Chapter 396: Crossing the River

Zhejiang is located in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeast coast of China, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Fujian in the south, Anhui and Jiangxi in the west, and Shanghai and Jiangsu in the north. At the same time, it is also a typical landscape in the south of the Yangtze River, the land of fish and rice, where the water network is dense and there are many rivers, and now the vanguard regiment led by Huang Jianguo is in trouble, their way is blocked by a river, this river is a river separated from the Jinhua River, although this river is only a few tens of meters wide, but it firmly blocks the road of the attacking troops.

Just when the Japanese army was shelled, in a bush on the other side of the river, Huang Jian*guo, the commander of the 561st Regiment, was lying in the dense grass, looking at the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river who were killed and wounded heavily, his face did not show a satisfied expression, but turned his head a little anxiously and asked a captain behind him, "Staff Officer Zhao, when will the Zhouqiao Company be able to erect the bridge?" ”

The bespectacled staff officer behind him shook his head: "Tuanza, the Funahashi Company said, it will take another twenty minutes, and our artillery fire must continue during this time, otherwise if the Japanese find out their actions, the casualties of the Funahashi Company will be great." ”

Although Huang Jianguo was a little distressed that the artillery would waste shells on the river beach like this, he also knew the consequences if the boat bridge company that was building a pontoon bridge was discovered, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, then tell the artillery battalion to continue the shelling, don't be afraid of wasting ammunition, and the artillery fire can also be appropriately extended back to properly attract the attention of the Japanese." Then tell the commander of the first battalion that he must rush across the river for me as soon as the pontoon bridge is built, and establish a probe position as soon as possible. ”

"Understood!"

Thanks to Su Jin's increasing investment in the troops. Today, the 202nd Army is becoming more and more complete, and unpopular units such as the Zhouqiao Army have also begun to spread among the troops.

At this time, three bulldozers were busy on the bank of a river with a gentle current, less than three kilometers from the shelling site. The terrain of the river beach was bulldozed, and a bridge tank converted from Tank No. 1 Type A slowly unfolded along the river.

"Whoa......

As the metal plates on the tank continued to fall on the river surface, Zhou Qiaobing next to him immediately connected and fixed the metal plates floating on the river surface, so that the plates were connected and fixed, and a pontoon bridge slowly took shape.

Looking at the hundreds of busy Zhouqiao soldiers, Jia Shimao, the commander of the third company of the first battalion of the 561st regiment lying in the grass, couldn't help but say to an officer with the rank of second lieutenant behind him: "Xiang Yihang, you said that these things are really godly." The guys just pounded it up, threw it on the surface of the river, and then it turned into a bridge. It's too easy, isn't it? ”

"That's it!" The second lieutenant, who watched with relish, also agreed: "In the past, even if we had to build a small stone in our hometown, it was very troublesome, we had to carry the stones, ask the craftsmen to inspect the selection of the land on the spot, lay the foundation, and then the craftsmen used the stones to build up. It would take at least half a year or even a year to build a stone bridge, as it is now. The chariot drove to the river, swinging east and west. In less than half a day, a bridge was built, and you said that if there was no war in the future, if the fathers and elders in the hometown wanted to build a bridge, let these boat and bridge soldiers drive these big guys over like this, how convenient it was. ”

"You have it." Jia Shimao glanced at him with disdain: "This thing can only be used for emergencies." ”

Jia Shimao pointed to the bridge on the river, "See, that thing is made of iron, how long do you think this thing can last on the river all day long?" I'm afraid it will rust in less than a year or two, is it possible that you want to build a bridge every year? According to me. The bridge still had to be built with stones, although it was a little slower. But it's practical, and it's okay to use it for seventy or eighty years, don't you say? ”

"Hmm...... That's the same thing. Xiang Yihang nodded in agreement.

Time passed slowly in the bragging of the two, and after more than 20 minutes, a pontoon bridge spanning seventy or eighty meters was finally erected, and Jia Shimao, who had been waiting impatiently by the river, led nearly 200 soldiers to run over the pontoon bridge first, and behind them were trucks......

Due to the speed of the Zhouqiao troops to build the bridge, and the attention of the Japanese army had been attracted by the artillery bombardment by the river, they did not pay attention to the place a few miles away at all, and when the artillery stopped, the Japanese army, which had not yet woken up from its drowsiness, found the Chinese army killed from the side.

"Oh no...... The people of China are rushing over! ”

The frightened and poignant voice of a soldier sounded on the river beach.

"Baga, everyone hurry up and shoot westward and drive the people down the river!" A voice rang out on the riverbank, and Akito Hiraga turned his head to see the squadron leader, Captain Ryūji Sakamaki, brandishing a sword, ordering the troops to shoot from behind.

