Chapter Eighty-Eight: Fierce Battle
Originally, this kind of game of shooting cold guns in the back could have been played for a while longer, but unfortunately Zheng Weiguo was too engaged, he lay on the ground, and kept firing, and quickly finished a 25-round straight magazine (the magazine of the ZH-29 semi-automatic rifle can be used in the Czech light machine gun), and a total of 20 Japanese soldiers fell under his gun. Counting the results of the other snipers, more than 30 people were killed and wounded in this round.
It's so passionate! Just like Uncle Benshan said Song Dandan, he made the sheep like Ge You, can people not find out? The death of one, two, or even ten devils is not so eye-catching, but a total of more than 30 people were killed and wounded, and the Japanese army would be fools if they didn't find out. These Japanese soldiers were certainly not stupid, but they were stupid by this crazy sniping. Watching their companions fall inexplicably one by one, the soldiers hurriedly fled down the slope, they no longer wanted to play this roll call game.
Zheng Weiguo put away the gun with some uncertainty, but found that the soldiers of the sniper platoon around him were all looking at him with a resentful look. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me like this?" It's not the first time I've seen my marksmanship! β
Soldier A puffed up and said, "Tuanzao, can't you start slowly?" I just fired a shot, and all the devils on the slope were gone. β
Soldier B was even more sad and said, "You still fired a shot, and I aimed at one and fell the other, and all of them were preempted by the regiment!" β
In the end, the soldiers unanimously asked Zheng Weiguo to ban guns in the next round, so that they could fight enough. Zheng Weiguo smiled: "As long as you behave well, I have no opinion." β
It's a pity that the Japanese army didn't immediately launch a second round of offensive, and the soldiers said that they blamed Tuanza for fighting too hard just now, and the meat was eaten out, and there was no soup left.
Japanese staff officer Seto Nakai squinted his eyes and observed for a while, and said to the commander: "Fukuyama-kun, there are snipers of the Shina people on the high ground to the west, and there is more than one!" β
Ryusuke Fukuyama, who was pale, said, "Yaga! Order the infantry artillery to bombard with all your might, and I will completely destroy this high ground with artillery fire! β
Seto Nakai said: "The terrain of the western highlands is relatively complicated, and it is difficult to kill all the people of China with artillery, and we only have two infantry guns, so if we bombard the western highlands, there will be no suppressive fire in the north." β
Ryusuke Fukuyama said angrily, "Then what do you say you should do?" β
Seto Nakai said: "Let the garrison of the Shina take over the attack, and our men will move to the east and north of the northern highlands, where the Shina snipers will shoot from the dead end. β
Ryusuke Fukuyama snorted contemptuously and said, "Garrison? Seto-kun, you can't figure it out! I don't think they have the ability to go on the offensive. β
Seto Nakai explained, "Fukuyama-kun, you misunderstood, I just wanted them to attract the firepower of the Shina people. The real attack was launched by our troops from the east and north of the heights. β
After hearing this, Ryusuke Fukuyama's face softened slightly, and he said, "Yo Xi! Just do as you say! β
The garrison is an army composed of landlords, bandits, and scoundrels who surrendered after the Japanese army occupied the county seats. It is said that the army has promoted them, because they have no use other than to bully the common people.
Seeing that the color of the enemy who came up this time was different, Wang Dazhui said: "Tuanzuo, this doesn't seem to be a devil, it should be a puppet army!" β
Zheng Weiguo said: "It's strange, the Japanese won't expect these people to capture our positions, do they want to consume our ammunition?" β
Just when he was puzzled, the first battalion passed on the enemy situation in flags.
The correspondent reported: "Tuanza, a battalion says that the devils are attacking the north and east of its high grounds! Each has about a squadron of troops! β
Zheng Weiguo scolded: "The little devil turned out to be playing yin!" Inform the guard company to send a platoon with Thomson to support the 1st battalion! The signal soldier hurriedly ran to deliver the order.
Until this time, the artillery of the security regiment had not fired a single shot. Zheng Weiguo was a little angry, and called the artillery company commander over to scold, saying, "What's the matter with you guys? What is not ready until now! β
The artillery company commander said with a sad face: "Tuanza, the devil's infantry artillery kept changing positions, and we ran away before we could aim at them." β
In fact, the Japanese did not know that the opponent had so many artillery waiting for them, and it was just a habit for them to adjust their artillery positions. Of course, from this point we can also see the military quality of the Japanese army.
Zheng Weiguo was extremely angry and scolded: "Stupid! And what about flat-firing guns? Why don't you use direct bombardment from anti-aircraft guns? β
The artillery company commander said aggrievedly: "The devil hides the cannon behind the fortifications, and the flat-fire cannon can't hit at all!" β
Zheng Weiguo forced himself to calm down, thinking that these artillerymen really only had this ability, and he couldn't be too harsh on them. He softened his tone and said, "Transfer that 82 mortar, I'll try it!" β
To the south of Beima Village, Duan Shuanghu commanded the 2nd and 4th Battalions and had already detoured back to the flank and rear of the devils and launched an attack. However, their attack did not go well. Due to the open terrain in this area, the Japanese car squadron happened to be blocked here. The Japanese infantry used the ridge to build a simple fortification. Behind the fortifications were rows of cars, and the Japanese put machine guns on the carriages, forming two blockade lines, one in front and one behind, one high and one low, relying on each other and making it difficult to break through.
