The fire cover provided by the Jingan Army was actually excellent enough.
The light and heavy firepower points located at the rear and on the opposite mountain saw that our troops were howling miserably by a bunch of grenades thrown from the top of the mountain, and they had already begun to fire to suppress them.
Because the heavy machine gun was 700 to 800 meters away and had to worry about its own soldiers' need to raise the muzzle to shoot, the heavy machine gun was not very accurate. Most of the bullets went over the mountains and hit the back of the mountains.
However, the bullets fired by more than 20 light machine guns and a dozen heavy machine guns still ensured a certain density.
The two heavy machine guns and five light machine guns on the position also fired without hesitation of bullets, but they were unable to effectively suppress the Japanese light machine gun group located down the hillside.
After the last defensive battle in the mountains of Jiepai Village, the Jingan Army's tactics also evolved.
Before starting the attack, each light and heavy machine gun was followed by several auxiliary soldiers, for no other reason than to help carry sandbags so that a machine gun defense position could be built on the slope at any time.
This kind of two-layered sandbags, apart from machine guns that can break it or mortars that can threaten it, it is difficult for any other weapon on the Chinese position to suppress it...
What excited the Jingan Army the most was that the four Type 94 tanks that had been following them but lingering at the foot of the mountain 700 meters away finally found their way up the mountain and climbed up the hill in thick black smoke.
Amidst the huge roar of the engine, the 7.7mm heavy machine gun located on the top of the tank also began to fire.
With only a distance of 400 meters, the four 7.7mm heavy machine guns of these four Xiaoduding tanks are the most terrifying heavy firepower on the entire position.
The two mortars on the position were already working very hard, firing more than a dozen shells in succession. Even at Wei Donglai's request, the artillery company located 800 meters away from the rear also began to use 10 mortars to attack the two mortars in front of the position.
The shelling was carried out three hundred meters away, and shells continued to explode around the 94 tank, but the air waves and shrapnel had no effect on this ultra-light tank protected by a 10 mm steel plate.
Moreover, the biggest advantage of the 94 tank is its mountain maneuverability. The not-so-steep mountains will not cause much difficulty for it to maneuver on the hillside.
It can be said that the infantry of the Jing'an Army were being suppressed by grenades flying over like raindrops at this moment, but the heavy fire cover from the Jing'an Army gave them the upper hand.
The defenders' suddenly intensified mortar counterattack looked more like a final desperate struggle to the Japanese commanders.
"Yo Xi! This is the last strength of the Chinese people to push the bottom of the box. Victory is right in front of them!" A smile appeared on Takeuchi Yunshan's tense face.
The frontline trenches where the Jingan Army gathered a group of officers were already feeling relaxed...
The bullets that kept hitting the sandbags made it difficult for the Sichuan soldiers to unscrupulously poke their heads out and throw grenades into the trenches, aiming at the target.
Of course, when faced with the terrifying hail of bullets, there are many who are willing to kill.
There are still many Sichuan soldiers who straighten their bodies bravely and raise their arms high to throw grenades. Only in this way can they ensure that the grenades can be thrown over a distance of more than 30 meters.
But that's obviously also extremely dangerous.
Two Sichuan soldiers who were working hard throwing grenades were hit by heavy machine gun bullets. Blood splattered everywhere in an instant. Seven or eight 7.7mm machine gun bullets smashed their chests to pieces. They vomited blood without even making a cry.
Fell in the trench.
The grenade that was sizzling and smoking in his hand fell into the trench. The soldier who handed the grenade to the side hurriedly picked it up and threw it outside the trench. This prevented a bigger tragedy.
Someone rushed over and covered the chest of the wounded soldier with a hemostatic bag captured from the Japanese army. The blood that spurted out like a spring instantly soaked the hemostatic bag.
In the desperate eyes of the soldiers, the two soldiers' eyes widened, their lungs contracted with all their strength, blood foam continued to pour out of their mouths and noses, and their pupils that gradually solidified turned gray.
Just like this, you are lucky enough.
Another soldier just raised his arm, and his arm was broken by a bullet fired by the Type 92 heavy machine gun. The smoking grenade forced the soldier beside him to lie down in the shortest possible time, and there was a loud "boom".
There was a loud sound, and the exploding grenade almost broke the Sichuan soldier, whose arm was broken and howling in agony, into two pieces.
