Wakiitajiro did not look forward and backward this time and backed down in the face of huge casualties.
Just as he believed, the longer the Chinese defenders of Sihang Warehouse persisted, the more enthusiastic the entire Chinese people would be against the Japanese war, and the more intense the resistance they would encounter in future wars.
After receiving support from the division headquarters and even the Shanghai Expeditionary Forces Headquarters, the Japanese Army Colonel, who had already committed himself to sacrifice for the imperial strategy, gritted his teeth and continued to launch a fierce attack. If an infantry squadron suffered all casualties, then he would send another
An infantry squadron.
Once people are labeled as righteous by themselves, they are probably no longer themselves.
If the infantry artillery and the Chinese machine guns hit the two artillery squads and lose their combat effectiveness, the cannons will join in to help.
Except for the 75mm cannon that did not fire, all Japanese direct-aimed artillery participated in the bombardment of the Sihang Warehouse, and this was at a time when the Japanese infantry had already reached the front line about 100 meters away.
The Japanese army was going crazy. Even though their own soldiers were blown into the sky from time to time under their own artillery fire, they still fired.
"Instead of letting the warriors of the empire die under the bullets of the Chinese, it is better to let them attract the Chinese and die together under our cannons. In that way, their death may be more valuable. This battle is my first
The 6th Infantry Regiment fought its final battle at the Sihang Warehouse. If the Chinese are not destroyed, then our army will be destroyed." These were the original words of Jiro Wakiba at the regiment headquarters.
Although not recorded in the combat records, the Japanese colonel's words were quickly conveyed to the front line. The commander's will cannot be changed, so the Japanese infantry can only fight with all their might. If they don't fight with all their strength, they will die.
Even for the first time, the Japanese army dispatched a supervising team. The supervising team consisted of three heavy machine guns and an infantry squad. The murderous soldiers were sent 500 meters behind. Any soldier who retreated without receiving the military order will be killed, no matter you are an ordinary person.
A soldier is still a second lieutenant.
Even the Chinese people watching the battle on the shore felt the determination of the Japanese army's attack. The Japanese corpses covering 50 meters in front of the warehouse did not scare away the Japanese army. Instead, they launched waves of attacks. The terrifying cannons and heavy artillery even
It was used for artillery support during the attack for the first time.
Can the Chinese defenders in the Sihang Warehouse still hold on? The Chinese people on the south bank of the concession were so nervous that they forgot to chant slogans again, but quietly looked at the thick smoke of artillery fire with their hearts in their throats.
The khaki-colored figures of Chinese and Japanese infantrymen rushed toward the warehouse, fell down, and then rushed forward again.
This was an extremely small battle in the super battle where China and Japan invested millions of troops in Songhu, but it was undoubtedly a battle destined to be recorded in the annals of history. Even the military history of the Japanese army was
Later, the battle was also recorded in great detail.
Because this battle extremely highlighted the bravery and tenacity of the Chinese defenders, the Japanese army was not cowardly. In the face of the terrible hail of bullets, the Japanese infantry also showed enough courage, although they were more or less used by their superiors.
The heavy machine guns play a role in oppression and deterrence, but you can never deny that it really takes courage to be able to continue to move forward despite the hail of bullets spewed by at least 8 light and heavy machine guns and a dozen submachine guns.
The two sides were like gladiators fighting bloody battles in the arena. All the previous fights were just warm-ups in front of tens of thousands of Chinese spectators. Only at this moment did both sides show their full strength.
, Gao Jue vowed to kill each other with his steel knife and shield. When you poke me with a knife, I will also pull you with a knife.
The Japanese troops fell in pieces in front of the sight of the Chinese defenders, but more Japanese infantry continued to follow up from a distance and continued to attack. Even Chen Yunfa, who had always kept his face calm enough, had a look of shock on his face.
In this battle, the amount of troops invested by both sides was far less than that of Luo Wenyu's offensive and defensive battle during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, but the intensity was even greater.
After all, in that battle, four bunkers were set up on each frontal position of the independent regiment, equipped with up to 8 "Hitler chainsaws". No matter how fierce the Japanese infantry charged, they were cut down by high-speed machine guns like mowing grass.
More than 1,000 corpses were left on the three positions, which completely proved the unparalleled suppression power of "Hitler's Chainsaw" in the face of group charges. After that battle, the Japanese army never dared to charge in groups again.
But there weren't that many MG4s here, and the only one he had was empty of bullets because he had to deal with the first wave of Japanese attacks. A high-speed machine gun without bullets was now less useful than an individual engineer shovel.
The shooters who did not have much experience in heavy machine gun shooting were also unable to exert the suppression effect of the heavy machine gun to half of its normal level, which was one of the reasons why the Japanese army dared to carry out such a large-scale infantry charge.
Moreover, the Japanese army was bleeding so loudly that the eyes of the two Japanese commanders were red, and the Chinese defenders at Sihang Warehouse were not unscathed. The Japanese cannons and infantry artillery were not vegetarian.
Lei Xiong's men suffered their first casualty this morning. Due to the emergency of the battle, two heavy machine gun groups of eight people had been braving the Japanese artillery fire to shoot at the Japanese infantry who were about to move, but did not choose to carry the heavy machine gun and hide inside the house first. They were beaten by the Japanese army.
