A small group of Japanese soldiers crossed the swampy area by the river and formed a skirmish formation to approach the forward position.

Second Lieutenant Qingshui was last, with a heavy machine gun team beside him to provide cover for the attacking soldiers.

Zhang Shengqing poked his head out from the position to observe the attacking Japanese troops. It was his first actual combat, and he was both looking forward to it and nervous.

I turned around and looked at the brothers around me. Some of them had wet crotches and their eyes were averted. It was obvious that they had just peed.

He just smiled bitterly and did not intend to blame them. After all, Zhang Shengqing himself felt a little like peeing when the artillery fire came.

"brothers!"

His voice was so loud that all the brothers in the second company could hear it.

"The little devil is also a child of his father and his mother. If you take aim and shoot him, you can punch a hole in his stomach."

Hearing that the company commander was with him, many brothers in the second company felt a little more at ease. After all, the commander was the backbone of these soldiers.

"You all saw it on the way here. Many of our brothers' troops were wiped out and disabled. But did they retreat? No!"

Zhang Shengqing’s voice is high and clear,

"The little devils have already taken over the Northeast, but they are not satisfied yet. What they want is our entire country."

"But will we agree?"

"No..." a few voices answered.

"Yes, we will definitely not agree. These little Japanese devils are only as tall as your thirteen or fourteen-year-old child."

"Brothers, think about it. Your child is disobedient and wants to be the master of the family. What should you do?"

"Hit him!" a veteran said loudly, causing the surrounding soldiers to laugh.

The tense atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

"Yes, just beat him and drive out the invaders who want to rob our home and occupy our land."

"I know everyone is a little scared and nervous, and some brothers even peed!"

Hearing this, several soldiers with wet crotches lowered their heads.

I heard Zhang Shengqing continue to say,

"It's not shameful to pee. I almost peed just now!"

The soldier raised his head with surprise on his face. They couldn't believe that their commander would be as timid and scared as they were.

"Everyone has a first time. If you pee this time, you won't do it again next time. When you feel scared, you can turn around and look around you. You will find that you are surrounded by your comrades.

Your brothers. They sleep on the same kang and eat from the same pot as you. At this time, we can depend on each other for life and death, and we can safely and boldly hand our backs to the brothers around us."

"Brothers, remember, you are never alone!"

The soldiers in the trench looked around and found that, just as the company commander said, they were surrounded by brothers they had known each other day and night, and their courage suddenly increased a lot.

Several veterans walked back and forth in the trenches, punching their brothers on the shoulders one by one.

After this set of tactics, the morale of the entire second company was immediately high, and the two machine gunners were gearing up for a big fight.

While talking, the Japs had already entered a range of 400 meters.

The entire skirmisher line was winding and winding, with two light machine gun groups on the left and right in the middle, looking menacing.

Four Japanese soldiers were in charge of a Taisho 11-type light machine gun, which is commonly known as the crooked gun among Chinese military and civilians.

The bullets used in this machine gun are the same as the Type 38 rifle commonly used by the Japanese, both of 5.6 mm caliber.

The Taisho 11 light machine gun used a hopper to feed ammunition for the first time, and was famous for its high failure rate throughout World War II.

It is such a backward machine gun that is invincible on the Chinese battlefield, which reflects the backwardness of China's military-industrial system.

The Japanese attack method was the same as Jiangdong expected, with artillery blasting and infantry charging.

The heavy machine guns were used as cover, the light machine guns were used to clear the way, and the infantry and grenade launchers cooperated with each other.

Under the leadership of the sergeant, the attacking Japanese soldiers entered 300 meters and began to charge with howls.

Although there is only one team, the momentum is not weak at all.

"Puff puff……"

The front edge of the Second Company's position was hit by bullets, causing the soil to fly, and the soldiers' ears kept ringing with the whizzing sound of bullets passing by.

"Brothers, hold on!" Zhang Shengqing shouted again,

"Put the little devil closer, and then shoot when you hear the order!"

The little devil's fighting ability is really impressive. When charging, there was no confusion in the formation of the skirmishers. He pulled the bolt and loaded the gun while running, took aim and fired, all in one go.

"ah!"

The Japanese had already rushed 300 meters away, but Zhang Shengqing still did not order to fire. The screams of the soldiers who were hit could be heard from time to time on the position.

