Chapter 21: Grenades
The first to engage with the reinforcements was the reconnaissance battalion.
This is quite normal, around the battlefield where Gao Quan is located, the area guarded by the reconnaissance battalion is the farthest. This is inseparable from the nature of their troops. The reconnaissance battalion is a scout on the battlefield, and if there is any wind and grass around, if the reconnaissance battalion can't know in advance, Gao Quan's energy spent on the reconnaissance battalion over the years will be in vain.
Although there was only half a battalion of the reconnaissance battalion following Liu Qi Gaoquan, this half battalion was enough to monitor the whole city. As we said, the reconnaissance battalion of the 500th Division is a super-large battalion, and the total number of the battalion has exceeded 1,000 men. Half a battalion, that is, 500 people, and 500 scouts to monitor a small county town, the number is enough. What's more, they are not monitoring the city now, these 500 people are just scattered and deployed around the Japanese garrison headquarters. In this case, a force of more than 100 people killed by the devil would of course be discovered from afar.
Here, the division is directing the troops to attack the headquarters of the devils, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion saw more than 100 devils wearing red armbands and running in line, so how could they let them go? Don't say anything else, just say that it's for the safety of the teacher, and you can't let this group of devils go over!
The reconnaissance battalion has a large number of capable people of all kinds, and it is the most concentrated among the 500 divisions with sharpshooters and sharpshooters. Of course, the way scouts fight is different from ordinary infantry, if it is an ordinary infantry battalion, since they have decided to do it with the devils, of course, they will be gunned together, first give the devils a surprise attack with bullets, and then the whole army will rush up to the decisive battle with a shout with guns.
The reconnaissance battalion, due to the nature of its own troops, was not equipped with artillery, not even the lightest grenadiers. Why, they don't need it! Has anyone ever seen a scout go to scout with a cannon? That's not a joke! You can't run fast with a small cannon, how can you transmit intelligence in time, how can you conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines?
However, without the small cannon, the scouts still carry enough grenades and bullets, and there is not enough ammunition to ensure the safety of their own lives!
Seeing the devils running over from a distance, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion did not shoot at the devils head-on, nor did they charge at the devils, but very consciously moved to both sides, as if they wanted to let the devils pass. Of course, there was still someone who should report back to Gao Quan.
The Devil Gendarmerie also saw the scouts in front, but our scouts were not in formation like ordinary troops, and their positions were scattered, looking more like stragglers. Coupled with the action of hiding on both sides as soon as he sees the devil, it looks more like a rout.
The devils have fought in China for many years, and they have encountered many defeated soldiers, and they have long been accustomed to the situation in front of them. Although the squadron on the opposite side seemed to be more numerous than the gendarmerie, the proud Captain Umemura didn't see it at all. These suspected routs appeared here, and Captain Umemura immediately thought that they were Chinese troops who had been routed by the Japanese troops in the barracks. This is normal, a brigade of the Japanese army, even if it defeats more squadrons, it is normal.
Seeing that the Chinese "rout" in front of him was hiding on both sides, Captain Umemura did not hesitate to order his troops to speed up the pace of advance, and even the habit of shooting and shooting at the rout soldiers was not taken into account, and he was now anxious to go to the headquarters to meet Okazaki Nakasa to ask for credit, and it was he who rescued him in time. Rescued His Excellency Nakasa and the headquarters!
The two armies were gradually approaching, and the devils were already less than a hundred meters away from the scouts on both sides of the road! Suddenly, I don't know who shouted the slogan: "Vote!" At this moment, more than 50 grenades flew into the sky in a whirlwind, flying like little birds towards the Japanese army 100 meters away! Immediately after, more grenades rose into the air, tumbling and flying.
Did the devil see the grenade? See. With so many grenades being thrown at the same time, even people with bad eyes should have seen it. Even if it was dark and affected the vision, the sparks on the grenade lead should always be seen clearly.
Seeing the birds flying all over the sky and the grenades coming at the head, the devils all died. Do you want to dodge? But the gendarmerie is marching forward in a neat rectangular queue, and rushing out of the ranks will inevitably lead to chaos in the formation! This kind of consequence is not something that a soldier can afford! We have to boast: the gendarmerie of the devils is actually very neat. Even after running such a long way, even though there was no observation group inspecting the area, the devils of the gendarmerie still maintained a steady and orderly pace.
Captain Umemura also saw the grenade flying from the sky, but the current captain was already stunned! He has always been a soldier in the gendarmerie, and he has never fought in Shanghai, so he doesn't know what the brutal battle in Luodian is like, and he has never seen a barrage composed of grenades. Although he had seen it now and knew what it was, Captain Umemura was stunned. He was the only one who could order this force to dodge, and he didn't give any orders now, just stared blankly at the grenade swarm that was getting closer and closer.
"It's beautiful." This is the last sigh from Captain Umemura, and I don't know what he is praising is complimentary, is it to praise the beauty of so many grenades flying in the sky?
"Boom, boom, boom!" Countless explosions rang out one after another, the explosions were one after another, the fire flickered, and the smoke filled the sky. The devils who were running in a line flew into the sky with the sound of explosions.
No one fired a gun, and none of the soldiers on either side fired the shot. The scouts who had thrown the grenades consciously and voluntarily stepped aside to give up their good positions to those who came later. Scouts who were not good enough to throw bombs, and who didn't think they were god pitchers, threw grenades that they had been holding in their palms long ago in the second round, as well as the third and fourth rounds. Since it's a fun game, everyone has the right to participate!
The devil's rectangular formation can no longer be maintained, and the first half of the team, it should be said that two-thirds, has been covered by this barrage of grenades! The team is scattered, and the army is not there! The new commander of the gendarmerie, Captain Umemura, who was hated by the gendarmerie, was hit by one of the grenades in the first round of grenades, mixed with the soil of the city, and became the fertilizer of a certain tree years later.
The devils in front of the team were blown to pieces, and since they could no longer maintain a complete formation, of course, the devils behind didn't have to pose like they could and move forward, so the few devils left screamed, turned around and ran!
The scouts had hidden their grenades once, and almost half of the soldiers had thrown a grenade, while the soldiers of the special battalion were still watching from the sidelines. Although they did not have the bombs of the reconnaissance battalion fighters, they also carried grenades. Just watching others do it and being a spectator by themselves, these soldiers don't like it either! So, the next thing is the matter of the soldiers of the special service battalion.
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