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Chapter 1074 Battle of Chaodao ()

Even all the anti-gun holes on the position were built one by one by Zhou Jianping himself and his soldiers. Each one was supported by a large number of logs and had a thick layer of soil on top.

Theoretically, it can completely defend against the 75mm-caliber bronze mountain cannons that are heavily equipped in the Japanese army.

But after hiding in the artillery cave, Zhou Jianping followed the relevant requirements in the "Xuange Camp Infantry Drill Code".

The young man, who was squatting like he was taking a shit, covering his ears with his hands, slightly opening his mouth and trying not to touch the shell-proof wall with his body, was still panicking in his heart.

The main reason is that despite the fact that he always looks confident in front of the thirty or so subordinates in the second row, there is only one scar on his head when he falls off; he is always shouting that everyone will be in the Martyrs' Shrine in Sishui City from now on. 'Goodbye words.

But in fact, this was the first time he suffered such a large-scale bombardment.

But this time, the Japanese devils used at least twenty or thirty artillery pieces to fire at their forward position.

For a moment, the poor young platoon leader felt that the world was falling apart around him, and his bladder was also shaking for a while, and he couldn't hold back the urge to urinate.

Fortunately, Zhou Jianping, who was participating in the war for the first time, was about to pee his pants in fear.

He quickly got out of the gun-proof hole, lay down on the trench and looked towards the opposite side. He could immediately see the river in the faint morning light.

There was already a small boat and a raft, and the twenty-odd Japanese on it all fell together in a mess, and the small boat, which was full of bullet holes, was already taking on water.

Grenadier and sniper attention, prioritize killing their officers and veterans. "

Seeing this, Zhou Jianping dared to delay further.

He shouted at the top of his lungs:

Set up the rifle, heavy machine gun, or grenade launcher in the trench.

The position ahead is a section of the Yalu River with relatively stable water flow, and is about 900 meters wide.

Now the boats and rafts of some of the Japs at the front were less than 200 meters away from the south bank they were guarding.

The dense bullets hit the shield of the Maxim heavy machine gun and made a clanking sound.

Such powerful lethality made all the Japs fearful, and they all used their single-shot rifles to fight back.

The Japanese bombardment lasted for about two or three minutes. Although it did not stop suddenly, it no longer bombed them.

Even the deputy shooter who helped deliver the ammunition groaned and fell to the ground after being shot in the chest; the roaring heavy machine gun suddenly stopped firing.

Before Zhou Jianping could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard a shrill cry from the mouth of the third squad deputy: "Platoon leader, the little devils are coming~"

After hearing this, all the fears in Zhou Jianping's heart disappeared at this moment.

When the target entered 500 meters, under Zhou Jianping's order, the shooter of the Maxim heavy machine gun on the position raised the muzzle high and fired first by slinging.

Dozens of small boats or rafts, rowed by two or three squadrons of little devils, were paddling towards this side at a rapid speed.

"Everyone in the second platoon entered the position and prepared to fight; the first squad leader showed me the Maxim heavy machine gun, which is our biggest firepower point.

Wait for the little devils to rush to the position of three hundred meters.

A back-and-forth artillery battle began between the two sides with the little Japanese, and they no longer bothered to bomb them.

As Zhou Jianping yelled at the top of his lungs, the second row of soldiers in the 30s, with complex expressions such as confusion, panic, and excitement, rushed out of the bomb hole with weapons in hand.

Because there were two artillery batteries established at the rear of the position and belonging to the Xuange Battalion on Hushan Mountain, a total of 12 75mm artillery pieces began to counterattack.

Needless to say, the quality of the soldiers in the current seven permanent divisions of the Little Devils is actually quite strong.

Although the rifle in his hand was still a backward product that only fired one round and loaded one bullet, the marksmanship was surprisingly accurate.

Fortunately, at this moment, a substitute shooter immediately stepped forward to help deliver ammunition, and Maxim's roar began to sound again.

