The heavens start from Changjin Lake

With that said, the fourth company commander kicked Xia Yuan hard, but did not move. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "I don't want Lao Lu to hate me, go quickly."

"I said, there's no need." Xia Yuan's eyes looked fierce. He stood up suddenly, raised the muzzle of his gun and aimed it at the muzzle of the Japanese machine gun that was shooting horizontally. A bullet came out of the barrel and accurately penetrated the Japanese machine gun. hole.

A Japanese machine gunner fell to the ground at the sound.

"You're so awesome! You're so awesome!"

The fourth company commander stared, quickly placed the light machine gun on the bunker, and was about to pull the trigger when Xia Yuan pulled him over.

"The Japanese's flat-fire artillery was aimed at our position. As soon as the machine gun fired, their artillery came over. I saw it when I was behind, but I couldn't figure out the location of the Japanese's flat-fire artillery."

Xia Yuan let go of the fourth company commander, "I respect you as a man. I came from Yudi and met many company commanders. I only admire three people, Captain Xu of the [-]st Regiment, and Captain Lu. Now there is one more. Then It’s you, even after the first platoon is dead, you still can’t die. The fourth company is only here because you are here.”

"Okay, I'll listen to you, tell me, how to fight?" the fourth company commander shouted loudly with his lips pursed.

"How else can we fight? Let the Japanese come over first. When the Japanese come close to the shore, their cannons will stop firing."

Xia Yuan touched the few grenades left in his arms and said, "Collect more grenades for me."

"Okay!" The fourth company commander stopped grabbing the light machine gun. Xia Yuan was right. The Japanese's flat-fire cannon was aimed at their position. As soon as the machine gun sounded, the Japanese's flat-fire cannon came over. That thing was to deal with them. The machine gun position is very powerful.

The machine gun cannot be used, so we can only pin our hopes on Xia Yuan.

Boom!
Suddenly, there was a dull sound behind him, and the fourth company commander turned around and glanced, his eyes immediately showing surprise. His eyes couldn't help but turn upward, and it hit the river with a bang, rolling up silvery white water waves and flying up one after another.

"Cannon, is that our cannon?"

The next moment, a short and rapid roar came from the Japanese position, hitting the place where the gunshots were heard from their position, swallowing up that position. Smoke began to fill the air, the gravel began to struggle, and the ruins began to roar, making bursts of roars. .

Xia Yuan almost opened up his firepower and quickly eliminated the Japanese troops exposed in his sight. The grenades handed over by the fourth company commander were consumed by him. There were a large number of Japanese corpses floating on the river. He wiped out all the attacking Japanese troops. Then He also shot at the Japanese troops on the other side, but was targeted by Japanese artillery. Three or four mortars bombarded his position.

He no longer had time to care about where the Japanese outposts were. The Japanese artillery seemed to be going crazy, and so did their infantry. The bullets were tilting towards the Chinese positions as if they were free. The extent was comparable to that of the US military's semi-automatic weapons. rifles, and there were less than ten soldiers on the national army's position. Such consumption by the Japanese army was like wild dogs going crazy with rabies.

The fourth company commander was stunned. He didn't know whether he was stunned by the Japanese shells or was shocked by Xia Yuan's combat ability.

The Japanese troops attacking the Fourth Company position consisted of two detachments, and there were also a large number of Japanese artillery and infantry in the rear, as well as covering fire from three machine gun fire points.

After just two rounds of shelling, the fourth company position was devastated and suffered heavy casualties. The deputy company commander and platoon squad leaders were basically killed in the battle. He was even ready to sacrifice.

However, what he didn't expect was that such a crazy Japanese attack would be disrupted by one person.

And he also saw that an individual soldier is powerful in combat, and also understood why Lu Jingguang would let such a person join their company, and even become the deputy company commander. On the battlefield, let alone the deputy company commander, he is the company commander. There is no problem with giving him the commander-in-chief.

The Japanese army that attacked the Sitang River defense line was the second group of the Japanese No. 60 Eighth Regiment. Its strength ranged from more than 800 to more than 500 people, equivalent to half a regiment of the national army. They attempted to strengthen the Sitang River. The path of advancement has been opened in the direction of the Sitang River. The attacks on other lines are still stable and are advancing step by step. Even if the resistance of the national army is fierce, the determination of the Japanese army is still there. Even if they pay huge casualties, they will inevitably move the front move forward.

Starting on the [-]th, the battle has lasted for more than half a month, and progress has been very slow.

