Chapter 86 Chapter 86: Grenade Match

Due to the lack of artillery and automatic weapons, grenades became a powerful offensive and defensive weapon for the national army.Each soldier carried two M24 grenades in addition to his rifle in a canvas pouch.It is hung on the left and right chests, connected by fine cloth strips to hang around the neck, and tied to the back of the soldier to fix it.Judging from historical data, grenade bags also come in five packs, or even eight packs, which are either hung on the chest or slung across the waist.Due to the lack of anti-tank weapons at the time, soldiers knew little or nothing about tanks.Therefore, we can only use the extremely tragic method of rushing towards the Japanese tank with a grenade on the body.

The countdown began at 12 noon on August 1, and the officers of each unit of the Japanese army took their positions.Trainee Hane, Lieutenant Izaki, Captain Watanabe, Captain Maeda, Osaru Suedani, Adjutant Tamura, etc., all stared at their watches. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the attack begins." Following the order of Master Zhenya, the other commanders issued the attack order at the same time.The Hane team started throwing grenades.At this time, the Chinese army also dropped a large number of grenades from the Tianma Mountain position, which exploded one after another on the road of the Japanese No. 10 Squadron's attack.The white smoke from the explosion rolled up like a smoke bomb.The thick gunpowder smoke made people breathless, and the defender's vision was affected.

In order to support Sergeant Uchi's work of breaking barriers, Lieutenant Izaki personally rushed to the raid passage, commanding six Japanese soldiers to hold large iron scissors, and cut the barbed wire blocking the attack passage.At the same time, amidst the sound of gunfire, he commanded Sergeant Juben's cliff-climbing assault team to bravely climb and start the assault. "First group up! Second group up!" As if the Japanese soldiers were performing acrobatics, the people behind stepped on the bullet boxes, shoulders, and helmets on the backs of the people in front one by one. They stacked up the adult ladder and climbed up to the top of the cliff.As expected of being well-trained, the Japanese army climbed to the top of the cliff in the blink of an eye and was about to charge into the position.Immediately, they were shot sideways and obliquely by devil machine guns from the Xichan Temple, Huayao Mountain, and Yueping Mountain positions of the national army. The ladder was hit in the middle for a while, and the upper part fell immediately; Collapsed.The Japanese soldiers who erected the human ladder were immediately killed and injured, but they were very tenacious.

The Hane team's cover strength has reached its limit, with little success.The devil machine guns of the national army are getting more and more fierce, continuously spraying firepower towards the ladder.How many human ladders collapsed in the fog of brain plasma and blood, and those who fell or were injured set up human ladders to climb up, and were knocked down again.It's like in the age of cold weapons, corpses were used instead of stones, and corpses were piled up as steps.Seeing the heavy casualties, Lieutenant Izaki couldn't take effect for a while, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he was so angry that he beat his chest and gave the order to stop the attack. He ignored the military order and would be punished by military law.

The dead and wounded piled up like a mountain under the cliff, and the sound of moaning and mourning was endless.Lieutenant Izaki grabbed the belt of the injured and rescued 5 people, but there were still 15 injured people under the cliff.Lieutenant Izaki and Sergeant Uchi were actually standing at the place where Lieutenant Yamaguchi was injured in the previous attack, directing the soldiers to rescue the injured.Throwing two grenades at the devil machine gun position of the Chinese army at an interval of 3-4 seconds each time, taking advantage of the explosion smoke of the grenade, you can win about 10 seconds, because no matter how good the machine gun shooter bows his head to dodge, he must at least aim and shoot. Within 4-5 seconds, the containment staff took the opportunity to rush down the cliff, no matter it was the injured person's hands, feet, belts, or clothes, they grabbed them and dragged them out, dragging them for 6 meters to a safe place.

