It would take some time for the Japanese army to respond to Kitajima Takeo's warning voice.
The Japanese second lieutenant, who had just heard that his fellow villagers wanted to treat him to a drink of hometown sake, hesitated briefly after hearing the order to "shoot."
But the sound of gunfire is a signal of battle for the Chinese soldiers who have been highly nervous and ready for battle.
Except for the first four cars in the convoy who stepped on the accelerator and continued to rush forward, the last six cars straightened their rear ends and stopped at the first time.
He fired his submachine gun and fired wildly at the Japanese troops he could see in his field of vision. He jumped out from both sides of the vehicle, spread out into the ruins in a battle formation and approached the checkpoint.
The Japanese army finally reacted at this time. The light and heavy machine gunners braved the heavy rain of bullets and at least one heavy machine gun aimed their guns at six trucks parked on the road. Although at least one infantry platoon
The Chinese jumped out of their cars and attacked here, but in the eyes of these light and heavy machine gunners, the most important thing was to shoot at the truck, destroy it, and leave all the Chinese in the ruins.
Although the firepower of the Chinese submachine guns within a range of tens of meters is terrifying, they are the 36th Infantry Regiment. In addition to being unable to defeat the Chinese defenders in the Sihang Warehouse, they cannot even defeat the Imperial Guards of the Supreme Leader of China.
The 88th Division has been defeated. What's more, they have two heavy machine guns, two light machine guns, and three grenade launchers. Not far away, there is even an artillery squadron composed of four mountain guns directly under the wing headquarters.
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Even though their strength is only an infantry squad, they have fortifications and so many weapons. If they can't defeat the Chinese whose strength is inferior to theirs, they will really be shameless in the face of Amaterasu.
Although Chen Yunfa and Lei Xiong were shaken by Chen Yunfa and Lei Xiong during the battle at Sihang Warehouse, this infantry squad, which was basically composed of veterans, still made what they thought was the right choice when the company leader was hit by a bullet and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
To a certain extent, Kitajima Takeo, the commander of the regiment, is very tactically discerning. When the entire infantry regiment has less than 500 troops, except for the gunners and machine gunners, all the other personnel
After disrupting and re-arranging the organization, he divided the 10-kilometer-long road leading to the front line into six checkpoints of 1.5 kilometers each. Although it may delay the speed of the baggage troops marching through the road toward the front line, safety comes first.
There were once more than 400,000 Chinese troops stationed in Zhabei, Shanghai, a position with a radius of dozens of miles just captured. Even if they retreated, the resistance from the ruins has not diminished. Many did not receive orders or were injured and died.
The Chinese soldiers who had time to evacuate did not miss their cold shots. If you want to completely stabilize this land, it cannot be completed in a few days.
Therefore, Kitajima Takao divided his infantry into six infantry squads. In addition to maintaining the original two light machine guns, each infantry squad also split all the heavy machine gun squadrons that were directly under the infantry brigade.
, each infantry squad had two 70mm infantry cannons. After the battle in the four-row warehouse, there were still seven intact ones left. However, due to a serious shortage of manpower, this man simply gave up the direct-aimed cannon used for attacking fortresses.
, all gunners picked up their rifles and used them as infantry.
Except for the dozens of artillerymen of the four mountain cannons who did not move, it can be said that the Japanese army lieutenant colonel who died in the bleak autumn wind had maximized the strength of nearly 500 people under his command. Even if there was a sneak attack by a small group of Chinese troops
, they will not have heavy weapons, what use is the 70mm infantry cannon? Instead of staying in the fortifications and watching the Chinese jumping in the ruins in a daze, it is better to pick up a rifle and shoot accurately.
The four mountain cannons accompanying the wing are Kitajima Takeo's last trump card. He is not stupid enough to put himself at the first checkpoint. He is at the sixth and last checkpoint. Even if there is
When a large number of Chinese troops attack, the 7,000-meter range of the four mountain guns directly under the regiment can also provide sufficient support to the front, and it can also maintain sufficient security.
However, the order he arranged was from the front line, but Chen Yunfa and others came from behind them, so the unlucky guy Kitajima Takeo became the first sentry to face the enemy.
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This is the result of not learning Chinese culture well and only half-learning it. If it were a Chinese who pursues the golden mean, I am afraid that his command post will be placed third or fourth. Moderate! The point is not "medium"
"And in "China", most of the Chinese people solve problems through mutual concessions and compromises. There are very few hard-line and stubborn people who turn their backs and refuse to recognize others. Such people will be quickly annihilated in any era in China.
In the waves of time.
The tough knights who lived in battle in the Mongolian steppe unified the Central Plains while washing horses on the banks of the Danube River. Their terrifying military front made Asia and Europe tremble, but their glory only lasted for 100 years.
The Han nation, which they regarded as a fourth-class people, was smashed to pieces. The wind and frost that retreated to the desert wiped out this nation completely, but it has never had any glory of their ancestors since then. The Han nation, which they almost exterminated, is still with them.
Like their ancestors, they once again became powerful and prosperous in the Central Plains.
The position of "middle" can be retreated or advanced, which is not something Kitajima Takeo, who is half-experienced in China, can understand. The butt looks dirty, but in fact, when it comes to bacteria, it is much less than the face. Everything cannot be done
On the surface, the person ranked last may become the first person if he falls behind. This is the same reason that the first place and the last place are both famous.
