Chapter 60 Life and death are hidden in the details
I seemed to hear the sound of pythons tearing and coiling around the corpse. I turned on the flashlight and took a quick look. Yes, there were two huge pythons coiling around the corpse. They opened their bloody mouths and began to devour the corpse.
I quickly threw the open flashlight next to the body, fired several shots, and then quickly ran under a rock far away and hid.
Soon, I heard a commotion in the trees, and then, a bright light almost as bright as a searchlight was directed at the python and its bloody corpse.
Then there was a hail of bullets, which almost beat the two pythons into a sieve, but most of the body had been eaten by the pythons, so it was not easy to find traces of the body being stabbed to death. They must have thought that the Japanese soldier had been killed.
Killed by a python attack.
Sure enough, after I was sure that the two pythons were killed, the gunfire gradually stopped. I quickly tightened my grip on the Thompson submachine gun and filled the magazine. I knew that the most critical moment was about to come. I was going to kill him in a few seconds.
Kill all these Japanese within. If one of them is left out, given their military quality, there will be endless troubles.
Because even if one of them can't be killed, let alone marksmanship, I'm afraid I can't even fight with a bayonet. I'm afraid I'm no match for these Japanese soldiers. I often see movies and TV shows that portray Japanese soldiers as stupid and mentally retarded. In fact, they are not real Japanese soldiers at all.
, think about it, if the Japanese soldiers were really that stupid, would we still have to pay such a high price to resist Japan? Don’t forget, the Japanese swept across Asia and even reached Australia, and in the Russo-Japanese War, they even failed to defeat Russia.
They have defeated everyone. This shows that their military quality is indeed very powerful. In real history, even if we fight with bayonets, only three or four of our Chinese soldiers can withstand one Japanese soldier.
It is indeed difficult to kill these Japanese in a few seconds, but I have no choice. Timing! Timing! Timing! I reminded myself repeatedly in my heart. I must seize the opportunity!
I was in the dark and the Japanese soldiers were in the light, so I could see every move they made very clearly.
Under the illumination of the light, I saw that the first people gathered around were two people who had come down from the nearest tree. Then, two more people came from a little distance, one after another... and just like that, one after another.
Seven people came, and these seven people surrounded the bloody scene, chattering something in Japanese. This lasted for about seven or eight minutes, and no Japanese came over again. Is this the only one left?
Seven people? If we continue to wait, once these seven people disperse, it will be impossible to completely eliminate them.
What should we do? Should we continue to wait a little longer, or should we take action now? If we take action now, what if there are other Japanese soldiers who have not come over? And if we do not take action now, these seven people will soon disperse.
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When I was hesitating and at a loss, I suddenly remembered that when I was studying in the military academy, the instructors specifically talked about the organization of the Japanese army. I remember they said that the smallest reconnaissance unit of the Japanese army usually consisted of eight people, among whom was the person in charge.
Those who are observing, those who are in charge of the radio station, those who are responsible for covering the retreat, etc. And now, including the dead one, isn’t there exactly eight people?
Yes, not being decisive in war is sometimes tantamount to committing suicide, so I decided to take action immediately!
To be honest, I still admire my psychological quality. In that critical moment of life and death, my mind is relatively able to think and analyze calmly. This is also the psychological quality that a qualified soldier must possess.
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At that time, I did not pick up the Thompson submachine gun and shoot at the enemy. Instead, I quickly determined the position of the seven Japanese, and quickly and seriously thought about the shooting angle, because I had to kill seven people at once.
, and it is not easy in such a complex terrain. If the shooting angle is not chosen well, maybe two or three people are shot, and the others will immediately become alert and quickly hide, which would be bad.
I must be able to ensure that in a very short period of time, there will be no blind spots in the shooting, so that all seven people can be covered, so that they will all be shot to death before they can react.
Anyone who has ever been a machine gunner knows that on the battlefield, machine guns are often not set up directly facing the enemy, but slightly to the side of the position. Why?
This is because if the machine gun is pointed at the enemy rushing up, you must keep swinging the muzzle of the machine gun greatly in order to make the bullets cover the charging enemy, and the closer the enemy is, the more you need to swing.
The larger the amplitude, the higher the frequency of swing. But if you want to mount the machine gun on the side of the position, you only need to swing the muzzle slightly, and the bullets fired can cover the enemy from all angles.
When I want to kill these seven Japanese soldiers, I will have a similar situation - they are almost standing in a row facing me, and they are not close to each other. If I shoot from this angle, the bullets fired will cover a very large area.
It is limited. In order to kill all these people, I have to move the muzzle of the gun significantly, but they are all alive and will not stand there waiting for me to shoot. If I kill a few, the rest may not wait for me to shoot.
If the mouth moves over, they may lie down and hide.
