Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 266: North City Street Fight (3)

Niu Bing roughly guessed the area where the Japanese sharpshooter was located, but he couldn't lock him with just one shot. The guy was hiding very well, so he could only wait patiently. He had plenty of time.

Captain Kojima thought the Chinese sniper had been killed by them, and a smug smile appeared on his face;
He pointed his command knife forward, and two groups of Japanese soldiers rushed out from the left and right. The machine gun team provided fire cover, and he hid himself tightly.

The old devils in the 18th Regiment were all veterans who had served for more than three years and had received long-term military training in preparation for the invasion of China. Their tactical literacy was very high;

The two groups of Japanese soldiers jumped up and down in the rubble, coordinating with each other to advance forward, constantly squeezing the space of the defenders.

The defending force consisted of only one squad of a company in the Third Brigade, equipped with a Czech light machine gun, 11 Mosin-Nagant rifles, and the squad leader was also equipped with a pistol. "Da Pan Ji" was not in their squad.

In the previous fire attack, they killed seven or eight Japanese devils and also sacrificed a comrade. Now there are 12 people left, which is a huge disparity in strength between them and the Japanese devils, so squad leader Song Wendi is not in a hurry to fight the Japanese devils to the death.

Behind their class there were two other classes, forming a triangular defensive position, which could be used for both attack and defense.

After some consideration, he decided to show weakness to the enemy to see if he could lure the Japs to the defense areas of the second and third squads, so that they could concentrate their forces to destroy the enemy.

He gestured to the machine gunner to open fire. The machine gunner was also very experienced. After receiving the order, he killed a Japanese soldier with just a short burst of fire.
The others also opened fire and killed two more Japanese soldiers. The remaining five Japanese soldiers all hid in the ruins.

The Japanese machine guns also began to fire back, and the two sides fought again. The Japanese sharpshooters set their sights on the machine gunners of the first squad, who were their main targets.
Seeing that there were about ten defenders, Kojima decided to annihilate them. He ordered other devils to open fire, and soon suppressed the firepower of the first squad.

Song Wendi pretended to be exhausted and retreated while fighting, leaving only Niu Bing, the sniper, to continue lurking and lure the enemy to pursue him;
Unexpectedly, Captain Kojima was also very cunning and did not fall for it at all. Instead, he ordered the other two groups of Japanese soldiers to defend on the spot.

Seeing that the devils did not take the bait, Song Wendi angrily cursed:
"You are quite cunning, you bastards. Let me play with you guys for a while!"

After cursing, he sent a soldier to inform the second and third squads that since the Japs would not be fooled, they would use offensive tactics to eliminate this group of Japs.

Now they have become bait to stick to the Japanese, waiting for the second and third squads to detour from the two wings and then the three squads can attack this group of Japanese from both sides.

The first squad retreated several dozen meters before stopping. The two sides continued to stalemate, and Captain Kojima was also waiting for reinforcements from other troops.

This kid fought very steadily. He carefully advanced a few dozen meters and fought with Class 1 again, both of them were testing their patience.

In order to destroy the Chinese machine guns, Captain Kojima used the same old trick and sent seven or eight Japanese soldiers to break through, using their lives to create opportunities for the sharpshooter. It must be said that he understood sniper tactics.

As long as he could eliminate the Chinese machine gun firepower, he was confident that he could wipe out the dozen or so Chinese on the opposite side. After all, they had more people.

The attack of the Japanese brought a lot of pressure to the first squad, but Song Wendi was not a pushover. He only ordered the riflemen to stop the Japanese, and it was not the turn of the machine gunners for several people. They were not afraid of the Japanese in terms of shooting skills;
The two sides compared marksmanship at a distance of several dozen meters, and both suffered casualties;

Seeing that he could not lure out the machine gunner, Kojima sent a few more Japanese reinforcements. This time the lower shift was a little overwhelmed and had to use machine guns to block the enemy's offensive. The Japanese offensive was once again curbed.

When the machine gunner had used up a magazine and was about to reload, the Japanese sharpshooter who had been hiding shot again; the bullet hit the machine gunner again without a doubt, but this time he was unlucky and only hit the machine gunner's shoulder.

The sharpshooter was a little annoyed. He was just about to load the bullet when he broke out in a cold sweat. He almost watched the bullet go into his head.
The moment he fired the shot, he exposed himself. The sniper Niu Bing would not miss this great opportunity and sent him back home with one shot.

Kojima didn't know that his sharpshooter had been killed. When he saw the defending army's machine gunner was hit, he screamed with excitement and ordered the Japanese to continue the attack.

After the main shooter was injured, the deputy shooter continued to take over the machine gun to suppress the Japanese, and the Japanese machine guns also joined the battle. The suppression power of the Type 99 light machine gun was also very strong;

Unfortunately, they only fired half a bucket of bullets before Niu Bing sent him to see Aunt Amaterasu. Without the restraint of the sharpshooter, his Mosin-Nagant rifle was enough to suppress an entire squad of Japanese devils.

"Bagayalu, sniper!"

Captain Kojima shrank back in fear, but when he learned that the enemy sniper had not been eliminated, he immediately became much more obedient;
He immediately ordered the attacking Japanese to retreat. Now he only wanted to defend, as he seemed to have sensed the approaching danger.

After all, this is a Chinese city and they are more familiar with the terrain. After trying several times, Captain Kojima gave in and switched from offense to defense.

It must be said that his sixth sense was quite sharp. At this moment, on their two wings, the second and third squads had circled back and were several dozen meters behind them.
The second squad leader took out a grenade, and the others followed suit. Soon, more than a dozen grenades fell from the sky and landed in the Japanese defense zone, killing several people on the spot.

At the same time, the third squad also launched an attack on the Japanese from the other side, also using grenades to clear the way and using the explosion of grenades as cover to rush forward;

The Japanese soldiers who were suddenly attacked from both sides suffered heavy casualties, and only a few were left after just one encounter.

Captain Kojima fired a bullet reflexively, but the range of the Nambu pistol was limited and he missed the target, exposing himself instead.

A burst of machine gun bullets hit him, and he fell down unwillingly. Under the joint attack of the second and third squads, the remaining few devils were all wiped out;

Because it was an unintentional move, only one soldier from the second and third squads was injured, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers including Captain Kojima were eliminated.

At this point, the 31 Japanese soldiers led by Captain Kojima were all wiped out by their three squads, and together with the first squad, a total of 3 casualties occurred. If Fujita Susumu knew about this exchange, he would definitely vomit blood.

Of course, this was just one battle between the two sides, which does not mean that everyone can achieve such a result. Some defenders suffered greater casualties. In short, it all depends on one's ability.

Street fighting can minimize the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides. It is a test of fighting will. Not every unit can fight in street fighting.

The battle between the two sides continued, and the entire North City became a mess. Either you ambushed me, or I ambushed you;

It was only because the defenders were more familiar with the terrain and had a large number of tunnels for hiding soldiers and maneuvering that they had a lot of advantages. The Japanese losses were much greater, but it was difficult to determine the winner for a while, as it depended on who collapsed first.

(End of this chapter)