After the 66th regiment captured the west side of the town, they launched an attack on the center of the town. Seeing that there was nothing they could do, the captain of the 44th regiment issued the order to move in very unscrupulously;
Due to poor visibility in the dark, the 11th Division was not ready to completely annihilate the defenders, so the Japanese took advantage of the chaos and broke out part of the army, annihilating more than 800 Japanese soldiers, and recaptured Luodian.
After occupying Luodian, the Eighteenth Army and the Seventy-fourth Army stopped attacking because night fighting and chaotic fighting were unfavorable to both sides. After learning that the 11th Division had recaptured Luodian, Chen Cixiu ended the night offensive. , reported the victory to the Military Commission overnight.
This telegram of victory must be quick. The two sides seemed to be seeing each other in Luodian. If they didn't move quickly, they might lose their position again during the day, and the victory would be meaningless.
After dawn, the 11th Division handed over the Luodian position to the 88th Division, and Sun Yuanliang backhanded it to the 262nd Brigade. The Independent Battalion and the 264th Brigade served as reserves.
The 262nd Brigade started repairing the fortifications after entering Luodian, because they knew that the Japanese would not leave them much time.
Although the Independent Battalion served as a reserve team, they were also assigned to a position on a hillside outside the town. Their task was to guard the flanks for the 262 Brigade and prevent the Japanese from attacking the west side of the town from the flanks.
It seemed that they were safe away from the center of the battle, but Luo Ying knew that the Japanese's favorite tactic was flanking;
Once the Japanese frontal attack is frustrated, they will most likely choose to attack Zhenxi from the flank, so their task is not necessarily lighter than that of the 262 Brigade.
The only advantage is that the position is far away from the center of Luodian Town, so the chance of being bombed by Japanese soldiers is less, but only less.
"Brothers, abandon all illusions. The Japanese have planes in the sky, warships in the sea, and heavy artillery on land. As long as the Japanese are willing, there is no safe land around Luodian;
Now your task is only one, dig fortifications. There is a small forest on the east side. I cut them all and put them on the trenches. I built them every other section to avoid Japanese artillery fire.
All anti-blast holes must be reinforced with wooden piles, and all longitudinal communication trenches must be covered with a layer of wet wood and a layer of soil. The anti-blast holes must be built next to the communication trenches..."
As soon as Luo Ying finished speaking, the independent battalion began to race against time to repair the fortifications, hoping to hollow out the entire hillside;
At the same time, the 262nd Brigade was also repairing the fortifications in Luonian. Naturally, the Japanese would not make the Kuomintang troops comfortable. Their naval guns kept firing shells into the town, sometimes just
The newly dug fortifications were destroyed by artillery shells. If you were unlucky and were hit by a Japanese naval gun, there would not be many people left in a squad or even a platoon.
Since the position of the Independent Battalion was far away from the center of the town, it did not attract the attention of the Japanese. Unless the artillery shells missed, it was safe;
However, the hit rate of naval guns is very impressive, so the probability of them hitting the center of the town is about the same as missing the position of the Independent Battalion. Therefore, their positions are also visited by artillery shells from time to time, causing many casualties to the Independent Battalion. .
In just one morning, the Independent Battalion lost 5 people and injured 11 people. These were casualties caused by stray bullets. If it suffered a frontal attack, the casualties could be imagined.
Fortunately, the Japanese did not launch a frontal attack throughout the morning. The 262nd Brigade repaired the fortifications despite the Japanese bombardment. The Japanese seemed to have not recovered from the defeat at night and did not launch a frontal attack throughout the day.
This day was also precious to the Independent Battalion. After one day of emergency repair work, the independent battalion’s field ring fortifications were basically formed;
The reason why it is said to be basically formed is because the fortifications in the independent camp cannot be completed. As long as there is time, they will continue to widen, deepen, strengthen, and extend the position to the surrounding areas.
