As for the unusual military operations on the other side of the foreign concession, the Sixing Warehouse where He Feiyang was located could also see clearly through military telescopes.
"The foreigners on the other side of the concession are also very vigilant! It would be great if they could be as vigilant about the Japanese army and support us in the war against Japan. Even if they don't send troops to support our war, they just need to give us the same new weapons as the Japanese army.
The weapons and equipment are very good! As long as the weapons and equipment are the same as those of the Japanese army, or are newer and more advanced than theirs, then we can definitely defeat these Japanese troops!"
"There is no need to be afraid of them. In this Songhu battle, the reason why so many of our troops lost was not only because they were not united enough and missed some important moments of counterattack, but also because of our weapons and equipment.
It is not sophisticated enough and does not have a large number of aviation forces and naval fleets to support operations!"
"Even the number of tanks and combat vehicles cannot be compared with the output of the Japanese army. These Japanese troops have their own production lines for tanks and combat vehicles for production and development!"
"But we can only purchase new weapons and equipment, tanks and chariots from these foreign powers. We have no ability to produce and sell them ourselves!"
Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan and Army Major Yang Ruifu, commander of the 1st Battalion, led a team of guards and found a relatively secluded place on the rooftop of the Fourth Warehouse. They held up military binoculars and conducted
Watching the foreign concessions and every move on the Japanese side,
After observing for a while, Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan took the lead and said with mixed feelings.
"You are right, but since we can't rely on outsiders' support now, we have to rely on ourselves to solve this anti-Japanese crisis!"
"At least this time our combat mission of holding on to the Sihang Warehouse must be completed!"
Regarding Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan's lament, Army Major Yang Ruifu, commander of the 1st Battalion, has always kept his combat mission in mind.
"Of course, even if we fight to the end, we must complete the combat mission of Sihang Warehouse this time! Fight to the end! Buy more time for our army to evacuate, so we are now
We must attract most of the Japanese army’s attention to us!”
"Even the attention of foreigners will be attracted to us. Maybe the result of our battle will be that these foreigners will come forward to intervene in the aggression of these Japanese!"
Looking at the 1st Battalion Commander Yang Ruifu whose face was full of firm will to fight, Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan also responded quickly.
"Don't worry! As long as those devils dare to attack our place, we will definitely make them look good!"
"We are the ace among aces, and the name of our 88th German Arms Master is not something we just say casually!"
After hearing this, the commander of the first battalion, Yang Ruifu, showed a confident smile and responded.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan also showed the same confident smile and continued to observe every move of the foreign troops and Japanese troops in the foreign concession.
And at this time,
The 18th Infantry Regiment under the 29th Infantry Brigade was dispatched to attack,
They have also been continuously dispatching their own reconnaissance troops to conduct searches and reconnaissance in the Sihang Warehouse area.
18th Infantry Regiment Headquarters,
The commander of the regiment, Major Tetsuo Ito, was listening to the reports from the officers of the reconnaissance force he sent out.
"Have the Chinese troops not been found here yet?"
"Where did those Chinese troops go? After they attacked our reconnaissance squadron, it was impossible for them to flee so fast? I must find them. They must not escape from our search and pursuit.
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"In addition, the appearance of our troops here has also alerted the foreign troops in the foreign concession. They have also been building defensive positions along the Suzhou River to guard against our attack!"
"I personally am not afraid of these foreigners at all, but the attitude of Commander Matsui Iwane and the base camp is that we must fight with caution and not enter the foreign concessions!"
"Because now is not the time to attack them!"
"So we don't need to pay attention to the movements of foreigners and all protests. We can just leave these matters to our diplomats, headquarters, and base camp to handle!"
"Our attention now must be focused on where the China Army is hiding! Find them all and annihilate them to wipe away the shame of our third division!"
"We must let these Chinese troops know the consequences of killing our reconnaissance troops!"
When the commander of the regiment, Major Tetsuo Ito, listened to all the reports, including the combat instructions from the headquarters and division headquarters, he also quickly lectured all the Japanese officers in his headquarters:
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"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
All the Japanese officers quickly nodded in agreement without saying any nonsense.
Then they continued to listen to the next combat instructions from the commander, Major Tetsuo Ito.
"The Japs' reconnaissance force is about to arrive at the area on our side of Sihang Warehouse. Should we launch a shooting attack now? Or should we wait until they are put in at a greater distance before we can kill these naughty Japs?"
Outside the Sihang Warehouse, the reconnaissance troops and combat troops who were preparing to attack all focused their attention on the Japanese troops who were carefully searching for them.
Deputy battalion commander Zhang Mingyou and reconnaissance platoon leader Li Dongwei were also inside.
Including Fang Likun, another reconnaissance platoon leader, is also here.
But when the Japanese search troops got closer and closer to their hiding place,
Chen Ping'an, a soldier of the Sichuan Army, immediately asked with full fighting spirit and eager to try.
"Well! Wait until they get closer to us before attacking. After hearing the sound of our heavy machine gun attack, you rifle troops can start shooting right away!"
Reconnaissance platoon leader Li Dongwei nodded in response.
"Yes! Platoon leader!"
Chen Pingan quickly nodded in agreement.
Then, like other Sichuan soldiers, he held his breath and continued to lurk, holding a brand-new Mauser 98K rifle in his hand to target the Japanese officers and soldiers who were getting closer to him.
Be ready to shoot and fight at any time.
And these incoming Japanese officers and soldiers also searched more and more cautiously.
"Hey! Everyone, please be careful. There are a lot of abandoned and collapsed buildings here, and there is a bank and a large warehouse in front of it. Maybe those Chinese troops are hiding there, waiting for our arrival!
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"So everyone must be careful when recommending, and shoot immediately if any abnormality is discovered!"
Therefore, the leader of the Japanese squadron, Li Dongwei Kakutaro, the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, was also very cautious in commanding the Japanese officers and soldiers under his command.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
The Japanese officers and soldiers around him responded immediately.
And he became more and more cautious, continuing to advance and search.
"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"
"Tum! Tum! Tum!"
But just when these Japs wanted to recommend a little more distance, a series of Mark heavy machine gun strafing attacks, as well as a group of civilian 20-year-old 82mm mortars that hit the Japs' first artillery, were also carried out quickly.
Mortar bombing.
For a moment, the Japanese officers and soldiers at the front of the search had a look of horror on their faces as they were hit by the bombing.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."
A series of huge explosion sounds kept coming and going,
Fires soaring into the sky suddenly rose from the ground, and a series of black smoke also enveloped the place instantly.
"Bagaya Road! It's artillery bombing and heavy machine gun fire from the Chinese Army!"
"Those damn Chinese troops are hiding in the banks and warehouses in front of us!"
"Bagaya Road! Retreat quickly, retreat quickly! The firepower of these Chinese troops is too powerful! Let our grenade troops knock out all the heavy firepower fronts of these damn Chinese troops! Quickly!
ah!"
"Hide! Hurry! The shelling of the Chinese Army is coming again!"
Then, when a chaotic attack broke out, the surviving Japanese officers and soldiers suddenly panicked, became confused, and started shouting.