Chapter 117: The fierce battle between the Battle of Shanghai (V)

The battle in the town was very fierce. Zhang Zhengjie, the commander of the 42nd Regiment stationed on the outer positions of the east of the town, had asked Chen Xiuwen several times to bring a battalion to reinforce the town. However, they were all rejected by Chen Xiuwen. Although the Japanese reinforcements coming from Yuepu would not be able to get there for a while, there were two brigades of Japanese. Moreover, with the continuous increase of Japanese landing troops, tomorrow's half day will be the most difficult for the 20th Independent Brigade, and they will have to face several times their own Japanese, and they will be attacked on both sides, and some of their living forces must be retained.

"Travel, let's go with you." Chen Xiuwen had just stepped out of the door when he saw Fatty Hong standing outside the door with more than a dozen brothers from the brigade department's cooking squad, and Fatty Hong was even full of grenades in his chest.

Seeing this, Chen Xiuwen couldn't help but feel warm. He asked loudly at the brothers standing straight in the kitchen, "Brothers, are the food ready?"

The brothers in the cooking squad were stunned and looked at each other. Fatty Hong quickly replied: "The food is ready, and it's all hot in the pot."

"Okay. Then I will take you to fight the Japanese. However, there is one thing you all know for me. I am used to eating the food you cook. If I finish fighting the Japanese and change someone to cook for me, I will not be used to it." Chen Xiuwen said loudly.

All the brothers in the cooking squad were stunned for a moment, and soon understood the brigade commander's meaning. They burst into laughter. One of the soldiers said loudly: "Board, don't worry, you have finished fighting the Japanese. We will continue to cook for you."

When Chen Xiuwen brought the guard platoon and the brigade cooking squad to the defense position in Zhennan, the defense line of the brigade's direct troops was only more than 20 meters. Chen Zui and several direct troops had been forced into five or six houses at the entrance of the town by the Neon Army.

"How is the situation?" Chen Xiuwen carefully looked at Chen Zui who was running over hurriedly. Seeing that Chen Zui was embarrassed, he was not injured, Chen Xiuwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Carefully intoxicated, he noticed Chen Xiuwen's expression, and his heart couldn't help but feel warm. Although Chen Xiuwen's current status is constantly improving and he has more and more followers around him, he still regards himself as a brother in his heart.

Then Chen Zui quickly frowned and replied, "The Japanese have already known our intentions. Now they are trying their best to break out from Zhennan. The brothers have suffered heavy casualties. If you don't come for reinforcements, I will take the initiative to ask for help."

"We must not let them escape. As long as the 2nd Battalion of the 38th Regiment and the 3rd Battalion cut them off from the middle, they would never want to escape." As he said that, Chen Xiuwen pointed to the guard platoon behind him: "The guard platoon will be sent to you, and the kitchen squad will be here."

"No, brother, this place is dangerous. You have to leave one class, I will take two classes away." Chen Zui said hurriedly.

"Yes, brigade, I will take a squad to stay and let Deputy Chief of Staff Chen lead two squads away." Chen Yi, who was anxious, also said from the side.

Chen Xiuwen suddenly glared: "You two are talking nonsense. Chen Yi quickly followed Deputy Chief of Staff Chen, remember to follow the orders of Deputy Chief of Staff Chen in everything."

"Kun Asama, you promised me that you won the Luodian within two hours. It has been four hours now, so why can't I get it?" After sitting in the temporary command center for most of the day, the Forty-third Regiment attacked Luodian but failed, and the brigade tank brigade and artillery brigade also lost most of it. Yoshikazu Kuroi Iwai just received the news that the division commander Yamamoto Sobu was urged to ask about the battle situation ahead and the Shuri Bridge on the Yueluo Highway was bombed and the Forty-fourth Regiment had to take a detour. He could no longer sit still. He rushed to the frontier command center in angrily to question Yoshio Asama.

The first brigade of the 43rd Regiment was wiped out as early as the first attack on Luodian. When attacking the frontline positions just now, the second brigade was almost exhausted. Although the third brigade has already entered the town, there has been no news. Fierce gunfire and explosions came from the town. The third brigade must have launched fierce street fighting with the Chinese army in the town.

Yoshio Asama had no choice but to report: "Brigate Commander, our army has broken into Luodian and is clearing the Chinese army that is fighting stubbornly in the town. I believe good news will come soon."

