Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 99 I would rather die in battle!
The company's position was now riddled with holes. The trenches had been cut in half and bullet holes were scattered throughout every corner of the position after being hit by massive artillery bombardment by the Japanese. Looking at the sharp shrapnel in the soil, all the brothers couldn't help but stare at the man half lying on the edge of the trench.
"Thanks!"
This is what all the brothers want to say to Feng E the most. If it weren't for this man, at least half of them would have died. Will they be the half that survived? These people don't think their luck is better than others!
"Two hundred meters, machine guns ready!"
Zhao Liang's shouts penetrated the battlefield, and the heavy machine guns deployed one hundred meters behind the position were also conveyed with the order to prepare by the brothers!
“Crack! Crack!”
The sound of machine guns pushing bullets was heard. The ammunition handler of the Type 24 heavy machine gun held up the ammunition belt with both hands and lowered the muzzle of the heavy machine gun, aiming at the dense black shadows beyond the horizon.
"Kill him!"
The Japanese soldiers who were crawling two hundred meters away stood up, and at the order of the officer, they bent over and began to run forward with their rifles in hand. They would not believe that the defenders on the opposite position were all eliminated by the artillery bombardment!
"Wait a moment!"
Feng E frowned and pointed at Zhao Liang and shouted.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Liang turned around, stared at Feng E and asked.
"If the enemy comes, we must fight; if the water comes, we must block it with earth; if the Japanese attack, we should fight. Is it still possible to take shortcuts at this time?" Zhao Liang thought to himself, frowning and looking at Feng E, wanting to know what Feng E wanted to say.
"Heavy machine guns, heavy machine guns cannot fire. When the Japanese attack, brothers, do not fight with bayonets. Retreat and let the heavy machine guns give the Japanese a hard blow!"
Feng E suppressed the urge to vomit and said to Zhao Liang.
"Retreat? We can't retreat. The commander has given the order. We are still in the position. We have a supervision team behind us. If I were to be a deserter, I would rather die here in battle!"
Zhao Liang frowned and said to Feng E.
In Zhao Liang's mind, Feng E asked him to retreat because he wanted to be a deserter. He could retreat on the battlefield within his authority, but his current position was the last position of the company. If he retreated further, he would retreat to the second-line position, and he would really become a deserter.
"It means that the brothers should retreat temporarily and then fight back!" Feng E explained.
"It's possible, but the position of our heavy machine gun is our last position. We can't withdraw from there unless we get the order from the regiment commander. Don't say anything. I won't expose the heavy machine gun easily. You should take a rest first!"
Zhao Liang comforted Feng E and decided to get started. They could not listen to this man about retreating, otherwise they would be shot.
"Go, tell the heavy machine guns not to fire yet and wait for my order!"
Zhao Liang randomly picked a brother and asked him to pass the message.
"Everyone, fight for me!"
Zhao Liang looked at the Japanese who were about 150 meters away and loudly gave the order to open fire. The Japanese could not be allowed to get any closer as it would be too dangerous!
“Bang, bang, bang…”
"Da da da……"
The Czech light machine guns and the Chinese rifles started firing, and the whistling bullets rushed towards the 150-meter-long Japanese soldiers who were advancing with their backs bent. The Japanese soldiers holding guns in both hands crawled on the ground as if by reflex.
"Puff puff……"
But there were still a few unlucky Japanese soldiers who were hit and lay face up on the ground dead. After being hit by the kinetic energy of the bullets, their bodies fell backwards.
"ah!"
As for the injured, they could only scream!
"Kill him!"
The Japanese officers shouted loudly, and the Type 99 light machine gun set up on the 200-meter position began to howl, accompanied by the Japanese rifle fire on the ground.
"Da da da……"
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Boom! Boom!”
Amid the roar of machine guns, the Japanese infantry artillery began to fire in bursts. The flat shells landed on the edge of the trench, splashing up a cloud of dust. The power of the explosion directly caused two brothers who were crawling on the trench and shooting to fly backwards, and then fell heavily on the other side of the trench.
“Plop!”
“Gu, gu…”
The two brothers who fell to the ground didn't even have time to scream. They crawled on the ground, spitting out blood!
"Infantry artillery, spread out and find the craters!"
Chen Hua and Min Da Ge both felt their scalps tingling. The Japanese infantry artillery was really the natural enemy of the Chinese infantry. This kind of artillery that could fire both direct and indirect fire was so annoying and impossible to defend against.
"Spread out, learn, don't stay together!"
Zhao Liang watched as the few remaining soldiers began to disperse and seek cover, and roared at his brothers to disperse as well. The Japanese infantry artillery could not defend against them, and if they dispersed at least they would not be bombarded by the Japanese with one artillery shell, thus minimizing casualties.
"Over there, the Chinese machine gun firing point!"
There was a Japanese officer next to the infantry gun, holding a telescope and looking for a more valuable artillery point. He set his sights on the machine gun on the mound.
“Squeak…”
The Japanese artillery had artillery telescopes, which made it easy to observe and guide their artillery fire. Under the instructions of the artillery commander, the muzzles of the Japanese infantry artillery were pointed upwards, changing from direct fire to indirect fire. Their infantry artillery positions were set up next to the squadron headquarters, and the guard team was responsible for their safety.
The heavy machine gun squad had already moved forward with their heavy machine guns. They wanted to suppress the Chinese positions with firepower. The squadron leader ordered the heavy machine gun squad to set up a fire support point at the location of the Type 99 light machine gun, and the Type 99 light machine gun would accompany the infantry to provide firepower suppression.
“Boom boom boom…”
The terrifying roar of the heavy machine gun was heard, and Feng E, who was half lying on the edge of the trench, felt his ears ache. The dense rain of bullets kept passing over the sky above the position, mud splashed, dust rose, and the firepower on the position was instantly reduced a lot!
"boom!"
The Japs' infantry artillery opened fire, and the shells whizzed towards the mound. The machine gun on this commanding height was the culprit for the Japs' casualties, and the Japs would definitely not let him go!
"ah!"
The machine gunner might have been enjoying the shooting so much that he completely forgot about moving his position. Two shells landed next to the roaring machine gun. The two brothers flew in the air along with the machine gun, and then turned into parts and rolled down from the mound of earth!
"Kill him!"
With the fire support from infantry artillery and heavy machine guns, the Japanese soldiers crawling on the ground began to stand up again, bending over and swarming towards .
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The Japanese soldiers held rifles, dodged left and right, and bent forward, occasionally kneeling on the ground to shoot at the soldiers crawling on the trenches.
"Puff puff……"
The Japanese started shooting with their heavy machine guns. More than a dozen brave soldiers died in the trenches. One hundred and fifty meters into the trench, the Japanese infantry's point-blank shooting was very accurate.
"Heavy machine guns, fire at me, suppress the devil's heavy machine guns !"
Zhao Liang was so angry that he gave the order directly.
"It's not time yet, don't!"
After resting for a while, Feng E felt a little better and was cleaning the dust off his sniper rifle. After hearing Zhao Liang's order, he tried to stop it.
"What's the point of not having time? If we delay any longer, all our brothers will be dead! What's the point of keeping the heavy machine guns! Fire at me!"
Zhao Liang roared madly.
“Boom boom boom…”
The heavy machine gun had been waiting impatiently and pulled the trigger when it received Zhao Liang's order. The bullets from the Type 24 heavy machine gun whizzed out of the barrel and rushed towards the Japanese who were approaching the position by 100 meters.
As for the Type 24 heavy machine gun, two hundred meters is the distance at which this thing has the greatest power!