Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 71: Heavy Damage to Yamamoto's Special Forces

Of course, Yamamoto Ikki didn't know that the observation group was killed by Li Yunlong, but Wang Gensheng looked through the telescope and saw that there was a man in Yamamoto's special forces holding a samurai sword.

Although it was difficult to see his face clearly even with a telescope at a distance of 500 meters, Wang Gensheng still knew that the person holding the command knife must be Yamamoto Ikki. Wang Gensheng immediately said to Baili Xiu beside him:

"See that little Japanese soldier with the command knife? You'll fire the first shot. Try to get a headshot!"

After saying this, Wang Gensheng gave the order:

"After Baili Xiu's gun goes off, don't hesitate and fire away! Light machine gun crew, don't save your bullets!"

After hearing Wang Gensheng's order, Baili Xiu immediately took the Type 97 sniper rifle and found the Japanese soldier holding a samurai sword that Wang Gensheng mentioned.

boom!
Without hesitation, Baili Xiu immediately pulled the trigger. When Baili Xiu pulled the trigger and the gun fired, the nine light machine guns of the cavalry company's machine gun group immediately opened fire and swept towards the Japanese special forces gathered at the bottom of the cliff.

Wang Gensheng did not shoot, but stared at Yamamoto Ikki who was holding a samurai sword with a telescope. At a distance of 500 meters, with the initial velocity of the bullet of the Type 97 sniper rifle and the bullet attenuation, it would take about one second to reach him.

Fortunately, the bullet hit Yamamoto Ikki's head accurately, but unfortunately, it hit the helmet on Yamamoto Ikki's head.

If the helmet worn by Yamamoto Ikki was an ordinary Japanese helmet, then the bullet would definitely be able to penetrate the helmet and blow Yamamoto Ikki in the head.

But unfortunately, Yamamoto Ikki was wearing a specially made thickened high-manganese steel helmet, so the bullet did not penetrate Yamamoto Ikki's helmet, but only made Yamamoto Ikki's head tilt slightly.

Of course, what is even more regrettable is that although nine light machine guns formed a powerful firepower network, the distance of 500 meters was really too far.

Most of the bullets were just outlines. Although there were occasional bullets that hit the target, unfortunately, they either hit the head of someone with a helmet like Baili Xiu did, or hit the chest or back of someone with a bulletproof vest.

Only when a bullet hits an arm or a leg can it be considered an effective kill.

Wang Gensheng felt a little regretful about this. He had just forgotten to remind Baili Xiu not to shoot at the head, but to aim at the face. If he had aimed at the face, maybe that shot would have killed Yamamoto Ikki.

Yamamoto Ikki felt a little depressed when he saw the fire on the hillside 500 meters away. He had not expected that the Eighth Route Army Headquarters had also arranged hidden crossfire.

If left alone, it would definitely have a significant impact on the attack, so he immediately ordered:

"Xiaolu Jun, take twenty special forces soldiers and eliminate that firing point for me!"

After receiving the order, the Xiaolu special forces member immediately gathered twenty people and rushed towards Wang Gensheng.

Wang Gensheng did not panic at the twenty Yamamoto special forces members who rushed over, but ordered the machine gunners to continue shooting. Because all members of the Yamamoto special forces were equipped with submachine guns, there was no need to worry within a distance of nearly 200 meters or even 100 meters.

Although the .45 bullet is very powerful and has a strong stopping power, its initial velocity is also very slow. This causes the bullet's trajectory to drop sharply after exceeding 100 meters, and it will not be very accurate after reaching 200 meters.

However, just when Yamamoto Ikki was planning to continue attacking Chenjiayu and destroy the Eighth Route Army command, he received a shocking news through the radio that the observation group was wiped out.

Yamamoto Ikki is now very upset. Without the observation group, what's the point of playing?
More importantly, the attack on the cliff was not going well. The booby traps that Wang Gensheng had Zhao Gang set up beforehand were effective. One booby trap after another successfully blocked the continued attack of Yamamoto's special forces. So in the end, Yamamoto's special forces had to choose to retreat. Because continuing to waste time like this would only increase the casualties of the special forces, it was meaningless. Yamamoto Ikki believed that the special forces members he had trained with great effort were not meant to deal with these ordinary soldiers.

So the twenty special forces soldiers who had just rushed out less than two hundred meters were called back again by Yamamoto Ikki.

However, Wang Gensheng was unwilling to retreat and immediately ordered:
"Mount your horses and give chase, but be sure to maintain a distance of at least 300 meters. It's time for live-fire practice. Don't conserve your bullets, fire freely!"

Then a magical scene appeared, Yamamoto Ikki was running in front with the special forces members.

Wang Gensheng's cavalry company was chasing leisurely from behind, but the distance was still more than 300 meters, and they were still firing continuously.

Although the chance of aiming and shooting at a target more than 300 meters away on horseback is very low, even the sharpshooter Baili Xiu is not sure of hitting the target 300 meters away accurately on the bumpy horseback.

That’s right, Wang Gensheng was using the short range of his submachine gun to harass Yamamoto’s special forces, even though the chance of hitting the target was very low when shooting at a distance of more than 300 meters on horseback.

But with more than a hundred people continuously shooting, it was natural that they would be hit from time to time.

As for the bullet problem, Wang Gensheng was not worried at all. After all, he brought enough bullets this time, and each cavalry company brought 100 rounds of bullets.

As more and more of Yamamoto's special forces soldiers were shot in the legs, more and more of them fell behind. Yamamoto Ikki saw this and naturally understood that this could not go on.

Because if this continues, all the special forces that Yamamoto Ikki has trained with great effort will be lost here.

So Yamamoto Ikki looked at the special forces team leader Xiaolu Jun with a cold gaze and said to Xiaolu Jun:

"Xiaolu Jun, the time has come to serve the empire! For your family! The task of covering the rear is now up to you!"

Mr. Deer also understood that he had no choice, so he stayed with twenty special forces members. Of course, the injured special forces members also stayed with them.

So more than 30 Yamamoto special forces members, including the injured special forces member, deployed and formed a wall to block the pursuit of Wang Gensheng's cavalry company.

Wang Gensheng naturally didn't dare to take a detour to pursue them. Not to mention whether he could catch up, it would be bad if he was attacked from both sides. Moreover, it would be very good for Wang Gensheng to eat these more than 30 special forces members.

Of course, Wang Gensheng did not dare to let the cavalry company attack. Letting the cavalry company charge in front of Yamamoto's special forces, where every member was equipped with a submachine gun, would be a suicidal act.

So, at a distance of more than 300 meters, Yamamoto's special forces responsible for blocking the enemy and Wang Gensheng's cavalry company started shooting at each other.

Xiaolujun, who was left behind by Yamamoto Ikki, originally wanted the special forces to charge towards the cavalry with submachine guns to close the distance, but unfortunately, when Wang Gensheng saw the special forces rushing towards him, he immediately ordered his horses to turn around and retreat.

So, knowing that he couldn't catch up, Xiaolujun could only stay where he was and shoot at the cavalry company with his submachine gun.

(End of this chapter)