Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 328: Lanfeng Street Fight
In the ruins, a group of Japanese soldiers were advancing carelessly, with their team leader Matsui Kosuke walking in front in a cool manner;

The 14th Division had never experienced street fighting before, and basically celebrated the day the city was captured. They were invincible on the battlefield in North China, which made them develop the habit of looking down on everything.

Matsui Hirosuke was the same, he was just clearing out the remaining soldiers, he didn't take it seriously at all, besides, they were surrounded by their companions, less than a hundred meters away from each other;
As long as gunshots are heard, reinforcements will come, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and a Japanese sergeant with a plaster flag on the tip of his gun fell down. The sharp-eyed Lieutenant Matsui quickly found the attacker, who was only a thin figure running in a panic;

Lieutenant Matsui was so angry that his nose was crooked. A Chinese dared to launch a sneak attack on them and wanted to run away. He looked down on him. He immediately ordered a pursuit and rushed to the front with a Nambu pistol in one hand.

The Japs' junior officers were really fearless, and their minds were full of expanding the empire's territory, so the casualty rate was also very high;
If there wasn't some use in keeping him, sniper Kang Lihai would have sent him back home long ago. He really thinks his head is made of iron.

Lieutenant Matsui was ignorant and fearless. He really thought that he could charge forward with just a small team, but he didn't know that they had already entered the ambush circle of Gao Zidong's company.
The gunman who shot and killed the Japanese was the reconnaissance squad leader of Gao Zidong's company. He thought it would take some effort, but he didn't expect the Japanese to be so stubborn and just rushed in.

Gao Zidong estimated that there were about 30 Japanese soldiers, and he thought that this was probably not a complete team, and some of them were still around, and reinforcements might come soon. He had to fight quickly and send personnel to guard the two wings.

Fortunately, their company was still well-organized. After withstanding the artillery fire preparation, there were still 127 people left in the company, which was several times more than the Japanese.

So he asked the first and second platoons to send out a squad each to guard the two wings, and the main force was also ambushed on both sides of the street. Several light and heavy machine guns were set up, waiting for the Japanese to enter.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

Gao Ziliang, who had been patient for a long time, pulled the trigger just after he raised the bastard box. The bullet accurately hit the left chest of the devil, and a cloud of blood mist burst out.
Gao Zidong used a short-barreled Mauser, which was highly accurate and powerful, and was an essential weapon for the German-equipped division to kill the Japanese.

Lieutenant Matsui's gunshot was the order. Just when the Japanese were at a loss, gunshots rang out from both sides like frying beans.

Rows of bullets were fired densely at the Japanese, knocking them down in groups. In just one encounter, more than half of the 30 Japanese were killed or wounded.

The remaining dozen or so Japanese soldiers were also firing randomly, not knowing in which direction to shoot;
Just when the Japanese were putting up a last-ditch resistance, twenty or thirty grenades fell on their heads, scaring them out of their wits.

After a series of explosions, most of the Japanese soldiers' souls were completely dispersed, and the few surviving Japanese soldiers were also dizzy and were finally shot to death.

The ambush ended just as quickly as it came, but the sound of gunfire still alarmed other devils, who rushed over to support them, screaming.
The squad in charge of guarding fought and retreated, leading the Japanese towards the main force.

The main force of the company quickly changed its formation under the command of Gao Zidong, and the troops on both wings retreated, forming a regular triangle formation, with three rows in the front and the first and second rows lagging behind.

The triangle is the most stable formation. It can not only block the enemy in the front, but also guard against threats from the flanks. The effect is very good in actual combat, and they quickly blocked the Japanese soldiers attacking from both wings.

Gao Zidong didn't know how many Japanese reinforcements were coming, so he could only fight and retreat, find out the enemy situation during the battle, and lure the Japanese to chase him.

The devils had helpers, and Gao Zidong's company also had them. Together with the other two companies, they formed a "triangle formation", with their company at the front and the other companies trailing behind, on the two wings, forming a larger triangle. There were not many devils chasing them, only about a hundred, but Gao Ziliang did not intend to fight them, but pretended to be exhausted and turned around and left.

Captain Kazuma Okamura would naturally not be willing to see that the defenders had taken advantage and wanted to run away. The more than 30 Japanese soldiers in Matsui's squad could not die in vain, otherwise he, as the squadron leader, would not be able to complete his mission.

Captain Okamura also sent out outflanking troops to both wings during the pursuit, but they ran into the guns of the first and second companies and were beaten and fled;
The main force of the Japanese troops in the middle also fell into the ambush of the first and second companies. In a short period of time, they suffered twenty to thirty casualties and were once again taught a lesson by the guerrilla column.

After suffering setbacks, Okamura's squadron gradually stabilized its position and fought back from the rubble. The defenders also began to suffer casualties.

The defenders had three understaffed companies with more than 3 men, while the Japanese had only more than 300 men left. The gap in strength between the two sides was huge, and the Japanese soon could not hold on.

Captain Okamura saw that the situation was not good and decisively ordered a retreat. The defenders took the opportunity to attack and killed more than a dozen devils.

They didn't chase far before the Japanese reinforcements arrived and the two sides got into a melee, neither giving in.

This was the preferred fighting method of the guerrilla column. They were not in a hurry to drive the Japanese out of the city, and fighting in the ruins was fair to both sides.
The defenders were familiar with the terrain, and they didn't have to worry about being ravaged by the enemy's heavy artillery during the melee, so the fighting was most comfortable.

Long Wenrui also likes this way of fighting. He is a sniper with a "system";

It is very easy to distinguish whether a guerrilla column has a "organization" or not, just see whether it has a scope. This thing is not easy to get, it is a symbol of status, and there are only 2 to 3 in each battalion.

He was not fighting alone. The captain also assigned him two assistant shooters, forming a sniper team. In street fighting, the three of them could suppress a small squad of Japanese devils.

From Jinling City to Lanfeng, Long Wenrui didn't know how many Japanese soldiers he had killed with his sniper. Normally, only important targets such as officers were worthy of a scratch on the butt of his rifle, and ordinary Japanese soldiers were just snipers;
They were divided into groups of three with clear division of labor. Two members were responsible for sniping ordinary Japanese soldiers who were not picky. Long Wenrui not only had to protect them, but also had to kill a few ignorant Japanese soldiers occasionally to satisfy his cravings.

The sniper position they chose was located on the flank and was not easily detected. When a Japanese officer appeared in Long Wenrui's sight, he was about to shoot him back home, but was attracted by a sneaky grenade thrower.
He decisively gave up sniping the officer and moved his gun towards the grenade thrower Ryozo Tashiro, who was targeting a machine gun.

As a professional grenade thrower, he can basically hit the target within a range of 150 meters. However, he is not well adapted to urban street fighting as it is too unsafe and lethal bullets may be fired from the rubble at any time.

His glans kept retracting and moving in and out, and he was cunning and kept testing whether there was any danger. He finally felt relieved after trying several times in a row;

Then he signaled to the assistant gunner to hand him a Type 94 special grenade, and then loaded the bullet quickly. Just as he stuck his head out to fire, Long Wenrui's gun fired.

"What a fast -- gun!"

When the Japanese soldier was dying, a line of words flashed through his mind, full of resentment.

(End of this chapter)