Chapter 339: The Meat Grinder - Luodian
Before leaving, Xiang Chu remembered something.
He handed the two gold bars entrusted by Hu Ji to Kong Ling and said, "Kong Ling! This is what Hu Ji, the head of the 2th Regiment, entrusted to me before he died, and asked me to pass it on to his wife. I'll put it with you first. If I..."
"Don't say you can't come back. I'll hold it for you first."
Kong Ling interrupted him, took the gold bar and put it in his pocket.
She threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly and kissed him for a long time, unwilling to let go.
No one laughed, because this was a farewell between life and death...
Luodian is a big town in Baoshan County, more prosperous than other counties.
To the south, you can reach Liuxing and Dachang, and to the west, you can reach Jiading and Anting.
This place controls the throat of Shanghai and is a strong military town.
Today, this place has become the focus of contention between the Chinese and Japanese armies. Whoever controls Luodian will have the initiative in the Battle of Shanghai.
In the evening, Xiang Chu led 420 members of the supervision team, passed through the village that had been occupied by the Japanese and where people and animals had been slaughtered, and entered Luodian on the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Liu Zhengxiong said angrily: "Director! Are these devils human? They burned, killed and looted everything they passed by, leaving nothing behind."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Of course not, otherwise they would be called devils? They have always been so cruel from ancient times to the present. Now they have advanced weapons such as airplanes, cannons, and warships, which have brought disaster to China and even neighboring countries!"
Liu Zhengxiong asked in confusion: "Huh? Why is there no national defense fortification in such an important city like Luodian?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said: According to the 1932 Sino-Japanese "Songhu Armistice Agreement", permanent national defense fortifications are not allowed in Shanghai and its surrounding areas. "
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "Isn't this ridiculous? How many permanent fortifications did the devils build in Hongkou District? Even their naval headquarters can't penetrate with 150mm heavy artillery."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Chinese people value trust and commitment, but the Japs have no trust and morality at all."
At this moment, a ray of reflected sunlight flashed towards the sky and then shone towards the supervision team.
"Bang!"
Xiang Chu raised his sniper rifle and fired without saying a word.
"what!"
A man in the distance screamed, threw away the mirror that reflected the light, and ran away covering his arm.
"Bah!"
Xiang Chu shot him in the thigh again.
The man fell to the ground, and Sun Ji and others immediately rushed over and grabbed him.
The man, who was in his 40s, kept begging for mercy: "Sir! I shouldn't have come here to look through the dead man's things. Please let me go."
Xiang Chu pointed at the Japanese plane in the sky and said, "Nonsense! You were clearly using reflected light to guide the Japanese plane's bombing. Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"
The man could not hide the truth, so he cried and said, "Sir! My family members were kidnapped by the Japanese spies. I had no choice but to do this."
The man shrank back and dared not speak. Xiang Chu pointed at his bulging pockets and sneered:
"You probably accepted bribes from the Japanese spies."
The man was found out and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Sir, spare my life! I won't dare to do it again."
"I'll let you make a fortune from the national crisis!"
Liu Zhengxiong roared loudly, and with a "bang!" a shot ended his life.
"Quick! Go forward."
Xiang Chu shouted and led the supervision team to the front line of Luodian.
After the supervision team left, Japanese bombers flew over in groups and launched a fierce bombing.
Xiang Chu led the supervision team into the front line. The commander of the 201st Brigade, Cai Bingyan, stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Welcome Director Xiang to come and supervise the battle."
Xiang Chu shook hands with him and shook his head, saying, "Captain Cai! I am not here to supervise the battle, I am here to assist."
Cai Bingyan nodded and said, "Yes! Everyone knows."
Liu Zhengxiong asked in confusion: "Brigade Commander Cai! Is this the number of people you have in your brigade?"
Cai Bingyan smiled bitterly and said, "There are still two battalions left, but the two regiment commanders and I are still here."
Xiang Chu looked at the trenches filled with water and sighed, "Shanghai's terrain is really not suitable for positional warfare. If you dig half a meter, there will be water. Alas!"
