Amidst the flames and explosions, the Chinese soldiers rushed towards the Japanese defense line like a tidal wave.
During this period, several important machine gun positions and firing points of the Japanese were knocked out by Zhao Ting's Type 92 Infantry Cannon, leaving a gap in the Japanese's firepower network.
"Shoot! Shoot!"
"Block the Chinese army!"
The commanders of the Japanese soldiers were all shouting, and the Japanese soldiers were also shooting with all their might. Many of the Chinese soldiers who were charging in the front line fell in groups.
However, the soldiers at the front fell, but the soldiers at the back did not retreat. Instead, they continued to charge forward, stepping on blood.
The Japanese had lost their strong firepower support. Faced with this ambush, the defense line was quickly breached.
The Japanese understood this principle. A senior captain personally led his men to block the gap.
However, Battalion Commander Wang Hai had already led a platoon of his brothers to charge forward with their bayonet. The two sides engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand battle at the gap in the north of the town.
In the narrow space, screams and blood splattered everywhere. Bayonets were stabbed forward. Many people had already become bloody holes, but they were squeezed so hard that they could not fall.
"Grenade, kill the motherf * cker!"
The two sides were engaged in a bloody battle at a gap on the north side of the town. Battalion Commander Wang Hai saw that his brothers were falling in front of him, and the troops behind him were unable to fight back. He immediately shouted.
A string of grenades was thrown in the direction of the Japanese soldiers. Soon, the grenades exploded among the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers who rushed over to block the gap were instantly blown into pieces.
"Charge!"
The Japanese soldiers were blown into pieces by the grenades. Wang Hai took the opportunity to lead his men and continue charging. Soon, the Japanese soldiers here were defeated.
"First Battalion, attack from the depth. Second Battalion, First Company, protect the left flank. Second Company, protect the right flank!”
A gap was torn open in the Japanese defense line, and the soldiers flooded into Luo Town. Then, under the command of the regiment commander Zhang Lingpu, they quickly attacked in depth. Two companies swept towards the two wings.
The 305th Regiment, which had failed to attack the other section, saw that a gap had opened up. Immediately, two battalions rushed over and attacked through the gap.
The follow-up troops continued to pour into the town from here and then attacked in several directions, causing the Japanese to panic.
Zhao Ting wanted to fire a few more shots with the Type 92 Infantry Cannon, but when he saw that his troops had already charged into the town, he was afraid of accidentally injuring them, so he did not dare to fire anymore.
"Bring the Type 92 artillery, we'll go and provide reinforcements!”
Zhao Ting knew that the Chinese army lacked weapons to attack. Seeing that they had entered the camp, he knew that there were still many Japanese fortresses and barricades inside. He immediately prepared to reinforce them.
They brought three Type 92 infantry cannons and a large number of high-explosive bombs. Soon, they followed the gap that the troops had created and entered Luo Town.
The original buildings in the town had become ruins in the repeated battles between the two sides. Broken guns and corpses were everywhere on the ground, and blood flowed like a river.
The troops were attacking in depth, wanting to clear out the ghost soldiers in the town. Zhao Ting and the others went to the place where the fighting was the most intense to reinforce.
The Japanese had built many fortifications and fortresses in the town. The Chinese soldiers lacked weapons and suffered great losses.
Fortunately, Zhao Ting brought the infantry cannons to reinforce them. Whenever they encountered such resistance, they would be able to finish them off with a single shot.
With the help of Zhao Ting and the rest's artillery, the Chinese troops were able to crush the resistance of the Japanese soldiers in the town.
In the end, the Japanese infantry regiment and infantry brigade responsible for guarding Luo Town failed to defend the town.
By dawn, the 51st and 58th Divisions had completely occupied this important town on the left flank battlefield that had changed hands several times.
The 11th division of the Japanese were naturally unwilling to give up. They immediately mobilized an infantry brigade and two infantry regiments. Under the cover of the aircraft, they launched a counterattack.
However, their ground artillery was destroyed, and their counterattack was firmly suppressed by the Chinese army.
After the Japanese failed in their counterattack, although they were unwilling, they also lost their ability to attack for a short period of time. They hurriedly called the dispatch army headquarters for help.
However, the 9th and 13th Divisions of the Japanese were all tied down in the middle and right battlefields, and they couldn't gather enough troops in a short period of time.
The 11th division had lost an important stronghold like Luo Zhen. Since their counterattack was ineffective, they had no choice but to switch from an offensive state to a defensive state.
They could only wait for the few divisions and Heavy Artillery Brigade from Hebei to arrive at the battlefield before launching a new round of counterattack.
After occupying the battlefield of Luo Town, the entire army was crammed in this small town, so they could not use their full strength.
Hence, Zhao Ting and the others quickly received the order. The 51st division withdrew from the town and went to the rear to rest. The town was defended by the 58th division.
Zhao Ting's division had been fighting with the Japanese for several days on the battlefield, and they suffered heavy casualties. The new recruits had suffered heavy casualties after last night's battle, so they were very happy when they received the order to retreat and rest.
Of course, when Zhao Ting retreated, he didn't forget to take the three Type 92 Infantry Cannons with him. Other than that, they also seized a large amount of weapons and supplies from the Japanese.
When Zhao Ting and the others were happily pulling their spoils of war and retreating to rest, the news of recovering Luo Town was quickly reported.
When this telegram was sent to the chairman's desk, this battle had already turned from recovering Luo Town to a great victory!
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