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Shell Crater
About 170 meters away from the Japanese Army Position, through the chaotic battlefield, it was possible to distinguish where the people were and where the cover was.
The Kuomintang Army's second charge had reached a distance of about four hundred meters, and the Japanese Army's Mortar sounded again.
The dull explosions echoed across the battlefield, taking away the lives of young soldiers time and again.
As the charging soldiers approached within three hundred meters, the Japanese Army Position came "alive" once more.
Aim, fire, aim, fire...
The Japanese Army mechanically repeated this action, with no difference from shooting practice on the training ground. The only difference was that after a bullet hit, a young life was lost.
There were also new recruits in the Japanese Army, trembling in the trenches, occasionally flinching as stray bullets from the Kuomintang Army struck their cover, causing them to shake in fear and wail.
The Old Sergeant urged these Japanese recruits to pick up their rifles and shoot at the Kuomintang Army soldiers charging from a distance, helping them adapt to the battlefield.
This batch of charging Kuomintang soldiers were clearly veterans; their movements were very practiced. Occasionally, small combat teams of two or three could suppress some of the Japanese Army's firing points. Compared to the first batch of purely reckless new recruits who charged into fire and a small number of veterans who served as cannon fodder, they achieved some results.
"Tie Zhu, come here and help hold your gun; aim from here."
Wang Shunliu had been busy in the shell crater for a while, using his fallen comrade's body to create a simple shooting hole. He quickly called Tie Zhu over to give it a try.
To survive on the battlefield, one must adapt to it. Clearly, Wang Shunliu was a good teacher.
Following Wang Shunliu's instructions, Tie Zhu carefully extended his gun out of the shell crater. Just as he was about to peek out, Wang Shunliu pressed him down.
Wang Shunliu placed a steel helmet on the gun and slowly raised it, then shook it to reveal the trench.
Aside from stray bullets passing by, there was no specific focus from the Japanese Army here.
After removing the helmet, Wang Shunliu finally released his grip on Tie Zhu.
Tie Zhu cautiously poked his head out, holding the gun and aiming at the Japanese Army Position: "Shunliu Brother, I can't see clearly, there's smoke."
"Tie Zhu, don't rush, stay down and don't move, whatever you do, wait for the smoke to clear."
"Oh, okay."
Before he finished speaking, bullets from a Japanese machine gun swept through, and a scream came from not far behind.
The moment Tie Zhu had gathered a bit of courage, he hurriedly ducked back into the shell hole, covering his head with his hands and trembling.
Wang Shunliu sighed; this kid really wasn't cut out for soldiering. In this hellish world, wasn't it just pushing him towards death?
"Tie Zhu, Tie Zhu, get up! Hurry up, the Japanese have shown themselves; aim and shoot!"
Wang Shunliu pulled Tie Zhu once more to the edge of the shell hole, aiming at the Japanese Army Position nearly two hundred meters away.
"Tie Zhu, don't be afraid. Don't worry about what's happening around you; remember what you learned in training camp."
"Load the bullet."
Tie Zhu, feeling a bit flustered after hearing Wang Shunliu's words, fumbled with the gun's bolt several times but couldn't get it right.
"Don't rush, don't panic, take your time."
After a few attempts, he finally chambered a round. Tie Zhu's panic and fear were somewhat suppressed.
"Tie Zhu, take it slow and don't rush. Look ahead to see if there are any targets."
"Shunliu Brother, I can't see clearly."
"Take your time, keep looking."
"Shunliu Brother, I think I see a Japanese head; it seems to be moving."
"Slowly move the gun's muzzle over and aim at him."
"Oh, okay."
"Are you aimed?"
"I'm aimed, Shunliu Brother."
"Fire!"
After a few seconds without hearing a gunshot, Wang Shunliu turned his head to look at Tie Zhu.
Tie Zhu was sweating profusely, his hands trembling slightly, and his body shaking uncontrollably.
"Fire the gun, Tie Zhu, what are you thinking?"
"I... Shunliu Brother, I can't, I don't dare to kill."
"If you don't dare to kill, then you'll be killed. Shoot!"
"I... I can't."
"Fire the gun."
"I can't, boo hoo..."
"Fire! You need to shoot!"
Wang Shunliu shouted loudly into Tie Zhu's ear, repeatedly yelling and tormenting Tie Zhu's fragile nerves.
"Bang!"
A crisp gunshot rang out, and both of them froze. Wang Shunliu let out a sigh of relief; Tie Zhu had fired the first shot, and things would get much better from here.
Tie Zhu felt a bit dazed; it seemed like he had just killed someone.
"Shunliu Brother, did I... did I kill someone?"
"Did you hit him?"
"I... I don't know."
"Go check."
"Oh, okay."
Tie Zhu quickly got up, no longer shivering, already starting to adapt to the battlefield.
"No, I missed. He's still alive and moving."
"Then shoot again."
"Oh, okay."
This time, without Wang Shunliu saying anything, Tie Zhu took the gun himself, pulled the bolt, aimed, and fired in one go.
"Bang!"
Another crisp gunshot rang out. After waiting for two or three seconds, Tie Zhu crawled back down with some frustration.
"Shunliu Brother, I missed again."
Wang Shunliu, who was searching for targets on the other side, didn't even turn his head: "If you could kill someone with just two shots, you'd be a sharpshooter. It's fine, take your time. I've got plenty of bullets here; just consider it practice."
"Oh, okay."
On the battlefield, the firepower of the Japanese Army began to be gradually suppressed. The veterans of the Kuomintang Army used their experience to hide in various corners of the battlefield, occasionally peeking out to shoot, causing some casualties among the Japanese Soldiers.
The defending forces of the Japanese Army in Luodian were not numerous, consisting of only one battalion with over a thousand men. They needed to defend against attacks from three sides, with approximately two companies, around two to three hundred men, on each side.
Each squad of the Japanese Army had 13 members, including a squad leader, four Machine Gunners, and eight Riflemen. There was one Light Machine Gun, organized with four personnel (a commander, a shooter, and two ammunition bearers), who were equipped with self-defense pistols and sometimes carried Rifles during combat (except for the Machine Gunner); the remaining eight Riflemen each had a single-shot Rifle. In specially reinforced units, an additional two-person 50mm grenade launcher would be assigned to enhanced squads.
A squad of the Japanese Army consisted of three teams and a grenade launcher team equipped with three grenade launchers, totaling 54 men.
A standard infantry company of 180 men in the Japanese Army included: a 19-man company headquarters consisting of a Company Commander, an Executive Officer, three Sergeants, four Medics, an officer's Orderly, a Signalman, eight Communicators, and three 54-man squads.
The attacking forces of the Kuomintang Army against Luodian comprised three regiments, each responsible for one side and holding an absolute numerical advantage.
In the rear positions, the sound of horns echoed once again; however, this time it was the signal for artillery fire, not for charging.
Pulling down Tie Zhu, who was still blindly searching for targets, Wang Shunliu crouched beside him: "Wait for a moment; when the artillery fire ends, don't rush out immediately. Did you hear me? Let others go out first before we charge. Did you get that?"
"Artillery fire? What artillery fire?"
"..."
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