As Xie Jinyuan expected, when the bombardment stopped, the Japanese troops on both sides took action first. They first blocked the rooftop of the four-row warehouse with a large number of grenade launchers, and then concentrated at least eight Type 92 heavy machine guns on each side, desperately targeting the four sides.
The shooting holes on the side walls of the bank warehouse were used to suppress fire, and the barricades surrounding the walls were blown up by grenade cannons.
At the same time, they also used smoke bombs, but instead of hitting the Sihang Warehouse, they used them between their position and the Sihang Warehouse. Then more than a dozen demolition teams rushed up with explosive packages.
Through the shooting holes, human figures were visible in the smoke of gunpowder and smoke bombs, making it difficult to see clearly the movements of the Japanese troops.
"The little devil is here again..."
"Commanders on the opposite side, the little devil is here again!"
"Pack of dynamite, the little devil is holding a pack of dynamite this time, be careful..."
The people on the other side who had been silent for a long time started shouting like a landslide and tsunami again, beating gongs and drums, and writing warnings on the blackboard, lest their own troops in the warehouse across the way didn't know about the little Japs' movements.
The Chinese people shouted a loud warning without any hesitation, which made Jiro Wakibanjiro's face turn pale. However, all the Chinese were in the concession area. Unless he dared to risk a military court and shoot across the river, otherwise he could only stare.
.
In fact, his eyes were already dry.
"Baga! After annihilating this group of Chinese people, I must hang all their corpses on that building so that the Chinese people who can only shout in vain can take a good look!" Wakibajiro roared with a distorted face, "Order
Major Yoshimitsu Into's 1st Infantry Battalion, attack!"
It turned out that the Japanese army's two-wing attack was actually just a false shot, and the 1st Infantry Battalion deployed on the front was the main force of this attack.
However, the two-wing attack was just a pretense, but in fact it was fake at the same time. The captains of the infantry brigade on both wings of the Japanese army did not want to succeed in the battle. The dozen or so demolition teams each sent were real. Each team carried a heavy load.
Only five of the explosive bags weighing more than ten kilograms need to be transported to the blind spot under the wall to blow a hole in the thick wall.
War exploits! Who wouldn’t want that?
But they obviously thought too much, and the worries of the Chinese people on the other side were unnecessary. Right under their noses, in the thick smoke, the dozen or so demolition teams of the little devils had no sight in the first three hundred meters.
Under any attack, when they rushed to an area of 100 meters to 80 meters, two more rows of shooting holes and more than a dozen machine guns suddenly appeared below the original more than twenty shooting holes on the walls on both sides of the Sihang Warehouse.
The submachine gun suddenly poked out the muzzle of the black hole.
Xie Jinyuan's infantry company was equipped with 9 light machine guns. Later, Boss Du also provided more than 100 submachine guns as support, and also added an average of more than 30 submachine guns to the three infantry companies with a rate of fire comparable to that of machine guns. Yes.
It is said that within a range of 100 meters, the bullets fired from the wall can reach a density of hundreds of rounds per second on average. With such a density, let alone the dozen or so demolition teams of the little devils, there will be dozens of them.
no good.
There is no suspense in the ending. Under the dense fire net of more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns and more than a dozen submachine guns on both sides, there are more than a dozen Japanese demolition teams on each side, and nearly 80 little Japs no matter how they use their tactics.
Avoidance is in vain.
Thick smoke couldn't save them, because the Chinese didn't use any precise shooting at all. The three rows of shooting holes in the upper and lower rows were almost three-dimensional and the shooting was based on probability.
What's more, there are a bunch of spectators standing by to remind me.
"On the left, brothers, there are three more on the left."
"There is a nest of little devils crawling forward, brothers, be careful!"
"There's a kid hiding behind the wall!"
It's exactly like a game of whack-a-mole. The players are playing lively, and the spectators next to them are sweating with anxiety. Do you think, in such a situation, how can the little devils get better? Except for a few lucky ones.
