The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 696
While Xia Yuan was hesitating, Wang Yaowu sent communications troops into the newly formed company's position and brought important orders.

"The position on the north side is in danger, go quickly for reinforcements!"

"Northern position!" Xia Yuan put away his order and asked, "Who comes to see the new company's position?"

"Sir, the division commander said that you can hold off an army by yourself. Just leave and the Japanese army won't notice. When they realize that you have gone to the north position, the battle there will probably be over by then." said the communications soldier. .

"I understand."

This is one of the plans that Xia Yuan had in mind.

Another plan is that if the Japanese army restrains him, he will tear a hole from the front and punch in, forcing the Japanese army to reinforce. Once they reinforce, the casualties will only increase.

Since Wang Yaowu made the choice for him, just listen to him once.

Before the operation, Xia Yuan explained, "The Japanese army is still unclear about the situation of the new company. Hiding in the tunnel, they will not know that I have not left. At this moment, they are thinking that they only need to keep an eye on the position of the new company." Once I show up on the north side, the Japanese will definitely launch an attack on the new company's position, but I should have rushed back by then, and we will take advantage of the momentum of the Japanese army to push the position forward."

Xia Yuan's eyes glowed coldly: "If the Japanese want to contain me, then I will do as they wish."

The veteran and Niu Qian thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed possible.

"Don't worry, company commander, we will be waiting for you to come back." The veteran said.

Xia Yuan nodded and left the new company's position with only the two idiots following the communications soldiers sent by the division commander.

The Sixth Company position fell into calm, and the Japanese army suspended their attack on the Sixth Company position. Captain Huang was quite surprised to see Xia Yuan coming to the Sixth Company position, and said happily: "Brother Xia, the shooting team you mentioned did play a huge role. , we only need to provide fire cover and let them shoot at the Japanese troops. When the Japanese troops rush over, there are not many remaining troops, and we can counterattack and defeat them."

Shooting groups have appeared, but they are not widespread. Veterans play a huge role in each squad and platoons. Removing them from the squads can easily affect the combat effectiveness of the squads.

Moreover, the formed shooting team could easily be targeted by Japanese artillery. If all these veterans died, it would definitely have an impact on the company.

At first, he had concerns about what Xia Yuan said, but after giving it a try, he found that the formed combat team could indeed play a huge role and be very effective against the Japanese army.

Seeing that Xia Yuan was taking Er Lunzi with him on a mission, he asked, "Where are brothers Xia going?"

"The positions on the north side are about to be captured by the Japanese. I'm going to support them."

This mission was not a secret, so Xia Yuan told the other party.

Captain Huang lamented, "Brother Xia can stand alone. I also saw the Japanese attack this morning. The Japanese troops who attacked our position suffered heavy casualties. They ran away after fighting halfway. It is probably due to your influence, and The Japanese have been fighting for such a long time, but they have not launched an attack on your company's position. I think they are afraid of being beaten."

Company Commander Huang was also a smart man and saw clearly that the Japanese would attack them but not the new company.

Moreover, this morning, the Japanese army that attacked the newly formed company's position had a company's strength, and the Japanese soldiers who retreated were less than one platoon, resulting in huge casualties.

The Battle of Songhu has been going on for so long. Although the Japanese army suffered casualties every time they attacked, it would not exceed one-third.

In this battle this morning, casualties directly exceeded two-thirds, far exceeding any previous battle. The Japanese army did not panic and continued to fight. Not to mention other positions, just one newly formed company was enough to cause casualties to the Japanese army. More than half.

It is strange that the Japanese army was afraid of being beaten.

"The Japanese reinforcements have not arrived yet, and the focus of their operations is not on the 51st Division. They don't have to pay heavy casualties to attack us. Even if they knock us down, it will not play any strategic role."

Company Commander Huang thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case. He thought that the Japanese army was approaching and would launch a fierce attack on the 51st Division's position.

Unexpectedly, these Japanese troops only occupied the surrounding housing areas and did not launch a large-scale attack on the 51st Division's positions. Even the largest attack was only a squadron divided into three groups to attack the national army positions. Secondly, The shelling in the morning was particularly intense.

