"Guild Leader, are you alright?" Xu Hu shook Zhou Weiguo and said with concern.
He stared at Zhou Weiguo in a daze for a few minutes. He would laugh and then look solemn. Xu Hu thought that Zhou Weiguo had been blasted silly by the Japanese's mortar.
Xu Hu's words rang in his ears, and Zhou Weiguo came to his senses. He smiled and said,""I'm fine. I'm just a little dizzy.”
"It's good that you're fine. The Japanese are coming up soon. Leader, what do you think we should do?”
Zhou Weiguo looked around and said,""Tell the brothers to wait for the Japanese to get close before fighting. We don't have much ammunition now, and our supplies haven't been sent up yet.”
"Yes, sir!" Xu Hu saluted and then turned around to inform his brothers.
Zhou Weiguo was lying in the trench and picking up a gun beside him. This was a " Zhongzheng " rifle developed by the Republic of China government to imitate the German Mauser M1924 rifle.
Although this gun was more laborious to pull the bolt, and when it continued to shoot, the magazine and the bolt would be tightly stuck together due to thermal expansion, making it more difficult to pull the bolt. The shooting accuracy and maximum range were not as good as the Japanese's Type 38 rifle. Overall, it was a grade lower than the Type 38 rifle.
However, the " Zhongzheng " rifle also had its advantages. It used a 7.92mm x 57mm pointed bullet, which was extremely lethal. It was more powerful than the 6.5mm x 50mm Tomosaka rifle used by the Japanese " Type 38 " rifle. The Type 38 rifle mostly caused penetrating injuries, unless it hit a vital point, it would be fatal. If the rifle hit any part of the target, it would cause serious injuries if not death.
In general, each had its own advantages and disadvantages.
Just as Zhou Weiguo was testing the gun with great interest, a shrill cry rang out,""The Japanese are coming!"
"Prepare for battle!" Zhou Weiguo shouted and quickly stuck to the trench, looking at the Japanese not far away.
Qixia Mountain was a slightly raised high ground, which made it difficult for the devils to attack from above.
Zhou Weiguo picked up his binoculars and looked at the Japanese not far away. There was about a squadron of them.
The Japanese had an infantry squadron of about 250 people, with three infantry squads under their jurisdiction. The attack on Qixia Mountain was carried out by the Yoshino Brigade of the 13th Division of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatched Army. The main attacker was a regiment under his jurisdiction.
The Japanese liked to use wave tactics on the battlefield, known as the " Pig Attack Tactics ". Wave after wave, endless, not giving the opponent a chance to breathe.
Logically speaking, this kind of tactic relied on the sheer number of people. However, the Chinese army's weapons and equipment were not good. Even if they knew the weakness of this tactic, they would not be able to restrain it.
When the Japanese used this tactic, they would first use their heavy artillery to bombard the enemy's position. Then, a wave of the Japanese would charge at them. Many Chinese soldiers would be killed in the explosion. Even if they were not killed, they would still be dizzy when the Japanese reached the enemy's position.
At this moment, the Japanese army opposite Zhou Weiguo had just launched a bombardment. Then, a Japanese squadron stepped into the battle formation and approached.
This was already the initial scale of the infantry cannon.
On the other hand, the Republic of China's troops did not even have a few cannons. The few cannons they had were all equipped by the few German Machinists under the chairman.
In the Battle of Shanghai, the Central Army had invested dozens of divisions, but they still couldn't defend Shanghai. The troops that had joined in were all killed by the enemy's cannons.
This was the difference in weapons and equipment, and this difference had to be filled with human lives!
Seeing that the Japanese army had already approached and was less than 200 meters away from our front line, Zhou Weiguo pulled the bolt of the Zhongzheng gun and aimed at one of the enemy soldiers.
"Bang!" A Japanese soldier was shot in the head and fell to the ground!
"Fight! Beat him up!" Zhou Weiguo roared.
"Bang…Bang…"
For a moment, gunshots rang out.
Under the fierce firepower of Zhou Weiguo's front line, a squadron of the Japanese army quickly retreated after leaving the corpses on the ground.
The Japanese army attacked the front command of the Qixia Mountain position.
"Your Excellency Sakita, our regiment was intercepted by the Chinese troops at Qixia Mountain. We have already lost more than a brigade. It can be said that we have suffered heavy losses. Should we request heavy firepower support from the regiment commander to attack the Chinese troops?”
A young staff officer of the Japanese army looked at the regimental commander in front of him, Dazuo Sakita, and asked tentatively.
"Requesting reinforcements? What we are facing is just a regiment from the China Army. We can totally swallow them all by ourselves. Why do we have to go to the brigade leader for help?”Dazuo Sakita pulled out his sword and wiped it with a white towel.""Do you want our Sakita Regiment to be labeled as incompetent in the eyes of the regiment commander?”
"However, if we don't ask for heavy firepower support, our mortars won't be able to deal a fatal blow to them. At that time, our Empire's soldiers will suffer even more casualties!”
"Baka!" Sasuke Sakita slapped the young man's face." You, it's the fault of the Empire's soldiers! There are no soldiers in our empire who are afraid of death! Including me, we are all determined to serve His Majesty the Emperor, let alone our warriors. Do you understand?"
"Hey!" The young man was slapped, and a few finger marks instantly appeared on his left face. However, he still stood straight and said.
"Oh my!" Seeing that the young staff officer was very understanding, Sasuke Sakita nodded in satisfaction. At the same time, in order to appease the young soldier he had high hopes for, he said,"
"The Chinese soldiers have already lost their courage after being beaten by our Empire's soldiers. As long as we continue to work hard, we can take down this position in front of us. At that time, we can march straight into the Chinese capital and be the first to reach it! "At that time, Haruto-kun, our future will be limitless. We might even be summoned by His Majesty the Emperor!”
"Hey! I will die for His Majesty! Board!" Haruno was encouraged by Sakita's words, as if she could see his glorious future. She spoke with a sincere expression on her face.
"Order the rest of the troops to charge forward, squadron by squadron. Do not give the Chinese soldiers a chance to breathe.”Sasuke Sakita said.
"Hey!"
Qixia Mountain Position
"Throw the grenade!" Seeing that the Japanese soldiers were approaching again, the battalion commander of the 522nd regiment, Fang Shengli, wiped the blood off his face and shouted at the people beside him.
Upon hearing the order, a dozen soldiers opened the boxes, took out grenades, and pulled the pins.
"Ready, drop the bomb!"
With that order, more than a dozen people threw the grenades in their hands forward with all their might.
"Boom…Boom…"
A large area was cleared out in front of them, and more than ten Japanese were killed.
Seeing the effect, Fang Shengli's face lit up and he ordered,""Continue, don't stop."
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