"Those bastards! They are just waiting to see how I will kill the Japanese! They have already been defeated, so what right do they have to laugh at us and look down on us?"
"What a turtle son!"
When he was looked down upon by the defeated friendly troops, Zhang Luo was also very angry and said angrily.
However, He Feiyang has always been very calm and calm, commanding his troops and telling them not to make any noise.
After being scolded by He Feiyang, all the Sichuan soldiers did not dare to make any noise again.
Then, they continued to follow other Sichuan troops and headed for Chenjiaxing.
The area around Chenjiahang is full of cotton fields, so these Sichuan troops can also be used to hide, such as avoiding precision bombing by a small number of Japanese aircraft groups.
Or it could be a frontal attack by the Japanese army,
Or their whereabouts were detected by Japanese reconnaissance planes,
Therefore, the Sichuan army's counterattack force was divided into left and right wings to advance in a dispersed formation.
"Hey! Did you all hear the gunshots? Are we almost reaching the front of the Japanese offensive troops?"
"I heard it, the gunshots are getting thicker and thicker. Maybe they have really reached the enemy's front line. Let's get ready to fight! Don't let those turtles sneak attack us first!"
"Hey! I will kill as many of those turtle boys as they come! As long as they have the guts to sneak attack!"
"You all should stop speaking so loudly, so as not to alert the enemy and focus all the Japs' attention on our side! Don't forget that the Japs still have artillery units that can bombard us! Especially heavy artillery!"
"As long as you know there are heavy artillery, everyone, please shut up. If any of you are making any noise, get back to the rear immediately! Be a rout!"
"Ah! Yes! Sir!"
As they dispersed towards the Japanese lines in Chenjiahang, the officers and soldiers under He Feiyang's command kept making noisy noises.
In the end, when they were talking most enthusiastically, they were scolded angrily by He Feiyang again before they all stopped, closed their mouths, carefully held the weapons and equipment in their hands, and continued
Move towards the enemy's position.
However, it was quite difficult for the Sichuan soldiers carrying the Type 92 heavy machine gun.
The gun frame and machine gun weigh more than 55 pounds, not counting the transportation of ammunition.
However, in order to have heavy firepower weapons and equipment to support the operation, these Sichuan Army soldiers bit the bullet and added a few more strong Sichuan Army soldiers to assist in the transportation.
In addition to the four Type 92 heavy machine guns that need to be transported, there are also three small-caliber artillery cannons, three grenadiers, and ammunition that need to be transported.
As the Sichuan troops came for reinforcements, they got closer and closer to Chen Jiaxing's Japanese position.
The gunfire from the direction of Chenjiaxing became more intensive, and friendly troops continued to retreat.
There are also many wounded soldiers in these friendly forces.
Some even lost their breath due to serious injuries during the retreat.
But this time, no one in the retreating friendly troops laughed at the Sichuan troops for their poor equipment.
Because they were rushing to escape and had no time to care about other things.
Even to greet the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army, not many people were used.
It is also because under such circumstances,
Suddenly, a very strange scene appeared in the dense cotton field.
When the national army was using cotton fields as cover, a group of troops lurked toward the Japanese positions to prepare for battle, while a group of troops evacuated to the rear with panic-stricken expressions.
There were even some defeated national army troops that appeared to be in chaos and fled.
Although these situations affected morale very much, the Twentieth Army was not disturbed by them.
Especially when these Sichuan troops were heading towards the most dangerous front in Chenjiaxing, they knew that behind them was not only the commander of the 135th Division, Yang Hanzhong, who was personally supervising the battle, but also the commander of the 135th Division.
Even Army Commander Yang Sen was already on the line of fire, preparing to supervise and command the battle. Even Deputy Army Commander Xia Jiong had made the decision to step off the field personally and lead the charge once the battle situation went bad.
Therefore, after Yang Sen's combat order was issued, these Sichuan troops, who were the first batch to support Chenjiaxing's battle, were not afraid and did not hesitate at all. They always marched towards the frontline battlefield of Chenjiaxing where the Japanese army was located.
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However, the Sichuan troops at the forefront did not know that the Japanese army was using artillery to carry out artillery fire coverage bombing.
Although the Japanese army's artillery fire covered the bombing this time, the targets of the artillery were not only the Sichuan Army troops, but also the defeated National Army troops.
On the Japanese artillery position,
"Load, prepare, release!"
"Tum, tom, tom"
Bursts of dull muzzle blasts were heard, and dozens of mortar grenades were fired.
The dense artillery shells flew out at an upward angle and hit the front lines of the crumbling national troops.
Soon, the cotton field 500 meters away was bombarded by Japanese artillery shells one after another, flashing with explosive flames, followed by deafening explosions, one after another, and the earth shook.
Shake.
"Boom, boom, boom"
"Boom, boom, boom"
The enemy's artillery shells flew out with a scream.
The Sichuan soldiers who were lurking toward the Japanese positions in the cotton fields to the south were caught off guard by the flying Japanese artillery shells along with the defeated Chinese friendly officers and soldiers.
"Oops! It's a Japanese artillery attack. Move quickly, disperse, and hide!"
"Everyone, take cover quickly!"
After being bombarded by Japanese artillery fire, all the Sichuan Army combat commanders immediately changed their expressions and loudly issued hidden combat orders to the Sichuan Army soldiers under their command.
The same was true for He Feiyang, whose expression changed drastically and he kept loudly ordering his subordinates to quickly move and hide.
The Japanese artillery group and the mortar group fired grenades very accurately, and the shells exploded into pieces.
When a grenade explodes, not only can it form shrapnel, but the brick fragments that fly out are also extremely lethal, and can cause death or injury to people when splashed.
So in one fell swoop, a lot of broken troops were killed, as well as some lurking Sichuan soldiers at the front.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh..."
"Help! Help."
Screams resounded all over Chenjiaxing's cotton fields, and various pitiful screams and shrill cries kept ringing out.
But the most tragic thing is that as soon as the Japanese artillery fired, the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun troops and crooked-neck machine gun troops also pulled the triggers one after another, shooting at the defeated troops they could see.
"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"
"Thud, tug, tug, tug, tug, tug, tug, tug, tug!"
The sound of more than a dozen light and heavy machines immediately resounded violently,
The orange-red bullet rain shuttled around the cotton field, and the stray bullets "dingdongdangdang" splashed on the bodies of the defeated soldiers, harvesting their lives.
The dense rain of machine gun bullets routed many national troops and turned them into a hornet's nest.
However, the Sichuan troops that were quickly hiding in the distance were temporarily suppressed by the Japanese artillery fire. They could only hide in the cotton fields and were unable to launch an effective counterattack.