The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 116 Smoke fills the sky
In a small-scale battle that lasted for 15 minutes, Huang Yanwang completed the redemption with his own life. Thanks to the sophisticated weapons and equipment, Huang Yanwang took away ten Japanese soldiers as his backing.

After the violent explosion, silence once again returned to the battlefield. With a gloomy face, Ichiro Shibata, the captain of the Japanese death squad, stepped over the Japanese corpses in the anti-tank ditch and picked up the bloody submachine gun. Those Japanese soldiers who were hit by the submachine gun, The bodies were really in disgraceful shape. The ones who had been hit were okay, with a few larger blood holes on their bodies. Some of them were directly hit by .[-]-caliber, [-]mm bullets fired from Jinzo submachine guns. The Japanese soldier in the head had almost half his face torn off.

Looking at his subordinates who were lying on the ground, as well as the minced meat and broken limbs at the entrance of the cave where Huang Yama was hiding, Ichiro Shibata felt a surge of anger.

"Sir, we have searched other caves where soldiers were hidden and no Chinese soldiers were found."

After the battle, Ichiro Shibata ordered his subordinates to search the caves again. Perhaps this was a waste of precious assault time, but from the moment this small-scale battle started, Ichiro Shibata's death squad lost its biggest enemy. Advantage - Suddenness.

As soon as the gunfire rang out, the sudden advantage brought by this small force's secret sneaking was gone. At the same time, the 15 minutes spent in this battle were the most precious 15 minutes for the Japanese death squads, because during this period Within this period of time, the official smoke grenade releases the thickest smoke. According to the original plan, this death squad can completely approach the main position of the sixth company silently during this period of time with the help of the cover of dense smoke, and carry out resistance. Enter blasting operations.

But in this small-scale battle, all advantages were reduced to zero, the target was exposed, and the smoke that filled the sky became thinner. He Wei may not have expected that King Huang Yan, who was sent to the front as cannon fodder to use his remaining heat, actually played such a role. Big effect!

The Shin-made submachine gun in Shibata Ichiro's hand couldn't help shaking. Holding the handguard tightly, Shibata Ichiro slammed the submachine gun to the ground.

"Bag, Bag!"

At this moment, Shibata Ichiro looked at the white smoke blown away by the wind in front of the position, feeling anxious and angry, constantly thinking about the next tactical countermeasures. If possible, he really wanted to do that when searching for the hidden soldier cave. The careless team leader was shot on the spot. If he could have discovered the madman-like Chinese soldier in time, he might have successfully blasted the Chinese army's bunker.

It's just that Ichiro Shibata didn't even have this chance. The corps commander had been blown to pieces by mortar shells.

"Sir, what shall we do next?"

A squad leader asked worriedly.

Shibata Ichiro shook his head. The matter has come to this and the situation is not good, but the assault will still continue!
"Continue the assault. While the smoke has not completely dissipated, use the chimney to release smoke to make up for the shortage. Use the smoke to carry out blasting operations as soon as possible!"

After a little rectification, the Japanese death squads once again stepped out of the anti-tank ditch and launched an assault forward. At this time, because the smoke released by the smoke grenades fired by the artillery was about to run out, the Japanese death squads impacting on the open ground were guarding the sixth company. Although the shooting port of the military bunker was not clearly visible, it could not escape the eyes of the observation post. Of course Ichiro Shibata also knew this situation, so this time the Japanese death squads who rushed out no longer cared about concealment and silence, holding rifles and launchers. The soldiers of the smoke screen squad of the chimney attacked in front, and the three infantry detachments attacked behind. They launched an attack on the main position of the sixth company in the manner of a field attack of three lines and three advances in the infantry drill.

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At the same time, in the command post of the Sixth Company, He Wei had just received a phone call report from the first and second platoons. The two first-line platoons discovered a small Japanese army in front of the position, and he himself used a telescope to see it. When it came to the shit-yellow figure moving through the smoke, the fierce battle just now had given the Sixth Company enough warning time.

The soldiers on the front line may not know who the enemy and us were in that battle, but He Wei knew it very well. He was very lucky. He was lucky that he had left Huang Yanwang ahead and happened to bump into the Japanese army that was attacking. Fortunately, Huang Yanwang made the right choice at the last moment and gave his life to fight the Japanese army.

At this last moment, Huang Yanwang can be worthy of the title of hero.

The momentum of the Japanese army's attack is not weak. He Wei can actually guess what they want to do. The various tactics adopted by the Japanese army are actually somewhat primitive in the eyes of He Wei, who is a time traveler. A large number of releases Smoke is used to either cover the infantry for earthwork excavation, carry out close-in operations, reduce the distance between the enemy and ourselves, or carry out blasting operations.

Judging from the number of Japanese troops who came over, they definitely did not want to carry out soil work. Mental illness would make the troops charge quickly and then carry out soil work. Moreover, the number of Japanese troops who rushed over was at best an infantry squad. This kind of people are capable of doing soil work. For birds.

In this case, the purpose of the Japanese army is also obvious. They want to carry out advance blasting.

How could He Wei forget to take anti-explosion measures in advance?Barbed wire is installed on the firing port of every bunker in the Sixth Company. Not to mention explosive blocks and blasting tubes, even the Japanese Type [-] grenades cannot be thrown in.

With a cold snort, He Wei said to the telephone soldier: "Notify the first and second platoons that the Japanese troops will rush within 200 meters before firing, and deal with them as soon as possible."

On the open ground, the Japanese death squads desperately launched a rapid assault. At this time, the smoke grenades fired by mountain artillery and field artillery had stopped releasing smoke, and the white smoke that filled the sky over the battlefield became sparse. The Japanese death squads relied on it naturally. They also lost their cover. The Japanese soldiers in the smoke squad who were charging at the front suddenly fell to the ground. Following the order of the squad leader, the soldiers in the smoke squad took out the cloth strips they had prepared in advance and pulled out the small smoke tubes they held. Then he tied the chimney to his arm with a cloth strip, then got up and advanced in a low posture.

The smoke tube on the arm of the smoke squad soldier emitted billowing white smoke, once again covering the assault infantry unit behind. The smoke gap left by the failure of the artillery smoke grenade was instantly released by the smoke tube carried by the individual soldier. Smoke top up.

In this way, the Japanese death squads continued to approach the sixth company's position. It was not until 200 meters away that commander Shibata Ichiro blew the whistle that the entire death squads stopped advancing. The soldiers of the smoke squad were still at the front, although they stopped advancing. , but with the support of the wind, the smoke released by the Japanese army's chimney still blew in the direction of the Sixth Company's position at an extremely fast speed.

The grenade detachment under the death squad also concentrated three Type [-] fifty-millimeter grenade launchers and aimed at the Sixth Company's position.

Death squad leader Shibata Ichiro climbed to the front of the queue, and the bunker of the Sixth Company was clearly visible in the telescope.

"Set up a light machine gun firing position to cover. Each detachment will clear an enemy bunker and charge forward!"

Without unnecessary nonsense, after Shibata Ichiro's assault order was issued, the light machine gunners of the three infantry detachments immediately began to build shooting positions. Having learned the lessons from the first attack, the Japanese light machine gunners had to build deeper shooting positions. To set up light machine guns to achieve the purpose of lowering the height of the firing line, this will have the opportunity to block the nozzle of the sixth company bunker that is almost close to the ground. "Fire, shoot, charge forward!"

Shibata Ichiro gave an order, and the Taisho 11-year-old light machine gun that had hurriedly constructed the fortifications spurted out tongues of fire. A string of [-] mm caliber machine gun bullets stuck to the ground and penetrated into the diffuse white smoke. Then, the blasting assault The Japanese troops formed a group of three and charged forward.

da da da da

What He Wei didn't expect was that the charging Japanese army opened fire first. When the charging Japanese army entered within 1 meters, the bunkers in the first and second rows of the Sixth Company also started shooting.

The Czech light machine gun and the Type [-] heavy machine gun opened fire first, shooting into the thick fog in front of the position. The gunfire from the crooked light machine gun, the Czech light machine gun and the Type [-] heavy machine gun mixed together and became a mess.

Boom boom boom - The Japanese grenade detachment also started shooting. Three grenade launchers came up and fired a salvo at the Sixth Company's position. However, they were not firing anti-personnel explosive grenades, but grenades. Canister smoke bomb.

For a bunker that cannot be destroyed by infantry artillery, hitting it with a [-]mm grenade will definitely scratch the itch. In this case, use smoke bombs and place all your hopes on the demolition infantry.

The Japanese smoke squad saw that the wind direction was favorable to their own side, so they lit more smoke tubes and inserted them on the ground. The denser white smoke rushed towards the Sixth Company's position, attacking the light and heavy machine guns in the Sixth Company's bunker. As for the shooter, he could no longer see or see the target clearly. The officers and soldiers who fired were shooting blindly. They could only keep swinging the machine gun to increase the firing surface of the machine gun firepower and tilt the bullet rain towards the open area in front of the position.

Although this method of fighting was very inefficient, it also achieved some results. Some of the Japanese troops who rushed up to blast were advancing in a low posture, and some were crawling. During the intensive and random shooting of the sixth company, five or six Japanese troops were hit and knocked down. The ground, but this did not stop the pace of the Japanese assault. Those Japanese soldiers who did not fall would pick up the blasting tubes and explosives of the fallen and continue to advance forward.

For a time, the firepower from both sides came and went, and the rifle and machine gun fire turned into a pot of gruel, but the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company could not see the rushing Japanese infantry.

In the diffuse smoke, after suffering the initial casualties, the attacking Japanese infantry all changed to crawling. Therefore, although the sixth company's machine gun fire was fierce, it was useless to lose sight of the target. After changing to crawling, , the scattered Japanese infantry suffered almost no casualties.

He Wei was still calm and composed, and he had enough confidence in the bunker he designed himself.

In response to the gradually advancing Japanese demolition infantry, he issued only one order - the first platoon of infantry and the second platoon of infantry of the [-]th company on the front line, who were hidden in the concealment outside the bunker, now all moved out of the concealment and entered the position. .

"Hurry up, come out!"

In the concealed parts of the first and second platoons, dozens of infantrymen from the two platoons who had not entered the bunker for combat quickly emerged from the concealed part. The squad leaders of each squad were directing the operations in the bunker at this time, leaving The deputy squad leaders of each infantry squad are responsible for commanding the rest of the infantry squads in the concealed department. These soldiers have been hiding in the concealed department since the first Japanese attack. They have not fired a single shot and their morale is very high. , all wanted to come out and fight the Japanese army for a while, and have a fierce battle with the Japanese army.

The two rows of soldiers quickly got into position, and the Japanese army did not notice the dozens of Chinese soldiers suddenly appearing in the trenches. The thick white smoke was a double-edged sword, which not only blocked the sight of the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company, but also covered the sight of the soldiers of the Sixth Company. Mobilization of troops and weapons on the Sixth Company's position.

At this time, the attacking Japanese infantry was less than 100 meters away from the Sixth Company's position.

Da da da, da da da

The flying bullets passed overhead, and the crawling Japanese death squads gradually approached the bunker of the sixth company. The first detachment of the Japanese death squads took the lead and rushed to the front, crawling little by little towards the bunker of the first row of the sixth company. Facing the first detachment is the bunker of the first platoon and the second squad.

"Hurry up, crawl over quickly, everyone, work harder, crawl over!"

The leader of the assault squadron, Zhong Jian, waved his hands loudly and shouted orders to several soldiers who were crawling around. Each Japanese soldier in the assault carried two blasting tubes and thirty kilograms of explosives, plus basic equipment and rifles. Not low, but fortunately they are all veterans, with good physical strength and strong bodies, and can still crawl forward quickly.

After hearing the squad leader's order, the three corps immediately accelerated and moved closer to each other. The squad leader and three three-person infantry corps rushed towards the second squadron's bunker. Several machine guns inside the second squadron's bunker They kept firing, but unfortunately the smoke was too thick and they couldn't see the approaching Japanese troops. The dense bullets were all empty shots.

About half a minute later, the first detachment of the Japanese death squads had already crawled to a position 50 meters away from the second squadron bunker. Nakama shouted and ordered to stop advancing. If they continued to swarm up at this time, they would still become the Chinese in the bunker. The army is a living target. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the blasting, Daisaku Nakama decided to conduct blasting operations one by one in units of troops.

"Everyone stop, the first team goes first!"

Daisaku Nakama signaled to the commander of the first team and commanded the rest of the team to stop advancing. As a result, the Japanese troops of the other two teams stopped crawling. Only the three officers and soldiers of the first team, holding rifles and blasting tubes, advanced towards the third team. A platoon of second squadron soldiers crawled forward and rushed past the bunker where the second squadron was located.

Although there was loud gunfire all around, Kobayashi Seizo, the commander of the first corps, lowered his voice and said to the two soldiers behind him: "Hurry up, hurry up, rush to the flank of the enemy bunker and blow them up with explosives!"

(End of this chapter)