Especially in the battle in Luodian, the Chinese side invested a large amount of troops in Luodian. They relied on their numerical advantage to continuously send troops to Luodian one by one from all over the country, and they only had the strength of one division. , the army focused on preparations for war in the four eastern provinces and had no time to take into account the battle in Shanghai.

Without support, such a war of attrition cannot be fought.

Luodian was obviously like a quagmire, making it impossible for the Japanese troops of the No. 11 Division to advance or retreat.

Luodian could not expand, and the Japanese army could only find a breakthrough from other directions. Wusong obviously became the second breakthrough for the Japanese army. As long as they could open a route from Wusong to the No. 11 Division and connect the two Japanese divisions, they would Able to stabilize the defense and then move forward.

The Sitang River defense line is also an important breakthrough. The three brigades of the No. 60 Eighth Regiment of the Japanese Army started attacking from three sides from Wusong, with their backs against the Wusongkou River. As soon as the [-]th Brigade arrived at the Sitang River, they were attacked by the Japanese army. During the offensive, all fronts were on the verge of collapse, and more troops had to be sent to fight the Japanese.

The Japanese troops on all fronts have basically reached the forward positions of the Chinese army, and the Chinese army has also stepped up its counterattack.

Only the Japanese troops at the Fourth Company position suffered heavy casualties. More than half of the Japanese troops in one squad suffered casualties. The large number of corpses floating on the river shocked the Japanese squad leader. He observed the battle on the front line with a telescope and cursed angrily:
"Baga, what happened? The two attacking units were all wiped out by the Chinese. Four mortars. Why didn't the Chinese on the other side of the river be wiped out?"

"Yes! Your Majesty Commander, the Chinese are very powerful and their marksmanship is very accurate. Our people can't rush through at all!"

"Kill that Chinese guy! Don't let him live!"

When the Japanese army realized that there was a person like Xia Yuan on the National Army position, the nature of their battle changed. Even if they did not forcefully cross the river, they would still eliminate the National Army soldier on the other side, and launched a four-door mortar. The cannon roared and a steady stream of shells was delivered from the rear to the front.

The position of the Fourth Company was almost enveloped by Japanese artillery shells. The power of the four cannons and machine guns was not small. They let out a sharp roar above their heads. Thick smoke shrouded the dark sky, severely blocking the Sitang River.It was still dark at this time, and this level of bombardment would not last until dawn.Xia Yuan was helplessly targeted by the Japanese gunners. The artillery shells almost chased him. The position of the Fourth Company was not a position, but rather a shoal by the river. The Japanese artillery shells were raging, blasting out impact points on the river. The water in the trench flowed in along the impact point. The trench itself, which was only half a person high, was filled with mud and water. It was wet all over. It was not only cold, but also very uncomfortable.

The rifle was soaked in water. It was so soaked that the bolt made a squeaking sound. The bullet clip was filled with water. The bullets were soaked in the water for a long time. The Japanese guns chased Xia Yuan without even a moment. Pause, mud splashed everywhere.

Xia Yuan climbed onto the ruins, not caring to take a breath, and saw the scholar still holding the grenade. He rushed over and pulled him up: "I don't want to die! Go back!"

"Brother Yuan, the grenade can't hit you." The scholar was grabbed by Xia Yuan and said hurriedly: "I want to help you."

"Help me, the Japanese artillery shells will hit you and you will be finished. If you want to help me, when I capture the Japanese mortars later, I will beat them hard with the mortars."

A cannonball fell next to them, exploding the rubble of the ruins everywhere. When the broken rubble fell one after another, Xia Yuan pulled the scholar out from under him and shouted: "Find someone quickly now." You have a place to hide and shoot coldly at the Japanese. You have enough bullets. Don’t save bullets. There are not enough artillery shells for you to shoot randomly."

"You just feel sorry for Cannonball." The scholar chuckled.

"Get out of here! It's not enough if you only know how to shoot cannons. You also need to be good at shooting. We don't have that many cannonballs for you to shoot."

Xia Yuan kicked the scholar and cursed. The Japanese artillery shells came over again. As if they had lost their target, they fired eight shells at the place where he last disappeared, blowing up the already crumbling ruins. It looked like it had been run over by a road roller, broken into pieces.

The scholar crawled and ran to the corner of the ruins to hide. Not to cause trouble to Xia Yuan, he only had three cannonballs left on him. He wanted to wait until the critical moment to use them. He followed Xia Yuan's instructions and found one with a gap. Lie down on the ground, put the muzzle of the gun on the gap, aim at the Japanese army position in the distance, vaguely see the figure of the Japanese devils, then pull the trigger, the bullet whizzes, floats through the gap, and soon disappears No, he stared.

