Chapter 28: The Longest Day (4)
December 12, 1937, Yuhuatai, 88th Division position.
Zheng Wen squatted in a concrete bunker. Under their feet were black blood and piles of bullet casings, their troops could no longer withstand it, the Japanese army attacking frontally used 150 mm cannons and 240 mm howitzers, the already imstrong fortifications were blown up in pieces, the cement pillboxes also lost their defensive role, the bold ones shot inside, the timid ones had already run out, and then they were finished up by the overseers behind them.
Zheng Wen just graduated, the 11th phase of the Central Military Academy, I didn't expect to catch up with this kind of battle just after getting off the army, the trainee platoon commander is not easy to be, the troops suffered serious losses in Shanghai, and his platoon commander was an ordinary soldier of the original 88th Division, Zheng Wen felt that it was necessary for him to help him, fortunately, most of the soldiers who were supplemented were regiments of the Jiangsu Security Regiment, and the military technology was basic, and the training was quite worry-free.
The cat was in the pillbox, through the shooting hole, Zheng Wen saw that the Japanese army was charging again, this line of defense was the strongest line of defense of the Yuhuatai position, and it was also the last line of defense.
With the assistance of the soldier beside him, the Czech light machine gun was placed on the wooden box after the perforation, the muzzle was flush with the perforation of the pillbox, and the handle of the machine was opened, and the soldier next to him was very discerningly loaded into a magazine, the butt of the rifle was against the shoulder, aiming at the Japanese army outside.
"Deputy platoon commander, the platoon commander said to wait until it is close before fighting, and listen to the gunfire in the company." A herald opened the bunker door and rushed in.
Zheng Wen clenched his gun, and the soldiers beside him were also preparing spare magazines. Seeing the Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer, Zheng Wen was also nervously sweating, the machine guns in the platoon made all the good soldiers die, the platoon commander asked him to come over to fight, I really don't know if I can fight well, calm down, Zheng Wen according to the standard process taught in the school, leaked the front sight aimed at the enemy group, as the Japanese army got closer and closer, Zheng Wen even saw the expressions of the Japanese soldiers, the forward team rushed to a distance of more than 100 meters, and sporadic gunfire sounded outside, but Zheng Wen knew that it was not a signal, it was the recruits who were putting their guns indiscriminately.
The Japanese continued to advance in front of the position, and the markers left before the battle indicated their distance, and Zheng Wen clenched the machine gun in his hand.
There was a cracking sound, followed by the roar of the Type 24 heavy machine gun.
When the time came, Zheng Wen pulled the trigger, and a string of bullets shot out, and the scattered bullet casings smashed on the ammunition box next to him, making a crisp sound, and two rounds of fire. The twenty-round magazine quickly ran out, and Zheng Wen quickly unloaded the old magazine and loaded the new one.
At least four of them were knocked out in the first round of shooting, and Zheng Wen's fear of the Japanese army in his heart was gradually eliminated, and it was nothing more than killing people with guns himself, he thought in his heart.
The body of the gun, which had been a little trembling, began to become steady, constantly changing the direction of the shot, supporting the other brothers.
"Fight beautifully" Zheng Wen heard the platoon commander laughing, and his heart was excited, it is always good to be recognized.
Four or five Japanese soldiers crawled on the ground and crawled towards Zheng Wen's pillbox, trying to avoid the bullet by crawling, but Zheng Wen's machine gun bullets hit the legend directly, and they couldn't hurt them at all. Seeing this, the deputy shooter next to him shouted out Zheng Wen and asked Zheng Wen to make way at the firing port. Two bullets were fired, although not one person was killed.
The bullets that hit the ground diagonally made several devils panic, and they quickly got up, and one of them wanted to throw a grenade. Seeing this, Zheng Wen hurriedly pulled the trigger, and the deputy shooter, who occupied a small half of the shot, also fired three shots in a row. All four Japanese soldiers fell to the ground, and the ninety-one grenade also flew next to the pillbox, but the shock wave of the explosion only caused the pillbox to fall into a layer of floating soil.
