The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 477 Collective Mating

That's right! The Japanese air raid happened at this critical moment.

After Hu Biao hurriedly looked up, he saw a Japanese Type 97 improved reconnaissance plane diving at full speed from the clouds overhead.

Given the high speed at which this thing dives, it could probably launch an attack on them very soon.

Although this reconnaissance aircraft only has one 7.7mm caliber aircraft machine gun, its firepower is still beyond what flesh and blood can withstand.

The moment he shouted "Air raid," Hu Biao threw down the spoon in his hand.

He grabbed the nearest guy in his arms, pulled him a few steps to the left, and hid behind a rock about the size of a table.

Other experienced birds had the same reaction, either hugging or pulling the children next to them to hide to the left or right.

I just pressed the little guy's head down so he was lying face down, and curled up his body as much as possible.

Hu Biao heard the distinctive 'thud' sound of aircraft machine guns hitting the ground at high speed, which rang clearly in his ears.

Although he didn't hear any screams of the wounded, after a very short time, when the Japanese plane roared with its engines and climbed back up, Hu Biao quickly turned his head to look to his right.

The main reason was that, having been through many battles, he knew all too well how devastating the casualties were for infantry under air raids.

Luckily! When Hu Biao glanced over, he saw that although everyone in the group had hurriedly dodged and were now in a rather disheveled state, no one had been hit by bullets.

Unfortunately, or rather, the sky has fallen! Because that big pot was overturned.

The fragrant broth spilled onto the ground and was quickly absorbed by the dry earth, while the lamb bones and hooves rolled far away, covered in mud and sand.

However, the situation was even worse when the planes in the sky began to circle and turn around, and it was estimated that they would soon launch another dive and strafing attack.

Originally, it was a group of about a hundred Japanese military police who had sneaked in from the southwest.

Upon hearing about the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they also began to rush towards this direction.

So after regaining his senses, Xiao Hao even wanted to rush towards the overturned pot; after all, in this child's mind, food that fell on the ground could be picked up and washed with water without affecting its edibility.

As a result, Hu Biao grabbed the boy by the collar and forcibly pulled him back from his lunge.

At the same time, he shouted a command that might be misinterpreted in modern times, or even considered offensive: "Everyone, get ready to fire the plane."

Hu Biao naturally knew that without a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns forming a fire network, it would be extremely difficult for ground personnel to shoot down an aircraft.

More likely, it would be a waste of ammunition and an increase in casualties on our side.

The key issue is that the Japanese troops on the ground are about to rush over. How long can Uncle Bo, Lao Yu, and the others hold out against them with all their might?
The wisest choice is for them to retreat immediately.

With a plane circling overhead, occasionally swooping down to straf them or pointing them in the direction to escape, how could they possibly retreat?
It's important to know that there are no dense forests in Matouzhai that would allow them to escape aerial attacks and surveillance.

It's still at least an hour and a half until it gets dark; the plane won't leave and return to the airport for at least another hour.

Therefore, no matter how ridiculous the act of "collectively shooting down planes" may seem, or how many casualties it may result, it is something that must be done.

The above situation was known not only to Hu Biao, who issued the order, but also to everyone else except the children and students.

Under such circumstances, they were scattered in various places and made preparations as much as possible to prepare for the next dive and strafing by the Japanese planes.

For example, besides avoiding being in a straight line with your comrades to prevent the Japanese from attacking in a row and reducing casualties.

Hu Biao, Annie, Xiao Cui, and the others carrying submachine guns all changed to brand new magazines, preparing to fire as many bullets as possible in the shortest time.

Xu Feng, who was holding an MG34 general-purpose machine gun, and the two thugs who were helping to hold the ammunition belt, took a deep breath.

The main reason was that the two of them knew that when they were exchanging fire with the planes, the general-purpose machine gun they were operating would not only be the strongest anti-aircraft weapon, but would also be a priority target for the Japanese pilots.