After hearing what Xia Yuan said, Company Commander Huang became somewhat clear about the purpose of the Japanese army.

"The little Japs are trying to contain us!"

"Yes." Xia Yuan nodded and continued: "I'm leaving first. The northern position is about to fall."

"Okay." Captain Huang watched Xia Yuan leave and said thoughtfully: "The focus of the Japanese army's attack is actually on the north side. Haha, it's really rare. Is it to avoid Xia Yuan or because the Japanese army chose to focus their attack on the north side? It’s on the north side.”

Company Commander Huang was very surprised by the behavior of the Japanese army.

After thinking about it, he couldn't quite figure out why the Japanese army did this. He wondered whether the Japanese army wanted to avoid casualties because of Xia Yuan, but also to contain the 51st Division, or whether the Japanese army thought that the north side The defenses are looser than those on the south side.

The former is very likely, but I always feel it is unlikely.

How could the Japanese army compromise because of one person?

The headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Japanese Cavalry No. 11 Regiment.

"Baga, in order to test where the Chinese people are, I paid the casualties of half a squadron!"

The captain of the second battalion was furious. In order to test where the ghost was hiding, early this morning, the captain ordered all units to conduct a trial attack.

The Second Battalion was responsible for the left wing and dispatched two squadrons of troops to launch a tentative attack on the national army positions and used six tanks as cover. However, they did not expect this test. Four tanks were blown up by the Chinese. The first The squadron suffered more than half casualties and was no longer able to sustain the next battle.

At such a heavy cost, the location of the ghost was determined.

They used large-caliber heavy artillery to bombard the National Army's positions, but the National Army dug tunnels underground. Such fierce shelling only destroyed the fortifications of the National Army's surface positions and did not have much impact on the tunnels.

"The Chinese are as cunning as mice. They have dug many tunnels underground to hide. Our heavy artillery can't do anything to them." The squadron deputy captain said, standing next to the captain.

"Our mission is to contain the Chinese. The commander's approach is right. We just need to keep an eye on the ghosts and let Akita-kun take down the Chinese positions."

The captain of the second battalion had a cold look in his eyes. He could not launch an attack on the Chinese. The ghost's combat ability was too strong. There was no other way.

But the price paid was too high, not the price of sacrifice, but the price of time. For a ghost, he sent two squadrons of troops to stare at the ghost.

There is no way, the deterrence brought by ghosts is too great.

Early this morning, the Chinese newspaper published the story of Ghost's combat deeds. With his own power, he wiped out a large number of Japanese soldiers. He was called the God of War, which greatly inspired the Chinese people's resistance. This was in line with their original combat goal. There are differences.

Within three months, China will be completely destroyed, and before that, their anti-Japanese sentiment will be crushed.

Fortunately, now, instead of hitting them, it has made the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Chinese people even higher.

"Ghost!" The second captain clenched his fists, hating this man deeply.

West position.

Akita was the captain of the 51st Battalion, responsible for attacking the Chinese positions on the west side. His original intention was to contain the [-]st Division. He suddenly discovered that the Chinese defenses on the west side were quite weak, and easily hit the Chinese edge positions. At the same time, he also News came from the Second Battalion that the ghost was at their defense line.

In other words, the west side is the weak point of the 51st Division's defense.

Although their mission was to contain the 51st Division, there was no clear prohibition on attacking the Japanese army positions. Captain Akita wanted to launch an attack on the western Japanese army positions and capture them in one fell swoop. In this way, he could achieve both The role of containing the enemy forces, occupying the national army positions, can also threaten the national army in other directions. In time, if they want to launch an attack on the 51st Division, then the position he occupied will become a stepping stone to open the national army positions.

After thinking about it, Captain Akita felt that seizing the west position was a beneficial and harmless thing, and since the ghost was not around, it would not cause much casualties to them.

After most of a day's attack, they have captured the national army's forward position on the west side. They are relying on the tunnels left by the national army to continue their attack on the national army's position. At the same time, they have dispatched reinforcements and arrived at the forward position. They are relying on the national army's forward position. The fortifications left by the army were used to build machine gun fire points.