Even if Kitajima Takao deliberately mobilized all the veterans to form an infantry squad and placed them beside him, the combat effectiveness would be much stronger than that of the other outposts.
But they obviously misjudged their opponents. Their opponents were not stragglers, but the elite army that had just chilled their nerves at Sihang Warehouse. Moreover, they were very stingy. They would rather not be able to drive a truck than drive a truck.
Get in the truck and haul all the heavy equipment.
The Japanese troops had not yet adjusted their guns to the other side, and all the tarpaulins on the six trucks lined up were pulled open.
The Japanese heavy machine gunners might not be able to see the other trucks clearly due to the obstruction of their sight, but the rear bucket of the last truck, which was only twenty meters away from them, suddenly appeared, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
There was no material in the back of the truck, but a fortification made of two layers of sandbags. In the middle of the fortification was a twin-mounted machine gun that had its muzzle pointed at them.
No one knows what it feels like to face a shooter at close range with a 20mm machine gun that has already pulled the trigger, because those who know are basically dead. But thinking about it, at that moment, all the hairs on the body exploded, like a
It looks similar to a chicken with all the feathers on its neck blown out!
Of course, the shooters on the truck got into position much faster than the Japanese army. Ever since they entered the Japanese checkpoint range, the shooters hiding under the canvas had already been in the shooting position, the springboard had been inserted long ago, and the safety had been opened long ago. Even,
They didn't even need to adjust the direction of the muzzle. According to the arrangement of the queue and the location of possible Japanese fortifications, the angle of the muzzle had been adjusted almost before entering the checkpoint. All they had to do now was to put their hand on the trigger.
Then, snap it off.
The terrifying muffled sound of "dong dong dong" was even denser than the sound of machine guns. Six trucks, all showing their ferociousness, actually pulled up all six 20mm machine guns in the warehouse. If the Japanese army could be lucky,
If you take a look after victory, you will find that the "stingy" Chinese even put mortars in the truck compartment. They are really reluctant to abandon these heavy weapons that usually cost more than their lives.
If there are six heavy machine guns, maybe the Japanese army is not that miserable. After all, their sandbag fortifications are not made of tofu. In addition to cannons, light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns do no harm to the thick field fortifications at all.
Just like the beginning, the Japanese troops in the sandbag fortifications on both sides were suppressed by the terrifying firepower of nearly a thousand rounds of bullets fired by more than forty submachine guns before they could react. But except for the soldiers with weak heads, no one was really hit by the submachine guns.
There are really not many people who were seriously injured.
Like Takeo Kitajima, who still stands on the roadside pretending to be cool while carrying his Lieutenant Colonel's collar badge, it's not just a matter of missing a muscle, it's a matter of his whole head being squeezed by the door.
But what happens when the gun turns into a cannon? What about when one machine gun fires in the center, and two machine guns fire at the two wings? The seemingly solid sandbag fortifications were instantly beaten to dust, and there was no sound except miserable screams.
Any Japanese soldier can still hold his head up.
Including light and heavy machine gunners, the moment they saw their opponents clearly, they gave up their plan to shoot at them. Their bullets would be blocked when they hit the sandbags, but other people's shells would easily tear apart their bodies. You can see
The person who didn't pee on the spot when the machine gun was firing so close to him, but instead immediately lay down and hid in the fortification, was already a very courageous person.
Unfortunately, there is no solid fortress with a thickness of more than 1 meter like the Sihang Warehouse. There are only sandbags that can withstand heavy machine gun fire. The 20mm artillery shells that can penetrate 30mm steel plates at a distance of 500 meters have not even completed all their tasks.
Accelerating, he got into the sandbag, and while beating the sandbag into dust, he also easily penetrated the obstruction of the sandbag, beating the Japanese soldiers hiding behind to death.
The powerful kinetic energy of a cigar-sized 20mm machine gun shell is completely unreasonable. If the bullet hits the human body, it will form a cavity or make a hole. But if it is hit by this kind of shell, it will almost explode into a ball of blood.
Fog, hit the arm, lost the arm, hit the leg, broke the leg, hit the torso, congratulations, you can go to see Amaterasu in pieces, it depends on Amaterasu's tailoring skills, but generally speaking, it is
It was uneven, and some of it had been beaten into mincemeat.
In fact, the Japanese army not only had field fortifications, but also built positions in the dilapidated buildings and residential buildings around the checkpoints. They could instantly attack the front and rear sides of the road, but the sandbag fortifications could not stop them, let alone the walls. Made of bricks
A civilian wall made of blocks cannot actually stop even rifle bullets, let alone machine guns.
When the six machine guns fired wildly, their tragic ending was actually doomed. Regardless of whether they were elite or not, in terms of equipment, the Chinese soldiers completely crushed this unlucky guy who had been disabled in terms of light and heavy firearms.
Infantry squad.
The Japanese army does have artillery, but it's only a few tens of meters away. At least the 75mm Type 41 mountain cannon must have enough shooting range! It's too far away and can't be hit, and it's too close and it's even harder to hit. Forced firing.
If so, are you letting Chinese people enjoy fireworks?
Dozens of people from the Japanese artillery squadron were frantically pushing the mountain artillery to the east. On the one hand, they were retreating, but on the other hand, there was no infantry to block them. They wanted to fire from a few hundred meters away.
However, it takes a minute or two for a person to run a few hundred meters, let alone push a 500kg guy.
Their poor infantry brothers couldn't buy them that much time.
The battle ended much earlier than the Japanese army imagined.