Emmons waved his hand, and the French mortarmen, who had been waiting for a long time, and their palms were sweating, also joined the battle. Nearly twenty mortars fired at the Japanese landing fleet at the same time, and they were immediately hit by the Japanese ship-borne machine guns. , the shells roared back and forth for about a quarter of an hour, and the first batch of Japanese waded into the water and launched an attack on the defenders.
Mortars were not very effective when used in sea attacks, so the Japanese army's water landing seemed quite smooth. Li Jiansheng and Emmons soon realized this. In a tacit understanding, they both ordered to stop the bombardment and instead Order your men to prepare for battle,
As the order to prepare for battle was conveyed, many military soldiers immediately became nervous. Many of them breathed heavily, sticking out their tongues and licking their lips from time to time. The hand holding the trigger trembled slightly, as if it would be pulled at any time. Cao Bixiao and other instructors taught the regiment students At this time, the soldiers seemed to have become the reassurance of the French soldiers. He opened the safety, took out the grenade and put it in front of him, and said to the French soldiers on the left and right: "Don't be nervous, we have laid mines, wait for the Japanese army to step on the mines first." Say it again."
A group of Japanese soldiers waded out of the water. They immediately lay down on the ground to set up fire points. Soon, five machine gun positions were set up. Here, the distance from the defenders' fortifications was only about 150 meters. This distance , in fact, sniping can already be carried out, but considering the unmentionable marksmanship of the French officers and soldiers, Cao Bixiao had earlier suggested to Emmons to move closer and then attack. The French army was relatively well-disciplined and had no commanders. Despite the order, everyone could refrain from shooting, but there was sweat on their foreheads. Even Emmons’ breathing became heavier.
More Japanese soldiers rushed to the beach. After accumulating to the size of a squadron, Sahei Iwamura, who was far away on the command boat, issued an attack order. The order was passed on. A Japanese sergeant on the beach commanded a sword, and the two squadrons The Japanese formed a skirmish line and launched a tentative attack.
The Type 92 heavy machine gun and the crooked machine gun rang out, mixed with the whistling sound of grenades. This was the firing of the grenade launcher with the most Japanese characteristics.
The sound of gunfire rang out, and the French soldiers could no longer hold their composure. Seeing this, Cao Bixiao reminded: "Don't panic, we haven't passed the mine array yet."
Emmons nodded, turned around and said, "No one is allowed to shoot without my order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law."
Just as he finished speaking, a grenade exploded five or six meters behind him, and a shrapnel hit his helmet, startling the guard next to him. The guard belatedly jumped on him. The body made Cao Bixiao couldn't help laughing,
"Du Lan, your reaction is too slow." Emmons scolded, looking at Cao Bixiao a little embarrassed,
Cao Bixiao glanced at Emmons, who looked a little pale, and said, "Nothing. Once the fighting starts later, we will give priority to attacking the Japanese grenadiers and machine gunners."
The Japanese army's offensive direction focused on the west. What made the French feel depressed was that when they first assigned the defensive direction, they themselves requested to defend the west position.
"Have the Japanese seen something? They know that we are easy to bully." The colonel next to Emmons said to him, and Emmons gave him a big eye roll: "Since we are on the battlefield, don't take any chances. , Victory belongs to the brave, this will never change."
The major gritted his teeth and remained silent, while the few French soldiers around him looked at the student army's position, with envy still showing in their eyes.
Cao Bixiao noticed this and could only shake his head and smile bitterly, while Emmons just turned a blind eye to avoid being upset.
The defenders stood still, but the Japanese army became more cautious. They hunched over and held up their guns and advanced slowly. Only a minute or so later, as a Japanese soldier stepped on a landmine and was blown up into the sky, they all lay on the ground, no longer daring to move rashly.
The gunshots became more intense, but because of the existence of the mine formation, these were just to create momentum.
"Use grenades to blow up a passage for me." The Japanese sergeant was brave and resourceful. He ordered his subordinates. Hundreds of grenades were thrown out, and explosions sounded one after another. Emmons couldn't help it. Said to Cao Bixiao: "Open fire, we can't let them blow up the passage."
Cao Bixiao: "No hurry, just wait."
"We still have to wait," the colonel said,
Cao Bixiao: "If we want to fight, we must repel this wave of enemy attacks. Otherwise, there is no point in just frightening them away. The Japanese army is coming from a long distance. Even though they are huge now, they actually have limited troops. We can kill one of them." There are fewer criticisms of them, can’t you see that this Japanese attack is exploratory.”
Emmons glared at the colonel and shouted: "Listen to Captain Cao, remember, we are students now, understand."
The colonel saluted and closed his mouth,
The Japanese army used more than a hundred grenades to blast a passage about five meters wide in front of the French position. Immediately, the sergeant raised his sword again, and the two teams of Japanese soldiers gathered in one place and launched an attack.
When they rushed to about fifty meters away from the fortification, Cao Bixiao glanced at Li Jiansheng not far away, waved and said: "Hit." He took the lead and pulled the trigger.
Cao Bixiao aimed at a Japanese grenadier early on. The Japanese grenadier was shot in the head and fell down, startling several Japanese soldiers around him.
"Click, click, click." Six Hotchkiss 1914 heavy machine guns of the French army immediately entered the battle. Four or five Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front fell down at once. A large number of F1 grenades were thrown by the French soldiers. The explosion sounded, and the Japanese attack sequence was disrupted.
After being fiercely sniped by the defenders, the Japanese military officer was undaunted. He half-crouched on the sand, brandished his sword and shouted: "Lie down and fight back." The Japanese soldiers lay on the ground one after another and fired back. Soon, the French army There were a lot of casualties,
Under Emmons' command, only one regiment was equipped with the cadet army's standard weapons. This regiment was Emmons's treasure. He hid it in the rear as a reserve. The regiment currently defending the front line uses They were all old-fashioned equipment owned by the French army. The battle only lasted for about ten minutes, and the weaknesses of these equipment were exposed. The French usually did not maintain their equipment seriously enough. Many firearms were not durable and soon jammed. Your side is stuck, but the Japanese side can function normally. After many French soldiers discovered that their guns suddenly failed to fire, they were anxious to repair their firearms. If they were not paying attention, they were shot in the head by the Japanese army and died. In just ten minutes, More than fifty French soldiers died in the battle, which dealt a huge blow to their morale.
"Sir, my gun is jammed." A soldier shouted to Emmons, sweating profusely.
Emmons gritted his teeth and shouted: "If the gun jams, then fight with grenades. If the grenades are discharged, then prepare for hand-to-hand combat. Those who retreat will die. The only way to survive is to hold on to the position. Understand."
The soldier fell silent, put the bayonet on his gun and put it beside him, and then concentrated on the grenade tactics.