Battle of Songhu (5)
After the Japanese army lost three tanks, they retreated. Before they could be happy, they heard the sound of shells burning in the air and falling on the ground. The explosion sent dust flying and stones flying. Everyone went into the anti-cannon hole, only four clones took turns to monitor the movements of the Japanese army.
"70mm cannon! 75mm cannon! 100mm cannon! 105mm cannon! Whoosh! 120mm cannon! There were also 150mm cannons! It seems that the Japanese army is really anxious!" Zhang Mo, who was hiding in the anti-cannon hole, smiled. He had obtained a reward of 3,000 yuan for killing three tanks. At the same time, he had upgraded from sergeant to sergeant. Although he had not unlocked his weapons and equipment, it was better than not leveling up. Zhang Mo still wanted to sneak over at night and retrieve the three tanks!
"Report! The Japanese army had attacked! The number of people is estimated to be a squadron!" After about half an hour of bombardment, the Japanese army once again sent troops to attack. A squadron was several times more powerful than Zhang Mo's company. These Japanese really thought highly of Zhang Mo.
"Reinforce the machine gun nest!" After seeing that half of the top of the machine gun nest had been blown up, Zhang Mo immediately ordered the machine gun nest to be repaired. After all, he still had to rely on it later.
"Wang Qiang! Do you remember the one who specialized in fighting the Japanese with a commanding sword and the one who held a rifle with a medicine flag hanging on it? They specialized in killing these two types of people! As for the rest, you can call them when you're free!”Zhang Mo found Wang Qiang and pointed at the Japanese commander and the Japanese army sergeant with the medicine flag on his rifle.
During World War II, the captains of each Japanese team could also be called sergeants or captains. Their Type 38 rifles would hang a medicine flag. This flag played a commanding role. When the Japanese army attacked, the flag was in front of the formation. The Japanese army in the same team would adjust their position and tactics according to the position of the flag. At the same time, they would also determine their own advance or retreat according to the movement of the flag. Therefore, this medicine flag was very important to the Japanese army.
The frontline commanders of the Japanese army were usually only officers of the second lieutenant rank. Very few officers above the senior captain rank would be at the forefront of the attack. This was like saying that a company couldn't always be led by the company commander to charge. If one shot was taken out, the entire company might collapse in an instant. No one would do such a stupid thing. Usually, some low-level officers would lead the charge, unless the battle reached a white-hot and the scale was very large. Not to mention the company commander, even the regiment commander wanted to lead the charge!
The entire Zhabei region had about a regiment of Japanese soldiers that were constantly attacking. A few kilometers of the battle line was filled with life and death battles, and intense hand-to-hand battles broke out several times. As for why the Chinese army was always fighting the Japanese soldiers, it was because they had no choice. Being passively beaten up would only cause heavy losses. Only by charging out and fighting the Japanese soldiers could they stop the Japanese artillery and air raids. Otherwise, when they were fighting in a positional battle, the Japanese soldiers would pounce down from time to time. They also had to avoid the various types of Japanese artillery.
Da da! Da da!
The machine gun nest built by Zhang Mo had three light machine guns continuously pouring fire from the firing ports. The Japanese soldiers couldn't even raise their heads. They killed seven or eight Japanese soldiers in a row, but soon the Japanese grenade launchers and heavy machine guns suppressed the machine gun nest.
Boom!
The Japanese grenade launcher was really tricky. It exploded directly at the firing point! Although the machine gun nest wasn't destroyed, the high-speed shrapnel directly flew into the machine gun nest's shooting mouth, and the two Machine Gunners died on the spot.
"Don't let the machine gun go silent! Bring the corpse out! Continue to beat him up!" Zhang Mo shouted as he finished reloading.
Third platoon leader Liu Haisheng led a soldier to drag the bodies of the two cloned soldiers out of the machine gun nest and entered the machine gun nest to pick up the machine gun and began to shoot. Once again, the charging Japanese army was suppressed.
"Give me a hand! Carry them away! After another round of explosion, there would really be nothing left!”Ma Cuiping leaned against the trench and shouted at Wen Hui, who was in a panic. The shrapnel of the two clone soldiers had exploded in their faces, which meant that their faces were already badly mutilated. It looked very scary and timid. If they saw it, they would probably have nightmares at night. If they were to carry it, it would be even more traumatizing.
"I don't dare!" Wen Hui curled up and hugged the helmet on her head as she shouted.
"Is this okay?" Ma Cuiping took off her military uniform and covered the soldier's face. At this time, Wen Hui slowly approached and prepared to move the body.
"Use your strength! Use your strength!" How could a weak female student move it? Wen Hui struggled to lift the dead soldier's legs, but she couldn't.
"I can't lift it!" Wen Hui cried. This battlefield was completely different from what she had imagined. She even regretted following them to this battlefield on impulse.
"What are you two doing here? He dodged the cannon! The Japanese army retreated, and the artillery was coming soon!”After Zhang Mo repelled the Japanese attack, he ran into Ma Cuiping and Wenhui.
