Even if all the anti-artillery holes on the position were built by Zhou Jianping himself and his soldiers, each of them was supported by a large number of logs, and there was a thick layer of soil on them.

Theoretically, it is completely capable of defending against a large number of 75 mm caliber bronze mountain guns in the Devil Army.

But after hiding in the anti-artillery hole, Zhou Jianping followed the relevant requirements in the "Xuange Battalion Infantry Drill Code".

The whole person was squatting like, covering his ears with his hands, opening his mouth slightly, and trying not to touch the wall of the anti-artillery hole with his body as much as possible, and he was still panicked in his heart.

The main thing is not to look at him in front of the thirty-odd men in the second row on weekdays, he has always been full of confidence, and there is only one scar when his head falls off; The mouth is always shouting, everyone will see you again in Surabaya City in the future.

But in fact, this was the first time he had endured such a large-scale shelling.

However, this time, the island devils used at least twenty or thirty artillery pieces to fire at their forward positions.

For a while, the poor young platoon commander felt that while the sky was falling apart around him, his bladder was also trembling for a while, and he couldn't hold back his urine.

Fortunately, Zhou Jianping, who participated in the war for the first time, was about to be scared to pee his pants.

The shelling on the devil's side, which lasted for about two or three minutes, did not stop suddenly, but it no longer bombarded them.

Because of the position established in the rear of the position, as well as the two artillery batteries belonging to the Xuange battalion on Hushan, a total of 12 75 mm caliber guns began to counterattack.

Between the two sides with the little devils, an artillery battle began between you and me, and you no longer care about bombing them.

Without waiting for Zhou Jianping to breathe a sigh of relief, a terrible shout suddenly came from the mouth of the deputy of the third shift: "Platoon commander, the little devils are coming~"

After hearing this, all the fears in Zhou Jianping's heart disappeared at this moment.

He quickly got out of the anti-artillery hole, lay down on the trench and looked to the opposite side, and immediately could see the river in the faint morning light.

There were dozens of small boats, or rafts, rowed quickly towards this side under the rowing of two or three squadron-sized little devils.

In the front position, it is considered to be a relatively stable section of the Yalu River basin, with a width of 900 meters.

Now some of the devils at the front, the boats and rafts they were on, were even less than two hundred meters away from the south shore they were guarding.

Seeing this, where did Zhou Jianping dare to continue to delay.

Pulling his throat, he screamed in his mouth:

"All the men in the second platoon entered the position and prepared for battle; The first squad leader showed me the Maxim heavy machine gun, which was our biggest point of fire.

Grenadiers and snipers paid attention, giving priority to knocking out their officers and veterans. ”

In Zhou Jianping's hoarse shouting, the soldiers of the second platoon in the thirties with complex expressions such as bewilderment, panic, and excitement rushed out of the anti-artillery hole with weapons one after another.

Set up your rifle, heavy machine gun, or grenadier in the trench.

When the target entered 500 meters, under Zhou Jianping's order, the shooter of the Makqin heavy machine gun on the position, after raising the muzzle of the gun, took the lead in firing by hanging fire.

Waiting for the little devils, they rushed to the position of three hundred meters.

There was already a small boat and a raft, on which the twenty or so devils had all fallen sideways, and the boat, which was full of bullet holes, was already in the water.

Such a strong lethality made a group of devils frightened, and they fought back with single-shot rifles in their hands.

The dense bullets hit the shield of the Maxim heavy machine gun and 'clanged~'.

Even the co-shooter who helped deliver the ammunition fell to the ground after being shot in the chest with a muffled snort in his mouth; The sound of heavy machine guns, which had been roaring, suddenly became mute.

Should I say it or not, the quality of the soldiers of the seven permanent divisions and regiments of the little devil is actually quite strong.

Although the rifle in his hand is still backward in firing and loading one bullet, his marksmanship is surprisingly accurate.

Fortunately, at such a time, a substitute shooter immediately stepped up to help deliver the ammunition, so that Makqin's roar began to sound again.

