Thousands of bullets streaked down the street, sending rubble and smoke flying everywhere.
The brothers of the machine gun company rushed forward under Yang Ling's order, trying to eliminate the Japanese who broke into the city.
"Come on!"
Blacksmith, the commander of the machine gun company, charged the hardest, and the hot bullets swept through everything. Many Japanese soldiers who were squatting and shooting were hit in the head, and their brains and blood splattered out, staining the surroundings with blood red.
Naturally, Japanese commander Saito Zenko was unwilling to be repelled like this. The machine gun team occupying the commanding heights blocked the street. Bullets swept down. Several machine gun company brothers who were rushing ahead were shot and fell to the ground.
The blacksmith dragged the injured brother back behind the wall, set up his machine gun and fired back. As soon as he fired a bunch of bullets, the enemy's shells fell beside him. He was dangling and was blown away, and then fell heavily behind the sandbag.
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The blacksmith felt dizzy and starry-eyed, and all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. The pain was so severe that he sat up and stretched out his hand, which was covered in blood.
"Blacksmith, are you okay? Are you injured there?" Xizi, a health soldier, carried the medical kit, ran behind the sandbag, and hurriedly healed the blacksmith's wounds.
The blacksmith's body was strong, but he was covered in blood from the grenade blast, and his body was scratched with many bloody grooves by the explosive fragments.
"Don't move!" Xizi didn't care to clean his wound. She grabbed a bandage and bandaged it to stop the bleeding.
At this moment, the grenades of the Japanese soldiers also roared, and the grenades came with a harsh whistle. The rumbling explosion caused rocks to fly on the street, and there was a smoky atmosphere. The attack of the machine gun company was suppressed.
The Japanese occupied several buildings and courtyards and tried to hold on. Their Type 92 heavy machine guns and crooked light machine guns also blocked the streets. The brothers in the guerrilla camp rushed several times but were pushed back.
The streets were already littered with corpses, both from the teaching corps and from the Japanese death squads. There was almost no place to stay, and every step you stepped on was in a puddle of blood.
Yang Ling hunched over and rushed to the front line. The injured blacksmith shouted to Yang Ling: "Batalion Commander, the Japanese have small steel cannons, we can't rush through!"
Yang Ling naturally knew that he couldn't rush through. The bullets fired by the Type 92 heavy machine gun could break the steel plate. If he rushed out, he would die. He now regretted that he did not move the heavy machine gun from the ammunition depot. At that time, he thought it was too heavy and troublesome, and it was not as good as the Czech style.
convenient.
If the Japs who broke into the city are not dealt with as soon as possible and the gap is blocked, then Japs reinforcements will continue to pour in, and the situation will become extremely critical.
"Liu Yidao!" Yang Ling turned around and shouted.
"Batalion Commander!" Liu Yidao, holding a gun, ran behind the sandbag and lay down.
"The machine gun company is here to attract the enemy's firepower. You lead people to go around and stab the enemy from behind!"
"Yes!" Liu Yidao responded, then turned around and ran back to the company. The bullets flew past him, making his back feel cold.
"Follow me in rows two!" Liu Yidao led the people into the yard on the street without any hesitation.
The street was empty and had no cover, making it difficult to attack, but there were too many ruined houses on both sides. Liu Yidao led his men to attack the enemy's flank.
Da da da--
Machine guns were still firing at the Japs on the street, mixed with the banging of rifles and bullets coming and going. The fight was lively. Liu Yidao had already penetrated the house and the ruins, and got under the noses of the Japs.
"Company Commander, the Japs are on the other side of the wall!" They leaned against the wall and could hear the chirping cries of the Japs on the other side of the wall, but the wall blocked their way.
Liu Yidao was also a young man who didn't care about so many things. He grabbed a bunch of grenades and said: "Blow up the wall!"
Boom——
A large amount of bricks and stones were blown away in the violent tremors, and a hole was immediately blown out of the solid courtyard wall. Several Japanese soldiers who were carrying ammunition and passing nearby were also blown away, and the injured were also included.
The ground was twitching and moaning.
"Charge!" Liu Yidao said nothing, and rushed into the smoke-filled yard with his bayonet drawn.
When the injured Japanese soldiers saw the Chinese soldiers rushing out of the cave, they suddenly looked frightened, reacted and struggled to grab their guns.
"Pfft!" Blood spattered, and the sharp bayonet plunged into the Japs' hearts without hesitation, ending their lives.
The Japanese soldiers who were lying on the courtyard wall and shooting outside heard the noise behind them. They turned around and saw many angry Chinese soldiers rushing out of the smoke. It was too late to turn their guns.
After a burst of crackling gunfire, the Japanese on the walls suddenly fell into disarray and fell off the walls one after another.
