Chapter 1368 The little devil is about to make another move
The Chinese civilians a hundred meters away knew very well what the building looked like under artillery fire, but the officers and soldiers inside the building did not. Xie Jinyuan also wanted to know the extent of damage to the walls outside the building, so that he could better plan the response.
down tactics against the Japanese.
After all, the 75 Mountain Cannon is much more powerful than the 92 Infantry Cannon.
Chen Yunfa frowned slightly and said, "Well, sir, please lend me the radio. I'll send a message to Boss Du and ask him to describe to us the degree of damage to the exterior of the wall."
"Haha! Brother Chen, why bother? It's up to me." Lei Xiong on the side grinned happily.
He found a few wooden boards. He was not very good at writing, but he asked Xie Jinyuan to write four big characters on them: "How is the structure of the building?"
Then the soldiers were asked to remove the sandbags that had blocked the windows on the south bank of the Suzhou River and place wooden boards on the windows.
"Our heroes have spoken and they have asked us." The people on the south bank of the Suzhou River were excited.
However, there are also smart people among them, and this time they did not shout at the top of their lungs to report the intelligence. What if the angry Japanese took this opportunity to protest to the European and American countries in the concession, and they couldn't watch their troops fight against the little Japs here? Although they can't.
You can fight the Japanese personally with a gun, but you can still do it by cheering for your own troops here.
They adopted the method that the young people used to remind the officers and soldiers in the building at the beginning, and wrote a few big words on white cloth: "Everything is normal, the little devil is a mountain gun! The officer is mighty!"
"Haha, the kid's mountain cannon has lost its effect on the building. Let's see what other tricks he can use this time!" Lei Xiong smiled happily.
Xie Jinyuan also smiled, nodded and said: "It can be seen that our staying here to fight against the Japanese army this time is still very popular among the people. No matter what, we must fight this battle. The longer we hold on, the better
The better we can tell the people across the country about our soldiers’ determination to fight the war. Send a person to be responsible for communicating with the people on the other side of the river through the lookout. Their field of vision is wider than ours, and they can provide us with intelligence that we cannot see!"
The laughter of the Chinese people inside and outside the building was loud, and it was more joyful than the holidays. But the Japanese people were in a bad mood.
In a building about 1,000 meters away from the Sihang Warehouse, the commander of the 36th Regiment, Colonel Jiro Wakiba, looked very unhappy. He silently patrolled the wall of the Sihang Warehouse over and over again with a telescope.
, hoping to find out the flaws of Sihang Warehouse.
But obviously, he was a little disappointed. The Sixing Warehouse was a tall, square building, more than 60 meters long, 20 meters wide and more than 20 meters high. Except for the south side, which is close to the Suzhou River bank, the other three sides had been occupied by three infantrymen from the 36th Infantry Regiment.
The brigade was surrounded. The walls blackened by artillery fire had told Colonel Wakiitajiro that the walls that had once been used as a bank vault were much stronger than he had imagined.
He sent three infantry battalion captains to the front line to command his battalion, leaving only one deputy commander, Lieutenant Colonel Takeo Kitajima, beside him.
"Your Majesty Colonel, the structure of the Four-row Warehouse is so strong that our rifles cannot explode, and the Chinese are so cunning. If the imperial army chooses to attack by force, the casualties will be too great. Why not send a report to the division headquarters and request heavy artillery support?
, or you can ask the carrier aviation force to drop some heavy bombs." Seeing that the colonel looked at the four-line warehouse, the more uncomfortable he felt as if he had swallowed a green-headed fly. As the deputy of the wing, I had to stand up for him regardless of emotion or reason.
Sir, please share your worries and solve the problem! Kitajima Takeo still understands his position very well.
"No." Jiro Wakisaka shook his head and said, "Kitajima-kun, you also know that the south bank of the Suzhou River is the concession of Western countries. If you request artillery support from the heavy artillery regiment or aviation bombs, it will inevitably bomb the concession by mistake.
