Sanbao found the platoon leader, but before he could ask, the troops immediately set off after receiving the order. However, the main force of the regiment pretended to retreat in front of the Japs who came to collect the corpses. Sanbao didn't pay attention at first and just followed the troops. He was preparing for this
The machine gun felt a little upset. He knew the power of the gun, but at this time he also knew the problem with the gun. It was difficult to hold, especially during the march. The gun could not be carried on the back or because of the position of the loader.
I could only hold it with my hands on my shoulders. I didn’t have much strength on my shoulders and my hands were very tired. I was carrying the gun belt with the bullet cover either down or up. In the end, Sambo had to hold it with both hands, but the two gun frames were swinging around.
Soon, he felt bored, especially when he noticed that the troops had just turned around in a circle, and the front was clearly near the station they had left not long ago. He walked for a long time with a machine gun weighing more than 20 kilograms, and then he returned to the same place.
His mood worsened.
How did San Bao know that the division commander judged based on the intelligence that the Japanese army was eager to open up the Zhengtai Road and was threatening Taiyuan behind the scenes? In front of them was the only way for the Japanese to pass through. In addition, the Japanese were arrogant, and they never expected that the Eighth Route Army would break the "no return to military use."
"The military principle is to set up ambushes repeatedly at the same location.
Therefore, the division commander decided to give the Japanese another sudden blow here. To this end, the 772nd Regiment was ordered to give the illusion of evacuation, but the Third Battalion circled around and came back, and ambushed in the mountains on the west side of the road.
The rigid and somewhat stupid Japanese baggage troops did come along the original route. However, due to the losses they suffered, the Japanese strengthened their vigilance along the road this time. When they encountered suspicious places that were inconvenient for reconnaissance, they carried out artillery bombardments. They arrived at the area where they were ambushed the day before yesterday.
They were even more cautious and even carried out repeated shelling of surrounding villages.
Sanbao was arranged to hide in a stone cave. At this time, the platoon leader was monitoring the enemy's movements in the bushes outside. Sanbao had to ask the squad leader for advice on machine gun shooting. He couldn't shoot it all at once like before.
"Like this." The squad leader said: "Lie on the ground with your arms spread out. Your elbows should be level with the tops of your shoulders. Your elbows should be braced tightly. The butt of your gun should be pressed against your shoulders to prevent vibration. Your belly should also be close to the ground."
"But what about the trigger?" Sanbao asked what he was most concerned about.
"It's up to you to understand it slowly. Remember, don't be nervous, and don't fire fiercely when you see a lot of Japs. Pay attention to your crosshair and even the gun frame to move upright." Seeing that time was running out, the squad leader had no choice but to reply.
road.
San Bao thought the same thing, he had to understand everything by himself. Unlike the soldiers around him, who were all nervously preparing to fight, San Bao was still fiddling around.
"Go!" Following the squad leader's order, the soldiers slowly got into position, and Sambo followed behind with a machine gun.
"Three treasures!" the squad leader immediately reminded.
"Yes!" Sanbao couldn't help but feel more disgusted with the machine gun in his hand. The gun frame was shaking very loudly in the hole. Sanbao quickly held the gun frame with his left hand.
Finally seeing the Japanese in front of him, Sanbao finally set up the gun mount on the right side of a mound according to the squad leader's instructions. The crooked machine gun mount was not obedient, so Sanbao finally set it up.
The Japanese finally entered the ambush circle. With an explosion, the machine guns and rifles of the third battalion rang out, and a dense rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese.
However, this time the Japanese took some precautions and immediately organized resistance as soon as the battle started. After a violent blow, the third battalion immediately attacked quickly.
Sanbao quickly ran out of bullets. It was really troublesome to load the bullets. Before he could finish loading the troops, he launched an attack. Sanbao immediately threw away the gun, pulled out his bayonet and dagger and rushed forward...
The second battalion, known as the Night Tiger Camp, was unable to arrive in time for reinforcements due to rain and slippery roads. Although the third battalion bravely attacked and cut the Japanese team in two, they failed to annihilate them all until dusk. The Japanese took advantage of
Night was able to break through, but they also left behind more than a hundred corpses and a large amount of supplies.