The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

After noticing that the firepower of the 2nd Battalion was wrong, Zhang Wu quickly found the culprit that suppressed the 2nd Battalion - the heavy machine gun squadron at the rear of the rd Battalion!
He chose the junction of the 2nd and 5th Battalions as the sniper point just for this moment.

Seeing that the Japanese infantry artillery reinforced squadron had just thrown out the smoke bomb and had not yet started to unload the artillery, even though they only killed two captains and one lieutenant, he did not hesitate at all, and directly swung the gun over, aimed at the head of a heavy machine gunner, and with the help of the [Headlock], fired a shot.

Snapped

The heavy machine gunner was firing wildly, but before he could react, he was shot in the head by Zhang Wu.

[Ding, kill a Japanese heavy machine gunner, gain experience 18. (5182/16000)]

Listening to the pleasant prompt tone of the system, Zhang Wu quickly pulled the bolt to load the bullet, aimed at the head of another heavy machine gunner, and repeated the same method, firing another shot.

Snapped

The heavy machine gunner had a shot through the head in an instant and went to meet their emperor ahead of time.

[Ding, kill a Japanese heavy machine gunner, gain experience 18. (5200/16000)]

In this way, Zhang Wu used his marksmanship to the extreme and began to quickly snipe the heavy machine gunner.

Under his attack, the Japanese replaced 2 heavy machine gunners in less than 14 minutes, and he also gained 252 experience points.

The rapid replacement of the Japanese heavy machine gunners made it difficult for them to exert suppression force, allowing the 2nd Battalion, which seized the opportunity, to regain the initiative.

"Haha, Zhang Wu is really awesome! I knew his ability to observe the battlefield is no worse than mine!"

Seeing that the 2nd Battalion had recovered its firepower in such a short time, Li Yunlong knew that it was Zhang Wu who helped. He slapped his thigh excitedly and said to the messenger next to him without turning his head:

"Go, transfer a mortar platoon behind the 5th Battalion to the 2nd Battalion, and tell Zhang Dabiao that if he still can't hold on, forget about being the chief of staff, and go home and hug your kids!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

Looking at the messenger's back, Zhao Gang beside him also let out a long sigh. He unconsciously raised the corner of his mouth and said:

"Old Li, it has to be Zhang Wu. He can always spontaneously make up for the shortcomings of our group at the critical moment!"

"That's right, how bad can my soldiers be?"

Li Yunlong shook his head and hips proudly, and said with a proud expression of Zhang Wu:
"If he wasn't there, the weapons and equipment of our independent regiment would only be enough to fight against a reinforced battalion. How dare I think of fighting against a regiment? Oh, dream on!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Gang said:

"We have to reward Zhang Wu well!"

"No problem. I'll give our Zhang Wu the award of 'Brigade Combat Hero'..."

At this point, he felt it was not enough and needed to pay more:
"No, this year, the award for 'Combat Hero' of our 129th Division goes to Zhang Wu!"

Zhao Gang nodded as a matter of course:

"I think it's okay. Zhang Wu's contribution deserves the award of 'Division Combat Hero'!"

When they were discussing giving Zhang Wu more money, Zhang Wu saw that the firepower of the 2nd Battalion had been restored, so he shifted his gun and began sniping at the Japanese infantry artillery reinforced squadron.

He aimed at an infantry gunner who was unloading his gun in the smoke, and as soon as the [lock] was pulled, he pulled the trigger.

Snapped

The infantry gunner had not yet unloaded his infantry gun when Zhang Wu shot him in the head, ending his sinful life.

[Ding, kill a Japanese infantry gunner, gain experience 25. (5477/16000)]

Listening to the pleasant prompt tone of the system, Zhang Wu kept working hard. Relying on his fast shooting speed, in just 10 minutes, he killed 80 infantry gunners. He was also lucky enough to kill 1 captain and 2 lieutenants, and gained 2140 experience points.

If he wasn't robbed so often, he would have been able to kill more!
Under his attack, the Japanese infantry artillery reinforced squadron, even at the cost of their lives, could only unload all the guns from the trucks, not to mention the salvos, and even adjusting the angle was difficult!

The abnormality of the infantry artillery position soon attracted the attention of the Japanese major who took over the command.

"Baga, why has it been so long and the infantry artillery reinforcement squadron still been unable to provide artillery support?"

The major, not knowing what was going on, cursed loudly and gave the order to the messenger:
"The empire's warriors are being slaughtered. Tell their supreme commander, Captain Koi, that if they are unable to provide artillery support within five minutes, they must all commit seppuku to apologize! Hiyaku!"

"Hai!"

The messenger stood at attention, lowered his head, turned around and went down to deliver the order.

When the messenger brought back the news about the infantry artillery reinforcement squadron, the pupils of the major's triangular eyes shrank sharply and he was directly shocked.

Captain Koi had been killed, and more than 80 people from the infantry artillery reinforced squadron were killed, most of them with one shot!
"Baga, it's a sniper... No, it's the sharpshooter Zhang Wu!"

After reacting, the major was certain that it was the sniper's work and thought of Zhang Wu.

Not to mention the purpose of their raid, the ability to snipe their artillery so accurately in the smoke, let alone northwest Shanxi, even looking at North China, the whole country, and even the whole world, only the sharpshooter Zhang Wu can do it! After confirming this, the major immediately ordered:
"Let the regiment's guard squadron analyze the bullet holes in the bodies and find the general direction of the sharpshooter Zhang Wu. All observers and officers above the rank of sergeant of the Third Battalion should search for the sharpshooter Zhang Wu in the general direction.

