Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 412 Chapter 411, The Battle Begins
The Japs came in large numbers, sneaking under the cover of night and gradually approaching the Eighth Route Army's position.

At this moment, Li Yuexuan, who was hiding on the northern slope of Wangmu Ridge and using the auxiliary panel for "real-time monitoring", suddenly had a sense of déjà vu. After thinking about it, wasn't this the situation he encountered on the first day he came to this world? The devils, at night, grenades, booby traps, bayonets...

Of course, unlike two years ago, their guerrillas were no longer a dozen remnants, but a strong team of more than 800 people! Except for Yun Chao who died in Beiyue District, all the old comrades who fought together in the counterattack were still alive and well. For example, Tian Chuan, Luo Wei, Bai Dabao, and the platoon leader of the second company, Hu Yanlong, and the platoon leader of the third company, Bai Dabao, who were not far away.

And Tian E, who was thin and could kill the Japanese with a red tasseled rifle as if taking something out of his bag, was now the third platoon leader of a company and was guarding the base in Liangjia Village.

Putting aside these unnecessary thoughts, Li Yuexuan looked further ahead and monitored the entire battlefield.

On the position spanning more than 3 kilometers from east to west, there is a main regiment, a main battalion plus a team directly under the regiment headquarters, a main company, and a special operations team... This is a guard force of more than 3000 people.

The three-kilometer battle line looked very long, but if more than 3000 people were lined up in a row, each person would be only about one meter apart. Therefore, the positions were curved, double-layered, and... well, except for the positions on Nanshan and Shinaoshan, the positions on Wangmu Ridge were really too simple.

Fortunately, the weapons are good, the ammunition is not lacking, and there is a determination to fight the devils to the death! Of course, the most important thing is 5 mortars and about 600 rounds of artillery shells, which is the magic weapon for victory!
"Attention everyone, the Japanese are coming, be ready to fight at any time..." On the position of the Third Battalion, the message was passed from person to person to every soldier.

So, the old soldier who was smoking with his back to the trench quickly put away his pipe, turned around and picked up his rifle; the new recruits who were still in the curious baby stage also followed suit, picked up their weapons and looked into the darkness.

At the three corners of the position, the shotguns belonging to the three infantry companies were also loaded with shells by the soldiers, waiting to start firing at the front.

At Wangmu Ridge, Nanshan, the soldiers of the two machine gun groups of the third battalion looked at the four machine guns that were temporarily added, with curiosity and expectation. There were only two heavy machine guns in their third battalion, but they heard that these four heavy machine guns were actually from a company, and the ammunition was carried in large boxes.

Of course, what made them curious was the steel plate in front of the machine gun. It was said that the steel plate could block bullets! If that was the case, the machine gunner would be much happier. What would he have to worry about when fighting? He could just hold on and fight...

"Sergeant, how do we fight? It's just a blurry shadow, it's not easy to fight?" Someone asked in a low voice in the darkness.

"Foolish, stupid, dumb... Take out two grenades, unscrew the back covers and put them on the right hand side; pull out the bayonet and put it on the left hand side; open the pocket for the magazine and you can reach out and take it out! Don't keep your grenade launchers idle either, isn't there a circular ruler next to it to measure the distance? Set the distance to 250 meters. When the fight starts, send out the grenade launchers first to blow up the enemy."

"250 meters, with the help of the fire from the grenade launcher, we can see clearly where the Japs are, and we can shoot accurately if we aim!" In the darkness, the old squad leader taught his soldiers earnestly.

Time passed by minute by minute. The devils in the south had changed from crouching and sneaking to crawling, and their speed was not slow! If the devils continued to move at this speed, they would be able to reach the edge of the trench in about 5 minutes. If the devils really got into the trench and started a melee, the firepower advantage of the Eighth Route Army would be gone. Does it look familiar? This is the common tactic used by the Eighth Route Army, using darkness to cover their bodies, fighting close combat and hand-to-hand combat with the devils, and trying to shorten the disadvantage in weapons. It's just that now, the situation has reversed.

Puff, puff, puff… The sound of clothes rubbing against the mud was not obvious in the night wind, but everyone on the battlefield felt the tension. Just like wild animals have a sense of danger, some veterans instinctively felt their hair stand on end and their scalps tingling. This was danger coming!

Boom... In the darkness, about 200 meters away from the trench, a ball of fire suddenly exploded, and something could be seen being thrown out. With the help of the fire of the explosion, the soldiers who were concentrating on the battlefield keenly discovered the Japanese soldiers crawling on the ground.

"Hit..." Someone shouted loudly in the darkness.

Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom... On Wangmu Ridge, 6 heavy machine guns of the Type class fired a string of bullets at the first moment. Just as the old squad leader said, in the dark night, under the moonlight, strings of dark red bullets flew down from the mountain, interspersed with shining tracer bullets, which was really beautiful!

In particular, the six heavy machine guns were still firing back and forth. The strings of light caused by the bullets occasionally intersected and crossed in the air, adding a lot of variety.

Of course, at this time, except for Li Yuexuan and the reserve soldiers of the second company, no one else had the mind to pay attention to the bullets crossing.

Boom boom boom... At the same time as the explosion, the muffled sound of grenade launchers firing could be heard in the trenches of the Third Battalion. The Third Battalion was a main force battalion after all, and its grenade launchers were also incorporated into the combat squad, so a full 27 grenade launcher groups fired at once, projecting 27 grenades onto the battlefield ahead.

Bang... Dadada... Amid the sounds of machine guns and rifles, the 27 grenades exploded on the battlefield, forming bright rays of light that illuminated a large area of ​​the wilderness.

With the help of these lights, the bullets on the Eighth Route Army seemed to have eyes and penetrated into the bodies of some of the Japanese soldiers.

In front of the trench, among the enemy's attacking team, a commander finally reacted and shouted loudly: "All soldiers, at all costs, charge into the Eighth Route Army's position, and load...!"

The board charge was not actually used in this way, but the Japanese commander had no choice! Because until this time, the commander realized that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was not only large in number, but also surprisingly well-equipped! Apart from anything else, the Eighth Route Army's style of play that ignored the consumption of bullets alone made the Japanese commander a little confused.

Therefore, at this time, no matter whether the order is correct or not, an order must be passed to the soldiers! Otherwise, the soldiers will either be killed one by one, or lose morale and flee on the spot and be killed.

(End of this chapter)