"Sergeant Liu! Pull them into the machine gun nest! Soon, there would be nothing left!”Ma Cuiping shouted when she saw Platoon Leader Liu coming out of the machine gun nest with a machine gun.
"Good! Protect the machine guns! We'll carry it!" Liu Haisheng threw the machine gun to Ma Cuiping and Wen Hui.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave!" Ma Cuiping saw the dazed Wen Hui shouting. Wen Hui came back to her senses with the machine gun in her arms and followed Ma Cuiping towards the cannon hole.
"Wenhui, what's wrong?" Ma Cuiping asked Wen Hui worriedly.
"I want to go home! I don't want to stay here anymore!" Wen Hui lowered her head and sobbed.
"..." Ma Cuiping was also very sad when she saw Wenhui crying again. Her eyes were red. Who didn't want to go home! Who didn't want to live a normal life at home? However, how could they be allowed to live a normal life now?
"Do you still remember why we came here?”Ma Cuiping asked after Wen Hui calmed down a little.
"That's because you wanted to come here! I only came here out of curiosity!”Wen Hui pushed the blame to them.
"Curious? Now you've seen everything you were curious about, right? I'm different from you! You've been pampered since you were young and lived in a concession. Your parents are rich and powerful, while I'm just a poor child! Now, everything at home was destroyed by the Japanese! Everything I need is here! Even if it meant death! I think I did the right thing!" Ma Cuiping retorted without hesitation.
"I don't want to stay here anymore! Every minute and every second is a test of my life. I can't bear it! I still have parents. I'm their only daughter. I don't want them to die!”Wen Hui wiped her tears and glanced at Ma Cuiping.
Just like that, the two of them did not speak. There was nothing but the sound of artillery fire in their ears! This time, the Japanese army bombarded for an entire hour. The 56th Division that had just rested for half a day was once again crippled!
"Report! Command! At noon, everyone retreated to the main field to rest and replenish their strength!”A messenger braved the gunfire and shuttled through the battlefield to convey the order to Zhang Mo's company. At 12 o'clock, they were ready to withdraw from the battlefield.
Zhang Mo, who originally wanted to wait until the evening to retrieve the Japanese tanks, had no chance now. There were still two and a half hours until twelve o'clock. At twelve o'clock, other brothers would take over the defense line.
The Japanese army didn't know that Zhang Mo and the others were going to change their defense. At around 11 o'clock, they organized another squadron and began to attack. This time, the Japanese army formed a loose line of skirmishers and attacked Zhang Mo's position like a huge wave. After nearly 50 minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese army left more than 20 corpses and began to retreat. They went back to eat and organized their troops to attack again in the afternoon. However, Zhang Mo would retreat on time at 12 o'clock.
"Take all the wounded and the bodies of our comrades and retreat!”At 12:01, Zhang Mo gathered his troops and left the camp. The 7th Independent Brigade had already arrived. The two sides didn't stop after meeting each other. One side retreated and the other went into battle.
"Good job!"
"Good job!"
The soldiers of the 7th Independent Brigade cheered as they passed by. The soldiers lying on the stretcher saluted the 7th Independent Brigade with trembling hands.
“……”
Zhang Mo exchanged for a few packs of cigarettes and gave each of them a pack. He hoped that these cigarettes could bring them some comfort in their difficult times, because most of these young soldiers would never come back.
Zhang Mo's 3rd Company had a total of 103 people. After less than 20 hours of fighting, they had lost 37 people and 29 people were injured. It could be said that the entire company had lost more than half of its members, but even so, it was still the company with the least number of casualties in the entire 56th Division! After all, the wounded were not dead yet! Only 37 people were confirmed dead.
Half of the streets in Dayang Town were arranged for Zhang Mo's company to rest and replenish their supplies. When Zhang Mo brought a squad of soldiers to the military supplies department to receive supplies, they were actually made difficult.
"I need 7.92 ammo! If you give me 7.62, how can I play?”Zhang Mo frowned and questioned the quartermaster.
"The 7.96 caliber is for German Machinists! Why would a no-name player like you want a 7.92 caliber?”The quartermaster looked at Zhang Mo with disdain.
"Open your dog eyes and take a good look! I only use Mauser rifles! Is the 7.62 caliber useful?" Zhang Mo said angrily. Not only did this group of good-for-nothings manage all kinds of corruption, but they also made things difficult for the troops fighting at the front line. This made Zhang Mo want to shoot him.
"Watch your mouth! Who do you think you are? You're bargaining with me here!" The quartermaster said angrily. Usually, those who came to collect supplies would be polite to him and even show respect. How many people would dare to offend the quartermaster? Unless he didn't want to live anymore. If he deliberately messed with you on the battlefield, it would be bad luck if you didn't have supplies.
"Damn it! We fought bloody battles on the front lines! And I'll be exploited by a villain like you! Dog! Take your bullets and drink them! Bah!" After Zhang Mo finished scolding them, he immediately ordered his men to move the 7.62 bullets away.
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