noffsinger Chapter 593 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Chapter 593 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Monk Wei looked at the locusts all over the mountain and his mood dropped to the bottom. Even if they were all Guan Yu who rode alone for thousands of miles, it was impossible for thirteen people to defeat more than a thousand of them.
And even though the Japanese are not using artillery for some unknown reasons now, it does not mean that they will not use artillery in the future.
Once the Japanese use artillery, their position will no longer exist.
The simple positions they built with stones and tree trunks could block the Japanese bullets, but could they block their artillery shells?
"Brigade Commander, two hundred meters!"
"Snipers should target the Japanese officers first!"
The observer searched repeatedly on the line of troops two hundred meters away, but could not find a single lieutenant, not even a comfort officer.
"Damn it, it looks like the Japs have learned their lesson. They know we have snipers, so they've all gone back and hidden!"
"Never mind, let's attack the Japanese sergeant first!"
Those Japanese soldiers with the Japanese aunt's flag hanging on their Type 38 rifles became the snipers' primary targets.
Snipers and observers kept putting crosshairs on their heads and shot them in the head one after another.
But the Japanese soldiers seemed like zombies, showing no fear at all and kept rushing forward.
Only these Japanese soldiers knew that if they followed they might have a chance of survival, but if they retreated they would only die under the bayonet of the Japanese officers hiding behind them.
Monk Wei looked at the numerous Japanese soldiers gradually approaching the 150-meter line and shouted:
"Fire with your Type 38 rifle!"
Except for the sniper and the observer, all the other soldiers changed to Type 38 rifles and started shooting at the Japanese.
Compared with automatic rifles and semi-automatic rifles, the Type 38 rifle has a slower rate of fire, but it has a longer range and better accuracy.
When the 201st Airborne Brigade was established, there was a regulation that all soldiers must be familiar with the standard weapons of the main enemy, and the Type rifle is an important weapon among them!
Wei Heshang and others continued shooting, causing a lot of casualties to the Japanese.
When the Japanese heard this, they were overjoyed. It seemed that the independent column was running out of ammunition!
"Onboard!"
Yoshida Ayako excitedly commanded her troops to rush up. Although there were many Japanese soldiers, the terrain became steeper as they approached the top of the mountain. In particular, at the end there were only about five or six paths leading to the top of the mountain.
The Japanese swarmed forward, and just when Yoshida Ayako thought victory was at hand, several violent explosions suddenly occurred.
The Japanese soldiers who charged forward headlong successfully detonated the booby trap. Countless steel balls and fragments mercilessly harvested the lives of the Japanese soldiers. More than twenty Japanese soldiers fell in an instant, and the momentum of the attack stagnated.
Yoshida Ayako was stunned. It was obvious that they were able to set up sophisticated booby traps even under unfavorable circumstances. This independent column was not simple and was definitely elite.
However, the more elite the enemy on the top of the mountain, the more excited he became.
Because this means there must be a big fish on the mountain, otherwise why would they have such an elite force to protect it? And they didn't dare to abandon the "big fish" and run away?
Looking at the Japanese soldiers howling like ghosts, Yoshida Ako felt a little painful inside, but she still resolutely gave the order to continue the attack!
For the big fish, the casualties of these soldiers were not worth mentioning. And for him personally, if he could catch this big fish, maybe he could even take the position of the commander of the regiment.
"Kill him!"
Yoshida Ayako casually shot a timid Japanese soldier.
The other Japanese soldiers looked at him and thought, what are you doing standing there? They just rushed to the path!
As a result, they were dizzy from the bullets and booby traps of the independent column along the way.
If it weren't for the constant shouting of the supervision team behind them, I'm afraid these Japanese devils would have turned around and ran away long ago.
After much difficulty and at the cost of hundreds of lives, they finally advanced to a range of 100 meters. Before they had time to rest, there was an even more intense rain of bullets.
It was obvious that the independent column on the top of the mountain had replaced its weapons with Type 95 automatic rifles.
The commander of the front line looked at the bodies of the Japanese soldiers falling to the ground, trotted back, and saluted Yoshida Ako:
"Captain, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Can we use infantry artillery to flatten the mountain and then attack again?"
The Japanese soldier really thought of their old routine: artillery bombardment, artillery bombardment, and then infantry charge after the artillery bombardment!
But Yoshida Ako shook her head and said in a deep voice:
"The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish! The more powerful the enemy's firepower is, the more powerful the people they are protecting are! Take a short break, then make a concerted effort to take the top of the mountain and catch the big fish alive!"
Monk Wei on the top of the mountain saw that the Japanese offensive momentum had slowed down, and immediately gave orders to organize the ammunition.
At this moment, the radio operator came forward, bending over.
"Brigade Commander, the Chief of Staff is calling!"
Monk Wei inserted the magazine into the Type 95 rifle, then took the telegram, and his face, which had been wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, smiled like a chrysanthemum again.
"Hahaha, prepare the signal guns and red and green smoke bombs, our Chief of Staff Wang is here to bring you warmth!"
As soon as the soldiers heard this "secret code", they knew what Chief of Staff Wang was sending.
So, get busy.
Ten minutes later, Monk Wei heard the sound of an airplane and fired a green flare into the sky.
Green flames rose into the sky and a group of bombers flew over.
Yoshida Ayako looked at the bomber and worried for her comrades who were fighting desperately in Zhangbei.
"See? You should be thankful that you are here to round up a small group of enemies. If you were in Zhangbei, you would have been killed by the dense artillery shells or the planes of the independent column!"
"Captain Yoshida, why don't the Imperial planes come to stop us?"
“The Empire’s resources are scarce, and they have never won a single aerial battle with the Independent Column, so they chose to use all of their last fighter planes in the upcoming Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi campaign!
But we can still defeat the enemy without the Empire's planes!
It’s almost time to rest, let’s charge! Kill them!”
This group of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the top of Black Mountain like leeks emerging from the ground.
At this moment, they found that the planes of the Independent Column were flying lower and lower, as if they were flying towards them?
Just when the Japanese were surprised, they suddenly saw several red smoke bombs thrown at them.
After throwing the smoke bombs, Wei Heshang and others immediately ran towards the cave on the south side of the mountaintop position and threw a green smoke bomb above the cave.
Monk Wei and others went into the cave, and then hid far away from the cave entrance, opening their mouths excitedly and covering their ears, like children afraid of thunder.
The roar of the plane came from far away, and in Yoshida Ako's eyes, she seemed to see the plane opening the bomb bay in its belly.