Gu Xun liked grenade launchers very much, especially the 89-style grenade launchers of the island army.
It weighed less than three kilograms and was lighter than a rifle, but its performance almost completely surpassed its predecessor, the Taisho Ten-Year Grenade Discharger.
The original intention of the island army was to create a mortar that could be used by individual soldiers. This was why they had this small, portable grenade launcher that was not inferior in performance.
The earliest mortars were invented by the Goose Army during the island war. In order to attack the island army's front lines and warships through curved fire, the Goose Army used the infantry cannons that were originally used for direct fire to stand up. The effect was surprisingly good, causing the island army to suffer huge losses and even creating a strong psychological shadow.
Gu Xun believed in the decisive role of machine guns and artillery in land warfare, so he assigned the general-purpose machine guns and grenade launchers to the squad level as the decisive firepower.
At this moment, the island army's regular composition was only a small team (about 50-70 people, equivalent to two platoons of the Chinese army) equipped with three light machine guns and three grenade launchers.
The 369th Regiment might not be able to crush the island army in terms of numbers, but they definitely had enough ammunition and logistics.
As long as the island army could not destroy all the grenade launchers of the 369th Regiment before the shells were destroyed, then their end would come.
After the firing point was set up, the grenade launcher of the first battalion of the 369th Regiment unleashed its maximum firepower.
Nearly a hundred grenade launchers fired non-stop at the island army's position. The continuous fire suppression did not stop for a moment. The island army in the position could not even raise their heads. It was even more difficult to stop the New 2nd Regiment's charge.
"Don't be afraid, these Chinese troops can't fire many rounds!”
After the major of the island army was killed, the original adjutant took over the command position.
Facing the situation where several shells landed on the position every second, he set an example and rushed to the front of the position. He personally set up a machine gun and poked his head out to shoot at the New Second Regiment's crowd!
At a machine gun point in the first battalion of the 369th Regiment.
The assistant in charge of supplying ammunition and observation had sharp eyes. He noticed the machine gunner who was wearing an officer's hat instead of an ordinary soldier's helmet. He reminded the shooter beside him,
"Hey, look at that. There's really someone who's not afraid of cannons. Look at the hat. He's even an officer.”
The archer looked in the direction he pointed and saw an officer of the island army reloading the machine gun.
The shooter immediately turned his gun and replied,"
"If you see him, kill him now.”
The unique sound of the MG34 was not ear-piercing in the continuous gunfire and shouting, and it did not attract much attention. The soldiers of the 369th Regiment were already familiar with its machine gun sound.
Only the 369th Regiment in Jin Province used this machine gun.
The first short burst only hit the sandbag cover of the island army's position, splashing a piece of gravel.
The machine gunner spat and raised the muzzle slightly. The second long shot hit the forehead of the island army officer. The rest of the bullets were slightly raised by the recoil and hit the inside of the island army.
Seeing that the machine guns of the island army had misfired, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment rushed into the island army's position in one go. The battle had entered the final stage, where they were almost fighting with their bayonet.
Wen Shusheng shook his head slightly and said to the messenger beside him,"
"Cease fire. If you continue to blow up, you'll kill your own people.”
Without his reminder, the grenade launchers of the 1st Battalion had already stopped reloading when they saw the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment about to charge into the island army's position.
Relying on the absolute advantage of firepower to engage in a one-sided crushing battle was very satisfying, but it was not so satisfying to blow up an ally.
In the island army's position, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment relied on their numerical advantage to grasp the initiative of the battle almost instantly.
They either used a bullet to kill the island soldiers who could not react in time, or rushed up to kill the island soldiers who resisted with a bayonet and a machete. Wen Shusheng did not need to watch the rest of the battle to know the final result.
Before Gu Xun's expansion, the 369th Regiment also fought like this.
Although Wen Shusheng wore glasses and looked like an intellectual, he had fought with the island army in his early years. It was because he killed three island soldiers that he was recognized by the original owner of Gu Xun's body and promoted to battalion commander.
In the recent battles, the ones who had shown their faces had always been Second Battalion Commander Sun Biao and Third Battalion Commander Fan Hai. This made him feel a strong sense of danger.
When Gu Xun ordered him to lead the 1st Battalion to rescue the New 2nd Regiment, Wen Shusheng immediately understood that this was a rare opportunity to prove his ability.
In order to eliminate the possibility of any mistakes, Wen Shusheng directly pulled half of the grenade launchers in the camp and placed them on the narrow front line. This was to firmly suppress the Japanese in the first round of bombardment.
Now, it seemed that this decision was very correct. Even though the island army had the advantage in terms of physical fitness and combat experience, they could only put up a desperate resistance in the narrow position where they could only fight with the New Second Regiment. They were then drowned by the surging tide of the New Second Regiment.
Wen Shusheng heaved a sigh of relief and told the signalman beside him,"
" Report to the regiment headquarters. The rescue mission has been successfully completed. Our army…"
"Not a single soldier was lost!"
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