At the headquarters of the 11th Division, several old Japanese soldiers were having a meeting, and the agenda was naturally to discuss how to retake Luodian.
The 11th Infantry Division was established at Shantong Temple. It was one of the first seventeen permanent divisions established by the Japanese. It has jurisdiction over the 10th Infantry Brigade (12th Regiment, 22nd Regiment), the 22nd Infantry Brigade (43rd Regiment, 22nd Regiment, etc.) 44th Regiment), the directly affiliated units include the 11th Cavalry Regiment, the 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 11th Engineer Regiment, the 11th Heavy Troops Regiment, the Communications Team, and the Health Team (1st to 4th Field Hospital), with a full strength of 22,000 troops. , equipped with 12 Type 41 mountain guns, 36 Type 38 field guns, 12 37mm rapid-fire anti-tank guns, and 12 light armored vehicles.
The number of soldiers is not much worse than that of the Kuomintang Army, and it has more artillery than the 15th Army. This is the reason why the 11th Division dares to challenge half of the 15th Army alone. After losing Luodian again, the division's mountain Lieutenant General Baozongwu's face did not look good, and he said with a cold face:
"Gentlemen, your Excellency the Commander is the old commander of our Eleventh Division. He has always been full of expectations for us and handed over the most important Luodian to us, and the Third Division is setting up a stage for us. This makes Lieutenant General Fujita, who has always been arrogant, had strong opinions;
After losing Luodian, Lieutenant General Fujita actually questioned our Eleventh Division's battle in front of the Commander, saying that if we couldn't recapture Luodian, the Third Division could send a regiment to do it for us!
Bagya Road, this is an insult to my 11th Division. This arrogant guy Susumu Fujita has made me lose face in front of the commander. "
Captain Anda Twenty-san of the 12th Regiment stood up like a cannon and said through gritted teeth:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the shame of our 11th Division can only be washed away on the battlefield. Our 12th Regiment is willing to capture Luodian for Your Excellency, Division Commander, and wipe out all the Luodian defenders."
Lieutenant General Shanbaozongwu's face looked a little better. Before he could speak, the captain of the 44th Wing and Zhiying Er also stood up and said:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, please give the 44th Regiment another chance. Luodian was lost from our 44th Regiment, and our 44th Regiment has the obligation to take it back;
The shame of the 44th Wing can only be washed away with blood, please! "
After He Zhiyinger finished speaking, he gave a heavy pause. Shanbao Zongwu felt the murderous aura and determination in him. This was exactly what he needed. His face finally relaxed and he spoke at an unusually gentle speed:
"Yo Xi, the right way is to know your shame and then be brave. Shame can only be washed away with the blood of yourself and the enemy. I am very happy that He Zhijun can make this decision. I still believe in the 44th Regiment. Since the position is from you If you lose it, it's up to you to take it back. The 12th Infantry Regiment will raid the formation for the 44th Regiment. If they can't take it, it will be handed over to you."
After hearing this, Wachi Takaji's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and a sense of shame spread all over his body. If possible, he would have committed hara-kiri in public, but he knew that now was not the time for him to be angry. He had no right to be angry. He could only take down Luo Store, the 44th Wing can turn around;
From this moment on, he has already regarded himself as a living person. Either take Luodian or die. There is no third option.
The general of Shanbaozong asked the generals who were not as good as Jiji to play tricks, which was exactly the effect he wanted. The Chinese people's attitude towards Luodian was also determined to win, and they could not tolerate any slighting from them.
Since the 44th Regiment had suffered more than half of its casualties in the previous tug-of-wars, Shanbao Zongwu would not be crazy enough to let half of the Regiment capture the heavily defended Luodian. A number of soldiers were transferred to the 44th Regiment to make up for the missing soldiers of the 44th Regiment. In this way, the 44th Regiment quickly restored its combat effectiveness. This is also a trick used by the Japanese.
"Gentlemen, according to intelligence, the Chinese troops defending Luodian have been replaced by a brigade of the 88th Division, with a total strength of about 5,000 people. Its predecessor was the guard army of the Chinese government. It has very strong combat effectiveness. It has also been replaced with German weapons. , is a famous elite force in China;
Its division commander, Lieutenant General Sun Yuanliang, graduated from the first class of Whampoa Military Academy and was a famous general in China. In the first phase of the battle, his troops captured the Marine Special Marine Corps headquarters, causing the empire to lose a rear admiral. Sun Yuanliang The lieutenant general also received the Medal of Blue Sky and White Sun. This is an opponent worthy of the imperial army's attention. I hope it will attract your attention. "
All the old devils in the 11th Division stood up to express their stance, just shouting some stupid slogans, but Shan Baozongwu was quite good at this one.
The Japanese are not just talkers. After they finish their talk, they start to use their guns. Luodian, which had been dormant for two days, is back to bustling...
At the position of the 254th Regiment of the 262nd Brigade in Luodian, Staff Sergeant Zhang Yin dug a trench while his mouth was full of fragrance:
"Who the hell came up with this bad idea? I have been digging holes endlessly all day. I ate three buns a day and didn't poop. They were all consumed. If I keep digging and throwing them away, the little devil hasn't come yet. I'm all hungry. Dead ball.”
Machine gunner Li Youtian said angrily:
"Then who else can we have? How many prairie dogs do we have in the 88th Division? We used to love to torment people in our 254th Regiment, but now we are directly under the division headquarters, isn't this the case -"
"Li Youtian, what are you so stupid about? Camp Commander Luo, you, a fool like you, can't be rude to you! Believe it or not, I will ask you to be a death squad leader in a while."
When Li Youtian saw that he was the company commander, he immediately stretched his neck and smiled with a big black face:
"Company Commander, I report that this is led by Squad Leader Zhang, and I will follow -"
Zhang Yin kicked away Li Youtian who needed a beating, and then explained to the company commander:
"Company Commander, brothers are just hungry. We have been digging from morning till night all day, and we are already hungry just after we ate. Can this thing be useful? The enemy will still kill us with one shot."
Han Gang is the younger brother of Captain Han, so he has heard his brother praise Luo Ying from time to time. He knows a little about Luo Ying's abilities. He didn't bother to know these rough guys, so he said directly:
"Get the fuck out of me. If you let me see who is slacking off, let alone eating, I won't even give you any dirt."
Han Gang didn't think what they were doing was useful, but Luo Ying was the battalion commander after all, so it would not sound good if word spread behind the soldiers' backs that someone other than the chairman was behind the scenes.
"Li Youtian, why are you standing there in a daze? Why didn't you listen to the company commander? Work! You usually eat the most."
"Squad leader, you have no conscience. I am a machine gunner, and I can kill Japanese soldiers——"
Suddenly his face turned pale white and he stammered:
"Fly-plane!"
Upon hearing this, Han Gang looked in the direction of Li Youtian's finger and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly took out the copper whistle from his body, blew it hard, and then shouted:
"Get in the fucking bomb holes, the Japanese plane is coming!"
