The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 193: Outsmarting the Japanese Pursuers: Lei Tao's "Added Materials" Minefield

After the guerrillas left, Lei Tao and his companions were about to set off for their intended destination. At that moment, Li Shuiniu, who was in charge of the outer perimeter security, hurried in to report the enemy situation: "An elite mixed team of more than 80 Japanese troops is advancing in this direction. At their speed, they will reach this place in less than two hours."

Lei Tao frowned and said, "These guys have really good noses, and they're really fast..."

After a brief thought, Lei Tao quickly made a decision: "Brothers, we can't fight them head-on. Come, let's use empty cans and some feces to set up a 'charged' minefield and give the Japanese a 'big gift'.

Everyone sprang into action, placing feces inside empty cans and placing them alongside booby traps. They set tripwire triggers to ensure the cans would be blown apart by the sudden explosion. With expert skill and swiftness, they soon had several mines in place.

Lei Tao was afraid that the effect would not be ideal, so he took out a stun grenade and added it in. He carefully adjusted the position of the stun grenade to ensure that it would have the greatest effect when triggered.

"Is everything done?" Lei Tao asked in a low voice.

"Okay, Captain!" the team members answered in unison.

"Okay, let's retreat quickly!" Lei Tao waved his hand, and everyone left quickly and moved in the designated direction.

They hurried through the forest, the dead branches and leaves under their feet making a slight sound. Lei Tao looked back from time to time, silently calculating the time when the Japanese army would arrive.

About an hour later, Kazuya Uesugi, with a combat squad from his Japanese special forces team and half a squad of scouts from his Japanese special forces squadron, a total of nearly 80 soldiers, led by military dogs, arrived at the temporary camp of Lei Tao and others.

As the military dog ​​approached the minefield, it was irritated by the pungent smell of feces and barked non-stop. Shang Shanhe also scolded the military dog ​​impatiently and signaled the team to continue moving forward.

A Japanese soldier walking in front with a military dog ​​accidentally tripped over a tripwire. Instantly, with a loud boom, the booby trap exploded, shattering the soldier and the dog in flames. Broken limbs and the remains of the military dog ​​flew everywhere, creating a horrifying and bloody scene.

Empty cans were blown everywhere, and the feces inside splashed all over the Japanese soldiers. The stench spread instantly, making the already terrified Japanese soldiers feel even more nauseous and uncomfortable.

Immediately afterwards, stun grenades were detonated, and the intense light and loud noise threw the Japanese army into chaos. Many Japanese soldiers covered their ears and rolled on the ground in pain, their eyes unable to open due to the intense light.

The entire team was in a mess, with cries and curses mixed together.

"Damn! There's an ambush, be careful to hide!" Kazuya Uesugi shouted loudly.

Many Japanese soldiers were wounded, groaning in pain as they fell to the ground. In the chaos, the Japanese troops lost their composure. Some fired blindly, their bullets zipping through the jungle without aiming; others, like headless flies, searched for cover, triggering more mines.

"Boom!" Another loud bang erupted, and a new explosion sent up billowing clouds of dust, knocking more Japanese soldiers to the ground. A young soldier, who had just taken cover behind a large tree, was knocked against the trunk by the blast and fainted instantly.

Several soldiers were so panicked that they bumped into each other and fell to the ground. Before they could get up, they were hit by flying shrapnel.

"Ah! Help!" Screams rang out one after another. The Japanese army, which had been so arrogant, was now in a miserable state.

Kazuya Uesugi's face was covered in dust, and his eyes were bloodshot with anger and fear. "Stop!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, but his voice seemed so weak in the chaotic scene.

Some Japanese scouts from the special forces squadron were so frightened that they stood there frozen, at a loss as to what to do. Others were so frightened that they had a mental breakdown and began to run back desperately. One unlucky soldier triggered another landmine.

"Boom!" The powerful explosion instantly engulfed the soldier, leaving him no time to utter a final scream. The surrounding soldiers were splattered with blood and flesh, and the fear spread even further.

Seeing this, the other soldiers who wanted to escape suddenly froze in place and their bodies began to tremble involuntarily.

Kazuya Uesugi looked at the chaotic scene, his face livid with anger. He brandished his saber and roared, "This is what will happen to anyone who dares to run around again! The engineering team will clear the mines! Everyone else, stay put and stand guard!"

Several engineers stepped out of the ranks trembling with fear and approached the minefield cautiously, their hands shaking and their foreheads covered in cold sweat.

At this moment, an engineer stepped on a bullet mine. With a "bang", a bullet broke out of the ground and pierced his foot. He screamed and fell to the ground holding his foot.

"Ah!" He howled in agony, his voice sounding particularly shrill in the silent forest. The other engineers were frightened by this sudden change and retreated repeatedly, not daring to move forward again.

Uesugi Kazuya was furious. He rushed forward and kicked the retreating engineers several times: "You useless people! Come on, if you can't clear the mine, you will all die!"

The engineers had no choice but to calm down and try again. It took them three hours to finally clear all the mines.

By then, the sun had set and darkness had fallen. Kazuya Uesugi looked around, seeing the wounded lying in disarray. Reluctantly, he dispatched a few Japanese soldiers to tend to them. The rest of the group, exhausted and reeking of stench, stumbled to the river. After briefly cleaning off the remaining feces with river water, they resumed their search for Lei Tao and his men.