Those were the two Maxim heavy machine guns that fired first.
However, the targets of their strafing fire were not the two infantry companies of the Jing'an Army located 100 meters in front of the front-line trench, but the two infantry companies 300 meters away.
Two sudden tongues of fire directly caused a bloody storm in the 300-odd infantry group that was cautiously bending forward.
These two infantry companies, which were also on the offensive, may have thought that the Chinese would shoot, but no one expected that the Chinese's first shot would not be aimed at the enemies closer to them, but aimed at them first.
What the hell kind of tactic is this.
Caught off guard, five or six soldiers in a row were knocked down by bullet whips. The rest of them fell to the ground as fast as possible, and they couldn't help but shoot forward with their guns.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and thick smoke rose, shrouding the figures of the Jing'an troops.
"The Chinese are finally willing to use their heavy firepower." Li Shoushan finally put down the telescope in his hand, and was not angry but happy. "Order the artillery company to attack these two heavy firepower points, and at the same time order the heavy machine gun company to suppress fire.
The two infantry companies at the front line charge!"
Although the Jingan Army uses a brigade, regiment, battalion and company organization, its equipment configuration is actually similar to that of the Japanese infantry. In addition to two full infantry regiments, an infantry brigade also has direct jurisdiction over two artillery companies, all equipped with 70mm infantry.
Artillery, each battery has 6 infantry guns.
At the infantry regiment level, there is an artillery platoon equipped with 2 infantry cannons, and a directly administered heavy machine gun company with 6 heavy machine guns. In addition, each infantry battalion has 4 heavy machine guns. An infantry brigade has 16
The infantry artillery and 36 heavy machine guns are more powerful than the heavy firepower of a regular Japanese infantry regiment.
Otherwise, the 1st Brigade of the Jingan Army would not be responsible for conquering Huzhou and Changxing and serving as the vanguard to attack the Guangde defense line. That is because they have the strength and are not just used as cannon fodder.
As the military order from the brigade headquarters was issued, the hand-cranked siren blared and a red flare was fired into the sky on the Jingan Army position.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Five or six consecutive artillery shells exploded in the forest on the mountainside, and clouds of gunpowder smoke mixed with the blown soil and branches and leaves flew randomly in the air.
The Sichuan troops in the second-line trenches all huddled up as much as possible and held their heads in their hands. This was a way they learned to save their lives during the enemy's shelling without helmets and reduce the surface exposed to bullets.
The rest can only be left to God.
On the contrary, in the trenches on the front line, Li Jiujin roared: "All the companies, get into fighting positions! Listen to my order and then fire!"
The soldiers of the Second Company who were originally sitting in the trench with their rifles in their arms lay down on their own fighting positions. They were not afraid of the shells that kept exploding one or two hundred meters behind them.
It fell on the body and helmet.
This kind of 70mm infantry cannon is a piece of cake! They had even seen 200mm naval guns in Songjiang. Compared with those big guys that would crack a city wall several meters thick once they hit it, the 70mm infantry cannon
The cannons are just small firecrackers.
Unless you are very unlucky and get hit by such a small cannonball.
This is the knowledge and structure. The independent battalion, which has experienced fierce battles with tens of thousands of troops, is now on the road to becoming the most elite. Whether it is tactics, equipment or spirit, it is not afraid of any enemy. This is the basis for becoming a strong army.
.
100 meters away, the Jingan Army, which was originally crawling, got up amidst the sound of sirens and began to trot with their waists bent.
90 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters
Li Jijin's patience was stronger than expected by Tang Dao who chose to let go.
From the moment he entered the frontline trenches, Tang Dao had made it clear that this battle would be under the command of Li Jijin, the second company commander.
Tang Dao knew that he must learn to let go. There would never be a large-scale battle like this in the future battlefield. Infantry company commanders such as Leng Feng and Li Jijin must have the ability to command operations independently from him.
Just like this time he left full power to Lei Xiong to reorganize the blocking position behind Guangde City, Li Jijin and his second company also had to face the attack of the first brigade of the Jingan Army on their own.
Yes, the Jing'an Army that scared away a Sichuan regiment was just a training exercise for Tang Dao.
It wasn't until the faces of the Jingan soldiers hidden under their helmets were clearly visible and they were 40 meters away from the trench that Li Jijin pulled the trigger of his shell gun.
"beat!"
On the battlefield, long and short rifles fired simultaneously.
The smoke rising from the muzzle shrouded the entire trench, making it difficult for the Sichuan troops in the second-line trenches behind them to see clearly what was going on in the trenches.
You can also imagine how many bullets the second company fired in just these few seconds.
Perhaps only the infantrymen of the Jing'an Army who were personally on the scene could feel it.
However, those who can feel it are basically dead.
Before leaving, Tang Dao 'blackmailed' 40 submachine guns and 80 shell guns from Lieutenant General Wu. Because the 67th Army and the 43rd Army had been ordered to retreat, the ammunition was of no use, and almost all the submachine gun bullets were left behind.
In the independent battalion, there were as many as 50,000 rounds of ammunition, with an average of 300 rounds for each submachine gun.
