Yes, both the navy and the army headquarters issued strict orders to the troops besieging the Sihang Warehouse.
Today we must capture the Sihang Warehouse no matter what, because the regular troops holding the Sihang Warehouse have withdrawn. If we capture it again... then I'm afraid the commanders will have to raise their heads to see them.
As usual, the infantrymen at the front carried pointed shields, and behind the skirmisher line were support troops carrying heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
Both the Marine Corps and the Army have mobilized their full strength.
At the same time, during this attack, the top commanders of the two armies deployed machine gun groups with the participation of military police.
Of course, they will assist in the attack when necessary, but their main function is to prevent anyone from retreating. Not only all the lower-level officers knew about this, but all the soldiers were even informed.
This time, unless the Four Lines Warehouse is captured, they will not be allowed to retreat even if all members are killed.
They were extremely well prepared for this battle, especially when they requested air support. The only thing they didn't expect was that five of the fighters that were supposed to run amok were shot down in just two rounds.
In addition, in this battle, they will receive full cooperation from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Public Concession. The Merchant Group of All Nations in the Concession will strictly block the Garbage Bridge to prevent anyone from passing through.
Even if necessary, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce will blow up the garbage bridge.
There is only one requirement for everything: Japanese troops should not enter the public concession.
This plan was informed by the British Consul Benson to the Japanese military through the Japanese Consul, and he supported the plan.
The good thing is that you no longer have to worry about Zhang Sixing's blackmail, especially when the Ministry of Industry and Commerce blew up the bridge. If you want to blame Zhang Sixing, you can't blame him. Even if Zhang Sixing jumped over the wall and blew up the gas storage tank, that is still the problem of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Anyway, there will be Suzhou River across the river. As long as Zhang Sixing cannot run back, what other choice does he have besides fighting to the death in the Sixing Warehouse. When it falls into the hands of the Japanese, as long as the Japanese can do things, they will naturally be handed over to the Europeans.
An explanation.
As the Japanese artillery fire became more intense, the thick walls on the first floor were shattered into pieces by the barrage of artillery fire.
Although the first floor was still slightly dark, the attacking Japanese soldiers could already roughly see the structure of the first floor.
Three hundred meters away, the flames ejected from the Sixing Warehouse gradually became denser. Because most of the artillery fire was concentrated on the first floor, the firepower upstairs was not affected at all.
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The charge whistle sounded, and the Japanese soldiers who were lying on the ground and shooting at the building got up and ran towards the Sihang Warehouse like crazy.
This time, the Japanese soldiers would not retreat regardless of any attack, and they could not retreat. The order made it clear that if they ran back and were killed by their own machine guns, they would also be labeled as "deserters and cowards."
In the Japanese army, you cannot bear this name no matter what. It is related to the rationing of the family, and it is also related to the honor of the family. The only way is to fight bravely and win the Sihang Warehouse, which is a headache for everyone.
As the charge order was given, the ground in front of Sihang Warehouse was instantly covered with running people.
"fire……"
The gasoline barrel cannon began to unleash its power, and with the heavy sound of "Peng Peng Peng", each "crazy bullet" was sprayed out from the distance by the gasoline barrel.
However, this time, these large-headed bombs did not carry five kilograms of explosive bags like last time. Instead, they suddenly exploded in the air, and then sprayed a large amount of stinking shrapnel at the running Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese infantrymen in blue and yellow uniforms were as dense as ants. Once a shot was fired, it was like a basin of boiling water was poured on them, and the whole area was immediately cleared.
However, this time, the Japanese soldiers no longer flinched. Instead, they ran and quickly filled in the emptied spaces, so that the battlefield was once again filled with soldiers.
Taking advantage of the gap between the firing of the gasoline barrel cannon, a row of people carrying bamboo pipes appeared on the roof of the building.
More than a dozen rockets roared down on the charging crowd, and those who were hit flew into the air.
However, they were unable to compare with the power of gasoline barrel cannons and could not stop more Japanese from charging.
In particular, grenade and machine gun bullets fell from time to time on the roof of the building. Although the snipers upstairs had launched attacks at their maximum rate of fire, there was no intention of retreating from this tide-like attack.
A large number of helmet mines planted at this time were also touched by the desperate charge of Japanese infantry.
After a special sound, helmets were sprayed into the air. They exploded almost immediately as they fell, and a large number of fragments were sprayed downwards.
However, neither flat-exploded helmet mines nor air-exploded helmet mines could stop the Japanese charge.
Zhang Sixing, who kept firing, stared at the machine gunners and grenade launchers and kept firing.
But he was surprised to find that as soon as the machine gunners and grenade launchers fell, someone would immediately take over, but they had no intention of retreating.
"The devil is trying his best."
Finally, there was a "surging..." sound of gasoline cannon cannons being fired. What was different from just now was that there was also the sound of cluster grenades being fired.
In the open space below the Sihang Warehouse, a series of explosions sounded. This attack could not be said to be cruel. The entire charging frontline retreated thirty meters.
The people who were thirty meters away did not run away or lie down, but were all blown to the ground.
Faced with such huge casualties, the Japanese soldiers running and charging did not stop their footsteps. The shouts of the officers among the soldiers could even be clearly heard.
"Rush, rush, while they are reloading, rush quickly..."
As the officers roared, more Japanese soldiers rushed towards the Sihang Warehouse building desperately.
Fifty meters away, they rushed into the fire range of the Sheepherd Artillery Team, and a large number of grenades rained down from the upstairs.
This time the Japanese charge completely turned into a death charge.
Throughout the front line of the charge, grenades were exploding at almost every step. What was terrible was that the Gong-style grenades, which originally had only explosives, were now wrapped in cloth like Asan's Baotou.
Therefore, when they explode, all the smoke that rises is golden shrapnel.
The original killing range of the Gong grenade was only ten meters, but now when a grenade is dropped, the killing range of shrapnel exceeds twenty meters.
As the Japanese got closer to Sihang Warehouse, they were killed and wounded faster.
Especially when we were twenty meters close to the building, a row of helmet mines suddenly exploded on the first floor, which had been bombarded to pieces.
There seemed to be countless metal fragments mixed with the stench and sprayed towards the charging troops.
The first two rows of people fell down, but before they could catch their breath, they saw a row of helmet mines placed behind the tattered walls.
That's all, the helmet mines tied with ropes on the second floor also exploded in rows.
As the stinky shrapnel knocked down more charging people, the charging Japanese soldiers could no longer bear it. They lay down on the ground and looked for any place that seemed like they could hide, squeezing their bodies in.