Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 86: Luodian fell (Part 2)!
The Japanese used the same trick. As soon as the 67th Division entered the southern part of Luodian, it encountered a large-scale machine gun blockade by the Japanese. In the heavy rain, the Japanese kept firing flares, making it impossible for the 67th Division to rely on its numerical advantage to break through to the Japanese and engage in hand-to-hand combat on the rainy night.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
"Da da da……"
“Boom boom boom…”
The sounds of rifles and machine guns continued in the storm. The Japs were unwilling to retreat and held their ground waiting for reinforcements. It was very difficult for the brothers of the 67th Division to attack in the rainy night.
“Tread, tap…”
At this time, the 33rd Brigade of the 11th Division finally retreated. The officer who delivered the order spent an hour notifying all the brothers one by one about the bomb craters and ruins. Feng E was no exception. He followed the large force and marched in the heavy rain. The area that the Japs' flares could see was not large. They were now facing the attack of the 67th Division and had no idea about the 33rd Brigade.
After half the night's tossing and turning, the wind died down and the rain was much lighter, but the rain did not stop. The water pool outside Luodian was swaying like stars, bearing the heavy footsteps of the soldiers.
“Crash! Crash!”
In the muddy rain, the retreat of the 33rd Army was very difficult. Raindrops slowly slid down the helmets and curled brims, crawled across the soldiers' faces, and washed their skin covered with dust and smoke. On their tough, knife-like cheeks, the soldiers' original skin color slowly appeared.
Feng E's wet military uniform had turned dark brown, sticking to his skin with round wrinkles. The sniper rifle on his back kept hitting his belt. His leggings were covered in mud, and his black cloth rubber shoes were full of holes. The water inside kept splashing out with Feng E's footsteps, and the rubber shoes were randomly filled with rainwater on the road.
"Hurry up, go to the back and drink some ginger soup and eat some hot food, then you can have a good rest!"
The officers tried their best to cheer up the troops so that the exhausted soldiers would not fall in the mud...
Tanjiaqiao, the location of the 11th Division Headquarters, the division's direct engineering battalion built a complete field fortification along the Luoliu Highway. The division's guard battalion was stationed at the position, and the logistics brothers were setting up tents to shelter from the rain...
"People from the 65th Regiment, come this way, get some ginger soup and hot food first..."
"The Sixty-Sixth Regiment, this way..."
"Carry the wounded directly in from this side, don't block the road..."
The officers were shouting, asking the chaotic troops to separate to the left and right. It was impossible for the 33rd Brigade, with several thousand people, to rush to one point at once.
"Sir, where should we go?" Chen Hua hesitated and asked the assigned officer in a daze.
"Which regiment are you from?" the officer asked, looking at the tired soldier in front of him.
"The Death Squadron!" Chen Hua replied.
"Where are the rest of you ? Are there only two of you?" the officer asked in confusion.
"Break up, there are more behind!" Chen Hua hesitated. He couldn't say that they were all dead. After all, Feng E's life or death had not been confirmed .
"Then wait here. You will go with Brigade Commander Ye's brigade headquarters later!" The officer waved his hand and asked Chen Hua to move aside so as not to block him from evacuating the crowd...
"Feng E? Are you okay?"
While waiting, Chen Hua finally met the person he was waiting for. Like Feng E, he came with his brothers to ask which direction he should go.
"It's okay, let's go over there?" Feng E's tired voice was hoarse.
"They told us to wait and leave with the brigade headquarters later!" Chen Hua said.
"Rest here." Feng E turned around and said, then sat down in the muddy rain. He now clearly felt the wound on his leg hurting again. It seemed that the rain had penetrated into the wound and stained it.
"Feng E, how about you go through the wounded passage first and have your wounds checked?"
Looking at Feng E's obviously painful expression, Big Min asked.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later. Look for yourself, what kind of wounded people are ? How busy is the division's medical team?" Feng E refused.
In Feng E's mind, going to the medical team now was not a good option. Apart from taking shelter under the eaves, he could only wait anxiously. It would be better for him to get some hot food and take a rest. As long as it was not time to set off, the medical team could always go.
Ye Peigao finally arrived, followed by the brigade's direct subordinate troops, carrying large and small wooden boxes. The expected greetings and concerns did not appear. Ye Peigao just nodded, and Feng E had no choice but to follow with his men.
"your!"
A clay bowl filled with hot ginger soup, and then two steaming grain cakes were handed over. This was the hot food prepared by Division Commander Peng Shan for everyone...
“Hoo, hoo…”
Standing under the eaves, Feng E quickly drank the spicy ginger soup and stuffed the multi-grain cake into his stomach. Then he led his men away and went to the tent assigned to them.
"It's a bit cold, don't be afraid, take off all your clothes."
They were all men, so Feng E stripped naked, wrung out the rainwater, and laid his clothes on a wooden rack. He then lay down on a wooden board covered with hay, piled the hay on his body, and fell asleep. He was so tired...
"Feng E!"
A loud shout was soon heard from the tent, which was filled with snoring sounds, and an officer rushed into the tent with several soldiers.
"Hmm? Sir!"
Feng E sat up with a start. It was still dark outside. The oil lamp in the tent was emitting a dim light. In the light, Feng E saw a man with the rank of captain enter the tent.
"How many of you have left? The division commander has assigned all of you to our 62nd Regiment. Be prepared to launch an attack after daybreak."
The officer frowned and looked at the naked Feng E and asked,
"The remaining people are here, and a few wounded soldiers have been sent to the back!" Feng E pointed at the brothers in the haystack and said,
"Nine? Better than nothing! By the way, is anyone here injured? Are there any minor wounds that need to be treated quickly." The officer remembered something and reminded.
"My leg is injured, but it doesn't affect my movement, it just hurts a little!" Feng E said, pointing to his exposed thigh.
The gauze on the thigh had lost its original white color. The officer looked carefully and found that it was gauze used to bandage the wound.
"Hurry and deal with it, then have your brothers collect the ammunition. After daybreak, report to the First Company of the First Battalion of the 62nd Regiment. Zhao Liang is now acting as the company commander."
After the officer finished speaking, he turned and left the tent. The 31st Brigade had been running all night and now needed to rest. If it weren't for this rare reinforcement, he would not have bothered to make this trip.
"You guys continue to sleep. I'll go treat the wound. If I'm not back by dawn, Big Min, organize the brothers to get ammunition, and then go to the medical team to find me."
Feng E climbed up, wearing a wet military uniform, with a helmet, rifle, bayonet, pistol and other items hanging on his body, and walked towards the medical team with one foot deep and one foot shallow...
"The wound has been soaked in water and has turned white! Just bear with it, I'll take care of it for you!"
This time, it was a nurse who treated Feng E. She skillfully treated Feng E's wound and bandaged it. She didn't care at all that Feng E was staring at her chest. She had seen this kind of look too many times!
"Are you going to the battlefield again? I'll fix this on you! Remember, when the weather is fine, untie it and unclog the wound. It will help the scar heal!"
As the nurse spoke, she tied a layer of something on the gauze, and then tied it tightly back and forth across the thighs. It seemed to be specially prepared for these lightly injured soldiers.
