Chapter 33: The Revenge of the Jinwei Army (Seeking Collection Volume!)

  Just as the soldiers of this Jin Sui army camp rushed to a distance of 200 meters from the city wall, dozens of corpses had already fallen behind them. Of course, these dozens of corpses were nothing for a main force camp with 500 people. So, facing the continuous gunfire of the sniper squad, the Jin Sui army camp did not retreat and continued to charge.

  "Riflemen, fire..." Seeing that the Shanxi army had already charged to a distance of 200 meters, Guo Chengzhu loudly commanded. Immediately, on the city wall, except for the sniping squad, more than sixty riflemen poked out their heads and started shooting. Waves of rifle fire rang out, and the fallen soldiers of the Shanxi army slowly began to increase in number.

  Similarly, as the riflemen on the city wall poked their heads out to fire, the hit rate of the Shanxi Army's heavy machine guns also began to increase. In the dense hail of bullets, one by one, the riflemen who had just poked their heads out were swept down to the ground before they could even fire a shot from their rifles.

  Slowly, as the Shanxi soldiers approached closer and closer, the density of rifle fire on the city wall became thinner and weaker. However, the warriors' sacrifices were not in vain. Just outside the city, the Shanxi army charged from 200 meters to 100 meters away. In this short distance of just over 100 meters, more than a hundred Shanxi soldiers fell to the ground.

  But until now, the three light machine guns and two heavy machine guns on the city wall still did not fire. All the machine gunners were steadily lying on the city wall, aiming their muzzles at the most densely packed places in the Jin-Sui army's attacking formation outside the city, waiting for the chief of staff to give the order to open fire.

  Machine guns fired..... Da da da.... Just as the Jin-Sui army rushed in again at a distance of tens of meters outside the city. The chief of staff finally shouted out the order to fire. On the city wall, which had only been firing rifles just now, a burst of machine gun fire suddenly rang out. 5 tongues of flame, following the chief of staff's command, shot towards the Jin-Sui army troops who were rapidly advancing. Just like a sickle, cutting down batch after batch of Jin-Sui soldiers.

  "Ah..." Suddenly, the Jin Sui army's charging formation, which had just been fierce and powerful, was now filled with cries of despair. Those quick-witted soldiers who had already hit the ground to avoid the hail of bullets as soon as their comrades in front of them fell. And those who reacted slowly were ruthlessly mowed down by several machine guns at the foot of the city wall.

  "Bastards, how did the Red Army get machine guns? Quick, our machine guns! Why aren't you suppressing them? Why?" The prone Jin-Sui army battalion commander, seeing his soldiers falling one after another into a pool of blood, couldn't help but burst into a fit of rage, waving his rifle and cursing loudly at the heavy machine gun position behind the enemy lines.

  But he didn't know that this was Zhang Hua's clever move. Because, under Zhang Hua's guidance, all the machine gun positions on the city wall not only underwent some reinforcement, but more importantly, Zhang Hua redesigned the entire machine gun position based on his own military experience in later generations. Firing from the top of the city wall can hit every place outside the city. However, if you want to hit the machine gunner from outside the city, unless you use a sniper and find a suitable shooting angle.

  So, facing the bullets flying from the Jin-Sui army outside the city, the machine gunners on the city wall were without any worries. They kept firing, continuously pulling the trigger of the machine guns. Wherever there was enemy return fire, they would sweep out a burst of bullets in that direction. Finally, under the back-and-forth sweeping fire of the five light and heavy machine guns, the casualties of the Jin-Sui army outside the city grew larger and larger.

  However, due to the loss of command from officers at all levels, facing the still relatively dense firepower on the city wall, the Jinwei army outside the city was numerous but fundamentally unable to organize a strong counterattack.

  Finally, some Jinwei soldiers could no longer bear the passive beating and the scene where they might lose their lives at any time. They kicked off their legs and started to retreat. Of course, the first Jinwei soldier to retreat was lucky enough to escape the range of fire under the care of the warriors on the city wall.

  With the success of the first deserter, a second one immediately appeared. In an instant, more than 200 remnants of the Shanxi Army who had lost their commander in a battalion suddenly got up from the ground and swarmed towards the rear to escape. But at this time, would the machine gunners on the city wall still show mercy? Especially the two heavy machine guns, which almost chased after the fleeing Shanxi soldiers, leaving those who ran last one by one under the city wall.

  Finally, under the sudden attack of five light and heavy machine guns, the soldiers of a regiment of Jin-Sui Army outside the city eventually abandoned more than 200 corpses, leaving only about 200 remnants to retreat back to their main position in disarray.