The angry Sakamaki Ryuji only felt a tightness in his chest, but he didn't expect to let the Chinese cross the river despite all the precautions, these people were too cunning, and they actually took advantage of the time of the shelling to erect a pontoon bridge in the place where the water was turbulent downstream, when would those cowardly Chinese people also have such a modern boat bridge army, which even the Japanese Empire did not have technical troops.

"Baga, you cowards, get up for me, rush over, and drive those people away for me!" Sakamaki rushed to the river and kicked the Japanese soldiers who were still lying on the ground, forcing them to get up and continue the fight.

"Your Excellency, the people of China are rushing over!" A frightened and high-pitched voice of a Japanese soldier sounded nearby.

Sakamaki Takaji turned his head to look, and in the grass and weeds in the distance, a soldier in a dark green military uniform rushed towards them with a bright rifle, most of the soldiers running in front were armed with submachine guns, and the guns in their hands kept firing at them while they charged.

Seeing the Chinese soldiers rushing over, Sakamaki Ryuji raised his command knife and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, the Shina people have rushed over, and now you use the rifles and bayonets in your hands to kill them all, kill!" ”

"Turce gives ......"

Driven by the officer, a Japanese soldier rushed towards the oncoming Chinese officers and soldiers, and Jia Shimao, who was rushing up with the soldiers, also saw a group of Japanese soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms in front of them, rushing towards them all over the mountains.

"Get down...... Lie down and fire......"

In the face of the Japanese soldiers rushing from the front, Jia Shimao, who was originally directing the troops to charge, suddenly ordered the troops to lie down and open fire, so that the Japanese troops who were rushing towards them were suddenly exposed to the river beach and were attacked by powerful firepower, and eight * nine MG34 machine guns swept the unprepared Japanese troops to the ground like a whirlwind.

"Grenadier!"

"Whoosh...... Boom ......"

In the face of a sudden and strong fire strike, the Japanese army naturally did not sit idly by, and soon the grenadiers came over.

"Boom ......"

A grenadier exploded next to the machine gun, a firing machine gun stopped firing, and two machine gunners were seriously wounded.

"Quick...... One platoon and two platoons went around from the side, and three platoons continued to shoot! In the face of sudden changes, Jia Shimao also changed his tactics in time.

As the battle continued, the two forces finally collided.

"Kill ......"

Jia Shimao brandished a Suomi submachine gun and fired a short shot at the Japanese soldiers.

In the fierce battle, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers suddenly emerged from the dense grass by the river, and these Japanese soldiers rushed towards Jia Shimao without saying a word.

Jia Shimao saw a rifleman rush past him, and the G43 semi-automatic rifle in his hand fired quickly forward, and the two Japanese soldiers fell to the ground almost simultaneously in the crisp sound of gunfire. But before he could finish a magazine, a bullet hit his neck, and he fell to the ground clutching his neck in pain.

"Bastard!"

Jia Shimao pounced, his finger pulled the trigger, Suomi submachine gun jumped in his hand, and four or five Japanese soldiers spun and fell, and by this time the bullets in the gun had run out. The rest of the Japanese had already rushed to a distance of only three or four meters from him, led by a short Japanese officer, who pounced on him fiercely with his sword in both hands.

Jia Shimao was not to be outdone, he easily smashed the submachine gun in his hand with all the bullets in his hand towards the officer, and while the officer was dodging, he easily pulled out the M1911A1 pistol on his waist and fired three shots in a row, and the powerful 11.43 mm caliber bullet broke the officer's two arms, and even the chest was shot, only to see that the officer's expression was sluggish for less than a second, and the whole person fell, and the saber in his hand also fell to the ground with a "bang".

Seeing the officer fall to the ground, the remaining three Japanese soldiers in the back suddenly rushed towards him like crazy, a Japanese soldier roared, a flat stab, the 30-type bayonet on the rifle bayonet flashed with cold light, mixed with a strong wind, and went straight to Jia Shimao's ****.

Jia Shimao flashed to the side, raised his hand and "snapped" four consecutive gunshots, the Japanese soldier immediately had a thumb-sized bullet hole on his forehead, the bullet hole looked not big, but the back of his head was hit by a powerful bullet A fist-sized hole, white brain pulp accompanied by red blood spurted out, the whole person fell heavily to the ground, and the rifle in his hand also fell to the ground.

At this time, the two Japanese soldiers behind were about to rush over, Jia Shimao casually inserted the pistol back into the holster on his waist, and bent down to pick up the Type 38 rifle that fell to the ground.

He flipped the rifle in his hand, and although it was a little lighter, it was still handy. At the same time, the two remaining Japanese soldiers rushed in. Although they rushed over together, there was a precedence, and the Japanese soldier who took the lead shouted "Ah! The bayonet gleamed and struck him in the lower abdomen...... (To be continued.) )