At about ten o'clock, the first round of Japanese landing operations began. Dozens of fishing boats arrived at the river embankment at the same time. Immediately, hundreds of Japanese soldiers jumped directly into the water from the boats holding the 38-meter cover. This first The Japs were all good at water and could maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness in the water. After they jumped into the water, they did not rush to the river beach. Instead, they established a line of defense next to the boat. They aimed their guns at the machine gun company. Each and every one of them took a defensive posture to prevent the student army from launching a counterattack at this time.
The first trench where the machine gun company is stationed is still about 150 meters away from the river. This distance is the position where the machine gun can best display its firepower. However, Wu Gang's original intention is to maximize the firepower of the machine gun. Advantage, if you want to fight, you will give the Japanese a painful lesson, so when he saw this, he did not rush to fire. Instead, he pressed his hand and made a calm gesture. The machine gunners of the Xuebing Army are all carefully selected. Yes, their psychological quality is particularly good. Therefore, although the Japanese were close at hand, many machine gunners felt a lot of psychological pressure, but no one fired randomly because of this. They pressed tightly against the handle of the gun, with their right index finger He held the trigger firmly, squinted his eyes, and was ready for battle.
The closer he got to the other side, the more nervous Shan Chiyuan became. His telescope almost never left his eyes. Through the telescope, he had a panoramic view of the situation of the defenders on the river beach, and his heart beat faster because of this. , The shelling just now was effective in destroying the defenders' positions, but the machine gun barrels that poked out of the bunker one after another showed that the defenders had not suffered much damage just now. Some of the floating soil, One after another, camouflage-colored helmets were quietly peeping. All these made the Japanese who were about to launch the first round of attack feel unprecedented pressure. The 106th Division had fought against the Xuebing Army, and most of the Japanese had already seen it. The power of the Xuebing Army, no matter how low they usually belittle the Xuebing Army, at this time, no one dares to retaliate with such an attitude. For the Japanese, defeating the Xuebing Army and killing one of the Xuebing Army is It's a great honor, and because of this expectation, the psychology of these Japanese soldiers is very complicated. They not only hope to fight with the student army, but also hope that the student army will evacuate as soon as possible, so that they can have no chance of defeating the wolf. ,
When Nakajima asked Shanchiyuan to direct the first round of attack, Shanchiyuan's mood was quite complicated. Of course, compared with himself at the Battle of Nanjing, his mentality at this moment was much more humble. He knew that, Being able to take charge of the first round of attack is the trust that the division commander has in him. This is not an honor that everyone can have. However, if the attack fails or even causes an uncontrollable outcome, that means , his official career ended from now on,
"Now, I only have to fight hard." Shan Chiyuan said to himself in his heart. Then, he began to look for some reasons to comfort himself. After calculation, he felt that if he went all out, the probability of victory was still very high. High, there is only one brigade of the China Army in the entire Hukou, and even if a brigade of the China Army is pressed into the Shizhongshan position, it is impossible to completely suppress its vanguard troops. As long as the beachhead is successfully established, then it will be considered a success. The task is completed,
More fishing boats approached the river embankment, and more Japanese soldiers got off the boats and began to charge.
At the observation post of the machine gun company's position, numbers like "one hundred and twenty meters, one hundred meters" were gradually announced. All the machine gunners opened their eyes wide and raised their ears, waiting for Wu Gang's order.
Wu Gang had a cigarette in his mouth. He suddenly took two strong puffs. When the observation post shouted "sixty meters", he suddenly spit out the half-burned cigarette and shouted: "Fight." Then he took the lead. The trigger was pulled, "click, click, click..." The gunshots rang out like explosions. Nearly a hundred machine guns fired at the same time. The scale was no less than that of more than a thousand people firing at the same time. The gunshots rang out, and the Japanese army reunited with the Japanese soldiers in the queue. The officer immediately issued an order to lie down. However, after the students had repaired the beach, there was nothing to hide. Therefore, even if almost all the Japs lay down immediately, there were still more than a hundred people. After being hit, he screamed and fell to the ground. Then he closed his eyes and kicked his legs, and that was it.
Shanchiyuan was crushed to the ground by several Japanese soldiers, and the heavy rain of bullets made him unable to raise his head. Although he had the intention to organize his troops and launch a desperate charge, sacrificing some soldiers in exchange for space, the bullets fired from the opposite side were too dense. Any Japanese who dared to stand up at this moment would be doomed, and he would often be hit by several or even a dozen bullets at the same time. His body was like a broken plastic bag, leaking blood in all directions, so that was all he could do. Thinking about it, but unable to put this brave idea into practice, the bullets that followed made the Japanese landing troops lie on the river beach, unable to move forward, and the Japanese soldiers who were still on the fishing boats followed closely behind. were met with ruthless slaughter,
It was a massacre, and a row of machine gun bullets swept past. Even if the Japanese soldiers lay down in the cabin with lightning speed, the wooden cabin could not resist the invasion of bullets, so the Japanese soldiers were often hit by the bullets that passed through the wood. After being hit, he would lie there forever, either screaming out in pain or closing his eyes and kicking his legs, completely staying there.
