More than a thousand Japanese were stationed at the entrance of the village, and these casualties would not hurt them.

The living Japanese immediately moved closer to their team leader and moved around with them.

But the mortar fires too fast.

The Japanese who escaped the first round of artillery fire had just stood up from the ground, and the second round of mortar shells had already hit them.

The captain of the third brigade rushed out of the tent in a mess, without even wearing any military uniforms. While avoiding artillery fire, he shouted: "Arson attack, the troops will immediately disperse and hide..."

"Sir, it's dangerous here, you must leave here immediately!" The guard captain hurried over and held the captain to retreat outside the shelling area without saying a word.

The captain was thinking about the explosion that came from the village before the shelling. The sound was too loud. The earth was shaking, and the land under his feet trembled several times in the explosion.

The corps leader is stationed in the village, and the main force of the corps is also in the village. If something unpredictable accident occurs in the village, it will be a disaster.

While retreating, he asked the guard captain beside him: "What happened to the explosion that happened in the village just now? Is the wing captain in danger?"

The guard captain was outside the tent and woke up as soon as the explosion sounded, and clearly saw a series of fireballs rising from the village.

The strong black smoke flew into the sky wrapped in fireballs, forming very huge mushroom clouds.

The outermost house was like paper in the explosion, and was instantly blown into ruins.

After the explosion, a huge bomb crater with a depth of more than two meters was blown out at the explosion site, just like a bloody mouth, swallowing all the soldiers stationed around the bomb crater.

When the entrance of the village was bombarded, the explosion in the village continued, and almost the entire village was covered by fireballs that flew into the air.

When he heard the captain ask about the situation in the village, a trace of despair flashed quickly on the guard captain's face, and then he reported: "Captain, the troops in the village are finished!"

"For some reason, an explosion occurred in the village suddenly, and the entire village was blown up, all the houses were razed to the ground, and the troops stationed in the village were blown to death before they woke up..."

"The team leader is stationed in the middle of the village, so he must not even have a chance to escape!"

"Nani?" The captain was confused and threw away the guards beside him. He saw a small mound of soil beside him and rushed towards him decisively.

"Captain, there is danger, stop now!" The guard captain was very anxious to remind him and hurriedly chased after him.

The captain completely ignored the reminders of his subordinates.

He knew very well that if the corps leader died in battle and the more than 2,000 imperial troops stationed in the village were destroyed, the remaining troops of the Third Battalion would definitely not be able to complete the task of attacking the arsenal, and it might be a problem for self-protection.

He quickly raised his telescope and looked at the village with a nervous look on his face.

The explosion has stopped because the temperature of the instant explosion of gunpowder is very high, and at least half of the houses in the village are thatched roofs, which are very easy to burn.

During the violent explosion, the overturned thatched roofs and wooden beams all ignited a raging fire.

With the help of the telescope, the captain can see the village clearly.

All the houses that once blocked their sight were gone, and the houses with better luck could still be left with a little ruin, and the bad luck would be razed to the ground.

More than a hundred bullet craters were scattered in the village. The first day of the New Year was a bit messy. If you observe carefully, you will find that these bullet craters are arranged in the village in a regular manner.

"It's explosives!" the captain shouted, clenching his fists.

The guard captain followed the captain and suddenly heard these three words and fell into a confused state. After a while, he didn't react. He stared at the captain with confusion and asked, "Sir, what explosive is it?"

"The National Salvation Army buried explosives in the village in advance!" The guard captain gritted his teeth and replied.

Then he pointed to the craters in the village and explained: "The craters are more than two meters deep, and the mountain artillery shells will definitely not be blown out, and the National Salvation Army does not have so many mountain artillery that can razor the village to the ground in such a short time."

"Only explosives, and explosives buried under the ground in advance, can such a uniform bomb crater be exploded in a short period of time."

"The explosives and explosives are all indirectly connected with wires, and then detonate with a detonator."

"There are at least one hundred craters in the village. According to the calculation that one crater buried 100 kilograms of gunpowder, the National Salvation Army buried at least one kilogram of explosives in the village. They were so cruel that they actually let us sleep on the powder barrel tonight!"

"Boom..." An explosion suddenly sounded more than ten meters away. When the captain was about to continue talking, he was suddenly knocked to the ground by the captain of the guard and ordered the surrounding guards.

"Why are you still standing there? This place is too dangerous. Protect the captain from leaving here immediately."

He helped the captain up, fearing that he would object, so he arranged for the guards to set up defenses while persuading the captain to agree to leave here.

"Captain, the corps leader must have died in battle. Among the remaining troops, the rank of the brigade leader, you have the highest military rank. The soldiers will rely on you to lead everyone to continue completing the tasks and lead everyone out of the national defense zone to rescue the country. If you also have an accident, the troops will be in chaos!"

The captain of the brigade gritted his teeth with regret, his face full of anger, and his left hand holding the commanding knife couldn't help but start to tremble.

He knew that the guard captain was right. Although he was unwilling to give up, he could only order: "Not only me, everyone must evacuate the coverage area!"

"Our station must have been targeted by the National Salvation Army. The longer we stay here, the greater the losses of the troops. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

The adjutant following the captain's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this: "Sir, wise, I will arrange for the troops to separate the troops from the artillery area and then leave here!"

The captain did not respond and ran towards the foot of the mountain under the protection of the guards.

"Dongdongdongdongdong..." At this moment, the dull strafing sound of heavy machine guns suddenly sounded on the east side of the village.

The brigade leader who was retreating continued to retreat without even looking back, but he had already confirmed his judgment just now: "The main force of the corps was destroyed in the village, and the National Salvation Army must have wanted to continue to work hard to wipe out the raid troops here together!"

In order to avoid this ending, I was very decisive instructing: "The National Salvation Army has begun to attack, and the blocking troops alternately cover the evacuation battle. Never be stuck by them!"

"Sir, the artillery troops cannot be withdrawn!" As soon as the captain said the order, he remembered the report of the messenger behind him.

"The artillery fire of the National Salvation Army is too fierce, and the artillery is suffering heavy casualties. There is no chance to pull the artillery out!"

The captain was puzzled again.

The artillery in the commander's mouth are mountain artillery and large-caliber mortars strengthened by the army commander. They are the only heavy weapons for attacking the troops and are very valuable.

If it is lost, the troops' offensive capabilities will definitely be greatly reduced. Maybe they can't even get the castle built by the National Salvation Army on the road.
Chapter completed!