Chapter 329: An Inexperienced Reserve Officer
After judging the approximate location of the sniper, the Japanese troops under the mountain did not hesitate in the slightest. Heavy machine guns and grenadiers immediately turned their guns around and fired. Especially the Type 92 heavy machine gun, it hit accurately and ruthlessly above this distance. The bullet impact point is precise and scary, almost chasing Li Ziyuan to bite.
The Japanese heavy machine gun turned its muzzle to look for Li Ziyuan, which relieved the pressure on the blocking troops in front, but Li Ziyuan himself was in danger. However, long before risking to snipe Liang De, Li Ziyuan was ready to be discovered by the Japanese army. After knocking out the intended target, Li Ziyuan's gun was directly turned and aimed at the heavy machine gunner under the mountain.
Seeing that I have no chance, I can't save my life if I stay here. Before the Japanese army divided some of its forces and rushed over, Li Ziyuan simply put aside his camouflage and knocked down two machine gun shooters under the mountain in succession, and took advantage of the fact that the new shooter under the mountain was a little timid when he received the machine gun, and quickly broke away from the suppression of this Type 92 heavy machine gun.
But after all, where is the tactical literacy of the Japanese army, although Li Ziyuan got rid of the pursuit of the Type 92 heavy machine gun at the bottom of the mountain. But as soon as he was delayed, a group of Japanese troops were about to rush in front of him, cut off Li Ziyuan's route back to the starting position, and quickly outflanked both flanks.
Seeing that the retreat route was blocked by the Japanese army, Li Ziyuan dragged back the guards who were about to jump out desperately. He asked for two grenades, unscrewed the safety cap and connected the pull rope together. With the guards, he did not advance but retreated, while dodging the bullets of the Japanese army with skillful tactical movements.
While using the Type 97 sniper rifle in his hand, he continued to fire at the Japanese soldiers in front of him with accurate shots. Li Ziyuan's marksmanship itself is good, and the distance of more than 100 meters coupled with the built-in scope on the rifle in his hand makes this gun exert considerable power.
Of course, the real purpose of this gun in Li Ziyuan's hand is not to kill and injure many Japanese soldiers. His main purpose was to disrupt the Japanese army's plans and make it impossible for the Japanese army to outflank him quickly. Of course, if he can kill and wound more Japanese soldiers, he is also very willing. Who would beat these two-legged brutes less?
And although the marksmanship of the guards around him is not as good as him, it is even worse than Guo Xiaoshan. However, with the excellent performance of the Japanese 44-type cavalry gun in his hand, although he could not kill the gun, it also effectively stopped the Japanese army blocking in front, and divided the troops to try to outflank the Japanese army who wanted to outflank the two of them.
The Japanese troops in the other direction stepped on the mines that Li Ziyuan had modified with grenades. The Japanese troops who intercepted and pursued them on the mountain could only completely give up the idea of outflanking these two cunning guys. Took the dumbest, but also the slowest to bite the trailing pursuit.
Both of them have good marksmanship, relying on the feeling that the two of them have cultivated over the years on the battlefield. Coupled with the restrictions of the terrain, the two of them were able to fight a draw with the Japanese army in front of them for a while. Although he could not get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army, he was also in a stalemate with the Japanese army in front of him.
This is still not easy for Li Ziyuan and the two of them. You must know that with the general shooting level of the Japanese army, it is basically possible to shoot without missing a shot within 200 meters. Both of them are veterans, and they have adopted the method of alternate cover, but it is not easy to fight like this.
However, the terrain of the mountain bag chosen by Li Ziyuan limited the deployment of the Japanese army's troops. And the two cross-firing rifles also gave the Japanese army a headache. Of course, what the Japanese army wanted to catch alive also limited their technical and tactical skills. Otherwise, even if Li Ziyuan is like a crab, it will be difficult to stop it with eight hands.
Seeing that he was actually suppressed by the cross-fire of the opponent's two rifles, the Japanese army, who was a little unwilling, quickly brought up a crooked machine gun. But the machine gunners went up and died one by one, and the machine gun could not exert its power at all. I can only grit my teeth, approaching and chasing forward little by little.
The second lieutenant who temporarily took over the command at Yamashita couldn't help but be extremely annoyed and angry when he saw the battle situation on the mountain. The binoculars that Li Ziyuan had on him when he moved his position, and the document bag on his guard. It attracted his attention even more. He pulled out all the Japanese troops and pursued and hunted Li Ziyuan with all his might.
As for the task of rescuing the battlefield over there, he was honorably handed over to the puppet army. These two guys are definitely not ordinary snipers, and the telescope with large magnification is not something that ordinary eight-way cadres can use. and the document bag on the soldier behind him, all show that this guy is not simple.
As long as this guy can be captured alive, it doesn't matter if he can be rescued over there. Anyway, for such a long time, I don't know what the battle situation over there will be. The troops that attacked from Hejiayu still have a few survivors who no one knows. At the moment, it is more important to solve this guy with an unusual identity first.
As for whether the puppet army over there will use their strength to break through the blockade of the Eighth Route without the supervision of the imperial soldiers, this second lieutenant is still very relieved. Although he had drawn all the Japanese troops out, he left two soldiers under the leadership of a soldier to form a squad of overseers, armed with sabers, pistols and a machine gun.