Zhongdao Qingcun's original plan was that these fishing boats were to be used repeatedly to get through enough troops to completely threaten the side of Madang Fortress, but now, dozens of boats are crowded together, and nearly half of the Japanese are They were suppressed so tightly that they didn't even have a chance to get off the boat. Therefore, the return of these fishing boats seemed far away.
Nakajima Qingcun stood on a high ground about 500 meters away from the river and looked towards the opposite side with a telescope. He saw the tongues of fire spraying wantonly on the opposite side and the forward troops who were suppressed to death. His face instantly changed color. , the elegance and calmness that the "Long Island Fox" should have lost, and for a while, I couldn't think of a way to solve it.
There is only one brigade of the Chinese Army on the opposite side. There should be no more than one regiment defending the front of the Japanese landing force. However, the students of this regiment have firmly defended the Shizhongshan riverside position, and the Japanese army has three times the air force. Compared with the enemy's strength, it was impossible to take advantage of the numerical advantage.
The heavy firepower ratio of the Xuebing Army was far beyond Nakajima Qingcun's expectations. Facing the intensive firepower composed of nearly a hundred machine guns, at this moment, even if three thousand Japanese soldiers passed by, I believe they would not be able to make an inch forward.
Wu Gang personally operated a machine gun and had already begun to replace the third barrel. He was quite satisfied with the previous shooting. In just five minutes of intensive fire suppression, at least three hundred Japanese were killed, and more Japanese were killed. It was suppressed to death. According to this situation, if the Japanese only have such a little ability, then with sufficient ammunition, their 123rd regiment alone can firmly hold this place for several days or even more than ten days.
"Brothers, you fought well. Let's pause now. I want to see if the little devil dares to launch such an attack." After changing the barrel of the gun and replacing the magazine, Wu Gang said loudly,
The sound of gunfire on the position suddenly became sparse, and then fell into complete silence.
Wang Jinyu is from Guangzhou. He has only been in the army for a little over half a year, and he has only served as a machine gunner for more than a month. Today's battle is his first battle since becoming a machine gunner. During normal training, Wang Jinyu's results are very good. One of the few "King Kong" class machine gunners who can fire a machine gun at the level of a rifle. But today, it may be the first time he shoots at a living person. What makes him ashamed is that he failed to fire two magazines. Put down a devil,
Next to Wang Jinyu is his cousin Wang Jinfeng, who enlisted in the army two months earlier than him. Wang Jinfeng's usual training results are not very good, but in the round of shooting just now, he knocked down three Japanese in a row, making him immediately It started shaking, and the ceasefire order came. Wang Jinfeng easily changed the barrel of the gun, and couldn't help but said to Wang Jinyu: "Jin Yu, how are you? We killed a few." Then, he stretched out three arrows with his right hand. Pointing his finger, he said proudly: "I killed three, hehe, the first Japanese was shot in the head." Their fighting positions were so close, so they could see each other's performance clearly. Wang Jinyu knew that Jin Feng He was deliberately angry with himself. If it was normal, he would definitely retort and use the opponent's usual training results to retaliate. But now, because the results are indeed not as good as others, he can only hold back and say nothing, but he is holding back his anger. , to perform exceptionally well in the next round of shooting, we have to kill four Japs anyway,
Wang Jinfeng also teased his cousin. Wu Gang's order to fire came. The ceasefire just now gave the Japanese army a chance to regain their vigor. Shanchiyuan lay on the beach to convey the order, and soon organized more than 300 people. The more than 300 Japanese soldiers of the death squad slowly crawled together, and then jumped up, shouting and launching a desperate reunion.
The defensive firepower of the defenders was beyond the expectations of Nakajima and Yamachi. However, the Japanese have never lacked warriors who sacrificed their lives for His Majesty the Emperor since ancient times. Under Yamachi's seduction, the Japanese army launched another charge, with three hundred Yu Jaizi launched a charge from the center, and the other Japs followed up on the left and right, hoping to break through the first line of defense of the Xuebing Army.
Wu Gang is very confident in the firepower of the machine gun company. What he is worried about now is that the crazy Japanese will launch an artillery battle regardless of their own casualties. In that case, although the casualties of the Japanese army will definitely be greater, they will definitely lose their entire regiment. In fact, it's nothing, but if this leads to the fall of the Shizhongshan position and the subsequent loss of Hukou, then this guilt is something he is unwilling to face. While waiting for the Japanese army to launch the second attack, Wu Gang silently prayed to the Japanese army not to Launched indiscriminate bombardment, and now it seems that his prayers have worked. The Japanese army launched another attack, while the Japanese artillery continued to fall into silence. For him who was desperate, there was nothing more gratifying than this. "Brothers, fight."