Chapter 566: Burn and Withdraw
A series of explosions were produced on the high ground of the "Boom Boom" anticline, and the Japanese mortars attached to the high ground were torn apart in the explosion. Shushu.com is the fastest updated
In addition to the sound of explosions on the high ground, there is also a strange cracking sound caused by mortar shells and grenades exploding inside the barrels of mortars.
The Japanese artillery positions on the anti-slope plane were all blown up, and the officers and men of the assault group quickly withdrew from the danger range and returned to run wildly, and behind the buttocks of the brethren of the assault group, the Japanese mortar positions had been set off with large fireworks.
Smoke, explosions, filled the Japanese mortar positions on the anti-slope.
Flying into the sky along with mortar parts, there were also stumps and broken arms of Japanese soldiers, and many Japanese soldiers were even killed and injured by broken mortar sights and fragments of artillery carriages, which can be called flesh and blood.
The two Shanghai-made 82 mortars, which had been in service for a long time and were taken by the Japanese army from the Guangxi militia and manufactured by the Shanghai Arsenal more than ten years ago, were blown apart, the gun carriage of average strength was smashed on the spot, the gun body was torn open with several large holes, the twisted ones were blown away, and they were completely scrapped.
The other 97-type 90-mm mortars are slightly better, this relatively new weapon of the Japanese army, the process of destruction is much better than the old Shanghai-made mortars of the squadron, although the gun carriage is broken, but the barrel still maintains the integrity of the surface, although the inner chamber of the gun has been blown up.
The rising pillar of smoke could be seen very clearly from the position of the 598th Regiment opposite.
The cluster grenades carried by the brethren of the assault group could only be regarded as an embellishment, and the artillery positions on the anti-slope were blown up by more Japanese mortar shells.
In order to facilitate the launch, the Japanese artillery built a lot of prefabricated ammunition storage stations on the high ground, with the support of airdrops, and the Japanese mortars hoarded a large number of mortar shells and stored them in the ammunition station fortifications.
In fact, this approach of the Japanese mortar is very right, a large number of ammunition reserves are set up on the anti-slope position, and the mortars are used at any time, which greatly improves the firing efficiency of the mortars.
In fact, although the artillery bombardment of the Fifth Army is strong, the bombardment and damage to the anticline are really minimal, otherwise, the Japanese mortars would not be able to build positions on the anticline with such peace of mind, but unfortunately, Zhang Wei's elite infantry encountered today, this kind of attack method that is almost hand-to-hand, all the previous arrangements of the Japanese mortars are useless.
Due to Zhang Wei's assault, the anti-slope position was already in chaos, and the Japanese mortars who were running around and the Japanese infantry who were carrying them guessed and trampled indiscriminately, knocking over a lot of mortar shells, and the same was true for the firing additional medicine kits for mortar shells, which were everywhere, and mortar shells were scattered everywhere on the high ground.
As a result, there were violent, continuous serial explosions, and these mortar shells really played the main role in detonating.
The Type 97 90-mm mortar is equipped with many types of ammunition, including grenades, arson bombs, smoke bombs, chemical bombs, and flares.
Among them, the most are grenades that hit the infantry, needless to say, the second most is arson, in addition to grenades, the most in the Japanese mortar shells are arson.
When Zhang Wei destroyed the artillery, the mortar shells of different paint colors were painted on the bodies of the bullets seen on the ground, mainly blasting shells and some arson shells.
So, on the high ground, not only the grenades exploded, but also the flames of the fires, which were set on wooden ammunition boxes, on firearms, on the bodies of Japanese soldiers.
Many Japanese soldiers were running around on the high ground wailing, rolling, and arson bombs burned on the bodies of Japanese soldiers, which were different from ordinary open flames and could not be extinguished easily.
The ghosts cried wolf-like screams, and the Japanese soldiers who were hit by arson bombs waved their hands frantically and tore their clothes for help.
The Japanese soldiers tried to reduce the pain of the flames by howling and running, but to no avail, and the air in the anticline position was filled with a growing smell of burning.
At present, on the anticline position, there is only the word tragic to describe it.
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"Let's go!"
When the Japanese troops on the high ground screamed and collapsed, the soldiers of the assault group led by Zhang Wei had already rushed down the anticline position according to the original road.
Rushing down is much simpler than attacking, Zhang Wei and the others felt the heat behind them, and rushed down frantically, the screams of the Japanese army brought great satisfaction to these brothers, and after rushing down, they just happened to hit the Japanese infantry squad that was shooting at the covering group.
Although there was a violent explosion on the anti-slope position, these dozens of Japanese troops were powerless and could not rush forward, so they could only shoot at the covering group and sit and watch the miserable scene on the high ground.
The assault group led by Zhang Wei did not delay after seeing these devils lying on the ground, and still burst out, and the Japanese troops on the flat ground were shooting at the covering group, and as a result, bullets fell from the top of their heads, and they became enemies on their backs.
Seven or eight Japanese soldiers were caught off guard and died under the guns of Zhang Wei's assault group, and when they died, they still maintained the posture of fighting against the covering group.
"Jin Hai, bring the grenadier group and the grenadiers, leave this gang of dogs, converge towards the covering group, and withdraw quickly!"
Zhang Wei said as he rushed.
"Yes!"
He Jinhai, who was also firing in the wild run, replied.
A dense rain of bullets, as the brethren of the assault group moved, were poured towards the Japanese infantry squad that was firing at the covering group, and the gunfire was loud.
At this time, the assault group that had just come down from the high ground was like a tiger descending from the mountain, and had just finished blowing up the mortar, giving the Japanese mortars a cannon battle, and giving a hard blow to the Japanese troops who were firing at the covering group.
But Zhang Wei was not carried away by the victory, the task had been accomplished, he knew that he had to retreat now, his subordinates, only a platoon of troops, if he did not get out quickly, this big victory would soon become a big defeat, so he must return the same way, join up with the covering group, and withdraw to the starting position of the 598th Regiment together.
In the cover group, the three Czech light machine guns had already changed their barrels twice, and the bullet casings around them were piled up on the ground.
"Pai Fu, look! The captain is down! ”
The sergeant platoon of the engineer platoon operating the Czech light machine gun put down the smoking light machine gun, and at first glance, it was Zhang Wei and the soldiers of the assault group.
"Give me a hard beating, cover the retreat of the captain!"
The sergeant platoon was very experienced and quickly organized cover.
In the midst of a rain of bullets, the Japanese infantry squad that was firing at the covering group on the flat ground was attacked by Zhang Wei's assault group and the covering group at the same time, and it was difficult to continue......