diymy Chapter 9 Counterattack: I'm Targeting the Elite!
Chapter 9 Counterattack: I'm Targeting the Elite!
With a rate of fire of 400 rounds per minute, the firepower of the bullets becomes even denser.
The 32-round magazine provided ample assurance for their firepower continuity.
In the narrow street, gunfire swept from both sides simultaneously, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers in front of him were instantly brought down to the ground.
The Japanese troops behind them hurriedly moved to an alley on one side.
"Enemy forces!!! Enemy forces!!"
They shouted, but as soon as they entered the alley, the infantrymen who had been lying in ambush beforehand threw out grenades.
These grenades were all thrown after a three-second delay.
It exploded almost instantly upon landing.
Some Japanese soldiers tried to pick up the grenades that had fallen to the ground, but they ended up with bruises and welts all over their bodies.
In other blocks, the roar of heavy machine guns overlapped.
Hand grenades rained down like hail, leaving the Japanese soldiers nowhere to hide.
The anti-tank guns deployed on the flanks also seized the opportunity to fire decisively at a group of Japanese soldiers who had been forced into the alley.
"boom!!!"
A loud bang was heard, and the shell exploded the moment it hit its target, blowing the bodies of three or four Japanese soldiers to pieces. Blood and bits of flesh splattered throughout the alley.
Caught off guard, the Japanese troops who had penetrated deep into the city were caught off guard by such fierce firepower; some were killed, some were wounded, and some fled.
"You worthless bastards, trying to run away! Brothers, kill these little devils!!"
Wang Dayong shouted and charged ahead.
The submachine gun in his hand kept spitting fire, and the bullets hit the backs of the Japanese soldiers, splattering blood everywhere.
After chasing them for a block and killing many more Japanese soldiers, they turned back.
Yuto Tenyu was waiting for news of victory, but when gunshots rang out in the neighborhood, he realized something was wrong.
The gunfire was too intense and frequent, and it was all the sound of enemy firearms.
Without a doubt, it was the enemy firing.
However, he still harbored illusions, believing that the enemy, after continuous battles, should have suffered considerable losses and might not be a match for them.
The reality was harsh; not long after they entered the area, the Japanese soldiers fled back in disarray.
The crossfire of submachine guns, along with a large number of heavy machine guns, rifles, and grenades raining down like hailstones, terrified the Japanese soldiers.
Even the Tax Police Corps and the German-equipped 87th Division, which fought against them before, did not have such fierce firepower.
From the rear, the Fifth Regiment headquarters heard gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of the grain warehouse.
Xu Dingguo, who had already given up hope, immediately picked up his binoculars and looked ahead with great excitement.
"They're still alive! They're still alive!"
As Xu Dingguo spoke, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He overestimated the Japanese army, or rather, underestimated Li Jianghe.
After finishing off the wounded soldiers one by one, Li Jianghe discovered that the number of Japanese soldiers killed this time was even greater.
A total of 52 Japanese soldiers were killed, and some were wounded and escaped. They accumulated 2900 merit points.
Of course, it also consumed a lot of ammunition and grenades.
Especially with submachine gun bullets, once the trigger is pulled, they spray out like water. In just a short while, a group of people used up more than half of their spare bullets.
As for hand grenades, they were thrown without regard to cost.
Many soldiers simply bundled three grenades together and used cluster grenades to blow up the Japanese soldiers. The effect of killing the enemy was outstanding, but the consumption was considerable.
Several hundred grenades looked like a lot, but in no time most of them were thrown out.
Purchasing bullets, grenades, and medicine for the wounded cost Li Jianghe another 500 merit points.
Li Jianghe currently has 2400 merit points, which he plans to use when he launches a counterattack.
This time, he needs to find a way to destroy the Japanese battalion command post.
The Japanese soldiers took advantage of the fact that their artillery couldn't fire far, so they conveniently set up their command post outside the firing range.
The communication antenna was erected very high, as if afraid others wouldn't be able to see it.
Li Jianghe planned to launch a large-scale counterattack that night with the newly summoned troops, using mortars to destroy the Japanese battalion command post.