Weapons and equipment were used as they were brought, and Tang Dao was certainly not stingy about this. In addition to equipping all members of the guard platoon with submachine guns, each of the four infantry companies received 4 submachine guns and 10 shell guns, in addition to the original
Each infantry squad leader is equipped with a submachine gun, each squad deputy is equipped with a shell gun, and each company platoon leader is equipped with a shell gun. Each infantry company of the independent battalion has a total of 14 submachine guns and 24 shell guns.
This kind of close-range firepower may not show much advantage in long-range shooting, but if someone charges them without knowing it, it will cost their lives.
It was indeed fatal. In three seconds, the infantrymen of the second company and three infantry platoons scattered in the 1,000-meter trench fired more than a thousand rounds of bullets.
This doesn't even count the bullets fired by 9 light machine guns.
The barrage formed by more than a thousand rounds of bullets definitely stunned the Jing'an army, which was running faster and faster and was full of confidence.
The deafening gunfire that almost rang out in the ears was not the scariest thing. The scariest thing was that people disappeared as they ran.
In the eyes of the infantrymen of the Jing'an Army, there was no dazzling trajectory, only blood.
The wounds caused by rifle bullets at such a distance are actually not bad, because the kinetic energy of the bullet is stronger. At such a close distance, it is basically one shot and two eyes. Many soldiers only know that they have been shot when they feel severe pain.
But the 9mm Luger bullet used in the MP28 submachine gun is different. This large-caliber bullet completely reveals its destructive power on the human body within its range.
The shorter muzzle is destined to have kinetic energy when exiting the barrel. The kinetic energy is not strong enough, so the slightly thicker bullet begins to deform and roll after encountering the obstruction of muscles and bones, tearing the wound that was originally only the size of a finger to the size of a cup mouth.
Unexpectedly, when faced with such a surging enemy, the shooters of submachine guns and shell guns all chose to shoot horizontally with their submachine guns. This is the kind of weapon that requires no aiming, holds the submachine gun tightly, holds the trigger tightly, sweeps the muzzle horizontally, and fires four or five shots in one go.
Empty all bullets in the drum within seconds.
Then, the rifles and machine guns continued to suppress the enemy, and the submachine gunners and shell gunners quickly changed their magazines and returned to the second wave of shooting.
On such a battlefield, a precision shooter can at most have time to fire two or three shots in a row, but obviously, the lethality caused by precision cannot be compared with the "blind" sweep of submachine guns and shell guns. It almost depends on luck.
way to compare.
Eighty percent of the damage caused to the charging Jing'an Army was caused by a combination of submachine guns and shell guns.
The large-caliber bullet left a huge wound, and the blood naturally flowed more violently.
The color of blood! The only thing left in the eyes of the infantrymen of the Jing'an Army is the color of blood!
Balls of blood mist filled their colleagues, and then, severe pain hit them, and the same blood mist also filled their surroundings.
The only thing he could do was to express his bone-shattering pain and accusation against the enemy with constant rolling and roaring that reached the sky.
Within a few seconds, less than half of the 300-strong Jing'an Army fell down.
The infantrymen who were closest to the front-line trenches and fell were only less than 20 meters away. Unfortunately, the crazy barrage completely reduced their speed to zero.
Bravery becomes the catalyst for death here.
The faster you run, the more bullet holes you get.
Then, the infantry of the Jing'an Army, which must not exceed 200, all fell down.
Scared and fell down.
Otherwise, their fate will be the same as that of their companions who are screaming desperately to show that they can still save something.
However, no one came to save them, so they could only fire desperately in a direction where the enemy could not be seen, trying to reduce the rain of bullets. The Jingan troops who had also experienced the battlefield knew that the blood-curdling screams
It won't take long for it to disappear. Even if the bullet misses a vital point, the blood alone will kill the person.
"Oh my goodness!" Digua was stunned.
There were not many Sichuan soldiers in the frontline trenches who did not hold their heads with their hands but braved the heavy machine gun bullets fired by the Japanese troops to observe the battlefield. This silly boy Digua was one of them.
Seeing those ferocious-looking Japanese soldiers lying helpless and wailing in the rain of bullets, the fear of death in the young soldier's heart was much less than before.
It turns out that killing them is not that difficult...
This is not a battlefield, this is a carefully planned massacre!
When the Japanese Army Major's eyes were illuminated by the flashes of bullets and flowers that were constantly shining among the branches and leaves on the mountainside, such a definition flashed in the Japanese Army Major's mind.
Through the telescope, countless Jing'an Army soldiers were lying in a pool of blood, rolling around in a pool of blood. Although they couldn't hear their wails, just by looking at them with their eyes, they knew that their movements must be no less than those in a slaughterhouse.
In just one round of shooting, nearly one-third of the troops were lost. What kind of firepower was this? Hideka Ishiwata could hardly believe his eyes. That was definitely not the firepower he was familiar with in the Chinese army.
The Japanese major did not look at the major general and brigade commander beside him.
Without looking, he knew how ugly that person's face would be.
Really, the slap in the face from the Chinese came too quickly.
This beating made me bruise even if it wasn't swollen...
PS: Today’s best-selling selection, brothers, if you have not subscribed, please come to the official support and subscribe. If you subscribe more than 50,000 today, Fengyue will definitely add more updates tomorrow to express my gratitude.
This chapter has been completed!