arrangements have been completed." Wei Hanzhou said with a smile.

Then Wei Hanzhou looked at a special forces member and asked, "Xiao Zhang, is the detonating cord connected to the detonator?"

"Report to the captain, the connection has been completed." The special forces member named Xiao Zhang immediately answered loudly.

After checking that there were no omissions, Wei Hanzhou said to Xue He, "Captain Xue, find us a place to rest. I will lead the team back to report after the explosives are detonated tomorrow."

"Okay, everyone, please come this way." Xue He naturally had no objection and took Wei Hanzhou into an open space in the position.

The conditions on the battlefield were harsh. Unlike the camps in the rear where there were beds, bedding, etc., the sky was their blanket and the ground was their bed.

As long as it is not raining, we rest on the spot on the position. If it rains at night, we must find a place to shelter from the rain.

Wei Hanzhou and the others did not despise it, and they just lay on the ground and slept in their clothes. When the special forces were training, it was common to rest in the wild, and they were used to it.

After settling Wei Hanzhou and others, Xue He also returned to the headquarters to rest. He attached great importance to this operation and waited for news at the front line the whole time, fearing that there would be any problems.

Now that the special forces team has returned, he finally feels relieved. After entering the command center, Xue He soon falls asleep.

A little after six in the morning, Xue He, Wei Hanzhou and others woke up. Although they looked sleepy, they all held on with perseverance.

It was very important to detonate the explosives in the enemy's trenches, so they dared not sleep in.

After breakfast, Xue He and Wei Hanzhou's special forces came to the front of the position to observe the situation on the opposite position in order to find an opportunity to detonate the explosives.

Sensing that Xue He's heartbeat was a little faster, Wei Hanzhou couldn't help but comfort him: "Captain Xue, don't worry. The special operations team is very professional in placing explosives, and they won't be discovered by the enemy."

Seeing the confident smile on Wei Hanzhou's face, Xue He felt much more at ease and slowly regained his composure.

Then Xue He and Wei Hanzhou chatted while waiting for the Northern and Southern armies to enter the trenches.