"Bang" "Bang" Liu Yangyang just opened his mouth and before he could speak, several flares suddenly exploded in mid-air. The pale death light suddenly spread all over the Japanese defense position outside Guanghua Gate. It was a warning.
The troops discovered the movement of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army launched an attack. In the early morning, when everyone was most sleepy, they launched an attack on Guanghua Gate. Tang Cheng, who was dazzled by the flares in mid-air, stared blankly at the one that appeared in the distance.
The large piece of steel helmet made my heart shrink into a ball. It was the Japanese army. The large piece of steel helmet was actually a Japanese-style steel helmet.
"Prepare to fight! Prepare to fight! The Japanese troops are coming." Tang Cheng, who had come back to his senses, grabbed the Mauser rifle slung on his shoulder, hunched over and ran towards the bunker closest to him, killing the soldiers he could touch.
I patted them all to bring them back to their senses. The Japanese army's steel helmet was at least 0 meters away from them. The Japanese army's machine guns and grenade launchers could easily hit their bunker. The most taboo thing when the two sides exchanged fire was
The soldiers were stunned. It only took half a minute to rush over from a distance of 0 meters. If everyone could not enter a defensive state immediately, the defense zone held by the second company would probably be lost.
The veterans who stayed behind in the trenches were already prepared. Everyone was staring at the darkness in front of them, waiting for the Japanese troops to emerge from the darkness at any time. The supplementary soldiers were still a little panicked, and they just imitated the veterans' actions.
They held their rifles and looked ahead. It was unclear whether they were looking at the Japanese troops who might appear on the opposite side at any time. As Xie Chengrui told Liu Yangyang a few days ago, the 51st Division failed to hold Chunhua in the end.
Town, after the Japanese forwards broke through Chunhua Town, they marched along the road and fought all the way to Guanghua Gate. The Second Company, which had not been welcomed by the teaching team, was finally pulled onto the defensive line by Xie Chengrui.
Liu Yangyang tried his best to select many of the defeated soldiers who could not find their original troops from the defeated soldiers who fled into Nanjing to join the second company. Originally, there were only 9 people left alive and two wounded in the second company.
It returned to the strength of 35 people, which was exactly the same number as when they left Shanghai. Perhaps Liu Yangyang's jumping up and down recruiting action was too conspicuous, or for some other reason, Liu Yangyang, who wanted to stay away from Xie Chengrui's sight, finally
Unable to succeed, the Second Company returned to the front line after a few days of rest and was deployed on the defensive line outside the city to garrison the flanks.
"Boom! Boom!" Suddenly the whistling sound of mortar shells piercing the air sounded overhead. The Japanese mortars began to attack. The veterans in the trenches listened to the whistling sound of the shells. Experienced veterans could tell the difference between the shells and the shells.
They could judge the impact point of the cannonball by the whistling sound. If they heard the cannonball fall far away, they would just huddle in the bunker and look ahead. If they heard the impact point of the cannonball was where they were, these guys would immediately turn around and transform into some kind of
The four-legged animals, which used both hands and feet, fled and fled to other places to avoid the bombardment.
"Boom! Boom!" The artillery shell that landed exploded and exploded in the entire defensive position. The smoke after the explosion quickly filled the air. Everyone's sight was obscured by the smoke, but no one dared to take it lightly.
This is a common tactic used by the Japanese army when attacking. First, they fire a few rounds of artillery shells, and then a group of Japanese infantry rushes up on the explosive spot. The Japanese artillery and infantry cooperate very well. Once they encounter unbearable resistance, the Japanese infantry on the charge line
The infantry will immediately look for cover or retreat, and the artillery behind will drop another round of shells, and then the infantry will attack again. Very few lines of defense can withstand this kind of Japanese attack method and rhythm.
"Boom!" There was another explosion. Tang Cheng saw with his own eyes that in the trench in front of him, two soldiers were blown up by the shells. As the smoke rose, their flesh and blood and guns fell back to the ground.
Looking at the fragments, Tang Cheng's mouth felt bitter, and his stomach was twitching. Jiujin's arm was also injured, and a triangular piece of shrapnel was stuck in his left arm. "The wounded soldiers all lay down and said goodbye."
Run around, I will take you to the back as soon as the shelling stops." Li Fugui, who was carrying a first aid kit, hid in a bunker behind and shouted loudly that the Japanese shelling was too dense. Liu Yangyang was forced to join the gang with a meal.
Military doctor Li Fugui couldn't get through at all, so he had to yell at the injured soldiers to stay where they were and not move.
Now it was the third round of shelling. Tang Cheng, who was hiding in the bunker, silently counted the number of Japanese shellings. Feeling the extension of the Japanese artillery fire, Tang Cheng followed Liu Yangyang's example and shook the soil covering his body, shouting at the top of his lungs, "
Those who are not dead and those who can still breathe have their grenades ready. When the company commander gives the order, throw the grenades out and load your guns with bullets. Do not fight with the Japanese on the bayonet unless it is absolutely necessary."
The people in the company were afraid of death and did not allow the soldiers to bayonet with the Japanese. That was because the second company only had 33 men capable of fighting. After this round of shelling, it was not known how many would survive. With just these few men, it would be impossible for them to go up and bayonet with the Japanese.
Just seeking death.
