The river in the lower reaches of the Yinrawaddy River is very wide and the water flow is not too fast. There are a large number of beautiful gray hornbills living in the woods on both sides of the river. They stand on the branches and comb their feathers and quietly stare at the movement in the river.
At this time, in the middle and lower reaches of the tributary Pasen River, several rubber speedboats were going down the river. The boats were filled with fully armed soldiers of the expeditionary force. From the new camouflage uniforms on their bodies, it was not difficult to tell that these should be the 201st Division of the New Army. soldiers.
Qiu Lin, who was bored, raised his rifle and aimed at a majestic gray hornbill on the branch on the bank. He made a soft sound in his mouth and made a shooting gesture.
"Pah! This bird is so beautiful. I wish I could take one back and show it to my sister."
The kayak undulates slightly with the current. Fortunately, this is already the downstream section. Although the river is very narrow, the flow speed is not fast. Sitting on the kayak is not too bumpy, but it makes people feel a little restless after a few hours.
Big Li on the side saw this and was afraid that something had happened to him, so he had no choice but to scold him: "You brat, put down your gun quickly. If it goes off, the company commander will be surprised if he doesn't throw you down to feed the crocodiles later!"
"Hey, don't worry, Brother Li. The safety is on, so there's no way to escape the fire." Qiu Lin patted the gun body with a smile, but his attention was focused on the big birds on the tree crown.
"When you have time, check the equipment more often. Today is your first time on the battlefield. Don't see the Japanese with trembling legs and peeing." An older soldier came next to him. Interested, he also teased Qiu Lin a few words.
"Hahaha…"
Hearing this, the other comrades on the ship burst into laughter. Qiu Lin was the youngest among the people present, and everyone usually made fun of him.
"Come on, old Zhuangzi, you haven't fought before, let's see who wets his pants first!"
Qiu Lin, who was originally very thin-skinned, gradually got used to these rough guys after spending a long time with them, and he didn't take those words seriously at all.
Although it was his first time on the battlefield, when he thought about his parents' deep hatred, when he thought about being able to put the bullet in his hand into the little devil's head, and when he saw the scene like exploding watermelon, he was not only not afraid but also felt extremely excited, and his body They were all trembling uncontrollably.
Big Li muttered a few words and ignored him. He lowered his head and fiddled with the rifle in his hand.
After playing for a while, Qiu Lin, who felt that he was bored, came closer to Big Li and asked curiously: "Brother Li, how many times have you disassembled and reassembled it? What's so good about this gun?"
"Go, go, you know how to play, let's play!"
Li Shuanggui rolled his eyes, loaded the curved magazine again, and couldn't put it down, stroking this modern-style new rifle.
The troops he and Qiu Lin belong to belong to the reconnaissance company of the Second Regiment of the 201st Division of the New Army. For the sake of portability and continuous firepower, as scouts, they now have an stg44 rifle, basically replacing the semi-automatic m1 Garand.
At present, the entire expeditionary force has begun to gradually equip some important companies with this rifle, including the reconnaissance companies, guard companies, etc. of each regiment. In time, as long as the logistics output is reached, I believe it will not be difficult for everyone to change their equipment.
It is said that this is Germany's latest individual assault rifle. Its unique shape and excellent performance are deeply loved by soldiers, and Li Shuanggui is one of them.
I would like to ask those of them who are used to using semi-automatic or even large-bolt weapons, who wouldn’t want to own a weapon that combines the characteristics of a rifle and a submachine gun and is comparable to a light machine gun?
Unlike others, Li Shuanggui has had several combat experiences. He knows how an excellent weapon can improve the combat effectiveness and safety of soldiers. This kind of assault rifle that fires intermediate-power bullets will not only bring huge benefits to logistics. Apart from pressure, in other aspects it almost crushes all traditional rifles of its time.
For someone like him who had fought in combat and performed well in training, he was directly promoted to platoon leader after leaving the combat company, while new recruits like Qiu Lin had no choice but to follow Da Li.
"Take good care of the weapon in your hand. When we go to the battlefield, it will be closer than your parents..." Seeing the other party's disapproval, Li Shuanggui couldn't help but shake his head and said a few more words.
In fact, there are a lot of new soldiers in the new army who have never actually fought in a war. Although the training time is so long, they also have the best equipment in the army, but no one knows whether they can keep calm when encountering the Japanese. Easy to say.
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"Xiao Linzi, I heard that when you were assigned, you were planned to be transferred to the Seventh Company Machine Gun Group. If our platoon leader hadn't been desperately asking for people from the instructor, you would probably have gone to Waxi to report for duty now." Lao Zhuangzi is also a man. People who talk a lot start to gossip.
Li Shuanggui glanced at him and said nothing. He regarded Qiu Lin as a younger brother. He really didn't feel comfortable letting that kid go to the main offensive company alone. Although the reconnaissance company was not easy, he could always take more care of him by his side.
Waxi, as an important town in the central part of Yin Rawady Province, is the key target of the 201st Regiment's attack. Now it has been reduced to a pot of porridge, and Japanese reinforcements are also rushing there. I heard that the 013th Regiment responsible for the main attack suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese knew the importance of this area and went crazy like a chicken.
The task of their reconnaissance company was to penetrate through small tributaries to the southwest of Waxi to clear obstacles for the 012 regiment to coordinate the attack, and to establish an artillery observation post behind the enemy to provide coordinate position information for our own artillery.
The task is arduous, so the equipment of the reconnaissance company is also the best in the whole group. Not only is it equipped with the latest stg44 assault rifle, but there are also two F4U pirate ground attack aircraft following in the sky.
The aircraft is cruising in the airspace here, and the reconnaissance company can contact the rear headquarters through a high-power backpack radio at any time, and the headquarters will coordinate and notify the pilots to provide them with the fastest air support.
"Hey, if I had gone to the Seventh Company, I would have been killing the little devils long ago, and I wouldn't be still on this ship without even a shadow of a ghost."
Qiu Lin was very unconvinced. He obviously knew Li Shuanggui's intention, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with going to the main company. As long as he could kill the Japanese, it would be the same wherever he went.
"Hey, with your small body, it would be difficult to carry two bullet boxes, and you have to be so arrogant. It's really..."
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Before Lao Zhuangzi finished speaking, a bullet easily penetrated his head. Blood and brain matter spurted out from the hole, and a lot of it even got on the face of Qiu Lin, who was sitting next to him.
"There are enemies! The woods on the left!"
The one who reacted the fastest was Li Shuanggui. He roared, immediately pulled the bolt and loaded the gun and pointed it at the woods...
But the enemy clearly had the upper hand. Gunshots burst out from the woods on the left bank, and surging bullets swept towards them. In an instant, more than ten soldiers died under the first wave of enemy fire...