Cai Bingyan shook his head and said, "Mobile warfare won't work either. We can't outrun the enemy's planes and artillery bombardment."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "No wonder it's called the Flesh Grinder. We can only rely on our flesh and blood to stop it."
At this time, the Japanese military flag was planted in the center of Luodian, and cheers like ghosts and wolves howling were heard.
Cai Bingyan picked up a submachine gun, patted Xiang Chu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Xiang Chu! I will lead the brothers to fight. See you in the next life!"
"Together! I have a companion on the road to the underworld."
Xiang Chu smiled and ordered loudly,
"Supervisory team, prepare for the charge!"
Cai Bingyan shed tears and said, "Good brother! You are a stunt pilot and an ace agent. Don't die like this."
Xiang Chu said firmly: "Brother Cai! I am a Chinese soldier. Kill!"
After he finished speaking, he rushed out, and the supervision team followed like the wind.
"kill!"
Cai Bingyan roared loudly, and rushed to the battlefield with the two remaining battalions of the 201st Brigade together with the two regiment commanders.
In the heart of Luodian, there was an endless pile of corpses, with corpses piled up one layer upon another, and even the land could not be seen.
The bodies of thousands of soldiers were piled up on top of each other, with no place to rest.
It was midsummer, flies and mosquitoes were everywhere, the smell was pungent, and the scene was as horrible as hell.
What soldiers experience on the battlefield is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Xiang Chu had experienced countless life and death situations and had walked through countless bloody battlefields, but this was the first time he had seen a scene like the one in Luodian.
When the supervisory team members saw this scene, most of them couldn't help vomiting, and their legs were shaking and they couldn't move forward.
Cai Bingyan led the remnants of the 201st Brigade and overtook the supervision team. No one laughed at them, and they all moved forward with fearlessness.
Xiang Chu shouted loudly: "Brothers! Fighting for the country is not a pity to die. Fight with the 201st Brigade to the death! Kill!"
The power of role models is infinite. Since you are in hell, how can you be afraid of death?
"kill!"
The supervising team members let out a thunderous roar.
Xiang Chu caught up with Cai Bingyan and pulled the trigger of his sniper rifle at the Japanese military flag.
"Bang!"
The flagpole of the Japanese military flag was broken and fell to the ground with the night wind.
"idiot!"
The Japs roared and shot at the Chinese soldiers wildly.
Chinese soldiers used the corpses as cover to avoid the crazy attacks.
"Good marksmanship!"
Cai Bingyan praised.
Xiang Chu looked at the densely packed machine guns and rifles on the enemy's position and said anxiously, "Brigade Commander Cai! Don't get too close. Let's bombard the enemy's position with grenade launchers first."
"it is good!"
Cai Bingyan nodded happily, pointed to the right and said,
"You guys cover the flanks, and we'll charge head-on."
This is equivalent to leaving the chance of survival to the supervision team.
Xiang Chu said with a choked voice: "Okay! You must be careful."
Cai Bingyan scolded: "You kid! You are an ace agent."
After saying this, he led his troops and continued to charge forward.
Xiang Chu glanced to the right and found a small hill. He was still using grenade launchers to bombard the Japanese frontal positions, but there must be Japanese troops ambushed there.
He handed the sniper rifle to Gan Rong, took out a crooked-handled rifle, pointed at the small hill on the right and said:
"Brothers! Let's sneak around to the back of the high ground and occupy it. Follow me!"
"Yes!"
The supervisors took orders in a low voice.
The crescent moon is like a hook, and the night shadows are deep.
Night and death come together.
Xiang Chu led the supervision team and rushed to the high ground on the right side, using the pile of corpses as cover.
As soon as they got around the rear of the high ground, the Japanese planes and artillery began to bombard the remnants of the 201st Brigade on the front position.
The commander of the 201st Brigade, Cai Bingyan, ordered the buglers to blow the charge, sounding the brigade's final swan song...