novelAbuy Chapter 3 begins; the power of the bouncing mines...
Chapter 3 begins; the power of the bouncing mines...
This infantry gun was a copy of the Japanese Type 11 37mm infantry gun.
Although its caliber is not large, its advantage lies in its light weight and agility, allowing it to be moved by infantry on the battlefield.
It was used to destroy makeshift bunkers, enemy firing positions, and even damage Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.
(Liaoning 14 anti-tank gun)
It's not so much about how powerful it is, but mainly because the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles were generally thin-skinned and heavily armored.
Even a 12.7mm heavy machine gun could penetrate the armor plates of some of the Japanese's ultralight tanks.
Including Li Jianghe and Long Wenzhang, there are now more than seventy soldiers in the warehouse, which is equivalent to two platoons.
In addition to purchasing infantry squads, Li Jianghe also purchased ammunition cards and supply cards.
The shipment included 10000 rounds of rifle and machine gun ammunition, 5 boxes of hand grenades, and two boxes of compressed biscuits (500 bags per box).
It's a pity that the weapon card hasn't been unlocked yet, otherwise Li Jianghe really wanted to buy more Czech light machine guns.
Li Jianghe took a quick look at the entire grain warehouse and found that it had four floors and was made of reinforced concrete.
Bullets can't penetrate it, and ordinary mountain guns and field guns can't blast it open either.
However, the Japanese divisions had 105mm heavy artillery, and the heavy artillery brigades had even larger 150mm howitzers, and even 240mm super-heavy howitzers.
(Japanese 240mm howitzer)
Moreover, this place is within the range of the Japanese naval guns.
Those are all super-large caliber naval guns with a diameter of over 200 millimeters. All shelters are equal in the face of such artillery.
Fortunately, the warehouse had a basement, which could be used to take shelter from Japanese artillery fire.
"The engineering platoon will lay mines on the side of the warehouse to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack from the side."
Two machine gun squads were deployed on the flanks respectively, forming a crossfire.
Infantry guns are deployed on the first floor; attention should be paid to the relocation of firepower.
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After a series of orders were issued, many soldiers began to move into action.
Long Wenzhang ran over, staring at him with wide eyes, and asked:
"Company commander, what about me? What is my combat mission?"
During the battle just now, Long Wenzhang fired a few shots, but his marksmanship was terrible, and he missed every single one.
That's nothing, the key point is that Lin Yongzhi had a sharp tongue and made a couple of sarcastic remarks to him.
"My wife is more accurate than you at hitting."
"You? To deliver orders, to be my messenger."
These words startled Long Wenzhang.
"No, Company Commander, aren't I the Deputy Company Commander?"
"Yeah, the deputy. Haven't you heard the saying, 'A company commander with a deputy doesn't keep his word'?"
After saying that, Li Jianghe picked up the helmet and put it on Long Wenzhang's head.
"If you want to do a good job, you must first have the right tools. You can't even shoot accurately now, so you'll die if you blindly stick your head out."
After saying that, he went to the window and used binoculars to observe the street in front of him, which had become ruins.
On the other side, the Kameda Company, under the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, was also observing the grain warehouse ahead.
Although it was only a company, the Kameda Company was reinforced with three additional Type 92 heavy machine guns and three grenade launchers.
Therefore, the Kameda Company now has 9 Type 91 light machine guns, 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 12 grenade launchers, and 139 rifles.
Although there were only a little over two hundred men, their firepower was so great that even a whole battalion of the Guangxi Army wouldn't stand a chance.
No wonder their fierce attack on the grain depot caused such heavy losses to the Guangxi Army infantry company led by Yu Hongzhi.
"There aren't many enemies, only a dozen or so. It seems their forces have been almost completely depleted."
The speaker was a Japanese platoon leader who had commanded the previous attack.
If Li Jianghe hadn't suddenly led his troops out to attack, they could have taken the warehouse that time.
Kameda said coldly:
"In Chinese terms, this is called 'a mantis trying to stop a chariot.' We called for artillery fire from the rear. This time, a small detachment launched a feint attack from the front, while the main force flanked from both sides, allowing the engineer squad to blast a hole in the side wall."
"Hai!"
Soon, the Japanese rear artillery positions began to roar, covering the entire granary.
Flanking maneuvers were a common tactic used by the Japanese.
In the warehouse basement, Li Jianghe examined the Chiang Kai-shek rifle in his hand.
Long Wenzhang, standing to the side, listened to the shelling outside, his eyes filled with a mixture of tension and excitement.
