The Japanese occupied the surface near him, and Shang Xi knew this clearly. However, the Japanese did not dare to easily approach the pits where these men squatting to mend mines, and he also knew this clearly.
This was the most dangerous time for the minefielders. The most important thing to guard against was the Japanese throwing grenades into the pit where they were.
So what they can do is throw grenades outside.
Because earthenware grenades were too cheap, when the Paratrooper School took over this position, the 264th Brigade dropped hundreds of baskets of earthenware grenades.
Yes, that's right, these things are basically packed in baskets just like potatoes. In a rattan basket, there is a layer of clay grenades and a layer of straw, and you can easily put out hundreds of them.
As a result, there were hundreds of mines in stock in the mine-repairing holes on the front line.
According to the instructions Shang Xi received, when the Japanese appeared near the pit where they were mending mines, their task was to throw grenades out of the pit, and the requirement was to hold the fire and count "one, two, three" before throwing, and they could not throw it.
too far.
Then, in the pits where all the minemen were still present, grenades continued to rise one after another. As long as they deviated slightly from the pit where they were, they would explode in the air.
No one wanted to be killed by Japanese bullets or grenades, so all the surviving minefielders were very diligent in throwing grenades outside.
The result was that a large group of Japanese soldiers who had opened several skirmishing lines were unable to move forward, and the enemy's machine guns did not respond to the retreat. They just huddled in the craters like that, desperately trying to figure out what to do.
Zhang Sixing, who has a wicked sense of humor, calls this tactic that relies on an almost infinite supply of clay-porcelain grenades a "geyser." After all, every few seconds, a grenade rises from a hole in the ground, or is it an air-explosion?
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It looks a bit like a geyser.
The way to deal with this tactic is to hide for a few dozen meters and then throw the grenade in.
It is a pity that grenades are not a must-have equipment for ordinary Japanese infantry. Secondly, if they want to throw grenades, they have to ask the almost countless snipers and sharpshooters if they agree.
At this time, we were only three hundred meters away from the main position, which was the best distance for rifle combat.
Especially as the Japanese attacking brigade was blocked by the "geyser" in advance, and several layers of skirmisher lines gradually overlapped, a bugle sounded suddenly.
"Military bugle, are the Chinese going to counterattack?"
Of course not. If the paratrooper school has been established and the number of troops is sufficient... Zhang Sixing will not counterattack unless necessary. He would rather organize the personnel who will definitely be injured or killed in the counterattack, and play interludes, surprise attacks, etc.
"No, that's not the tune of the Charge. I heard someone mentioned that tune to me, but it doesn't seem like this."
Just as the Japanese soldiers huddled in the crater, crouched underground, shot, and hid behind the corpses, muttering to each other, they saw a strange scene on the battlefield.
Those abominable "geyser" potholes that sprayed grenades, and in one movement, they brought back the covers of their potholes and put them on top of the potholes.
If you could see inside the hole, you would find that people like Shang Xi could only reluctantly crawl into the waist-deep horizontal hole at the bottom of the hole.
It's cold, it's so cold. It's because of you, you damn little devils, that I was driven into the water in front of you. I will give you a few more grenades when I get out.
As the sound of "Peng Peng Peng" was heard from the main position, round plate-shaped objects flew in the air. In the horrified eyes of the Japanese, the gasoline barrel cannon seemed to be falling down from the sky.
Throw down pieces of clay grenades.
What's terrible is that when those grenades explode, the terrifying gray-yellow smoke from the offensive tear gas canisters immediately fills the battlefield with the wind.
Then……
After a while, a bugle sound with a different melody sounded. For Shang Xi, who was lying in the cold water, it was nothing more than hearing the name of the Buddha, the Bodhisattva who saves suffering and saves the world.
You little brat, if you let me soak in cold water for so long, wouldn't that make me suffer from old diseases?
While cursing in his heart, Shang Xi tried his best to wring the water from his clothes. Just as he was wringing the water from his pants, he heard screams mixed with Japanese coming from outside.
The danger immediately made him put aside the cold, and then gently opened the cover with the periscope. The scene outside surprised him.
As he opened a crack, a spiciness that became less intense, but for Jiangnan people, was so irritating that it almost made people cry, hit his nostrils.
Offensive... Offensive... By the way, those soldiers don't know what they call this offensive tear gas.
But this egg is so spicy, no southerner can eat it.
In fact, the gray-yellow dust on the battlefield had long been blown away by the wind, and Shang Xi could only smell a little "aftertaste".
But the Japanese in a brigade outside were not so comfortable. Who would have thought that the weapons that frequently appeared in night raids would be thrown away by those hateful guys in broad daylight, and hundreds of them were thrown at once. Could it be that their
Are grenades so worthless?
It is indeed not very valuable. Apart from the explosive and ignition tube, the remaining items are only two copper plates. Even the explosive of the offensive tear gas egg is much less than other grenades.
The purpose of making this kind of weapon is to temporarily incapacitate people. According to experiments, it is known that a normal person will not be able to regain basic mobility for at least ten minutes after being hit by an offensive tear gas egg.
Shang Xi was not the only one who observed the embarrassing situation of the Japanese troops outside through the periscope. They all opened the covers of their own pits.
These wet people did not dare to go out and fight. They were not equipped with weapons, not even bayonets.
However, there are a lot of grenades in the potholes, and they are placed in the most advantageous places.
The grenades flew out of the potholes one by one and landed among the Japanese nearby who were blinded by the pepper dust.
At this time, Gao Zhisong, who was far away from the main position, had a little time because his position had not been attacked yet. However, he guessed in his mind that the Japanese, who had suffered such a heavy loss, would not attack the paratrooper school position again.
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At this moment, he had two sighs. One was that the defensive tactics of the paratrooper school were very simple and effective.
The people in the holes in front may seem dangerous, but in fact they are fully protected by their own firepower. In this range, the opponent's infantry is not only subject to the power of weapon fire from the rear, but also the almost unlimited threat of grenades.
And that "geyser" type one that keeps throwing out air-explosion grenades is really not an easy method to crack.
After all, there are more than one row of potholes. If you want to blow up the people in those potholes, you have to worry about the helmet mine behind them. Once that thing explodes, everyone standing within thirty meters will be in extreme danger.
As for how to attack such a position, needless to say, the Guo army was defeated by the attack the night before yesterday. Even if the Japanese army did not have tanks and armored vehicles, it would be very difficult to deal with it with light rifles, artillery, and aircraft. Then the Japanese army, below,
It must be directed at yourself.
He put down his telescope and ordered his deputy brigade commander,
"Brigadier Liao, I think the Japs will take care of us soon. Get close to the soldiers, bring the Japs closer and hit them hard with grenades."