klisemfg Chapter 178 Sudden Heavy Machine Gun Fire
Chapter 178 Sudden Heavy Machine Gun Fire
When they arrived at the position, about 150 meters away, Captain Watanabe had already stopped.
As the commander of two Japanese squads, this is a good place for him to command the operations.
He immediately ordered four grenade launcher teams to prepare to fire grenades at the Eighth Route Army.
A Type 92 heavy machine gun and four Type 99 light machine guns have been set up.
They were just waiting for Captain Watanabe's order so that they could suppress the Eighth Route Army with firepower.
Suddenly, Captain Watanabe felt that the sky seemed to darken.
All I saw was a dense mass of black dots falling towards the two Japanese teams.
"What?" Watanabe's right hand, which had been raised high, was completely put down at this time.
It was not until he saw clearly that what was falling from the sky was a grenade that he yelled, "Get down."
Before he could lie down, the sound of a grenade exploding was heard.
The other Japanese soldiers were not so lucky.
In particular, the four grenade launcher teams and the light and heavy machine gun positions were given priority in receiving grenades.
As the Japanese squad screamed, the second batch of grenades fell.
After these sixty or so grenades exploded, there were basically no Japanese soldiers left alive.
The Imperial Army that was charging from behind didn't realize that something was wrong at all. They were still laughing at these little Japanese devils.
Where is the Imperial Japanese Army that we just mentioned? Where is the glorious military feat that we just mentioned?
Why are you so cowardly when it's your turn to be bombed?
Everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army's grenades look powerful, but they can't kill people.
In order to prove that he is the best dog of the Japanese.
The soldiers of the Second Regiment of the Imperial Army rushed forward, fearing that the credit would be snatched away by others.
When they ran into the range of the grenade, the people in front finally noticed something was wrong.
These imperial soldiers who lay down did not do so because they were timid, but because they were truly in danger.
Just by looking at the miserable appearance of the four grenade launcher teams and the broken limbs and arms all over the ground, they knew that they were not just pretending.
It’s a pity that the Imperial Army behind couldn’t see it. They pushed and shoved those Imperial Army soldiers who were trying desperately to retreat.
The people in the front and rear were almost squeezed into a big lump of flesh in the area between 100 meters and 150 meters in front of the position.
At this time, the Third Regiment of the Imperial Army, under the command of Wu Fatian, also rushed forward.
“Boom boom boom…”
With the sound of wave after wave of grenade explosions, large numbers of the Imperial Army were killed.
The veteran gunners in the Eighth Route Army have mastered the use of the grenade launchers to perfection.
They deliberately adjusted the angle of the grenade launcher so that the grenades fired would explode in the air. This resulted in even more casualties among the Imperial Army.
Due to the long range of the grenade launcher, it stopped firing after the first three waves of grenades.
The next attack from the Eighth Route Army trenches came from more than a dozen heavy machine guns.
The current Imperial Army has difficulty even turning around, and can only use their backs and chests to face the judgment of history.
At this time, Wu Fatian, who was hiding behind, realized that something was wrong.
He didn't care about Watanabe's life or death, and immediately shouted frantically: "Retreat, retreat quickly, we have been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army."
Seeing that the Imperial Army was about to retreat, Battalion Commander Zhong immediately ordered an attack on all fronts.
I saw soldiers from the Fifth Battalion of the New First Regiment, along with comrades from the District Squad.
They raised their rifles with bayonets fixed on them and chased after the Imperial Army from behind.
Behind the Imperial Army, there was the whistling sound of heavy machine gun bullets.
It was the sound of shooting from the light machine guns, submachine guns and various rifles in their hands.
Facing the crowded Imperial Army, the comrades in District Squad didn't even need to aim.
They could hit an arm, a leg or something with just a random shot.
The Eighth Route Army had been charging at them for more than 500 meters, but the Imperial Army did not dare to look back.
Only when they rushed to the mortar position did Captain Zhong and his men begin to be on alert.
He also asked the comrades in the district team to carry away the ten mortars left behind by the Imperial Army.
There were too many weapons left on the battlefield, so Captain Zhong only asked everyone to pick up the good guns and take them back.
As for the remaining weapons, Captain Zhong said that they would come back to get them after the war.
Li Yunlong, who was watching the battle on the main peak, was also very puzzled when he saw Captain Zhong's initial battle.
The mines and grenades made in this area have long been no longer used by our own New 1st Regiment.
The weapons they are using now have long been replaced with "Gansu-made special weapons".
Zhang Dabiao, the chief of staff of the New 1st Regiment, also spoke to Li Yunlong from the side.
"Captain, this isn't right. When did our regiment's weapons become so lame?
I just saw some of their soldiers throwing stones down there."
Li Yunlong frowned and said, "I don't think this old Zhong has anything good to say, and these imperial army will suffer when the time comes.
But for safety's sake, have our regiment's reserve troops ready to support Deadwood Ridge at any time."
At this moment, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao suddenly discovered something unusual.
The Japanese soldiers hiding behind the Imperial Army actually charged into the battle themselves.
Following closely behind the Japanese was an entire brigade of the Imperial Army.
Zhang Dabiao immediately became anxious and wanted to call the reserve team.
He notified them to quickly attack and support Kurumiling, but was caught by Li Yunlong.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Take a look at the changes in Lao Zhong's position first, and then make a decision."
Zhang Dabiao quickly picked up the telescope and looked towards the Kurumuling position.
I saw that the soldiers from the Fifth Battalion and District Squad over there did not show up.
At some point, they pulled out more than a dozen heavy machine guns and placed them quietly in the machine gun bunker.
There were also grenade launchers appearing at regular intervals in the trenches.
Zhang Dabiao reached out, took the hat from the guard and put it on.
"Hey, I didn't realize that Old Zhong's methods are becoming more and more sophisticated.
It was these sudden attacks, with more than ten heavy machine guns firing at them, that made it impossible to even kill the more than one hundred Japanese soldiers in front.
Of the more than 5,000 Imperial Army soldiers behind them, I'm afraid about a thousand of them will be knocked down."
In fact, the losses of the Imperial Army were greater than Zhang Dabiao had expected.
All the people from the two regiments were crowded together, except for those who were shot to death by the Eighth Route Army.
There were also those who were beaten to death by their own people while trying to escape.
Many soldiers were trampled to death by their own soldiers in the Imperial Army.
For example, Captain Watanabe of the Japanese army had footprints all over his body.
Originally, he was still alive, and Watanabe had even offered his men the hope of being rescued by the Imperial Army.
As a result, in the chaos, he was trampled to death by unknown soldiers of the Imperial Army.
With this one battle, Captain Zhong made a great name for himself.
People call him "Old Ghost Zhong", which means that when he fights, he is more cunning than the Japanese.
Under his command, more than a hundred Japanese devils were killed.
He also killed and wounded 1,500 Imperial Army soldiers, while on his side, the casualties were less than 30.
They were all killed in the previous bombings by the Imperial Army's artillery.
As for the wounded soldiers of the Imperial Army, Captain Zhong did not order them to be re-shot because they were all Chinese.
But we didn't go to treat them, because they were helping the Japanese to kill us Chinese.