In the first round, although the Japs dispatched an infantry squadron by themselves, the offensive was not aggressive. They only tried it briefly and then quickly withdrew. In fact, this was just a tentative attack by the Japs.
The purpose is just to find out the strength and firepower configuration of the defenders.
Of course, the more important thing is to find the weak points of the defenders.
The weak point of the defenders is actually very obvious and cannot be disguised at all. This weak point is the Sitang Bridge!
Sitang Bridge is the only road bridge across the Sitang River within a radius of ten miles. If the Japanese want to capture the Wusong Fort, it is impossible to do it with infantry alone. They must have heavy equipment, but they must have artillery, tanks and other heavy equipment.
To transport it to Wusong Fort, there must be a road for mobility, so Sitang Bridge can be said to be the only way!
Wu Liang also saw this, so he decisively blew up the Sitang Bridge!
However, although the Sitang Road Bridge was blown up, the roads on the east and west ends of the bridge were not destroyed in time, especially the section of road west of the bridge, which could bring great convenience to the enemy's trucks, artillery and even tanks.
, you can directly approach the defender's defensive position via the road.
The commander of the little devil is indeed very powerful. After just one tentative attack, he keenly discovered this weak point of the defenders!
In the second round, the Japanese began to attack this weak point.
This time, the Japanese did not call the navy again, but concentrated six 92 infantry guns. First, they carried out a ten-minute shelling on the position on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge. After the shelling, the Japanese dispatched an infantry squadron with a fierce momentum.
Rush towards the defensive position on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge.
The attack in the second round will be much more ferocious than the first round.
Not only are the enemy's desire to attack stronger, but more importantly, there are armored vehicles!
Three Vickers armored vehicles, each leading an infantry squad, divided into three groups and rushed toward the east bank of the Sitang River. The front-loaded machine guns on the armored vehicles opened fire violently, raining bullets violently onto the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge.
On the position, the defenders guarding the east bank position were so overwhelmed by the Japanese heavy machine gun fire that they could not even lift their heads.
Zhao Gong was suppressed in the trench and could not move. He was so angry that he yelled: "Machine gun, where is our machine gun?"
A machine gunner got angry and stood up from the trench desperately, put his shoulder against the Browning machine gun, and fired fiercely at the other side of the river. The dense bullets swept across like raindrops in an instant, but most of them hit the armored vehicles.
On the body, the armored vehicle was beaten with clang, but not a single Japanese soldier was seen falling.
The next moment, the turrets of the three armored vehicles turned almost at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, six 7.7mm-caliber front-loaded machine guns opened fire at the same time. The violent rain of bullets poured out and smashed the machine gunner of the independent regiment into a sieve. The machine gunner's strong body was like a leaf blown by the wind.
The violent impact of the bullet pulled him over, then pushed him over, then he turned and fell down, falling in front of Zhao Gong.
"Lao Mi?!" Zhao Gong shouted at the top of his lungs at the machine gunner who fell to the ground with his eyes split open.
The corners of the machine gunner's mouth twitched slightly, a thread of blood slipped leisurely, and then his head tilted and there was no movement.
"Holy shit!" Zhao Gong punched the ammunition box in front of him, then turned around and yelled, "Old Pao? Old dog! Where is the old cannon? Call me over here!"
Speaking of Lao Pao, Lao Pao came over carrying a rocket launcher.
"Old Zhao, what are you barking at?" Lao Pao said angrily, "I just peed."
Zhao Gong didn't have time to talk to Lao Pao. He pointed at the three armored vehicles in front of him that were already wading across the river, and roared at the top of his lungs: "Have you seen those three iron bastards? Hit me!"
"No problem!" Lao Pao chuckled and said, "Just watch."
Zhao Gong immediately yelled: "Brothers, cover fire, hit me!"
The more than twenty veterans who were suppressed in the trench stood up at the same time and opened fire fiercely.
Taking advantage of the gap where the Japanese armored vehicles were completely attracted by the firepower of Zhao Gong and the others, Lao Pao silently came to a corner of the position. Under the cover of a tree stump, he quietly got up and aimed his rocket launcher at one of the armored vehicles. At this time, both sides
The distance is less than a hundred meters away, there is no need to aim at all!
After just confirming the position, Lao Pao gently pulled the trigger.
The next moment, there was only a crackling sound, and the tail of the rocket launcher violently sprayed out a burst of flames. Then, a rocket roared forward, a hundred meters, and compared to the flight speed of the rocket,
It was half a second, so almost as soon as the old gun pulled the trigger, the armored vehicle he was aiming at exploded.
The old gun's shot was extremely accurate and directly hit the armored vehicle's fuel tank. Not only did it tear the armored vehicle's body apart, the fuel tank exploded and caused a deflagration. The raging fire swallowed up the entire armored vehicle in an instant, and then,
The three Japanese soldiers, who were all on fire, escaped from the armored vehicle, running wildly and screaming in agony.
