Chapter 300 Battle of the Ancient Mountains (2) (Chapter 300 Commemorative Monthly Pass!)
Under the anxious gaze of two thousand officers and soldiers of the Independence Regiment, the Japanese invaders' almost frantic twenty-minute shelling stopped.
However, only the heavy artillery stopped the bombardment, and then the mountain artillery equipped by the Japanese artillery regiment began to fire, once again covering the ancient mountains where the smoke had not dissipated in artillery fire.
However, the Japanese troops staying at the bottom of the mountain began to take action, and a squadron began to move up the mountain carrying weapons. It was still the old method of coordinated infantry and artillery attacks. First, heavy artillery was used to open the way to destroy the fortifications and will of the defenders, and then mountain artillery was used to cover the infantry assault.
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Of course, the Japanese army could only move to a distance of about 200 meters from the main position on the top of the ancient mountain. If they moved further, even their own artillery shells were not equipped with identification friend or foe systems, and they would only become scum if they received one shot.
Although Zhou Shiyu's face in the tunnel on the reverse slope was a little ugly, it was not that bad. The Japanese heavy artillery was very good. Even in the tunnel more than thirty meters away from the main position, the explosion of heavy howitzer shells could be felt.
With great power, the soil kept falling downwards, and everyone's heads and faces were covered with dust, like marmots.
But except for the four people who stayed on the position as observation posts, which caused some concern, no other officers and soldiers suffered any losses.
It has to be said that the psychological quality of the bandit soldiers in the death-defying company is good enough. Except for a few who turned pale and kept chanting "Buddha bless" to embolden themselves, most of the others were either smoking or silently wiping their hands.
gun inside.
Maybe this is also related to the fact that they have been in the bandits' den for several years, and murder and arson are commonplace. Since joining the death squads, strict military laws have effectively restrained their animal nature, but no one can erase their indifference to life and death.
Go for it! Anyway, these three months are considered profitable. At least, they are much better than the bandit brothers who were led to the barren mountains and shot in rows. As for what they care about, they may just rely on their support.
Wife and children who finally live a stable life at the Independence Regiment Base!
Not only are their psychological qualities good, but the bandit soldiers of the death-defying company are also no worse than other troops in their ability to obey orders.
During the three months of hell-like training, it was not that no bandits wanted to escape, but those who tried to escape were basically hung on the flagpole. Zhou Shiyu, who was like a white-faced scholar, was no more ruthless than the gang in the village who easily killed people.
The elder brother who lit the sky lanterns was so poor that he used up fifteen of the twenty death quotas given to him by Liu Lang within half a month. In the remaining two and a half months, no gangster dared to disobey and die.
Company's military law.
It can even be said that in the entire Independent Regiment, which unit is most abiding by military law, it must be the death-defying company. Zhou Shiyu restrained the fierceness of the gangsters within a controllable range by taking the lives of the gangsters who dared to test the law.
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At first, no one wanted to shoot Zhou Shiyu and several harsh squad platoon leaders with black guns after getting the weapons. However, Zhou Shiyu and the veterans used their superb individual soldier skills to kill the deserters who wanted to escape without mercy.
The ruthlessness hanging on the flagpole told them that they could have guns to attack criminals, but it was more likely that they would not be killed, and the terrible consequences were definitely not something they could bear.
The sharp sound of the bamboo flute suddenly sounded, and Zhou Shiyu felt a little relieved. It seemed that the observation post was still alive. Without waiting for his order, the platoon of the daredevil company sitting at the entrance of the tunnel rushed out with guns in hand, followed closely.
Behind is the cannon platoon.
The other three platoons continued to stand by in the tunnel. They were Zhou Shiyu's reserve team.
Zhou Shiyu, who was born in a regular military academy, knew very well that the battle with the Japanese army was definitely not a matter of one or two days. He could not let all his trump cards go out on the first day. The organic gun platoon MG42 machine guns provided fire support. The Japanese army wanted to break through a
It is impossible to line up a defense line of 50 people in a short time, even if they use heavy artillery to blow up the main position into a piece of scorched earth.
The narrow front of the Gushan main position cannot support a large-scale charge at all. If the Japanese army's large-scale charge regardless of casualties fulfills Zhou Shiyu's wish, the terrifying rate of fire of the MG42 machine gun will definitely repeat what happened a few days ago.
