Hu Yi finally decided to attack the search team. The reason for his decision was not only because of the extra bullets in front of him, nor because of Xiao Hongying's pleading, but more importantly, Hu Yi's own heart. From the Great Wall to the Huangpu River, until now, they have always been attacked and chased by the devils. Although the team is still at a disadvantage in numbers today, it has finally become "I want to attack you" instead of "I am attacked by you"! Hu Yi's subconscious mind was attracted by the concept of active attack.
The enemy had no heavy firepower, and machine guns were Hu Yi's specialty, so as long as he had enough bullets, the risk was worth taking. Hu Yi judged that he could kill half of them, and the Japanese should try to kill them first. The remaining half were puppet troops, and their combat effectiveness would be much worse, or they might just flee.
Ma Liang and Xiao Hongying had already picked out the bullets. There were 93 rounds of 792-type bullets, plus the original two magazines, a total of 133 rounds, barely reaching the number Hu Yi expected. To fully utilize the advantages of this machine gun, the key is to fire quickly, compactly and continuously, and strive to create maximum damage when the enemy is panicked and unable to counterattack in the previous stage. Therefore, Hu Yi chose the battle position in the southern part of the valley near the exit, where the field of vision and distance are most suitable for suppression.
Details determine success or failure. The enemy will march in a vertical row along the path under the valley, and the machine gun will be located at the top of the valley on the side. As soon as the gun is fired, the enemy will lie down and hide on both sides of the path according to the direction of the gunshot. Although they are still within the shooting range, everyone's head and shoulders are facing themselves, making them small targets. Therefore, the first shot is crucial and cannot be fired by yourself. It would be best if you can get the Japanese to lie down horizontally in the machine gun range at the first moment.
So Hu Yi gave Ma Liang his first order: "Hide at the south end of the path at the bottom of the valley and wait. You must fire the first shot. Pay attention and shoot when the enemy is 60 to 70 meters away from you. Fire once and run. Be sure to hide well, calculate the distance, and don't panic."
Ma Liang nodded heavily: "Yes. Brother, but I just shoot once?"
It would be great if Ma Liang could stay on the road and continue shooting, which would relieve his pressure. But Hu Yi couldn't bear to do that, fearing that it would cost Ma Liang his life. "Yes, shoot once and run." Ma Liang immediately rushed down the slope to find a position.
Then Hu Yi took out all 20 bullets from the spare magazine and placed them in front of Xiao Hongying and Luo Fugui who looked surprised. "You two load the bullets now. Each of you load ten bullets for me to see. Be quick."
The first shot is important, but the continuity of firepower is even more important. Although there are more than a hundred bullets, there are only two magazines, one on the gun and only one as a spare, so Hu Yi needs an ammunition handler, and can only choose between Luo Fugui and Xiao Hongying, and then we have to see who is faster between the two.
Xiao Hongying grabbed the magazine and quickly loaded ten rounds into it. Luo Fugui took it and just loaded three or four rounds when he was interrupted by Hu Yi. "Girl, just lie down on the hill next to me. I'll unload the empty magazine and you load it. The faster the better. And you must always remember how many bullets you loaded and report the number every time you pass it to me. Can you do it?"
Xiao Hongying was full of excitement and nodded her head several times. "I can do it!"
Hu Yi smiled and said, "Remember, stay behind the slope. No matter what happens, don't show your head. Fill up your magazine now."
After listening to Hu Yi's arrangement for Xiao Hongying, Luo Fugui felt so regretful. This is an easy job, just hide behind the slope and load bullets, you don't even need to show your head, isn't this the safest task? Damn it, why aren't my hands as dexterous as a little girl's. He sighed and asked Hu Yi in a whisper: "Well, I'm not a coward, I'm a real bloodthirsty person! That's not a lie. The problem is, look at me, I'm carrying so many things on my back, and I don't have a gun, right?"
Hu Yi looked at Luo Fugui, the big idiot, and didn't expect him to do anything at all, but he still answered without thinking: "Take off all the mess on you."
This shocked Luo Fugui: "What? You really want me to fight with bare hands? I..."
Hu Yi calmly interrupted Luo Fugui: "If I die, you will immediately carry the girl and run away, and don't worry about anything. Okay?"
Luo Fugui was about to make some excuses, but when he heard what Hu Yi said, he suddenly realized. Damn it, what else can I say? This mission is even better. I don't have to do anything, I can just hide. But he put on a resolute and unyielding demeanor: "Boss Hu, I know this little girl means the most to you. You think highly of me by entrusting such an important matter to me. No doubt, I will carry the little girl out even if it means going through mountains of swords and seas of fire."
