Wachi Takaji felt very bitter in his heart. Although the 44th Regiment successfully captured the surface position in the east of the town, it also paid the price of nearly half of the casualties;
Luodian is not only the east position of the town, but also the core position in the town. One line of defense follows another, and the closer to the center of the town, the greater the pressure.
There are only 2,000 men left in his regiment including the lightly wounded. As long as such a tragic battle happens again, the 44th regiment can be cancelled.
"Bagaya Road, these rats got into the tunnel again, they are not the work of samurai!
Iida-kun, you lead the first brigade into the tunnel to clear out the remaining enemies. The others will follow me and continue to attack the enemy's deep positions. "
Major Iida took the order and left. His brigade was the first to launch the Banzai Charge, so it suffered the most casualties. It is still a brigade in name, but in fact there are only more than 300 people left including the lightly wounded;
The remnants of the Chinese enemy are out of bullets, so it is easiest to clear them out. There are at least two to three thousand Chinese in the core position of the town, which is much more difficult than clearing out the remnants of the enemy.
Major Iida accepted the order excitedly, and Hechi Takaji commanded the 2nd and 3rd Battalions with fewer casualties to continue the attack;
Defending the core position in the town are the main 1st and 3rd battalions of the 254th Regiment, artillery company and other units. Another battalion of the 253rd Regiment is also assisting in the defense. There are three battalions in the organization, but in fact they are not full. In addition, the 254th Regiment Headquarters There are more than 1,500 people left, under the unified command of Han Xianyun, the leader of the 254th Regiment.
Seeing that the Second Battalion was forced into the tunnel by the Japanese, Commander Han had no good solution. The 1,500 men guarding the town were already stretched thin and were unable to launch a counterattack.
The people in the town have evacuated, and most of the houses have been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire. The 254th Regiment is now fighting tenaciously against the Japanese relying on the ruins and tunnel fortifications.
When the Japanese were shelling or bombing, they would hide in the tunnels. When the Japanese infantry rushed up, they would get out of the tunnels one after another and fight with the Japanese street by street. Sometimes a street or a house was in ruins, and both sides They fought over and over again, leaving corpses everywhere.
"Brothers, the devils are here again, and they're going to kill you."
The platoon leader Xie Zhengbo roared, raised a rifle, aimed at the Japs at the front, and shot one of the Japs down;
Not long after he graduated from the Central Army Officer School, he was sent to the Songhu front line. Most of his classmates who went to the battlefield with him had died in the battle. He didn't know when it would be his turn. As long as he was alive, he would fight.
There are 32 people in his second platoon with him. The combatants have changed twice in a few days. Less than 30% of them like him have survived till now. The rest are replenished while fighting at the back. The iron platoon, Flowing soldiers...
Following his order, the remaining 27 people in the second platoon fired wildly at the Japanese who were charging up, knocking them down one by one;
The Japanese were not to be outdone. They lay on the ruins or in the bomb crater, constantly firing at the second platoon, causing casualties to each other.
At this time, there was a buzzing sound in the sky. Xie Zhengbo's expression changed and soon disappeared. He continued to lie down in the fighting position and fight with the Japanese. He had no time to deal with the Japanese's big bird.
The attacking Japanese soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the defenders with great morale. It seemed that with air support, they would be able to eliminate the stubborn Chinese people on the opposite side.
Xie Zhengbo had an idea and rushed forward with his entire platoon, and got mixed up with a small group of Japanese soldiers. He thought he could avoid the Japanese bombings in this way;
He still underestimated the ferocity of the Japs. The Japs' bombers did not care that there were a large number of Japs on the position, but directly chose to strike indiscriminately and dropped a string of bombs.
"What a bastard——"
Xie Zhengbo's curses were drowned in the continuous explosions. The second platoon suffered a big loss this time. They and a small group of Japanese almost died together. The initiator was the Japanese plane.
Xie Zhengbo comes from the Guanzhong Plain. When he left his hometown, the wheat fields in the village were rolling with golden waves. His mother stood at the entrance of the village and watched his back disappear...
"Mother…"
He could finally return to his dream hometown, just a trace of his soul, but his body remained forever in the hot land of Luodian, where too many outstanding sons and daughters of China were buried;
There is no need for a mulberry land to bury the bones. There is no green hills in life.