It caused pain to the bones of the 8th Division.
In this first battle, Zhou Shiyu only dispatched two MG42 machine guns and a row of three Czech light machine guns. Several mortars were only set up on standby and should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
The only second lieutenant of the 4th Brigade who survived the Luo Wenyu offensive and defensive battle brought Nishi Yiichi the news that the Chinese defenders had a heavy machine gun with an extremely high rate of fire. Although Nishi Yiichi found it difficult to believe that the Chinese were supporting the infantry
Their firepower exceeded that of the Imperial Army, but the remains of Imperial soldiers that were still intact but were almost beaten into honeycombs when they were lifted from Luo Wenyu's battlefield told him that he had to accept this fact.
The Chinese indeed have a new weapon that can completely suppress their own Type 92 heavy machine guns. Therefore, before the attack, they specifically warned Nagakawahara Kan of the 16th Brigade who was on the front line to personally supervise the battle, not to charge in a large-scale intensive manner to avoid
Suffer the nightmare that the 4th Brigade suffered again.
The twenty-minute heavy artillery bombardment was not only for demonstration, but also to destroy the fortifications of the Chinese defenders. Only in this way could the grenadier soldiers of the infantry squadron destroy the enemy's firepower points without fortification cover one by one. As long as the firepower points were destroyed
, the Chinese defenders became lambs to be slaughtered.
It can be said that for the small position of Gushan, Nishi Yiichi almost used most of the combat power of the 8th Division except for dispatching the chariot brigade and aircraft.
The distance of more than thirty meters was only close to ten seconds, and the platoon of the death-defying company rushed to its own position.
The position was shrouded in thick smoke. On this clear spring day, the visibility was only about 30 meters. It was impossible to see the shadow of the Japanese troops charging up the mountain. The position was full of big craters, and some of them were almost
Put in a car.
The trenches are no longer coherent, and there are many places that have collapsed due to shelling. To describe it as full of desolation is a good word.
"Everyone, get into position, quickly." The platoon commander gave a short order and ran towards the bunker where the observation post was located.
The few observation posts staying in the bunker were part of his platoon, so of course he was worried.
However, after only running a few steps, the platoon leader stopped. The two bunkers on the left no longer existed, as evidenced by the two huge craters and the twisted steel plates that were blown to the edge of the position and inserted into the ground.
The power of the Japanese 240MM caliber heavy howitzer.
If someone stayed in the bunker, they would probably turn into ashes together with the bunker, and they would not even have to collect the corpses.
A trace of pain flashed in the eyes of the row leader.
No, someone was playing the bamboo flute just now, so there must be an observation post alive. "Hutou, Hutou, where have you been hiding in such a stupid way?" The platoon leader called out to a sergeant squad leader who had been in the same class with him for three years.
name.
Of the sixteen veterans, except for five who became platoon leaders, the remaining eleven became sergeants and squad leaders. This time they served as observation posts. The leader was Wei Hutou, squad leader of the third squad, who had the closest relationship with the platoon leader.
veteran.
No one answered, and the platoon leader's heart sank. The battle hadn't even started yet, but just a shelling, would he lose his best brother?
"Platoon leader, platoon leader, the third squad leader is here!" a soldier shouted.
He took three steps and two steps at a time, and ran past in a long row. The joy that had just appeared on his face turned into pain.
Wei Hutou, who was lying in the crater, was vomiting blood. The large black blood clots on his chest were clearly fragments of his internal organs. They were shocked by the shells alive. The platoon leader who had experienced the Songhu Anti-Japanese War felt deeply in his heart.
very clear.
There are no directors from the Future Republic, so there are no last words that must be said before death on behalf of the righteous side. The veteran who did not even have time to look at his brother, spitting out his last breath of blood, died silently like this.
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After he completed his mission.
No one knows what perseverance he used to play the last bamboo flute when he was already destined to die, and no one knows why the veteran who died silently clutched his chest in the last moments of his life.
Because the Japanese are coming soon.
"Machine gun, shoot for me, shoot, shoot..." the platoon leader yelled, taking a deep look at the brothers who had lived and died together for three years, then turned around and rushed into the position resolutely.
Someone rushed up and lifted the head of Wei Hu, the only one whose body could be found. The other three had already integrated with the position.
In the chest pocket of the dead veteran, there was a yellowed black and white photo.