In this way, the rescue work unexpectedly ended smoothly, and there were no new casualties.However, just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Lieutenant Izaki was injured by a grenade, and Sergeant Komoto was also concentrated by snipers. Both of them were seriously injured and fell to the ground, but they still insisted on commanding.By this time, the main force of the Izaki Squadron had 6 killed, 10 seriously injured and 8 slightly injured; the Hane Squad had 5 killed, 6 seriously injured, and 3 slightly injured.Among them were three doll recruits, who were shot by devil machine guns because of fear and shrunk. Their bodies were hanging on the barbed wire, swinging around, as if crying for help to their distant hometown and mother.

"Hey, hello! The 10th Squadron is going to climb the cliff soon, why did they stop attacking?" Chief Suitani asked sharply on the phone at the 3rd Battalion's advance headquarters. However, there was only a beeping busy tone on the phone.It turned out that Captain Maeda of the machine gun squadron was afraid of being blamed and dared not answer, so he had to cut off the telephone line silently.Originally, Captain Watanabe and Captain Maeda did not understand the characteristics of the offensive and defensive battle of Hengyang to the commanders of the regiment. Sent to die, disgruntled.Such a heroic and tragic assault, with such a heavy cost of casualties, why?They just want to show their skills in front of Lieutenant General Yan Yongwang and Hei Lai United!Invitation to reward!

At this time, Lieutenant Izaki, who was also dissenting with a triangle belt on his left hand, came to the brigade headquarters to re-appeal the need to change the tactics: "Captain, the attack should be changed before dawn tomorrow; in order to ensure the success of the attack, we must supply the blue Or multiple red tear gas shells and hundreds of grenades!" Captain Watanabe immediately forwarded the request of Chen No. 10 Squadron to General Sasuke and the headquarters of the regiment, and said: "Commander, the enemy and us are confronting each other on such a narrow battlefield. Long-term weapons such as infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns cannot be used. Applicable, only short-range firearms such as flamethrowers, grenades, and Type 96 light machine guns will work!"

"Yo Xi! Lieutenant Izaki Zhongyong is great! My commendation is there! The weapons and equipment requested will be distributed immediately, but the quantity is limited. It is great to launch an attack before dawn!" After hearing this, Master Shiguya praised him and readily agreed The opinion of the 3rd Brigade to change the combat plan. As the sun sets, the smoke gradually dies down, and night falls.After a fierce battle, the Japanese soldiers were exhausted and defeated one by one.The Japanese devils who were swaying here and there fell under the trees of the orange orchard and fell asleep like dead pigs.

At this time, Lieutenant Izaki called a meeting of the non-commissioned officers to discuss the attack plan for tomorrow morning. "Gentlemen, after a lot of hard work, Master Zhenya has agreed to our plan. However, Shenbo's weapons have been discounted. There are no gas bombs, and only two smokers are sent; there are not 100 grenades, only 60. These are tomorrow. It's a sharp weapon to win." Lieutenant Izaki endured the pain, and said with a gnashing of teeth, "The smoke pipes of the Hane Squad and the Sergeant Uuchi each hold one. The attack will be launched at 4 o'clock in the morning tomorrow. The smoke pipes of the Hane Squad will be thrown at In front of the devil machine gun position; the smoke tube of the sergeant in the drawer is thrown between the Tianma mountain position and the devil machine gun position. There is no wind in the morning, and this smoke screen can last for about 15 minutes. Therefore, the imperial soldiers should quickly Take the ladder, attack bravely, rush to the death, and hope to seize the two positions. Everyone, understand?"

