Liu Yi carried a Garand rifle and bent down and walked along the tunnel that was mostly destroyed by the bombing to a position not far away. At this time, the Japanese machine guns, mortars, and grenades were pouring towards the position here.
Of course, the rain of bullets and their Type 95 tanks would not miss this show and kept firing at the position. Now the surface of the position was already filled with flames, and Liu Yi only felt that bursts of hot flames were constantly surrounding him.
Come.
A male medical soldier next to him hurriedly ran into the tunnel carrying a soldier covered in blood on his back, and then another. The battle had already entered a fierce stage at the beginning. It seemed that the Japanese were determined to break through their defenses tonight.
It's a battlefield.
Lying in the trench, Liu Yi took out a Zeiss telescope from his waist and started observing. From behind the lens, he saw the burning wreckage of several Type 95 tanks on the opposite side. Liu Yi knew that the Japanese tanks had caused great damage.
The anti-personnel anti-personnel positions are located in their tunnels and behind the infantry positions. From there, they can snipe the Japanese armored troops attacking from the left and right sides of the infantry positions. Now that the front position has been occupied, it has become a forward position.
A steady stream of Japanese tanks were preparing to roll over the occupied infantry position and penetrate into the depth of his position. Several 37mm anti-tank guns installed on the left and right sides of the position seemed to have caused a lot of damage to the Japanese army.
Heavy casualties. The anti-tank gun positions were built with thick civil structure bunkers, and the combat anti-tank guns were hidden behind the bunkers. Although the range of fire was restricted, the enemy could not directly destroy the artillery, and the combat anti-tank guns were originally intended to be aimed directly at
Shooting.
At this time, a group of shells from the long-range artillery summoned by the Japanese artillery observers fell, and the position was instantly enveloped by huge explosions from 75mm grenades and even 105mm howitzers.
The weather in March was supposed to be a cool day, but now the surface of the position was shrouded in scorching flames of war. Liu Yi's chest was pressed against the heat-radiating trench wall, and the choking bitter acid in the air made him feel like there was something in his lungs.
A kind of stabbing pain.
The infantrymen swimming in the tunnel entrances and trenches began to make noises. The Japanese army had already approached with their tanks, and the soldiers on the position began to fire. Several soldiers with rifles in their hands passed by him and disappeared into the choked atmosphere.
In the smoke of people, even though Liu Yi knew that they might be only a few meters away from him.
The sky outside the trenches is the territory of the enemy's artillery shells. Continuous flames are wrapped in shrapnel of various shapes and dance wildly outside the trenches with a harsh tune. Any attempt to stand up and expose one's body will only cause trouble.
Bringing death upon oneself.
The soldiers moved carefully between the trenches and tunnels, occasionally picking up semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns during enemy artillery bombardments, shooting in the general direction of the Japanese attack, and then quickly moved to a safe position. However, there were no traces of fire on the entire surface of the position.
Is there any absolutely safe place when covered by Japanese artillery fire? No, maybe the hidden part of the tunnel behind is safe. From time to time, infantrymen are hit by the huge shock waves of exploding mortar shells and grenades falling directly into the trench.
His body was torn to pieces, and he didn't even have time to shout. As soon as the new round of Japanese attacks began, the casualties on the position began to increase rapidly.
Liu Yi buried his head and waited for the bombardment to end.
The soil and sleepers around the bunker were thrown up and down again and again by the explosions of the artillery shells. The powdery dust scattered in the bunker and was swept up by the shock wave formed by the explosion. It seemed like a violent sandstorm was blowing in the bunker.
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After the explosion of the enemy's shells ended, Liu Yi raised his head. The surrounding scenery surprised him. Not far from him, a trench covered with sleepers and thick soil on the top was collapsed by the shells that fell directly on it. It had been bombed.
The broken sleeper steel stood upright in the trench. I don’t know if there were soldiers inside. If there were, there was only one fate, death!
When the smoke cleared, the Japanese soldiers were finally seen in the telescope. The dark yellow figures of the Japanese infantry squirming in front of the position came into Liu Yi's eyes.
"Bullshit! You still want to come up here?" Liu Yi cursed lowly at the endless garbage in front of him, waiting for the Japs to get closer before opening fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several more artillery shells fired by Type 95 tanks landed next to the tunnel not far from Liu Yi, splashing dust all over the sky. After waiting for a few more minutes, the smoke dissipated and Liu Yi discovered the battle defense that had been firing artillery shells at the Japanese army from time to time.
The cannon suddenly lost its sound.
At this time, a figure ran up to him. Liu Yi turned around and saw that it was a monkey. When Liu Yi saw this, he couldn't help but became angry and shouted at the monkey: "Monkey, you no longer command the battle on the battlefield and come here."
What are you doing? If you lose your position, I will shoot you."
