The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 1949: The Life-Saving Ditch

It was the middle of the night and the top of the mountain was pitch black, but the starry sky above seemed brighter and brighter.

After a day of marching and fighting, the people on the top of the mountain had fallen asleep.

The only one who was not asleep was the sentry of the district team, but he was also dozing in the dark, holding his rifle.

There is a saying in the world that there is no night watchman who does not sleep. Of course, the night watchmen in Northeast China are called "dajingde", and sentinels are also a type of night watchmen.

We are all soldiers marching and fighting. When others are marching, you are also marching. When others are fighting the enemy, you are not idle either.

  The battle is finally over, but while others can sleep soundly, you need to take turns to keep watch with others. Are you sleepy?

Although the soldier tried hard to control his sleepiness, he was ultimately unable to resist it.

What finally woke him up was his sleepiness.

The reason was that he fell asleep while dozing off with the rifle in his arms, but when his head leaned back, his hands loosened and the rifle fell to the ground with a "click", and he woke up then.

"As a sentry, you must never put down your gun." This is what their captain said when he was lecturing them on discipline.

But he was too sleepy. The sentry whispered the captain's words, but he added, "You can sleep, but you have to hold your gun while you sleep!"

  Please forgive this soldier for his behavior of covering up his mistakes!

Although he was sleepy, he still bent down to touch his rifle, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a loud "Ah" from the front!

In the night, everything is silent. At this time, even the sound of a mouse gnawing on wood would be very loud, let alone the sound of a person shouting?

"Oh no, something's happening!" The sentry was so frightened that he lay down holding his rifle, and then instinctively pulled the bolt to load the bullet.

And just as he was making this move, two screams of "Ah" and "Ah" came from the front!

  By this time, the sentry was no longer sleepy, and he suddenly understood what was going on!

The entrance to the mountain was not far in front of him, and just before he went on duty, the district captain specially arranged for the soldiers to remove the two wooden boards on the ditch.

  So, what does the scream coming from the front mean? It means someone went up the mountain and fell into the ditch!

"Snapped!"

In the darkness, a faint red line flew up into the night sky ahead. This was the sound of the sentry's rifle firing.

  With the gunshot, everyone on the top of the mountain woke up, and two "bang" sounds were heard at the foot of the mountain, and then two flares were shot into the sky!

To show how fast Shang Zhen's reaction was, when Shang Zhen rushed out of the house with a box gun, he just saw the two flares rising high into the sky exploding with "bang" and "bang"!

The moment the flare flashed, Shang Zhen instinctively closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes and looked forward, he saw the ochre-colored figures of the Japanese army on the other side of the deep ditch!

There were so many Japanese troops that Shang Zhen almost thought that if all of them jumped into that ditch, they would definitely fill up the deep ditch!

"Pa" "Pa" "Pa"

"Da da da"

The Japanese army fired gunshots.

What followed was the sound of continuous firing from a box gun!

The incident happened suddenly and everything was done based on combat instinct. Seeing that the Japanese troops were gathered in a group, Shang Zhen directly fired a burst of rounds from his box gun.

  Just when the Japanese troops on the other side of the ditch discovered Shang Zhen's firepower point, there were more sounds of box guns firing in succession. Those were the 20-round box guns of Shang Zhen's soldiers all firing in succession!

No one could tell how many bullets flew over, and the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side screamed in pain.

But in the next moment, there were more "bang" and "bang" sounds from the other side of the ditch. It was the Japanese army who came for a sneak attack and threw grenades over.

Amid the explosion, some Chinese soldiers were hit by shrapnel.

But at the same moment, Shang Zhen and his men threw hand grenades forward, followed by the same explosion. The Japanese army's grenade launchers had also gone up the mountain. Their grenade launchers could hit targets tens of meters away and hundreds of meters away, but they were still light mortars. When the grenade launchers were fired in the dark, there would be flashes and smoke.

However, in order to confirm the Chinese army's firepower points, the Japanese army placed the grenade launcher very close to Shang Zhen, who had many expert grenade throwers on his side.

It was a close combat in the dark, with both sides firing guns and using explosives as well.

The battle came suddenly and quickly, and what ultimately allowed Shang Zhen and his men to withstand the sneak attack was a ditch in the dark.

The Japanese paid a heavy price for their unfamiliar formation, and Shang Zhen also suffered casualties.

The two flares eventually went out, and shouts of Japanese soldiers were heard from the other side of the ditch. They were the Japanese officers commanding the attack.

According to the order of the Japanese officer, all the Japanese soldiers began to retreat, except those who died on the spot or fell into the ditch.

At the other end of the ditch, Shang Zhen also shouted in a low voice: "All wounded, hold on, don't shout, don't expose the target!"

Then he said, "Who has grenades? Give them to me and Big Stupid. We have to give two to the Japs!"

Shang Zhen was worried that the Japanese troops were just below on the other side of the ditch. If they could not drive them away, they would suffer even greater losses.

Shang Zhen and Da Lao Ben stepped forward.

  Shang Zhen knew that they could not retreat at this time. If they allowed the Japanese army to cross this deep ditch, they would most likely be wiped out!

Although he didn't know how many troops the Japanese had, since it was a sneak attack, it must have been premeditated.

In the darkness, Shang Zhen and Da Laoben threw grenades forward one after another.

Shang Zhen and his men came out, and this time it was impossible for them to bring a grenade launcher, but it didn't matter, they had the strength of him and Da Lao Ben, and there was a hillside ahead, so they could throw the grenade far enough and let it roll a few more meters.

Explosions sounded one after another on the top of the hillside, accompanied by the screams of Japanese soldiers.

By this time, the Japanese army also realized that their night attack had failed.

The people Shang Zhen brought on the mountain were all using 20-shot box cannons.

The veterans saw that the Japanese had a large number of troops and fired continuously, which was enough to knock down the Japanese troops who had rushed to the other side of the ditch.

The Japanese army was unable to deploy its troops due to the narrow mountain roads. If they wanted to know the situation on the top of the mountain, they had to climb to the other side of the ditch, but they would be shot if they got there.

This is a paradox, and this is the beauty of Wujiapo as a defensive place

The Japanese army did not fire any more flares, and the battle lasted only about two minutes before the gunfire stopped.

If it weren't for the choking smell of gunpowder still filling the air and the groans of the wounded on both sides, it would seem as if nothing had happened.

But this is a battle, it comes suddenly and bloody, and ends extremely quickly, but everything has changed!