Chapter 174 The Threat of Grenade
At six o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery roared again.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Rumble, rumble!
Liang Shanhao's trench works once again burst into bright red flames.
The soldiers of the second battalion felt the ground shaking.
The faces of the soldiers were full of panic.
Liang Shanhao shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't fucking panic! Just stay away from me!"
Under the supervision of Liang Shanhao, the soldiers of the second battalion finally stabilized their morale a little.
The Japanese's Type 92 infantry artillery rained down cannons wildly, and the bombardment lasted for a full fifteen minutes.
Amidst the smoke, a sentry responsible for observing the enemy's situation shouted at the top of his voice: "Japanese, we're here!"
After jumping out of the artillery hole, Liang Shanhao asked: "How many Japanese infantry are there?"
The sentry raised his voice and responded: "With 500 people, there are two squadrons!"
His face sank slightly, and Liang Shanhao shouted repeatedly: "Wang Daniu! Wang Daniu!"
Arriving in front of Liang Shanhao with his waist hunched, Wang Daniu shouted: "Commander, what's the order?"
Looking furtively at the thick mass of Japanese soldiers, Liang Shanhao shouted in a muffled voice: "Tell the commander of the third battalion that mortars are not allowed to fire without my order. Order the commander of the first battalion to be ready to reinforce the second battalion at any time!"
Wang Daniu promised loudly, and then moved towards the rear of the position.
With a sudden pull of the bolt of the Type 95 assault rifle, Liang Shanhao shouted at the top of his voice: "Second Battalion, get into position and enter the position!"
The next moment, the soldiers of the second battalion entered the first fortification along three curved communication trenches.
800 meters away, more than 500 Japanese soldiers opened a skirmish line and walked up to them.
Every Japanese soldier had a bayonet shining brightly, a murderous look on his face, and a look of arrogance.
The rifle group, the machine gun group, and the grenade launchers alternately covered the leap forward in a vertical formation.
Staring at the Japs in the distance, the second battalion commander shouted in a low voice: "Team, the Japs are quite particular about formations when fighting! You see, those with rifles, those with machine guns, and those with hand cannons are not all in a swarm.
Come up!"
Also staring at the little Japs in the distance, Liang Shanhao shouted: "The little Japs always pay attention to tactical formations when fighting. This formation is both offensive and defensive and is always disadvantageous on the Chinese battlefield! But in the face of my powerful firepower, no matter what the Japs do,
No matter what kind of offensive formation, it’s all in vain!”
The second battalion commander lowered his voice and shouted: "Why?"
With a smile on his face, Liang Shanhao shouted: "Don't forget, these eight mg42 general machine guns I have are not fire sticks. They are not just for fun when dealing with little devils!"
Nodding solemnly, the second battalion commander called out: "Tuanzi, please tell me how to fight later?"
After pondering for a moment, Liang Shanhao shouted: "In war, the key is to be surprised. Tell the brothers, put the Japanese 100 meters away before embracing the enemy!"
With a trace of worry on his face, the second battalion commander shouted in a low voice: "Regiment seat, 100 meters away? Isn't it too close? The actual strength of the second battalion is only one company. I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it!"
Shaking his head slightly, Liang Shanhao said sternly: "Brothers' shooting skills are not good enough. Only by shooting from close range can we increase the probability of hitting the Japanese. Moreover, more than half of our soldiers are equipped with automatic firepower. We must be the best in close combat."
If you take advantage of it, the Japanese single-shot rifle will suffer a lot!"
His eyes lit up, and the second battalion commander nodded and said: "What the regiment said is true. If you can't shoot well, you'll suffer a lot by fighting the Japanese with long-distance shooting, and you'll be wasting ammunition. Okay, I'll go and deliver the order now!"
While talking, the Japanese soldiers had already moved to a distance of 250 meters from the trench position.
Suddenly raising the bushido, the Japanese squadron leader's shouts were filled with the madness of Japanese soldiers: "Warriors of the Empire! Attack!"
