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 were fired at the Japanese landing fleet at the same time, and they were immediately hit by the Japanese ship-borne machine guns.
Fighting back. The shells roared back and forth for about a quarter of an hour before 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, and 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 passed on, 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 group students
At this time, the soldiers seemed to be 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 and immediately lay down on the ground to set up fire points. Soon, five machine gun positions were set up. Here, the distance from the garrison fortifications was only about 150 meters. This distance
, in fact, it was already possible to launch a sniper attack, 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, and even Emmons' breathing became heavier.
More Japanese soldiers rushed to the beach. After accumulating to the size of a team, Sahei Iwamura, who was far away on the command boat, issued an attack order. The order was passed on, and a Japanese sergeant on the beach commanded a sword, and the two teams were attacked.
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 became even more frustrated. Upon 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.
, which made Cao Bixiao burst into laughter.
"Dulan, 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.
"Did the Japanese see something? Do 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 Xuebingjun position, their eyes still showing envy.
Cao Bixiao noticed this and could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Emmons simply 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 passed, when 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 sound of gunfire became more intense, but because of the existence of the mine array, these were just to create momentum.
"Use a grenade to blow up a passage for me!" The Japanese sergeant was brave and resourceful, and ordered his subordinates. Hundreds of grenades were thrown out, and explosions sounded one after another. Emmons couldn't help it, and he
Said to Cao Bixiao: "Open fire, don't let them blow up the passage!"
Cao Bixiao: "No hurry, just wait."
"Still waiting!?" said the colonel.
Cao Bixiao: "If we want to fight, we must repel this wave of enemy attacks. Otherwise, what's the use of just frightening them away? The Japanese army is coming from a long distance. Although they are huge now, they actually have limited troops. We can kill one of them."
Criticize them less. Don’t you see? This Japanese attack is tentative!"
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 small groups of Japanese soldiers gathered together and launched an attack.
When they rushed to about fifty meters away from the fortifications, Cao Bixiao glanced at Li Jiansheng not far away, waved and said: "Hit!" and took the lead in pulling the trigger.
Cao Bixiao aimed at a Japanese grenadier early on. The Japanese grenadier fell down with a bullet in his head, startling several Japanese soldiers around him.
"Click, click, click -" The French army's six Hotchkiss 1914 heavy machine guns immediately entered the battle, and four or five Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front fell down. A large number of F1 grenades were thrown out by the French soldiers.
The explosion sounded, and the Japanese attack sequence was disrupted.
After encountering a fierce sniper attack from the defenders, the Japanese soldier Cao was undaunted. He half-crouched on the sand, brandished his sword and shouted: "Lie down! Fight back!" The Japanese soldiers lay on the ground one after another with their guns raised to fight back. Soon, the French army
There were a lot of casualties.
Under Emmons, only one regiment of troops was equipped with the standard weapons of the cadet army. This regiment was Emmons's treasure, and he hid it in the rear as a reserve. The regiment that now defends the front line uses
They were all old-fashioned equipment owned by the French army. The battle only lasted 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 army can function normally. After discovering that their guns suddenly stopped firing, many French soldiers were busy repairing their firearms anxiously. If they were not paying attention, they were shot in the head by the Japanese army. In just ten minutes, five
More than ten 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, and the only way to survive is to hold on to the position. Understand?!"
The soldier remained silent, put the bayonet on his gun by his side, and turned to focusing on grenade tactics.