Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Regiment Commander Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter and say, "Instructor Peng truly understands me!"

He said to Old Wu, "Old Wu, do you really think we're all people who can't distinguish right from wrong?"

"To tell you the truth, we've prepared the best weapons for you!"

Then he said to Deputy Commander Huang, "Old Huang, you make the arrangements for them!"

"yes!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang responded and said to the three men, "You three are the strongest snipers in our Independent Regiment, so we plan to entrust Commander Nie's prized possession to you!"

He pointed to the three McMillan rifles and said to the three men, "These three rifles can easily snipe enemies within 2000 meters. If used well, they can even hit enemies 3540 meters away!"

"Deputy Regiment Commander Huang, do you really have guns that can shoot that far?"

The last soldier raised a question.

He was also a sharpshooter, using a specially caliber Type 38 rifle.

Unlike the other two, he primarily targeted Japanese machine gunners, and killed 16 of them.

"Xiao Gao!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said earnestly, "This was said by our Commander Nie; you should believe him, right?"

"I naturally believe Commander Nie's words!"

Xiao Gao nodded.

"Here, this is the instruction manual!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang took out an instruction manual and handed it to Instructor Peng, instructing him, "You're literate and a cadre, so this is for you. The three of you should work together to figure out how to use it!"

"yes!"

Instructor Peng responded with a nod of understanding.

Deputy Commander Huang continued, "Starting today, the three of you will form a special sniper team. We will also provide each of you with an observer who will carry a gun and ammunition, making a total of six people per team."

"And your group has a challenging task ahead!"

"Deputy Regiment Commander Huang!"

Old Wu asked, "What kind of mission do we have?"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said in a deep voice, "Recently, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the Japanese 5th Division, is in our area. Their mission is to use McMillan to kill this Japanese soldier for me!"

"From the start of the Japanese invasion to the present, the highest-ranking general to die was a naval rear admiral, Jintaro Kato, whose flagship was hit by coastal artillery fire at the mouth of the Yangtze River."

"As for the lieutenant generals and generals, none of them died, which is why the commanders decided to send you to find an opportunity to kill that Japanese lieutenant general, Itagaki!"

Upon hearing Deputy Regiment Commander Huang's words, a strong killing intent surged in the eyes of all three.

The Chinese and the Japanese had a blood feud, so they were naturally willing to kill higher-ranking Japanese officers.

"alright!"

Commander Yang said, "Don't worry about Itagaki for now. This requires a decisive strike. If we don't kill him this time, we might not have another chance."

"So, you need to familiarize yourselves with how to use this McMillan first. Only by being familiar with the gun can you hit your targets more effectively."

"For the next few days, you'll be on the battlefield, targeting the enemy machine gunners!"

"clear!"

The three of them responded in unison.

Then, the three of them struggled to carry the boxes away.

Watching the three figures depart, Commander Yang said, "I hope they can complete their mission."

……

Outside Dingxiang County.

On the battlefield.

"Da da da! Da da da!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The independent regiment under the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region is currently engaged in combat with the 21st Regiment of the 21st Brigade under the 5th Division of the Japanese Army.

Speaking of which, the Independent Regiment and the 21st Regiment have a long history of grudges.

The former Independent Regiment belonged to the 115th Division and was a unit directly under the division.

Since arriving in Shanxi Province, the 115th Division has been fighting against the 5th Division.

Meanwhile, the Independent Regiment was also fighting against the subordinate units of the 5th Division.

However, the Independent Regiment did not engage in large-scale positional warfare with the 21st Regiment at first, but instead focused on attacking transport teams, patrol squads, and grain requisition teams.

They would also damage railways and power lines, clear out areas, and deplete their supplies.

After each ambush, they would immediately retreat and would never engage in a direct artillery duel with the Japanese.

For example, the 3rd Battalion of the 21st Regiment was ambushed by the Independent Regiment at Yimaling.

At that time, the Battle of Pingxingguan was taking place, and the 115th Division ambushed part of the 21st Brigade.

In order to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army, the 115th Division dispatched its Independent Regiment to set off overnight to snipe at this Japanese force.

Even though the Independent Regiment lacked heavy artillery and only had a few heavy machine guns and a small number of mortars, it still managed to hold off the Japanese army.

At the height of the battle, they repelled seven or eight Japanese attacks in a single day.

In that battle, the Independent Regiment suffered more than 140 casualties, and Zhang Wensong, the political instructor of the First Battalion, was killed on the battlefield.

The Japanese army suffered over 300 casualties.

Several months later, the two sides clashed fiercely on the battlefield again.

However, this time, the Independent Regiment was strengthened; although it was called a regiment, it was actually equivalent to a brigade.

Although there are still no heavy artillery pieces, the number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars is not as small as before.

Their enemy, the 21st Infantry Regiment of the Class A Horse-Drawing Division, had a full strength of 3740 men.

It possessed over 2100 Type 38 rifles, 120 Type 14 pistols, 24 Type 92 heavy machine guns, and 108 Type 96 light machine guns.

108 50mm grenade launchers and 6 Type 92 infantry guns (70mm).

In addition, there were four Type 4 75mm mountain guns and four Type 4 37mm rapid-fire guns from the regiment's directly subordinate artillery company.

Because the battlefield was located in the mountains, it was difficult for the regiment's 75mm mountain guns and 37mm rapid-fire guns to cross the mountains to provide support.

Even so, the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.

It was against this backdrop that those sharpshooter squads joined the battle.

Zou Yun, armed with an SVD sniper rifle, approached a high rock behind him.

Ahead of him were some dry bushes and weeds that could block his view of the distance.

Zou Yun squatted there, firmly resting the butt of his SVD sniper rifle against his shoulder, closing one eye, and using only one eye to observe the enemy positions in the distance through the scope.

He has used this rifle many times in the past few days and has naturally gained a lot of knowledge about it.

As rare sharpshooters in the army, they don't need to strictly control the use of bullets like other soldiers.

Each of them was provided with 120 rounds of ammunition, just like the Japanese soldiers.

However, they all knew that the troops were short of bullets and that bullets were precious, so they did not deliberately waste them.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Zou Yun spotted a target 730 meters away.

That was a captain in the Japanese army.

The other man was holding binoculars and observing the firepower of the independent regiment opposite him. Every now and then, he would give instructions to the messenger.

"I've never killed a Japanese soldier of company commander rank!"

A cold glint flashed in Zou Yun's eyes as he pointed his gun at the Japanese company commander.

He didn't fire immediately, but instead checked the wind direction.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and Zou Yun pulled the trigger.

The bullet flew out of the bushes instantly and landed on the head of the Japanese company commander with terrifying speed.