Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

To put it nicely, the Japanese vanguard squad was sent to scout the situation ahead. To put it bluntly, they were used as cannon fodder. Whether they stepped on a landmine or encountered an ambush, this squad was the first to die.

At the beginning of the battle, the Eighth Route Army troops were not very familiar with the Japanese's combat methods, and often they would shoot and kill the Japanese vanguard squads as soon as they entered the shooting range.

This resulted in many ambushes ending in failure, and the team was chased by the Japanese, causing considerable losses.

Later, after figuring out the Japanese's fighting methods, the Eighth Route Army troops would let the Japanese vanguard go and wait for the main force to enter the ambush site.

After several battles, the Japanese knew that their plan had been discovered, but they still used this method because they always got unexpected gains.

For example, some newly established local armed forces and guerrillas, and clearing possible mines on the road ahead with minimal losses.

Some of the recruits on the battlefield had never participated in a battle. When they saw the Japanese vanguard squad enter the range, they couldn't help but want to shoot.

If Lin Qiang had not repeatedly emphasized that they were not allowed to shoot without orders, they might have already opened fire.

Although they strictly followed the order, the new recruits were still confused about the platoon leader's order. These devils could clearly be killed, so why was he letting them go?

They were not cleared up until the large Japanese army appeared within visual distance.

They didn't understand what tactics were, but they also understood that the few Japanese soldiers sent out before were bait, just like fishing.

"Ready to fight!"

Lin Qiang came to the side of the machine gun and said to the three people, "Don't save bullets, shoot back and forth from left to right. In the first round of shooting, half of the devils must be killed!"

"Don't worry, platoon leader. As long as I'm alive, I won't let the machine gun stop!"

Patting Qiangzi on the shoulder, Lin Qiang returned to his previous place. Beside him were five grenade throwers, each of whom had more than a dozen grenades in front of them.

"Once the gunfire starts, the Japanese will definitely seek cover. Then you should throw grenades where there are more Japanese. Remember, you must not leave your position when throwing. Do you understand?"

The five soldiers responded in unison: "Understood!"

The intelligence was correct. The Japanese soldiers chasing them had a squadron of troops. After seeing the Japanese firepower configuration clearly, Lin Qiang actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Japanese in this squadron did not carry mortars or grenade launchers, only two Type 99 light rifles.

In a low-attack-high combat environment, the two light machine guns of the Japanese could not play a big role. They could only block the team's charge.

But for Lin Qiang, if the battle can be resolved with bullets, he will never let his soldiers charge.

Fighting with blood on the bayonet is a fine tradition of our army, but Lin Qiang does not intend to inherit it.

Treating prisoners well is our army's military rules and regulations, but Lin Qiang does not intend to abide by it.

When the general is out, military orders are not obeyed.

With sufficient ammunition support, Lin Qiang was determined to change his previous combat methods, aiming to end the battle with zero casualties every time.

Of course, to achieve this, there must be a formation of attack aircraft that plows the Japanese positions, or a formation of main battle tanks that crushes them with a torrent of steel.

Lin Qiang shook his head, discarded these ideas that could not be realized for the time being, and concentrated on facing the upcoming battle.

The Japanese army was getting closer and closer. When the last Japanese soldier entered the ambush range, Lin Qiang aimed his rifle at the Japanese squadron leader.

"boom!"

After a gunshot, the arrogant Japanese squadron leader fell to the ground instantly, with bright red blood flowing from his head. After his two legs symbolically struggled for a while, there was no more movement.

"Brothers, beat me up!"

The sound of gunfire was an order. After Qiangzi shouted, he pulled the trigger and bullets whizzed towards the Japanese.

The machine gun's accuracy was very poor, but this did not affect the huge casualties it caused to the Japanese.

The simultaneous firing of three Type 99 light rifles left the Japanese with nowhere to hide in the open ground.

After a few Japanese soldiers finally found a shelter to hide, they were blown to pieces by grenades that fell from the sky.

Some Japanese soldiers tried to break through the machine gun fire and successfully avoided the machine gun fire with their flexible steps. When they were about to charge towards the ambush position, they were greeted by the rifle bullets that had been waiting for a long time.

The commander was killed at the first opportunity, and the team without a commander was like a pot of porridge, waiting to be eaten up by a row of soldiers.

After all, the Japanese were trained, and soon a team leader took over the command task, using the bodies of the dead Japanese as cover and launched an ineffective counterattack.

Once the Japanese found a shelter, the soldiers in the grenade team would throw grenades at them.

Some Japanese soldiers wanted to retreat, but were shot to death by the machine guns that never stopped firing.

