Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 49 Melee!
As the attacking side, the first to appear amid the deafening shouts were the brothers of the 66th Regiment. The newly joined company, with bayonets held high, were dealing with the Japs who were wrestling with the first company.
“Puff, puff…”
The sounds of bayonets entering bodies suddenly increased, and the Japanese fell to the ground one after another and became among the corpses.
"ah!"
In the hand-to-hand combat in the dark night, the wounded soldiers who survived howled and covered their bloody wounds. The brothers who were not injured climbed up and looked for the company commander Zhu Guorong.
"Company commander? Company commander? Medical officer! Someone come here!"
The two brothers were shouting as Zhu Guorong lay on the ground with a pale face. Blood was gushing out of two bloody holes on his stomach. His lips were wide open on his bloodstained face as he struggled to breathe.
“Gurgle, gurgle…”
Then, blood with foam kept gushing out from his open mouth. Zhu Guorong's eyes widened, his back straightened, and his head suddenly drooped down, motionless.
Zhu Guorong, the company commander of the third battalion, died gloriously in hand-to-hand combat. Together with the battalion commander Wang Zhongbin of the third battalion, they sacrificed their lives to drive out the Japanese invaders!
"Little devil, I'll fuck your grandma!"
The brothers roared, holding their rifles dripping with blood, and began to search the ground for living Japanese soldiers. However, at this time, all the Japanese soldiers in the ruins had become corpses, and the ruins were full of blood. There was no living person. The angry brothers wandered around in a daze.
There was no time to be sad. A large number of brothers were attacking forward. The troops that entered Luodian took advantage of the darkness to search for all the Japanese devils in the ruins.
Street fighting has always been the most brutal and bloody. Fighting in a fragmented and narrow space, grenades constantly explode, and the chances of close-range fire and hand-to-hand combat between the attackers and defenders increase significantly. Here, the dark environment is full of dangers and there is no absolutely safe place.
Lin Yuan and the remaining less than forty brothers of the Death Squad also became part of the attack. In the darkness, more than thirty people kept leaping forward.
"You two, go in and take a look!" Lin Yuan pointed to the dark yard in front.
Luodian Town was reduced to ruins by the Japanese's aerial bombs and artillery fire. Before the attack, the National Army's artillery also launched a bombing, making the town even more complicated.
From the moment they attacked Luodian, all the officers realized that this was different from the time when they were guarding Luodian. In addition, this was a pre-dawn attack and the dark sky greatly limited their vision. No one knew whether they would encounter the enemy when turning around a broken wall or breaking into a ruin. The danger of uncertainty forced them to send out exploratory troops to prevent themselves from being wiped out by the Japanese machine guns.
The two brothers slowly crept into the yard from under the broken wall. The houses in the yard had basically collapsed, and the ruins inside were dark and could not be seen clearly. The two men slowly crawled on the ground with bayonets in their hands.
"The Chinese are coming, open fire?"
Three Japanese soldiers were hiding in the ruins of the yard. They had retreated from the front line and the sergeant ordered them to defend the area to the death.
"No, hide and wait for their scouts to pass by, then attack the officers behind them!"
One of the Japanese soldiers shook his head and stopped the other two from taking action.
The three Japanese soldiers hid in the ruins, in the dark and without making any noise.
"no one!"
The two brothers who crawled into the ruins looked around and did not find any Japanese invaders. They turned back and said to Lin Yuan and the brothers of the Death Squadron.
"Walk!"
More than thirty brothers followed Lin Yuan into the ruined yard and squatted down under the gaze of the three Japanese devils.
"Go through this yard. There should be a street ahead. When we hear gunshots from the left and right, we will sneak over. Now you can take a rest. If you are hungry, eat something. If you are thirsty, drink some water."
Lin Yuan gritted his teeth, leaned against the ruins, and waited for the gunshots to sound.
Across the small street outside the yard, dozens of Japanese soldiers were urgently setting up a defense line. The sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer. All the Japanese soldiers in Luodian picked up their guns, including the wounded who could still move.
This street is the main street of Luodian. Crossing this street means losing half of Luodian. If they retreat again, they can only retreat to the northwest of Luodian, which is the territory of the 14th Division of the Chinese Army during the day. With the troops there, they need to rely on the river to resist the attack of the 14th Division.
The Japanese 43rd Regiment occupied Luodian. Since landing in Songhu, the 43rd Regiment had not received any replenishment for its losses. Since nightfall, Colonel Yoshio Asama began to withdraw his troops and wait for the Chinese attack, but he did not expect that the attacking troops would be so fierce!
The Japanese were determined to defend this street. They assembled a squadron of troops, while the Japanese opposite the Death Squadron had a full squad. The Japanese set up two lines of defense on this street. In the front, they placed a Type 99 light machine gun and five Japanese soldiers, defending the ruins of the street. The second line, twenty or thirty meters behind, was the main force of the squad. Light and heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers were all here, waiting for the Chinese army to arrive.
When these dozens of people stopped here, the three Japanese soldiers hiding in the ruins were dumbfounded. There was only one chance to fire with their rifles. If three people went to fight with dozens of people with bayonets, it would be no different from committing suicide!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Da da da……"
“Boom, boom…”
The more than 30 people in the Death Squadron didn't have to wait long before gunshots were heard near them.
"It's the sound of gunfire from the 79 rifle and the Czech rifle!"
"The Japanese's Type 38 rifles and Type 38 rifles!"
"It's our people. The wooden-handled grenade appeared..."
Hearing the gunshots, everyone became tense from their resting state, listening carefully to the gunshots and distinguishing between friend and foe.
"Machine guns, prepare to provide cover fire! Third squad leader, lead the men forward."
Lin Yuan had one hand bandaged and the other holding a revolver as he gave orders.
"Clang, snap, rustle..."
A chaotic sound was heard, and the brothers bent down and stood up from the ruins, moving through the ruined yard. According to their vague memories, they carefully crossed the yard. Although they were very careful, they still brought down the debris in the ruins.
"Keep your voice down, there's a street ahead! The machine gun is right here, quick!"
Lin Yuan squatted behind the broken wall and called on the machine gun team to set up a fire cover point.
"superior!"
The squad leader, who was the only non-criminal soldier in the Death Squad, called out to his brothers, bent over and rushed forward. They had to try to cross the street ahead before the Japanese could react.
“Patta, patta…”
The sound of chaotic footsteps rang out, trampling the muddy and sandy street.
"Chinese! Kill them!"
The Japanese sergeant kept staring at the street. Although he hadn't seen anyone yet, the chaotic footsteps indicated that it must be a sneak attacker. At this time, there were no Japanese running around in Luodian.
"Da da da……"
“Bang, bang, bang…”
"Puff puff……"
The brothers who were rushing in the front were shaken by the sudden appearance of machine guns, and fell to the ground on the ruined street with blood spurting out.
"Get down! Machine gun cover!"
Seeing the brothers who were charging disappear in the instant in the gunfire of the Japanese, Lin Yuan roared and gave orders instinctively.
"Da da da……"
The Czech light machine gun sounded, trying to suppress the roaring Type 99 light machine gun and provide fire cover for the brothers struggling on the ground.