If Luo Fugui's impassioned speech was at any other time, Xiao Hongying would have laughed out loud. But at this moment, the little girl's excitement disappeared instantly. She was so excited that she was dizzy with hope of defeating the devils. People would die in the war. Although the little girl was young, she knew that the battlefield was a place of life and death. But now, the fox beside her was the only one who was willing to play with her, talk with her, and did not treat her as a child. What if the fox died? Even if she killed tens of millions of devils, she could not get this fox back. She blamed herself for being too willful and might kill the fox.
The little girl wavered, and felt that fighting the Japanese was boring. She tugged at Hu Yi's trouser leg and said, "Fox, how about we stop fighting and let them pass?"
Hu Yi understood Xiao Hongying's thoughts from her worried eyes. It was not Hu Yi's style to give up halfway. Once the mission was decided, he had to carry it out to the end. This was the psychological inertia formed by years of military service. Moreover, Ma Liang was already in position in the valley and could not be notified. If he interrupted now, it would harm Ma Liang.
So Hu Yi deliberately put on a cold face: "Stupid girl, what did I tell you normally? Now this is a battlefield, you are a soldier from Class 9, you are my ammunition carrier, follow my orders!"
Ma Liang lay down behind a clump of dry grass at the corner of the path, staring at the figure approaching on the path, estimating the distance. The Mauser pistol in his hand was loaded with bullets, and his heart was beating faster and faster. Ma Liang had never participated in a battle, let alone killed anyone. Sweat broke out in his palms and his throat was dry and he wanted to drink water, but he kept telling himself not to move, not to alert the enemy and ruin things, not to be nervous, and not to panic. From today on, I, Ma Liang, will no longer be a little messenger. I will become a soldier and I will try to kill an enemy.
Luo Fugui hid behind a slope more than ten meters away from Hu Yi's machine gun position. He took off all his belongings and dared not breathe. He secretly looked at the path in the valley less than a hundred meters away from behind the short grass. A row of enemies were passing by. Damn, forty-six. I have fired machine guns myself. Although I didn't hurt anyone, I know a little bit about it. When the gun went off, my whole body trembled and bullets flew all over the sky. It was really scary. It was not easy to hit someone. Now I can only rely on this machine gun and two magazines. Can it work? It's terrible! Alas - it's a pity for all the food. There are also two chickens. I really can't take them with the little girl on my back. Forget it. The more I think about it, the more I feel that I have lost.
The target ahead has passed the muzzle, and the entire team of enemies is about to enter the best shooting position. The machine gun has long been ready to fire. Hu Yi's eyes are indifferent and cold, and his mind is focused on the shooting plan that is about to begin. In order to create maximum confusion for the enemy, the first magazine must be fired continuously, and the subsequent shooting speed and continuity depend on Xiao Hongying's feeding speed. It is hard to say how long it will take for the enemy to start shooting at this position. Man proposes, God disposes, so he can only shoot and watch.
Xiao Hongying squatted on the slope to the right of Hu Yi and arranged 73 bullets on the ground according to Hu Yi's instructions, with the bullets facing the same direction to facilitate quick reloading. She always wanted to experience the battlefield up close, but now that she has experienced it up close, Xiao Hongying did not feel excited. For the first time, she began to think about life and death with her childish heart.
Shooting from a distance of sixty or seventy meters, how far is it now? About a hundred steps? Hu Yi told himself and Xiao Hongying that a hundred steps is about sixty or seventy meters, which means that the enemy has entered the range. Ma Liang did not dare to hesitate any longer, and carefully aimed at the first one in front and pulled the trigger.
Bang—the sound of a gunshot echoed in the valley, making everyone's head tense. This was Ma Liang's first battle, and the first shot he fired. He held the gun handle too tightly, his finger muscles were too stiff, and he pulled the trigger too hard, causing the muzzle to shake.
The bullet hurriedly passed over the first person it was aimed at, missed the second person, and hit the third person's shoulder.
There was a loud noise - the Japanese and puppet soldiers all lay down in unison and hid on both sides of the path. Looking down from the side of the valley, they looked like a string of swimming fish lying below.
Da da da da da... Hu Yi tried his best to control the muscles of his whole body to adapt to the beating of the machine gun. He followed the rhythm of the vibration to merge his body with the machine gun, becoming one life, one mind, a monster, and began the mission of harvesting.
The trajectory started with the first Japanese soldier, and swept backwards steadily and continuously, creating a series of continuous fireworks on the ground. The fireworks were evenly spaced, changing trajectory in small arcs, connecting the bodies lying on the ground into an irregular arc, and stopped abruptly until it reached the end of the team.