Duan Shuanghu asked the fighters to bombard the car with grenadiers, but the accuracy was too poor and the effect was very small. On the one hand, it is necessary to guard against the counterattack of the Japanese army (the survivability of heavy machine guns is very weak), and on the other hand, due to the cover of the first line of fortifications, the lower part of the car, especially the position of the fuel tank, is blocked, and it is difficult to produce a good attack effect.
Li Dazhuang was a little anxious, and shouted: "Old Duan, let me take the brothers to rush!" β
Duan Shuanghu shook his head and said, "It's not time to fight to the death yet!" He sent a communications soldier to Zheng Weiguo for help, asking for the infantry to be transferred to the flat-fire sniper. Zheng Weiguo thought that it was useless to stay here anyway, so he agreed. In addition, he ordered that only two infantry guns should be left to track the enemy's artillery, and the rest of the artillery should be selected to attack the enemy's important targets.
The scene cuts back to the northern highlands. After some hard fighting, the Japanese climbed the high ground from the east and the north, and were already less than sixty meters from the position of the first battalion. The devils are happy, thinking that with a little more effort, they can conquer this mountain. Unexpectedly, with a trumpet, a group of soldiers armed with Thomson submachine guns suddenly appeared in the trench.
Click, click, click, click, click, a sound similar to a typewriter sounded, and the dense firepower suddenly swept away the Japanese troops rushing in front. This Shanxi-made submachine gun has a lot of problems, such as poor accuracy and short service life, and it can't be said in a day, but there is only one advantage - the bullet has great lethality. With an 11.43mm bullet, a single bullet can knock a strong man to the ground. In addition, when the submachine gun fires, the bullet density is high, and it can beat people into honeycomb coal at every turn. After being beaten with sticks, the Japanese troops on both sides of the northeast had to retreat, leaving behind the corpses of a hillside.
As for the puppet army attacking from the south, they had already suffered casualties in the security regiment and the Japanese army. The specific process is like this, the puppet army began to attack, and after being killed by snipers, several leaders began to flee indiscriminately, and then the Japanese officers who supervised the battle rushed up and cut off the heads of several people, forcing the puppet army to attack again. After several rounds of this cycle, the puppet army completely lost its combat effectiveness.
However, the security regiment also began to suffer heavy casualties, mainly caused by Japanese infantry artillery. Zheng Weiguo kept adjusting the angle of the 82 mortar, and then suddenly stopped and said, "This is the angle!" As he spoke, he took a cannonball and put it in the barrel.
Rumble! A loud bang was heard, and a large crater was blown up next to the Japanese artillery position, and several members of the artillery crew were killed. Zheng Weiguo muttered: "It's a pity that it's a little off!" He fine-tuned the angle, and then came with a triple hit.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The three artillery guns went down, and suddenly the devil's infantry artillery position was blown up, and one person turned on his back. However, the cunning Japanese army did not put the two guns together, and Zheng Weiguo had to take all the artillery crew members to quickly transfer to the field. As expected, the Japanese quickly launched a counterattack, and a shell landed exactly where they had just taken shelter.
Zheng Weiguo glanced behind him, and scolded with palpitations: "Devils of dog days, the speed of counterattack is really fucking fast!" β
Fortunately, at this time, the artillery of the security regiment finally came into play. Because the remaining infantry guns of the Japanese army did not move for a long time in order to counterattack, they were finally targeted by the soldiers. Two infantry guns bombarded at the same time, and two loud noises were followed by even louder noises - the Japanese ammunition had exploded.
The two infantry guns that supported the firepower were eliminated one after another, causing great panic within the Japanese army. At the same time, there was a rapid roar from the south side of Beima Villageβthe flat-firing snipers were also in full swing! The thin-skinned cars were torn to pieces by artillery fire, and the Japanese troops on the carriages were naturally not spared.
Having lost the cover of the "automobile defense line", the Japanese army's "ridge defense line" was difficult to support independently, and soon fell into a dilemma. The main assault platoons of the 2nd and 4th Battalions launched short assaults, and under the cover of heavy machine guns and grenadiers, the fighters launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions in small groups.
Unwilling to fail, Squadron Leader Tada Moriichi commanded the remnants to launch a decisive counterattack, he pulled out his command knife and shouted: "Kill and give!" β
The Japanese soldiers howled: "Onboard! With a bayonet, he rushed out of position.
Li Dazhuang said with disdain: "It's this trick again, the little devil doesn't have any strength at all!" β
Duan Shuanghu said with a smile: "This trick is still very effective against troops with poor equipment and weak will to fight. β
They did not seem to be worried about the white-knuckle charge of the Japanese army. The fact was that the troops, armed with a large number of pistols, were not afraid of bayonets at all.
The soldiers took out their pistols and fired alternately, but the Japanese could not rush even if they tried their best. It didn't take long for all the Japanese soldiers to be killed on the way to the charge.
Tada Moriichi was not dead after being shot twice, and he supported his body with his command knife and glared angrily at the Chinese soldiers who surrounded him.
Qi Sixian, the commander of the fourth battalion, mocked: "It's better to lie down, don't hold on!" The warriors burst into laughter.
Tada Moriichi's hideous face turned red, and he said viciously: "Shina people, the samurai's are not!" The bayonet does not dare! β
Qi Sixian teased: "Silly old day, teach you to be obedient, you can't fight a war, you have to use your brain!" β