The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 92 Gunshots in the middle of the night
It was getting late. After an afternoon of expedited construction by the engineering battalion, all the scheduled field fortifications of the Sixth Company were completed and the construction was completed. Considering that the Japanese army might launch a surprise attack at any time, the engineering troops immediately withdrew to the Dabaishui line after finishing the work. Before leaving, he left all the unused construction materials to the Sixth Company. The third battalion that assisted in the construction also withdrew to Yanzhuang for repairs for the same reason. Although the number of people was reduced sharply, the number of soldiers on the Sixth Company's position was The atmosphere of fervent preparations has not diminished at all.

The aroma of meat floated over the position. Behind the sixth company's position, five large pots were steaming, and everyone was drooling. Just a few hours ago, maybe the higher-ups wanted to keep the Yanzhuang gang from knowing. People who can see the sun the day after tomorrow want to eat something good before going into battle, so the headquarters of the [-]th Division sent ten pigs to Yanzhuang, as well as a whole cage of freshly baked white flour steamed buns.

After Chen Zhen stewed the meat in Zhuangzi, he sent three large pots to the position of the Sixth Company, which really gave the Sixth Company a group of big-headed soldiers who had no meat in their stomachs all day long.

Except for the sentries on guard, all the officers and soldiers on the entire position were eating with their cheeks open, and He Wei was no exception. At this time, he was feasting while looking at the soldiers of the heavy machine gun company and the armorers of the sixth company who had already eaten. Take out a pile of boiled cloth strips from the other two large pots.

On the ground, there are dozens of large boxes. Each opened box contains a dark machine gun. It is the batch of Jin-made imitation [-]-type heavy machine guns. These guns are all new guns in stock. They have never been used. After using it, after opening it, I found that the box was full of sawdust, and the heavy machine gun's body and triangle frame were coated with thick snowflakes. This thing has another name, and that is butter.

He Wei watched these soldiers from the heavy machine gun company who had eaten and drank enough. He first wiped the guns with hot cloth strips. After wiping, he put the guns in hot water to boil and soak them. After soaking in water, he continued to use the cloth strips. Rub, and repeat this cycle until all the oil on the machine gun is cleaned up, and the gun can be used normally.

The officers and soldiers of the heavy machine gun company of the second battalion performed this task without hesitation. They not only had to operate their own Type [-] heavy machine guns, but also assigned a group of people to operate these Jin-made heavy machine guns. The commander issued The order is to make all combat preparations before eight o'clock tomorrow morning. This means that these soldiers need to figure out the structure, disassembly and assembly methods, aiming methods, etc. of these heavy machine guns that they have never touched before in one night. .

In short, tomorrow morning, these soldiers who have never operated Jin-made heavy machine guns must have the ability to operate these Jin-made heavy machine guns and go into battle. It doesn’t say where they are aiming, but if they aim well, the sound will definitely be heard. To be done.

Next to He Wei, there is also a Jin-made Type [-] submachine gun. This weapon, which imitates the American Thompson submachine gun, is much easier to prepare than those big heavy machine guns.

After He Wei took the gun out of the box and washed it, he simply disassembled and assembled it a few times. After figuring out the basic usage, he led several squad leaders to hand out one each, and went to the open space behind the village to shoot several guns. He Wei had his own considerations regarding the distribution of these submachine guns.

This Jin-made submachine gun is a powerful weapon for close combat. It is easy to operate but has a large recoil. It has fierce firepower but is mostly used in close combat. It requires the operator to be calm and experienced in combat. Therefore, He Wei did not allocate all of them, but only one The squad was issued three, and the squad leader and deputy squad leader were each assigned one. Each squad selected a veteran from among the riflemen and was also issued a Jin-made submachine gun.

These squad leaders, deputy squad leaders, and veterans who were issued submachine guns did not hand over their original rifles. They also had to carry them. This was equivalent to equipping each person with a rifle and a submachine gun, so that they could be equipped both near and far. Of course, He Wei asked them to bring two As for the gun, we also considered that the Jin-made submachine gun might have quality issues. If it misfires during combat and we don’t have a second weapon, then it’s all over.

"Platoon commander, the company commander said he would go to the mortar platoon's position to have a look and not be in a hurry to eat it yet."

While He Wei was feasting, the little messenger Tao Heiwa who was sent by him to find company commander Fu Chen came back for dinner ran back to him and reported to him that after the formation of the position, company commander Fu Chen was particularly excited and kept patrolling various positions. It seemed that he expected these fortifications to produce excellent results even more than He Wei did. He looked particularly excited like a young second lieutenant who had just graduated from a military academy, rather than an old captain who had graduated many years ago.

Thinking of this, He Wei couldn't help but smile. Just as he was about to ask the panting Tao Heiwa to sit down and eat pork, he suddenly heard three gunshots.

"Someone shot!"

"The Japs are coming up." After three gunshots, the originally peaceful position suddenly exploded. Those who were eating dropped their tableware, those manipulating heavy machine guns dropped their weapons, and everyone picked up their weapons and put on their helmets. , entered the shooting position in the position to prepare for resistance, He Wei also dropped his lunch box, grabbed the formal suit, and aimed at the dark open space in front of the position, preparing to shoot any enemies that might appear.

The entire position was on alert for about 3 minutes, but it was still quiet in front of the position. Not even a Japanese soldier appeared. He Wei, who realized something was wrong, began to relive the moment when the gunshots were fired. It seemed that the place where the gunshots appeared was from. Our position seems to be the firing position of the mortar platoon, and the sound of the gunfire is not as crisp as the Japanese army's [-] Gai, nor does it sound like the sound of crooked handles and Type [-]. It sounds like It was the sound of the Mauser rifle used by the Chinese army.

Mortar positions?
Mauser shell gun?
He Wei's face instantly turned pale and he shouted: "It's broken. Something may have happened to the company commander. Come and follow me."

Realizing that something might have happened to company commander Fu Chen, He Wei immediately led a few people along the traffic trench to the mortar platoon's position. When they arrived nearby, before they reached the firing position, he saw people lying upside down in the traffic trench. When the two people came over, they turned out to be the company commander Fu Chen and his messenger.

Fu Chen fell on his back in the traffic ditch. He was shot once in the chest and stomach. Blood was pouring out of the two gun holes. It could be seen that he was still breathing, but he was completely unconscious. The condition of the orderly soldier was slightly better. After being shot, the man was still conscious. When he saw He Wei approaching, he waved his hands to crawl over.

"You guys quickly carry the company commander away and carry him into the village. Hurry up."

After calling for Fu Chen to be carried away, He Wei quickly supported the messenger.

"Brother, how are you? What's going on?"

The ordering soldier seemed to have exhausted his last strength and stammered to He Wei: "Platoon Commander He, just now, just now, I followed the company commander to inspect the mortar platoon's position, and met Huang... King of Hell, he He wanted to desert with two soldiers, but we found out and blocked him back. The company commander also wanted to persuade him, but he suddenly took out his gun and hit us..."

Before he finished speaking, the messenger tilted his head and fell asleep forever.

"Brother, brother!"

He Wei hugged the order soldier's body and shouted loudly, but he was destined to get no response. Looking at the order soldier who died tragically for no reason in his arms, he also thought of the company commander Fu Chen who was shot twice and whose life or death was uncertain. He Wei went up angrily. My heart hit the ground with a fist.

"Huang, you bastard!",

(End of this chapter)