Chapter 10: The Night Battle (2)
The muzzle of the gun spewed out a long tongue of fire, and the bullets rained down on the enemy, burrowing into the devil's body, and through the bleak moonlight, you could see that the devil who was shot could be splashed with blood flowers.
The blow from the side and rear was sudden and violent, and by the time the devil reacted, four of them had already fallen. And the situation reversed all of a sudden, and the remaining five devils were flanked back and forth, and they did not have an advantage in numbers. When he dodged in a panic, he was killed by two more marksmen of the national * army. The remaining devils hurriedly retreated, avoiding attacks from both sides, but they also opened the way for the ambush team of the national * army.
Zhao Youcai covered, and the soldiers of the National * Army fought while walking, and finally met together and withdrew to Hongkou Park.
Shen Chen, who was here, retreated, and at the same time saw the opportunity to shoot a cold gun, and killed two more devils before he escaped and retreated.
Counting the guides, three were killed and one was wounded, although Zhang Chengfu's ambush team killed and injured more than a dozen devils, but from the perspective of Zhang Chengfu and others, it was a heavy loss.
Where did the enemy get so many sharpshooters? Confusion and questions lingered in the minds of the members of the ambush team.
Zhang Chengfu's hair was burned by bullets, and blood oozed out from time to time, but he stared widely, wondering how he and these elites in the army could not defeat ordinary Japanese soldiers. The bodies of the two brothers were also left on the battlefield, and the wounded were rescued, but they were also incapacitated.
"Squad leader, let's withdraw first, shall we?" The wounded said in a weak voice, his shoulders and arms were tightly bandaged, blood seemed to be seeping outward, and his face was pale and his lips were chapped as a sign of excessive blood loss.
Zhang Chengfu hesitated, looked at the others, and they were all silently sorting things out, the pain of losing their comrades and the setbacks they suffered in the first battle made them lazy to speak. And the psychological blow is even heavier, they are the top marksmen, carefully selected from the army. The devils had an advantage in numbers, but the process and result of the battle were too different from their expectations.
"When Zhao Youcai comes back, let's retreat." Zhang Chengfu was a little helpless, and also said a little depressed: "Tidy up your body, it's not so easy to go back!" β
There was a slap not far away, and everyone knew that it was Zhao Youcai who was in contact with someone, and doubts suddenly rose in their hearts. They're still like that, and that girl isβnot to mention how many enemies she can kill, but she's admirable enough for her guts.
There was not much time, Zhao Youcai and Shen Chen ran over one after the other, and everyone finally met together in a small forest in Hongkou Park.
"This, Miss Hu, you've seen it." Zhao Youcai paused, and cleverly did not call out his real name.
Zhang Chengfu nodded, squeezing out an ugly smile, "Miss Hu is tall and bold, and my brother admires her." β
Shen Chen pursed his lips and nodded politely in response. She looked around, and there were only four people left, and one wounded, and the ambush team could be said to have suffered more than half of the casualties.
"Are you going back, or are you going to continue the ambush?" Seeing that a few soldiers were peeking at him, but they were tidying up, Shen Chen asked casually.
"We're going to withdraw first." Zhang Chengfu glanced at the wounded and said in a deep voice: "His injury looks quite serious and needs treatment." β
Shen Chen nodded and said, "It's just right, you guys take this briefcase back and look for someone who knows Japanese, maybe there are some important documents in it!" β
Zhang Chengfu was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "What about you, don't you go back?" β
Shen Chen shook his head and said, "I'm familiar here, let's kill a few more." β
"That's too dangerous." Zhang Chengfu hurriedly dissuaded, considered the words, and said euphemistically: "Miss Hu's marksmanship is very good, but after all, she is outnumbered. Moreover, there seem to be a lot of sharpshooters of devils! β
"Yes, squad leader Zhang is right, everyone still acts together, and there is a response." Zhao Youcai said helpfully.
"Don't worry, the devil is not my opponent yet." Shen Chen smiled disappreciatively, looked at the different glances cast by others, she thought about it again, and said, "It's not that you can't shoot well, it's that your guns can't do it." The fire was very large, and it was too easy to be detected. Like the 38 big cover I use, there is almost no bright light, and it is most suitable for cold shooting at night. Devils are difficult to find, so naturally they are not a big threat. β
"You-" Zhao Youcai smiled bitterly and said, "Then I'll stay, the chief wants me to protect you well." β
Zhang Chengfu and Zhao Youcai have similar questions, this girl is too murderous, fighting is like eating, and it is uncomfortable to be idle!
"That's right." Zhang Chengfu sighed and said, "Talented brothers can't stay, because our guide is dead." If you want to withdraw safely, you have to please. As for Miss Hu's side, I will stay and I will definitely fulfill my responsibility to protect. β
The current situation has to be like this. Zhao Youcai was reluctant in his heart, but there was no other way. He took off the captured Japanese officer's pistol and handed it to Zhang Chengfu, meaning that it was obvious that it was more dangerous here, and that the more self-defense guys would be safer.
"Squad leader-" A soldier of the National * Army handed a branch of 38 big covers to Zhang Chengfu, "This is when I retreated, I picked it up easily, you use this?" β
Zhang Chengfu hesitated, a sharpshooter is a sharpshooter, but you have to adapt to it when you change weapons, right? The official in the hand is used to it, just like getting used to playing with a big knife, and I can't change a sword coldly, I'm afraid it won't work, right?
"This gun has a small recoil, a straight trajectory, and is easy to master." Shen Chen suggested on the side: "It's safer to use this at night, you can try a few shots later." β
Zhang Chengfu smiled, stretched out his hand to take it, handed over his gun to others, and said a few words to these brothers before watching them gradually disappear into the night under the guidance of Zhao Youcai.
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Hongkou Park is an extension of the shooting range, which is slightly smaller than Zhaofeng Park, but larger than other parks. Partially opened to foreigners in 1906, fully opened to foreigners in 1909, and opened to Chinese in 1928, it is the most important leisure and entertainment place in the area north of Suzhou Creek.
"There is no wind tonight, and although the bullets of the 38 guns are light, they will not have much impact on three or four hundred meters." Shen Chen and Zhang Chengfu cautiously sneaked in Hongkou Park, stopped at the edge of a playground, and said, "You can try a few shots here, and then let's leave quickly, take the target path to Qianaili Road to ambush." β
Zhang Chengfu nodded, although he followed Shen Chen's advice and changed his gun, he really didn't know the bottom of his heart without a few tries.
Shen Chen left two cartridges of about 100 rounds, and gave the rest to Zhang Chengfu, and pointed out the operation and shooting skills of the 38 guns on the side.