Chapter 66: Dauntless (Part II)
Today is July 6th, the fifteenth day of fighting. Yuan Xing no longer acted alone, but joined this company that was about to arrive at the front line of defense, and the number was 11 Company of the 3rd Regiment of the 11th Division.
Although the Japanese army advanced slowly and was pushed back, the guard force was weak after all, and the periphery was in urgent need of manpower replenishment, and this reserve force, which had half of the recruits, had been responsible for maintaining law and order in the rear and directing the people to transport supplies, came in handy.
The order just received today is that the whole company will enter Liujiashan and replace the troops who have been wiped out to garrison this place.
After an hour of repair and preparation, Yuan Xing and others arrived at the station, before this small hill has gone through nearly 20 rounds of attack and defense, the 10th division of the 30th regiment of the 6th company, 8 companies of the vanguard can only be described as miserable, the platoon commander and above all killed, only a squad leader and six soldiers and four wounded remained.
The company commander immediately began to arrange defensive matters, and Yuan Xing was assigned to the 1st platoon and 3rd squad, responsible for defending against the enemy head-on, and was very close to his "company headquarters".
The company commander's name is Ma Deshan, and he has a nickname: horse-faced fox. It is said that there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. Company Commander Ma doesn't look at the five big and three thick, in fact, he is definitely a smart person, he has to stay behind, first, there is a real shortage of manpower, and people are needed to fight wars, and the more people at this time, the better.
Second, it is the kung fu of falling in love with the fate of the line, Zhao Ergou, a recruit, is very pleased with him, a gangster who makes a name for himself in a place like the dock where coolies are concentrated, and his skills still need to be said? But such a person was beaten by fate and lost his temper, which shows how high this monk's kung fu is. In any case, if the war is unfavorable and requires hand-to-hand combat, with such a master, he may be able to kill a few more enemies and kill a few fewer brothers.
What? Is this man a monk? Ma Deshan looked at Yuan Xing, who was working hard to carry the ammunition box in the trench not far away, smiled, and then leisurely lit a cigarette.
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The 3rd squad leader is called the old wolf, with dark skin, short and thin, and his face is at least forty years old. ”
"Fate." Yuan Xing replied, and the work in his hands did not stop.
"This is a good name, hey, it's strong enough." The old wolf couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that he had easily stacked the ammunition boxes that could only be carried by two people.
"That is, our Master Yuanxing was very famous in the dock back then, and he could do three or four coolies at a time. At first, we privately nicknamed it 'King Kong'. ”
Yuan Xing was crooked when he heard this, and the box in his arms almost fell and hit the surface of his feet. Straightened up and looked at Zhao Ergou who interjected, wondering if he was looking for an opportunity to beat him again.
Perhaps the "murderous aura" in his eyes was too sharp, Zhao Ergou was stared at and excited, and hurriedly lowered his head and continued to distribute grenades by head.
The old wolf laughed, perhaps because the Japanese army was really repairing, and on this day, except for a few sporadic gunshots in the distance, everything was quite calm.
Day 16, July 7. The enemy tentatively attacked during the day, the slope at the foot of Liujia Mountain was bulldozed by the people before, the shape was like a vertical city wall, the enemy wanted to attack it must use ladders and other tools, the situation was very favorable to the defenders, so there were soon a few more corpses of the Japanese army on the ground, and the enemy attacked fruitlessly and retreated.
Day 17, July 8. You may know that there are more companies stationed here, and a large wave of enemies began to assemble in the distance, and the offensive began to be fierce, and when you look at it, there are hundreds of people.
"You don't want to die?" The old wolf cursed and pulled him back to the trench, turned his head and shouted: "Hide in the trench, be careful ......" Before he could finish speaking, a scream came, followed by a "boom", which exploded not far away, shaking the ears of everyone in the trench.
This is not over, this side is obviously named, one after another screams keep coming, "boom boom" continuous explosions sounded, even Yuanxing felt that the world was spinning, and the eardrum was in severe pain.
Hearing what the old wolf was shouting, everyone began to throw grenades down the hillside, and Yuan Xing looked intently, and it turned out that the enemy had climbed up the ladder with the help of artillery bombardment.