After the Japanese plane left, there were only two and a half people left in the second row, the third squad leader and two soldiers. The reason why it was said to be two and a half was because the third squad leader only had one leg left, and the other leg was blown to an unknown location. went;
Surrounding them were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers, all of whom were also mutilated. These were the Japanese soldiers who were bombed together with them, and that was all that was left with missing arms and legs!
"Er Gouzi, hold on to me a little. Even if I die, I will die on the way to charge."
Er Gouzi and Wang Chenglong each stretched out an arm to straighten their squad leader, and they would charge together later.
The third squad leader stabilized his body and shouted with enough energy:
"Second row, kill!"
The two and a half soldiers at the end of the second row rushed towards the Japanese soldiers without hesitation. A dozen Japanese soldiers faced them with their bayonets drawn, and stabbed their bayonets fiercely into the bodies of the third squad leader, Er Gouzi, and Wang Chenglong;
The third squad leader pulled off the cord of a grenade, and light smoke began to emit from the long handle of the grenade. The sharp-eyed Japanese second lieutenant noticed the light smoke, and was so frightened that he turned around and wanted to run away. Unfortunately, it was too late...
There was an explosion, and the Japanese second lieutenant and several other soldiers were pulled away by the third squad to support them. All the second row was also killed, and no one was spared.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
Before the few remaining Japs could rejoice, they were mowed down by a hail of submachine gun bullets, and the Nakata Squadron of the Second Squadron of the 44th Wing's Third Battalion were also wiped out;
The third platoon rushed up, and they regained the position they had just lost. From now on, the third platoon will take over this place. As long as there is still one person, the position will be there!
The 44th Regiment has never encountered such a stubborn Chinese army. Every position they captured was littered with corpses. The Chinese couldn't advance until every last man was killed.
Even after the attack was over, another group of Chinese people counterattacked and killed them. The position returned to the hands of the Chinese people and changed hands several times;
If you want the Chinese position, come and fill it with your life!
The Japs of the 44th Regiment turned into corpses visibly to the naked eye, and their victory was only to advance a few dozen meters along the ten-mile long street to the center of the town;
Just a few dozen meters away, nearly a squadron of Japs were lost. He Zhiyinger's scalp went numb just thinking about it. His regiment only had a few incomplete squadrons left with wounded soldiers...
How far can it go? One hundred meters? Two hundred meters?
A deep sense of powerlessness arose in his heart, and Luodian became a place of death that the 44th Wing could not jump over.
But he had no retreat...
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The 44th Regiment once again rushed towards the position of the 254th Regiment, and also rushed towards a road of no return.
Chenjiapo, the independent battalion position, the dawn here is quiet
Compared with the bloody storm in the main position, Chenjiapo temporarily returned to tranquility after the war, and the independent battalion was silently licking its wounds.
Battalion Commander Luo Ying woke up from his sleep. He slept all day and night, and fought day and night for several consecutive days, which made him very tired;
Except for the rotating security personnel, everyone else in the independent battalion was sleeping. The sound of fighting and gunfire in the main position was regarded as a lullaby by them. No one knew when the next battle would come, so they should rest as soon as possible.
After a day of deep sleep, Luo Ying's mental state recovered, and his eyes became bright and clear. Facing the red sun rising from the horizon, his heart became unusually calm.
"It's a clear morning, the dove whistle is accompanied by the wake-up call..."
"Battal Commander, I'm in a good mood. I'm blowing my whistle. The melody of this song sounds really good. Why haven't I heard it before?"
The awakened Li Shuo interrupted Luo Ying's comfort and pulled his thoughts back to the Songhu battlefield where artillery fire was flying;
Only those who have experienced war will cherish the hard-won peace. This is a bloody era, tranquility is just an interlude, war is the main theme, and even a moment of leisure is rare.
"Brother, are there another combat missions?"
Luo Ying looked at Li Shuo warily. Every time he appeared, he would bring a new combat mission. Now he was repelling Li Shuo's appearance.
"Battal Commander, why are you reacting so loudly? Calm down!
Think of me as a kind person. I don't have the nerve to wake you up if you haven't been sleeping. "
Luo Ying's eyes instantly stared like bells, and he said helplessly:
"Is there really a combat mission? It's only been a day!"
Li Shuo chuckled and said:
"Didn't I tell you to think better of me? This time it's good news. The master has rewarded us with a security regiment's reinforcements. They were in place last night. I saw you were drooling while you were sleeping. I'm sorry to make a fuss. Wake you up."
Luo Ying was so happy that she ran away. This was such an exciting morning!
