Chapter 143: A Dangerous Battle
More than 180 officers and men of the first company, plus all the light machine gunners of the battalion, a total of more than 250 people, under the command of Li Zhilong, the commander of the first company, drove out of Hutou Town in just half an hour. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After another hour of rapid marching, they were less than five miles away from Lao Maozi's main force.
After glancing at the surrounding terrain that had long been very familiar, a forest that was not particularly large directly entered Li Zhilong's field of vision.
"That's it......" Li Zhilong decided very decisively......
The forest is not big, and it is only less than a hundred meters away from the road that Lao Maozi must pass. No one would have thought that the Liaodong Army would ambush a force here and attack the main force of Lao Maozi, who far surpassed him in terms of strength and strength.
Soon, more than 200 people disappeared into the forest without a trace.
In order to give full play to the firepower and give Lao Maozi the maximum damage, the more than 20 light machine guns in the battalion were directly parallel to the official road, separated by 10 meters from each other, and lined up in a row.
As for the riflemen, a squad was responsible for protecting two light machine guns, scattered around the light machine guns.
Of course, in order to ensure that the troops are not surrounded by Lao Maozi, eliminate as many Lao Maozi as possible at the lowest cost, and then bring the attacking troops back safely.
Li Zhilong repeatedly ordered that each machine gunner should shoot two shuttle bullets in the shortest possible time......
After the two shuttle bullets, regardless of whether Lao Maozi counterattacked or not, he had to shoot unconditionally.
The riflemen, who were scattered around the machine gunners, had to wait for the machine guns to evacuate before they could retreat.
As for the whole battle process, as long as you have the ability, even if you use all the bullets you are carrying, there will be no problem.
Just when Li Zhilong frowned, thinking about whether there were any loopholes in the entire battle plan, an exclamation came directly from the guard's mouth.
"Company commander...... Old Maozi is here......"
On the official road, Lao Maozi, who was carrying a rifle and lined up in three columns, was arrogant all the way, and entered Li Zhilong's field of vision without the slightest vigilance.
At this time, some people may ask, doesn't Lao Maozi, who has suffered several losses in the hands of the Liaodong Army, not know the long-term memory......
In fact, it's not that Lao Maozi doesn't have a long memory, but there is no place on both sides of the official road that can make them vigilant.
Of course, it's not for nothing, even the forest where I'm hiding now can hide from people......
However, this forest is so small that it is a blessing to be able to hide from a battalion.
Of course, if the Liaodong Army really dared to send a battalion of troops to ambush itself in this forest, Lao Maozi, who had more than 5,000 people, would not only not worry, but would also expect it very, very much.
For Lao Maozi, who came this time, they didn't mind that the Liaodong Army took the initiative to ambush them, and then they gave them a head start.
In addition to this, there is a very important reason.
This place is already close to their first attack target, even if the Liaodong Army wants to ambush itself, it will not choose such a place that is not suitable for ambush to ambush itself.
Besides, under the condition that all the landlords and gentry in Liaozhong were in charge of Lao Maozi, almost every move of the Liaodong Army in Hutou Town was under the control of Lao Maozi.
Since the landlords and gentry of Hutou Town did not send news to themselves, it means that the Liaodong Army in Hutou Town is still there.
What Lao Maozi didn't expect was that his opponent, the Liaodong Army, liked to fight dangerous battles that they thought were impossible.
As for their eyes and ears, that is, the landlord gentry of Hutou Town.
In normal times, they might dare to go out of town to deliver news.
However, with the advent of the war, the town of Hutou was quickly placed under martial law under the orders of the battalion commander Zhou Qiangsheng.
They were full of fear and fear of the Liaodong Army, but they did not dare to pass the news to Lao Maozi at this time, risking their lives.
Soon, Lao Maozi's main force walked in front of Li Zhilong without the slightest vigilance.
Looking at the dense old hairs on the official road 100 meters away, Li Zhilong can be said to be both nervous and expectant.
After taking a deep breath, quickly pull the bolt to push a bullet onto the chamber.
Then, turning the muzzle of the gun, he put an old hairy officer into the crosshairs of the gun, and pulled the mixer without the slightest hesitation.
The gunshots rang out, and the old Maozi officer, who was targeted by Li Zhilong, undoubtedly fell in response.
At the same time, more than 20 light machine guns scattered on both sides of Li Zhilong also roared angrily after hearing the gunfire.
It was still a calm grove just now, and in the blink of an eye, more than twenty scorching tongues of fire shot out.
Lao Maozi, who has no preparation at all, has only one ending at this moment, that is, he was cut to the ground by the tongue of fire.
When more than 20 light machine guns finished firing a shuttle of bullets, they began to replace the machine guns with a magazine.
The formation that stretched for more than 200 meters directly opposite Li Zhilong had been beaten to the point that there were gaps everywhere.
And it wasn't until this moment that the shocked old Maozi finally reacted.
At this time, the qualities that a field unit should have were immediately displayed.
A company of old Maozi, who was still alive directly opposite, quickly lay on the official road and counterattacked with a rifle.
A heavy machine gun on his shoulder was also quickly mounted on the official road, facing the first company, ready to counterattack.
As for Lao Maozi, who was not attacked before and after the main force, he immediately divided the strength of two battalions, launched a counterattack from both flanks, and outflanked the grove where a company was hiding.
And at this moment, the light machine gun, which had been paused for less than a few seconds, rang out again.
At this time, in addition to the more than a dozen light machine guns arranged in the center, because of the limited range, they continued to shoot at the frontal official road, shooting Lao Maozi who was lying on the ground and had already begun to counterattack.
More than a dozen machine guns on both sides immediately turned their muzzles and fired a dense stream of bullets at Lao Maozi's roundabout troops, which were easier to hit.
Thirty rounds in one magazine, sounds like a lot.
However, when firing in bursts, it takes only 10 seconds to shoot them all.
Therefore, after the two wings of Lao Maozi were attacked, he was just about to counterattack and retreat, and more than 20 machine guns had already finished firing, and under the cover of the riflemen around him, they began to retreat.
At this time, Lao Maozi's heavy machine gun joined the battlefield in a timely manner.
However, after the flying heavy machine gun bullets entered the woods, they were blocked by dense tree trunks before they could catch up with the retreating troops of the Liaodong Army......