"Didn't I tell Lao Xu that I want you to stay in the military camp to rest? Why are you here? It's not enough to cause trouble." Tang Cheng, who was injured in his left arm, was loading bullets into his rifle. His movements looked very awkward, and he was
A wave of air knocked Liu Yangyang down in the trench. When he was about to turn over and get up, he found Tang Cheng, but Tang Cheng's action of filling the bullet made Liu Yangyang couldn't help but curse.
Tang Cheng knew that Liu Yangyang didn't really want to scold him. The smallest mistake on the battlefield might cost him his life. Liu Yangyang's scolding just wanted Tang Cheng to be careful. It seemed to be to prove himself to Liu Yangyang.
The injury was unharmed. Tang Cheng, who had loaded the bullets, lay down in the trench, raised his gun and fired. Five bullets were shot out by Tang Cheng in the shortest possible time. Tang Cheng, who had lowered his body to fill the bullets again, looked at Liu Yangyang with a proud expression.
Laugh, no matter how accurate Tang Cheng is, his movements and speed when shooting just now are not a problem.
There was an explosion of "boom", and a column of smoke rose from the position. Liu Shitou jumped out of the thick smoke and ran over, "Captain, the left side can't hold it anymore. Only the 2nd Company and 3rd Company are left."
There are less than 40 men, and all the grenades have been used up." The agile Liu Shitou is now Liu Yangyang's messenger, responsible for the communication between the companies on the position and delivering Liu Yangyang's orders. Liu Yangyang is dispatching 4
After the company and the 5th company, the disabled 2nd company and the 3rd company were reorganized to garrison the left wing of the position. However, the two company commanders had been killed, and the left wing position lacking the command of officers now became the main focus of the Japanese attack.
direction.
The fireworks signal from the other side of Beishan never appeared, which made Liu Yangyang temporarily relieved. The absence of a signal means that Jiujin and the others who stayed in Beishan are safe, and it also means that no Japanese troops are coming from Beishan. "You
Go and command the left wing position, I'm giving you a personal one." Before Tang Cheng could get up to shoot again, Liu Yangyang had already pointed his finger at him. Several consecutive command errors in Beishan had made Tang Cheng lose confidence, and all he wanted to do now was
A small soldier participated in the battle, and Liu Yangyang asked him to command the left wing position. Tang Cheng's reaction was to desperately shake his head and refuse.
"You are the only one of the four company commanders left. If you don't go, why should I go?" Tang Cheng, who was shaking his head desperately, was dragged up from the ground by Liu Yangyang and slapped twice. Tang Cheng's cheeks were already high.
"If the left wing position is gone, there will be no way for us people to return to the city. I will give you my personal, and you must defend until dark." Liu Yangyang's words made Tang Cheng subconsciously look at the sky.
After noon, it will take at least four or five hours to hold on until dark.
Although he was reluctant, Tang Cheng still went to the left wing position, taking the ammunition that Lao Xu had prepared for him. One rifle bullet, 100 shells and 6 grenades. The flower trap was left to Liu Yangyang by Tang Cheng, because he
It was impossible to carry so many weapons and ammunition. "Boom! Boom!..." Tangcheng had just arrived at the left wing position when the Japanese shelling came. This was not the mortar that Tangcheng was familiar with, but the kind that exploded one at a time.
The mountain artillery in the crater, Tangcheng now knows where the casualties of the garrison came from.
The target of the Japanese artillery fire this time was not their position, but the position of the 173rd Division nearby. This allowed Tang Cheng, who still felt unsteady from a mile away, to see clearly from the side. "It's enough for them to drink a pot."
"It's over." The position of the 173rd Division next to it was completely obscured by gray smoke and orange-red firelight, and no outline of the position could be seen. Tang Cheng, lying in the trench, silently observed the smoke with a telescope, trying to see the 173rd Division.
The current situation of the division's position.
"Company commander, what if the Japanese artillery turns around and bombs us later?" Tang Cheng suddenly felt that his palms were covered in cold sweat. He felt as if he had returned to the scene where he was bombarded by the Japanese army in Nanjing City. Liu Shitou's question was even more intense.
It made him feel restless.
"What should we do? What else can we do? The Japanese artillery fire is coming. Let's take it with our heads." Tangcheng fought bravely. He fought in Shanghai and Nanjing with the regiment leader Liu Yangyang. He was a close confidant of the regiment leader, but he
At the same time, he was still a child who was only 19 years old. The cruelty of the war was enough to crush Tang Cheng. Liu Shitou's questioning made Tang Cheng's suppressed anger burst out. Liu Shitou, who was shouting hysterically, ran away to Liu Yangyang's position.
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"I think we might as well have all the brothers evacuate to the bombholes. Even if the Japs take over the position, we can take it back. This is worse than everyone staying in the trenches waiting to be bombed in vain. "The person who advised Tang Cheng was a veteran. He completely copied Liu Yangyang's approach when he first commanded the entire position. Tang Cheng knew the benefits of doing so, but he also knew the possible disadvantages of doing so. Once the Japanese army rushed into the position, , lacking experience in close combat, it would be difficult for them to drive the Japanese troops out of their positions.
