After reaching a consensus with the two division commanders, Lieutenant General Zhang began to issue orders:
"Wang Jianjiuzhi's 87th Division stationed in the Yangshupu area of Hongkou, waiting for opportunities to seize key points such as Hujiang University and the Open University Cotton Factory;
Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division stationed in the Baziqiao area of Zhabei and captured the enemy Marine Corps headquarters. Then the two divisions launched pincer attacks from the left and right flanks to annihilate the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai in one fell swoop, striving to annihilate them all, or at the worst, drive them into the sea.
The time for the general offensive is set on the 13th. The troops must be in place on the fixed day. The 88th Division must replenish the lost troops and equipment on the same day.
The Military Commission attaches great importance to this battle. Dozens of fighter planes mobilized from North and Central China will assist our unit in the operation. The combat fleet will be directly assigned to the 88th Division to assist the 88th Division in completing the task of capturing the enemy Marine Corps headquarters;
In addition, according to the order of the Military Commission, the supplementary regiments of the 87th Division and the 88th Division were transferred to form the 36th Division. Song Yinguo, the deputy commander of the 87th Division, served as the commander of the 36th Division as a pre-war reserve team.
All ministries must carry forward our Huangpu spirit and unite sincerely..."
Luo Ying, from the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 254th Regiment, was a little surprised by his promotion order. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he was really the protagonist, and he was promoted after his military exploits;
The leader of the 254th regiment hinted that he was promoted this time because Mr. Sun strongly recommended it to the director of education and said a lot of good things for him. Otherwise, no matter how great his achievements are, he may not be able to achieve this good thing.
Luo Ying understood the implication. Although the division commander didn't care about the gratitude of a small deputy battalion commander, he had to accept the cultivation. If he couldn't get the benefits, he didn't know who was the rewarder.
The Kuomintang Army is a large faction within a small faction. Although a deputy battalion commander cannot enter the threshold of the large and small factions, for these big bosses, there are also some minions who may be able to use them one day.
Luo Ying very wisely gave a gift to the group leader. The money was naturally obtained from selling "tatters" and was divided from the money left for maneuvering;
It's not much, about 1,000 silver dollars, which is worth about 10 38 lids according to the black market price.
He doesn't care whether the regiment leader will hand it over to the division commander or not. He must pay part of the money he gets from selling equipment to the regiment leader, otherwise such benefits will not be his turn in the future.
The group leader was not polite to him at all, he just accepted it with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Deputy Battalion Commander Luo, do your best. The teacher is very optimistic about you and can let the teacher speak kindly for you in front of the chief of education. You hide it very deep!
You, Battalion Commander Chen, will probably be promoted after this battle. I am very optimistic about you as the Second Battalion Commander. "
The group leader who got the benefit really looked at Luo Ying in a different light and even drew a big cake for him. Of course, it may also be because of the teacher Sun Yuanliang;
If the division commander can express his merits for him in front of Mr. Wang, the regiment leader must sell him a good sedan chair and carry it with everyone.
Luo Ying didn't know what was wrong with Sun Yuanliang. He suddenly said good things to him. This was not a small gesture. At least his name was now known to the chief of education. This would be good for his future in the military. Very helpful.
As the regiment leader said, if the battalion commander's position becomes vacant, he will most likely fill it.
Luo Ying didn't understand what was going on, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to explain it to the group leader. The more mysterious the better, at least the group leader wouldn't cheat him when arranging combat missions.
When he came back from the regiment commander, he not only brought back the order for promotion, but also received additional troops and equipment. This time the regiment commander was also very interested in him, and gave him additional troops based on the total number of casualties;
In other words, after the wounded recovered, the strength of the company would not be small. If they recovered, there would be more than a dozen people, and a lot more ammunition would be given. The 1,000 silver dollars were not given in vain.
After Luo Ying returned to the company headquarters, he quickly reorganized the troops and assigned all the supplementary troops to each platoon. The platoon leader who had died previously was also in place. He was a lieutenant sent from the division headquarters and an infantryman of the 10th Phase Second Corps. Scientist, very young;
When Luo Ying saw him, he remembered how he had just graduated from the military academy in his previous life. He was a young man in his early twenties, full of vitality, unlike him now, who was full of greasiness.
After the troops were in place, he summoned several officers to hold a battle summary and new battle deployment meeting overnight. This was actually a tradition since the founding of the Huangpu Army, but many people forgot this good tradition as their positions were promoted. Already;
On the other hand, the Red Army, which they called the bandit army, inherited all the fine traditions of Huangpu and carried them forward in decades of battles.
