The Japanese army was waiting, waiting for the search results in the warehouse, and waiting for the commander to announce the final victory on the battlefield.
The Chinese people were not willing to leave. The Japanese army's caution made them think that there might be a turning point.
Even if the brave brothers don't come back and a few bombs explode unexpectedly, that's still good. Even if a super big bomb sends the Sihang Warehouse into the sky?
Not to mention the Chinese, even the commander of the garrison in the concession, Smallet, has this idea. It’s not like those Chinese people didn’t do this before yesterday. It’s definitely not unusual to do this again. Look at the Japanese troops hiding outside the warehouse.
You can tell from the appearance in the field trenches, it’s not like they didn’t think so.
As a result, the garrison in the concession also evacuated, staying far away from the seemingly peaceful Sihang Warehouse. As for the Chinese who were watching from a distance and were unwilling to leave, this time, the Western garrison did not care. When there was a big explosion yesterday, all the Chinese
They could run faster than a rabbit. Who had warned them? Hundreds of concession garrison troops were directly hit by the huge explosion, which had their eardrums shattered. They had to carry this pot.
However, when the concession garrison was retreating frantically, the three Chinese officers invited by Smartet to watch the battle left the observation post with a good view and a strong enough position to stand with the Chinese people.
A lieutenant general, a major general and a lieutenant colonel. Their arrival made the somewhat restless crowd calm down a lot. The generals are not afraid of death, so what are ordinary people like them afraid of? If there really is a big explosion in the Sihang Warehouse, then die first
They were also the little devils in the warehouse. They were at least 200 meters away, so there was still time to hide.
"Brother Zhongmin, what on earth are your subordinates doing?" the Army Lieutenant General asked, frowning.
The deafening roar of "We will not retreat until we die, behind us is Shanghai, behind Shanghai is Nanjing, and behind Nanjing is our homeland" the night before yesterday. The deafening roar was still ringing in my ears, but today I ran away without firing a shot. This is a little bit
The huge contrast made the Shanghai garrison commander feel as if he had been trampled by 10,000 horses, and the mud was so muddy.
Of course, the most important thing is that he is not sure what these soldiers want to do. Although he chose to stand here in order to calm the hearts of tens of thousands of people, he still has some uneasiness in his heart.
The chance that explosives are buried is more than 80%. If it hasn't exploded now, it might explode at some point.
He knew that when the 88th Division retreated, it left a large amount of military supplies in the warehouse. It would be extremely easy to get some explosives and send the Sihang Warehouse to the sky.
"They have long since left the military and are no longer soldiers of our 542nd Regiment. I don't know what they want to do." Xie Jinyuan answered with a wry smile, then straightened his face and said: "However, what I am sure of is
, they will not allow the Japanese to occupy Sihang Warehouse so easily."
As a commander who had personally participated in the battle of Sihang Warehouse, Xie Jinyuan knew that Sihang Warehouse was not at the end of its rope. Although the Japanese army was outnumbered, as long as more than 150 heavy artillery bombardments were not dispatched, with the strength of Lei Xiong's First Infantry Company,
With their combat power and huge reserves of ammunition and food, the warehouse defenders have no problem fighting for another three days. But they have withdrawn now, unless something happens that gives the warehouse defenders a reason to retreat.
But he didn't know what exactly happened. The only thing he was sure of was that if Lei Xiong and the others wanted to evacuate, they could evacuate safely.
Xie Jinyuan is a very qualified regiment-level commander. He has thought of everything, but after all, he is not a theater-level commander. He does not know that the life-or-death moment for hundreds of thousands of troops in the entire Songhu Theater Zone is about to come.
Liu Lang will lead the independent regiment to face the difficulties and reach the bloodiest battlefield in the late Songhu period. This is also the last node to save Songhu's hundreds of thousands of troops. Otherwise, a huge retreat in time and space is just around the corner.
He needs a powerful reconnaissance unit to arrive on the battlefield in advance and conduct reconnaissance on the battlefield. Without detailed battlefield geographical analysis, no matter how powerful the independent regiment is, it will be nothing more than a moth fluttering towards the fire. Death, not Liu's
What Lang was most afraid of was that even if he and the independent group died in battle, the final outcome would not be changed. That was his heartbreaking pain.
Since he has come to this era, he must do something for the people of this era. He cannot forget the rows of stone tablets with names engraved in the Holocaust Memorial Hall, which will be the tragedy of the entire nation in the coming decades or even hundreds of years.
Compared with this, the Battle of Sihang Warehouse has basically achieved its set goals. It not only killed a large number of Japanese troops, but also inspired the enthusiasm of soldiers and civilians across the country to resist the war. It is impossible to achieve greater glory if it continues. It is better to retreat bravely and use good steel in
On the blade.
Therefore, yesterday morning, he secretly ordered Chen Yunfa to move the entire first special forces team to the battlefield. If possible, he would take Lei Xiong and his infantry company to the new battlefield together. Liu Lang was about to rush to the battle in Songhu.
He is not sure that he needs to unite all the forces that can be united. Even an infantry company with only 80 people left is the strength Liu Lang needs.
Fortunately, Chen Yunfa convinced Lei Xiong.
