Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 12: Counterattack?
On August 23, 1937, in the thick smoke, the sun had broken free from the clouds and was pouring its light onto the earth unscrupulously. Even the thick smoke in Luodian could not block it. After penetrating the smoke, the light that shot towards the earth was of a hazy blood color. The ruined Luodian was indescribably weird.
The houses in Luodian were still burning with crackling sounds, and the bumpy ruins were dotted with countless bomb craters. These craters were so huge and terrifying that it was obvious at a glance that this place had suffered a severe bombing!
“We need help here!”
A Japanese soldier bent over and looked back. He found the body of a Imperial Army soldier and called on his companions to come over and help.
In the southern part of Luodian, there was a completely different scene. Dozens of remaining soldiers slowly and gradually climbed out of the bomb craters and found the bodies of their fallen brothers. They did not care how tragic the scene was, but instead skillfully groped for the grenades, bullets and other supplies left behind by their brothers. They had to take advantage of the temporary truce to replenish them.
The fire caused by the explosion has not yet burned out and is still continuously releasing energy. Under the blowing of the autumn wind, it seems to be getting smaller and larger, as if to bring a touch of warmth to the cold corpses and bring them back to life.
“Click, click…”
The sound of orderly footsteps came from the north of Luodian. The Japanese support arrived first. Looking at the large group of troops coming to support, Major Kobayashi clenched his fists tightly. His credit for capturing Luodian was secured!
Five hundred meters south of Luodian, Han Yingbin and his men were running. Their scattered footsteps and heavy breathing showed that they were trying their best to get on the road.
"Captain, the gunfire has stopped. Have the Japanese occupied Luodian?"
"Second Captain, even if the Japanese occupy Luodian, they won't even be able to clean up the battlefield in such a short time. We should drive them out while they are still struggling to gain a firm foothold."
Han Yingbin insisted on his decision. He came here to defend Luodian. If it was lost, he would take it back.
"Send a squad to go in and see what's going on. Be careful!"
Han Yingbin called out to the second company commander, saying that it was impossible for his battalion to rush in so rashly. The thick smoke of Luodian was right in front of him, and it must be a ruin inside. For brothers like these, the Japanese only needed a few heavy machine guns to make them never come back.
"Look there! Our reinforcements! "
The remaining soldiers in the southern part of Luodian saw a large number of Japanese troops rushing into Luodian. They turned back in panic and saw reinforcements less than 400 meters away.
"Battalion Commander, our people are still in Luodian. Luodian has not been lost!"
The second company commander looked at Han Yingbin excitedly and spoke in a hurried tone.
"The devils are coming, let's fight! Brothers!"
Seeing that the remnants of the reinforcements had no way to run away, they could only yell and open fire to fight!
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Da da da…da da…”
“Boom boom, boom boom…”
The Japanese began to pour into Luodian in large numbers, and dispersed according to their own squad tactics. They spread out a large net in the northern part of Luodian, trying to crush and clear out the entire Luodian. The sound of rifle fire from the remaining soldiers was met with not only rifle counterattacks from the Japanese, but also the roar of the Type 99 light machine guns, and in the distance, there was also the terrifying roar of the Japanese heavy machine guns.
"Second Company, left, Third Company, right, Fourth Company, follow me, follow me!"
The sound of gunfire was the order. They were only three hundred meters away from the fighting area, which meant they were now within the range of the Japanese heavy machine guns. They had no choice but to rush forward bravely and drive the Japanese out of Luodian.
“Go!”
The brothers of the Death Squad roared, followed their superiors, and launched a fierce charge towards Luodian!
"Heavy machine gun, set up here, cover!"
As soon as he entered Luodian, Han Yingbin pointed to the huge pit in front of him. This was a natural shelter. The heavy machine gun could not follow the team in the charge. Its greatest function was to cover and suppress the enemy's firepower.
“Go!”
More than 500 brothers of the Death Squad roared in disorder and rushed towards Luodian with rifles in hand, with great momentum.
The Chinese soldiers of this era did not lack courage. They dared to attack the invading Japanese devils, even if they had to use their own flesh and blood to fight against the devils' tanks, machine guns and even poison gas.
The Japanese had just launched an attack with great momentum, hoping to wipe out the remaining enemies in Luodian as soon as possible, but the sudden shouting shocked the Japanese commander.
"Defend where you are, the Chinese are coming!"
The Japanese commander knew that this was not the time to attack. The shouts of the Chinese defenders sounded like the presence of thousands of troops behind them. More importantly, his understaffed battalion had only more than 500 people, and they were scattered throughout the central and northern parts of Luodian.
“Da da da…da da da…”
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The sound of machine gun and rifle fire continued in Luodian. The Japanese grenade launchers were firing hard, and the attacker Han Yingbin was not helpless. He finally took out the mortar that was not assigned to him. The Chinese mortar gunners dared to carry the mortar and follow the charge. The mortars kept bombarding the Japanese firepower points.
"Da da da……"
The Japanese had a lot of Type 99 light machine guns, and the bullets they fired crazily landed in the ruins with a dull puff. The soldiers who were charging forward suddenly braked, lay on the ground, used the ruins and craters as temporary cover, pulled the bolts of their guns and began to fight back.
"Mortar, knock out the enemy's machine gun for me!"
Han Yingbin stared at the Japanese machine gun in the shell hole in front of him with red eyes. The rifle posed no threat to the Japanese machine gunner at all.
"put"
“Ding Dong!”
“Boom!”
The personnel directly under Han Yingbin's battalion headquarters were the elite soldiers selected from the 11th Division, a few of which were members of the Death Squad. The mortar gunners had good artillery skills and one shot landed directly into the crater.
"Puff puff……"
As the dust in the crater flew, the Japanese machine gun stopped roaring.
"superior!"
“Go!”
Without the suppression of machine guns, Han Yingbin personally led the Fourth Company to charge.
“Boom, boom…”
While shooting, these brothers threw grenades towards the ruins and bomb craters in front of them. Relying on the breath in their hearts, the brothers of the Death Squad advanced two hundred meters in one go, pushing the front line across the small square in the middle of Luodian. With this as the boundary, the Japanese occupied the northern part, while Han Yingbin and the Death Squad controlled the southern part.
"Continue the attack and drive the devils out of Luodian."
Han Yingbin shouted at the second and third companies to continue to suppress the situation. As for the situation of the first company, he already knew it. The life or death of the company commander Chen Sheng was unknown, all the platoon leaders were killed, and there were only two squad leaders left. Of the more than 150 people in the company, less than 30 were left. He didn't know if there were still people hiding in the ruins.
