It was Li Jijin's Seventh Company that was the first to break through the defense line!
Because he was anxious to know the situation of his brothers in the company, Captain Li Dal went to the front line personally and followed the charge of the third platoon with a submachine gun. He knew that the third platoon leader, who was very responsible, did not dare to stop his company commander even if he felt bitter, and could only arrange for his subordinates to do so.
The most powerful Tu Yunsheng is protected by Class 4.
Tu Yunsheng didn't dare to neglect, so he arranged two three-person teams to stand in front of Li Jijin. If the remaining Japanese machine gun fire opened fire, these six people would use their bodies to block the bullets fired at their company commander.
However, they all underestimated their own company commander.
Even though Li Jijin has been the company commander for a long time, he is also a big-headed soldier, and he has been in the army for ten years and has not even scratched his skin. Others may not be able to save his life.
Engraved in the bones.
"I still need you to protect me? Just charge as I should. The little devil who can kill me hasn't been born yet." Li Jiujin, who was about to enter charging mode, cursed and shouted angrily: "The bugler."
, Charge! The whole company is following me to kill the Japanese!"
"Didi-dip-dah!" The clear sound of the charge horn resounded throughout the battlefield.
At that time, a cloud of smoke rose from the last small courtyard in Zhaozhuang that was guarded by Chinese soldiers.
In Zhaojiazhuang, Lin Mu Qingyuan, who was still in a daze while looking at the ruins in front of him, suddenly turned back and looked into the distance, with uncontrollable fear in his eyes.
He had heard the charge horn unique to the Chinese army many times. Most of the time, those Chinese soldiers were like moths fluttering into the flame, falling in pieces in front of the Imperial Army's machine guns;
But this time, he, a veteran of the battlefield, trembled all over when he heard the trumpet sound again.
But that was a defense line deployed by more than a thousand infantrymen. What kind of determination did the Chinese have to dare to charge against this defense line that was bound to be filled with death?
After being ravaged by more than 800 artillery shells, less than a hundred Japanese infantrymen survived on the thousand-meter defense line in front of the 7th Company.
When they were pulled out of the artillery holes by superiors at all levels in a daze, they were horrified to find that the Chinese who were running forward quickly with their backs bent were already less than 80 meters away from the trenches.
"Shoot! Shoot!" With the shouts of only a few sergeants and squad leaders, the Japanese infantry began to fight back.
Several advancing Chinese soldiers fell down!
"Lie down! Cover fire!" Li Jijin pounced and issued the order at the same time!
A signal soldier following him fired a flare!
Behind Company 7 is a fire support group composed of 16 MG42 machine guns, 6 7mm machine guns, and 2 20mm machine guns.
In order to break through the Japanese defense line in the shortest time, Tang Tuanzuo also gave the 7th company maximum support, even bringing the heavy Sulotong 20mm machine gun.
For these machine guns, six of the packhorses were exhausted!
All efforts are worth it. If the MG42 rains down bullets on the Japanese defense line and splashes of blood, then the 20mm machine gun and 7mm heavy machine gun are like hailstones falling from the sky.
Any sandbags or mounds of earth that were stuck were shattered with one blow.
For example, the Japanese army had a semi-sunken machine gun fortification built with logs and sandbags. It was lucky enough to escape the destruction of artillery fire. The two Type 96 light machine guns located in it roared crazily at the officers and soldiers of the seventh company who were still crawling.
Take a shot.
The flames ejected from the muzzle are clearly visible!
As a result, this fortification was targeted by two 7mm heavy machine guns and a 20mm machine gun.
Adong, who was located no more than 60 meters away from the machine gun fortification, witnessed with his own eyes the brutality of his own heavy firearms.
There would have been no problem with a half-meter-thick sandbag blocking ordinary heavy machine gun fire, but it still seemed too fragile in front of a 20mm machine gun.
The sandbag fortification hit by the cigar-thick warhead first exploded with dust. The thick sandbag fortification was blown flat by more than 40 rounds of 20 mm caliber artillery shells. The log fortification that was later exposed was hit by two 7 mm machine guns.
Under the crazy ejaculation, it was as fragile as the underwear of a nightclub girl.
A supposedly solid fortification was torn to pieces by crazy large-caliber bullets!
Under such a crazy rain of bullets, how could the Japanese infantry have the right to show their faces? Showing their heads was almost a prelude to death.
