He ran along the trench to the position that had just been bombed. Zhou Heng found that the soldiers were all vigilantly looking at the jungle not far away. The position was very quiet. The bewitching dragon held the M2 heavy machine gun and aimed it at the jungle, its eyes focused.
This was the 1st Battalion's defensive position. Zhou Heng came over to Meng Fan, who was lying on the observation post and looking at the jungle. He asked," What happened just now? I think I saw a cannonball fall into the position. It should be the Japanese's grenade launcher. That thing was very close, so the Japanese shouldn't be far. Why didn't they fire?"”
Seeing Zhou Heng, Meng Fan put down his binoculars and replied," I don't know how many Japanese are in the jungle, so I didn't order them to open fire."”
He slapped the helmet on Meng Fan's head hard and scolded," Some bad habits can't be changed, right? If you find an enemy, don't cherish your ammunition. Return fire with the maximum firepower, no matter how many enemies there are. The Japanese are probably just testing the waters. Let's see how the defense is on this side. Give me the phone."”
When they were building the base, the landlines of each base had already been set up to facilitate communication at any time. Zhou Heng picked up the phone and directly connected to the artillery base. He did not bring the howitzer, but he brought the 81mm mortars and 60mm artillery.
"Liu Laosan? Immediately, focus fire on the jungle 400 meters in front of the southern position. Give me 300 rounds. If these Japanese like to drill into the forest, blast them into ashes in the forest.”
"Yes, fire immediately." Elder Liu replied loudly.
Meng Fan was stunned by his actions. He didn't know how many Japanese there were in the forest. First, he would fire 300 shots? If there was only a small team or even a squad, wouldn't it be a huge loss to send out 300 shells? He wasn't even this fierce during normal drills!
"Why are you still looking at me? Inform the heavy machine guns on the walkie-talkie to fire at me. Fire your mortars together and blow up that forest.”Zhou Heng said angrily.
In this era, the only thing that mattered in a war was the quality of the individual soldier. In the future, the US military would easily use a few hundred tons of artillery shells to blow up a mountain. Zhou Heng was not at the same level as the US military now, but he was not stingy with the most powerful firepower within his ability.
Meng Fan took the walkie-talkie and began to issue orders, but as soon as he notified the mortars, artillery fire came from behind.
"Boom, boom, boom!" High explosive bombs were fired into the forest one after another. The sound of the cannons was deafening, and black smoke rose. Countless branches were blown up.
Following that, the mortars of the 1st Battalion joined in the fray. The heavy machine guns in front of them also opened fire, firing fiercely at the jungle. There were even rifles that joined in.
For a moment, they couldn't even see the enemy's hair, but their firepower was terrifying. Everyone ignored them and sent all their ammunition into the forest. Meng Fan's eyes widened. This much ammunition was enough for his previous unit to fight a big battle.
Holding the binoculars, Zhou Heng looked at the jungle. He could not see a single enemy, but he was not very satisfied with the firepower. The explosion was not powerful enough to remove the trees and block his vision.
"The explosive power of the mortars is still not enough. It's not easy to get Myanmar's garbage heavy howitzers on the roads. We have to get more bomber planes in the future and use incendiary bombs to burn them. If the Japanese don't come out, we'll use fire to see if they can come out.”Zhou Heng said indifferently.
The people around them were speechless. Wasn't such fierce firepower enough? They even wanted to use a bomber to throw incendiary bombs? F * ck, how many enemies are there in this forest? Why are they doing this? Those who didn't know better would think that there were some big shots from the Japanese inside.
300 rounds seemed like a lot, but with the rapid rate of fire of the mortars, the sound of the artillery stopped in a few minutes. The artillery fire that seemed to be a big scene just now did not seem to be of much use now. The jungle was still there, and nothing could be seen through the bushes. No wonder the US troops had fought so badly in Annan. The Japanese were not the biggest enemy, the jungle was.
"Send one company in to search and see how the Japanese are doing. The other company is ready to provide support at any time. Remember, whether it's defensive or offensive, you must leave a reserve team. If you charge in all at once, there will be no way out.”At this moment, Zhou Heng was still teaching tactics.
Meng Fan humbly accepted the advice and arranged for a company to search the jungle. It was the company that wasn't spicy, wanted hemp and bean cakes, and was also the strongest company in the 1st Battalion.
The company commander was a former company commander of the Xiang Army. His name was Wang Wenyuan. It was said that he had attended military school and had good military knowledge. He led the way out of the trenches and led his company into the jungle.
"Bastard, with so many shells, even if there were Japanese, they would be blown up. Why do we have to go in?”Not Spicy held his gun and bent down to carefully observe his surroundings. He could not help but complain.
"How can the Japanese be killed so easily? They are all born in the year of the tortoise, so it's very difficult for them to die.”Yao Ma instructed from the side.
A company spread out into a line of skirmishers searching the jungle. Soon, they found that there were not many Japanese soldiers who had been badly mutilated by the shells. There were probably only seven or eight of them.
"Get down!" Suddenly, Wang Wenyuan, who was standing at the front, shouted. The submachine gunner on his left immediately opened fire at a bush.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Bullets flew everywhere. The soldiers at the back knew that there were enemies. Machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles were all fired at the bushes.
"Outflank, outflank. Ma Bula, bring your men to the left. Boss Qin, bring your men to the right. Bean cakes, rocket launchers.”Wang Wenyuan quickly carried out his tactics.
Braving the bullets, the company split into three groups, with two platoons blocking the front and one platoon attacking from the sides. Bean Cake carried Bazuka and fired at the bush.
They couldn't see anyone at all, but there was definitely an enemy in the bushes. Wang Wenyuan had the machine gunners continue to suppress the fire, and a few rocket launchers bombarded the bushes.
Finally, ten minutes later, the troops on the left and right sides rushed over. After more intense gunshots, everything returned to calm.
"Medic, help the wounded. Damn it, these Japanese are really sinister. I can't even see them hiding in the forest. If I didn't smell the stench on a certain Japanese, I might have fallen into their trap.”Wang Wenyuan cursed.
At this moment, Yaoma and Bula ran over while dragging a Japanese's corpse." Company commander, we've got a great harvest. Where's the second lieutenant of the Japanese? I've been fighting for so long, but this is the first time I've killed an officer."”
Sure enough, a second lieutenant was shot three times, and his stomach and chest were all smashed. However, the military rank on his body did not lie. He was indeed a second lieutenant.
"Good, not bad, drag it back to the battalion commander and the regiment commander to see. The Japanese we killed, hehe, won so easily, I have never fought such an easy battle.”Wang Wenyuan smiled.
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