"Company commander, when are we going up?"
He was a little impatient and leaned closer to ask.
Li Jianghe said without looking up:
"After the shelling ends, the Japanese will bombard with artillery, then charge with infantry, and then bombard with artillery after the infantry has charged."
Sure enough, after several rounds of shelling, Company Commander Kameda drew his command sword with a swift motion and roared:
"The world is one, seven lives are dedicated to the nation, the rise and fall of the empire depends on this battle! Charge!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the raucous sound of the Type 92 heavy machine gun echoed through the street.
The Japanese soldiers shouted and rushed toward the warehouse.
Lin Yongzhi, who was observing the enemy situation outside, turned around and shouted:
"Company commander, the Japanese are closing in!!"
"All personnel, prepare for battle!!"
With Li Jianghe's roar, all the soldiers took their positions, their eyes fixed on the street ahead.
Finally, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers appeared in front of them, their swaying figures like ghosts and phantoms.
But the next moment, the four Type 24 heavy machine guns deployed upstairs opened fire.
"Da da da!!!!"
The Maxim gun spewed fire, and the heavy machine gun bullets lashed out at the Japanese troops like fiery whips.
"Puff puff!!!"
Machine gun bullets struck the bodies with muffled thuds, and the first few Japanese soldiers were instantly knocked to the ground.
Kameda was slightly surprised, thinking, "Weren't there only a dozen or so people? But there are at least four machine gun emplacements."
But that's okay.
After all, the frontal attack was just a feint to draw the enemy's attention.
The flanks are where the main attack should take place.
At this moment, the enemy on the flanks took advantage of the cover of night and crept in from the darkness.
They planned to have the engineers blow open the side wall and then rush into the warehouse to fight the enemy.
Several Japanese engineers crouched down and approached the side wall.
As a result, not long after he ran, an S-shaped anti-personnel bounding mine was detonated.
This anti-personnel mine also has a nice name – Bouncing Betty.
The bounding mine warhead was ejected by black powder and suddenly exploded at a height of 1.5 meters.
The steel balls in the warhead were sent flying in all directions by the shockwave from the explosion, like a rain of pear blossoms.
The steel ball pierced through the Japanese soldier's flesh, tore open his organs, and embedded itself in his bone in an instant.
Several Japanese engineers were hit by dozens of steel balls in the blink of an eye.
Those steel balls were like countless ants, tearing at every part of their bodies.
"ah!!!"
They let out piercing screams and rolled their bodies desperately on the ground.
But no one dared to go up and rescue them, because no one knew if there were still landmines buried there.
The explosion here naturally alerted the soldiers of the Third Company inside the warehouse.
The Czech light machine gun began to roar from its side firing port, leaving several more Japanese corpses behind.
The failure of the flank attack forced the Japanese army to retreat again.
Meanwhile, more than a dozen bodies were found around the warehouse.
Several Japanese engineers were still screaming in the darkness.
Long Wenzhang excitedly raised his rifle, wanting to finish off the wounded Japanese engineers.
But Li Jianghe said:
"No, let them experience what it's like to be worse than dead."
Long Wenzhang thought about it and agreed, then said:
"Then I can use them to practice my marksmanship later, okay?"
"That's fine, but don't hit the head or heart."
After Li Jianghe finished speaking, he raised his Type 24 rifle and fired a shot at one of the wounded Japanese soldiers who was screaming in agony.
The bullet pierced the Japanese soldier's right leg with pinpoint accuracy, causing him to let out an even louder scream.
Upon seeing this, Long Wenzhang followed suit.
"Bang!"
He aimed his shot at the Japanese soldier's arm, but accidentally hit him in the head.
"I... Company Commander, I really didn't mean to do that."
Long Wenzhang defended himself.
"It's okay, you'll get the hang of it with practice."
Li Jianghe patted him on the shoulder and told Long Wenzhang to continue practicing his marksmanship with the wounded Japanese soldiers.
Looking at the system interface again, I saw that I killed 18 Japanese soldiers this time, and I gained another 900 merit points.
Of course, they also suffered casualties.
The Japanese grenade launchers were very accurate; some even went directly into the warehouse through the windows.
There were also veteran Japanese soldiers, whose marksmanship was extremely accurate, and they shot through the heads of several soldiers who were peeking out to fire.
In this first formal battle, 18 Japanese soldiers have been killed, while 3 of our own soldiers have been killed and 2 wounded.