The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 136 Fire at Me

After quickly talking on the phone, He Wei ran to the corner of the command post and pulled out a detonator. The Japanese army did blast a minefield, but they did not expect that He Wei had created three minefields in total. Among them, the most recent The minefield was placed 50 meters in front of the main position of the Sixth Company. At this time, the Japanese forwards had already rushed within 600 meters in front of the formation, and the rear of the team was still [-] meters away. The bombardment still needed preparation time. He Wei The detonator was pressed immediately.

Boom-boom-boom

The explosion of landmines in front of the Sixth Company's position reminded me again. Yellow dust and smoke rose from the ground. The fifty landmines gave the attacking Japanese troops a head-on blow. Although there were only fifty large Shanxi-made mines in this minefield, Landmines, but the Japanese army adopted a dense skirmish line attack. Therefore, the explosive power of fifty landmines was doubled due to the Japanese army's narrow attack formation.

A small group of Japanese soldiers were annihilated in the violent explosion. Their limbs, arms and internal organs flew into the air along with clouds of blood mist. However, this terrifying explosion still did not stop the Japanese army's attack.

During last night's feint attack, the Japanese army did not discover the minefield closest to the Chinese army's position, but they were already mentally prepared to be bombed by mines. Row after row of Japanese soldiers ignored the broken limbs of their comrades. , crossed the gully created by the explosion in the minefield, and pounced on the Chinese army position that was just around the corner.

As everyone knows, another unknown disaster will soon come.

On the artillery position at the rear, Cao Huiguo personally grabbed the phone to direct the shooting. The conversation with He Wei lasted only more than ten seconds, but he could clearly hear the cries of death as the Japanese troops attacked. How urgent the situation was. From this, It can be seen that in order to provide the sixth company with the most intense fire support, Cao Huiguo made a prompt decision and changed the company's firing to the whole battalion's concentrated fire.

"Whole battalion, No. [-] charge, grenade, firing fuse, target, area one to seven, distance seven, wait for order to fire five rounds!"

The combat firing order was passed to each company and artillery position. The two company commanders who received the firing order repeated the same order to the positions of the eight combat artillery squads. Soon, under the command of each platoon leader, each platoon commander According to the shooting map and shooting elements determined in advance, the artillery squad adjusted the shooting direction of each mountain cannon to the direction 100 meters in front of the sixth company position. The grenade warheads and brass cartridges equipped with instant fuzes were filled in. Mountain cannon barrel.

"The fourth company position is ready!"

"The fifth company position is ready!"

The two company commanders quickly reported, and Cao Huiguo in the battalion command post immediately shouted: "The whole battalion is open!"

A burst of red light flashed from the muzzles of the eight Bofors 75mm mountain guns, and eight shells were shot out. Just as the shells flew out of the gun chamber and the gun barrel had just completed its recoil, the gunners quickly loaded new shells into it. Bore, fire, each artillery will use the same shooting element, continuously projecting five artillery shells in the same shooting area, a four-gun artillery battery, that is, twenty artillery shells, an eight-gun artillery battalion , that’s forty.

"Onboard!"

At the front line of the Japanese assault queue, a naked Japanese captain with a beard, completely unafraid of the dense bullets in front, brandished his command knife, jumped over the ravine created by the mine, and took the lead. The Japanese army rushed to the front, followed by a whole line of skirmishers. Just as the captain rushed to a place only 50 meters away from the sixth company's position, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from mid-air, and the sound became louder and louder. It grew bigger and wider, and an instinctive fear replaced the excitement in the captain's heart. He knew that it was an artillery bombardment, and that it was an artillery bombardment from at least one artillery squadron.

Then, eight artillery shells fell side by side. The minimum 25-meter shooting fork of the Bofors Mountain Cannon gave the mountain artillery shells good shooting accuracy. In the first round, all the artillery shells fell within 100 meters in front of the Sixth Company's position. That is, within the No. [-] shooting area agreed between He Wei and the artillery.

In an instant, eight Bofors Mountain artillery shells with a diameter of 130 meters exploded backwards. One shell actually directly hit the captain officer. The extremely brave army captain was turned into pieces in the violent explosion.

But this was just the beginning. The second, third, fourth, and fifth rounds of bombardment followed one after another. The Japanese skirmishers like yellow waves seemed to have hit the copper wall. Bofors Hill was torn into pieces by the bombardment and blasted into the sky.

Only then did the Japanese infantrymen, who were desperate for their lives, feel a little bit of fear. The Japanese soldiers who were rushing behind saw the tragic situation in front of them, and the pace of the attack could not help but slow down, but the same fate was about to befall them. Head up.

