The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 5 What a great heavy machine gun!I can not let it go!

In July of the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese invaders broke out in Peiping. North China was in crisis and war was about to break out. The Northwest Army in North China was unable to hold on alone.At the end of July, the Central Army's No. 13 Army marched to North China and fought fiercely with the Japanese army at the south entrance.

In August, in order to reinforce the battlefield in North China, three divisions including the 14th Division, No. 80 Third Division, and No. 80 Fifth Division of the Central Army's No. 13 Corps, which were stationed in Shaanxi and other places, received orders and went north to Zhuozhou to assemble, passing through Pingxi Mountain Road. The No. 21 Army launched an attack to reinforce the Nankou battlefield and fought fiercely with the Japanese army west of Peiping for [-] days, resulting in over [-] casualties among officers and soldiers.

The Japanese army conquered Peiping and Chahar, ravaged North China, and directed their troops towards northern Shanxi. Shortly after retreating from the battlefield in Peiping, the No. 14 Army, which suffered heavy casualties, immediately entered the battlefield in Shanxi and was ordered to participate in the Battle of Xinkou.

The Chinese soldiers lying on the ground all belonged to the 14th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the 28nd Battalion of the 57th Regiment of the [-]th Brigade of the [-]th Division, where He Wei was located.

As soon as the 20th Army arrived at Fang Xinkou, the 57th Division of the 14th Army received the order to take the initiative to attack. The entire second battalion of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Brigade, Infantry No. [-], was ordered to serve as the vanguard. Departing from the position, passing through Yanzhuang and advancing towards Yongxing Village in front of Yanzhuang, they responded to the central battlefield of Xinkou and served as the front station for the main force of the division. They were the first unit to initiate an attack after the [-]th Army entered the Xinkou battlefield.

However, before the troops advanced to their destination, Yongxing Village, and even before they were fully deployed, they encountered a powerful Japanese infantry-cavalry-tank mixed force.

On one side are pure infantry who have not even fully deployed their battle formations, on the other side are tanks and infantry and cavalry with fierce firepower, and the terrain nearby is an out-and-out open space.

This encounter was one-sided from the beginning. The Japanese army first used tanks and cavalry to crush the formation of the second battalion. It was also accompanied by intensive strafing from tank cannons and machine guns, followed by infantry light and heavy machine guns, grenades, Flat-fire artillery, infantry artillery firepower accumulation and firepower pursuit.

Hundreds of soldiers of the second battalion collided with the steel tracks in a chaotic situation, and were swallowed up by fire nets and fragments. The dense fragments and dense firepower knocked them down and shot through the bodies of the national soldiers. Rampant tanks collided again. , running over the bodies of the national soldiers...

Fighting against tanks and artillery with their flesh and blood, the outcome of the battle was already determined. The Chinese soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Seventh Regiment proved their bravery and fearlessness at the cost of almost an infantry company's corpses, and were finally forced to retreat and retreat to the rear. Yanzhuang...

It was at this time that He Wei collided with another soul of the same name in the pile of corpses, and broke into this tragic era alone.

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He Wei, who was sitting on the ground panting heavily and almost exhausted, threw off the German steel helmet on his head. While resting, he took off the Japanese-made [-] steel helmet from the Japanese corpse and fiddled with it a few times in his hands. , this steel helmet is very common in later film and television works. A steel helmet, plus a butt curtain cap, is the classic image of Japanese soldiers in TV dramas. This time travel can be regarded as encountering the real thing.

With curiosity, He Wei put on this Japanese steel helmet, and instantly understood why Japanese soldiers also wore cloth caps when wearing steel helmets. The German steel helmet He Wei wore had a set of steel hoops fixed inside the helmet, made of leather. The eight-piece shock-absorbing lining is made of sophisticated craftsmanship and has cooling holes on both sides. The full-face helmet is made of molybdenum alloy steel and weighs less than one kilogram, so He Wei does not need to wear a small cloth hat and a bald head. You can wear that German steel helmet very comfortably.

But the Japanese steel helmet only has a simple three-piece leather lining inside, which has no shock-absorbing effect. The helmet fits directly on the head. If you catch up with the march and don't have to fight, your head will be hit by the helmet. It is heavier than a German steel helmet. If it were winter, wearing a Japanese steel helmet on a bald head would probably freeze your head to death. No wonder Japanese soldiers wearing steel helmets wore a cloth cap underneath.

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After taking a short rest, He Wei was well aware of the dangers here. His troops were defeated and retreated. This open battlefield was the forefront and full of dangers. He Wei chose to leave quickly. It was best to find the troops as soon as possible. He was there. The only reliance in this era.

Three [-] rifles were slung across his back, and three Japanese-style [-] steel helmets hung on bayonet hooks, swinging from side to side as He Wei accelerated his pace.