The rain of bullets lasted for at least 2 minutes, and the Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches could only wait helplessly for the seemingly endless rain of bullets from the Chinese to end.
But for this Japanese army, the biggest nightmare was obviously not the machine gun cluster more than 400 meters away from them, but the 280 Chinese soldiers crawling forward.
"Drop the bomb!" Li Jijin, who was less than 50 meters away from the Japanese trench, roared!
Countless figures bounced up from the ground, threw long-handled grenades forward, then fell down, bounced up again, threw grenades, and then lay down again!
Two rounds of bombing, more than 400 bombs!
Smoke is rising in front of and in the trenches!
The Japanese trenches were filled with howls of ghosts and wolves!
"Follow me!" Li Jijin strode forward.
"Kill!" The roar that sounded on the battlefield even suppressed the rumble of cannons not far away.
In fact, the distance of 50 meters is not short. In peacetime, even if a professionally trained young man wears professional running shoes, it will take him six to seven seconds on a flat track. But here is a battlefield, which has been baptized by shells everywhere.
In the farmland with craters, the speed is obviously at least half slower.
But here, there is no losing or winning, only life and death!
The effect of the 7th Company's usual rigorous training was finally evident at this moment. Even if they were carrying rifles weighing several kilograms and even if they were only wearing cloth shoes, they were like tigers descending the mountain, leaping over bomb craters and walking through gunpowder smoke.
They were already very fast. Adong, who was carrying Tu Yunsheng on his back, had never felt that he had run so fast before. What hit his ears was no longer the whizzing bullet marks, but the wind!
But even if this is the case, someone will fall down every second!
However, at this moment, no one cares, even comrades who are as close as brothers can only move forward at this moment.
Not only for themselves, but also for the wounded brothers. If this round of charge fails, once the retreat is carried out, the mortality rate of the wounded soldiers who lose the ability to move so close to the Japanese trenches will be as high as 90%.
Whether it's for victory or survival, they can only move forward without hesitation.
Thanks to the completely suppressive firepower advantage in the early stage, the 7th Company finally rushed to the Japanese trenches after paying the price of more than 10 casualties.
The Japanese troops in the trenches, after finding that they were unable to stop them, climbed out of the trenches and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.
The 10th Division, worthy of being a Category A division, with only 70 people left, still did not retreat in the face of more than 200 Chinese soldiers who were full of murderous intent.
Hand-to-hand combat is one of the most proficient infantry tactics of the Japanese infantry, and it is also the tactic that best demonstrates their bravery.
The roaring Japanese soldiers believed that they could make the Chinese who were only ten meters away from them pay a heavy price.
It's a pity that the Four Lines Regiment is not an ordinary infantry regiment. They deserve to fight hand-to-hand, but it is completely unnecessary at this time.
All the infantrymen in the infantry squad have been equipped with semi-automatic rifles, and there are also 4 submachine guns. With such abundant continuous firepower, there is no need for them to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.
Along the thousand-meter defense line, fierce gunshots rang out, and the crazy bursts of fire from close range shot dozens of Japanese soldiers who were half-crouched with flat-end rifles ready to fire into sieves.
The blood splattered from the Japanese soldiers even splashed on Adong's face, but the simple mountain village youth in the past did not have the slightest fear. Instead, he chopped off a little Japanese who was still breathing and stared at him with fierce eyes.
neck.
"If you don't want to die, don't stare. Grandpa will give you a ride!" A Dong twisted his mouth in disdain.
"Brother, don't worry about the loot. The brothers behind will take care of it. Follow the company commander!" Tu Yunsheng patted A Dong on the shoulder and stared ahead.
Zhaojiazhuang, a thousand meters away, was eerily quiet. Tu Yunsheng knew that the battle there was over.
With the characteristics of his brothers in the 7th company, there is only one possibility!
Although the back of Captain Jiujin remained firm as he crossed the Japanese trench, Tu Yunsheng knew that the Captain must be in great pain in his heart.
Li Jijin, who was usually the most cynical, said nothing except issuing military orders. This was extremely rare even after Li Jijin took up the position of company commander in the Si Xing Regiment.
The casualties of 6 people were actually so small that they could be ignored on a battlefield where both sides had invested more than thousands of people. However, due to the insensitivity of the counter-mopping operations over the past few months, the 6 soldiers who had a chance to survive until the end of the war were collectively
Being in trouble like this may be the biggest guilt Li Jijin feels in his heart!
