Chapter 1367 Copper peas who are not afraid of mountain guns
The cheers on the south bank of the Suzhou River far exceeded the blazing gunfire and cannon fire.
Although they were nearly deafened by the sudden and shocking explosion, the Chinese civilians in the concession had probably never been so excited since the two months of the Songhu War.
Right in front of them, the army that they once wanted to love but did not dare to have high hopes told them with facts. Once the Chinese soldiers became ruthless, they themselves were afraid. They actually put a super big bomb next to them.
firecracker.
They didn't know how many Japanese were killed in that shocking explosion, but they could clearly see the fighting situation on the left and right wings. With the arrival of wind and drizzle, the dust in the sky caused by the big explosion had dispersed. The fighting situation was not too bad.
The fierce Japanese troops on the right wing were already retreating hastily, and the Japanese troops on the left wing battlefield where the fighting was fiercest were also fleeing. However, the Japanese infantry who had rushed within 100 meters of the Chinese army could no longer escape.
The distance was too close. Whether they imitated the stupid Japanese soldier who didn't stand up and charged, or they tried to crawl away in retreat, they were all pushed back to the ground by the heavy rain of bullets and unable to move. They had previously hid at the barricade.
The Chinese soldiers, who were hard to see in the room, also showed up, put their guns on the sandbags, and shot the Japanese soldiers to the ground like they were shooting targets.
When mortars also started to join the battle, the Japanese army completely collapsed. The khaki figure was like an anxious rabbit in the artillery fire, running around wildly, but it was obviously in vain. Either it was blown up by the shells, or it was shot by bullets.
He was swept to the ground.
In less than 5 minutes, an elite Japanese infantry team of more than 40 people were all killed on the left flank of Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River in full view of the public. No one was spared.
Yin Teng Yoshimitsu, who had moved his headquarters back 800 meters away, looked at the figure of the last soldier under his command lying on the position 700 meters away with dull eyes. He wanted to cry without tears. There was no need to kiss at all. The two infantry teams all
The annihilation of the army had already heralded that his First Infantry Brigade, which already had less than 700 men, would once again lose 90 men.
In fact, when the casualty reports of the three infantry squadrons were placed in front of him an hour later, the Japanese major fell completely into the ice cellar and his whole body was frozen.
If the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Squadrons each lost an infantry squad, which can be considered heavy casualties, then the 1st Infantry Squadron that was attacked first suffered semi-disabled casualties. They didn't even fire a decent shot.
A decent attack was defeated by the Chinese with terrible mortars and machine guns. What is even more tragic is that many people were originally injured by mortar shrapnel and were still hiding in the ruins and lingering on waiting for rescue.
The rescue team might not be able to continue serving the empire, but the ensuing air wave wiped out all their vitality, and the collapsed walls and houses directly became their tombs.
In the end, less than 40 members of the 1st Infantry Squadron were able to escape from that terrible position, and almost none of them were seriously injured. Those who were seriously injured were all suffocated to death in the graves caused by the air waves.
Including the casualties of the infantry artillery squad and the machine gun squadron, in just the first contact with the Chinese, the 1st Infantry Battalion lost 270 people and seriously injured more than 20 people. Half of the infantry brigade was lost.
Similarly, Colonel Jiro Wakiita stared at the casualty report of the 1st Infantry Battalion in front of him and couldn't believe his eyes. Damn it, is this the chance for repairs left by the division headquarters? The repairs have not lasted more than 20 hours.
, he lost more than 300 people and nearly two infantry squadrons in this way? He turned around and stared at Yin Teng Yoshimitsu, who was standing dejectedly in front of him. The Japanese Army Colonel repeatedly controlled himself and pulled out his command sword to chop this idiot into two, three or four pieces.
Impulsively, he asked with a frosty face: "Jun Yin Teng, since our army landed in Shanghai, China on October 3, your troops have been fully equipped with 1,100 men, and they have fought fiercely with the Chinese for more than 20 days. How many casualties have you had? What are the results of the battle?"
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"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, our unit fought bravely with the Chinese for more than 20 days, and 224 people were killed, 210 were seriously injured, and 430 were reduced. Countless enemy troops were killed and injured." His whole body trembled, and Ito Yoshimitsu lowered his head.
Gaoshenghui report.
"Very good. Our 9th Division fought bloody battles with tens of thousands of Chinese troops for nearly a month. Your troops suffered more than 400 casualties. You killed and wounded not only countless enemy troops, but at least nearly a thousand. You are truly a role model for our 36th Infantry Regiment."
Speaking of the glorious record of the 1st Infantry Battalion, the most proficient under his command, Wakiitajiro's face was as ugly as his dead parents. "Then let me ask you, from 2 o'clock in the morning to now, how many casualties have you had, and what are your results?
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"Reporting to your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, 343 officers and soldiers of our unit were killed in the battle, 27 were seriously injured, and 370 personnel were reduced. The results of the battle..." Yin Teng Zenko's face was even uglier than that of his boss. It was obvious that he had been the ancestor of his eighteen generations.
The rhythm that makes him angry.
Because there is no result other than death in battle.
