A shell from the U.S. 76mm infantry support artillery landed near Li Mu's machine-gun fire point, which was concealed and solid, but the huge shock wave still caused damage to them. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Medic! Medic!! Li Mu, who was dizzy from the shock, struggled to get up from the bunker, but saw that his ammunition man, Wu Guozheng, was lying next to the machine gun with blood gushing out of his head, and was lying next to the machine gun and wailing in pain.

Li Mu hurriedly pounced to help his comrades cover their wounds, while shouting for the medical guards.

"That's it!" Soon, a medical soldier with an ambulance logo tied to his arm jumped into the bunker, and after a simple inspection, he quickly cleaned and bandaged Wu Guozheng's wounds, "It's just broken, it's okay!" ”

As soon as the medic left the bunker, the company commander not far away shouted "What are you doing!?" Hurry up and fire! Fire! The Yankees are up! ”

The disgraced Li Mu and Wu Guozheng hurriedly got up and quickly checked their machine guns, and then repositioned their firing positions and fired intensively at the American attacking infantry who were already rapidly approaching the top of the mountain.

The firepower deployment of the Ming army was very powerful. Each of their infantry companies had a large number of heavy weapons, especially the MG42 machine gun, which had an extremely high rate of fire, which was a nightmare for the charging American infantry.

'Zizi~~~' Soon, Li Mu's firing point sounded like a chainsaw again, and groups of American troops fell in the rain of bullets. However, the fire support of the American troops in the rear was very strong, and the mortar shells were hit at the Ming positions as if they did not need money. The dense explosions were like 10,000 firecrackers set off during the New Year, and the Ming army's positions on the hillside were blown to pieces, and many firing points were destroyed.

The scale of the US attack was very large, and Li Mu looked at the friendly positions on both sides from the position, and all the friendly positions on both sides were fiercely attacked, and he saw that the positions of the entire 11th Marine Division were engaged in fierce fighting. You must know that the 11th Marine Division is a super-large force with more than 24,000 officers and men. Although there were a large number of reserves and auxiliary troops in the rear, the number of troops on the front line was definitely quite large. That is, the Americans committed at least three times as many attacking forces.

"Boom!" After a loud bang, a machine gun fire point on the left side of Li Mu's firing point was hit by a large-caliber shell, and in the smoke and dust and firelight, that firing point suddenly became dumb. The two medics ran over in a row, and then shouted loudly, "It's over here!" ”

"Damn!" The company commander slammed the walkie-talkie in his hand to the ground. Now there are no reinforcements anywhere, and the battalion commander has personally led the logistics soldiers of the battalion headquarters to the position of the third company, and the pressure there is even greater than theirs.

The shouting U.S. troops were already approaching the 100-meter line of charge, and the red-eyed company commander picked up a carbine in his hand and stuck it in the bunker behind him, his eyes were like fire and shouted "Brothers!" I won't say more nonsense, we have to hold our ground no matter what! I'm here today! ”

"Beep~Beep~" A dense whistle suddenly sounded in the US charge queue not far away, and the Marines who had received strict training knew very well that this was the signal for the US troops to launch the final charge. Everyone was in the middle of it. There were thousands of U.S. troops attacking in front of their positions, and once the U.S. troops were killed in the position, then their more than 100 people would definitely not be able to hold it.

"Fire! Fire! Beat them all down! "The company commander, who had already set fire, personally copied the submachine gun and fired fiercely, and the entire position was in flames. The U.S. officers and men who launched the final offensive swooped down on the dry hillside in almost one fell under the dense rain of bullets, the scarlet blood staining the scorching sand.

"No bullets! Go get the bullets!! Li Mu fiercely pulled the trigger of the machine gun and loudly ordered his ammunition man to hurry up and get the bullets. At this time, after the brutal artillery fire, there were only three heavy machine guns left in the position that could be used. The attacking US troops were as high as thousands, and at the same time, the ammunition consumption of the Ming army was huge, and Li Mu originally stored 5,000 rounds of ammunition here, but now they have all been exhausted.

A string of bullets hit the bunker in front of Li Mu, and the flying dust and stones scratched Li Mu's cheek, and blood flowed down his cheek.

"Hurry up and get the bullets!" Li Mu, who only had the last box of ammunition left, didn't even have time to wipe his face, and concentrated on killing the American soldiers who were getting closer and closer in front of his position, while shouting loudly for his colleagues to send bullets over. The infantry units of the Ming army have always been machine-gun-centric, which is the core of their tactics.

Wu Guozheng, who ran to the logistics office of the company headquarters, did not find ammunition, but ran to the battalion headquarters again, and when he hung a few bullet chains around his neck with great difficulty, and returned to his position with two boxes of ammunition in both hands, the US attack force had already advanced to a distance of thirty or forty meters.

"Boom, boom, boom!!" The U.S. troops, who were at the forefront, began to throw grenades violently, and then shouted and began the final thirty-meter charge. At this time, only two machine guns were still firing on the entire Ming army's position, and the situation was very critical.