It will cause international disputes. Although our Japanese Empire is powerful, it is not strong enough to confront the Western world when war breaks out with China. The division headquarters just called again to remind us that if any artillery shells or bullets fall on the concession, let
The entire empire has fallen into a passive position in the international situation, and you and I will both have to go to court-martial."
"Your Majesty Colonel, we want to attack by force. What we are most worried about is not the machine guns and rifles of the Chinese in the warehouse, but their machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars. Especially the machine guns, the range of those weapons is too far.
It is also very powerful and poses a great threat to our army. If these heavy firepower points can be eliminated, I think it will be much easier. The tank squadron assigned to the 1st Infantry Brigade can also be dispatched." Kitajima Go.
The male rolled his eyes slightly and suggested.
"Yeah! It's really scary for the Chinese to have such heavy weapons, but we can't use heavy weapons. This is what bothers me the most." Jiro Wakiba nodded slightly and sighed, seeing Takeo Kitajima's expression changed.
Wei, his heart moved slightly, and he asked: "Could it be that Mr. Bei Dao has something to do?"
For his deputy captain who was transferred to the alliance a year ago, Wakiitajiro actually didn't like him very much. It was not because his commanding ability was not good, but because his commanding ability was too good. Especially the opponent's age.
He was a full six years younger, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the army, and also had a noble background, which always threatened Wakiitajiro. Therefore, since the Ninth Division arrived in Shanghai in October, Wakiitajiro has never
Let this person lead the army alone to fight the Chinese, but keep him firmly stationed at the regiment headquarters and only serve as a staff officer at the level of lieutenant general. In this way, he will not worry about his military exploits surpassing his.
This person is quite peaceful and has no intention of going to the front line to strive for merit. But now, in order to remove the iron nail of Sihang Warehouse without causing heavy casualties to his subordinates who have already suffered heavy casualties, Wakiitajiro is also considering
Not that many. You know, in the past 20 days of fighting, the casualties of the entire 36th Infantry Regiment have exceeded 1,700 people. Adding in the stupid thing Yin Tengzhiguang of the 1st Infantry Battalion did this morning, the casualties have exceeded 2,000 people.
, if he hadn’t replenished his troops the night before yesterday, he would hardly be able to gather an infantry brigade now.
"The Chinese have a saying: lure the snake out of its hole!" Takeo Kitajima showed a hint of cunning on his face, "We can definitely find a way to bring out their machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, and then eliminate them."
"Hey! Mr. Kitajima, what you said makes sense, please continue." A hint of joy appeared on Jiro Wakiita's face. This man seemed to be really good at making moves.
"According to their previous battles with the Imperial Army, the machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns they fired at us were basically on the roof of the building. If they were to fight infantry, they should have placed such important firepower points inside the building.
Regardless of being destroyed by us, their intention of placing it on the roof of the building is obvious." Takeo Kitajima said with a well-placed smile on his face.
With both the pride of successfully proposing a plan and the humility of a subordinate, it can be said that this lieutenant general and deputy captain is not only resourceful, but also very mellow and well versed in the ways of being an official.
"Yo Xi! If we can eliminate these remaining Chinese troops, Kitajima-kun, don't worry, I will definitely ask for your credit in front of the division commander." Jiro Wakibata immediately understood what Kitajima meant, with a look on his face.
He showed joy and did not hesitate to praise his subordinate who he didn't like very much.
Anyway, a few words of praise are free. If he really had military exploits, his greatest military exploits would not be due to him as the captain of the company. Wakibajiro was even more of an old fox in officialdom.
The artillery squadron directly under the Japanese army's wing has not been shelling again since the last shelling to no avail, and the Japanese infantry has been standing still. For more than an hour, not a single gunshot was heard on the battlefield.
The extremely silent battlefield not only made the Chinese civilians on the south bank a little anxious, but also the commanders at all levels in the building were a little restless.
Because they all know that this is the calm before the storm. The longer the silence, the bigger the storm will be. But they don't know what conspiracy the Japanese army is brewing.