Under the instruction of Zhang Wei, the two heavy machine gun platoons of the teaching brigade deployed reinforcements to the friendly forces, and a platoon of machine guns of the heavy fire squadron led by Li Shaoyan was arranged on the right side of the position of the teaching brigade, next to the road.
The flanks of the entire attack formation of the Japanese army were within its range of fire, and the second platoon of machine guns of the heavy fire squadron on the road, with an angle of fire similar to direct fire, played an auxiliary role in the firing of the first row of machine guns, and barely formed a cross-fire network with the first row of machine guns, and fired at the Japanese troops in front of the breakthrough of the friendly first-line positions.
The sound of the ZB37 heavy machine gun bullet chain trembling and the explosion of the bullet resounded throughout the middle and rear of the position of the entire teaching brigade, and only the first-line position of the teaching brigade was firing, so the sound of heavy machine gun fire was obvious in the middle and rear of the position of the teaching brigade.
The machine gunners of the heavy fire squadron replaced the original Czech heavy pointed bullets and ordinary bullets, and replaced them with the Chinese-made 79 heavy pointed bullets and ordinary bullets.
The most ferocious was the first row of heavy machine guns of the heavy fire squadron led by Li Shaoyan, and the three guns formed a crossfire network, and the advantage of the firing range allowed each gun to play a role.
"Hit with a gag" Li Shaoyan and the platoon commander of the first platoon of machine guns repeatedly repeated the order to suppress the breakthrough of the friendly position, and the firing method was all continuous fire rather than point fire.
Wherever the mortar bombs, the target of the heavy machine gun is there, and the shooters even save the steps of searching for the enemy and aiming, anyway, suppressing the fire, and identifying the place is to hit.
After the machine gun fire of the teaching brigade began, the Takeda brigade, which was attacking the Zhou Pu division of friendly forces, did not attack the machine guns of the teaching brigade with strength and intensity.
Only sporadic rifle machine gun bullets and grenadiers were fired, which only played a jamming role, and the 92nd Infantry Gun, which had the greatest lethality, was busy suppressing the second-line position of the Zhou Pu Battalion and had no energy to deal with the heavy machine guns of the teaching brigade.
The firing target was fixed, and the commander of the first platoon of the machine gun and Li Shaoyan got off the machine gun squad to give the machine gunners a hand, holding the ammunition box and repair tools of the heavy machine gun, assisting the machine gunners in troubleshooting, and ensuring the smooth shooting and the continuity of the machine gun fire.
The heavy machine gun is equipped with heavy pointed bullets, ordinary bullets and tracer bullets, and in the continuous shooting with a large amount of ammunition, the squad leaders of each heavy machine gun squad replaced the ZB37 with the domestically made 79 ordinary bullets, saving the bullets of Czech origin.
The manufacturing process of these domestically made 79 guns and ammunition is not as good as that of foreign bullets, and there will be jamming and dumb fire when they hit a dozen, and in these so-called domestically made guns and bullets, the manufacturers and quality are uneven, most of them are manufactured by the arsenals controlled by the central government, and they are also mixed with rifle bullets manufactured by the Guangdong and Guangxi arsenals, and the quality is good and bad.
For Li Shaoyan, this kind of actual combat operation greatly increased his battlefield experience, and a lieutenant squadron leader personally went into battle to deliver ammunition, which not only ensured the machine-gun firepower, but also boosted the morale of the soldiers.
The machine gun fire support controlled by Zhang Wei was not a good thing for the soldiers of the Takeda Brigade gathered near the breakthrough, a group of three Japanese soldiers lay on the ground, eager to attack, the Japanese army insisted on attacking the breakthrough with a small force and a single soldier, and increased the strength of the breakthrough.
"Shang" The Japanese soldier Cao, who fell to the ground, shouted, ordering the three to launch a surprise attack.
The three Japanese soldiers jumped up, and the timing they chose was just after the explosion of a mortar shell of 82, and the three rushed to the breakthrough in front of them, and launched an attack at a speed beyond the infantry charge, and the three of them lowered their waists and ran several steps, and were about to rush into the breakthrough.
Suddenly, the first person in the triangular formation fell next to the breakthrough at once, and the steel helmet flew into the sky, and the other two people behind him were also pierced by seven or nine bullets.
After the heavy machine guns opened fire, the assault launched by the Japanese infantry was almost never successful, and the line of fire composed of heavy machine gun bullets pressed the Japanese troops who fell to the ground and could not lift their heads, and the crossfire network composed of heavy machine guns and heavy machine guns in different positions, coupled with the continuous shelling of the 82nd mortar platoon, made it difficult for these Japanese troops who were on standby outside the breakthrough to move an inch.
At the breach, the 82nd mortar platoon and heavy machine guns blocked the entire breach, and three more corpses appeared in front of the breach.
In the position of the Zhou Pu battalion, the battle in the front-line trenches reached a fever pitch, and a multi-detachment of Japanese troops rushed in to quickly enter the battle to expand the results, and the infantry platoon of the Zhou Pu battalion fought fiercely, and the two sides fought hard in the trenches.
The Japanese army continued to advance with its fighting quality, and the infantry platoon of the Zhou Pu battalion was also aroused to fight the Japanese army with grenades and gun grenades.
Eventually, the recruits grabbed their guns and grenades and fought the Japanese soldiers, and during the battle, the Japanese attacked farther and farther in the trenches.
Zhang Wei's teaching brigade dealt a powerful blow to the Japanese army, and it was also a powerful support for friendly forces.
Zhou Pu, who was located in the second-line position, naturally quickly made counterattack arrangements, Zhang Wei's fire support intensity was so great, and the two passed through the gas before the battle, the Japanese infantry was basically cut off, and the heavy machine guns and 82 mortars greeted them vigorously, how could Zhou Pu let go of this opportunity to counterattack From the battle of the second-line position to the present, the first battalion of Zhou Pu's 65th Regiment has always been the main combat force, and the teaching brigade has given enough face, in addition to the troops, the support that should be given has been given, and Zhou Pu himself does not want to lose face in front of friendly troops, and everyone wants to fight for breath.
"Order the second company, prepare for a counterattack, the heavy machine gun company shoots at the breach of the first-line position, and the third company is on standby."
Zhou Pu was in the second-line position and ordered the officers around him.
Now it is mainly the officers and men of the first company of the first battalion of the 65th regiment who are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in the front-line trenches.
The second and third companies of the infantry under Zhou Pu were stationed in the second-line position and the reserve position behind, and the heavy machine-gun company was also deployed in the second-line position.
In order to counterattack, Zhou Pu sent an infantry company from the second-line position, which is now on standby, and uses the third company as a reserve, ready to launch a counterattack after the second company at any time to recapture the first-line position attacked by the Japanese Read the URL: