"boom!"
A gunshot rang out, and a wisp of white smoke gently rose from the muzzle of the Mauser rifle. Three hundred meters away, a bullet penetrated the Japanese soldier's helmet and hit his head. Another shot hit the target!
This was the ninth target he had hit.
There were no cheers or applause. Zhang Tianhai's eyes were always focused on the optical sight in front of him. At this moment, he was a soldier, not the first battalion commander of the 216th Regiment!
"Battal Commander, the company below suffered heavy casualties, many brothers died." Liu Houming looked a little sad.
Zhang Tianhai's face was as dark as water, and he just said softly: "How can we not die in a war? If there is only one company left in a battalion, I will be the company commander; if there is only one platoon left, I will be the platoon leader. If there is only one battalion left, I will be the platoon commander. If all the people are dead, then I will be the last soldier in the battalion!"
The battalion commander's words were very simple and firm, and Liu Houming suddenly had the urge to burst into tears - it would be worth his while to fight the Japanese with such a heroic commander!
"Battal Commander, I, Liu Houming, will sell my life to you. As long as I, Liu Houming, am still breathing, I will not let the battalion commander lose a single hair!" Liu Houming said firmly, a tall man of more than 1.8 meters, no matter how hard he is, Coupled with the muscles all over his body, these words are still very impressive.
Hearing this, Zhang Tianhai remained silent because his attention was focused on the scope. As soon as Liu Houming finished speaking, he pulled the trigger again.
"boom!"
Another bullet burst out of the barrel, and another Japanese soldier was shot and fell to the ground.
The fierce battle lasted for a long time, and the time passed minute by minute. Facing the Japanese army's fearless attack, the Chinese army also showed great tenacity, even exchanging lives for lives.
An hour later, the position held by the remaining officers and soldiers of the Thirty-sixth Division was finally broken through by the Japanese army, and countless snarling little Japs poured in through the gap.
Seeing this scene from more than a hundred meters away, the corners of Zhang Tianhai's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, and tears couldn't help but well up in his eyes: Are we really going to give up on this position that countless brothers have defended with their lives?
"Let's go, Hou Ming, let's go back to the camp." Zhang Tianhai gritted his teeth gently, turned around and left after speaking.
"Battal Commander, are we about to withdraw?" Liu Houming caught up with the battalion commander.
Zhang Tianhai didn't look back, letting tears well up in his eyes: "No, let's go back to the battalion headquarters and fight to the death with the military police, staff officers, and all the living people in the battalion headquarters to fight the Japanese!"
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"battalion commander!"
"battalion commander!"
As soon as he entered the battalion headquarters, several people stood at attention and saluted him. At this time, almost all the battalion headquarters staff officers and communications soldiers were at their posts, except for a communications soldier who was still guarding the phone.
So what are everyone else doing? Burning files.
Logically speaking, a battalion-level unit should not have many confidential documents. To be more precise, there should be no access to core secrets. But still, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion did not want to leave any useful information to the Japanese.
"Comrades, now is the time to fight to the death. The frontline positions have been breached by the Japanese army. All the brothers in the front are ready to die and suffer. To ensure the absolute completion of the mission and for the future of the motherland, let's do it!" Zhang Tianhai clenched his right fist! Hold on, the Mauser pistol at your waist is already in your left hand.
As soon as Zhang Tianhai landed, the phone at the battalion headquarters rang. The communications soldier guarding the phone immediately answered the phone: "Hello, this is the headquarters of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment."
"Hey, let your battalion commander answer the phone. I'm Peng Jigang!" A rich male voice came from the other side of the phone.
Upon hearing Peng Jiguang's name, the communications soldier immediately stood at attention: "Yes, brigade seat."
"Battal Commander, call the brigade!" the communications soldier said to Zhang Tianhai after covering the phone receiver.
Zhang Tianhai didn't think much and directly answered the phone: "Brigade seat, this is Zhang Tianhai, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment."
"Hey, Zhang Tianhai. I now order your first battalion to withdraw from the battle immediately and retreat toward the Suzhou River!" Peng Jiguang said directly.
"Yes. What about the brigade, where are the brothers from the 2nd Battalion of the 212th Regiment?" Zhang Tianhai hesitated and finally asked.
"I can't control the 212th Regiment. The communication there has been cut off. You Zhang Tianhai only need to ensure that your first battalion can withdraw from the battlefield. Besides, that is what Brigadier Li Zhipeng should worry about. You don't need to worry about it." After saying that, Peng Jigang hung up the phone directly, very neatly.
Hearing Brigadier Peng's words, Zhang Tianhai's heart suddenly went cold: At this time, the communication with the Second Battalion of the 212th Regiment was cut off, so it is very likely that the entire Second Battalion has been sacrificed.
However, Zhang Tianhai is not the kind of person who refuses to save anyone. He gritted his teeth and pointed to a communications soldier: "You, go to the position of the 212th Regiment and tell them the commander of the 2nd Battalion about the orders from above. Let’s retreat!”
"Yes!" the signal soldier responded and ran towards the door.
"Wait a minute." The battalion commander shouted to stop the signal soldier before he could run out of the door.
The signal soldier stopped, but only heard a voice: "Remember to come back alive!"
The communications soldier nodded slightly, then ran out and never looked back.
Zhang Tianhai was not idle at this time. He raised the pistol in his hand and said loudly: "The remaining brothers who are able to move, immediately take the gun and go to the front line with me to rescue those brothers who can still be rescued!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, and then followed Zhang Tianhai's steps to the front line.
Fortunately, the situation was not completely out of control at this time. Due to the desperate resistance of the Chinese soldiers and the close combat at this time, the little Japanese chose to fight with the national army with bayonets.
As for why we fight with bayonets, the reason is simple: we are afraid of accidentally injuring our own people.
It is recognized that the 38-gai type used by the Japanese army has strong penetrating power and low lethality. The reason is that the bullets of the 38-gai type have a slow rate of fire but strong penetrating power. In hand-to-hand combat, personnel from both sides will most of the time overlap each other. , the bullet usually rolls and deforms after penetrating the human body, causing secondary damage greater than the primary damage.
Just imagine, when a Japanese soldier hits an opponent, the opponent simply penetrates and counterattacks, but the comrades behind the opponent die as a result. Will the Japanese army make these low-level mistakes? That's why it is said that the Japanese army likes hand-to-hand combat, and it is not misleading in some novels. The reason why the Japanese army likes to fight with bayonets is because of the bushido spirit.
In the panic, Zhang Tianhai snatched the Sanba Gai with a bayonet in the hand of a Japanese soldier and shot him to death with a backhand shot.
Zhang Tianhai watched his comrades around him fall to the enemy's bayonet one by one. In anger, he couldn't help but became ferocious and stabbed two Japanese soldiers with the bayonet in his hand.
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PS: The first chapter on the 8th is here!
