The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2381 The Hated Supervisory Team

Shang Zhen and his men walked very slowly. On the one hand, it was because they needed to guard against the Japanese troops in Houersai shooting at them from their high ground. On the other hand, it was also because they carried a Maxim heavy machine gun.

This heavy machine gun did not belong to their regiment, but was specially requested by Zhou Jingyong from the division.

The two heavy machine guns in their regiment are now in an awkward situation of having guns but no bullets.

That’s because the two heavy machine guns were actually imported originals, and they fired 11.43 caliber bullets.

Since the guns were original, the bullets must have been imported. After the battle with the Japanese army, their regiment had completely used up all the bullets.

Most of the heavy machine guns used by the National Army were imitated by domestic arsenals. In order to unify the caliber, the domestically imitated heavy machine guns were all 7.92 caliber, which is compatible with the rifle caliber, so there is no need to produce 11.43 caliber bullets separately.

As the bullets were thinner, the overall weight of the heavy machine gun naturally became lighter. However, even so, the heavy machine gun that Shang Zhen and his team carried weighed more than 90 kilograms. Shang Zhen and his team removed the tripod of the heavy machine gun and carried them separately.

But even so, it was not an easy task to advance with such a heavy machine gun under the noses of the Japanese devils.

Correspondingly, since they brought heavy machine guns, they had to bring buckets or plastic pots.

Why did they bring buckets? Of course, they brought buckets to get water. The Maxim heavy machine gun was a water-cooled heavy machine gun.

If a heavy machine gun fires for a little longer, the barrel will become hot or even turn red, and water will be needed to cool it down.

This is also because there is a small river more than 400 meters away from Houersai. If there was no water source, Shang Zhen would not have gone to the trouble of carrying this heavy machine gun.

As for whether Shang Zhen would really place the heavy machine gun only 400 meters away from the Japanese position and open fire, that's another matter. But since he wants to use a heavy machine gun, wooden barrels or plastic jugs for transporting water back and forth are indispensable.

The plastic pot is very light, but unfortunately Shang Zhen and the others only asked Zhou Jingyong for one.

It’s not that Zhou Jingyong was reluctant to let them use it, but because their group only had this one plastic pot!

Of course, the plastic nowadays is not called plastic, it is called celluloid, and the quality is definitely not as good as the plastic of later generations.

Heavy machine guns and water buckets must be brought, and what about bullets? Two boxes of bullets must be brought, and they are heavy, so they need to be carried on the shoulders and hands. During this process, one must avoid being discovered by the Japanese troops on the mountain.

And if you want to place a heavy machine gun, you always need to level the ground or pry a rock or something, right? So they also have to bring shovels and pickaxes.

"Okay, let's put the heavy machine gun here!" Shang Zhen said when he noticed that they were only about 600 meters away from the Japanese position in front.

They couldn't get any closer. If they got any closer, once their heavy machine guns opened fire, the Japanese would notice them and would destroy the heavy machine guns first.

Due to their long range, heavy machine guns must be deployed far away from the enemy. As long as they are far enough away, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to discover the location of the heavy machine gun position in the hot summer.

On the contrary, this will not work in winter. Once the barrel becomes hot, it has to be cooled with water, which will produce water vapor, and the water vapor will expose the position of the heavy machine gun.

"Captain, why do we go through all the trouble to carry this thing and throw it away?" Tang Li asked in confusion, putting the bullet box on the ground.

"Do some firepower reconnaissance or help the brothers in front. It's better to have something than nothing." Shang Zhen replied, and then ordered, "You stay here and set up a heavy machine gun position. How can you survive the heavy machine guns or grenade launchers of the Japanese after firing?

If the fortifications are not solid and not concealed, don't let the Japanese blow them up!

Come on, let's go to the front and take a look." Shang Zhen finally said to Xiao Boji.

After walking another fifty meters and passing a sparse forest, Shang Zhen and his companions heard someone talking among the rocks ahead. "You have been with me, Zhu Weiyan, for several years, and you all know what kind of person I am." Shang Zhen heard the man say.

