Chapter 19: Counterattack! Offensive! Charge!
The machine gun positions built on the commanding heights were condescending, and the fire network composed of light and heavy machine guns made these skirmishers leave behind the devils and suffered a big loss.
At this time, the devils tried to find a few bunkers one by one, but this was doomed to be in vain.
At the location where the machine guns were fired, dozens of devils were beaten into a sieve and fell down in pieces.
The reserve force left by Li Yunlong made a great contribution from heaven, and the devil's attack was completely interrupted.
In front of the two flanks, these devils were now completely panicked, and the dense bullets kicked up patches of dirt under their feet.
Under high pressure, they fought for themselves like headless flies, and the junior officers could not organize an effective counteroffensive for the time being.
The Heavy indifferently pulled the trigger, their left hand holding the butt on their shoulders to counteract the recoil of the Shosha Light Machine Gun's continuous long bursts.
Bullets poured out of the barrel, and in order to avoid jamming as much as possible, the magazine, which was not fully filled, was quickly exhausted.
Unlike the mainstream Czech light machine guns in the army, Shosha's reload is relatively complicated, and the sickle-shaped magazine takes three seconds to replace even for a skilled shooter.
Therefore, when fighting with the Shosha light machine gun, the task of the sub-shooter and the ammunition man is not less than that of the shooter, and most of the time the sub-shooter is helping the shooter change the magazine.
As for the ammunition man, he not only had to pick up the empty magazines one by one to reload them, but also had to put the shells on the ground into the bag he carried with him as much as he could.
Although Director Huang can now provide a stable supply of copper for a long time, he can even provide brand new ammunition since last month.
However, these fine copper shells can be directly reloaded when they are returned to the base area, and they will still have to be brought back before the shooting discipline is changed.
After a period of chaos like a bombing camp, the commanders of the devils gradually stabilized their soldiers.
After a few slaps on the wrist, the first to recover was the artillery.
The artillerymen behind the devil infantry were relatively safe, and the new regiment's firepower network did not completely cover them.
These devils, led by the commander, began to look for the location of the machine guns, and with the grenadiers of the infantry, they began to suppress the fire of the new regiment with mortars.
Then it was the devil's firepower point that recovered, and the command of the squad leader allowed them to find the backbone.
These devils began to shoot at the opposing positions, clearing the way for the infantry with sustained fire.
Finally, there were the devil's infantry, and after hearing the familiar sound of heavy weapons, the war seemed to return to the mode they were most familiar with. Follow the commander to attack the position of the new regiment.
I can't help but say that the devil's marksmanship at this time is still very good, and many soldiers who are accidentally exposed are hit by the devil's shot.
The pressure on the new flank line was very high due to the organized devils.
Originally, the number of people was not dominant, and at the beginning, they relied on surprise attacks and favorable terrain to catch the devil by surprise.
But now the devils began to fight steadily, and after the artillery bombarded the infantry charge, the casualties of the soldiers gradually began to increase.
The only good news is that the devils are within effective range of Stokes mortars.
Although this mortar has a large caliber, because it is an antique of World War I and was born for trenches, the effective range is not so long.
The opening of three mortars gave the fighters of the new regiment a brief respite.
But if this continues, it will not escape the end of destruction.
"Company commander, how should we fight now!" A fighter belonging to the reserve asked.
His face had been blackened, but his eyes were full of determination, as if he was going to bite off a piece of the devil's flesh if he died.
The company commander did not turn his head to look at him, but calmly fired his gun and said:
"We've got new gadgets that don't work, let's get the devil closer."
"Whether you can go back alive today depends on what kind of defensive grenade the regiment commander gave, whether the damn one is good or not."
When the reserve was assembled, the two company commanders gave each fighter four grenades, but the soldiers did not use them because of the distance.
The company commander looked at the soldiers and admonished:
"Wait a while, the devils will get closer, and the comrades will listen to my command, pull out the bolt and throw it out for a second."
"Take my words to heart, and when you're done throwing them away, you must hide yourself and don't stick your head out to look at them."
The Yellow River imitated the oval grenade made by the American MKII, and changed the original weight of the grenade from 600 grams to 450 grams, which was more convenient for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to throw.
Secondly, a small amount of aluminum powder and iron oxide powder (thermite formulation) are added to the projectile body.
When a grenade explodes, in addition to the cast iron casing, which bursts into hundreds of small fragments, iron and aluminum also react. Turning into alumina and boiling molten iron, the power of the weapon is significantly increased.
Because of its shape, oval bullets are not easy to stop after being thrown near the enemy, and it is difficult for the enemy to pick them up and throw them back.
In addition, it has better corner damage than wooden handle bullets, and increases the throw distance when thrown downward.
Defensive grenades scatter a large number of heavy fragments or steel balls at a considerable distance from the point of explosion and are still lethal, making them an ideal melee weapon to inflict casualties on groups of advancing enemy troops.
The killing radius of MKII grenades is 5-10 yards, but shrapnel can kill up to 50 yards, and the average throw distance of fighters is 35-40 yards.
Therefore, this lethal mechanism requires the soldier who drops the bomb not only to take shelter measures himself, but also to pay special attention to the position of his own other personnel.
As the devil infantry got closer and closer to the position, the company commander shouted: "One, throw!" ”
Unplugging the grenade, the fighters threw the grenade with all their might.
This time I almost used the strength to feed, and after the grenade flew out, my arms were a little out of strength.
But the fighters quickly adjusted and threw a second one.
The little devil's impression of the grenade of the Eighth Route Army is still in the original border area, and the first reaction of many devils when they see the grenade is not to dodge, but to disdain.
Boom Boom!
With the explosion of dozens of grenades, thousands of shrapnel flew in the path of the devil's attack.
The devils suddenly let out a scream like killing pigs.
Blood and mist splattered, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
The next two waves of grenades were thrown, and as the smoke cleared, the devil's infantry had already lost more than half.
A little soldier poked his head out to observe the situation, and when he saw the battlefield like a sea of corpses and blood, he sighed in horror:
"My dear mother, this grenade is very powerful."
Drip-drip-d-da...
A loud charge sounded from behind the devil, and under the cover of the surging barrage, the support units of the 771st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment attacked the devil.
The company commander behind the bunker took off his hat, slammed it to the ground, picked up a shosha and said to the surviving fighters on the position.
"Comrades, the time has come to fight back! All of them! Offensive!. ”
The soldiers of the new regiment and the brother troops supporting them were like two sharp butcher knives, stabbing into the hearts of this group of beasts!