"As long as the ghosts are not around, the Chinese people can't hold the position! As for the ghosts, huh, once they take their position, they will form a double-team on the southern position. I will personally kill their ghosts and cut off his The heads will be published in Chinese newspapers to show them the power of our Japanese Empire!"

Captain Akita was so heroic that taking the western position of the national army was as easy as picking something out of a bag.

The national army position on the west side had experienced a day of fighting, and artillery fire rolled across the ground. The focus of the attack had turned into a piece of scorched earth. Blood dyed the dark brown land black and red, covering layers of corpses.

There were soldiers from the National Army and Japanese soldiers. The National Army had the most corpses and the most casualties. It was just a position that had been fought over dozens of times.

The commander of the third company looked at the smoke rising from the position and the corpses piled up. One company had already withdrawn from the front line due to heavy casualties in the battle with the Japanese army. The company commander died in the battle, and the platoon commander The squad leader died in battle, and the soldiers led the remaining soldiers to fight back against the Japanese army. They fought to the last squad and still defended their position. Their heroic actions were admired by the entire army.

"The Second Company has set a good example for us! Next, it depends on our Third Company. The Japanese army wants to open a breakthrough from us, and we must not let the Japanese army succeed!"

"If the company commander dies in battle, the platoon leader will take command! If the platoon leader dies in battle, the squad leader will take command! The squad leader dies in battle, and the veteran will take command! As long as there is one person left, no matter how many times the enemy is faced, he is not allowed to retreat. He is like a nail to me. Nailed on the ground.”

"We must not let the Japanese take over our position!" The Japanese army has occupied the forward position. The third, fourth and fifth companies are the next line of defense. With a battalion of troops to block the Japanese army, the position is still facing a precarious situation.

As the sun set, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army made a dull roar, and mud flowers bloomed on the national army's positions. The soldiers hiding in the tunnel felt the shock above their heads, holding the guns in their hands tightly, rumbling. The sound echoed in the tunnel, like the roar of a giant dragon, coming from the depths of the tunnel.

"The Japs are attacking!"

The soldiers responsible for the investigation brought back important information.

A classic move of the Japanese army.

Infantry coordination.

When the Japanese army began to attack the national army positions, the Japanese artillery began to extend its artillery fire to the rear, destroying all buildings in sight. The size of the attacking Japanese army had reached two squadrons.

Letters of intelligence were continuously passed to the rear, and the western position was already facing a precarious situation.

Ten minutes later, the First Battalion Headquarters of the National Army fought with the Japanese army, and the machine gun firepower suppressed the Japanese attacking troops. However, a sharp roar was heard from the Japanese position, and the machine gun firepower established by the National Army exploded with a bang. .

A heavy machine gun firepower point was knocked out, and the Chinese army's counterattack, which lost the suppression of machine gun firepower, suddenly became much weaker. For the Japanese army, the Chinese army soldiers were not enough to rely on. What they were really worried about was their light and heavy machine gun firepower, so in the Japanese infantry In the rear of the army's attack, flat-firing artillery was placed to attack the machine gun firepower points of the national army.

In addition, the Japanese grenade squad was also using grenades to quickly eliminate the resisting Chinese troops in the trenches. The Japanese infantry pressed hard and reached the front of the trenches, less than 20 meters away. Yellow figures appeared in the hazy rain curtain. , appears particularly clear.

It seemed that the situation was quite unfavorable for the Chinese army, but they never expected that when the Japanese army approached the trench, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded amidst the flames of gunfire and artillery.

But I saw figures rushing out of the trenches. They were holding guns of different lengths, and some were holding machetes. Urged by the sound of whistles, they launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.

The Japanese soldiers had quite a lot of fighting experience, so they were naturally not afraid to fight with the Chinese soldiers on bayonets, and a brutal hand-to-hand combat broke out.

