Chapter 35 The Iron is Burning
dawn.
There was a cool breeze and a ray of dawn appeared on the horizon of the distant mountains.
Dawn is supposed to bring light and hope to people, but sometimes it breeds evil.
Liu Zhengfeng yawned and slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were red and bloodshot. He slept very late, but started his body's biological clock and forced himself to wake up at dawn.
Through the sniper rifle's scope, he saw Japanese soldiers in the valley one kilometer away. Some were eating, some were coming in and out. It was a busy scene. He knew that a war was about to break out.
"Sir, time for breakfast."
The orderly of the regiment commander Fu Bo respectfully handed Liu Zhengfeng a few steamed buns.
Liu Zhengfeng took it, bit off half of the bun, and said vaguely: "Thank you, little brother, I'm not your superior, please don't yell at me."
The orderly looked at Liu Zhengfeng with eyes full of respect: "We have all heard about your deeds. Even our regiment commander listens to you. If you are not a superior, then what else can you be?"
Liu Zhengfeng was stunned . What he said seemed to be correct, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was not right. He was a weird person, but he was too lazy to explain.
"Is the captain awake?"
The orderly nodded and said, "It was the regiment commander who asked me to bring you the steamed buns . He said you should go find him after you finish eating."
Liu Zhengfeng jumped up and walked towards the temporary command post of the Third Regiment while eating.
Fu Bo's expression was solemn, his eyes were bloodshot, and when he saw Liu Zhengfeng, he was like a drowning man grabbing a straw.
"Brother, you are here. The brothers dug the air-raid shelter overnight. The Japanese army should be attacking soon. What should we do now?"
Seeing that he was facing a formidable enemy and was full of worries, Liu Zhengfeng knew that he might have never faced such a serious situation before and was a little at a loss.
"Captain, let's hide the radio, weapons, ammunition and other important supplies in the air-raid shelter first. The soldiers will also hide in there. We will only leave a few observation posts on the battlefield."
Fu Bo nodded and asked the messenger to convey his order. Then he and Liu Zhengfeng came to the front line and took out binoculars to observe the enemy situation.
It was already bright in the sky, and in the distance in the valley, I saw Japanese troops lined up, densely packed and looking very majestic. The muzzles of their large-caliber artillery gave off a cold aura, and the Japanese soldiers were adjusting their firing parameters.
Fu Bo's face turned pale and his expression became increasingly solemn. He moved the telescope away and remained silent.
The position held by the Third Regiment was built on two mountain peaks, guarded on both sides, and the mountain road in the middle was the only way for the Japanese army to pass . This position can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the location is excellent.
But the enemy was ten times larger than them and their artillery fire was so powerful that Fu Bo was worried.
Suddenly, a dull engine sound was heard, and a dozen black spots appeared in the distant sky, approaching rapidly.
This is the Japanese Type 97 fighter, which can carry four 25 kg bombs and is equipped with two 7.7 mm machine guns.
Liu Zhengfeng's pupils contracted and his scalp went numb. Sure enough, the Japanese Air Force came to help.
"Captain, hurry up, this is a Japanese Type 97 fighter, take shelter in the air raid shelter."
There was a sudden panic on the battlefield. The soldiers shouted and ran, hiding in the air-raid shelters that had just been dug.
Liu Zhengfeng and Fu Bo had just taken refuge in the air-raid shelter when Japanese planes flew over the position and the aerial bombs from the planes fell.
"call out……"
Bombs cut through the air, and bursts of whistling sounds echoed over the positions.
“Boom boom boom…”
The bomb landed accurately on the position, the huge explosion was deafening, and the shock wave of the explosion destroyed the position to pieces.
The earth was shaking. The soldiers in the air-raid shelter looked deathly pale. They huddled their bodies together and dared not move.
“Boom boom boom…”
Bombs fell around the position as if they were free. Thick smoke and gunpowder filled the air. The woods were burning and the flames were blazing. The mountains on both sides of the position were blown into scorched earth.
Fu Bo's face turned pale, and he looked more and more worried. Fortunately, an air-raid shelter was built, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"ah……"
Suddenly, an air-raid shelter on the left was collapsed by a bomb. A dozen soldiers inside screamed, and were then killed by the shock wave of another bomb.
The Japanese planes circled and bombed repeatedly, and when they had dropped all their bombs, they began to fire repeatedly with the 7.7mm machine guns on both sides of the nose of the planes, like plowing a field, plowing the scorched earth mountain again and again, until they had run out of bullets and flew away.
"call out……"
Just when Liu Zhengfeng and others had just breathed a sigh of relief, the Japanese troops in the valley fired countless artillery shells at them. Deafening explosions sounded one after another. The two mountain peaks were almost flattened by several inches, and the battlefield was in a mess and unrecognizable.
The position was scorched, and heat waves spread to every air-raid shelter in wave after wave. Such a shocking scene frightened many soldiers, and Fu Bo also looked pale and dejected.
Even Liu Zhengfeng was terrified. When he was a soldier in the 21st century, he only fought small-scale battles. How could he have seen such a grand scene?
Their weapons were inferior to those of others, so they could only be bombed. The Japanese artillery fire continued for another half an hour before slowly stopping.
Liu Zhengfeng was startled. The end of the Japanese artillery bombardment meant that their infantry would soon arrive, so he patted Fu Bo and got out first. When he looked at the position, he took a breath of cold air.
The entire position was filled with smoke, and the fortifications were blown to pieces. Looking around, the mountain was almost a scorched earth, with no trace of green plants. The lush forest just a moment ago was now burned to charcoal and leaning to one side or the other.
Liu Zhengfeng calmed himself down, shook off the dirt on his body, and quickly ran to the front of the position. His face suddenly changed color. He saw a large group of Japanese soldiers rushing towards him, no more than 300 meters away.
Fu Bo was leading his soldiers to set up firing points along the destroyed fortifications. The firepower of his regiment was slightly stronger than that of the first regiment. They had six Type 99 light machine guns and four grenade launchers, which were evenly distributed on the two hills, half each.
Liu Zhengfeng ran over and said, "Captain, after the intense bombing, the Japanese must think we are all dead. We need to hide well and have the brothers hold their breath until the Japanese enter the 100-meter range before we fight."
Fu Bo nodded and quietly passed the order.
Liu Zhengfeng loaded the bullet and held his breath, watching the Japanese soldiers approaching step by step. When they reached the safe dividing point, a murderous look suddenly flashed in his eyes. He gently pulled the trigger with his right index finger, and the bullet flew out and hit a Japanese soldier in the head.
The sound of gunfire was an order. The soldiers of the Third Regiment had been holding their anger for a long time. They pulled the trigger at the same time. In an instant, gunfire rang out. Light machine guns and grenade launchers also opened fire at the same time. A large number of Japanese soldiers fell down immediately.
Liu Zhengfeng had two pumpkin grenades hanging on his waist and he threw them all out in just five seconds.
The soldiers of the Third Regiment launched a fierce counterattack, catching the Japanese army off guard. The Japanese army cried for their parents, left behind more than 70 bodies, and crawled back.
"call out……"
Just as the soldiers of the Third Regiment were cheering happily, a sharp whistling sound cut through the valley, and several artillery shells followed one after another, "Boom boom boom..." The shells landed on the position, killing and injuring dozens of people.
Liu Zhengfeng's pupils contracted, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Quick, hurry back to the air-raid shelter to avoid the shells."
Of course, he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly returned to the air-raid shelter amidst the flying shells. His heart was pounding and he thought to himself that this was not a good way to go. In just a few more rounds, almost all the people on the position would be killed.
