Chapter 104: Escape from the Pursuers
Another gunshot rang out in the forest in the distance, but the sound of gunfire was a little dull, and at this time Tangcheng they also began to flank and detour, and they wanted to lead the Japanese army when they changed the direction of their march. "Boom" The thunderbolts arranged by Tang Cheng were finally triggered, and the explosions and screams of the thunderbolts reverberated one after another in the forest. Lucky Japanese soldiers would have died directly from the explosion, and those who had only been affected by shrapnel would have to endure the pain of their wounds for days to come, and the pain from their wounds in such hot and humid jungles sometimes exceeded the limits of their endurance.
New mines were constantly triggered by the angry Japanese army, and Japanese soldiers were constantly forcibly ordered to act as vanguards and human mine-sweeping tools. The fear caused by the treacherous thunder was far greater than the actual damage it caused, and after more than 20 casualties, the pursuing Japanese soldiers were finally afraid. Not only were the vanguard unwilling to go further, but the entire group of soldiers was unwilling to go further, and the Japanese troops in pursuit were forced to stop. Hidden in the grass, Tang Cheng watched the Japanese soldiers in the distance with a telescope, and the dice around him were also looking for their targets with their scopes, and the reticles of the scopes slowly swept across their faces full of fear.
"Boom" was triggered by another thunderbolt, and the two Japanese soldiers who were trying to find their way with long wooden sticks fell to the ground with a wail and rolled uncontrollably, and the shrapnel that flew with the explosion hit them in the face. Seeing this, the Japanese officer under the command of the "Baga" squad shouted and cursed, and since the pursuit of this group of Zhina troops two days ago, his squadron has been constantly attacked by treacherous mines, and within two days, almost 50 of the imperial soldiers under his command have been killed or wounded, and if this continues, his squadron will become a squad before he can catch up with that group of Zhina army.
The Japanese search team was really tired, and the two days of pursuit had almost exhausted their bodies, and mortars, 92 heavy machine guns, which were the usual combat weapons, had become a burden to torment them along the way. The commander of the squadron was a Japanese lieutenant, and the reticle of the sniper riflescope in the dice hand stopped on his face. In the sight of the dice, the Japanese soldier Nakasa was waving his arms vigorously and yelling, his expression was extremely angry, and his lips opened and closed quickly but there was no sound, just like a silent movie he had seen in Ledo.
"Pop" bullets shot out of the chamber of the dice, and the Japanese soldier Nakasa, who was yelling at his soldiers 400 meters away, fell in response. "Snap" was another shot, and another officer fell among the Japanese soldiers who had not yet come to their senses, and the remaining Japanese soldiers woke up and hurriedly shouted that the enemy attack had taken cover. A distance of 400 meters is nothing in the open field, but this is a jungle, and the distance of 400 meters in the jungle is enough to blur the vision of the Japanese veterans, and they can only find cover to cover themselves before they are sure of the attackers.
There was no shadow of the attacker, and the Japanese soldiers who had already hid did not dare to move, and experienced Japanese veterans knew that this was a sharpshooter who had met the other party. "I guess it's okay, give them a few more shots, and the little devil may have to change his route." The face of the dice was hidden under the steel helmet, and his gaze was calm and cold. He liked the feeling, and the sight in the scope at this time was his whole world, and the sniper rifle was like a part of his body, allowing his senses to extend beyond the usual unreachable distance.
After a few minutes of "popping", the Japanese soldier Cao who tried to drag the body of his commander was also shot and fell, but the dice deliberately released the Japanese soldier Cao Yima, and the bullet did not hit the opponent's vital point, but only injured the thigh of the Japanese soldier Cao, making him fall to the ground and temporarily lose his mobility. Cao, a Japanese soldier who was shot in the thigh, didn't say a word, trying to escape back to a safe place with his hands, but unfortunately the dice really wanted to let the other party go.
The dice originally wanted to use this Japanese soldier Cao as a bait to attract more Japanese soldiers to come out and send them to death, but who knew that the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side were all turtles with shrunken heads, and no one was willing to help this Japanese soldier Cao who was injured in the thigh. "Damn, the little devil of the dog day is too little about brotherhood." Seeing this, the dice had no choice but to mumble while pulling the trigger, and easily ended the life of the Japanese soldier Cao in front of other Japanese soldiers.
"It should be almost the same now, the little devils are already scared." The dice took the kettle on his waist, took a sip of water and put it in his mouth, and handed the kettle to Tang Cheng beside him. Tang Cheng also took a sip of water in his mouth as a result, and did not swallow it like the dice. After a short period of weighing, the Japanese search party opposite Tang Cheng finally changed its course, but the direction of the Japanese army was a little different from what Tang Cheng expected, and the dice immediately aimed their guns at one of the Japanese officers.