He quickly pulled out the empty magazine, threw it to Xiao Hongying on the right, and then inserted the second magazine. Unable to observe the effect of the first magazine carefully, Hu Yi judged that he had hit seven people, but the actual result was five deaths and six injuries.
Da da da, da da, da da da, ... Hu Yi changed to burst shooting for the second magazine, on the one hand for precision killing, and on the other hand to give Xiao Hongying more time to reload.
The focus this time was to take care of the dozen or so Japanese soldiers in front. As long as they were moving, they would be the priority targets. The gunshots became a small beat similar to the rhythm of music, three or two shots, accompanied by splashes of blood mist, and a cheerful rhythm.
When the last bullet came out of the gun, Hu Yi casually shouted "Reload!" and quickly pulled out the empty magazine and threw it to Xiao Hongying. Xiao Hongying immediately handed over the previous magazine that had not been filled yet, replied "Eighteen!", and then took the empty magazine and reloaded it.
Hu Yi judged the effect of the second magazine to be seven hits, but the actual result was seven deaths and two injuries, as four three-shot bursts and four two-shot bursts all hit the target.
The third wave of bursts of fire started immediately. This time, the enemy had passed the initial panic period and reacted. Some of them finally adjusted their posture to pay attention to the top of the slope on the side and started to raise their guns to fight back. Therefore, the focus of Hu Yi's shooting this time was to hit the enemies who raised their guns and faced him, and he would not look at those who did not pose a threat.
After a part of the enemy turned their bodies towards Hu Yi, the target suddenly became much smaller and the killing accuracy decreased. There was nothing he could do. Hu Yi had to choose dangerous targets to shoot as much as possible, otherwise he might be killed at any time.
The magazine was empty again. "Reload!" "Fifteen!" The more bullets were loaded into the magazine, the fewer bullets there were. There was no other way. The faster they shot, the slower they could reload. There were only two magazines to use alternately, so it was impossible to have more people reload. In order to maximize the continuous firepower, this was the best way. It was the experience Hu Yi had gained from the battlefield.
This time Hu Yi thought he hit five people, but the actual result was three deaths and three injuries.
In the fourth round of shooting, Hu Yi fired five three-round bursts of fifteen bullets and immediately changed the machine gun to single-shot mode. There was no other way. In order to continuously suppress without interruption, the three-round burst mode could no longer be used, because the next time the ammunition would be loaded, Hu Yi decisively changed the mode. He judged in his mind that three targets should be immobilized, but in fact, five of them died.
"Reload!" "Eleven rounds!"
Da, da, da, da... Finally the machine gun turned into a rifle, but at least it had a much higher rate of fire than a rifle. At this point, the enemies below only fired a few shots in return, with bullets hitting near Hu Yi, causing a few puffs of dust. Hu Yi didn't even blink, and fired one shot after another firmly. It wasn't that Hu Yi was not afraid of death, but that he couldn't stop. Once he stopped, all his efforts might be wasted. The enemy's counterattacks were not accurate and dense enough, so he had to continue to suppress the momentum and maximize his advantage, so Hu Yi had no intention of retreating.
By this time, more than half of the forty-six enemies had been killed or wounded, and not even a single Japanese soldier had survived. Only a dozen puppet soldiers were left unscathed, while the others were groaning and wailing on the ground. How could they have the will to fight? They were really confused, and the few shots they fired back were just subconscious reactions out of fear, so how could they be accurate
Ma Liang was still standing at the position where he fired the first shot. He did not run away as Hu Yi had planned. Although he was afraid, he was also excited. He wanted to wait for an opportunity. He wanted to help Hu Yi relieve his stress as much as he could. He wanted to be a real warrior. So he kept staring at the enemy but did not leave. Seeing that the situation in the valley was getting better and better, his nervousness faded. At this time, he raised his revolver again and fired one, two, and three shots. The more he fired, the steadier his hands became, and the more he fired, the more stable his heart became. Finally, he focused on shooting.
Luo Fugui was dumbfounded. Hu Yi, who was shooting intently more than ten meters away, gave him a very impressive lesson. Oh my god, can a machine gun be used like this? There are more than 40 enemies, not bags of flour, and two magazines can be used almost without interruption? In my hand, it is a fire stick, but in their hand, it is a green dragon crescent blade? Run? Is there any need to run? After a few minutes, there are only a few rotten garlics left in the valley below? Should they run away
Luo Fugui twisted his neck and stared blankly at Hu Yi's cold face and the two pigtailed men beside him who were desperately loading bullets. He was completely speechless. It seemed that he could no longer hear the gunshots, and could no longer remember the fear. He just stared blankly at this asymmetrical perfect picture...