The battle ended in more than ten minutes. Although the enemy fired a large number of shells at us, they still failed to save the lives of their comrades who had gathered in the woods. The enemy either ran out of the woods and died under our guns, or continued to hide in the woods and wait for the torture of the flames.

At that moment, my comrades and I, and I, did not know where we came from, dared to face the artillery fire that the enemy had fired. If this was the usual, we would not even have the courage to poke our heads out of the trenches, but now, we can still use firepower to block the enemy's retreat in the trenches filled with shrapnel and gravel everywhere in the explosion of shells.

Our idea is actually very simple, that is, we must not let these damn Japanese escape back. They have killed so many of us, so we have to pay their blood debts.

So after a while, outside the woods, there were corpses of enemy troops lying everywhere, and the ground was covered with the blood of enemy troops. The entire battle ended with the woods completely shrouded in a raging fire, because both our army and the enemy knew that under that situation, it was impossible for anyone to survive.

"Good fight!" As soon as the bombing ended, Scar burst into laughter: "Damn the gods, you guys have today, you're so happy to fight now!"

"Plane leader! It's time to destroy a Japanese company!" Xiao Shitou shouted.

"I can't stop!" The scholar continued excitedly, "There are almost more than a hundred people who ran outside the woods and let us beat them to death. This is not counting the burned ones who didn't come out of the woods!"

"Enough to build!" The machine gun smiled.

"Thanks to the second platoon leader!" Captain Luo looked in a good mood and patted my shoulder hard and said, "It hurts those Japanese now. Look at them being arrogant. What ace troops! Isn't it just that we are fighting in a mess!"

Company Commander Luo was right. Now the enemy's 316A Division was really hurt. In the following time, the enemy had no major moves except for a few small harassment and occasionally a few cold artillery shots. There may be three reasons for this. One is that the enemy lost an ideal gathering place and the other is that the heavy casualties made them no longer dare to underestimate us stationed on the nameless high ground. And this may be their vanguard...

The sun gradually sets from the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the ground through the thin clouds, laying a light golden layer on our army's positions. Various animals in the tropical rainforest also ended the busy day of foraging and returning home. The surrounding woods and shrubs were filled with birds and cicadas...

However, this scene that should have made people feel relaxed and comfortable was broken by the corpses all over the mountains and the stench of corpses in the air.

The air in Vietnam is very humid, with the temperatures as high as 30 degrees during the day. This climate determines that the corpses are rotten very quickly. At night, the corpses that the Vietnamese army left on the position and had not had time to transport them away all changed. The whole body was swollen and the belly was bulging high. Some spread their ragged military uniforms to reveal the gray and white rotten meat inside. Some eyes were used as dinner by insects. Two terrifying black holes were left on their faces. Some black wounds were covered with big green-headed flies... Occasionally, a "collapse" sound came...

Don’t worry, it’s not the Japanese who are shooting a gun, but the corpse explosion!

I admit that I am a little ignorant. I didn’t know that the corpse would explode before, but now I know it but I would rather not know it myself. The corpse explosion is the corpse that absorbs moisture in the air and is exposed to the sun. The belly slowly bulges like a balloon, expanding and then expanding... When a certain period of time, it will explode with a "bang", followed by yellow, green, and black viscous liquids and stench. It is as disgusting as it is.

In this case, let alone eating, I want to vomit all day long, and my head is so dizzy that I am fumigated by these corpse stinky stinky... In this regard, I would rather the enemy fire a few more cannons, at least the smell of gunpowder can dilute the stinky stinky stinky in the air.

"Second Platoon Commander!" The company commander watched as the sky gradually darkened, and shouted at me more than ten meters away: "Take a few people to block the position!"

"Block the position?" I felt a little confused when I heard this new term.

"Um!" The company commander then realized: "The second platoon leader doesn't know how to block the position... Then, let's go with the second platoon leader!"

"Yes!" Scar responded and raised his head at me.

In desperation, I had to click a few people to follow me, and I felt so hatred... Since Scar can do it, why just let Scar go? Why do I drag me on? We have been tired all day long, and finally have a rest for a while and have a task again, and I will not let you live!

Actually, I know it in my heart. This is actually the tradition of our army's combat: learning while fighting. If I just assigned others because I don't know, it means I will never learn it.

Then I knew that the so-called blockade of positions was actually to lay mines around the positions, with the purpose of preventing enemy troops from attacking.