Asama Yoshio finished speaking, a consultant ran over in panic: "Captain Fujii has reported that a large number of Chinese troops have appeared in the town. Fujiii brigade cannot occupy the entire town and is breaking south."

The report was slapped hard on Asama Yoshio's face like a slap. Before he could speak, Kuroi Iwa Yoshikazu ordered with a dark face: "Order the Forty-fourth Regiment to arrive at Luodian within two hours."

After saying that, he said coldly to the lost Yoshio Asama, "Asama, I hope you can cheer up. You must take down the Luodian before dark. Otherwise, you can explain to the division commander yourself."

Hearing the words of Yoshikazuki Kuroi, Yoshio Asama's heart suddenly became cold. The brigade commander was completely disappointed with him. If he could not take the Luodian before dark, there would be only one result waiting for Yoshio Asama.

Asama Yoshiochi gritted his teeth and stood attentively: "Brig Commander, I will lead the troops to attack in person. If I can't take Luodian before dark, I will apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."

Yoshio Asama also has more than 300 troops directly under the corps and a squadron of the Third Battalion responsible for the corps guarding the corps. In total, there were more than 500 people, nearly 600 people. Yoshio Asama personally led the only troops of the 43rd Regiment to pounce on Luodian Town. He did not go to pick up the third battalion surrounded by the town, but ordered Fujii to open up the streets in the town, and then the two troops met and cleared the remaining enemies one after another, and they had to occupy Luodian before dark. Yoshio Asama was also a desperate bet. If Luodian could not be occupied before dark, the entire Forty-three regiment would be in danger of being wiped out.

After receiving the order, the town'Nitoi brigade, in addition to desperately resisting the attacks of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 38th Regiment, made every effort to break through to Zhennan, trying to open the exit of Zhennan.

Shen Xiuwen led the brigade cooking squad to guard a restaurant at the entrance of the town. The doors and windows on the ground floor were all built with bricks. Shen Xiuwen personally set up a brand new M2 Browning heavy machine gun at the window opposite the entire street. If the neon army rushed up in a swarm, Shen Xiuwen believed that it would be a mass murder of innocent people with this M2 Shen Xiuwen.

"Fatty Hong, you can throw the grenades accurately. Go to the attic on the roof and take a few brothers as cover to prevent the Japanese from sneak attacking around the side of the house. The other brothers will go to the second floor. The Japanese will rush over and aim and fight. Don't panic." In addition to leaving two brothers to act as deputy shooters and ammunition players, Shen Xiuwen assigned the brothers in the kitchen. At the same time, the kitchen team is not a front-line combat force after all, and he did not forget to remind him a few words.

Fujii is now suffering. The troops that have occupied the houses on both sides of the street are developing in depth suddenly were attacked by the Chinese army. The two sides fought fiercely in the alleys, houses, and ruins. But at this time, the Japanese suddenly found that the 38 rifle, which they had the advantage in fighting with the Chinese army, seemed very inconvenient in these places. The other party was equipped with a large number of submachine guns and box cannons. Whenever they encountered it suddenly, they were knocked down by the other party's dense bullets before they could react.

The areas originally occupied on both sides of the street are constantly shrinking, and casualties are increasing at all times. The three squadrons of the Third Battalion entered the town with nearly 700 people, and now there are less than 400 left. Fujii knows that there are not many Chinese soldiers guarding the entrance of the town, but they have concentrated their efforts to attack several times before they advance less than 30 meters. The last twenty meters are like a trench that cannot be crossed across the road for the troops to advance.

When Fujii learned that the corps leader personally led all the troops to reinforce, he was shocked and waved his command knife to lead the forces of nearly a squadron to pounce towards the southern town entrance.

"Report, nearly two squadrons of Japanese soldiers were driving from the front towards the entrance of the town." The reconnaissance staff found Chen Xiuwen, who was using a telescope to observe the enemy situation on the bottom floor of the restaurant.

"Two Japanese soldiers with more than squadrons?" Chen Xiuwen calculated roughly. From the morning to now, there were nearly 3,000 Japanese soldiers attacking Luodian. If there were two Japanese soldiers with more than squadrons, they would definitely have been the Japanese soldiers of the Forty-third Regiment opposite.

Chen Xiuwen gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Regiment in Zhenbei to open a hole at the entrance of the town and put these two squadrons of Japanese devils in. After they came in, they immediately closed the hole and chased the Japanese devils' butt and beat me."