So he called over Wang Chengzhu, the mortar squad leader.
"Zhu Zi, see that communications antenna? It must be the Japanese command post, taking advantage of the fact that our artillery can't reach it. Can you take it out?"
Wang Chengzhu touched his nose, gave a thumbs-up in the direction of the Japanese command post, and used the "jumping eye method" to measure the distance.
The core of this ranging method is to estimate the distance by alternating between the eyes to observe the target, thereby generating parallax shift.
The basic operation involves extending your arm and aiming your thumb at the target, using the offset caused by the difference in line of sight between your two eyes, and multiplying it by a fixed coefficient (usually 10 times) to calculate the actual distance.
details as follows:
(Study hard, you'll need it if you time-travel back in time)
"Reporting to the battalion commander, we need to advance another 500 meters."
After listening, Li Jianghe nodded and said:
"Okay, then let's move forward 500 meters."
Within the block, Li Jianghe used his remaining merit points to summon two mortar squads, three assault squads, and two heavy machine gun squads.
This nearly depleted his merit points.
In addition to personnel, there were also a large number of grenades, with each person carrying at least four grenades.
Looking at the soldiers who were fully equipped and ready to go, Li Jianghe said:
"Five hundred meters. We need to advance five hundred meters to give the mortars a chance to bombard the Japanese battalion command post."
Long Wenzhang thought he had misheard, wondering if the battalion commander had gone mad.
Attack the enemy's command post?
This idea is truly delightful, and Long Wenzhang likes it very much.
They then began to stealthily move through the ruins, entering a more advanced block within the occupied area.
Originally, this neighborhood was a buffer zone between them and the Japanese army, and neither side dared to easily send troops to occupy it.
Long Wenzhang leaned closer and asked in a low voice:
"Battalion Commander, aren't you afraid of the Japanese artillery fire? We're on the ground; wouldn't a single artillery barrage from the Japanese wipe us out here?"
Li Jianghe chuckled and said:
"Just you wait, not a single shell will land on us in a moment."
Long Wenzhang was still wondering when the Japanese artillery bombardment resumed.
However, this time it wasn't naval gunfire. After all, it would be difficult for the entire Tenyu Yudou squadron to continuously call for naval gunfire support from the rear.
Even so, the artillery support from the Japanese brigades and divisions still completely covered the streets occupied by Li Jianghe and his men.
Tenyu Yudou never expected that Li Jianghe would do the opposite this time, hiding in a block further ahead.
The three blocks behind were completely deserted.
Seeing the Japanese shells whizzing overhead and crashing into the streets behind him, Long Wenzhang suddenly realized what was happening.
So that's how it is. The battalion commander's use of troops was really underhanded.
Long Wenzhang felt he had learned another trick, well, all of them were underhanded and dirty tricks.
Finally, the Japanese artillery bombardment ended, and the infantry began their charge. This street was the only route the Japanese infantry could take.
This time, the battalion's staff officer, Honda Shigeaki, personally commanded the advance, proceeding with considerable caution and no longer acting rashly or underestimating the enemy as before.
But as soon as they entered the block, grenades were suddenly thrown at them from the roof beams on both sides, behind the broken walls, and from the collapsed ruins.
Many grenades exploded in the air before they even hit the ground.
"Boom!!!!!"
Amidst the deafening roar, shrapnel rained down from the sky, inflicting the most severe casualties on the Japanese troops.
The Japanese soldiers did not expect that the enemy would move their positions forward by several hundred meters.
"kill!!!"
Honda Shigeaki roared and led his soldiers forward instead of retreating.
But at that very moment, rows of dark submachine gun muzzles were pointed at these Japanese soldiers.
"Da da da!!!!"
The roar of the machine guns echoed as more than twenty machine guns from three assault squads opened fire simultaneously.
Meanwhile, the light and heavy machine guns in the rear provided continuous suppressive fire, quickly mowing down a large number of Japanese soldiers who were trying to charge.
The Japanese troops, who were initially advancing, suddenly found themselves unable to hold out and began to retreat continuously.