In addition, the soldiers of the second platoon on the forward position also pulled the bolts of their guns and opened fire one after another, and the two sides immediately began to shoot at each other.

What's more, the two grenadiers equipped with the second platoon also opened fire, and if this thing uses a special grenade, the range can reach 400 meters.

With the cooperation of the two, the maximum speed per minute reached 30 rounds.

So in just over a minute, the little devils were on the six or seven small boats and rafts at the front, and there were hundreds of little devils, and in the dense bullets and explosive fragments, they smashed headlong into the already cold water of the Yalu River.

The second platoon, counting the Makqin sub-shooter who was hit just now, was only killed or wounded by five people.

Such a huge exchange ratio greatly boosted the morale of the second platoon on the forward position.

The panic in my heart that I participated in the actual battle for the first time gradually subsided, and the speed and hit rate of the weapon in my hand were very significantly improved.

After seeing such a scene, Zhou Jianping, the rookie platoon leader, was also full of confidence.

Because he had enough confidence, although the attacking strength of the little devils was more than ten times that of their second platoon; But relying on the strength of their second platoon alone, they can completely beat the little devil back.

But at this moment, another scream sounded in the air.

Before everyone could react, five or six shells landed on their forward positions.

On the spot, the only Makqin heavy machine gun in their platoon, along with the main and secondary shooters, and the three soldiers who were pulling the big bolt and firing, were directly blown away.

The whole process was so unexpected, and it made people so helpless.

The reason for this is, on the one hand, because artillery is a technical branch of the armed forces and needs to be trained for a long time before it can grow up.

Although the Xuange battalion is a Krupp mountain cannon with a water, the still young artillery is really not the opponent of those devils, and they suffer some losses in the artillery battle.

On the other hand, the number of artillery pieces of the little devils was originally not much, but with the artillery thrown by the Huai army, the number of artillery on the devil's side now has an advantage.

Special! The artillery thrown out by the Huai army is also the same as the Xuange battalion, which is the latest Krupp fast artillery.

In short, Zhou Jianping's second platoon could only insist on firing on the position under the suppression of the opponent's artillery fire, so that the casualties began to increase significantly.

The kind of battle loss ratio that exceeds one to twenty can no longer be fought.

Fortunately, soon after, the third platoon rushed to the rescue; At the same time, the company's two 60-mm mortars, together with several heavy machine guns on Tiger Mountain, also began to provide fire support.

The little devils who jumped off the boats and rafts and began to rush up were completely suppressed in front of the barbed wire fence on the beachhead.

In the end, after 30 minutes and 56 minutes of fierce fighting, the first two squadrons of the little devils to cross the river, a total of 367 people, were all killed without exception.

A large number of corpses floated on the shore, staining the river red.

But in order to block this attack, the defending troops in the forward position, not counting the reinforcements behind, just Zhou Jianping's second platoon after this battle.

Including himself, there were less than ten people who could stand.

Even if in this battle, the two sides played a casualty ratio of almost 1 to 9, and such a large casualty under his command made the rookie platoon leader's eyes redden.

In just one morning, it seems to have grown.

And this battle is just a microcosm of today's high-intensity battle between the two sides.

In the following whole day, the devil's side launched a high-intensity attack on the Yalu River defense line of the Xuange camp in many sections along the line.

The specific results of the one-day fierce battle, according to the report in the "Northern Times" the next day, the Xuange battalion killed 2,103 little devils at the cost of 621 dead and wounded.

Among them, there is also a wing commander of the third division of the devil, Osaku Matsuki Inoshita.

The highest officer killed in battle was a lieutenant company commander of the 2nd Division.

After such a news came out, the entire Daqing people immediately thundered with joy; Because they understand one thing, the little devil is not invincible, this battle, there is a play.

However, in the face of the losses on the first day, the intensity of the devil's attack on the second day did not decrease at all.

Since this day, the water of the Yalu River has always been blood-red.

And after the official start of the battle, the cavalry units lurking in various parts of the island also began to act after receiving the order......

(End of chapter)

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