Chapter 101: The Great Counteroffensive (3)
The machine gun company of the second battalion, which had been reinforced, was quickly arranged, and due to battle damage, the company, which was supposed to have six machine guns, had only four heavy machine guns, which were lined up at a distance of ten meters per squad. The other soldiers drew their bayonets one after another, loaded their guns, and the heavy machine guns came over, indicating that the regiment was about to attack again.
On the position of the 7th Artillery Regiment, eight 38 field guns were lined up, and they adjusted their direction to aim at the target with the orders of the artillery commander and the officer.
"Open!" The artillery battalion was not calibrated, and directly fired a salvo, and the shells smashed into the Japanese position, which also allowed the Japanese army to enjoy the rare artillery bombardment from the Chinese army, and then, the field artillery battalion of the 52nd Army and the mountain artillery battalion of the 4th Division also joined the bombardment, and more than 20 mountain artillery of 75 caliber blew up the Japanese position, and the rising air wave lifted some sandbags that were not firmly fixed into the sky, and then fell to the ground under the eyes of Chinese officers and soldiers.
The shelling stopped, and in the position, the commander of the second battalion first climbed out of the trench, and the officers and men in the trench saw this, and immediately climbed out of the communication trench and position.
"Charge! Disperse! "With the order of the battalion commander, more than 300 people increased their pace, and under the supervision of officers and veterans, they tried their best to disperse, maintain formation, and attack the Japanese positions, leaving a certain gap between each company, which was used for heavy machine gun shooting, and the current level of the Chinese army simply could not use the transcendent shooting method operated by the machine gun firing table using the arc and gravity of the bullet as the principle, therefore, the gap could only be used to suppress the Japanese position.
However, at such a long distance, it is impossible to see the target clearly, and naturally it is impossible to hit accurately, but fortunately, the commanders of the machine guns understand that the bullet is subject to gravity, so they all ordered to raise the muzzle, hoping that the bullet can "fall" on the Japanese position and kill it, in fact, this is also beyond the principle of shooting.
Zhang Wei led the officers and soldiers of the independent company to rush to the far right, which was also the safer side, and the most critical infantry artillery was still dragged by Dong Erli's mortar squad and followed behind.
"Scattered, scattered." Zhang Wei picked up his rifle and looked at the position that was gradually approaching.
Da - the Japanese 92 heavy machine guns fired, rifles and grenadiers followed, firing at the storming Chinese troops.
Zhang Wei bent down and rushed forward, the soldiers behind him continued to move forward following Zhang Wei's movements, and a scream came from behind him, and a corporal was shot in the head by a bullet from 38 shots, directly penetrating the steel helmet.
"Bend down and rush." The independent company is good, because it is not directly facing the Japanese army to charge, so the area of the bullet is naturally small, and the independent company across a heavy machine gun firing line of the second battalion is miserable, just a round of shooting, the second battalion suffered more than 20 casualties, and now the Japanese fire strike, is still continuing.
"Kill it, don't mess around." "Withstand!" The independent company rushed forward for a while, and was subjected to oblique machine-gun fire from the Japanese position, and several soldiers were knocked to the ground.
The Japanese troops in front of Zhang Wei did not have strong firepower, and the shots they were receiving now were all oblique fire and the support of other firepower on the position.
The commander of the second battalion led his troops to set up machine guns on the ground to shoot at the Japanese troops, and the machine gun company of the second battalion used several heavy machine gun fire lines to fire fiercely on the rear position.
Zhang Wei held his breath, the Zhongzheng gun in his hand stabilized, he couldn't see people clearly, he could only aim at the general direction of the Japanese army's activities, and the Japanese army in front of him only had rifles, so he dared to fight steadily.
The "touch" bullet was fired, but it failed to hit directly, and hit the upper end of the sandbag in the position, and with the powerful power of the 79 rifle bullet, it drilled into the chest of the Japanese army, and failed to kill with one blow, but it also made him lose his combat effectiveness. Exiting the shells, Zhang Wei looked at the troops of the second battalion, now they have fallen into a stalemate, and they must find a breakthrough, and the best way at present is to apply artillery bombardment, but now, it is very unrealistic, there is no technology, let alone that condition.
To open a breakthrough, you can only come from your own side.
"Don't move, everyone stay where I am." Zhang Wei rolled backwards and watched the bullets fly above him, and crawled to the back, Dong Erli was on the side of the infantry gun, ready to shoot.
Seeing Zhang Wei coming, Dong Erli stopped the movements of his subordinates, crawled over, and a bullet hit the nameplate of the 92 rifle, making a piercing sound.
"Company commander, why are you here, I'm about to open fire." Zhang Wei climbed to the back and pointed to the Japanese position in the distance, where a heavy machine gun had been separated, not firing head-on, and suppressing Zhang Wei's independent company with oblique fire.
At a distance, the grenadiers in the hands of the infantry were not accurate at all, and now they were constantly pressing the officers and men of the independent company, killing four or five people.
"Knock out that heavy machine gun for me." Dong Erli handed over the fire rope to the person behind him, grabbed the handwheel, and adjusted the handwheel as much as possible.
The "fire" shells flew out and hit a place seven or eight meters next to the heavy machine-gun position, killing two riflemen, and the heavy machine-gun fire only stopped for a few dozen before it rang out again. The soldiers of the independent company advanced more than ten meters with the help of the pause in fire, and when the gun rang out, they were nailed to the ground again.
"Deviate, give it to me." Zhang Wei was manipulating the high and low machines, and it was obviously missed just now, and the high angle did not need to be changed greatly, but there was a problem with the wind speed and the horizontal position of the gun mount.
Under Zhang Wei's order, the soldiers behind moved the two tripods and moved half a meter to the left.
Reload, close the bolt, and you're done at once.
"Put!" The second shot hit well, to be precise, the shell hit five or six meters in front of the heavy machine gun, even a grenade was enough, and the shock wave and shmelage killed the shooter and the surrounding Japanese soldiers.
Zhang Wei picked up his rifle and rushed directly to the front, and the soldiers lay on the ground and looked at their company commander.
"Grenadier, take a round, the devil's heavy machine gun is over, rush forward!" The grenadiers who could reach it threw a wave of grenades, which were scattered, but they were all around the Japanese positions, and the grenades exploded, with average lethality, but hindered the Japanese shooting and firing range.
The officers and men of the independent company got up and launched an assault, Zhang Wei rushed to the front with a bayonet, surrounded by Qiu Wei and a machine gunner, with a big waist and a round waist holding the machine gun and firing.
The Japanese bullets whizzed over, some with crooked handles and some with 38 types, and five or six soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, but this could not stop the charge of the independent company.
Getting closer and closer, Xu Yi threw out two grenades with great strength, which happened to land in the Japanese position. Boom - Zhang Wei rushed into the Japanese trench, kicked down a Japanese soldier who was blown up, and then, he solved him with a bayonet, and the independent company poured in from this breakthrough and started hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army, and this breakthrough directly endangered the defense of the entire Japanese position!
The position, a large opening was opened, and the independent company disrupted the defense of most of the brigade.
The biggest help is still the 92 style.