Chapter 491: The Japanese Soldiers Were Stunned

These events occurring at Biandanshan took place in just a few short minutes!

Battalion Commander Zhang led his troops to lie in ambush within the trenches, preparing to withstand the Japanese Army's upcoming assault!

According to the Japanese Army's standard combat pattern, before an attack, they would certainly first subject the defenders' positions to a baptism of artillery fire before launching a charge.

However, this time the Japanese Army's attack on Biandanshan had no artillery support; from the battle just now, the Japanese Army's Battalion Commander had already discovered that the combat effectiveness of the Republic of China Army on the main peak position of Biandanshan had dropped significantly.

According to Fujita Jiro's understanding of the Republic of China Army, the Republic of China Army on the main peak of Biandanshan did not have much ammunition left now.

Therefore, this time Fujita Jiro ordered two or three hundred Japanese soldiers to launch a banzai charge against the Republic of China Army without artillery cover.

One could see two or three hundred Japanese soldiers holding Type 38 Rifles with fixed Bayonets, advancing rapidly toward Battalion Commander Zhang's position, with many Japanese soldiers shouting slogans of "Long live the Imperial Army" in their mouths.

At this moment, Battalion Commander Zhang told everyone to stay calm and not be nervous: "Brothers, listen to my command, don't fire until the Japanese soldiers get close."

"Without my order, no one is allowed to fire; we must conserve ammunition and strive to eliminate a few more Japanese soldiers!"

In the space of a few breaths, the two sides had already tangled together; in just a few seconds, fresh blood kept splashing into the air, and both the Northeast Army and the Japanese Army had men falling one after another.

The Japanese Army's assistant gunner quickly calculated Erwa's approximate position; one machine gun suppressed Erwa, while the other two machine guns began to continue firing!

The Japanese Army squads behind also began to encircle Battalion Commander Zhang and the others at this time, and the firepower of six machine guns began to fire at Battalion Commander Zhang and his men.

As Battalion Commander Zhang's voice fell, the messenger began to observe the distance of the Japanese Army!

"We will wait for the Japanese soldiers to get closer, then everyone will start throwing Hand Grenades at them. After throwing the Hand Grenades, immediately fire all your bullets, and then we will engage the Japanese soldiers in hand-to-hand combat."

Hearing this, Battalion Commander Zhang nodded. He waited for a moment, estimating they were only one hundred meters away, and shouted: "Brothers, hit them hard for me!"

The Japanese Army squad was equipped with three Type 11 Light Machine Guns. Once the machine guns opened fire, the firepower of Battalion Commander Zhang and his men was immediately suppressed, and many soldiers were too afraid to lift their heads.

"Battalion Commander, one hundred and ten meters!"

"Assistant gunner, observe the bullet holes on the fallen Imperial Warriors and immediately estimate the enemy's hiding position."

After a short while, the messenger said:

"Messenger, report again when the Japanese soldiers are at two hundred meters."

"One hundred and fifty meters!"

"Understood!" Battalion Commander Zhang crouched and stood up: "Brothers, get ready for battle."

After speaking, Battalion Commander Zhang took the lead, jumped out of the trench, and ran down the mountain while waving the Broadsword in his hand.

The Japanese Army's bayonet skills were indeed very strong, but this time, the combat ability of the st Division Guard Battalion of the Northeast Army was among the best in the st Division.

Following closely, another series of gunshots rang out, and more than twenty Japanese soldiers fell. After this burst of gunfire, Battalion Commander Zhang threw away his Box Cannon.

Battalion Commander Zhang's voice fell, and the Box Cannon in his hand rang out; he had aimed at a Japanese soldier's head.

The Japanese Army squad leader on the front line was Yamaki Isao; seeing that the Republic of China Army's position had completely run out of gunfire, he ordered the whole squad to charge.

The remaining thirty-some men also took out their rifles with fixed Bayonets, rushed out of the trench, and followed behind Battalion Commander Zhang.

Instantly, a series of gunshots rang out, and twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers fell.

Battalion Commander Zhang did not look back and continued to reload bullets: "Report again at one hundred and twenty meters."

Machine gun bullets hit the Sandbags, splashing up countless dust. Battalion Commander Zhang shouted: "Erwa, hurry up and take out the Japanese machine guns for me."

