Chapter 15
A person's energy was limited. Even if the Japanese could endure it, they were destined to sleep like dead pigs after resting after exhaustion.
Some things could not be controlled by humans. At this moment, the Japanese camp was filled with snoring. The Japanese soldiers on duty were also a little tired, but they were still loyal to their posts.
However, upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to notice that their eyes were a little erratic. Their faces were filled with fatigue, and their expressions did not seem too tense.
Ever since the Battle of Songhu, the national army had been defeated again and again. From Shanghai to Jinling, the national army had been defeated all the way. They had always won, and they had never counterattacked or attacked at night.
They slowly came to believe that the national army would not dare to attack them at night, nor would they dare to launch a counterattack.
In addition, these Japanese soldiers had been fighting for a day and were very tired. Although they were standing guard and loyal to their positions, their vigilance had already decreased.
Slowly, a group of black shadows appeared 300 meters in front of them. However, they could not see or feel them in the darkness. Their instincts as soldiers told them that danger was approaching.
One of the soldiers rubbed his cheeks and eyes, trying to wake himself up. He looked around carefully. There was no danger, so he let down his guard again.
When the national army was only about 150 meters away from them, they finally felt that something was wrong.
Holding the weapons on their backs, they narrowed their eyes slightly and looked into the darkness. They still could not find anything, but this time, their intuition told them that there was really someone in front of them.
The soldier held his weapon and turned around to take a torch from the fire. He slowly walked forward with a vigilant look in his eyes.
After walking forward for a few dozen meters, he noticed that there seemed to be someone in front of him with the help of the torch. This time, he did not hesitate and immediately fired a warning shot into the air.
The sudden gunshots let Zhang Wenbin know that he had been exposed, but he had no choice but to shoot.
"Charge! Before the Japanese could react, he had to defeat them!”
Zhang Wenbin waved a pistol in his hand and shouted sternly.
The gunshot was the signal. When the first shot was fired, it also informed the other troops that the attack had begun!
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
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The artillery fired 82mm mortar shells at the Japanese camp, while the infantry began to charge.
In the flames of the explosion, the Japanese camp boiled like boiling water.
Countless Japanese soldiers were awakened by the gunshots and explosions. They jumped out with their weapons in their hands. Although their eyes were still blurry and their heads were still in a state of confusion, they instinctively ran to their positions.
This was an elite troop!
Even if they were not clear-headed, even if they were suddenly attacked, they could still rely on their instincts to enter their own positions.
But at the same time, the explosion also took the lives of countless Japanese soldiers and sent them to see Auntie Amaterasu.
The First Battalion quickly rushed into the camp of the Japanese. Both sides did not say much, nor did they say anything before the battle. The two sides fought the moment they met.
"Light machine gun! What about light machine guns? Sweep over! Sweep over! Don't tangle with the Japanese too much. Use bullets if you can!”
Zhang Wenbin saw many soldiers rushing up to fight with the Japanese. He knew that it was impossible for a bolt rifle to not fight with a bayonet.
The mechanism of bolt rifles determined that they couldn't be compared to semi-automatic rifles. Only when the entire army was equipped with semi-automatic rifles could they reduce the chance of fighting with bayonet.
Hand-to-hand combat was unavoidable. Even in the era of semi-automatic rifles, hand-to-hand combat still existed because there was always a time to change bullets.
Only automatic rifles could completely put an end to hand-to-hand combat.
Looking at the semi-automatic rifles of various countries in the world, there was actually a shortcoming, and that was the problem of ammunition capacity!
Whether it's Garland or the G43 semi-automatic rifle, you'll find that their ammunition capacity is always within ten rounds. Even the Type 5 or 6 semi-automatic rifle still has ten rounds.
Garland had eight shots, G43 had ten shots.
Type 5 - 6 semi-automatic rifle, ten shots!
SKS semi-automatic rifle, ten shots!
They all had ten shots, which meant that they would frequently change their magazines in close combat. If you changed your magazine, the enemy would come to fight you with their bayonet.
Only fully automatic rifles, which usually only had a capacity of thirty rounds, could be used. They did not need to change their magazines frequently, and their firepower could last for a long time. This was the only way to completely put an end to hand-to-hand combat.
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However, even though he could not avoid a hand-to-hand battle, it did not mean that Zhang Wenbin had to fight them head-to-head. The Ukrainian light machine gun was a light machine gun that could shoot while charging.
Why was the light machine gun so popular in the Eastern battlefield? Why was his sister gun, the cloth wheel light machine gun, so popular in the Western battlefield?
Although these two weapons were called two, it was actually one.
Then why was this light machine gun so popular on the battlefields of the East and West?
One of the most important reasons was that this light machine gun had high accuracy. It was enough for the squad to use fire support!
It didn't have high requirements for logistics and supplies, and it didn't need to set up a fixed design point when charging.
Look at the Japanese's crooked light machine gun. Why was this light machine gun despised by the Chinese army? Even the Japanese were not satisfied?
First, the chance of getting stuck was high.
There would always be some mistakes. This was the first!
Secondly, this light machine gun could not be used in a charge. In other words, when the army was charging, it could not provide fire support at the front line. It needed to be set up at a certain point to cover the charging troops.
In later dramas, someone would charge with this light machine gun.
I can only say that if you dare to charge forward with a crooked arm, I will respect you as a man. However, I will also find a doctor for you and try my best to save your arm.
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The light machine guns of the various squads began to line up in front. What they needed to do was either to stop or to continuously eliminate the Japanese soldiers one by one. The soldiers who had been awakened from their sleep were a little dazed. One by one, they fell to the ground.
Many of the Japanese soldiers who charged forward with their bayonet were shot to the ground.
The Japanese retreated. They were forced to retreat because they did not know what was going on. They did not build a strong defense in front of the camp, so they naturally did not have a strong defense line.
Everyone knew that the Japanese were an army that focused on offense and ignored defense. Their slogan was that offense was the strongest defense!
Takashi Takamori ran out of his tent and saw the burning fire everywhere in the camp. He could not help but feel angry when he heard the continuous gunshots.
"Ba ~ ga ~ men, organize the troops to counterattack. We must destroy these hateful Chinese soldiers!”
Ying Sen Xiao was furious. From his point of view, it was already good that he did not attack the national army. They actually dared to launch a sneak attack. Who gave them the courage?
"Your Excellency, retreat for the time being! Our brave warriors are now exhausted, like arrows at the end of their flight. Moreover, we're surrounded by the Chinese army. We don't know how many troops they've sent to ambush us. If we rashly counterattack, we'll probably be left here.”
Advisor Matsushita Tomie held Takashi Eagle's hand and tried to persuade him.
"Bastard! Are you still a soldier of the Empire? How can you be so afraid of battle?"
Takashi Taka grabbed Matsushita Tomie's collar and shouted.
"Your Excellency, our division is still in Chang Zhou. If we don't act carefully, we'll be a disgrace to the empire if our entire army is wiped out!”
Takashi Yingsen woke up. The 3rd division was still stabilizing the area around Changzhou. They were only the vanguard of the 3rd division. It would probably take some time before the 3rd division would go to the front lines.
"Order the wounded and sick to stay behind and take on the task of blocking. The rest of you, retreat immediately!”
Ying Sen Xiao gritted his teeth.
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