Chapter 420: Is it a gang fight or a one-on-one fight?
Li Mingqing knew that even though they were dispersed, the team's artillerymen who had no idea where to move at this time might not be able to be contacted. Even if they were contacted, they might be in trouble under such circumstances, and they might not be able to do anything for him.
Provide fire support. At the very least, the artillery that you left behind on the hill that blocked the entire army's attack would not be able to support you at this time.
But he knew for sure that the heavy artillery behind him could definitely be contacted and had the ability to do what he asked. They had not opened fire before because they were too close to the Japanese army and the chaos on the battlefield was too great.
As for the rat-throwing weapon, it was then, but it is now. The battle has reached this point, and he has no taboos.
Pushing away the radio operator who was trying to snatch the transmitter and switch to code language because he was in serious danger and had no discipline to call in plain language. Li Mingqing reported the position and coordinates of his position directly into the transmitter. He
The reported firing correction point, as well as the center of fire coverage, was on their own position.
In other words, the so-called artillery support he requested was indiscriminate artillery fire. After this period of artillery fire, he himself did not know how many of the only people left on his position could still stand up. Now he only knows
, the position must not be lost, and I will always be with my brothers.
After sending the coordinates, Li Mingqing said word by word on the transmitter to all the artillerymen he could contact: "Fire at me, don't hesitate, fire at our position immediately. Concentrate all firepower at our position.
Fire. The center of the explosion point is on my position. With my position as the core, cover shooting will be carried out in three directions: east, southeast and southwest, within a distance of 500 meters."
Although Li Mingqing didn't understand the artillery shooting coordinates reported before, his last words about firing at me stunned everyone around him. Without his explanation, almost everyone understood that the instructor was going to die together.
After a while of artillery shells falling, the Japanese army will certainly be hit hard. But how many of these people are left on their own positions?
For recruits who have never participated in actual combat, they are not too clear about the consequences of Li Mingqing's actions. However, the few cadres and veterans left on the battlefield at this time clearly know what he will do if he does this.
As a result, the firepower coverage of a 122 rocket launcher battery was enough to blow the entire position upside down. With the simple fortifications on the position at this moment, a salvo fired by the 122 rocket launcher battery was absolutely devastating.
But these cadres and veterans who clearly knew the consequences did not raise objections to Li Mingqing's decision to die together. These people all knew that it was not at the last moment, and no one would object to this decision to die together.
Yes, because it is tantamount to committing suicide.
But now there are very few troops left, and the position has almost lost any fire support and can hardly withstand any attack from the Japanese army. A single rifle cannot stop this kind of wave attack by the Japanese army, and the result of bayonet fighting is
With the huge disparity in military strength, the outcome is doomed without fighting. Rather than sacrifice in vain, it is better to drag a few more Japanese to support you.
An hour had passed, and the sound of gunfire was still ringing in the surrounding area. Neither the new recruits nor the remaining veterans spoke. They knew that if the situation had not reached a critical point, their instructor would be
I will not make this determination. Now that I have made it, there is no way out.
On the other end of the walkie-talkie, the artilleryman who had been contacted seemed to be frightened by his decision and remained silent. No matter how Li Mingqing called, he did not make any statement. Li Mingqing knew that the walkie-talkie was on.
I heard what I said over there.
But the heavy artillery behind them found it difficult to make up their minds and really do what they said. Everyone knew that doing so was tantamount to raising a butcher's knife against one's comrades. Attacking one's comrades, even if they had not known them before.
, but no one can do it. Because they are all comrades wearing the same military uniform and fighting together under the same military flag.
The stubborn silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie made Li Mingqing somewhat anxious. He knew that the current pause in the Japanese attack was not because they were afraid. It was because they were readjusting their forces and preparing for the final attack. While they were unable to attack for a long time, they also sacrificed
The Japanese army, which had paid a high price, also lost patience and waited for the most fatal blow.
Because now the enemy and we are in a melee, who knows whether at the most critical moment, another obstacle will appear from somewhere and destroy their plan? Quickly fight and solve it as soon as possible. They are still stubbornly resisting, but they have no more troops.
The resistance alliance has become a top priority when facing the Japanese army.
With the current close distance between the enemy and ourselves, Li Mingqing did not need to deliberately guess the next move of the Japanese army. From the telescope, with the illumination flares launched by the Japanese army themselves, he could clearly see what was happening right under his nose 200 meters away.
The Japanese troops lowered their troops and generals.
The Japanese army in front of them was so flamboyant that they did not even consider whether the defenders' positions would bring any danger to themselves. They made adjustments to their deployments openly under the eyes of the defenders. They were able to defeat almost all the defenders at this time.
The machine gun has either been lost or has used up all its ammunition.