The ingenious cooperation between Zheng Wen and the sub-shooter made him feel very happy, the charm of the army is here, Zheng Wen thought in his heart.
The battle continued, and the Japanese not only attacked the pillboxes on the front line, but also began to storm the infantry positions on both flanks of the pillboxes, and there were some dead spots that the pillboxes could not hit at all. The soldiers on the position returned fire from mortars and grenadiers at the charging Japanese infantry, and the bullets from the heavy machine guns hit the grass in front of them, rolling up a puff of floating earth.
The Japanese soldiers hurriedly bent their waists, and the grenadiers began to look for machine-gun fire, and one by one the grenades flew out and exploded in the trenches and positions. With a loud bang, the Type 89 grenade hit a heavy machine gun, killing half of the machine gun crew, and also exploded the boiling machine gun cooling water, which splashed on the position, causing the defenders to scream and curse. A machine gun can burn people to death if it is opened. Zheng Wen's platoon commander was anxious, the reinforced heavy machine guns in the platoon were gone, the movement in the company and the people in the platoon were getting fewer and fewer, the Japanese infantry came from the left and right flanks, and the pillbox in the middle could only fight the enemy who attacked head-on.
Damn, he couldn't care so much, the platoon commander picked up twenty shots.
"Hit Lao Tzu, whoever doesn't dare to hit Lao Tzu will collapse first." The soldiers under his command stepped up their work, and the casualties of the Japanese attacking the mountain began to increase sharply, and the two rifle groups were alternately covering the assault, and the defenders on the mountain suddenly threw down a large volley of grenades, which rolled down by the terrain, and the shrapnel knocked the first two people to the ground.
Then came a volley of gunshots, and another man was shot in the head. The remaining four people lay on the ground, guiding the Japanese soldiers behind them to crawl forward, even if the four people on the ground could not see the target clearly, they also held 38 rifles to shoot blindly at the mountain position, and the grenadier group behind was ready and began to fire grenades, and the Japanese soldiers in the three groups attracted the attention of almost a platoon of defenders on the mountain.
At this time, Zheng Wen was still shooting at the enemy in the front, and there were only a dozen Japanese soldiers in the wide front, and two or three were knocked to the ground in a round of shots, Zheng Wen once thought that his machine gun was not terrifying the Japanese, and there were only a few people attacking the bunker head-on, and there were many Japanese soldiers who beat the platoon commander, but unfortunately it was a dead end, and he couldn't reach it.
Just as a dozen Japanese soldiers on the front and three groups on the left flank were trying their best to attract the defenders, a small group of Japanese troops quietly touched up along the cleared right flank position and the back hillside, and Zheng Wen and his platoon commander were still unaware.
The Japanese soldiers pulled out grenades, more than two dozen grenades were thrown into the trenches of the defenders, and another seven or eight smashed on the back door of the pillbox.
Bullets rained down and flesh flew, nearly a platoon of defenders in the position were blown up and flesh was blown up, only two people were still resisting, and when they turned around, the Japanese soldiers who rushed into the trenches had already stabbed bayonets in their chests, and before they could recover their senses, they were stabbed to death.
After clearing the position and defending the position, all the Japanese troops rushed to the pillbox in the middle.
Zheng Wen and the sub-shooter noticed that something was wrong, and the violent explosion outside reminded them, the sub-shooter opened the gate of the pillbox with a rifle, and saw more than a dozen Japanese soldiers touching the bunker along the trench, and shooting outside the door without aiming, Zheng Wen brought a light machine gun mount and fired at the door for a while. The Japanese soldiers in front of them fell, and those behind did not rush forward, and then threw grenades, which were definitely the most expensive but best weapons for the attackers in this kind of battle.
The exploding grenades shook the gate of the bunker from side to side, and the Japanese rushed up and threw a bunch of grenades down the open gate again.
Boom - With the sound of explosions, everything is over, including the deputy shooter, Zheng Wen, the defenders of the 88th Division, and Yuhuatai.