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Volume 2: Battle of Songhu Chapter 35: Advance instead of retreat (2)

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    Chapter 35: Don¡¯t retreat but advance (2)

    No place is safe on such a battlefield. We are always whipped by the whip of fear and run from one dangerous place to another

    Chapter 35: Don¡¯t retreat but advance instead (2)

    Originally, we had no chance to advance the front line when the two armies were facing each other. After all, it was during the day. Although it was cloudy after the rain and the light was not good, Little Japan could still observe our movements from a long distance.  What we have to do is to change the position of our front without Japan's knowledge, otherwise it will only be a joke.

    However, the Japanese artillery bombing solved this problem for us.

    The smoke on the battlefield reduced the visibility to only a few meters, and the sound of artillery also covered up all the sounds, so we can safely use the craters to move forward.  But I soon discovered that the word "rest assured" was definitely inappropriate. Although we didn't have to worry about little Japan discovering us, the shells exploding above our heads were real. No one knew about these bombs.  Any incoming shell will fall next to us and tear us into pieces in an instant.

    There is a saying that "new soldiers are afraid of guns, veterans are afraid of guns", isn't it?  What this means is that although this cannon is scary when fired, it is not very accurate.  Moreover, artillery shells mainly injure people by shrapnel. Veterans with combat experience know that as long as the enemy takes cover and lies down and does not run around, the chance of dying under the shells is not high.  Of course, if the shell directly hits the hiding bunker, you can only blame yourself for your bad life.

    However, we have to be afraid now. The reason is that we cannot hide in the bunker and have to move forward with pieces of artillery shells on our heads There is no doubt that this will bring us some  Casualties, but what can be done?  With no ammunition this is our only chance of winning!

    I lowered my head and rested in the crater for a few seconds, then jumped up like a rabbit and rushed forward More than a month of fighting made me realize that if I have to be under the shell  If you want to exercise and still live, you must shorten the time your body is exposed outside the bunker as much as possible.

    Time is inversely proportional to speed. The faster the speed, the shorter the time, and the greater the chance of my survival.  So I ran forward with all my strength, and then jumped into another crater before a shell exploded in front of me.  Immediately after the explosion, the shell caused mud and water to hit me. I had every reason to believe that if I had been slower for a second, I would have been lifted into the air and cut into several pieces by the shrapnel flying in the air.  .

    At this time, I couldn't help but think of the comrade who lost his limbs and died in front of me a few days ago. I remembered his helpless cry for help and his convulsions before death I really don't want to be like him.  , this came from the fear deep in my heart and my feet were so weak from hunger that I almost didn¡¯t have the courage to take another step forward.

    However, human potential is unlimited. Just when I thought I could no longer run, another scene of a shell exploding directly into the crater where I was hiding flashed in my mind, and another fear forced me to run again.  Jump up from your hiding place and rush forward.

    In fact, no place is safe on such a battlefield. We are always whipped by the whip of fear and run from one dangerous place to another

    Finally, the sound of the artillery stopped, so I knew that this dance with the artillery shells was over With the smoke still lingering, the soldiers who were still alive adjusted their positions as quickly as possible: Run.  Those who ran too fast moved back a little, and those who ran too slowly moved forward a little. So the whole team quickly formed a line of defense hidden in the craters and muddy water.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know what the losses of the Eighteenth Army are, nor how many people in the Fifteenth Regiment are still alive. I only know that I seem to have only half of my men.  Of course, I don't rule out that some of them fell behind halfway. They may have been frightened by the shells and dared not move forward, or they may be too hungry to follow, or some may have deserted.

    Like most people, I used to hate deserters, especially those who deserted in front of the Japanese army, because I felt that the Japanese army had given us so much humiliation and blood feud, and as a Chinese, we should risk our lives to fight with them.  Fight!  However, only then did I realize that the reality was not as simple as I thought. Anyone would be scared in front of the iron wall blown up by the shells, so I thought that those who could persevere were heroes. Even those who deserted were not Confucians.  husband.  I even hope that those brothers who failed to follow were deserters

    There was no sound of gunfire or cannon fire.

    Perhaps it was because the air was moist after the rain that the smoke did not dissipate quickly. It was like a thick layer of fog that tightly surrounded our position and floated in the wind. The whole world seemed to have stopped and stood before us.  in front of.

      But I know that there is endless murderous intention hidden in this seemingly calm. It is like the darkness before dawn, like the silence before the eruption of a volcano.

