While talking, Yang Ruifu was taking off the cannon box he was carrying.
He came to surrender his gun on Xie Jinyuan's order.
All officers with box guns were ordered to hand over their weapons and at the same time change their rifles to fight with their men.
Sitting there, Xie Jinyuan looked at the officers' confusion and explained,
"The defensive battles upstairs and downstairs in Sihang Warehouse are integrated. If the downstairs is breached, it will be difficult for the upstairs to survive alone. In that kind of environment, long guns are not useful."
He raised his eyes and looked at the officers in front of him and said,
"So I have ordered the whole battalion to gather all the box guns and form a reinforced platoon, and let Captain Tao lead him to join the defense on the first floor. At the same time, I have asked them to send us some riflemen. This will be good for everyone."
This was his conclusion after observing the battle on the first floor on the second floor.
The open door on the first floor must still be the focus of the Japanese army's next attack. The other is the window on the first floor, although helmet mines can be continuously released from the window.
However, the lower levels must be prepared for the Japanese wall-breaking tactics, so the reinforced pistol platoon led by Company Commander Tao will become a fire brigade, nipping any signs of danger in the bud.
As the officers put down the cannon and took away the rifles, Yang Ruifu had the opportunity to continue chatting with Xie Jinyuan.
"Why are you convinced by Battalion Commander Yang? Tell me."
Having just seen the battle on the first floor, Xie Jinyuan himself also had many feelings.
In his opinion, the combat capability of the miscellaneous soldiers battalion cannot be compared with that of any battalion of the German Arms Division. As a supply battalion, they are a no-name among the no-names.
There are only two heavy machine guns in one battalion, and they are mounted on the third and fourth floors on pallets to serve as mobile firepower points.
The battle on the first floor was fought with less than fifty box cannons and a hundred rifles.
What they really defend is the gate, and the more important defensive force is those helmet mines that can be pushed out at any time.
Just then, I saw from the office window that Li Youtian, the battalion leader of the miscellaneous barracks, was holding a big pipe in his mouth and personally leading a group of teenagers with various household items. It seemed that they were looking for bullet casings upstairs.
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No need to ask, the burst of steel helmet mines just now gave them a taste of the sweetness.
After all, even if it is a "broad sword", it is still a broad sword. At this time, no country understands the Misnai-Sardin explosion effect.
Especially against the infantry charge that the Japanese like, the "broad sword" is the best equipment.
"Tuanzi, should we also get some helmets? From the third floor..."
Xie Jinyuan shook his head, and before he could speak, Zhang Sixing's voice came from the door,
"It's not necessary. There is no shortage of grenades here. It's more important to let the soldiers make good use of them."
"But……"
Compared with rifle attacks, grenade attacks are more powerful, but relatively more dangerous. Ignoring Yang Ruifu's doubts, Zhang Sixing instead told Xie Jinyuan,
"Thank you, Tuanzuo. Please send me some anvils, sledgehammers, chisels and other tools from the other side of the river."
Um?
No one here said anything, they just looked at Lin Chaodong in confusion, wondering what he wanted these things for.
"Using the shell directly is just an emergency move. Use a sledgehammer to flatten and cut the shell. Whether it is installed in a helmet or tied to the outside of a grenade, it will be a very good destructive fragment."
After thinking about it, Zhang Sixing added a few more words,
"Besides, it would be great if you could send me a few more bags of small nails. I would also like to ask the captain to find all the shepherds who have been herding sheep in the camp. I will be of great use."
Sheepherd, what do you want the shepherd to do?
But Zhang Sixing, who never liked explanations, turned around and planned to leave without explaining to them at all.
After walking a few steps, he turned around and said with a smile,
"Xie Tuanzuo, I'm afraid the fighting will be intense in the next few days, and I won't have time to cook. I've already asked the people in the barracks to steam the steamed buns. The meat inside will be very useful."
After saying that, he said it awkwardly, but it was obviously a military salute from the German Wehrmacht, and he even winked.
Only when he was out of sight did the officer scold him.
"What the hell, just because there are German instructors protecting us, we are lawless."
Hearing someone from his subordinates say this, Xie Jinyuan looked at him coldly and asked,
"First, he himself is German. Second, you can go to Hansen Raul and ask who is protecting whom."
Hearing Xie Jinyuan's clear attitude, Yang Ruifu also added,
"I said, just now he was fighting the Japs on the roof of the building. I saw with my own eyes that the Japs commander eight hundred meters away shot him in the head. If someone has this ability, I don't think lawlessness is nothing."
As soon as the sentence fell, the scene fell into dead silence. A headshot from 800 meters away was actually nothing to hit the target at this distance among the famous snipers of World War II.
After calming down the officers, Yang Ruifu asked again,
"Tuanzuo, what do you think he wants the shepherd to do?"
Xie Jinyuan, who was also confused about this, only felt that Zhang Sixing was unpredictable and had no idea how many tricks he had on the battlefield, so he asked Yang Ruifu,
"Captain Yang, if you lead a battalion..."
Before he could finish his question, Yang Ruifu had already shaken his head.
"Commander, please don't make things difficult for me. Just because he has sharpshooters on the roof and the cannons arranged in such a way on several floors, I...I can't shoot them down. If there are enough cannonballs..."
This is like saying nothing. It would be great if there was a large-caliber building-demolition artifact like Maozi's "Father's Hammer". Otherwise, such a strong warehouse is equipped with such a weird fighting method.
Not to mention a battalion of the Chinese army, even a battalion of the German army would be hard to gain.
Unless we use cannons to completely blow up this place, but there are gas tanks behind it that can blow up half of the concession, who would dare to use large-caliber cannons.
Just at this moment, Captain Tao, who was officially assigned to the first floor, ran back.
"Regiment leader, battalion commander, Chief Zhang has brought the sheepherds and many cattle herders to the fourth floor and is giving them a lecture."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jinyuan and Yang Ruifu looked at each other, grabbed the hats on the table and ran towards the fourth floor.
An officer who had already changed his rifle saw it, grabbed his gun and ran after him. Before he could change his rifle, he threw the pistol directly in front of the desk at the battalion headquarters and ran to the fourth floor.
When they arrived, they found Zhang Sixing handing out periscopes to people.
It is said to be a periscope, but it is actually very simple. It is a thick bamboo tube that can be seen everywhere in the warehouse and is cut longer than a palm. A mirror is fixed diagonally on the top and a mirror is fixed diagonally on the bottom. It is as simple as that.
I casually used multi-purpose pliers to cut a piece of mirror into a square shape and asked the craftsman on the side:
"You saw it, can you do it?"
"I know how to talk, I know how to talk."
Soldiers who knew their craftsmanship bowed in response.
"Well, count the big windows and put one on each window. Hurry up and do it. I don't know when the little devil will come again."
"That's right, sir. Leave it to me. The insurance won't cover the matter."
The craftsman took the multi-functional pliers and looked at them over and over again as if they were treasures, then looked for a mirror and started making them.
Throwing the finished periscope to Liusen Raul, Zhang Sixing looked at the shepherds in front of him and asked,
"You know how to throw stones to drive sheep, and your accuracy should be pretty good. From now on, you will be the sheep herders and artillery team of Sihang Warehouse."