Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 43 The Japanese are useless
After setting up the position, placing mines on the east and west sides, and receiving bullets from the comrades of the transport platoon, the soldiers lay down on the position to rest.

However, they didn't rest long before the observation post arranged in the east sent back news that Japanese soldiers were coming.

After a night of melee, both sides suffered heavy losses.

The Japs were not just passively beaten at night. The two squad leaders and their troops followed the sound of gunfire and actually gathered up most of the Japs who had evacuated from Wudong.When the number of people was counted during the day, there were more than 180 people, eleven light machine guns, and ten grenade launchers.

But there is some bad news for the Japanese.

For example, in addition to these more than 180 Japanese, they also collected about thirty or forty Japanese corpses.Looking at these corpses, morale cannot be raised.

For example, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has also joined together. Judging from the sound of gunfire, there are at least a dozen machine guns and many grenade launchers on the opposite side. Maybe it is a group coming.

Another example……

"Report, the ammunition situation has been calculated, and there are enough rifle ammunition. However, there are only more than [-] rounds of reduced-charge machine gun ammunition left." A little devil reported.

The squad leader covered his face in pain.Nishida's detachment disappeared after dawn, and he only found a few corpses belonging to their detachment not far away.

As for the baggage they carried... that place has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army now, and those materials are probably already eight.

This means that after the crooked machine gun completes this round, the failure rate will directly double.As for the improved crutches, there are only three crooked crutches in total. With our country’s industrial capabilities, I don’t know in what year we will be able to replace all the crooked crutches.

"Retreat, retreat, don't get too entangled with the Eighth Route Army. Our goal is to return to the county from the beginning." The team leader finally made the decision.

He didn't know that when they were fighting lively last night, an Eighth Route Army with more than 200 people bypassed the battlefield and laid a trap in front, just waiting for him to step on it.
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Ambush positions.

"Over there, a small group of Japs are about to enter the minefield. Prepare the machine guns!" The commander of the secret service company's eyes shone.

Several machine gun groups quickly slid open the dust cover on the top of the Czech, then inserted the magazine and loaded the bullet.

He has been fighting for so many years, but he has never been so rich.Everyone has a rifle, enough bullet barrels, and even machine guns are common to everyone. This was just a dream before.

Not to mention artillery support - even just a few mortars.

"Wang Chengzhu, is your gun mount okay?"

"Okay!" Wang Chengzhu put a new cannon into the pit, jumped up and stepped on it a few times.

Then he opened the shooting chart: "But let me explain in advance that this time the new cannon and old cannon will be fired together. There is no problem with the old cannon, but I cannot guarantee that the new cannon will hit."

"You bitch, Advisor Meng gave you a new cannon, and you actually told me that you couldn't hit it?" the company commander cursed.

"A cannon and a gun are two different things. The rifling of our old gun has been worn away. What new gun can't be as accurate as it? But the cannon is different. The length of the barrel and the charge of the shells all affect the range. A slight deviation in the angle can cause it to miss by dozens. rice." Wang Chengzhu patted a box of shells under his butt: "The cannon given by Advisor Meng has a longer barrel and more charge than the old cannon. If you don't let me get familiar with it, how can I shoot it?"

The company commander shook his head, knowing that Wang Chengzhu was right.But he still said stubbornly: "I don't care about this. Just tell me when you can get it right."

"It's not a big problem. There are so many shells. Just fire a few more shots and get used to it. Consultant Meng's gun has a firing meter, so it won't be too far off." Wang Chengzhu patted the firing meter in his hand. "Okay, have you seen the Japanese in front? The whole company will listen to your artillery fire for a while. When your mortar fires, my machine gun will fire. After the exchange of fire, the grenade-laden light machine gun on the opposite side will all depend on you." The company commander laughed: "Most of the mines I planted are in the nooks and crannies. If the Japanese don't hide, they won't be able to explode!"

"No problem." Wang Chengzhu agreed.

The minefield is not too far from the ambush position. The old rule is that 150 meters is used as the boundary, and the soldiers' guns can reach it.

The Japs quickly walked into the minefield.Maybe it was because the Eighth Route Army was chasing behind them, and this place was not far from the county seat, so the wariness of this group of Japs was much lowered.Although they were also advancing in a battle formation, they were very close to each other.

Moving slowly and forming a concentrated formation, it is a good target for artillery fire.

Wang Chengzhu thought, stretched out his thumb to give a thumbs up to the Japanese in the distance, and then began to adjust the angle of the mortar.There are four cannons in total. This time Wang Chengzhu plans to use the old cannon to get off to a good start.

"Cannonball!"

Wang Chengzhu stretched out his hand, and the assistant gunner handed over a shell.Wang Chengzhu took the cannonball and pressed his finger on the apnea ring. He was suddenly stunned and glanced down.

"Use old artillery shells. The regiment commander said, use the old artillery to shoot the old artillery shells, and when the battle is over, send this old artillery to the brigade headquarters." Wang Chengzhu put down the artillery shells.

The assistant gunner nodded, with a look of "understanding" on his face.It's just to give the eliminated equipment to the brother troops for use. This is not the first time the regiment has done this. Last time, the crooked equipment and crooked equipment were sent to the brigade headquarters, and the whole regiment changed into Czech style...

Within ten seconds, two old boxes were moved next to the mortar.The deputy gunner pried open the box, took out a shell, installed the fuse, and handed it to Wang Chengzhu.Wang Chengzhu fine-tuned the angle before taking the cannonball.

Boom.

The cannon body shook and made a muffled sound.Wang Chengzhu reached out again and took out another cannonball.The rate of fire of the mortar depends on the speed of the shooter. If necessary, it can fire dozens of shots per minute. Wang Chengzhu now plans to shoot out all the shells at once.Although the accuracy will be affected after each launch, the enemy will also spread out to avoid it, right?
boom!
The mortar shells exploded in the Japanese formation with great accuracy.The mortar seemed to have hit some kind of switch. As the shell exploded, more than a dozen machine guns and hundreds of rifles opened fire at the same time, and the sound of gunfire was continuous.

"Lie down!"

The Japanese squad leader yelled and threw himself to the ground.However, as soon as he spoke, the explosion of a mortar shell not far away covered up his voice.

But in this case, there was no need for him to shout.The Japanese who were not taken away by the first wave of attacks fell down spontaneously and quickly, then looked for opportunities to disperse and began to fight back.Excellent military literacy allows this group of little devils to still have the power to fight back.

"Wait, the shells have stopped?" The squad leader lay on the ground, counting the explosions in his mind.However, there were only six explosions and no more shells.

On the other side, Wang Chengzhu threw his hat to the ground.When we were having a great time shooting, a cannonball actually became mute in the barrel!
"Here, pour out the cannonballs."

The artillery crew removed the barrel, and two people wrapped the barrel with cloth and slowly lifted the tail of the barrel.Wang Chengzhu caught the shell that slowly slid out of the barrel, removed the fuse, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, you discovered it in time, otherwise this would have been the last time we touched the cannon." The deputy gunner wiped the cold sweat on his head.Just now he was handing over the last cannonball.If Wang Chengzhu hadn't discovered that the shell was still in the barrel, there was a 100% chance that it would explode today.

Wang Chengzhu put the cannonball aside: "It's better not to use this cannonball. Take out the explosives and other things. In the future, you must remember to check it before firing, and you cannot reload it."

"The last cannonball, you guys try to hit it. I'm going to use the new cannon."

(End of this chapter)