On the battlefield, the cooperation of the national army was relatively tacit, but not as good as the cooperation of the Japanese army. Although the Japanese army was relatively short, if you look at it, you can see that when the Japanese army faced the counterattack of the national army, its troops were already The skirmish line was maintained, and the Japanese soldiers in the skirmish line were still in groups of three.

It seems that one person is facing two or three Chinese soldiers, but in fact, eight or nine Chinese soldiers are leading three Japanese soldiers. In this way, the Japanese army's combat capability is stronger than that of the Chinese army, because the three Japanese soldiers can cooperate with each other. , once they see that other Japanese soldiers are at a disadvantage, they will immediately go to support them. Since then, the casualties of the Chinese army have begun to increase.

Blood and tragedy broke out everywhere on the battlefield.

The third company commander was carrying a machete, covered in blood, facing a Japanese soldier, staring at the opponent with glowing red eyes. The Japanese soldier was facing the third company commander with a gun and bayonet, without retreating at all. , nor take the initiative to attack, he wants to have the right to counterattack.

As long as the third company commander launches an attack, he can dodge and send the bayonet into the opponent's body.

This is a counterattack method learned by the Japanese army.

The third company commander stared cautiously at the Japanese soldier in front of him. The opponent was wearing a special Japanese squadron leader uniform and was obviously the squadron leader of the Japanese squadron.The Japanese sword in the opponent's hand can also prove the opponent's identity. The third company commander held the machete tightly in his hand, with cold eyes, and slashed the machete at the Japanese soldier with one lunge. The blood on the machete rubbed against the air, leaving traces of blood.

The squadron leader reacted very quickly with a blow to the head and face. He stepped back and let the third company commander see the machete fall to the ground. The sword was so powerful and heavy that it was very difficult for the opponent to withdraw it. He grabbed the third company commander and dropped the machete. In an instant, he rushed forward and hit the opponent's vital point with the Japanese sword.

The cold light flickers, and the Japanese sword has been poked out.

The third company commander's eyes narrowed, and he felt a chill in his chest, but the Japanese sword had reached his chest. He wanted to withdraw the machete and retreat, but it was almost impossible to retreat. His focus was entirely on the machete.

Whoosh!
Suddenly, a sound broke through the air.

puff!His head was penetrated by a bullet, and the force of the Japanese sword suddenly weakened, and he fell sideways to the ground.

The third company commander withdrew his machete, his back soaked with cold sweat. Looking at the Japanese squadron leader on the ground, a bullet hole suddenly appeared on the left side of his forehead.

He looked to the south and found no one firing. The soldiers of the Third Company were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese army. More and more people were falling down, and many of them were disemboweled. There was a clear popping sound when the bayonet penetrated the flesh. , particularly harsh.

The third company commander did not bother to check who shot and killed the Japanese squadron leader. He held a machete and attacked the Japanese soldiers.

When the squadron leader died, the Japanese army lost command and was replaced by the squad leader. Some Japanese soldiers suddenly discovered that the battlefield was filled with the sound of close combat, but an extremely unreasonable gunshot suddenly appeared. Every gunshot When the sound rang out, someone would always fall down on their side, which made people feel incredible and a bit shocked at the same time.

This phenomenon was particularly clear to some of the national soldiers who were about to die. They were all pinned down by the Japanese army, half of their bayonets had been submerged in their flesh and blood, and the flow of blood in their bodies was being lost.Suddenly, a rapid gunshot took away the lives of the Japanese soldiers on him, and the constant pressure on him suddenly disappeared.

Looking for the sound, I looked for the shooter, but I never found where the shooter was.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that the gunshot just now was short and rapid, but the sound was very small, as if it was fired from a distance, which was very confusing.

There was obviously no gap between the bullets that shot through the air and the gunshots, but the gunshots were very faint, as if they were fired from a distance.

Soon, many Chinese soldiers discovered that the sound of gunshots was really strange. It was incredible to be able to accurately shoot the Japanese soldiers in the chaotic battle.However, with the addition of gunfire, these Chinese soldiers who fought back against the Japanese army could clearly feel their pressure suddenly reduced.

