Chapter 114: The fierce battle between the Battle of Shanghai (II)

"What? Yuepu is lost?" Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the 15th Army, was shocked when he received Luo Zhuoying's report. The left wing of the entire Songhu defense line has gone west, Baoshan, Yuepu, Luodian and Jiading are all strategic points, especially Luodian is the hub of the entire defense line. Although it was occupied by the Neon Army yesterday, it was still recaptured by the Independent 20th Brigade that arrived in time.

Now the 20th Independent Brigade is in Luodian to wait for assistance. Once Yuepu is lost, it will not be just a strategic point of loss, but the Japanese reinforcements can attack Luodian's flanks through Yuepu, and Luodian will be attacked on both sides. Although Chen Xiuwen, the brigade commander of the 20th Independent Brigade, blocked the attack of the entire teaching corps with the power of the first battalion in the exercise at the beginning of last year, and at the beginning of the battle, a regiment of troops not only blocked the attack of the two brigades of the Neon Army Marines, but also severely damaged the Neon Army. This also made Chen Xiuwen gain the reputation of being good at defending.

However, the 20th Independent Brigade currently has only two regiments of troops. Yuepu's fall will mean that the 11th Division of the Neon Army landed in the area of ​​Chuanshakou can continuously attack the 20th Independent Brigade, which is defending Luodian from the front and flanks. Chen Cheng can think of the two regiments against a Neon Army A Division. Not to mention whether the reinforcements can be held until noon tomorrow, the 20th Independent Brigade will be completely wiped out in one day.

"Why don't you reinforce Yuepu immediately? Why can't Yuepu hold on?" Chen Cheng didn't care about the face of the deputy who had been with him for more than ten years, and roared with a blue face.

Chen Cheng was able to get Luo Zhuoying's report at the first time for Luo Dian's defeat. He personally made a request to the commissioner to reinforce the Independent 20th Brigade of the Ninth Army and recapture the strategic hub. However, with Yuepu's loss, the pressure on one of the two divisions reinforced by the Neon Army was on the small Independent 20th Brigade.

Chen Cheng was even more annoyed. The 20th Independent Brigade was here to work for him. The brigade commander Chen Xiuwen was not only Zhang Zhizhong's favorite student, but also Chen Xiude's younger brother. What's more important is that the commissioner also increasingly valued the only fellow villager who won the battle on the battlefield of Songhu. If Luodian is lost, the 20th Independent Brigade is exhausted and Chen Xiuwen is killed, not only will the entire Songhu defense line be forced to retreat, but he will not be able to explain to Zhang Wenbai, Chen Xiude and even the commissioner. Which army will dare to reinforce his troops at critical moments in the future? What's more, the Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin, who has always regarded him as a thorn in his side, will never miss such an opportunity to attack him.

"Duke Ci, the pressure on our left wing is too great. The 11th Division and 98th Division have been besieged in Jiangwan Town for more than a week and have suffered huge losses. Moreover, the 3rd Division of the Neon Army landed at the Wusong Railway Terminal, so we really can't draw more troops to reinforce Yuepu. Duke Ci, I have ordered the 14th Division and 67th Division to speed up the process and rush to Luodian overnight. Even if Luodian is lost, I will be sure to retake Luodian once the 14th Division and 67th Division arrive." Luo Zhuoying explained to Chen Cheng on the phone.

When Chen Cheng heard this, he wanted to blurt out the three words "pig brain". His deputy led the troops was a good player, but his political awareness was weak. Is the Independent Brigade just an ordinary force? Is Chen Xiuwen just an ordinary officer? From Chen Xiuwen's extraordinary simplification to the 61st Division's reduction and replenishment to the Independent 20th Brigade, all the positions of Chen Xiuwen and the Independent 20th Brigade in the minds of the Commission can be seen.

"I don't care how much pressure you are before, I must draw a regiment from the 11th Division. No, a brigade and quickly recapture Yuepu. You tell Peng Shan, after recapturing Yuepu, I will firmly stalk in Yuepu, and I must block the attack of the Neon Army against Yuepu." Chen Cheng gave a dead order. The 11th Division was the army that Chen Cheng started, and it is also the most elite force in his system. Although he could not directly reinforce Luodian, recapturing Yuepu's flanks to protect Luodian means that Chen has tried his best. Even if he offended Zhang Wenbai and Shen Xiude in the future, others will not speak out or make other brothers feel disappointed.

