Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 13: We have to attack!
In fact, the reason why the brothers of the Death Squad attacked so smoothly was not because the Japanese could not hold on, but because the Japanese commander did it on purpose. He concentrated his forces and built a new line of defense relying on the remaining houses and ruins in Luodian.
"The Chinese are attacking fiercely, but judging from the sound of gunfire, they are attacking with no more than one regiment. If we hold on here, the main force of the division that landed in Chuansha will soon be able to complete the arrangement of heavy equipment. When the main force of the division arrives, the Chinese in front of us will become cannon fodder!"
Not far from where Feng E fainted, the Japanese built a heavy machine gun bunker against the bomb crater. Another heavy machine gun was placed in the house next to it, which was the house where Feng E rushed out. The second floor of that house collapsed, but the blue brick wall on the first floor held up. The Japanese built another machine gun bunker here, forming cross fire on the left and right.
In front of the heavy machine gun bunker, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers were wandering among the bomb craters and ruins, using their Type 99 rifles, Type 38 rifles, and grenade launchers to form a perfect line of defense. According to the Japanese commander's estimate, an attacking regiment of the Nationalist Army would not be able to break through this line of defense.
"Don't worry, if the Chinese dare to charge, there will be only corpses everywhere in front of this line of defense. No matter how many come, they will die!"
The captain who had just arrived was very confident. He was watching the battle with a telescope at the northern entrance of Luodian Town. He was very confident in the defense line he had built. It was the plan made by the expeditionary force to annihilate the main force of the National Army in the Songhu area. He didn't mind eliminating a part of them here first.
“Kill!”
"Da da da……"
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Boom boom boom…”
“Boom, boom…”
Throughout Luodian, the sounds of light and heavy machine guns, rifle fire, and grenade explosions filled the air. As soon as the battle began again, it became white-hot.
Ruins, bomb craters, and dilapidated houses, this is the tragic situation in Luodian now. The brothers of the Death Squad are active here, leaping over bomb craters one after another, relying on the cover of houses to gradually approach the Japanese's firepower points and defense lines. They are all veterans on the battlefield. They can endure the fear in their hearts and will not shoot blindly. Instead, they use everything to form cover until they are sure to open fire and hit the Japanese!
“Da da da…da da…!”
The two brothers approached a bomb crater among the ruins. The Type 99 light machine gun set up by the Japanese inside was roaring. The two nodded at the same time, and then took out a grenade from behind their buttocks!
“Sizzle!”
“Boom, boom!”
The explosion was deafening. The Japanese machine gun that was spewing out a metal storm was suddenly blown into a pile of parts. Blood rain accompanied by rubble and sand fell on the two brothers.
"superior!"
The two brothers rolled over into the bomb crater, set up their rifles, and began shooting at the Japanese defense line less than a hundred meters away!
The Japanese gathering points scattered in the central and southern parts of Luodian were constantly eliminated. Relying on the sacrifices of these Japanese, the Japanese finally built a relatively complete defense line in the northern part of Luodian, and the attack of the Death Battalion also arrived as expected!
"Da da da……"
“Boom boom boom…”
“Bang, bang, bang…”
As soon as the Death Battalion emerged from the ruins, a barrage of bullets flew over them. Several brothers who had no time to find cover were shot into bloody messes and fell to the rubble-covered ground with trembling bodies!
"Machine gun cover, mortars!" Han Yingbin's eyes almost popped out as he watched his brave brothers continue to sacrifice themselves at the hands of the Japanese devils' guns!
"Battalion Commander, the heavy machine guns and mortars are still in the back and are moving forward. We can't provide cover now!"
The third company commander lay on the ground and reported,
"How long will it take?" Han Yingbin asked.
"About fifteen minutes!"
"Brothers, please suspend the attack, find shelter on the spot, confront the devils, and find all the devils' firepower points for me!" Han Yingbin ordered.
"Has the ammunition replenished by the supply battalion arrived? Is there any news from the brigade headquarters?" Han Yingbin only remembered to ask his support at this time.
"They are building a bunker at Tanjiaqiao and setting up a rescue station for the wounded!"
The brothers who just arrived from the rear reported,
The news that the Japanese army captured Luodian and the Death Squadron was fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese in Luodian had been delivered directly to the desks of Zhang Zhizhong and Chen Cheng.
Although Luodian is a small town, it is a transportation hub from Liuhe to Dachang and from Jiading to Wusong and Baoshan. It is a tactical stronghold in the northern suburbs of Shanghai. Once Luodian is lost, the northwest gate of the Songhu battlefield will be opened and the Beijing-Shanghai transportation line will be threatened.
"Order the 11th Division to assemble at Gujiazhai, recapture Luodian, and then hold it and wait for the next order! Order the 96th Division to assemble in Dachang, the 67th Division to assemble in Jiading, and the 16th Artillery Regiment to be transferred to Luo Zhuoying. Let Luo Zhuoying unify the command of the northern front operations. There is only one goal: to counterattack the enemy landing in Chuansha and annihilate all the Japanese troops that have landed!"
Chen Cheng stared at the map and gave orders; for this fierce battle, he still trusted his 11th Division and 18th Army the most, and gave the most difficult tasks to his own people. At this critical moment, Chen Cheng knew that it was not the time to conserve strength. The Chairman 's eyes were always on Shanghai, and he dared not be negligent in the slightest!
"Heavy machine guns, suppress the enemy's firepower; mortars, advance forward and bombard the enemy's firepower points!"
The heavy machine guns and mortars finally came up, and Han Yingbin could not wait to give orders;
“Boom boom boom… boom boom boom…”
"Boom, boom..."
The heavy machine guns were roaring, and the Kuomintang's mortars and the Japanese's grenade launchers were firing grenades at the same time. The shells fell among the ruins, and broken stones, rubble and charred soil continued to fall!
"Charge!"
The machine gun fortifications on the Japanese defense line were suppressed by the suddenly increased firepower. Han Yingbin gave an order, and more than 20 brothers, holding guns, crouched and moved around in the ruins!
“Boom boom boom…”
"Puff puff……"
The two semi-permanent heavy machine gun fortifications behind the Japanese defense line opened fire. Thanks to the good shooting range, the bullets from the heavy machine guns directly tore the bodies of the brothers apart. The more than 20 brothers who had just launched the charge turned into blood flowers in the rain of bullets, and then their bodies were broken and they fell among the ruins!
"Blow up the enemy's heavy machine gun for me!" Han Yingbin's eyes were red as he shouted at the mortar.
"Boom! Boom!"
“Boom, boom!”
Two mortar shells whizzed out and exploded in front of the heavy machine gun bunker. The exploding shells kicked up a large amount of rubble and dust, blocking the machine gun's firing range!
“Boom boom boom…”
But the heavy machine gun stopped for less than twenty seconds before resuming firing!
"Battalion Commander, we can't blow them up! The enemy's heavy machine guns have built a perfect bunker!"
The mortar gunner shouted helplessly. He had no interest in this kind of target. It was a complete waste of precious shells!
"Fuck it, then bombard whatever we can. Order the second and third companies to speed up the attack from the left and right wings, and the fourth company to move forward. We must drive the devils out!"
Han Yingbin was furious. He had received a death order from Ye Peigao that he must defend Luodian. However, Han Yingbin was not satisfied with just confronting ; because he didn't know when his reinforcements would arrive, but since the Japanese had already appeared here, it meant that Chuansha had been lost, and more and more Japanese would appear here. He had to quickly drive out this vanguard of the Japanese, and then try his best to build complete fortifications and stick here like a nail; this was Han Yingbin's goal!