So, I moved a little to the left, so that the position I started to grab was from the side of the team, not the front. The bullets fired in this way could cover all seven of them in the shortest time.
Arrive. This is all to prevent them all from being shot before they can react.
When I stood at the right angle, I took a sharp breath, then raised the muzzle of the gun, shouted, and a bunch of bullets were fired from the barrel.
I squeezed the trigger tightly, flicked the muzzle of the gun, and fired fiercely at the seven Japanese. At that time, my mind went blank. It was not until the bullets were fired that I was stunned for several seconds before I recovered.
I don’t know if all seven Japanese were hit by me, and I didn’t even pay attention to whether any Japanese soldiers escaped during the process. But my mind was a little confused, so I just quickly put on another magazine and held the gun.
Go check it out.
Flashlights and various lighting lights were still shining on that place. After a burst of fierce gunshots and screams, everything seemed so quiet. Human corpses and python corpses were piled up in a mess. Recalling that, my
The state should be in a semi-numb state, because after continuous high tension and high pressure, if you suddenly relax, your spirit will suddenly relax.
On a battlefield at night, it is most taboo to expose yourself to light, which will be fatal. Not to mention light, even the tiny light of a cigarette butt will reveal your position and be killed by the opponent. One of my platoon leaders is
He was killed like that. The platoon leader fought very bravely and made many military exploits in many wars. But he was a rough man and a bit careless, so I taught him many times, but to no avail, and he still went his own way.
During an ambush battle, he actually asked his men to light a fire for cooking on the position. The smoke was soon discovered by the enemy, so they fired a cannonball, killing seven or eight people.
He was punished for this and was demoted to squad leader. After being punished, he was depressed at night, squatting on the battlefield in a daze, rolling a cigarette without caring about anything, and started smoking. As a result, he was discovered by the opponent's sniper and shot
A headshot, half of his head was smashed, and he died miserably.
Therefore, in the dark night, darkness is the best protective color. Never let the light shine on you, especially in a sneak attack. Death will soon come to you as soon as you are hit. Did not participate in the battle?
It's hard for people to understand. I had such a strange experience.
Because there is a huge disparity in combat effectiveness between us and the Japanese army, we often use the cover of night to attack the enemy, which is the so-called night attack. Night attacks are not only possible at night. First of all, it cannot be a snowy night - because if it snows, the light will be
The reflection of snow light is relatively bright, making it more difficult to conceal. And when the snow is relatively thick, there will be a loud noise when moving, which is also a very unfavorable factor. And if the enemy is tracking, it is easier to leave footprints and other traces on the snow, which is very difficult.
It is not conducive to escape; secondly, it cannot be a moonlit night. This is easier to understand because the sight is better on a moonlit night, so it is easier to detect. Also, when operating behind enemy lines on a moonlit night, be sure not to cast your own shadow on the window.
Rainy nights are the most ideal weather for night attacks. Because the sound of rain and wind is masked, the troop movements are not easily discovered by the Japanese army. However, when launching a night attack on a rainy night, one thing is the most deadly - lightning.
When the team is slowly approaching the enemy, if there is a sudden flash of lightning, it is tantamount to a natural "flare" that the enemy desires, and all targets will be exposed under the enemy's eyes.
I will never forget a night attack in Laiwu. I remember that it rained very heavily that day. With the help of this favorable natural condition, I led my brothers and quietly approached until we were only more than a hundred meters away from the enemy's stronghold.
We have never been so close. Of course, the closer we are, the more lethal it will be to the enemy.
But at this moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, illuminating the earth as bright as day. Almost at the same time, with the sound of a gunshot from the Japanese sentry, the deputy squad leader beside me, Liang Chao, fell to the ground forever.
He was my old subordinate for many years, and he was a blessed general. He had experienced countless battles, but he had never been seriously injured. Unexpectedly, he died under the gun of the Japanese army because of a flash of lightning.
But in the jungle, after I shot and killed these seven Japanese, I actually held the gun and exposed them directly to the strong light. This was definitely an extremely stupid mistake. As long as there was another Japanese nearby, he could be killed more easily.
Me. But I was really a little confused at the time.
I held the gun and mechanically checked whether the seven Japanese soldiers were really dead. Because my sense of smell was still extremely sensitive at this time, I felt the pungent smell of blood, which was particularly strong.
It makes me feel sick to my stomach and I really want to vomit.
So, I hurriedly looked at the seven corpses and found that they were all covered in blood and lying motionless on the ground, so I thought they must all be dead. Then I was about to turn around and leave, but the moment I turned around, suddenly
My leg was hit hard by something, and I could clearly feel that there were countless needle-like things piercing into my flesh. I screamed in pain and fell to the ground. At this time, a Japanese soldier suddenly
Chapter completed!