Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 249 Heartbroken Ridge (2)

The Japanese soldiers of Hirose Battalion carefully moved towards the No. 1 main peak. Having suffered a loss before, these old Japanese soldiers were still very smart and they would not listen to the officers' deception;
Each of them had rolled in blood and fire, and they knew better than anyone that no matter how fierce the artillery fire was, it would not be possible to kill all the defenders, and a single bullet could take their lives.

Sergeant Umeki Koji pricked up his ears to observe the movements of the defenders, his two thief eyes were always looking for a place to hide;

Since the landing at Wusongkou, the soldiers in his squad have been replaced. The reason he survived is that he is more cowardly than others. The grass on the graves of those idiots who dreamed of collecting the bodies of the Chinese are several feet high, such as the big fool who rushed in front of him.

Sergeant Umeki moved his body again, just enough to let the big guy stand in front of him, so that he felt a little more at ease.

Before they knew it, their skirmish line had advanced to the middle of the mountain. The stupid captain pointed the command knife forward, and the big fool straightened up and sprinted accurately.
Sergeant Umeki stepped on empty air and fell to the ground at the perfect moment, then rolled under a protruding rock. It was a smooth process that no one could find fault with.

Just as he was rolling on the ground, there was a burst of gunfire in front of him. A dozen long tongues of fire shot out. The big fool paused, and then his upper body was cut in half by a large-caliber machine gun bullet.
This guy was called up from Nagoya just a month ago. As a reservist, he has been away from the army for several years. His understanding of the battlefield is still stuck in the first Battle of Shanghai. The firepower at that time was not at the same level as it is now.

Sergeant Umeki escaped the disaster again with his wit, but he didn't expect that the stupid squad leader was also hiding in a bomb crater;

It seems that he is not missing any muscles, he just treats others as fools. After realizing this, Sergeant Umeki decided to stay away from him in the future, as this kind of person is the most dangerous.

Sure enough, the squad leader was urging the others to charge at the defenders' bunker, intending to blow it up with explosive packs;
Sergeant Umeki huddled deeper into the pit, raised his rifle and fired indiscriminately at the defenders' bunker, pretending to be providing covering fire.

Sergeant Ma Tian was much braver than him. He rushed out with a group of Japanese soldiers carrying explosive packs.

Sergeant Umeki commanded the machine gun team to provide fire cover, and this time the squad leader would not bother him.

Sergeant Ma Tian and he were childhood friends. They were classmates in elementary school, junior high school, and high school, and they joined the army together.

This kid performs better than him. He just wants to make merit and be promoted to sergeant, so that he can step on him and marry the village chief's daughter, their class beauty, after returning to his hometown.

Sergeant Umeki sneered. In his opinion, only the one who could return home alive had a chance. Mada wanted to have a higher rank than him, while he just wanted to live longer than Mada, which was also a kind of fair competition.

"Come on, Mada-kun!"

Sergeant Umeki encouraged his friend and then fired another shot at the defenders' bunker.

Sergeant Ma Tian seemed to have heard his encouragement, and seemed to want to prove that he was the most handsome guy in the village, so he jumped up and down and rushed towards the defenders' bunker;
Whole strings of bullets were chasing him, but they just didn't hit him. The old Japanese had very high tactical skills.

Before they knew it, they had reached the blind spot in front of the bunker, but there were only two people left in his blasting team, and the other two were shot to pieces.

Sergeant Mata never took other people's lives seriously. He would not mind if all of them died as long as they could protect him. So he let the last Japanese soldier rush out to attract fire for him. The Japanese soldier seemed a little hesitant, so Mata kicked him out.

The Japanese who survived to this day were all very capable. Nakano Yudai could only bite the bullet and rush to the flank, and the defending army's machine guns were attracted to him;
The cunning Mata took the opportunity to rush out and swiftly ran to the bottom of the bunker, while the unlucky guy Nakano Yudai had completed his mission and was riddled with bullets by the machine gunner Liu Wei.

Due to the blind spot, he did not notice the sneaky Sergeant Mata, and his attention was attracted by other devils;
Liu Wei was a defeated soldier gathered by the guerrilla column. He was previously a machine gunner in the 74th Army. He was a real veteran of many battles. His machine gun skills were very tricky, accurate and ruthless. In just a short while, the number of Japanese soldiers killed by his gun exceeded double digits.

His machine gun was like the scythe of the god of death, constantly reaping the lives of the devils, without him noticing that the old devil Ma Tian had already placed explosive packs under the bunker;
Just after he knocked down another Japanese soldier, Mata's explosive pack exploded. His whole body was thrown dozens of centimeters away by the shock wave. His head was also hit by the wall of the tunnel, leaving a big bump. He almost fainted.

Because the bunker was cleverly set up, his entire body was inside the tunnel when the shooting occurred, so he escaped.
He was lucky enough to have rolled out from the pile of dead bodies. After he came to his senses, he took out a long-handled grenade, pulled the ring and threw it out.

The purpose of this grenade was not to blow up the Japanese, but to buy himself time. As a veteran of many battles, he had many tricks to save his life.

The assistant gunner followed suit and threw out a bullet. Liu Wei took the opportunity to retrieve his machine gun. He looked out and saw a group of devils rushing up.
Liu Wei grinned and spat a bunch of thick phlegm with blood in the direction of the Japanese. He then fired a long burst of shots at them. After knocking down a few of them, he fired two short bursts of shots, killing the Japanese and making them dizzy. He then pinned them down on the hillside again.

Ma Tian's eyes were almost blazing with fire. He had clearly blown up the defenders' bunker, but there was still a machine gun inside that was reaping their lives.
The bunker exposed outside was blown down, but there seemed to be tunnels inside, which still blocked their attack route.

Unconvinced, Matan wanted to rush forward again, but unfortunately he had no more explosives in his hand. Fortunately, the squad leader ordered other Japanese soldiers to bring him another explosives pack. They were unwilling to fail to blow up this firing point.

But they didn't know that the little tricks of Ma Tian and others had been noticed by the defending company commander, and he would not allow the devils to succeed again;

Before, he had used the firepower from the well-defended bunkers to deal with the Japanese. Now it seemed that without the cover of riflemen, the bunkers could be easily blown up by the Japanese. This could be considered a lesson learned.

When the old Japanese soldier Ma Tian was carrying a bag of explosives and preparing to rush to the firing point, a row of figures suddenly stretched out from the trench above the bunker;
Matan was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. Just as he was about to lie down, dozens of bullets were fired at him.

The agile Ma Tian dodged most of the bullets, but was still hit by three bullets. He returned home very unwillingly.

No matter how fast he was, he was no faster than the Chinese bullets. Another old Japanese soldier lost his life in China.

Umeki witnessed this scene with his own eyes. He had no intention of avenging his friend. Instead, he shrank back again. Mata's fate had already been determined. He was always running in front of bullets, so he was bound to be hit.

Seeing that there were still many riflemen around the bunker, the Japanese squad leader ordered his men to open fire on the defenders. The two sides fought fiercely, with casualties on both sides, but the Japanese casualties were at least three times more.

(End of this chapter)