Chapter 36 Desperate
More than 20 people hid in an air-raid shelter, which was crowded and stuffy. In addition, the surface of the position was bombarded by artillery fire and the ground was also scorched. The scorching heat made people even more miserable.
But even so, everyone was reluctant to go out easily because they would be killed by Japanese artillery shells.
The Japanese artillery shells whizzed in, and the sound of explosions continued. The battlefield had already been bombed into a mess and was beyond recognition.
Liu Zhengfeng frowned. What the hell was he going to do? He had no experience fighting large groups of troops in the 21st century. Most importantly, his own weapons were outdated and he had no power to fight back. If this cycle continued for a few times, everyone would be dead.
Just as Liu Zhengfeng was racking his brains for a solution, the Japanese artillery fire stopped. He didn't have time to think about it and went out with his head down. A bomb crater in front of him formed a natural shelter. He rushed over without hesitation, crawled forward, and came to the front line.
He stuck his head out and saw a large group of Japanese soldiers approaching quickly with guns in hand. He quickly extended the muzzle of his gun and put his right index finger on the trigger, ready to fire.
At this time, other soldiers also crawled out of the air-raid shelter and arrived at their respective positions one after another.
Liu Zhengfeng put the sniper scope on his eyes and aimed at a Japanese soldier, or to be more precise, he aimed at the pumpkin grenade hanging on his body, because Liu Zhengfeng found that killing one with one shot was too inefficient. He had often seen the operation of using bullets to blow up grenades in previous film and television works, and he also wanted to try it.
The Type 97 sniper rifle uses a 6.5mm pointed bullet, and its penetrating and cutting power is unquestionable. As long as the fuse of the grenade is hit, it can be detonated.
When the Japanese soldier came to the 100-meter cordon, Liu Zhengfeng decisively pulled the trigger. The bullet broke through the barrel of the gun, whistling towards the Japanese soldier, and hit a grenade hanging on his waist.
Liu Zhengfeng held his breath, widened his eyes, his heart pounding, and waited for the grenade to explode.
"boom……"
As expected, the grenade he hit exploded, and the soldier was blown to pieces. Several other companions within a radius of seven meters around him were also knocked to the ground by the shock wave. It was unknown whether they were alive or dead, and it was estimated that they were in great danger.
Liu Zhengfeng's blood boiled, he was overjoyed, and secretly clenched his fists.
The commander of the Third Regiment, Fu Bo, was right next to Liu Zhengfeng. He witnessed it all and was stunned. He took a breath and looked at him in disbelief.
As soon as Liu Zhengfeng fired his gun, other soldiers also began to fire. For a while, gunfire was loud and bullets were fired at the attacking Japanese soldiers like heavy rain. A large number of Japanese soldiers fell down, and quickly lay on the ground and fired back.
Liu Zhengfeng wanted to repeat his old trick and searched enthusiastically for a target to attack. Although the Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground, Liu Zhengfeng was in a high position and many soldiers were within his attack range. Soon, he locked onto a soldier.
The Japanese soldier was at the lower right of Liu Zhengfeng. Although he was lying on the ground, his hands hanging at his waist were clearly exposed.
Liu Zhengfeng looked stern as he gently pulled the trigger. The bullet broke through the barrel of the gun and, after a short flight, hit the grenade on the waist of the Japanese soldier.
"boom……"
After the explosion, fragments and shock waves spread quickly, knocking several nearby soldiers to the ground, and they were obviously dead.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
Liu Zhengfeng was overjoyed, but at this time the Japanese light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers also began to counterattack. Hot bullets passed over his head, and shells fell on the position and exploded, causing great casualties to their side.
The battlefield was filled with thick smoke, and the screams of the soldiers were heard one after another, which were still clear amid the sound of gunfire. Bloody limbs and broken feet were everywhere, and the cruelty of war was displayed vividly.
The Japanese army had strong firepower. Seeing their casualties increasing, Fu Bo's eyes were red, and he gnashed his teeth anxiously. He turned his head and said loudly to Liu Zhengfeng: "We can't hold on if this continues. What should we do?"
Liu Zhengfeng heard it all but said nothing. With a stern expression, he aimed at a Japanese grenade launcher and gently pulled the trigger, killing him.
With a serious expression, he kept pulling the bolt and pulling the trigger, killing the Japanese light and heavy machine gunners and grenade launcher one by one. The Japanese firepower quickly weakened.
Fu Bo watched Liu Zhengfeng kill the enemy in a mysterious way, with a look of horror on his face. Liu Zhengfeng did not say anything, but answered his words with his actions. Seeing Liu Zhengfeng bending over and running quickly to the right, Fu Bo came to his senses and roared, "Brothers, hit them hard."
Liu Zhengfeng moved more than a hundred meters to the right, fell to the ground with a dive, gasping for breath, with the muzzle of his gun stretched out. Due to the obstruction of vision, the Japanese light and heavy machine gunners and grenade launcher gunners on this side could not see it, but now it was their turn.
Liu Zhengfeng had a solemn expression and murderous eyes. He kept pulling the trigger and fired all the bullets in the magazine in one breath. He knew that the Japanese machine guns and grenade launchers could cause great damage to his side and he could not be careless at all.
The Japanese machine gunners and grenade launchers were killed one after another. Although someone soon took over, their firepower was still affected to a certain extent. The soldiers of the Third Regiment were in a dominant position, taking advantage of the terrain, and quickly repelled the Japanese second attack.
Seeing the Japanese army retreating like a tide, the soldiers of the Third Regiment learned their lesson. Except for a few soldiers at the observation posts, the rest quickly got into the air-raid shelters to avoid the bombardment of the Japanese army's large-caliber artillery.
As expected as soon as everyone entered the air-raid shelter, they heard the sharp whistling of Japanese artillery shells, followed by the shaking of the earth and deafening explosions one after another.
However, what no one expected was that this time the Japanese artillery bombardment stopped in less than ten minutes. Everyone experienced three Japanese artillery bombardments, each shorter than the last.
Liu Zhengfeng got out of the air-raid shelter, wondering, the Japanese bombardment time is getting shorter and shorter, is it because the Japanese artillery shells are insufficient? Or do they not want to waste shells here?
He was thinking about the problem in his mind, but his hands and feet did not stop at all. He lay on the edge of the position. This time he did not wait for the Japanese army to get closer. He aimed at the Japanese light and heavy machine gunners and grenade launcher gunners and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Long live……"
The Japanese soldiers screamed, their eyes red, and rushed up desperately.
"Brothers, fight for me."
Fu Bo roared at the top of his lungs. The battle had entered a white-hot stage. Life and death might not be so important anymore. Only fighting was eternal.
There was a burst of gunfire and artillery fire. On the mountain peaks and in the valleys, corpses from both sides piled up like mountains. Neither side had time to collect the bodies.
Liu Zhengfeng's face was blackened by the gunpowder smoke, his eyes were red, and there was hatred in them. He kept pulling the trigger, killing the most threatening machine gunners and grenade launchers of the Japanese army one by one. If not for this, the soldiers of the Third Regiment would have collapsed long ago.
This time the Japanese army fought to the death and attacked like crazy, not caring about casualties at all.
The battle lasted from morning until dusk, and this place turned into a hellish battlefield filled with the smell of death.