"not dead."

The gun was clearly pointed at the Japanese, but the bullet missed.

The scholar did not believe in evil and continued to aim and shoot coldly at the Japanese devils.

Xia Yuan left the ruins and detoured to the right. The ruins on the edge of the river bank were all made of earthen structures. When the shell exploded, the earth was broken into pieces and dust was everywhere.

He covered his mouth and nose and walked through the ruins shattered by Japanese artillery shells. When the dust settled, he stopped, coughed for a while, patted the dust floating in front of his eyes with his hands, squinted at the Japanese positions, and lost The Japanese at the target fired randomly, and then silenced their troops. Two detachments of Japanese troops emerged from the Japanese positions, and the Japanese with plaster flags on their guns were at the forefront.

His eyes began to search the fourth company position again. The positions of the first and second rows were basically destroyed by Japanese artillery shells. There was some resistance in the third row, but the gunshots were sporadic and obviously not many. He saw the scholar again. Shooting at the Japanese, seven or eight shots were fired, but none of the Japanese fell.

The scholar is knowledgeable, but not much. He especially knows very little about firearms. He does not know the range of the Japanese Type [-]. Bullets will fall downwards after flying in the air. Like most recruits, he aims at the Japanese troops in the distance. , They all aimed the crosshairs at the Japanese devils, but they didn't know that after the bullet flew past, it would land in the soil under the Japanese devils' feet.

Then, he saw the figure of the fourth company commander again. He lay down in the mud puddle, crawled to the body of a soldier, groped on him, searched for bullets and rifles, held the gun to a safe position, and stuffed the bullets into the magazine. Inside, I tried to pull the bolt, but found that the bolt could not be pulled.

I could only throw the gun aside, lean in the shallow trench, install the bayonet, and be ready to rush forward and fight the Japanese with the bayonet at any time.

"The Japanese have good combat effectiveness and control the battlefield very accurately. When the U.S. military and the Japanese compare, they can make a judgment."

The cooperation of the Japanese was absolutely unparalleled. Their combat effectiveness was also very high, and their shooting accuracy was very high. On several occasions, bullets flew past my head, and I almost got hit. If I really got hit, there was no chance. After playing it, the second was the Japanese artillery and their observers. They were blocked by the opponent's gunners every time, so that they could not shoot at the Japanese and had to change positions. Several times, artillery shells exploded next to them.

Compared with the Japanese army, the national army was very backward in terms of tactical arrangements and weapons and equipment, and even their commanders were very unqualified.

During the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, although the Volunteer Army fell behind, Shisi's tactical arrangements were accurate, when to take what measures, remedial methods, etc. Even though the weapons and equipment of the Volunteer Army soldiers were too backward, they relied on their tenacious will to defeat the enemy with two legs. The arrogant U.S. military.

When Lu Jingguang came with reinforcements, he only saw the Japanese corpses floating on the Sitang River, and the Japanese troops on the other side of the river were still shooting at the national army positions.

However, it is basically difficult to see the resisting soldiers of the Fourth Company in the position of the Fourth Company. Along the river area, there are impact points after the explosion of Japanese artillery shells. National soldiers are lying here and there looking at the mangled corpses. Guns are scattered everywhere. , the second wave of Japanese troops were crossing the river.

"Where is Xia Yuan, where is Xia Yuan?"

Lu Jingguang came to the front line and couldn't see Xia Yuan's figure. He couldn't help but feel tight in his heart and shouted: "Go find your deputy company commander quickly!"

Zhao Shiguo, Zheng Dayong, Lao Lei, and Xiao Liu had deep feelings for Xia Yuan, and they were very nervous when they heard that. Zhao Shiguo was the squad leader of the third platoon, and under his command were Lao Lei, Zheng Dayong, and Xiao Liu. , there are also a few national army soldiers from the first squad, and together they look for the ruins on the left.

The fourth company's defense area was not small, with a width of two kilometers, but the Japanese army's attack position was just that small, and the area they were looking for was not large. As soon as a few people arrived at the battle area, bullets were fired from the other side, and they were instantly hit on the spot. Hit a pawn.

"Hidden, pay attention to hiding." Zhao Shiguo looked at it, frowned, and shouted while hiding behind the bunker in the ruins, only sticking out half of his head to observe, looking at the position of the Fourth Company, his brows couldn't help but frown. .

The Fourth Company fought fiercely. There were hundreds of people, but only a few fired.

The position seemed to have been plowed, and it was full of scars. In this situation, is Xia Yuan still alive?