The incident in Heiyun Village has come to an end, but the battle ahead is still fierce.
The Japanese had enough troops to divide the troops into three groups, and then took turns to attack the high ground, even at night.
The Japs usually don't like night fighting.
This is because the Japanese have equipment advantages...their guns have a range of nearly 500 meters, as well as machine guns and various artillery, which allows them to suppress the Eighth Route Army from a long distance during the day. At night, the range of rifles and machine guns,
Even the role of artillery will be limited.
However, the Japanese army continued to charge towards the high ground one after another, and even during the intervals of the attack, the artillery shells would hit the anti-slope fortifications one after another.
This is a typical fatigue tactic, and its purpose is not to allow the Eighth Route Army any time to rest...The Japanese are divided into three groups and can take turns to rest, but the soldiers must always maintain a high degree of tension.
When Wang Xuexin returned to his position, he couldn't hold on any longer, so he leaned against the side of the trench and rested for a while.
The reason why I say "rest" is because it is difficult to fall asleep in this situation.
This is not because of the gunfire on the battlefield, nor the sound of artillery, nor the bullets and shrapnel flying outside the trenches... It is useless to worry about these, they are too fast, and if they really hit you, you will not be able to dodge.
Wang Xuexin believes that the reason why he can't sleep is probably because the tension on the battlefield causes a large amount of adrenaline hormones to be secreted, leaving him in a state of being very sleepy but unable to fall asleep.
Then Wang Xuexin knew that not everyone was like this.
When Wang Xuexin was rubbing his dry eyes and worrying about being unable to fall asleep, he saw Zhang Qingcai running to the side, squatting on the ground, and started snoring.
Wang Xuexin couldn't help but touched Zhang Qingcai with his elbow. He jumped up with a "soaring" sound and put his rifle on the trench. After seeing no Japanese for a long time, he retracted his head in confusion and complained: "Platoon commander, there are no Japanese."
Why did you come to wake me up?"
"Comrade Zhang Qingcai!" Wang Xuexin asked humbly: "Tell me your experience! How can you fall asleep while squatting down?"
"What does this mean?" Zhang Qingcai replied nonchalantly: "If you fight for a few more years, you will naturally have this skill!"
He opened his mouth as he spoke, hugged the rifle in his arms, tilted his head and fell asleep again.
The one who envied Wang Xuexin almost had to be kicked hard.
But after thinking about it, Wang Xuexin felt that what Zhang Qingcai said made sense.
After fighting for a few more years, you will treat fighting as a lifestyle, a habit, or even a conditioned reflex, and you will naturally feel less nervous.
If you are not nervous, your adrenal glands will not secrete too much adrenaline, and you will naturally lie down and fall asleep when you feel sleepy.
The problem is...
Will you still be alive by then?
Can you still survive until then?
Wang Xuexin fell silent.
Wang Xuexin looked up at the sky. Under the boundless night and smoke, he suddenly felt lonely, followed by fear and helplessness.
A strong thought arose in his heart. He hoped to return to the safe world of reality, even if it was just for one night, to have a comfortable and dry small bed. If there was a quilt, it would be luxury, and then he could rest assured.
, have a nice sleep.
But this is just a beautiful dream.
Just when Wang Xuexin was getting into the mood, he heard the hoarse voice of the company commander in the darkness: "The Japanese are coming, fight!"
Wang Xuexin and Zhang Qingcai jumped up from the ground like springs, mounted their rifles in the trench and pulled the triggers towards the enemy.
The combat rhythm of the Japanese regular army is indeed somewhat different from that of the mixed brigade.
The mixed brigade fought faster and harder, but lacked stamina.
Regular field divisions often use small groups to test, reconnaissance, and use artillery fire to knock out firepower points one by one... Although the Japanese mortars are on the front slope, they can place artillery observers on the top of the mountain.
These artillery observers communicate and coordinate with the rear artillery by telephone.
For example, tell them whether the shell is far or near, whether it is high or low... It doesn't take just a few rounds to guide the shell to the exact location and concentrate the bombing.
This caused heavy casualties to the garrisoned soldiers. The first company had already suffered more than half casualties at this time. Wang Xuexin's platoon still had twenty people because of the addition of sharpshooters, but most of them were injured.
Wang Xuexin learned the lesson now. After firing a few shots, he immediately changed positions with the rifle.
Sure enough, the position where we just stood was immediately bombarded by Japanese mortars.
Wang Xuexin gritted his teeth.
He believed that the most hated person on the battlefield was not the enemy's sniper, but the artillery observer.
Because at least the snipers are still traceable. When they fire, there will be gunshots and sparks from the muzzles.
But the artillery observer only needs to lie down on the hilltop position, scan the battlefield with his eyes, and use the phone to guide the artillery bombardment. There will be no traces. It is almost impossible to find them and kill them in the dark.
But Wang Xuexin still wanted to try.
He squatted in the trench with his gun in hand and observed the battlefield for a while, and found that most of the impact points of the artillery shells fell on the right side of the mountain col.
This shows that the left side of the col is likely to be a blind spot for artillery observers. From this, it can be inferred that his position is not in the middle but on the right side.
Wang Xuexin continued his analysis...
There are four locations on the right that are suitable as observation points.
One of them is on the charge line between the enemy and ourselves. Both armies have to pass through this place during repeated attacks. It is obviously not suitable for artillery observers to lurk.
There is also a location that is too high and conspicuous, making it a key target for snipers and not suitable for lurking.
The remaining two...
Wang Xuexin really couldn't find a reason to rule it out, so he could only try his luck and choose one of the two.
He slowly took out the rifle and looked at the target location through the scope.
It was a highland with alternating rocks and soil. It was not a good lurking point for the Eighth Route Army, because the rocks protruding from the soil would cut the soldiers' palms and elbows like the tip of a knife when they were crawling forward.
and knees. At the same time, the shells will explode countless rubbles, leaving the soldiers hiding nearby with nowhere to follow.
But this terrain may be a good choice for the Japs, because the Eighth Route Army has run out of artillery shells, with only a dozen rounds left for use in emergencies.
Therefore, the devils can rest assured to lurk here.
This is also the reason why Wang Xuexin chose this place in his second choice.
Although the visibility was very poor, the moonlight filtering through the smoke still allowed Wang Xuexin to scan the rocky area through the sniper scope.
Nothing unusual.
Wang Xuexin thought that he had made the wrong choice and that the artillery observer might be hiding in another place.
However, at this moment, a black stone shook in the mountain wind.
Of course the stone will not shake.
Wang Xuexin aimed at the rock and pulled the trigger without hesitation... "Bang!", and after the bullet was fired, Wang Xuexin hid in the trench.
He didn't know whether he hit the target. He only knew that there were far fewer shells in the next period of time.