The night was hazy, a rare moment of silence during the Great War.The soldiers in the orangery were sleeping soundly and snoring like thunder.Lieutenant Izaki was still praying silently in a daze; God blessed him to pass the day in the hard battle, and hoped that tomorrow's attack would go smoothly, his life would be saved, and he could return home to reunite with his mother and sister soon! At 4 o'clock in the morning, all the squads and assault teams were ready and sent people to report. Lieutenant Izaki ordered: "All the squad assault teams enter the attack position and prepare for a surprise attack!" "4:30, throw the smoke pipe!" Before dawn, the night was as black as ink, and the air was as still and windless as frozen.Two smoke pipes were thrown out one after another, and the smoke screen spread horizontally, rising slowly, gradually expanding, and spreading out. The two smoke screens interweaved and merged into one, forming an excellent blocking effect, covering the national army's position. The national army was very vigilant. With the sound of a sharp gunshot, two or three grenades followed one after another, and the sound of explosions shocked the silent night sky.But then there was no sound on the national army's position. After the Hane team frequently threw grenades, Izaki ordered to attack immediately.Each team began to attack separately, took up the human ladder, and climbed up the cliff smoothly.Just when Lieutenant Izaki doubted that he was about to move forward, two hand grenades were thrown from the Tianmashan National Army position, and the red light of the explosion shone brightly, as if it was the last throw of the defenders.But the devil's machine gun position did not even fire a single shot.The Chinese army has no ammunition!Izaki felt ecstasy in his heart, raised his command saber high, and yelled to urge the attack, while the Japanese soldiers also barked wildly to cover up and kill them. Looking up, I saw that the starlight was not bright on the ridgeline of the cliff top, and a faint figure was moving.When a sun flag was planted on the top of the mountain, there was a shout like a flash flood. It turned out that Corporal Ohno, who was tall, fair-skinned, and full of beards, took the lead to climb to the top and gave cheers. The Japanese soldiers were overjoyed, screaming and dancing. However, the oriental warriors were a little too happy.As soon as Lieutenant Izaki boarded the cliff, he saw grenades flying towards the top of the mountain like a flock of crows. Corporal Ohno, who was the first to climb to the top, became the focus of the throwing, and the huge explosion wave lifted Ohno into the sky. , when he fell, he had become a fragmented piece of meat.Lieutenant Izaki was shocked, knowing that the Chinese army had begun to counterattack. In order to compete for the fort on the top of the mountain, the two sides threw grenades at each other, followed by hand-to-hand combat.It is a cruel tug-of-war where you advance and retreat, and I am invincible.Gradually, relying on superior firepower and continuous reinforcements, the Japanese army gained the upper hand and squeezed the national army out of the position.At dawn, as the battle situation at the top of the mountain changed, under the attack of the Hane squad and the main force at the top of the mountain, the national army's devil machine gun position also fell. But the Japanese army paid a heavy price.Seriously wounded and dying, Captain Hane let out a miserable cry, and was carried off the position along with four other wounded soldiers.There were more than ten corpses of Japanese soldiers lying in front of the camp.Only 7 soldiers stood on the devil machine gun position. The smoke from the chimney has dissipated, but the burnt smell still remains.After dawn, the national army had a wide field of vision, and the actions of the Japanese army were clearly visible.The Japanese army on the Tianma Mountain position became a living target, and one after another was shot by snipers on the positions near the national army, and they fell to the ground and died.The upper sergeant who occupied the bunker at the eastern end of Tianma tried to observe the position of the national army on the opposite side, but was shot dead as soon as he emerged from the entrance of the bunker. In less than half an hour, 5 soldiers in the trench were shot to death one after another, 4 He was seriously injured, and it seemed that in an instant, all the military forces defending the bunker position collapsed, almost turning into a vacuum. Corporal Ono, who was the first to break in, belonged to the vanguard of the bunker position at the west end of Tianma Mountain.The bullets from the national army positions of Xichan Temple, Huayao Mountain, and Yueping Mountain also caused the detachment to suffer all casualties.Sergeant Long, who had just replaced Sergeant Shangnei, was shot by a sniper bullet from Wuxian Temple under the nose of Jing Qi and fell to his death before taking office.At this time, climbing the cliff is fatal, and descending the cliff is also fatal.The bursts of firepower from Xichan Temple, Huayao Mountain, and Yueping Mountain cut off the retreat of Lieutenant Izaki and the only 17 Japanese soldiers in his squadron on the Tianma Mountain position.At this time, he just woke up like a dream, as if he understood the mystery of why the Chinese army abandoned the Tianma Mountain position.However, it was too late. The national army turned defeat into victory, but it seemed that a weak patient had just panted and spit out a cloud of thick phlegm stuffed in his throat, and was no longer able to continue to counterattack.As a result, the two sides still form a confrontational situation.