12dz Chapter 235 Fight!
Chapter 235 Fight!
"Boom!" A Japanese grenade exploded a dozen meters in front of Li Weidong, sending a blast of debris and dust surging like a surging tide. As the dust gradually cleared, Li Weidong spat out a mouthful of sand and cursed inwardly, "Damn it, they're really accurate."
At that moment, the squad leader quickly crept over and whispered everyone's name. Hearing everyone respond, a huge weight of relief finally fell from his heart. He walked over to Li Weidong and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?" Li Weidong shook his head at the squad leader, indicating that he was fine.
Squad 7 was the vanguard squad of Company 5, most of its soldiers being battle-hardened veterans of the Guadalcanal campaign. As required, Company 5 was assigned to Company A, 231st Battalion, 1st Regiment, under the command of Deputy Commander Tony Young. Their objective today was a heavily fortified Japanese naval gun position several hundred meters ahead, surrounded by numerous bunkers.
This was the third day that the Chinese army, operating at the company level, had joined the Manila offensive. Employing trench-to-trench and tunnel-to-tunnel tactics, and backed by the powerful American firepower, the Chinese had advanced 1500 meters in just two days, exposing the first wave of Japanese forward bunkers. This naval artillery array, like a stubborn rock, proved intractable. Despite repeated bombardments from the US Air Force and heavy artillery, it remained a stumbling block, hindering the Chinese and American advance toward Manila.
The 7 soldiers of Squad 12 were now divided into four groups. The fire support group consisted of a machine gun and an 4mm recoilless gun. The remaining three groups each carried a blast tube and a cluster charge. A team leader provided cover, armed with a Thompson submachine gun. They had quietly approached the Japanese bunker from three different directions.
"Bang, bang, bang!" A volley of Japanese bullets pelted the dirt in front of Wang Weidong's head. Undeterred, he quickly raised his Thompson submachine gun and, without hesitation, fired back, not caring if he could hit the target.
Xiao Wang and Tall Wu were digging furiously, hoping to connect the Japanese tunnel they occupied with the bomb crater ahead, thus gaining closer access to the enemy bunker. The 5th Company Commander and the platoon leaders had observed the Japanese bunker closely this morning and concluded that the most effective method was to drop explosives directly into the bunker.
Wang Weidong's team has approached the bunker in front of them, which is just about forty meters in front of them. After digging through the huge aerial bomb crater in front, they are at least twenty meters ahead of the bunker. There are many large and small bomb craters in front of them. As long as they cooperate properly, they can approach the bunker in less than a minute and try to blow it up.
Li Weidong and others have become accustomed to such attack operations. Many people think that such battles are the cruelest. In fact, it is not the case. Blast operations are far less bloody than assault operations.
The Japanese were clearly not to be trifled with. They had already spotted the approaching squads of Class 7, especially Li Weidong's squad at the forefront. The Japanese grenade launchers began to unleash their power, with grenades occasionally landing around Li Weidong's squad.
"Go!" cried the tall Wu, who was the first to pass through. Then, cautiously crawling toward the surface, he followed the crater. As he neared the surface, he paused, gently parting the soft earth with his hands to carve out a small observation hole for himself. He took a quick look before retreating. With just that one glance, he had already estimated the bunker's firing hole's position and distance from him.
Li Weidong also crawled over and asked in a low voice: "Tall guy, how are you?"
Tall Wu shook his head at him, "There's still about 17 or 18 meters to go. The damn firing hole is right in front of us. We can't charge from here. We have to try to climb over the shell crater in front and then go around to the blind spot on the side."
Wang Weidong turned to Xiao Wang and said, "Go back and tell the squad leader to tell the back to increase the firepower. It would be best if they could send in some smoke bombs."
"Tall guy, when the smoke starts to rise, you flip from the left and I'll flip from the right. Look for an opportunity to attack!"
A few minutes later, American grenade launchers and several M2 heavy machine guns opened fire together. The firing port of the bunker was immediately suppressed by a rain of bullets. Several grenades exploded around the bunker, forming a pile of smoke.
"Go!" Wang Weidong shouted softly, and was the first to file out of the crater. With a few quick steps, he rolled into a pre-determined crater left by another small-caliber artillery shell. He lay there for a dozen seconds, then stood up and rolled forward into another crater. Elsewhere, the tall Wu, holding a blasting tube, also quickly leaped into the crater ahead. Following the same pattern as Wang Weidong, he rushed through several craters and approached the bunker.
At this time, the Japanese army had reacted and the Type 92 heavy machine gun fired indiscriminately and threw several grenades out of the firing holes.
"Boom—boom—boom—" Several muffled explosions erupted around the bunker's firing port. Unexpectedly, the tall Wu was wounded and fell to the ground. By then, the smoke had cleared. Wang Weidong, watching from the sidelines, was terrified. Xiao Wang also rushed forward, but in his excitement, he misjudged his timing. Just as he was rolling towards a bomb crater, clutching the explosive pack, he was struck by a Japanese machine gun.
"Damn it!" Wang Weidong was furious. He angrily fired all the bullets from the Thompson gun in his hand. At the same time, he took out the heavy grenade from his waist, pulled the fuse, and threw it towards the enemy's firing port.
With a "bang", the grenade hit the edge of the shooting port and bounced off. At the moment when Wang Weidong felt regretful, the injured tall Wu picked up the grenade and threw it into the bunker accurately.
"Boom!" A loud explosion erupted, and a burst of flames shot out from the bunker's entrance. Wang Weidong suddenly stood up and rushed toward the bunker. The injured Xiao Wang also managed to stand up and was about to pick up the explosive pack on the ground when "da da da—" more gunfire rang out from the bunker, knocking Xiao Wang down again.
The bunker was not completely destroyed, and the enemy was not completely killed. They were also very tenacious and started to fight back immediately. Then, the enemy's heavy machine gun roared again "Tu Tu Tu - Tu Tu Tu -"
The hail of bullets pressed down on Wang Weidong, who was only a few meters away, unable to move forward. Wang Weidong helplessly grasped the dirt around him, his face full of grievance.
An accident happened again. The tall Wu, who was obviously seriously injured, stood up again. He used the blasting tube to support his body, made himself stand firm, pulled the fuse of the blasting tube hard, and rushed to the bunker without hesitation. While throwing the explosive into the bunker, he used his body to cover the enemy's shooting hole.
The enemy's bullets pierced the tall man's fragile body, each shot leaving a cloud of blood. Wang Weidong watched all this and couldn't help but burst into tears...