    Suddenly, without any psychological preparation, we heard a strange cry from the opposite side, and the Japanese army launched an attack on us.  Suddenly, we saw countless figures of Japanese soldiers shaking in the haze, the cold light of bayonets flashing before our eyes like fish scales, and the bullets and artillery shells used by the Japanese army for cover flew over our heads like raindrops with a whistling sound

    Although the momentum of the Japanese army was astonishing, I knew one thing clearly: they were fooled.  Because the impact points of their bullets and artillery shells were all concentrated nearly two hundred meters behind us.

    Don¡¯t underestimate the distance of more than 100 meters. This short distance of more than 100 meters was obtained by us with heavy casualties under the artillery fire. More importantly, the distance of the Japanese grenades was only about 200 meters.

    Do you know what this means?  First of all, when the Japanese troops rushed in front of us, they thought they were two hundred meters away from us. They were still waiting for a round of bombing from the grenade before launching a charge. In fact, they would send the grenadiers forward to throw grenades.  The soldiers were holding grenades. They had no bayonets or rifles. It should be said that even if they had them, they would not be in a hurry to grab them.  And this is the moment we have been waiting for!

    "Kill" I heard the roar of the Japanese army. It was obvious that there were many people coming up this time. I think this may be because the Japanese army thought they had figured out the strength of our army after the last battle.  So they were very confident that they could knock us down with just one charge.

    I believe one thing, that is, we were not the only ones who moved forward during the shelling. The Japanese army obviously took this opportunity to expand their forces, so it took only a few minutes for the Japanese army to rush in front of us.  This was something we did not expect, which made us rush to install bayonets on our rifles However, the Japanese army had no idea that they were only a few dozen meters away from us at this time, so they still rushed forward with their rifles in a daze.

    We did not move. According to the pre-war order, no one was allowed to shoot without an order from the superintendent of education, even if one of us was discovered by the Japanese army.  In fact, there is no need for the superintendent to emphasize that obeying orders is the bounden duty of a soldier. However, this is easier said than done, just like us now The Japanese troops are approaching us one after another, group after group.  , look at the ferocious light in their eyes, look at the ferocious look on their faces, look at the rifles in their hands These are all threats to our lives. People are born with the instinct to protect themselves, and we just need to  A simple pull of the trigger could eliminate this threat, but we were ordered not to do so.

    Finally, when the Japanese grenadiers flashed out of the crowd, the director of education shouted "Hit!"!

    Suddenly, thousands of heads appeared in the mud, holding up guns and shooting at the charging Japanese troops. Although we did not have much ammunition left, the soldiers all knew that this was a good opportunity to kill the enemy, as the old squad leader said  "Bullets are used to kill enemies, just like money is used to buy things."

    The philosophy of this sentence is that saving bullets or money and taking it to the grave is undoubtedly the stupidest person in the world.  There are no such fools in our army yet, and the soldiers hate the Japanese, so there is no such thing as "saving" when shooting.

    Let¡¯s not talk about the soldiers holding rifles. Although rifles are the main weapons in this era, the firing rate of bolt-action rifles is too slow to put much pressure on the opponent in a short period of time.  However, our 15th Regiment is equipped with a large number of Japanese light and heavy machine guns, so the bullets rained down on the Japanese army like raindrops

    On the other hand, the Japanese army did not expect that we would be so close to them. Needless to say, the grenadiers rushing in front were grabbing grenades and preparing to launch grenades at the "enemy position" two hundred meters away.  The sudden situation had no time to react before he was knocked to the ground by rows of bullets.  The Japanese soldiers armed with rifles were not far behind. They were holding a gun in one hand and a grenade in the other, preparing to rush into the grenade throwing range following the explosion of the grenade

    As the saying goes, a slight difference can make a difference, and this is even more true on the battlefield. On the battlefield, a small mistake will often bring an extremely asymmetric defeat to the army. The reason is that the opponent will take advantage of this mistake and take advantage of it.  Expand it as much as possible.  Of course we are no exception, so we will seize this seemingly insignificant mistake of Little Japan and fight all the way!

    Thousands of Japanese troops fell down screaming in front of our eyes. However, we don¡¯t know whether it was because the Japanese troops didn¡¯t realize they had fallen into the trap we set or because they were carrying forward their so-called ¡°bushido spirit¡±. The Japanese troops were still falling in groups.  Rushing towards us with bayonets drawn.

    If we have enough bullets, I think this battle can not only last until dark, but also strengthen the Japanese army.??, it's a pity that we don't
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