Liujiapo, Independence Battalion Position
The sound of gunfire from Luo Shopkeeper's position also caught everyone's attention. The Japs had not yet attacked their position, so in addition to arranging for the troops to take turns to rest, the others continued to dig the earth in two shifts, with people and tools busy. I vaguely remember that Luodian has been working for a long time, and this has just begun. The name Luodian Meat Mixer is not earned for nothing.
"Brothers, today the Japs attacked the position of the 262nd Brigade for another day. Aircraft, naval and artillery were deployed. Judging from the battle report, the Japs did not take advantage. The position is still in the hands of the 88th Division!
If the Japanese can't make a breakthrough from the front tomorrow, maybe they will resort to flanking tactics again. The right wing is guarded by the 264th Brigade. If you pick the weak, maybe the Japanese will still choose my left wing as a breakthrough point.
Last time we were in a brigade, maybe if we come back we will at least be in a coalition, which is not at the same level as a brigade. Don't think about playing field battles with them like last time, just defend your position honestly.
As long as we are still guarding Liujiapo, the Japs will not dare to pass through the road below. To prevent this, dozens of kilograms of explosives are buried under the road. As long as the Japs' baggage convoy dares to pass by, they will be invited to take a ground plane... ..."
Now the meetings of the Independent Battalion have almost become Luo's talking point. After several victories, his prestige in the Independent Battalion is now at its peak, and he has the final word on the entire Independent Battalion.
Military chiefs sometimes need to be a bit arbitrary. Too much democracy will make it impossible to win a war. There are lessons for this. Military democracy is based on centralization. Even in the army of later generations, it is also the division of labor among the chiefs under the leadership of the party committee. In the responsibility system, the chief military officer has overall responsibility for the military.
After Luo Ying finished concentrating, he started democracy. After inspecting the following circle, he asked:
"Does anyone have any opinions?"
There was no doubt that the others had no opinion, and the general direction of the battle was decided in this way. The next step was war games. This is the tradition of the independent battalion. Before the war, they must be repeatedly deliberated and various response plans were made. At the same time, You can also train several company commanders;
It's still the old rule, Luo Ying will be the "Blue Army", that is, the Japanese, responsible for the attack, and the others will be the "Red Army", responsible for the defense. The sand table is filled with war games representing the enemy's and our own units.
The war game lasted until late at night. Luo Ying, as the "Blue Army", used all the offensive methods that the Japanese could use, including gas bomb attacks, special operations, and paratrooper airdrops;
At first, the Blue Army abused the Red Army in various ways. After the abuse, they reviewed the game, and then continued to abuse, over and over again. Luo Ying's offensive methods emerged one after another, and the Red Army was exhausted.
But after replaying the game more times, he found a way to crack it. After that, Luo Ying could no longer play new tricks. After all, there were only those types of offensive tactics. No matter how mysterious you are, you can always find a way to restrain yourself. There is no all-encompassing tactic in this world.
The next day, the main force of the 11th Japanese Division once again launched a fierce attack on Luodian. The aircraft fleet taking off from the aircraft carrier dropped tons of various bombs on the 252 Brigade position. The Japanese had thought of all the tricks they could think of. Incendiary bombs, explosive bombs, special bombs, armor-piercing bombs, etc., almost razed the surface buildings of the small Luodian to the ground.
Inspired by Luo Ying's tunnel battle, the 262 Brigade almost hollowed out Luodian. After suffering two losses from Japanese gas bombs, they thought of a way to restrain the gas bombs. In fact, it is very simple. It is nothing more than blocking and evading. Two ways;
Use isolation objects to block the poisonous smoke in the tunnel, and then dig an extra smoke passage to guide the poisonous smoke out. When the devils exhausted all their available tricks, they finally couldn't help but sigh - Shake The mountain is easy, but the 88th division is difficult!
When the Japanese tried their best to attack the front of Luodian for three days but still failed to break through the 88th Division's defense line, the leader of the Japanese Division finally came up with the idea of a roundabout operation. The target was naturally the left wing defended by the independent battalion;
After experiencing the power of the 262nd Brigade, they didn't even dare to attack the right-wing formation defended by the 264th Brigade. They directly selected the left-wing formation, just one battalion!
At the headquarters of the 11th Division, Lieutenant General Yamamuro Munetake was convening a meeting with several old Japanese to discuss opening a gap from the left wing.