The two mountain artillery companies began to extend their firepower at almost the same moment, rolling into the bombardment of artillery barrages, and carried out attacks on No. 5, No. 280, No. 700, and finally No. [-] shooting areas in a very regular manner. The same thing happened. In less than [-] minutes, [-] artillery shells turned the [-] meters in front of the Sixth Company's position into a ghostly hell and death zone. Many Type [-] heavy machine guns were blown into the sky by mountain shells and turned into a ghostly hell. Parts, all the attacking Japanese infantry were involved in the death barrage composed of eight Bofors Mountain Cannons.

In the artillery command post, artillery battalion commander Cao Huiguo looked at the tragic situation of the Japanese army and shouted loudly: "It's so happy, so happy, so happy, hahahahahahaha."

As an artillery officer, this is enough to be called the joy of life.

Next to Cao Huiguo, Pan Qi, commander of the 57th Company of the [-]th Infantry Battalion of the [-]rd Battalion, who was withdrawn by He Wei, was also in front of an artillery mirror. Looking at the tragic scene of the Japanese army in front, he was far less excited than Cao Huiguo. He just murmured in shock. Said: "Oh my god, this is not an offense, this is not an offense."

Pan Qi was also born in the seventh class of Huangpu and received the latest infantry tactics education. The attack methods displayed by the Japanese army in front of him seemed to have returned to the World War I style described by the German consultants in the military academy, with skirmish lines, heavy machine guns, Artillery, everything has nothing to do with the latest tactics of the army, but the brutality is still seven or eight times that of trench warfare in World War I.

The officers and soldiers in the artillery command post were all overjoyed, and the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Company of the [-]rd Battalion who had built a simple defensive position in front of the artillery position also shouted good news when they saw the Japanese troops being beaten into such a state.

But the battle situation ahead has not continued to develop positively.

In the command post of the Sixth Company, He Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Japanese troops completely covered by artillery barrages. The large-caliber heavy machine gun in his hand was still firing in short bursts of three rounds. Each member of the Sixth Company The same was true for the officers and soldiers in the bunker. The firepower network of light and heavy machine guns continued to harvest the lives of Japanese soldiers. But as the dust cleared, a situation that shocked He Wei appeared. A large number of Japanese soldiers, stepping on mountains of Japanese corpses, still launched A desperate charge.

The light and heavy machine guns of the Sixth Company can mow down an enemy with just one strike. However, if they do, new Japanese troops will immediately come in. In the shelling just now, the Japanese army suffered at least 300 casualties, but the Japanese army still ignored the losses and continued. During the attack on the Sixth Company's position, many Japanese soldiers who were not killed in the shelling but were merely injured became the first victims.

The Japanese army, which continued to attack like a tide, did not care about the wounded comrades at all, and stepped directly on the wounded soldiers. Until now, the infantry No. 16 Regiment, as the main offensive force, suffered many serious injuries, and the subordinates The personnel of several squadrons have been completely changed. Naturally, there is no such relationship as the original team members. Now that they are jealous, it is not surprising that they would do such a thing.

Although He Wei and the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company tried their best to resist, at this time, it was impossible to block the impact of these desperadoes and lunatics with light and heavy machine gun firepower alone.

Half a minute later, the front-line Japanese infantry quickly rushed to the front of the Sixth Company's position. The first to complete the breakthrough mission was the 16th Squadron of the [-]rd Battalion of the Infantry No. [-] Regiment. A Captain Cao, covered in blood, with a big hole in his left hand, still insisted on rushing forward, rolling and crawling to a dozen meters in front of the second row of bunkers. "Surge, rush, engineers, come up quickly!"

Captain Cao shouted, and about seven or eight Japanese infantrymen behind him crawled out of the large ravine created by the mines. Behind these infantrymen, there was also a flamethrower team from the Second Engineer Regiment. These Japanese soldiers had After receiving the order, he rushed in the direction of Chief Cao. Several Japanese soldiers had just climbed out.

Suddenly, a blast of violent Czech light machine gun fire was heard. The three Japanese soldiers at the front were immediately knocked to the ground. However, the remaining Japanese soldiers also took advantage of this opportunity to rush out quickly, only a few dozen meters away. But it became a road of death, and Japanese troops were constantly defeated. In the end, only two infantrymen and two engineers rushed to Commander Cao.

"Can I use a flamethrower at this distance?"

Captain Cao lay on the ground and said to the engineer behind him. A Japanese engineer carrying a Type [-] flamethrower nodded and said, "Yes."

bang bang bang
In the second row of bunkers, the gunshots of Jinzao submachine guns rang out, and a row of flying bullets knocked down several more infantrymen. Upon seeing this, the Japanese commander, Commander Cao, took out two grenades and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quickly Fire!"

