Battle of Songhu (4)
Before the war, Shanghai was peaceful and bright. Now, Shanghai was devastated and riddled with holes. There were homeless refugees everywhere. Countless refugees braved the night to leave Shanghai, but they were all blocked on the bridge. In order to prevent the Japanese army from infiltrating, they began to cut off all traffic at night. This made it even worse for the fleeing refugees. Once the sun rose, it meant that the Japanese planes would appear above their heads. At that time, survival would depend on luck.
"Bang!"
The Japanese spy hidden among the refugees fired at a second lieutenant guarding the bridge in the dark. The bullet directly entered the chest of the soldier and he died on the spot. As a result, the entire bridge was in chaos.
"Ah!" How could the refugees who were already frightened by the twang of a bow withstand this stimulation? Now, they only wanted to rush over and escape Shanghai. There was no lack of Japanese soldiers encouraging them.
"Run! The Japanese are coming!" A few Japanese spies wearing ordinary clothes and carrying a backpack shouted loudly. At the same time, the rest of the Japanese spies kept firing at the defenders, causing the scene to be chaotic. At the same time, the two searchlights at the bridgehead were directly extinguished, and the darkness became even more chaotic.
"Fire! Open fire!" A lieutenant colonel behind the bridgehead shouted in horror. If the Japanese army broke through the tens of thousands of refugees in the dark, the consequences would be unimaginable. The lieutenant colonel was also afraid that he would be destroyed by the refugees and would be unlucky as well, so he directly ordered to open fire.
Da da! Da da!
Two Maxim machine guns and four ZB26 light machine guns were fired at the innocent refugees. The massacre in the dark night caused countless refugees to die on the bridge. The remaining refugees were scared out of their wits and ran back. The injured refugees wailed bitterly among the corpses for the entire night. The soldiers guarding the bridge could not bear to see this.
"Dig as deep as you can and find some wooden planks to support it! This way, he could avoid being bombarded or attacked by air!”Zhang Mo shuttled back and forth in the trenches in the dark to remind every soldier that after the battle in the evening, Zhang Mo had been promoted from a corporal to a sergeant. He had unlocked the authority of the light machine gun, but the price was not cheap. A light machine gun from the Soviet Union cost 2,000 dollars, and there were less than 4,000 dollars in the entire account. Although the regimental headquarters had sent 3,000 bullets at night, it was not enough for a day's battle. There were still 71 people left in the entire company. The submachine gun bullets were cheaper by 1.10 dollars, but the 7.92 bullets were 1.5 dollars. Fortunately, the regimental headquarters had replenished the 7.92 bullets. Because this was mainly done by German Machinists, there were quite a few 7.92 caliber bullets. Otherwise, they would have to change their weapons if they had sent a bunch of 7.62 bullets.
After some mental struggle, Zhang Mo decided to buy a ZB26 light machine gun. After all, he had to find a machine gun that could be used against the Japanese machine guns. Moreover, the ZB26 light machine gun was much stronger than the Japanese Dazheng 11-type crooked machine gun. As long as the spammer changed the magazine quickly, he could keep suppressing. Each gun barrel was equipped with three rotating barrels. Once it heated up, it would be immediately stuffed into the water to cool down, and then replaced with another one to continue fighting.
"The machine gun nest must be firmly pressed down! You guys have seen the Japanese grenade launchers. They're even more awesome than mortars. So as long as the top is firm, we won't be afraid even if the grenade launcher is firm!”Zhang Mo came up with a way to set up the machine gun nest. He dug a deep pit and tore down four door panels. He found a piece of wood to hold the bottom up, and covered it with two layers of sandbags and a thick layer of soil. As long as it wasn't a direct hit from a field cannon above 75mm, it wouldn't be able to kill it in one shot. If a 45mm grenade launcher wanted to overturn the machine gun nest, it would be easy to fight. With the support of the machine gun, he would have an advantage in battle.
"Company commander! Company commander! The division headquarters rewarded us with two hundred dollars!”Wu San excitedly found Zhang Mo Dao with a clanging bag.
"Take out a hundred yuan and distribute it to the brothers. Leave the rest for me to buy firearms! There are many local tyrants in Shanghai, and they have many good things in their hands. Otherwise, where do you think I got so many German Mechanical Equipment?”Zhang Mo found an excuse to leave a hundred dollars.
"Since that's the case, I'll leave 200 yuan to buy equipment!”Wu San said after listening.
"Pass it out to the brothers! He could spend it himself or send it home!”Zhang Mo was already embarrassed to have taken 100 yuan. He definitely wouldn't accept the remaining 100 yuan. He took back all 100 yuan. The ratio of one yuan to ten yuan meant that he had exchanged 1,000 yuan. 1,000 yuan was exchanged for 100 grenades.