Tang Cheng finally agreed to let most of the soldiers hide in the artillery caves, but he still designated some people to serve as observation posts and stay in the trenches. The observers who were designated by Tang Cheng to stay in the trenches had to pray that the Japanese bombardment would end as soon as possible.
, or don’t move to your own place. The Japanese army’s shelling of the 173rd Division’s position lasted for a while and then began to turn to Tangcheng’s side. The smoke from the explosion completely covered the land like a sky and a moon. Squatting down
The soldiers of the garrison in the artillery cave no longer had the mood to watch the excitement just now. Everyone's expressions were numb, including Tang Cheng himself.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Deafening explosions sounded one after another on the battlefield. The air waves caused by the explosions actually lifted some of them and threw them out of the trench. Tang Cheng held his head and crouched down according to the standard anti-artillery posture recorded in Xie Bo's notes.
Lying in the shell-proof cave, he opened his mouth wide to balance the shock to his eardrums, and kept his back away from the cave wall to prevent his internal organs from being shocked. The Japanese artillery fire was very accurate, and almost all the shells landed on the position.
The trenches on the position had been completely dilapidated by the bombardment, and some trenches even more than ten meters long had collapsed.
"The little Japs are coming up, young and old men, come out to kill the Japs." The observation posts that survived the artillery fire shouted on the position. Only one person survived from the seven observation posts designated by Tangcheng. The Japanese artillery fire stopped.
Stop, while the battlefield is filled with smoke and you can't see your fingers, the guys in the anti-gun holes swarm out and look at their respective positions. Since yesterday, those of them who have only received training for a period of time have already had several battles with the Japanese army.
After fighting in the field, those who are still alive now know what they should do based on their feelings.
Tangcheng got out of his own bomb-proof hole, lay down directly on the trench that was about to collapse, and looked ahead with a telescope. What he saw was an endless crowd of khaki people, 300, maybe 500 or even more Japanese soldiers.
This made Tang Cheng feel even more stressed. Although he knew that the crowds in the distance were not targeting his position, Tang Cheng still felt very unsure. He subconsciously looked around and saw that the smoke on the position was too thick. He basically stretched out his hand.
There were no fingers visible, but Tang Cheng knew that he was not alone. He suppressed his rising and falling chest and did not dare to take a big breath of air mixed with smoke and dust. Tang Cheng knew that it would make him cough to death.
The firelight and the dust billowing in the air made Tang Cheng have to squint his eyes. The smoke had made his eyes shed tears. At this moment, the battle started. The moment the gunfire sounded, Tang Cheng
He didn't even know how his soldiers discovered the enemy, but he quickly confirmed the enemy's situation. The Japanese army fired back not far in front of him, and the jumping gun flames told him that there were enemies there.
In a panic, Tang Cheng picked up the gun and started shooting. The smoke and dust affected his shooting accuracy. Tang Cheng could only shoot according to the gun flames, but after shooting, Tang Cheng regretted it. He discovered the enemy from the muzzle flash of the enemy.
Yes, the opponent could also detect him from the gunfire, so he was exposed after he fired. Many sections of the trench that had been blown down were full of dangers. Tang Cheng had only taken two steps when he was tripped by something unknown, and in his hand
His Mauser rifle was also thrown to nowhere. Panting heavily, he had to suck in the choking air, and then groped desperately for his Mauser rifle.
Tang Cheng, who had changed his position, quietly raised his gun and waited. The smoke dissipated a little, and his vision returned to normal. There were not many Japanese soldiers who could be seen. There were only two squads of less than 30 people. The Japanese army had no
Thinking of encountering a strong blockage, they were beaten back in panic. They suffered heavy casualties under the firepower of dozens of rifles and two light machine guns in Tangcheng. The number of Japanese soldiers who could escape was only a fraction at most. Tangcheng
Cheng and the others actually easily repelled this Japanese offensive!
The battle was over within a few minutes. Even the heavy machine guns of the Japanese army on the opposite side did not fire. Except for the "crackling" sound of the burning fire on the position, the battlefield suddenly fell into a dead silence. The ears that had just experienced the bombardment of Japanese artillery fire.
He was not used to such silence, but Tang Cheng in the trench still resisted the urge to shout to prove that he was not deaf. He just huddled quietly in the trench and observed the movement in front of the position. The Japanese army would soon return
Come on, they won't just send a few people to attack. Is this just a test? Lying in the trench, Tang Cheng learned to think like Xie Bo, but he hasn't found the answer yet.
"Go a few people and get the weapons and ammunition from the Japanese soldiers outside. The personal belongings on the corpses belong to the people who found them." There were corpses of Japanese soldiers scattered in front of the position, and the rifles scattered around the corpses caused Tangcheng to panic.
Note that when he was in Nanjing, he often used the Japanese 38 rifle. Although the lethality is not as good as the Mauser rifle, the recoil of the 38 rifle is much smaller than that of the Mauser rifle. The garrison has now begun
If there is a shortage of ammunition, it would be a good idea to prepare some Japanese-style weapons and ammunition, so as to avoid having to use human lives to fill them when there is no ammunition.