  "Comrades, hurry up and leave the sentry, the rest of you immediately withdraw from the city wall, quickly...” Seeing that a regiment of Shanxi army was defeated under his attack, with more than half of its men lost. As the commander-in-chief, Guo Chengzhu knew that the brigade commander of Shanxi army outside the city would definitely take revenge. So he gave the order decisively.

  As expected, just as the warriors had just lifted their comrades' bodies and wounded men down from the city wall, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky. Immediately afterwards, three loud explosions sounded. Amidst the bursts of artillery fire on the city wall, the soldiers began to take stock of casualties and treat the wounded.

  "Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the casualty data has been counted. The 4th row sacrificed 12 people, seriously injured 2 people, the logistics team sacrificed 21 people, seriously injured 3 people, and the cooking class sacrificed 3 people, seriously injured one person. In addition, more than 20 people were lightly injured, but they are not affected by combat effectiveness." Soon, the fourth row leader He Guanghua came to the front of Guo Chengzhu to report.

  "Good, at the cost of a platoon's losses, we've exchanged for half a company of enemy forces. Well done.... Order the soldiers to take advantage of the time to rest and reorganize, after the artillery fire, immediately enter the position, prepare to meet the enemy's second charge..." Guo Chengzhu nodded in satisfaction, excitedly commanding after hearing He Guanghua's report.

  "Yes, Chief of Staff..." He Guanghua turned around and began to arrange for the troops to rest.

  Perhaps to vent their grievances, perhaps for revenge. This time, the Jin-Sui army's artillery bombardment lasted a full 10 minutes, with almost every mortar firing no less than 15 rounds at the city wall. After the shelling, although the defensive fortifications on the city wall were not severely damaged, the soldiers still felt the intensity of the cannon fire from the shell fragments scattered all over the sandbags.

  "Everyone get to their posts and take up your fighting positions. All machine guns, listen up! This time we won't be polite. As soon as the enemy comes into range, open fire on them. Our mission this time is to draw the enemy's attention and provide the company commander with the best opportunity to launch a surprise attack..." The chief of staff shouted loudly at the stunned soldiers behind him.

  "Dada...". Just a few minutes after the warriors lay down in their own combat positions, the Jin Sui army soldiers who were sent out to take charge of the offensive again walked into the range of heavy machine guns. The machine gunners also didn't show any courtesy and pulled the trigger at the first few Jin Sui army soldiers.

  As a string of bullets shot out, the several Jin-Sui soldiers who were charging in the front were instantly riddled with holes and fell into a pool of blood. The Jin-Sui army closely following behind these soldiers saw their comrades being shot to pieces before their eyes and revealed fearful expressions. Almost at the same time, hundreds of Jin-Sui soldiers dropped to the ground together.

  "Order the artillery to provide cover immediately, and we must eliminate the Red Army's machine guns. The guard company, go and supervise, if anyone does not charge forward, or retreat without permission, they will be dealt with by military law." Seeing that his battalion of attacking troops were all pinned down on the ground under the dense firepower of the Red Army, Regimental Commander Li Qian was furious, and hastily gave the order.

  "Yes, sir..." The Chief of Staff replied loudly, to convey combat orders.

  "Wuuu..." Just as the warriors were hiding behind the city wall, firing wildly at the Jinwei soldiers outside. A sharp whistling sound reached Guo Chengzhu's ears, and suddenly a bad premonition struck his heart.

  "Not good, the enemy has started shelling, quick, machine guns, transfer immediately..." Guo Chengzhu shouted loudly to the several machine gunners who were desperately pulling the triggers. But it was already too late, three shells with a huge whistling sound had flown over their heads and hit the wide city wall with great kinetic energy.

  "Boom, boom, boom..." Three explosions echoed on the city wall. A light machine gun position, along with several riflemen, was instantly swept away by the massive shockwave generated by the explosion. At the same time, flying shrapnel indiscriminately injured every Red Army soldier in its path.

  "Damn it, hurry up and transfer, what are you still doing? Machine gun, transfer immediately..." Seeing the soldiers lying in a pool of blood and the destroyed machine guns, and then looking at the stunned soldiers, Chief of Staff Guo Chengzhu couldn't help but shout loudly. But at this time, the enemy's second round of shells arrived again.

  "Boom, boom, boom!" Three loud explosions rang out. A heavy machine gun position, along with the several machine gunners and loaders next to it, were unfortunately directly hit and fell into a pool of blood.

  "Hurry, transfer immediately, hurry..." It wasn't until then that the platoon leaders reacted from their shock under Guo Chengzhu's rebuke. The soldiers beside the commander began to transfer the light and heavy machine guns. Finally, when the enemy's third round of artillery fire came, only two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun were left to be transferred to a new position.

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