Volume 1: Battle of Songhu Chapter 72 Engineer Diary (II)
Back at the position, Zhao Yan and Li Zihan hurriedly pulled down the corresponding detonator, one of the anti-tank mines exploded suddenly, and the Japanese tank that fell into the anti-tank trench was overturned at once, and soon caught fire again, but the other anti-tank mine did not explode, and Li Zihan struck it several times, but there was still no response.
"It's broken, it must be that the wires have been blown up." Zhao Yan jumped up from the trench as he spoke.
"Platoon commander, be careful." Li Zihan could only pick up the rifle to give Zhao Yan weak fire support, because at this time, the depth of the 306th regiment's position had been stretched to a great extent, and the engineer platoon responsible for detonating the anti-tank mine was at the forefront of the position.
The Japanese army on the opposite side quickly judged Zhao Yan's intentions, and all kinds of infantry support firepower and the forward-firing machine guns on the remaining two tanks spat out fire, Zhao Yan couldn't make any tactical evasion moves at all because he had to check the wires, and soon, Zhao Yan was shot and fell in a pool of blood, and his chest and abdomen were shot almost at the same time.
"Platoon commander!" Li Zihan remembered the platoon commander's care for him after enlisting in the army, and tears burst out of his eyes.
"Zihan, if I die, remember to bring a letter to my hometown." Zhao Yan turned around and smiled faintly at Li Zihan, then kicked the ground with his legs, and continued to climb forward while checking the wires.
Li Zihan gritted his teeth and squeezed the detonator hard.
A grenade fell from the sky, and after the smoke of the explosion, Zhao Yan's legs below the knees were gone, and the broken place was even more blurry, Rao is such a steely tough guy as Zhao Yan, and he couldn't help screaming under the severe pain, but after the scream, he still gritted his teeth and continued to crawl forward with his elbows on the ground.
Finally found it, Zhao Yan finally found the broken line.
The Japanese army also realized the danger, light and heavy machine guns, vehicle-mounted machine guns and grenadiers fired wildly, hitting the ground around Zhao Yan into smoke and dust, Zhao Yan's left hand held one end of the wire, and then stretched out his right hand to hold the other end of the wire, a shuttle of bullets fiercely strafed, almost sweeping his right hand shoulder-to-shoulder into two.
"Ah......" Zhao Yan screamed miserably again, the pain in his heart almost made him faint, but he still held on with his tenacious will, he first bit the wire in his left hand with his mouth, and then freed his hand to hold another wire, the moment the two wires met, a huge explosion finally sounded in front of him.
Zhao Yan wanted to look up and see the scene of the Japanese tank being blown up, but he couldn't lift his head, a strong sense of sleepiness hit like a tide, and for a while, father, mother, and child are not filial, and they can't send the second elder to the end, Zhao Yan let out a long sigh in his heart, and finally fell into endless darkness.
"Platoon commander, platoon commander......" Seeing the platoon commander swallow a breath not far from the front, Li Zihan couldn't help but let out a heart-rending wail, but soon, he couldn't care about being sad for the platoon commander, because the Japanese sappers had destroyed the few remaining anti-tank trenches in front, and the remaining two tanks had already penetrated through the gap.
"Little Japan, go die!" Li Zihan smiled cruelly and took down the other two detonators one after another.
Qiu Weida and Xu Shijiu set a double trap for the Japanese tanks, not only were mines planted in every anti-tank trench, but also anti-tank mines were also buried in the gaps between every two anti-tank trenches to ensure the destruction of the Japanese tanks.
"Boom, boom!" After the huge explosion, one Japanese tank was blown off its tracks and lay down, but another Japanese tank was directly detonated from the fuel tank, and it was completely swallowed by the rolling flames.
The four Japanese tanks that were engaged in the attack were blown up one after another, but the Japanese attack did not end, and the rows of Japanese soldiers opened the sparse skirmish line, and under the cover of supporting fire, they silently crushed the position of the engineer platoon step by step with bright bayonets.
Li Zihan has passed the initial tense stage, and the whole person has entered a state of almost numbness or machinery, constantly pulling the bolt, pushing the bullet to load, aiming, shooting, and then pulling the bolt, pushing the bullet to load, aiming, shooting, after firing five bullets, he pulled the bolt and pressed the bullet into the chamber.
More than 100 Japanese soldiers charged forward in silence, and Li Zihan shot in silence.
Behind Li Zihan, the main position of the 306th Regiment was still silent, no voice, no light and heavy machine guns, and no grenades thrown out......
The Japanese also judged from the sound of gunfire that there were only a few Liao Liao on the opposite side, and the marksmanship was not very good, only listening to the sound of gunfire but no one was shot, they began to straighten their waists, unhurriedly walked forward, and did not charge when they were 50 meters away, but just crushed forward unhurriedly with bayonets, trying to mentally destroy the opponent.
Li Zihan finished firing a bullet from Zuihou, and also pulled out the bayonet and stuck it into the seat slot, and then stood up from the trench with a bayonet, he stared coldly at the Japanese soldiers who were fanning over on the opposite side, waiting for Zuihou's white-knuckle battle, Li Zihan used to be afraid of death, but when death was really coming, he found that it was not so terrible.