Even under the eyes of the defenders, without suppressive firepower, they would not bring too much danger to themselves. For the Japanese army, this unconventional approach not only caused psychological damage to the defenders
Pressure, and more importantly, can buy time, effectively shortening the next attack distance.
Judging from the intensity of the Japanese army's previous offensive and the ongoing troop adjustments at this moment, did Li Mingqing know that they were all gathering at the moment, and even the flank cover had been withdrawn? The Japanese army, which was preparing to devote all its strength to the attack, would not leave anything for him.
Too much time. Since we want to achieve a common death, it would be a very comfortable thing to have some Japanese soldiers buried with us.
When the artilleryman didn't reply to him, Li Mingqing, who was a little impatient, grabbed the transmitter and was about to repeat the previous words when a voice came from behind: "This is not the most dangerous time yet.
I can’t hold my breath anymore. There’s nothing wrong with calling for artillery support, but why don’t you believe in the ability of artillery?”
"I see you were very skillful when reporting the coordinates? Why don't you trust your comrades at this time? You want to send more Japanese soldiers back to your hometown, which I don't object to. But you want to include yourself, which I don't agree with.
I, Wang Deyao, am not willing to sacrifice my life as a soldier to be buried with the little Japanese."
Hearing the voice behind him, Li Mingqing turned around and saw that it was Wang Deyao who had been watching the bloody battle without saying a word before. At this moment, he was only accompanied by a guard. He quickly stopped the new soldier beside him from standing up and saluting and said:
"Why did you come here? The nearest nail here is only 20 meters away from the Japanese army. It's too dangerous."
Seeing the somewhat impatient Li Mingqing, Wang Deyao shook his head and did not return. Leaning against Li Mingqing's extremely simple single soldier bunker, which was just a simple foxhole, he looked at the handsome face of the young instructor in front of him and pondered for a moment.
Then he said: "Why can't you calm down? I don't think it's reached the point you said yet. If it reaches the point, won't the one in my hand even be released?"
"With your battle going like this, am I, the commander, really going to die and not save me? I would rather watch my soldiers perish with the Japanese army than just live and die? If you kill them all, I, the commander, will
Doesn’t the commander become a mere commander? If I sit back and watch my subordinates’ blood being drained bit by bit, what else do I do as a commander?”
"The reason why I was hesitant before was not just because I had to use the last complete organic company in my hands at the most critical moment, when a game could determine the outcome. What I need even more is to use the resources you fought for.
For a period of time, try to contact the surrounding troops as much as possible to grasp the entire battle situation and determine the time to attack. At this moment, my correspondent is still in contact with the surrounding troops."
In this small foxhole, Wang Deyao looked very uncomfortable. After adjusting his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, he did not tell Li Mingqing how many surrounding troops he had contacted. He just held the walkie-talkie in front of him and said: "
Push the coordinates you just reported up a little further and ask the artillery behind you to fire a salvo within a distance of 20 to 400 meters in front of you."
"The reason why the little devils moved closer was that they took advantage of the artillery behind us and did not dare to provide full fire support. Unfortunately, they forgot that behind me, there was that old guy Qiu Jintang who sent the best artillery observers. Although it was not
Dare to provide fire support to the entire battlefield, but don’t be too scrupulous about dealing with the few Japs in front of you."
"If it weren't for the rest of the troops who could only hear the sound of gunfire and couldn't determine the specific location, I would have already called the artillerymen behind to fire. I'm just afraid that the shells will miss and accidentally hurt our people. If you want to fire, you have to do your best.
We can wait until I find out the actual situation of our troops around us."
"I have been busy for a long time now, and finally I have not been disappointed. Although everything is definitely impossible, there is no problem in determining the approximate location of these bastards. Grandma, what kind of battle is this? The Japanese have gathered a large group.
The troops surrounded you and beat you."
"Some of our troops on the periphery have formed an attack line against them, and are desperately moving closer to you. And outside our troops on the periphery, there are Japanese troops who are desperately attacking them. We are a regiment, and they are a coalition.
The battle was actually divided into seven or eight pieces.”
"Except for the scale of the battle here, which has reached the battalion level, the rest, no matter which direction it is, is at most a battle between two of our companies and one squadron of the Japanese army, or two or three squadrons. There are even quite a few of us.
A duel between a single infantry company and a single squadron of the Japanese army."
"This does not take into account the more fragmented troops that were rushed and the small-scale battles that took place before. On this battlefield that is only twelve kilometers long from east to west and eight kilometers wide from north to south. Between us and the little devils, there is one among you.
, if you are among me, it will turn into a pot of sorghum porridge."
"I can't even figure out now, whether we were fighting in groups or separated and singled out. Damn it, how did a good night attack fight where we had a chance turn into this damn thing?
What does it look like? I, the supreme commander, don’t even know where my troops are rushing to. I have been a mere commander for such a long time. It would be a big joke if I tell you."