Volume 1 Chapter 034 Fierce Battle
A large group of people squatted down like lightning.
The shell flew overhead and landed fifty meters behind the position.
boom!
The shell landed, a fireball rose into the air, and shrapnel whistled and flew around at explosive speed, hitting the trees with a thud.
Shi Song raised his head and shouted, "Tell the brothers to hide!"
He knew it was just a test launch.
The devil's main meal is about to begin.
Company commander Shen Quan and several others took advantage of this opportunity and quickly ran back to their troops along the communication trench.
Less than thirty seconds had passed since the test missile exploded.
Three bursts of shells flew over.
Boom boom boom…
One of the shells hit the tunnel, sending hot shrapnel flying everywhere.
The two soldiers were unable to dodge and were hit, screaming in pain.
The shelling continued, and the Japanese army hated this guy who dared to offend the dignity of the Imperial Army.
Now that they have bitten their teeth, they certainly won’t be polite.
Two Type 97 81 mm indirect-fire infantry guns (mortars) and two Taisho 11-year Type 70 mm indirect-fire infantry guns fired simultaneously.
At the beginning, the Japanese invaders' brigade was equipped with two Type 92 infantry guns.
But as the war progressed.
The Japanese army found that the Type 92 infantry rifle was useful, but in Shanxi, where there are many mountains and little flat land, it is not as convenient as a mortar.
Most of the battalions currently responsible for conducting mountain warfare in the First Army of the North China Expeditionary Army stationed in Shanxi are equipped with four mortars.
Except for the reinforced battalion, the Type 92 infantry gun is basically configured as a regiment.
Shells flew into the mountains like raindrops, huge fireballs continued to expand, explosions roared one after another, and shrapnel flew around at an explosive speed.
The 5th Battalion was pinned down in the tunnel by artillery fire, unable to even raise their heads. Screams were heard after every loud explosion, and the continuously falling shells caused their casualties to soar, resulting in heavy losses!
The sound of artillery stimulated the soldiers' eardrums, and the vibration made their blood tremble, causing many soldiers to feel dizzy.
The shelling continues.
However, through the smoke, one could already see groups of Japanese soldiers in khaki uniforms approaching rapidly in small groups.
Artillery coordinated operations!
As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese would be able to reach the front of the position.
Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda looked at the blazing forest. The rumbling explosions and the continuous screams sounded like heavenly music to him. He enjoyed the wonderful feeling of using absolute superior firepower to ravage the opponent.
The bombardment was quite effective. Judging from the screams just now, it caused considerable casualties to the enemy.
This made him very satisfied!
He turned to the ferocious Major Sato and said, "Sato-kun, order the soldiers to speed up, the artillery fire will stop soon. I want to see your bayonets pierce the chests of the Chinese as soon as the artillery fire stops!"
Major Sato said, "Hey! I'll personally take charge!"
He drew his command knife and shouted at the Japanese to speed up.
When the Japanese army approached the edge of the woods, the shelling stopped.
As soon as the gunfire stopped, Shi Song immediately raised his head from the tunnel. He held up his revolver and shouted, "The devils are coming, shoot them! Shoot them hard!"
After saying that, he pointed the gun at the leading Japanese soldier and shot him.
boom!
The Japanese soldier who was running forward with a gun was immediately shot in the chest and fell down.
Following the signal of the gunshot, the soldiers of the 5th Battalion who were running out of the tunnel raised their heads and fired at the Japanese.
Bang, bang, bang…
Bullets rained down like raindrops, knocking down several Japanese soldiers one after another.
After being hit, the Japanese soldiers immediately lay down.
The Type 99 light machine gun was set up, and the sound of gunfire formed a line.
The Type 92 heavy machine gun was also put down and placed on the ground.
The bullets formed a line of fire and swept across the position of Camp 5.
The grenade launcher fired grenades with a whoosh sound , and the sound of artillery fire continued to be heard in the position.
The Japs opened fire at full power, forcing many Shanxi Suiyuan Army soldiers to unable to raise their heads.
Hundreds of Japanese infantrymen howled like wild beasts and rushed forward with bayonets in hand, shooting as they went.
