Chapter 18 Disobedience on the battlefield (1) (tears)
The next day, just as it was getting dark, the Japanese 36th Infantry Regiment launched an attack.
About two squads of infantry, guided by two light tanks, divided into two groups and slowly approached the Sihang Warehouse from the east and west sides. In addition, the Japanese army also occupied several other tall buildings in Zhabei and built towers on them.
Mortar positions and heavy machine gun positions provide fire support to the infantry attack with intensive crossfire.
Yesterday's attack was only tentative, but today it was a frontal attack without any tricks.
However, Captain Jiro Wakisaka of the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army seriously underestimated the strength of the Chinese Army stationed at the Sihang Warehouse opposite. He never expected that the Chinese Army actually had a 37mm anti-tank gun! This thing is the Japanese Type 95 light
The killer of tanks, the Type 95 tank has less than 10mm of armor and is simply unable to withstand it.
Before the two light tanks could approach, two larger shooting holes appeared on the east and west walls of the bottom floor of the Sixing Warehouse. The two anti-tank guns suddenly revealed their ferocious faces and were observing the battlefield situation through telescopes.
When Colonel Jiro Wakisaka saw this, his heart skipped a beat. He saw a flash of red light from the black muzzle, and then heard two loud bangs. The two Type 95 light tanks leading in front had already risen.
A huge fire!
"Hakagaru!" Wakisaka Jiro suddenly yelled angrily, "How come the Chinese army on the opposite side has combat artillery?"
Deputy commander Kitajima Takeo said: "Your Majesty Colonel, the tank has been destroyed. The infantry cannot launch a strong attack without cover. Why don't we let them withdraw?"
"No." Jiro Wakisaka said flatly, "We cannot retreat! Even without the cover of tanks, the warriors of the Imperial Japanese Army can still defeat the Chinese army on the opposite side with their flesh and blood and their loyal and courageous fighting spirit! Immediately send a flag to
Team Tachihara and Team Yamamoto gave the order to continue the attack!"
"Hi." Kitajima Takao suddenly lowered his head.
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Sihang Warehouse, ground floor.
Yue Weihan was observing the movements of the Japanese troops outside through the observation hole. Through the flying artillery fire and the diffuse smoke, he could faintly see the figures of the Japanese troops charging towards the warehouse building.
The little devil's standing infantry regiment is indeed not a boast. The individual soldiers are of extremely high quality. They bend down when charging and walk in a zigzag curve. Very few of them charge straight forward. This gives the country a lot of trouble.
The army's rifle shooting brings difficulty. Unless you are a special shooter like Yue Weihan and Hua Hanlin, it will be difficult to hit the target in such a situation.
As for the machine gun, a large number of bullets were poured over it like a fan, making it impossible for the little devil to hide.
However, the little Japs are not fools. The distance between their individual soldiers is at least ten meters. It is impossible for a large number of Japs soldiers to crowd together and charge like in later movies and TV dramas. Therefore, it is impossible to shoot with machine gun fire.
Killing loosely formed Japanese skirmishers consumes too much ammunition.
Although the 98th Division left all the ammunition reserves for the Baoshan Battalion before retreating, it definitely could not withstand such consumption.
However, although the little devil is powerful, he is still made of flesh and blood. It is obviously a wishful thinking to conquer a strong military fortress with a body of flesh and blood.
Even though the Japanese army has an entire infantry regiment of more than 3,300 people, which is more than ten times the strength of the Baoshan Battalion, the Sihang Warehouse has a limited area and is restricted by the terrain. The Japanese army cannot deploy, so they can only use Tiantian.
Oil tactics, one squad after another are committed to the attack, which is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the national army.
Yue Weihan only observed it for a while and was completely relieved. As long as the Japs didn't use heavy artillery bombs or dropped heavy aerial bombs, and as long as Baoshan Battalion's ammunition was not exhausted, the Four Lines Warehouse would be an unbreakable fortress, even if the Japs didn't use it.
Filling it with the strength of an entire division will still be useless!
"Chi Chengfeng!"
"have!"
"Tell the brothers, save your machine gun bullets. Try not to use the machine gun until the critical moment. Use the rifle as much as possible. If you can't hit it accurately, put the kid closer and then hit it. This way, the target will be bigger and the hit rate will be higher!"
"Yes! His grandma, the grandfathers of the second company, stop firing the machine guns and put the little Japs closer before hitting him!"
"Yes!" The defeated soldiers of the second company agreed in a loud voice, and several machine gunners also picked up the medium-sized rifles or 38-type caps next to them, and fired cold shots through the shooting holes.
The fierce fighting lasted for a whole day, and the Baoshan Battalion repelled sixteen Japanese attacks in a row!
The streets and open spaces on the east and west sides of Sihang Warehouse are already littered with corpses and rivers of blood. Of course, these are the corpses of Japanese soldiers. As for the national army, with the support of solid cement buildings, the casualties are minimal, only a dozen
Three soldiers were injured by ricocheting bullets, and two others were killed.
The Shanghai people who gathered on the south bank of the Suzhou River to watch the battle almost went crazy!
Seeing that the Japs' offensive collapsed again and again under the fierce firepower of the national army, the people's emotions gradually rose to the extreme. At this time, someone in the crowd didn't know who was the first to shout. Suddenly, thousands of people
Consciously or unconsciously, they started shouting, and in less than a moment, the scene had gathered into a vast wave of sound.
"Down with Japanese imperialism!"
"Long live the Chinese nation!"
"Down with Japanese imperialism!"
"Long live the Chinese nation!"
"Down with Japanese imperialism!"
"Long live the Chinese nation!"
Fourth floor of Sihang Warehouse, headquarters.
Listening to the rising tide of slogans outside, Yue Weihan couldn't help but feel slightly moved.
Yue Weihan had always disliked shouting slogans and holding parades, thinking that it was just a scholarly act. But today, Yue Weihan could feel that the tens of thousands of people on the other side of the river were not just shouting slogans for the sake of shouting slogans, let alone because of scholarly enthusiasm.
, it is a kind of release of resentment, and it is also a kind of crazy venting of emotions!
Since the September 18th Incident, the Chinese nation has been suppressed for too long.
Since the two Opium Wars, the Chinese nation has been struggling in the abyss of suffering for too long. When a certain resentment reaches the extreme, when a certain emotion reaches the extreme, the slightest touch from the outside world will immediately detonate it.
The Baoshan Battalion's resistance war at Sihang Warehouse was undoubtedly this triggering point.
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There is a three-story building 200 meters away from the west side of the Shihang Warehouse, which has now become the headquarters of the Wakisaka Regiment.
Wakitajiro dared to set up his headquarters at such a close distance, so he naturally had some considerations. The Chinese Army on the opposite side lacked heavy firepower, and it was difficult to penetrate the wall of the building with combat artillery alone. As for the direct-fire artillery, it was even more difficult.
There is no threat at all, so there is no problem in terms of safety. Moreover, by locating the headquarters here, we can observe the movements of the China Army at close range.
Wakiitajiro was not afraid of the counterattack of the Chinese army on the opposite side. If the Chinese army really wanted to counterattack, it would play into his own hands.
Hearing the slogans outside the window, Deputy Commander Kitajima Takeo could no longer suppress the anger in his chest. He strode to the window and suddenly raised the Nanbu pistol in his hand, about to shoot.
At that moment, a strong big hand pressed his wrist hard, and Colonel Wakisaka's serious voice sounded in his ears: "Kitashima-kun, don't be impulsive."
"Damn it, these China pigs are so abominable!" Takeo Kitajima gritted his teeth, "They are noisier than mosquitoes in Ishikawa!"
"Kitajima-kun, the noise of mosquitoes can certainly make people upset, but as a commander of the Imperial Army, you should not let external things influence your emotions!" Jiro Wakisaka waved his hand and said with a stern expression, "
The tenacity of the Chinese army in front was somewhat beyond my expectation. I think that if we continue to attack forcefully, we may not get good results."
Takeo Kitajima perked up and said, "What do you mean, Colonel, to request artillery support?"
"No." Jiro Wakisaka shook his head and said, "Have Kitajima-kun seen the 'Art of War' from ancient China?"
"Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Takeo Kitajima shook his head and said disapprovingly, "I haven't seen it. I'm not interested in China culture."
Jiro Wakisaka shook his head and said: "If Mr. Kitajima wants to make achievements in this holy war, it is best to take time to study the culture of the Chinese people. The culture of the Chinese people is indeed profound. To be honest,
It is easy to occupy the whole of China, but it is absolutely impossible to rule the entire Chinese nation for a long time without understanding their culture."
After saying this, Wakisaka Jiro continued: "Sun Tzu was the greatest military strategist in ancient China. He mentioned in his military book that a man who can win every battle is not a good person; a man who subdues the enemy's troops without fighting is a good person.
Yes! It means that winning every battle is not the highest state of war between two armies. Being able to achieve the goal without using force is the highest state of war between two armies!"
"Well, this sentence seems to make sense." Takeo Kitajima said with sincere admiration, "His Majesty Colonel is indeed a member of a famous family, and his knowledge is indeed extremely profound, but I don't know what means His Excellency Colonel plans to use to achieve 'not
What is the effect of "fighting and subduing the enemy's troops"?"
Jiro Wakisaka's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he said sadly: "In order to avoid the situation from escalating, and to avoid bringing the United States, Britain, France and other countries into disputes, we cannot bombard the target with heavy artillery, nor can we use heavy aerial bombs, but we can
Use diplomatic channels to put pressure on the Public Settlement Industry Bureau, and then the Public Settlement Industry Bureau will put pressure on the Chinese government!"
"His Majesty Colonel is so awesome." Takeo Kitajima exclaimed in great admiration. "The Chinese government has always been weak. Even today it still dares not to formally declare war on the Empire of Japan. This is the best evidence. I think that as long as the public concession authorities declare war on China,
If the government exerts a certain amount of pressure, the Chinese government will definitely order the Chinese army in front to disarm and retreat into the public concession."
Jiro Wakisaka said with a sinister smile: "There is an idiom in China, which is called a turtle in an urn. As long as the Chinese army in front disarms and retreats into the public concession, they will really become a turtle in an urn."
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