They hid behind the wall in time to survive. Most of the Japanese were swept down in the dense rain of bullets and were either killed directly or struggling and wailing in a pool of blood. The people on the other side suddenly cheered overwhelmingly.
This group of national army brothers is different from what we have seen before. There are endless new tricks. Even the shooting holes can be increased and decreased at one time, making it difficult for the Japanese to fight against them. God knows what tricks they will use to deal with the little Japanese in the next moment?
But, I am really, really happy! Especially when I see the arrogant little devil lying helplessly on the ground and wailing.
It is not that the Japanese army did not try to rescue their wounded, but this time, the crazy bullets shattered all their attempts. Amidst the cheers of the Chinese, the blood on the wounded Japanese soldiers became less and less, until they died, no one could
Get effective assistance.
No one can survive such a terrible rain of bullets.
Not to mention them, even Xie Jinyuan in the building saw through the observation hole that the Japanese demolition teams were swept down one after another in the hail of bullets. A strange expression appeared on his face, and he looked at the calm and calm man who had been following him.
Chen Yunfa sighed: "Now I know how your independent regiment was able to resist the attack of a reorganized division of the Japanese invaders on the Great Wall with one regiment. Courage alone is not enough. Commander Liu used imaginary
The virtual and real firepower configuration that confused the Japanese army was probably one of the most important reasons!"
Hearing Xie Jinyuan praise his chief, Chen Yunfa felt honored, but his face was not complacent, "Sir Xie, when our regiment gave me the order to reinforce your department, they specifically mentioned it to me, saying that you
He is a rare general in the national army, so my brothers and I must not disobey your orders and must obey them."
"Oh! I know that he is a nationally famous leader of the anti-Japanese heroes. I didn't expect that he also knew that I thanked someone. If I can survive this battle, I must go to him for a good drink and thank him for his support of my army.
Guidance on the defense of Sihang Warehouse." Xie Jinyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a trace of regret on his face, "It's a pity..."
"Don't worry, Sir Xie, our regimental commander has said that not only will our army win this battle, but our brothers will not necessarily die. The Japanese cannot surround us." Faced with Xie Jinyuan's constant desire to die,
, Chen Yunfa shook his head slightly and responded.
"You mean our army can still retreat to the concession!" Seeing no one around, Xie Jinyuan sighed slightly, but his face was extremely determined. "Without military orders, even if all our troops were killed in the battle, we would never retreat.
"
This time, Chen Yunfa did not answer, but there was an unpredictable smile on his face.
After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese offensive on both wings had basically collapsed. Only a few Japanese troops were left hiding in the ruins of the wall to survive. Not to mention that they were no longer able to attack forward, even if they rushed under the wall.
Even with the two or three small explosive packets in their hands, they couldn't cause much damage to the wall.
However, in the position in front of the Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese army was ready to move. Two infantry squadrons of troops left the field trench and moved forward for more than 300 meters. They were only 400 meters away from the Sihang Warehouse and were about to enter the range of light and heavy machine guns.
At this time, the front of Sihang Warehouse, because the bank building was completely blasted, leaving only the ruins of almost half a floor. From the first floor, you may not be able to see the full front view, but from the second floor and above, it is completely dark.
The Japanese troops are slowly pressing towards this side.
What gave them such confidence was probably not just the so-called "lure the snake out of the hole" to kill the heavy firepower of the machine gun, but the fact that before the infantry, there were still four Type 89 medium tanks taking the lead with thick black smoke.
, I am afraid that is their greatest reliance.
Although Into Zenmitsu was not stupid enough to really wear a sunband on his head and regard himself as a living target for the defenders, he still set an example for an army major. He added the last two infantry squadrons under his command to the retracted 1st Infantry Squadron.
The thirty-odd remnant soldiers, no more than 400 in total, were assembled and stood in front of the team to give lectures.
This time, he didn't have any long speech.
