Chapter 180 Preparing to Evacuate into the Foreign Concession
Chapter 180 Prepare to evacuate and enter the foreign concession
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 180 Prepare to evacuate and enter the foreign concession
Wave after wave of attacks launched by the Japanese army were defeated by the defenders of Sihang Warehouse.
Wave after wave of Japanese soldiers suffered heavy casualties, lying on the ground outside Sihang Warehouse.
However, the casualties of the defenders of Sihang Warehouse were also increasing sharply.
"There's still one hour until the agreed evacuation time!"
"Thank you, Commander! Are you all ready for evacuation?"
"If you are ready, you will evacuate from the battle in half an hour and prepare for evacuation immediately! I will lead my troops to contain the Japanese attack!"
"So you can rest assured and prepare to evacuate!"
When the time for evacuation got closer, He Feiyang urged again.
"Thank you! You should also seize the time to evacuate!"
"I will lead the troops to evacuate into the concession as quickly as possible!"
Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment, also nodded quickly and responded.
"Yes! Go and get ready to evacuate!"
He Feiyang also nodded and responded.
Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment, nodded again and quickly prepared to evacuate in half an hour.
"How many brothers have been injured or killed now?"
"How many brothers can continue to fight?"
After the regimental deputy army lieutenant colonel Xie Jinyuan left, He Feiyang also quickly asked Chen Jiale, the deputy battalion commander under him.
Deputy Battalion Commander Chen Jiale was his newly promoted deputy battalion commander, replacing one of the Sichuan Army deputy battalion commanders who had died in action.
"There are still more than 700 brothers who can still fight!"
"Although there are still more than 100 wounded soldiers among these brothers, they still have a certain degree of combat effectiveness!"
"Okay! Let the brothers of a company deploy all the heavy machine guns and mortar firepower on the outside position to ensure that the officers and soldiers of the German Arms Division can evacuate smoothly into the foreign concession!"
"Then quickly follow me and evacuate from the tunnel!"
After hearing this, He Feiyang continued to give instructions.
But the voice is relatively low so that no one else can hear it.
"Yes! Camp seat!"
Deputy Battalion Commander Chen Jiale nodded in agreement.
He also responded softly.
Then, the two of them also acted separately.
Deputy Battalion Commander Chen Jiale quickly selected a reinforced company of 130 people and immediately deployed defensive positions on the periphery.
Since the Japanese attack had just been repelled, there was no time to stop the deployment of these Sichuan troops.
Of course, the most important thing is that these Sichuan troops are not very far outside the Sixing Warehouse.
Moreover, in the Sihang Warehouse, there are also many Sichuan troops setting up weapons and equipment with heavy firepower to carry out support operations.
After He Feiyang arranged the combat deployment in Sihang Warehouse,
He also selected an additional 130-man unit as a reserve unit and quickly went out as a reserve unit outside the Sihang Warehouse to support the operation.
And all MG34 heavy machine guns assist in combat,
In the rear row are 12 82mm mortars spread out for support operations.
"Bagaya road!"
"Are you all useless? Have you ever been repulsed by the Chinese army in Sihang Warehouse?"
"Listen to me, the attack launched again later will be the last general attack between you and me!"
"Whoever dares to take a step back, I will kill!"
"Because we have no choice. After this final battle, we will either win or die here!"
"I don't allow anyone, including myself, to live an ignoble life with the shame of running away!"
The brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro, looked around at the newly evacuated Japanese troops, and all the Japanese officers continued to scold them.
Originally, he thought that the battle just now would be his last battle.
Who knew that in the face of another ferocious and messy heavy machine gun fire counterattack from Sihang Warehouse and the violent and intensive assistance of the mortar group,
His Japanese army was defeated again.
So this time he flew into a rage and issued a death order.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
All the Japanese officers did not dare to refute nonsense, but quickly and loudly agreed in unison.
Because they also know very well how cruel and tragic the fate they are about to face will be.
And all Japanese officers knew very clearly that once the brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro, issued a death order,
Then they will have no other choice but to fight to the end.
Even if there is anyone who doesn’t open his eyes and doesn’t obey orders,
Then he could be shot on the spot by the brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro.
Because such examples have already appeared.
Therefore, after the order to fight to the death was issued, no Japanese officer opposed the brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro, because no one wanted to be killed on the spot immediately.
"Okay! Rest for ten minutes and immediately launch a desperate battle!"
"Only allow success, not defeat!"
"If we can't seize the entire Sihang Warehouse tonight, you and I will both die! Die!"
"You all clearly see that now we are fighting against the China Army under the watchful eye of foreign officers from various countries and the attention of the entire foreign concession!"
"Once even a small warehouse cannot be captured, then where is the face of our imperial army and the glory of our empire?"
"It can also be said that even if we leave the battlefield alive, what will happen to me and you, and the fate of your families? Will we be laughed at by people across the country and the world? Or will we be humiliated?"
"So after the rest, you must give me all your fighting power, seize the Sihang Warehouse, and use the blood of the Chinese army inside to wipe away all the shame of our imperial army!"
After seeing that no Japanese officer dared to refute his order to fight to the end, the brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro, was very satisfied and continued to lecture.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
All the Japanese officers responded loudly and obediently again.
And at this moment, these Japanese officers were determined to fight to the end, especially when they thought that because of their defeat, their families in the country would also face ridicule, ridicule, and even bullying from people all over the country.
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These Japanese officers felt that they would rather sacrifice themselves than let their families be treated cruelly.
"Go and rest!"
"In ten minutes, we will seize the Sihang Warehouse at all costs. Even if we use artillery, I will kill all the Chinese troops in the Sihang Warehouse! Die!"
"Because I have no intention of leaving here alive!"
"Unless we can seize the next four lines of warehouse!"
"Otherwise we won't be able to wipe away our shame!"
Brigade commander Major General Katayama Riichiro said finally.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
All Japanese officers were ordered to rest for ten minutes.
At this time, night has already fallen on the earth,
In the sky, small snowflakes are already falling one after another.
The weather is also extremely cold.
The remaining officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment of the 88th German Arms Division have also begun to leave the Sihang Warehouse one after another under the command of the regiment's deputy Army Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan and the 1st Battalion Commander Army Major Yang Ruifu.
On the other side, near the garbage bridge,
Prepare to evacuate and enter the foreign concession.
"Everyone, listen to me. When the evacuation time comes, you must evacuate into the concession as quickly as possible. Right now, Battalion Commander He is leading his Sichuan Army troops to resist the main force of the Japanese army.
Troops attack!"
"So we must not let our friendly forces sacrifice in vain!"
"So the brothers must seize the time to evacuate later, so that Battalion Commander He and his Sichuan Army troops can evacuate smoothly!"
Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, deputy army lieutenant colonel of the regiment, directed the troops to assemble on the side of the Junk Bridge and gave instructions to his troops at the same time.
The commander of the first battalion, Army Major Yang Ruifu, was also on the side, assisting in the operation.
A national army officer wearing a German military uniform quickly came out of another exit of Sihang Warehouse to assemble.
Fluffy snowflakes kept falling from the sky.
It fell on these injured or disgraced soldiers of the Nationalist Army.