Chapter 441 Successful night attack!
The equipment of the newly established divisional troops of the new regiment is still a bit inferior to that of the main infantry battalion.
There are a total of 10 companies in one division, each with more than 200 men, divided into 4 platoons, each with 2 bazookas.
Each squad of the main infantry battalion of the new regiment is equipped with one bazooka, that is, each platoon has 4 bazookas, so its attack power is naturally stronger.
Soon, Wang Yousheng led the way, and snipers and bazooka soldiers came from the other side to a position halfway up the mountain, almost at the same height as the Japanese gun towers.
Just like in training, under the orders of the squad leader, the snipers quickly sought cover from the commanding heights.
Wang Yousheng and several submachine gunners were crawling near the rocket launcher soldiers.
Four groups of eight rocket launcher soldiers removed the bazooka from their backs and began to assemble the rocket launchers.
At this time, various gunshots and grenade explosions were intertwined. The two sides were fighting lively, but no one was hit.
Most of the soldiers were here to gain practical combat experience. The rifleman fired a few shots and then stopped firing. In a dark night battle, and the enemy was in a strong turret, it would be a waste of bullets for everyone to fire.
Only a few machine guns were left firing at the Japanese gun towers.
The Japanese in the artillery tower were not to be outdone. The two machine guns did not stop for a moment, and bullets were sprayed at the soldiers as if they were free.
A soldier groaned. His shoulder was hit by a stray bullet and he was bleeding profusely.
"Hygienist!"
Seeing that a soldier in his squad was hit by a machine gun bullet, the veteran squad leader ran to the soldier's side and put pressure on the wound with his hand.
Soon, a health worker carrying a medicine box crouched over and trotted over to the injured soldier. The health worker first gave the soldier a dose of morphine, and then began to tie the shoulder with gauze to stop the bleeding.
This morphine was earned by Li Yunlong from his business half a year ago, but it is almost used up.
"What a stupid little devil!"
After letting go, the veteran squad leader cursed at the Japanese artillery tower.
"Give me the machine gun!"
The veteran squad leader received the M1917 Browning heavy machine gun from the machine gunner and personally operated the water-cooled heavy machine gun to fire at the shooting holes of the Japanese gun tower.
He turned out to be a heavy machine gunner in the main infantry battalion of the New Regiment. He was skilled and vicious in operating the crane gun, and he quickly suppressed the Japanese machine gun fire in one of the shooting holes.
The firepower sustainability of the water-cooled M1917 Browning heavy machine gun is not comparable to that of the Japanese Type 92 and Waibaozi machine guns.
"Boom!"
In the distance, artillery from a division began operations.
Several 60mm mortar shells and 82mm mortar shells fell near the Japanese artillery tower and exploded, causing a violent explosion.
Although the squad and platoon leaders of the artillery unit are also experienced artillerymen.
However, the gunners who operated the mortars were all new recruits and had never been on the battlefield. Moreover, it was difficult to see the target position in the dark, so the error in the first firing was a bit large.
However, Lu Yingjun didn't pay attention and used the walkie-talkie to direct the artillery to continue firing at the target. The artillerymen were all fed with artillery shells in actual combat.
As long as the gun tower in front of you can be dismantled, not only will the weapons and ammunition be reimbursed, but the regimental commander can also make a business.
Hearing the continuous rapid gunfire coming from the surroundings, the Japs in the gun towers and bunkers were obviously panicked. The Japs squad leader grabbed the phone and babbled to the county town for help.
The Eighth Route Company used mortars, which was obviously serious.
Even though the mortars couldn't break through the defenses of the reinforced concrete turrets, the Japanese were still panicking.
The Japanese got two telephone wires, placed one on a telephone pole and buried the other in the soil.
The telephone wires on the telephone poles had long been cut, but the telephone lines buried in the soil had not been found, and calls could still be made.
However, there were many bunkers and artillery towers attacked by the Eighth Route Army tonight, and calls for help in the county had long been blocked. Outgoing calls were almost always busy and could not be reached at all.
"Bagaya road!"
The Japs squad leader angrily threw the phone on the ground, smashing it into pieces.
But after smashing the phone, the Japanese squad leader immediately regretted it. How could he ask for help from the county if the phone was gone?
…
"are you done?"
On the other side of the battlefield, a veteran bazooka squad leader asked the bazooka soldiers in a low voice.
"Report to the squad leader, we'll be ready soon!" a rocket launcher recruit responded.
Wang Yousheng turned around and looked around, and saw that the grenadier had already assembled the bazooka, opened the bipod, and then opened the vertical pole in front of the shoulder rest.
The deputy shooter took out a high-explosive armor-piercing round from the ammunition box, pulled out the safety pin, loaded the rocket into the gun barrel, and then took out the wire from the tail of the rocket and connected it.
The bazooka recruits have to practice this kind of action dozens of times every day. The movements are done in one go and they look very skilled.
"The deputy shooter should lie far away and don't get close to the tail of the rocket launcher!" the veteran squad leader whispered.
The deputy shooter quickly moved away from the shooter. The high-pressure gunpowder gas sprayed from the tail of the bazooka was very hot, and he was either killed or disabled by the spray.
"Aim at the turret and fire freely!"
The veteran squad leader shouted again.
The recruits put their shoulders against the shoulder stock, turned on the optical sight, put their index finger on the trigger, aimed at the Japanese turret, and then pulled the trigger one after another.
"Boohoo!"
