Of course, Battalion Commander Liu didn't know that the old cannon barrel was out of shells at this time. At the same time, he was stared at by several Japanese rifles and he didn't dare to show his body.
What made him even more desperate was that the Japanese grenades and grenades began to be thrown downwards desperately. Although it was a distance of 40 meters, the grenades thrown from the top of the mountain could roll down directly, and the Japanese grenades detonated.
The time is up to ten seconds, which means it can roll further on steep mountain roads.
A series of explosions made Captain Liu's heart beat violently.
Looking at the countless fires that broke out on the mountain, those figures that were constantly being blown up, and those brothers who were sacrificing themselves and falling every second, there was also a trace of despair in his eyes. Could it be that the second attack would also be necessary?
Did it fail?
At this moment when success is about to happen, if you give up and fail in the end, it will become an impossible task to conquer Heizui Mountain later. Let’s not talk about the problem of damaged morale and confidence of the troops.
Even the manpower is insufficient.
Battalion Commander Liu stared with blood-red eyes, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "The reserve team is coming with me. Even if the whole battalion is killed today, I will also capture Heizui Mountain."
In his opinion, there is no third attack. This time is the final general attack. Either climb to the top of the mountain and destroy the little Japs, or the whole battalion will die on the mountain. There is no second option.
Now the two platoons of the 3rd company were holding back attacks from the east and north respectively, and the 2nd company had already gone up to reinforce the 1st company.
Battalion Commander Liu's reserve team only has one platoon from the 3rd company, the communications squad and the cook squad from the battalion headquarters, and together they only have about 50 people.
But none of the soldiers flinched, they just lined up silently in front of the battalion commander, including a few elderly cooks, and everyone's eyes showed a fierce light.
The battalion commander personally led the team. I'm still afraid of the ball. At worst, I'll hand over 100 kilograms of my meat here today, and I'll be a good man again in 18 years.
Battalion Commander Liu pulled out the shell gun from his waist, shouted: "Follow me!" and ran up the mountain first.
There is no need for him to mobilize at this time. Everyone can see the rising fireballs on the mountain. The brothers and comrades who have been stirring the pot in the past few years are all fighting bloody battles in the front. Now it is my turn.
Okay, I have nothing to say, just kill the little devil and that's it.
After dozens of people jogged for a short distance, their speed had to slow down.
What kind of mountain road is this? It's just a cliff that can barely be climbed. I can't even hold the gun in my hand, so I can only climb with the gun on my back.
Battalion Commander Liu listened to the fierce gunfire and explosions ahead, and bullets kept flying over their heads. He was so anxious that he kept urging: "Quick, follow up."
Just when they were panting and finally climbed halfway up the mountain, they suddenly heard thunderous cheers coming from the mountain.
"Charge!...Kill!"
"Come up...kill the Japanese!"
Upon hearing this, Battalion Commander Liu perked up and said, "Well done," and the brothers rushed forward.
As more cheers came, the gunfire on the position became sparse, but the gunfire on the mountain became denser, indicating that the Japanese defensive position had been captured and the battle was now moving deeper into the enemy.
But Battalion Commander Liu was a little puzzled. The sound of gunfire coming now was like dozens of firecrackers exploding at the same time. The crackling was as dense as rain. He knew it was the sound of submachine gun fire, but he didn't know what kind of gun could be so continuous.
The firepower felt denser than the firing of dozens of machine guns.
"It's strange, brothers, where did you get such a submachine gun? Did you capture the little Japs?"
At this time, Battalion Commander Liu had climbed to the storage area for the wounded of the attacking troops. Before he could figure out the source of these gunshots, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
This is a small gentle slope. A line of white fish belly exposed in the dark sky in the east slightly illuminates the gravel-covered open space. The ground is covered with dark wounded soldiers lying next to each other. Some of their bodies have already been damaged.
at every turn.
The moans and wails drowned out the gunshots on the mountain, and threads continued to penetrate his ears, shaking his eardrums... and his heart.
The surrounding gravel was soaked with blood, forming pools of blood. If you stepped on it accidentally, the soles of your feet would feel slippery.
Battalion Commander Liu was heartbroken when he saw this tragic scene. He knew that under the existing medical conditions of the 29th Army, most of these wounded soldiers could only die slowly in pain.
At this time, with tears in his eyes, he looked helplessly at the wounded soldiers, his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he could not say a word of comfort.
"The cook squad and the communications squad will stay behind to bandage the wounds of the brothers and take care of the wounded. The others will continue to move forward." This is what the platoon leader who followed said to the other brothers.
Of course he knew the battalion commander's mood at this time, so he issued the order on his behalf.
Suddenly, Battalion Commander Liu saw a soldier running down the mountain. When he jumped off a rock, he tripped on the gravel under his feet. When he saw that his horse was about to fall to the ground, Battalion Commander Liu quickly stepped forward.
, strong big hands supported his arms, helping him to stand firm.
Battalion Commander Liu took a closer look and realized that this soldier whose face was darkened by gunpowder smoke was a signal soldier of the 2nd Company.
"Er Gouzi, why are you so panicked? Tell me, what's going on on the mountain?"
Only then did Er Gouzi realize that the man in front of him was the battalion commander. He was busy standing at attention and saluting, but battalion commander Liu slapped his raised right arm open and said anxiously: "You are a bitch!"
Ergouzi looked excited and said loudly: "Report to the battalion commander, our friendly forces on the mountain came out from behind the Japs, seized the Japs' machine guns, and covered the brothers to take the top of the mountain."
"Are they from the 3rd company? Did they attack from the east or the north?" Battalion Commander Liu also looked surprised, but his understanding of the friendly forces was somewhat wrong.
"No, I don't know where they came from. They all wore steel helmets and suddenly launched an attack from behind."
When Battalion Commander Liu heard this, he thought of the well-equipped small unit that followed the brigade commander yesterday. He just didn't know how these people got behind the Japanese. Could they fly?
In Captain Liu's opinion, the cliff to the west was simply not conquerable by manpower, so he didn't think anyone could actually climb to the top of the mountain from the cliff.
Suddenly, Battalion Commander Liu remembered something and shouted loudly: "Quick, let's go up quickly. We must not damage the kid's cannon, and we must prevent the kid from blowing up the cannon."
You must know that the two sides fought for less than two days. The 109th Brigade had suffered enough from the Japanese artillery. Most of the casualties were caused by the Japanese artillery. The top of the mountain was the Japanese artillery position, and now these artillery became the talk of the town.
If there is any meat missing, the brigade commander will whip him to death.