Chapter Ninety-Nine
Da Niu is the best marksman under Uncle Guo except for the dog, so when Uncle Guo received the sniper rifle, he issued one to Da Niu. Da Niu also cherishes this rifle, not only because it hits far and accurately, but mainly because not only the national army, but also in the dog's legs, there are only a few people carrying sniper rifles on their backs. And these people are the most trusted people by Zhao Zhi and Uncle Guo, and Da Niu also wants to be the most trusted person by Zhao Zhi and Uncle Guo, so when Uncle Guo wanted to send gunmen to stay, Da Niu chose to stay without hesitation.
It was pitch black everywhere, and there was not a glimmer of light in the night sky, and the big bull's eyes widened, and he looked out of the ditch vigilantly. Even though he couldn't see anything clearly, he still tried to tilt his head sideways and listen to the movement around him. Most of the other people are sleeping, Da Niu is the second shift, and everyone sleeps in shifts, which is Zhao Zhi's order. He didn't want to leave in the morning when everyone was out of energy.
Zhao Zhi was not sleeping, he leaned back in the ditch and looked up at the dark night sky. Zhao Zhi under the night sky tried his best to open his eyes and look at this dark world, there were no stars in the night sky, no moonlight, and there was black paint everywhere. The battlefield is full of unknowns, who knows if the Japanese army will take advantage of the darkness to sneak attack, maybe in the next moment, he will be buried in this foreign land like the brothers who died in battle. Zhao Zhi's mood suddenly improved, yes, there is nothing that can't be let go, it's already very good to be able to live until now, not to mention that he still has so many brothers with him.
Turning around slightly, Zhao Zhi lay on his side and wrapped his military uniform tightly, when the Japanese attacked during the day, Zhao Zhi shot out a base number of bullets one after another, and now he felt sore all over his body. Especially his shoulder, the pain from the wound last time swelled and hurt, and the whole arm seemed to be unconscious.
In fact, Zhao Zhi and the people who stayed behind knew that the Japanese army would attack at night, and it was not difficult to see from the offensive during the day that this group of Japanese soldiers wanted to rush to eliminate Zhao Zhi and them. It's going to be a long night, so long that people forget the day, and they don't even have the mood to wait for the dawn.
The soldiers left in the ditch were all leaning in the ditch, holding their guns tightly in their arms, and the bullets had already been loaded, and they could definitely be fired at the first time. Such a night, such an environment, such an opponent, everyone dare not take it lightly, otherwise they are joking with their lives.
The bull's spinning head suddenly stopped, and he seemed to hear something on the left side of the riverbank. The uncertain bull slowly climbed out of the ditch with a submachine gun in his arms, crawled a few meters along one bush, and hid behind another. He leaned on the back of the bushes, observing the movements, and in front of the bushes were scattered several Japanese corpses. At this time, the big bull was lying on his stomach patiently like a hunter on a hunt, but the muzzle of the gun was always pointed in the direction of the woods.
After about ten minutes, the big cow heard the sound of the rope again, and this time he heard it clearly, it came from the grass on the left. The bull slowly drew the bayonet from his waist and threw it in the direction of the sound. The bayonet was probably smashed on a steel helmet, and then the bull heard a muffled scream, which was a human cry, but his mouth was covered.
There is only one person at the guard post, and there will be no people of their own outside the riverbank, so it can only be a result--- Japanese army is sneak attacking. The big bull didn't dare to shout, for fear of revealing his position, and he didn't know how many Japanese troops were coming, and rash shouting would outweigh the losses. He took out a grenade and threw it violently, and by the light of the explosion, the bull fled back into the ditch in embarrassment. "There are devils, there are devils" The big cow kicked the sleeping guys, almost like crazy kicking.
"What are you panicking about" With a low shout, Da Niu was kicked by Zhao Zhi. "Pyro, light me the outside" Zhao Zhi pulled the flamethrower beside him, he wanted to turn the outside of the riverbank into a barbecue ground for the Japanese army. The two flamethrowers shrunk their heads and lay in the ditch, just poking the flamethrower's nozzle out, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one or a wild spray. The riverbank in the darkness of the night suddenly became brighter, and two fire dragons scurried back and forth outside the riverbank, and when they reached there, it was scorching, burning everywhere, and there were flames everywhere.
The Japanese army is like a child who remembers what to eat and does not remember, and has long forgotten that Zhao Zhi still has the flamethrower. The Japanese soldiers who raided were crawling barefoot on the ground, only watching out for bullets, but forgetting the attack of the fire. "Boom, boom, pop, pop" The ammunition and grenades on the burning Japanese soldiers were detonated, and the bullets they brought themselves still hit their bodies after all.
