The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 122 Counterattack

Seeing the Japanese firepower intensify, Tang Zhangshan shouted, "Seek cover, advance in shifts!" The guerrillas reacted quickly. Some crouched in nearby craters or behind rocks, continuing to fire in cover. Others, relying on suppressive fire from their comrades, quickly rushed to new cover. Under Tang Zhangshan's command, the guerrillas charged like a pack of daring cheetahs, armed with Thompson submachine guns, amidst a hail of bullets, gradually closing in on the Japanese.

At this extremely tense moment, a Japanese machine gun team quietly moved their machine guns to the flank of the guerrillas' assault route. They moved carefully and swiftly, taking advantage of the chaos and smoke to find an ideal firing position. As the guerrillas entered the machine gun's range, a fierce look flashed in the Japanese machine gunner's eyes, and he opened fire without hesitation.

Bullets rained down like raindrops, and several guerrillas fell to the ground before they could even react. Their bodies trembled from the impact of the bullets, and their blood instantly dyed the ground red.

Seeing this, Lei Tao became extremely anxious and shouted at the top of his voice: "Hide! Hide quickly!" His voice sounded particularly urgent and loud amid the sound of gunfire.

Hearing Lei Tao's cry, the guerrillas rushed to find safer shelter. Some threw themselves to the ground, hugging it tightly to avoid the deadly bullets; others quickly hid in nearby gullies or behind tree trunks, nervously observing the situation and preparing for a counterattack.

While the Japanese machine gunner was reloading his ammunition belt, Lei Tao quickly pulled a grenade from his belt, removed the safety pin, and after a two-second delay, threw it towards the Japanese machine gunner's position. The grenade arced through the air and landed precisely in the Japanese machine gun position.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, flames shot up into the sky, and the Japanese machine gun position was instantly covered in smoke and dust. The machine gun that had caused the guerrillas so much trouble was silenced, and several Japanese machine gunners were blown to pieces.

While the smoke was still lingering, Lei Tao shouted, "Charge!" The guerrillas were encouraged and jumped out of their shelters, launching a more fierce charge towards the Japanese positions.

However, the Japanese did not give up. After a brief period of confusion, other Japanese soldiers quickly filled the gaps in the machine gun positions and continued to fire at the guerrillas. At this moment, just as the machine gunner was about to fire wildly, he was shot in the head by a guerrilla sharpshooter with a Springfield rifle...

Then, taking advantage of the still-clearing smoke, a guerrilla fighter darted forward and hurled his M1 grenade into the vicinity of the Japanese machine gun. With a resounding bang and a burst of flames, the machine gun was instantly reduced to a pile of scrap metal, with parts flying everywhere.

At that moment, the guerrillas' grenades had quietly circled to within thirty or forty meters of the Japanese position. The 10-man grenades team, each carrying ten M1 grenades, exchanged a tacit glance, then, in record time, launched their grenades one after another into the Japanese position.

Suddenly, a dense cloud of grenades rained down upon the Japanese positions. "Boom, boom, boom!" A series of explosions echoed, and flames, smoke, and dust instantly enveloped the Japanese positions. The Japanese soldiers were left howling in agony, suffering heavy casualties, and the positions were plunged into chaos.

Seizing this opportunity, the guerrillas charged into the Japanese positions like a tiger descending from a mountain, engaging the enemy in close combat. Lei Tao charged at the front, brandishing his weapon relentlessly, striking fear into the Japanese. Under the guerrillas' heroic attack, the Japanese finally succumbed and began to flee in defeat.

In another direction, the Japanese army was fighting back and forth with another group of guerrillas. Both sides were attacking and defending each other, and the battle was stalemate.