Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 32 Expensive cigarettes!
Feng E climbed up, using his right hand to gain leverage just to climb faster. His actual strength was not that great. If the veteran was in a normal state, it would have been impossible for him to be dragged down by Feng E.
"Dude, what's up?"
Feng E paused for a moment, then quickly returned to the bottom of the crater, squatted beside the veteran and asked.
"Light it up for me!"
The old soldier's face turned pale, and he took out a crushed cigarette with trembling hands, put it in his mouth, and pointed to his pocket, indicating that Feng E's matches were there.
"Zilla!"
"Are you hurt? Let me bandage it for you!"
Feng E tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes, held it in his hand, and asked anxiously. He did not light the cigarette for the old soldier as requested.
"It's useless, light it up for me! If you really want to help me, just promise me one thing!"
The old soldier frowned, his face turned paler and paler, and donated blood began to seep out from under him.
"Zz!"
Looking at the donated blood below him, Feng E also understood that in such an environment, bleeding could cause the old soldier to die. He was not a professional doctor and was powerless. He reluctantly took out the matches from the old soldier's pocket and lit them for the old soldier.
"Here's a gift to you. Don't do stupid things next time. We are a bunch of sinners. We usually don't show that we don't like to help others, but if you ask, no one will refuse you."
The old soldier smiled bitterly and handed over the half-crushed pack of cigarettes in his hand. The paper cigarette box was stained with blood. The old soldier's hand was broken and the blood from his palm kept dripping from the cigarette box into the crater.
"Thank you, thank you for your help, otherwise I would have died in the trench just now!"
Feng E smiled apologetically. The old soldier had just saved him, but now he could only watch the old soldier die. This was the cruelty of the battlefield.
"You just asked me to help you. Just tell me! If I can survive, I will definitely help you!"
Feng E gave an apologetic smile. The life-saving grace was the hardest to repay. The key point was that his benefactor was about to die. Feng E couldn't think of a reason to refuse at this moment!
"Since I got here, I've already recorded five kills. I just killed three, so I still need twelve. Please help me finish them off and report them after the battle. I don't want to die and be labeled a criminal. At least my family can get compensation, so that I can be a hero too..."
The old soldier muttered, and slowly, his voice faded away. His head tilted, and he finally took his last breath...
"what is your name?"
Feng E was at a loss at this time. He didn't even know the old soldier's name! How could he report it to him?
"Yes, badge!"
Feng E grabbed the old soldier's shoulders, brushed off the mud and sand on his sleeves, and began to wipe the old soldier's badge diligently.
"Luo Dacheng, the third platoon of the second company of the Death Squadron..."
The blurred handwriting gradually became apparent. Feng E muttered to himself and tried hard to write down the veteran's name.
"Luo Dacheng, please walk slowly. There are twelve devils here. I will help you deal with them right now! Just watch and count them!"
Feng E adjusted the veteran's helmet, grabbed his rifle and climbed out of the crater.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
"Da da da……"
“Boom boom boom…”
There was a burst of gunfire outside. The brothers on the battlefield had already started fighting with the Japanese, and there were occasional sounds of grenade explosions.
In just a short while, the Japanese had already advanced to within 200 meters. The defenders of Xinzhen suffered heavy losses under the Japanese artillery fire and it was difficult to resist the Japanese attack. If there were no reinforcements, the defense line to the north of Xinzhen would probably be lost soon.
"Have the third company come up immediately to request help from the regiment headquarters. Tell Captain Yu that if there are no more reinforcements, Zhenbei will be covered with corpses!"
The battalion commander was also shooting at the Japanese at this time. Although the brothers were shooting hard enough, they were almost unable to stop the attack from two Japanese squadrons.
Feng E pointed his gun at the Japanese soldiers who were jumping forward in a bullet crater, and when the Japanese soldiers paused to find cover, he pulled the trigger steadily!
"boom!"
When the gun went off, Feng E watched the Japanese fall down, then he quickly pushed the bullet up and aimed again. His shooting rate slowed down. At a distance of two hundred meters, it was not impossible for Feng E to shoot at the moving Japanese, but his success rate was not as high as shooting at the stationary Japanese.
No matter how accurate the shooting skills are, it is impossible to calculate the movement trajectory of the Japanese. Feng E has finally calmed down, aiming steadily and shooting steadily!
"boom!"
"Four! We still need eight! Luo Dacheng, just watch! It's almost there!"
“Click, click, click…”
Feng E shrank back, muttering as he loaded bullets into the gun chamber. He could only confirm that four Japanese soldiers were killed with the five bullets. The other one should not die as he was hit in the abdomen and his death could not be confirmed. Feng E did not want to use this to fool Luo Dacheng who had already died in the battle.
"Da da da……"
Amid the desperate shooting of the machine gunners on the position, the Japs advanced another fifty meters and then began to shoot at each other. The brothers of the National Army only relied on the officers' swearing-to-die supervision to prevent themselves from retreating, and they held on despite countless casualties.
“Plop!”
While Feng E was aiming, a brother jumped into the crater where he was with a huge noise, and then began to push the bullet up and aim.
"Um?"
Looking at the brother lying beside him, Feng E knew from the clean nameplate on his chest that this man was from the 62nd Regiment.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Da da da da…”
“Boom boom boom…”
A company of reinforcements came with heavy machine guns that had been completely destroyed on the position. The firepower suddenly increased. The Japanese could no longer stand up and attack. They relied on the bomb craters in front of the position to start shooting at their brothers in the National Army!
"Puff puff……"
This was the time when the quality of the soldiers on both sides was reflected. The better-trained Japanese soldiers had very accurate shooting skills, and their bullets kept hitting the brothers who raised their heads and shot. As for the machine gunners, the losses were even more severe.
"boom!"
Feng E fired another shot and then began to roll out of the crater. He had already fired twenty bullets here. The Japanese should have begun to pay attention to this place. He didn't want to be blown up by the Japanese grenade.
After two artillery bombardments by the Japanese, the sun finally rose into the sky. However, the sunlight could not penetrate the smoke and dust on the battlefield. South of Xinzhen, the headquarters of the 31st Brigade and the 61st Regiment led by Wang Yan finally appeared. In front of them were two Japanese squads preparing to attack.
"Go in, follow me!"
“Kill!”
A main regiment plus the brigade's direct subordinates, several thousand people facing more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. Even if the Japanese had three heads and six arms, they could not stop Wang Yan's advance. What's more, this was a field battle, and the Japanese had no time to build field fortifications.
"retreat!"
The Japs were not fools. They would definitely retreat after such a massacre. Along the east side of the new town, two Japs squads joined the Japs troops attacking the east side of the new town in a panic.