Because the Vietnamese army may attack from every direction, these mines must not only be placed in front of the position, but also behind the position, and even the contact sections with friendly forces...

It turns out that this is very necessary, because the enemy always uses our weak defenses toward friendly forces to launch sneak attacks. In the dark, landmines are undoubtedly the best sentinel, which will immediately tell us that the enemy is approaching us by explosion.

Of course, when laying these mines, we must record their number and locations, so that when we need to contact friendly forces, we will not step on our own mines, and will accurately lift them out during the day.

Scar took us to the temporary ammunition warehouse and each received six mines. He told us not to move around and set off.

We were assigned to lay mines on an unknown high ground on the left side of the position. Because this high ground was on the other side of the enemy, the soldiers quickly came down with ease.

After trotting for a while, he arrived at the destination. Scar dug a small hole on the ground without saying a word, then took out a mine and pointed it at the back and said to us: "Did you see it? There are a few words behind the mine, one is the safety gear and the other is the preparation gear! Grab the pressure plate and rotate it counterclockwise. Turn to the preparation gear to the trigger state. Be careful and bury it and make a disguise..."

"What?" This is the first time I have come into contact with landmines. I used to be full of curiosity and fear of this mysterious thing, so I couldn't believe it when I heard Scar say it so simply.

However, the landmines are not that complicated. After all, it is similar to a grenade and an explosive pack. The difference is a grenade. The explosive pack is blown openly, while the landmines are placed in the dark so that you can't see where it is. Some experienced veterans can easily and quickly arrange the grenades or explosive packs into boasts... just like I did before.

No matter how much I think about it, I dare not be careless when burying the mine. Just kidding, this is a life-long life. When burying, our heads are less than one meter away from the mine, and our heads will be blown away if we accidentally... In addition, during the war, I also know that our army's equipment always has various faults. For example, the Type 56 submachine gun will explode after being fired for a long time, and at least one-fifth of the grenade will not explode. The recoil-free cannon bazooka sometimes hits three rounds in a row, which is dud...

The thought of this makes my scalp feel numb when burying a landmine - what if the mine is not qualified for quality, we spin it to the preparation gear or blow it up with a light touch?

Later I found out that it was not just me who considered this issue. Xiao Shitou asked Scar with this question. Scar raised his hand and gave Scar a chestnut: "What else can I do? What if you really encounter this and you have to consider it if you have moved your head?"

The soldiers couldn't help but laugh, but everyone could see that there was a hint of helplessness and bitterness hidden in the laughter.

Have the leaders and workers who produce weapons and ammunition in the rear considered this issue? Did they think that because of their carelessness and shoddy manufacturing, not only did our troops suffer unnecessary casualties, but also made us lose confidence in our weapons?

While we buried mines at designated locations according to the markings on the map, we recorded the number and locations of mines buried in various places in the notebook, and even drew a brief diagram of the mine distribution according to the requirements, so that if someone from our army or friendly forces wanted to pass through the minefield, it also provided convenience for the lightning to light up the next day.

As the landmines on our shoulders decrease one by one, the records on the notebook are increasing, and soon we arrive at the fifth mineburning point.

"Platform leader..." As soon as I dug a hole and was about to remove the mine on my body and bury it, a young soldier snatched it up and said, "Let me do this point! Otherwise, I will not even be buried in this mine, and I will make others laugh at it when I go back!"

It turned out that the soldier had been working on delivering landmines, so he has not buried one in person until now.

"Hurry up!" Scar urged: "Be sure to complete it before dark, otherwise there is a very likely mistake when recording!"

"Yes!" the soldiers responded and started to get busy again.

"What are you doing..." The little warrior just started to take action and was scolded by Scar: "The mine was buried down before it was activated. We are here to bury the Japanese, not to send mines to the enemy!"

The little soldier's tender face turned red, and he hurriedly dug out the mine from the pit and adjusted it, then buried it down!

At this moment, a sudden "boom" explosion scared everyone...

"No... it's not me!" The little soldier stared at the mine in his hand and said nervously: "I... my mine did not explode!"

"Puchi...", the soldiers all laughed. I couldn't help it. The little soldier didn't think about it. If his landmines exploded, could we still stand here and talk so easily now?

"Stop the sound! Stop the sound!" Scar raised his hand at us, so the soldiers quickly realized something and hurriedly lowered their bodies to lift the rifle...
Chapter completed!