Chapter 33: Chen Shaoqin Battles the Devils in the Forest

  Nomura, under Suzuki's cover, hid behind a small rock on the side, and the bullets that flew back and forth were shot at the top of the small rock, making it impossible for Nomura and several others to lift their heads. Two soldiers holding guns tried to counterattack from behind the rock, hoping to turn passive into active, but as soon as they poked their heads out from behind the rock, before they could even raise their guns, they were hit in the head by incoming bullets, one of them falling down and dying beside Nomura and Suzuki.

  "Baka, those damned Chinese, we're completely surrounded by them!" A surge of indignation mixed with unresolvable resentment burst into his trembling voice, and he couldn't help but want to grab Chen Shaocan and tear him apart on the spot.

  "Nomura, I'll organize the troops to charge immediately. I don't believe that the great Imperial Japanese Army can't handle this mob!" Suzuki said, immediately reaching for the command knife at his waist, looking like he was ready to rush out and direct the battle. This time they had originally planned to give Chen Shaobin's group a midnight surprise attack, but they didn't expect the other side to detect it first and make all the necessary deployments, just waiting for them to fall into the trap. Because of this, Suzuki's heart was also filled with pent-up anger that he couldn't vent.

  "No, the Chinese are too cunning. We can't let the Imperial Japanese Army make another reckless sacrifice!" Nomura immediately pressed down Suzuki's hand that was about to draw his command sword, "Immediately have the artillery unit take cover behind us, and then organize a barrage to suppress the Chinese attack with firepower!"

  "Ha-i!" Suzuki followed the order, and after responding, he beckoned to the artillery who was hiding behind him, not daring to show his head. "Artillery enter the bunker and prepare for firing, machine gunner counterattack and cover!"

  As Suzuki's words fell, the two Type 92 machine guns were placed on the ground nearby, pulling the bolt to prepare for firing. The artillerymen carried mortars and shells, ready to charge forward as soon as the machine guns fired. They rushed towards the back of the small stone where Nomura was located, trying to reach their designated position at the fastest speed, set up their cannons to suppress Chen Shaokun's firepower, and completely reverse their passive situation.

  Liu saw the two Type 92 machine guns placed on the ground at the same time, and the gunners were almost simultaneously pulling the bolts. It seemed that they were going to return fire, so he hastily rushed to Chen Shaoqin and said: "Officer Chen, look, the little devils are going to increase their firepower to counterattack, what should we do?"

  "They must be trying to cover up the artillery formation and suppress us with firepower!" Chen Shaoqin saw through the little devil's trick at a glance. The devils' combat tactics, as long as they had contact with them, could be known with their eyes closed. Now, Nomura and his men were at a disadvantage, suppressed by Chen Shaoqin's firepower behind the rocks, so they couldn't bear to continue hiding behind the rocks without doing anything. Using more advanced weapons than Chen Shaoqin's to suppress them was imminent, so when Chen Shaoqin saw the machine gun fall to the ground and prepare to counterattack, he naturally thought of Nomura's intentions.

  "What to do? With just us, relying on the abundant bullets in our hands, we might be able to barely suppress the little devils by feeding them a full load. But if the devil's artillery gets moving, they will thoroughly disrupt our formation. If the little devils launch another charge, what awaits us is either death on the battlefield or becoming their prisoners. He really doesn't know how to respond and can only look to Chen Shaocin."

  "Big boss, arrange a few brothers with good marksmanship to keep a close eye on the enemy artillerymen. As soon as they show their faces, take them out for me. Absolutely cannot let them hide behind that small stone!" Chen Shaoqin thought for a moment before saying to Liu the Cripple.

  Liu didn't say a word, and after hearing that, he immediately arranged for five brothers with good marksmanship to ambush on one side, waiting for the little devil's artillery to appear, and then sniping them one by one.

  "The remaining brothers will suppress the firepower of that small stone, don't let Nomura's side send people to support the artillery team!" Chen Shaoqin continued to issue combat tasks. Facing Nomura, he didn't dare to be careless at all. After all, this guy was bold and meticulous, a good fighter. If he wasn't careful, he might get bitten by the little devils. "The remaining two 92-style machine guns are mine!"

  Chen Shaoqin finished speaking, and with one swift motion, he snatched a rifle from the hands of a comrade. He aimed at the little devil who was crouching on the ground, loading his gun. With a loud "crack", the bullet shot out of Chen's rifle barrel, hitting the little devil right between the eyes, penetrating through the steel helmet he wore. A dull thud echoed as the bullet and helmet collided, and the little devil fell dead on top of the Type 92 machine gun.

  He didn't hesitate and ran towards the right, directly jumping out of the bunker. Xue Yumei saw Chen Shaoqin's action and immediately shouted: "Foolish big guy, you're courting death!"

  She was worried about Chen Shaoqin's safety, and when she saw that Chen Shaoqin didn't respond to her words, she also tried to run out from behind the big tree, wanting to persuade Chen Shaoqin to come back as much as possible. However, Liu didn't give him this opportunity, grabbing her with one hand and pushing her to a brother beside him, "Take care of her, if anything happens to her, I won't forgive you!"

  In the battle, Chen Shaoqin pulled the gun while moving, ejected the shell, and then pushed it again. The bullet was loaded, and he didn't even aim before pulling the trigger. After firing the second shot, he hit the forehead of the second 92-style machine gunner of the devils, and that little devil also died on the spot, almost without struggling.

  The devil's loader saw the machine gunner being shot and killed, immediately pushed the devil's body away, rushed to the front of the machine gun and pressed the trigger to shoot at Chen Shaoqin. The row after row of bullets that were fired out followed Chen Shaoqin's running and shot into the land behind Chen Shaoqin. The machine gunner didn't stop, with an attitude as if he wanted to kill Chen Shaoqin with a hail of bullets.

  Chen Shaoqin made a somersault, sliding down the small hill quickly, with more bullets flying past his back. He took advantage of the speed to pull the bolt again and completed the third shot. The bullet hit the center of the first 92-style loader's brow, killing the deputy machine gunner on the spot.

  The second platoon of the 92nd Regiment intensified its machine gun fire, firing desperately at Chen Shaoqin's position, as if they didn't care whether their bullets were plentiful or not.

  Chen Shaoqin saw the density of bullets increasing, and as soon as his sliding feet touched the ground, he immediately borrowed force to jump behind a large tree beside him. The following bullets almost shot at the same time on the big tree, and some green smoke slowly emerged from the single hole where high-temperature combustion occurred.

  With such a strong bullet density, Chen Shaoqin simply had no way to complete the shot, which made the little devil think it was time for the artillery charge. So Suzuki immediately swung his right hand down, and those devilish artillerymen ran neatly towards the small stone beside Nomura.

  Liu and the five arranged brothers saw the devils' artillery appear, immediately aiming their guns at the devils' artillery, and a burst of five or six bullets shot towards the little devils' chest. The front devil's artillery fell to the ground.

  "Suzuki hastened and immediately commanded: 'Hand grenade, give me a hand grenade for cover!'"

  At his command, the little devils in the front row took out hand grenades, pulled the rings, tapped them on their helmets, and threw them over to Liu's side...