vstars Chapter 150: Comrades' Grief
Chapter 150: Comrades' Grief
The Chinese area of Shanghai, which had been frequently bombed, was now in ruins and still shrouded in the shadow of war.
But the French Concession and the International Settlement were still full of singing and dancing, and people were living a life of luxury, as if they had nothing to do with this bloody war.
But Jiang Shiyuan knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
On September 9, the advance team of the Japanese pirates' 22st Division arrived in Shanghai in a menacing manner under the cover of ten warships.
Their target is Luodian!
"Commander, the Japanese are coming again! This time it's their ace division, the 101st Division!"
The chief of staff rushed into the military headquarters in a panic.
Wang Yaowu stood up suddenly, his face livid as he said, "These damned little devils are really determined not to give up until they reach the Yellow River!"
"Pass the order down. Defend Luodian to the death at all costs!"
"Yes!"
An even more brutal battle is about to begin!
The Japanese pirates' artillery fire poured down like a storm, turning the Chinese army's positions into a sea of fire.
"Baga! Charge! Kill!"
Thousands of Japanese pirates, under the cover of planes and artillery, rushed towards the Chinese army's positions like a tide.
"Da da da!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The Chinese soldiers showed no fear. Relying on their simple fortifications, they fought a desperate battle with the Japanese pirates who outnumbered them several times.
The sound of gunfire, artillery fire, and shouts of killing resounded through the sky, deafening.
The two sides fought repeatedly for nearly ten days on the battlefield. The entire Luodian was littered with corpses, and it was like a meat grinder and a purgatory on earth!
"Reporting to the division commander, more than half of the 38th Regiment has been killed or wounded, and reinforcements are urgently needed!"
"Reporting to the division commander, the 102nd Regiment has suffered heavy casualties and urgently needs reinforcements!"
"Report to the Master..."
As bad news came one after another, Wang Yaowu's face became more and more ugly.
This battle is more difficult than he imagined!
"Xiao Jiang, how are you doing over there? Can you still hold on?" Wang Yaowu picked up the phone and asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, Commander. The brothers of the 305th Regiment will die on the battlefield even if they have to!" Jiang Shijia's firm voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay! I'm waiting for your good news!"
However, what Wang Yaowu waited for was one bad news after another.
On September 9, Shen Guanghan, commander of the 25nd Brigade of the 51st Division, died heroically!
On September 9, Wang Shuming, commander of the 27th Brigade of the 51st Division, died heroically!
On September 9, Li Shusen, commander of the 29nd Brigade of the 51st Division, died heroically!
In just ten days, about 67% of the officers of the 80th Brigade and below were killed, and the brave and elite 51st Division lost nearly 6000 people!
The chief of staff said with a trembling voice, "Commander, it seems the Japs have gone crazy!"
Wang Yaowu's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "The crazier the Japs are, the more scared they are!"
"Order the troops to hold on! Even if there is only one man left, they must hold on!"
"Yes!"
However, facing the crazy attack of the Japanese pirates, the Chinese army's defense line was compressed and eroded bit by bit.
On September 9, the 30th Regiment led by Jiang Shijia was deliberately retaliated by the Japanese pirates and accidentally fell into an encirclement.
"Commander, there are too many devils! We brothers can't hold on any longer!"
"Otherwise, you and the officers should retreat first!"
A soldier covered in blood stumbled into the makeshift command post, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Jiang Shijia stood up suddenly, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and shouted angrily: "Why are you panicking! The word 'retreat' has never appeared in the dictionary of the 305th Regiment and me!"
"Tell the brothers, even if you die, you must take a few more Japanese soldiers with you!"
"Yes!"
The soldier saluted, turned around and rushed back into the hail of bullets.
"Commander, the Japs are coming!"
"Commander, we...we are surrounded!"
"Commander..."
More and more soldiers fell, and the position that the 305th Regiment had held for a long time was turned into a scorched earth by the Japanese pirates' artillery fire.
"Commander, please leave quickly! It will be too late if you don't leave now!" The guard Xiao Liuzi desperately protected Jiang Shijia and wanted to lead him out.
"Bullshit!" Jiang Shijia pushed Xiao Liuzi away and shouted angrily, "The brothers of the 305th Regiment are all here. How can I, Jiang Shijia, be a coward who is afraid of death?"
"If we have to die, let's die together!"
"Kill!"
Jiang Shijia picked up the machine gun and madly shot at the Japanese pirates who were gradually rushing towards him.
The soldiers around him fell one after another, and their blood dyed the scorched earth beneath their feet red.
"Duanzao!"
Xiao Liuzi watched Jiang Shijia get shot in the thigh and couldn't help but scream.
Jiang Shijia is the spiritual leader of their 305th Regiment and the think tank of Commander Wang. He also saved his life. Xiao Liuzi will never let him die here.
So Xiao Liuzi bit his lower lip, trembling his hands, and hit Jiang Shijia's neck with the butt of the gun, knocking him to the ground.
Then Xiao Liuzi quickly used the gauze bandage with hemostatic and anti-inflammatory ingredients in the first aid kit to bandage Jiang Shijia's shot thigh to stop the bleeding.
Seeing that the Japanese army was getting closer and closer and there were only a few soldiers left to resist in front, Xiao Liuzi silently carried the unconscious Jiang Shijia and buried him under the brothers who had already died for their country.
After settling all this, Xiao Liuzi solemnly saluted the still warm bodies of Jiang Shijia and his comrades.
Then he rushed towards the Japanese army with a submachine gun in one hand, shouting: "Little devils, I will fight you to the death!"
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After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Shijia, who was suffering from a splitting headache, slowly opened his eyes. He saw the stiff bodies of his comrades all around him.
He struggled to sit up and rubbed the back of his swollen neck, only to find that the position was completely silent and the Japanese troops were nowhere to be seen.
When Jiang Shijia realized that Xiao Liuzi, who had always been with him, was no longer by his side, and only left behind a first aid kit placed close to his body, he understood everything in an instant.
He was filled with grief and indignation, and shouted to the sky: "Xiao Liuzi, brothers of the 305th Regiment, I, Jiang Shijia, feel so ashamed of you——"
For a moment, the entire scorched earth purgatory was filled with Jiang Shijia's heart-wrenching roar.
However, this roar soon turned into a low whimper in his throat.
In this battle, the 305th Regiment was completely wiped out, and not a single soldier survived!
Except for him, the former head of the 305th Regiment who will be criticized for being "cowardly" and has become a "lone commander"...
Jiang Shijia, the once high-spirited young officer, now had lost all the luster in his eyes and fell into endless self-blame.
He pounded the blood-stained scorched earth with his fists, and kept asking the heavens when this war would end.
In the field hospital 50 kilometers away, Jiang Shiyuan was still treating the wounded without stopping for a moment.
The special bandage on Jiang Shijia's thigh that is currently exerting its hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effects was made by my younger sister.
Jiang Shiyuan has been silently protecting his brother and these extremely brave soldiers in his own way!