On the beachhead on the east bank of the river, the fishing boat had just leaned on the shore, and Yu Gang and seven or eight comrades who were still alive had already jumped off the sides of the fishing boat.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" As soon as he jumped off the boat, the squad leader's arm was bloody, but he still shouted at the top of his voice. "Lao Yu, hurry up and move the cannon down, and Xiao Zhang, Dehong is dead, you take over his work to help Lao Yu."

Now there are gunshots everywhere on the beach, and from time to time a few shells will fall around the fishing boats, Yu Gang can only reply in a loud voice. "Understood!" Saying that, Yu Gang said loudly to a young man who was just 20 years old beside him. "Xiao Zhang, quick, help me move the cannon down."

It was the first time to participate in such a battle, especially when there were still 7 or 8 comrades lying on the fishing boat who could no longer get off the boat, Zhang Hu looked very nervous, but after hearing Yu Gang's words, he and Yu Gang moved a 37mm infantry gun down with the help of the boatman......... Of course, it can also be said that part of it has been moved down...

The Type 1913 37mm light infantry gun was jointly designed by Chinese and German engineers at the Sichuan Arsenal, and the total weight of the gun was 80 kg. Although this kind of small-caliber infantry artillery is much lighter than those mountain artillery and field artillery that weigh several hundred kilograms at every turn, the main users of the 37-mm infantry cannon are, after all, the "strong attack troops" belonging to the light infantry, and these strong attack troops not only need to cross various obstacles, but also use their own strength to pull out the enemy's fire support points, so the weight of 80 kg is still a little heavier. In the end, the designers designed this light infantry gun to be used separately, with a 40 kg gun body, a 30 kg gun mount, and a 10 kg gun shield.

Because the weight of the infantry gun is only 80 kg in total, although it is usually used by 3-4 people, 2 people are enough at the critical moment, which is why Yu Gang's squad leader will let him and Xiao Zhang be in charge of the gun. Lack of manpower is one reason, but another reason is that 2 people are enough.

Of course, there is still a need for someone to carry the ammunition, which is why the manual for the use of the 37mm infantry gun indicates 3-4 people.

At the same time that he and Zhang Hu were moving the infantry guns down, there were also 2 people on the other side of the fishing boat unloading 60 mortars, and the squad leader was directing the machine gunners to use Madsen to suppress the Beiyang Army on the beachhead......... It's better than nothing, but at least it can play a small role.

Wading through the river, Yu Gang and Zhang Hu moved part of the infantry artillery to the beachhead. Later, Yu Gang assembled the infantry cannon alone on the beachhead, while Zhang Hu ran back and moved the shells from the ship.

It's just that Zhang Hu just moved a box of ammunition over, and before he could lie on the ground like Yu Gang, a few blood flowers had already splashed out of his body...

Looking at Zhang Hu who fell to the ground and stared blankly, thinking that he had been in the army for more than a year, and now he had only just turned 20 years old, and Yu Gang, who was only 24 or 5 years old, was only 24 or 5 years old, and the only thing he could do was to close his eyes for him and then continue his work.

At this time, two people from another group had already set up 60 mortars and were striking at the Beiyang position a kilometer away.

Soon, the follow-up fishing boats began to approach the beachhead one by one, and the soldiers who jumped from it either set up their weapons like Yu Gang and them, or used the sapper shovels they carried with them to dig improvised fortifications on the spot. Because the sand at the beachhead was so soft, it only took a few minutes for them to dig out a fortification where they could hide!!

Seeing that the originally sparse beachhead suddenly became very dense, Yu Gang's spirit also became trance-like.

He was thinking back to how he had been persuaded to become a deserter and not to participate in this cruel and likely defeat war.

Is it worth it to work for the governor? Of course it's worth it! Didn't the governor pay them 10 oceans a month, just so that he could die for him?

But after putting aside the 10 oceans of military salary, is it worth it to work so hard for the governor?

It's still worth it, in addition to his sick mother, he also has 3 younger brothers and a younger sister, and after he came out to join the army, his older brother farmed at home. Later, after the governor took charge of Sichuan, he not only raised the salary of his big-headed soldiers to 10 yuan, but also exempted his family from land tax and other miscellaneous taxes. Originally, because of my mother's illness, my family's life has been very difficult, but since the governor came, my life has improved a lot, and even the snacks and toys that I didn't dare to buy for my younger siblings in the past can also be brought back a lot when I go home on vacation.

And since the governor set up a free school in Sichuan, in line with the principle of giving priority to military families, not only the two younger brothers in the family have entered the school, but even the younger sister who is just a girl has also entered a girls' school. Although Yu Gang has never read a book in his life, he also knows that if he wants to be successful, he must read...