The Japanese flamethrower operator lay on the ground, and the deputy shooter held the compressed gas bottle and oil pipe behind him. Then, the flamethrower shooter unscrewed the valve on the flamethrower, and then turned the empty bag of the flamethrower. The bullet fired handle, and with the sound of a blank bullet being fired, a long fire dragon spurted out from the flamethrower, and the flames quickly shot towards a bunker in the second row.

The blazing pillar of fire poured ruthlessly into the bunker along the firing port. A few seconds later, a violent explosion came from the bunker. A raging fire ignited in the bunker. The suffocating high temperature filled the entire bunker. The sandbags in the bunker, and even The ammunition boxes and wooden structures all turned into flammable materials. Then, seven or eight soldiers covered in fire emerged from the bunker, wailing and running wildly in the trench. Some rolled on the ground, and some shouted to their comrades for help. Others begged their comrades to give themselves a good time.

"Help, give me some fire quickly."

"It hurts me so much, come and save me."

The shrill screams spread throughout the entire position. The stagnant firepower of the bunker gave the Japanese army an opportunity. A large number of Japanese troops rushed into the position along this gap. When they saw the flamethrower successfully destroying a Chinese army bunker, then A sergeant of the [-]th Squadron threw two grenades in succession into the position of the [-]th Company, and then rushed in with a [-]-meter cover, laughing maniacally, shouting, and kept shouting long live the emperor and the imperial army. .

He stabbed to death three Chinese soldiers who were covered in fire and howling in pain. He then picked up a long-handled grenade of the Chinese army. Just as he was about to throw the grenade into the back door of the second row of bunkers, a soldier was covered in fire. , the Chinese soldier, whose face was burned and whose left eye was blown out, suddenly rushed out of the bunker. The soldier smashed over with a Czech light machine gun that exploded, picked up the grenade on the ground, and threw himself at the Japanese soldier Cao Long body.

"Grandma, I'll fight you."

Boom - In an explosion, two people were killed at the same time. The flames on the body of the Chinese soldier also ignited the body of the Japanese Army Commander Cao. On the smoke-filled position of the Sixth Company, a smell mixed with the smell of meat and burnt smell came out. The disgusting smell is everywhere.

Each bunker was firing with maximum force, but the Japanese infantry poured in frantically from the breached bunker. No matter how strong the firepower was, they could not stop it. In the command post, the muzzle of the large-caliber heavy machine gun operated by He Wei Breathing white smoke, everyone in the command post picked up their weapons and opened fire. At this point, He Wei was extremely anxious when he saw that the second row's position had been breached.

At the breach, He Wei saw the dozen brothers who had been shot by flamethrowers rolling and struggling in the trenches, and his heart was pierced. He Wei did not expect that the resilience and madness of the Japanese army had reached such a level. , not to mention that the Japanese army actually found a flamethrower.

Even though He Wei took advantage of the time traveler and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army many times, it was impossible to do it every time.

"Sir, we can't hold it anymore. There are too many Japanese and we will lose our position."

The quartermaster sergeant told He Wei that several communication soldiers guarding the telephone had already tied grenades to the switch and telephone, and were ready to destroy the communication equipment at any time. Finally, He Wei gritted his teeth and crawled to the telephone. First, each platoon was notified to strictly guard the entrance and exit of the bunker, and at the same time, sandbags were used to block all the firing ports in the bunker to prevent the Japanese army from using flamethrowers to attack. Then, He Wei connected the phone to the artillery position.

On the artillery position, Cao Huiguo, who had been extremely happy just now, was now worried. He did not expect that the Japanese army was so crazy. When he saw the infantrymen whose bodies were set on fire and the Japanese army that continued to pour in, Pan Qi, the commander of the [-]th Company of the [-]rd Battalion on one side, was about to leave. Cao Huiguo stopped him.

"Company Commander Pan, why are you going?"

"I have to rush forward to counterattack. If I don't fight back, I will lose my position."

"You, the disabled infantry company, are useless if you rush forward. Besides, what will happen to the artillery position after you leave? Relying on our artillery, your company can still fight after the position is lost. Look at the front, that is There are more than 1000 enemies, and you can't even squeeze through the gap between your teeth if you rush forward."

Pan Qi stamped his feet and said anxiously: "Then we can't just watch the people of the Sixth Company die."

For a moment, Cao Huiguo had no idea. He was an artillery officer after all. At this time, the phone rang suddenly. After the caller answered the call, he said to Cao Huiguo: "Batalion Commander, it's Chief He who is calling."

Cao Huiguo hurriedly stepped forward and took the microphone, only to hear He Wei say loudly: "Fire at my position, fire at my position, concentrate all the artillery, bring them in, and kill them."

With only these two words left, He Wei hung up the phone. As He Wei's ceasefire order was issued, the infantry position suddenly became quiet. Cao Huiguo immediately understood He Wei's intention.

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