Chapter 43: Ironware is just good to use

  "It's great to have this iron thing! It will be much easier for you to defend here!" After saying that, Bao Dahi introduced the situation around him to Fang Zhenghai and Zhang Lieyang, and then led the remaining soldiers to retreat. Not long after Bao Dahi left, the devils came in groups again, rushing towards the position.

  At this sight, Zhang Lieyang immediately ordered: "Mortar five rounds rapid fire!"

  Soon, the mortar shells exploded in the center of the devils! Then Zhang Lieyang continued to command: "Snipers, aim at the devil's machine gunners and officers, as well as the devil's snipers, fire freely!" Upon hearing Zhang Lieyang's words, the snipers in the special warfare team began to show their obvious advantages.

  In a flash, more than 200 devils who had rushed up were solved quickly under the mutual coordination of mortar and sniper.

  The ghostly lieutenant colonel Akishin Shin'ichirō, who was directing the battle from behind, asked curiously: "Who is our opponent in front of us? Why would a defensive unit be equipped with four 82mm mortars?"

  The staff officer of the adjacent regiment immediately stepped forward and said: "Report to Lieutenant Colonel Akizuki, according to the intelligence we intercepted, in front of us is the 119th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 19th Army of China! The commander is Fang Zhenghai, they have just been replaced from Qiujiang Road!"

  "Let's go! Does that Chinese army think they can fight?!" Saying this, Akio Akiyama turned to his staff and said: "Order the artillery to bombard the Chinese position! Tell them that the cost of shells is not higher than the price of our empire's brave warriors' lives!"

  "Cough!" With that, the staff officer left.

  Just as the devils' artillery was about to start, Zhang Lieyang had already ordered Fang Zhenghai to take his men and hide in a nearby high-rise building. In the high-rise building, Fang Zhenghai said to Zhang Lieyang: "Brother, how are we going to defend ourselves after a while?!"

  "We can only take advantage of the previous fortifications they left behind, and then add the high-rise buildings on both sides of the road to form an upper and lower firepower network! If we really can't stop them, we'll give up the front line and fight a guerrilla war!" Zhang Lieyang said after thinking for a moment. As he spoke, Zhang Lieyang took out his high-powered binoculars and walked onto the rooftop.

  On the rooftop, Zhang Lieyang was gazing down at the entire battlefield through a high-powered telescope. After a while, he locked his target on an unassuming civilian house not far away. Through the high-powered telescope, Zhang Lieyang observed it repeatedly before calling Zhang Xiangwu over and handing him the telescope, saying: "Do you see that small French-style building in front?!"

  "I saw it!" Zhang Xiangwu replied seriously.

  "Take fifty men and help me move that small building for me! Bring back the radio and map inside!" Zhang Lieyang said seriously.

  "Little master, just watch ours!" Zhang Xiangwu said, handing the high-powered binoculars back to Zhang Lieyang.

  Under the enemy's artillery fire, Zhang Xiangwu led fifty people to circle around three streets under the artillery fire and arrived at a corner not far from the French-style building. At the corner, Zhang Xiangwu observed the nearby enemy's defense situation with a simple periscope and assigned tasks to his brothers: "Snipers are responsible for clearing all firepower points around! The assault team is responsible for breaking through the front! Firepower group is responsible for suppressing the enemy's firepower! Our goal this time is to eliminate all enemies in the building, bring back maps and radios! Now start the action!"

  After Zhang Xiangwu issued the order to act, the special warfare team immediately began to move and take their positions. Under the cover of artillery fire, the snipers quickly took out the visible and hidden firepower points around them. Then the assault team rapidly broke through the devils' outer defensive position.

  At this time, Akiyuki Shinichiro in the command post heard the gunfire outside and immediately asked: "What's going on? Why is the gunfire around us?"

  The adjutant immediately reported: "A mysterious Chinese army was found attacking around the command center! It's about to enter our command center now! Colonel, shall we retreat?!