He Wei had a shell gun on his waist and two grenades in his belt. He was wearing a Japanese-style canvas bag stuffed with pieces from three Japanese soldiers and a cowhide armed belt that was tightly tightened with various equipment. The armed shoulder strap was mixed with blood on his right shoulder. A deep dent was made in the dust-soaked military uniform.

With the evidence that he had killed the enemy, He Wei glanced around again. There were corpses of his own people everywhere, as well as various scattered firearms, ammunition, mortar shells, and equipment. He Wei saw a The dead packhorse, its head had been crushed into a pulp. When I looked closer, I saw this poor dead horse. On the saddle on its back was the body of a brand-new Civilian [-]-heavy machine gun.

Looking at the heavy machine gun, He Wei sighed softly: "What a pity."

This gun was both a new one and a good one. The first time He Wei saw it, he wanted to take it away. However, the gun was too heavy and he couldn't take it away by himself. He Wei suddenly remembered the famous movie from later generations. This is a line from the protagonist Li Yunlong in the TV series Liang Jian.

"What a good heavy machine gun, I can't bear to part with it!" Of course, it's not just a pity for this heavy machine gun. There are dead brothers everywhere, so of course there are weapons everywhere. Not to mention other things, the riflemen among the fallen brothers, They were all carrying 120 bullet belts filled with ammunition. The total number of bullets alone was nearly [-]. He Wei also felt sorry for them.

While He Wei was feeling regretful, suddenly, there was a sound of kicking coming from behind.

"Who!"

He Wei immediately turned around and raised his formal rifle.

But he saw another pack horse running over leisurely. The pack saddle on the horse was already empty. The pack horses in the army had received special training. He Wei probably had been raided just now, and the team was disrupted by the Japanese. , the horse also ran around with the people and lost the things it was carrying. Now that the battlefield has returned to silence, it probably ran back to find its owner, and then it came to He Wei.

I have to say, it came at the right time.

He Wei pulled the horse over, took off the pack saddles of these horses, and took off the special saddles for carrying heavy machine guns from the dead horses, mounted them on the living horses, and found the gun mounts for the heavy machine guns respectively. There are also anti-aircraft poles, all installed on the horse's saddle.

This horse has a very strong endurance. According to the regulations, the heavy machine gun rack and anti-aircraft pole carried by three horses were placed on it, but it didn't respond. He Wei then touched the horse's head and poured water from the kettle into his hand. Give it.

"It's a good horse. After drinking enough water, you can carry more things."

After feeding half a bottle of water, He Wei continued to look for equipment in the pile of corpses. There was much more equipment left on the battlefield than he imagined. There were more than a hundred complete corpses. Of course, they were all national Military.

In addition to the heavy machine gun that He Wei had just installed, he also found a Type [-] heavy machine gun and three Czech light machine guns, but they were all damaged. However, He Wei also found the barrel of the light machine gun. After being dismantled, the gun is broken, but the barrel can still be used as a spare barrel for a good light machine gun, so it cannot be wasted.

In addition, there are ten boxes of 80-type mortar shells with two rounds each. As for medium- and formal rifles, there are more than [-]. In addition, there are several boxes of unopened long-handled grenades.

He simply couldn't take away all these things. In line with the principle that if they were destroyed, they could not be left to the enemy. He Wei took all the spare barrels of the light machine gun with him. In addition, he also brought ten medium-sized rifles, ten bayonets, and ten m35s. The helmet and four bullet belts torn from the corpses were bundled together, and a hemp rope was found and fixed to the saddle.

A heavy machine gun with three barrels, ten rifles and more than 200 rounds of ammunition was already at its limit for this horse.

As for the other equipment, they were all piled together by He Wei and placed in a crater. All the mortar shells were unpacked, as were the grenades. The rifles and heavy machine guns that could not be taken away were piled together. Since these things If you can't take it away, there's no point in staying here to help the enemy!
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boom!
boom!
After a series of violent explosions, He Wei crawled out of a bomb crater. The detonated mortar shells and grenades had caused maximum damage to the remaining equipment.

He stood up and buckled on a steel helmet that was still stained with blood. He Wei held a Zhongzheng rifle in his hand and took heavy steps with a pair of thread-free thousand-layer military cloth shoes. He lay down on the body and stepped over the stumps.

Behind the scenes, the smoke that had been burning on the battlefield all morning has not dissipated. It is rising, floating, and scattering in the breeze, and slowly disappears in the air. The light and shadow cast under the clouds pass through the remaining smoke, covering the dead Chinese. A strange bloody light emitted from the soldier's remains.

Before the remaining flames dissipated, He Wei stepped forward and stepped over the body of Brother Paoze. One person and one horse, they went away little by little, slowly blending into the distant horizon...

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(End of this chapter)