"Third row... move to the right wing to outflank them."
Along with the arrival of reinforcements, a rough voice also sounded.
Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Lu Xianping was overjoyed, "Company commander, you are finally here!"
"Little Shandong, how are you doing here?" Soon, a captain with a beard bent over and ran over. He was Lu Xianping's company commander. Because of his fierce appearance, he fought as fiercely as a tiger, so
He was nicknamed Thunder Tiger, but no one called him by his real name.
Lu Xianping replied: "Company commander... there are quite a few Japs. There are several Type 92 heavy machine guns alone. Not to mention how accurate the grenade attack is. I guess it must be at least the size of a strengthened squad."
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"Don't worry about strengthening the team, kill them first." Lei Hu snorted, turned around and shouted: "The machine gun... you are fucking grinding, quickly set it up, and fuck you!"
"Company Commander... he'll be fine soon."
The big machine gunner who was setting up the machine gun replied breathlessly. The M2 Browning heavy machine gun in his hand was not light. The weight of the whole gun including the tripod was as high as 58.2 kilograms, which was not much different from the weight of an adult.
Although the machine gun can be divided into two parts in the marching state, it weighs 38.2 kilograms even if the tripod is removed. Carrying such a heavy thing while marching in a hurry would be too much for him even if he is strong.
"Crack!"
While talking, the deputy shooter finally pressed the bullet chain onto the machine gun, which also meant that the machine gun was ready.
Following the machine gunner's report, "The machine gun is ready." Lei Hu waved his hand.
The big machine gunner held the handle with both hands, and pressed the trigger with the thumbs of his left and right hands at the same time. He only heard a dull sound of gunfire, and bullets as thick as his thumbs were fired towards the Japanese position.
In the Liantai militia, there are two types of machine guns that are the most popular among the troops. One is the MG42 general-purpose machine gun that serves as squad and platoon-level support firepower. It is loved by soldiers for its fast rate of fire, high accuracy, and the ability to quickly change barrels. The other is
One is the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, which was just issued to the troops and used as company-level support firepower.
Although the rate of fire of this machine gun is far less violent than that of the MG34, it has the advantages of strong penetrating power, stable ballistics, and long range. It is very effective in suppressing the enemy's firepower. Therefore, with this big man's firing, he will soon kill
The Japanese firepower was suppressed.
"Dong dong dong..."
The penetration power of the 12.7mm bullets of the M2 Browning heavy machine gun is undoubtedly very amazing. When more than a dozen bullets as thick as a thumb hit a bunker on the opposite side, it was originally used as a bunker by a Japanese grenade team.
The mound of soil was flattened by bullets in an instant. The grenades that were still firing in this direction soon became silent.
Dong dong...dong dong dong..."
The dull and steady sound has not stopped since it started. The powerful bullets turned the Japanese army's position into dust, and the extremely penetrating bullets destroyed the sandbags and wooden piles used by the Japanese army as bunkers one by one.
Breakthrough, many Japanese soldiers were unable to even scream after being hit, and their whole bodies were beaten into two pieces.
I don't know how long the fight lasted, but there was a burst of chaotic footsteps from behind, and another group of soldiers came up. These soldiers lay near him and shot at the Japanese troops in front.
A second lieutenant lay next to Lei Huhu's ear and said loudly: "Company Commander, that's not right... there is definitely more than one squad of Japs in front. I estimate there is about one squadron. Should we call for artillery support?"
"Bullshit... Our artillery battalion has to support both the armored battalion and the Eighth Route Army on the right wing, so where can we get the extra artillery fire?" Lei Hu turned around and cursed: "If you don't have artillery, you won't be able to fight, right?
You immediately command the first and second platoons to detour from the left and right sides, and I will lead the third platoon and artillery platoon to attack from the front. We must capture the Japanese position within an hour!"
"yes!"
The battle became more and more fierce. There was cloud-like dust everywhere, and the smell of gunpowder was everywhere. There was sand between the teeth, in the ears, and in the back of the neck.
Lu Xianping looked through the dust and smoke, and saw that the defense line in front of him had changed. The entire position was filled with thick smoke and fire, and shrapnel was flying. You could even see a lot of snake-shaped barbed wire twisting, and artillery shells.
During the explosion, a landmine would occasionally be detonated. The scene of a series of mine explosions was so shocking that Lu Xianping and others were frightened to see it.
He never expected that he would actually break into the enemy's preset position.
The little Japs across the street are so shady, they even laid mines."
Lei Huhu was also very surprised. In his impression, the Japanese army rarely laid mines during combat. In the eyes of the proud Japanese officers, laying mines was something only the weak would do. As an army that advocates offense, it was
There was no need or disdain to use such a weak weapon. But what happened today was beyond his expectation.
"No...there's something wrong with the Japanese opposite."
Lei Huhu immediately made a judgment in his mind. The Japanese army on the opposite side was too abnormal.
