Chapter 5: Hand-to-Hand Combat
In this close-quarters firefight, the Japanese soldiers naturally didn't gain any advantage. The more than 20 who had just emerged were instantly swept to the ground by various automatic firearms, including several girls - it was proven that girls near hysteria are extremely terrifying. Under the dense firepower of the specially designed MP5 and MP7 with large heads and keychains for girls, many Japanese soldiers' bodies were shot like shredded wonton filling. However, as the Japanese soldiers continued to emerge from the front and left sides, and the ammunition in everyone's magazines was depleted, the four people inevitably fell into close combat.
The first to fall into close combat were the eight girls on the left, who after shooting four Japanese soldiers with chaotic gunfire and turning them into a pile of rotten flesh, seven Japanese soldiers took advantage of their exhaustion of ammunition and charged out with bayonets. These post-80s only princesses had not received professional stabbing training, so although they averaged over 1.65 meters in height, far higher than the Japanese soldiers opposite, after exhausting their ammunition, not a single one could withstand the Japanese soldiers' sudden thrust, except for Zhao Qian, who was 1.75 meters tall and got stabbed in the head, all the others were stabbed by the Japanese soldiers' bayonets and flew out. This situation illustrates three problems: first, the Japanese soldiers' thrusts are very powerful; second, the physical quality of the princesses is problematic; third, the Arisaka bayonet on the Type 38 rifle has no effect on bulletproof vests. However, it's worth praising that none of these eight girls turned to run away - not because they didn't want to, but because there was simply no time.
The girls let out a mournful cry - not from pain, but from being frightened. This cry attracted three nearby boys and several Eighth Route Army soldiers who came to support them. Three handguns first knocked down four Japanese soldiers, then the Eighth Route Army charged forward with bayonets and engaged in a chaotic battle with the Japanese soldiers who were rushing out one after another. In this situation, in order to avoid mistakenly injuring the boys, they had no choice but to throw away their guns, draw their mountain knives and daggers, and join the melee.
Although the three Eighth Route Army fighters may not be a match for a Japanese soldier, one-on-one combat is no problem for Comrades Guan Xiaodong, Chen Lei, and Liu Chao - at least on the surface. From their faces alone, you can tell that something is amiss: the Eighth Route Army soldiers have pale complexions due to malnutrition, while the Japanese soldiers have rosy cheeks thanks to good nutrition; as for these three, they have oily complexions from over-nourishment. Standing at over 1.8 meters tall, they tower above the Japanese soldiers by a head and a circle, their slender arms almost as thin as some of the Eighth Route Army comrades' legs. If it weren't for their yellow skin and black hair, one might even mistake them for American or British devils. Of course, these aren't the main factors - these three were also ruffians in their youth, often engaging in knife fights with others; especially Guan Xiaodong, who was a military brat and had practiced martial arts with his family, and later went to gyms to work out, developing some muscle mass. At least in terms of physical strength, they weren't inferior to the Japanese soldiers - but this isn't the main reason either. The key is that these three were wearing steel-plated bulletproof vests, so unless the Japanese bayonets could reach an initial velocity of 500 meters per second, there was no way they could take down these human tanks. It's like playing a computer game with the invincibility cheat code - no matter how strong the enemy is, you can't be defeated for a while.
The fact also proved this, a Japanese soldier with a height of only about 1.58 meters saw Guan Xiaodong and immediately made a thrust without saying a word, but he dodged it with his agility honed on the basketball court back then. At that time, Guan Xiaodong kept reminding himself to stay calm, while the Japanese soldier was being teased by those tall, sturdy Chinese women, making him extremely agitated, shouting and making several more thrusts, although one of them hit its mark, but because he used too much force, his bayonet broke - this is the consequence of not being calm enough, if it were a calm person, he would have stabbed at the neck or thigh instead, it seems that sometimes being overly stubborn can be life-threatening.