Unfortunately, after running only a few steps, the three Japs fell to the ground, twitched a few times and then stopped moving.
The remaining two armored vehicles were obviously taken aback, and they quickly turned their turrets. The violent machine gun fire immediately poured towards the tree stump where the old cannon was hiding. Not only the Japanese armored vehicles, but also the dozen or so grenades responsible for fire support.
They fired grenades at Lao Pao's hiding place, and Lao Pao's hiding place was instantly turned into a sea of flames.
The old artilleryman escaped the heavy machine gun fire of the armored vehicle, but not the grenade!
One of the grenades landed at Lao Pao's feet and exploded with a bang. The air wave generated by the explosion knocked Lao Pao to the ground. By the time Zhao Gong got in front of him, Lao Pao was already on his deathbed.
, opened his mouth, Lao Pao seemed to want to talk to Zhao Gong, but before he could say anything, he immediately tilted his head and died.
"Lao Pao! Lao Pao!" Zhao Gong shook Lao Pao's body twice, but Lao Pao showed no reaction.
"What the hell!" Zhao Gong didn't have time to mourn the departure of his comrade, so he directly removed the rocket launcher from the old cannon's shoulder, turned around and roared heartbreakingly, "Rockets, who saw the rockets?
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A veteran immediately rushed forward and dug out a box from the soil.
Lao Pao just wanted to take away this box, so he didn't have time to move, so he was blown to the ground by the grenades that came one after another. Zhao Gong opened the box, only to find that there was one rocket left in the box! No.
After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Gong immediately stuffed the rocket into the mouth of the rocket launcher.
"Fire cover!" Zhao Gong roared, and a dozen veterans on the position stood up again, carrying various firearms and firing fiercely forward. The defenders suddenly opened up their firepower, and instantly killed the Japanese infantry who were wading across the river.
After being suppressed, the Japanese armored vehicles and grenade launchers once again turned their targets towards the defenders with full firepower.
Zhao Gong no longer chose another rocket launcher position, but directly chose the launcher position that Lao Pao had just chosen. He stood up suddenly and aimed the rocket launcher on his right shoulder at the second armored vehicle in the center of the river! Almost as soon as he took aim, Zhao Gong used all his strength.
After pulling the trigger, there was another bang, and the armored vehicle in Zhao Gong's sight exploded with a bang.
The next moment, Zhao Gong immediately turned over and fell into the trench behind him. Then he rolled and crawled to move his position. However, before Zhao Gong could run away, seven or eight grenades fell one after another. The little devil's throws
The grenades were really not very accurate. These seven or eight rounds of grenades almost covered dozens of meters in radius!
One of the grenades landed less than three meters away from Zhao Gong and exploded. Zhao Gong spun around and fell to the ground. Another grenade landed on the edge of a nearby trench. After a violent explosion, a section of the trench wall was
Then it collapsed with a crash, burying half of Zhao Gong's body in the soil.
(Dividing line)
Meanwhile, in the underground shelter.
Li Yingqing had already unrolled the party flag and hung it on the east wall of the shelter.
Li Yingqing faced the solemn party flag, and more than 20 members of the commando team lined up in a neat square formation, standing solemnly in front of the party flag, including Li Dan.
Amidst the sound of gunfire, Li Yingqing raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist, level with his cheek.
Li Dan and more than 20 commandos then raised their right hands and clenched them into fists.
"Comrades, read with me now." Li Yingqing said solemnly, "I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China!"
"Boom!" A shell landed near the underground shelter. In the explosion that shook the earth and the mountains, a large amount of sand fell through the gaps in the logs on the top of the shelter, as if the top was falling at any time.
It may have collapsed, but the more than 20 commandos lined up underneath didn't even blink.
The commandos immediately chanted: "I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China!"
Li Yingqing stared at the party flag with an extremely serious expression as he continued to recite the oath.
More than 20 commandos also chanted along with serious expressions: "Support the party's program, abide by the party's charter, fulfill the obligations of party members, implement the party's decisions, strictly observe party discipline, the secrets of the conservative party, be loyal to the party, and work actively.
Fight for the cause of communism for life, be ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people, and never betray the party!"
After reciting the oath quickly, Li Yingqing shook hands with the party members who joined the party one by one.
Every time he shook hands with a party member, Li Yingqing would say, "Welcome to join the organization."
Halfway through the handshake, a veteran staggered in and shouted miserably: "The party representative and platoon leader have died, and the bridgehead has also been lost!"
Li Yingqing nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then, Li Yingqing turned around and turned Leng Jun's gaze to the more than 20 party members who had joined the party: "Comrades, the Battle of Baoshan has reached its most critical moment. Now it is time for us Communists to fulfill our promises, fulfill our oaths, and serve the party and the country."
It’s time for the people to dedicate everything. If you are a member of the Communist Party, follow me!”