The shelling weakened slightly, and the soldiers of the first group of the 59th Regiment in the starting position jumped out of the trenches one after another.
The soldiers of one squadron were preparing to cross the river and attack the embankment on the other side.
The heavy machine gun squadron and infantry artillery squadron of the group stayed put.
A squadron opened fire to cover the advancing attack.
Although the counterattack against the 106th Division failed in the early morning, it also severely damaged the 106th Division.
After resting and recuperating, considering that they needed to wade across the river on foot and the number of troops should not be too large, a squadron was dispatched. x The heavy machine gun fire passed over the charging Japanese infantry and shot towards the river embankment first.
The shells fired by the four 75mm Type 41 mountain guns of the 59th Wing Artillery Squadron flew over the heads of the charging infantry and hit the river embankment position held by the preparation battalion.
"Don't show off, stay hidden" Zhang Wei fell in the trench.
Most of the artillery shells fired by the Japanese army hit the embankment slope in front.
What could kill the preparation battalion was the shrapnel produced after the artillery shells exploded on the embankment slope.
Everyone was hiding under the trench.
Sandbags piled outside the trench blocked most of the shrapnel.
"Carry on board, charge."
The Japanese officer ordered to charge at full speed.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers stepped into the river and rushed forward with the water as high as their knees.
The resistance after entering the water caused the Japanese army's impact speed to drop suddenly.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers The team formed a skirmish line and moved forward with all their strength in the river more than 30 meters wide.
The entire squadron advanced with light equipment and no reinforced heavy weapons.
The purpose was to increase the charging speed as much as possible, reduce casualties, and achieve a quick victory.
Seize the river embankment position and regain this commanding height.
"The Japs have entered the river and are ready to fight."
Mu Chao first discovered the movements of the Japanese army.
The soldiers loaded bolts and prepared for battle in their positions.
As the Japanese army rushed across the river, in order to avoid accidental damage, the Japanese troops fired directly The artillery stopped firing, and only the heavy machine guns on the other side were still reinforcing the attacking infantry.
Zhang Wei observed the Japanese troops who were still wading on foot.
The river was more than 30 meters wide, and the distance from the river bank to the embankment was nearly 60 meters.
In other words, the width of the river plus the distance from the river bank to the embankment was only a hundred meters.
On the left and right, it was the standard shooting range for engaging the enemy.
The Japanese army that appeared in front of Zhang Wei was about a hundred people, with the strength of a squadron.
The Japanese army crossed the river with a squadron of troops to attack.
In Zhang Wei's opinion, the reason was probably two.
First of all, in the early morning battle, the defenders of the 106th Division had been severely damaged.
Although the Japanese troops were repelled, they also understood the strength of the defenders on the opposite side during the fierce battle.
They must have believed that the defenders of the 106th Division had consumed a huge amount of money, which was indeed the case.
The 106th Division suffered huge losses during the attack.
The subordinate 631st Regiment lost almost an entire battalion in the battle near the river embankment.
It could not withstand the next attack, so it dared to dispatch only one squadron.
Secondly, the Japanese must have planned for a quick battle to prevent too many troops from being killed and wounded in the process of wading across the river alone, and even affecting the progress of the attack.
A squadron, a squadron of Japanese soldiers.
In Zhang Wei's past battles, the Japanese army was dealt with by his own organization, that is, a cavalry squad.
In the previous battle of King Luo, they only relied on anti-tank artillery and mortars to severely damage them.
The two squadrons did not meet the standard of total annihilation.
Looking at the Japanese army in front of him, Zhang Wei gradually began to think about annihilation.
The quality of his soldiers had improved after several battles.
In addition, he also had a company as a trump card.
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The location was favorable and there was river water.
As a barrier, it is not difficult to defeat the attacking Japanese troops.
"Everyone is here, pass my order, listen to the sound of my gun and fire, the heavy machine gun is not allowed to fire without my order."
