Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Under the command of Jiro Matsuda, the Japanese quickly prepared for the attack.

Following Jiro Matsuda's order, the Japanese's ten mortars opened fire at the same time.

The shells flew across the Lei River with a sharp whistling sound and landed on the opposite defensive position.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions continued to sound, and gunfire and smoke instantly enveloped the river defense positions.

Jiro Matsuda hid in a safe place and observed the situation on the opposite side.

A Japanese officer nearby said, "Captain, the enemy has not responded at all."

"Hmph~!"

Jiro Matsuda snorted coldly and said, "This group of rabble is not worth a single blow. They may have taken the opportunity to escape."

"Order the troops to cross the river immediately."

"Hayi~!"

Following Jiro Matsuda's order, hundreds of Japanese soldiers immediately rushed onto the motorboat and raft on the riverside.

A number of motorboats and rafts, loaded with Japanese soldiers, set out from the opposite bank and rushed towards this side with great momentum.

"The Japs are attacking!"

Yang Jihe observed the situation and then loudly ordered: "Everyone, get on the battlefield immediately and prepare for battle."

"Push all the anti-tank guns up and aim at the enemy artillery positions first."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao suddenly said: "I will go and destroy the enemy's artillery positions."

Yang Jihe said in surprise: "You can also play with cannons?"

"Wouldn't it be enough to have hands?"

Li Guotao said something casually, turned around and ran out.

Yang Jihe looked at Li Guotao's departing back and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Is this kid an all-round talent?"

"Such a talent is only a platoon leader. The 4th Army is really wasting talent."

"No, we have to keep him here. It seems we have to raise the stakes."

Li Guotao didn't know that Yang Jihe was racking his brains to keep Li Guotao in the 10th Army forever, or to be more precise, to keep him under his command forever.

Li Guotao quickly ran to a gun position, operated the anti-tank gun, and aimed directly at a Japanese artillery position on the opposite bank.

Yang Jihe did not rush to issue an attack order. When he saw the Japanese attacking force reaching the middle of the river, he ordered: "Send flares!"

"Chirp~!"

A flare soared into the air.

Li Guotao pulled the trigger without saying a word.

"Boom~!"

With a muffled sound, the anti-tank gun roared, and a shell flew quickly over Leishui and hit a Japanese artillery position.

The sandbag fortifications in front were instantly penetrated, a violent explosion sounded, and a Japanese mortar was directly blown into the sky.

At the same time, the other three anti-tank guns also opened fire one after another.

The rumbling sound of artillery continued to ring out.

After Li Guotao destroyed one target, he quickly adjusted the muzzle and aimed at another Japanese mortar.

The simple fortifications built temporarily by the Japanese were able to defend against machine guns, but they were completely unable to stop the bombardment of anti-tank artillery.

"Reload~!"

"Quick! Fire!"

With the sound of cannon fire, flames continued to rise from the Japanese artillery positions opposite, and mortars were blown into the sky.

"Matsuda-kun, the enemy has anti-tank guns. Our mortar positions are doomed."

"Bagaya Deer!"

Jiro Matsuda gnashed his teeth and cursed: "These damn enemies, they are so patient, I underestimated them."

A Japanese lieutenant asked: "Should we order the troops to withdraw immediately?"

Jiro Matsuda said angrily: "My Empire Locust Army is invincible. How can we retreat so easily? Speed ​​up and charge forward."

"As long as we reach the other side, we will surely defeat them with the bravery of the Locust Army warriors."

"Order them to continue attacking and speed up the attack!"

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese messenger behind immediately sent out flag signals, ordering the attacking Japanese to continue the attack.

So the Japanese motorboat increased its speed and rushed to the other side quickly.

The Japanese machine guns mounted on the motorboat also began to fire continuously at the positions on the shore.

The bamboo raft at the back was moving slower, and the Japanese soldiers also paddled the raft with all their strength and rushed towards the other side.

Yang Jihe shouted excitedly: "Order all light and heavy machine guns to fire at the same time, aim at the little devils, and beat them hard."

"Yes!"

Following Yang Jihe's order, eight light and heavy machine guns in the bunker opened fire at the same time.

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and eight tongues of blazing fire formed a cross fire, sweeping towards the Japanese soldiers on the river.

"Puff puff puff~!"

The bullets hit the Japanese, making muffled sounds and splashing blood mist.

The shrill screams continued to be heard, and Japanese soldiers were shot and fell into the river.

