Chapter 152 The Answer in Trembling

The madness of the Japanese artillery did not return to normal until the Japanese infantry crawled to nearly 50 meters away.

The two terrifying 120 field guns finally stopped bombarding.

Those were the two guns that caused the greatest damage to the warehouse. In the battle to suppress the Japanese army's continuous movement towards the warehouse, 8 warehouse defenders were directly killed by this kind of artillery.

Yes, in addition to a heavy machine gun group that was killed with the machine gun, shooter and ammunition handler, the No. 2 machine gun also had an accident.

In order to suppress the firepower of the infantry artillery, the two machine guns did not stop counterattacking. The gun position where the No. 2 machine gun was located was hit by a Japanese cannon. The sandbags that had been reinforced with more than three layers and could even withstand infantry artillery were as fragile as an eggshell in front of the terrible 120-caliber direct-aiming gun. While the entire fortification was blown up, the machine gun and the artillery squad leader, as well as the shooter, observer and two ammunition handlers were also blown up.

The walls of the room they were in were a horrible charred black color, which was caused by the high temperature of the gunpowder explosion and the color of the soldiers' blood being dried by the high temperature of the explosion.

There were machine gun parts and human remains everywhere. If it weren't for the other ammunition handlers who were ordered to move sandbags to continue reinforcement, I'm afraid an artillery squad would have to be reimbursed here.

Lei Xiong's eyes turned red at the moment he received the bad news, but he was unexpectedly calm. He just roared: "Keep fighting!" and then he resumed shooting.

Only Tang Dao, who was not far away from him, could see the tears quietly slipping from the corners of this tough guy's eyes, and then they were dried by the hot shells that flew up.

Those who could follow Lei Xiong and stay were all veterans who had served in the army for more than three years. More than a thousand old brothers who had lived and ate together day and night, eight of them were gone at once, and even their bodies were not complete. No matter how tough he was, how could he be heartbroken.

However, the battle was not over yet, and the living had to work harder to survive, carrying the responsibilities that the dead had once borne.

This is comrades-in-arms!

However, in order to reduce losses, the Japanese infantry could not have launched a charge, and half of the soldiers in the warehouse would have died in order to suppress them! In that case, not to mention a whole day, even a whole morning would not be enough.

Tang Dao had to call a few platoon leaders, including the second lieutenant "Iron Head" who fought to the death, and strictly ordered all firepower points including light machine guns not to shoot behind the sandbag fortifications, but only to shoot behind the safer shooting holes.

Although they were unwilling, no one dared to disobey orders on the battlefield. Military law is not a joke.

It's not that they are afraid of death, but they still want to keep their heads and fight the Japanese.

If you want to reduce casualties, you have to pay a price.

The shooting range of the shooting holes chiseled on the wall is not as wide as behind the sandbag fortifications. There are enough blind spots for shooting to reduce the extremely fierce firepower on the battlefield by at least half.

The commander of the Japanese front-line infantry keenly discovered this situation and attacked more resolutely.

Finally, the Japanese infantry approached a distance of 40 meters from several shooting blind spots.

This time, there were still more than 150 people.

Except for the heavy machine guns, all the Japanese artillery fire stopped.

The faces of the soldiers on both sides were in their clear vision, tense!

The faces of several Japanese lieutenants in the distance were also extremely serious.

Whether Chinese or Westerners on the south bank of Suzhou River, they continued to remain silent.

Because everyone knew that the next battlefield would belong to the infantry.

Will the Japanese infantry rush in? Or can the Chinese defenders still rely on that high-rate machine gun to crush the Japanese army's stormy impact on the spot?

However, the Chinese defenders who were driven out of the first floor by the Japanese large and small caliber artillery can no longer have the perfect shooting range like the last round. Perhaps when they show their heads, the crazy Japanese infantry artillery will dare to open fire.

They have just expressed their determination with practical actions.

After the war, according to the declassified battle report of the 3rd Division on October 31, driven by Jiro Wakiita's desperate attack order, 300 Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot and nearly 400 were injured, but the actual casualties from bullets did not exceed 300, which means that more than half of the Japanese soldiers were killed or injured by their own artillery.

But this madness seems to be worth it so far. More than 150 Japanese soldiers were crawling in a position less than 40 meters away from the blind spot of most guns in the warehouse, waiting for the charge.

At a distance of 40 meters, even fully armed soldiers only need about six or seven seconds to rush through the trench representing the death demarcation line and reach the warehouse building.

If the warehouse defenders continue to shrink, the hard shell of their fortress will be blown up one by one by the Japanese soldiers carrying explosive packs.

The Japanese artillery fire is not rampant, which does not mean that the counterattack of the Chinese defenders has also fallen silent.

Machine guns, submachine guns and even rifles are not a big threat to the Japanese soldiers in the blind spot because of their range, so they will attack them from the roof.

In the fortifications on the roof, Lao Hei and his second squad replaced the baggage squad that was originally on the roof. Their main task was to throw grenades at the Japanese soldiers at the two corners of the warehouse.

More than a dozen people were distributed at the two corners of the warehouse, risking the danger of the Japanese grenade launchers raining down, and desperately threw grenades at the area 30 to 40 meters below. Every second, at least six to seven grenades exploded among the Japanese scattered soldiers, taking the lives of several Japanese soldiers.

New recruit Niu Er hid in a room on the fourth floor, looking for his target with sharp eyes, then fired at the fastest speed, pulled the bolt, and fired again, until he had emptied the five bullets in his regular rifle, then he turned over and shrank under the wall, reinserting the magazine and pressing the bullets.

The newly promoted super shooter's lips were still firm, but looking at the khaki figures of the Japanese soldiers who continued to gather outside the shooting platform, his eyes finally showed a little weakness.

In the past few days of defense, he shot and killed at least 30 Japanese soldiers with his superb shooting skills. His strong talent and the confidence accumulated from constantly hitting the target made him the strongest shooter in the warehouse except for the Tang sword.

In the "board charge" launched by the Japanese army today and the desperate attack just now, in less than two hours, his record was close to the sum of the previous four days.

But even so, what can be done?

The Japanese army used the stupidest tactics, but also the most ferocious tactics.

Human wave tactics.

If five for one doesn't work, then ten for one.

If the Japanese army is a sea of ​​people, then the warehouse is like an isolated island on the ocean, constantly hit by the raging waves, and it is unknown when it will be submerged by the surging waves.

Commander, will you still lead your brothers to fight through the waves with the guns in your hands?

The super shooter felt despair for the first time in the face of such a fierce offensive by the Japanese army.

Everyone was waiting for the answer in almost trembling.

Tang Dao and Lei Xiong stared ahead, and then turned their heads and looked at each other.

The two strongest warriors from the future and this time and space both laughed.

That was contempt for the fierceness of the Japanese army, and also the comfort of the comrades-in-arms who were in harmony with each other.

If you want to fight, then fight!

That's all!