"After the light machine gun fires, it is only allowed to fire bursts, and it can only fire bursts after entering 50 meters in front of the river embankment."
Zhang Wei issued two urgent instructions.
The soldiers of the heavy machine gun company were a little confused as to why the heavy machine gun was not allowed to fire after it entered the shooting range.
However, since it was the battalion commander's order, they just followed it.
The officers and sergeants shouted Zhang Wei's instructions loudly and repeatedly.
In wartime, loud repetition in sequence is the most effective means of communication, which can convey the order to the ears of every combatant.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese forwards had crossed the middle of the river, and the Japanese troops in the rear followed suit, holding their weapons high to prevent them from being splashed by the water.
Zhang Wei picked up his binoculars to observe, and saw the faces of the Japanese soldiers at close range.
Inside, the telescope was constantly magnifying, and in the center of the Japanese army there was a Japanese Army Commander Cao holding a command knife.
Zhang Wei spotted him at first sight.
Since he was so conspicuous, let him be the first target.
"Prepare for battle, listen for gunshots" Zhang Wei raised his 79 rifle and placed it on the trench as a shooting support.
He pulled out the safety pin on the bolt end of the rifle, slightly adjusted the sight of the rifle to three o'clock and one line, and aimed at the Japanese Army Commander Cao.
While taking aim, the Japanese Army's The forward was about to board the river bank, and the rear also waded through the deepest part of the middle of the river.
"Da da" the clear gunshots of Type 38 rifles sounded from time to time, and the Japanese troops who were about to land fired at the river embankment from time to time.
The Japanese forward was still a few meters away from waiting for the shore.
Zhang Wei tightened his grip on the butt of his gun and pulled the trigger hard.
"Bang" bullets came out in response.
The 79 rifle bullets shot straight at the Japanese Army Commander Cao, directly hitting his chest and abdomen.
The Japanese Army Commander Cao felt severe pain and fell down weakly.
It seemed that he was not willing to die like this.
He used all his strength and willpower to try to get up in the river.
"Bang" Less than ten seconds after the first bullet hit Mr.
Cao, the second bullet was shot at him.
This bullet came from Li Changgui who was beside Zhang Wei.
This time he was hit on the head.
The body fell into the river and floated slowly along the current.
"Good fight," Zhang Wei said to Li Changgui beside him.
After Zhang Wei's first shot, all the rifles and light machine guns on the position began to fire, shooting at the Japanese troops who had not yet completed landing.
The rifles and light machine guns fired in short bursts.
The firepower could not be said to be very fierce, but for those who had not yet landed, the firepower was not very intense.
Landing ashore, the threat to the slow-moving Japanese troops was not small.
After bursts of gunfire, more than a dozen floating corpses appeared in the river.
The Japanese troops in the vanguard were almost knocked down by the first round of firepower.
The Japanese troops withstood the first round of firepower from the preparation camp and landed one after another.
From the river bank to the embankment, there was a distance of about 60 meters.
The Japanese troops who had escaped from the river began to charge fiercely.
The rifle group assaulted forward, and the light machine gun group and As soon as the grenade group crossed the river, they immediately set up light machine guns and grenade launchers and opened fire to suppress the high river embankment positions.
"Da da da da da da."
A string of machine gun bullets were fired at the river embankment position.
The grenade launcher fired after the machine gun.
The first few grenades hit the river embankment slope, and scattered shrapnel flew into the position.
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Knocked down two soldiers from the preparation camp.
After the Japanese troops landed, the firepower of the preparation camp also began to increase sharply.
The light machine gunners followed Zhang Wei's orders and fired continuously after the distance was set.
The rifle group of the Japanese troops charging forward was attacked by machine gun bullets fired continuously. , a dozen people were knocked down on the spot.
The distance of 60 meters on the "board" was not far away.
The Japanese army, which had suffered casualties, still stormed towards the river embankment position despite the firepower.
The bullets fired by the two armies crisscrossed each other: