Chapter 60: Wading through the Ice River and Storming

The enemy on the other side of the river heard the gunfire and saw the fighting breaking out on the other bank, and did not know exactly what was happening, but felt as if there was an opportunity.

Under the supervision and command of a small officer, several Imperial Allied troops ran out of their hiding places, ran across dozens of meters of river beach, and grabbed the wooden bridge.

No bullets flew, and the Imperial Army quickened their pace and rushed across the bridge.

"Smack!" The gunshots rang out at the right time, and the Imperial Army, which had already stepped on the opposite bank, was the first to cross the wooden bridge, and fell backwards and fell on the river beach.

"Smack!" The unhurried gunfire showed the composure and composure of the opponent, and another Imperial Allied army fell.

The Imperial Cooperative Army behind screamed and hid, but they were already exposed to the narrow wooden bridge and the open river beach, even if they lay motionless on the ground, death would be their end sooner or later.

With another gunshot, one of the Imperial Allies, who was at the rear, turned around and wanted to run back, trembled, spun and fell off the bridge, and fell into the icy water.

It's over! The hearts of the enemy sank, to the icy bottom.

Fortunately, they didn't all rush upward, otherwise, it would be like lining up for the opponent to shoot the target.

"A rifle shooter cannot shoot for more than thirty seconds at a time. After the machine gunner fired, it was necessary to transfer positions as soon as possible, and by no means could fire continuously from one position. This was an urgent operational order issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army in mid-August 1945.

The reason for such a strange order issued by the self-proclaimed elite Japanese Kwantung Army was the accurate shooting of Soviet snipers, and most of the Japanese soldiers who did not follow this order in the battle were killed.

At that time, the former Soviet Union launched a large-scale offensive against the Japanese Kwantung Army. The Kwantung Army, which thought they had first-class shooting skills, did not take it seriously, but soon they found themselves caught in the powerful sniper fire of the Soviet army.

Later, some of the surviving Japanese veterans remembered the scene with a look of horror on their faces.

"We fought on the ground. One of the men next to me just poked his head out of the ground and shot out, and after only thirty seconds, he fell backwards as if he had been hit in the head by an iron rod. When I looked, there was a round bullet hole in his forehead, and the exact shot killed him with just one shot, and I didn't even know where the bullet was coming from......"

"Sometimes when I lie on the ground to fight, as soon as my body moves, the bullets will fly over, or even a little higher, it will attract shooting, and many people just look down, and as a result, they will be punched into a hole in the buttocks......

The worst of the time was the machine gunner. As one of Japan's few support firepowers, they received "special care" from Soviet snipers. Often, after a few shots, the main and secondary shooters are finished.

One of the surviving machine gunners recalled: "I was a heavy machine gunner at that time. How dare I look at the target when fighting, I always bow my head, lie under the gun, press the trigger of the Type 92 heavy machine gun with my fingers, and sweep it around, anyway, the gun goes off, who knows where the bullets have hit......"

Now, the devils of this enemy are finished, and only the Imperial Allied Army is left to taste the power of a guy who is even more terrible than a Soviet sniper, a fanatical, crazy, hateful, skilled sniper.

Several more men were lost at once, and now there were only five or six intact soldiers, and a mule cart to carry the wounded. The enemy is not thinking about how to rush over, but is worried that the opponent is coming.

And after destroying the enemy here, Shen Chen joined up with his own team, his strength increased greatly, and he had an advantage in numbers, firmly blocking the return of this group of enemies.

Of course, Shen Chen was not ready to launch an active attack and rush across the bridge to destroy the enemy.

Even if he had already judged that there were no devils among the enemy, it would be more risky to cross the narrow wooden bridge after all, especially for his teammates.

In the woods, a charcoal brazier was lit, and Shen Chen, who had experienced running and fighting, finally had the conditions to warm up and rest. The kettle sat down, and soon he drank hot water again.

"Captain, are we going to wait?" Cao Xiaobao had already asked the wounded captives for their confessions, and felt that if he tried harder, a few soft eggs on the other side of the river would raise their hands and surrender.

Shen Chen glanced at him, tore the baked hot cake into small pieces, chewed it slowly in his mouth, and said for a long time: "It's them who are anxious now." Even if it is dawn, the enemies in Zuwang's stronghold may not dare to come out to find contact. ”

After a pause, he added: "You have also seen that the wooden bridge is so narrow, and there is no shelter on it, no matter how bad the Imperial Alliance Army is, as long as you shoot, you may cause casualties." ”

Cao Xiaobao laughed hesitantly, knowing that Shen Chen was right, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army was weak, but don't treat them as dead people.

"Look, these bastards are also making fires to keep warm!" Yu Baogen stretched out his finger and pointed, looking very unwilling.

Shen Chen also saw the fire on the other side of the river and felt that this was normal. The enemy is also tired enough and unbearably cold, and he still doesn't let people make a fire to keep warm?

Although they didn't use charcoal, they were already in a situation of eye to eye across the river, and they were afraid that they would not succeed in exposing their targets?

"Gather more firewood, and let's build a fire to keep everyone warm." Shen Chen sneered: "Let the enemy also know that we will spend time with them here." ”

Cao Xiaobao beckoned the team members to light a fire and boil water, and took turns to be on duty to monitor the enemy on the opposite side.

Yu Baogen seemed to remember something, scratched his head and touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

After a long time, Yu Baogen approached Shen Chen and said uncertainly: "Captain, if you want to cross the river, I think there seems to be another trick." It's just ......"

………………

After midnight, the sky became even more gloomy.

The roundabout attack is certainly safe, but there is also a difficulty in the way.

It was a shallow part of the river, and in the summer it was only one person deep, but now it should be in vain, and if it was all frozen, it would be even better.

It's a pity that the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, and it's quite far away, and Shen Chen and Yu Baogen heard the sound of the water. When he got closer, the blue river appeared in front of him.

Ice has formed more than a foot wide on the river's edge, and the middle of the river is still running with ice, and there are ice blocks crashing and crowding in the water. The cold wind at the water's edge is even more bitter.

For those who have some combat experience, this is not a difficult thing to do.

Not to mention the small river section that can be waded in vain, even the big river that can pass without people can swim in winter.

But that was a real sin, as soon as I came ashore, the wet cotton clothes were frozen like hard armor, and the river was so cold that the wind blew like a knife.

Yu Baogen secretly glanced at Shen Chen, and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, this river is not frozen, let's go back!" “

Shen Chen stood there and didn't move, his eyes blinking slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long while, Shen Chen asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure the water is not that deep?" Then we'll go through it in vain. ”

Yu Baogen hesitated and said, "I can walk in front, but you-"

"I'm fine." Shen Chen said: "As long as you don't have no people, take off your clothes and pants and carry them across the river, and put them on again when you get to the other side, you will be fine." ”

As he spoke, Shen Chen took a deep breath and began to prepare.

Yu Baogen was afraid that Shen Chen would go into the water first, and it seemed that he also had a little experience, so he stretched out his arms and legs, and moved more vigorously than Shen Chen.

Feeling that his body was warmer, Yu Baogen began to take off his pants. It was only a little hesitant to move, and when he saw that Shen Chen had already taken off his camouflage suit and began to take off his coat, he sped up his movements.

"I'll go into the water first, and then I'll whistle." Yu Baogen took off his shoes and socks, cotton pants, and cotton coat, and after speaking, he went into the water with his guns and clothes, and took Shen Chen's big gun with his hand.

He walked very slowly, step by step, both forward and pathfinder. Shen Chen watched quietly, the river was not very urgent, and the deepest place was to the stomach, which did not seem to be a great difficulty.

Yu Baogen finally went ashore, quickly got dressed, and then whistled to this side.

Shen Chen's activities are more thorough and meticulous than Yu Baogen's. In order to prevent his feet from being punctured by the stones at the bottom of the river, he wrapped them in leggings.

The river water was bitterly cold, but Shen Chen could still stand it. He doesn't walk fast, so he has to keep steady and try to avoid falling down.

The stones at the bottom of the river are round and pointed, and although they are enveloped, they also feel painful.

From time to time, the ice floes floating in the water hit his body, maybe the skin was cut, maybe there was blood, but he was numb from the cold, and it was not so painful.

When I finally stepped on the ice by the river, there was a clattering sound under my feet. Then he stepped on the ground, and he exhaled a breath of white mist.

"Captain, wipe it down, get dressed." Yu Baogen hurriedly took over the things in Shen Chen's hand.

Shen Chen hastily wiped the water off his body and quickly dressed neatly. Although he didn't feel warm immediately, he still beckoned Yu Baogen to act immediately.

Because it is not possible to move still, only when you are active will you drive away the cold.

After running for more than two miles in one go, the two of them felt warm because of exercise, or sweated because of the heat on their bodies.

"See?" Shen Chen stretched out his finger and pointed, and the faint fire in the distance was exactly where the enemy stayed.

Yu Baogen nodded, and couldn't help but admire: "Captain, you are really good." This physical strength is stronger than that of men. ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Winter swimming, we have experience." As long as you do a good job of moving in advance, swimming in winter is very good for your body. ”

Yu Baogen doesn't understand very well, who drills into the river on a cold day, that is, he will be frozen and lose half his life?

Shen Chen didn't explain much, and continued to move forward with Yu Baogen, approaching the enemy.

A few hundred meters away, Shen Chen stopped. He did not approach it rashly, but carefully observed it from a distance outside the enemy's camp.

This is a glade, which can block the howling cold wind, and it is also conducive to Shen Chen's approach. But Shen Chen didn't think that the enemies were all stupid and would be defenseless.

Sure enough, after his careful observation, in addition to the sentry around the campfire, he also found a secret sentry, curled up under a tree covered with a white cloth.

If it weren't for the biting cold wind, the dark whistle would have had to move a few times, and it would be really difficult to spot.

Shen Chen and Yu Baogen quietly discussed, set a plan of action, and began to prepare for action.

This time, Shen Chen decided to use box guns and pistols at medium and close ranges, including grenades, to sneak up on the attack at night and in the snow.

The howling cold wind blew the branches of the trees, muffling the tiny sounds made by Shen Chen's sneaking, and the snow and dust were blown down from the tops of the trees from time to time, diffusing in the air, making visibility very low, making Shen Chen's slow movement difficult to detect.

God is also helping, because this is the heaven of China, the earth of China.

Shen Chen sneaked for a distance, then lay on the ground motionless, adjusted his breathing, and aimed the pistol wrapped in cotton clothes at the dark sentry.

Despite being tightly wrapped, the outline of the head of the dark whistle can be seen.

A gust of wind blew violently, and large clouds of snow fell from the trees. Shen Chen pulled the plate machine at the right time, pounced, and the two shots were shot sharply, and the white figure trembled, leaning weakly on the tree.

Crawling past the side of this secret sentry, Shen Chen dived towards the back of the sentry. The guy hunched his neck, snorted hot air into his hands as he walked, and rubbed hard.

It's cold, isn't it? This is your last pain, and after a while, you won't feel anything. Shen Chen stared at him with cold eyes, constantly getting closer, until he was more than ten meters away, and he raised his pistol again.

The cold wind let out a violent roar, and this roar seemed to be exerting all the strength of his life to turn the world upside down.

The sentry clenched his coat hard, but the cold wind was pervasive, and the campfire swayed.

As he turned, a white figure suddenly jumped up from the ground and fired two bullets at him.

Yu Baogen saw Shen Chen's gesture and approached with a cat.

In front of the two of them, there were two tents, and as they listened, snoring and moaning came from inside, but it was dark inside, and they didn't know what was going on.

At Shen Chen's signal, Yu Baogen took out a few grenades, unscrewed the back cover, pulled out the strings, and then threw one towards the tent.

"Boom!" The explosion came without warning, shrenching and nearly toppling the tent, but it was difficult to judge the enemy's damage.

"Enemy attack!" Enemies shouted in panic, figures staggered, and a few guys stumbled out of the tent.

Shen Chen hid behind a tree with half of his body, and shot continuously at the enemies that appeared in a kneeling position.

Well, a bullet shot out of nowhere hit the head of the petty officer accurately, who let him hold a pistol, the target is obvious!

Phew, another foe plopped and fell to the ground, the bullet hitting his back and tumbling unbalanced, shattering his wolf's heart.

Bang! Another bullet flew coldly, burrowing into the back of an Imperial Concordant, breaking his backbone, and the creature fell to the ground, twitching and writhing.

Yu Baogen rose up and threw, one, two, three, and threw the grenade at the enemy.

"Boom", "boom"...... Explosions rang out one after another, shrapnel flew horizontally, and screams and wails rang out.

Destroy the enemy with the most ferocious blows, don't take prisoners, don't shout to persuade you to surrender, and it will be your fate to survive.

Shen Chen's purpose is: Only dead enemies are good enemies, whether they are devils or the Imperial Army.