Chapter 17: Pincer Attack
Seeing Wu Xiaoyun crying so hard and looking so miserable, Li Rong couldn't help but feel sad. She went forward and hugged her thin shoulders, and her tears flowed down unconsciously.
"Xiaoyun, don't cry. We will never abandon you. We will live together and die together."
Wu Xiaoyun cried even harder when she heard this, and her shoulders kept shaking.
Liu Zhengfeng frowned. Speed is of the essence in war. Things change rapidly on the battlefield and opportunities for battle often come in an instant. If he arrived too late, the position of the regiment might be breached by the Japanese army. However, seeing Wu Xiaoyun's current condition, he couldn't bear to rush her.
Li Rong was right across from Liu Zhengfeng. She saw how anxious Liu Zhengfeng was and knew that his anxiety must have been justified. So she separated Wu Xiaoyun and said softly, "Xiaoyun, we are leaving now. Be obedient and stop crying."
Wu Xiaoyun reached out to wipe away her tears, nodded slightly, and said "hmm" softly.
"Let me explore the way ahead, and you guys follow behind. Stay alert."
After Liu Zhengfeng finished speaking, he immediately rushed out with a gun in hand.
Wu Xiaoyun's emotions had not yet completely calmed down, and she sobbed with tears in her eyes;
"Doctor Li, what Liu Zhengfeng said to me just now was because he cared about me and felt sorry for me. He had no other intentions. Please don't take it to heart."
Li Rong smiled and said, "What are you talking about? He is not related to me, don't think too much about it."
Wu Xiaoyun said: "He has you in his heart, even a fool can see it. I think he is a man worth entrusting your life to."
Li Rong stared blankly at Liu Zhengfeng's back as he walked away. She didn't know whether he was worthy of being entrusted with her life, but his delicate mind was very impressive. He could actually see Wu Xiaoyun's deep worries at a glance.
"I don't care." Li Rong answered casually.
Wu Xiaoyun sighed and said, "If he is snatched away by another woman, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Li Rong also sighed: "The Japanese invaders invaded our country. In less than a year, they occupied half of our land. We don't even know how long we can live. What's the point of thinking about these things?"
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Liu Zhengfeng explored the way 300 meters ahead. If any unexpected situation occurred, there would be a little time to deal with it. If he was lucky, he might be able to avoid it.
It was a bit absurd that he took two girls with no combat experience to the battlefield, but the situation was critical and he could not care less.
When we reached the foot of the mountain ahead, we could clearly hear the sound of gunfire.
There is a small path winding at the foot of the mountain. The valley in front is the battlefield. If you go further, you may encounter the Japanese at any time. Liu Zhengfeng, Li Rong and others arrived and led everyone directly up the hillside.
Although Li Rong and Wu Xiaoyun were mentally prepared, they were still frightened to the point of paleness and cold sweat on their palms.
Liu Zhengfeng crouched and climbed to the top of the mountain carefully. The sound of gunfire suddenly became much louder than before.
The valley below was filled with smoke and flames. Although the trees blocked the view and the entire scene could not be seen, the general situation was still clear at a glance.
Just as Liu Zhengfeng had imagined, the Japanese troops in the valley launched a fierce attack on the mountain in front of them, while the defending side on the opposite mountain was a group of people.
The vision here is not very ideal. Liu Zhengfeng moved along the top of the mountain to the right. After moving about a hundred meters, his eyes suddenly lit up. He stopped, raised the Type 97 sniper rifle in his hand, and put his eyes through the sight.
The view here was much wider than before, with a good shooting range. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were seen in the valley below, most of them shooting in a kneeling position. Seven or eight light and heavy machine guns were fiercely firing at the opposite mountain. There were five or six grenade launchers positioned in the front, continuously firing shells, and the powerful firepower completely crushed the enemy.
This level of firepower was extremely brutal. Fortunately, the people in the first regiment had the advantage of the terrain and they also had two light machine guns, otherwise they would have collapsed long ago.
Liu Zhengfeng had a serious expression and whispered, "Erdan, prepare for battle. If possible, attack their machine gunners and grenade launchers first. They pose too great a threat to our army."
It was dusk at the time, the sun was setting, and the Japanese troops in the valley were all in shadow, but it had little impact on Liu Zhengfeng.
Through the scope, Liu Zhengfeng locked onto a grenade launcher gunner at a distance of 350 meters. The wind was at level one from the southeast. Such shooting conditions were no problem for the Type 97 sniper rifle with good shooting accuracy.
Liu Zhengfeng opened his eyes wide and gently pulled the trigger. The bullet broke through the barrel of the gun, carrying Liu Zhengfeng's anger, whizzing away, accurately penetrating the back of the grenade launcher's head and exiting from the forehead.
At this time, the two sides were fighting fiercely, and no one in the Japanese army noticed that it was Liu Zhengfeng who attacked from behind. They all thought that he was killed by random gunfire on the battlefield.
Liu Zhengfeng was not polite either. He attacked swiftly and killed two more grenade launcher gunners . At this time, the Japanese commander Yamamoto Naoki woke up from his dream and ordered two Type 99 light machine guns to fire at Liu Zhengfeng's position.
Seeing Li Rong and Wu Xiaoyun standing on tiptoe to watch the fun, Liu Zhengfeng quickly hugged them and threw them to the ground.
At this time, the bullet, carrying a hot air flow, whizzed past the crowd.
"Hey, let me go."
Li Rong spat at Liu Zhengfeng and her face turned red.
It turned out that the situation was critical just now, and Liu Zhengfeng's hand was placed in a place where it shouldn't be. Hearing Li Rong's reprimand, he quickly retracted his hand, pretending not to know, raised the gun again, aimed at a Japanese heavy machine gunner, and gently pulled the trigger.
Even when he was distracted, his shooting skills were still remarkable . The heavy machine gunner's head burst into blood and he fell to the ground dead.
Wu Erdan also fired a shot, but missed the enemy. He felt a little annoyed and shouted, "Brother Liu, the distance is too far. What should I do if I can't hit the enemy?"
Liu Zhengfeng thought for a moment, handed him the Fuji telescope hanging around his neck, and said, "Try to fix the telescope on the bolt and replace the scale sight."
"is this okay?"
Wu Erdan was half-believing and half-doubting. After pulling the bolt, he put the telescope on it, keeping its direction in a straight line with the barrel of the Type 38 rifle. Sure enough, in the telescope, the enemy appeared much clearer and magnified. He was overjoyed and slowly aimed at the head of a light machine gunner and pulled the trigger.
The bullet broke through the barrel of the gun, flew at high speed, whizzed towards the light machine gunner, and with a "puff" sound, hit his left ear and brushed past his face. The light machine gunner immediately covered his left ear and screamed loudly.
"Oops."
Wu Erdan shouted in frustration: "Brother Liu, I was clearly aiming at the back of the Japanese soldier's head, but I ended up hitting his left ear. What happened?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "It's okay, just fight like this."
On the battlefield, if an enemy is injured, the enemy usually has to free up manpower to treat and bandage the wounded, which also achieves the purpose of weakening the enemy's combat effectiveness.
At this moment, Wu Xiaoyun suddenly shouted: "Look, there is another team coming behind us. I don't know who they are."
Liu Zhengfeng's face changed drastically. If it was a Japanese, he would be in big trouble.