The monkey cowered his head in the trench and said loudly: "Boss, the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. We have no power to fight back. We don't know what our reinforcements are for. They usually fly all over the sky when we are not looking for them. Now we need them."
They don't even have a support aircraft, it's really strange to his grandmother."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth and said, "It's useless to say this now. Hurry up and order the brothers to pull into the anti-gun hole at the back and wait for the Japanese to get close before attacking. Otherwise, we will be dead before the Japanese come up."
"good!"
Monkey agreed and was about to run back. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to run, there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky. Liu Yi and Monkey's expressions changed at the same time. I don't know who was hoarse.
He shouted: "This is the Japanese's long-range artillery, hurry up and enter the anti-gun cave!"
The two of them quickly rolled and crawled into the tunnel less than five meters away from them. As soon as they entered, another round of violent explosions rang out not far from where they were standing just now.
Waves of violent tremors shook under my feet, and the ground seemed to be shaking. It took a while before it stopped.
After the sound of the cannons stopped, Liu Yi raised his head and looked along the entrance of the cave, and saw the monkey at a glance. The monkey slowly climbed up from the ground with difficulty, like a beaten giant monkey, with thick dust on its body.
The stretch of his body poured down, and his face was already blackened by the smoke and dust floating everywhere on the surface of the position.
"Monkey, you're not dead yet?" Liu Yi grinned with his teeth pinched.
"You can't die. You have forgotten that we are the masters who captured the Japanese Lieutenant General alive. How can we die so easily?" The monkey also grinned, showing his snow-white teeth.
"Is there anyone? Come here quickly!" A hoarse shout suddenly came from behind them.
Liu Yi and the other two turned around and saw that it was the artillery corporal. His combat artillery bunker had been blown down by Japanese artillery fire, and the artillery tilted sideways to the ground, suppressing his legs.
Liu Yi and Monkey quickly ran up and worked together to remove the artillery mount that was pressing on the leg of the artillery corporal. At this time, a female health worker who was passing behind ran over and began to check the injury on his leg.
"Squad Leader Wu, your calf is broken, I will carry you down."
"No! Stop the bleeding for me first, and let me see if the gun can still be used." the artillery corporal roared, while struggling to lean against the combat defense gun to check the gun's sight glass and retreat machine. At this time, this man
The corporal looked like he was in a state of madness.
At this time, Liu Yi glanced around and saw a horrifying scene.
The few soldiers from the artillery squad that Liu Yi encountered when he came out just now have now become stumps and broken arms, shredded clothes, crushed helmets mixed with broken wood and clods of earth scattered all over the place.
It was all over the ground. The blood gushing from the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers smeared the barrel of the anti-tank gun red, and billowing smoke was pouring into the firing port of the bunker that had been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.
"Wu Xiaofang, go back and see if there are any armor-piercing bombs." The artillery sergeant said to the female health worker with red eyes.
The woman silently glanced at the artilleryman, turned around and walked into the tunnel.
"The artillery can still be used! You two bastards, why don't you come over and help!" The corporal of the artillery squad suddenly turned his head and cursed Liu Yi and the other two who were grieving for the dead soldiers of the artillery squad.
The monkey's eyes widened and he was about to curse. One of him and Liu Yi were a second lieutenant and the other a captain. It was outrageous that this little corporal wanted to command them. But Liu Yi on the side used his eyes to
Signaling the monkey who was about to curse to be quiet, the two of them and the female health worker named Wu began to turn the blood-stained anti-tank cannon over and straighten it under the command of the artillery corporal.
"Wu Xiaofang! Armor-piercing bullets! Armor-piercing bullets!" the artillery corporal sat on the frame and leaned on the sight, shouting loudly while turning the handwheel.
"I'm going to help." The monkey turned around and helped the health worker carry the shells.
"The enemy, the enemy is coming. Tanks, and Japanese infantry! Why haven't the artillery shells arrived yet?" the artillery corporal yelled hysterically while shaking the handle.
"Cannonballs! There are cannonballs!" Liu Yi turned around and saw the female health worker and the monkey running over panting carrying a box of cannonballs.
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Load the gun! You idiot! You can't even load the gun?" Under the command of the artillery corporal, everyone hurriedly opened the gun bolt and loaded the gun.
"The target is 121 meters! Release!" Liu Yi pulled the firing rope at the command of the artillery corporal. The huge recoil threw the two people on the gun mount high, and the artillery sergeant held on to the gun body with both hands.
Before the artillery stopped and dust was still flying on the gun emplacement, the artillery sergeant had already put his eyes on the sight glass to check the shooting results.
"**, it's off!"
"Come again! What are you doing? Armor-piercing bullets!"
"The target is 112 meters! Release!"
"Hit! Come again, there's another one!"
"These beasts! Armor-piercing bullets!"
"Quick! Close the gun bolt!"
"Target 995 meters! Release!"