"Send an order to the entire company to kill all the remaining enemies in one minute and arrive 400 meters in front of Zhaojiazhuang in five minutes! Take my brothers from the 7th company home!" Li Jijin's somewhat hoarse voice sounded.
"Yes!" Tu Yunsheng rubbed his somewhat red eyes.
"The reconnaissance company and the guard company surrounded the two wings along the gap opened by the 7th company. Gu Xishui, take your mountain infantry company and cooperate with the 7th company to attack Zhaojiazhuang. Tell the whole army on my behalf that I will kill anyone who kills my brothers.
!" Tang Dao, who was 500 meters away, put down his telescope and ordered coldly.
The cold voice made the gray-clothed soldier standing beside him tremble. He wanted to say a few words of persuasion but did not dare to speak.
Tang Dao's body was full of murderous intent. How could he, a veteran who had been in the army for nearly ten years, not feel it? However, this was somewhat inconsistent with the instructions issued by the division headquarters.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou, I am the highest military commander in southern Hebei. Some military orders may conflict with some of your army's policies, but this is a battlefield and my orders are above all else.
Since the Japanese have formulated the 'Three Guangs Policy', they should bear all the consequences. Anyone who raises a knife to kill civilians has lost the qualification to become a prisoner of war." Tang Dao said calmly without looking back at all.
"Any kindness to the enemy is cruelty to our 40 million Chinese compatriots!"
"Yes, resolutely implement the commander's military orders!" The soldier in gray shuddered and stood up to answer.
Tang Dao is now not only the deputy commissioner of the Jinan Administrative Office, but also the heroic leader of the regiment directly under the war zone. Faced with such a tough Tang Dao, who dares to disrespect his military orders?
"Your department is responsible for cooperating with the second company of our regiment to compress the living space of the remaining enemies outside the village. As long as you compress the little devil here, I will remember you as a great contribution to the Lincheng division!" Tang Dao said fiercely on the simple combat map.
Draw a circle.
"As long as the Japanese invaders don't run away, I promise to complete this mission." The soldier in gray replied confidently.
The place drawn by Tang Dao is a hilly area, where the Japanese army has also built a position. It is the most difficult area to attack in the Japanese army's circular defense line. If the soldiers in gray clothes lead their troops to conquer it, they may need to pay a lot of casualties, but
If the Japanese troops were driven over like sheep, the soldiers in gray would still have enough confidence.
Of course, if the Japanese don't flee into the wilderness, it will be difficult to catch them.
"Don't worry, the Japanese are well prepared this time. They are waiting for the main force of our army to arrive. How can they easily admit defeat? Their commander will definitely issue military orders to hold on to this position and Zhaojiazhuang." Tang Dao's eyes showed.
Jumping flames.
"It's just that Yoshio Shinozuka didn't expect that I, Tang Dao, would be here waiting for him! The little bait he took out is nothing in my eyes."
An hour later, the soldiers in gray uniforms knew why Tang Dao said that the nearly 600 Japanese troops hiding in the hilly areas were nothing.
Indeed, under the heavy bombardment of 12 150-caliber guns at all costs, any trenches or anti-gun holes other than reinforced concrete permanent fortifications were a joke.
The entire hilly area, with a radius of only 20,000 square meters, was plowed back and forth more than five times by 12 150-weighted guns and 80-mm howitzers.
It seems like the whole land is burning!
Not to mention how the Japanese soldiers inside felt, even Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou, who was a bystander, felt his heart trembling and the corners of his mouth twitching in distress.
Of course, it's not that I feel sorry for the Japanese, but that I feel sorry for the artillery shells. This is too wasteful, isn't it?
The main force of the Japanese army has not yet arrived. At least 1,500 rounds of artillery shells have been fired. A mere few hundred Japanese soldiers are not worth it!
"There is nothing unworthy. If they kill our people, they have to pay with their lives! If the regimental commander says they have to die, then none of them will survive." A signal soldier who was responsible for serving as a liaison officer said so.
Before launching the final attack on these hills, the battle in Zhaojiazhuang was over.
The two infantry companies had no intention of engaging in street fighting with the more than 400 Japanese troops under Lin Muqingyuan's command who were waiting in the village. Six howitzers were placed in an area less than 500 meters away from the village, and the muzzles were leveled.
