Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 59: Li Daomin's Emergence
"Bagayalu, signal the fleet and ask the ships' guns to blow them up!"

In the main building, squadron leader Mochizuki Jujuro shouted angrily that they communicated with the warships by using flag signals, which was very convenient and fast.

Just a moment later, rows of artillery shells came crashing down, instantly covering the attack area. If the artillery platoon had not evacuated in time, it would have disappeared in just one round of shelling.

此时停泊在江面上的是两艘由良级轻巡洋舰，每艘装备50倍径三年式140毫米单联装炮7门，40倍径三年式80毫米单联装高射炮2门，以及三年式6.5mm机枪2挺；
In addition, there are two Minekaze-class destroyers, each equipped with four 45-caliber 120mm single-mounted guns, for a total of 4 guns. One salvo is equivalent to the ammunition delivery of a heavy artillery regiment. No wonder the first battalion suffered so much.

Fortunately, the enemy's ship's shells were not shot from bird guns, and they stopped after only three rounds. As a result, the main attacking platoon was almost completely killed or wounded, with only 7 people retreating.
Li Daomin had experienced the power of the Japanese naval guns, but the battle had to be fought, so this time he was assigned to the second platoon of the first company.

Seeing that the Chinese had launched another attack, Captain Mochizuki got smarter this time and only ordered the first squad in the front line to block the Chinese attack. The Japanese in the main building did not show up.

In his opinion, the enemy only had a few dozen people, and the First Squad could easily hold them off with the help of the barricades.

The development of the situation was beyond his expectations. After the first squad opened fire, the Chinese once again used 82mm mortars for artillery support;
The barricades were all open-type, and the mortars were accurate in their attacks. In less than ten minutes, the machine gun fire in the barricades was destroyed, and more than half of the personnel were killed or wounded.

Seeing that the Chinese were about to attack the barricades, Captain Mochizuki had no choice but to order the machine guns in the main building to open fire. Only then did he suppress the attack of the second row. The two sides exchanged fire at a distance of dozens of meters, and both sides suffered casualties.

Since mortars are indirect fire and use parabolic shooting, they can only hit exposed targets, so they do not pose much threat to the machine gun fire in the building, so there is no way to deal with them for the time being.

The second platoon could only charge forward under the hail of Japanese bullets, suffering heavy casualties. Their main focus was on the Japanese in the barricades, and only after eliminating them could they rush into the building.

In order to suppress the firepower in the main building, Li Daomin could only move out the last three Maxim heavy machine guns of the machine gun company and pour bullets on the enemy's building;

The main function of the heavy machine gun is to suppress the enemy's heavy firepower. Destroying the enemy depends entirely on luck. With the suppression of three heavy machine guns, the Japanese in the building may be hit by stray bullets as long as they show their heads.

After the Japanese's firepower dropped, the second platoon of soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward. After attacking about 30 meters, they threw a row of grenades. With a series of explosions, the Japanese's barricades were engulfed in smoke...

The soldiers rushed forward with all their might and knocked down the few remaining Japanese soldiers to the ground. The Second Battalion finally captured the Japanese barricades, and now only the main building was left.

"boom!"

A 70mm infantry artillery shell was fired from the roof and accurately hit a Maxim heavy machine gun. All the members of the machine gun crew fell in a pool of blood, either dead or injured. The infantry gun hidden by the Japanese devils revealed its hideous face.

The appearance of the Japanese infantry gun scared the other two heavy machine guns and they quickly moved their positions, but it was too late. The Japanese infantry gun fired two shells in succession and hit another heavy machine gun.

The Japanese infantry gun's good luck also came to an end. The artillery platoon that had been hiding behind them also fired two shells at the roof, one of which hit them exactly, and the infantry gun was blown away.

As all the artillery pieces were destroyed, Captain Mochizuki's expression became serious. The frontline positions were also eliminated. Now the Chinese could attack the main building at any time. The only thing they could rely on was the support from naval artillery, otherwise it would be difficult to defend the building.