After dark, the officers and soldiers of the 262nd Brigade began to rest as usual, while the independent battalion personnel were still divided into two shifts. One group continued to repair fortifications, and the other group rested, and the shift changed after a few hours;
Later, the 262 Brigade was too embarrassed to sleep with its butt sticking out, so it also dug fortifications, and even sent people to the independent camp to learn from the experience. The leader of the 254 Regiment, Han, still agreed with Luo Ying's fancy ideas. They were all for security. .
Of course, not everyone can understand this, so many people privately gave Luo Ying an unpleasant nickname - Groundhog!
Luo Ying didn't take it seriously and continued to go his own way. On the second day, he began to dig a cave for hiding soldiers on the reverse slope of the hillside. The top was also covered with several layers of wet wood and floating soil to hide wounded soldiers and reserve troops. personnel;
After a day and a half of repairs, the defense system of the independent battalion was basically formed. Brigadier Zhu of the 262nd Brigade happened to come over with two regiment leaders to take a look. Luo Ying gave a detailed introduction to several senior officers:
"Sirs, our position is composed of two parts. The first part is the core formation, which consists of three horizontal trenches and four vertical communication trenches;
The distance between each trench is particular. There is a distance of 50 meters between the first trench and the second trench. Because this is a hillside, throwing grenades from a high position will gain a certain acceleration. Ordinary soldiers can launch grenades from the second trench. The formation was thrown into the first lane.
Once the enemy's firepower is too strong, we can give up one position to the enemy, and then throw grenades downwards from the second position, but the enemy cannot throw grenades from bottom to top 50 meters. In this case, we will take advantage. ;
The distance between the third and second lanes is 150 meters. This distance can maximize the advantage of machine gun firepower. The Japanese cannot reach speed at this distance.
There are several large anti-gun holes dug next to each longitudinal communication trench, which have been reinforced and are very safe as long as they are not directly hit by large-caliber naval guns or aerial bombs;
There are cat-ear holes dug in the dark side of the horizontal trenches that can hide soldiers, ammunition and supplies...
The second part is the outer position, with several anti-tank trenches at the front, a hole for hiding troops at the back, and heavy machine gun positions on both wings, which can provide side firepower;
The heavy machine gun position and the hidden troop cave behind it can be connected together through a communication trench. Additional troops can be added to the two wings at any time to prevent the Japanese from encircling the flanks..."
The two group leaders had a headache after hearing this. How much effort this requires, they are really groundhogs!
Brigadier Zhu said with a cold face:
"What's the matter? Are you tired of digging fortifications? That's better than being blown up by the Japanese's naval guns. You've all figured it out. When you go back, you will dig according to this standard. Whenever you have time, you will dig deep and hollow out the Luodian!"
We want to dig Luodian into a huge trap and boldly put the Japanese into the town, so that the Japanese heavy artillery and aerial bombs will be used as a deterrent. "
As a top student in the third period, Brigadier Zhu still knows the goods. Some things are like a layer of window paper. Once someone pokes it open, you can see clearly. It is better to be tired than to be bombed. After he finished speaking, he pulled Luo Ying's hand. Hand said:
"Captain Luo, you are from our 262nd Brigade, and the 262nd Brigade is your natal family. They are both your eldest brothers. You can go over and help guide us. You can't hide your secrets!"
Lao Zhu was indeed an outstanding person. After discovering the advantages of the independent battalion's defense system, he began to summon Luo Yinglai for free. Luo Ying immediately expressed his stance:
"Brigadier, don't worry. Most of the brothers in the Independent Battalion are from the 262nd Brigade. If you need anything, just give me your orders."
Luo Ying gave Brigadier Zhu a lot of face, and the subtext was that although the independent battalion was directly under the division headquarters, he, the brigade commander, still spoke well, which made Lao Zhu feel very happy.
Brigadier Zhu left after explaining the business. The rest was between the two regiment leaders and Luo Ying. Of course, he, the brigade commander, had to be the boss.