The Japanese who were put in two squadrons of the army had indeed increased a lot of difficulty in preparing to divide the siege. However, if the Japanese were blocked at the entrance of the town, the Japanese in the town would likely turn their guns and break through to Zhenbei. In this way, the pressure of defending one battalion of the 42nd Regiment in Zhenbei was too great. Once the Japanese in the town were protruded, not only would this group of Japanese be destroyed, but the plan to divide, surround, kidnap the Japanese as hostages would also be miscarried.

The more than 200 Japanese led by Fujii himself had a strong impact. After killing more than 30 soldiers, Fujii finally stood on a building that had just been conquered. The Chinese defenders on the opposite side also occupied three buildings, and these three buildings formed cross-fire power on the street leading to the entrance of the town. Especially the restaurant on the right side of the street is not only the tallest building, but also its protruding part aimed at the entire street. If the other party set up a heavy machine gun in that place, the casualties that rushed up would be very heavy.

The gunshots and explosions on both sides of the street are getting denser and closer. Fujii knows that the Chinese troops on both sides are about to attack the street. Once they break through to the street and have not opened the entrance to the town, they are likely to be divided and surrounded.

Fujii didn't hesitate anymore and pulled out his command knife: "Kill me."

The Type 92 heavy machine gun and the crooked machine gun arranged in the newly occupied house concentrated their firepower and opened fire at the restaurant together. The Japanese's firepower was very dense, and bullets hit the blue brick walls and sparks were splashing everywhere, thinking about it.

"I haven't opened fire yet, why are the Japanese coming at me?" Chen Xiuwen tightly grasped the machine gun handle and cursed.

Suddenly, several Japanese men jumped out of the house next to them. Under the cover of machine guns, they half-kneeled on the street, set up three grenade launchers, and were about to fire grenades in the restaurant.

When Chen Xiuwen saw it, he quickly pulled the bolt and aimed at the group of Japanese and pulled the trigger. The brand new m2 in his hand finally opened fire. The 12.7 mm bullet swept towards the group of grenade soldiers like a whirlwind. Before the Japanese could aim at launch, less than half a minute, the six or seven Japanese were swept away, only less than a hundred meters away. As long as the powerful bullets were not killed, several of them were either knocked away or cut off in the middle.

Seeing this, Fujii couldn't help but breathe a breath of air. He had seen such a large-caliber heavy machine gun when the Second Battalion was attacking. If he had led his soldiers to rush forward, under such terrifying firepower, he would probably have to fall down before he could get close.

The fire on the first floor opened fire and exposed the target. In an instant, the Japanese's seven or eight light and heavy machine guns were all concentrated in the shooting hole with flames on the window of the lobby on the bottom floor.

Although the shooting hole was very small, the firepower of seven or eight light and heavy machine guns instantly made the shooting hole like a hornet's nest. Several bullets hit the inner wall of the shooting hole and bounced in. The heavy gun on the m2 made Chen Xiuwen startle. Several machine gun bullets even drilled into the shooting hole directly, and suddenly lifted off the skull of the ammunition hand supplying the bullet next to him. The original master of the cooking squad screamed and fell down on his back, blood flowing all over the floor with white brain.

Another kitchen soldier who was also a temporary guest appearance as a deputy shooter had never seen such a scene and vomited on the spot.

"I've spitted out and come here to supply the bullet."

The soldier was not vague, wiped his mouth, rushed to the machine gun and started to act as an ammunition hand.

At this time, Chen Xiuwen was completely angry. Regardless of the bullets rebounding from the shooting hole or occasionally shooting in, he aimed at the Japanese fire points and fired violently. The huge firepower of m2 was not comparable to that of Maxiqin and Type 92. The thin wall was directly pierced by a 12.7mm bullet, and the Japanese firepower point hidden behind the wall completely died. A styling of Type 92, which was originally constantly firing, could not fight back under Shen Xiuwen's fierce strafing.

At this time, under the leadership of a lieutenant, twenty or thirty Japanese were attracted by the light and heavy machine guns under the firepower of Chen Xiuwen, and quickly entered a small alley next to them to prepare to detour the side of the hotel to launch an attack.

Fatty Hong, who had already ambushed in the attic, saw clearly and immediately aimed at the alley and threw the grenades over. Although it was sixty or seventy meters away from the alley where the Japanese entered, Fatty Hong then threw the advantage of being condescending, one by one and one accurately hit the alley. The explosion of grenades in the narrow alley was particularly shocking. In the "rumbling" explosion, mixed with the Japanese screams, they flew around with broken arms and legs.
Chapter completed!