This killer star of the War of Resistance Against Japan was only 9 years old.

Chapter 161 The Japanese Invasion Fails

The Japanese soldiers of the First Battalion heard their battalion commander give the order to charge.

One by one, they picked up their Type 38 rifles and, shouting, launched a formal attack on the Red Party's front lines.

Li Yilong, lying prone in the trench, saw that the Japanese soldiers were almost within 200 meters of his firing range. He then gave orders to the soldiers around him.

"Don't you fucking shoot! Get the Japanese soldiers at least 100 meters away before you fire, and aim carefully! Anyone who wastes a bullet will get a beating after the battle."

The soldiers around him responded after hearing Li Yilong's words.

"Yes!"

"Make sure not to waste bullets."

Just then, the Japanese soldiers who had charged less than 10 meters heard an explosion from their right. The next second, the more than 10 Japanese soldiers at the front of the charge were jolted and fell to the ground.

This sudden scene startled the Japanese soldiers behind them, who immediately crawled to the ground.

The Japanese battalion commander was startled by the sudden explosion and crouched down, cautiously observing his surroundings.

After realizing that there was only one explosion and then no more movement around, he slowly stood up.

At the same time, he shouted at the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground around him, telling them to get up and continue the attack.

To boost the morale of his Japanese soldiers, the Japanese battalion commander deliberately stood a few steps forward.

At this moment, Bai Luo, who was at the very back of the defensive line, was observing the Japanese soldiers attacking below through binoculars.

He was also holding a detonator.

Seeing how cautious the Japanese soldiers had become after being hit by just one directional mine, Bai Luo decided not to detonate the directional mines one by one.

We planned to detonate the mines together once the Japanese soldiers had completely entered the minefield.

Although this might result in overlapping firepower, you can't let yourself be scared away from the meat that's already in your mouth.

"Faster, walk faster! Just a little bit more..."

Bai Luo intently watched the movements of the Japanese soldiers below through his telescope. When the Japanese soldiers advanced more than 20 meters and found that no landmines had been detonated, they became bolder.

Without the Japanese battalion commander urging them on, they charged toward the first line of defense of the Red Army, carrying their Type 38 rifles.

Bai Luo was overjoyed when he saw the Japanese soldiers' actions.

Li Yilong, however, was frowning at the front line.

"Zhang Biao, Zhang Biao."

"You're here. What does the commander want with me?"

"What's the situation in the minefield ahead? Why are there so few mines? Where are the rest?"

As he spoke, Li Yilong pointed to the spot where the Japanese soldiers were standing.

Zhang Biao looked in the direction Li Yilong was pointing. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Biao spoke.

“That was dug by the kid you brought, Commander. He said he was in charge of that area, and I did see him bury things there. But I didn’t ask him any questions because of the time pressure.”

Li Yilong was taken aback when he heard Zhang Biao's words.

"How come I don't know about this?"

Zhang Biao was also taken aback when he heard Li Yilong's words.

"Wasn't this arranged by you, Commander...?"

Before Zhang Biao could finish speaking, he heard a series of explosions coming from the front of the position. He stopped talking and immediately turned to look.

"Boom boom boom boom boom..."

When Bai Luo saw that the Japanese soldiers had completely entered the blast radius, he decisively pressed the detonator he had been holding for a long time.

In an instant, a series of explosions erupted in the directional minefield at the front of the position, and the smoke and fire obscured most of the Japanese soldiers.

The powerful shockwave generated after the directional mine detonated, carrying the steel balls inside the mine, shot towards the Japanese soldiers with terrifying kinetic energy.

The Japanese battalion was caught off guard by the sudden explosion, and the Japanese soldiers trapped in the minefield were crying out in pain as they were hit by a dense barrage of steel balls.

The Japanese battalion commander was so frightened by the sudden explosion that he tried to lie down on the ground, but because he was positioned too far forward, he couldn't dodge the dense barrage of bullets.

The Japanese battalion commander felt excruciating pain all over his body, especially in his lower body.

The strength in his body was drained the moment he was shot, and he let out a muffled thud. In his dying moments, he glanced down at his trembling body, then collapsed to the ground, never to move again.

Only blood kept flowing from all parts of the body.

Bai Luo's all-in attack killed at least half of the Japanese soldiers. The rest were all wounded.

Upon seeing that their battalion commander had been killed in action, the soldiers retreated in a cacophony of cries and wails, leaving behind the wounded Japanese soldiers on the battlefield.

This scene also shocked Li Yilong, Zhang Biao, and other Red Army soldiers who were hiding in the first trench.

"Such destructive power..."

Zhang Biao muttered with his mouth open.

The whisper brought Li Yilong back to his senses. Looking at Zhang Biao, who still had his mouth wide open, he slapped him across the face in annoyance.

"What did you just say?"

"what?"

Suddenly, Zhang Biao was jolted back to his senses by a bump on his shoulder and instinctively let out a sound of surprise.

He hadn't even realized why Li Yilong had suddenly hit him.

After fully regaining his senses, Zhang Biao remembered what he had said when the explosion interrupted him, and repeated it.

"It wasn't you, Commander, who made the arrangements..."

"That's right, it was arranged by me. How about that? That's enough to give those little devils a hard time, isn't it? Hahaha."

Zhang Biao looked at Li Yilong, who was grinning foolishly with his big teeth showing, and was afraid that he would be beaten up again for no reason.

He gave a very obsequious reply.

"The commander is wise."

As for what Zhang Biao was really thinking, only he himself probably knows.

The news that the Japanese First Battalion's attack was thwarted and that the Red Army had planted highly lethal landmines in front of the position was also brought back by the remaining Japanese soldiers.

When Sakata Tetsu received this news, he thought he had misheard.

How could the Red Party possibly have such landmines? The grenades they used were like big firecrackers with no killing power at all. How could they possibly have such powerful landmines now?

But after repeated confirmation by the adjutant, and the steel balls subsequently removed from the wounded soldier, it was clear that Sakata Tetsu had not misheard.

Looking at the steel ball still stained with blood in his palm, Sakata Tetsuya was certain that this was something the Red Party could not have made.

Sakata Tetsu checked the time; it was already 11:05 AM.

He no longer had time to investigate the source of the Red Party's weapons.

"Order the Second Battalion to cover the engineers as they clear the mines. We must capture the Red Party's front line before 12 o'clock."

"Hi!"

Upon receiving the order, the adjutant immediately ran out of the command post to relay the regimental commander's command.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the Red Party side was slightly more relaxed. The headquarters had originally ordered a two-day hold-off, and the Red Party fighters all thought it would be a very difficult task.

Unexpectedly, they didn't fire a single shot, and the Japanese first wave of attack and artillery were all dealt with.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yilong had the cooks begin distributing food to the soldiers on the front lines.

Li Yilong knew that the Japanese wouldn't be deterred by the explosion, and that the next attack might be imminent. He didn't know when his soldiers would get their next meal.

Now all we can do is seize the opportunity when the Japanese are adjusting their tactics and quickly fill our stomachs.

Bai Luo also put down his binoculars, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the location of the Japanese command post.

This left Bai Luo somewhat helpless, thinking to himself that the Japanese commander was really well hidden.