Chen Dong did not immediately carry out the order, but showed an embarrassed expression and hesitated to speak.
Zhong Chenggong reacted quickly and directly raised his unspoken concerns: "But, commander, the attacking troops are too close to the Japanese ring fortifications. No matter how skilled the gunner is, accidental damage may occur when firing at this time!"
"It is better to be injured accidentally than to be pinned down in front of the fortifications by the Japanese light and heavy machine guns, and to be called out by them with rifles! Execute the order immediately and shoot out all the remaining shells. As long as the attacking troops enter the Japanese circular fortifications, we will win!"
"Yes, commander, the artillery company promises to complete its mission and kill more Japanese!" Chen Dong gritted his teeth and replied.
"Woooooooooo...boom, boom, boom..." Soon, the screams and explosions of artillery shells streaking across the sky rang in the ears of Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang.
This time, the casualties of the troops were particularly high!
During the violent explosion, the Japanese lying on the edge of the trench with most of their heads exposed, although they were not directly hit by the shells, the flying shell fragments flew towards them and easily pierced their bodies.
"Hold on, there are only a few mortars in the new regiment firing. They must have no shells, and the bombardment won't last long!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang ordered loudly while feeling heartbroken.
The fifty rounds of artillery fire ended in less than a minute, which also proved Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang's judgment.
However, in this short period of time, the limited troops under his command lost another fifty or sixty people, and they also lost nearly half of their light and heavy machine guns.
"Comrades, follow me... keep rushing forward. After rushing for another ten meters, you can throw the grenade and use the grenade to kill the stubborn little devil!" The two company commanders jumped up from the ground and faced the ring fortifications.
The fired bullet rushes forward.
A dozen machine gunners followed closely behind, holding light machine guns, and fired at the Japanese ring fortifications as they rushed.
The second-in-command, the rifleman, follows closely behind.
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang became anxious and personally placed a light machine gun that had lost its owner on the edge of the trench. He put the butt of the gun on his shoulder, loaded the bullet, pointed it at the Eighth Route Army dozens of meters away, and pulled the trigger.
Clear and dense gunshots came from the barrel of the gun, and more than a dozen bullets were directly shot into a fan shape by Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang and flew towards the attacking troops.
"Intensify the firepower, fire all the machine guns, and prepare the grenades for the riflemen. We must not let the Eighth Route Army enter our ring fortifications!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang shouted, having emptied a magazine in just a few seconds.
Then he did not forget to add: "The rifles have bayonets in hand and grenades are ready. When they rush over, we will use grenades to blast them. They fight with bayonets and stop them no matter what! The Japanese army is working hard, and the new group of attacking troops are also working hard.
The machine gunner in front died, and the one behind him took over. He picked up the machine gun that had been smashed on the ground, replaced it with a new magazine, and continued to rush forward while holding the gun and firing to ensure that the firepower of the machine gun in his arms was not interrupted.
The riflemen in front were dead, and the ones behind them rushed up directly, formed a new three-three formation, and continued to attack forward.
Especially the veterans in the attacking force, they bent very low at the waist, and while charging forward, they raised their guns to aim and shoot, killing the Japanese they saw.
After at least fifty bodies scattered in front of the circular fortifications, the troops finally advanced more than ten meters.
"Throw the grenades, throw all the grenades out, and keep charging forward!" a company commander who was still alive ordered decisively.
Dozens of soldiers following closely behind the machine gunner used the inertia of the charge to throw out grenades that were spitting out white smoke.
At this time, a huge advantage of hand grenades over grenades is revealed.
Because it has a wooden handle, the soldiers hold the wooden handle to throw the grenade. The same person throws a grenade at least ten meters farther than throwing a grenade. Even the most elite Japs can't throw a grenade as far as the Eighth Route Army.
This resulted in a very disappointing result for the Japanese.
The attacking troops can throw grenades into the ring fortifications, but the Japs in the ring fortifications cannot hit the grenades into the three-and-three formation of the attacking troops.
Thirty percent of the more than 20 grenades hit the trench accurately and exploded.
The Japs had prepared grenades, but many of them were blown away by the grenades dropped from behind before they could throw them out!
"Grenade, throw the grenade out immediately to block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang was not injured under the protection of the guards, but the guard protecting him was hit in the back by a fragment of the grenade and died on the spot. In anger, he turned into a head.
The angry lion shouted an order.
More than a hundred grenades quickly flew out of the fortifications.
In the end, most of the grenades exploded in front of the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops. Only a few grenades hit the middle of the attacking formation, overturning seven or eight soldiers.
"Continue to throw grenades into the Japanese fortifications and throw out all the grenades!" the squad platoon leader scattered in the middle of the team shouted anxiously.
Then dozens of grenades hit the ring fortifications.
The violent explosion was not over yet. The second and third rounds of grenades also flew over!
Not to be outdone, the Japanese threw grenades into the formation of the new attacking group.
However, it didn't take long for them to throw out only a handful of grenades.
"Comrades, the Japanese have been almost destroyed by the bombing. Follow me and rush into their ring fortifications and kill them!"
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang was also injured. A large piece of flesh was removed from his arm by the grenade fragments. Even though it was wrapped with gauze, the blood that continued to flow out still dyed the entire sleeve red. As long as he moved this arm, his brows would
Wrinkled subconsciously because of the excruciating pain!
Looking at the few subordinates left around him, he knew that he was finished, and so was the entire First Brigade.
Most of the subordinates are here and almost dead. There are more than a hundred people scattered in other directions of the ring fortification. Even if they gather now, it will have no effect. Moreover, they are all being stared at by the Eighth Route Army around them. There is nothing they can do.
Bring reinforcements.
He no longer had any hope of living. Although he looked desperate, his heart felt lighter than ever.
After taking a deep breath, he ordered: "Send the last battle report to the brigade commander to thank him for his cultivation and trust in me, Qinggang! Our first brigade vows to fight to the end with the Eighth Route Army and never let down the Imperial Japanese Army.
identity!"
"Order the living warriors to immediately destroy all redundant weapons, fix bayonets, prepare grenades, and prepare to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army who rush into our fortifications, and serve the empire with one death!"
After saying that, Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang personally found two grenades from the dead guards nearby, put them into his arms, then put a new magazine on the pistol, and squatted quietly in the trench.
Hundreds of soldiers finally entered the Japanese ring fortifications.
"Ta-ta-ta!" The machine gunner who rushed at the front fired a burst of bullets into the trench without thinking about anything, and then directly crossed the trench and rushed into the fortifications.
The riflemen were divided into three, some followed the machine gunners and continued to charge, while others jumped into the trenches and fought to both sides along the trenches to eliminate the Japanese who were still alive in the trenches.
"Bah bang bang..." Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang fired at a soldier who was about to kill him a few meters away. Several bullets killed the soldier on the spot.
The power of the three-three formation was demonstrated again at this time. The two soldiers covering the flanks raised their rifles almost at the same time, aimed at Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang, and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang...bang..." Two gunshots completely ended Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang's life.
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