RPAGF Chapter 1146 Wang Lao Hu
Chapter 1146 Wang Lao Hu
While Wang Laohu was fighting the Japanese, battles had also broken out in the other two county towns. The Japanese infantry brigade split into three groups, hoping to capture our three county towns as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, they were already stuck on the road before they even entered the county town.
"Remember this clearly: when the Japanese launch their attack, give them a good beating. Kill as many as you can now. When we attack them later, it will be much harder to kill one of them than it is now. Show me your marksmanship. Stop showing off your skills on the training field. I want results on the battlefield."
The Tiger Regiment didn't build many fortifications, mainly because time was running out. They could only lay a large number of trucks across the road, which served as a series of defensive measures. Some people lay under the trucks, while others stood on the truck beds, which was a tiered deployment.
Upon seeing this, the Japanese troops in the distance were initially stunned, but then a barrage of artillery shells rained down upon them. The Japanese soldiers, stubborn and resolute, didn't hesitate at this point, nor did they bother to ascertain what was happening before them. They ordered their infantry to charge forward with bayonets fixed.
The Japanese infantry were still quite disciplined, quickly spreading out during their charge and adopting an offensive posture. However, while this tactic was effective against other Nationalist units, it was ineffective against Wang Laowu's men. No matter how far they spread out, as long as he had enough bullets, none of them would leave alive.
The semi-automatic rifles equipped with scopes were almost guaranteed to kill with a single shot; even if they didn't kill, they would still injure you. So the Japanese spread their hundreds of men across a battle line of over a thousand meters, thinking their advantage of having more machine guns wouldn't be utilized. Unfortunately for them, our soldiers instantly transformed into numerous snipers; once you entered the rifle's firing range, don't blame the brothers for not showing mercy.
Wang Laohu also felt that this kind of battle was meaningless. At this moment, he was holding a Garand semi-automatic rifle, which was also equipped with a scope. He had just taken down 4 people with 8 bullets, mainly because he hadn't trained on the training ground for a long time and his skills were a little rusty.
Looking at his bodyguard beside him, he had taken down seven men with just eight bullets; the first bullet was a test shot. If there were any more Japanese soldiers, they could have killed even more. At a distance of five or six hundred meters, the Japanese iron sights were no longer much of an advantage, but we had scopes. Killing a Japanese soldier at 500 meters was as easy as eating a meal, so these Japanese soldiers had better not show their heads; if they did, they would be identified.
The Japanese commanders have now realized that spreading their men out is not a good strategy. They thought this would render the enemy's machine guns largely ineffective, given that they knew the 72nd Army had a large number of machine guns. However, it now appears that the enemy has even more snipers.
Hearing the Japanese soldiers talking incoherently, the soldiers from all directions slowly began to gather in one place. Wang Laohu also spat out his cigarette butt and ordered his rapid-fire guns to get to work.
The quadruple anti-aircraft guns roared to life. These things could fire more than 70 shells per minute. Although the shells were only 20 millimeters in caliber and had the power of only about three hand grenades, their rate of fire was incredibly fast. Moreover, when they hit the ground, they could even cause a series of damages, leaving the Japanese soldiers with no idea where to hide.
Back on the training field, the brothers knew how cruel it was to lay anti-aircraft guns flat for the Japanese. Seeing the situation before them today, they couldn't stop laughing.
Although they hadn't witnessed the situation in southern Jiangsu firsthand, they had learned of the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders there from the newspapers. If they didn't treat our people as human beings, why should we treat them as human beings? Besides, you invaders deserved to die here.
"go ahead!"
Seeing that there were few Japanese soldiers left who could stand up, Wang Laohu ordered his soldiers to advance.
A large number of armored vehicles rushed out quickly. Tanks were unnecessary at this point, mainly because they were too slow and easily targeted by enemy suicide attacks. Armored vehicles were different; while moving at high speed, if any soldiers tried to attack them, our firing ports weren't idle either, and a burst of bullets would take them out.
The infantry behind them weren't idle either, quickly escorting the armored vehicles in jeeps. The armored vehicles shielded them from attack, while the soldiers in the jeeps kept an eye on the surrounding undergrowth. If they were unsure, they could fire a burst of bullets first, just in case there were Japanese soldiers inside.
Under this sweeping operation, the survival rate of Japanese soldiers was no higher than 10%. Therefore, the suicide attacks planned by the Japanese were largely ineffective. Soon, Mu County was captured by Wang Laohu. Of the more than 2000 Japanese soldiers, more than 600 escaped back, the majority were killed, and several hundred were taken prisoner.
According to Wang Laohu's thinking, these hundreds of prisoners should just be machine-gunned and slaughtered to pay tribute to the fallen heroes. However, our rear supply lines are still short-handed. These guys are all very strong and healthy; it would be a real disservice to them not to make them work. Moreover, many people believe that a single bullet is too cheap for them; given the crimes they committed on our land, working until old age is their final fate.
The Japanese prisoners we sent to the north were building roads in the freezing cold. Dozens of them died every day, but it didn't matter to us. We felt no guilt at all that you died.
Now that these hundreds of people have been sent back, they can do big work for us again.
"Reporting to the commander, six Japanese planes have been spotted to the left front."
Just as Wang Laohu was about to ask where the troops behind him were, six Japanese bombers appeared to his left front.
But this place isn't Hankou, and a smile crept onto Wang Laohu's lips.
You bunch of scoundrels really know how to pick your opponents. Since you've chosen me, Wang Laohu, then I certainly won't let you guys go back alive. I have plenty of guys here.