Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Chapter 288 Flamethrower

Three hours later, the 772nd Regiment arrived at the designated location.

At Xing Zhiguo's command, 60 105mm howitzers of the artillery regiment roared and fired a base, turning the bunkers and artillery towers in the southern part of Xiangning into a sea of ​​fire.

The artillery observer watched through the telescope as the smoke dissipated and all of the Japanese artillery towers were destroyed, but some bunkers still showed signs of Japanese activities.

So the artillery observer reported the coordinates to the artillery regiment, and several more shells were fired.

"Artillery Command, there is something special about these bunkers. They may be stronger than we thought. They appear to be one meter thick!"

After Xing Zhiguo received the news, he could only tell Blind Cheng about the situation.

"Old Cheng, the artillery can't take down those bunkers, so I'll leave it to you next! But I'll send you a secret weapon to help you take down the bunkers!"

Blind Cheng was still immersed in the shock of thousands of artillery fire when he saw the Japanese position turned into a sea of ​​fire.

"Old Xing, that's enough. Let's hand it over to our 772nd Regiment. We have never enjoyed such abundant firepower support!"

After Xing Zhiguo finished speaking, he began the pre-war mobilization.

"Brothers, have you seen the spirit and weapons and equipment of the Independent Column Infantry Division? It's so shocking! But we used to be comrades who ate from the same pot. Are we worse than them?"

"Not bad! Not bad! Not bad!"

"Yes, I told Lao Xing that even if we don't have as good weapons and equipment as them, we can still beat the Japanese to pieces! Comrades, follow me!"

Immediately afterwards, the artillery regiment began to extend its fire, mainly covering the city towers and walls to prevent the Japanese from shooting from above.

Blind Cheng took the lead and rushed forward with a submachine gun.

The position plowed by artillery shells felt soft when stepped on, with one step deep and one step shallow, and movement was extremely restricted.

The four or five remaining bunkers of the Japanese began to spit out fire snakes. The 92 heavy machine guns fired "da~da~da~da", blocking the attack route of the 772nd Regiment.

"Damn it, give me a bomb!"

Blind Cheng stretched out a hand, ready to take the explosive pack, and said he knew a soldier of about seventeen or eighteen years old with a grin.

"Captain, if our 772nd Regiment had not been wiped out, this job would not have been yours! Guo Xiaoliang from Yuncheng, Shanxi!"

After saying that, Guo Xiaoliang rushed forward under the cover of the dust raised by the grenade, but he only rushed more than 20 meters.

When the dust settled, Guo Xiaoliang appeared in the sight of the Japanese heavy machine gun.

"Baga, shoot!"

The Japs' machine guns started to rattle again.

Guo Xiaoliang rolled twice, but still couldn't avoid the Japanese machine guns. Several big holes appeared on his body and he collapsed powerlessly.

Blind Cheng looked at Guo Xiaoliang who was lying on the ground and was so angry that he kept pounding the ground.

"Huang Pan from Kaifeng, Henan!"

A short, dark-skinned soldier jumped out and rushed towards the place where Guo Xiaoliang fell with his nimble steps. He rolled twice and picked up the explosive pack. Then, he stopped dodging bullets and rushed towards the Japanese bunker with all his might.

After moving forward ten meters, Huang Pan, who had pounced forward, fell heavily into the dust like a kite with a broken string, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth and his eyes wide open.

"Zhou Jie from Zheng County, Henan!"

"Wang Da from Linfen, Shanxi!"

"Weixi, Hanzhong, Shaanxi!"

The three young soldiers were ready to fight for their lives and rushed towards the Japanese bunker together.

"and many more!"

A loud voice came over.

"Captain Cheng, I am Tang Wei, the company commander of the flamethrower company of the Chemical Defense Battalion of the Third Infantry Division of the Independent Column!"

"Are you the secret weapon that Lao Xing mentioned? Will this work?"

Tang Wei patted the flamethrower behind him and grinned.

"Hey, that's it! Captain Cheng, let us give it a try. If it doesn't work, you guys can do it again!"

"Okay, take care!"

Tang Wei saluted and called for support from the infantry artillery, which not only ensured his own safety but also suppressed the enemy's heavy machine guns.

Under the cover of the infantry gun, four flamethrowers quickly attacked the Japanese bunker and reached within 20 meters.

The flamethrower lowered himself to the ground, released the safety, and quickly pulled the trigger.

The huge recoil pushed the soldiers' bodies backwards, and a huge fire dragon sprayed towards the Japanese bunker.

The bunker was engulfed in a raging fire, and several firemen rushed out of the bunker screaming and howling in pain.

The four bunkers were taken down easily.

Without the threat of the bunkers, the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment swarmed forward and began to clear out the Japanese and puppet troops in the trenches.

The flamethrowers also followed the 772nd Regiment in the attack, flying sparks all the way and burning the Japanese soldiers until they screamed.

In less than an hour, the 772nd Regiment had cleared the outer positions and began to approach the city gate.

"Old Cheng, do you want to take a break? We can attack the city later?"

"No, morale is high now, let's take down the county in one fell swoop!"

"Okay, we'll blow open the city gate, and then I'll leave the rest to you!"

After Xing Zhiguo finished speaking, the 105mm howitzer blew open the city gate, and then the small-caliber infantry artillery began to suppress the Japanese and puppet troops on the city gate tower.

Under the cover of infantry artillery, the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment began to attack the Japanese city gate. However, just as they broke into the city gate, they were blocked by two heavy machine guns hiding in the blind spot of the artillery fire.

A platoon of soldiers from the 7772nd Regiment who were at the forefront were knocked down by the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine guns.

The soldiers of the 772nd Regiment were ready to use grenades to break the situation, but just as they reached the entrance of the city gate, they were driven back by heavy machine guns before they could even show their heads.

Tang Wei also followed and saw that the positions of the two heavy machine guns were extremely tricky and the artillery could not reach them at all.

If you use machine guns to fight back, you might be shot in the head by the Japanese before you even show your head.

"Captain Tang, is there any solution? If not, we will charge!"

"and many more!"

Captain Tang called two flamethrowers, gave them some instructions, and then made room for them.

The two flamethrowers lay down and fired at the wall of the city gate.

An astonishing scene occurred. After the flame hit the city wall, it actually rushed along the wall towards the Japanese's hidden machine gun position.

The high temperature of over a thousand degrees directly burned the Japanese soldiers into roasted suckling pigs. Heart-wrenching screams came from the city gate.

Blind Cheng was overjoyed and hugged Tang Wei.

"I invite you to drink, Captain Tang!"

Without waiting for Tang Wei's consent, Blind Cheng led his troops into the city.

"We haven't made an appointment yet, why are you running away?"

The battle in the city became much simpler afterwards. The flamethrowers followed the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment all the way, and when they encountered a blind spot that was difficult to fight, they would burn it.