Luodian, the scorching sun is in the sky, and the artillery fire is flying.

Another wave of Japanese troops was repulsed, and this was already the third wave of Japanese attacks that were repelled today.

At this time, the brigade commander Cai Bingyan ran out of the former enemy headquarters, pointed to the flying thunder artillery position that had just been established, and shouted: "The phone can't get through, quickly, transfer all the flying thunder artillery"

"Yes"

Li Jin, the commander of the guard company who was sitting on the ground with his back to the trench, responded, quickly got up from the ground, called two soldiers, and ran along the traffic trench towards the flying thunder artillery position.

"Bang bang—"

Suddenly, a fierce artillery fire came from the bank of the Yangtze River.

Cai Bingyan shouted at the commander of the guard company: "Lie down"

The guard Huang Zhendong pounced, threw Cai Bingyan to the ground, and covered Cai Bingyan with his body. After a rocking explosion, Cai Bingyan pushed the guards on his body aside, and the madman ran towards the unconscionable artillery position, only to see the smoke dissipate, the guard company commander Li Jin and the two soldiers were gone, and there was a blur of flesh and blood in more than ten pits two or three meters deep, and broken hands and feet could be seen everywhere.

Just look at the scale of the crater, it must have been the main gun with a caliber of more than 300 mm on the Devil Battleship just now, and Cai Bingyan felt a great sorrow in his heart.

Li Jin followed Cai Bingyan for nearly two years, and at first made a mess of things, but later after training, he was finally qualified for the position of guard company commander, and has always been silently responsible for the security of the brigade headquarters. Every officer and soldier of the guard company, Cai Bingyan could call their names, but now that most of them were gone, Cai Bingyan endured his grief, and tears still flowed uncontrollably.

The hero has tears and does not flick, but it is not time to be sad.

Cai Bingyan stretched out his hand and wiped his tears, he was an iron-clad tough guy, and he didn't want to make the soldiers lose their fighting spirit because of his tears.

Li Weifan, the commander of the 402nd Regiment, staggered over and threw himself at Cai Bingyan's feet, sweat and dust covered his face, he wiped it vigorously, and said with a crying voice:

"Brigade seat, we can't fight anymore, the artillery fire of the devil battleship is too powerful, all of them are super-large caliber heavy artillery, there are no bones left within a radius of fifty meters, we don't have the strength to counteract at all, Brigade Seat, if we fight in the afternoon, our brigade will be over"

Luodian is less than 10 kilometers away from the mouth of the Yangtze River, the terrain is flat and open, completely under the strong artillery fire of the Japanese warships, and Luodian is located in the low-lying area of the river network, which makes it impossible to build deep fortifications, and the trenches are slightly dug deep underground and water seeps, so that the officers and soldiers can only stand in the pond to fight.

At this time, the Japanese fleet gathered at the mouth of the Yangtze River, with more than 140 ships and more than 5,000 naval guns, and the artillery fire covered the entire Luodian, while the total strength of the 201st Brigade was 5,000 men.

Cai Bingyan kicked Commander Li away, with a cold face, took out the pistol on his waist, and said in a hideous voice: "Luodian is the key point of defense of our Eighteenth Army, and the military department handed over Luodian to our brigade for defense, which is a trust in us." Whoever dares to withdraw again, Lao Tzu will kill him"

"Brigade seat, the artillery fire of the devil battleship can't resist at all, it's only attacked three times today, and more than half of our regiment has been killed and wounded, how can this battle be fought"

Seeing that Cai Bingyan was still angry, Regiment Commander Li did not evade it, and said to Cai Bingyan with red eyes: "Brigade seat, now that most of our bazookas and unconscionable cannons have been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, we don't have any defensive weapons that we can handle, what can we do with the devil?" ”

Yes, the threat of artillery fire from the Japanese battleships was too great, and in the continuous battles, the bazookas and unconscionable guns supported by the new 2nd Division were almost lost, and there were few gunners left.

Cai Bingyan regretfully wanted to hit his head against the wall, but the Japanese army's reaction was much faster than expected, and every time the Japanese army was repulsed before he had time to catch his breath, the Japanese navy completely ignored the life and death of the army, and suddenly carried out a round of rapid fire, covering the position where the bazooka and the unconscionable cannon were located, along with the personnel and equipment, and came down several times in a row, which made Cai Bingyan feel distressed to death.