"Zhu Weiyan is the battalion commander of the third battalion that we saw." Xiao Boji whispered to Shang Zhen.

Shang Zhen's mind suddenly popped up the image of the man he had seen before. The battalion commander who had been chosen by lot to lead the attack looked a little pale.

"I don't discriminate between close and distant people, and I'm not like other officials who send anyone they don't like to the front to do the unlucky job.

Our camp has always been one that escapes together and makes money together, and I never said that we would leave anyone behind." Shang Zhen heard Zhu Weiyan say again.

Is this a battle mobilization? Shang Zhen was just guessing when he heard Zhu Weiyan say again, "But this time it's different. The division has issued a death order. No matter how many casualties there are, we must take down Hou'er Sai.

Since our battalion has encountered this kind of trouble, and your three platoons have also encountered this kind of trouble, there is no point in complaining.

I will charge forward with you, and no one should try to cheat this time. If any of you deserts and runs back, not only will the supervision team behind us not agree, but I will also not agree.

Let me put it this way, once we get here, we either take down the monkey pass or we all die here!"

After hearing what Captain Zhu said, Shang Zhen and Xiao Boji couldn't help but exchange glances. This Captain Zhu is quite good, he has the blood of a soldier!
But then again, isn't it because their camp was forced into a desperate situation by their superiors that they had the determination to perish together with their enemies?

I don’t know what kind of fighting power the veteran soldiers in this battalion will show when they are forced into this situation.

Logically speaking, as fellow soldiers, Shang Zhen and Xiao Boji should not have such curiosity. Although those old soldiers are timid, they are also Chinese soldiers. They will certainly show some combat effectiveness once the battle begins, but there will be casualties.

Shang Zhen, Xiao Boji and others were listening to the noise when soldiers from the third battalion appeared nearby. They had no choice but to move forward.

As soon as they showed up, they were naturally met with cold stares from the soldiers present.

Although the soldiers were not happy with them, Shang Zhen, Xiao Boji and the others remained calm.

Before coming in, Xiao Boji had already told the soldiers not to bother with them!
We are the supervision team sent by our superiors and we are supposed to obey orders. Besides, what weapons are we using? The Type 38 rifles were all snatched from the Japanese devils by us at the risk of our lives. The Type 38 rifles in their entire battalion are not as many as those in one of our platoons. Why are they showing off to us?

This is a pile of rocks, and the rocks are very high. Boulders more than two people tall can be seen everywhere. It can be used as an ambush position to launch an attack on the Japanese army.

However, there was not much open space between the rocks, so about a company of soldiers were squeezed in between the rocks. They were not worried about being discovered by the Japanese army. Or if the Japanese army discovered their approximate location, they would be unable to do anything to them because there were no artillery on the mountain.

As for the heavy machine guns, the Japanese army does have two on the mountain. It is no problem for the heavy machine guns to suppress the fire here, but if they want to hit people, these big rocks are natural shelters and will not cause too many casualties to the Chinese soldiers.

Shang Zhen and his men saw a whole battalion of troops coming first, and then they followed. They thought that this battalion was afraid that too much of its forces would be discovered by the Japanese troops on the mountain, so it only placed the attacking force here, and the other two companies hid elsewhere.

Although Xiao Boji had told the soldiers not to pay attention to them before he came, now hundreds of soldiers are staring at their "supervision team" with hatred. People like Shang Zhen, Xiao Boji and the others really need to have strong psychological qualities!

Come to think of it, who told them to cut off other people's escape routes? From this perspective, they are indeed hated!

Just when Shang Zhen was thinking about how to start, Zhu Weiyan looked at them and spoke first: "You came at the right time. I was just about to discuss with you how to take the monkey down."

What made Shang Zhen and Xiao Boji feel a little relieved was that Captain Zhu's tone did not show any hostility towards them.

"Old Zhu, are you sure? We are only responsible for shooting from behind. How you shoot the Japanese is your business." Xiao Boji smiled.