The Japanese army advanced very rapidly, like a wild boar charging forward.
The Japanese army was good at using powerful artillery and machine gun fire to suppress the enemy and then launch a sudden infantry charge. Countless victories were won in this way.
But today, it is not an easy task for them to wipe out the 5th Battalion.
During the operation, in order to prevent possible interception by the Japanese army.
Before setting off, the regiment headquarters strengthened the firepower of the 5th Battalion.
12 Czech light machine guns and 2 Type 24 heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time, sweeping out a dense barrage of bullets. Japanese soldiers kept falling to the ground and wailing the moment their bodies were "licked" by the flames.
Seeing the enemy counterattack, Major Sato roared.
"Grenade launcher, shoot them down!"
Bang bang bang bang!
Several grenade launchers opened fire at the same time, and the grenades flew towards the position of the 5th Battalion as if they had eyes, blasting the ground with flames.
With just one salvo, a light machine gun was blown to pieces.
The Japanese army's grenade launcher is very powerful. It is very light, can accompany infantry attacks, can be used at any time, and is very accurate.
As soon as the machine gun opened fire, the exposed firing point was targeted and blown up.
If the enemy's grenade launchers continue to wreak havoc, the 5th Battalion will find it difficult to hold on.
Shi Song shouted with red eyes: "Destroy those grenade launchers for me!"
Wang Xikui from the 1st Company of the 5th Battalion was holding a Type 24 rifle. He closed one eye and used his right eye to look through the crosshairs at a grenadier.
The index finger pulls the trigger.
boom!
Bullets spurted out of the muzzle.
The Japanese grenadier's body trembled violently, and there was a hole on his forehead where blood was gushing out. He fell down with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Wang Xikui fired another shot, and a Japanese artilleryman's head fell back heavily, his helmet tilted to one side, a line of blood spurted out from his brow, and he fell straight down.
Seeing this through the telescope, Shi Song shouted, "Good fight! Good job!"
This guy's shooting skills are really good!
He could kill the Japanese grenadiers with one shot from three hundred meters away.
What a perfect shot, sharpshooter!
I didn't expect there were soldiers like this in my battalion.
Wang Xikui aimed at another enemy.
A Japanese soldier who was squatting in front of a Type 92 heavy machine gun was shot through the neck. He fell to the ground, holding his neck and twitching, with large amounts of blood gushing out from the small hole.
After killing the Japanese, Wang Xikui pulled the bolt of his gun and aimed at the next one.
Although the officers of the 358th Regiment liked to withhold and exploit the soldiers' salaries, and even occasionally oppressed the people.
Wang Xikui didn't like it very much.
The only thing that made him happy was.
In the 358th Regiment, there are enough bullets.
There's no need to save bullets!
For him, as long as he had enough bullets, he could kill enough Japanese devils.
The Japanese army also took notice of this powerful sharpshooter.
The machine gun fired dense bullets, hitting the breastwork, and dirt and dust flew everywhere.
Wang Xikui could only squat in the tunnel, bending over, to look for the next shooting point.
Seeing that the sharpshooter in his team was suppressed by the devils, Shi Song quickly shouted: "Counterattack! Suppress with fire!"
The machine gun that had just been silent quickly opened fire again.
After destroying several grenade launchers, the Japanese firepower was weakened a little.
Shi Song shouted to boost morale. "Counterattack! Repel the enemy's attack!"
Both the Japanese Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army wanted to suppress each other's firepower.
Machine gun bullets were flying.
At this time, the Japanese troops had approached within thirty meters of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's position.
Shen Quan saw the Japanese troops were about to charge over, and he shouted urgently, "Have grenades! Throw them!"
The grenade was thrown.
Groups of grenades fell like hail, and the Japanese army was immediately covered in blood and flesh, and the offensive was stalled.
But it's only this round. In order to attack Linzhai Town, the 5th Battalion has consumed a lot of bullets, so they have to use them sparingly.
Shen Quan pulled out the big knife from behind, jumped up and shouted.
"Brothers, follow me!"
"When two enemies meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins! Kill!"
