The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Crooked handle, Taisho 6.5-type [-]mm caliber light machine gun, its butt is bent to the right for easy aiming against the cheek, so it is commonly called "crooked handle" machine gun in China. The crooked handle machine gun has obvious characteristics and average performance. , is more sensitive to weather and has a higher failure rate.

The reliability of use under the low temperature and severe cold conditions in the four northeastern provinces is very poor. The Japanese army adopted the method of installing the oil pot next to the loading machine and oiling the parts and bullets at any time to maintain reliability.

The reliability of using it under the conditions of high temperature and high humidity in Southeast Asia is even worse, and even the oil can is useless.

The Taisho [-]-type light machine gun has a relatively low failure rate only in the seasons that are neither hot nor cold, dry or wet, and under ideal conditions of careful wiping and maintenance and soft fighting intensity.

During World War II, the Taisho Type 1936 light machine gun exposed a large number of problems in use and could not adapt to combat needs. It was replaced by the Type 30 light machine gun that was finalized in [-] and fed with [-] rounds of magazines.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Taisho [-]-type light machine guns equipped by the Japanese invaders were also seized and used in large quantities by the CCP guerrillas behind enemy lines, but they were never used in the regular army, which shows that their quality is extremely poor.

But such a light machine gun is already quite precious to the current recruit battalion.

Platoon Leader Zhao, who touched the oil on his mobile phone, still couldn't put it down, "With a light machine gun, our firepower will increase a lot."

He turned his gaze, and his eyes fell on the grenade in Xia Yuan's hand, and he said curiously, "What is this? Cannon? Why is it so small."

The grenadier is very small and can be used by holding it with your hands. The shell is also very small and is as big as a palm. When platoon leader Zhao saw this cannon, he had a surprised look on his face. Is such a cannon powerful?

"The individual grenade launcher of the Japanese army can be controlled by a single soldier. It is very powerful and can play a miraculous effect in street battles." Xia Yuan loaded the bullets and said to Zheng Dayong: "Look for them, their shells should be right there. body."

"found it."

Zheng Dayong groped around the corpse of the Japanese devil, and he found the bag containing the shells. When he opened it, there were only four shells. The grenade launcher was carried by a special ammunition bag. The human grenadier team can carry 8 rounds.

Since the Japanese attacked separately, a detachment carried only one mortar and eight shells.

Xia Yuan also seized one before. The Japanese unit should have just entered the battlefield, and the shells were not used in time. Xia Yuan captured it after only one round. Including the four shells here, he has already mastered eleven shells. shells, two grenade grenades.

"Pack it up, let's retreat."

The grenade is used well, and it can also play a miraculous effect. Whether it is attacking or blocking, it is very effective.

Platoon Leader Zhao was slightly stunned, but he still listened to Xia Yuan's thoughts. The battlefield is also a place where strength is respected, especially within the national army, which is very different from the volunteer army. The volunteer army has strict discipline, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates will only be reflected on the battlefield. In life, everyone is as close as a family, like a family.

But within the national army, whether it is on the battlefield or in life, the relationship between superiors and subordinates is very clear. In many cases, rights and fists are the last word.

Today, Xia Yuan's combat ability surprised the platoon leader. He realized that such a soldier had a bright future, so he decided to voluntarily give up the command and hand it over to Xia Yuan.In fact, even if he doesn't let go, Xia Yuan is bound to take over the command.

If you follow Platoon Leader Zhao, you will definitely not survive. If you follow yourself, you may have a chance to survive.

The Songhu battlefield is no different from a meat grinder. 70 troops were thrown into the Songhu battlefield, and more than 30 people died. The corpses were scattered all over the field. a division.

"Platoon leader, the battle in Luodian has just begun. If we want to survive, we need to change our method, which will not make us deserters, but also allow us to survive." Xia Yuan put the bullet on his body, and then Ammunition is going to be a very serious problem as the fighting continues.

After more than three months of fighting, the consumption of ammunition will be a very terrifying amount, but now, the bullets on my body are only more than 100 rounds, which is not enough at all.

"Is there any way? Shall we find a place to hide?" Platoon leader Zhao put the Japanese devil's rifle on his back, and took away the water bottle, bayonet, grenade, gloves, raincoat, bedding, etc., all the items that could be taken away from the devil. , All packed and taken away.

Platoon Leader Zhao began to be curious about Xia Yuan's plan, and he had another question in his heart: "How far will the battle here go?"