First of all, the division commander's chief of staff, Katamura No. 48, introduced the enemy situation and combat plan. This was the responsibility of the chief of staff. Katamura, the forty-eighth colonel, did his part. He stood up at the division commander's instruction and first bowed to the division commander. Bow, then turn to nod to other old devils, and then say after completing the etiquette:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, gentlemen, the Luodian garrison is divided into three groups: left, center and right. In the middle is the main force of the 88th Division, the 262nd Brigade Affiliated Mountain Artillery Battalion, on the right is the 264th Brigade, and on the left is the 88th Division Independent Battalion;
According to intelligence, the 88th Division Independent Battalion was formed on the basis of the assault team of the Commander of the Imperial Marine Corps. The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Luo Ying, 26 years old, graduated from the 1st Corps of the 8th Phase of Huangpu, a native of Hunan, and served in the 88th Division The platoon commander, company commander, deputy battalion commander of the 254th Regiment of the 262nd Brigade of the Division, and the Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander of the directly affiliated independent battalion.
The battalion has three infantry companies and one machine gun company, with about 600 people. The officers above the platoon leader all graduated from Huangpu. Its equipment is mainly German, with a large number of submachine guns..."
If Luo Ying were present, he would definitely scold his mother. The information about him and the independent battalion was too detailed and there was no secret at all. The security system of the National Army was as good as a colander. Fortunately, he laid an ambush and flew several doors into the air. The thunder cannons were hidden in the cannon battery, and the general purposely transferred the credit for the previous battle to the 264th Brigade, so he hid the supplementary company and the flying thunder cannons. Naturally, the opponent cannot find out the details of the war, otherwise it will be Outstanding brand.
There is no way to win when playing Golden Flower!
Seeing that the old devils seemed to have little interest in the Independent Battalion and Luo Ying, Yamamuro Somu immediately interrupted Chief of Staff Katamura and said:
"Gentlemen, I know you must be thinking whether we think too highly of a small independent battalion and Luo Ying. A battalion of the Kuomintang Army is a squadron of the Imperial Army, and it cannot join you, the captain or even the brigade. The regimental commander's attention, not to mention me as the division commander, but in fact this independent battalion is not simple!
The Shencheng Imperial Marine Corps Headquarters Fortress Group was so strong that a 150mm howitzer hit it, leaving only a shallow mark. It was guarded by 2,000 Marines. Such a strong fortress was breached by Luo Ying's commando team. of;
I know you think the combat effectiveness of the Navy's Red Deer is too bad, so just use it as a reference. You should have heard some rumors about the destruction of the Shinohara Brigade. I can tell you now that this is true!
A reinforced brigade of the Imperial 44th Regiment, with the assistance of several tanks, failed to break through the independent battalion's position on the left wing, resulting in the collective destruction of the Shinohara brigade. "
Yamamuro Munetake's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. It turned out that the rumors were true. The garbage combat power of the Navy's Red Deer could be ignored, but the combat power of the Shinohara Brigade could not be underestimated;
This is the field brigade of the 44th Regiment. It has also strengthened a tank squadron. The strength ratio is close to three to one. To be able to withstand the attack of a strengthened brigade, at least one regiment is needed. The 11th Division has a total of only 4 An infantry regiment, so this Luo Ying deserves their attention as a considerable opponent.
Thinking of this, the captain of the 12th Regiment, 23rd Colonel Adachi, stood up and asked for battle:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I retract my previous disparaging comments about this independent battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Luo Ying. This is indeed an opponent worthy of the respect of the imperial army. I request you to lead the 12th Regiment to attack the enemy on the left and annihilate them. I request you. approve."
Lieutenant General Yamamuro Munebu nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Yo Xi, since Mr. Anda is willing to take Luo Yingxiang's head, it is of course the best. I will strengthen the cavalry regiment for you, as well as the chariot squadron. We must break through the independent battalion's defense line in one fell swoop and complete the task. Regarding the flank attack of the 262nd Brigade, other units continued to besiege the 262nd Brigade and the 264th Brigade to contain their forces and prevent them from sending any soldiers to support the independent battalion."
All the old devils stood up and accepted the order. Luo Ying really guessed that the biggest test since the formation of the independent battalion was coming...