Seeing that Cai Bingyan didn't speak, the head of Li Weifan's regiment burst into tears and begged: "Brigade, let's withdraw, and if we fight again, our 201st Brigade will be gone."

"If it's gone, it's gone, our brigade is gone, the Military Council and the Ministry of Military Affairs can also rebuild a new brigade, if you retreat at this time, you will bear the infamy of the country's fathers and villagers, it's better to run out."

Cai Bingyan snorted coldly, his anger rushed straight to his heart, his eyes stared at Regiment Commander Li, and he said with a sneer:

"Coward, what is it to be a soldier, now the little devil is bent on invading us, to slaughter our parents and brothers, insult our sisters, enslave our children, just need us to stand up, if you dare to mention a word again, Lao Tzu will collapse you now, you are an old soldier, I really didn't expect you to be so afraid of death, hum-"

Cai Bingyan's words were like knives straight into Commander Li's heart, and he slammed open his chest, which had more than a dozen wounds, large and small, silently showing his merits. Commander Li Weifan raised his head sharply and shouted at Cai Bingyan: "Brigade seat, since you became the battalion commander, I have followed you, and it has been ten years now. Ten years of war, we have come from the rain of bullets, have you seen me escape? ”

Cai Bingyan gritted his teeth, and his face softened slightly.

Yes, Lao Li has been with him for ten years. When Cai Bingyan was the regiment commander, Lao Li was the most courageous battalion commander under him, and now Cai Bingyan is the brigade commander, Lao Li is the most powerful regiment commander, they are like brothers, how can they not understand Lao Li's personality? How can you not understand that he is for the entire 201st Brigade?

Cai Bingyan waved his hand, his tone was a little colder, and he said to Li Weifan: "Lao Li, you immediately roll Lao Tzu to your position now, if you lose your position, Lao Tzu will kill you."

Regiment Leader Li's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Since the brigade seat is determined to defend to the death, and I, Li Weifan, also sacrifice my life to accompany you, who will make you closer than my eldest brother?" ”

Lao Li patted the dust on his body, and was about to leave, when he suddenly turned around and said to Cai Bingyan: "Luzao, I, Lao Li, must have died on the battlefield." ”

Li Weifan went, and went resolutely.

Cai Bingyan knew that what Lao Li said was true, and he couldn't stop grieving in his heart, looking at Li Weifan's distant back, Cai Bingyan said in his heart, brother, let's meet again on Huangquan Road, when the time comes, my brother will definitely make amends to you.

On the Japanese defense line, seeing the defeated and retreating troops, Lieutenant General Yamamuro Sotake, commander of the 11th Division, waved his hand coldly, and the wolf-like military police behind him rushed forward at once, picked out ten soldiers who retreated the fastest, and shot them directly on the spot.

Listening to the ten gunshots, the 22nd Wing Captain Yongjin Sabi, who led the attack, buried his head lower, and made an appearance of listening to the teachings.

Yamamuro Sowu turned around, moved his gaze to Yongjin Daisa, and reprimanded: "Yongjin-kun, your wing, with the support of the navy's large-caliber naval guns, has paid the lives of more than 500 imperial warriors in three consecutive attacks, and still hasn't taken the front position, are you guilty?" ”

"Hail"

Yongjin Zuo pressed his head even lower, and he didn't dare to defend anything.

In fact, the Japanese were quite well prepared for this attack, and the large-caliber naval guns on the Japanese battleships almost ploughed Luodian, severely damaging the positions of the Chinese defenders.

When the Yongjin Wing attacked, there was also the 11th Wing of the Mountain Artillery directly under the division to support, but Cai Bingyan's counterattack was too fierce, and the Yongjin Wing finally retreated.

Yamamuro Sotake's gaze was a little colder, and he looked at the ashamed Yongjin Daisa and said, "Yongjin-kun, now that I have asked the fleet again for artillery support, and cover the defense line of the Luodian army for a quarter of an hour, are you confident that you can take down the position of the Chinese army?" ”

Yongjin Dasa stood up and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, this time, I will definitely take the position of the Shina people and plant the military flag of our Great Japanese Empire on Luodian."

"Yo West"

Yamamuro Sotake nodded slightly, turned to the brigade commander on the side, Major General Naojiro Amatani, and said, "Okay, Tengu-kun, Luodian is the most important obstacle for the imperial army to attack Shanghai, as long as it is taken, the entire battle situation will be alive...... You will go to the front now to supervise the battle, and if you are afraid of the enemy, you will be dealt with by military law."