After finding it, no need to ask for permission, mobilize the grenade launchers, and kill them!"

"Hai!"

The messenger stood at attention and lowered his head to deliver the order.

Looking at the messenger's back, the major did not expect to kill Zhang Wu with the explosion.

Their First Army Headquarters has been analyzing the sharpshooter Zhang Wu from the time of Yoshio Shinozuka to the current time of Lieutenant General Terauchi, but they have not yet found the most effective way to deal with Zhang Wu.

It would be great if we could delay Zhang Wu's sniping speed and allow artillery to provide support to the front battlefield!

The major sighed in his heart, shook his head slightly, and quickly called the signalman to ask for help from the headquarters.

From the sounds, the major could tell that their firepower should be superior, but with the sharpshooter Zhang Wu there, he had no confidence in breaking the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army, or even pushing back.

The sharpshooter Zhang Wu is really too powerful!
But he could still hold back the Eighth Route Army, use their own tactics to defeat them, and attack the Eighth Route Army from the center:
"Send a message to the headquarters: the Narita Regiment was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at Longmen Ridge in Luyang. The size of the group is larger than a brigade. It has been confirmed that Zhang Wu, the sharpshooter, and the independent regiment are present.

We will do our best to delay the Eighth Route Army. Please ask the headquarters to send reinforcements as soon as possible to form a huge encirclement on the outside to swallow up the Independent Regiment and even the entire Eighth Route Army in one bite!
Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Hai!"

The signalman immediately went down to send the message.

"吆西!"

After receiving the telegram for help from the Narita Regiment, Lieutenant General Terauchi, who was stationed at the First Army Headquarters and finally got the news of the Independent Regiment, gave the order without any hesitation:

"Let the mopping-up regiments from Fu'an, Shuiquan, and Taiyuan, the four mixed brigades of the Imperial Army, the Yamamoto Special Forces, and the military police battalion stationed in Luyang County rush to Longmenling, Luyang, to provide support immediately.

Have the Second Mixed Flight Squadron at Taiyuan Airport take off immediately to provide support!"

After the Chief of Staff confirmed the approximate time of each support unit, Lieutenant General Terauchi gave the order:
“Telegram the Narita Regiment and ask them to hold the Eighth Route Army back for two hours for the sake of the Emperor’s mission and the First Army’s reputation, so that the ground support troops can complete the encirclement.

Before the ground encirclement, the plane will arrive at Longmenling, Luyang in one hour to provide them with support first!

When we have wiped out the Independent Regiment, I will lead the entire First Army and ask for credit for them from His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of North China!"

"Hai!"

After the attendant finished recording, he stood at attention and bowed his head, then went down to send the message.

After receiving the telegram, the major of the Narita Regiment's eyes lit up, and he said to the signalman:
"Send this good news to the three battalions and ask them to intensify their attack for the honor of His Majesty the Emperor!

Offense is the best defense. We must complete the task of delaying the Eighth Route Army for 2 hours, Commander!"

"Hai!"

The signalman immediately went down to send the message.

After the three battalions received the telegram and discovered that they had support and would make great contributions, they began to intensify their attacks as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

For a time, the independent regiment began to fall into a passive position.

"Damn it, the Japanese are so exhausted, why are they suddenly risking their lives?"

Seeing this situation, Li Yunlong cursed angrily, but his mind was working frantically. He soon realized that the Japanese might have known that reinforcements were coming, so their morale was boosted and they intensified their attack.

Thinking of this, he spread out the map and estimated the time it would take for the various Japanese troops to come to support him. After figuring out that the fastest time would be more than an hour, he felt relieved and said to the messenger:

"Tell the soldiers, let the Japanese fight theirs and we fight ours. Don't let the Japanese lead the rhythm and make us lose our composure. As long as we can hold on to this wave, the Japanese will have nothing to curse.

Let a grenade launcher platoon behind the 2nd Battalion replace the smoke bombs and release smoke bombs to the area where Zhang Wu is located, extending 50 meters to the left and right, to cover him in attacking the Japanese artillery position!
As long as he kills the Japanese infantry artillery reinforcement squadron and frees up his hands, hehe, even if the fucking Japanese emperor is coming, I can kill the Narita Regiment here in advance!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

With Li Yunlong's comfort, the soldiers of the independent regiment quickly calmed down. Although they could not gain the upper hand, they were able to fight back and forth with the Japanese.

With the cover of smoke, Zhang Wu, who was not afraid of the Japanese's search, was even more like a fish in water. In less than 5 minutes, he killed 60 infantry gunners and gained 1500 experience points.

"Baga, the sharpshooter Zhang Wu is dead!"

Seeing that there were only thirty or so people left in the artillery reinforcement squadron, the major was so angry that he cursed loudly, but he could not hold back his anger and he had no way to do anything to Zhang Wu.

Especially the Independent Regiment provided cover for Zhang Wu. Their observers and officers above the rank of sergeant could not even delay Zhang Wu!

There was really no other way, the major could only let the infantry gunners go in and hide first, otherwise all the artillerymen would be killed. Without artillery support, it would be a problem whether they could hold out for 2 hour, let alone 1 hours, let alone until the plane arrived.

(End of this chapter)