The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2394: Living Towards Death (Part )

Battalion Commander, can we fight like this?" The second platoon leader asked Battalion Commander Zhu Weiyan.

Why was he called the second platoon leader? Because the three platoons in Zhu Weiyan's battalion responsible for attacking the mountain were also selected by drawing lots from the three companies below.

Anyway, these three platoons will have to attack the mountain sooner or later. This is not pessimism but a fact. If this improvised company can capture Houersai even if it is wiped out, it will definitely be an unprecedented glory for the Chinese army.

So, it was only a matter of time before these three platoon leaders were killed.

Well, it doesn't matter what the names of these three platoon leaders are. Let's just call them the first platoon leader, the second platoon leader, and the third platoon leader according to the attack order of the three platoons.

Hearing the second platoon leader's question, Zhu Weiyan looked over. The first platoon had already seized the foothold, and now it was their second platoon's turn to go up. So what did the second platoon leader mean by asking this?

"I mean, we fought like this, and their platoon and our platoon used the tactic of adding fuel to the fire, adding fuel little by little. In the end, we were all killed, but we still hadn't taken the hill." said the second platoon leader.

When the second platoon leader said this, the soldiers in their platoon naturally looked at their battalion commander.

They are still alive now, but it is only a matter of time before they rush up the hill and die. Isn't this the same as the Suicide Squad?

But if they all died without taking the hill, wouldn’t their deaths be worthless?
In fact, if it were any other officer who was reprimanding the second platoon leader, there would be nothing wrong with that. It could be said that he was shaking the morale of the troops!

For example, you can scold him and ask him how you know that all your men have been killed and the hill cannot be taken. You are completely undermining the morale of the troops!
However, Zhu Weiyan did not scold the second platoon leader. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "If we charge the Japanese as a company, do you think we can capture the hill?

If we can snatch the monkey away by relying on our numbers, then we should all go in, but that will result in even greater casualties.

Yes, your two platoons may not be able to capture the hilltop, but you can minimize casualties. Do you think if all three of your platoons are killed, how many Japanese will be left?"

After saying all of the above, Zhu Weiyan thought that his reason was enough to explain to the second platoon leader why they had to fight in this way.

He followed Shang Zhen's advice. The focus of this combat plan was to fight with the Japanese army in terms of manpower and consumption. I have consumed all your little devils. Even if there are only ten or eight little devils left in the end, what can you do? Can your ten or eight little devils still hold the hilltop? Instead of relying on the large number of people below and charging with a sea of ​​people.

"Okay, pay attention to the terrain and think about how to avoid the Japanese bullets on the mountain after you go up. We will attack soon." Zhu Weiyan said.

The battle has reached this point, and the soldiers all know that there is no point in saying anything else.

The only thing they can do is to live towards death.

Just attack the mountain like this. Death is normal, and if you don't die, it's a blessing.

There is no way to retreat, so their only way to survive is to eliminate the enemies on the mountain.

Ten minutes later, the sound of gunfire rang out again at the foot of the mountain. The dense rain of bullets covered all the places where Japanese troops were hiding that could be seen at the foot of the mountain. Under the cover of the firepower, the second platoon also launched an attack towards the mountain.

Climbing the mountain was already difficult, and the Japanese army launched another rain of bullets. At this time, several people from the first platoon who were hiding behind the huge rock on the hillside also appeared and began shooting at the Japanese troops on the mountain.

But no matter how big the boulder was, it was still a rock. No matter if the soldiers in a row were shooting at the Japanese from the left or the front of the boulder, or even climbing on top of it, they could not avoid the sight of the Japanese soldiers who were looking down from above. Bullets could hit anything they could see, and for a while, Chinese soldiers were constantly exposed to the Japanese army's shooting range and fell to the ground.

But this time, no Chinese soldier, whether attacking the hillside or hiding behind the boulders and shooting, retreated. Instead, they continued to seek cover from the terrain and pressed forward.

Judging from the situation before them, it was clearly a fight to the death. Who would have thought that the soldiers who launched the attack halfway up the mountain were the veterans of the 223rd Regiment.

"Captain Zhang, let's fight too?" Hu Sheng, who was with Xiao Boji, couldn't help but say.

Hu Sheng couldn't do what the old soldiers beside him did and pretend that they didn't see their companions lying on the hillside. He felt that he should do his best to help, like with the heavy machine gun hidden in the trees beside them.

The heavy machine gun is definitely a powerful weapon. This does not mean that the Japanese troops on the mountainside will be severely damaged once the heavy machine gun is fired.

This is because the firepower of heavy machine guns has a suppressive effect. Once the heavy machine guns sound, the Japanese troops within the coverage area of ​​the firepower will be beaten and unable to raise their heads.

"No, it's still early. Let's wait a little longer. If you also want to help, take your men to the left and use rifles and light machine guns." Xiao Boji rejected Hu Sheng's suggestion.

They are now next to the small river, and the heavy machine guns are naturally set up here.

But now is really not the time to open fire with heavy machine guns.
The small river in the valley was too close to the Japanese troops halfway up the mountain. As long as their heavy machine guns fired, they would definitely be discovered by the Japanese troops.

Then with the Japanese army's marksmanship, or the Japanese army simply used grenade launchers to fire grenades at them, it would be easy to overturn this heavy machine gun.

Xiao Boji wanted to keep this heavy machine gun and use it to shoot at the Japanese army at the critical moment.

Once this heavy machine gun was exposed, it would basically be a declaration of its death, because it would only be a matter of time before it was discovered by the Japanese army and destroyed.

The requirements for the terrain below for setting up a heavy machine gun are much higher than those for a light machine gun.

Is the terrain below flat and solid? Why do the three "legs" of a heavy machine gun have to be so thick? Of course, it's because the recoil generated by a heavy machine gun when it fires is very large.

This time they are attacking from above, so the tripod of the heavy machine gun has to be set up higher in the front and lower in the back. Considering the recoil generated when the heavy machine gun is firing, doesn't that mean you can just put a stone in front of you and shoot?
Since they were close to the Japanese army and had to be completely hidden, it was not easy to find a place that could be used as a heavy machine gun position.

It is basically impossible to move to an ideal position after firing a belt of bullets like in the previous flat shooting.

The most critical moment of attacking the mountain has not yet arrived, so Xiaojiji must use the best steel on the blade.

Hu Sheng led his men to the left. They could not stay there. If they fired on the spot, the heavy machine gun would probably be exposed and move to the right.

They couldn't go to the right either because Shang Zhen was on the right.

It would be best if Shang Zhen hid in the woods on the right and fired "cold arrows" at the Japanese army without attracting their attention.

Are Hu Sheng and his men going to go over there and shoot at the Japanese troops, thus telling them that our gunmen are hiding here?