nycdaug Chapter 135 Battle of Guadalcanal (5)
Chapter 135 Battle of Guadalcanal (5)
As the commandos prepared to scale the 4-5 meter cliff, two Japanese crossfire points nearby launched a surprise attack, killing or wounding five or six soldiers. The Japanese fire points were strategically placed, making it impossible for artillery fire from below to reach them. The commandos had no choice but to find a way to break through.
"Damn it, you damn devils, if you make life difficult for me, I won't let you have it easy either!"
Gao Zhen whispered to a group of pyrotechnicians assigned to the assault team, asking if they had a chance to try. The pyrotechnician was American. He estimated the distance and calculated the wind speed, and concluded that a direct attack on the Japanese firing point would be impossible. However, setting the perimeter of the firing range ablaze would be possible, but the duration wouldn't be long, only about five minutes.
Gao Zhenyi calculated that there should be enough time. He could use these 5 minutes to take a few people to climb up the cliff, hide on the stone wall under the Japanese firepower point on the cliff, and use cluster grenades to attack the Japanese.
They acted immediately. After the commandos fired several smoke bombs from their small-caliber mortars, the flamethrowers detoured to a favorable position and quickly sprayed flames at the Japanese firing points. The flames ignited a raging fire, blocking the Japanese army's sight.
Ignoring the Japanese army's blind fire, Gao Zhen was about to lead his men up himself, but was pulled down by the deputy platoon leader Yang Huaihua. He and several soldiers quickly climbed up the cliff and crawled to the bottom of the enemy's firepower point.
Yang Huaihua and others pulled the fuses of the cluster grenades that had been tied up, and threw them towards the Japanese firepower point with one arm. There were two loud explosions of "boom-boom", and a large amount of debris kept flying and hitting the heads and bodies of Yang Huaihua and others.
Yang Huaihua and others didn't care about all this. They immediately stood up and rushed to the enemy's bunker. They fired a volley of bullets first, and then threw in a few grenades. After a few dull explosions, several Japanese soldiers rushed out from behind, screaming and wanting to fight to the death with Yang Huaihua and others. Most of Yang and others were equipped with American-made Tom submachine guns and carbines, and they quickly killed several Japanese soldiers.
A team member stood up cursing, ready to go forward to check the situation of the Japanese bunker. The moment he raised his body, "bang bang bang", a volley of bullets broke half of his body.
"Bang, bang, bang--", the sound of gunfire continued, bullets flew over the heads of Yang Huaihua and others, some hit the rocky mountain, splashing countless pieces of gravel.
"Damn it, there are bunkers!" Yang Huaihua and others quietly circled around to both sides and glanced down. More than ten meters in front of them, two Japanese bunkers were firing fiercely at their hiding place.
"Bazooka!" Yang Huaihua shouted to the commandos below. They needed bazooka to destroy the second Japanese fire point. Otherwise, they would not be able to move forward.
The bazooka gunner climbed up with the help of everyone. Due to the terrain, the narrow place could not accommodate more people. Yang Huaihua briefly explained the attack method to the gunner. The gunner hid on one side and waited for the soldiers on the other side to attract the enemy with firepower. Then he quickly stood up and fired at the Japanese bunker. The coordination between the two must be close. In order to calm the gunner's nervousness, Yang Huaihua decided to stay on one side with him and remind him. Of course, as the deputy platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon, Yang also briefly learned how to use the bazooka.
Two soldiers fired at the Japanese bunker on the other side, which indeed attracted the enemy's firepower. Yang Huaihua immediately ordered the gunner to take action. However, the gunner was too nervous and forgot to pull the trigger when he stood up. The Japanese soldiers reacted immediately turned the gun around and the bullet hit his chest instantly.
Seeing the bazooka about to fall, Yang Huaihua struggled to stand up, grabbed the bazooka, and aimed it at the entrance of the Japanese bunker. The Japanese bullets hit Yang Huaihua mercilessly. Yang Huaihua did not know where the willpower burst out from, and he refused to fall down. He shouted loudly: "Kill the devils!" and suddenly pulled the trigger of the bazooka.
"Boom——" the shell penetrated the Japanese bunker accurately, and the violent explosion blew the bunker open. Yang Huaihua smiled with relief and fell down quietly!
(Yang Huaihua, now 27 years old, is from Shaoyang, Hunan. He has an older sister and a younger brother. After his wife gave birth to a daughter, she was raped and killed by a Japanese mopping-up team. This was his motivation to join the expeditionary force to kill the devils!)
"Kill the devils! Kill them!" Several comrades roared in anger and bravely rushed up the mountain, annihilating all the remaining Japanese troops in the bunkers and trenches...
The 2nd US Division, with a large number of machines clearing the way, quickly advanced over ten kilometers, penetrating deep into Guadalcanal. At this point, the coastal naval guns could no longer provide them with effective support. The commander of the 3rd US Regiment and his deputy, William, sat in a jeep together, chatting and laughing as if they were on a trip.
Suddenly, the sound of flying artillery shells was heard in the sky, and countless artillery shells were coming towards them.
"Oh no! Enemy attack!" The driver slammed on the brakes, turned around and drove the car to the bushes on the side of the road. Brand and William quickly got out of the car and lay down in the bushes.
"Boom boom boom boom--", countless artillery shells exploded in the US military column, US infantry scattered, and tanks, armored vehicles and cars looked for places to hide.
"Boom——" a truck carrying people was hit and the people in the truck were thrown into the sky...
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Commanders at all levels gave warnings and organized personnel to prepare for a counterattack. A large number of artillery pieces were mobilized, ready to fire at the attacking enemy.
"Boom boom boom boom--" countless shells flew over again. At this time, the American commander had already identified that these were Japanese mortars and grenade launchers.
The Japanese army was ambushed on both sides! The US military commanders at all levels immediately realized this. The company and platoon commanders immediately summoned the surrounding soldiers and began to move in an orderly manner, trying to find the Japanese hiding place and launch a counterattack.
The Japanese army obviously saw through the US military's intentions, and with "bang bang bang", machine guns began to fire, and countless bullets came like a rainstorm, forcing the US military to unable to raise their heads.
"Boom boom boom——", artillery shells kept falling, and the US military was confined to a small area, which was obviously at a disadvantage.
Brand and William held an urgent discussion and decided to fight back!
Soon, the tanks, which were not threatened at all, started moving, and some soldiers hiding behind the tanks began to fight back.
The tanks quickly broke through the weeds and bushes, and the coaxial machine guns and the M2 heavy machine guns on top of the tanks began to fire at the Japanese fire points. The soldiers hiding behind the tanks formed a column and followed the tanks to advance towards the Japanese army.
The Japanese army's small-caliber mortars and grenade launchers did not pose much threat to the tanks, but the American soldiers behind them suffered a lot. However, there was no way to retreat at this moment. Under the shouting of the sergeants, they had to continue to keep up with the tanks. Now only God can decide their life or death.
"Boom boom boom boom--", a series of rocket shells flew over rapidly, and the tanks and soldiers were surrounded by artillery fire. For a moment, people and horses were thrown to the ground and chaos ensued.
"The Japanese have rocket launchers!" This huge threat completely dispersed the counterattack of the American troops. Including Brand, the American troops completely lost the will to resist and retreated in full force...