In addition, the second row of soldiers on the forward position also pulled the bolts of their guns and opened fire, and the two sides immediately began to shoot at each other.

More importantly, the two grenades equipped in the second row also opened fire. If special grenades are used, the range can reach 400 meters.

With the cooperation of the two, the maximum speed reached 30 rounds per minute. So in just over a minute, there were hundreds of little Japs on the six or seven small boats and rafts at the front. They were smashed into the already freezing Yalu River amidst the dense bullets and explosion fragments. in the river.

Counting the Maxim deputy shooter who was hit just now, the second platoon suffered only five casualties.

Such a huge exchange ratio greatly boosted the morale of the second platoon on the forward position.

The panic in my heart when I participated in actual combat for the first time gradually subsided, and the firing speed and hit rate of the weapon in my hand improved significantly.

After seeing such a scene, Zhou Jianping, a rookie platoon leader, became full of confidence.

Because he had enough confidence, even though the attacking force of the Little Japs was more than ten times that of their second platoon, the strength of their second platoon alone could completely push back the Little Japs.

But at this moment, another scream sounded in the air.

Before everyone could react, five or six artillery shells landed on their forward position.

On the spot, the only Maxim heavy machine gun in their platoon, along with the first and second shooters, and three soldiers who were pulling the big bolt to fire, were blown away.

The whole process was so unexpected and made people feel so helpless.

The reason is, on the one hand, that artillery is a technical branch and requires long-term training to grow.

Although the Xuange camp had Krupp mountain artillery, the still young artillerymen were really no match for those Japanese soldiers, so they suffered some losses in the artillery battle.

On the other hand, the number of artillery pieces of the Japs was not large at first, but with the addition of the artillery dropped by the Huai army, the number of artillery pieces of the Japs side now has an advantage.

Damn it! The artillery thrown out by the Huai Army was also the latest Krupp artillery like the Xuange Battalion.

In short, Zhou Jianping's second platoon could only insist on firing continuously on the position under the suppression of the opponent's artillery fire, and the casualties began to increase greatly.

There is no way to beat a battle loss ratio of more than 1 to 20.

Fortunately, soon after, the third platoon came over with emergency support; at the same time, the company's two 60mm mortars, plus several heavy machine guns on Tiger Mountain, also began to provide fire support.

The little devils who jumped off the boats and rafts and started to rush up were completely suppressed in front of the barbed wire fence on the beach.

In the end, after thirty-five-six minutes of fierce fighting, the first two squadrons of the Little Japanese to cross the river, a total of 367 people, were all killed without exception.

A large number of corpses floated on the shore, turning the river red.

However, in order to block this attack, the defenders in the forward position, not counting the reinforcements behind, only Zhou Jianping's second platoon followed this battle.

Including himself, there were less than ten people standing.

Even in this battle, the two sides suffered a casualty ratio of almost one to nine. Such heavy casualties made the rookie platoon leader's eyes turn red.

In just one morning, it seemed to have grown.

And this battle is just a microcosm of the high-intensity battle between the two sides today.

Throughout the next day, the Japanese launched a high-intensity attack on Xuange Camp's Yalu River defense line at multiple locations along the line.

The specific results of one day's fierce battle, according to the report in the "Northern Times" the next day, Xuange Camp killed 621 Japs at the cost of 2103 casualties.

Among them, there was also a captain of the Japanese Third Division, Colonel Inoshita Matsuki.

The highest officer killed in the battle was a lieutenant company commander of the second division.

After such a news came out, the entire Daqing people immediately burst into cheers; because they understood one thing, the Japs were not invincible, and there was a chance of success in this battle.

However, facing the losses on the first day, the Japs' offensive intensity on the second day did not decrease at all.

The water of the Yalu River has been blood red since that day.

After the war officially started, the cavalry units lurking in various parts of Chao Island also began to take action after receiving the order...

(End of this chapter)