At this time, Luodian, a typical Jiangnan town, had been trapped in a fire of war. Asama Yoshio saw from the telescope that the two-story buildings at the entrance of the town collapsed one by one by one by the violent shelling. The soldiers from the second brigade of sudden rushed into the town through the entrance of the town without any loss. As he advanced in all directions like mercury, "Yo Xi!" Asama Yoshio couldn't help but laugh proudly.

Chen Xiuwen, who was closely observing the situation at the entrance of the town, saw that the Japanese commander had seen through and destroyed the firepower point he had originally arranged at the entrance of the town, couldn't help but blame himself in his heart. When the Japanese rushed into the town densely, he put down his telescope, turned around and ordered the communications officer: "Order the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion to fire at the Japanese."

On the preset mortar positions in the open construction area in the center of the town, the only two 60 guns left by the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion and the 82nd mortars collected from the 38th Regiment and the 42nd Regiment were under unified command, and the 2nd Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion were fired at full speed according to the long-calculated shooting unit.

"Dong, dong, dong" Two 60mm shells and five 82mm shells flew into the sky at the same time. After reaching the highest point, the shells rushed towards the dense charge and plastic surgery of the Jinkou Japanese with a sharp roar. In the back, a group of continuous bombs fired from the back passed through the sky like a meteor shower!

"Boom boom boom boom" explosions were heard endlessly, and scarlet fireballs rose up one after another on the ground at the entrance of the town! A violent explosion, the rolling flames merged into a dense flame wall! Sharp shrapnel and powerful shock waves rage in the narrow space at the entrance of the town. More than 200 neon soldiers from the second brigade who were attacking with all their might endure the hellish destruction. For a moment, the town screamed in tears, and flesh and blood were flying everywhere!

"Fight." At this time, Wang Yonggui, who had retreated from the entrance of the town to the second fire line, had already red eyes. In order to avenge his younger brother and to avenge all the sacrificed brothers, Ding Sanming roared and pulled the trigger of the m2 heavy machine gun. He shot 12.7mm bullets at the Japanese who had been bombed like a sharp sword. Maxim on the opposite floor also began to spit out his tongue of flames. The cross-fire network made the neon troops who had just rushed into the town through the entrance of the town to make it worse. Some of these Japanese were cut into two pieces, some were cut off their heads, some were broken limbs, and some were beaten into hornet's nests.

"Baga!" The smile that had just emerged on his face suddenly stiffened on Asama Yoshio's face. He roared and howled loudly: "Destroy the Chinese artillery position immediately!"

The well-trained Japanese gunners quickly estimated the approximate location of the Chinese artillery position based on ballistics based on the ballistics. The dark holes of the 92 infantry artillery and field artillery turned to their target positions one after another. During the fire order of the Neon Army artillery commander, several shells passed through the hellish entrance and rushed towards the established target.

"Boom boom boom", as the fireball rises more than ten meters in front of the mortar position, I have to admire the quality of the Neon Army gunners, and the first round of test shots was already very close to the target position.

Several screams sounded! Several shrapnel flying in the air swept across the position, and four soldiers who were desperately carrying shells were hit by the sharp shrapnel with just a scream. The blood gushed out of the four soldiers quickly lost their lives.

All the officers and soldiers knew that the next artillery fire of the Japanese would cover the position, but the fire of the Japanese on the opposite side was too fierce. Even the two mountain artillery companies had lost one. The mortars had no advantage in the artillery battle with the Japanese, but were suppressed. Now it is the best opportunity to kill the Japanese in large numbers. No one was transferred at this time. On the contrary, with the command of the new second company commander of the machine artillery battalion, the artillery fire began to extend, and the shells opened fire on the Japanese who were rushing towards the entrance of the town along the road outside the town.

The gunner loaded bombs into the cannon barrel, and the ammunition hand transported the cannon bombs over. Every officer and soldier was busy at the fastest speed. They had only one purpose, which was to destroy as many Japanese as possible before they were destroyed, so as to reduce the pressure for the street battles of the infantry brothers!

The bomb group kept falling into the group of Japanese lying on the ground. In each explosion, several or even dozens of Japanese squealed and soared into the air, and there were bursts of blood rain in the air. None of the Japanese who also received the order of death retreated. They used their will to endure the endless bombing. At the same time, they believed that their artillery would soon destroy the Chinese artillery.

