Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"This time, let's fight with all our might, don't hold back, aim at the enemy's chest and abdomen and shoot!" On the city wall, the new soldiers received the latest instructions.

"Understood, squad leader!" The veterans were all very excited, and the new recruits were also excited by the veterans. Because since they were free to shoot, everyone's ammunition quota would be greatly increased. The veterans had semi-automatic rifles, so they could fire at will within 80 rounds; the new recruits used bolt-action rifles, so if they could finish 30 rounds and still be alive, that was a skill!

Outside the east gate of the city, the commander of the 6th Company led a platoon and took over this 300-meter-long earthen ridge position made of piled earth and rocks. It was originally a fake position, but now it has become a real position!
"Everyone, pay attention. We now have 3 heavy machine guns, 6 light machine guns, 24 semi-automatic rifles, 6 grenade launchers, and shotguns placed on the city walls... Our firepower is strong, so just fire as much as you can! Veterans, pay attention and keep an eye on the new recruits. Tell them to fire sideways and not to stupidly put their heads behind the firing holes!" Company Commander Ding Yong of the 6th Company gave the order loudly.

The Eighth Route Army was making preparations for the battle, and the two squadrons of the Japanese were not idle either, and had quickly approached to a distance of more than 300 meters outside the South Gate. Not only that, more than 500 puppet soldiers were released from the temporary station of the Japanese headquarters, apparently to help the Japanese attack the city.

In addition to these, the trains that the Japanese had brought had already whirred away, and then two more trains arrived at the Makou stronghold, and the Japanese came out of the train compartments one after another and formed a team. Judging from the situation, the Japanese were planning to put all the recruited troops here.

The movements of the Japanese behind were naturally seen by Lao Kong and his team, who also reported the situation to other units. Of course, Lao Kong, Lao Guo, Lao Zheng and others also knew what happened in the city before.

Now, everyone is looking towards Shouyang South Gate, looking forward to the next battle...

On the city wall, looking sideways at the Japanese who had reached the 200-meter line, the 5th Company Captain Wu Gui moved his body with difficulty, slowly raised his bandaged right hand, and then watched the Japanese with burning eyes as they continued to advance.

On the city wall, the shotgun that the soldiers had carried up with great effort was already in place, with even the bulletproof shield hung on the gun, and the muzzle slightly protruding from the city wall.

The gunners of the shotguns did not need to worry about the side fire. All they had to do was to straighten the gun and fire. If necessary, they could aim the gun at the densely packed area of ​​the enemy.

The current situation is that 9 shotgun groups are acting at the same time, so there is no need to consider the density of the Japanese enemies, and everyone just needs to take care of their own business.

On both sides of the shotgun group, three heavy machine gun groups were already in place, ready for battle. In the middle of all the firing points, two groups of 3 grenade launchers on the city wall were also ready for battle and could fire at any time.

100 meters, to the finish line… Just when the Japanese soldier at the front of the line reached the 100-meter mark, Wu Gui’s right hand gently dropped, but he roared angrily: “Hit me, hit me hard!”

Boom, boom, boom... Without even aiming, the gunners of the shotgun group decisively pulled the fuse. The shotguns roared in unison, and countless steel balls and fragments were fired from the fixed shotgun shells. Then they flew out from the muzzles with the sound of breaking through the air and reached the Japanese team in the blink of an eye.

The Japanese soldiers running in the front were the first to be bombarded by the shotgun barrage!
Although in terms of density, the number of steel balls fired by the shotgun is much lower than that of the directional explosion in the city because it is too scattered. But in terms of power, it is greater than the directional explosion in the city! At least these steel balls can still easily penetrate the bodies of the Japanese after flying 100 meters... So, there was a loud bang, and then, in a flash, the Japanese troops who were advancing fell down in unison. And next to these fallen Japanese, the dust was flying because the steel ball fragments hit the ground and splashed up.

"What?" Some lucky Japanese soldiers were not hit by the shotgun. While slowing down their pace, they looked up at the city wall and saw a flash of muzzle flames on the wall.

Da da da... bang bang... gunshots were heard, and some of the Japanese soldiers were shot, some dodged, and some who were not afraid of death started to raise their guns and fire back. So in just a short while, the originally relatively quiet Shouyang City was already filled with gunshots and the sound of whistling shells.

That's right, the whistling shells were nothing but the grenades fired by the 12 grenade launchers. The grenade launchers did not bombard the enemy in a row like the shotguns, but temporarily selected the places where the enemy was densely packed and fired the grenades! The Dinglong grenade launcher controlled the firing distance by looking at the plumb line next to it, so it was easy to bomb the enemy at various distances.

Faced with such chaotic firepower, the Japanese soldiers were not afraid, or they had no time to be afraid. They braved the rain of bullets, looking for cover, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, and also looking forward to the assistance of their own large forces. Some Japanese grenade throwers also hid in the pile of Japanese soldiers, quietly raising their hands to measure the distance and aim.

At this moment, Ding Yong, the commander of the 6th Company outside the east gate, finally shouted loudly: "Everyone, open fire!"

Upon hearing the order, the comrades who had been patient for a long time breathed a sigh of relief. They could finally open fire!

At the heavy machine gun position, the machine gunners raised their arms, controlled the machine guns steadily, and fired at the Japanese troops. Amid the booming gunshots and the vibrations of the machine guns, the bullets flew out like fire snakes, licking the Japanese troops and sweeping them from the side. There were three such fire snakes, which could be said to have swept through the enemy troops.

As soon as the fighting started here, the Japanese soldiers in the two squadrons immediately noticed it, and some of them turned their guns and aimed at the earthen ridge.

After such fighting on both sides outside the South Gate and the East Gate, there were only a few left of the two originally reorganized squadrons, so the return fire only stirred up some dust on the earthen ridge sporadically, and there was no other damage.

On the contrary, whether it was the comrades on the city wall or the comrades on the earthen ridge, after the initial strong firepower output, the veterans found their feel, and the recruits overcame their tension and fear, and all performed at their best.

After repeated attacks, the two squadrons of Japanese soldiers were unable to reach the South Gate and were completely wiped out at the foot of the city. Even so, this was the result of the artillery of the New Second Regiment not taking action. (End of this chapter)