Chapter 45: The Man in the Sewers
When the casualty rate of the defending troops exceeds 50 percent, it is basically considered to have lost the ability to continue fighting and has to withdraw from the battlefield.
If the Japanese attack could still inflict so many casualties on them in the future, his troops would have had to withdraw from the neighborhood in less than five days.
"The wounded were sent to the rear to rest, and the rest of the soldiers were put into dugouts, where the enemy could shell again at any moment." Qin Chuan arranged it, then turned around and saw Nameless standing silently in front of him.
Qin Chuan looked Nameless up and down, the originally neat military uniform on this girl's body was stained with some dust, but those eyes did not change in the slightest because of a fierce battle, they were still so clear and clear, as if they could see the bottom at a glance.
"Good fight, remember to transfer in time next time! Don't let Japanese mortars and heavy machine gunners lock your position. Qin Chuan patted her somewhat thin shoulder and said.
Nameless was not interested in Qin Chuan's praise, he just stretched out his hand and said, "Sugar! ”
She thought it was a reward she deserved, as she had killed more than ten Japanese soldiers in that battle.
Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile when he saw that she was like a child asking for a reward from the teacher, and then took out a piece of candy from his pocket and said, "Here you go, behave well next time, and there will be candy to eat." ”
Nameless took the candy handed over by Qin Chuan, and couldn't wait to tear the candy wrapper, and then stuffed the candy into his mouth.
The moment the candy entered Nameless's mouth, a smile immediately appeared on her indifferent cheeks. A pair of beautiful but indifferent eyes also completed a beautiful crescent moon because of the smile.
For Nameless, the candy Qin Chuan handed her was the best military merit medal.
"The enemy repelled our attack this time mainly because their two snipers, like two ghosts, roamed from neighborhood to block, sniping our heavy machine gun and mortar squads, and even our commanders, with incredible precision." Ishihara Tachii gathered several squad leaders together, and then held a meeting to summarize the reasons for the failure of the last attack.
"Not only that, but the enemy's machine gun fire is also very good, and there are basically no blind spots in the front. Without the cover of machine guns, our men could not move an inch. A Japanese squad leader who participated in the attack said.
Another Japanese squad leader said: "I have to say that the commander on the opposite side is very level. He placed fire points on every house in the block ahead. And the crossfire formed by these firing points perfectly contained our attack.
The commander of the enemy should have graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and his grades must have been very good. ”
Ishihara Tachii listened to the squad leaders summarize the reasons for this failure, and when they were all finished, he began to say, "That... How to solve the problems encountered in this attack is something we need to consider. ”
"I think smoke bombs should be used to cover the infantry's charge, so that the enemy's snipers can't snipe the infantry." A Japanese squadron leader said.
But this statement was immediately refuted by another squadron leader.
"No, throwing smoke bombs can indeed cover the movement of the infantry. But the enemy's snipers did not target our infantry at all, but gave priority to heavy machine guns and mortars, as well as commanders. ”
"Then add observers and heavy machine guns to suppress enemy snipers. As soon as the approximate location of the enemy sniper is discovered, it is immediately suppressed with fire. At the same time, veterans with good marksmanship are dispatched to conduct counter-sniping attacks when the enemy is moving. The Japanese squadron leader said.
Ishihara Tachii said: "This is good, keep it." ”
Subsequently, they discussed for a while, determined some other plans, and roughly arranged the plan for the next wave of attacks.
These elite units of the Japanese army are not waste to be slaughtered in the anti-Japanese drama, but have undergone high-intensity military training and received professional training.
The squadron leaders and squad leaders of the Japanese army alone have all attended officer training courses and have certain professional command skills.
The problems found in the first wave of attacks, they will come up with corresponding solutions in the second wave of attacks. With such a powerful ability to adjust, any opponent will be terrified when he sees it.
Ishihara Tachii re-planned the route of the attack, while also focusing on the protection of the machine gunners, and arranged for more than a dozen Japanese veterans with excellent marksmanship to occupy some relatively high buildings, ready to hunt down Qin Chuan and Nameless, the two snipers who gave them a headache.
With the whistling of shells, the Japanese shelling began again.
As is customary, their shelling tends to last about half an hour, after which the infantry charges.
The Japanese army used this tactic, which has been raging on the Chinese battlefield for more than a decade. Every time the artillery bombarded the infantry, and the artillery bombarded the infantry.
In the air-raid shelter converted from the following sewer, the soldiers of the third battalion were all hurrying to have lunch. After this lunch, it was almost time for the Japanese charge to arrive.
And for many, this will be their last lunch.
Qin Chuan was walking in the air-raid shelter, and suddenly saw the six sons running towards him.
"Camp, we've found something at the end of the dugout, go over and take a look." Liuzi ran over and said.
Qin Chuan said: "What's the situation?" ”
Liuzi said: "I found a family. After speaking, he led Qin Chuan along the air-raid shelter.
These bomb shelters extend in all directions, connecting several nearby neighborhoods.
In order to prevent the Japanese artillery bombardment, the previous troops repeatedly expanded these bomb shelters to prevent personnel from being killed or injured by the Japanese artillery fire.
They soon reached the end of the bomb shelter, which was far away from the neighborhood where they were stationed in Qinchuan, but closer to the neighborhood where the Japanese were stationed.
The degree of renovation of the air-raid shelter here is not large, it is basically the original sewer, and Qinchuan can smell a very pungent smell from a distance.
As they walked down the sewer, they saw a bright space.
The space was not small, dozens of square meters, and was originally used to store floodwaters during heavy rains, but now it has become a family residence.