"We fight guerrillas." Xia Yuan said calmly.

"Guerrilla?" Platoon Leader Zhao was slightly taken aback, this vocabulary is really novel.

"As for the battle here, when we came here, I went to a bathroom and heard the chatting of the chief. Luodian was one of the targets of the Japanese army's attack. Occupying Luodian would cut off our northward road and cut off Our train transport routes."

While walking, Xia Yuan looked around vigilantly, and said: "The railway is cut off, and there is no railway to transport supplies and soldiers. Whether it is to replenish the supply of troops or transport supplies, it will take more time, and the attacking Japanese army will be more vulnerable. Favorable, you said, the national army will not return this place, and the Japanese army will not abandon this place, what will become of this place?"

Platoon Leader Zhao looked at the surrounding ruins, the corpses among the ruins, and the strange smell floating in the air, and couldn't help but sink in his heart: "You're right, mother, I didn't expect us to come out to fight the Japanese devils for the first time. It turned out to be such a way to fight, the new barracks are too vulnerable, the Japanese devils have not yet arrived, but when they heard the gunshots, more than half of the people panicked."

"Platoon leader, how is the situation of our company commander?" Xia Yuan asked.

"I don't know, they were all scattered. Listen to the gunshots around you, and the sound of cannons. I'm afraid it's more ominous." Platoon Leader Zhao didn't have the consciousness to rescue Company Commander Du, and finally survived. He is now There is only one thought, to live as long as possible.

Among the ruins, half of a house collapsed, and the collapsed broken walls formed a new angle. Xia Yuan and his people had just approached when a black shadow flashed across the ruins.

Xia Yuan was keenly aware and shouted: "It's me."

Soon, the black shadow that was about to get in leaned out, and was very pleasantly surprised: "Brother Xia! It's you, I thought it was a Japanese devil!"

It was Niu Hai who ran out.

"Where's the scholar?" Xia Yuan asked him.

"Brother Chen is watching over there." Niu Hai said: "The gunshot just now scared me to death. I thought something happened to you, Brother Xia."

"Stinky boy, I hope something happens to me, don't you?" Xia Yuan scolded with a smile, "Platoon leader, this is the recruit you entrusted to me."

Niu Hai glanced at the people next to him, and immediately straightened himself up: "Platoon leader."

"The mental outlook is good. Is everyone in your class all right?" Platoon Leader Zhao asked.

"The squad leader was stabbed by the Japanese devils, and the injury was not too serious. I did a simple bandage, and I will get some anti-inflammatory drugs later. Come on, let's go in and say that it is easy for the Japanese devils to find here."

Xia Yuan led them through the angle, and half of the house collapsed.

Xu Liu was resting on the quilt of the Japanese army. When he saw the person coming in, his eyes brightened immediately, and he was struggling to get up.

Platoon Leader Zhao's eyes fell on Xu Liu's abdomen, and he walked over to hold him down: "You should have a good rest first."

"Platoon leader." Xu Liu just lay down.

"What happened? Why are you still injured?" Platoon Leader Zhao looked at Xu Liu's injury and heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not serious.

"I was bitten by the bayonet of the little Japanese devil. It's not a problem." Xu Liu touched his wound, grinned for a while, and asked, "Platoon leader, where are the others?"

"They're all dead." Platoon Leader Zhao sat down on the ground, and said, "If Xia Yuan hadn't come in time, you probably wouldn't have seen me today."

As he said that, Zhao platoon leader showed a sad smile on his face, and said: "The warlords are used to fighting in melee. I didn't expect the Japanese devils to have such fierce firepower. Their combat effectiveness is also very strong, much stronger than ours. The second platoon is so powerful. These people were separated by a unit of the Japanese devils, cut and beaten, and the beaten had no room to fight back, and the Japanese devils rushed over, and the formation they maintained was chaotic."

"Platoon leader, what's the situation with the company commander? Has the reinforcement team arrived?"

Hearing what Platoon Leader Zhao said, Xu Liu's heart sank. The continuous sound of guns and guns outside made tonight's night seem restless.

"The reinforcements didn't come. Our recruit battalion is just cannon fodder for the front line. There will be no reinforcements. It is estimated that the reinforcements will arrive after the fighting gradually subsides." Platoon Leader Zhao sat on the ground dejectedly, and took the captured Japanese devils away. Throwing the rifle aside, he took off his hat and rubbed his itchy scalp with a painful expression on his face.