Four weird noises sounded, and rockets quickly shot out of the rocket launcher.
Four dark red rocket trails suddenly streaked across the dark night sky.
The launched rocket flew towards the Japanese artillery tower.
However, these four rockets missed the target, two rockets were blocked by the barbed wire, one rocket hit the wall outside the blockhouse, and one rocket fired high and flew over the top of the blockhouse.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Although the Japanese artillery tower was not hit, the thunder-like explosion of the rocket suddenly rang out.
This explosion was definitely not caused by the explosion of a mortar shell, but more like the sound made by the explosion of a 105mm high-explosive grenade.
The Japanese were even more panicked.
What kind of weapon is this? It makes so much noise. Is it really a 105mm howitzer?
The Japanese squad leader quickly ordered a grenadier to go to the top of the gun tower and fire a flare to see the situation.
Because the Japanese were all focused on the front, they didn't see where the shells came from.
The Japanese were very thieves. In order to prevent sneak attacks, in addition to two barbed wire fences outside the gun towers and bunkers, they also built an earthen wall.
Since the terrain of the Japanese gun tower is relatively high, this kind of barbed wire fence and earthen wall cannot affect the machine gun firing range of the gun tower.
A 50mm caliber illumination bomb was fired by the Japanese, and the surrounding night sky was lit up as if it were daytime.
At that moment, the leader of the Japanese squad looked around with his telescope, and soon discovered that there seemed to be a figure moving here.
"Baga, shoot!"
Under the order of the Japanese squad leader, the Japanese machine gunner took out a light machine gun and fired in this direction, and bullets sprayed over in an instant.
Da da da…
The dull gunshot sounded.
The bullets swept over in a fan pattern.
A recruit raised his head to look, but was immediately pushed down by the squad leader, who shouted, "What are you looking at? You don't want to live anymore?"
The next second, bullets whizzed past the head, scaring the recruit into a cold sweat, and he almost ended up here.
Fortunately, there are rocks on the mountain here to hide from.
Wang Yousheng and several submachine gunners stretched their submachine guns out of the bunker and fired in the direction of the Japanese gun towers.
The snipers from the commanding heights shot at the shooting holes where the Japanese spewed flames.
However, since they were all new recruits, their marksmanship was still a bit immature. In addition, it was night and the target was basically invisible, so they failed to hit the target.
"Squad leader, what should we do now?"
A recruit asked with a slightly trembling voice.
After all, these new recruits were on the battlefield for the first time. Bullets were flying overhead and explosions were heard. It was pretty good that they didn't pee their pants.
"Wait until the flare ends, then move 50 meters upward and shoot from top to bottom."
The veteran squad leader spoke calmly.
Since it is difficult to attack the enemy's turrets here, we should be condescending. The enemy's turrets are halfway up the mountain, and the shooting range will be much wider from the top down.
Soon the surrounding vision darkened, until finally it turned completely black, and the original hazy night returned.
"Move up and stay hidden!"
The veteran squad leader coldly ordered: "Cover with submachine guns and sniper rifles!"
Without the flares, the Japanese machine guns were blind and fired indiscriminately.
Since the Japanese were confident that reinforced concrete would be difficult for the Eighth Route Army to break through, their bullet reserves were relatively sufficient.
A rocket launcher soldier was hit by a stray bullet and fell to the ground while moving. Some people wanted to come over to help, but the squad leader scolded them and told them to keep moving forward and not stop.
"Without the main shooter, who can shoot the rocket launcher?"
The squad leader shouted to the bottom, where was the bunker of the submachine gunners. The submachine gunners were firing at the turret with their submachine guns.
"Squad leader, I know how to do it!"
Wang Yousheng responded loudly.
He is an active member of the class. Although he is a submachine gunner, he usually fiddles with the rocket launchers, rifles, sniper rifles and mortars in the platoon during training.
When I heard the squad leader's voice, I immediately volunteered.
"come over!"
Wang Yousheng stared at the Japanese shooting holes with vigilance while looking for the location of the next bunker.
As the Japanese machine gun fired elsewhere, he moved extremely fast and rushed behind the next bunker.
It didn't take long to catch up with the squad leader and rocket launcher soldiers who were moving upward. The sniper was also moving upward, looking for a better sniper point.
After moving up about 50 meters, we came to a pile of rubble. The squad leader ordered us to stop. This place can provide a commanding view and provide concealment.
"call out!"
A 50mm caliber illumination bomb was launched into the air, like a searchlight, illuminating the surroundings of the gun tower.
But it also allowed the new snipers to clearly see the Japanese grenadier soldiers standing on the top of the turret, and their vision and shooting range were excellent.
After several bang-bang gunshots, the Japanese grenadier was hit and fell screaming from the top of the turret.
Wang Yousheng carried the rocket launcher on his shoulder. The deputy shooter behind him stuffed the rocket launcher into the barrel, quickly connected the wires, and then patted Wang Yousheng on the shoulder to indicate that he was ready to launch.
"Free Fire!"
The squad leader gave the order again.
At that moment, Wang Yousheng no longer hesitated, took aim at the Japanese turret, and took the lead in pulling the trigger.
Due to the commanding position and the view provided by the flares launched by the Japanese, this rocket hit the waist of the Japanese turret.
A thunderous explosion sounded, and the entire blockhouse suddenly trembled. The firelight and smoke turned into a ball of fire and suddenly bloomed upwards.
(End of chapter)
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