The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2409: Living Towards Death (XVII)
After a burst of rapid fire from Meng Lingdong and his men, the newly set up machine gun positions by the Japanese army behind the trenches were ultimately ineffective.

The shooting of Meng Lingdong and his men also attracted the attention of Shang Zhen in the rear.

If it were daytime, it might not be clear, but now it is night, the flares fired by the Japanese army have already fallen, and new flares have not been fired.

There was only a small fire in the Japanese position now. It was a flare that Shang Zhen accidentally fired that ignited a pile of rotten grass.

Because the light was not very bright, Shang Zhen could still see bullets being fired from the bottom up in front of him, although he did not know that it was Meng Lingdong and his gang, nor did he know Meng Lingdong and his gang. They were the remaining fighters from the company that first attacked the Japanese army.

None of this is important. What is important is that the bullets were fired from the bottom up, which means they were fired by our own people. Why did they fire there? Shang Zhen didn't know, but he knew that the place where the bullets were fired was behind the Japanese position.

Our own people would not shoot there for no reason, so it can only mean that there are Japanese troops there.

Shang Zhen fired all the remaining grenades at that place.

Shang Zhen's skill with the grenade launcher was only average among the veterans, but he adjusted the impact point while firing, and finally he hit the last grenade where he wanted.

After the white light of the explosion, the Japanese grenade launchers never fired again!

The Japanese army did not fire any more flares, and the only flare the Chinese army had was accidentally fired by Shang Zhen, so the pile of rotten grass that was burning but getting weaker and weaker became the only source of light in this battle.

In the dim light, the Chinese soldiers fought desperately to move forward, while the Japanese soldiers fought desperately to defend.

Some Chinese soldiers were shot down by the Japanese army, but the Chinese soldiers behind them rushed forward, stepping on the bodies of their comrades, either firing their box guns continuously or throwing grenades. One soldier was even seriously injured while rushing forward and fell in front of the Japanese army, and then he resolutely detonated the last grenade he had left.

In the explosion, although he and a Japanese soldier who was nearby died together, the explosion happened to take place right next to the pile of rotten grass. The blast generated by the explosion directly overturned the pile of grass, which already had little grass left.

In an instant, countless sparks and flying ashes were blown into the air, just like a burst of fireworks that is rarely seen nowadays.

But now is the time when the enemy and we are fighting to the death. Who would go to watch a "fireworks"? The light spots that fly into the sky gradually disappear when they fall, and the entire Japanese position falls into darkness.

In the darkness, there was fighting between the enemy and us at the beginning, but that kind of fighting should be more accurately called hand-to-hand combat.

The change from light to dark did not stop the two opponents who were fighting desperately from trying to kill each other.

But hand-to-hand combat is also a process, and in the end it is unclear which side wins, and finally the sound of hand-to-hand combat disappears.

As the sound of fighting disappeared, the entire battlefield suddenly became quiet.

In the darkness, soldiers from both sides held their breath as hard as they could, trying to gain some kind of advantage in winning.

But what's the use of relying on ears alone? Which side is willing to speak first, not to mention that the enemy and us are mixed together.

Both the enemy and us are veterans, but even they have rarely encountered such a battle. For a moment, the dark night seemed to contain endless murderous intent.

But how should we fight this battle? Who can we fight if we can't see the enemy? It's easy to cause accidental injuries to our own people.

"Oh my god, there's no light up there! What can I do?" The small dustpan below was worried about what was going on. The small dustpan had already groped its way to Shang Zhen's side. "Who knows what to do?" Shang Zhen, who was always resourceful, was also worried. He had no good solution.

If Shang Zhen says he is second in terms of the number of night battles, no one dares to say he is first. But even so, Shang Zhen has never fought such a night battle!
When he fought night battles with the Japanese army, he mostly went out alone.

Although there is no support from companions, you can fight with confidence! Because without companions, any person who breathes must be a Japanese devil!

But now, the enemy and us are in a tangle with each other, and there is no hope at all. Shang Zhen has no idea what to do!
"We can only hope for the best." Shang Zhen finally said, and then he ordered, "Everyone be careful, don't let any of the Japanese escape and slip away again."

At this point, Shang Zhen and Xiao Boji both gave in. They were not omnipotent, and now they could only wait.

"It seems like we still have the advantage. It seems that there are not many Japanese devils left." Xiao Boji said after watching for a while.

Shang Zhen said "hmm" as an answer.

"Captain, if you were up there, I mean if, what would you do if you were up there?" Niu Bairui asked in a low voice beside him.

When Niu Bairui asked this, all the soldiers here listened attentively although they still held their guns in their hands.

"If it were me..." Shang Zhen said thoughtfully, "We have the upper hand, so we should make a bright light and fight the Japanese to the death!"

"Then we will also have casualties, especially the one who lit the fire and created the light." Hu Sheng said.

"No one wants to die, but everyone has to die when the time comes," Xiao Boji continued.

Xiao Boji is not like other people. Although he is not someone who always talks about death, he does not avoid death either.

But the truth is really hurtful. After Xiao Boji said this, no soldier responded.

However, Shang Zhen did not want to discourage the soldiers' courage like this, so he continued, "Let me add a few more words. Practicing more skills and using your brain more can't guarantee that you won't die, but the possibility of surviving under the same circumstances will be greater."

Shang Zhen's words were also true, but the emphasis was different from Xiao Boji's.

The soldiers stopped talking and carefully savored the meaning of Shang Zhen's words.

After a while, a soldier muttered, "We can't just hold out like this until dawn, right? If we do, the Japanese won't all run away."

"How is that possible?" Little Dustbin disagreed. "Two beasts who are both meat eaters can live in peace together. Who would believe that?"

What Xiao Boji said made sense, and that is exactly what happened next.

After a while, those people who were now only able to watch the battle below the Japanese position saw a flash of fire suddenly appear there!
"There are some clothes that have not been set on fire!" Xiao Boji suddenly stood up and shouted.

They were all watching. Although they were still more than a hundred meters away from the Japanese position, the sudden fire in the dark was extremely dazzling. It was a piece of clothing that was on fire and thrown up by someone. They saw the clothing flying with flames!

But before the clothes fell, a small black shadow flashed through the firelight. It was a grenade!
Shang Zhen and his companions only saw one grenade, because they could see it clearly against the background of the fire. However, the following explosions were not continuous, but there were four or five explosions at the same time. It was as if several large grenade were thrown on the dark hillside, with the "bang" and "bang" sounds and the white light produced by the explosions!