[Volume 1] Section 11: Chapter 4 Advances and retreats in a controlled manner (2)

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It can be said that the battle situation is already precarious for the Chinese Navy. Fighting within the range of the Japanese naval guns and basically losing air supremacy, the Japanese casualties were almost five to one. However, in Luodian

At some special supporting points, the casualties of the enemy even reached fifteen to one. The brutality of the battle can naturally be imagined.

In the face of the Japanese army's menacing attack, Chen Cheng has now deeply realized the true meaning of the greater the power, the greater the responsibility! As our military positions in Baoshan, Yuepu, and Hazaobang frequently changed hands and fell, Luodian has become a strict

From a military point of view, since Baoshan has been lost, it is imperative to abandon Luodian.

But things in this world are not chosen according to people's subjective wishes, at least not in Luodian. Chairman Chiang, who is in the rear, demands to stick to it, stick to it, stick to it! Restore the position within a time limit! Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice to Mountains and Rivers 11

It can be said that the battle for Luodian is always tugging at the hearts of almost all frontline generals. Anyone with some military knowledge knows that although Luodian is a small town on the riverside with an area of ​​less than two square kilometers, it is a gateway to Luodian.

If Luodian is an important intersection and hub of several highways such as Baoshan, Shanghai City, Jiading and Songshan, it will be shaken if it is lost. So Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly issued orders: "Luodian is important and must be conquered within a time limit. All soldiers will make progress if they can"

Retreat, there are enemies but no one, and if you don’t succeed, you will be benevolent.”

In this regard, Chen Cheng has repeatedly vowed that the ministry will ensure the completion of the mission at all costs! Luodian is an important point. The Chinese know it, and the Japanese also know it. Especially after the fall of Baoshan and other places, Luodian is surrounded by enemies on all sides.

And the worst part is that Luodian is within the range of the Japanese navy's caliber naval guns, and the Japanese army has deployed a heavy artillery brigade nearby to provide fire support.

Often, as soon as the counterattack troops regained their position and expelled the Japanese troops, they were immediately hit by the intensive projection of powerful ground and air firepower from the Japanese troops. They were forced to withdraw before they could stand firm. Luo Dianzhu's position finally fell to the enemy! Chen Cheng was forced to have no choice but to suffer heavy casualties among his troops.

The two sides had no choice but to shift the focus of the competition to the outside of Luodian. You attack and I defend, you defend and I attack. The fierceness and brutality are getting worse. The entire Luodian and its surroundings are a piece of rubble. The dug fortifications are all gone after just one shot of artillery fire.

No, the groundwater level near Shanghai is high, and there is water without digging very deep. The officers and soldiers fought in the sewage all day long, and the bodies of many fallen officers and soldiers also foamed and rotted in the water.

If Verdun in World War I was a meat grinder, Luodian in the Battle of Songhu was an out-and-out "flesh mill"! The bodies of both warring parties piled up like mountains, and blood flowed into rivers.

It can be said that nothing remains of the town and its surrounding areas, and all that is left is scorched earth. The cruel state is unbearable to see! It can be said that every inch of mountains and rivers is full of blood!

But now Chen Cheng really can't hold on anymore. Luodian consumes an average of one division of troops a day, and all the troops that go up are destroyed in one day. Division commanders, brigade commanders, and regimental commanders all have records of being killed in battle and for their country. Now Chen Cheng

Without the reserve team in hand, the remnants of the 11th Division of his direct line Luodian after three days of bloody battles were only organized into one regiment, and then adding this regiment to it? This was a drop in the bucket, so Chen Cheng decided to report Luo Dian to Nanjing.

After the 21st Army Headquarters arrives, we will launch a major counterattack across the entire front!

Chen Cheng's eyes were focused on the southwest periphery of Luodian and the area around Shi Xianggong Temple on Luojia Highway. Chen Cheng tapped the map with his fingers and said to Luo Zhuoying and Xue Yue, who had been waiting silently: "Please take a look, I

It is planned to abandon the Luodianzhu position and switch to a mobile defense mode to conduct defensive operations around it. If the small Japanese army underestimates the enemy and rushes to break through, we can also encircle and annihilate it? Are the 057 Highlands still under our control now? "

The two group army commanders, Luo Zhuoying and Xue Yue, really didn't know the specific location of the 057 Highland mentioned by the former enemy commander-in-chief? Looking at Luo Zhuoying and Xue Yue, who were looking for it on the map at a loss, Chen Cheng pointed with his finger.

:"right here!"

After seeing this, Luo Zhuoying and Xue Yue looked at each other and said: "The troops began to strategically move in according to the order at 17 o'clock in the afternoon. This 057 Highland is a protruding part outside our army's preset defense line. It is estimated that there is no one at this moment."

"This afternoon, for unknown reasons, the Japanese army concentrated a large number of heavy artillery bombardments and started bombarding them at 18:00 in the evening. There is no sign of stopping until now. Even if they have troops, they have all been wiped out."

Chen Cheng straightened up from the map with great effort and said in a low and helpless voice: "If Highland 057 is lost, then even if the 21st Group Army arrives, our army will not be able to launch a quick and effective counterattack, so Highland 057 must

Recovery, after the Japanese artillery fire stopped, troops were sent overnight to restore the position, but you only have one night. If you cannot effectively restore the position, then our army can only passively retreat to the front line of the field to continue to block the enemy, and the situation may become more complicated by then.
Chapter completed!