At this point, both of them were prepared to die in battle. Cross, a newcomer who had just joined the team, replaced the magazine in his Czech light machine gun with one filled with SMK-H armor-piercing rounds.

He was indeed a novice, but he knew that this type of bullet was more lethal to Japanese planes.

Black Star pulled out a small melon grenade and gripped it tightly in his right hand; he was so tense that he didn't even notice the veins bulging on the back of his hand as he gripped the grenade so tightly.

The main reason was that he planned to imitate a scene from the TV series "Never Forget":
By calculating the lead time, a grenade was thrown into the air before the Japanese plane rushed over; when the plane flew over, it was hit by the exploding grenade, and the Japanese plane was successfully shot down.

To be honest, when I first saw this plot, Black Star even complained that it was too far-fetched.

Based on his experience as the undisputed best grenade thrower on his team, he knew that achieving this goal was extremely difficult and would be a matter of pure luck.

However, under the current circumstances, this kind of luck-based approach is actually his only means of application.

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Soon after, the Japanese planes turned around and swooped down towards the ground for the second time.

Whether the Japanese pilot was highly skilled and daring, or simply too arrogant, he actually dove to a height of only sixty or seventy meters above the ground before leveling off and beginning to straf the enemy.

A second earlier, everyone on the ground had also stood up in unison and pointed their guns at the sky.

This means that personnel from both the air and the ground launched an attack at the same time.

Seconds later, the Japanese pilot began to climb the plane. There were at least seven or eight gun holes on the fuselage, but unfortunately none of them were aimed at the plane or the pilot, causing any real damage.

On the ground, the thug, whose left leg had been shot off, had his face contorted in pain.

But when Xu Feng tried to give him first aid, he pushed his partner's hands away and shouted in a severely distorted voice:
"Never mind me, keep masturbating."

After shouting, he used trembling hands to pull out a tourniquet and tied it around his thigh to stop the bleeding. What was usually an easy action for him required him to bite his back teeth so hard that he barely managed to do it after several attempts.

When Xu Feng's hand was pushed away by the thug, his eyes turned red.

He lifted the long metal ammunition belt with his right hand, preparing to hold the gun in one hand and fire while feeding bullets with the other; unexpectedly, at that moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, helping him lift the ammunition belt.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the only male student among the four students.

He is said to be a freshman in college, and his elders are officials in the puppet government in Beijing. His family is quite well-off.

In the rush of time, all Xu Feng could do was nod at him and then shout out a sentence to Hu Biao, Hei Xing, Huang Adi, and the others:
"Again! Whoever backs down is a coward."

Shortly after, the Japanese planes began their third dive.

After this attack, in addition to more bullet holes in the plane, the Japanese pilot's face showed a mixture of anger and fear; because there was another bullet hole in the canopy on his side, and he was almost killed.

On the ground, the student was dead; his head had been blown apart by a burst of bullets, and his brains splattered all over Xu Feng's face.

This time, several figures appeared beside Xu Feng.

Xiao Hao, with his obviously undersized, dirty hands, lifted the heavy ammunition chain; the three children from the cultural troupe, Xie Liang, and Ma Fei, together struggled to drag the thug toward a rock where he could hide.

Upon seeing this, the group initially wanted to shout something to urge the others to quickly take it back.

But seeing the determination on their faces, everyone, regardless of age or gender, shouted in unison: "Again! Anyone who backs down is a coward."

The sound was so loud, as if it was trying to shout out all the resentment and frustration in its heart.

Then, the Japanese planes began their fourth dive attack.

Apart from Fang Youcai, the last lightly wounded soldier in the 7th Company fell backward after being shot in the chest.

At the same time, a grenade exploded several meters from the nose of the plane, the flash engulfing the propeller. Meanwhile, the cockpit windows were hit by multiple bullets and shattered instantly into a spiderweb pattern...

(End of this chapter)