Chapter 36: The Battle in the Rain of Bullets

  Everything was arranged, Chen Shaoqin carried his long gun on his back, brought the remaining eight rounds of ammunition, and hid behind a large stone at the entrance of the forest, not far from where Liu and the other four brothers were. The position of this stone happened to be mutually supportive with that of Liu and the others. If they really started fighting, it would be hard for the little devils not to suffer losses. At this time, Chen Shaoqin really wished he had more bullets, so he could have a good fight with the little devils here. Unfortunately, due to the previous battle, almost all the ammunition was consumed, and now being able to gather some together to use was already an unfortunate blessing.

  Nomura and Suzuki led the little devils into this forest, the withered branches and leaves on the ground had been burned once due to the previous bombardment, now only the remaining charred limbs were left, so after entering the forest, the deep yellow cowhide boots of the little devils had been stained with charcoal, becoming black and yellow mixed boots.

  "The Chinaman must be just ahead, I must capture him for myself!" As soon as Nomura thought of Chen Shaokuan, he felt very uncomfortable. The humiliation this little devil had brought to him was no longer something he could bear personally, but the entire Empire would also find it difficult to endure. Therefore, from the moment his feet stepped into this forest, he vowed to capture Chen Shaokuan alive and avenge the shame that Chen had brought upon his spirit in these past few days.

  "Ah, yeah!" Suzuki understood Nomura's mind and immediately waved the Southern 14th handgun in his hand, commanding the soldiers behind him, "Quickly, search for me, and make sure to wipe out all those Chinese people!"

  Those little devils, under Suzuki's command, one after another, holding their Type 38 rifles, dispersed in the woods to search in a piece-by-piece manner, as if combing through everything with a fine-toothed comb, leaving no gaps for Chen Shaobin and his men.

  The little devil's former teammates have appeared on the opposite side of the ditch, continuing to search and advance step by step into the depths of the forest. The four brothers hiding in the ditch immediately took aim at the little devil with their rifles after seeing him appear, and pulled the trigger at the little devil in front.

  "Bang, bang, bang, bang..." Four gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, flying directly at the heads of the four little devils in front through the trench cover. The four little devils had just heard the gunfire and hadn't figured out what was happening when they were shot and fell to the ground, twitching twice before meeting their maker.

  The four brothers saw that the bullets in their hands were already finished, and they quickly put the guns on their backs, running along the ditch towards the depths of the forest, where the small stones were. They had to follow Chen Shaoqin's orders, after finishing the bullets, they had to retreat, because their mission was already completed, and the rest would be handed over to Chen Shaoqin and Liu Waizai.

  Four little devils were killed on the spot, and Nomura immediately looked in the direction of the ditch because he only heard four gunshots, and then there was no movement at all. Therefore, he determined that the troops guarding the ditch must not have much ammunition. As long as he let a part of the troops rush to the other side, they could immediately destroy the enemy's defense line, take down the opposite ditch, and form a response with the remaining devils. So he ordered: "Mr. Suzuki, you bring two guards to take down that ditch where the devils are hiding!"

  "Charge!" Suzuki heard the order and immediately led a score of little devils towards the ditch, but before they could get close to it, Crooked Liu opened fire on the soldiers behind them. The first shot killed the last one, and the second shot killed the third from the back.

  The devils were attacked from behind, Suzuki immediately ordered the soldiers to turn their guns around and fire at the small stones on the overhanging wall, because they all knew that the Chinese were hiding there. If they didn't eliminate the enemy first, they wouldn't be able to reach the designated ditch position, and would suffer significant losses.

  Nomura's side didn't idle either, and upon seeing Suzuki's side start shooting at the small stone, he immediately drew his command knife and had the Type 92 heavy machine gun and other light and heavy weapons around him open fire simultaneously, fiercely retaliating in the direction of the small stone. For a time, bullets flew over the top of the small stone like shuttles, with a density like raindrops that made Liu unable to expose his head, and he could only crouch behind the stone, waiting for the opponent's reloading time to make a move.

  Chen Shaoqin didn't idle around, when he found the little devils concentrating all their light and heavy firepower to attack Crooked Liu, he pulled the bolt of his rifle, stood up, aimed at the 92-style heavy machine gunner's hand, and pulled the trigger. All that was heard was a single gunshot, and the bullet whizzed through the devil's firepower net, directly penetrating the machine gunner's brain. The bullet entered from the left temple and exited from the right temple, with tremendous penetration power, causing the little devil to die instantly on the spot.

  The machine gunner fell, and the deputy machine gunner quickly followed up, pushing away the corpse that was attached to the machine gun. He grabbed the machine gun's operating handle with one hand and pulled the trigger with the other, and the previously silent machine gun suddenly roared back to life under his hands.

  Chen Shaoqin didn't give the other side much time, and with a sudden leap out of his own cover, he pulled the bolt, took aim at that machine gunner again, and fired another shot. That machine gunner was hit in the back of the head and fell dead on the spot. The ammunition bearer couldn't fire the machine gun, so he could only hold onto a rifle and desperately shoot towards Chen Shaoqin's direction. It was clear that he understood how the two machine gunners had died, which is why he was firing wildly at Chen Shaoqin without regard for his own life.

  Chen Shaokun dodged the opponent's gunfire by running in an "S" shape, then fired his third shot and killed the loader on the spot.

  As soon as Chen Shaokun took out the heavy machine gunner, Nomura couldn't bear to watch anymore. He snatched a submachine gun from a nearby soldier and fired a burst at Chen Shaokun. This burst of fire was filled with hatred and also filled with Nomura's fear and terror towards Chen Shaokun. At this moment, Chen Shaokun seemed like his devil, wherever Chen Shaokun appeared, he would inevitably suffer defeat. Therefore, this time, no matter what the cost, he had to take down Chen Shaokun with his own hands, in order to avenge the humiliation he suffered because of Chen Shaokun in the past.

  "Dada dada... dada dada..."

  As the machine gun fired continuously, Nomura suppressed his anger and shouted at Chen Shaoqin who was running towards him: "Damn Chinese gunman, today I will end your legend here and let all the Imperial people use your blood to sacrifice to the Yasukuni Shrine heroes!"

  The bullets were like they were going crazy, crazily rushing towards Chen Shaoyin, and at this moment Chen Shaoyin simply had nowhere to hide, seemingly only able to advance forward against the whizzing bullets...