"Gentlemen, if this attack fails, I will be benevolent. I am with you." He threw away his white gloves and his command knife, pulled out his Southern Type 14 pistol and swung forward, "
The empire may have a prosperous military fortune!”
"Onboard!"
As the 400 Japanese infantry roared loudly, four Type 89 tanks emitted thick black smoke and rushed towards the Sihang Warehouse. They didn't even bother to cover up, and advanced in a straight line towards the Sihang Warehouse.
The wall was also knocked over. If there were any houses that had not completely collapsed, the 57mm tank gun would fire and destroy them. The terrifying tracks crushed the ruins and moved forward with determination.
Four infantry squads followed the tank, shouting "board load" and trotting all the way towards the Sihang Warehouse. The remaining nearly 300 infantrymen were crouching more than 100 meters away, using the cover of the ruins to skirmish.
The line was approaching the warehouse. The only eight Type 92 heavy machine guns were also sandwiched in the temporary field fortifications on both wings, crossing the field fortifications made of sandbags and staring at the building gate.
This was the first real test for the Sihang Warehouse. The attacking Japanese troops were as many as two infantry squadrons and four tanks.
As the Japanese tanks moved forward slowly, the mouths of the soldiers who were hiding in the barricades but did not receive the order to fire were all a little dry. It was not that they had not dealt with those iron lumps during the Songhu Battle. The 37 soldiers in the regiment
Millimeter anti-aircraft artillery can effectively deal with them, but the Japanese army is extremely cunning. Often after losing a tank, their artillery will lock the position of the anti-aircraft artillery, and then concentrate the artillery fire to bombard them indiscriminately.
By mid-October, the 542nd Regiment on the front line had lost all its combat defense artillery.
In the remaining ten days, every time the Japanese tanks appeared, the infantry had to find a way to deal with them. The simplest and easiest way was for the demolition team to carry explosive bags to blast, but if they wanted to get close to the tanks,
But it is an extremely difficult task. The 89 tank is also equipped with a heavy machine gun and is accompanied by infantry. Often, if you want to blow up such a tank, you have to pay at least one infantry squad casualties to do it. Even, sometimes,
An infantry platoon went forward and suffered heavy casualties. It finally blew up the tracks of the tank, but still could not destroy it. It could only watch helplessly as the Japanese maintenance trucks pulled the damaged tank back. In less than two days, these tanks could not be destroyed.
The iron lumps returned to the bloody battlefield to massacre the infantry.
Now, there are four vehicles coming. Can they stop them with the rifles and light and heavy machine guns in their hands? The soldiers are not sure, and Lei Xiong, who personally went to the front line to command, is actually not sure either. However, he still
He is a little more stable than his soldiers.
The order he received was that the machine guns would support them at the right time. In other words, there were people responsible for dealing with the Japanese tanks, and what he had to do was actually deal with the remaining infantry.
Looking at the slowly approaching Japanese tanks and the infantrymen shouting "Onboard!" in an aggressive manner, Lei Xiong rolled his eyes slightly, raised the machine gun in his hand, and ordered loudly: "Brothers, withdraw to me!"
Inside the building.”
Hearing the company commander shout this, a group of infantrymen were stunned. Are you giving up the first line of defense?
"You bastards, if you don't retreat, you're going to be hit by the tank fire from the little devils!" Lei Xiong's loud voice rang out again, but he himself ran forward along the traffic ditch into the building with a light machine gun on his waist.
Come on, the company commander has fled, how can we hold on? Besides, the 57mm tank gun of the Little Devil 89 tank is not a decoration. Once the gun comes over, the sandbags piled on the barricade cannot stop it. Responsible
The first platoon defending the barricade all ran away along the traffic ditch with their guns in hand.
Yoshimitsu Into, who was hiding behind a wall and staring at this place with a telescope, gave up the first line of defense and fled as soon as he saw the Chinese defenders not firing a shot. Isn't that overjoyed? He gave the order, "All attacks!"
The speed of the Japanese attack instantly accelerated again.