The well-trained Japanese artillery obviously did not disappoint the trust of the infantry. After the ballistic repair, all artillery fire began to fire volleys. After two rounds, the position of the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion in the center of the town was instantly destroyed. The mortar parts that were twisted into twisted gun barrels had dozens of soldiers from the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion that had been blown up all over the floor.

Then, the Japanese artillery fire aimed at the machine gun position on the second line. At this time, Wang Yonggui did not retreat, but stared at the fire with red eyes. After the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese who had just stood up fired revenge bullets. The violent explosion and the sound of shells exploded just now from the center of the town. He knew that the artillery brothers did not retreat.

Several shells accurately hit the second-line firepower position. Wang Yonggui was thrown into the air by the violent air waves of the shell explosion. Several hot shrapnel pierced into his body. Wang Yonggui in the air showed a smile and used his last trace of consciousness to shout in his heart: "Yongsheng, I avenge you."

The suppression artillery fire and heavy machine guns of the Chinese national team disappeared all the time. The Japanese jumped up and rushed towards the entrance of the town. Waves of Japanese rushing to the various parts of the town like a tide.

Peng Hui and the spy company had just hidden themselves on the small earth slope, and more than a dozen Japanese trucks appeared on the Yueluo Highway, driving quickly.

"This group of Japanese devils is really big. They don't even send a vanguard, so they rushed up directly." Peng Hui held a telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese army. There was a crooked machine gun on the top of the cab of each truck. The Japanese in the truck were packed with densely packed, and the vanguards in this group of Japanese devils had two squadrons.

"Are you two confident of killing the truck at the forefront?" Peng Hui pointed to the truck at the front of the Japanese and asked the two mortars who had just been prepared.

"Company Commander, don't worry. We guarantee that the first truck of the Japanese will be hit within two wheels." One of the gunners who had just been selected into the spy company from the machine gun battalion said with a slap in his chest.

"Okay, after killing the first truck, freely bombard the Japanese trucks and blow up as many as possible." As he said that, Peng Hui ordered again: "Stay the rifleman and the other personnel immediately retreat into the bamboo forest."

Peng Hui didn't even want to fight the Japanese here. He had already made plans to buy twenty minutes for the engineer platoon to explode the bridge, and then find a way to entangle the Japanese who either detoured or set up a floating bridge, and drag the reinforcements as much as possible.

"Dong, dun." Two shells exploded not far from the front of the first truck.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack." The Japanese reacted quickly. After the cars were braked suddenly, the Japanese on the trucks in front jumped out of the car.

The sound of cannons was the order. The two m2 Browning heavy machine guns and more than 30 Galand rifles on the small earth slope immediately opened fire, and the precise bullets swept to more than a dozen Japanese who had just jumped out of the car.

At this time, the truck leading the truck was first startled by the shells that exploded in front of the vehicle and stopped urgently, but it quickly restarted and advanced towards Shuli Bridge not far away. How could the gunner who had just corrected the ballistics to let it escape? Before the truck accelerated, two shells hit the truck at the same time. Two loud "booms", the entire truck was blown into a ball of fire. Before he had time to jump out of the truck, the Japanese screamed in the fire, and they turned into firemen and jumped down.

The soldiers of the spy company seemed to deliberately ignore the first truck that had been blown up and the Japanese covered in fire, and aimed all their firepower at the truck behind and the Japanese who jumped out of the car.

The first truck was blown up and blocked the entire highway. There was a long queue of trucks behind it. The parked trucks became living targets for two mortars. After several rounds of shelling, three more trucks were added to the highway.

"What a pity, if there is a machine gun company, it will be able to fill this group of Japanese devils." The scene in front of him reminded Peng Hui of the scene of ambushing the Neon Marines at Chengjiaqiao. However, due to insufficient firepower, the crooked machine gun on the roof of the truck and the Japanese who kept jumping from the car were lying on the side of the road and fighting back on the small earth slope.

Bullets flew over the heads of the soldiers of the spy company, hitting the soil not far away, making a puff sound. Due to the haste, there was no time to build simple fortifications on the small slope. Peng Hui aimed at the yellow figure on the road and kept pulling the trigger, shouting loudly: "Be careful to hide."
Chapter completed!