If these puppet soldiers want to work and don't make any efforts, they take the military salary issued by the empire, but they don't do things seriously for the empire. The machine guns behind them will immediately give these people a taste of the lessons given by the Empire. As for how many of these puppet soldiers will die, he doesn't care if he is in a hurry to catch the Eighth Route official on the mountain.
The Japanese army invested almost all of its forces and adopted the tactics of encirclement on both sides and suppression by fire. Although the actual number of troops invested was not much because of the limitation of the number of his own troops, it suddenly increased Li Ziyuan's pressure. Li Ziyuan and his guards, who were transferred and separated several times, but never completely escaped from the Japanese pursuit, were finally surrounded by the Japanese army behind a large rock.
It's just that although Li Ziyuan was surrounded in the end, Li Ziyuan and his guards, although they were suppressed by the Japanese army's accurate shooting, could only give up the use of rifles and adopt the method of firing at close range instead. For a while, it was rushed to a distance of dozens of meters by the Japanese army, at least it seemed that the situation was extremely critical.
But the fast and slow machine and the shell gun in the hands of the two people cross-fired, coupled with the occasional grenade flying out, also made the Japanese soldiers who were ready to catch alive suffer a lot, but they couldn't get close to Li Ziyuan. In particular, the timing of the grenade throwing was accurate, and almost all of them were volleyed and exploded, so that the Japanese army could only watch the distance of the last few tens of meters, but they couldn't get over.
Under the order of the acting commander of the mountain to catch alive, the Japanese troops on the mountain could only continue to launch feints to consume the bullets in the hands of the opponent. Your melee firepower is strong, so I'll drain your bullets here. Even if the two of you can carry it again, how many bullets will you be able to carry? By the time you've run out of bullets, you'll be dead.
Although the fast and slow machine ammunition on Li Ziyuan's body was not much, including a magazine on the gun, there were only less than sixty rounds of ammunition. But the big Gu Changmiao box in the hand of his guard carried a hundred rounds of ammunition. The chief's guards will definitely take special care of the ammunition.
When he went to the military sub-district to report and hold a meeting, the head of the military sub-district, who knew Li Ziyuan's character, specially asked the logistics department to approve 200 rounds of shell ammunition for Li Ziyuan's guards before he returned. Although the 200 rounds of ammunition were distributed by Li Ziyuan to other cadres after he returned.
However, although the 100 rounds of barge shells left behind were not much, they played a key role at this time. Coupled with the bullets in Li Ziyuan's hands and the two cross-firing shell guns, the Japanese soldiers who wanted to capture the two of them alive couldn't get close at all. And Li Ziyuan also has a problem, that is, in independent actions, he generally likes to carry as many grenades as possible.
Although he carried less than 60 rounds of ammunition, he had carried a full six Japanese-made grenades before this solo attack. This guard of his was also under his command and carried six Jinzao grenades. The bullets of the Type 44 cavalry gun in his hand only carried forty rounds.
It's true that the amount of these munitions as a whole is not much, but it is enough for two people to hold out for a while. Although the range of the barge gun and the fast and slow machine is a little shorter, and it is not as good as the machine gun and submachine gun in terms of fire suppression, the rate of fire in the close range is sufficient. The two fast and slow machines in the hands of Li Ziyuan and the guards around him beat the besieging Japanese army to the ground, but they couldn't be relied on.
It's just that the stalemate on this side of the battle situation made the second lieutenant who was the acting commander of Yamashita couldn't help but be annoyed and angry. Since it is so troublesome to catch it alive, it is okay to be dead. The second lieutenant, who was not lightly angered by the stalemate on the mountain, could only change his original plan after scolding the soldiers on the mountain for being a shame for the empire.
This second lieutenant knew that if he was delayed, even if he could catch the commander of the Eighth Route alive, it would do more harm than good to his own actions. This is the hinterland of the Eighth Road, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for itself. In case the surrounding old eight roads smell the smell and run over, then it is not certain who will capture whom alive.
In order to end the battle on the mountain as soon as possible, this guy ordered the grenadiers who had stayed at the bottom of the mountain to immediately go up the mountain to join the battlefield, and use the grenadiers to drive out the two guys who were hiding behind the rocks and shooting cold guns. And told the Japanese troops on the mountain through the flag that they should stop thinking about catching them alive, and that everything should be based on solving the battle in the fastest time.
This second lieutenant was a reserve officer who had just been added to the 36th Division from China and lacked experience in fighting in the Taihang Mountains. If you were an officer who usually stayed on the battlefield in China for a longer time, he would definitely not be entangled here for too long for Li Ziyuan alone at this time.
It's a pity that the lieutenant who led the team was shot in the neck by Li Ziyuan. At the moment, although he is not dead for a while, he is no longer able to speak. I can only watch this inexperienced stunned young man command indiscriminately here and have no choice. If he hadn't been shot this time, he would have led the team to evacuate this place of right and wrong a long time ago when the gunfire had subsided.
Now is not a multi-way coordinated sweeping operation, and he is alone in the hinterland of Taihang Mountain, and he must not waste and delay time so much. The problem is that he, a lieutenant who has been stationed in China for two years, let alone speak now, even if he will have the opportunity to speak in the future, he doesn't know.
A good start does not necessarily lead to a good outcome. A young officer, who had just come back from the country, had no experience at all, but was quite ambitious. Although they also know that if they delay, the threat to their own safety will become greater and greater. But the young and vigorous guy decided to strike again, and there was no enemy around him anyway.