Chapter 28: Pursuit
Liu Zhengfeng took a deep breath and ran towards the explosion site. This Japanese squad consisted of only thirteen people. After encountering two booby traps and a fierce battle, there were only a few soldiers left. He had to take advantage of the moment when they were dizzy from the explosion to completely eliminate them and put an end to his own worries.
The flames from the grenade explosion ignited the dry grass and branches on the ground, which were still burning. In the light of the fire, a wounded Japanese soldier raised his head with difficulty and vaguely saw a figure running towards him. He quickly struggled to raise his gun and shoot.
"boom."
The hot bullet brushed past Liu Zhengfeng's ear. Liu Zhengfeng looked grim, took a deep breath, accelerated forward, and in an instant rushed to the Japanese soldier who fired the shot, and kicked him in the throat with his right foot.
The sound of broken bones was heard in the air. The Japanese soldier groaned, and his body fell two meters away. His back hit the roots of a tree, and he died with blood spitting out of his mouth.
Liu Zhengfeng's eyes flashed with a knife-like light, and he quickly searched for the Japanese soldiers who were still alive. In the firelight, five wounded Japanese soldiers struggled to get up from the ground, glaring at Liu Zhengfeng fiercely.
Liu Zhengfeng's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He suddenly pulled out the Mitsubishi bayonet from his waist, and stabbed it into the chest of the Japanese soldiers closest to him. Those Japanese soldiers had not yet recovered from the shock wave of the explosion and were slow to move were killed one by one by Liu Zhengfeng's sword.
When Wu Erdan rushed over, the battle was already over. He widened his eyes and looked at Liu Zhengfeng in shock.
Liu Zhengfeng panted and said, "Why are you still standing there? Do you see that Type 99 light machine gun over there? Bring it over here and take all the magazines."
The two men found an ammunition box next to the bodies of the Japanese soldiers, carried it up and left. They had to abandon more bullets because they were too heavy.
Liu Zhengfeng said: "Catch up with the Japanese troops on the hillside and don't let them get away easily."
When the two looked down from the top of the mountain, the Japanese troops on the mountainside had already run far away. This group of Japanese troops ignored their companions on the top of the mountain because the 6th Division had been besieged for many days and was in urgent need of ammunition and personnel support. In comparison, the lives of these companions on the top of the mountain seemed insignificant.
The two men carried their guns on their backs, Liu Zhengfeng carried the ammunition box, and Wu Erdan held the Type 99 light machine gun. They came down from the top of the mountain and chased along the path on the mountainside.
This group of Japanese troops had traveled a long distance, and Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan were well-rested. Their physical strength had been greatly depleted. After chasing for two or three miles, they finally caught up with the tail of this group of Japanese troops.
At that time, the Japanese army was marching at the foot of the mountain. The two men approached quietly, followed closely, and kept a distance of about 100 meters. After choosing a relatively advantageous terrain, they suddenly opened fire.
“Thump, thump, thump…”
Wu Erdan held the Type 99 light machine gun, gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger. Scarlet flames spurted out of the muzzle. Since the Japanese army's marching route was almost a straight line, he caught them by surprise and knocked down seven or eight Japanese soldiers at once.
"Someone is attacking us, please stay hidden."
The Japanese army was in a panic for a while, but then they reacted quickly and immediately organized firepower to counterattack.
Wu Erdan quickly lay down on the ground, hid behind a rock and continued shooting.
Before Wu Erdan opened fire, Liu Zhengfeng had already put down the ammunition box, took out the sniper rifle, ran up the hillside, hid behind a big rock, and waited for an opportunity to kill the enemy. He and Wu Erdan formed a subtle position of mutual support.
Before I knew it, the sky was getting light and it was already dawn.
The morning breeze blew on Liu Zhengfeng's face, cool but with a hint of gunpowder.
Liu Zhengfeng was looking down from a high place. He put his eyes through the sight and saw that the Japanese army left twelve people to resist the enemy's offensive, while the others continued to move forward without stopping.
The Japanese army left behind two machine gun groups and one grenade launcher group. Flames were coming out of the muzzles of the two Type 99 light machine guns, completely suppressing Wu Erdan. The main gunner of the grenade launcher group was setting up the grenade launcher and preparing to aim.
Liu Zhengfeng's heart trembled and he immediately aimed at the main gunner of the grenade launcher. Because of the headwind and the unstable air flow in the early morning, he aimed at the opponent's throat two inches below and quickly pulled the trigger.
"boom."
The grenade launcher gunner fell to the ground, bleeding from the lower part of his throat. The shot broke his trachea and he was obviously not going to survive.
"There are snipers, everyone be careful."
The remaining Japanese soldiers were in a panic. In their confusion, they did not notice Liu Zhengfeng's position. They just crouched down desperately, fearing that they would be targeted by the enemy's sniper.
The Japanese machine gun misfired for some reason. Wu Erdan finally dared to raise his head and pulled the trigger. The Type 99 light machine gun in his hand fired happily again. Dense bullets poured down on the Japanese position like raindrops. A Japanese machine gunner tried to fight back, but when he raised his head slightly, he was hit in the head by a bullet and died on the spot.
The Japanese army was pinned down by Wu Erdan's firepower. Seizing the opportunity, Liu Zhengfeng immediately aimed at another machine gunner and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet accurately penetrated his head. He moved as fast as the wind and killed two more machine gun group commanders and the grenade launcher group commander.
Now, the commanders of the Japanese machine gun and grenade launcher groups were killed one after another, the main gunner was also dead, and the remaining Japanese soldiers were in great chaos, their tactical actions were distorted, and they were completely wiped out in less than twenty minutes.
Liu Zhengfeng rushed down the hillside and was in a dilemma looking at so many trophies. He didn't know what to take. Finally, he chose to take a Type 99 light machine gun and several magazines full of bullets. As for the ammunition box, he ignored it.
The two men carried their guns on their backs, each holding a Type 99 light machine gun , and ran in pursuit.
Liu Zhengfeng thought as he ran. This place was only about ten miles away from Xiaotangshan. Logically, Guo Wanlin and the others should be able to hear the gunshots here. He hoped that they could take the initiative and choose a favorable terrain to stop these Japanese troops. Otherwise, all his work would be in vain.
The morning breeze was blowing and the sky was already completely bright.
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan gritted their teeth and ran as fast as they could, finally catching up with the Japanese troops in a valley. The two repeated their old tricks. Wu Erdan found a cover first, while Liu Zhengfeng climbed up the hillside to find a commanding height. The two relied on each other and took care of each other.
“Thump, thump, thump…”
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan opened fire at the same time. Their firepower crossed and the sweeping attack without blind spots caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army.
The Japanese army had to stop advancing, lie down and fight back.
Japanese Major Commander Yagyu Ze never expected that his two machine gun groups and one grenade launcher group would be wiped out so quickly. He judged from the enemy's firepower last night that there were only two enemies and they only had rifles.
However, not only did he fail to eliminate these two people, but he also lost more than 30 people. This is really outrageous.
The Yagyu Squadron was the vanguard of the Miura Detachment. The order he received was to reinforce the 6th Division at all costs. However, he was completely enraged by the enemy at this moment and was determined to kill these two terrible and hateful enemies first, otherwise his squadron would be eaten up bite by bite by bite by these two people.
"Everyone, listen to my orders, shoot these two damn Chinese..."