A Japanese lieutenant who led the attack waved his saber and shouted loudly: "Protect us with firepower, and keep charging!"

"Go ashore! Kill them all!"

"Give it to me, Baldy!"

The Japanese machine gunners on the motorboat were firing desperately, and the Japanese riflemen did not want to wait for death, so they raised their guns and fired at the defenders' positions on the shore.

However, the defenders had complete defensive fortifications, and machine guns were placed in the bunkers and firepower points, making it difficult for the Japanese to destroy the firepower points in these bunkers.

Even the previous artillery bombardment failed to cause much damage to these bunkers due to the limited power of the mortars.

However, the defending army's machine guns fired rain of bullets at the Japanese, continuously taking their lives.

But these brutal devils still rushed forward desperately.

In their view, as soon as they reached the shore, they could easily rush to the position and defeat the defenders.

However, by this time the anti-tank guns had successfully destroyed the enemy's mortar positions.

Li Guotao turned the gun and aimed directly at a Japanese motorboat.

"Boom~!"

A cannonball fired and hit the motorboat directly, destroying it instantly. The Japanese soldiers on the boat were killed or wounded, and those who were not dead all fell into the water.

While adjusting the muzzle of the gun, Li Guotao shouted loudly: "Concentrate your firepower and shoot down the Japanese motorboat first."

At this time, a string of bullets came from the opposite side, hitting the gun shield with a clanging sound and splashing sparks.

Li Guotao hid behind the anti-tank gun and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, these bastards are getting excited." At this time, the ammunition man reloaded the shells. Li Guotao said nothing and quickly pulled the gun rope.

"Boom~!"

A loud explosion was heard, and another Japanese motorboat was sunk, and the machine gun on the boat was blown into the river.

Under the powerful firepower of the defenders, one motorboat after another was sunk, and the attacking Japanese suffered heavy casualties.

A large number of Japanese soldiers fell into the water, but these Japanese soldiers were indeed ferocious. They even swam towards the shore with guns in their hands. However, the Japanese soldiers in the water had lost the ability to resist and were basically sitting ducks.

"well played!"

Yang Jihe was so excited when he saw this that he danced with joy and shouted, "Concentrate your fire and hit hard. Don't let even a single Japanese soldier go."

Following Yang Jihe's order, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion on the position raised their guns and opened fire.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire, and bullets kept flying towards the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water.

Like water hyacinths, the Japanese soldiers floating on the water became living targets for the soldiers to practice shooting.

The shrill screams continued to be heard, and more and more Japanese soldiers were shot and killed. The blood dyed the nearby river red, and the number of Japanese soldiers' corpses floating in the water increased.

At this time, the bamboo rafts that were slightly behind also rushed up, and the light and heavy machine guns on the position aimed at these bamboo rafts and fired fiercely.

The dense rain of bullets swept through, and the Japanese soldiers on the bamboo raft were killed or wounded and fell into the water one after another.

All the Japanese motorboats were sunk, leaving only some bamboo rafts. Using anti-tank guns against these rafts was a sheer waste of shells.

After all, the 10th Army’s artillery shells are also very precious.

Li Guotao quickly ordered: "Move the anti-tank guns to a safe place quickly."

"Yes!"

Li Guotao then picked up a Type 38 rifle. At this moment, the Japanese on the river had suffered heavy casualties and had little strength to resist.

Even for those Japanese who are still on the bamboo raft, these machine guns are more than enough to deal with them.

The Japanese on the other side of the river also mobilized all their light and heavy machine guns, as well as grenade launchers, and fired continuously at the defenders' positions.

The grenade launcher can actually be regarded as a light mortar, which fires the Japanese Type 91 hand grenade. Among them, the Baju grenade launcher has an effective range of up to 500 meters, which is enough to reach the other side.

This thing fires grenades. Although it is not very powerful, it has a fast firing rate and is light and easy to carry. It was also a very good weapon at the time.

Li Guotao raised his Type 38 rifle, aimed directly at a Japanese machine gunner, and pulled the trigger decisively. A crisp gunshot rang out, and the Japanese was shot in the head, and the machine gun went silent instantly.

Li Guotao quickly pulled the bolt, a yellow-orange shell jumped out, and he raised his gun and shot again.

“Snap~!”

Crisp gunshots were heard, and a Japanese grenade thrower in the distance was shot in the head and killed on the spot.

"grass~!"