The next moment, the Japanese's light and heavy machine guns began to cover and fire.
Rub rub rub rub!
Da da da!
The bullet stream passed over the heads of the infantry for overshoot shooting.
With the cover of machine gun fire, the Japanese infantry advanced at a pressing pace.
Raising their slender Type 38 rifles, the Japanese infantry fired into the trenches.
Snapped!
Snap!
Bang bang bang!
Amidst the bursts of gunfire, Liang Shanhao's trench fortifications spattered a cloud of smoke and dust.
Some soldiers were hit by stray bullets, but they were slightly injured and could not leave the line of fire and still stood firm.
Suffering from the pain in his arm, a platoon leader begged: "Commander, the little Japs have opened fire! Let's fight!"
Looking at the platoon leader, Liang Shanhao shouted: "What the hell, do you think my orders are just deaf to your ears? No one is allowed to fire until the Japanese enter 100 meters!"
Sighing heavily, the platoon leader shouted: "Team leader, I can't hold it in anymore!"
Liang Shanhao shouted: "If you can't hold it back, you have to hold it back for me. If you ruin my tactics, I'll be the first to kill you!"
Hearing this, the platoon leader could only hide under the parapet and wait for the Japanese to approach.
Time passed by minute by second, and the Japanese soldiers entered the assault distance of 200 meters.
The enemy's covering fire became more and more intense.
Grenades also fired at the trenches!
With the help of powerful covering firepower, the Japanese infantry began to accelerate their charge!
The tension among the soldiers of the second battalion reached its peak at this moment.
But there was no trace of emotion on Liang Shanhao's face.
The Japs entered a firing range of 100 meters.
Quickly placing the barrel of the Type 95 automatic rifle on the sandbag, Liang Shanhao opened his throat and shouted: "Fire!"
The next second, Liang Shanhao knocked down a Japanese soldier with a plaster flag on the tip of his bayonet.
Upon hearing the order, various weapons from the first fortifications poured fire on the Japanese soldiers.
In an instant, MP40 submachine guns, Mauser rifles, and mg42 general machine guns began to play a death concert for the Japanese infantry.
Da da da!
Bang bang bang!
Te Te Te Te!
Amidst the fierce gunfire, the few rows of Japanese soldiers who were at the front of the attacking column were beaten to a pulp.
A Japanese sergeant was targeted by the crossfire of two mg42 general-purpose machine guns at the same time, and the high-speed bullet stream chased the Japanese sergeant's heels.
In desperation, the Japanese soldier dragged the corpse of a comrade to the spot to make a bunker.
But this is indeed in vain. How can a flesh and blood body withstand the power of mg42 general machine gun bullets?
Suddenly he let out a burst of screams, and the Japanese soldier's body was riddled with bullets and his flesh and blood were bloody. Then he died and met the emperor.
Seeing that they were suddenly attacked by concentrated fire, the Japanese squadron leader shouted at the top of his voice: "Heavy machine gun group cover, grenade launcher, knock out the machine gun at the thirteen o'clock direction for me."
Two Type 92 heavy machine guns were spitting fire snakes like crazy.
At the next moment, the two grenade groups quickly moved to a depression.
Two grenades flew through the air and hit the mg42 general-purpose machine gun nest.
call out!
Boom!
In the first round, the machine gun nest was safe and sound.
In the second round, the main and deputy officers of the machine gun nest were blown up one after another and fell to the side of the machine gun.
Following the same pattern, the enemy's grenades are getting more and more accurate, but the threat faced by the mg42 general machine gun is getting bigger and bigger.
The grenade, a weapon specially designed to deal with firepower points, is really powerful!
In just a few minutes, at least half of the mg42 machine gunners were lying down!
The firepower of the mg42 general machine gun is greatly weakened.
The Japanese who were originally suppressed stood up one after another and pressed forward towards the position.
Seven or eight soldiers were killed one after another by the Japanese's Type 38 rifles.
The defensive pressure on the first defense suddenly increased!
Chapter completed!