The 38 rifles that Liu Yangyang asked for from the regiment were all distributed to the new soldiers. The veterans of the second company still had two guns each, one long and one short, each with 150 rounds of Mauser rifle ammunition and 60 rounds of Mauser rifles.
Pistol ammunition, this amount of ammunition can be ranked among the top in the Second Teaching Regiment. The defeated soldiers who were forcibly recruited by Liu Yangyang were equipped with Japanese-style 38 rifles. Each person was issued 70 rounds of ammunition, regardless of the 38 rifles.
Compared with the performance of Mauser rifles, at least the Second Company can now ensure that all soldiers have rifles and bullets.
"Grenade, throw grenade." Looking at the oncoming Japanese army, Liu Yangyang silently calculated the distance between the two sides. It was not until the Japanese forward advanced to a distance of 30 meters from the position that Liu Yangyang yelled and threw it first.
of grenades. The Second Company consumed a large number of grenades at the crossing position, but they used the captured machine guns to exchange for two more boxes. Together with the captured Japanese grenades, each soldier of the Second Company could spread 6 grenades.
Hand grenades and 2 Japanese grenades.
When the soldiers who had been waiting for Liu Yangyang's order saw the company commander taking action, they all threw their own grenades, and more than thirty grenades flew directly towards the heads of the Japanese soldiers under the cover of night. "
Boom, boom, the grenade that fell into the Japanese forward exploded. The equipment issued to the troops of the teaching regiment were all imitations of German ordnance. The grenades were also long-handled. This kind of wooden long-handled grenade could be thrown.
It was very far. Liu Yangyang himself had thrown it over 50 meters during the training of the 88th Division. Veterans like Qiu Jiangong and others could easily throw it 30 to 40 meters away.
"Grenade" Watching the first round of grenades explode, Liu Yangyang shouted, and another grenade flew towards the Japanese army. Liu Yangyang's calculation was good. The Japanese forwards usually came to explore the defensive positions.
The firepower came. Liu Yangyang didn't know how other companies and platoons were doing their positions. No one had fired at his position yet. He only threw two rounds of grenades. The Japanese army on the opposite side had no way of finding out his firepower layout. Wait.
When the Japanese army comes to spy or launch an attack, the machine guns of the Second Company will definitely leave a deep impression on the Japanese army.
After throwing two grenades in a row, Tang Cheng, like everyone else, picked up his Mauser rifle and aimed forward. The flares hanging in the air had long since disappeared. The explosions and fiery red trajectories that appeared from time to time in the darkness always made the eyes tremble for a while.
They were in a daze, coupled with the obstruction of gunpowder smoke and dust in front of the position, it was impossible to see the enemy clearly. The reason why Tang Cheng and the others aimed their guns forward was simply to chase the flames of the Japanese army's guns and aim at them. In fact, except for
The defensive position of the Second Company and other positions had already been reduced to a mess with the invading Japanese troops. Only the soldiers of the Second Company were lying in the bunker with breathless concentration, still waiting for the shooting order from the company commander Liu Yangyang.
"Bang bang bang" several more flares were fired into the air. The moment the pale death light suddenly appeared, Tang Cheng's heart suddenly tightened. There was a large black area just meters in front of their formation.
Japanese-style steel helmets were pouring over. Liu Yangyang, who was shouting "Fire, fire", had already pulled the trigger. At such a close distance, it was too late to throw a grenade. The best way to suppress it was to shoot first, and the only way was to repel it.
After the Japanese army pushed them back in the first round of attacks, the defenders had time to throw grenades. Only after the flares disappeared could the grenades exert greater lethality.
The only Czech gun in the platoon fired with a short click, and the soldiers lying in the position also pulled the triggers one after another. Veterans like Qiu Jiangong shot very fast, and the distance of meters was basically impossible.
There was no need to aim, even Tang Cheng had already fired his third shot. The sudden burst of gunfire from the silent Second Company position caused the Japanese army on the opposite side to suffer a heavy loss. With only two rounds of firing, the Japanese army
There were several casualties, and the Japanese troops who were exposed to the flares quickly retreated after being blocked.
"Hidden, hidden, Japanese artillery attack." Seeing that the Japanese probing attack had ended, several veterans of the second company kicked and beat the supplementary soldiers, making them huddle behind the bunker to protect their bodies. Those who had fought with the Japanese army
The veterans of the Second Company all knew the Japanese tactics. After the artillery bombardment, there would be an infantry charge. After the infantry was attacked, there would be artillery bombardment. Qiu Jiangong and the others often said that the Japanese army without the cover of artillery fire was just a bunch of cowards, but Tang Cheng never thought so.
The Japanese army's infantry and artillery were used very well in conjunction with their tactics. We couldn't let the Japanese army abandon their artillery support and rush up to fight them all hand-to-hand, unless the Japanese commander turned out to be a fool.
"Everyone is hiding. Be careful of the Japanese artillery fire. Take the time to check the chamber of your gun. Make sure that the chamber of your gun is full of bullets and ready to fire at any time." The veteran of the second company kept moving in the trench and whispered.
He reminded the supplementary soldiers who were pulled into the second company by Liu Yangzhou that few of these guys had ever had the experience of direct combat with the Japanese army. All these needed to be reminded one by one by the veterans of the second company.