In those newly built hospitals in the city, because of her status as a soldier of the National Social Army, my mother also enjoyed half-price treatment when she went to see a doctor...

And if you die in battle, your family will get a settling-in fee of 300 yuan. Although I don't want to die yet, if I really die, my mother, younger brother and sister in the family can live well with this money...

Thinking of this, Yu Gang's originally trance-like spirit became firm again.

At this time, the two soldiers suddenly crawled to Yu Gang's side.

"Brother, do you want to help?"

These two people were soldiers from other units, because only two of them survived in a boatload of people except for the boatman, so after seeing Yu Gang lying here alone fiddling with the 37 infantry gun, he crawled over and asked if he needed help.

The voices of the two people woke up in shock, and looking at the two people beside him, Yu Gang nodded vigorously.

"Yes, I need someone to help me load my ammunition, and I need someone to help transport it."

Hearing Yu Gang say this, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"We like this kind of unskilled work!"

After Yan Guang entered Sichuan, he practiced a variety of good governance, and these welfare and good governance not only brought countless benefits to the people of Sichuan, but also tied these people, especially the soldiers of the National Social Army, to Yan Guang. One glory and one loss, even a big soldier like Yu Gang knows very well that everything they enjoy now is brought by Yan Guang.

This is also why, knowing that the Beiyang Army is not easy to mess with, but less than 100 of the more than 100,000 people in the army chose to be deserters, because not only them, but even the treatment enjoyed by their families was brought by Yan Guang. If Yan Guang fails, everything they enjoy now will naturally disappear...

Moreover, Shu Bao and other newspapers have also been published, and the field tax and miscellaneous taxes in some areas have even been received 7 or 8 years later, as long as they think of this, soldiers like Yu Gang who are from ordinary peasant families shudder...

Die for Yan Guang? Now they are not only working for Yan Guang, but also for themselves, because they want to maintain what they have so far...

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After all the soldiers were brought ashore, the remaining 200 or so fishing boats began to return, although some could not make it back to the shore. Because the wooden fishing boats were not very heavy, some soldiers actually worked together to push the boats to the beachhead and use them as temporary shelter.

Of course, there are not many such fishing boats, only 5 or 6, and because the target is too large, it is not only artillery fire, but also the focus of Makqin's care.

In the process of crossing the river, although many fishing boats and soldiers were lost, more than 3,000 people finally landed on the beachhead, and a considerable number of these more than 3,000 people carried a small sapper shovel on their backs. These men with sapper shovels were digging on the beach, and at the same time piling sandbags that had just been removed from the fishing boats to the front and used them as makeshift bunkers...

Although only more than 3,000 people of the river-crossing troops made it to the shore alive and had just landed, after 60 mortars, 37-millimeter infantry guns, and Madsen machine guns were set up, only 3,000 people of the river-crossing troops were able to fight with the Beiyang Army not far away.

"Whew, I'm finally alive..."

Exhaled a breath, Sun Desheng, who was lucky not to die, wiped the river water on his face with his sleeve, but his sleeves had already been soaked in river water, so it was in vain.

Just when Sun Desheng was wiping his face with his sleeve, the chief of staff on the side, who was also lucky not to die, spoke.

"Commander, the sappers have set up a makeshift bunker on the beachhead, should we go and hide there?"

After moving his body, Sun Desheng, who was in a lying position, nodded.

"Alright, let's get over there."

Under the protection of several guards company soldiers, Sun Desheng and the chief of staff crawled in the direction of the temporary bunker.

However, within minutes of advancing, they saw that the so-called makeshift bunker had been blown up by a 75 shell......... Also blown up were several soldiers who were reinforcing their bunkers.

“…… Are there any other bunkers? Sun Desheng added another sentence as he spoke. It's more secretive, it's stronger..."

"Nope..."

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly flew over the heads of Sun Desheng and others, and just when they thought it was the 75 shells of the Beiyang Army and bowed their heads one after another, the shell fell on the position of the Beiyang Army, and even leveled a trench...

"It's still 210's heavy artillery enough!"

Saying this, Sun Desheng's head was slightly raised, and after observing the beachhead for a while, he beckoned to the chief of staff and a few guards.

"There's a bunker over there, let's go, come with me."

As he spoke, Sun Desheng crawled in the direction of the bunker, and the chief of staff and several guards behind him looked at each other and followed.

Just as Sun Desheng and their crawling advance towards the bunkers, a bunch of fortified bunkers composed of sandbags and trenches had been completed in the hands of the landing sappers, and these fortifications had also become a strong fortress for the landing troops to gain a foothold...

(To be continued)