The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2397: Living Towards Death (V)

After all, the mountains, rocks and trees provided the necessary cover for the Chinese soldiers. A company that was formed by resigning from their posts had three platoons with more than a hundred soldiers, but now there were only about thirty people left.

They formed a scattered line on the hillside, some in front and some behind, and moved forward cautiously. Their speed was extremely slow, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a snail's pace.

This time, Meng Lingdong hid behind a rock and watched the backs of the soldiers marching among the rocks, trees and bushes.

He had put down his box gun and replaced it with a rifle.

He had picked it up from one of his own soldiers who had been killed in action.

Before going up the mountain, Meng Lingdong of course observed the terrain on the hillside.

There is a rocky and shrubby area about a hundred meters ahead, with a few sparse trees in the middle.

By the time they passed this area, there were basically only bushes ahead. When they arrived there, they were less than 200 meters away from the Japanese position on the mountainside.

Although he was the only one left in their platoon, Meng Lingdong knew that their casualties in this battle were normal.

Three platoons lost two and only one was left, which meant more than 60 people. What about the Japanese troops on the opposite side? According to Meng Lingdong's observation, even if the slowest Japanese troops died a small number, there must be at least to of them, right?

The casualty ratio of 2 to 1 was the smallest in all the battles he had ever experienced against the Japanese.

But precisely because of this, Meng Lingdong, as a veteran, could imagine the 2 to 1 casualty ratio between China and Japan. How could this be possible in this war?

During their attack from the foot of the mountain, although the Japanese heavy machine guns fired several times, because there were too many places to hide on the mountain, the Japanese heavy machine guns did not fully exert their killing effect.

The Japanese army relied more on their relatively accurate marksmanship to shoot at them individually. Although more than 60 people on their side have been killed, from the perspective of the entire battle, such casualties are acceptable to the Chinese army.

Based on Meng Lingdong's observations before going up the mountain, he found that the terrain within 200 meters next to the Japanese defensive position on the mountainside was relatively flat and full of shrubs. This place was similar to an open area and was the most difficult death zone to pass through in this battle.

And now they were less than a hundred meters away from the area over there. All the above factors gave him a bad feeling. Well, now only one person was left in his entire platoon, so he had to be careful and fall behind.

In fact, not only Meng Zhendong, but also the other remaining soldiers were not moving forward fast.

One is the above situation analyzed by Meng Lingdong, and the other reason is that they have now gone up the mountain, closer to the Japanese army and far away from their own people.

What does this mean? In fact, Meng Lingdong knew it in his heart, and he also knew that the rest of the soldiers understood it, that is, the supervision team behind them or their camps could no longer supervise their operations.

Knowing that they would die if they went forward, the veteran soldiers would rather stay a little longer within a hundred meters where the terrain is relatively complex.

Thinking of this, Meng Lingdong looked up at the sky.

The sky is so blue and the leaves are so green. Thinking about his familiar companions, it is impossible for him to see the blue sky and green trees anymore. Even now, he begins to cherish his own life.

Just as Meng Lingtong was looking at the blue sky and green trees, he suddenly heard someone in front of him exclaiming the same thing as him: "What a blue sky, what green trees!"

It should be noted here that the final exclamation used by the person was "哪", and the sound was very loud, just like a person who had been depressed for a long time and used this sudden shout to vent the depression in his heart.

His sigh was echoed by his companions, and then another person in front shouted loudly: "It's over, it's over, there's no way we can see the sun tomorrow!"

These were all spoken from the heart, and naturally caused discussion among the soldiers. Some soldiers even turned around and looked at Meng Lingdong.

The soldiers certainly knew that Meng Lingdong was at the back, and they would not object to it.

The reason was that at this point in the battle, Meng Lingdong was the only one left among the three platoon leaders, as the other two platoon leaders had already been killed. "Why are we fighting in the front while they are hiding in the back?" a soldier complained.

"What else can we rely on? Because we are unlucky and because of our damn platoon leader!" a soldier replied.

What he meant by this was of course that the reason their three platoons were the first to join the battle was because their three platoons were also selected by drawing lots within the company!
This is the difference in the military style.

If it is a team with a positive fighting spirit, everyone will rush to take the lead, for fear of being looked down upon by others.

But for a team like theirs with weak combat effectiveness and composed of veterans, there is no such thing as dying bravely. No one wants to die, but the combat mission must be completed, so doesn't that mean they have to draw lots?

Well, it was impossible for the platoon leader who reached out and caught them at the gates of hell without complaining.

But after the soldier said this, he remembered that Meng Lingdong was behind him, so he quickly turned around to take a look.

Meng Lingdong's face was now covered with dust and grass juice. The soldier glanced at him, but couldn't tell what his expression was. In the end, he still shut his mouth.

The two platoon leaders have been killed, and now only Meng Lingdong is the only platoon leader left.

If we talk about the resentment of these soldiers during this battle, it is because each of their three platoons has a platoon leader, and there is not even a company commander!
Why? On the one hand, it shows that the company commander is also afraid of death. Whoever is willing to take the position will die? Those who can become company commanders have connections in the regiment and the division. Who would be an official if not for a salary or to make money? Battalion commander Zhu Weiyan simply did not send a company commander.

On the other hand, it also shows that at least their battalion commander Zhu Weiyan also believed in his heart that they were doomed. The three platoons came up in waves, and the outcome would be death by consumption. Perhaps he regarded them as dead before they set out!
"Don't call me platoon leader in the future. I'm not a platoon leader. Just call me Meng Lingdong!" Meng Lingdong was also resentful in his heart and finally cursed out in anger.

But even as Meng Lingdong cursed like this, his heart trembled. These words he had said - he had said these words before!

This is what I said to the soldiers in my platoon before, but now, I am the only one left in the platoon, and those people are already lying or crawling on the way to attack!
Meng Lingdong was filled with grief and indignation, but his reason told him that he must not lose his temper or act rudely with the remaining soldiers!

Why? These people are not our soldiers. Our soldiers are all dead!

Their group is like the underworld. Who has the weight of words depends entirely on how many people they have under their command.

If I say something else now, these soldiers might say, "Everyone will die sooner or later anyway, so why don't you, Platoon Leader Meng, lead the charge!"

Now that they heard that Meng Lingdong would no longer be the platoon leader, the other soldiers were happy to be left alone. No matter what, at least they were still alive, so they might as well live a little longer!
But how long can this complacent situation they are in last?

They were hiding among the rocks and bushes when they suddenly heard a "hiss" sound behind them. All the soldiers instinctively lay down. Then, about 20 to 30 meters in front of them, there was a loud "boom" explosion.

"Who the hell fired this grenade? Is there a groove in his eyes?" Some soldiers cursed angrily.

The soldiers guessed that the rear was organizing firepower again, urging them to launch another attack?

But the grenade was too inaccurate. Even if it was a test fire, it almost hit the heads of our own people. The distance from the Japanese position in front was at least 80 meters, less than 100 meters.

But then something surprising happened to them.

As soon as the soldier finished cursing, there was another "hiss" sound from behind, and then another explosion, but this time the explosion point was not further forward, but further back.

The explosion point fell only ten meters away from Meng Lingdong who was at the back. If Meng Lingdong had not been lying down with a stone blocking his back, he would have been blown up!
"Are you blind?" Meng Lingdong turned around and cursed.

But as soon as he cursed, not only his expression changed, but also the faces of other soldiers.

They suddenly realized that these two grenades were not aimed at the Japanese devils in front of them, but at them, urging them to launch a suicide charge against the Japanese army!