Chapter 29 Encirclement
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
Bullets flew towards Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan like raindrops, making it impossible for them to raise their heads.
Liu Zhengfeng huddled behind a big rock, his body curled up into a ball. His magazine was empty, so he gasped for breath, took out the empty magazine, and replaced it with a new one full of bullets.
Judging from the sound, Wu Erdan did not shoot either. He was probably suppressed by the enemy's firepower like himself. This was not acceptable. The Japanese grenade launchers were the nightmare of the Kuomintang machine gunners. As expected, the Japanese grenade launchers were being sent within range, ready to bomb them.
“Boom boom boom…”
As soon as he had the thought, several grenade launcher shells whizzed over and exploded in front of the big rock. The huge rock also shook violently, followed by thick smoke that blew in his face, choking him and almost suffocating him.
He must not sit and wait for death, he had to fight him. Liu Zhengfeng gritted his teeth, leaned forward, pulled the trigger, and the Type 99 light machine gun in his hand suddenly spit out flames, and the bullets pierced through the smoke and shot towards the Japanese position.
At this time, he clearly heard a "thump thump thump" sound coming from the location where Wu Erdan was. That's great, as it meant that Wu Erdan was not dead, he was still alive.
"Erdan, change your position, quickly." Liu Zhengfeng shouted loudly.
Two people attacking more than a hundred people without leaving any way out? What a joke! He had already thought of a way out before he decided to launch the attack.
There are continuous mountains here, and this place happens to be the bend of the mountain. It is a natural shelter. You can attack or defend. As long as you turn a corner, you will enter a relatively safe area.
When Wu Erdan heard Liu Zhengfeng's reminder, he immediately used his hands and feet to crawl backwards for more than ten meters. During this time, explosions continued to sound behind him, the ground was shaking, and the shock wave of the explosion passed over his head. His back hurt slightly, which scared him so much that his face turned pale and he quickened his crawling speed.
Unlike Wu Erdan, Liu Zhengfeng did not run straight back after turning a corner. Instead, he climbed upwards and quickly escaped from the range of the Japanese grenade launcher. He found a rock as a cover, pulled the trigger, and fired at the Japanese army from a high position with his Type 99 light machine gun, blocking their pursuit.
Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng's machine gun posed too great a threat to his side, Japanese Major Commander Yanagisawa ordered most of the firepower to be poured onto the hillside.
Liu Zhengfeng had a stern expression as he aimed at the target and fired continuously to destroy it. The machine gun was much more powerful than a sniper rifle. Although his accuracy was a little worse, it was not much worse. One by one, Japanese machine gunners and grenade launchers died at his hands.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yagyu Ze had to order his soldiers to focus on hiding and killing the enemy as a secondary task. The enemy on the hillside had too accurate archery skills, and they could not afford the consumption if this continued.
The Japanese army began to become cautious and the two sides entered a stalemate.
As long as he could hold them back, Liu Zhengfeng didn't mind spending ten days or half a month with them.
Suddenly, fierce gunfire broke out on the hillside ahead, launching a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in the valley. The Japanese troops were unable to take care of their front and rear, and were immediately thrown into chaos.
Liu Shengze's face changed drastically, and he shouted sternly: "Baga, what happened in front?"
A Japanese captain in front shouted: "Major, our front has been attacked by an unknown source, the firepower is extremely fierce, and our route has been cut off."
"Bagayayalu."
Liu Shengze's face was ashen, his eyes were fierce with a hint of fear and unspeakable despair. If he forced a march, he would be able to meet up with the Sixth Division in just one day. Unfortunately, he failed at the last minute. He was afraid that he could not complete this mission. The most urgent task was to lead the troops out of the siege before making other plans.
There were only two enemies behind him, and their firepower was much weaker than that in front. He made a quick decision and ordered his troops to retreat immediately.
Guo Wanlin finally came to reinforce. Liu Zhengfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly he thought of something, his face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "Erdan, hurry up, run to the hillside."
" It's okay, Brother Liu. The division commander and his men are here. We have surrounded them on three sides. The Japanese devils are already meat on our chopping board. We can just eat them up."
Wu Erdan's excited voice came from the foot of the mountain.
Liu Zhengfeng's face flushed with anxiety , and he shouted loudly: "If you don't want to die, come up quickly. If you are late, even the gods can't save you."
This was the first time that Wu Erdan saw Liu Zhengfeng get angry, and there was a sense of panic in his words, as if the situation had reached an extremely urgent point. Wu Erdan had admired Liu Zhengfeng very much during this period of time, and knew that he was not attacking without reason, so he bent his body without hesitation and rushed up the hillside in one stride.
Liu Zhengfeng pulled the trigger desperately to cover Wu Erdan's retreat. He knew very well that the Japanese army was blocked in the front. Guo Wanlin had seized a lot of Japanese weapons in the past few days, including light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers with powerful firepower. Therefore, the Japanese army would inevitably retreat desperately. If Wu Erdan, who was blocking the Japanese army's retreat route, did not run away, the only result would be death.
Wu Erdan ran up the hillside panting, and turned around to see the Japanese troops swarming and retreating from his just position. He couldn't help but gasp and his face turned pale. If he blocked the enemy's retreat, it would be strange if others didn't fight desperately. Fortunately, Brother Liu reminded him in time, otherwise he would be in great danger.
The Japanese army retreated quickly, passed through the area blocked by Liu Zhengfeng, crossed the valley and ran to the opposite mountain. Under the command of Major Commander Yanagisawa, the Japanese army took turns to cover each other and retreated in an orderly manner. Even during the retreat, they still maintained strong firepower suppression, minimizing the losses of the troops.
Liu Zhengfeng kept shooting, and the ammunition was consumed very quickly. He had used up several magazines of bullets, so he threw the crooked-handled machine gun aside and took out the sniper rifle on his back. At this time, the Japanese army had already rushed to the opposite hillside. The distance was too far, at least four or five hundred meters, and the sniper rifle was more accurate.
At this time, Guo Wanlin's troops passed through the valley one after another and launched an attack on the Japanese troops on the opposite mountain, but the Japanese army took advantage of the terrain and Guo Wanlin's troops suffered heavy casualties.
Liu Zhengfeng frowned. This wasn't going to work. He would just be asking for his life. He was getting anxious in vain when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw Guo Wanlin and two signalmen approaching him.
When Guo Wanlin saw Liu Zhengfeng, a smile appeared on his face.
"Okay, young man, you have a keen sense of smell, otherwise this group of Japanese troops would have surrounded us last night."
Liu Zhengfeng said seriously: "No, they will not surround us, they will bypass us and go straight to the front line to join the Japanese Sixth Division."
Guo Wanlin laughed and said, "No matter what, we have wiped out this group of Japanese troops, which is a great achievement."
Liu Zhengfeng looked at the valley and frowned as he saw his soldiers constantly being shot by the Japanese troops on the mountain.
"Commander, we can't just charge in like this. The casualties in our troops are too great."
Guo Wanlin looked down at the valley and saw his soldiers falling to the ground and dying one after another, and he couldn't help but frown.
"What do you say?"
Liu Zhengfeng said solemnly: "Retreat immediately and fight again at the place we have set."
Guo Wanlin was startled: "Will the Japanese army listen to us?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "Commander, don't forget that the Japanese Sixth Division is in danger. The Japanese troops on the opposite side are going to reinforce them. They have no choice but to listen to us obediently."
Guo Wanlin was overjoyed. He looked at Liu Zhengfeng and said, "You have these Japanese troops firmly under your control. Well, I will listen to you. Signalman, pass on my order. The troops will immediately withdraw from the battle and retreat towards Xiaotangshan."
