Chapter 194: The Battle of Annihilation of the River Dam (1)
The artillery bombardment weakened slightly, the soldiers of the first brigade of the 59th Wing, which was located in the starting position, jumped out of the trenches one after another, the soldiers of one squadron were ready to cross the river and storm the embankment on the opposite bank, and the heavy machine gun squadron and infantry artillery squadron of the brigade were on the spot, firing to cover the attack on a squadron advancing, although the counterattack on the 106th Division in the early morning failed, but also severely damaged the 106th Division. X
Heavy machine-gun fire overpassed the charging Japanese infantry and fired first at the embankment. The shells fired from the four 75mm 41 mountain guns of the 59th Wing Artillery Squadron flew over the heads of the charging infantry and hit straight at the embankment position where the battalion was stationed.
"Don't take the lead, pay attention to concealment!"
Zhang Wei fell in the trench, most of the shells from the Japanese army hit directly on the embankment slope in front, what could kill the preparatory battalion was the shrapnel produced after the shells exploded on the embankment, everyone was hidden under the trench, and the sandbags piled up outside the trench blocked most of the shrapnel.
"Onboard, charge!" The Japanese officer ordered a full-speed charge, more than 100 Japanese soldiers stepped into the river, and rushed forward with knee-level water, the resistance after entering the water made the impact speed of the Japanese army drop suddenly, more than 100 people's team, lined up in a skirmish line, in the river more than 30 meters wide to advance with all their might, the whole squadron was lightly armed, without strengthening heavy weapons, the purpose was also to try to increase the speed of the charge, reduce casualties, quickly take the embankment position, recapture this commanding height.
"The devil has entered the river! Prepare for battle. As the Japanese army rushed across the river, in order to avoid accidental injury, the direct fire of the Japanese wing gun stopped firing, and only the heavy machine guns on the opposite bank were still reinforcing the attacking infantry.
Zhang Wei observed the Japanese army who were still wading in vain, the width of the river was more than 30 meters, and the distance from the river bank to the river embankment was nearly 60 meters, that is to say, the width of the river plus the distance from the river bank to the river embankment was only about 100 meters, which was the standard range of enemy shooting, and the Japanese army appeared in front of Zhang Wei There were about more than 100 people, the strength of a squadron, and the Japanese army waded across the river to attack with the strength of a squadron.
First, in the early morning battle, the defenders of the 106th Division had been heavily damaged, although the Japanese army was repulsed, but in the fierce battle the strength of the defenders on the opposite side also had an understanding, must have thought that the defenders of the 106th Division had a huge consumption (it is true, the 106th Division suffered huge losses in the attack, and the subordinate 631st Regiment almost lost a whole battalion in the battle near the river embankment), and could not withstand the next attack, so they dared to send only one squadron.
Second, the Japanese must have also saved a quick battle to avoid being killed and wounded in the process of crossing the river with too many troops, and even affecting the course of the attack.
A squadron, a squadron of devils, in Zhang Wei's previous battles, the Japanese army that was solved by his own formation, that is, a cavalry squad, in the previous battle of King Luo, only relied on anti-aircraft artillery and mortars to severely damage two squadrons, and it did not reach the standard of total annihilation.
Looking at the Japanese army in front of him, Zhang Wei gradually, the mind of annihilation, his soldiers have experienced several battles, the quality has improved, plus his own has a company as a hole card, the location is advantageous, and there is a river as a barrier, it is not difficult to defeat these Japanese troops who attacked.
"All of them, give me orders, listen to my guns and fire, heavy machine guns are not allowed to fire without my orders!"
"After the light machine gun fires, it is only allowed to shoot pointedly, and after entering the first fifty meters of the embankment, it will be fired in bursts!"
Zhang Wei urgently issued two orders, and the soldiers of the heavy machine gun company were a little puzzled as to why the heavy machine gun was not allowed to fire after entering the firing distance, but since it was the battalion commander's order, they just did it.
Officers and sergeants shouted Zhang Wei's instructions loudly and repeatedly, and in wartime, loud repetition in turn was the most effective means of communication, which could convey orders to the ears of every combatant.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese advance has crossed the middle of the river, and the Japanese troops in the rear follow up in turn, holding their weapons high to prevent the splashing of the water, Zhang Wei picked up the telescope to observe, the faces of the Japanese soldiers were constantly magnified by the telescope at close range, and there was a Japanese commander Cao who wielded a command knife in the center of the Japanese army, Zhang Wei took a fancy to him at first sight, since he was so conspicuous, then let him be the first target.
"Prepare for battle, listen to the gunfire!"
Zhang Wei raised the 79 rifle, put it on the trench as a shooting support, pulled out the safety pin of the bolt tail of the rifle, slightly adjusted the rifle ruler, three points and one line, and aimed at the Japanese Cao Chang, when aiming, the Japanese army's forward was about to land on the river bank, and the rear tail also crossed the deepest part of the middle of the river.
The crisp sound of the 38-type rifle rang out from time to time, and the Japanese soldiers who were about to land on the shore fired at the river embankment from time to time.
The Japanese advance was still a few meters away from the shore, so Zhang Wei grabbed the butt of his rifle and pulled the trigger down fiercely.
The "bang" bullet came out in response, and the 79 rifle bullet shot directly at the Japanese Cao Chang, directly hitting Cao Chang's chest and abdomen, the Japanese Cao Chang felt severe pain, and his body fell weakly, and he seemed to be unwilling to die like this, so he used all his strength and willpower to try to get up in the river.
"Bang" Less than ten seconds after the first bullet hit Cao Chang, the second bullet came at him, this bullet came from Li Changgui next to Zhang Wei.
This time it was hit in the head, and the body fell into the river and floated slowly down the current.
"Good fight!" Zhang Wei said to Li Changgui beside him.
After Zhang Wei's first shot, the rifles and light machine guns on the position all began to shoot, and the Japanese soldiers who had not yet landed on the shore were shot, the rifles and light machine guns fired in short bursts, and the firepower was not very fierce, but for the Japanese troops who had not yet landed on the shore and were slow, the threat was not small, after a burst of gunfire, there were more than a dozen floating corpses in the river, and the Japanese troops in the vanguard were almost knocked down by the first round of fire.
The Japanese withstood the first round of fire from the preparatory battalion, and landed on the shore one after another, from the river bank to the embankment, a distance of about 60 meters, the Japanese troops who had broken away from the river began to launch a fierce charge, the rifle group assaulted forward, and the light machine gun group and grenadier group had just stepped out of the river, and immediately set up light machine guns and grenadier canisters to suppress the embankment position at a high place.
"Dada." A string of machine-gun bullets fired at the embankment positions, the grenadiers fired behind the machine guns, the first grenades hit the embankment slopes, and the scattered shrapnel flew into the positions, knocking down two soldiers of the preparatory battalion.
After the Japanese troops landed on the shore, the firepower of the preparatory battalion also began to increase sharply, and the light machine gunners followed Zhang Wei's order, and after the distance was put in, they fired in bursts, and the rifle group of the Japanese assault forward was attacked by machine gun shells fired in bursts, and more than a dozen people were knocked down on the spot.
"Onboard!" Sixty meters was not far away, and the Japanese troops who had suffered casualties still attacked the river embankment position with firepower, and the bullets fired by the two armies were staggered with each other.