The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 204: Fighting for the City (Part )

Around 3:25 p.m., Hu Biao frowned and put down the telescope in his hand.
Because just now, another infantry battalion of the Japanese army arrived at the battlefield.

This means that with the new reinforcements, the Japanese, who suffered heavy losses in the previous attack, will probably launch a third attack today soon.

Even the tank squadron that had been silent in the previous battle now had several tanks and armored vehicles, which were started up after a puff of black smoke came out of the chimney.

It seems that these iron turtles will also join the battle in the next attack.

But before Hu Biao could say a word, he asked Uncle Bo, Wizard, Zanana and the other three to carry out the Mauser M1918 anti-tank rifle and prepare to knock down the Japanese tank.

Suddenly, Mo Shuiyan's terrified voice rang in my ears:
"The plane is a Japanese plane~"

Looking up, I saw that there were indeed six Japanese planes taking advantage of the cover of clouds. They quietly flew to the sky above Teng County and then suddenly dived down from the clouds.

Judging from its appearance, it should be the Japanese Type 97 fighter plane.

Although this thing is a light fighter, it only has two 7.7mm caliber machine guns and can carry up to four 4kg bombs.
It can be said that among all the World War II aircraft, this one has the worst ground attack capability.

Even so, Hu Biao's scalp still felt tingling after seeing these things appear.

Think about it! The Japanese planes came very quickly and immediately began to machine-gun the defenders on the city wall, but the defense line on the city wall was a straight line.

If everyone fails to dodge in time, won't there be a scene of dead and wounded all over the ground, like a bloody alley?

Not to mention that when the Japanese ground forces attacked, they couldn't even hide in the anti-artillery holes and avoid the Japanese's strafing fire, and had to fight under the attacks above their heads.

In his anxiety, Hu Biao could only shout: "Light the fire and enter the anti-artillery cave."

To ignite, of course, is to light a bonfire, causing a thick smoke to block the view of the aircraft. This is their usual air defense method.

Entering the bombardment cave means letting most people hide in the bombardment cave.

Then, we hoped that before the Japanese rushed to the city, the smoke would have formed a sufficient density in the low air so that everyone could come out and continue fighting.

As Hu Biao shouted, everything on the city wall became a mess.

Hu Biao, Uncle Bo, Chen Tang, Huang Yizi and a few others rushed towards the oil barrel closest to them.

Inside the barrel that was sawed in half were wet firewood and rags doused in oil. Once these things were burned, they would produce a lot of thick smoke.

However, more people rushed towards the nearby anti-artillery holes for their lives.

At the same time, the Japanese ground forces, led by several tanks and armored vehicles, were preparing to launch an attack. Wow! They were launching a three-dimensional attack that started from the sky and the ground simultaneously, with air-ground coordination...

Huang Yizi, who weighed more than 200 pounds, was running towards an oil drum.

With a huge sense of crisis that made his scalp tingle, he used his toes to forcefully change his direction, pressing his back tightly against one of the parapets of the city wall.

He even took a deep breath to shrink his stomach a little.

The above actions saved the fat man's life.

He had just retracted his abdominal muscles when a Japanese plane started strafing; several bullets flew directly past his belly, tearing the jacket of his military uniform and sending scraps of cloth flying in the air.

It can be said that if Huang Yizi had not taken the above actions, his stomach would at least have been broken.

However, Huang Yizi, who survived the disaster, did not feel happy at all, but instead felt indescribable sadness.

Because the Japanese planes came too fast, some of the defenders on the city wall were in a panic and did not have time to run to the anti-artillery holes.

In the relatively narrow and straight environment of the city wall, facing the fierce aircraft machine gun fire, the consequences were simply fatal.

Huang Yizi clearly saw that not far from him, three Sichuan Army brothers who were running towards the anti-artillery hole were hit by 7.7mm caliber bullets.

Blood splattered all over the three men's bodies, and they fell to the ground without a sound.

Then a fire snake continued to spread forward, killing all the Sichuan Army brothers who had no time to dodge, and even smashing their bodies and breaking them in two. But a few seconds later, the Japanese plane ended its dive and strafing and began to increase its altitude again.

However, in a short period of time, at least twenty people were killed or injured on the city wall.

Without waiting for the plane to start diving, Huang Yizi gritted his teeth and rushed towards the oil barrel at the fastest speed.

He knew that soon, the enemy planes would strafe and even bomb them again.

As for the injured brothers, what should they do? They can only leave it to Annie and Xiangcai, two sisters, to lead a medical team composed of several elderly and weak people.

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Thirty seconds later, Huang Yizi gave himself a big slap.

The hand holding the match was shaking like a convulsion due to nervousness, and he couldn't light the match no matter how hard he tried.

Relying on the severe pain on his face, he lit a match and set a piece of rag stained with gasoline on fire; then the fat man weighing more than 200 pounds rushed into the nearest anti-artillery hole and squeezed together with many people in it.

Almost the next second, a loud engine sound was heard overhead, and another plane began to dive and strafed the southern city wall.

Fortunately, at this time, several oil barrels on the city wall were ignited and thick smoke began to rise.

In the current windless environment, a cloud of smoke will soon form at low altitude; in this way, although the Japanese planes can still dive and attack, they will pose a considerable threat to the defenders' battle.

However, the accuracy of the attack has been significantly reduced, which is already the best result.

A minute later, even the density of the smoke at low altitude was not enough to affect the vision of the Japanese pilots.

But Hu Biao, who was hiding in the anti-artillery cave, looked at an observation post outside the city and could already see the Japanese attacking forces. The leading tank was three hundred meters away.

If we delay any longer, the enemy will be able to rush into the gap that was blown open.

He could only yell at the top of his lungs, "Get out, everyone, go out and fight.

Old Cucumber, take your men and anti-tank guns and knock the Japs' iron bastards off my feet; the medical team will rescue the wounded, and the rest of you will beat them up."

Following the sound of her own pig's hoof, Annie rushed out of the anti-bomb hole where she was hiding, carrying a small medicine man on her back.

At this time, you can see that this girl who usually appears in public in neat clothes has bloodstains on many parts of her military uniform and even on her head and face.

This was all contracted by her when she was rescuing the wounded in the past.

After rushing out, she saw a familiar figure among the many wounded lying on the ground and screaming.

He was one of the eight newbies who traveled through time this time. In the modern world, he was said to be screwing screws in an electronics factory. He looked like an honest and simple person.

It was obvious that Huang Yizi was busy lighting the fuel barrels and had no time to take care of the rookie he brought with him; because he failed to dodge in time, Biandou was hit by the bullets fired by the plane.

After hurriedly running to Lentil's side, Anne took a deep breath.

Lentil had been shot several times in the stomach, and some of his colorful intestines had now flowed out. His face was distorted with immense pain.

Faced with such a serious injury, Anne was at a loss as to what to do.

Because with her level, she is simply unable to deal with such an injury.

I haven't figured out what to do to save this comrade. The sound of an airplane engine rang out again, indicating that the enemy's strafing is coming again.

Without giving it much thought, simply out of her responsibility as a medical soldier, she lay on Flat Bean's body without a second thought.

He used his body to protect the wounded man.

Fortunately, Annie didn't even get her skin scratched by the Japanese's strafing; unfortunately, when she got up, Lentil had completely stopped breathing.

The time travel team has lost one member...

(End of this chapter)