Chapter 247: Death, No Regrets!
In this case, even if Liu Cheng is here, he can only use this tactic, and there is no other way at all.
The reason why the minefield is arranged is naturally to be arranged on the road that must be passed, if there is a second road nearby, then what is the point of this minefield? It can't be to solve doubts, right?
Zhou He wanted to lure the enemy over, this was the only way, and it was also the most dangerous way.
In order to prevent leakage of news, Zhou He didn't know the specific location of the mine, and Zhao Dayong and the soldiers were even more unclear.
They can only crawl on the ground to avoid triggering the mines, and the rest depends on luck.
Fortunately, it was daytime, and the sight was relatively clear, and the soldiers who had received relevant training could barely see where it looked like a buried mine and carefully avoided it.
However, in this way, the soldiers of the entire second platoon were exposed to the enemy's nose, and after advancing less than fifty meters, seven or eight soldiers had already been killed and wounded.
Zhao Dayong has always been at the front, and the bullets have grazed his body from time to time, and several wounds have appeared on his body, but fortunately, they are all bullet abrasions, which are not serious.
He held a Czech light machine gun in both hands, and both elbows were worn out to avoid scratching the crosshairs as he crawled forward.
When the distance between the two sides finally narrowed to within 100 meters, Zhao Dayong finally breathed a long sigh of relief, put down the muzzle of the tripod, and the gunshots rang out at the same time.
Zhou Tai is not feeling well now, just the heavy machine gun in the dark fort in the distance makes the roots of his hatred itch.
It's a pity that the Japanese equipped Zhou Tai with a grenadier in the tenth year of Taisho, with an effective range of only 175 meters, and there was nothing to do about the dark fort that was more than 280 meters away.
The terrain of this minefield is relatively gentle, and the bunker that Zhou Tai's subordinates can use is only an earthen beam less than 30 centimeters above the ground, which cannot stop the bullets of heavy machine guns at all.
After Zhao Dayong's second platoon approached a distance of 100 meters, Zhou Tai's pressure was even greater.
Zhou Tai simply pressed the other company behind him, wanting to wipe out Zhao Dayong's second platoon in the shortest possible time.
Listening to the screams of pain in his ears, Zhao Dayong's heart was also trembling.
But he knew that now was not the time, and they had to wait for Zhou Tai to see hope before they could withdraw.
Time passed bit by bit, and the casualties of the second platoon were getting bigger and bigger, and Zhou He in the distance was almost unable to hold on, and even began to regret that he shouldn't have given such an order.
Zhou Tai seemed to see the hope of annihilating the team in front of him, gritted his teeth and ordered to increase the firepower again, and against the rain of bullets swept by the light and heavy machine guns on the opposite side, he went all out to annihilate the nearest team.
Listening to the sudden dense gunfire on the opposite side, Zhao Dayong knew that the time had come and immediately ordered a retreat.
This was the second ordeal he was going to face.
Because his task is to lure the enemy deeper, if he still lies on the ground and slowly retreats, the other party will not and does not need to chase at all, as long as he continues to shoot with high firepower.
Moreover, that would not arouse the other party's mind of "pursuing the victory" at all, and these dead and wounded soldiers would die in vain.
Therefore, they had to get up and run, and as for how many people would survive, he didn't dare to think at all.
At his command, all the warriors who could still stand up immediately got up, turned around and ran back.
After Zhao Dayong got up, he went to pull the wounded man next to him, but was pushed away by the other party.
"Platoon commander! Leave me alone! ”
As he spoke, the warrior's body moved, and Zhao Dayong saw that his left shoulder was red.
The rain of bullets didn't give him a chance to hold on, and the warrior pushed him away before scrambling forward.
In just such a short moment, Zhao Dayong heard the screeching sound of more than a dozen bullets hitting the soil, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, immediately turned around, lowered his body and ran back.
However, this way back is not easy to walk, and if you are not careful, you will die in Huangquan, and even lead to the failure of the plan to lure the enemy.
Fortunately, Zhao Dayong grasped the timing just right.
Although the second platoon suffered more than half of the casualties in a short period of time, the situation on Zhou Tai's side was not good.
The heavy machine gun in the distance and the light machine gun on the opposite side had flattened the earthen beam they had used as cover in almost half an hour.
Now there are only two roads in front of him, either rush or retreat, otherwise his casualties will only be more severe than Zhao Dayong's second platoon.
(I think some people will say why not just use light and heavy machine guns to suppress the strike, because, if there is no containment, people can adjust and shift their position at any time.) )
Originally, he was already gritting his teeth and insisting, but now when he saw the enemy in front of him turn around and want to run, he immediately ordered a pursuit.
Although it is possible to shoot on the ground without moving, it will be effective in killing the opponent, but in that case, even if the team is completely annihilated, they will still not be able to pass through here.
This is the only way to enter Wudou Township, and the battle plan is made in advance, and it is too late to make a detour.
But if you get up and pursue, the people who are running now will become their natural cover, and you can't shoot at your own people on the other side, right?
In a hurry, Zhou Tai didn't have time to think too thoroughly, and the opportunity on the battlefield was fleeting, and he had to grasp it firmly in order to get everything promised by the Japanese.
Originally, Zhao Dayong was ready to sacrifice, but he didn't expect the gunfire behind him to weaken in an instant.
After glancing back, he instantly thought of the reason, and immediately shouted loudly:
"Don't look back! Keep running back! ”
Zhao Dayong knew that if they turned back now, the other party would definitely shoot at the first time, and the muzzles of people's guns were always aimed at them, and if they wanted to shoot back, they had to have a process of aiming, and there was no chance at all.
Zhou Tai was also a little carried away by the promise given by the Japanese, and instead of choosing to send some people to try to pursue, he directly let everyone press up, striving to defeat the opponent in front of him in one battle, and be the first to attack Wudou Township and cut off the big flag.
In his opinion, maybe he would have gotten more that way.
At this time, there were about one hundred and forty people left under Zhou Tai, and with his order, they all got up and chased after him.
The wounded man who pushed Zhao Dabao away lay on the ground, squinting at the pair of feet passing by him, and silently counted "one, two" in his heart...... VI. VII. ......"
"Click"
With a soft sound, he pulled out the safety pin of the grenade in his hand, and almost used all his strength to knock the grenade on the ground, triggering the fuse, and as soon as his hand was released, the grenade rolled to the side.
A few seconds later, two successive explosions rang out, one light and one heavy.
The grenade exploded, triggering a nearby mine at the same time.
Immediately afterward, the explosions in this minefield were connected with ......