The advantages of dual-purpose artillery are undoubtedly evident here. The 80mm artillery is now the direct-aimed artillery that the defenders are most afraid of.
The high wall that was causing headaches to the Japanese army was blown down, and the Japanese infantry who dared to hide around and wait for close combat were thrown away by the ruthless air waves.
An entire infantry squad deployed by Lin Mu Qingyuan in front of the village was blown into pieces amidst the roar of six artillery pieces.
The Japanese army once again tasted the humiliation of dying in battle without firing a shot. This was the daily routine of their opponents, and now all the Four Troops have been returned.
Lin Mu Qingyuan in the village closed his eyes in pain. He knew that the Chinese had come to take revenge. If he and his men wanted to survive, they had only one way to survive and quickly left the village, which was already trembling under artillery fire.
But he couldn't leave. Colonel Numata Tazō's military order was for him to strictly guard Zhaojiazhuang until the reinforcements arrived, and then cooperate inside and outside to defeat the main force of the Chinese who arrived first.
But the key is, can he hold on until reinforcements arrive?
Lin Mu Qingyuan didn't know, but he still resolutely carried out the military order of His Excellency the Colonel, ordering each infantry squad to form a small team or a three-person team, rely on the houses and courtyards in the village, just like their enemies, and rush in
Chinese street fighting in the village.
The Chinese's attack from house to house will cost them a lot of time, and may even delay it until the main force of the division arrives.
However, Lin Muqingyuan forgot one very important thing. The reason why the more than 60 Chinese soldiers were able to withstand them for 16 hours with these houses made of rammed loess was that the most important thing was not the house, but the various materials excavated inside the house.
A criss-crossing tunnel.
But they know nothing about these tunnels. Even if they can find the entrance to the tunnel, they don't dare to go in. The dark holes inside represent human beings' fear of the unknown.
In addition, Captain Lin Mu Qingyuan too underestimated his opponent.
After clearing the two peripheral infantry companies with artillery, enter the village from the left and right directions. Whenever gunshots are heard from that house or yard, the soldiers advancing in units of infantry squads will form a firepower network with MG42 machine guns and submachine guns.
Conduct fire suppression on the people in the house, then send personnel to approach the house and throw Molotov cocktails!
It's not terrible to see the violent combustion of Molotov cocktails made of sulfuric acid, gasoline, white phosphorus and other chemicals. What's terrible is that they will set the house on fire. If one is not enough, use two. If two is not enough, three will be used.
The Japanese soldiers hiding inside the house might be able to avoid bullets, but no one could avoid the blazing fire and the choking smoke.
"Zhuangzi is gone, we can build it again and burn them to death for me!" This was Tang Dao's explanation before Gu Xishui led his troops to set off.
The Japanese soldiers were like rats stuck in a hole and roasted by flames. They either rushed out wildly and shot and were shot into a sieve by a row of bullets, or they were burned into a ball of fire and wailed in the courtyard.
No one surrendered, not because the Japanese infantry were brave enough, but because no one gave them a chance.
In just 30 minutes, the gunfire in Zhaojiazhuang almost subsided, leaving only the houses that were set on fire.
Captain Lin Mu Qingyuan stood in the dilapidated courtyard he finally conquered, his face pale.
Nearly an hour ago, he was here trying to persuade the last resisting Chinese soldiers to surrender, but no one expected that he would be surrounded by the Chinese in the blink of an eye.
Lin Peng was still lying on the ground quietly, his face pale but peaceful! His gray pupils seemed to still be laughing at his opponent.
"You died, but you won!" Lin Mu Qingyuan sat cross-legged next to Lin Peng's body with a dejected look on his face.
Then, Lin Mu Qingyuan's eyes froze. He saw the limp hand of the dead Chinese soldier before he breathed his last. One of his fingers stretched forward stiffly. Following that direction, he saw the collapsed house.
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"There is indeed someone you want to protect there! I guess it must be a woman! And she is also a beautiful woman. Otherwise, how could you have given a hint to your colleagues when you were about to die?
"Lin Mu Qingyuan's face showed a sickly blush.
"I haven't completely lost to you, have I? If I cut off your hand, no one will find the person you buried in the tunnel of the house, and they will die of thirst and starvation under these ruins!
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"Crack!" The samurai sword that the family spent hundreds of yen making for Lin Mu Qingyuan before the expedition was unsheathed!
