Chapter 259: Bloody Battle Luodian
"Order the 98th Division (with 1 company of artillery) to attack and advance from Liu Xing to the Baoshan-Lion Forest line, with the main force remaining on the left; The 11th Division (with 1 company of artillery) attacked and advanced from Luodian and its southwest area to the line of Yuepu, Shishilin and Shidongkou, and after capturing Yuepu and Shishilin, it attacked from Yuepu Town to Shidongkou and Chuanshakou with the main force; The 67th Division assisted Liu Shangzhi's 56th Division in defending the Liuhe position with one brigade, the main force controlled Yuluodian, and the other part advanced near Shenjiaqiao to cover the safety of the left side of the 11th Division. Luo Zhuoying ordered loudly.
"Yes!" The commanders of all divisions of the 18th Army responded in unison.
On August 24, the 98th Division repelled the army that had captured Lion Grove and annihilated thousands of enemies. The 11th Division braved heavy bombardment by planes and fought hard to recapture Luodian. Unwilling to fail, the army mobilized tanks, planes and heavy artillery to counterattack and start a tug-of-war around Luodian. The 11th Division fought side by side with the 67th Division, which had been defending here, and fought against Yue Kou with the moving spirit of 'every inch of mountains and rivers and every inch of blood'.
Defending Luodian will prevent the Yue army from moving south and rushing straight to Shanghai, which is of great significance for holding Shanghai. In order to ensure that the strategic location of Luodian is firmly in the hands of our army, Chen Cheng strictly ordered the 18th Army to do whatever it takes to Luodian, even if the 18th Army is exhausted.
In the early morning of August 25, the 201st Brigade of the 67th Division, under the leadership of brigade commander Cai Bingyan, was ordered to launch an attack on more than 3,000 people of the 11th Division of the Lujiazhai Army. Before long, the enemy brigade arrived, and the two armies came and went, and the battle was extremely fierce.
The tactics of the army were still heavy artillery and planes to open the way, and the infantry followed closely behind to charge, and the officers and men of our resistance resisted to the death, and for a time, the position was filled with gunsmoke, and the sound of guns and cannons and shouts of killing resounded through the heavens and the earth. However, at this time, due to the continuous arrival of reinforcements from the Fujian Air Force, the Chinese army gradually lost air supremacy on the battlefield, which greatly reduced the air defense pressure of our ground troops.
In the face of the frantic counterattack of the Yue army, Brigade Commander Cai Bingyan issued a military order to the officers and soldiers of the brigade: "The officers and men of this brigade swear to live and die with the position, those who advance live, those who retreat die, and they all obey it!" ”
In the afternoon, Cai Bingyan's officers and men suffered heavy casualties, but Cai Bingyan still commanded the troops to fight to the death. Cai Bingyan calmly looked at the army that rushed up again, and then ordered the heralds, "Order the whole army, don't act rashly, no one is allowed to shoot without my order!" Violators are engaged in military law! ”
"Yes!" The herald responded, and then Cai Bingyan conveyed the order to all the officers and soldiers.
Our officers and soldiers, who had already killed the red-eyed soldiers, looked at the approaching Yue army, anxiously waiting for Cai Bingyan's order. Three hundred meters had already entered the effective range of the rifle, and at this time, the officers and soldiers who were already in a hurry began to raise their rifles to aim at the little devil opposite. As long as Cai Bingyan gave an order, they would decisively pull the trigger in their hands and shoot the enemy who entered the firing range. But Cai Bingyan was still unmoved, just calmly looked at the approaching Yue Jun.
A hundred meters, the little devil is already very close, if you charge with all your strength, it only takes more than ten seconds for the little devil to rush to the position. At this time, even the most calm soldier could not help himself, and his hands were already covered with sweat as he clenched his rifle.
"Travel! Let's fight! "Traveler! Give the order! The soldiers next to him kept urging Cai Bingyan. Cai Bingyan remained unmoved, the weather in Shanghai was still very hot at this time, Cai Bingyan stretched out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not give the order to attack.
The calm on the opposite side made the arrogant little devil mistakenly believe that the Chinese army had suffered heavy losses under the artillery bombardment of the imperial army. The little devils immediately relaxed their vigilance, and under the leadership of the commander, they launched a final charge towards our army's position.
Fifty meters later, Cai Bingyan suddenly raised the flower trap in his hand and shouted loudly, "Give Lao Tzu a hard beat!" There was a hint of hoarseness in his voice, but it was full of anger.
"Da Da Da!" A crisp gunshot rang out, and a tongue of fire instantly enveloped the three little devils who rushed in front, and the three little devils immediately spurted out a few streams of blood on their chests, and they fell directly to the ground without snorting, and went directly to their Amaterasu God to report.
The sound of the gun is the order, the impatient soldiers who have been waiting for a long time have pulled the trigger in their hands, and the dull sound of the machine gun swept the little devils to the ground in pieces, and the rhythmic "snap" sound of the rifle strangled the little devils who rushed up one by one.
The dense rain of bullets swept down a large area of the little devil in an instant. The little devils in the back lay down one after another, looking for favorable terrain to shoot at the defenders, and the little devils also set up machine guns and began to suppress the fire on the opposite side.
"Grenades!" Cai Bingyan threw the empty flower trap in his hand on the ground and shouted loudly, picked up a grenade next to him, pulled the lead, and threw it at the place where there were many little devils.
At the same time, hundreds of sneering and smoking grenades flew out of the trench and smashed into the little devil's head. "Boom! Rumble! A series of explosions instantly exploded the front of the position into a sea of fire. The little devil was suddenly blown up and his flesh flew sideways, his stumps danced wildly, crying for his father and calling his mother, and he suffered heavy losses!
Cai Bingyan casually grabbed a rifle with a bayonet next to him and roared angrily, "Brothers, kill!" Then he jumped out of the trench and rushed towards the little devil.
The officers and men of Cai Bingyan's brigade saw that the brigade commander personally led the team to charge, and their morale was greatly boosted. One by one, they raised their bayonets and screamed and threw themselves at the little devils. The little devils were naturally not to be outdone, and they stood up one after another and won with bayonets. A tragic white-knuckle battle broke out in an instant. Our valiant officers and men fought to the death against Yue Kou.
The battle scene was extremely tragic, and the scene was full of flesh and blood, and my heroic officers and soldiers fought bravely without fear of sacrifice. Stab brutal enemies to death under bayonets.
At this time, Cai Bingyan was already covered in blood, and four little devils had fallen under his bayonets. The two little devils in front of them saw Cai Bingyan who was like a hell demon god, and suddenly stopped in fright and looked at Cai Bingyan in front of them blankly.
Cai Bingyan would not be merciful because of the enemy's fear, he raised his bayonet and stabbed a little devil on the left side with a roar, the little devil reacted a little slower, the cold bayonet pierced the little devil's chest directly, and a cold bayonet came out directly from the back of the little devil. A large mouthful of blackened blood spurted out directly from the little devil's mouth mixed with broken internal organs.