Guan Xiaodong, who had been forced to retreat repeatedly by the Japanese soldiers, suddenly burst out with all his physical potential. When a Japanese soldier stabbed at him with a bayonet, he grabbed the barrel of the gun and pulled it towards his chest with both hands. The Japanese soldier was exhausted and clearly no match for Guan's strength, and was pulled over. He was then kicked in the chest and fell to the ground on his back. Two Eighth Route Army soldiers who were coordinating with Guan rushed up and stabbed the Japanese soldier in the chest with their bayonets.
Hand-to-hand combat is a perfect combination of a soldier's will, courage and fighting skills. A marshal from our country once said it well: only troops that dare to see the redness of bayonets are truly tough troops. In those years, the training of the People's Liberation Army also emphasized real kung fu within 100 meters. Guan Xiaodong didn't have much real kung fu skills, but he had some will and courage, and since his opponent was a new recruit, he won a great victory.
Chen Lei's opponent was different, a Japanese sergeant who didn't charge forward with a loud yell like the soldier Guan Xiaodong had encountered. Instead, he stood silently, holding his bayonet at the ready, ignoring the fierce fighting around him and staring intently at Chen Lei with sunken eyes. Chen Lei also stared back, trying to muster up courage in his heart so as not to reveal any weaknesses, while gripping his mountain knife tightly. The two men circled each other for several rounds. This Japanese sergeant was clearly a bold and meticulous individual who had quickly sized up the situation and determined that Chen Lei was a novice. He grew impatient and suddenly lunged at Chen Lei's neck with a powerful thrust, but Chen Lei dodged swiftly to the side, avoiding the blow by a hair's breadth. However, his neck still suffered a small gash, causing him to shudder violently and nearly fall to the ground. The Japanese sergeant didn't give him any time to catch his breath, and his second strike came quickly. Chen Lei used all his strength to swing his knife outward with both hands, barely managing to deflect the blow, but the bayonet still left a large gash on his helmet. At this moment, Chen Lei found some unknown source of courage and took a step forward, swinging his knife at the Japanese sergeant's neck in a wide arc. The mountain knife sank into the sergeant's neck over an inch deep, but the Japanese sergeant displayed unexpected tenacity. He grabbed Chen Lei's hand holding the knife with one hand and grasped Chen Lei's collar with the other, pulling him into a headlock. However, he had clearly overlooked the fact that Chen Lei was a head taller than him. As they fell to the ground together, rolling around in a heap, Chen Lei quickly regained the upper hand, pinning the Japanese sergeant beneath him. At this point, his advantage in arm length became apparent, and when he pressed his hands down on the sergeant's neck, the latter's arms could only flail about helplessly - there was no way to counterattack with such short arms.
Comrade Liu Chao also faced a Japanese sergeant, but he won very easily, thanks to his good habit of always carrying a can of pepper spray that only women use, in addition to his pistol. As soon as the Japanese soldier approached, Liu Chao sprayed him right in the face, and the Japanese soldier didn't expect this hidden weapon, so he was caught off guard, covering his eyes and rolling on the ground screaming. Liu Chao couldn't help but tear up from the pepper spray, but he quickly pulled out his entrenching tool and started hacking away. After Guan Xiaodong and Chen Lei finished off their opponents, Liu Chao had already helped three other comrades take down the Japanese devils in front of them.
Sometimes on the battlefield, despicability can play an unexpectedly great role.
This hand-to-hand combat in the green canvas tent was unexpected by both sides. This battle between two small teams of Japanese troops and more than 200 Eighth Route Army soldiers, plus 30-odd travelers and 5 special forces soldiers, had already seen a clear outcome by the fifth minute. All the Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground, while the Eighth Route Army had lost only over 20 men. The special forces soldiers had only one man with a scratch on his shoulder, and the many travelers were extremely fortunate to have not a single death or serious injury. This disparity in casualties is due to the bravery of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, the strength of the special forces, and the use of pistols and bulletproof vests.
After the battle, all the male and female travelers who had just experienced their first melee fight were sitting on the ground, while those who hadn't sat down had gone to change their pants in the car - it was normal for them to lose control of their anal sphincter muscles for the first time. Meanwhile, the Eighth Route Army was busy clearing the battlefield, and the special forces called over Guan Xiaodong from among the travelers and Li Wangji, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, to study the current situation together.