After the night passed, the sky had just started to brighten when the entire Shanghai was filled with ear-piercing alarms. The Japanese bomber group was bombing all over Shanghai, and the fighter planes were unscrupulously firing at low altitudes. The Chinese national army had no choice but to let the Japanese aircraft attack unscrupulously. The probability of hitting a high-speed plane was too small. Even if the bullets hit the plane, it might not be able to shoot it down. It would also be taken care of by the Japanese aircraft. Therefore, there were not many people who were not afraid of death who dared to hold a machine gun and shoot at a fast-flying plane. Moreover, they had not undergone systematic training. If they aimed at it, they would never hit it. This was because they had to fire in front of the plane so that the bullets could hit the plane when they flew.
Da da! Da da!
A Chinese soldier was holding onto a light machine gun and firing continuously at the high-speed Japanese planes. He fired three magazines but failed to hit the Japanese planes. A Japanese plane flew at a low altitude and fired at the Chinese soldier. The 20mm machine gun hit the ground, causing dust to fly everywhere. It was like a hellfire snake harvesting lives. The Chinese soldier was hit by two 20mm machine guns, causing two large holes in his body. The lower leg was directly beaten, leaving only a piece of skin on it. The upper half of the leg was torn open with a bloody hole that was bigger than the mouth of a bowl. The soldier who fell with a bang struggled for a while before he breathed his last. The Japanese aircraft was still wreaking havoc above his head.
"Buzz!" The sound of the tank refuelling sounded. Three Japanese Type 95 Little Bean tanks were covering a Japanese team as they headed towards the position.
"Armor-piercing bullets! Armor-piercing bullets!" Zhang Mo quickly rubbed his arms and opened the projection to look for armor-piercing bullets. 7.92 armor-piercing bullets cost two yuan each. He didn't care so much and bought 30 rounds.
"Use this bullet to hit the Japanese tank! Only these black bullets could penetrate the Japanese tanks!”Zhang Mo nervously handed the armor-piercing bullets to Wang Qiang and instructed him. At the same time, he also picked up a Mauser 98K and loaded it with armor-piercing bullets, ready to shoot at the Japanese Type 95 tank. This type of tank's 7.92 tungsten armor-piercing bullet was effective because the front armor of the Japanese Type 95 tank was only 12 mm, which was 1.2 cm thick. It could only withstand ordinary bullets. When it came into contact with the tungsten armor-piercing bullet, it would penetrate.
"Bang!"
A black bullet flew towards the Japanese tank like a black bolt of lightning. The spark flashed on the Japanese tank, leaving a small groove on it. It did not penetrate the Japanese tank, probably because it was too far away. Moreover, it was the front armor. However, the driver inside was scared because there was a bulge inside. This meant that if he used a little more force, he would be able to penetrate it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three Japanese Type 95 tanks fired their short 37mm cannons at the position. However, because the short 37mm cannons were about 400 meters away, the trajectories were not very accurate. If it was a tank with double the diameter, it would really hit where it was pointed. The short-barreled cannon could only be fired like a howitzer.
"Everyone, enter the cannon hole! Wang Qiang, just follow me and watch!" Zhang Mo told everyone to hide for the time being. He didn't want his own people to be killed by the shells! No matter how trashy a 37mm cannon was, it was still better than a grenade!
"Captain, I'll keep an eye on them! You enter the cannon hole!" Wang Qiang shouted as he dodged the second round of artillery fire from the Japanese tanks.
"Don't worry about me. Just focus on fighting the Japanese tanks!”Zhang Mo shook his head and shouted as the dust on the ground flew.
"Old Cat, drag the company commander down!" Wang Qiang shouted at Tomcat, who was in the nearest cannon hole.
"Give me the spear! Although I'm not as powerful as Wang Qiang, I can still hit the Japanese tanks accurately!”Tomcat shouted as it rushed out of the cannon hole and snatched Zhang Mo's rifle.
"Be careful! Pay attention to avoiding the cannonballs!" Zhang Mo didn't want to stir up any more emotions with them. He went into the cannon hole and shouted loudly.
"Bang!"
At about 300 meters, a tungsten core armor-piercing bullet directly killed the gunner of the Japanese Type 95 tank.
"Drip! Drip!" Bright red blood dripped down from above and splashed on the pilot and commander. The commander was shocked that the gunner was dead. Could it be that he had opened the hatch and been shot? However, there was no light coming in, which meant that he had not opened the hatch and been shot. Looking at the protruding armor in front of him, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate. He did not want to die like this.
"Reverse the car! Reverse the car!" The Japanese captain shouted loudly. The driver was confused, but he still obeyed the order to reverse. Just as he put the reverse gear on, he heard a metal collision sound. The driver's chest was pierced through and he fell on the control stick. The tank collapsed.
"Ya! Eight Geya Road!" The Japanese captain roared and opened the hatch to escape, but how could the person who was targeted by Wang Qiang run?
Bang!
After a gunshot, the captain fell to the ground. The Japanese soldiers behind looked at the captain who ran out of the tank with a dumbfounded expression. They saw that the other tank was also broken. At this time, the Japanese soldiers knew that there were guns on the opposite side that could penetrate the armor of their tank. The remaining tank quickly reversed and wanted to escape. Now Wang Qiang already knew where the Japanese tanks would break down. After killing the Japanese soldiers, the people inside would come out and kill them as soon as they came out. Just like that, three tanks and three groups of tanks were all killed.
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