The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 213: The Offensive and Defensive Battle between the National Security Army and the Japanese

After successfully killing a Japanese soldier, Huang Weiguo quickly relocated, searching for his next target. Crouching, he sprinted through the trenches, the blood-soaked dirt beneath his feet. Suddenly, a shell exploded not far away, knocking him to the ground with a powerful force. He felt a ringing in his ears and a blackout. But after a moment, he endured the excruciating pain, staggered to his feet, wiped the dust from his face, and continued forward. He spotted several Japanese soldiers attempting to flank his position. Without hesitation, he charged, his rifle blazing, engaging the Japanese in close combat.

On Li Zhigang's side, after hitting the armored vehicle, the Japanese firepower poured even more frantically towards the bunker where he was. The walls of the bunker were shaken by the shells, and bricks and stones fell one after another. He and the gunners continued to load shells and fight back against the Japanese army regardless of the danger. However, the Japanese army seemed to have noticed the threat of this bunker and concentrated their firepower to bombard it. In a fierce attack, the gunner was unfortunately injured and fell down. Li Zhigang quickly took his place. Relying on the operating skills he had learned before, he adjusted the muzzle with difficulty and fired shells at the Japanese tank group again. Although the shell hit the target, the Japanese firepower was too dense, and the bunker was eventually hit directly by a shell. Li Zhigang was knocked down by the air wave of the explosion, suffered multiple injuries on his body, and fell into a coma.

Other soldiers also fought bravely at their respective posts. Some were hit by bullets but persisted, using their remaining strength to shoot at the Japanese. Some soldiers were injured in the legs by artillery shells while passing ammunition, but they crawled tenaciously to deliver the ammunition to their comrades.

At this time, a Japanese tank suddenly rushed over from the blind spot of the Guoan Army's artillery position, and fired at the Guoan Army's position from time to time. When the Japanese tank was about to break through the defense line, an old soldier in his forties rolled up his sleeves and cursed: "You damned little Japanese bastards are bombarding my position, right? I'll send you to heaven!" Then he picked up a box of grenades and quietly moved to the vicinity of the tank from the blind spot of the Japanese tank's observation port. At this time, a Japanese soldier saw the old soldier's actions, raised his rifle and shot at the old soldier. The old soldier dodged left and right to avoid the Japanese bullets, but a bullet still hit the old soldier's chest. The old soldier fell to the ground instantly, and the grenade box also fell to the ground. At this time, the old soldier tried his best to open the grenade box, took out a grenade, bit the fuse with his mouth, pulled it hard, threw it into the box, and then hugged the whole box of grenades and rolled over After entering the bottom of the tank, he vomited blood and shouted: "Little devils, I will send you to see the king of hell...

With a loud bang, the grenade box the veteran was holding exploded under the tank. The immense force of the impact flipped the tank over, shattering the Japanese soldiers inside. The veteran also died heroically. His body was completely mangled, but his hands were still tightly clinging to the shattered wooden frame.

The explosion plunged the surrounding Japanese infantry into a moment of shock and confusion. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, the National Security Army soldiers quickly adjusted their firepower, focusing their fire on the chaotic area where the Japanese troops were. Huang Weiguo endured the excruciating pain from his multiple wounds, his arms and legs bleeding. But his eyes burned with the fire of revenge. He raised his gun and fired wildly at the Japanese troops, each bullet carrying his grief for his comrades' sacrifice and his hatred for the invaders.

At this time, the bunker where Li Zhigang was located was bombarded by Japanese artillery shells. Many walls collapsed, sandbags were blown away, and the interior was filled with choking dust and smoke. Despite such heavy damage, the remaining soldiers had no intention of retreating.

Squad leader Zhao Yong quickly observed the situation inside the bunker and found that the Japanese army was rushing towards the gap in the bunker. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, don't panic! Hold the gap and drive the Japanese back!" As he said that, he crouched and ran to the corner of the bunker, where several boxes of grenades were piled.

Soldier Liu San followed closely behind, helping to open the grenade box and quickly passing the grenades to Zhao Yong and his comrades. Zhao Yong took the grenades, deftly pulled the fuse, paused for a moment, then, seizing the right moment, hurled them with all his might toward a group of Japanese soldiers. The grenades exploded among the Japanese soldiers, instantly disintegrating several into a bloody mess. The others were knocked to the ground by the force of the explosion, letting out screams of agony.

Meanwhile, soldier Chen Ping'an stood guard at another firing hole, firing bursts of fire at the approaching Japanese with his only rifle. His marksmanship was precise, and every bullet he fired could bring down a Japanese soldier. However, the Japanese firepower was too strong, and bullets continued to pierce through the firing hole. Chen Ping'an's arm was unfortunately grazed, but he simply bandaged it with a cloth strip... The Japanese concentrated their firepower to suppress one of the bunker's firing holes, attempting to force a breakthrough through there. Upon seeing this, Zhang Tiande unhesitatingly picked up two grenades, lit the fuses at the same time, and threw them at the Japanese firing point. With two loud explosions, the Japanese firepower was temporarily suppressed, buying precious breathing time for his comrades in the bunker.

Despite the continuous attacks from the Japanese army, the soldiers in the bunker were becoming increasingly exhausted and their ammunition was running low. However, with their tenacious will and perseverance in their positions, they continued to use the remaining defensive structures of the bunker, drew their bayonets and engaged in a desperate fight with the Japanese army...

The battlefield was thick with smoke, and visibility was extremely low, but the fighting between the two sides did not abate in the slightest. As the National Security Army reinforcements inched closer and closer to the core of the battlefield, snipers constantly sought suitable firing positions, using the smoke and debris on the battlefield as cover to accurately kill key Japanese targets. A Japanese commander was brandishing his command knife and shouting orders to his soldiers to attack when a bullet instantly pierced his head. He fell straight to the ground with his eyes wide open. The surrounding Japanese troops were suddenly thrown into a state of disarray.

The flamethrowers worked closely with the soldiers on the front lines. They rushed to the front of the team, carrying heavy flamethrowers on their backs, and sprayed long flames at the Japanese infantry and armored vehicles. The scorching flames instantly engulfed the Japanese attack route. The Japanese soldiers were burned and screamed in pain. They fled in all directions, their clothes and hair on fire. They rolled on the ground in pain, trying to put out the flames, but to no avail.

With the full deployment of reinforcements, the Guoan Army's firepower was greatly enhanced. They gradually reversed the situation on the battlefield and began to encircle the Japanese. After suffering a series of blows, the Japanese realized that the situation was hopeless and began to retreat. However, the Guoan Army soldiers did not let them go easily. They pursued the Japanese army and continued to fire along the retreat route, completely driving the Japanese army out of this bloody position.