Chapter Nineteen: Shocking the Fifth Cohort of Huangpu Cadets — The Radiant War God of Huangpu
The cavalry units of the Ma family army surged forward like a raging dragon, transforming into sharp arrows that pierced toward the position at Baizhang Pass.
The eyes of the Rainbow Army soldiers were fixed intently on the charging Ma family cavalry, without a trace of fear or hesitation.
Among the prisoners from the Northeast Army incorporated into the Rainbow Army, upon seeing the resolute, steel-like gaze of the Rainbow soldiers, their pounding hearts gradually calmed.
Standing alongside these Rainbow soldiers who had marched over twenty-five thousand li, an inexplicable sense of security and indomitable courage blossomed within them.
“Closer!”
“Closer!!”
“Even closer!!”
The eyes of a company officer were locked on the cavalry charging forward as he muttered under his breath.
As the Ma family cavalry swiftly approached the left flank of Baizhang Pass, the company officer shouted, “Everyone, ready!”
“Fire!”
“Machine gunners, shoot them down hard!”
At his command, the gunfire erupted like a majestic symphony, suddenly filling the battlefield.
Some clumsy recruits, barely understanding, hastily set up a Czech-style light machine gun.
Bullets rained down like a tide, unleashing a furious storm upon the charging Ma cavalry.
“Rat-a-tat...”
“Rat-a-tat...”
“Rat-a-tat...”
The recruits roared as their bullets pierced through horse and rider alike, sweeping through the onrushing enemy.
Though the cavalry moved swiftly, facing a defensive web woven of heavy and light machine guns was like hurling eggs against stone.
Shattered!
Only shattered!
The intricate fire network cleverly covered every inch of the battlefield.
No matter from which direction the Ma cavalry launched their assault, the roar of machine guns sang a death dirge for these savage foes.
“Well done! Well done!”
The company commander, seeing the relentless Ma cavalry fall one after another under the gunfire, clapped a recruit named Milong on the shoulder with delight.
Though Milong, originally a Northeast soldier, had not undergone formal machine gun training, after being assigned to the 24th Rainbow Regiment, he was made a light machine gunner and trained with veteran Rainbow soldiers.
It must be said, Milong possessed a talent for machine gun marksmanship beyond the ordinary.
This first battlefield engagement with the light machine gun yielded excellent results.
“Milong!”
“Hit these bastards hard, the company commander said.”
“After this battle, we’ll apply to move to Jin-Cha-Ji.”
“There!”
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“Close to the Northeast, one day the company commander will lead us into the Northeast, across the Songhua River.”
Like a spark, this ignited a “wound that never heals” within Milong.
That eternal pain became fuel, a blazing fire burning fiercely in his chest.
Home!
Home!!
I will fight back to my Northeast homeland, drive those little devils from the Japanese to feed the fish in the Songhua River.
Anyone standing between me and home will be crushed beneath my feet.
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