With their own fire support, the Jingan troops finally plucked up their courage again, and climbed up the trench walls one after another amidst Momotaro's strenuous shouts. Their bayonets shone with an icy cold light in the sunlight.
Then, like their decisive Lieutenant Momotaro, they saw a sight that was rarely seen in their lifetime.
Several large, dusty cloth bags, smoking and swirling, were thrown high from behind the Chinese position and smashed towards them.
What are you doing? If someone from Henan were here, they would definitely ask this.
Is this a mos? People in Wuhan would say that.
Why should I be beaten? This is how Shandong people should draw question marks in their heads.
The Chinese can come up with hundreds of dialects to question this scene, but when Momotaro looked at this phenomenon, all he could think of was: "Nani?"
Therefore, after shouting out "Nani?" This useless self-question, Momotaro, who gradually saw the big guy flying over, answered with a heartbroken response, "Lie down!"
Those big cloth bags were naturally five-kilogram explosive bags. Perhaps it was the first trial throw, but the throw was not very accurate. After flying more than 20 meters, it landed on the ground and exploded.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Several deafening loud noises really frightened Momotaro, who was already three or four meters away from the trench and was striding forward.
Explosive packs are not a patent of the Chinese. They are also equipped in the Japanese army and are generally used for manual blasting of solid buildings.
But then, they are all placed in a fixed position, and then ignited with a long enough fuse to blast.
Damn the Chinese, how did they throw a five kilogram explosive package dozens of meters away like a grenade?
No one answered his question because Cai Yongguan, who was busy reloading, had no time to educate the Japanese who had been fooled on the battlefield.
Japan's short history of civilization is doomed to have limited brain capacity.
The trebuchet, a powerful siege weapon, had already been used on the battlefield by Chinese ancestors during the Warring States Period, but Europe, which is said to be more civilized, only began to gradually use it in the Middle Ages. At that time, Japan did not have the concept of a country and wore a turf skirt.
Grilling fish and dancing over a bonfire was their daily routine at that time.
When it comes to killing people and fighting, the Chinese ancestors can throw away the Japanese pirate ancestors who like to put small flags behind them as far as Mars.
Slingshots, a childhood toy for many children, are also made based on this principle.
Tang Dao did talk about the production principle of the "heartless cannon", a kind of earthen cannon with little technical content. He had played with it when harassing the 36th Infantry Brigade.
But this is also the knowledge blind spot of the officers. Before there was battlefield practice, no one dared to throw the explosive package in this way. If the explosive package was not thrown and exploded on the spot, it would cost several lives.
But this triggered Cai Yongguan's inspiration, which reminded him of the thrilling gameplay of the monkeys he encountered in the mountains when he was a child.
A group of monkeys encountered leopards that could climb trees. In order to escape, they often climbed to the treetops in groups and pushed the treetops down. A few monkeys jumped down on their own initiative, and the treetops bent into a big bow popped out instantly, which could kill several monkeys.
The monkey was thrown far away and landed on a big tree more than thirty meters away, like a big slingshot.
The golden leopard, which was struggling to climb, looked at this scene and could only do nothing. If a big guy like it did this, it would be thrown to death.
Find a suitable tree trunk, tie it to the treetop with a rope, bend it manually, and then let go at the same time, the tree trunk suddenly pops out, and the explosive package placed on the treetop is thrown high.
It doesn't need to be very far, just a few dozen meters.
For this reason, Cai Yongguan also conducted several tests to ensure that such horrific explosives would not be dropped on his own people.
The fuse was tested before the war, and it only needs to burn for seven or eight seconds, which is enough to ensure that it explodes two or three seconds after it hits the ground.
As for accuracy, the explosion power of a five-kilogram explosive package is enough to destroy obstacles within a radius of ten meters, and the damage radius caused by the air wave can reach dozens of meters.
Does such a thing still need to be accurate?
As for the previous throwing grenades at each other with the Jing'an Army at the risk of casualties, it was just a way to drive the Jing'an Army out of the trenches for a decisive battle. The grenades could not be accurately thrown into the trenches, let alone throwing explosives.
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Then, the "brave" Japs, led by their once brave but now scared Japanese company commander, popped out.
At this time, it is easy to jump out, but it is difficult to jump back again.
