"Attacked! Get down!" Hu Biao shouted loudly the moment the gunshots rang out, and all the veterans lay down at once.
This is a conditioned reflex formed by their long experience in the battlefield. When they hear gunshots, they lie down first to reduce the risk of being shot.
Although Shang Zhen was a little slower than those veterans, he also knelt down.
He knelt down not to avoid the gunshot, but instinctively to take care of Gazi.
Everything happened so fast that Shang Zhen already had an ominous premonition.
On the night of the breakout from Beidaying, he stabbed the Japanese soldiers who blocked his way with his bayonet, and a sticky liquid splashed on his face.
He didn't notice it at the time, but later he realized that it was the enemy's blood.
So what was splashing on his face now?
But just as he knelt down and lowered his head, he saw blood flowing from the back of Gazi's head who was already lying on the ground.
"Ah?" Shang Zhen was stunned and confused at that time. He felt his mind was blank!
But while he was confused, others were not. An old soldier standing next to him stabbed Shang Zhen directly in the butt with the barrel of his loaded rifle!
Shang Zhen, who was caught off guard, screamed and fell directly on Gazi.
At this time, several more gunshots were heard in the woods ahead, and the old soldier who had just stabbed Shang Zhen down with a rifle was shot and fell down.
"Bang", "Bang", "He he he", the sound of counterattack gunfire rang out, and leaves fluttered in the woods more than 200 meters away.
"What are you all standing there for? Find cover!" Wang Laomao shouted, and at the same time, he fired a burst of shots from the submachine gun in his hand at the distant woods.
And at the moment when the warehouse was empty, he just rolled away.
He dodged so timely that a bullet flying out from the woods hit the place where he had just squatted. The bullet made a "chirp" sound when it penetrated the soil, and then a white mist came out of the bullet hole.
How could Wang Laomao know where the enemy was hiding? He emptied the magazine of his submachine gun in one go, but that only served to increase the intimidation.
Hua Ji Gun is the current Chinese military's euphemism for this submachine gun, simply because it is an automatic weapon that can fire continuously like a machine gun.
However, its effective range is only about 150 meters. They don't know how much damage it can do if it hits something more than 200 meters away, and they don't know where the bullet flew to.
By this time, Hu Biao's company was firing at full capacity.
Machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles were all firing at the woods with all their might.
After firing for a while, Hu Biao shouted, "Stop shooting!"
The gunfire on their end finally stopped.
However, those who were not shot were still on guard. Seeing the smoke from the shooting spreading in the air, the scene suddenly became quiet.
There was a sobbing sound, followed by a soft voice: "Hey, hey, wake up!"
That was Shang Zhen's voice. Shang Zhen was gently shaking Gazi's shoulders with both hands.
At this time, Shang Zhen's emotions were completely out of control.
Although Shang Zhen had seen casualties among his companions before, this was the first time he saw a favorite companion of the same age die in front of him.
Now Shang Zhen regretted it, regretting that he shouldn't have thought that way just now.
He just thought that if he could live forever and reach the age of Company Commander Hu Biao, he and his peers, such as this friend in front of him whose name he didn't know yet, should also laugh and quarrel like Company Commander Hu Biao, Wang Laomao and the three Li Fushuns!
I shouldn’t have thought that way! Shang Zhen felt very regretful.
He felt that the result of thinking that way was that he did not die, but his companion died!
The camaraderie that should have been starting had just begun to sprout, but it was directly strangled by the enemy's bullets!
At this time, Shang Zhen also realized that the reason why Gazi was shot was because Gazi picked up his own submachine gun and waved it towards the distance.
It must be that the enemy in the distance thought that Gazi had discovered something, so they shot and killed Gazi first.
Wouldn't that mean Gazi died for him? If he hadn't taken the gun, he wouldn't have died!
Shang Zhen was so regretful at this time, but he didn't know that because he had just kneeled on the ground, the old soldier behind him hit him with a gun, saving his life, but he also died.
This is the battlefield. The battlefield is so cruel. Just seeing it is not enough to understand it deeply. When you see what you care about disappear in front of you, that is the deepest pain!
Although Shang Zhen had participated in several battles, he was still a new soldier. Although he subconsciously lay beside Gazi's body, he did not take out his gun.
Shang Zhen is a new recruit, but others are not.
At this time, Hu Biao at the back had already taken a rough look. During the gunfight just now, he found that five of his soldiers, including Gazi, had been killed.
At this moment, he felt his hair stand on end, just because these five soldiers were lying there motionless, all of them were shot in the head, and there were no casualties!
There were obviously only a few Japanese Kwantung Army soldiers, but their marksmanship was so accurate! How could Hu Biao not be afraid?
Although judging from the gunshots they definitely outnumbered the Japanese, the Japanese were hiding in the woods and they couldn't find their target at all!
"Everyone listen up!" Hu Biao shouted loudly, then he took a deep breath and said again: "Don't worry about the brothers who died in battle, take turns to cover the retreat!"
"Ah?" Shang Zhen, who was lying next to Gazi's body, responded subconsciously, and then asked weakly, "Aren't you going to collect the body?"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Come back to collect the bodies after dark. Retreat now. If you dare to disobey military orders, I will kill you right now!" Hu Biao said angrily.
Hu Biao's words finally brought Shang Zhen back to his senses.
At this time, Li Fushun behind Shang Zhen also said: "Xiao Er, pick up your gun, don't look back and crawl back slowly!"
Now that Shang Zhen was awake, he realized the cruelty of the battlefield.
He looked at the back of Gazi's head, where blood was already gushing out, and then he glanced ahead.
Only then did he realize how accurate the Japanese army's shooting skills were. They shot through their companion's head with one shot from more than 200 meters away!
From more than 200 meters away, a person's head looks only as big as the head of an incense stick, but the Japanese army can shoot so accurately. It turns out that the Japanese shooting skills are so accurate!
"Waiter, retreat quickly!" Li Fushun urged again.
Only then did Shang Zhen suppress his sadness. He reached out and touched the flower machine that had fallen to the ground, and with a sad face, he began to slowly crawl backwards.