That powerful army of later generations was the shadow of Huangpu from top to bottom, inside and outside. The Kuomintang army later lost all its fine traditions. It would be strange for such an army not to lose the battle.
Before the meeting started, Luo Ying asked the new platoon leader to briefly introduce himself and get to know each other. After all, everyone will fight in the same trench in the future. They will live in different beds, but it is really possible to die in the same cave (trench). ).
"Brothers, I won't say much else. Today is the first day that Platoon Leader Hu Hao came to our company. The following words are not only for Platoon Leader Hu, but also for everyone's encouragement;
Our company is first and foremost a unit. I don’t ask you to make the company your home, but I don’t want you to bring the intrigues from the upper levels to the company.
To put it bluntly, the water is so shallow that there is no room for a tortoise that is too big!
As far as No. 100 is concerned, I don’t want to form cliques or engage in blood-drinking behavior;
The war we are experiencing now and about to experience is completely different from fighting warlords and suppressing bandits in the past. This is a national war, and if we lose the war, the country will be destroyed!
It is no exaggeration to say that everyone is fighting for this nation. They are our brothers. Are you embarrassed to drink their blood again?
So I emphasize discipline again. In the company, if I, Luo Ying, drink the blood of soldiers, you and the brothers below can shoot me with black guns;
Similarly, if you dare to drink the blood of soldiers and don't treat the brothers below as your lord, then don't blame me for being rude to you!
There is no need for a heavy hammer to sound the drum, and that’s all for the unpleasant words. In the Battle of Tiantong Road, my company fought bloody battles with the Japanese for a whole day, and nearly half of them were killed or injured;
This is our first battle with the Japanese. Many casualties can actually be avoided. There is a lot of experience and education in it. This is what my company of 47 officers and soldiers paid for with their lives and blood. It is very precious. We must summarize it well and not let it go. The blood of the brothers was shed in vain, but also to avoid making the same mistakes in the next battle as much as possible. Deputy Company Commander Li, let’s start with you. "
Li Shuo took the words and said:
"In the battle of Tiantong Yanlu, I spent most of the time on standby as a reserve team. I only had direct contact with the Japanese during the final counterattack. When I was on standby on the second line, I kept thinking about this battle. After the end I asked a few veterans to learn about the battle, and I found that most of our casualties came from enemy artillery fire;
In addition to the fact that the enemy's artillery fire is really fierce, our own inability to defend against artillery is also a big problem. The defensive formation is too dense and likes to get together. Some soldiers are at a loss after hearing the sound of artillery and do not know how to evade reasonably. Artillery fire caused a large number of casualties..."
After Li Shuo finished speaking, the other two platoon leaders also talked about some problems they had discovered. Although the three people's speeches also found some problems, they were not comprehensive. The main reason was that they had less contact with the Japanese and had the most contact with the Japanese. A platoon leader has died.
Luo Ying first affirmed everyone's views, because they did think about it. This was a good start. Rome was not built in a day. He must have enough patience to help them grow, because he was there from the beginning to the end. In the frontline battle, his words were the most convincing. In the end, he held a summary meeting alone. Of course, he also mixed in a lot of personal information summarized by future military fans. The purpose was to save the first company from sacrifices in the subsequent battles. .
"Brothers, there are many problems in defense. Now that we know the enemy's artillery fire is powerful, we need to dig more anti-gun holes and dig deeper trenches when we build bunkers next time;
In addition, we all know that the greatest lethality of artillery shells comes from explosion fragments and shock waves. If people hide in anti-blast holes and bunkers, they can avoid most of the shrapnel. The main defense against shock wave damage is not to lie on the ground, but to Squat in the trench with your back against the trench wall.
The Japanese cannons are very accurate. In the future, each platoon will need to select a few small cannons with good marksmanship to focus on the Japanese. The machine gunners will need to choose more positions. After three bursts of fire, they must change positions;
In addition, when attacking the Japanese positions, the skirmish lines between people should be wider. Once you hear the sound of artillery, you should roll into the nearest crater. The probability of two shells falling into the same crater is the lowest. ....."
Luo Ying began to transform into nanny mode, and took the trouble to tell them all the key points of offensive and defensive tactics summarized by later generations, and requested that they be conveyed to everyone in the platoon. Whether the effect was effective can only be tested by brutal battles.