Li Guotao couldn't help cursing while firing his gun skillfully.

This manual rifle is troublesome. You have to pull the bolt manually after firing each shot, which makes Li Guotao, who is used to using Garand and carbine, somewhat uncomfortable.

This will seriously affect his killing speed.

However, Li Guotao was very skilled in his movements and his speed was faster than that of ordinary veterans. Moreover, his marksmanship was superb. He could kill one person with one shot at a distance of more than 300 meters.

As long as the Japanese soldiers showed their heads, they would be targeted by Li Guotao and there would be no chance of escape.

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on killing a Japanese soldier, and ten first aid kits were dropped. ]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on killing a Japanese soldier. A Czech light machine gun with 3,000 rounds of bullets was found.]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on killing a Japanese soldier and revealing 10 bottles of Maotai.]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on killing a Japanese soldier, and five boxes of canned beef were found.]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations on killing a Japanese soldier. A grenade launcher exploded, along with 100 Type 91 hand grenades.]

……

A series of crisp system prompts sounded, and Li Guotao continued to shoot and kill the Japanese devils, and thus received a large amount of material rewards.

Li Guotao was still not satisfied, and kept shuttling back and forth in the trenches, shooting and killing the Japanese on the other side of the river. He became more and more excited the more he killed.

For Li Guotao at this moment, there was nothing more satisfying in the world than killing the Japanese devils.

Most of the attacking Japanese soldiers were now dead, and a layer of their corpses floated on the surface of the river.

The bamboo raft was completely empty, with only a few Japanese soldiers left, still struggling in the water. These little Japanese soldiers were about to die.

When Jiro Matsuda saw this scene, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

The Japanese lieutenant next to him said quickly: "Mr. Matsuda, the loss is too great, let's stop."

Jiro Matsuda was shaking all over, and he didn't know whether he was angry or scared.

How can I explain to my superiors how heavy the loss is?

Jiro Matsuda, who had just been complacent and thought he could become the captain, now felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

"Retreat, stop shooting, and build defensive positions on the spot."

"Hai!"

In desperation, Jiro Matsuda had to order the attack to be stopped.

However, those Japanese devils on the water could never come back.

Among the more than 300 Japanese soldiers who launched the attack, only a few were smart enough to swam back, and the rest were all shot dead.

The Japanese on the shore also suffered casualties. In a short period of time, more than 400 Japanese were killed.

The gunfire gradually stopped, and Yang Jihe also ordered the soldiers to stop shooting. After all, they didn't have much ammunition, so they had to save it wherever possible.

At this moment, Yang Jihe was dancing with excitement. With only less than two hundred soldiers, he killed more than four hundred Japanese devils in one fell swoop. Such a victory had never been won by Yang Jihe, let alone by anyone in the entire 10th Army.

After all, the Japanese are not so easy to kill.

Otherwise, the war of resistance would not have been so difficult.

Yang Jihe danced with excitement and shouted, "Signalman, report to the division headquarters immediately."

"Let's say that my unit was ordered to hold the Quanxi Leishui defense line. This afternoon, we repelled an attack by the Japanese, destroyed more than 20 Japanese motorboats, destroyed 10 of their mortars, killed about 400 Japanese, and severely damaged the Japanese vanguard battalion."

"Yes!"

Then Yang Jihe called Li Guotao over. Looking at Li Guotao, Yang Jihe seemed a little restrained and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Yang Jihe saw Li Guotao's performance just now.

This guy's shooting skills are simply amazing. At a distance of more than 300 meters, the Japanese machine gunner could shoot one by one and kill anyone who showed their head.

He was also good at using cannons, and he shot quickly and accurately. He destroyed four of the ten Japanese mortars by himself.

According to Chen Jianghe's report, in the morning, Li Guotao was in close combat and killed more than 40 Japanese devils face to face.

Is this guy still a human being?

This is definitely an all-round soldier king!

Yang Jihe was thinking about what kind of conditions would be needed to retain such talents.

Li Guotao glanced at Yang Jihe and asked, "Battalion Commander, what's the matter?"

Yang Jihe smiled awkwardly and said, "Let me ask you, do your former company commanders and battalion commanders know that you are so powerful?"

Li Guotao said: "You should know something! I have been in the army for a short time, so I don't have many opportunities to show my abilities."

Yang Jihe said angrily: "Are these people all blind? A talent like you is only allowed to be a small platoon leader." (End of this chapter)