The explosion of the "crazy bullet" from the gasoline barrel cannon shocked everyone, whether it was the defenders in the Sihang Warehouse or the command post of Shigeto Oaki in the distance.
"Heavy artillery, how could they have heavy artillery?"
The Japanese officer who was observing the entire battlefield with a telescope murmured.
In order to fully observe the battlefield, he used a magnification with a larger field of view and a smaller magnification.
Some officers didn't even notice the slowly falling shells in the sky, but Shigeto Oaki saw it clearly.
He had countless strange conjectures in his heart:
The Chinese army had heavy artillery, but how could those heavy artillery be deployed in the projectile area of the Sixing Warehouse? He didn't need to see it in person, just the explosion. He was familiar with the battlefield and knew that it was at least a 200 mm heavy artillery.
Regardless of whether the Chinese have such heavy artillery, even if they do, they will be deployed in the public concessions, but is it possible?
And those artillery shells... Even if you look at their flight trajectories through a telescope, they are slower than mortar shells, and I have never seen the kind of artillery shells with fire at their tails.
Ignoring the chatter of the staff officers around him, Shigeto Oaki continued to think.
There were other reasons why he was pondering.
If they are really heavy artillery, then they must be in the public concession, but this will not be hidden from the Japanese consulate, let alone those who like the Japanese.
During the Anti-Japanese War, will any Chinese like the Japanese?
Haha, don’t believe that there are profit-seeking traitors in every era. When Zhang Sixing returned to the public concession not long after, he actually encountered some.
He straightened up slowly. Although he had just suffered a major setback, the look of determination on his face remained unchanged, as if nothing in the world could surprise him.
Although he was a little surprised when he saw those large and slow-flying cannonballs, it was not enough to change his expression.
Until this happened.
"Look, what is that..."
Just as the relatively surprised staff officers were saying something with still determined expressions, someone suddenly pointed at the battlefield and shouted.
Turning around suddenly, Major General Shigeto Oaki, who had no artillery scope or telescope and could only see with his naked eyes, was surprised to see something trailing white smoke from the roof of the Sihang Warehouse.
Then there were explosions. What made him heartbroken was that eight of his twelve tanks erupted into black fireballs with red flames that were unique to gasoline burning. They were forming a pillar diagonally toward the sky under the breeze.
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"Tanks, our tanks, how did they get knocked out."
Although the determined expression on his face has turned into shock, even a little angry.
Because he clearly saw that the turret of a tank was blown up high. He couldn't believe the caliber of the artillery to do this.
But no one on the staff could answer it. After all, rocket launchers were still a fantasy in this era.
The rocket launcher is actually very simple, and the detonation method is just a bullet with the warhead removed. And one kilogram of explosives has the same effect on the Japanese Type 97 medium tank, whether there is a metal jet or not.
This kilogram of shells is equivalent to the charge of a 76mm anti-aircraft gun. As for the Japanese Type 97 tank, which is barely considered a light tank in Europe, the fact that it did not explode shows that its quality is quite good.
"What kind of weapons are used by the remaining Chinese soldiers in the Sihang Warehouse? Go and immediately go to the commander of the Dongchuan Army, Dongchuan Yohei, and ask why he didn't tell us about this weapon."
Even if Higashikawa Yohei, who had already fallen into a coma, was awake, he would probably be very confused. Little did he know that his principal has a lot of future technology in his head.
The reason why he hasn't seen it in Germany is that he didn't intend to give those things to the Germans. After all, some people would be unhappy if history was changed.
After saying that, Shigeto Oaki put his eyes on the artillery mirror again, observing the tragic scene of the battlefield.
The infantry brigade under him was retreating from the battlefield as if they were frightened crazy by the last "dumb bomb".
However, the military police appeared behind them, and the steps of the soldiers escaping from the battlefield slowed down.
In the end, he simply stopped, not daring to tell the military police about the bayonets pointed out.
However, to their surprise, the military police did not trouble them, the soldiers who had narrowly escaped death. Instead, someone held a plaster flag and waved it to one side.
At this time, from behind the military police, a group of soldiers carrying rifles was heading towards the battlefield.
Until then, the panicked soldiers slowly returned to their stomachs, and they recalled the briefing on the mission before the war.
"The five infantry brigades launched continuous attacks under the cover of artillery fire. We have to exhaust the energy of the remaining Chinese soldiers in that building and exhaust them to despair."
Some soldiers looked up at their watches. Their attack, which cost twelve tanks, had only lasted an hour and a half. It was only half past six.
"Perhaps this way, or we can rest all night, and tomorrow morning... maybe other infantry groups will capture the Sihang Warehouse early tomorrow morning."
On the Songhu battlefield, the Chinese army now only occupied the Sihang Warehouse. This battle has come to an end, and no one wants to lose their life in this final battle.
As they cleared the way for the new attacking force, they were thankful that they might survive this battle that the Japanese Empire had already won.
But at this time, Zhang Sixing only used a rope and jumped from the roof to the ground.
If the Japanese knew their stuff, they should have shot him dead.
Japanese snipers did exactly that.
But I had never seen them go downstairs like that, and they all "successfully" missed their target.
Because Zhang Sixing didn't slide down the stairs like a regular mountain climber. He held the rope between his two feet and reached the ground in just a few seconds.
The entire process only gave Dongchuan troops' snipers one chance to shoot.
And his goal...
"Greedy, he is too greedy. He cannot..." on the battlefield.
Just when someone in Sihang Warehouse was complaining about him, the "surging" sound of several gasoline barrel cannons being fired suddenly came from the roof.
At this moment, the speaker shut his mouth. He didn't understand what kind of treasure this "Mr. Zhang" had set his sights on, and he rushed forward so carelessly.
What treasure - tank.
When twelve tanks were attacked by homemade rocket launchers, Zhang Sixing saw that four tanks were not hit at all. However, under the baptism of one kilogram of explosives, all the tank crews of the four tanks escaped.
Of course they couldn't escape, they were all killed by snipers on the rooftop.
And his idea is:
Why the hell should we pick up a few more tanks, so that when we are free in the evening, we can also play a joint tank-tank attack?
After all, before Guderian, Rommel and others became famous in the world, no one had ever tried the lightning attack of tanks.