After so many people died, only the two of them survived, and Platoon Leader Zhao also suffered a lot in his heart.

Xu Liu sighed and said, "Platoon leader, it's not your fault. The gap between us and the Japanese devils is too great."

"Platoon leader, the squad leader is right. The fate of the new barracks has been doomed since they went to the battlefield. Even if they don't die in this battle, they will die in the next battle." Xia Yuan walked Come over, hand the marching water bottle to Platoon Leader Zhao, and say, "Let's drink some water first."

Platoon Leader Zhao took the kettle, opened it, took a sip, passed it to Zheng Dayong, and asked, "Xia Yuan, what are your plans for the future?"

Xu Liu also looked at Xia Yuan. Here, although their official positions are higher than Xia Yuan's, after what happened just now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xia Yuan's combat ability is far above them, so at this moment When it is not time to compete for command, survival is the most important thing.

Xia Yuan sat on the ground and said: "There is no good way. If we run away, we will be treated as deserters and we will not be seen wherever we go. If we stay, we will die."

The crowd was silent.

Xia Yuan continued: "Actually, just like old man Wang, running away is the only option to survive, platoon leader, why don't you take the squad leader and escape."

Platoon Leader Zhao was taken aback, and suddenly became angry: "What are you talking about, I won't run away, so many soldiers died here, now you let me escape, how is it possible, impossible, I want to avenge them!"

He looked at Xia Yuan and said, "Do you think I am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

Xia Yuan shook his head: "Being treated as cannon fodder, in fact, surviving is the most critical thing."

"Being a deserter's job is not what I want, it will be poked in the back." Platoon Leader Zhao said cursingly: "Don't tell me about being a deserter again."

"Then what about him." Xia Yuan pouted at Zheng Dayong who was drinking water.

Zheng Dayong was slightly taken aback.

Platoon Leader Zhao glanced at Zheng Dayong, thinking of his decision to be besieged, he sighed helplessly, "Anyway, I won't be a deserter."

Xia Yuan said: "Let those who deserve to live live. I'm not afraid of death, I can die too. It's okay, but how many of us are not afraid of death? Living is actually more tormenting than dying, but if you really dare There are not many people who are going to die."

Platoon leader Zhao thought deeply after listening to Xia Yuan's words.

Xu Liu smiled wryly and said: "You are so good. You are indeed a person who has played with scholars. He speaks well. Sometimes, I really want a bullet to go into my head. I don't want to think about anything. I lie on the ground. slowly rotting."

"Old Xu, why are you like this?" Platoon Leader Zhao stared at him, then thought of something, he became depressed, and waved his hands helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, if you are a deserter, you should be a deserter."

Xia Yuan shook his head: "Don't be a deserter, deserter is our last way, we have reached that point, we will be deserters together."

Platoon Leader Zhao raised his head and looked at Xia Yuan, "What else is on your mind?"

"I don't have any ideas, just find a place to hide, and I can hide for a while, for a while."

"In case the Japanese devils find out."

"Then let's fight. We are hiding and cherishing our lives, and we are not afraid of them. It is better than being sent to the front line as cannon fodder to attract enemy firepower."

Xia Yuan raised the [-]-type rifle in his hand, "Besides, didn't we kill the enemy? If we killed the enemy, even if our own people found it, we still have room for maneuver."

"It makes sense, I'll listen to you." Platoon Leader Zhao thought for a while, then covered his hat.

He could see that Xia Yuan just wanted to live, but he didn't want to be a deserter, so he chose a compromise method, finding a place to hide, neither participating in the war nor being a deserter, even if he was found by his own people See, with so much Japanese equipment on them, it can be seen that they are not deserters.

Xia Yuan called the scholar and Niu Hai in, and the six of them sat around on the ground, you look at me, I look at you, it's easier said than done, the Japanese devils have stationed a large number of troops here, once they arrive During the day, Japanese planes bombed towns, and even if they hid, they might suffer.

After much deliberation, Xia Yuan came up with the idea of ​​hiding in the outskirts of the city and avoiding the center of the battle between the two sides as much as possible.

In this way, they were able to avoid the central point of the Japanese bombing.

"It's not too late, we'd better set off tonight." Xia Yuan looked at the sky, calculating the time they came over, probably already early in the morning. (end of this chapter)