They knew that there was a man with a gun guarding them. Once the sun went down and the bayonet was set, the gunshot would sound on time, killing the Japanese soldiers, giving them a chance to fight back, and protecting their lives.

In this way, the safety of national army soldiers is equivalent to an extra layer of guarantee.

Even if this shot of gunfire cannot protect the entire company, it can save the lives of some soldiers at a critical moment, thus reducing a large number of casualties. The casualties of oneself are reduced, and the Japanese casualties increase. When a squadron attacks a battalion position, Before they even set foot on the position, more than half of the Japanese troops directly in front had suffered casualties, and more and more Chinese soldiers survived.

Such a battle result made the surviving Japanese squad leader want to quit.

"retreat!"

But seeing a soldier next to him suddenly hit by a bullet, the Japanese squad leader no longer had any resistance and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Japanese soldiers began to retreat to the rear in an orderly manner.

However, the gunshots behind him could see the Japanese troops leaving so easily. The number of Japanese troops attacking the frontal position was less than a hundred. After the gunshots and a bloody battle between the Nationalist soldiers from the three companies, the remaining Japanese troops left as they wanted. This was the Japanese army's position. Treat it as your own back garden, you can leave and come whenever you want.

The Third Company didn't agree, and neither did the gunfire behind them.

Just when the soldiers of the Third Company wanted to pursue them, they saw an unparalleled scene in history that made their scalp numb and shocked.

boom!
boom!
On the battlefield of close combat, a gunshot fired out bullets at a uniform rate of fire. The retreating Japanese troops were like falling wheat fields. The gunshot was not like a rifle with a bolt pulled, but more like a semi-automatic rifle with the button pressed. When the trigger is pulled, the bullet comes out of the chamber. The entire gap is very short, and there seems to be no action of pulling the bolt.

That’s not even shocking.

What really shocked everyone was that while ensuring such an efficient rate of fire, its accuracy reached a level unprecedented and unprecedented. Every gunshot was accompanied by the fall of a Japanese soldier, which was not only shocking. The Chinese soldiers were shocked, and the Japanese soldiers were also shocked.

The Japanese army's retreat was divided into two levels, one to block the enemy and one to retreat.

Alternate retreat.

But the sound of gunshots completely crushed their blocking soldiers, exposing the retreating soldiers to the bayonets of the national army. The third company commander's eyes narrowed slightly. After a brief shock, he immediately realized that this was a counterattack against the Japanese army. With the perfect opportunity, he immediately ordered the soldiers to pursue the Japanese army.

The remaining 20 or so Japanese soldiers knew they could not escape, so they turned back and charged towards the national army with guns in hand.

Their behavior is tantamount to suicide.

But the Japanese army still had huge hopes, thinking that if they could kill some Chinese people, they would not be alone on the way to hell.

Bang bang!The gunshots were like scissors tearing apart their expectations, cutting their expectations into pieces.

After rushing to the national army, there were only a dozen Japanese soldiers left, which was not enough to cause any danger.

The Japanese army did not have as strong a combat capability as Xia Yuan, and they were still able to advance and retreat at a moderate pace amid thousands of troops. When they rushed forward, they were surrounded by more than a dozen Chinese soldiers and stabbed to death. The scene was extremely bloody.

It was Xia Yuan who fired the shot. When he came to the position, he saw that the Third Company was fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese army. He used his precise marksmanship to shoot at the Japanese soldiers. This cooperation saved many national troops who were in desperate situations. Soldier.

When the third company commander saw the person coming, his face showed joy. He ordered the soldiers to quickly clean the battlefield and stepped forward: "It turns out to be company commander Xia Yuan."

Xia Yuan led a squad and eliminated more than 100 Japanese soldiers. He became completely popular within the 51st Division and was called the Xia Gunslinger by many soldiers.

His marksmanship is really amazing, especially the level of marksmanship he showed just now, which has reached the legendary level of accuracy.

The third company commander's eyes fell on the Type [-] rifle behind Xia Yuan, and the surprise on his face became even more intense. It was really terrifying to be able to hold the Type [-] rifle like a semi-automatic rifle.

(End of this chapter)