Bright Sword: Flesh and Blood Military Industrial Base

Chapter 30 Comrades-in-Arms, Protecting Each Other Through Life and Death

"Fire!"

Yang Zheng aimed his pistol at the foremost Japanese soldier and pulled the trigger first.

"Lie down! Folks, lie down!"

Almost at the same instant the gunshot rang out, Zhao Dahu's thunderous roar reverberated throughout the entire canyon. His voice was urgent, even slightly shaky.

Following the roar came a barrage of gunfire.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!!"

"Da da da da..."

The sudden roar and the ensuing burst of gunfire brought the advancing Japanese troops to a sudden halt.

The people carrying sleepers and rails were terrified. Some instinctively fell forward to the ground, while others stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

"Enemy attack—! Take cover—!" Ikeuchi Hideki reacted with lightning speed. Almost at the same moment Zhao Dahu roared, he rolled to the side behind a boulder by the roadside, simultaneously drawing his command sword and pointing it at the left hillside where the gunfire was most intense: "Machine guns! Suppress the left flank! Grenade launchers! Locate enemy firing positions!"

However, the Eighth Company's ambush was far too well-prepared.

Yang Zheng chose to open fire at the perfect moment when the Japanese vanguard had passed by, the rearguard had not yet been completely trapped, their formation was long, and most of them were under the crossfire coverage of the two hillsides.

Four Type 11 light machine guns opened fire first, and a deluge of bullets poured down from behind the bushes and rocks on the left hillside, instantly mowing down seven or eight Japanese soldiers who hadn't yet found cover.

On the right-hand hillside, the riflemen of the first and second platoons also pulled their triggers. Although their accuracy varied, the dense fire from their high vantage point still brought a deadly sense of oppression.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two muffled explosions rang out from the middle and rear of the Japanese troops. The explosions were not very precise, but the mud, rocks and shockwaves they kicked up immediately threw the Japanese squad, which was trying to set up a heavy machine gun, into chaos. Two ammunition handlers screamed as they were hit by shrapnel.

"Haha, well done! Adjust the bomb locations and knock out all the Japanese heavy and light machine guns!" Luo Dashan shouted loudly, lying next to Yang Zheng and holding binoculars.

Not far behind him, Yu Dahai, a former artilleryman in the Jin-Sui Army, was calmly operating the grenade launcher to readjust the firing parameters.

For them, this grenade launcher was very easy to use, and the next shot would definitely be able to accurately blow up the target.

At this moment, Ikeuchi Hide's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected the enemy's firepower to be so fierce, and that they even had grenade launchers!

"Baka! Take that mound on the right! Set up a machine gun position! Counterattack on the left flank! Knock out the enemy's grenade launchers!"

Several Japanese sergeants were also shouting, trying to organize resistance. Under their command, the Japanese infantry advanced in skirmish lines.

The two Type 92 heavy machine guns were also set up by the Japanese soldiers with skillful operation, their muzzles pointed directly at the earthen slope on the right.

Their priority is to eliminate the enemy on the right and seize it, thereby launching an attack on the enemy on the left from there.

But Yu Dahai would not do as they wished.

"Adjustments complete, load grenades, ready, fire, thud... thud..."

After two muffled thuds, two grenades were launched into the air simultaneously, and after flying nearly 200 meters, they landed on the Japanese heavy machine gun position.

"Boom! Boom!"

Smoke filled the air, and Japanese soldiers fell in droves. The heavy machine guns, before they could even unleash their full power, had already ceased firing.

Precise and efficient!

"Damn! That was awesome!" Luo Dashan slapped the ground excitedly, looking at the scene created by the grenade launcher. "Keep bombarding them! Don't let them catch their breath!"

The grenade launcher spoke again, this time targeting the light machine gunners who were firing.

Although the grenade's landing point may occasionally deviate, any explosion on the narrow canyon road is deadly.

One by one, the light machine guns were destroyed, and Zhao Dahu was heartbroken and cursed, but he could only grit his teeth and pull the trigger.

At the same time, the Japanese grenade launchers quickly began to retaliate, with grenades aimed directly at the light machine gun fire of the Eighth Company.

However, light machine guns are not as difficult to move as heavy machine guns, and the gunners obediently followed Yang Zheng's orders, firing a burst of bullets before quickly moving away, not giving the Japanese a chance to retaliate.

"Zhao Dahu! Take your men and push them down! Fight to the death! Rescue the villagers!" Seeing that the Japanese soldiers had been initially suppressed and their formation was in disarray, Yang Zheng immediately issued the order to charge.

He knew he had to act quickly, as the other two Japanese reinforcements could break through Zeng Dahui's harassment at any time.

"First platoon, second platoon! Charge with me!" Zhao Dahu had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Upon hearing this, he jumped up, holding his Type 38 rifle with its bayonet fixed, and led the charge down the steep slope like a tiger descending a mountain.

Behind him, about fifty soldiers roared and charged toward the valley floor like a flood bursting its banks, brandishing their gleaming bayonets.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers at the bottom of the valley were being bombarded by fire from both sides. Their light and heavy machine guns were out of commission, and their grenade launchers were proving ineffective. Then, the Eighth Route Army soldiers appeared like divine warriors, charging down with bayonets. Many of the Japanese soldiers panicked.

"Hold your ground! Prepare your bayonets! The Emperor's warriors will never retreat!" Ikeuchi Hideki brandished his command sword, shouting hoarsely as he tried to regain his footing.

Some of the elite Japanese veterans were indeed brave and fierce, howling as they raised their bayonets to meet the charging soldiers.

However, the Eighth Company's fire support did not stop.

"Machine guns! Clear the way for the charging comrades! Keep a close watch on the areas where the Japanese are clustered!" Yang Zheng shouted loudly.

The four light machine guns on the left hillside immediately adjusted their firing range, their long tongues of fire specifically targeting the Japanese squads that were trying to assemble or posed the greatest threat to the soldiers' charge.

Bullets struck the Japanese troops, splattering plumes of blood and greatly hindering their counter-offensive.

At the same time, the grenade launcher has also changed its gameplay, from precise targeting to focused killing of clusters.

One after another, grenades rained down on the densely packed Japanese troops, causing them to scream and howl in terror, losing their will to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, and completely shattering their confidence in putting up a last-ditch resistance.

"Kill them!"

Zhao Dahu took the lead, brandishing his bayonet and charging into the scattered ranks of the Japanese soldiers. Without hesitation, he thrust his bayonet into the chest of one of them.

The soldiers behind him were like wolves and tigers, three to a group, back to back, bayonets and broadswords working together to fight the stubborn Japanese soldiers.

The melee combat instantly entered its most brutal phase.

Although they had gained a slight advantage thanks to Yang Zheng's various arrangements, there were still many new recruits in the team, casualties occurred from time to time, and most of them were veterans.

Because, while fighting the enemy, the veterans also had to consider the psychological well-being of the new recruits.

Comrades, protecting each other through life and death.

Yang Zheng glanced at the situation; below was chaos. He immediately shouted, "Fire support platoon, listen to my command! Follow me and kill the enemy!"

As he finished shouting, he drew the large sword from his back and charged down towards the crowd.

Luo Dashan laughed heartily, threw the crooked-handled sword in his hand on the ground, and drew his own broadsword.

"Comrades, kill!"

"Charge!"

Yang Zheng's primary concern now is to completely annihilate the Japanese invaders, and he believes that Zeng Dahui and his men will be able to hold off the Japanese reinforcements.