Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Breakout Battle (5)
Soon, all the light machine gunners of the two regiments of the reserve were gathered at the entrance of the headquarters.
"Comrades, you have also seen that now the enemy classification has been hanging over our heads, and many of our comrades-in-arms have fallen under the plane, what should we do?" Liu Hua looked at the team of nearly two hundred people at the door and said.
"Knock him down and avenge his comrades! Avenge! A team of two hundred men shouted at the same time.
"Yes, revenge, we want to avenge our fallen comrades." Liu Hua paused and continued; "Comrades, now that I will personally lead you to defeat them, are you afraid?" Liu Hua shouted loudly.
"Not afraid, not afraid"
"Commander, I don't agree, I don't agree with you risking your life, there are so many cadres below, why can't the wheel turn be you?" Political Commissar Guan Xiangying immediately retorted after listening to Liu Hua's words.
"My political commissar, one more minute now, the soldiers will have one more casualties Now only I know how to shoot down the enemy's plane, rest assured, I will not risk my life," Liu Hua said anxiously.
"Alright! The first company of guards, you follow the corps commander, you are in a hurry, you must protect the life of the corps commander, if there is anything to the corps commander, you should not come back. The commissar shook his head and solemnly ordered the commander of the first company of guards.
"Yes! Commissar, resolutely complete the task! The company commander said reassuringly.
Liu Hua shook his head, didn't speak, and took the lead to walk towards the city wall, nearly 100 light machine guns were divided into nine groups, and each group of ten machine guns formed a phalanx.
"Remember, the enemy's next first bombardment is forbidden to shoot, and when the earthlings drop bombs for the second time, all the firepower is fired, remember, the target must be aimed at the two fuselages in front of the plane, as for why, I will explain the reason to you after this battle?" Liu Hua looked up at the plane flying in the distance, and immediately ordered, "Everyone is in place, disperse immediately." ”
Soon, three light bombers came overhead and dropped a round of bombs from afar. Seeing that there was no prevention and control firepower on the ground, the leader of the formation immediately became happy and shouted to his wingman: "Brothers, the communist army below does not have any prevention and control firepower, let's go down and teach them a lesson with machine guns!" “
Soon, the two wingmen signaled their agreement.
Immediately, the three planes began to slowly lower their altitude and flew towards the city wall.
At this time, Liu Hua was holding a machine gun and asking about a plane that took the lead. "Hit" Liu Hua roared loudly, and in an instant, nearly a hundred tongues of fire appeared over the city wall, and the three planes turned into the tongues of fire before they had time to turn.
A plane led by "Boom" immediately took over, and a brilliant fireworks burst into the air, and the two wingmen next to it also emitted black smoke and carried them out of the city. "Hooray, hooray!" The warriors on the ramparts let out a shout of excitement. Liu Hua also walked down the city wall with a smile, and did not forget to order: "If the enemy plane comes again in a while, it will still follow the old method." Because Liu Hua knew that in the moment just now, it was impossible for the three pilots to report the attack. The enemy would still expel enemy planes for bombing, and Chiang Kai-shek would only be heartbroken if he lost a few more planes.
In the distance, the political commissar came out with some people from the legion. "Commander, I really didn't expect that three planes were shot down by you with light machine guns like this, what a miracle! You know, in the past, the Red Army had special rules prohibiting fighters from shooting in the air. I didn't want to take out the three enemy planes as soon as the corps commander came out. The enemy shouldn't be so arrogant now! The political commissar said with a smile.
"Political commissar, it's nothing, after this battle, we must strengthen the prevention and control training of the troops." Liu Hua was not happy, and immediately proposed.
"Yes, I agree."
Just when Liu Hua and the political commissar were discussing the prevention and control training of the stronger troops, three other enemy planes came to the sky over Changde, and in the fire network of nearly 100 machine guns, one plane exploded on the spot, one plane fled with injuries, and the last one was forced to land on the flat ground outside the city, the pilot was killed by machine gun bullets, and the plane was also destroyed. Seeing such a result, everyone laughed.
"Order the troops to move up the mountain artillery company, intensify the offensive, and be sure to occupy the whole city before dark. The enemy's reinforcements are coming soon, we must hurry up, use shells if we can, don't save ammunition for me, minimize the casualties of the troops, let's transfer the sixth regiment of the reserve, and return all light machine guns. Liu Hua calmly arranged the task.
"Commander, after the light machine gun returns to the team, what should I do with prevention and control!" Sun Xingbang, commander of the first division, raised his own questions.
"Hehe, Master Sun, do you think Chiang Kai-shek will send a plane after learning the news of the loss of the roof frame plane in Changde? You must know that there are very few planes in Chiang Kai-shek's hands that can be used to fight, and he has lost five planes at a time, and I think Chiang Kai-shek is now regretting sending planes to fight,"
"Yes! Or the commander of the corps analyzed thoroughly. Hehe. ”
Soon, without the disturbance of the aircraft, with the support of 12 mountain guns of the mountain artillery company, the three attacking forces made rapid progress, and in less than two hours, they broke through several enemy blockades in succession, and soon, the remaining strength of the enemy, about two battalions of troops, was compressed into several courtyards near the headquarters. At this time, Liu Xiaogang, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, came to Liu Hua and the political commissar with a face full of gunsmoke.
"Report to the corps commander, political commissar, and reconnaissance battalion successfully completed the task, and the enemy's ammunition depot and grain depot in Changde were all controlled by the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion, waiting for the corps commander and political commissar to go and inspect."
"Well, Comrade Liu Xiaogang, you have done a good job, this time the ammunition of the legion will depend on the replenishment of this ammunition depot, I will definitely give you credit." Political Commissar Guan Xiangying said with a smile,
Liu Hua nodded and looked at the compound that the enemy was holding. "Commissar, it seems that the enemy is not going to surrender, I think it is better to attack."
The commissar glanced at his watch and nodded.
"Tell the artillery battalion commander to fire five salvos at the enemy's fortified compound, and the troops will then clean up the battlefield." Liu Hua thought for a while, turned to the political commissar and said, "Political commissar, as soon as the artillery is out, there will be nothing to do here, let's go to the enemy's ammunition depot!" ”
Immediately, several people walked towards the ammunition depot under the leadership of Liu Xiaogang.
"Company Commander Wang, has the number of ammunition been counted?" Liu Hua looked at the door and asked eagerly as the commander of the reconnaissance company. You must know that after this siege battle, the ammunition hard top continued to be replenished, and Liu Hua had to be anxious.
"Report to the corps commander, it has been counted, a total of 1 million rounds of rifle ammunition, 100,000 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition, 200,000 rounds of light machine gun ammunition, 50,000 rounds of ammunition for various submachine guns and pistols, 2,000 rounds of mortar shells, and 20,000 grenades."
"Oh, now I finally don't have to worry about it, the ammunition of the troops has been found." The political commissar said excitedly.
It was ordered that after the troops had completely annihilated the enemy, they would immediately come to the ammunition depot to collect ammunition, and the ammunition should be brought up to the pre-war state, all the shells should be handed over to the artillery battalion, and the remaining ammunition would be handed over to the guard battalion of the regiment headquarters. “