"Hail"

Naojiro Amaya nodded respectfully in agreement.

"Boom-"

This time, the Japanese artillery fire took a long time to prepare, the large-caliber heavy artillery on the battleship was fired frequently, the position of Cai Bingyan's brigade was filled with smoke and fire, and the officers and men did not dare to raise their heads at all when they hid in the trenches, and from time to time there were wails from the soldiers when they were hit by the shrapnel that was splashed away, which made people listen to great sadness.

In the headquarters of the 67th Division, Major Yang Botao, a divisional combat staff officer who graduated from the 7th Huangpu Session, held a telescope and observed the position of Cai Bingyan's brigade.

Yang Botao turned his head abruptly and said to the division commander Li Shusen: "Division, now Cai Bingyan's brigade has suffered most casualties, and the bazookas and unconscionable artillery on the position have also been reimbursed...... I think it's better to withdraw Cai Bingyan's brigade

Li Shusen had a cold face, didn't look at Yang Botao, and said in an extremely stern tone: "At this time of national disaster, since the establishment of our 18th Army, there has never been a person who retreats from the battle, let alone our 67th Division."

The communications staff officer on the side shouted to Li Shusen: "Division, the phone of Cai Bingyan's brigade has been connected."

Li Shusen strode forward and took the phone, and at this moment, there was a loud "boom" in the microphone, followed by a noisy electric sound.

Li Shusen was taken aback, and said in his heart that the Japanese naval guns must have hit Cai Bingyan's command post directly.

After a while, Cai Bingyan's loud voice came from the phone: "Report to the division, now the Luodian position is still in the hands of my 201st Brigade."

"Very good"

Li Shusen nodded in praise, and then said expressionlessly: "Cai Bingyan, I have ordered a regiment of reinforcements to reinforce your department." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shusen said in an unusually low tone: "Cai Bingyan, you listen to me, as long as there is still one person in your department, you will nail Lao Tzu to the position." If you take a step back before you receive the order to retreat, Lao Tzu will shoot you immediately."

Cai Bingyan's voice on the phone was sonorous and powerful: "Report Shizuo, I have given a death order: we are here, the Luodian position is there, we are not here, the Luodian position is still there"

Listening to Cai Bingyan's resolute voice, Li Shusen's nose was sour, and he felt sincerely proud to have such loyal and brave subordinates, but in an instant, he put away his unnecessary emotions and asked into the phone: "Okay, what do you need now?" ”

Cai Bingyan's voice on the phone was a little hurried: "Division, now our unconscionable artillery and rocket launchers have been hit by Japanese naval guns and have suffered heavy losses, if they are not replenished in time, it is difficult to threaten the Japanese tank and infantry group charge." Please also ask the teacher to help add one or two"

Li Shusen immediately replied: "Okay, before Wu Mingbu changed to defend western Zhejiang, he gave us a lot of gifts. I have ordered the reinforced regiment to bring thirty unconscionable cannons and ten bazookas, and you must be firmly nailed there for me, and I will not be able to move."

"Great"

Cai Bingyan breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily: "There is a regiment of reinforcements, as well as unconscionable artillery and bazooka support, and our brigade will always be nailed to the Luodian position and will never retreat a single step. ”

Cai Bingyan's determination to live and die with the position deeply touched Li Shusen's iron-like heart, his heart was heavy, and he asked into the phone: "Cai Bingyan, you can rest assured to defend your position, as long as I am alive and your family is small, I will definitely arrange it."

At this time, there was a little silence on the other end of the phone, and after a long while, Cai Bingyan said: "Master, I don't need to take care of my family, as long as you don't forget the family of our brigade's 5,000 soldiers."

Li Shusen wanted to say something, but there was a busy sound on the phone, Li Shusen sighed heavily, came to the position in front of the lookout hole to look at Cai Bingyan from afar, and was silent.

No one expected that after this phone call, Li Shusen's division headquarters was bombed by Japanese carrier-based aircraft, and Li Shusen was seriously wounded, so he had to be replaced by Huang Wei, who had returned to China after studying in Germany for a year and was currently serving as deputy chief of staff of the group army, to replace the post of division commander of the 67th Division and continue to fight tenaciously against the Japanese army.