At this moment, Li Zihan suddenly found that the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side had all withdrawn the bullets in the chamber one by one, what is Little Japan going to do? Can you fight with him alone and return the bullet?
However, Li Zihan soon realized something, and when he looked back, he saw that one after another of the soldiers of the national army not far behind him had stood up from the trench with bright bayonets and cold faces, all of them looked murderous, most of them had just quietly touched up under the cover of the traffic trench.
Then, the officer who took the lead waved his arm, and more than 100 officers and soldiers of the national army pounced on him, and Li Zihan roared loudly, and also pounced on the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side with a bayonet.
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The flying gunpowder smoke faded from Old Man Li's eyes, and his thoughts returned to reality.
"In the battle of Gujiazhai, the tactics of our 306th Regiment are very clear." Old man Li said while filling the dry tobacco pipe with tobacco, "It is to weaken the lethality of the Japanese artillery fire by increasing the depth of the position, wait for the Japanese army to launch an attack with infantry, and then use a small number of troops to be responsible for containment, and then put into the death squad to fight with the enemy." ”
"White-knuckle combat?" Xiao Qi couldn't help but ask, "I heard that the Japanese army's white-knuckle combat is very strong?" ”
"No, that's a lie." Old Man Li waved his hand and said disapprerovingly, "In the Battle of Songhu, those Japanese soldiers were not our opponents at all in the white-knuckle battle, most of our Central Army were veterans of a hundred battles, but most of those Japanese soldiers were new recruits, how could they be our opponents?"
Especially in the battle of Gujiazhai, our 306th Regiment almost won by fighting bayonets, and there were more than 3,000 devils in the entire infantry wing of Little Japan, which almost crippled our regiment, especially our independent 19th Brigade, which was really powerful, and when it came to fighting bayonets, few troops could fight our 19th Brigade. ”
Xiao Qi said with infinite admiration: "The Central Army's bayonet turned out to be so powerful. ”
"Of course, the 59 German armament divisions of our Central Army back then were not boasted, and their combat effectiveness was really strong." Saying that, Old Man Li's eyes suddenly dimmed again, and then said, "But it's a pity, when the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing are over, there will be few veterans left, and the combat effectiveness of the Central Army will not be good after that." ”
Xiao Fang said: "Old man, tell us the story of the 19th Brigade." ”
"Nineteenth Brigade, that's a long story." Old Man Li took two puffs of dry cigarettes, his eyes became confused again, and he said in a low voice, "I hadn't joined the 19th Brigade at that time, but Captain Xu and the veterans of the 19th Brigade saved my life, if it weren't for them, I would have died in the Gu family's house." ”
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"Kill!" Li Zihan gritted his teeth and roared, and a thrust stabbed at the Japanese second lieutenant on the opposite side.
However, the Japanese second lieutenant only used the saber to lightly provoke, Li Zihan's bayonet slid against his shoulder, and the Japanese second lieutenant flipped his wrist again, and the saber in his hand cut towards Li Zihan's neck, but Li Zihan lost his center of gravity due to too much force, and at this time not only could not dodge, but involuntarily staggered to meet it.
Seeing that the saber of the Japanese second lieutenant was about to cut Li Zihan's neck, a bayonet suddenly came out of the oblique stab, and relied on the gauntlet on the bayonet to hold the saber of the Japanese second lieutenant.
Before Li Zihan came back to his senses, a tall figure had already stepped up, and he rode on the fallen Japanese second lieutenant, the bayonet in his hand rose and fell, and there was already a bloody hole in the throat of the Japanese second lieutenant.
"You rookie egg, remember to stabilize your center of gravity next time you fight with a bayonet!"
Li Zihan looked down at the Japanese second lieutenant again, only to see that his mouth was wide open, but he could no longer breathe, and clumps of blood were spurting out from the wound on his throat, and his eyes quickly dimmed.
A Japanese soldier suddenly rushed towards Li Zihan with a bayonet, Li Zihan subconsciously used the bayonet lightly, and the Japanese soldier's bayonet had already slid past his arm, and the Japanese soldier was obviously also a recruit, but because of the excessive force, the center of gravity was unstable, and he staggered and hit Li Zihan's bayonet, pierced into his mouth, and penetrated through the back of his head.
This is the first time Li Zihan has killed someone, and it is also a close-range killing, and he can't help but be a little stunned for a while, but the Japanese soldiers will not show mercy to Li Zihan's subordinates because of this, and while he was stunned, another Japanese soldier pounced on him with a bayonet and stabbed him in the abdomen.
The sturdy figure turned around again, and when Li Zihan reacted, the Japanese soldier who attacked was already lying in a pool of blood, and the sturdy figure smiled at Li Zihan and said, "Boy, your understanding is good." ”
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Old Man Li knocked on the copper smoke pot on the table, with a smile of remembrance on his face, and said: "Later, I learned that he is the captain of the 19th Independent Brigade, Xu 19. ”