The skirmish lasted more than an hour, at which point grenades were clearly more effective than bullets, and the enemy stopped the attack after losing nearly half a man. Yuan Xing didn't intervene in the whole process, this was the first time he faced the bloody battlefield, and the shock in his heart was indescribable.
"Why, I've never seen so many dead people, have you?" The old wolf slapped him on the shoulder, and his words were full of lightheartedness, not at all like a warrior who had just experienced a tragic battle.
"Don't be scared of pee, right?" There was a mocking laugh from the side.
The old wolf turned his head and glared at it, then he faced Yuan Xing again, and said in a comforting tone: "It's okay, when Lao Tzu first went to the battlefield, it was real urine, and after a few more experiences, I got used to it." ”
Yuan Xing didn't say a word, threw down a handful of wet stones, turned around and began to help others clean up the battlefield, although this battle had the advantage of location, but there were still more than 20 corpses in the company.
The company commander was silent, smoked a few cigarettes, and finally ordered to be buried on the spot.
On the eighteenth day, July 9, Yuanxing suddenly found the old wolf. The old wolf was sucking noodles, and when he saw this monk squatting in front of him, he stared at himself without saying a word, and he was a little hairy: "What are you doing?" Something to say. ”
"That ......" Yuan Xing seemed to be a little entangled, and after a long while, he rubbed his hands and said: "Squad leader, you see, I have been a monk for many years, and I feel that I have always done a good job, but now this situation is obviously difficult to maintain, can I stop keeping this killing ring first." ”
"What's that?" The old wolf only heard him say a long list, but he didn't understand it at all, thinking that the other party was there and he was about to get angry, when he was slapped the back, and when he turned around, it turned out to be the commander of the horse company who had patrolled here.
"Foolish, people are giving up their rings." The commander of the horse company glared at the old wolf and commanded, "Divide his gun later." After speaking, he smiled at Yuan Xing again, and then walked away with his hands behind his back.
It took a long time for the old wolf to react, and after a few bites of the noodles in the lunch box, he glanced at Yuan Xing and said, "If you don't keep the precepts, you won't keep it, isn't it murder?" Who can say anything about you in this bunch of hills? Then he began to scold: "I have to turn around and tell Lao Tzu, a big man, it's really tiring to get along with people like you, and a flower can grow when your intestines are pulled out......"
Yuan Xing didn't explain, just lowered his head and let him scold.
On the nineteenth day, July 10, the enemy's attack did not stop for these two days, but the scale was much smaller than before.
"The following is an official, right?" Zhao Ergou stared at the two officers who looked like Japanese soldiers at the bottom of the slope, sneered, and threw a grenade over with a wave of his hand. The grenade was being thrown at the feet of the Japanese officer, and the wire was still smoking. Unexpectedly, the other party did not dodge, but quickly bent down to pick up the grenade and threw it back.
"Boom", the grenade exploded above his head, if it wasn't for the fact that he had to pull him quickly when he saw the opportunity, Zhao Ergou would have to be killed by the grenade he threw out.
"Hahaha." A group of Japanese soldiers were obviously amazed by the bravery of their own officials, and bursts of laughter came from the bottom of the slope, which was very arrogant.
"I ......" The old wolf was furious when he saw this, scolded, pulled the ring of the grenade, and threw it down when the time was ripe.
This is a tragedy for the Japanese army, Yuan Xing's eyes are good, and he watched the officer who had just been invincible being blown up on the spot, and it was obvious that he couldn't survive.
"Hahaha." This side is naturally high-spirited, and the previous ridicule has also been returned.
Yuan Xing pulled Zhao Ergou to chat, and learned that on the day Hengcheng was bombed, his old father was burned alive at home, so he joined the army.
"Anyway, it's a bad life, killing a few more devils can be regarded as revenge for my father." Zhao Ergou spat and smeared fiercely.
Yuan Xing was silent, thinking of the legs lost by his students, in this troubled world, whose life is worth it?
Jin Cicada's text emerged: "Your force can't compete with the weapons of the army, it's too dangerous to stay here, go back!" ”
Yuan Xing closed his eyes, but he didn't see it, and he didn't answer.