  "Hachiya Road! How can the army of our empire not hold back the Shina army?! You quickly go and hold them off!" As he spoke, Akizuki Shin'ichirō immediately picked up the phone and said: "Get me Lieutenant Colonel Momo!"

  After a while, the phone got through and Akane Shin'ichirō immediately ordered: "Tama New Field, you bring your corps to support the command center immediately!"

  "Cough! Major, I'll be right there!" With that, Tamo Shinoda hung up the phone.

  But soon the Japanese army guard squad was quickly annihilated under the strong automatic firepower attack of the special forces and the rapid strike of the sniper!

  Zhang Xiangwu led the special forces team into the French-style building, and whenever they saw devils, they would fire wildly. By the time they rushed into the command room, Akane Shin'ichirō had already escaped. Seeing that there was no one in the command room, Zhang Xiangwu immediately ordered: "Move away all the things that young master wants, and set up a trap to let those little devils taste the thrill of being bombed again!"

  After everything was over, Zhang Xiangwu led the special warfare team members to return along the original route with caution. After returning to the position, Zhang Xiangwu reported all the situations to Zhang Lieyang, and Zhang Lieyang thought for a moment before saying to Fang Zhenghai: "Let the brothers enter the position quickly! The devils are about to start counterattacking!"

  Akane Shin'ichirō, who had narrowly escaped death, immediately gathered the entire regiment and commanded: "To wash away our regiment's shame! Imperial warriors, wipe out all Chinese soldiers for me!" Under Akane Shin'ichirō's pressure, the Japanese troops came in large numbers to attack the Qingyun Road position.

  Seeing the enemy's formation, Zhang Lieyang immediately ordered: "Fire! Give me a good beating!"

  The four mortars launched a series of fierce attacks on the enemy's center and both sides! Akane Shin'ichirō ordered through binoculars: "Let our artillery thoroughly repair their positions!"

  Under the attack of the Japanese army's 70MM Type 92 infantry gun, the four mortars were quickly destroyed. Zhang Lieyang saw that he no longer had artillery support and said to Fang Zhenghai: "Throw out all the mortar shells!"

  Upon hearing Zhang Lieyang's words, Fang Zhenghai didn't say another word and had all the mortar shells thrown out of the position. Then Zhang Lieyang said to the sniper of the special forces team: "Wait a moment, you aim at the shells and shoot! We'll use bullets to detonate the explosives!"

  Not long after the bombardment ended, the enemy army slowly approached. A little closer to the position. After a while, the devils entered the mortar shell array. Seeing this scene, Zhang Lieyang immediately ordered: "Snipers open fire!"

  Then a string of explosions was heard, and the Japanese soldiers who had charged halfway retreated. Akashi Shingorō saw this scene and angrily said: "Hachigatsu! How can the brave warriors of the Empire be so timid?! The military police will supervise the battle!" The retreating Japanese soldiers saw the military police's supervisory team and immediately regained their courage, charging towards the Qingyun Road position again.

  Seeing the Japanese devils coming to their deaths, Fang Zhenghai immediately said to his subordinates: "Brothers, send these devils back!" As he spoke, Fang Zhenghai charged out with a bayonet.

  As soon as Fang Zhenghai led over a hundred men out of the trenches, Zhang Lieyang immediately ordered: "Quick battle with the devils! Quick decision!" He himself also took up a knife and rushed out. The devils saw Fang Zhenghai and his men rushing out of the trenches, so the devil's commander ordered: "Retreat! Kill!"

  Soon, Fang Zhenghai and the devils were killed together. After a fierce battle, Zhang Lieyang led the special forces to arrive in time and drove the devils back. Not long after returning to the position, they saw the devil's plane coming. Seeing this situation, Zhang Lieyang immediately pulled Fang Zhenghai and said: "We are defending our position! Not fighting to the death! Now quickly take all the brothers to hide in the building next door!" Zhang Lieyang took the men and carried the wounded into the building next door.