"Captain, a Chinese army is attacking from the flank!" Hearing the firefight from behind, a Japanese lieutenant hurriedly reported.
Major Ito Zenmitsu, the Japanese captain, was also shocked. He did not expect the Chinese to touch them: "You immediately lead the machine gun squadron to stop them!"
Before Ito Zenko finished speaking, countless cluster grenades suddenly flew over from the other side of the wall.
Yang Ling had moved a lot of grenades from the ammunition depot, and every brother had a lot of grenades hanging on them, which was exactly what they needed in the narrow streets and alleys.
"Captain, be careful!" the lieutenant shouted and threw Ito Zenko down among the rubble.
The vigorous explosion raised a huge cloud of smoke and dust, and the walls of the surrounding houses also collapsed in the explosion. Bloody arms and pieces of meat flew into the sky. This round of explosions sent many Japanese soldiers to see the Lord of Hell.
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"Machine gun cover! Attack!"
Yang Ling heard the noise coming from the Japs. The Japs' machine gun firepower was slightly weaker, so he lost no time and immediately ordered an attack along the street.
Japanese Major Saito Zenko was knocked down by the lieutenant. Although he was not killed by the explosion, his ear was blown off, his face was bloody, and he grimaced in pain.
The choking smoke made Major Ito Zenko keep coughing and pushed away the body that was pressing on him. The lieutenant was completely dead.
"Captain, go quickly!"
Several disgraced Japanese soldiers rushed over and ran back with Ito Zenko on their backs. Behind them were Liu Yidao and others who rushed over with shining bayonets.
The brothers from the guerrilla battalion led by Yang Ling broke through the Japanese defense line. The Japanese soldier Saeto Yoshimitsu was injured and the Japanese had to retreat towards the city wall and gave up the idea of occupying the stronghold in the city.
Yang Ling would miss this opportunity to beat the drowned dog, and led his brothers from the guerrilla camp to rush in and fight hard. Several times the Japanese tried to re-establish a blocking position but were defeated by their ferocious firepower.
The firepower of more than twenty Czech light machine guns was enough to sweep through everything. They cleared the way, and the guerrilla battalion chased the defeated Japanese soldiers and drove them off the city wall.
The Japanese commander, Saito Zenmitsu, was injured and was carried by his subordinates. He died of excessive blood loss as soon as he exited the Guanghua Gate.
The brothers from the guerrilla camp rushed to the wall that had been blown down at Guanghua Gate. Several brothers rushed too fast and were shot and fell to the ground as soon as they reached the wall. The others were so frightened that they hurriedly fell down.
The Japs below the city were still swarming toward the gap along the gentle slope that had been removed. The Japs covering the gap were accurate with their marksmanship, but Yang Ling and the others on the wall did not dare to show their heads.
"Throw the grenade!" Yang Ling shouted and threw the smoking grenade high into the sky. The brothers followed suit and threw the grenade without raising their heads.
The Japanese soldiers who were climbing up the gentle slope were randomly hit by the grenade. Their blood and flesh were flying everywhere, causing them to be killed and injured, so they had to retreat temporarily.
Liu Yidao cut off the military flag that the Japanese had planted on the top of the city and threw it down towards the city wall. The captain of the 36th Japanese Regiment in the telescope could clearly see him, and his face was livid with anger.
"Bagaya road!" Colonel Jiro Wakiita, the commander of the regiment, roared and ordered: "Artillery bombardment! Artillery bombardment!"
The Ninth Mountain Artillery Battalion near the moat immediately launched a fierce bombardment on the guerrilla camp in the gap.
"Withdraw to the city!" Seeing the overwhelming artillery shells coming towards him, Yang Ling would resist and hurriedly withdrew his troops to the anti-gun caves under the city to hide from the artillery fire.
The Japanese artillery was so powerful that it blasted the city wall hard. The city wall was shaking violently as if it had been hit by a sledgehammer. The dust in the artillery holes was falling, but the faces of the brothers were happy. After all, the Japanese were beaten by the Japanese.
They drove them out.
As soon as the Japanese gunfire stopped, Yang Ling asked the blacksmith to bring a machine gun to the city wall. More than 20 Czech light machine guns formed an airtight firepower network, allowing the Japanese to attack again and lay down hundreds of people.
A corpse.
At this moment, the 305th Regiment led by Zhang Lingfu of the 51st Division rushed over from the direction of Zangjia Lane and flanked the Japanese 36th Regiment outside Guanghua Gate, forcing them to send troops back for reinforcements.
"Blacksmith, leave one platoon to defend the gap, and the rest will follow me to counterattack!"
Yang Ling also seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack in the Zhongheqiao neighborhood outside the city.