"Leave them alone!" Wu Guozheng, who crawled back into the bunker with a rolling belt, saw the American troops rushing up, and hurried to the gun to prepare to resist. was stopped by Li Mu, who was bandaging his arm: "Hurry up and help me change the barrel!" ”

Li Mu's MG42 machine gun not only ran out of bullets, but also had to replace the barrel because the barrel was too hot due to the continuous intensive shooting.

After hurriedly wrapping his shrapnel-wounded arm, Li Mu didn't care about wearing asbestos gloves, so he stretched out his hand to pull the circlip straight. Buckled to the circlip next to the hot barrel, Wu Guozheng could see a trace of white smoke rising from Li Mu's hand. A strange smell wafted out.

'Click! The hot barrel was ejected, and Wu Guozheng hurriedly stepped forward to jam the spare barrel, and then put the cartridge chain on. The whole process takes only a few seconds. And by this time the American army had already arrived in front of them.

"Bang Bang!" Li Mu, who was holding a pistol, continuously stimulated and knocked down two American soldiers who were close at hand, and then the Ming Marines next to the bunker used submachine guns to put all the more than a dozen American officers and soldiers who rushed up nearby to the ground. Li Mu's firepower point is safe for the time being.

'Click! After all the replacement and reloading work was finally completed, Li Mu, whose palms were already burned and covered with blood blisters, pulled the bolt of the gun and reloaded it, and the dense gunfire of harvesting life rang out again.

At this time, some American troops had already rushed into the Ming army's position and engaged in a fierce battle with the Ming defenders at close range. The automatic weapons fired wildly, and a large number of officers and soldiers on both sides immediately fell in a pool of blood. Faced with a critical situation, Yilian finally came up with their last killer weapon.

'Knock knock~~~' A series of dense muffled sounds sounded, and the two 20mm machine guns that had been well hidden in the concealed fortifications let out an angry roar, and the terrifying 20mm shells beat many American officers and soldiers who swarmed up into a blood mist at a very close distance.

This kind of firepower is already called cannonball, and when a cannonball hits a human body, it will be blown apart and torn. The US troops, who were caught off guard, were swarming and preparing to rush into the trenches of the Ming army, but suddenly they were swept by such a dense rain of bullets, which suddenly made their offensive come to a halt, and hundreds of American officers and soldiers who were about to rush into the Ming army's position were knocked down. The ground was littered with stumps and severed arms.

The brutal and ferocious fire frightened the American troops, and there was a brief pause in their offensive. The Ming army, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to quickly counterattack and quickly drove the American troops out of the danger zone.

It didn't take long, just a few minutes. With the sound of a terrible cannonball tearing through the air, swarms of shells landed on the position, especially the position of the two machine guns. After a series of intensive shelling, the two machine guns were also silenced.

In the next ten minutes, the American troops in front of them launched two more attacks one after another, and the second time they even rushed into the Ming army's position again and fought fiercely with the defenders. Neither side had any intention of engaging in a white-knuckle fight. All of them were direct strafing, which also led to great losses on both sides in a short period of time.

The Ming army was outnumbered, and when the American army came in, they quickly fell into a passive situation.

"Smack!" Wu Guozheng, who was busy changing the ammunition chain of the machine gun, suddenly saw an American soldier emerge from the trench, and hurriedly picked up the matching gun and knocked him down. And then two more American soldiers rushed out with guns, and Wu Guozheng had no time to deal with it.

At this time, Li Mu was busy operating machine guns with his back to the trenches, and Wu Guozheng, who was half-lying on the side, could not use a pistol to deal with two American soldiers with carbines at the same time. Seeing that the firing point was about to be dismantled, a string of bullets came from behind the two American soldiers and knocked them down.

Wu Guozheng raised his eyes and saw that a large number of Ming officers and soldiers rushed over from behind the mountain. Their reinforcements have finally arrived.

The Ming army sent reserves from the rear to the front positions, and their arrival shattered the last vestiges of confidence of the American army. The offensive, which was almost a ruin, was ultimately declared a failure. After paying a huge price, the remnants of the American army chose to retreat.

The decisive assault launched by the US army brought great casualties to the Ming army, and the entire 11th Marine Division lost nearly 5,000 officers and men. Losses of all types of weapons and equipment were also enormous. In the afternoon, they even broke through the defensive line of some parts of the Ming army, but unfortunately when the reinforcements of the Ming army came up, the positions that had not been consolidated were recaptured.

The losses of the American army were far greater than those of the Ming army, especially on the side of officers and men. According to later statistics, the losses of the US military in this attack are very likely to be as high as tens of thousands!

"What's going on over there?" After the tragic battle ended, Li Mu, who was lying in the bunker, looked at the comrades in the trench in the distance and burst into earth-shattering cheers, and asked out in confusion.

"I'll take a look." Wu Guozheng got up and went over to investigate, and after a while, he rushed back like a whirlwind, and his face, which was originally full of exhaustion, was now full of ecstasy, "The fleet has won!" I won!! (To be continued.) )