The Chinese stopped the attack after taking the barricades. Captain Mochizuki looked at the slowly setting sun, his mood as heavy as the setting sun.

"Mr. Jingguchi, the Chinese are waiting for dark. How many warriors do we have left?"

Lieutenant Iguchi was also in a heavy mood. When the squadron leader asked about the troop strength, he answered truthfully:
"After losing all the heavy firepower and the first squad, there are only 87 people left in the squadron, many of whom are wounded. The most fatal thing is that we only have one heavy machine gun and two light machine guns left, as well as a few grenade launchers."

"Mr. Iguchi, be prepared to serve His Majesty with all your loyalty!"

Mochizuki was in a very low mood. It was indeed not a good feeling to wait to be summoned by the god of death. After the two of them were silent for a while, Iguchi could not help but ask:
"When will the army land?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Wangyue's eyes, but then dimmed. It would take at least two days, and they couldn't wait that long.

"It's almost there. As long as we hold on, there is hope?"

Rather than cheering Iguchi up, Captain Mochizuki was more comforting himself. People should always have hope!
Unfortunately, they were not human, and the attack of the Second Battalion completely shattered their hopes...

The night is the best cover. After nightfall, the Second Battalion launched a general attack on the main building. The intensity of this attack was obviously higher than the afternoon attack, and the Second Company, which had been resting, was directly dispatched.

The loud sound of military bugles resounded through the sky, and the shouts of killing shook the earth. Even the Japanese warships on the river heard them, so rows of evil artillery shells flew over, but unfortunately they all exploded in vain.

"As the Art of War says, be realistic and be vain!"

A faint smile appeared on Li Daomin's lips. The Japanese were fooled. This was obviously a feint attack.

"Battalion Commander, it's unfortunate for the Japanese to have met you. You are such a master of military tactics!"

The captain flattered someone just right, and someone got a little carried away and said smugly:
"When it comes to the art of war, we Chinese are the ancestors of the devils!"

"Another feint!"

Not long after the Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, the Second Battalion launched another attack, and the commotion became even greater. The stubborn Japanese navy fired into the darkness again. The Japanese in the main building were also not willing to be left out, and rained bullets into the darkness, as if only this could make them feel safe, although it was a waste of ammunition.

The Second Battalion launched several attacks in succession within two hours, confusing the Japanese with their real and fake attacks. In the end, the Japanese naval guns ignored them. It was just a harassment war, and they could do whatever they wanted!

"We can start now. Let's kill these sons of bitches!"

In the dark night, the shouts of killing shook the sky again, but the warships on the river pretended not to hear them. Even Captain Mochizuki was too lazy to pay attention to Li Daomin, and said disdainfully:
"Bakayalu, those who are part of the Imperial Army are fools!"

"DaDaDa..."

"DaDaDa..."

"Bakayalu, that's not right!

This time it’s real, the Chinese are cunning, kill the chicken for me!”

Captain Mochizuki finally reacted, but it was too late. The Second Company had already rushed downstairs under the cover of darkness and the carelessness of the Japanese.
Submachine gun bullets rained down on the Japanese. The second company commander took the lead and rushed into the blind spot of shooting. The Japanese began to lose sight of the big picture and could no longer stop the soldiers of the second company from approaching. The two sides soon engaged in a fight.

The assault platoon concentrated all the company's submachine guns and rushed to the front. As long as there was movement in front, they would fire a volley of bullets. More than a dozen bullets would always hit a dead mouse, and the Japanese casualties increased sharply.

Although the Japanese were still resisting in the building, Li Daomin knew that the battle had lost its suspense, so he said arrogantly:
"Report the victory to the regiment commander. Tell him that the Second Battalion has captured the enemy's position and will launch an attack on the enemy inside the dock tonight."

(End of this chapter)