Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 89: The Duties of the Death Squad!
The rumbling sound of artillery soon stopped, and the 31st Brigade finally received the order to set off, but not to attack Luodian. Instead, they advanced 500 meters in the direction of Tanjiaqiao, to guard against the enemy in Luodian, and be ready to attack Luodian at any time.
"That's it. Start digging trenches, dig deeper, deploy machine guns on both sides, and pay attention to the front."
"Platoon leader, send out a guard. Heavy machine guns, drive here, hurry up..."
Zhao Liang started to make a fuss as soon as he entered the battlefield. He was building a defense line according to the previous company commander's arrangement, but he forgot that this kind of defense would be vulnerable to the Japanese artillery fire. After one attack, the brothers would have to use rifles and grenades because the machine guns were set too forward.
"What do you think? Feng E, there's nothing wrong with this arrangement, right?"
Zhao Liang showed off his skills. After all, he had learned something from his former company commander.
"If you are preparing to attack immediately, there is nothing wrong with the arrangement of machine guns, but asking the brothers to dig trenches is not in line with the attack. If you are defending , you can't even withstand the enemy's tentative attacks!"
Feng E frowned and spoke out his thoughts.
"Ah! The order we have received now is to stay on guard and be ready to attack Luodian at any time. I don't know whether to defend or attack!" Zhao Liang said embarrassedly, holding his head.
"Behind us is the guard camp's defense line?" Feng E asked uncertainly.
"Four hundred meters behind us is the defense line of the 66th Division of the 33rd Brigade. Two hundred meters further back is the defense line of the Guard Battalion, which is specifically responsible for protecting the division headquarters!"
Zhao Liang hesitated for a moment, and finally said what was confidential.
"Then we don't need to build a defense line here. Let the first and second platoons carry heavy machine guns and build positions 200 meters back. Here, it is enough for us to keep the third platoon as the outpost."
In Feng E's memory, ahead of him were fields and ruins, where the Japanese tanks and artillery were used . Two hundred meters behind him was a hilly area, which was the commanding height of the area. Arranging positions there would inflict the greatest damage to the Japanese.
"You mean to set up a heavy machine gun position on that dirt mound?" Zhao Liang's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand Feng E's idea.
"It is certainly a commanding height and can kill the enemy more effectively, but you will be destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire after firing a few bullets. My suggestion is that there is a thorn forest over there where the light machine gun should be. Don't remove the thorns, just set up fortifications inside to give the Japanese a surprise!"
Feng E said,
"That's fine, but I'll let the second row serve as sentinels here, and the first and third rows will retreat. Let's go!" Zhao Liang urged.
"This job is for the Suicide Squad. Even though there are only nine of us left, we are still the Suicide Squad. We haven't taken enough heads yet, so it's convenient for us to take heads here. I'm also going to have the brothers build shooting positions, so you don't have to take care of us!"
Feng E shook his head and refused.
"Why……"
"The daredevil squad, build a single-soldier bunker on the spot, dig deeper for me, we are being buried alive by the Japanese artillery fire..."
Zhao Liang was just about to ask Feng E to obey orders, but he didn't expect that Feng E had learned the skill of arguing with people so quickly. He directly issued an order and asked the third platoon to take action immediately.
"You don't know what's good for you. Be careful. If the devils come, retreat."
At this time, Zhao Liang also knew that he could not change the order. The third platoon took the initiative to undertake the task of dying. If he let the first and second platoons take over at this time , he would be blamed by his brothers.
"First row, second row, take all your equipment and retreat 200 meters to build fortifications..."
Zhao Liang shook his head and issued an order. The soldiers who had just unloaded their equipment and were preparing to dig shelters did not complain. Instead, they picked up their equipment with smiles on their faces and retreated...
The drizzle that stopped at daybreak started again. The ground that had been soaked by rain all night became very soft. The brothers kept waving their shovels, hoes and other tools, trying to dig their own individual shelters. While they were working, there were continuous sounds of gunfire coming from the direction of the small hall west of Luodian. It was the remnants of the 67th Division of the Japanese who were clearing out the small hall.
"Dig more, dig backwards, dig the same way you did to escape in Luodian. Dig the same way now. If you work harder now, you will have a chance to save your life when the enemy comes!"
Feng E spent half an hour digging his own individual bunker, then he lay inside, loaded his sniper rifle, and observed the direction of Luodian. It was drizzling, and he couldn't see far through his scope. Two hundred meters away, there was nothing but white. But this was much better than seeing with the naked eye.
"Without the Japs, now should be the time for harvesting!"
Feng E looked at the farmland in the distance. It was time to pick the cotton, but no one came to take care of it.
The 11th Division now wants to attack, but it has no power to launch an attack. Insufficient troops, no artillery support, and all these factors mean that they can only defend on the spot.
On the other side, the Japanese 3rd Division broke through the Yunzaobang Bridge and invaded Wusong Town, but was blocked by the Shanghai Security Corps. The 361st Regiment of the 61st Division was transferred to defend the Wusong Fort position.
“Hoo, hoo, hoo…”
Except for Feng E, all the brothers were sweating profusely as they continued to dig individual shelters until they reached the positions of the first and second rows at the back.
"The shooting has stopped!"
Feng E, who was lying in a single-soldier bunker, suddenly raised his head and put his eyes behind the sniper scope. In his ears, the gunfire from the direction of the small hall in the west stopped.
The Japanese occupied Luodian with the goal of capturing Shanghai to the east or south, or encircling the main force of the National Army in the Songhu area. They certainly would not be satisfied with fighting with the National Army in Luodian.
In the drizzle, a large number of Japs attacked along the highway. On the highway, accompanied by a large number of tanks, they were ready to capture Tanjiaqiao in one fell swoop, and then go south or east, depending on their mood. The Chinese army was no longer able to stop them.
"Um?"
In Feng E's sniper scope, several black shadows gradually appeared, and then more and more black shadows appeared. More than 30 black shadows were braving the wind and wearing helmets, slowly searching forward. The rain in the sky affected the vision of both sides equally.
"The devils are coming, hide!"
Feng E tilted his head back, lowered his voice and shouted slowly, while waving his arms continuously to remind the brothers who were busy to pay attention.
"What's wrong?"
The brothers behind didn't hear it. Chen Hua ran over with a shovel, bent over, squatted beside Feng E and asked.
"The devil is coming. Tell the brothers to hide. Tell Big Min that his machine gun is under control. Without orders, stay in the bunker."
"Okay." Chen Hua nodded and wanted to run away.
"Wait, tell the brothers, I fired the gun, it's not a signal to shoot, no one is allowed to shoot unless you are sure to hit the target! Do you understand?" Feng E carefully warned.
"Yeah!" Chen Hua nodded again, then bent over and ran away.
A few minutes later, the eight brothers ran and stumbled into their own bunker, raised their guns, and waited slowly, but there was nothing in their sight except a vast expanse of white.