The female health worker named Wu Xiaofang who was carrying the shells at the back ran back and forth panting, and shells were thrown into the barrel one after another. The empty shells that were ejected were steaming and rolled on the ground and collided with each other, making a crisp metal collision sound.
The anti-tank gun roared and beat again and again. This thing made of steel seemed to have suddenly come to life, turning the two Type 95 tanks rushing at the front into a ball of fire.
"Come again!" the artillery corporal turned to Liu Yi and hissed. He had thrown away his helmet and the earplugs in his ears long ago. His head and face, which were blackened by gunpowder smoke, formed a sharp contrast with his white teeth.
Seeing his eyes bright with excitement, Liu Yi also smiled. Suddenly, Liu Yi's eyes fell on the corporal's ears covered with dirt and dust, and his earlobes were dripping with blood.
This corporal's ears were already deafened!
"Danger! Get down!" Suddenly, as the monkey shouted, Liu Yi, who was still stunned, was thrown to the ground by the monkey.
"Boom! Boom!" Several enemy mortar shells landed near the gun emplacement.
Liu Yi was dizzy from the explosion so close at hand, and acid water was pouring out of his already empty stomach. He retched for a while until tears came out of the corners of his eyes.
It took a while for everyone to straighten up from the thick smoke.
"Squad Leader Wu! How are you?" The female health worker lying in the back was holding the anti-tank gun tightly, and the artillery corporal was covered in blood.
"Squad Leader Wu! Don't die! Wake up! Let's continue firing!" The female health worker hugged the artillery corporal and cried loudly.
We saw that only the upper half of the artillery corporal's body was intact in the arms of the health worker, and his two legs had been torn to pieces by artillery shells.
The female health worker cried sadly while wiping the thick dust from the artillery sergeant's face with her hands. The artillery sergeant's face was as sallow as a dead man's, and his lips had no color at all. But his hands were still tightly holding the cannon of the anti-aircraft artillery.
The health worker did not move his body for a long time. Just when Liu Yi and Monkey were preparing to work together to lift him down, the corporal woke up leisurely.
"What are you doing in a daze? Then fire! What are you doing? Ah! Reload! Wu Xiaojuan!" The artillery sergeant tried to sit up straight. His teeth were gritted deeply, and a low gasp came from his nose.
The female health worker was crying while picking up a cannonball. I opened the breech, loaded the gun, and closed the breech.
The corporal suddenly regained his energy and turned the hand wheel vigorously with his arm.
"Target 983 meters! Get ready!"
When the artillery sergeant shouted and was about to pull the rope, Liu Yi suddenly discovered that the artillery did not rotate flexibly as usual, and the gun body was damaged.
The retreating aircraft was damaged, and dark yellow lubricating oil flowed all over the ground as the gun barrel rotated.
"Asshole! Why don't you fire?" the corporal said angrily.
"Look!" Liu Yi silently pointed at the cannon body.
The corporal looked at the damaged gun barrel in disbelief. When his fingers touched the demobilization fluid, he retracted his fingers as if he was electrocuted. After being stunned for a while, the artillery corporal started crying like a child, holding his hands tightly
He hugged the damaged anti-tank gun body tightly.
When the three of them were silently gathering around the artillery sergeant, looking for words to comfort him, there were hurried footsteps in the tunnel behind, and then they heard Staff Officer Liao's voice.
"Everyone, get ready to take up the position. Do you hear me? Everyone, get on the surface. The Japanese are coming!"
"Squad Leader Wu! The artillery is broken, let me help you go inside." The female health worker whispered to the artillery corporal, regardless of whether he could still hear her.
The artillery corporal lay motionless on the gun.
"Squad Leader Wu? Squad Leader Wu? Wake up! Squad Leader Wu!" The female health worker cried while hugging the artillery corporal's already cold body, shaking his body crazily in an attempt to wake up the squad leader who died on the gun emplacement.
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Liu Yi and Monkey looked at each other, smiled sadly, each found a rifle and a submachine gun from the surrounding corners, and ran towards the tunnel.
When they arrived at the position that was already as desolate as the surface of the moon, they saw soldiers emerging from the soil and bomb-proof holes one after another. They silently set up their weapons and prepared for the final battle with the invading Japanese troops.
spell.
Liu Yi searched for a while before he found a decent place to set up his rifle. He took out a few grenades from his waist and placed them next to him. At this time, the Japanese troops no longer fought because the charging Japanese troops
The infantry had already reached a distance of less than 200 meters from them. It was easy to accidentally injure one's own people by firing from this distance.
Although the Japanese army stopped firing, their bullets became denser. When a bullet hit the position, wisps of smoke would appear from time to time.
"Bang bang bang..."
The rifle in Liu Yi's hand rang. After a row of bullets were fired, the two Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.
"***, I'm driving you crazy, are you bullying me? Haven't the reinforcements arrived?" The Garand rifle in Liu Yi's hand continued to burst into flames, and one Japanese soldier fell under the gunfire... (To be continued)