Chapter 48: The 48th Regiment Charges Forward, the Enemy Suffers Heavy Casualties

  Just as Chen Shaoqin was speaking, a large number of Japanese soldiers in yellowish orange uniforms appeared before them. These Japanese soldiers had just rushed up to the regimental commander's position and were then transferred to fight in the forest to expand their gains. Perhaps because Chen Shaoqin and his men had eliminated an entire Japanese squad earlier, it caused great attention from the Japanese side. After capturing the regimental commander's position, the Japanese soldiers quickly surrounded the forest, planning to compete with Chen Shaoqin and his men.

  "So many devils......" Liu, the rascal, saw the numerous little devils appearing in front of their position and couldn't help but take a deep breath, instantly feeling his back turn cold. Although he had followed Chen Shaobin to fight many small battles, he had never seen such an array before, so when he saw the little devils, his legs were numb and he didn't know what to do!

  "We and Ah Si's group added up to just over a dozen people, facing so many little devils, I think it's not to mention that we can retreat smoothly from the position, even if we want to keep ourselves from dying here, it would be a miracle!" At this time, a brother said, facing the devil's such momentum, wanting him to feel fearless, that is completely against his heart.

  "Don't panic, everyone! Although the number of little devils is tens or even hundreds of times more than ours, we can still cope with them relying on this forest. Moreover, when the devils enter the forest, they are completely unfamiliar with the roads in the forest, unlike us. So let's take advantage of the geographical conditions here and deal with the little devils until the arrival of reinforcements!" Chen Shaoqin publicly comforted everyone, "Give me a signal according to our pre-arranged plan!"

  He was very clear that at this time, there must be no chaos here, so he tried his best to stabilize everyone's emotions. After all, only when they were completely united and worked together could they get through this difficult situation.

  As Chen Shaoqin's order was given, the brothers on the front line immediately pulled the bolt to aim at the little devils walking in the front. In less than a few seconds, rows of bullets were fired, and all the little devils in the front were knocked down by rows of bullets shot out, unable to move or breathe.

  Liu pulled out several hand grenades, pulled the ring, knocked on the ground, and quickly threw them to the little devil's side. Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard, and almost all the devils were blown to the ground, dead or injured.

  Other brothers also started throwing grenades, trying to throw them at the place where the little devils were most numerous. For a time, the explosion sounds enveloped the entire front line, and the little devils were blown to pieces. The strong firepower made it difficult for the little devils to move forward. The commander of the little devils ordered the machine gunners to provide cover immediately after seeing this situation, and the mortar fired from the flank, trying to use the strong firepower to cover the advance of the main force of the devils.

  "Brothers, cease fire, take up grenades, listen to my command, prepare to pull the ring!" Chen Shaoqin saw that his brothers were being suppressed by the strong firepower and couldn't lift their heads. He immediately ordered his brothers to stop firing with part of the long guns in their hands according to the previous arrangement. In less than a minute, all the guns stopped firing, creating a situation on the battlefield where it seemed like there was suddenly no ammunition.

  All the brothers followed Chen Shaoqin's orders, made all preparations, and suddenly the gunfire became sparse, as if many guns had fired their last shot, and everything fell silent. No one moved again, and everyone was waiting for Chen Shaoqin's command to act.

  "The Chinese army has run out of bullets, come on and give the Chinese army a final blow!" The Japanese commander heard that the sparse gunfire had stopped, and the opposite position became quiet. A joyful mood arose, and he immediately drew his command knife and ordered the Japanese soldiers who were continuously advancing from behind to continue charging forward.

  With his many years of fighting experience against Chinese soldiers, he determined that the Chinese soldiers had run out of ammunition, so he was certain that as long as the troops charged forward, they could eliminate this armed force resisting them with the strongest firepower and take Chen Shaokan's position in one fell swoop, so he didn't hesitate at all.

  The little devils, upon hearing the order, immediately launched a large-scale charge. Two squads rushed forward first, vying for the honor of being the first to storm into the forest. The charge was most vigorous and swift; in less than ten minutes, they had already reached within thirty meters of Chen Shaoqin's position at the forefront of the array. All the devils showed no signs of stopping, their hobnails trampling on dry branches making an exceptionally loud noise inside the forest, as quiet as the moment before a storm is about to arrive.

  "Pull the ring... throw it out!" Chen Shaoqin saw that the timing was ripe and immediately ordered his brothers. Now the little devils were less than thirty meters away from them, and the hand grenades they threw could play their greatest advantage, letting this group of little devils go to death on the spot. Chen Shaoqin would not show mercy, so when he ordered his brothers, he first pulled the ring off the grenade in his hand, knocked it against the gun butt, and then threw it out in the direction of the little devils who were charging over.

  All the brothers did it in the usual way of Chen Shaoqin, and at one time seven or eight hand grenades were thrown to the front edge of the position. The devils rushed forward, and just as they stepped into the 20-meter-wide area in front of the position, the hand grenades swept up the swirling dust and exploded with a loud roar.

  The little devil's corpse was blown into the air, and then fell to the ground with a thud, causing the earth to shake violently. The surrounding land sank suddenly, as if it had been hit by an earthquake, and even people couldn't stand firmly.

  The two small teams of the devils suffered heavy losses, and the devil soldiers who charged into the position in front were almost completely annihilated. The little devils who followed behind also suffered heavy casualties. The devil commander was furious and immediately ordered the mortar to be set up to cover Chen Shaokan's position with artillery fire, determined to knock them down at once.

  Chen Shaoqin saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately called on his brothers beside him to withdraw from the position along the original route and meet up with Ah Si and Xiao Shi Tou. In this way, although the devils' shells covered the entire position, Chen Shaoqin and his men were able to escape. At the moment when the shells fell, all the brothers had already retreated to the second line of defense, and then they all withdrew towards the back without delay.

  At the moment Chen Shaoqin and his men withdrew from their position, the Japanese army charged up to the position under the cover of artillery fire. When they saw that Chen Shaoqin and his men were no longer there, the Japanese commander, Matsuda, fiercely struck the sandbags at the front edge of the position with his command sword, his voice trembling as he wildly shouted: "Hachigatsu... Hachigatsu Yarō!"