In the command post of the battalion headquarters, Jiang Dong's palms were also sweating.

Although the entire battalion was trained by him personally, nothing is known until actual combat.

"Batalion Commander, the Japs have crossed 300 meters!" Xiaodouzi on the side couldn't help but remind him, his voice trembling.

He knew that the order given by the battalion commander just now was to fire after 300 meters, but now that they had passed the 300-meter line, Company Commander Zhang still had no order to fire.

Jiang Dong didn't make any move, he was still staring at the battlefield ahead.

Although Zhang Shengqing did not listen to his order and opened fire at the 300-meter line, he did not intend to interfere with the command. He believed that as the fire line commander, Zhang Shengqing had his own judgment.

"beat!!!"

When the Japs crossed the 250-meter line, Zhang Shengqing shouted and opened fire first. A Japs sergeant with a plaster flag on his bayonet fell to the ground in response.

In an instant, gunfire erupted on the battlefield. Chinese rifles, Czech light machine guns, and several box guns used by platoon leaders opened fire at the same time.

In the light of the fire, bullets flew towards the attacking Japanese army with hatred. The little devils' bodies exploded with blood, and they fell to the ground one after another.

Just now, these little Japanese dwarfs were all dreaming of a bright future, but now they have become cold corpses on the ground, and their souls have gone to meet their Amaterasu.

The Japs' charging front stalled, as if they had hit an invisible wall.

The distance of 250 meters was already very close, and the firepower of more than 100 men from the Second Company cut off most of the Japanese army at once.

Although many soldiers were nervous and their hands were shaking, causing the bullets to fly to nowhere. However, there were many people firing and many guns, and the Japs still suffered heavy losses.

After a head-on attack, all the attacking Japanese fell to the ground and began to fight back.

The battle has entered another brutal stage - shooting!

The little Japs lying on the ground held up their guns and fired at the position one by one. There was no order, and they had no intention of retreating even if they lost nearly half of their troops.

The distance of 200 meters was very advantageous for well-trained Japanese soldiers, and the Second Company began to suffer casualties.

"Da da da……"

The little Japanese's light machine guns and heavy machine guns began to fire wildly at the battlefield, and the second company could only use two light machine guns to fight back.

"Tum Tong..."

Two shells were fired from the Japs' grenades, and a light machine gun team was immediately overturned. One soldier was killed and the other injured.

The shooter of this machine gun team peed his pants during the shelling just now. As a man, such behavior made him very ashamed. He secretly vowed to kill more Japanese to avenge his shame. As soon as the battle began, he fired a series of precise long bursts and was knocked down.

Four or five charging Japanese soldiers. The bragging after the battle had already flashed through his mind, but he died on the battlefield wearing wet pants.

When his comrades saw his wet pants again, they would no longer think of his timidity and cowardice, but would praise his bravery and fearlessness in killing the enemy.

Seeing the miserable situation of the machine gun team, Zhang Shengqing quickly asked another machine gun team to change places while fighting.

In the battalion command post at the rear, Jiang Dong saw the superb combat literacy of the Japanese army.

The grenade can accurately eliminate enemy firepower, and when combined with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, the defenders with poor equipment and training will have to pay a heavy price even if they are several times more powerful than the enemy.

Fortunately, Jiangdong had hidden most of his strength, otherwise when the Japs launched a full-scale attack, the consequences would be disastrous.

On the other side, Zhu Ergou's mortar platoon was also impatient.

"Platoon leader, let's fight and kill the Japs grenade, otherwise the brothers in front will suffer too many casualties!" A soldier had already found the location of the Japs grenade.

"Damn it, you think I don't want to fight." Zhu Ergou was also a little anxious, "But the battalion commander has given orders not to let me move!"

Although his battalion commander is still a bit bookish, Zhu Ergou believes that if he dares to disobey the battalion commander's orders, the battalion commander will definitely shoot him to death without mercy.

He could only touch the barrel of the mortar and look ahead anxiously.

In the command post, Jiang Dong was also a little anxious.

If the battle continues like this, the two sides will become a stalemate.

Just when he could no longer hold back and was about to use the mortar, in the telescope, the Japanese grenadier was shot in the head.
Chapter completed!