With the help of the night breeze, clumps of dry grass and trees were blazing, and the fire spread rapidly. The Japanese soldiers lying downwind could not bear the smoke and fire, and got up and began to run back desperately. The devil who was on fire, the ghost cried wolf and ran wildly out of the position. Those who ran far were torn apart by bullets and grenades, and those who ran close suddenly fell to the ground and were charred by the fire. There was a strange smell floating in the air, it was roasted human flesh and bubbling human oil.
"Hit" Zhao Zhi shouted, raised a 38 rifle and shot at the Japanese soldiers who were sneaking in. The Japanese troops who came to sneak attack have been exposed to the fire and have become a good target, and Zhao Zhi has succeeded again and again. Some of the more than 100 Japanese soldiers who came to attack in the night struggled painfully in the flames, while others were knocked down by bullets in the hesitation. The Japanese army originally wanted to use the cover of night to break into the ditch in one fell swoop, and strive to completely annihilate Zhao Zhi and them. But he didn't expect to dive more than 20 meters away from the river bank, and he was discovered by the party, first the oncoming fire, and then the bullets that flew in, and the Japanese soldiers before they died were cursing the stupid commander.
The outside of the river bank was illuminated by flames, and since the necessary conditions for a surprise attack were lost--- the cover of night, the Japanese commander simply began a strong attack. The Japanese troops of the brigade rushed out of the woods with a shout, and their goal was to rush to a distance of 50 meters from the river bank. While the firelight illuminated the Japanese army, it also exposed Zhao Zhi and them, and the Japanese army's shooting was much more accurate, and Zhao Zhi couldn't raise his head to shoot at all. "Grenades, grenades" Zhao Zhixin was sideways, and simply asked everyone to squat at the bottom of the ditch and throw grenades out, anyway, many grenades of Japanese soldiers were captured.
A large number of thrown grenades killed and shocked the Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese soldiers could not figure out how many people were in the ditch for a while. Zhao Zhi looked at his watch, it was already more than 5 o'clock, and in less than 2 hours, the sky would be bright, and at that time, the Japanese army would not let Zhao Zhi and them get away easily. "Pyro, spew out all the gasoline, we're going to withdraw," the two Pyros who were already eager to try threw themselves into the ditch, burning the outside of the river bank into a sea of fire that stretched for dozens of meters and was more than ten meters deep.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army could not cross the sea of fire for the time being, Zhao Zhi pulled a guy with an injured arm and urged the others to evacuate quickly. The group stumbled out of the ditch for more than 200 meters before climbing out of the ditch and running in the direction of Ledo. The more than 30 miles is nothing to Zhao Zhi and them if it is usual, but there are still several wounded soldiers in the team, and the speed of the team is much slower than usual.
"Yaga, catch up with them, I'm going to kill them all" The Japanese commander Watanabe Masao looked at the empty ditch and angrily stepped on a burned and broken 38 rifle on the ground. Killing and wounding so many excellent soldiers of the empire, but in the end he didn't even see the corpse of an enemy, which made it difficult for Watanabe Masao, a veteran officer, to accept. Watanabe Masao fought with the 18th Division all the way in China, until he arrived in Burma, and he did not suffer such a battle situation or casualties. What was supposed to be a well-prepared ambush battle turned into a strong attack and a counter-ambush, and the more than 800 soldiers that Watanabe Masao managed to gather now have less than 500 people left, and there are still a large number of wounded soldiers mixed in.
Under the leadership of a young man, the Japanese soldiers rushed up the ditch and chased after Zhao Zhi and them, with the intention of not giving up until the goal was achieved. "No, the little devil of the dog day is chasing too closely, and the wounded soldiers can't keep up" ran out of less than three miles, and the wounded soldiers couldn't keep up, and the blood loss made their bodies start to weaken, and their steps became slower and slower, just staggering with their own consciousness.
"That won't work, stay with me with the machete and the bull, and leave us some more ammunition. You go first, we will lead away the Japanese troops who are chasing, and we will chase you" Zhao Zhi instructed Xiucai while taking ammunition from Xiucai's body. Xiucai is more careful, and Zhao Zhi is very relieved to hand over the others to Xiucai. The machete's temperament is too cold to lead the team, especially the machete only listens to the words of the goat and Zhao Zhi.
"Let's go, let's go, you guys are gone, we are safe" Zhao Zhi stroked Xiucai, who had tears in his eyes, and urged them to leave quickly. Longhair secretly hid behind a big tree, and found that Longhair's machete just turned his head and pretended not to see it, but the corners of his mouth were raised like Zhao Zhi.