As a defensive party, it is normal to dig a few trenches and lay out a few sandbags, but to actually lay out barbed wire and mines is very abnormal, unless...
"This must be the Japs' headquarters!"
Lei Hu suddenly had a judgment in his mind.
"It must be, otherwise the devils here wouldn't be so abnormal."
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"What... the First Company of the Second Battalion reported that they encountered a stronghold suspected of being a Japanese headquarters?"
Gao Hongming suddenly stood up, "Order the First Company to immediately find out the identity of the opponent's command post, and then tell Xiao Zhankui to send another company to support the First Company and capture the opposite command post as quickly as possible."
"clear!"
Watching the departing staff officer, Gao Hongming walked around in place for a few times, took out a cigarette and lit it. After taking a few puffs, his mind began to spin rapidly.
The first company that was in charge of bypassing actually encountered a stronghold that was suspected to be a headquarters, but I didn’t know what level of headquarters it was. If the Japanese quickly mobilized troops to return reinforcements, the strength of the two companies might not be enough. Should we mobilize another one?
Camp support?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just when Gao Hongming was hesitating, he suddenly saw the staff hurried over and said urgently: "The regiment...it's not good, I've been reporting the discovery of the Japanese."
tank."
"What...the Japanese have tanks?"
Gao Hongming was shocked.
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"Tanks...the Japanese tanks are coming!"
The soldiers' exclamations rang out from the company's position.
Lei Hu, who was directing the battle, saw the shadow of a Japanese tank through the smoke and dust binoculars. It had a boxy shape, a very different size from the chassis to the turret, and a short tank gun.
Although the distance was still five or six hundred meters, Leihuhu could still feel the shocking momentum of the tank's impact. Behind the tank was a group of Japanese soldiers crouching and holding rifles. However, these Japanese tanks
The speed is not very fast, and Leihuhu’s visual inspection is only about ten kilometers.
"It's actually the Type 89 tank of the little devil." Lei Huhu recognized the model of the tank opposite him at a glance.
The Type 89 tank was the first tank developed by the Japanese Army. It had a total combat weight of 12.7 tons and a crew of 4. It was initially equipped with a 37mm short-barreled gun. It was not until 1932 that all tanks were replaced with imitation 57mm short-barreled guns.
At this moment, these Type 89 tanks were advancing while firing at both sides with their vehicle-mounted 6.5mm Type 91 machine guns. The soldiers in the first and second platoons who were originally responsible for the two wings were suppressed to the point where they could not raise their heads.
These machine guns were just that. The 90-type 57mm cannon on the Japanese tank was also firing in the front. The artillery fire in the sky kept exploding around the Thunder Tiger.
After discovering the Japanese tank, several MG42 machine guns that were being designed aimed at it in unison. A hail of bullets rained down on them, but the result was nothing more than flying sparks.
You must know that although the frontal armor of the Type 89 tank is only 15 mm, it is not something that the MG42 can penetrate.
Looking at the Japanese tanks getting closer and closer, Lei Hu glanced around and found that the only thing in his hand that could pose a threat to the Japanese tanks was the M2 large-caliber heavy machine gun.
He bent over and ran to the big man and pushed him away: "Get out of the way and quickly put on armor-piercing bullets."
The big man was stunned for a moment, then silently moved an iron box from behind and pulled out a row of bullets. Unlike ordinary bullets, the warheads of these bullets were red.
"Crack!"
General Lei Hu pulled the safety bolt, and the machine gun made a crisp sound. He was about to fire when the big man beside him suddenly said: "Company Commander, let me do it. You can just take command from behind."
What nonsense are you talking about!" Lei Huhu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed and scolded: "What kind of commander are you actually commanding me?"
"Company Commander, let me do it. It's too dangerous for you to be here!" The big man couldn't bear it anymore and said to Lei Huhu: "You are the company commander. Your command position is not here. All the brothers in the company are here."
They are all waiting for your command, I am the machine gunner."
"Yes, company commander, it's too dangerous for you to be here, let the big guy come." Even Lu Xianping on the side also advised.
"Hey...little Shandong, are you itchy?" Lei Huhu glared and was about to curse, but before he could speak, Lu Xianping forcibly dragged him behind.
"Company commander, just listen to squad leader Lu and take command from behind."
The surrounding soldiers also tried to dissuade them. Everyone knew that once fired, this machine gun that could pose a threat to Japanese tanks would definitely become a thorn in the side of the Japanese army at the first opportunity. The person who operated this machine gun would definitely be given priority.
Against the target, the machine gunner's chance of survival is really low in this situation.
Before Lei Hu agreed, the big machine gunner had already grabbed the handle of the machine gun, pressed it with his left and right thumbs, and the machine gun, which had paused for a while, started roaring again.
As the machine gun fired, a long orange-red flame spurted out from the muzzle...