"Bang" was another gunshot, and one of the lieutenants in the Japanese army was stunned, and his expression was suddenly sluggish. The Japanese soldiers watched in amazement as their commander threw himself forward, a bloody hole in the back of his head, and what was flowing red and white. The Japanese army was also bloody, and the Japanese soldiers who reacted began to counterattack in the direction of the gunfire, and three officers were shot and killed one after another by the unknown attackers, and the rest of the Japanese soldiers were furious.
The Japanese attack formation was in good order, and a second lieutenant took over the dead lieutenant to continue to command the Japanese soldiers, and the strict discipline of the Japanese army was evident, the commander was killed, and everyone automatically obeyed the command of the highest-ranking person in the ranks, and so on, until the last man remained. The purpose of attracting the Japanese army has been achieved, Tang Cheng, who knew the tactics of the Japanese army very well, immediately took the dice and they retreated backwards, and sure enough, before they ran a few dozen meters, the grenades fired by the Japanese grenadiers and mortars screamed, blowing up the position where they had just been hiding, and the bullets of light and heavy machine guns rained down and flew overhead.
Although they escaped, Tang Cheng always kept within 400 meters of the Japanese search team, which is the accurate distance that their sniper rifles can hit the target. If it was in the open area, this distance would be dangerous for Tang City, but this was in the jungle during the rainy season, and the jungle was full of rattans and bushes, and those huge canopies would take most of the bullets from behind them in their crotch.
Tang Cheng seems to have returned to the days when he crossed the Yangtze River and went south, and at that time, he also led a small group of Japanese troops to drill through the mountains and mountains to fight guerrillas, but their weapons at that time were not as good as they are now. As long as the Japanese army behind him showed a slight sign of slowing down or stopping, Tang Cheng would let the dice and a few of them turn back to snipe the Japanese soldiers, and the sniper's accurate sniping was like a whip to pull the Japanese soldiers behind them, so that they had to continue to pursue the ghostly enemy snipers in front, anger and fear made the Japanese lose their minds, and the direction of the real withdrawal of their direct company was getting farther and farther away.
The pursuit of the Japanese army was on three sides, and the continuous gunfire in the jungle provided the best guidance for the Japanese troops in the other two directions, and finally brought the Japanese troops in the three directions together, Tang Cheng began to think about how to take the dice to get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army behind them. Their speed slowed down until they finally stopped, and the Japanese soldiers who were chasing behind them were a little relieved, and this time the depths of the jungle did not emit the characteristic gunfire of the Garand rifle, which broke them down.
Every time that gun went off, it meant that one of them was dead, and together with their commander, more than 40 people had been killed, and they didn't even see the back of the enemy. The enemy sniper is like a ghost hidden in the depths of the jungle, ready to shoot a bullet through their skull and end their dream of returning home. The Japanese army's indestructible fighting spirit and belief in victory were crushed by the sniper rifles in their hands, and they had never feared their enemies so much.
Thankfully, it was getting dark, and veterans of the Japanese army knew that snipers generally did not fight at night. The Japanese troops from three directions converged, and Shao Zuo, who took over the command, ordered the troops to camp in a forest sky, and all the men were divided into two teams to take turns to keep guard. The day's encounter had turned them into frightened birds, and the Japanese Shaozo, who had taken over the command, now only wanted to bring these men back safely, and none of them thought that the hunters would become prey.
Forcing the pursuing Japanese troops to a halt in the woods, the sun-exhausted Tang Cheng returned to their original paths, following the traces left by Mike and them when they evacuated. Tang Cheng was no longer interested in how many Japanese troops were chasing behind, what he cared about was the safety of his soldiers, even if they could kill all the Japanese soldiers who were pursuing, the command would not say anything. On the contrary, if Tang Cheng and their troops were all wiped out in the jungle, maybe there would be someone in the headquarters who would have carried the imprint carved by Stilwell.
Two hours later, Tang Cheng's entourage, who had crossed the river with difficulty, finally joined up with Mike and the others, and looked across the river from the Japanese army, but Tang Cheng felt a faint sense of crisis in his heart. Now they are no longer bothered by the Japanese army's tailgating pursuit, the most fatal thing is the problem of supply cut-off, the use of grenades for two consecutive days to arrange trick mines, so that Tangcheng has less than 2 grenades per person, this is not good if there is a tough battle with the Japanese army, the lack of grenades is not good.
According to the original plan, they could use the radio to call the airplanes to drop them, but the Japanese troops who were searching for them behind them followed too closely, and as long as the planes touched, the planes circling in the air and the parachutes dropping supplies pointed out the direction for the Japanese troops. Without the airdrop of supplies, this battle will definitely not be fought, first, the ammunition is limited, and it has to be kept to save your life; There can be no wounded, and if you are injured in this case, you will either drag everyone down, or you can only stay and wait for death. Although the pursuit of the Japanese army was expected, Tang Cheng did not expect the Japanese army to chase so frantically and dispatch so many people, which can only show that their attack on the Japanese army really worked.