Having said that, Battalion Commander Zhang took the lead and went down; the others followed closely behind. The thirty-some Japanese soldiers opposite saw this scene and also started shouting, quickening their pace.

"The enemy has a Sniper!"

The changes on the battlefield immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese Army. The Japanese Company Commander Watanabe Noo ordered the troops to stop and said a few words in Japanese.

A Japanese Army squad leader, Yamaki Isao, shouted: "Machine gun... machine gun... immediately suppress the enemy's firepower!"

After Battalion Commander Zhang filled several magazines, the messenger came to report: "Battalion Commander, one hundred and twenty meters!"

Battalion Commander Zhang held his Box Cannon well and used the barrel to nudge the brim of his hat, "Shunzi, how many meters now?"

"Report again at one hundred and fifty meters!"

After a period of time, the messenger said: "Battalion Commander, two hundred meters!"

The Japanese soldiers were yelling and charging forward. Battalion Commander Zhang in the trench estimated the distance and then shouted: "That's it, everyone throw Hand Grenades for me."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!! ——"

Seeing the defenders open fire, the Japanese soldiers immediately lay on the ground and raised their Type 38 Rifles to return fire.

Instantly, dozens of Hand Grenades began to be thrown toward Yamaki Isao's squad, emitting a series of explosions, and many Japanese soldiers were blown to death.

He took out his Broadsword, "Medics stay behind, everyone else, follow me out to kill the Japanese soldiers."

Erwa was currently hiding in a ruin on the position. After hearing the Battalion Commander's voice, he gripped the Mauser 98K in his hand tightly!

"Battalion Commander!"

The Mauser 98K in his hand was a reward given to Erwa by Adjutant Yu of the Chuan Army, because Erwa's marksmanship was very good, and Adjutant Yu praised Erwa for having the potential to be a Sniper.

Erwa liked this Mauser 98K Rifle very much; this rifle not only had a scope but also a Silencer!

Erwa aimed at the Japanese machine gunner and fired three shots in a row, each shot fatal!

Instantly, the Japanese soldiers' machine gun firepower was knocked out. Japanese Army squad leader Yamaki Isao saw the machine gun go silent and shouted: "The enemy has a Sniper!"

"The Republic of China Army in front has high fighting spirit; this is a good unit."

Battalion Commander Zhang hid his head behind cover and shouted: "Brothers, the Japanese soldiers' firepower is too strong, let's not fire for now, just listen to me."

"Yosh!"

"The Imperial Army is not afraid of hand-to-hand combat; we will also dispatch thirty-some men to engage the enemy in close-quarters combat."

Battalion Commander Zhang saw this scene and grinned: "Damn it, when the Japanese soldiers stopped suddenly just now, I thought they were going to call for artillery fire?"

"So these Japanese soldiers wanted to fight us one-on-one with bayonets. Brothers, follow me, let the Japanese soldiers see the bayonet skills of our Northeast Army st Division."

After Battalion Commander Zhang finished speaking, he took out the magazine of his Box Cannon and reloaded the bullets.

Soon, thirty-some Japanese soldiers holding their Type 38 Rifles moved toward Battalion Commander Zhang and the others.

Soon, the Japanese Army's front-line commander discovered that the Republic of China Army actually had no machine guns, which meant the Republic of China Army did not have much ammunition left, and this position would soon be taken by the Imperial Army.

Inside the trench, the Northeast Army soldiers began to pull the bolts of their rifles one after another.

That is all!

The remnants of the 91st Division Guard Battalion all waited silently for the Japanese Army to approach.

Furthermore, the soldiers of the 91st Division Guard Battalion this time were all holding a heart of certain death; even if they were stabbed in a vital spot by the Japanese Army, they would drag a devil down with them before they died.

The soldiers of the 91st Division Guard Battalion kept falling, but many of the Japanese Army fell as well; some 91st Division Guard Battalion soldiers even bit down hard on the necks of the Japanese Army and would not let go, personally biting the little devils to death.

This tragic and fierce scene also left the Japanese Army stunned; the Republic of China Army before their eyes was truly frightening, just like wild beasts!

(End of this chapter)