In fact, he reduced the number of nearly two infantry squadrons without even seeing a few Chinese people. Facing the questioning from his superiors, the ashamed Japanese major felt like a super idiot at that moment.
"Baga! The heroic 1st Infantry Brigade lost only 400 people in the bloody battle in Shanghai, China for nearly a month. But here in a land where there is no longer any Chinese main force, the heroic 1st Infantry Brigade has lost nearly 400 people. Moreover, it only used more than 400 soldiers.
More than 8 hours." Jiro Wakibata gritted his teeth and spat out each word in a voice that was as cold as the mountain wind in the early morning of winter in northern China. "Yin Tengjun, tell me, is the 1st Infantry Brigade a hero or a stupid pig?
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If possible, Wakiitajiro even hoped that his saliva could turn into a knife and cut the pig with the rank of Major of the Imperial Japanese Army in front of him into raw meat. It would be the kind that is good in slices. It would be better to have more.
Soy sauce and vinegar for seasoning.
To be honest, he simply couldn't understand why in this world there could be such a stupid major commander who besieged a building and lost two infantry squadrons in less than half an hour.
However, he soon learned that he was not much smarter than the "stupid pig" under his subordinate.
"Please give me another chance, Captain. I will personally lead the 1st Infantry Battalion to wash away the shame." Knowing that it would be too late if he didn't express his position, Yin Tengzenko bowed his head and asked for a fight.
He knew that although the captain of the Colonel-General, who was known for his ruthlessness, would not actually chop him with a knife to vent his anger, but he still wanted to order him to be the leader of the death squad and lead the charge with the sun wrapped around him, or simply order him to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor.
It can be seen. If his attitude was any less sincere, regardless of whether the building occupied by the remaining Chinese soldiers could be captured or not, his life would probably not last until sunset today.
With a gloomy face, a pair of terrifying eyes of a vulture stared hard at Yin Teng Zenko in front of him for a long time. Wakiitajiro's face softened slightly and patted Yin Teng Zenko's shoulder, "Okay, Yin Teng-kun, then I
I will give you a chance. After a while, after the artillery bombardment of the regiment, you will lead your heroic 1st Infantry Battalion to attack the front of the building. The tank squadron directly under the division's rationing regiment will also cooperate with your attack, and the two wings will also be composed of the other two.
A brigade will cover the attack." He raised his hand and looked at the gold watch on his wrist, "If no imperial warriors can enter that building before 1 p.m., then you don't have to come back here."
"Hi!" Yin Tengshanguang trembled, but he bowed his head and received the military order.
This is a death order. Either the defenders in the building die, or he, the major captain, dies.
The only thing he hopes now is that the four mountain cannons and four mortars of the artillery squadron directly under the wing can be more powerful, and it is best to destroy the building directly.
While the entire Japanese 36th Infantry Regiment was preparing for the next offensive with murderous intent, Xie Jinyuan, who was standing in the lookout post on the roof of the building, was also giving orders.
In the field of vision, the Japanese troops were like ants encircling the Sihang Warehouse from the east, west and north, and there was even the rumble of tank engines.
"Order all fire points on the roof to withdraw into the building!"
"Commander, without the cover of the machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the Japanese troops will enter the position and surround us on three sides." Deng Ying, the commander of the machine gun company who was also located on the top floor, was unwilling to retreat.
"It's stupid. With machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the Japanese army won't surround us? We are here to attract them to surround us." Xie Jinyuan's face darkened, but his eyes were filled with coldness, "However, they want to capture
Surrounding the Sihang Warehouse alone is not enough, you have to pay a sufficient price."
Sure enough, less than ten minutes after heavy firepower such as machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and mortars were withdrawn into the building, the four Japanese mountain cannons spoke. From east to west, 75mm mountain cannon shells either landed on the thick walls, or
It fell on the roof of the building and exploded into bright fireworks.
From the perspective of the Chinese civilians on the south bank who had retreated more than 100 meters to the shore, the Sihang Warehouse was completely shrouded in smoke, and the flames that burst out from time to time made people extremely worried that the building would be destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.
It can be said that both the Chinese people inside and outside the building are on tenterhooks at this moment.
But obviously, the Chinese military and civilians should be grateful to the bank capitalists. In order to hide their gold more firmly, the bank vault they built is really strong enough.
When the Japanese mountain artillery stopped shelling half an hour later and the smoke cleared, the Sihang Warehouse still stood in Suzhou, Hebei. Except for some mottled black and potholes of different sizes on the walls, it was basically intact. If they could see the building
The roof is actually not much different from the wall. Except for some sandbag fortifications that were damaged and blown away, the reinforced concrete roof with a thickness of more than 1 meter is almost immune to the 6.5 kilogram shells of the 75mm mountain cannon.
The 75mm mountain gun caused almost no substantial damage to the building.
Wakibajiro, who was holding a telescope, felt melancholy, wondering, "What kind of building did the Chinese build?" He also understood some of the reasons why the Chinese chose this place to defend themselves.
It's really too hard.
But on the south bank of the Suzhou River, an earth-shaking cheer erupted.
The cannon can't be blown up, so the little devil is in trouble this time.