1978: A Literary Giant Who Began His Military Service

Chapter 53 Firepower Coverage!

Back in the concrete bunker.

Zhou Xu shook his pistol. Having just killed these three people, he had run out of bullets in his last magazine, and the pistol was no longer needed.

He looked at his fallen comrades at the door.

He said to Company Commander Song and Chen Hui, "...I'm out of bullets..."

Finish this sentence.

Zhou Xu crouched down and ran towards the door.

The smoke from gunpowder still clung to the door frame, carrying the acrid smell of burnt blood that filled our nostrils.

Zhou Xu knelt on the ground, his left arm tightly wrapped around his comrade's already cold body. His knuckles trembled as his fingertips brushed against the bloodstains soaking into the other's chest.

He gritted his teeth, practically dragging his own weight and that of his comrade towards the door, each step feeling like stepping on a red-hot iron plate. "Comrade, I'm sorry..."

His voice was hoarse from the lingering echo of the artillery fire. He looked down at his comrade's hand, which was tightly gripping the rifle strap. "I'll take over your equipment—we'll eliminate the enemy together."

Zhou Xu retrieved the gun from the doorway.

It was a Type 56 assault rifle, along with ammunition pouches and 10 rifle magazines. The Type 56 also came with a bayonet.

This soldier also had five grenades on him.

Zhou Xu equipped himself and rushed out the door...

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at this time.

On the hillside.

The man in duck-hunting camouflage looked at the field hospital not far away, holding a pistol in his hand, and spat: "The entire third platoon is wiped out?"

"Almost! The three platoons providing covering fire in front are all wiped out." Another man, dressed in a dark olive-green Chinese-style military uniform, said to the man in front of him.

Most monkeys nowadays wear this kind of military uniform.

The monkey company commander said, "The other side seems to have a sharpshooter... Their firepower isn't as great as ours! But their casualties are definitely fewer than ours!"

"Company commander, we can't keep dragging this on."

The monkey company commander said, "I know! Damn it, it's been almost half an hour and we still haven't taken down these two or three platoons of the small hospital... Do we still have rocket launchers or grenades?"

"There are some left!"

The monkey company commander said, "Conduct area bombardment behind their bunkers, withdraw the remaining men of the third platoon, and have the first and second platoons advance under alternating cover to avoid falling into other enemy fire traps again... Light machine guns, prepare for fire coverage! Try to take out the enemy's sharpshooters."

The soldiers reported for duty and left, then began to give command to the company.

……

Zhou Xu returned to his position with the five or six swords.

He looked into the distance.

Numerous sparks from grenades and artillery shells were discovered, indicating that the bombing was no longer targeting the hospital; rather, it seemed that many explosions were occurring near them!
Boom boom boom!
Explosions rang out one after another in Zhou Xu's ears. He covered his ears, the loud explosions making him unable to focus on shooting. Countless shells and ash fell on him, and he could only keep cleaning them off!

It was clear that there was no time to observe the shooting.

Chen Hui complained, "Comrade Zhou Xu, it seems the enemy has figured out your movements! Both bombs and firepower are aimed at us!"

They now have a general understanding of their situation. Under the massive barrage of fire, about a dozen comrades have already sacrificed their lives.

On the other side, including the eight enemies killed by Zhou Xu, nearly half a platoon, or about twenty people, were wiped out.

They do have a certain advantage now, but the enemy's firepower has not decreased, and their numbers are already small. If they continue to be reduced... the situation may become unfavorable.

Of course, Chen Hui understood even more clearly that Zhou Xu had contributed a lot, mainly because he was very accurate in shooting and had great courage... When the opposing team wanted to replace Zhou Xu, Zhou Xu said, "We need to change positions."

Song Zhipeng said, "Damn it, with this firepower, there's no way to change positions..."

boom!
Another shell came hurtling towards them.

"careful!"

Seeing his chance, Song Zhipeng lunged at Chen Hui and Zhou Xu, shielding them beneath him...

The shells exploded above them, blasting open small holes in the concrete bunker, sending countless plumes of dust and sand hurtling towards the three men.

Zhou Xu felt a surge of emotion in his chest. Shrapnel had grazed many parts of his legs and arms, but fortunately, there was no serious injury.

He supported Song Zhipeng, because Song Zhipeng had covered for the two of them, and most of the shrapnel had pierced his body, with only a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Company Commander!!" Zhou Xu roared.

"You must retreat! Cover the hospital's evacuation! We can't do without you!!!"

Chen Hui saw his company commander lying in front of him. Although they weren't from the same company, his eyes were blazing with fury: "Comrade Zhou Xu, I'll cover you, get out of the way!!"

Chen Hui immediately stood up, raised his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle in both hands, and began firing wildly at the other side!

"Come on!"

We have a target.

The firepower decreased slightly for a moment.

Zhou Xu gritted his teeth. He knew what to do now. This was not the time for loyalty. He took two steps, ran to the right, and slid into a dug ditch!
It was in the trench where the instructor, Liu Menghai, had originally been!
Liu Menghai caught Zhou Xu and asked, "Comrade Zhou Xu, are you alright?"

"fine!"

Zhou Xu turned around and shouted at Chen Hui, "Deputy Company Commander!!!"

But there was no time. Countless bullets rushed toward his chest, some hitting his arms, some his legs...

Liu Menghai shouted, "Deputy Company Commander, lie down! Lie down!!"

Chen Hui coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed into a pool of blood...

Zhou Xu couldn't watch any longer; his eyes were red as he pulled the pin on the grenade.

Keep an eye on the position of the artillery unit opposite.

Most soldiers throw grenades from a distance of about 30 to 50 meters, but Zhou Xu's range was just right, reaching nearly 50 meters!
This position allows you to throw rockets at the rocket launcher on the other side!
Throw it hard!
The grenade was aimed at the artillery platoon on the other side!

Seeing the grenade, the monkey holding the cannon shouted, "Lie down! Lie down!"

"Boom—!" The sound of a grenade exploding hit their ears first, and the scorching blast wave carried away the debris, but it didn't hit a single monkey.

But the next second, before the smoke had even cleared, an even more ear-piercing explosion suddenly tore through the air—the grenade had actually exploded precisely on the rocket launcher shells piled up next to it!

The fuse, like a venomous snake that had been lit, flashed for a moment in the firelight.

In less than half a second.

"Boom——!"

The force of the secondary explosion overturned the entire position, and debris and shrapnel rained down in all directions.

Four or five Vietnamese artillerymen were engulfed in flames before they could even scream. Their broken limbs, mixed with gunpowder smoke, scattered across the scorched earth, leaving only a few twisted pieces of weapon remains burning.

After composing himself, Liu Menghai shouted, "Well done!! Blow up those damn monkeys!!"

(End of this chapter)