In any case, no one except the Sihang Warehouse defenders themselves knew where they went or how they made the final counterattack against the Japanese army.
Everyone can only wait.
Including the Japanese army themselves, especially the two infantry squads who were detained in the Sixing Warehouse by military orders to search for the enemy's whereabouts and possible bombs, it was like two hours in hell!
All the excitement of being able to capture the enemy's fortress without firing a single shot fell into the valley after the military order was issued. At the risk of turning into ashes along with the Sihang Warehouse, nearly 100 Japanese soldiers searched from the first floor to
Roof.
Everyone's guess was correct. The Chinese defenders of the Sihang Warehouse were "extremely evil" people. Even if they ran away, they would not leave the Sihang Warehouse undefended to the Japanese.
Originally, the Hammer Soldiers who had conducted a cursory search of the Shihang Warehouse for the first time encountered almost no obstacles. However, as soon as they started searching according to the military orders of Colonel Wakiitajiro, various problems arose.
First of all, there are piles of rough food like potatoes. Do you want to search? If not, what if there are explosives hidden inside? But once you search, a problem arises. The Chinese have placed booby traps inside and are struggling to move the potato sticks.
Unfortunately, the soldiers were unable to move the grenade hidden in the potato. The green smoke from the stumbled grenade scared the stickmen who had already been facing a powerful enemy to pee.
If the grenade hadn't delayed the hammer soldiers for two to three seconds after all, it is estimated that not many of the hammer soldiers who were carrying the potatoes would have survived. But even so, five people were still killed and a dozen were scattered everywhere.
The potatoes were smashed.
The hard potatoes showed enough ferocity when stimulated by the explosives. The arms were broken when hit, the thighs were broken when hit, and if they were hit on the head... the hammer soldiers without helmets were not on the forehead.
It’s as simple as loading up a big bag.
The "loud" explosion rekindled the hearts of the Chinese people not far away.
"Let me tell you! Brothers, we won't let the little devils take over the warehouse so easily. Isn't this the result of bombing the turtles?" The middle-aged man in robes became excited the moment he heard the explosion.
Even if it was just a small grenade explosion and not the big explosion of explosives as imagined, it was still resistance, wasn't it?
The rickshaw driver couldn't help but grinning in amusement.
The hearts of all the Chinese people suddenly became warm, and they listened to the movements in the warehouse with their ears bent. Every explosion sounded like the sound of nature to them.
That means there are kid casualties.
Wakiitajiro was not as depressed as he had imagined. Even though the commander beside him looked as if he was mourning, the Japanese colonel who had moved his headquarters 300 meters forward to the trench showed relief.
Is this right? This is the daily operation of the cunning Chinese. If there was no bomb, he would not dare to enter the Sixing Warehouse even if he was killed. What if the warehouse exploded as soon as he entered? Although that possibility is very high
Small, but that doesn't mean there is none. He will not fall into the evil trap of the Chinese.
As for the servant soldier who was killed because he was looking for a bomb, let him die?
The hammer soldiers who were pissed by the bombs are becoming more and more careful, but the Chinese have endless ways of laying booby traps, and they are all in nooks and crannies. You don't have to search them. Just do a blanket search and they will all be found.
There are a lot of them, whether in sandbags, potato piles, or dirt piles on the first floor.
No matter how cautious the baton soldiers were, more than a dozen explosions still occurred, killing and injuring more than 20 people. But their results were also remarkable. They lived up to expectations and found the bombs hidden in the potatoes and buried in sandbags.
There are a total of twenty-eight explosives inside. The neatly stacked explosives weigh as much as three hundred kilograms. Not to mention that they can blow up the Sihang Warehouse. Once the more than twenty explosives inside the warehouse explode, they will be destroyed.
There would be no problem at all if the entire Sihang Warehouse exploded.
Seeing the continuous flow of explosives being transported to the open space, Wakiitajiro finally felt relieved. If it hadn't been for his wise decision, the warriors who entered the Sixings Warehouse would probably have been killed in one fell swoop.
"Your Excellency Colonel, you are wise!" Colonel Bangchui, who was sweating coldly, watched the piles of explosives being sent out, and could only express his heartfelt praise to Itajiro Waki.
The Chinese people are really too cruel and vicious.
At the same time, they also found four possible tunnel entrances, but they were all blocked by the Chinese with sandbags. Especially after encountering two consecutive grenade explosions, the Hammer Soldiers wisely gave up digging and left this matter to
Commanders will handle it.
After receiving the message that the carpet in the warehouse had been searched twice and no explosives were found, Wakitajiro issued a military order: "Gaojun, the imperial warriors have completed their mission. You can order them to return for repairs. There are probably Chinese people hiding in the tunnels."
The conspiracy must not be underestimated!"
"Hi!" Commander Bangchui burst into tears of gratitude.
It's really rare to see such a considerate master.
Then, he watched as his subordinates withdrew, Jiro Wakita gave an order with an awe-inspiring expression: "The Third Infantry Squadron, stationed at the Sihang Warehouse, will continue to investigate possible tunnels."
Why does it feel like something is not right? Commander Bangchui blinked his single eyelids, feeling like he had been deceived.
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