Chapter 041 Retreat
Seeing that the reinforced battalion was being attacked by enemy blocking fire, Liang Shanhao shouted at the top of his voice: "The target is the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower point, six rounds of rapid fire, no need to test fire!"
Quickly adjusting the mortar's firing angle, the suicide squad members sent mortar shells into the barrel one after another.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The kamikaze soldiers covered their ears with their hands and turned their backs to the muzzle of the gun, firing several rounds of artillery fire in succession!
The enemy's heavy machine gun firepower was immediately destroyed, and the blocking firepower was greatly weakened.
Because there were not enough manpower in the mortar position, Liang Shanhao also conducted the artillery fire himself.
Just as he put a shell into the barrel, a burst of stray bullets hit him from the side and almost took off Liang Shanhao's helmet.
The color on his face suddenly changed, and Liang Shanhao took a breath of cold air: "Quick! You two artillery crews, fight that Japanese machine gun crew."
As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the two artillery crews immediately adjusted the shooting angle and sent the shells into the barrel one after another.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
After three rounds of reloading, a total of six mortar shells immediately blew up the machine gunner who attacked Liang Shanhao's mortar.
One of the Japanese machine gun groups suddenly misfired!
However, more Japs discovered that Liang Shanhao's death squad had seized the mortar position, and groups of Japs were pressing towards Liang Shanhao's position.
For a time, Liang Shanhao's death squad successfully attracted the attention of the Japanese, while Brigadier Zhu's reinforced battalion took the opportunity to break through the death wire and once occupied the outer strongholds of the Japanese camp.
Despite this, Brigadier Zhu's reinforced battalion was still having a hard time fighting. Apart from occupying a few firepower points on the periphery, it was basically impossible to continue to advance towards the Sixth Division's camp!
Operation Bright Sword has turned into a stalemate tug-of-war. The Japanese infantry are also trying to regain the firepower point, intending to drive the reinforced battalion out of the camp, and even want to launch a fierce counter-night attack.
At the same time, the Japanese infantry were like a pack of wild wolves, rushing toward Liang Shanhao's mortar position from all directions.
This played into Liang Shanhao's plan, and Liang Shanhao successfully attracted the Japanese's firepower.
Pulling out the samurai sword from his waist and slashing forward, a Japanese second lieutenant shouted at the top of his voice: "Kill the chicken and take back the mortar position for me!"
A dozen or so screaming Japs charged toward Liang Shanhao's mortar position with bayonets pointed out as if desperate for their lives.
Liang Shanhao's mortar position is on a high ground with a wide view and a commanding position. In addition, Wang Daniu has captured a machine gun nest near the mortar position. The death squads still have great confidence in repelling the Japanese siege.
After finding a bunker, Liang Shanhao fired a long burst at the little Japanese who was charging towards him.
After replacing another magazine, Liang Shanhao ordered: "Wang Daniu, guard the heavy machine gun firepower point for me! People can be thrown away, but the heavy machine gun firepower point must not be thrown away!"
While controlling the Type 92 heavy machine gun and mowing down seven or eight Japs, Wang Daniu responded: "Tuan Zuo, please don't worry! Come and kill one of the little Japs, come two and kill a pair!"
The placement of Wang Daniu's heavy machine gun is very tricky, almost to the point where one man can block it and ten thousand others can't open it.
The little devil has to pay a price for every step he takes.
Coupled with the support of Liang Shanhao's mortars, nearly 500 Japanese soldiers were unable to take down a high ground defended by only a dozen death squads.
The Art of War says: The right time is not as good as the right place.
I can’t deceive Sun Tzu sincerely!
Of course, Liang Shanhao's death squads are all top-notch veterans of hundreds of battles, and their combat prowess is beyond words.
Only with capable veterans, excellent weapons and excellent terrain, Liang Shanhao could barely beat the nearly 500 Japanese soldiers.
According to the plan of Operation Bright Sword, the troops must withdraw from the battle before dawn.
As soon as day breaks, the Japanese infantry will be able to free their hands, and then Liang Shanhao's death squads, including the brigade commander's two reinforced battalions, will be in danger.
Taking out the flare gun from his waist again, Liang Shanhao fired a red flare in the direction of the reinforcement camp.
Seeing the rising red signal flare, a guard shouted at the top of his voice: "Bridge, it seems to be Commander Liang's signal flare, should we withdraw!"
Zhu Lvzuo, who raised his hand to look at his watch, took out a long-handled grenade from his waist and shouted loudly: "Attention, all infantry platoons, take turns covering the retreat on the spot and drop bombs!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the skirmishers at the front of the attacking team fired the grenades in their hands and threw them at the Japanese.
The smoking grenades exploded loudly, and a dozen little Japanese who were outflanking the reinforcement camp were immediately knocked to the ground.
Even so, when they saw that the reinforcement camp was showing signs of retreating, the Japanese soldiers who followed up took the opportunity to turn against the enemy. They still emerged from the smoke from the grenade explosion and rushed straight into the reinforcement camp.
While retreating backwards, Brigadier Zhu picked up a blood-stained mg42 general-purpose machine gun from the ground.
After firing a long string of bullets at the Japanese, Brigadier Zhu Hu roared: "Machine gunners, please take cover and don't show your back to the Japanese!"
While they were talking, two or three soldiers from the Strengthening Battalion had already been knocked to the ground by the hail of ghost bullets.
Holding an mg34 general-purpose machine gun in one hand and firing, Brigadier Zhu pulled a seriously injured soldier and shouted: "Get up!"
A gash was opened in his stomach, and the soldier with blood pouring out of his mouth said: "Sergeant, you guys leave quickly, I can't survive!"
With a glare, Brigadier Zhu cursed: "Our 262nd Brigade will never abandon any soldier, never, our 262nd Brigade does not have this rule, get up! Get up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another round of bullets penetrated the seriously injured soldier's body.
Reluctantly putting down the soldier who had died for his country, Brigadier Zhu raised the mg34 general machine gun in his hand and fired a burst of hysterical fire.
Tettttttt!
The little Japs who had been chasing after him were immediately crushed to the ground by the rain of bullets from the MG34. What's more, one of the Japs' arms was cut off by a bullet, and the Japs soldier covered his wound and screamed in agony.
At the same time, the reinforced battalion of the 264th Brigade also began to provide covering fire to suppress the Japanese pursuit!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Six mortars were fired almost at the same time, hitting the Japanese pursuing troops hard.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the continuous explosions, the Japanese who were chasing the reinforced battalion were hit by six severe shellings. For a moment, they were all on their backs. The Japanese had no choice but to lie on the ground to avoid the mortar barrages and did not dare to continue to pursue.
After loading a drum drum on the machine gun body, Brigadier Zhu saw the reinforced battalion running past and shouted: "Brother Zhi Song, you must hold on until my Captain Liang rushes out!"
Brigadier Gao, with a hint of determination in his eyes and a handful of flower traps in his hand, responded: "Brother Zhu, please rest assured! Even if my reinforced battalion is exhausted, I will persist until the death squads rush out!"
Chapter completed!