Lin Qiang was not idle either. After discovering the commanding Japanese soldier, he immediately raised his gun and aimed at the other party. He gently pulled the trigger with his finger and killed the commander with another shot.

After the first round of shooting, half of the Japanese soldiers were not killed as Lin Qiang had hoped. There was nothing that could be done. Except for Qiangzi, the other two machine gunners were using machine guns for the first time, so their accuracy was naturally much worse.

Although it did not meet expectations, a lot of Japanese were killed.

When the machine gun stopped to reload, the Japanese did not choose to retreat, but gathered their troops and charged under the volley of rifle fire.

This scene really made Lin Qiang feel emotional.

If all Chinese people were like this, how could the Japanese pirates dare to invade?

The rifle's volley fire was accurate, but it had to be reloaded after each shot, making it ineffective in stopping the enemy's charge.

At this time, the grenades in front of the soldiers played a key role.

Grenades were thrown at the same time, overwhelming the Japanese troops who were charging. As the explosions rang out, the Japanese troops that had been organized with great difficulty were disrupted again.

Some of the Japanese soldiers were still charging, while those who fell behind chose to retreat and return to their previous bunkers to avoid bullets.

The soldiers had to deal with the Japanese who were still charging, and those who were retreating could only be allowed to retreat.

After several rounds of volleys, the Japanese charge continued unabated. Fortunately, Qiangzi had already changed the bullets. He ignored Lin Qiang's orders, picked up the machine gun, stepped on the bunker and fired crazily: "Little Japanese, damn it! Come to grandpa, here are some delicious things for you!"

"Brother Qiangzi! Come down and hide!"

The other two machine gunners were also worried about Qiangzi's safety. After changing the bullets, they instantly aimed their guns at the charging Japanese soldiers. After a round of strafing, they completely killed those Japanese soldiers.

"Qiangzi, you're fucking going to die!!!"

"You bastard, if you die, your family will be completely wiped out!"

Although the two machine gunners were cursing, they were very worried about Qiangzi's life safety.

Fortunately, after killing the charging devils, Qiangzi returned to the bunker and smiled embarrassedly: "Well, don't tell the platoon leader about this!"

Qiangzi is fearless and even dares to talk back to the battalion commander Zhang Dabiao, but he is only afraid of Lin Qiang.

"Don't do that, kid. If the platoon leader finds out, you'll be ready to go to the kitchen and wash pots."

The battle continued. After hearing the gunshots, the Japanese vanguard team turned back and wanted to attack the ambush position from the side.

Lin Qiang would definitely not forget this matter, and had already arranged several soldiers to take charge of the flank.

When the Japs launched their attack, they were bombarded with grenades, followed by orderly and accurate rifle fire.

The team of more than a dozen people was completely wiped out in less than five minutes without any cover.

The machine gun began its second round of reloading, and at this time Lin Qiang gave the order to retreat: "Everyone, throw out all the remaining grenades. Qiangzi, stay behind to cover the rear. The others begin to retreat according to the previous order!"

All the soldiers were confused. They knew that they would be able to wipe out all the devils in a short period of time, so why did the platoon leader give up such a good opportunity?

They were confused, but began to retreat in an orderly manner according to Lin Qiang's orders.

After the last grenade exploded, Qiangzi also began to retreat with a machine gun.

After the team retreated for a distance along the mountain range in the opposite direction of Heiyun Village, Lin Qiang cleverly and secretly set up a tripwire trap at the place where the route changed, and then led the team back along the bottom of the mountain to the back mountain of Heiyun Village.

Choosing to return here can not only effectively confuse the pursuing Japanese, but also familiarize yourself with the road to the back mountain in advance in case of emergency.

Just ten minutes after Lin Qiang led the team to evacuate, a Japanese tricycle first appeared on the battlefield, followed closely by two trucks. In addition to being fully loaded with Japanese soldiers, the trucks were also towing a Type 92 infantry gun!

After Ono learned that the train station was attacked, he was furious and completely ignored Yamamoto Ikki who was coming. He gathered his troops and rushed to the train station with heavy weapons.

He had come up empty-handed at the Red Station, and he didn't expect to come up empty-handed here either. He was so angry that he flew into a rage and cursed, "Good-for-nothings, trash, a bunch of trash!"

"Where's the captain of this squadron? Let him commit seppuku to apologize!"

A dusty Japanese soldier trembled and said, "Colonel, Major Yokohama and Major Nate both died in battle."

"Bagaya Road!"

Ono roared like a madman, "Keep chasing! Give me what you want!"