A cannon hit the fortification frontally. The sandbags that had been reinforced for more than three layers and could even withstand 0mm machine gun shells were as fragile as a piece of white paper in front of the terrifying 10-caliber direct-aiming cannon. While the entire fortification was shattered, two
The machine gun and eight soldiers were also blown to pieces.
The walls of the entire room showed a horrible burnt black color, which was caused by the high temperature of the gunpowder explosion and the color of the blood of the soldiers after it was dried by the high temperature of the explosion.
Ignoring the tears, the platoon leader of the second lieutenant responsible for the front defense of the building roared and ordered the soldiers to re-enter the room, fill the windows with new sandbags, re-set up the machine guns, and resume shooting.
A machine gun with a special force as the main shooter also had a problem. An infantry artillery shell exploded one meter away on the left side of the fortification. Although the solid wall blocked the shrapnel from flying across the field, the terrifying shock wave was
The machine gun that was still firing was completely overturned, and the shooter who was caught off guard was also hit hard against the wall. If he hadn't been cautious enough and wore a helmet, he might have been killed when his head hit the wall.
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Special forces are not gods. Even those who are as strong as Liu Tuanzuo will die if they are hit by a bullet, and they will be injured if they are stabbed. They are not made of steel. What makes them stronger than ordinary soldiers is that they kill people.
The skills are just a little richer.
Not only was the shooter knocked unconscious without a word, but even the barrel of the machine gun was twisted out of shape by the terrifying shock wave and was completely scrapped.
How intensive was the Japanese artillery fire? This can be seen from the fact that 60% of the window sandbag fortifications below the third floor of the Sihang Warehouse were damaged. For this reason, Lei Xiong had to order all light and heavy machine guns behind the sandbag fortifications to withdraw.
to the shooting hole to avoid another tragedy in which two machine gun teams were destroyed with one shot.
There are too few troops under his command, only 10 in total. Every time a soldier is lost, one firepower point will be lost, and for every firepower point missing, the Japanese infantry's charge will become more rampant. Under such a vicious cycle, the Sihang Warehouse will be lost.
It is already inevitable.
After only holding on for a day, no, to be precise, a morning, they were asked to abandon this position with the national flag, and abandon this position that he and his brothers in the company had to hold on to even without military membership. How could Lei Xiong be willing to do so?
The firing area of the shooting hole is not as wide as behind the sandbag fortification. There are enough blind spots for shooting to reduce the extremely fierce firepower on the battlefield by at least half. The Japanese frontline infantry commander keenly discovered this situation and attacked more resolutely.
Already.
The cannon fire did not stop until the Japanese infantry reached a distance of 100 meters, and the infantry artillery did not stop shelling until a distance of 50 meters.
While the faces of the Chinese defenders suddenly tensed up, the Japanese infantrymen relaxed their hearts for the first time.
According to post-war statistics, the Japanese soldiers who were actually killed by Chinese bullets accounted for one-third of the total Japanese casualties, while those who died from shelling accounted for two-thirds. Excluding those who were killed by mortars from the Chinese defenders, the remaining
Of those, I'm afraid they all died from Japanese artillery fire under Jiro Wakiita's crazy orders.
But no matter what, he was successful at this moment. At least 150 Japanese infantrymen rushed within 40 meters of the Sihang Warehouse again and launched a fierce attack on the casualty warehouse. Among them, at least 30
The person is carrying an earthy yellow "schoolbag".
Although the size and weight of 6.5 kilograms are similar to the schoolbags carried by junior high school students in the future Republic, they are not going to class, they are here to kill people.
This time, without Hitler's chainsaw, all light and heavy machine guns were suppressed behind the firing holes, and the Japanese infantry took advantage of the blind spots to advance resolutely toward the warehouse.
There was at least one infantry squad standing on the fourth floor. Their main task was to throw grenades at the Japanese charging formation. A dozen people spread out and desperately threw grenades down an area of 30 to 40 meters. Every second, at least
Six to seven grenades exploded among the Japanese skirmishers, taking away the lives of several Japanese soldiers.
In the past, at least one-third of the Japanese army would stop and look for bunkers to use bullets to cover their comrades with precise shooting. But this time, the Japanese army didn't care at all and just charged in, even if their comrades were holding bloody broken bones.
Their legs were wailing at their own feet, and none of them stopped.
In the corner of a window on the second floor, there was a wry smile on Zeng Shui's face, who was hiding among the dense sandbag fortifications. This was a sniper position he had chosen himself, and the window was small enough to reduce the impact of the attack.
The bomb area was large, and the Japanese side in front was covered with four layers of sandbags. As long as he was not unlucky enough to be hit by a cannon, he could shoot without any scruples with the muzzle of his gun sticking out of the window.
During the two rounds of Japanese charges, he didn't even have time to look at the sight. He emptied five magazines and fifty rounds of bullets based on his feeling. Although the accuracy would be reduced due to the overheating of the barrel in this kind of continuous shooting,
The high-speed movement of the Japanese army, coupled with the smoke blocking the line of sight and other factors, made it impossible to achieve the usual accuracy of one shot at a time, but he was also confident that the number of Japanese infantrymen shot and killed would never be less than 40.
This is the confidence that comes from a super shooter.
However, in a Japanese charge that was overwhelming and even resulted in casualties, his already terrifyingly accurate shooting lost its deterrent effect for the first time.
The Japanese army is still advancing, after losing at least 100 comrades.
This is probably the first time that Chang Shui has shot more than forty targets in a battle that was also the first time in his life. He still felt powerless in the battle. (To be continued)