Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 49 Type [-] Mine Detector
At the blocking position ten miles east of Wuxiang County, Li Yunlong changed back into his military uniform and was holding a telescope to observe his target this time - the Japanese who came out to rescue in Wuxiang County.

After Li Yunlong left the city, it didn't take long for the Japanese troops to follow him.As soon as he returned to the position, the Japanese were already a little more than one kilometer away from the position.

250 puppet troops, plus a reinforced squadron of Japanese soldiers, nearly 450 people.At this moment, the puppet troops were in front and the Japanese were behind, searching and advancing towards the east in a fighting formation.Looking through the telescope, the whole place is filled with people in yellow military uniforms.

But the good news is that the Japs were not seen carrying heavy weapons. The Japs probably left the heavy weapons in the city and went out to support them with only light weapons.In other words, in the short period of fighting, the enemy's firepower is still the same as the third one - rifles, light machine guns, and grenade launchers.

"How many mines have you buried? Where are they buried? How far away are they?" Li Yunlong put down his telescope and asked the commander of the special agent company beside him.

"The purpose of this operation was to delay the Japanese, so I buried all the mines I brought. Some of them were buried between 30 meters and 50 meters, some were buried at 100 meters, and some were buried at 150 meters. In addition, 100 meters and 50 meters were buried. In the two minefields, I deliberately planted mines in places suitable for use as bunkers. Once there was a firefight, it would be enough for the Japanese to drink."

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction. As the commander of the main force, these operations are basic skills.

"Zhuzi, come here." Li Yunlong called Wang Chengzhu over: "In a while, the little Japanese stepped on a mine, and most likely some people will be sent out to clear the mines. You can use mortars to entertain them."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission." Wang Chengzhu grinned.It's fun to fight casually with this cannonball.

"You just know how to laugh." Li Yunlong knocked Wang Chengzhu's head hard: "Choose a far away artillery position for me. The Japanese grenade can hit 600 meters away. You kid, don't let the Japanese reach it. You must be at least 800 meters away from the Japanese." That’s why I feel relieved.”

"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu turned and left to choose a position.

"Let the soldiers take cover and don't shoot when they are less than 100 meters away. Let the little devil and Wang Chengzhu play more in the first minefield."

Li Yunlong said, narrowed his eyes, took out his cigarette case and matchbox, and lit another cigarette.His addiction to smoking is getting bigger and bigger.

"Smoking less." Meng Zhige came over and looked at Li Yunlong: "Smoking is harmful to your health. You'd better quit smoking."

"Consultant Meng, get some rest!" Li Yunlong smiled and smoked, then handed the binoculars to Meng Zhige: "You can take a look too. But if the fight starts later, brother Meng, don't show your face. The little devil's gun He is a very capable thief and can hit anything that is exposed."

"According to past experience, forty to five percent of the soldiers who died in positional battles and blockade battles were hit in the head by Japanese soldiers, and Lao Ding also died in this way."

Meng Zhige took the telescope and looked at the Japanese and puppet soldiers in the distance: "I know, it's a pity that I'm alive. If I die, who will send you supplies? I will go back when the Japanese are close to me. I'm here to ask for help. I just remembered something and wanted to talk to you."

"what's up?"

"It's about landmines." Meng Zhige put down the telescope: "Do you know the principle of the Japanese mine detector?"

Li Yunlong shook his head: "I don't know, mainly because we haven't seen him a few times. Most of the time, the little devil uses a small stick to poke him. There are no squadrons like mine detectors."

"That little stick is called a mine detection stick. It's actually a wooden stick with a metal probe on the front. If you're willing, you can poke it with a bayonet on the rifle and the effect will be similar." Meng Zhige laughed.The Japanese mine detector currently in service is Type [-], which was just developed in [-]. It weighs a full [-] kilograms. It is an extremely bloated and heavy thing, and the effect is not very good.It has poor performance and heavy load. The output of such a thing is not enough, and the troops have not been able to equip it. Many Japanese soldiers can only use so-called detection rods to poke mines.

It was not until the 40s that the Japanese came up with the 42-type mine detector. This device was a weight-reduced version of the [-]-type mine detector, which made the soldiers feel a lot more comfortable. The Type II mine detector developed in [-] was quite good. It was lighter in weight and had improved detection effects. It was considered to have reached the standards of the European battlefield.

"The mine detector is essentially a metal detector that only reacts to metal. So as long as there is no metal in the mine you bury, the devils can't detect it and can only poke it slowly. I suggest you contact the factory Reflect and produce some mines without metal.”

Li Yunlong laughed: "Brother Meng, you don't know something about this. In fact, we are short of iron. There are many mines that do not use iron. You don't have to worry about this at all. This year, the division's repair shop alone has produced 30 A variety of new mines are enough for the Japanese to drink from a pot."

Meng Zhige touched his nose and realized that he had ignored the actual situation of the Eighth Route Army again: "That's because I was worrying too much."

After 42 years, the Japanese were equipped with a large number of second-type mine detectors and cleared many eighth-level mines.However, because the Eighth Route Army was too poor, landmines had always been produced in a hand-made workshop style. There were many types of landmines that did not contain metal, which also caused deep trouble to the Japanese.

Therefore, the Japanese mine detection sticks were not eliminated by mine detectors until the end of the war. On the contrary, they became more and more equipped.

While the two were talking, they heard an explosion in the distance.Meng Zhige raised his binoculars and saw puppet soldiers lying on the ground around a cloud of smoke, and then each looked for a bunker to prevent other attacks.

"Old Li, I'll withdraw first." Meng Zhige said and returned the telescope to Li Yunlong.

"Okay." Li Yunlong nodded: "Huzi, protect Brother Meng."

"Yes." Huzi responded.

Meng Zhige smiled, then turned around and left with Hu Zi.He actually wanted to get a gun and fight side by side with Li Yunlong, but after all, he was in a logistics system and could not allow him to take risks.

After watching Meng Zhige leave, Li Yunlong observed the Japs' movements again.To his surprise, this time the Japanese did not poke around with small sticks, but sent a team of two artificial soldiers, each carrying a large box and scanning the ground with a long "magnifying glass" in their hands. Sweep away.

"Oh, Advisor Meng really got it right." Li Yunlong looked at the Japanese engineers and began to think about how to get the two minesweepers.As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. Even if the enemy's stuff is of little use, you still need to make two sets of it and study it.

Just as he was thinking about it, a mortar shell fell next to the two Japanese.An unlucky soldier was knocked to the ground directly by the explosion, and the shrapnel beat him into a sieve.The other Japs were lucky. He was thrown forward by the explosion, and the big box behind him just blocked a few fatal shrapnel.

"His grandma's mine detector is mine!" Li Yunlong cursed. At a distance of 150 meters, he could see clearly with a telescope that one of the mine detectors was damaged and even the long pole was bent.

　In fact, in 39, the Japanese ordered a total of thirty or forty Type 40 mine detectors. Each unit had to distribute them, and it was impossible to equip them at the squadron level. In [-] years, hundreds of units were ordered, but hundreds of models came out...

　　It was not until 42 that mine detectors became common.This chapter conveniently strengthens the devils so that I can kill two more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)