Chapter 124 The little devil who meets the tree
There is a not-so-good joke among the Expeditionary Force: a little devil can climb a tree.
Three or five of them climbed up several big trees together, using the chirping of birds and apes as signals to communicate with each other. They even tied themselves with ropes and fixed them to the branches, where they ate, drank, and defecated, and stayed there all day long. It’s hard not to admire this spirit of “hard work and hard work”.
But the effect of this is very significant. In this endless jungle, the best sentry position is in the trees. It is difficult for the enemy to find the Japanese hiding in it, but they can attack the enemy without fear in the trees. Shooting. They shot and killed the Chinese soldiers passing in front of them like rabbits. The expeditionary force, which lacked automatic firepower, suffered enough from them.
Long Wenwen was certain that there were definitely little Japs climbing up among the trees and quietly ambushing around the artillery position in front.
So he quietly groped over with only about 10 agile soldiers, and stopped more than 300 meters away from the Japanese army.
"Kaima, do you think there might be little Japs hiding in the trees in front of you?" Long Wenwen lowered his voice and said to Kaname beside him.
"I know a hammer, don't you know it when you run up and shout?" Kaname glanced at the lush woods in front of him and teased angrily.
Long Wenwen was not angry and slowly moved his body forward.
He approached a big tree and hid behind it to calm down. Then he took a deep breath and imitated the chirping of birds:
"Bugu...Bugu..."
After about a few seconds, the same cuckoo calls suddenly came from several trees 30 meters away.
"Bugu...Bugu...Bugu..."
After the cry, there was a slight rustling on several trees, and several members of the Sichuan Army took a closer look! Sure enough, there were three black shadows moving slightly between the branches of three of the trees.
Damn! There really are ghosts!
This scared Kaname so much that several people around him could not help but shrink their necks. If they didn't know the general direction, it would be difficult to spot them. If they walked over rashly, they would definitely be targeted.
Long Wenwen, who was in front of him, turned around and smiled mischievously at him. He seemed to be saying: See, I am right.
Long Wenwen made a silent gesture, then crawled on the ground and slowly retreated from the original path.
He leaned close to Kaname's ear and whispered to him: "Let the brothers take aim at the monkeys in the tree. Don't shoot yet. Wait for Krupp's shells. Use the explosion as a cover to kill them!" "
Kaname said nothing and nodded to show his understanding.
Long Wenwen turned slightly sideways, took off his No. 4 sniper rifle from behind, gently pulled the bolt and loaded the bullet, and squinted at one of the black figures...
The three little devils on the tree have been up there for half a day. Although they are all experienced veterans, this boring and difficult secret sentry work is really uncomfortable.
One of the little devils moved his stiff body slightly, looked at the quiet jungle in front of him, and asked in a low voice to the black shadow on the tree in front: "Masagna... Masao?"
"Nani?"
"Who made that sound just now? Are there any companions in front of us?"
"No, there are only three of us here. It must be the chirping of birds in the forest. I was also startled. Okay, Jiro, stop talking and be careful." The black figure replied softly.
After hearing this, Jiro breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and immediately the silence among the trees returned. However, what they didn't know was that in the bushes not far away, a dozen black guns were aimed at them...
The communication troops rushed towards the river in a hurry, and the sound of gunfire slowly came from the distance. Now the entire both sides of the Nujiang River were immersed in the sound of fierce exchanges of fire.
Without any time to think, he ran forward quickly. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army, he deliberately made a circle from a distance, and then panting came to a high ground on the river bank.
He quickly took out the walkie-talkie from his back, stretched the signal antenna to the longest position, and adjusted it to the signal channel of the artillery camp...
"Hey, hello...gun camp? Please answer if you hear me!"
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"Hello? Can you hear me?"
"...Zizi...listen...I heard...report...Zi...'s identity."
The signal was not very good, so the signal soldier quickly walked to a higher place and continued:
"This is the first battalion and the first company. Deputy Commander Long led us to discover the enemy's artillery position and requested artillery fire. I will report the position to you now."
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"Deputy battalion commander! Deputy battalion commander! The first company just sent us a communication. They discovered the location of the enemy's artillery!"
A soldier hurried to Krupp with a note in his hand: "This is the coordinate information they provided. They request us to attack immediately with artillery fire and put half a base at this location."
The shirtless Krupp was covered in sweat. He grabbed the note and read the information on it.
"map!"
Krupp took a pencil and pointed at the position on the map to calculate the shooting points. This position was already on the reverse slope behind the mountain, and it was not easy for the artillery shells to hit that position.
"The distance is 7.8 kilometers. Fortunately, the terrain here is high, so we should be able to shoot at high angles... let's try firing a few shots!"
Krupp lowered his head and said something to himself. Then he suddenly raised his head and shouted loudly to the artillerymen around him: "Attention everyone, prepare 4 guns! Azimuth 2-700, angle 42, adjust to the maximum elevation...
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At this time, on the Japanese artillery position, the infantry squadron performing escort missions was looking boredly at the artillery that kept firing.
"Odagiri, do you think these artillerymen are shaken by the sound of cannon fire every day? Could it be that their ears can't hear the sound very well?"
"I guess so, Imai-kun, you don't know that the division's artillery regiment's daily rations are much higher than ours."
Two bored Japanese soldiers were standing together chatting and gossiping about trivial matters in the army.
"I don't know how long today's battle will last. I just heard from the squadron leader that the attacking troops on the front line suffered heavy casualties." Odagiri looked towards the top of the mountain with some worry.
"Hmph, maybe we will be there soon." Imai said helplessly.
"Whoa... whoa..."
"Bombardment!"
The sudden scream startled them, but the shell passed over their heads and hit the woods a few hundred meters behind.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Four artillery shells exploded in the distance, which alarmed all the little devils present.
"what happened?"
"Chinese bombardment!"
"It missed the target, but it's okay."
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There was a lot of noise on the battlefield, and the soldiers were whispering to each other and looking at the scene with their heads raised.
"Boom...boom!"
After a while, four more artillery shells landed on the hilltop on the left side of the position with a scream. It was already less than 200 meters away from them.
"No, the Chinese are eyeing our position, we need to move immediately!"
An artillery major shouted nervously. These artillery pieces are the lifeblood of the regiment commander. If something goes wrong, he cannot afford it.
The three little devils hiding in the trees in the forest were also startled by the explosion. They subconsciously turned around and looked back. Not far away, Long Wenwen and his group were waiting for this moment!
"Boom! Boom!" There was another deafening explosion.
"Shoot!" Long Wenwen pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Bang!"
“Bang bang bang bang…!”
The soldiers of the Sichuan Army took advantage of the explosion and immediately opened fire. More than a dozen bullets instantly tore the bodies of the three little devils.
"Puff puff..." The three little devils who were hit didn't even know where the bullets came from. Their weak bodies lost their support and fell from the tree with a "plop".
The sound of gunfire was covered by violent explosions, and the Japanese troops on the position did not notice the situation here at all.
Long Wenwen pulled the bolt of the gun and ejected the cartridge case, staring ahead with a burning gaze, a triumphant smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"To be honest, let the brothers come closer and let's kill these little devils!"
Chapter completed!