When He Feiyang sent out the reconnaissance troops to investigate where the tunnels were dug,
He also went back to the Sihang Warehouse first,
Of course, he didn't go back on foot, but drove an electric car.
Because the tunnel is quite long, you have to walk a long way.
After returning to the warehouse,
When He Feiyang went to the second floor of the warehouse,
He was personally called aside by Xie Jinyuan, the regimental deputy army lieutenant colonel, for a private conversation.
"The commissioner issued an order for us to enter the foreign concession immediately tomorrow night!"
"That means we will start evacuating Sihang Warehouse tomorrow night!"
After arriving at the side, regimental deputy army lieutenant colonel Xie Jinyuan immediately spoke briefly to He Feiyang.
"Well! Let me and my troops cut off the rear for you! You evacuate first and enter the concession, and then I will take the troops there!"
He Feiyang was also a little surprised that he evacuated so quickly.
However, he quickly continued to lie without hesitation.
"Well, I think it's up to us to take the lead! All the battles in the past few days have been carried out by you. Except for the battle with the Japanese planes after the flag-raising ceremony, which you did not participate in, it was basically all done by you.
The troops are fighting!"
"So I don't think this is good. We are friendly forces and you shouldn't be the only ones fighting!"
"So leave the rest of the work to us this time! You take your troops to the concession first, and then I will take my troops there!"
However, Xie Jinyuan, deputy regimental army lieutenant colonel, disagreed and retorted.
Because he felt that He Feiyang's troops suffered more casualties than his own troops in the battle to hold on to the Sihang Warehouse.
So he was honest this time and wanted to make amends.
"You don't need to be so polite, you can go ahead! In fact, I have appointed Commander Liu Xiang, and I still have combat missions to complete, so you should withdraw to the concession first, and then I will bring the troops here!"
However, He Feiyang also retorted to the rebuttal of Xie Jinyuan, the regimental deputy army lieutenant colonel.
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Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
Seeing He Feiyang's very determined expression, he was speechless for a moment.
"Okay! Then I can only owe you one more favor first!"
"I will lead the troops to evacuate to the concession as soon as possible. You also have to buy time, because the foreigners will not give us much time to evacuate into the concession!"
"And the Japanese army will come to stop us. I'm afraid we will suffer a lot of casualties by then!"
After seeing He Feiyang's expression that he would not change his mind, regimental deputy army lieutenant colonel Xie Jinyuan could only give up his plan to continue persuading him and reminded He Feiyang.
"Yes! I will!"
"But today is not over yet!"
"I'm afraid we still need to fight fiercely with the Japanese army!"
"Because I think our evacuation information is very likely to be leaked to the Japanese intelligence department by some traitors!"
"So I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle to be fought today!"
"Of course maybe not!"
“It’s hard to tell!”
He Feiyang also reminded him.
"Well! I will immediately strengthen the defensive deployment!"
Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment, nodded in agreement.
It means he listened.
"I will also dispatch my troops to assist you in the battle!"
He Feiyang added.
Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment, nodded again to express his gratitude.
So the conversation between the two of them ended like this.
And each went to carry out combat deployment.
On the position of the Japanese Third Division,
"Baga! How many anti-aircraft machine guns have these damn Chinese troops deployed on the roof of the building?"
"Damn it! If I had known, I would have sent more planes to attack!"
When Commander Matsui Iwane saw that the two Japanese planes he sent to attack were repelled again by the anti-aircraft machine guns used by the defenders of the Sihang Warehouse,
One of them was damaged, causing the Japanese pilot to parachute.
Life or death is still uncertain.
So after seeing such a battle situation that was beyond my expectation,
Commander Matsui Iwane was very angry and cursed.
Because the Japanese army lost this attack again.
And even after the national army troops raised the flag, they still lost.
Not only did they not destroy the Blue Sky and White Sun flag on the upper floor of the Sihang Warehouse, but they also allowed the national army to repel their own Japanese planes.
And under the watchful eyes of all the foreign media and military officers, we lost again.
Therefore, Matsui Iwane's current anger is very hot.
"Have all our elite troops been selected?"
"You must capture the Sixings Warehouse for me within today!"
"Destroy all the Chinese troops inside!"
"I don't want to see them jumping around in front of my eyes anymore and trampling on the face of our Imperial Army!"
After insulting the national army troops in Sihang Warehouse,
Commander Matsui Iwane also immediately turned to the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, and the chief of staff, Colonel Toshio Toshio.
"It's ready, Commander!"
"And we have also dispatched our latest Type 97 tanks to support the operation!"
"And I will personally supervise this combat operation!"
"Please rest assured, Commander, I will let the troops capture the Sixings Warehouse within today!"
Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, the division commander, immediately responded seriously.
"Yeah! But you can't supervise the battle for too long, because you still need to lead your troops to other battlefields to chase the elites of the China Army who are in defeat. These are just a small number of China Army!"
"The main reason why we couldn't eliminate them all at once is because the foreigners stopped us from using heavy artillery groups and flying troops to bomb!"
"Otherwise, these damn Chinese troops would have been eliminated early on!"
"Just leave this to your officers!"
However, Commander Matsui Iwane shook his head and disagreed with the suggestion that the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, personally supervise the battle.
"Hai!"
"Everything follows the command of your Excellency the Commander!"
Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, the division commander, responded respectfully.
"Well! After you arrange your troops to supervise the battle, you and your chief of staff can go after the elite rout of the China Army!"
"It's enough to keep more elite troops here. We can also add more tank troops. In addition, I will supervise the battle here!"
Commander Matsui Iwane was very satisfied with the respectful attitude of the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, and continued to issue instructions.
"Hai!"
Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, the division commander, nodded again.
Immediately, the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, walked to the location of the brigade commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, Major General Katayama Riichiro, and gave combat instructions.
Because Major General Kanichiro Ueno, commander of the 29th Infantry Brigade, the 18th Infantry Regiment under his command was defeated one after another, and he was already very dissatisfied with the combat record of this regiment.
So this time he no longer planned to continue to hand over the offensive task of capturing the Sihang Warehouse to such a force that was constantly defeated.
Even the brigade commander of this unit, Major General Kanichiro Ueno, and the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, were worried.
So this time he not only gathered all the most elite Japanese officers and soldiers in his division, but also asked Major General Katayama Sato Ichiro, the brigade commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, who had never supervised a combat sortie, to command the operation.
In fact, he originally wanted to supervise the battle himself,
However, Commander Matsui Iwane did not agree to personally supervise the battle. Instead, he was sent to other battlefields to pursue the main elite of the national army.
Moreover, the power of supervising the war was given to Commander Matsui Iwane himself.
Therefore, the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, could only ask the brigade commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, Major General Katayama Riichiro, to stay and obey the operational supervision and command of Commander Matsui Iwane.
After giving instructions to the brigade commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, Major General Ichiro Katayama, to make such combat arrangements,
The division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, also led the chief of staff, Toshio Toshio, the chief of staff, and the rest of the Japanese troops to pursue the designated elite troops of the national army in accordance with the orders of Matsui Iwane.
As a result, of the Japanese troops besieging Sihang Warehouse, there was only one Japanese regiment left.
But they are all a collection of the most elite Japanese soldiers from the entire Japanese Third Division.
After the division commander, Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, handed over the combat power,
Major General Katayama Riichiro, the commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, was also impatient and dispatched the first regiment to fight with the assistance of Type 97 tanks.
They began to disperse into skirmish lines and began a general attack on the Sihang Warehouse.